First Mystery

It's 2004, and when a big global bank is rocked by a data leak, management do the only thing they know to do, call in the police. And Stephen Holmes. But the young lawyer, having earned his nickname The Scourge of the City for chasing down wayward bankers, has another thing on his mind. A doctor by the name of John Watson. Determined to prove that he alone can solve the case, prevent the police from arresting the wrong person, keep his eye out for any remnants of M'Oriarti's criminal organization, and... meet someone who can be his moral compass, Holmes will be forced to use all his skills

Matt Cooper - First Cases consists of three short stories.

رحلة الدم لم تنتهِ إذن..بل إن الدم أكثر وأغزر.

Ein Thriller, der eine Gänsehaut nach der anderen verursacht! Shane Schofield sieht sich mit dem weißen Nichts der Antarktis konfrontiert, als seine Elitegruppe dorthin entsandt wird, weil Wissenschaftler ein riesiges Objekt bei einem Routine-Tauchgang gefunden haben. Dieses Objekt, welches aus Metall ist, wurde inmitten einer über 100 Millionen alten Eisschicht entdeckt. Und auf einmal verschwinden die Männer in den Tiefen des Ozeans und sind nicht mehr aufzufinden. Der weißen Hölle der Antarktis trotzend, beginnt nun ein Wettlauf um Leben und Tod.

Stories about demons are rising in pop culture, but accounts of their manifestations have been bubbling up throughout history. Paranormal investigator Richard Estep explores this societal fascination as he strives to identify exactly what demons are and where to find them. Consulting with experts ranging from an ordained Catholic exorcist to a medical doctor, Richard scrutinizes the history of demonology and infamous instances of possession, including the case that inspired The Exorcist. With all the facts at your fingertips, you can decide the truth for yourself.

Adam Pagnucco is just trying to help out a stranger who’s down and out. He has no idea that man is Winston Koop, his exceptionally talented ex-best friend. Koop and Nuke had been inseparable in college, but then life happened. Nuke finally quit drinking, and Koop - Koop was at the center of a massive conspiracy that the government faked UFOs just to cover it up. Even after confessing to removing the memories of hundreds of people, Koop is still hiding something crucial from Nuke.

The comet, Cain, came from beyond our solar system, its debris containing elements unknown. Now, in the isolated region of Fairbanks, Alaska, the skies shift and stretch as an interstellar dust cloud seeds the atmosphere. When a plane shudders its way through pulpy, swirling, bruise-shaped clouds, lit with sudden cracks of lightning, the sky opens and the aircraft vanishes…but only for a minute. When the flight lands, everyone on board and in the community will be changed forever.

La humanidad lo ha conseguido. Después de décadas de esfuerzo, se ha logrado contactar con seres de otros planetas. Parece que se abre un nuevo horizonte para la raza humana... y sin embargo, algo siniestro y desconocido aguarda en lo más profundo del espacio exterior. Algo de lo que, quizá, la Tierra no salga indemne. El éxito indiscutible de Carter Damon, el libro que lo colocó en el olimpo de los escritores de thriller de ciencia ficción contemporáneo. Imperdible.

Professor Colin Ayres has spent years researching the strange story of Galina, Arizona, a sleepy border town ripped apart by violence and paranoia after the outbreak of a mysterious illness in 1960. Colin is certain the Galina Incident was simply a case of mass hysteria. But when his partner, Alonzo, starts exhibiting strange symptoms, Colin is shocked to realize they are the same as those that emerged in Galina decades ago.

The President and Vice President are elected from two different parties. They are old friends, but a conflict develops when the possibility of actual alien contact is discovered. A multitude of characters are infused into the relationship between the two.

Just as Dr. Paul Hill’s quantum communication system starts receiving messages from civilizations across the galaxy, his project is abruptly defunded and shut down. Following the discovery of what appears to be unequivocal evidence to the existence of God, hidden in messages coded in the human genome, those in power believe they now hold all the answers.

The day Tracy Seavers dies, Detective John Peters arrives on the scene of the car accident to find she has miraculously walked away. An impossible conclusion, had the same thing not happened to him five years before. John suspects Tracy is now host to an alien entity with incredible healing power, and sometimes sinister needs. John wants Tracy almost as much as the entity inside him yearns for the new alien hiding within the beautiful brunette. The last time John got involved with another host, though, it ended in disaster.

Following a horrific murder in a sleepy suburb of York, a local journalist receives a cryptic clue from someone claiming to be the killer. The clue hints at where the next murder will take place. Teaming up with the senior investigating officer, Gene Garland, they discover the clue is genuine. They face a race against the clock to stop a sadistic killer....

Olivia Claven lives in the North Carolina beach community of Azalea Bluff. She's trying to regroup from a flood-tide of setbacks. Michael Starling, the love of her life, died in a mysterious accident. Saddled with debt like many millennials, she moved back to her parents' house after losing multiple media jobs. Now, the local news website she runs could fail at any time. Then she gets a tip that could turn things around.

Marcus carries the weight of the cosmos on his shoulders. Still, he loves being one of the chosen enrolled in the alien-driven education tract at his university. This extraterrestrial Federation always said he was important, so they’re taking the next logical step by inviting him to join their mysterious research Cohort.

Television investigator Lauren Grayson and her husband Rowan are shooting a new show for The Escape Channel. But the assassination of a Russian cosmonaut - just as he declares that aliens exist - and her estranged brother’s discovery of bizarre space signals, interrupt their plans. Lauren races to find the truth and to stay ahead of world governments trying to stifle her investigation. Her efforts convince her that aliens not only exist, but have drawn Earth into a cosmic confrontation.

As peace returns to Jergen County, Roy fires up his re-election campaign, Jordan breaks out his fishing gear and Urich plans her wedding. The only person disturbing the peace is a window peeper and Murphy, newly promoted to investigations, is hot on his trail. The discovery of a human bone at Mrs. Lambert’s home site shatters the tranquility. Rumors fly when crime scene technicians unearth the complete skeleton. Is there a new killer on the loose or is it an old crime connected to the now defunct dixie mafia?

Caroline von Steinberg är tjugo år ung, vacker, nygift och djupt förälskad i sin make och de väntar sitt första barn. Hon tar en promenad på godset ägor och vandrar genom fälten av solgul raps tillsammans med sin älskade hund. Himlen är sommarblå och för Caroline är lyckan total. Plötsligt blir allting svart och hon är fånge i en ond mans armar. Hon kan inte andas. När hon vaknar till för ett ögonblick är hon bunden till händer och fötter och försedd med munkavle. Nästa gång hon vaknar ligger hon på sjukhus. Barnet hon bar på är förlorat.

It's been more than a century since humanity escaped the overpopulation of Earth, expanding out among the stars. We've faced and overcome war with an alien race. We've survived terrorist attacks meant to end colonization. We've thrived despite unregulated class distinctions, separating the wealthy from the working class. What comes next may be the end of it all.

Dead in Bed by Bailey Simms: The Complete First Book follows Ashley Young after a sexually transmitted plague breaks out in her small town. When the plague begins leaving its victims with a bizarrely amplified libido, Ashley has to be willing to do anything - no matter how difficult or morally questionable - in order to survive.