Husband-and wife writing duo Josie Lloyd and Emlyn Rees are to allow readers to call the shots by posting their latest story on the internet.
The couple, who wrote the best-selling novels Come Together and Come Again, will log the first instalment of their tale on to the British Telecom website
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tomorrow.
Readers who call up the website will get the chance to vote over the choice of ending. BT says the first half of the tale promises to end in cliffhanger style after charting the antics of leading characters Louise and her partner Alex.
It says the action unfolds on a skiing trip, with Louise becoming increasingly suspicious of Alex, who she believes has been unfaithful.
The first instalment finishes with Alex left hanging from a mountain-top precipice, clinging on to Louise's hand.
Readers will then decide whether she should drag him clear from danger or let go of his hand and allow him to fall to a certain death.
BT says the winning ending will be posted the following Monday.
The company is also inviting budding authors to upload poetry, novels, short stories, scripts and journalistic pieces to the site, where their work will be judged by seasoned novelists including Ed McBain, Jenny Colgan and Jake Arnott.
Those who impress could then get the chance to see their work published as BT has struck a deal with publishers HarperCollins and Curtis Brown to look at putting the best entries into print.
PA