Dark Thriller

The honeymoon had been perfect, Layla and Andy were just starting the rest of their lives. So how did they end up incarcerated, hostages of a vile, Egyptian terrorist group? Starved, beaten and tortured, their hope fades as they descend into a pit of despair and torment, the four other captives taken with them suffering a similar fate. Desperate for ransom money, the terrorists spare no attention to detail when it comes to extracting money from the victims helpless families. Contains graphic scenes of torture.

She has ten days to live—and the dead aren’t the only ones hunting her. After a crushing defeat, martial artist Melissa Weller hits the road to escape her past, accompanied by her best friend: Magic, a talking yellow lab with secrets of his own. But when their detour lands them in the eerie town of Russelfield, Alabama, Melissa is ambushed and cursed by a vengeful spirit. With an ominous ritual looming closer, Melissa has ten days to solve a mystery—or die trying. Recruiting a reluctant local witch for help, Melissa must face sinister spirits, centuries-old Chinese folklore, and a ...

The Suicides is a laugh out loud dark comedy with a light-hearted take on depression, mental health and suicide. If you liked Dexter, The Virgin Suicides or The Dublin Trilogy, then you’ll love this! “It was just after lunchtime on another tedious Tuesday when I finally decided that it was time to kill myself.” - Sandra From pissed off, failed suicide victim to reluctant Angel of Death for the local depressed residents of Malford, Sandra has discovered a new passion for assisted suicide. It’s not for any moral or ethical reasons, she couldn’t really give a monkeys, she just ...

Some secrets refuse to stay buried. Lisa Andrews thought she'd left the past behind. Four years ago, something terrible happened in an abandoned warehouse—something she and her friends swore never to speak of again. Now she's a psychology student with a promising future. Now she's finally building the life she always wanted. And now her friends are dying. One by one, the people who were there that night are meeting violent ends in what look like tragic accidents. Each death brings back memories Lisa has spent years trying to forget, and she can't shake the feeling that someone knows their...

Seabury Quinn's short stories were featured in well more than half of Weird Tales' original publication run. His most famous character, the supernatural French detective Dr. Jules de Grandin, investigated cases involving monsters, devil worshippers, serial killers, and spirits from beyond the grave, often set in the small town of Harrisonville, New Jersey. Collected for the first time, The Complete Tales of Jules de Grandin, edited by George Vanderburgh, presents all 93 published works featuring the supernatural detective.

Drew Peters heads into the woods of the Upper Peninsula to hunt, like he does every November. Nothing out of the ordinary has ever happened. The other guys would agree that the hunt itself is the most exciting aspect. That, and getting away from their wives or kids for a little while. Eating some venison is proof that all that travel and patience behind their guns has truly paid off. But this time, something is different. Maybe it's the way the shadows fall in the forest surrounding their camp, or the smell just barely noticeable on the wind. A smell like garbage and something rotting mixed...

Two terrifying novellas from one of the most chilling and original new voices in horror today! In Drive, a routine trip in a self-driving robotaxi becomes a nightmare when the car imprisons its passenger and embarks on a savage rampage through the streets of Boston. The Last Swim follows the final hours of a broken man who's decided to swim away from his life and seek his end in the dark and lonely depths of the Pacific Ocean. Evil Chose You hits you like a homicidal robot car and drags you into the deepest, darkest depths of human despair. An absolute must-read!

He’s always been there. Watching. Waiting. And now, he’s done waiting. I feel him before I see him—shadowed eyes in the dark, a presence I can’t shake. For weeks, I’ve sensed it. The weight of a stare. A whisper of danger in the night air. I told myself it was paranoia. I told myself I was imagining things. I was wrong. He’s here now. Close enough to touch. Close enough to take. "You’re coming with me," he says, leaving me no choice. No escape. I should fight. Scream. Run. But there’s nowhere to go. And the way he looks at me—like I already belong to him—terrifies me ...

In the years since the Xyletian Empire took everything away from him, omega Drey Dredesere has only ever wanted revenge against those responsible. When two rebel soldiers rescue him from his hotel prison, Drey realizes he may finally have a chance. Alphas Paz and Hendricks are on a mission to hunt down an enemy from their past, and like Drey, their emotional scars have kept them from ever knowing the warmth of a mate's love. Paz and Hendricks allow Drey to join them on their journey, but when he goes deep into heat for the two soldiers, the omega must confront the traumas that prevent him ...

In the gripping sequel to the thriller hit I Kill Killers, Leah and Agent Richter return—this time as an uneasy duo, balancing on the razor’s edge of trust and chaos. When an old foe resurfaces in Boston, Leah and Agent Richter are thrown into a deadly race to stop a new wave of brutal murders. But working together is anything but simple. Leah, a vigilante who fights fire with fire, thrives on breaking rules. Agent Richter, bound by duty, knows she’s as dangerous as the killers they’re hunting.

