Sundae Driver - Jack Barrow

Would you sell your soul to save your ice-cream van?

On the eve of the Millennium in Blackpool, Danny's beloved Bedford CA van, Nellie, fails her MOT, and his small business is finished before the century even begins. Then he meets Stan: a short, flat-nosed stranger, in the park, at a crossroads, at midnight. Stan offers to help with just a handshake. Nothing formal.

After a series of absurd coincidences, including the best possible experience of an MOT test, Nellie is back on the road and business picks up like never before. But as the years roll by Danny has a growing sense of unease. His good fortune feels just too perfect, his luck too constant, and the customers' smiles (and extraordinary goodwill) start to look a little too eager, as though they want more than a taste of his '99. Seeking advice from a seaside fortune-teller, Danny discovers there's always a price, and some contracts never really expire.

A darkly comic tale of magick, temptation, and very British consequences, Sundae Driver introduces the world of the Hidden Masters, where deals might not be what they seem, old vehicles have souls, and the fine print may be written in candle wax.