Detective Horror

Ever wonder how Gabe and Captain Drake met? Well, this is that story. Gabe is a low-level investigator for the mercenaries' guild and is having one hell of a rough month. He's been benched for a shooting, and his tab at the bar has grown to epic proportions. If he didn't get back to work soon, Sharky would be sending a few of his guys after him to remind him of his obligations. Life in the black wasn't easy, but if it was it wouldn't be so fun. This is a short story that ties into the overall world of the Fortune Hunters and Galactic Outlaws.

"This clever depiction of hell explores the lies that people tell, both to others and to themselves... Zeltserman has developed a rich world with a complex protagonist, and the stated stagnation of hellish eternity doesn’t stop his story from moving briskly along." Publishers Weekly Hell can be a tricky place with all of its rules. Mike Stone, hell’s lone practicing private eye, thinks he has it figured out, and more often than not, solves the cases that come his way. It’s not easy, though. Not with the fact that everyone in hell lies. And not with having to worry about a barbaric ...

Don't blink A gripping thrill ride begins when Oklahoma private investigator Buck McDivit witnesses a murder and finds himself possessing an ancient artifact with mystical powers. The investigation leads him to the Spiro Mounds Archeological Museum, where he meets the gorgeous Chief Archeologist Thorn Little Deer and discovers someone recently stole the artifact he now possesses—the priceless Black Cup of Oklahoma. A deadly ex-Army Ranger with the nickname Blade may be responsible for both the theft and the murder. As Buck sets out to catch the thief, he joins a cryptid expedition to the ...

All is finally safe and secure at Baskerville Hall. The legendary Hound from Hell has been shot and killed by Sherlock Holmes; the dog's master, Jack Stapleton, has been sucked down into the depths of the Grimpen Mire, and the case Dr. Watson chose to call "The Hound of the Baskervilles for listeners of The Strand Magazine is officially closed...or is it?

When Stephen's dad says they're moving, Stephen knows it's pointless to argue. They're broke from paying Mom's hospital bills, and now the only option left is to live with Stephen's grandmother in Spencer, a backward small town that's like something out of The Twilight Zone. Population: 814.

“I found myself stealing little moments in the day to sneak a few more pages in before my nightly read.” – Gladys Kravitz, Amazon reviewer A mysterious caravan. An affliction left in their wake. Townspeople are being struck blind after a group of travelers pass through, each victim’s eyes removed by an ethereal whip and replaced with shadowy black pits. Calec and Serileen pursue the caravan, hunting a specific merchant who is a suspect in Serileen’s mother’s death. But the number of victims climb and draws them deeper into the Horseman’s web of deceit. Serileen aims to uncover...

When Kylie walks into the gorgeous beach house, it’s a dream come true. She still can’t believe she talked her parents into letting her spend the weekend down the shore with her boyfriend, Liam, after prom. Kylie, Liam, and their friends have rented the most amazing party house - and it’s all theirs. Prom was awesome, but this is going to be even better.

An elderly couple living in Victorian London struggle against despair as their small resources dwindle. When an eccentric and mysterious gentleman answers their advertisement for a lodger, they celebrate. But as women begin dying at the hands of "The Avenger", they start to suspect something too horrific for words.

Medical-school-dropout police detective Richelle Dadd is...well, dead. But that won't stop her from trying to hold on to her house in a divorce battle with a bitter husband. Or keep her from digging into her own murder, to discover who put the bullet into her heart. Or from coming to terms with her Gypsy heritage. And it certainly won't stand in the way of finding out the reason she's been reanimated as a zombie assassin, no longer in control of her life.

After finding that they had a shared link in a demonic flip phone. Ben Ocean and Ying set off on a quest to ally with brother and sister Lee and Perce. After Ben manifested a premonition of the two by a lake with the demonic magic music box linked to Lee. While making a new chapter finding Perce and Lee's mom, they formed the Guardianship of the Totems fighting against the hidden war between Human nature battling human nature and their selfish desires.

Can two vampires on the run save the world from destruction? Ruegger and Danielle are the Marshals, two vampires notorious throughout the Immortal Community for only feeding on humans that deserve it -- murderers and rapists -- as well as other immortals. If an immortal steps out of line and preys on undeserving humans, Ruegger and Danielle will (if they can) take them down -- and feed from them. Only one thing is stronger than the two vampires' desire for justice: their love for each other. After the tumultuous events of the last volume, the castle of the Dark Lord is simmering with ...

