Evil Mystery

The origins of the outbreak were never in dispute, although at first almost no one believed the dead were actually rising. When the island nation of Haiti was struck by wave after wave of violent earthquakes killing thousands, the Z-virus lurched spectacularly to life. Early reports of cannibalism from inside the country were disregarded until shocking live video splashed across the world's television and computer screens. Suddenly everyone was a believer.

Julie Rivers has a passion for antiques. She won’t stop until she knows everything about the antiques that come through her shop. While renovating her shop, Julie uncovers something that was never meant to be found. And now someone wants it back, and to keep her quiet. As the newest detective for the Drake Harbor PD, Cole Dekker jumps head first into a case that seems unsolvable. With very little to go on, Cole does a search for similar cases, triggering the FBI to get involved. The man who coldly murdered two sisters in the seemingly quiet town of Drake Harbor is a serial killer.

Inspector Bloodstone storms Holmes's privacy at midnight, urgent about a crime he has to investigate. Two happily married people have suddenly and tragically been murdered. When Holmes and Watson travel to a remote part of England to solve the mystery.... They discover that evil has been at play unlike any other!

Hunter of the Light Series: Book 2 of 15 The light is not your friend. Rachel awakens to find herself back in the hospital, her memory foggy and disorienting. Images of a door and an irresistible urge to open it flood her mind. She can still hear the bloodcurdling screams that followed and feels a chill run down her spine. As Rachel and Adam inch closer to the truth, they encounter new, more formidable enemies who try to impede their progress. Despite their resilience, Rachel cannot shake off the feeling of death lurking close by, waiting for something. But what does it want? She fears she ...

Private investigator Samantha Moon is working undercover for the Fullerton Police Department’s new top-secret Vampire Crimes Special Unit (VCSU). Children are disappearing right where they stand. When four local kids vanish into thin air, Sam suspects a registered sex offender of heinous crimes. But the deeper that Sam and her partner, Brent Cole, investigate, the more perplexing the mystery becomes. And when children begin disappearing internationally—and with the same modus operandi—Sam knows that a powerful paranormal enemy is behind the disappearances. In order to prevent more ...

In this latest Sheriff Dan Rhodes adventure, Bill Crider sends the small-town Texas lawman to investigate the apparent theft of a set of false teeth from one of the elderly residents of the Sunny Dale Nursing Home. The case, which begins as one merely embarrassing ("Ah ain't got no TEEF!") quickly turns serious when the owner of the missing dentures, one Lloyd Bobbit, is found suffocated with a plastic grocery bag.

Separated by nearly a century, Rowan and Bobby Lexington are both all alone in the world. Their mothers are dead, and they’ve been left in the care of strangers. Worse yet, they hear screams that no one else hears. “People do evil things to each other every day" Sister Bernadine tells Bobby at the orphanage. "I believe those evil deeds cling to them–following them wherever they go, even as they go about their business and pretend they’ve done nothing wrong. I think you can hear echoes–the echoes of the evil deeds people are desperate to hide. You are special, Bobby Lexington.” ...

Only a vampire can solve these crimes–a vampire private eye named Samantha Moon... Samantha Moon leaves the VCSU and the United States to pursue the evil inside a cursed castle that has marked her daughter for something sinister. Samantha Moon and Brent Cole prepare for their next case where shadows of the past merge with the present, and ancient mysteries threaten her family. It’s not the castle that stirs Sam’s soul. It’s the sinister mark etched upon her daughter’s flesh that sends her on the hunt for the disappearing castle. Brent delves deeper into the depths of his newfound ...

Come along in this occult thriller as a man by the name of Jonah Nightingale enters a small town nestled back in the Tennessee foot hills. Who is this man, and why has he showed up in their town. The sheriff views him as nothing more then a bothersome drifter, a scam artist, seeking answers to the missing persons, and cold case files of victims gone missing or mysteriously found murdered. For the victims, there seems to be no justice for them or closure for the victims families. As it soon becomes apparent that for some reason unknown the sheriff has turned a blind eye to these cases, but ...

Who is hiding the shadow ball? And where are they hiding it? In California? Back in New York? Is it still even in the United States? Gabe White and his descendants have planted seeds of its whereabouts around the world. Mark's original daughters, the Three Sisters who descend upon his life like Horsemen of the Apocalypse, hunt his new daughters for the shadow ball... and they will not rest until they track the truth of its hiding place. Battle lines are being drawn and Mark must protect his children from a Hell which threatens the globe in the guise of Terrance Diamond, a self-proclaimed ...

