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Called to investigate a mystery at a local gypsum mine, paranormal detective, Tempest Michaels, expects to find a rational explanation for the strange events… instead, he discovers a body and a horrified staff. Recent earthworks exposed something ancient, twisted, and above all evil. It has claimed one life already and the staff are terrified for who might be next. No one saw what it was though, just a glimpse of a shadow. Why does it want to keep people away from the area? Will it claim more bodies as the mine’s owners believe?

When they found the body of a stowaway in the bowels of the ship, no one could have predicted the storm of trouble heading their way. Three-hundred-year-old coins found with the dead man’s meager belongings point to a treasure thought lost to the ocean long ago. However, when the arrival of a murderous mystery figure forced Patricia and her friends to figure things out for themselves, they questioned if the trail they now follow might just lead to one of the greatest treasure finds ever recorded.

More than three hundred years ago, the officers and crew of a Spanish treasure ship embarked on a quest to pull off the greatest heist the world would ever know. What became of them has remained hidden by time, but now two parties are closing in on the truth and the billions in gold and jewels that went missing all those years ago. Xavier Silvestre wants the treasure. He is rich, resourceful, and ruthless. He also has one of Patricia Fisher’s friends and that’s more than enough to get her involved.

The death curse has fallen. The demons and angels have invaded the Earth. They plan to rule over humanity, but which side will win and can the people of Earth do anything to stop them? Beelzebub and the demons are too powerful to be stopped. Godfrey and the angels have an ancient weapon that can kill with a thought. The humans have pluck. Um, that might not get it done.

Hidden in the seclusion of the Appalachian Mountains, the remote settlements are perfect targets for those who wish to prey on the weak … the human. Hired to investigate a mysterious bloodletting case, everything indicates Edgar is dealing with a clan of mobile vampires. He can’t take the case though, his ordeal with the cult has left him close to bedridden, but that’s not the case for close friend and secret crush, Poppy. Poppy is drawn to weird stuff, so when Edgar foolishly tells her she is not to get involved, she predictably does the opposite. But does Poppy know what she is getting into?

Investigate weird goings on for a living? What kind of nutbag would do that? Well, the kind with bills to pay, actually. In the quiet seclusion of the Appalachia mountains, something evil stirs. Home to generations of witches, the entire region knows the lore, and everyone knows someone with at least a suggestion of the supernatural in their family. So when Edgar Corey, one time FBI field agent and all-round recluse, is called upon to help the sheriff with what sounds like a supernatural case, he automatically turns him down.

Visiting a small Lancashire town to learn their culinary secrets, a retired detective and his former police dog dream of delicious dishes …… what they get is the dead body of a famous TV chef. Instantly plunged into a mystery that threatens to test their limits, Rex and Albert must stay one step ahead of the killer. However, it seems that everyone around them had a motive for wanting the TV chef to meet an untimely end. With no end of suspects, who can they turn to for help? Everyone around them could be the killer and it quickly becomes clear that someone does not want this mystery solved.

Hired by a wealthy developer, August finds himself in Scotland where the mythical beastie is manifesting in physical form. Numerous sightings, together with claw marks and other physical evidence, are causing costly construction delays. Suspecting local objectors, August knows there will be more to the mystery than first meets the eyes, but when things get deadly, he isn’t above calling in a little help.

On a culinary tour of the British Isles, a retired detective and a failed police dog intend to taste the smoked fish that made the town famous …… but when the first person they meet turns up dead a few hours later in an apparent suicide neither one of them believes, both man and dog must accept they’ve stumbled into another mystery. All too soon, they wish they hadn’t poked their noses in because what they have uncovered could be truly sinister.

When Felicity Philips visits a wedding dress boutique only to find the owner strangled and posed, she finds herself unwittingly embroiled in yet another desperate investigation. The dead dressmaker has been stuffed into a near priceless one-off by a famous designer and somehow three of Felicity’s brides have paid a deposit for it. Is one of them the killer?

Don’t believe in magic? Boy are you in for a shock. Convicted of a double homicide, the famous Wizard of Aus proves no cell can hold him, but his seemingly impossible prison break is more than a bid for freedom – he’s got his sights set on vengeance – against the whole city. Darius Kane thinks it’s a job for the police and he’s got his own work cut out trying to track down a secret underworld character more elusive than smoke. Known only as the Djinn, Darius must stop her if he wants to keep living.

The unexplainable appearance of a huge monolith in a field might be nothing to get excited about, but add in a local man raving about ghostly, glowing, inhuman figures in the woods, and now it’s a mystery that ticks all Edgar Corey’s boxes. He wants to prove his worth to the man who hired him, and with business slow, this case is just what he needs to attract some interest. His snooping, however, is not welcomed by all.

The Djinn is a ruthless killer, a scheming manipulator, and a criminal mastermind. What’s worse, she could be anyone. She moves in the shadows, using others to do her dirty work, but Darius is hot on her heels. With clues gathered from every case he’s ever worked, he is determined to unmask her. Unfortunately, his short list of suspects has more friends than enemies.

Answering the call of a damsel in distress might just be the death of Darius Kane, the Gold Coast’s only paranormal investigator. Melanie Marino is no ordinary client, she’s the trophy wife of the local criminal kingpin, a man who’s made it abundantly clear he has no issues dumping Darius’ body in the Broadwater. But will Marino make an exception when a vengeful witch starts burning down his ill-gotten empire? Darius’ stance on magic is well-known, it doesn’t exist. A fact which makes the spontaneous combustion of his office lobby an enigma he simply can’t ignore.

Darius Kane is Australia’s only paranormal investigator. The police don’t like him, the local crime kingpin wants to kill him, and there’s definitely something sinister watching him from the shadows. The Gold Coast has its share of weird and unexplained, just like everywhere else, but when a local swim coach goes missing, Darius finds his attention drawn to the waves … or, more accurately, what might be lurking beneath them.

Maya is missing. All August has to go on is a note she left behind. A note that suggests she is a really deep trouble. Never one to play it safe, Maya was investigating a doomsday cult when she vanished. But was the note even from her, or is it a lure to draw August into their web? With only the faintest hint of a breadcrumb trail to follow, August must use all his cunning to locate not just Maya, but the cult itself. They are like smoke, hiding in the shadows.

The death curse has fallen. The demons and angels have invaded the Earth. They plan to rule over humanity, but which side will win and can the people of Earth do anything to stop them? Beelzebub and the demons are too powerful to be stopped. Godfrey and the angels have an ancient weapon that can kill with a thought. The humans have pluck. Um, that might not get it done.

No one said being Sacramento’s only paranormal P.I. was going to be easy. Face your fears. It’s such a tired cliché. Yet that’s what August Watson must do if he is to survive. His self-appointed nemesis, a ghost of a man called Daniel Quinn, has taken Glacia and August must play Quinn’s deadly games if he is to stand any chance of getting her back. On the run from the police, forced to do it all alone, August must face his greatest nightmares. He will triumph or he will die. But if he dies, it won’t be only his life that is forfeit.

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Am Strand von Cawsand werden Goldmünzen eines jahrhundertealten gesunkenen Schatzschiffs gefunden. Tempest, der von den Ereignissen in Cawsand nichts mitbekommen hat und glaubt, dass eine Woche Urlaub überfällig sei, reist mit seinen Hunden nach Cornwall, um sich zu entspannen und vielleicht den einen oder anderen Cream Tea zu genießen. Die Chancen dafür stehen schlecht, denn noch bevor er sein zweites Bier ausgetrunken hat, steckt er schon mitten in der Geschichte mit den mörderischen Geistern.