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  Brown Rat's Dock

  J. S. Fletcher

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  Joseph Smith Fletcher (1863 - 1935) was a British journalist and author. He wrote more than 230 books on a wide variety of subjects, both fiction and nonfiction. He was one of the leading writers of detective fiction in the Victorian 'Golden Age' of the short story. Brown Rat's Docks is a fast-paced detective story involving murder, double crossing and skullduggery, all set in the heart of the London docklands.

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  The Lost Reflection - A New...

  E T A Hoffman

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  Ernst Theodor Wilhelm Hoffman was born on the 24th January 1776, the youngest of three children, in Königsberg, then in Prussia but now part of the Kaliningrad Russian enclave. 
   
  His parents separated when he was two and for many years life was to be provincial and, despite his talents for the creative arts and the classics, much was passing him by. 
   
  At 20 Hoffman obtained employment as a clerk and to the art that now surrounded him.  Two years later he was in Berlin attempting a career as a composer with an operetta called ‘Die Maske’.  His gift for drawing caricatures and sharing them often got him into trouble that was easier to avoid. 
   
  The years of Napoleon ravaging Europe were bad for Hoffman; he moved often and took on works as varied as theatre management and music critic.  In this his talents were now more evident.  His works on Beethoven where highly regarded by the master himself. 
   
  His literary breakthrough came in 1809, with ‘Ritter Gluck’, about a man who believes he has met the composer 20 years after his death.  However the various jobs and the wars continued and plagued any career advancement despite his constant travel for opportunities, often through dangerous territories. 
   
  In the wake of Napoleon’s defeat in 1814, Hoffmann returned to Berlin where his opera ‘Undine’ was performed by the Berlin Theatre.  Life was now more settled and many of his most famous works were written at his time. 
   
  From 1819, Hoffmann was struggling with both legal disputes and ill health.  Alcohol abuse and syphilis were physically weakening him and from 1822 paralysis set in.  His last works were dictated to his wife or to a secretary as all around him society descended into an anti-liberal agenda, stifling dissent with threats of legal action and even treason.  The ailing Hoffman was among them. 
   
  E T A Hoffmann died on the 25th June 1822 in Berlin of syphilis.  He was 46.

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  Dust Storms May Exist

  Ed Teja

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  They come in fast and block out the sun. 
  Dust storms pop up out of nowhere and are a danger for drivers on the open highways of the southwest. 
  But when you can't see what is in front of you maybe, with a little help, a fresh pair of eyes, you see something new. Something that might not even be there other times, something that is only accessible when dust storms may exist! 
  A compelling story of an encounter with other possibilities.

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  The Ring

  Jason Wallace

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  Nunzio Calabrisi is investigating the disappearance of his great-uncle, 71 years later.  He goes to the one man that was with his uncle when he went missing, while they were on leave during World War II.  All that the man can give him is a ring and the skeletal remains of the finger that the ring was on at the time.  Nothing makes any sense, and no concrete evidence seems possible to be found.  The town where it all occurred seems to be one shrouded in great mystery and intrigue.  No one can give any straightforward answers, only legends, and in the case of Marion Tucker, a firsthand account that sounds as if it is just as much legend as everything else.  Is there a great evil at work in Somerset, Virginia?  Is the town haunted by a centuries-old specter that seeks revenge on all who invade its home?

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  Dead America: Seattle Rebuild...

  Derek Slaton

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  With the fuel situation in Seattle reaching the breaking point, a team is dispatched to the oil fields of Canada, in a desperate attempt to get things flowing again. 
  Dead America - The Second Month series follows survivors from coast to coast as they deal with the threats posed by both the living and the undead.

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  The Dollhouse - A psychological...

  Sara Ennis

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  Sometimes people just can't accept the past. 
  Alfred needs Dolls. Blonde, blue-eyed human dolls that will help him rewrite his past and change his future. Twins Angel and Bud are used to making do. Their dad is in prison, and mom won’t win parenting awards. Bud thrives on neglect, but Angel isn’t so strong. 
  Now they’re captives in a place called the Dollhouse, and things have gone from bad to worse. The Dolls are forced to re-stage old photographs, but satisfying Alfred is not easy. He has a twisted sense of humor and a violent temper that explodes when things don’t go his way — and sometimes when they do. 
  Angel knows that if she and the other Dolls are to survive this warped playtime, she can no longer be needy and afraid. She must prove how strong she can be — fast. There aren’t many photos left … 
  For fans of Pretty Girls by Karin Slaughter, Those Girls by Chevy Stevens, and Room by Emma Donoghue. 
  “This is easily the best novel I have read all year, hands down! I have never even heard of this author before and all of a sudden kindle is telling me to read this book and I’m blown away!” 
  “HOLY FREAKING MOLY . This book was so damn good in a dark, disturbing, messed up, spectacular kind of way! This book is like the definition of anxiety.” 
  “I love books that are dark and disturbing and this one really delivered. The author was great at describing everything, to the point that you often felt like you were right there to personally witness all that went on inside of the dollhouse.” 
  “There is some bat shit crazy stuff going on in this book and yet it left me crying.”

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