A Room Full of Killers: A gripping crime thriller with twists you won’t see coming. Michael Wood

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       PROLOGUE

       Manchester. Tuesday, 7 January 2014

      I was in agony. The pain was immense. I couldn’t believe it. I looked across at the alarm clock and saw that it was just after 1:30 a.m., and I hadn’t been to sleep yet. How could I when all I wanted to do was vomit everything I’d ever eaten.

      I managed to roll out of bed and practically crawled to the bathroom. I made it to the toilet just in time. The sick was never-ending. I honestly thought I was going to bring up an organ. There was so much of it. It was like that scene from The Exorcist.

      I must have woken my sister, Ruby, because I looked up to wipe my mouth and she was standing in the doorway. She had her hands on her hips and a serious look on her face like she was going to tell me off. If I hadn’t felt like I was dying I would have laughed. How could she try and look mean and threatening when she was wearing Hello Kitty pyjamas?

      ‘Could you be any louder about it?’

      ‘Sorry, Ruby, did I wake you?’

      ‘No, I always go for a walk around this time.’ She looked at her wrist as if there was a watch there.

      ‘Sorry. I don’t think I should have reheated that curry I had for my tea.’

      ‘Have you made yourself sick so you don’t have to go to school in the morning?’

      ‘No. Why would I do that?’

      ‘Because I heard you telling Dad you hadn’t done your science homework.’

      ‘I’ve not made myself sick, Ruby. Go back to bed.’

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