The Old Mill

By Abdel Hamid Attia

Description

Sami Al-Jabali, a miller of forty-five, lives between the walls of an old mill he inherited from his father and grandfather — until the mill begins to work by itself every night, though the stream is dry and the hopper is empty. Sacks of dazzling white flour appear beneath the flour outlet, smelling of old earth, and the miller's old notebook hides a terrifying secret: at night the mill does not grind wheat — it grinds its millers. And when Sami finds his own name written in the notebook, in ink that is still wet, dated tonight, he understands that Radwan Al-Faqi, his old neighbour, is the hand that feeds the mill, and that his son Waleed is next.

Details

• Category: E-books & Written Content → Mystery & Thriller

• Price: $2

• Language: English

• Chapters: 10 chapters

Hook

An old mill that works by itself every night — and the flour it makes is white as bone.