Alternative Mystery

Beneath the empire’s polished rails, something ancient stirs—and it’s hungry for more than steam. Disgraced inspector Alaric Voss thought exile had ended his days chasing ghosts. But when a train vanishes without a trace on the Trans-Etherian Line, he’s summoned to the frontier town of Ketter’s Gate. There, he finds a town gripped by fear, an engineer with fire in her veins, and whispers of a conspiracy buried deep in the steel bones of the empire. Riona Flint, brilliant and wary, is searching for her missing father—the chief architect of the railway—and the secrets he left ...

Connect directly with your loved ones in the spirit world. Receive their help and guidance to assist you in very practical ways on a daily basis and prove their continued existence. This is designed to give you peace of mind, but more importantly to redirect your life with the aid of spirit in order to work towards greater success and happiness.

Extraordinary Surrey and Its Borders - An Alternative Travel Guide by Kenneth John Parsons Embark on a journey through the enigmatic landscapes of Surrey and its borders with Kenneth John Parsons as your guide in "Extraordinary Surrey and Its Borders - An Alternative Travel Guide." This heavily researched tome delves into the mysteries and wonders of the region, offering an unconventional travel experience that goes beyond the ordinary. Discover the hidden ley lines that crisscross the countryside, explore sites shrouded in local legends, and delve into the fascinating world of UFO ...

An obsessed husband ignores a restraining order and is determined to get his young, beautiful wife back into his arms. His jealousy quickly turns into rage when he catches a new man at his house. He then decides to hatch one last plan in hopes to deter his impending divorce. But his well-thought-out plan ends in disaster.

With short, fast-paced, alternating point of view chapters, The Death Code starts several weeks after The Murder Complex ends. Zephyr keeps the secret about Meadow close - that if she dies, The Murder Complex will be destroyed, too. Meadow, desperate to find her brother, father, and little sister, is determined to fight fearlessly to the end, even if it means sacrificing herself and her friends, new and old.

In a Europe fractured by a flu pandemic and crippled by economic collapse, the continent has fractured into a hundred tiny principalities of ever-shifting loyalties, borders and covert operations. For Carey Tews, a former operative with Les Coureurs des Bois—a clandestine organisation of high-risk smugglers—Europe and the coureurs are in her past. Her legend in Hungary is blown six way from Sunday, and even if she could go back to working in Europe, she wouldn't. That is until an old friend and lover is declared dead in mysterious circumstances.

It all started with a virus that spread through the Earth, it was an uncontrollable pandemic. A slightly more virulent flu was called. Governments closed borders, not too many people were infected and died, the world economy stopped for a long time... That was not the biggest problem.

If Chell is dead, how did Rachael just see her? Fighting vampires is all fun and games until your boyfriend's dead fiancee shows up and ruins everything. Bu Chell's reappearance leads Rachael down a path of discovery she otherwise may never have found. The realization that there might just be more than one Chell might mean there's more than one everyone. How is this possible? Rachael's about to find out when she goes from vampire hunter to realm jumper. The only problem is, she might just have to face off against the one person that can beat her--herself. If she survives, will Graham choose...

An unlikely trio of ghost hunters ply their trade in Victorian England. But have they met their match? London, 1871. When I applied for the position of bookkeeper with Professor Twickham and his daughter, I lied about my qualifications. In turn, they lied about the job for which I was applying. Had we not been so untruthful with each other, there might have been fewer night terrors stalking the inhabitants of the City. Fewer unexplained disappearances. Fewer deaths. Now, nobody is safe from the vengeful spirits we've unleashed. With no time to spare, we face an impossible task: we must ...

2019 Nominees: Bookish Readers Choice Awards Victoria wakes up to find herself trapped in a mysterious vault, naked and covered in transparent tubes. The pipes retract, and instructions appear on a wall – get dressed and follow the path to your destination. After a typically human first reaction, resistance she met with pain, Victoria complies. Victoria will soon realize that she is not the only one kidnapped and no longer on Earth. Who abducted her and other people? Victoria will need to find out when she reaches the dome on the horizon. But the question is whether she will like the answer.

