Lincoln Pierce always wanted to be a private detective, but his life didn't end up the way he expected. His daughter's debilitating disease forced him to make some questionable decisions, and he's been paying for them ever since. He's started looking into a case that could change his entire career, if he doesn't get killed in the processTen years ago two children went missing and were presumed to be victims of a satanic ritual. Police charged the antisocial brother of one of the victims with the crime, but the real culprit's still on the loose. The approaching anniversary prompts the killer to strike again, but there's a private investigator who's beginning to ask the right questions about what happened a decade earlier. The killer discovers that he's being hunted, and decides to do whatever it takes to stay hidden. Lincoln Pierce always wanted to be a private detective, but his life didn't end up the way he expected. His daughter's debilitating disease forced him to make some questionable decisions, and he's been paying for them ever since. He's determined to make the most of a bad situation, and has started looking into a case that could change his entire career, if he doesn't get killed in the process. Views: 567
JOHNSTONE COUNTRY. WHERE DEATH RIDES FASTER THAN THE WIND. A blazing new series takes you back to the lawless frontier where every stagecoach was a moving target. Where every passenger needed protection. And where every hired gun who rides along better be fast on the draw—or be dead on arrival . . .RIDING SHOTGUN If anyone knows the road to purgatory, it's Red Ryan. As a stagecoach guard, he's faced holdups, ambushes, and all-out attacks from every kill-crazy outlaw, Indian, and prairie rat. But even he's a bit reluctant to take on his next job: riding shotgun with his driver Buttons Muldoon on a stage bound from Fort Concho, Texas, to Fort Bliss. Word has it, the Apaches are on the warpath. They're being led by the vicious war chief Ilesh, which means "Lord of the Earth." And this lord means business, as in slaughtering every Texan from here to El Paso. Red wants to postpone the stage. But an army major's beautiful but... Views: 567
Stefan Korsak and his genetically-altered brother have evaded the Institute for three years. When they learn the new location of the secret lab, they plan to break in and save the remaining children there. But one of the little ones doesn't want to leave. She wants to kill... Views: 567
This landmark collection gathers more than thirty of Jack Ketchum's most thrilling stories. "Gone" and "The Box" were honored with the prestigious Bram Stoker Award. Whether you are already familiar with Ketchum's unique brand of suspense or are experiencing it for the first time, here is a book no aficionado of fear can do without.
Contents:
1 · Introduction · in
5 · The Rifle · ss Cemetery Dance Win ’95
18 · The Box · ss Cemetery Dance Spr ’94
31 · Mail Order · ss Voices from the Night, ed. John Maclay, Maclay & Associates, 1994
45 · Luck · ss Skull Full of Spurs: A Roundup of Weird Westerns, ed. Jason Bovberg & Kirk Whitham, Dark Highway Press, 2000
56 · The Haunt · ss Cemetery Dance #34, 2001
70 · Megan’s Law · ss Subterranean Gallery, ed. Richard T. Chizmar & William K. Schafer, Subterranean Press, 1999
81 · If Memory Serves · ss Darkside, ed. John Pelan, Darkside Press, 1996
93 · Father and Son · ss, 2000
99 · The Business · ss Murder for Mother, ed. Martin H. Greenberg, Signet, 1994
109 · Mother and Daughter · ss The Spook (online) Aug, 2001
120 · When the Penny Drops · ss The Exit at Toledo Blade Boulevard, Obsidian Books, 1998
133 · Rabid Squirrels in Love · ss Cemetery Dance Spr ’97
143 · Sundays · ss, 2000
153 · Twins · ss *
168 · Amid the Walking Wounded · ss The UFO Files, ed. Ed Gorman & Martin H. Greenberg, DAW, 1998
183 · The Great San Diego Sleasy Bimbo Massacre · ss The Exit at Toledo Blade Boulevard, Obsidian Books, 1998
202 · The Holding Cell · ss Bizarre Bazaar #2 ’93
216 · The Work · ss, 1997
226 · The Best · ss, 2000
231 · Redemption · ss Night Screams, ed. Ed Gorman & Martin H. Greenberg, Roc, 1996
245 · The Exit at Toledo Blade Boulevard · ss The Exit at Toledo Blade Boulevard, Obsidian Books, 1998
259 · Chain Letter · ss The Exit at Toledo Blade Boulevard, Obsidian Books, 1998
267 · Forever · ss Imagination Fully Dilated 2, ed. Elizabeth Engstrom, IFD Publishing, 2000
281 · Gone · ss October Dreams, ed. Richard Chizmar & Robert Morrish, CD Publications, 2000
288 · Closing Time · na *
331 · The Rose · ss Deadly After Dark, ed. Jeff Gelb & Michael Garrett, Pocket, 1994
348 · The Turning · ss Vampire Detectives, ed. Martin H. Greenberg, DAW, 1995
354 · To Suit the Crime · ss Bizarre Sex & Other Crimes of Passion #1, ed. Stan Tal, Tal Publications ’92