THE VINDICTIVE VINES Mark Tonnick and Delinda Djinn hunt for a killer with a taste for Wine and Homicide. A Napa Valley winery owned by Tonnick’s main client is about to go bust for reasons no one seems to understand. Between the dubious history of the vineyards, the mysterious wine caves and the picturesque tasting room built on the stones of a cursed castle, Djinn and Tonnick are about to uncork all the murder and mayhem they can handle.

When a semi-naked man is discovered walking a remote country road, smothered in another person's blood, Detective Inspector Robbie Chilcott is brought in to find answers. The stranger is giving up nothing–except the alias name of a murderous character in a West End show. But Chilcott has bigger problems–he can't find a victim, he hasn't discovered a crime scene. And unless he can find them soon, he will be forced to let his suspect walk free.

Just one last stop in Peru, right? How could that go wrong? When Paxton asks to see the famous Nazca Lines, Samantha Moon figures it’s an easy detour—just teleport to the desert, snap a few pics, and call it a day. But the lines aren’t just ancient art. They’re giant glyphs that act as spirit gates, sucking the whole family into a demi-plane teeming with feathered warrior-people, bizarre mesas, and ancient magic. To get home, Sam strikes a deal with an ancient spider demigod. Her price? Rescue 10,000 stolen eggs from the bird people’s sky city before they’re devoured. Cue aerial...

She thought she’d heard it all. Then the hangman called. Psychic witch Allison Lopez has dealt with angry spirits, ancient gods, and haunted radio stations. But nothing prepares her for the call that comes in during her live show: a man describing the unseen hands squeezing the life from his throat in the dead of night. Desperate to help, Allison heads into California’s high desert, where an old mining town’s bloody history refuses to stay buried. There’s a spirit here with murder in its heart, fueled by anger, greed, and a century-old hanging tree. As Allison’s visions reveal a ...

When one man's scheme to create the Greatest Freak Show on Earth leads to an insane obsession that can only end in devastating tragedy. The ghoulish proprietor of a Victorian arcade specifically designed to showcase the myriad of freaks, outcasts, and oddities that abound in old London town is a man driven by his own dark desires. Rodney Thompson is an emotionless, sadistic person who craves glory above all else - at least until the beautiful Violet wafts into his world. From the very day when Violet first takes a dainty step inside the arcade, Rodney is determined to make her his own. A ...

In Austin, Texas, burned-out attorney Robert Cole receives a mysterious call offering him millions to help those failed by the system. His first case leads him to Selina Ward, a disillusioned prosecutor, and together they search for a missing boy named Thomas Brandt. What begins as a missing child case rapidly spirals into something far more profound as Robert and Selina discover that Thomas carries a fragment of divine power within his DNA—a "Word" that entities beyond human comprehension desperately want to control. At the center of this cosmic conspiracy stands Silas Drake, a tech ...

In between two Indian tribes, the Potawatomi and Siletz, lies a great lake. According to legend, this lake was the home of the devil. Here, it was said that many bad things happened to the people who did not give due respect to the lake and its master, the devil. Because of this, the people of both tribes only rode their canoes when necessary, to gather fish for their people. Even before they would embark on their day’s job, they would give out sacrifices, often in the form of their best livestock, in order to appease the devil. It was their belief that this would grant them safe access ...

Gate Keepers The thrilling second installment of The Witches of Hant Hollow Trilogy: Gate Keepers comes from the imaginative mind of D.F. Jones, the USA Today bestselling author. Brace yourself for a wild ride through magical realms as Lavender Doanhart, a spirited witch, embarks on a quest to save her family and find her missing mother. Lavender's enchanting life takes an unexpected turn on Halloween night when an ancient family feud unleashes supernatural chaos upon her family's ancestral home in Hant Hollow. As the forces of light and darkness collide, Lavender's sorceress grandmother ...

Beware the weeping wails of the headless bride Harry Dwight, a broke tech genius, heard the folklore all his life - the headless bride floating over the swell off Cinder Bay, haunting wayward ships in the wee hours of night. But he knew it for what it was. Just another campfire story meant to scare kids. But when his best friend lands him a late-night pitch opportunity offshore, Harry's beliefs are shaken to the core. Her wails are loud, like the incarnated screams of a thousand tormented souls. Her vacant gaze stares wherever he goes. Her taunt is consistent, at the wake of every bleeding ...

Within a week of being dumped by his girlfriend for avoiding discussions about the future of their relationship, Marty Marcotte also loses his job and his apartment. Marty leaves town and finds not only a job in northern Ontario but also a possible new romance. Unfortunately his new love interest comes with dangerous baggage, namely a psychopathic stalker who inundates his victim with dirty tricks and intense terror. Is there any way to stop such a monster? ABOUT THE AUTHOR: Donald W. Desaulniers is a retired lawyer from the picturesque small city of Belleville, Ontario, Canada where he ...