On 22nd November 1963, John F. Kennedy's presidential motorcade rode through Dealey Plaza. He and his wife, Jackie, greeted the crowds on a glorious Friday afternoon in Dallas, Texas. Mitch Newman is a photojournalist based out of Washington, DC. His phone never rings. When it does, a voice he hasn't heard in years will tell him his former fiancée Jean has taken her own life. Jean was an investigative reporter working the case of a lifetime. Somewhere in the shreds of her investigation is the truth behind her murder....

Novembre 1941. L'Allemagne est sur le point de gagner la guerre. L'armée du Troisième Reich est aux portes de Moscou. Pour Himmler, le chef des SS, la victoire sera définitive s'il parvient à s'emparer d'une swastika sacrée disparue en Europe. Pour Churchill, il faut absolument retrouver cette relique avant les nazis. Chacun compte sur Tristan Marcas, agent double au passé obscur. Au cœur de cette guerre occulte entre les forces du Bien et du Mal, Laure, la résistante française, et Erika, l'archéologue allemande, vont s'affronter dans une lutte sans merci.

Richard Douglas feels unfulfilled and unappreciated in his job at The Boston Globe, a role created for him by his wealthy wife, Lindsay Nelson, CEO and owner of the media corporation. He calls on the assistance of ex-cop, now private investigator, Frank Doyle, when he receives a call telling him his wife has been kidnapped and a ransom of 15 million dollars demanded, but the exchange goes wrong and takes them on a perilous journey.

This book investigates the possibility that world political turmoil may have led nature to create the coronavirus as a way of restoring natural balance to the human world.

A body is found naked and mutilated in a house. Two men, Iraq war veterans, must find out who did it and set out for revenge. As they do, they must confront their past and the evil that they themselves have wrought. They soon are facing the might of the mafia, and as they prepare for one more battle, they realize that they must use everything that they've learned in war or else they might not live....

Laugh Till You Stop. Extract from the Houston Chronicle, Classifieds, August 25th 2329 AD. ……. “If you could go anywhere, or anywhen, in history, where and when would you go? Golgotha? Hastings? The Grassy Knoll? Nah! Get yourself to Pisa, Italy, 2169 AD during a particular hot day in June, 3:33pm GMT to be precise….. TimeLines Incorporated is proud to announce its latest time line. Come on down and take the trip of a lifetime. Remember: There’s A TimeLine And Place For Everything. TimeLines Incorporated.” In the twenty fourth century life is dull, predictable and full of ...

Book of the Bloodless, Volume 1: Alternative Afterlives is a collection of imaginative short stories filled with vivid characters and twists of fantasy. Death is the common theme, explored in a dry, humorous style. This is the first volume of the Books of the Bloodless series. More will follow.

The being known as Alpha distributes fear and hate, his only ambition to destroy all that’s good in the universe. And now he has support from another like him. While Eloah delivers the truth of our evolution in a fantastic display of technological power, the evil beings plan their attack on Eloah and his followers. The pope delivers a message to millions of expectant followers, one that will shock the world and change the course and charter of the Catholic Church, and likely all religions.

Once a steeplejack, Anglet Sutonga is used to scaling the heights of Bar-Selehm. Nowadays she assists politician Josiah Willinghouse behind the scenes of Parliament. The latest threat to the city-state: government plans for a secret weapon are stolen and feared to be sold to the rival nation of Grappoli. The investigation leads right to the doorsteps of Elitus, one of the most exclusive social clubs in the city.

Thoughtfully imaginative and action-packed, Steeplejack is New York Times best-selling A. J. Hartley's YA debut set in a 19th-century South African fantasy world. Seventeen-year-old Anglet Sutonga lives and works as a steeplejack in Bar-Selehm, a sprawling city known for its great towers, spires, and smokestacks - and even greater social disparities. Ang's world is turned upside down when her new apprentice, Berrit, is murdered the same night that the city's landmark jewel is stolen.