Publisher: Legorreta
The Thing on the Doorstep by H.P. Lovecraft A chilling story about possession and dark sorcery. The protagonist recounts his friend's descent into madness after marrying a woman with occult ties, leading to eerie body-swapping and the horror of identity loss. Themes of manipulation and arcane power dominate.
How can he solve crimes if he’s not allowed to investigate? Gordon Hepler, Mapleton’s Chief of Police, has his hands full. During the groundbreaking ceremony for expansion of the community center, he discovers a dead body. Shortly afterward, the center’s CEO is assaulted. Does someone have it in for the community center and its new programs designed to benefit the homeless? Or does it have something to do with the highly contested upcoming mayoral election? Frustration builds as clues and suspects fall into other jurisdictions, effectively tying Gordon’s hands. The investigation soon resembles a giant bowl of spaghetti. Can he follow the rules and still protect his city? Although it’s part of a series, this police-procedural cozy-mystery blend—and all the Mapleton books—can be read as small-town stand alones.Show book
Writing code is fun… until it makes you a target. Soon after his high school graduation, Nigel Watson opens his cybersecurity investigative business. Trade is lucrative until he discovers some mysterious rouge code lurking on one of his client’s computers. On investigating, he finds clues leading to a sinister plot. A clandestine organization known as the Cabal learns of his involvement and makes Nigel an offer that he cannot refuse. However, while trying to save those closest to him, he unwittingly unleashes the most disruptive cyber-attack in history. As the internet crumbles and communications are on the brink of total collapse, the flames of civil disobedience take root. This is a cyber-attack so sinister that it threatens to unravel the fabric of the internet and society itself. Feeling ultimately responsible for the catastrophe, Nigel forges alliances with the most unlikely people imaginable to stop the spread of the nefarious code and the Cabal in its tracks. This is the third book in the Cyber Teen Project series. If you like technology, cyborgs, shadowy intrigue, and kick-ass teenage hackers, then you’ll love Reckoning of Delta Prime.Show book
Inspector Lestrade asks for Holmes's help after Charles McCarthy is murdered, and his son, James, is implicated. McCarthy, and another local landowner, John Turner, are both Australian expatriates, and Lestrade was originally engaged by Turner's daughter, Alice, who believes James is innocent. Holmes interviews James, and then inspects the scene of the murder, deducing a third man was present. Realising Holmes has solved the case, Turner confesses to the crime, revealing that McCarthy was blackmailing him due to Turner's criminal past. Holmes does not reveal the crime, but secures James's release because of the presence of a third person at the crime scene.Show book
She just wanted to meet a movie star.Kitty Kole, nicknamed Pity, is a music teacher and divorced mother of two teenage girls. The busy, impulsive gal loves movies; in fact, she’s a fanatic. In the week preceding her annual Oscar party, Pity manages to become a stand-in for the leading actress in a new movie being filmed in Tulsa. She is ecstatic about her luck, but soon things turn tragic when Pity’s fellow stand-in is killed in what appears to be a freak accident involving a replica of the iconic Golden Driller statue. Pity believes it was murder and vows to find the killer. Along with Pity’s silly mishaps on set, she deals with an unwanted admirer, a horrible school principal, and her ex-husband’s annoying girlfriend. All isn’t bad though, as she happens to fall into the arms of one of the most famous actors in America. Luckily, the goofy gal has the support of family and friends throughout. But, can Pity survive her own unconventional investigation techniques?Show book
When the body of a local church leader is recovered from the Grand Canyon, the Navajo reservation coroner calls it suicide. The family suspects murder, but the remains are cremated before they can bury their loved one. Out of caution, church headquarters sends out Orson Kincaid and Haley Parker to find out if this is the beginning of hardcore prejudice against church members or an isolated crime…or is it something more? Kincaid and Parker soon end up in trouble and the answers they find only lead to more questions and greater dangers. Is there a real Terror in the Kingdom of God on Earth?Show book
The Heroes’ Dream. This is an inspiring story of Barliki, Maureen and Felister. Although the three had very challenging backgrounds as children and the odds seemed against them in their adulthood, they finally surmount the obstacles and achieve their dreams in the most unlikely way – through their courageous and selfless deed.Show book
