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In the Kakos Realm, a place of mythology and magic, the brutal murder of his fiancée drives Rashnir, the leader of the Ranger's guild, to utter madness! His lust for revenge, finally fulfilled, ultimately leaves him hollow and cast off from society. Now, devoted to a newfound cause, he finds himself befriended by an outcast werewolf clan which cannot shape-shift, a pair of angels, and a mute orphan. But his mission spurns the demon-worshipping prophet and his deadly acolytes.

A modern-day 13-year-old boy and his 10-year-old sister travel back in time to the year 1939 in an attempt to exonerate a private detective wrongly accused of murder. Temporarily staying in a building built in 1918 in downtown Los Angeles, the kids discover a skeleton key that opens the door to the offices of a long dead private detective. Entering, they step back in time to 1939, the year the private detective was executed. In an inner office, they come upon the ghost of the detective trapped in a mirror on the wall.

Tens of thousands are flocking to a bustling wind-swept metropolis in the middle of America for the great Exposition of 1893—to see the future and to ride Mr. Ferris' remarkable wheel. A city of hope and hardship has caught the attention of the world—and a maniacal killer has made it his hunting ground. Inspector Alastair Ransom carries the burden of the dead on his shoulders. But a demon far worse than Ransom's own is loose—a bloodthirsty killer who preys on Chicago's most vulnerable citizens.

Egyptian diplomat Hani must secretly obtain a Hittite bridegroom for Queen Meryet-amen, but Ay and the faction behind Prince Tut-ankh-aten are opposed--to the point of violence. Does the death of an artisan have anything to do with Ay’s determination to see his grandson on the throne? Then, another death brings Egypt to the brink of war… Hani’s diplomatic skills will be pushed to the limit in this final book in The Lord Hani Mysteries.

Step inside a dream which becomes reality. Venture off with Gary, a high school art teacher suffering from insomnia. For 10 years, he’s been keeping the struggle alive for his missing sister Kelly, who disappeared without a trace. When he attempts to get his life back with the help of an experimental pill, he soon finds a dangerous connection between the living and the dead. Now, caught in the clutches of his drug-induced dreams, corrupting him with visions of what really happened to Kelly.

A future Hall of Fame shortstop was met outside an Atlanta underground sports bar with an aluminum baseball bat to the back of his head. Half a world away, a Mossad agent was exposed to a terrorist organization’s chemical weapons test. The investigation of these seemingly unrelated events led the greater Tucker Cherokee family to uncover an international conspiracy of epic significance.

Being a detective in the city of Boston is no easy task, and with the crime rate sky high, law enforcement is the only hope of getting things back in order. One of the best detectives in the state is Thomas Kent - a hard-nosed, by-the-book type who doesn’t bend the rules for anyone. With the help of his department, he has taken down some of the biggest criminals in the city and has also made a lot of enemies, as well.

As a young boy Jacob had always been on the fringes of society...as he grew through his teenage years and early twenties he committed himself to the community and his faith but resigned himself to the fact that he was different to the others...Jacob prayed to Gott for more tolerance and control, and he was given a word from Gott...Would Jacob ever be an accepted part of the community?

Faith was your typical spoilt wild child until she met Paul, a kind and strong Amish man and they were soon in love, and married...Despite harboring feelings for him, there was something "not quite right", and Faith had a hunch that he was keeping something from her. Against his wishes Faith meddled in his affairs and found a can of worms that even she was unsure if she could close again.

Farmer Burton owned the farm down the road from the Amish community, and he had very little to do with them since his late wife had been asked to leave their land after chasing an escaped horse from their fields. When in town he would sneer at the Amish if he saw them in their buggies or in the shops getting groceries. He made certain that he and his 20-year-old daughter Amy had nothing to do with them.

“Go away!” Williams hissed. He peeked around one of the machines and saw the raptors lined up in the gathering dark, waiting to make their move, waiting to rush the snack bar and overwhelm them, waiting to kill them or worse, to turn them into creatures like themselves.

Off a near-death experience in chasing down one serial killer in Upstate, New York. Dr. Jessica Coran is back at her Quantico forensic labs, in safe confines. That is until she gets a call from Andover, Massachusetts Police Chief, Shamus Hale. Hale, a descendant of Rev. William Hale of Salem Witchcraft infamy, has a horrid, inconceivable, and huge problem on his hands - a serial killer murdering abducted children, infants in fact.

When Samantha "Sam" Reason of the Chicago PD stumbles onto the case of her career, she, at first, is reluctant to share it with consultant and former FBI profile expert and medical examiner, Dr. Jessica Coran. The two strong-willed, personable lady detectives are soon working like a well-oiled machine to uncover the evidence of a ruthless cartel that barters in death - the product being snuff films.

Mix the horror of The Relic with the humor of Midnight at the Museum and imagine twists and turns that keep you guessing and questioning the meaning of true honor, duty, courage, and the rules of reality. When the famous Bushman exhibit of a lowland gorilla goes missing from Chicago’s Museum of Natural History, no self-respecting Chicago police detective wants the case. So the assignment is pawned off on an "Old Fart Squad" of Dirty Harrys, retirees called back into service and led by the classy Aubrey Hamilton.

FBI Medical Examiner Dr. Jessica Coran's talents have been requested in Philadelphia in the wake of a series of bizarre murders attributed to a maniac called The Poet. His calling card is a scroll of human parchment engraved with toxic verse.

Once again we are in the cosy, but slightly scary, world of private eye Teddy Bean. It is 1959 and into his life comes a new client, Brian Amory, who claims he is being followed. Meanwhile, in a quiet leafy street in a north London suburb a woman is brutally murdered in her hallway. Teddy becomes unofficially involved in the case when Amory’s wife finds the murder weapon in the wardrobe and another client brings him an incriminating letter.

Dr. Van Helsing and his accomplices begin the chase to track down the infamous vampire Count Dracula before he completes his quest of moving into England and further spreading the undead disease. Even with the garlic, the crosses, and the holy water, the Count manages to entrance a fellow lady vampire hunter and bring her to the undead side. An invincible foe Dracula may appear to be, but Van Helsing and his group will stop short not even to death itself until they have conquered the most notorious villain of all time.

Aaron and Betty used to take coffee in the town against the communities wishes, grabbing a brief moment of life outside the village and some quality time together. Neither expressed their deeply held affections for each other, but they each knew deep down that the other one was the only one for them. Aaron was working hard and strived to better himself in the eyes of his peers, however, one day he got caught up in some trouble with a group of boys in the town, resulting in him being prevented from seeing his sweetheart.

Aberthol Nauile doesn't know that he beheld the creation of the world, ravaged by a war of the gods, and began anew; or that he led legions in a war that had raged since the dawn of time; or that he once rode on a dragon with his father. All he knows is that he awoke in a coffin deep within a tomb, hearing voices in his head, and now the whole world thinks he is their savior.

A Great value double Christmas book set A heart warming Christmas story. Two families are torn apart by mistrust and misunderstanding. With the help of Gott and their strength of faith can they find a way to heal and repair their love? The Christmas awakening...Abigail’s special Christmas gift to you.