A terrifying mosaic of transformation and terror, "Eyes Like Mirrors, Flesh Like Ash" collects twenty macabre tales by Kevin Lintner that claw beneath the skin of reality. From a solo escape room session that unlocks an ancient evil, to haunted photographs that predict one's grotesque demise, each story delivers its own brand of psychological and cosmic horror. Enter cursed houses, twisted minds, eldritch forests, and nightmarish realities where flesh remembers, shadows whisper, and dreams consume. These stories are not for the faint of heart—they are for those who seek the forbidden, the...

A stunning woman. A secret cabal of torture. Can she survive long enough to escape? Avril Gillios keeps herself in top physical condition. Her marathon running and healthy lifestyle unexpectedly connected her to an ancient sex trafficking ring. Little does she know she's about to be purchased... As the head of the powerful Consortium, Sir exudes power, confidence, and male charm. When he purchases Avril for his own secret pleasures, he shivers at the thought of orchestrating her delicious screams. Handcuffed to Sir's dark desires, Avril's only chance for survival depends on thoroughly ...

NEWLY EDITED AND REFORMATTED FOR A WIDER VARIETY OF TABLETS! (This has nothing to do with all the bad reviews about my editing...ahem...*whistles) "This book was utterly AMAZING!!!! Great action and adventure. Definitely recommend and looking forward to reading more from this author!!!" Amazon Customer "A well written book with twist and turns that keeps you intrigued throughout the book. I loved it could not put it down. It draws you in and doesn't let go!" Amazon customer 1783, Providence Maryland. Two priests are called to a darkened farmhouse to perform an emergency exorcism on an eight...

WISHBONE (Detective Jason Smith #16) From bestselling author: Stewart Giles comes another brilliant addition to the Detective Jason Smith series 'BE CAREFUL WHAT YOU WISH FOR.' These seemingly innocent song lyrics are about to send Detective Jason Smith over the edge. Still traumatised after a harrowing trip back home, Smith is sent headlong into the stuff of nightmares when he returns to work. When a woman is found dead with her spinal cord severed Smith and his team are thrown into the most disturbing investigation ever. Then another body is found and when Smith realises what this woman ...

Special Agent Emily Slate is a woman on a mission. Someone is sending her letters written in her dead mother’s handwriting, and she’s not about to stop until she finds out why. But when she receives a mysterious phone call from town where she grew up, Emily doesn’t believe it’s a coincidence. After all, where better to start tracking down the person who wrote the letters than in her own hometown?

Fresh off her explosive return to her hometown, Special Agent Emily Slate finds herself facing her worst fear: the possibility of losing her best friend. Agent Zara Foley, Emily’s ride or die, has disappeared during an undercover assignment. Determined to stop at nothing to find her, Emily learns Zara was infiltrating a known domestic terrorist cell, one who had recently procured a large cache of explosives. Undeterred, and against her boss’s wishes, she joins the team tracking the terrorists in hopes that it will lead them back to Zara.

The dust of Coyote Crossing has a story to tell. It’s written in blood. Sheriff Brody is a man worn down to the nub, keeping a fragile peace in a town that’s rotting from the inside out. But the grim discovery in the hills—a body displayed with the precision of a surgeon and the savagery of a madman—shatters that peace forever. This is no ordinary killing. It’s a message. Jedediah Stone, a haunted gunslinger bound by a forgotten sin, recognizes the killer’s work. He knows the entity stalking their town is not just a man, but a force of supernatural vengeance. An avenging spirit ...

Reassigned to a quiet field office in Albuquerque after a mysterious data breach, FBI agent Emily Slate is restless. But when a young woman’s body is found in the New Mexico desert, she’s thrust into a case that feels far more dangerous than it seems. With only her partner Zara for backup, Emily quickly realizes that this wasn’t a random killing—but instead is part of something much bigger.

Afton Teachout has been an outcast in her small town for twenty years—ever since she was accused of murdering her mother’s lover in a blackout fit of rage. That is, if one believes the malicious lies. Living with her grandmother, working a hotel night shift, and relying on pills to get a day’s sleep, Afton is due a little luck. It comes in the form of an unexpected financial windfall. With her newfound wealth, Afton sets a secret plan in motion to help her only friend, Sydney, flee a toxic husband. But the best intentions soon spin out of control.

Following the massive revelations about her family and the Organization that killed her husband, Special Agent Emily Slate had hoped she was finally on the right track to take them all down and finally find the answers she needed. But due to the fallout from her actions regarding the same Organization, Emily has been relegated back to desk duty, and is given a new ultimatum: she’s being transferred to a new office and will need to start all over again.