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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.

Die Städte und Dörfer in Kent werden von Terror heimgesucht, da immer mehr und immer häufigere Anschläge verübt werden. Bei seinem bisher gefährlichsten Fall braucht Tempest mehr Hilfe denn je. Wieder einmal muss Tempest Michaels die Puzzleteile zusammenfügen und den Fall lösen, aber wenn er sich dieses Mal irrt, könnte ihn das sein Leben kosten.

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.

Investigate a murderous ghost, do battle with a shapeshifting demon, get ready for a date … it’s all in a day’s work for Sacramento’s only paranormal detective. The ghost of a man’s wife come to avenge her untimely death, a woman caught on camera stealing drugs from work when she wasn’t even in town, and a family with a secret no one can ever know. When August Watson takes on all three cases at the same time, it’s not because he is short of work, but due to the worrying connection between them–they all point to impossible doubles.

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.

Sacramento native, August Watson is angry. No, strike that. August in filled with the kind of incandescent rage only the righteous can possess. Someone killed his girl. Not just any someone, but an enigma of a man called Daniel Quinn. Quinn wants to destroy August and is willing to target everyone in the paranormal investigator's life to achieve his aim. Why? No one knows. Not even August. Until he can locate the object of his murderous intent, August focuses his fury on another–the so-called Vampire of Sacramento.

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.

When a single shot rings out to shatter the quiet at a prominent museum, it signals the start of a new mystery Patricia Fisher cannot avoid investigating. An apparent suicide, a missing woman, a sunken treasure ship worth billions, and suspicious behaviour from almost everyone she meets … well, that might be a lot to take for some people. For Patricia Fisher, it’s just Thursday. She’s in Rio on the trail of an altogether different mystery, however it’s not long before Patricia questions if the two cases might not be intertwined. What did happen to Professor Noriega?

With a billionaire about to get married onboard the Aurelia and a guest list that reads like a celebrity who’s who, tension among the security team is understandably high. They are being extra vigilant, but that doesn’t stop the bride-to-be receiving a death threat if she dares to go through with the ceremony. So who sent it and is the threat genuine? Could it be from one of the groom’s four ex-wives? None were invited, yet they all turned up and while there is no love between them, they appear to be plotting.

If you devote your life to seeking revenge … Whether Confucius had it right or not is of little consequence to Patricia Fisher right now because she’s on the run from multiple criminals plus the cruise ship’s security team who have orders to arrest her on sight. Her arch nemesis, Angelica Howard-Box, has finally figured out how to win and she is going all out to make Patricia’s life a living hell. Dressed in a pink anime kitten outfit, cut off from her friends, and forced to perform ridiculous tasks because Angelica is suddenly holding all the cards.

Reaching the British Unions Isles, the passengers and crew arrive in time for the annual pirate festival. It’s party time! But when Patricia and friends leave the ship, they find an eccentric millionaire waiting to hire them … and his fireside spooky ghost story is too good not to investigate. Patricia expects to figure this one out before happy hour arrives, but when the sun goes down and her client goes missing, the game gets downright scary. Are there ghosts on this island? Has the client been snatched by vengeful spirits? The locals certainly thinks so and they seem to know why.