A businessman staying in a Scottish manor makes the mistake of deciding to spend the evening in the library. A group of unpopular teenage girls use witchcraft to pursue their aims. A rich banking tycoon has forgotten his university days when he and his friends dared to imagine a world ruled by social justice and working class ideals. The estranged family of a deceased aristocrat bicker over their inheritance. A botanist's love for his plants is unnaturally deep-rooted. "Hoffman's Creeper and Other Disturbing Tales" is the first short story collection from Cameron Trost. It plunges the reader into a world of mystery, suspense, obsession and greed. From the Scottish highlands and the jagged peaks of the Pyrenees to the streets of Brisbane and the Australian countryside, Cameron Trost provokes the reader by ensnaring recognisable characters in disturbingly plausible situations. His writing seeks to entertain while exploring the absurdities and peculiarities of society and the human mind. Not to be read -- Lightning -- The ritual -- The butcher's window -- Kangaroo Point -- Patrick O'Malley -- Beneath the flowers -- Toy truck -- Hardwicke's fair share -- A blizzard in the Pyre?ne?es -- The legend of Redback Jack -- The lakeside disappearance -- Party trick -- Jenny's dream -- Noisy neighbours -- Cockatoo cabin -- A well-informed corpse -- Ambulance in Eden -- The Mortenson Estate -- Let darkness take hold -- The stench -- Cathedral man and the rare twelve inch -- Hoffman's creeper.