1994 · not illustrated yet
The Porters Cabin Fire
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“We only wanted a small fire. Small fires do not stay small in a cabin full of newspapers.”
We only wanted a small fire in the abandoned porters cabin. Just enough to keep warm. But the cabin is full of old newspapers, the walls are very thin, and the flames are getting higher. How big can a small fire get before somebody sees the smoke?
“That does not... smell like burnt toast.”
From the back cover
An abandoned porters cabin, a book of matches, and a mountain of old newspapers. What could possibly go wrong?
A small, contained fire is the goal. But in a cabin built from matchwood, 'small' is a very relative term. And as the smoke begins to thicken, it is clear that something is about to go very, very wrong.
The grown-ups will talk about it for years. If they ever find out who did it.