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She spent a fortune on the dress. It would have been cheaper to buy unicorn horn, but before she can even put it on, a scream splits the air...and the first body is found. Patricia and her friends are the special guests of the world’s third richest man, her benefactor, the Maharaja of Zangrabar. At a banquet thrown to celebrate a new peace treaty between his country, and long-time hostile neighbour, Itarnia, the murder of Itarnia’s ambassador does not bode well. To prevent a return to war, Patricia and her team must unravel the clues to find the killer.

La subestimaron. Les costará más de lo que se pueden concebir. Acosada por la policía, tratando de aprender un nuevo trabajo en una nueva ciudad, y recogiendo constantemente lo que ensucia su compañero de piso, Anastasia tiene todo lo que necesita en su plato ... ... añádele también ser perseguida por demonios a la mezcla no ayudará entonces. Sea lo que sea lo que la hace especial, está atrayendo mucha atención. Todos los demonios parecieran quererla, pero el antiguo secreto que los lleva a ella podría ser también la clave de su supervivencia. Entrenada para matar, agresiva por ...

“Steve Higgs es capaz de mantenerte enganchado, con una vívida imaginación, a personajes a los que puedes hincar el diente, con mucha acción y un delicioso sarcasmo". Las tareas de hoy: 1. Escapar de la celda subterránea 2. Conseguir la ayuda de un sarcástico hombre lobo 3. Invadir el reino de los demonios y rescatar a una chica Al detective mago Otto Schneider, la magia siempre le ha mantenido alejado de los problemas. Pero ahora está funcionando al revés... ... y acaba de empezar la batalla de su vida. Hay un antiguo secreto enterrado en el pasado de la Tierra y él acaba de ...

—No busques pelea con él. No perderás. Morirás. Zachary tiene un secreto que intenta mantener oculto... ... si solo la gente le dejara. Cuando llega a una remota comunidad agrícola en busca de trabajo, los problemas comienzan antes de que pida el desayuno. Normalmente evitaría el problema y seguiría adelante, pero hay una chica. No una mujer. Una niña. Y los hombres que quieren dominar el pueblo amenazan su sustento. Y eso no sirve. Hay algo muy podrido en esta comunidad, pero indagar en ello le lleva a enfrentarse a algo más poderoso, incluso que él; algo antiguo e imparable. No...

When an old school friend begs for her help, Patricia takes on a case more suited to her friend Tempest Michaels - a criminal dubbed "the Banshee" is attacking people in their homes and paralyzing them with its scream. The police believe it is a burglar with a unique twist, but Tempest seems to know differently. The two teams join forces again, but this case will test them to their limits.

Jane is missing. Taken by a serial killed known only as the Sandman, Tempest and friends must unravel the clues to find her before night falls. Why so soon? Because that is when he kills his victims, bringing them dreams as he sings them to sleep, just like in the song. The police won’t even acknowledge the serial killer exists which leaves them on their own, sifting through Jane’s notes and piecing together fractured clues and half-baked theories in a desperate scramble to find the man at the core of this mystery. However, the Sandman wants to be found.

When Felicity Philips visits a wedding dress boutique only to find the owner strangled and posed, she finds herself unwittingly embroiled in yet another desperate investigation. The dead dressmaker has been stuffed into a near priceless one-off by a famous designer and somehow three of Felicity’s brides have paid a deposit for it. Is one of them the killer?

For thirty years the truth has remained hidden, but the murder inquiry he deliberately sabotaged has been reopened and DS Heaton knows his partner is bright enough to figure things out. It's all or nothing now. To evade justice he must find a way to protect his secrets, but he already knows that might mean taking a life. When his web of lies begins to fall apart, does he have what it takes to stay one step ahead, or will the world learn why Bruce Denton had to die?

Está atrapado en el infierno. Es esclavo de un demonio. Él va a hacerlos pagar. El mago inmortal, Otto Schneider, juzgó mal su trato con Daniel y ahora es una marioneta del demonio, secuestrando a la gente porque no tiene otra opción … ... o eso es lo que los demonios creen. Obligado a realizar un trabajo espantoso, o a ver sufrir a los demás, él debe esperar su momento, pero milenios sin oposición han hecho que los demonios sean complacientes y le den la espalda por su cuenta y riesgo. Otto pretende encontrar el camino de vuelta a Bremen, a su mujer, a su nueva alumna, Katja, y a ...

