Interstellar antiquities dealer Alex Benedict and his assistant Chase Kolpath travel to the most remote of human worlds and uncover a secret connected to a decades-old political upheaval-a secret that somebody desperately wants hidden.
Dubric was summoned to The Reach to find an artist taken by the dark, but found the ghosts of twenty-three murdered young men instead, all violently tortured before they were killed. Despite the best efforts of Dubric and his team, Braoin Duncannon, the young artist they had been called to find, was murdered by a madman's needle through his skull. Most of Dubric's clues are lost to the river after the bodies are dumped-if the bodies are ever found at all-and local officials remain more concerned with blame than providing assistance. Despite numerous ghosts and limited clues, Dubric has to press on, has to find the thread leading him to Braoin's killer, because the long-dead Demon of The Reach has returned to take Otlee into the dark.
Interstellar antiquities dealer Alex Benedict and his assistant Chase Kolpath travel to the most remote of human worlds and uncover a secret connected to a decades-old political upheaval-a secret that somebody desperately wants hidden.
Iakhovas has caused more destruction than any force since the Time of Troubles, but his true objective has been a mystery . . . until now. When a young sailor's journey is complete, an aging bard's final song is sung, and a malenti priestess faces her most challenging test, the Threat from the Sea concludes in an explosive climax that will set all of Faerûn reeling.
Sixteen-year-old Air Cadet Willy Williams and his instructor are forced to make an emergency landing in their light aircraft at an isolated cattle station in the vast wilderness of Far North Queensland. As the repaired aircraft is taxiing to take off, a woman rushes toward them screaming for help. Behind her is an armed and dangerous criminal desperate to protect the secret he’s hiding at the station—at all costs. The man takes aim at the airplane and fires, thrusting Willy into the most desperate situation he has ever encountered. To survive, he must use all the knowledge and skills he has learned as an air cadet. Over the next few days, Willy is tested to the limits of his character and physical endurance. Willy is torn between what he must do to survive and the person he actually is. Can he save the woman from the hands of the criminal gang? What terrifying choices tear at his conscience? Join Willy as he struggles to survive through the Devil’s Eye and do what he believes to be the right thing.
“A fantastic overview of one of Britain’s untold stories from the Great War”—the Salonika Campaign that pitted Allied forces against the Bulgarians (Burton Mail). The authors have researched the Salonika Campaign in every detail, from the arrival of the first British troops in 1915 to final victory. During this period large numbers of British and Allied troops were tied up in the strategically vital Balkans. Salonika was converted into a vast military base and over 70 miles of defensive works were created. We learn of the disappointments of the British XII Corps offensive in April/May 1917 (The First Battle of Doiran) and the more successful aggressive raiding in the Struma Valley. Using firsthand accounts, a vivid picture of life in the British Army is painted, with the roles of the Royal Flying Corps/RAF and RNAS well covered. The campaign drew to a victorious conclusion with the defeat of the Bulgarians in 1918 but the British Salonika Army remained in place until 1921. The effect of this slow demobilization is also covered. “This impressive work demonstrates vividly that the Allied involvement in this region was anything other than a ‘sideshow.’ This would be a superb book to add to any Great War collection.” —Great War Magazine “The authors have addressed one of the great omissions by historians covering WWI. This is a well-researched study of a subject that has received far less than its deserved attention. The photo-plate section is well selected and maps in the body of the book help in the understanding of this unfamiliar part of WWI—Very Highly Recommended.” —Firetrench
Nicholas Jayzon has broken through the destitute chains of his past by stealing, swindling, and charming his way to owning his city. The police can't touch him, and his enemies are becoming powerless to take him down. But, one woman is determined to get him, and her reasons are personal.
The worshipers are invoking their god-the Devil, and the fetters have begun to clang beneath the heels of the secret army, who discovered this phantom island near South Africa. The Devil has opened his eye and begun to emerge from the Stygian depths. The officers are seeking the answer to the mysteries. No priest is at liberty to live on that mysterious island except the one who is more mysterious than the Devil himself.
Brynn James is shocked when her sister calls to tell her that their father is dying. Brynn thought he was dead already—and she didn't even know she had a sister. Reeling from the discovery that her life has been a lie, Brynn travels to a remote corner of Wales looking for the truth. What she finds is more mystery. Stonecliff, her family's ancestral home, has a habit of proving deadly to its residents. It's not long before Brynn becomes convinced that the manor house wants her gone, too. But Brynn is determined to stay long enough to prove her newfound sister innocent of murder. The only person she can trust is Reece Conway, and he has dark secrets of his own. Before long, Brynn and Reece are fighting for their lives against an unknown but terrifying enemy. An enemy who'll stop at nothing to make the murky depths of the Devil's Eye their final resting place.
The jungle skills of Major Philip Melville were extraordinary and had earned him the reputation of being the most accomplished Special Forces leader in Vietnam. Shortly after the fall of Saigon he accepted one final mission. He led a squad back into ‘Nam to rescue a group of wounded soldiers and the civilians who were sheltering them. He had been told the conquering North Vietnamese had no knowledge of the wounded group. This intelligence would prove false. Even without this complication Philip recognized the extreme danger of his task but would only later learn of its other ominous aspect. Mei Li, the young leader of the civilians had recently inherited a fabulous fortune, which had come to the attention of the brutal, avaricious General Tran. He had sent his forces to track down Mei Li and plunder the treasure. This mission would ultimately leave Philip with deep mental scars. Many months later as his scars were slowly healing; he was persuaded to abandon the peace he was finally enjoying in New Mexico to find out who was threatening Mei Li’s life in Hong Kong. There he would learn not only much of its colorful history, but also its dangerous present. Far from its attractive tourist areas, in its backwaters and dingy side alleys, he would have to face its most fiendish triad and would quickly understand that in this environment life was cheap. This too was a jungle where death awaited those who interfered with its triad gangs. Old scars would be reopened as he undertook this dangerous task. He would learn the root cause of his troubles in Vietnam and in Hong Kong would be the same - The Eyes of the Devil.