363 · Lines: or Like Franco, Elvis Is Still Dead · ss *
372 · The Visitor · ss The Exit at Toledo Blade Boulevard, Obsidian Books, 1998
380 · Snakes · ss Fear Itself, ed. Jeff Gelb, Warner, 1995
400 · Firedance · ss Imagination Fully Dilated, ed. Alan M. Clark & Elizabeth Engstrom, CD Publications, 1998
413 · Afterword · aw Views: 567
Join Katrina, a young royal blooded vampire on her journey as the chosen leader of the Five and the Protectors of all the peaceful races of the world including humans.It's a marvelous fantasy for anyone who enjoyed Twilight, and Hunger Games. Filled with strong female characters, in a world masterfully built by best selling Author Elizabeth Loraine. There is something for everyone.Join Katrina, a young royal blooded vampire on her journey as the chosen leader of the Five and the Protectors of all the peaceful races of the world including humans.It's a marvelous fantasy for anyone who enjoyed Twilight, and Hunger Games. Filled with strong female characters, in a world masterfully built by best selling Author Elizabeth Loraine. There is something for everyone.Action, romance and betrayal as Katrina fights the evil that threatens to destroy the peaceful races including those hidden amongst us, and in the secret worlds beautifully created and described in such detail that they come to life. You'll cheer, cry and lose yourself in Royal Blood Chronicles. With soon to be ten books in the series so far, start here with Katrina, at the beginning. Views: 566
Ed, an American author on the hunt for a story for his next book, arrives in London looking for inspiration. A stranger in a strange city, he's haunted by a deadly secret that refuses to stay buried, and no matter how hard he tries he cannot escape the manifest sins of his past.
What Ed wants is answers, what he finds is something he definitely didn't bargain for: the beautiful and untouchable Andeanna Menderes. Andeanna is a woman who is dangerously bound to one of London's most notorious crime lords, and if they are caught together it could mean death for them both.
Ensnared in an illicit affair that can only be conducted in the shadows, Ed's world is turned upside down as a series of shattering revelations blurs the line between what's real and what's not... Views: 566
Are you stuck in a situation too prickly to take to law enforcement? Or, they've been no help at all.Switch sides.Call an outlaw...Troy Bittles, a retired Enforcer for the world's most notorious bike gang The Breakers, can help. Retirement is boring, and he's done a lot of bad. In an effort to balance the scale of justice Troy uses his special skill set to help his neighbors.Bad neighbor, worse landlord, car repossessed, runaway spouse or child.Are you stuck in a situation too prickly to take to law enforcement? Or, they've been no help at all.Switch sides.Call an outlaw...Troy Bittles, a retired Enforcer for the world's most notorious bike gang The Breakers, can help. Retirement is boring, and he's done a lot of bad. In an effort to balance the scales of justice Troy uses his particular skill set to help his neighbors.Oak Park is a diverse gumbo of Nouveau Rich, street gangs, and motorcycle clubs with a worldwide footprint. That diversity leads to many great and extraordinary alliances.Aidan and Margie Hills have been in the neighborhood since WWII. They are upstanding model citizens. Their best friend and de facto son, Troy, is the mirror image of most that is good.Troy was born and raised in the neighborhood. Like father like son, Troy is a one-percenter, a motorcycle outlaw. He has never worked a traditional job in his life, yet is highly paid for what he does.The Hilles are desperate, their teenage grandson whom they have raised as their own son has run away. Up until now he has been a trouble-free young man, but bad company corrupts good manners as the Good Book says. Or, as Aidan would put it, “You run with dogs, you’ll get fleas.” Aaron recently took up with the Goths, kids with an over-familiarity to death and dead things.The Hilles realize they should have called Troy earlier.Can Troy track down one runaway in a city of seven million? Can he ‘bring’ him home? All in one piece...Moonlight began its life as the opening chapter of my soon to come crime novel, Flatline. It was eighty-sixed for not fitting in.I enjoyed this part of the story, and I think you will too.All the elements and scenes in this story, to one degree or another, come from my own experiences. Views: 566
In a house in London a woman starts a new life, trying to put tragedy behind her. Then a pretty blonde child runs into view, bringing with her an inexplicable suggestion of evil.
