The Halloween Fog is a nostalgic tale about four young trick-or-treaters who head into a fog-filled night with dreams of goodies in their hearts! As Jack, Max, Luke and Justine joke and laugh along their way, the fog begins to deepen and the houses become more and more unfamiliar. Even once-friendly neighbors turn into weird strangers. When spooky events begin to happen, only Mother can save them. Or can she? The Halloween Fog is a fun-filled little mystery that will delight readers of all...

The House on Skeleton Bay – Dr. Anne McCauley is researching the dark rituals of America’s First Nations. Aided by a local shaman, she is learning the haunting tale of a legendary cannibal creature. Suddenly, her son and his wife arrive at her secluded home and a series of diabolical events is triggered that brings Anne face to face with her darkest fears---that territory where the supernatural blends with ritual murder.The Curse of Shadow Island –...

Featuring the coming of age novella PROMISES, this eclectic and often surprising collection of short stories will take readers on a trip from the rock and roll 50s through to the end of the century. Romantic, often humorous and sometimes mysterious, PROMISES and Other Tales of White Lies is sure to please readers of every taste.Promises is a poignant tale of young love in the late rock ‘n roll ’50s. It’s romantic, a bit bittersweet, but often tinged with timely humor.Hallow...

The first body is found floating in a decorative fish pond. It has a knife in its back, its eyes have been removed and Rhea Randall, one of the first female artistic directors of a summer theatre, is reluctant to call the police.It is July 1959. Elvis is in the army, Buddy Holly has been dead for five months, and Rhea has called upon her ex-lover, the mysterious Cass Gentry, for help.As he surveys the murder scene, Gentry considers the ironies of life. Three days ago, he wa...

The Detective and the Don's Daughter is a riveting collection of short stories featuring private investigator Cass Gentry and his resourceful partner Eleanor Palladino. Dive into a world of suspense, uncover shocking secrets, and join the investigative team as they unravel mysteries, solve crimes, and confront deadly adversaries in this thrilling series of tales.The Empty GraveWhen he's hired to find a client's missing wif...

You will definitely enjoy this frightfully delicious collection of grim short stories, complete with international artists’ illustrations! “13 Tales from the Dark” is loaded with chilling Horror, Fantasy, Science Fiction, Mystery, Time Travel and Ghost stories.You might ask, What's in store for me? “The Imaginary Friend" recounts a haunting relationship between a boy and a ghost; a lonely old man is featured in the creepy fantasy "The Hunchback and the Spider"; invaders from anothe...

After an exhausting trip across the country, writer Julianne Bentley and her 17 year old twins arrive at their new home in late October. They are drained, cranky and missing their friends and loved ones very much. None of them are thinking about Christmas. To make matters worse, Mr. Bentley can’t join them until late December, and Julianne’s editor-in-chief has just informed her that he doesn’t want just one Christmas story this year. Instead, he needs a dozen different stories for various...

Whatever happened to Ernest Hemingway’s missing manuscripts that disappeared in Paris, 1922? Why was he an undercover submarine hunter in the Caribbean during World War II? Why did he and his wife experience two airplane crashes in Africa, 1954? Why was Hemingway so paranoid that FBI agents were following him shortly before his death? Was it possible he did not commit suicide in 1961, but lived into the 1980s?The Man With Hemingway’s Face will take Gentry from Canada’s famous Bigwi...

During a tropical storm in the summer of 1939, lightkeeper Mark Gordon fell to his death from atop the Ravens Cliff lighthouse. Most people believed that his fall was due to the gale force winds that were lashing the isolated island. Some disagreed, claiming that the cause of his death was not of this world, but rather a supernatural act of revenge. Regardless, the lighthouse was decommissioned soon after, and Gordon's widow and two children turned the island into a thriving summer resort....

The annual collection edited by Ed Gorman and Martin H. Greenberg available in a hardcover limited edition signed by ALL contributors including: Dennis Lehane, Laura Lippman, Mary Higgins Clark, and others!

**The Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Ironweed explores an era of American innocene and corruption in the first novel in his Albany cycle.“The best novel about a criminal legend I've ever read.”—Hunter S. Thompson**True to both life and legend, Legs brilliantly evokes the flamboyant career of gangster Jack “Legs” Diamond. Through the equivocal eyes of Diamond’s attorney, Marcus Gorman (who scraps a promising political career for the more elemental excitem...

Winner of the 2016 Anthony Award for Best Anthology or Collection!MWA Grand Master Margaret Maron, Edgar Award winner Tom Franklin, and New York Times bestselling novelist Ron Rash headline a new anthology of 21 tales spanning from traditional detective stories to comic capers to darkest noir and more — something for all tastes.Murder Under the Oaks is published in conjunction with Bouchercon, the World Mystery Convention, held in 2015 in Raleigh, North Car...