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Book Preview An investigative journalist is in the middle of a publicity tour for his new book when a voice from the past phones him. Someone is killing happily married couples, looking for the right combination of age and attitude, the right sort of family ties. That someone might be the journalist’s brother. An investigative … Read more
Book Preview 00-Grin of the Dark-ccc.qxd:00-Grin of the Dark-ppp.qxd 30/1/08 12:27 Page i ‘Britain’s most respected living horror writer’ Oxford Companion to English Literature ‘Easily the best horror writer working in Britain today’ Time Out ‘Campbell is literate in a field which has attracted too many comic-book intellects, cool in a field where too many … Read more
Book Preview A great many people helped me write this book. I should especially like to thank: Mr. McGrath of the Liverpool City Morgue, who was kind enough to describe the formalities to me the Liverpool Coroner’s Court and its officials for their patience in answering my questions the staff of Liverpool Public Libraries, for … Read more
Book Preview DARKEST PART OF THE WOODS RAMSEY CAMPBELL A TOM Doherty ASSOCIATES BOOK New York Note: If you purchased this book without a cover, you should be aware that this book is stolen property. It was reported as �unsold and destroyed�to the publisher, and neither the author nor the publisher has received any payment … Read more
Book Preview “Over the past two decades, Ramsey Campbell, always strikingly gifted at the evocation of unease, terror, and the uncanny, has been refining himself into our most nuanced, evocative, and profound writer of what is called horror or dark fantasy. Greatly to his credit, Campbell has always relished being described as a horror writer, … Read more
Book Preview As always, Jenny was my first reader and editor. Since I’ve had some fun with Liverpool restaurants in the course of this novel, I think that in fairness I should recommend some of our favourites. These include the Sultan’s Palace (Indian), the Maharaja (South Indian), the Jumbo City (Chinese), La Tasca and Don … Read more
Book Preview Ramsey Campbell SCARED STIFF: TALES OF SEX AND DEATH First published in 2002 Introduction, by Clive Barker, published in 1987 For Jenny a pillow book with all my love The Bare Bones: An Introduction by Clive Barker Dolls The Other Woman Lilith’s The Seductress Stages Loveman’s Comeback Merry May The Limits of Fantasy … Read more
Book Preview Pact of the FathersRamsey CampbellA TOM DOHERTY ASSOCIATES BOOKNEW YORK Pact of the FathersRamsey CampbellA TOM DOHERTY ASSOCIATES BOOKNEW YORK This is a work of fiction. All the characters and events portrayed in this novel are either fictitious or are used fictitiously.PACT OF THE FATHERSCopyright © 2001 byRamsey CampbellAll rights reserved, including the … Read more
Book Preview THE HARBINGER IS EXTRAORDINARY! TELEVISION HOST, AUTHOR, AND FOUNDER OF CBN AND THE 700 CLUB TRULY STUNNING! Rabbi Jonathan Cahn’s revelation about the Isaiah 9:10 judgments and their relevance to America’s recent past and future are shocking and breathtaking. Every American needs to read The Harbinger. It’s a national wake-up call that is … Read more
Book Preview A RESTORATION OF FAITH Takes place before Storm Front This is the first of the Dresden Files stories, chronologically, and it was the first time I tried to write short fiction for the professional market. I originally put it together as a class assignment at the University of Oklahoma’s Professional Writing program, more … Read more
Book Preview ALSO BY JIM BUTCHER THE DRESDEN FILES STORM FRONT FOOL MOON GRAVE PERIL SUMMER KNIGHT DEATH MASKS BLOOD RITES DEAD BEAT PROVEN GUILTY WHITE NIGHT SMALL FAVOR TURN COAT CHANGES GHOST STORY COLD DAYS SKIN GAME SIDE JOBS (Anthology) BRIEF CASES (Anthology) THE CINDER SPIRES THE AERONAUT’S WINDLASS THE CODEX ALERA FURIES OF … Read more
Book Preview Chapter One There was a ticking time bomb inside my head and the one person I trusted to go in and get it out hadn’t shown up or spoken to me for more than a year. That’s a lot of time to start asking yourself questions. Who am I? What have I done … Read more
Book Preview ALSO BY JIM BUTCHER THE DRESDEN FILES STORM FRONT FOOL MOON GRAVE PERIL SUMMER KNIGHT DEATH MASKS BLOOD RITES DEAD BEAT PROVEN GUILTY WHITE NIGHT SMALL FAVOR TURN COAT CHANGES GHOST STORY SIDE JOBS (ANTHOLOGY) THE CODEX ALERA FURIES OF CALDERON ACADEM’S FURY CURSOR’S FURY CAPTAIN’S FURY PRINCEPS’ FURY … Read more
Book Preview ROC Published by New American Library, a division of Penguin Group (USA) Inc., 375 Hudson Street, New York, New York 10014, USA Penguin Group (Canada), 90 Eglinton Avenue East, Suite 700, Toronto, Ontario M4P 2Y3, Canada (a division of Pearson Penguin Canada Inc.) Penguin Books Ltd., 80 Strand, London WC2R 0RL, England Penguin … Read more
Book Preview I answered the phone, and Susan Rodriguez said, “They’ve taken our daughter.” I sat there for a long five count, swallowed, and said, “Um. What?” “You heard me, Harry,” Susan said gently. “The line isn’t secure,” she said. “I’ll be in town tonight. We can talk then.” “Yeah,” I said. “Okay.” “Harry . … Read more
Book Preview Generated by ABC Amber LIT Converter, http://www.processtext.com/abclit.html Generated by ABC Amber LIT Converter, http://www.processtext.com/abclit.html Generated by ABC Amber LIT Converter, http://www.processtext.com/abclit.html I would like to thank Anne Sowards, my marvelous editor, my agent, Jenn Jackson, and my poor deluded beta readers. I’ve been facing the kinds of problems authors only dream about having, and you all … Read more
Book Preview Generated by ABC Amber LIT Converter, http://www.processtext.com/abclit.html A NOVEL OF THE DRESDEN FILES Published by New American Library, a division of Penguin Group (USA) Inc., 375 Hudson Street, New York, New York 10014, USA Penguin Group (Canada), 90 Eglinton Avenue East, Suite 700, Toronto, Ontario M4P 2Y3, Canada (a division of Pearson Penguin Canada … Read more
Book Preview Many things are not as they seem: The worst things in life never are. I pulled my battle-scarred, multicolored old Volkswagen Beetle up in front of a run-down Chicago apartment building, not five blocks from my own rented basement apartment. Usually, by the time the cops call me, things are pretty … Read more