Close Encounters of the Strange Kind by Kerr Michael

Author:Kerr, Michael [Kerr, Michael]
Language: eng
Format: azw3
Published: 2014-10-28T16:00:00+00:00

Luigi had not yet changed his will, and so Salvatori, being the sole beneficiary, was not only bequeathed the small bungalow, its contents, and a few thousand pounds, but also became the owner of the Carboni puppets.

It was back at the family villa outside Milan, when Paul opened the scuffed leather suitcase, took out his late grandfather’s puppets and sat them up against the pillows on his bed. Something was very wrong. Paul could have sworn that Punch’s eyes had been closed, and his mouth set in a downward curve, as if he were asleep. But now the black, glistening eyes were wide open, and the mouth was fixed in a broad smile.

The shock of what happened next froze Paul with dread. The wooden face of Punch became alive and animated. The unblinking eyes stared at him, almost hypnotising him, and the hinged mouth creaked open and shut.

Paul was not to know that the ancient heads were imbued with the accumulative spirits of the many puppet masters that by some supernatural means survived within them.

“Hi there, Paulie,” Punch said. “How’s tricks, partner?”

Paul swallowed hard and hoped that he had fallen asleep and was dreaming. But he hadn’t.

“Now here’s what is going to happen, son,” Punch continued, giving Paul a knowing wink. “The show must go on, and so it falls to you to carry on the family business. And I’m not talking about olive oil.”

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