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Iron Winter (Northland 3)
There had already been trouble, from bandits in the water and boats and rafts full of nestspills, all imploring passage. The great continent of Indh, to the north of here, was in turmoil as Mongols invaded from the north, fleeing the cold, to meet ferocious resistance from the Hindu population an...
Last Dance
“Who was on the phone?” Casey asked. “My grandmother.” “Oh…” “She wanted to know if you were, uh, being treated or not. I told her we had to wait.” Casey tossed the magazine back onto the pile and looked at her watch. “This is going to be a very long hour.” “Anyway Grandmother is coming over.” “H...
The Leper Spy (2017)
So little was known about her affliction, and the void was filled with terror. Though her husband’s main interest was infectious diseases, he knew far more about tuberculosis, which caused some thirty thousand deaths a year in the islands, than leprosy. Mycobacterium leprae was among the first ba...
Raw (1998)
A muddy hand grabbed its slippery tail but couldn’t hold on. It kept running until it hit the far wall then did an about turn. Another kid lunged forward and missed, landing face-first in the mud. The future rasher of bacon didn’t wait a second more and bolted across the mini-arena. Two boys also...
The Ectoplasmic Man (2010)
“That bloke ain’t going nowhere,” said the guard with a laugh, leaving us alone in the empty block of cells. Peering through the small barred window in the door of Houdini’s cell, I found the magician bound as securely as ever and looking, if possible, even more dispirited and piteous than when I...
36 Arguments for the Existence of God (2010)
He had conked out early, falling into a deep and dreamless sleep, but now he’s fully awake, groping around for provocations for feeling guilty, because that’s the normal behavior when you wake up in the middle of the night. You wake, you feel guilty, you search for reasons to justify your guilt. ...
The Lost Witch
Lilly was sandwiched between them. "Reeet!" "I heard you the first time. Get off will ya?!" Runt hopped off his stomach, allowing him to worm out of his bedroll. Zack pinched his sister's foot. "Wake up!" "Zaaack! We've been up half the night." "Com...
Murder at Whitehall (2015)
There must be cupids.” Kate laughed at Violet’s eager words. They were working on the queen’s new masque for the Scottish visitors, and the scribbled pages of all their ideas were scattered across the table in the great gallery. “Flying cupids, Vi?” ...
The Spook's Stories: Grimalkin's Tale
Do you see his bulging eyes and berserker fury? Do you see his hairy chest? Can you smell his unwashed body? Keep calm. Why be afraid? You can win. After all, he is just a man. Learn to believe me. I am Grimalkin. ONCE I REACHED the centre of the wood, I swung the h...
Aussie Grit (2015)
But now the feeling of being shut in is totally different from what I knew in a Formula 1 car. There are two main reasons for that. The first is that I have a roof over my head. The second is that it’s pitch dark outside. For the first time since 1999 I am back in a sports car. No ordinary sports...
Exchange of Fire (2014)
The rain had lessened from Noah-build-your-ark to “Raindrops Keep Fallin’ on My Head.” Her eyes gravitated to Grady breaking the cover of the tree line into the backyard clearing. His rugged handsomeness and masculine gait grabbed her every single time. Add the latest sold...
Judgment Day (2007)
—MORE IN ANGER, MARYA MANNES GILROY RANCH, CALIFORNIA The Gilroys lost their ranch to the military once the quarantine on the Fellowship was imposed. Now media access to the hill overlooking the Fellowship's compound was restricted. Roland Symes had been invited to witness the take-over of the Fe...
A Flower Girl Murder (2015)
I’m telling you, it was outrageous!” Prim fumed as she continuously ran the shears though the knife sharpener. The two sisters were in the greenhouse and as the sun was climbing towards its peak, sweat ran down Sage’s forehead. She wiped it with the back of her hand, straining to breathe in the h...
The Haunter of the Threshold
Horace asked. “Very strange,” she admitted, gazing at the termination of prints. Thirty-three steps in, and thirty-three steps back. Then... It was as though the person who’d delivered the envelope had appeared and then vanished into thin air. ...
Breakfast with Mia
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