Once Julia Lofting had a husband and a daughter. But everything has changed since she bolted from her marriage, in flight from the unbearable truth of her daughter's death. For Julia, there is no escape. Another child awaits, another mother suffers, and a circle of the damned gathers around her. The haunting has begun . . . Views: 566
Everything you thought you knew about vampires is wrong...Chaos Theory brings vampires back in popular form. This new series pays homage to the classics, while breathing fresh and revitalized life back into the genre."Finally, a new series for fans of Vampire Academy to sink their teeth into."-Melanie's MusesThe vampire race is on the brink of extinction, and their fate now rests on the shoulders of an unlikely pair. Ryan Callan might be a badass seventeen-year-old with a mouth as sharp as her sai, but surviving the loss of her parents has come at the cost of isolating herself from everyone—even her best friend, Crowned Prince Nickolai.When Nickolai is sent to integrate with the humans, Ryan is tasked with watching over him and ensuring his safety. But when a rogue vampire threatens to reveal the existence of vampires to the world, Ryan and Nickolai must put aside their differences to keep their world a secret.Now, thousands of... Views: 566
Franklin Butcher is a recently divorced, hard-drinking cop in a small town. What starts off as the simple disappearance of a local man grows into something larger when his own partner goes missing, drawing him into an unseen world of gods and monsters. Meanwhile, a new couple in town begins to learn the deadly secret hidden in their house.Book One of The Obscured, a Dark Urban Fantasy series.Franklin Butcher is a recently divorced, hard-drinking cop in a small town. What starts off as the simple disappearance of a local man grows into something larger when his own partner goes missing, drawing him into an unseen world of gods and monsters. Meanwhile, a new couple in town begins to learn the deadly secret hidden in their house.This is Book One of The Obscured, a bold new series about hidden worlds, the monsters they hold, and the heroes who are destined to save us.Description for The Obscured series:Imagine parallel worlds. Places filled with gods and monsters both large and small, creatures that would terrify the normal person. Imagine these creatures hate each other, and want nothing more than to destroy each other, to take over each others worlds until only one species remains on top.Now imagine the only way they can get to each other is through us. Views: 565
A novelette of 15,000 words, sequel to Hambly's Sun Wolf and Starhawk novels. Former barbarian mercenary Sun Wolf re-visits the ruined fortress of the Wizard-King, hoping to find the books of magic that the dead sorcerer hoarded. He finds, instead, that a) the defenses and curses that Wizard-King set on his fortress are still very much active and b) there are other mages, as inexperienced as himself, in quest of those books: mages who will stop at nothing to get to them first. Views: 565
Not unnaturally, Crystine blames her mom for bringing her into this world. So who’s to blame when Crystine finds herself in a completely different world, one where she’s courageous, resourceful and, yes, bewitchingly beautiful too; even though she doesn’t think the latter is of any importance whatsoever! But that’s just her opinion – and every queen she meets thinks she’s a fool for thinking so.This is a romantic short story about two people who fall deeply for each other, without ever seeing one another. Separated by a lonely tree on the road, the two of them talk about the simple things in life without bothering with the limitations imposed by the time we live in. They debate about the important stuff - the stars, the flowers, each other - all the things that make life beautiful. There is nothing complicated - just one constant niceness. With just a speck of unbothered philosophy, heartwarming and filled with naive positivism, this dialogue-based tale is a nice little escape from reality for those wishing to get their daily dose of smiling. Views: 565
