Rick Hautala Bücher

Raised to be a thief and getaway driver, Chase left the bent life after he found his true love, Lila. For ten years he walked the straight and narrow—until Lila was murdered. Now Chase is looking for his grandfather Jonah, the stone-cold-killer con man who raised him anis the last living repository of his family’s darkest secrets. In returning to his criminal roots, Chase hopes to save Jonah’s infant daughter from the life that Chase himself can’t escape.But first he’ll need a score. Chase thinks he’s found it as a driver for a dysfunctional crime family that’s anything but organized. With the Langans’ patriarch dying, the once powerful syndicate may unravel before Chase can rip it off. If he survives the bloodbath to come, he’ll face an even uglier showdown. Because his grandfather Jonah is waiting for him at the coldest family reunion this side of hell.

Terry Rand, cut free from his family after his older brother, Collie, went on a senseless killing spree, returns home to piece together the day his brother turned rabid, delving into a blood history that reveals the Rand family tree is rotten to the roots, and the secrets his anchestor buried are now coming furious and vengeful to the surface.

An alternative cover for this ISBN can be found hereThis lyrical tale of evil, loss, and redemption is a stunning addition to the Southern gothic tradition of Flannery O’Connor and Harry Crews.A Choir of Ill Children is the startling story of Kingdom Come, a decaying, swamp backwater that draws the lost, ill-fated, and damned. Since his mother’s disappearance and his father’s suicide, Thomas has cared for his three brothers—conjoined triplets with separate bodies but one shared brain—and the town’s only industry, the Mill.Because of his family’s prominence, Thomas is feared and respected by the superstitious swamp folk. Granny witches cast hexes while Thomas’s childhood sweetheart drifts through his life like a vengeful ghost and his best friend, a reverend suffering from the power of tongues, is overcome with this curse as he tries to warn of impending menace. All Thomas learns is that “the carnival is coming.”Torn by responsibility and rage, Thomas must face his tormented past as well as the mysterious forces surging toward the town he loves and despises.

Für alle Leser von Richard Laymon und Jack Ketchum Finn lebt in totaler Finsternis - denn er ist blind. Seit dem gewaltsamen Tod seiner Frau versucht er als Lehrer an einem Internat seiner Vergangenheit zu entkommen. Bis er eine junge Frau grausam zugerichtet auf einem Friedhof findet. Mit dem Geruch von Blut kehren auch Schuld und Rache in sein Leben zurück.

Claire McMullen's life takes an unexpected turn when she meets Samael, a captivating man who reveals he is a demon. Despite her mundane job and unfulfilling social life, their romance ignites hope for finding true love. However, the revelation of Samael's true nature complicates their relationship, challenging Claire's perceptions of love and destiny. This story explores themes of self-discovery and the complexities of love in a world where the extraordinary collides with the ordinary.

From the moment he saw the girl in the snowstorm, Flynn had less than an hour to live. But he’ll remember his last fifty minutes long after he’s dead. As an investigator for Suffolk County Child Protective Services, Flynn has seen more than his share of misery, but nothing could prepare him for the nightmare inside the Shepards’ million-dollar Long Island home. In less than an hour, that nightmare will send him plunging into a frozen harbor—and awaken him to a reality even more terrifying.They’ve nicknamed Flynn “The Miracle Man” because few have ever been resuscitated after being dead so long. But a determined homicide detective and a beautiful, inquisitive reporter have questions about what really happened at the Shepard house—and why the people around Flynn are suddenly being murdered. Flynn has questions of his own, especially when one of the victims dies while handing him a note: This is all your fault Flynn has returned from The Midnight Road—and someone wants to send him back.

Humanity has been manipulated by shadowy, inhuman beings throughout history. Secret wars have been waged to settle vampires' disputes. Cultures have been created to advance mages' visions of Ascension. Enemies of the Earth have been defeated by werewolves as they prepare for their Apocalypse. This is the World of Darkness, a place where one's fears may become reality. Dark Destiny features short stories by Robert Bloch, Rick Hautala, Nancy A. Collins, Robert Weinberg and others.

Alone ... For the first time in her life, Allie Prescott is alone. She's left her husband, Jack, and moved out of their comfortable home. Now she's living in a small second-floor apartment in a not-so-nice part of town and working as a waitress in a downtown restaurant. She's struggling to figure out what she wants to do with the next stage of her life. As much as Allie wants to be alone, what she doesn't know is that even when she's in her apartment ... especially late at night ... she is not alone. She is never alone. Unseen eyes are watching her. Pale, ghostly shapes slip in and out of view. Faint, whispering voices tease her in the darkness. The spirits who haunt her apartment have been there for a very long time ... alone and waiting. Now they're beginning to manifest themselves because they know - and Allie will soon learn - that they have been waiting for her and her life will never be the same ...

Set against the eerie backdrop of Maine's dark woods, the story follows Jeff Cameron as he returns to Camp Tapiola for a reunion with old friends. Haunted by the tragic death of their friend Jimmy Foster, Jeff grapples with unresolved questions about whether it was an accident or murder. As memories resurface, he senses a hidden agenda among his friends and is drawn into a web of suspense. The mysterious figure known as The Wildman adds to the tension, leaving Jeff to uncover the truth behind the reunion and its unsettling purpose.