Joanna Stephen-Ward: The Doll Collection

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Gloria is a psychopath, a monster who successfully and permanently eliminates various people who have annoyed her in some way. Somehow they all have accidents or unexplained deaths - but she remembers all of them and keeps a memento of each one in the form of a doll in a collection she keeps in her room.

Gloria moves in with Maurice as his lodger, and begins to shape him to her wishes. Maurice is a very weak character and the suspense grows as Gloria starts to tire of him...

The Doll Collection is the embodiment of evil. One of our best friends collects antique dolls and in future whenever I see them I will shiver in case one of them might have my name on it.