Gary Cheese is twenty-two. His hobbies include music, girls, TV and thedetective novels of the twentieth century's bestselling novelist, the nowlegendary P.P. Penrose. And of course, attempting to reanimate the dead.He hasn't been having much luck with that one so far. But now Gary's gotthis new job in the telecommunications industry. And, according to thisrumour he's heard, there exists technology that can actually let you speakto the dead. Apparently it's been in operation for years. FLATLINE, theycalled it. As in CHATLINE, but to the dead. But something went very wrong:the dead had certain things to say to the living that the powers that becouldn't allow to be heard. Gary's determined to find out the truth. Andas Gary's a bit of a fan boy, he'd also be more than pleased to speak tohis hero, the late great Mr Penrose. Yes, it's safe to say Gary will havethe time of his life when he talks to the dead.