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The Pages of Glass. Myth to some. Legend to others. For the creature Yal-hara, it is a truth which could reveal how to return to her own universe. And how she can choose other universes to conquer. Only one thing stands her way. The Parallel Society. For Roni, the Pages are yet another mystery hidden by her grandmother, another piece of understanding the Society she is meant to lead, and another danger threatening her life and the lives of those she loves. Above all else, the Pages are to be guarded, kept safe, and never allowed in the hands of creatures like Yal-hara.

When a man walks into the Winston-Salem police station wearing only a toga and claims that somebody has stolen his mind, there are two choices - send him to the asylum or call Marshall Drummond, the 1940s' private investigator of the weird and unexplained. The case takes Drummond to hidden parts of the city where he’ll face unnatural people and emptied minds, and he’ll learn firsthand how dark the souls of mankind can be. That is, unless the magic that takes minds away swipes his as well.

Veronica “Roni” Rider works in her family bookstore when she discovers that her grandma’s two seventy-year-old friends have been saving the universe for decades. But it’s hard to defend your world with a bad back and arthritis. They have a solution. They want Roni to take over.

The Bluesman: musician, magician, lethal killer. Thrown into our world from a parallel universe, the Bluesman seeks to save the Earth from being overrun by the horrid, mutated creatures that came with him. Armed with magic, skill, and his companion, Scotch, he faces these monsters hoping to create a peaceful world for all.

Welcome to the Marshall Drummond Case Files. These stories explore the dark mysteries and thrilling adventures of 1940s PI, Marshall Drummond, before he died and became the ghost detective found in the best-selling Max Porter Paranormal Mysteries.

The Bluesman - musician, magician, lethal killer. Thrown into our world from a parallel universe, the Bluesman seeks to save the Earth from being overrun by the horrid, mutated creatures that came with him. Armed with magic, skill, and his companion, Scotch, he faces these monsters hoping to create a peaceful world for all.

A bizarre murder has occurred and everything points to a dragon as the culprit. But everything also points to a man as the culprit. In a world where human/dragon relations are verging on violence, this case may just be the spark to set everyone off. Now, it's up to two detectives - one human, one dragon - to solve the case before things turn ugly.

Upon finishing a difficult and disturbing case, Marshall Drummond is thrust right back into the thick of danger when two hitmen pay him a visit. But these hitmen have cursed bullets and that can mean only one thing—witches. Now Drummond races against the clock to break a curse and stop a witch from succeeding in the one thing all witches want—his death.

Sometimes getting information is tough for a PI. But when Marshall Drummond visits his ol’ pal, Leroy, for some Christmas drinking and a little information, things become downright bizarre. Add in a couple of amateur thieves and spellcasters, and Drummond will start wishing he had stayed home for the holidays.

When Leroy Parker discovers a full skeleton in the woods - one with a curse carved into the bone - he calls the only detective who specializes in the strange and unusual - Marshall Drummond. Together, their investigation will take them to something stranger than either ever expected. Something borne out of love but stretched into the bizarre. Because, the bonds of love will happily push beyond the normal and acceptable.

The Bluesman - musician, magician, lethal killer. Thrown to Earth from a parallel universe, the Bluesman seeks to save our world from being overrun by the horrid, mutated creatures that came with him. Armed with magic, skill, and his companion, Scotch, he faces these monsters hoping to create a peaceful world for all. In Death House Jam Session, an after hours barroom jam session turns deadly when a ferocious monster that likes dark places attacks.

Duncan Rose hustles his way through life, taking advantage of the foolish and overindulged. His weapon of choice - a deck of cards. Despite the dangers, he uses his skills with sleight-of-hand tricks to cheat at poker and tilt life in his favor. But when Duncan steps through a strange door and emerges in the Depression-ravaged world of 1934, he discovers a dark underworld of magicians and card cheats who use their skills simply to survive another day.

The Bluesman - musician, magician, lethal killer. Thrown into our world from a parallel universe, the Bluesman seeks to save the Earth from being overrun by the horrid, mutated creatures that came with him. Armed with magic, skill, and his companion, Scotch, he faces these monsters hoping to create a peaceful world for all.

Loose ends never sit well with Marshall Drummond, so when most of his case regarding the strange Mr. Howe has finished, he still has one leftover clue to deal with—a bizarre coin etched with an odd symbol. But what starts as a simple closing of a case turns into a horrifying end that will linger in Drummond for years to come.

A stage magician who performs real witchcraft. A group of novices who attempt an expert spell. A police detective forced to face the secret world he has denied. And Marshall Drummond stuck in the middle of it all.

After returning to the East, Zev Asterling attempts to put away his Master-Solver days and rebuild his life. Political tensions have run high since the events at Ridnight Castle, and a summit between the Frontier and the East is a sliver of light that many cling to. But when a politician's daughter is kidnapped, Zev is called upon to do what he does best.

The Shield of Taladoro. A mythic artifact recovered by the valiant efforts of Axon Coponiv along with brave adventurers from the East and the Feral Lands.

Marshall Drummond has faced many challenging cases in the past, but nothing could prepare him for taking on a case for his old boss, the chief of police. Caught in a web of lies and secrets, Drummond must figure out why the chief’s wife and maid are being terrorized by an otherworldly being before it returns to kill them all. Then, he has to figure out how to stop the thing.

When Marshall Drummond is called to a local apartment building because tenants are complaining of a ghost, he thinks it will amount to nothing. Turns out, there is a ghost. And when it locks Drummond in the building, he has only one way to get free - solve the ghost’s murder.

Taking a train home, Marshall Drummond thinks he’ll be able to sleep and look forward to a shot of whiskey. Or two. But when a supernatural visit wakes him, he finds that the dead have other plans for him. There’s never any rest for Marshall Drummond. Welcome to the Marshall Drummond Case Files. These stories explore the dark mysteries and thrilling adventures of 1940s PI, Marshall Drummond, before he died and became the ghost detective found in the best-selling Max Porter Paranormal Mysteries.