When Detective Inspector Greelie is called in to investigate what should have been an open and shut case, involving the rape of Kathryn O'Neal and the near-fatal stabbing of her sister by a local man from the village where the sisters are on holiday, he is presented with a problem that swiftly spirals out of control. With an old-fashioned Scottish preacher quoting the Book of Revelations, evidence of Satanic Circles and a murderous villain called McKenzie out to harm Kathryn, Greelie soon finds that normal police procedures are of very limited use when confronted with the age-old battle of ...

When Jeanne spent her summer holidays there as a child with her school friend, Parson’s House on the cliff top had been a seaside haven, and the small Devon village a sleepy, tranquil place where nothing much ever happened. Now, years later, returning there from Canada, divorced and with twin four-year-old daughters, she could hardly expect the place or the people to be the same. But she was quite unprepared for the bustle of the modern town which greeted her, for the shadowy rumors and mystery surrounding the old house....

***A new beachside thriller novella written by bestselling author Vanessa Jones*** When Emma flees her past to Safety Cove, she settles in to finish writing her breakthrough book. She grows fond of the small beachside town, getting to know the neighbours, even the distressing ones that threaten her to leave. But when she finds something unspeakable in the shed, she realises that there is more than just heavy morning mist that hangs over the small town. There are secrets that, once uncovered, are dangerous to know. This is a short story/novella. Praise for The Tens - a gripping thriller ...

This book contains 2 detective murder mysteries and 1 FBI thriller. Roaming Shadows Approached in the Dark High-Profile Target

What if the darkness of Lovecraft’s decadent New England overlapped into the Victorian era of Sherlock Holmes? Twenty-five new stories across two volumes pit Holmes and Watson against myriad nightmares from Lovecraft’s fiction—and against those nightmares which his writings have inspired. Join us as we journey from the familiar fog of Baker Street to the rotting gambrel roofs of Arkham, the blasphemous library of Miskatonic University, and beyond....

What lengths would you go to feel better? 25-year-old Miranda is struggling with depression and anxiety, and she is desperate to feel normal again. When a stranger approaches her in a coffee shop with a solution to her problem, she agrees to take a trip to The Healing Springs. Upon her return home, she initially feels like herself again, until she senses a malignancy growing inside her. Is she going crazy, or did she carry something back inside her? Meanwhile, a young woman’s half-eaten corpse is discovered in the town park. Detective Velnette Cadell and Detective Aaron Turner are shocked...

"I LOVED THE IMAGINATION OF THIS AUTHOR!" ~ Satisfied Kindle Reader "FIVE STARS!" ~ Multiple Fans "ALICE CROWLEY IS ONE OF OUR GREATEST LIVING WRITERS!" ~ Author G. Taylor In this 5K-word swollen and throbbing erotic short story, a woman named Jeanine joins her husband on a swinger couple's cruise, only Jeanine is suddenly blamed for stealing an emerald necklace from the ship's most executive passenger. Now it's a race against time as Jeanine and a handsome PI named Bridge Hoffa must find the true culprit in the theft. As the evidence begins to mount, it now appears as if that priceless ...

As the chief of police in Paris's seventh arrondissement, Commissaire Adamsberg has no jurisdiction in Ordebec. Yet, he cannot ignore a widow's plea. Her daughter Lina has seen a vision of the Ghost Riders with four nefarious men. According to the 1000-year-old legend, the vision means that the men will soon die a grisly death. When one of them disappears, Adamsberg races to Ordebec, where he becomes entranced by the gorgeous Lina - and embroiled in the small Normandy town's ancient feud.

When the Gable family relocates to the remote village of Dunlowe, they hope to find peace in the ancient halls of their ancestral home. But the past is not at rest, and Dunlowe is not all it seems. The villagers are cold and secretive. The local librarian tells strange tales of a ghostly girl, long since dead. Disturbing visions plague their son. What was meant to be a quiet escape, soon descends into a centuries-old nightmare. As long-buried secrets rise to the surface, the Gable’s uncover an ancient betrayal and a hunger that refuses to die. With the help of a weary detective, the ...