Thriller Collection

Seven strange stand-alone tales involving unusual people caught in disturbing circumstances are presented in this collection.

A collection of seven cautionary short tales find characters in unnerving situations, all dealing with strange and sometimes supernatural events.

These are tales of unrelenting horror and terror from the mind of Bryan W. Alaspa, author of RIG, Sapphire, Storyland, S.P.I.D.A.R., and other tales of horror, terror, and suspense. These five stories will make you wonder what lurks - when the night comes out.

From young women to elderly matrons, from the savvy sophisticates to the socially inept, the characters in these stories depict life's defining moments, where one calculated move cements the unalterable fate of another and the inescapable consequences of karma and conscience.

In this stellar collection, written by John Bear Ross, Frank Schildiner, H. Jarrod Courtemanche and Andrew Salmon, the Man of a Thousand Faces once again defends America from all manner of evil threats. From a secret new weapon hidden in the jungles of the Far East to an ancient mythological mask able to turn men into stone, Secret Agent X is challenged at every turn in these fast paced, gun-blazing pulp adventures.

Two never before published novellas from some of our very best crime writers, compiled and edited by Ed McBain.

Secrets Buried in the Woods is a collection of five chilling short stories. The short stories featured in this collection are: "Graves", "Culling", "Hillbillies", "Flatline", and "Shadows".

The Dead Witness gathers the finest adventures among private and police detectives from the 19th century and into the early 20th - including a wide range of overlooked gems creating the finest ever anthology of Victorian detective stories. "The Dead Witness", the 1866 title story by Australian writer Mary Fortune, is the first known detective story by a woman, a suspenseful clue-strewn manhunt in the Outback. This forgotten treasure sets the tone for the whole anthology....

Few characters have the loyal readership of Bill Pronzini's "Nameless Detective." The 14 stories in this collection span his entire 35-year life on the printed page. They include "It's a Lousy World," where Nameless proves that a friend did not commit the crime he was accused of; "Dead Man's Slough" and "The Ghosts of Ragged-Ass Gulch," which take him out of San Francisco into the hinterlands; and "Souls Burning," where he tries to help an old friend make one last try at setting things right.

Asher: Falls mein Bruder je wieder aus dem Knast kommt, werde ich ihn für den ganzen Ärger erwürgen, den er mir eingebrockt hat. Was für eine dämliche Idee, Koks in der Wohnung neben meiner zu verstecken - zu allem Überfluss Koks, das ihm nicht gehört. Natürlich ist den ursprünglichen Besitzern aufgefallen, dass es weg ist, und jetzt muss ich in die Nachbarwohnung einbrechen, um es zurückzubekommen. Dabei bin ich doch der Gute! Peyton: Der Verlag sitzt mir im Nacken, meine Lektorin ist verzweifelt und meine Testleserinnen sagen es mir schonungslos: Meine Sexszenen sind unterirdisch schlecht.

NY Times and USA Today best-selling author Lorhainne Eckhart brings you a new crossover series! The social worker and the cop, an unlikely couple drawn together on a small, secluded Pacific Northwest island where nothing is as it seems. Protecting the innocent comes at a cost, and what seems to be a sleepy, quiet town is anything but. Includes The Children, The Last Stand, and The Charity.

A prison break ends in terror when the fugitive discovers there’s more than just his freedom on the line. The dead return for vengeance when a spiritual medium is cruelly murdered. And a trail of missing children in the frozen wilderness leads to a creature even deadlier than the local predators....

Sebastian, a young farmhand living in the Australian mallee, is being watched covertly by Val, a fugitive hiding in the forests on the banks of the River Murray. Val has an official document that confirms his death 14 years ago. There is no official document that confirms his particular skill: assassin.

This wonderful collection of Sherlock Holmes' adventures, performed by David Ian Davies, includes "Mystery Of The Noble Bachelor," "The Darlington Substitution Scandal," "The Adventure Of The Golden Pince Nez Doyle" and more.

Relics. Riddles. Reality. Nathan Moss stood, false bravado tanking with each passing second. It never occurred to him Clifford Rasmussen wouldn't agree to his new terms, and leaving without a briefcase full of cash wasn't exactly what Moss had in mind. When Colbie's Yucatan vacation for self-discovery shifts in an unexpected direction, she can't refuse when an old colleague suggests working together to solve the murder of archaeologist, Richard Sanderson.

When an author helps the police to identify symbols carved into two dead bodies, he becomes the focus of a murderous cult. He has to become the hunter to survive.

Despite his situation, Paaten believes his future is not in the enemy land of Hatti. As Paaten struggles to find his way back to his homeland of Egypt, he finds himself in an unforeseen battle, waging the biggest war yet: that of his heart. Will Paaten's perceived enemy ensnare his love and loyalty, or will he return to Egypt to fulfill his destiny and oath to pharaoh?

The Dark Path is four short stories that will have you off the seat of your chair to leave you thinking. Five different levels entangle each other at times. The best part is that each one will have your mind going further in your adventure.

Spade: Secret Master of Fandom and Private Detective. Paladin: Spade's enigmatic sidekick and infamous detective for hire. Together: Two of masterful author Kristine Kathryn Rusch's most popular characters.

Young Pawah’s life changes when he travels to Waset on his parent’s hard-earned savings to become a scribe at the temple of Amun. Facing discrimination in Waset for being the son of a farmer among the wealthy elite, Pawah discovers the ease with which he garners sympathy and subsequent "pity gifts" of gold with lies and deceit.