It’s the day of the wedding, and the bride’s little dog has gone missing. Champagne, her champion Pomeranian, is to be the ring bearer, and she will not get married without him.

Fire. Every creature fears it. Except one. When a call late one evening leads Jane to Buckingham Palace, she holds no concern the dragon they want her to investigate is real. Until she gets there, that is.

The Headless Horseman. Everyone knows the legend. That’s all it is, right? When a third headless victim is found on Boston’s streets, Chloe Mayfield is tasked with finding the person behind the crime spree – no one else wants a case this weird. It would be easy to dismiss the murders as nothing more than the random acts of a madman with a cosplay fetish, but when her investigations lead her to the morgue, she comes face to face with an apparition she cannot explain.

Hay secretos enterrados en el pasado de la Tierra. Anastasia podría ser uno de ellos. El mundo no sabe nada de los sobrenaturales entre ellos ... ... pero eso está a punto de cambiar. Cuando Anastasia Aaronson tropieza con dos criaturas infernales, su cuerpo reacciona canalizando la magia para defenderse y desata un poder que la Tierra ha olvidado. Pero mientras despliega su nuevo músculo mágico, atrae la atención de un demonio que tiene un uso muy particular para ella. Ahora debe aprender a controlar el poder que puede ejercer mientras un mundo de seres mágicos se interesa por ella. ...

A mitad de su viaje alrededor del mundo, Patricia Fisher se siente relajada y feliz del brazo del capitán Alistair Huntley. Sin embargo, pronto la paz se ve interrumpida cuando se encuentra otra tarjeta de visita. Ya llevan semanas apareciendo, prueba de que alguien ha estado entrando en las suites de la cubierta superior. Pero no se ha robado nada ni parece haberse cometido ningún delito. Seguro hay algo más. El Aurelia está acogiendo un evento televisivo en directo como el mayor espectáculo de la India; las Estrellas de la Danza suben a bordo para el viaje de Chennai a Mumbai. Hay un...

A woman whose dead husband is haunting her? That sounds like a routine case. Until she reveals her husband’s name...and a past event Tempest wants to forget comes back to haunt him. Taking a case he doesn’t want, it's only hours before he finds a threat on his doorstep.

When two bikers are found half-eaten, the coroner’s report records an animal attack. But England doesn’t have any large predators. Unless you count werewolves. Tempest Michaels, paranormal detective, gets hired by the dead bikers’ gang to find out what happened and point the finger at a new rival motorcycle club in the next town. Calling themselves the Herne Bay Howlers, they proudly display a werewolf on their jackets, and they are far from your average Hell’s Angels.

When children begin to vanish in Paris, the Supernatural Investigation Bureau sends a powerful wizard to investigate. It doesn’t take him long to confirm his sneaking suspicion … … he’s got a real problem ahead. He’s about to face an ancient creature so twisted and evil even the demons fear it. But he’s not the only person on the hunt. His old ally the werewolf is here too. Between them, they pack quite the magical punch … … it’s enough to make their opponent laugh. Grab this magical short story and start your journey into the Realm of False Gods today. A new full-length ...

I am sixteen years old, and my teacher believes I might be the most powerful supernatural in the mortal realm. It’s quite a burden. Not least because I must fight so hard to avoid using magic to silence the bitches at school. Do you wonder what would happen if I let my control slip? Today is the day I find out.

An angel just carjacked someone? For Boston Cop, Chloe Mayfield, it's her first day in the city's Blue Moon Division and things are about to get weird. The poor schmuck with the missing car is convinced the glowing being who assaulted him and took his wheels was straight from heaven – he even heard a chorus of angelic music during the crime. Raised catholic, Chloe not about to suggest angels don’t exist, but her gut wants to find a more rational explanation behind this crime. Time to find out.

When a single shot rings out to shatter the quiet at a prominent museum, it signals the start of a new mystery Patricia Fisher cannot avoid investigating. An apparent suicide, a missing woman, a sunken treasure ship worth billions, and suspicious behaviour from almost everyone she meets … well, that might be a lot to take for some people. For Patricia Fisher, it’s just Thursday. She’s in Rio on the trail of an altogether different mystery, however it’s not long before Patricia questions if the two cases might not be intertwined. What did happen to Professor Noriega?