Evil Mystery

On the brink of a breakdown, two years after the death of his fiancée, Jim Hawkes quits his high-powered job in the city to rent a cottage in the Devonshire countryside seeking some well-needed rest. But Slyford St. James is far from the peaceful haven Jim was hoping for. Almost immediately, he is plagued by strange occurrences: a combination lock that won’t open, loud noises in the attic, the figure of a little girl always just out of sight. His new village friends, Jed and Emma, are convinced Jim has found his way to the village for a reason.

You know that group of people in school that everyone fears? Popular. Beautiful. The in-crowd? That was my family. Kind of. We were above that group. We held court over everyone else. We were the best looking. We were the mysterious and elusive ones. Most of the girls wanted to (and did) date the guys, but they didn't want to be one of us. They couldn't be. They were our prey. We were the feared. But like every family, nothing is as it seems. That was my truth. Kellan was in his own league.

Tanya Anne Crosby explores the lives of Caroline, Augusta, and Savannah Aldridge, three sisters who share a dark past and an uncertain future. After the death of their mother, a newspaper heiress, Caroline Aldridge steps up to head the paper. But a killer is making headlines, and Caroline may have unwittingly stepped into the crosshairs. Even as she mends the tattered bonds of sisterhood, a sinister force beyond their control may tear them apart forever....

Shannon Reece's mother was one of several women murdered in the small Texas town of Limite when Shannon was six years old. Her mother's alleged killer was convicted and sent to jail, where he was subsequently killed by fellow inmates. Now, 26 years later, Shannon has decided that the unresolved questions about the case, which continue to haunt her, can no longer be ignored. With the help of a private eye, Shannon sets out to find the answers, and what she finds reveals some truths that several prominent Limite citizens would rather she had not discovered.

It’s 1974 and San Francisco is full of mystery and menace. Nineteen-year-old Celia Dent keeps telling herself how lucky she is to be working at a steady job and married to her Drew, a man who says he loves her. Celia’s contentment with her little life is shattered, though, when a woman she knows from work is murdered in a love tryst gone awry. What would that be like, Celia wonders, to die for love—or to kill for love? What would it be like to live each moment passionately and with full knowledge that each breath is bringing her closer to her last?

Somewhere in rural Pine County Minnesota, a man of evil hides by day and stalks his female victims at night. His gruesome crimes point to a demented personality, yet his ability to elude the police shows the man to be of high intelligence and cunning. Undersheriff Dan Williams and Sergeant Floyd Swenson use every investigative technique, yet the man seems to be invisible. As they seek him out, the deputies become obsessed with a personality turned from young innocence to enraged sadism. With this his first novel, author Dean L. Hovey takes us into the inner workings of a rural county ...

The twisted DNR Group is free to pursue their brutal agenda without opposition. What they didn't count on, however, is someone unexpected stepping up and trying to put a stop to them.

MR Z. A NEW RISING SUPERHERO - "The Journey to find the Superpower liquid" A series of 3 books, a thriller, science fiction, full of adventures and imagination AND new SUPERHERO. MR Z. A NEW RISING SUPERHERO, book 1 END AND BEGINNING of an exciting series, In a faraway galaxy, in a parallel dimension, lies a "special planet" where life was once perfect and peaceful. But everything changed when the evil forces from the black planet invaded. A catastrophic event left the planet in ruins, and only one survivor remains. The survivor, knowing the power of the Superpower liquid that grants ...

Audial telepath Kylie Cain works for a black ops branch of the CIA (PSI - Psychic Sensory Intelligence unit). Now tasked with the biggest challenge of her life when a faction of rogue operatives who call themselves WON (World Order Now) kidnap 11-year-old Hope Mitchell, a powerful girl who may be the link to other worlds, Kylie feels immediately drawn to the girl's energy, and vows to save her.

Sam Moon investigates the strange phenomena of prisoners recommitting the crimes they were locked up for—all while never leaving their cells. When a suspect fits the description of an inmate who’s in solitary confinement, Sam correctly deduces foul play. But the deeper that Sam and her partner, Brent Cole, investigate, the more perplexing the mystery becomes. And when Sam is threatened by a civilian prison worker, she has no choice but to delve even deeper into the prison's past—and its warden...and uncovers something evil preying upon the inmates. Sam is about to face-off against ...

