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The Haunter of the Dark by H.P. Lovecraft A writer's fascination with a mysterious, abandoned church leads to his doom when he awakens a dark, otherworldly entity. The narrative emphasizes fear of the unknown, the fragility of human curiosity, and the cosmic terror lurking just beyond human perception.
Can you hear it? Can you hear his song? He is coming… The quiet northern Swedish town of Kurrajakk is rocked when a popular teenager is found dead, mounted on a sacrificial altar, body covered in strange cuts, a crow shoved down his throat. Rumours begin to swirl. A local ghost story, Krakornås Kung, The King Of Crows, is back. Jamie left the Violent Crimes department in Stockholm to rebuild her life. Her body. Her mind. To get away from cases like this. But Jamie can’t let injustice go unpunished – and now, she’s all out of compassion. The King may think Kurrjakk is his for the taking, but he’s never met Jamie Johansson. As strange occurrences begin to plague the town, the residents are whipped into paranoia. Jamie and her new partner must race to unmask the King, but find themselves at the centre of a deadly game. The rules are simple – survive. But when your greatest enemy is your own mind, winning isn’t so easy… Death Chorus is the fourth novel in the DI Jamie Johansson series, and the chilling follow-up to Old Blood.Mostra libro
Six months out of high school and just days after finishing Marine boot camp, Jesse McDermitt is finally ready to unwind and have a little fun when he goes home on leave.But everything Jesse remembers—his friends, his family, the sparkling beaches and familiar waters of the Caloosahatchee River and Pine Island Sound, even his faithful Lab, Molly, have all changed.Only when he reunites with a boot camp buddy to explore the reefs of the Florida Keys and the oddly relaxing shallows of the backcountry does Jesse finally understand that it was he, himself, who had changed.The two young men, enjoying life in paradise while on boot camp leave, soon find out that there are still pirates in those tropical waters. Only their galleons and corsairs have been replaced with offshore racing boats and motorcycles.Mostra libro
📦 Small-town postmaster Penny Postal is used to handling mysterious packages, but when a series of dangerous parcels begin arriving in her peaceful community, she knows something is terribly wrong. The situation turns deadly when the town's most disliked business owner is killed by a booby-trapped package delivered to his doorstep. With the police baffled by the lack of evidence and the entire postal service under suspicion, Penny must use her knowledge of shipping routes, packaging materials, and handwriting analysis to track down the culprit. Teaming up with her loyal mail carriers and a handsome security expert, Penny discovers the deadly deliveries are connected to a decades-old secret that someone will kill to protect. From cryptic return addresses to hidden messages in postmarks, every piece of mail tells a story. But as Penny gets closer to unraveling the mystery, she receives a very special delivery of her own—a package that could be her last.Mostra libro
In the vault of inscribed silences in Runefell, where runologists awaken rune echoes from glyph webs and echo binders bind unspoken rhythms from the veiled pulses, runologist Elara awakens a silent pulse with binder Kai, whose bound echoes pulse with a rhythm of suppressed incantations. Their echo, awakened in glyph vows and silence-kissed inscriptions, pulses truth—or stills it in vaults of absolute hush. As they inscribe through vault-laced carvings and pulse-bound chambers, silenced by rune wardens and echo rivals, Elara's runology craft merges with Kai's binding quiet, revealing an inscribed legend of pulsed silence. When a muted rune summons void murmurs, they must awaken the silence to resonate the vault. In the pulse of rune echoes, where every whisper breaks the quiet and every bind releases the word, their veiled mystery becomes the inscription that speaks the unspeakable.Mostra libro
He swore to uphold the law. Now he’s the one breaking it—one dead criminal at a time. Officer Pete Roland knows how the system works—and how it fails. He’s spent years watching murderers walk free, rapists strike deals, and predators vanish into legal loopholes. Every failure chips away at his soul. So he makes a choice. By day, he’s a respected cop. By night, he’s judge, jury, and executioner—hunting down the worst of the worst and delivering justice the courts never will. When his latest target is a powerful mob boss with the police in his pocket, he uncovers a deeper rot. Some of their own are dirty. Other cops—protected by silence, protected by the badge. Roland isn’t about to let that slide. One by one, the corrupt and the cruel fall. The line between justice and murder blurs. How far can a good man go… before there’s nothing good in him left? Dark, gritty, and chilling to the core, this psychological thriller will pull you into the fractured mind of a man torn between justice and obsession—perfect for fans of Dexter, The Punisher, and True Detective.Mostra libro
"The Adventure of the Italian Nobleman" unfolds as a captivating short story within Agatha Christie's Hercule Poirot series. In this intriguing narrative, the fastidious Belgian detective Hercule Poirot is confronted with a peculiar case involving an Italian nobleman who seeks Poirot's assistance to recover a valuable possession. As Poirot immerses himself in the enigma, readers are taken on a journey through the artful storytelling and clever deductive reasoning that characterize Christie's work. The narrative weaves a tapestry of international intrigue, showcasing Poirot's ability to unravel mysteries that transcend borders. With its brisk pacing and unexpected twists, "The Adventure of the Italian Nobleman" stands as a testament to Agatha Christie's enduring talent for crafting compelling short mysteries. This story provides enthusiasts with another opportunity to savor Poirot's brilliance and Christie's knack for blending suspense and sophistication in a concise narrative.Mostra libro
