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The Place That Never Existed – Jim Ody
A lovely couple on their wedding day.. but ‘she’ is always close… a honeymoon in a cabin in the middle of the woods, far away from the civilized world, almost frozen in time. An old and abandoned house dissipating evil that no one dares to come close. Peculiar villagers and even stranger happenings… Something tells us that this will not be an ordinary honeymoon… Storyline Our newlyweds, Paul and Debbie, cannot resist the challenge of entering the creepy house. A camera is watching them. It becomes even scarier when a car arrives with what looks like a body! All they can think of is getting the hell out of there! Little…
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Perfect Ten – Jacqueline Ward
Kind of crazy but feisty Caroline is on a path to self-destruction after her divorce which left her without her children. An unexpected delivery offers her the chance of a lifetime for.. revenge! Storyline “hell hath no fury like a woman scorned” – William Congreve, The Mourning Bride When the doorbell rings, Caroline has no idea that her life is about to change radically. A delivery man with suitcases she instantly identifies as her ex-husband’s. She accepts the delivery even though she shouldn’t. But when fate deals you an ace, you’ve got to use it, right?! Who is Caroline? And, for that matter, who is Jack, apart from being her…
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No One Will Hear – Joel Hames
What a fantastic thriller! I love it! Two arch-enemies. A will. A murder most vile. Somehow, this forces the two to work together. But Sam Williams has problems of his own. Will he be able to solve them or will he delve his own grave? Follow me and find out… Introduction Elizabeth Maurier has been murdered. She has “left a legacy of justice, of noble service to the law, she has left memories of the battles she fought..” Sam Williams wonders why he has to attend the hearing of the will from his former mentor and boss. It is not like they were still friends. Or even colleagues. Among the…
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Escape From Hell – Shervin Jamali
Michael is back in this gruesome, violent, at times heartbreaking, totally absorbing and thrilling second book in the Michael Saga: ‘Escape From Hell’! Outsmarting the Devil himself is what Michael plans to do but messing with Lucifer – a confrontation with pure evil – will most definitely put him in harm’s way! There’s no running from the Devil – or is there?! Introduction “So this is what depression feels like, sinking in quicksand with only the Devil extending a hand to pull you out” – Michael The Devil’s right hand wants to escape from hell. Yes, that makes perfect sense! Right? Meet Michael, who somehow ended up in hell (read ‘The…
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The Devil’s Lieutenant – Shervin Jamali
Dark. Twisted. Devious. Spine-chilling. Wow!! ‘The Devil’s Lieutenant’ is Shervin Jamali’s super strong debut novel – a book about the battle between right and wrong. The unbearable loss of his wife and little son and the subsequent immense grief force Michael in one direction: to a highly violent and immoral entanglement with the Devil himself… Introduction “All of us will die, and most of us will suffer before we do so.” – Nicholas Hardy Walter, anarchist, atheist, humanist (1934-2000) Five years ago, Michael was confronted with the greatest shock of his life: upon coming home he finds his little son’s lifeless body, covered in blood, his wife, Sara, next to…
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Past Echoes – Graham Smith
Past Echoes is a rollercoaster of a ride! It is violent and vicious and deals with dark criminals as well as organised crime; it involves a dangerous secret and puts Jake against a cold-blooded gun for hire: The Mortician Introduction Jake Boulder Thriller #3 The third Jake Boulder Thriller opens with a bang: Jake finds himself surrounded by four thugs, out to get him. Somehow, this opening scene sets the mood for the entire thriller and is characteristic of Jake Boulder’s reckless and daring behaviour in Past Echoes! It seems the four thugs were sent but by whom? More disturbing for Jake himself is, that he finds himself with a…
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The Ink Run – Dale Brendan Hyde
The Ink Run is a novel of a life spiralling further and further downwards on a path of violence and cruelty through the gates of hell and beyond – to that dreadful void where hope has long gone. Introduction A boy growing up in an abusive environment where happiness consists of him being in his shelter, his raft. A father who never misses an opportunity to express his disgruntlement at his son, Otis, being alive. A mother as dismissive as her spouse of her only child,. Somehow young Otis feels that, without his father, his mother would have been someone different – a loving mother instead of someone who neglects him and steps over…
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The Puppet Master – Abigail Osborne
Billie, a young woman with a dark past, is afraid of and for everything – Adam, a journalist, is determined to reveal the monster behind Billie’s exterior of vulnerability… Introduction The year is 2018, the place a bookshop. Once a week is all Billie allows herself to “brave the world” and have a browse through the books and a hot chocolate to drink. We can hear her think “people are dangerous” but are clueless to the extent of her fears and anxiety. What is hidden in her past that causes her to be like she is today? Who did this to her? Enter Adam, a journalist who ‘accidentally’ meets Billie but…
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Innocent Blood – Linda S. Prather
Loki Redmond knows her vindictive Choctaw grandfather, responsible for the death of her parents, is manipulating her. Still, she will do whatever it takes to protect her younger brothers… Introduction Redmond Investigations #2 The Choctaw reservation harbours many a sad memory for Loki Redmond and her two younger brothers. The terrible events of the past have cast a shadow over the present and Loki is determined to safeguard her brothers by not bringing them back to the reservation, a decision in complete opposition to the wishes and commands of her paternal grandfather. She strongly suspects his motives, but he will not have his way if she can help it. Storyline “There…
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Pay the Penance – Rob Ashman
Wow! What a grand finale to the Mechanic Trilogy! I love Pay the Penance, once again was deeply fascinated by Mechanic, such a complex character created by Rob Ashman, and I am going to miss them all, Lucas, Mechanic, Harper and Moran! Introduction Mechanic #3 The final Mechanic book opens with what seems an innocent scene: a grandfather and his grandchildren, enjoying time together… The next scene brings us Mechanic, the serial killer, en route in Italy to .. murder, this time a professional hit. For Mechanic, it is business as usual but for Police Lieutenant Lucas it is quite different. After the devastating blow Mechanic dealt him, he was “fast…
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