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About the Book

Harry Redman has, since childhood, a dream about what computers can really do but his life with Helen has buried his dream. When Helen leaves him the dream is revived and he sets up his own computer business to fulfil the dream. At the same time he embarks on a number of affairs and soon begins to receive anonymous letters telling him to 'leave her alone' although which 'her' he is supposed to leave alone is a mute point.

Someone sabotages his car and this appears to be a warning, although the incident could have been fatal.

His various girlfriends also begin to receive anonymous warnings telling him to 'leave him alone'.

Someone - possibly the same person, fire bombs his office while he is in there with w.p.c Oji Ojeela - the police having become involved.

His first girlfriend after Helen had left him is now getting married and invites Harry to her wedding, telling him to bring a friend. The wedding is being held near Sheffield. At the same time Harry receives a further threat to his life and the police consider that this might not be a coincidence. It is decided that Oji should be the friend to go with him. Nothing happens except that Harry and Ojin begin an affair.

After the wedding, Susie Carlyle, - one of Harry's girlfriends - is viciously attacked and a note is left - 'I told you to leave him alone.'

Later both Harry and Jany - yet another girlfriend - are attacked in her home. The incident had caused the police to put a watch on the home and the officer on watch was none other than Oji Ojeela. She comes to intervene but is stabbed in the stomach and descends into a coma.

Harry is able to bring Ojin from the coma.

The assailant is, in fact, Jany's youngest son. He escapes but it is later believed that he commits suicide.

His affair ceases as all his girlfriends become aware - although Harry doesn't see this - of the growing relationship between Harry and Oji.

About the Author

Born 1936 the author has had many jobs, mainly in accountancy of some form or another, and served five years in the RAF. Loving reading - mainly science fiction - he has always enjoyed writing - scribbling as some called it - producing many and varied ideas but no stories

An amateur dancer for many years he turned professional and took up full time teaching. This lasted for five years during which he met and married his first wife. Some years later he entered the civil service and during this time his marriage broke up when he came home from work one day to find that his wife had walked out on him after fifteen years. He never did find out why even though he still has the original letter she left behind.

Now twenty years into his second marriage he has no children of his own. His first wife didn't want any children and his second wife already had five when he first met her.

It was later in life when friends told him that he ought to try and have some of his stories published. In November 2003 Eddie printed and published a small collection of his own short stories - but under a different name.

He wonders how his second wife tolerates his varying moods and his passion for writing.

Suffering terribly from hay fever all his life it's marvellous for him to get indoors with pen and paper, typewriter, word processor, and now a computer, and shut himself away from the brilliance of the sunlight and the terror of unseen pollens.