Book picks similar to
Wrong Place, Wrong Time: A violent thriller by Tom Stearns
a-tom-stearns
horror
sample
splatterpunk
A House of Ghosts: A Riveting Haunted House Mystery Boxset
Mason Dean - 2021
Struggling with writer’s block and a tight deadline for his new novel, David Pragmore suggests a retreat away from Hartford to his wife, Susan, in order to find fresh inspiration. The publishers want David’s new book to shine in the horror genre, so when David reads about the odd manor with a haunted past, it seems like the perfect place to recapture his muse. But David and Susan quickly discover that some stories aren’t meant to be told.The Haunting of Saxton MansionAuthor Rob Hooper and his wife, Janet, are looking for a quiet place to live. The grandiose, isolated Victorian-style relic is everything they could want. A mysterious, widowed owner offers them a deal that can’t be passed up. But they quickly discover that some things are too good to be true.
A Line Too Far
B.C. Colman - 2016
Thousands of Australian soldiers are held hostage. International realpolitik has left Australia abandoned by its supposed allies and its brittle social fabric is rapidly unwinding as the people panic. A Chinese ultimatum demands the annexation of the country’s top half in ten days, or face a full scale invasion. As other politicians clamour to sue for peace, Prime Minister, Gary Stone, in a desperate race against time and impossible military and political odds must commit to a risky and controversial plan to try and free the country …
Asylum Archives Case Study Vol. 2: True accounts from the insane
Jaron Briggs - 2017
Giles, acclaimed filmmaker Richard Dutcher, and bestselling author Jaron Briggs, Asylum Archives is prescribed as a few milligrams of insanity!
The Neglected Garden
Suzanne Winterly - 2019
A property developer with secrets. Will the restoration of an old walled garden dig up more than they can handle? Ireland, 2010. Gilly Townsend’s beloved landscaping business doesn’t survive the financial crash. Just when she thinks she’ll have to move back home, a profitable project to restore an inspirational walled garden lands in her lap. But she never expected her wealthy boss from London to inspire her as well.Marc Fletcher just wants an escape for him and his four-year-old son. As he tries to forget a dark past, Gilly’s skills in the garden bring light back into his life. As he and his landscaper grow closer, a family shadow threatens everything he holds dear. Amidst increasingly angry blackmail, Marc and Gilly’s love starts to blossom. But when threats transform into criminal action, will the developer’s poisonous past bury Gilly six-feet-under?The Neglected Garden is a standalone novel seeded with intrigue. If you like gutsy heroines, enigmatic heroes, and twists you won't see coming, then you’ll love Suzanne Winterly’s captivating garden mystery.
Buy The Neglected Garden to untangle a romantic mystery thriller today!
The Cabin
Natasha Preston - 2016
But when they wake to find two of their own dead and covered in blood, it's clear there's a killer among them.As the police try to unravel the case, Mackenzie launches her own investigation. Before long secrets start to emerge, revealing a sinister web of sins among the original seven friends. The killer is still free. Every one of them is a suspect. And Mackenzie starts to realize that no one is innocent…
Twisted Shorts
Andrew Lennon - 2015
The tightness of a solid knot that pushes the final breath from a doomed hangman. A word used to describe the darker, seedier side of society. The spine-tingling sound of the maniacal laugh from a creepy stranger. From Andrew Lennon comes Twisted Shorts. Featuring a foreword from the future of horror, Michael Bray, this collection of ten short stories delves into the darker side of society. With four unpublished stories, including Devourer, Slayer and Tears of a Clown, the words within will give you nightmares. So what do we have? A husband who glimpses his sinister future; a man haunted by his vivid nightmares; homicidal maniacs; creatures from the deep depths of the ocean, and a bullied child who fights back. We also drop in on an auditor on the brink of insanity; a young girl haunted by her dead best friend; a surgeon on a bloody, vengeful mission; a tale of the undead, and a vengeful clown. Sound familiar? They should, after all these people could be your neighbour, your friend, your mother, your child's teacher, your deliveryman, your gynecologist, or even you - just give it time… Twisted Shorts – the duration is little but the memory will live long.
The River (Tony Leach, #2)
Joe Albert - 2014
First, there’s a report of invasive fish that threaten the very essence of northern Minnesota, and then the DNR commissioner’s daughter turns up dead. But as Leach works to determine what’s what, the body count continues to rise and higher-ups within his own agency turn up the heat on him and do their best to sideline him.As the situation intensifies and a sordid portrait emerges, Leach finds loyalties crushed under the weight of sex, money and power. It’s nearly impossible to get a handle on constantly shifting alliances, but if he fails to do so, Leach knows he’s as good as dead.
Longinus The Vampire: Redemption
Alan Kinross - 2014
War is coming, and Hell will be unleashed to crown the Queen of the Night. Prepare your mortal mind for an orgy of lust, violence, horror and demonic fire and brimstone. Present-day Scotland, America...and HellLonginus is bound to Lilith, the Queen of the Night, again. Once more, he is her champion, her slave - her Revenant. She commands him to protect the fledgling vampire lady of New York from an army of horrific feral vampires. To save Lady Veronica and her coven, he must descend into the dark bowels of the city and confront the terrifying and insane feral queen.But his real troubles are just beginning. A beautiful and seductive demoness has ensnared him in her plot to destroy Lilith; an ancient lover has appeared with her heart set on revenge; Lilith's hideous daughters are baying for his blood, and the King of Demons wants to devour his soul. However, the past dictates the future, and terrible events that occurred in ancient Rome, during the French Revolution and in 18th century New York will affect his fate and destiny. The final battle will take place in Purgatory. There, he must stand alone, like a wounded lion, and face the hideous obscenities of Hell.Abandon all hope, ye who enter here. There is truly no redemption for the damned."This has got to be the most epic and fantastically addicting Trilogy I've read in ages!"----------------------------------------------Longinus returns with a vengeance in his next exciting, bloodthirsty, lusty and darkly-disturbing HORROR adventure. It contains scenes of violence, sex and demonic depravity that will keep humans awake at night. The dark and terrifying tale is scribed in British English. Gird your loins, mortal, and enter of your own free will.You may never want to return...---------------------------------------------- Some Amazon UK Reviews. "Move over Dracula - there is a new vampire and he kicks some serious ass." "This is a great follow up book! Chock full of violence and sex, as a good vampire book should be." "This story is violent, sexy and full of fire and brimstone." "The story of Longinus continues with even more sex, violence, adventure and an epic ending." Amazon Australia "i loved this book. it has been a really long time since i could sink my teeth into a really interesting exciting vampire story. I read the first title Longinus the Vampire and then Longinus Redemption. starting Longinus Babylon in a minute. Cant wait. im chain reading this series."