Word is out, the soul eater has gone rogue, and not even the might of Osiris can stop him. Or so everyone believes. That would suit Ace just fine, but after he narrowly escapes an assassination attempt, he knows it's just a matter of time before those around him end up in the crosshairs of the gods. After 500 years on earth, it's time for Ace to go home. Little does he know, the underworld is hungry for revenge, and what awaits him in the Halls of Judgment could be far worse than any fate on Earth.

From J.R. Rain, the #1 bestselling author of the Samantha Moon vampire mysteries, comes his latest collection of strange and wonderful tales, including: Skeleton Jim - Skeleton Jim is a successful private investigator in Seattle. He's also a walking, talking skeleton. Vampire vs. Bigfoot - The ultimate hunter just met his match. The Bull - Spider-Man, Superman and Batman have nothing on The Bull...a new kind of superhero. The Prophetic Heart - Adam has a problem: for the past few weeks his heart has been beating louder and louder... and he's about find out why. Zombie App - Tommy and Billy ...

Dangerously cursed items such as Robert the Doll and Annabelle. The Basano vase is an item that has killed almost everyone who purchased it. Egyptian pharaoh Tutankhamen's tomb is believed to have been responsible for a number of deaths. The Ark of the Covenant is regarded as an intrinsically holy object in the Jewish faith and a physical manifestation of the presence of God among his people and is also perhaps the most dangerous item in existence to those not of this faith.

Detectives Kirk Lucian and Mandy Wing are charged with investigating a reported suicide of a Cambridge woman in her backyard. The death came as a shock—the woman was considered a pillar of her community and was well-liked by everyone. After further investigation, the hanging appears staged. Once Kirk and Mandy' s suspicions are confirmed, they make a list of suspects.

Yaosha Li, China's bravest writer, follows up his monumental work "A Decade of Undercover Reporting" with another groundbreaking masterpiece—"Evil in the Margine of Society". With his personal experiences, he documents the various distortions of human nature and animalistic evil present in the marginal society of China.

As the country bakes under the relentless summer sun, a young doctor is found brutally murdered at his home in a picturesque Cambridgeshire village. Is his death connected to his private life - or his professional one? Dr Joshua Ainsworth worked at an all-female detention centre, one still recovering from a major scandal a few years before. Was he the whistle-blower - or an instigator? As Detective Sergeant Ferreira and Detective Inspector Zigic begin to painstakingly reconstruct Dr Ainsworth’s last days, they uncover yet more secrets and more suspects.

He was born in prophesy. While hunting with the castle men, Connal Termayne is attacked by a dreadful, winged beast with a deadly spiked tail. Before he can escape, his fierce protector leaps in front of him taking the brunt of the blow. When his savior’s lifeless body is finally rolled off of him, a mystical, blood-red stone is discovered over his heart. This Heartstone, forged by the power of a life force sacrifice, is to be set in the hilt of his sword and wielded in the never ending fight between good and evil. Elsha Niall, born the very eve of her father’s death, becomes bonded to ...

Vampire Veronica Melbourne hunts down evil vampires and rogue supernaturals. She also hunts humans—if they give her a reason to kill. When Julia Agrippina asks Veronica to deliver two teenage vampires to a castle stronghold, the huntress figures it should be a straightforward matter. As they travel toward the teens’ ancestral home, Veronica can’t shake the feeling that someone is following them. And when preternatural creatures come out in full force, Veronica learns that an old enemy of the teens is still alive—his violent intentions remain a dire threat to the young vampires. Soon...

Free spirit Maddie O’Rourke loves the outdoors and photography. Out on a hike, she’s drawn to an abandoned barn, only to find the beautiful scene shattered when she witnesses—and photographs—the cold-blooded murder of two men. Maddie runs as if her life depends on it—which it does. Distance is the only thing that will keep her safe, so she flees to Black Pointe. But when strange things begin to happen and the people she cares about are put at risk, she knows she hasn’t escaped danger. Logan Reed’s childhood was turbulent. His career with the Army gave him the structure he ...

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 ...