What Lurks in the Shadows was the tenth short story in the anthology Out of the Shadows, published by Arcbeatle Press.
Summary[]
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Characters[]
- Tasha Williams
- Azacca Dixon
- Maxie Masters
- Agamya Akhtar
- Giles
- Gavin
- Sir Andrew Williams
- Agent Cochrane
- Frank
- George
- Vorshagg
- Alinquos
- Sir Bedevere
- Voltron
- Drofen
Worldbuilding[]
- Tasha keeps a Glock in her bedside drawer.
- Gavin makes Tasha bacon sandwich.
- Tasha's TV shows a news headline which reads "Sir Andrew Williams responds to recent threats made towards government ministers".
- Tasha wears a leather jacket and jeans.
- Agent Cochrane drives a white Range Rover. He works for Sir Andrew.
- Tasha listens to Alanis Morissette.
- PROBE find a corpse near Hammersmith Bridge.
- Tasha refers to Hannibal Lecter, telling Maxie he's a cannibal from a film.
- Giles has had another budget meeting.
- Tasha says that if they didn't do jobs for the police, their Commissioner would "still be getting probed on some faraway planet."
- Az has been with PROBE for almost three months. Tasha takes him to The Nocturne, an underground bar that caters for aliens, monsters and misfits.
- George is a Draxi.
- The presence of most aliens in the Nocturne is in violation of Galactic Heritage law.
- In the Nocturne, a Vorshagg, despite the presence of its de-aggrifier, carries a heavy weapon. The Gonzie beside it wears clothes coated in blood.
- Alinquos is a Ferrux. He has a Tauran bodyguard.
- The token Tasha finds on the body is of a worm curling around a globe. It's related to perihelion.
- Bedevere once watched Dragonheart. The sight of the friendly dragon in it infuriated him, as he knew them as trecherous creatures.
- Bedevere assures Tasha that a Knight of the Round Table tells nothing but the truth.
- Bedevere has had takeaways from Camelot Pizzas.
- Az tells Tasha that George got the all clear from Dr Dionus on Gulliver's Rest.
- George used the Ryugu Network to get to Earth.
- MI5 have intercepted some chatter suggesting that an attack on London was imminent.
- Taurans are "bull-like fellas; grey fur, big muscles".
- A Drofen killed the human in Hammersmith.
- The hooded figures summon a Voltron, though their incantation should only work on living beings.
- Maxie tracks the van that kidnapped Tasha using CCTV.
- Gavin is drained of all his blood.
Story notes[]
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Continuity[]
- Tasha thinks that, after what happened with Archie MacTavish in Manchester, more and more aspects of the job seem to affect him. (AUDIO: What Happened in Manchester) She hopes he can handle the pressure of the threat posed by perihelion. (WC: Shadows of Doubt)
- Tasha got a tip off in the Nocturne which led her to the case at Hanson Solicitors. (PROSE: Preternatural Days)
- Dionus and Gulliver's Rest are mentioned. They first appeared in AUDIO: Eternal Escape.
- Tasha says that her father would have her tucked away in a windowless office in Whitehall if he had his way. Before joining PROBE Tasha worked in an office. (AUDIO: 9 to 5)
- Drofen first appeared in PROSE: The Beast of Stalingrad.
External links[]
- Official What Lurks in the Shadows page at Arcbeatle Press
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