Verlag: Alfredbooks
by Neal Chadwick The size of this book is equivalent to 108 paperback pages. Billy Dunlop kidnaps Henrietta Lamont. Town Marshal Jim Cranston tries everything to rescue her. Meanwhile, chaos breaks out in Virginia City. Behind it is none other than O'Kieran, who wants to get the Town Marshal deposed. Will he succeed?
Undaunted and zealous. Radio crime reporter Lisa Powers is shocked to learn about the violent and often silent world of domestic violence, and is thrust in front of an intense confrontation which forever changes her. While investigating a cold case, she is close to discovering who gunned down a mom in her front yard, but in her drive to seek the truth, the killers find her first. Lisa covers the trial for the cop shooter who took her hostage, and now she must come face-to-face with him in court each day. In her “Murder in the Air Mystery Theatre” podcast, there’s a dead art gallery owner, a missing painting and plenty of suspects in "Art of the Steal." Book #3.Zum Buch
When a college girl's world is shattered by her mother's tragic demise, her newly developed insomnia unleashes a nightmare beyond comprehension. Haunted by hallucinations and plagued by sleepwalking, she stumbles upon the sinister secrets lurking within the shadows of Michigan State University's campus. With an increasingly loosening grip on reality, she seeks solace in the arms of a mysterious stranger, only to discover a darkness lurking within herself that mirrors her mother's descent into madness. Bound by a legacy of terror, she uncovers a chilling truth: her mother's fate was sealed by a pact with a malevolent Lovecraftian entity, and now, she too is marked for the same tragic destiny. In a race against time and sanity, she confronts the horrors of her past and the looming darkness threatening her future. "Slumber" is a psychological roller coaster, a tale of sleepless nights where reality fractures and nightmares become waking life. Will our protagonist escape the clutches of the evil force, or will she succumb to the same unholy fate as her mother and seep into that sweet sleep forever?Zum Buch
What is going on in LaLa Land? That's the question agent to the stars, well gnomes, witches, elves and pixies, Norah Wintry wants to answer. But being an outcast in the land of movie magic makes getting answers not so easy. Even when you're a witch. Frondle has disappeared. The hot gossip is he got a part for a pirate movie being filmed at the Catalina Islands. A movie that has everyone who is anyone in Hollywood, and even those that aren't, working on it. Meanwhile, production on other projects has either slowed or stopped completely. Weird. Norah tries to get to the set to locate Frondle but is barred at the gate and given an unceremonious exit. Someone doesn't want her getting too close. Good thing she's not the only one trying. You knew our favorite witch had more than one plan. Will Cleo get in and get the answers? Is there something sinister going on with the movie? Norah needs to prepare for whatever is coming their way from this film. It hasn't gone unnoticed that even the magical community is going onset and coming out brainwashed. What is Magdea up to? Will Norah and her strike force be able to figure it out and stop her before it's too late? Where is this all leading?Zum Buch
Ancient curses, lost treasure and murder…the way only Lady Caroline and Uncle Albert can do it! Egypt, 1925 Leave it to Lady Caroline and Uncle Albert to inadvertently stumble upon an ancient load of trouble while on a jolly jaunt up the Nile. From ancient curses and wandering mummies, to seances and secret societies, it’s all murder, mayhem, and a plague of beetles. Secret of the Scarab is Book 5 of the Lady Caroline Murder Mysteries series. In the glamorous world of 1920s Europe, and now Egypt, money and privilege rub shoulders, and greed, envy, and murder are never far behind. Follow Lady Caroline, intelligent and witty, with a fondness for breaking rules, on a fun romp through the golden age of murder mysteries. Each book contains the requisite eccentric characters, fun historical tidbits, and puzzling murders with no gore or gloom.Zum Buch
The Crime Writers' Association Historical Dagger Winning AuthorA religious serial killer is haunting Florence and only Cesare Aldo can stop them. A Divine Fury is an atmospheric historical thriller by D. V. Bishop, set in Renaissance Italy.‘Full of dash and atmosphere’ - The TimesFlorence. Autumn, 1539.Cesare Aldo was once an officer for the city’s most feared criminal court. Following a period of exile, he is back – but demoted to night patrol, when only the drunk and the dangerous roam the streets.Chasing a suspect in the rain, Aldo discovers a horrifying scene beneath Michelangelo’s statue of David. Lifeless eyes gaze from the face of a man whose body has been posed as if crucified. It’s clear the killer had religious motives.When more bodies appear, Aldo believes an unholy murderer is stalking the citizens of Florence. Watching. Hunting. Waiting for the perfect moment to strike again . . .A Divine Fury is the fourth Cesare Aldo mystery, preceded by City of Vengeance, The Darkest Sin and Ritual of Fire.Zum Buch
An experimental surgery. A plague of suicides. Through layering pieces of testimony, the connection between these events leads to a startling conclusion. Inspired by a trip to a graveyard in Wales, the novella was originally not well received. The Great God Pan is now considered an excellent example of Gothic fiction, and has influenced such writers as Bram Stoker, H.P. Lovecraft, Stephen King, and Ray Bradbury.Zum Buch
