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  The Dead Secret

  Wilkie Collins

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  "The Dead Secret: A Novel" by Wilkie Collins is a fictional work written in the mid-19th century. The story centers around Captain Treverton and his wife, Mrs. Treverton, as well as Sarah Leeson, a troubled lady's maid with a mysterious past.  
  The opening chapters create a tense atmosphere filled with secrets, focusing on the dying moments of Mrs. Treverton, who calls for Sarah to make a final request that could change everything for those who remain. The beginning of "The Dead Secret" sets a dramatic tone, introducing an unsettling situation as Mrs. Treverton's attendants anxiously await her passing.  
  As Mrs. Treverton shares her last wishes with Sarah, it becomes evident that there is a significant secret connecting them, one that carries the weight of sorrow and regret. The portrayal of Mrs. Treverton's declining health and appearance, along with Sarah's nervous and pitying demeanor, builds palpable tension. This tension escalates as Mrs. Treverton insists on revealing her secret to her husband and demands that Sarah witness her final disclosures, leading to a critical turning point that will have lasting consequences for everyone involved.

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  Reptile

  Jeremy Eads

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  There’s a creature prowling Summit Valley thirsty for blood, and it has already claimed multiple victims. Night after night, the body count rises with no clues to the predator or the reason for the attacks. 
  Newly blessed or possibly cursed with strange powers he doesn't yet understand, Mark Branton fears he might be responsible. Mark's grasp on his sanity is slipping. 
  Is he a savage murderer with no recollection or are darker powers at work that he may not be able to stop, regardless of his powers. Reptile, it’s time to hunt.

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  The Haunted Sentry Box of Puerto...

  Lewis Miller

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  The Haunted Sentry Box of Porto Rico" by Lewis Miller is a short story written in the early 20th century. This intriguing tale blends elements of adventure and supernatural mystery, revolving around the enigmatic disappearance of a sentry and a priest in the old fort of San Cristobal in San Juan, Porto Rico. The narrative evolves through the recounting of local lore and personal encounters, highlighting themes of betrayal, revenge, and the weight of guilt. 

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  The Church Beneath the Roots

  Felix Blackwell

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  Long before the events of Stolen Tongues . . .  
   
   
   
  On the Cold Valley Indian Reservation, in the shadow of Pale Peak, Onwé Lopez struggles with the past as much as the present. By day, he watches his people abandon the Old Way as they flock to the local church. By night, he dreams of his childhood friend Akántha, who vanished from the rez decades prior. 
   
   
   
  Then, catastrophe strikes: a horrific accident brings a stranger to town with stories of unfathomable death. A ghastly figure wanders the night, peering into houses and terrorizing a tribal elder. Hideous whispers emanate from the nearby caves, beckoning Onwé inside—and promising to return everyone he's lost. 
   
   
   
  The Church Beneath the Roots is the story of a town ravaged by memory, riven by change, and haunted by a sinister presence as old as the mountain itself.

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  Frightening Phantoms - A Short...

  Wilkie Collins, Rudyard Kipling,...

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  We love control.  The ability to predict and organise our lives as we want them. As we desire them.  It’s quite a shock then when Phantoms, Ghouls and Ghosts play their part too.  They don’t play by our rules.  Our welfare is not their concern.  They will do as they wish.  And they have very vivid imaginations —way beyond the dictionary definition – Phantom. Noun. Something apparently seen, heard, or sensed, but having no physical reality. An image that appears only in the mind; an illusion. A model, especially a transparent one, of the human body or of any of its parts. 
   
  01 - Frightening Phantoms - A Short Story Volume 
  02 - Dream Woman by Wilkie Collins 
  03 - Phantom by Arnold Bennett 
  04 - The Apparition of Mrs Veal by Daniel Defoe 
  05 - Mr Testator's Visitation by Charles Dickens 
  06 - The Phantom Rickshaw by Rudyard Kipling

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  The Fugitive

  Rachel Lawson

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  Blake is caught by the police riding a broom on a tollway he is rowdy and drunk and also gives a false name so he is taken to the magician-proof cell where he is recognised by his Uncle Reynard the policeman who has been looking for him what will happen when the fugitive meets his wife after he abandoned her will Reynard betray him or help him. 
  "Edgar Blackstone is awake," said a policeman to the man in charge of the station. 
  "I will see him, now," said the Sergeant to the guard. 
  "Want me to bring him?" asked the guard. 
  "No, I'll go see him," said the sergeant, "he might trust another Magician with who he is more than a normal policeman." 
  "Ok, Sarg," said the guard. 
  That's him, Sarg," said the guard to the sergeant in the guarded cells. 
  "Turn off that light?" moaned the drunk magician. 
  "Oh my god? It's you!" said the sergeant, shining a torch in the face of the last man he expected to see. 
  "You know him, who is he?" asked the guard. 
  "Dr. Blake Alexander, my grandnephew," said Sergeant Reynard Alexander.

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