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Seventeen-year-old Nick buys a used cell phone only to call his girlfriend, but strange and desperate people keep calling--one of them a denizen of Hell--begging for or demanding his help.
Sissy and Lola are best friends, next-door neighbors, and now... murder solvers? When Sissy picks up a lost flip-phone and follows the instructions from the stranger on the other line, she and Lola are flung into an investigation of a grisly crime. With each new phone call, the girls are dug deeper into a conspiracy that threatens their lives--and possibly their friendship. But with no way to escape the dreaded calls, the only way out is to unravel the mystery.
Hell's Interstate is an action-packed crime novel about two desperate men traveling down the highway to Hell. Financing their travels by robbing convenience stores along the Interstate, the one predictable fact about their next robbery will be the fact that they will leave no witnesses. Reed Haskell, the ringleader, knows how to rob a store and do it fast, but what he doesn't know is that someone is watching his partner, Vernon Sanger, very closely. Michael Smith, an apparent vagrant they came in contact with one rainy night along the Interstate, keeps showing up wherever they go, and he is not shy about intervening in their business. How he continues to appear, and why he shows up when he does, neither man has an answer to. Although Vernon is curious about the man, for some reason the otherwise unflappable Reed is quite unsettled by him. Does Reed know more about Michael Smith than he's willing to admit, or does he just suspect the purpose of Michael's persistent interference? If Reed was truly in the dark as to Michael's identity and purpose, he'd not have long to wait before being enlightened. As for Vernon, that enlightenment lies over ten years away.
This story is both fact and fiction. Names, places, and some events have been changed. It is filled with humor, adventure, horror, sad times, happy times, and love. The main theme centers around the years when the Dawson family's life becomes a living hell: to the point where they are almost consumed by the fire. Later, it is believed a curse has been put on the family by an occult leader, Olivia Baal, who attended an Exorcist meeting in the family's home church. She attempts to possess Cealie Dawson's three children, and manages to get one under her control. When Cealie confronts Olivia and gets the child back, Olivia threatens Cealie and the entire family with evil things to come. The entire family almost loses their mind and their lives. Finally, Cealie cries out to God for some answers: How did this curse come about? Why did God allow it, and why the Dawson family?
Xu Li had been keeping a low profile for the past ten years. He was very careful, afraid that if he made mistakes, he would be doomed forever. When the lost secret skill, the Thirteen Needles of the Ghost Door, reappeared in the world, there would be endless bloody battles in the underworld.But, who was that man who always flirted with her, who sometimes even climbed onto her bed?"Li, from now on, you are my man!""Go away! Is it a thing that people can't even figure out for themselves! ""From the looks of it, you weren't tired enough last night and still have the strength to talk back. Let's continue ~""..."Li Yuan, please stay 100 feet away from me. Thank you!
“Lee Harris, author of the beloved Christine Bennett holiday mystery series, gives us a new detective and a grittier neighborhood in Murder in Hell’s Kitchen, but her storytelling skill remains top quality.”—Tony Hillerman After twenty years of loyal service, Detective Jane Bauer is just two months and one case away from leaving the NYPD for a cushy desk job. Her last assignment: working for a special unit that tackles unsolved crimes. At a crossroads in her personal life, Jane relishes the chance to lose herself in a challenging investigation. Four years ago, Arlen Quill was found dead in the entryway to his apartment building—leaving no clues, no witnesses, and no leads. When Jane decides to interview Quill’s old neighbors, she makes a startling discovery: Every single occupant at the time of the murder subsequently disappeared. Like any seasoned New Yorker, Jane knows that mere homicide isn’t enough to drive people from their rent-controlled apartments. In Hell’s Kitchen—where a cold case suddenly heats up—Jane soon finds herself face-to-face with a killer. . . . “Lee Harris heads off in an exciting new direction with Murder in Hell’s Kitchen—a page-turner of a police procedural, in which a cold case turns hot and the suspense builds and builds. Detective Jane Bauer is a most welcome addition to the ranks of fictional cops.”—Peter Robinson
Trapped in an unfamiliar place far from home, Kate must confront a once-buried nightmare anew. Will it lead her to certain destruction? Kate’s plans for a weekend getaway with Sarah take a frightening turn when her car plunges through a guard rail during a blinding rainstorm. Now left on a darkened canyon road with no transportation, and no way to reach out to Sarah for help, Kate is forced to accept assistance from a mysterious man in a beat-up pickup truck. Hitching a ride with this stranger is the first step in a frightening journey to an isolated mountain cabin. Kate soon finds herself in a cat-and-mouse game with this mysterious person who is connected to secrets from her past. Can she find the strength to deliver herself from this hopeless situation before it grows too late? In Hell’s Shadow is an intense paranormal horror short story from author John Coon. If you enjoy campfire ghost stories, you will love this creepy tale.
