Whitstead, December 1844There has always been something a little otherworldly about the village of Whitstead; there are thin places, where the ordinary world touches on the realms of fairies, ghosts, and darkness. And this year, during the holy season of Christmas, various forces—dragons, demons, fae, dreams, and snow—act on the denizens of the town.A dryad is on a mission to free something trapped in a mirror. A little girl prays for a Christmas pudding. A blind peddler sing...

You may not have ever seen them, but you know them: Bigfoot, Mothman, chupacabras, the Jersey Devil, and Nessie, the Loch Ness Monster. Cryptids exist everywhere around the world on land, in the air, and under the water.Some creatures are recent discoveries; others date back centuries. But where did they come from? What is their hidden history?Collected in this anthology are twenty short stories featuring a wide variety of cryptids as well as the cryptozool...

Whitstead, Harvest 1845Darkness threatens Whitstead as autumn comes. Evil forces are on the move against the town as a whole, but also individual hearts and minds. As Halloween approaches, the veil between worlds thins and demons, vampires, dangerous fae, and madmen are not the only threat—spirits and ghosts loom as well.Love is lost and won. An exiled heir seeks help from dragons. An ancient guardian faces invading peril. Aliens seek lost equipment. A lady helps a ghost fi...

**Instant New York Times Bestseller!In latest thriller from the world’s most popular storyteller, detective partners Alex Cross and John Sampson are called to separate locations to investigate a pair of serious crimes.Stream Season 2 of the #1-rated Cross in February 2026!**In Washington, DC …Metro PD detective John Sampson stands in a crater in the middle of a DC street, calling in the bomb squad. “Dispatch, this is Sampso...

In this #1 New York Times bestseller from the world’s most popular storyteller, Alex Cross is gravely injured and only his partner and friend John Sampson can keep him safe . . . and get justice.For the first time, John Sampson is on his own.The brilliant crime-solving duo of Washington, DC’s, Metro PD and the FBI has a proven MO: Detective Alex Cross makes his own rules. Detective John Sampson enforces them.When military-style attacks erup...

**#1 New York Times BestsellerFrom the world's #1 bestselling author, Filthy Rich—the book that exposed Jeffrey Epstein’s shocking exploits as a multi-millionaire pedophile—now with an updated Author's Note and Afterword.“Much more than a true crime book.” —Town & Country**Charismatic college dropout Jeffrey Epstein amassed a huge fortune by expertly manipulating numbers, people, law, and decency—even after becoming a convicted sex offende...

Discover the story of Australia in the Great War through the eyes and stories of John Murray – a would-be journalist, aspiring artist and young soldier. John’s dairies capture the history, events and experiences of Australians, as each instalment builds to tell the story of Australia’s journey from peacetime through to the war’s end. Share a young Australian’s hopes his insights; and his pain, as war changes the fabric of his world and his family. The diaries have been compiled through met...

The Man-eaters of Tsavo is a semi-autobiographical book written by Anglo-Irish military officer and hunter John Henry Patterson. Published in 1907, it recounts his experiences in East Africa while supervising the construction of a railroad bridge over the Tsavo river in Kenya, in 1898. It is titled after a pair of man-eating lions that terrorized the undertaking for nine-months, until at last their reign of terror was put to an end by Patterson. His recoun...

Exit Wounds is a thrilling anthology of crime stories written by masters of the genre, including Dean Koontz, Val McDermid, Lee Child, Jeffery Deaver, Elly Griffiths, Dennis Lehane, Joe R. Lansdale, and others.After an introduction by the editors, Paul B. Kane and Marie O’Regan, this collection includes the following stories:“The Bully” by Jeffery Deaver“Dead Weight” by Fiona Cummins“Like a Glass Jaw” by Mark Billingham“On The Anatomization of an Unknown Man

Memories from Norway Book 2: This picture book, one of 5 about Norway, is a record of a part of a cruise along the Norwegian coastline. This book covers the coast from leaving Bergen. The following morning had the ship adjacent to Varholmen and the Flåvær lighthouse. The ship was a passenger and freight carrier: as such it stopped at ports overnight as we slept. Ålesund was the next stop. After that we cruised into the amazing Geirangerfjord. Steep sides, waterfalls and narrow (in terms of...

Memories from Southern Africa Book 5: This picture book is the fifth of the series travelling in Southern Africa, of 7, which cover some touring - mostly guided - mostly of South Africa, a trip to Victoria Falls in Zimbabwe and a safari excursion in Botswana. We flew from Cape Town and landed in Hoedspruit and then were driven to our safari camp - Motswari - adjacent to the Kruger National park. Again we were provided with luxury accommodation in the form of a domed thatched roof hut, call...

Memories from Russia Book 1: This picture book, one of 5 covering travels in Russia, is a record of guided tours in Moscow. The remaining books in the series cover the river cruise and the trip to Saint Petersburg. Although the books are labelled “Russia” this country is so immense that in the couple of weeks of the visit, only a miniscule amount could be experienced. This first book covers part of the visit to Moscow, or rather, small parts of it as a prelude to the river cruise to Saint ...