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Months after killing one of her adversaries, gifted homicide detective Rachel Harroway finds herself being stalked by a spirit she can’t evade. Meanwhile, a new but unpredictable killer arrives in her small hometown. Torn between raising her daughter, catching a murderer, maintaining a double identity amidst her colleagues, and pursuing dangerous methods to banish the wayward spirit, Rachel battles to keep her head afloat as winter creeps into Highlands, North Carolina.

After a heart-rending defeat, five-year gifted-success-story Clyde Barker died to the world. He walks aimlessly alongside his scrappy Husky while the ghosts of the past haunt him. Seeking redemption, he helps a desperate widow investigate the disappearance of her rebellious son. His search quickly plunges him into West Virginia’s darkest recesses where he must confront an old adversary and undo years of damage. Even with his ability to communicate with the dead, the vagabond may just be embarking on his final journey.

The discovery of a serial killer's burial ground rocks the peaceful town of Highlands, North Carolina. Rachel Harroway, a tragic detective with the ability to see the dead, and her brilliant atheistic partner, Jenson Peak, are put on the case. Only through the use of their unique talents can the orphaned dead find rest and the reinvigorated killer be brought to justice.

At the request of an old friend, Clyde Barker, a private investigator, launches into a dangerous investigation at the Proudshire Estate. The South Georgian family bands together to find their missing cousin. However, nothing is what it seems. Clyde Barker's loyalties are tested as he fights to uncover the truth behind Dorothy-May Proudshire's vanishing, but not even the dead are willing to help him.

An EMP explodes over Washington DC and the world comes to screeching halt. As society falls into disarray, Harper Murphy, a skilled army quartermaster/single mother, charges headlong into the escalating chaos to save the only thing she holds dear: her son. In a world rife with chaos, how far would a mother go to protect her family?

Seared by fire, haunted by past tragedy, and facing impossible odds, private investigator Angela Rhymer pursues her parents’ killer for the final time. However, the Lodge, a mysterious but influential cult, plans to destroy Angela and all she holds dear. Against countless adversaries, Angela must harden her resolve and strike first. Otherwise, certain death awaits.

The small town of Adders, Tennessee, was forever changed by a brutal double homicide. Twenty-eight years later, the only surviving victim, private investigator Angela Rhymer, has no recollection of that horrible winter night. Her only clue is the butterfly-shaped scar carved into her back. However, after happening upon a new clue, a memory triggers and sends her searching deep into the past to find the killer that shaped her entire existence.

The dead linger in the creaking halls of an antebellum mansion. They will not leave until their killer is put in chains or six feet under. Inheritor/private investigator, Evelyn Carr puts to her skills to the test as she seeks the truth about her estranged father, a half dozen murders and the serial killer who wants nothing more than to see her dead.

Mystery masterminds J. S. Donovan, author of The Painting Murders, and Roger Hayden, author of The Secret Letter, which have collectively accumulated 200+ five-star reviews, come together in this super box set for the first time! In The Painting Murders, newlywed artist Ellie Batter has it all: the perfect husband, the dream job, and a nice cushion of money earned through years of sacrifice and hard work. After creating her latest masterpiece, Ellie's entire world is flipped upside-down.

Mystery and horror surround the 17-room vine-covered plantation house. What was thought to be the solution to all of Evelyn Carr's problems is only the beginning of her nightmare. Creepy neighbors arrive unannounced, the town hates her for inexplicable reasons, and there's something inside of the basement. As a determined private investigator, Evelyn is hell-bent on learning the truth before the house tears her and her husband apart, figuratively and literally.

Alaska becomes ground zero for an electromagnetic pulse. On a seemingly innocuous spring day, police officer Eva Bekhor puts on her uniform, leaves her family farm, and heads to Anchorage for her daily commute. A bright light flashes in the sky and her world is flipped upside down. Trapped in a crippled city, Eva bounces between her duty to the state and her obligations to her family. Unknown enemies rise from ashes intent on destroying everything and everyone she holds dear. Winter slowly creeps over the state. Anarchy abounds. Does Eva have what it takes to survive? Do you?

Less than 24 hours after an EMP blast shuts down the East Coast, good-natured psychologist Naomi Baxter and her family escape the fallen city of Philadelphia. They head toward Virginia to connect with Naomi’s estranged brother - an ex-Navy SEAL/doomsday prepper. However, countless dangers, bandits, and the unrelenting winter weather turn the 300-mile trek into a deadly endeavor. Working alongside the illusive Ryan family - near strangers she rescued from Philly - Naomi must overcome challenging obstacles while choosing between the needs of her family and the collective group.

After blacking out and painting a stranger who dies days later, newlywed artist Ellie Batter finds herself at the heart of a mystery that will have her questioning everything she knows. In pursuit of truth behind her blackouts and creation of the sinister painting, Ellie becomes the next target of a skilled killer hunting artists throughout the trendy city of Northampton, Massachusetts.

After twenty-eight years of ignorance, tenacious but damaged private investigator Angela Rhymer recalls her parents’ murders in minute detail. As she seeks retribution, a re-invigorated killer strikes again, and Angela discovers that nothing about the night of her parents’ killings is what it seems.

When a middle-aged man returns to a small town claiming to be a teenager abducted by a cult 30 years prior, a former detective steps out of retirement to uncover the truth. But picking at old wounds tends to make them bleed. After a scholarly 14-year-old girl vanishes on Halloween night, uncompromising yet isolated private investigator Arden Briar dives deep into the Georgia underground to find the victim. Faced with overwhelming odds, Arden enlists the help of the victim’s damaged father, a veteran with a short fuse. Will Arden’s temporary alliance be the solution or her downfall?

An EMP means the end of the world as they know it for a family who fights to survive. When disaster strikes in the form of an EMP, Marcus and his family flee to their remote cabin in the mountains. Separated from her husband and daughter, 39-year-old psychologist Naomi Baxter finds herself trapped on the streets of Philadelphia. The brutal February cold gnaws at her skin as she strives to reunite with her family. Having a keen understanding of the human condition, Naomi knows that she must find her daughter before anarchy consumes the city.

Ellie Batter, a gifted artist with a prophetic ability, paints her latest mural in blood. A vengeful killer denied justice marks her and all whom she loves as his latest targets. Racing against time, Ellie attempts to save her loved ones while being pursued by both a serial killer and the police. Will she prevent the mural’s horrific prophecy, or is fate’s paint already dry?

In 1983, a family of four was murdered in their 19th century Queen Anne manse. There were no witnesses, no real investigation, and no survivors. Over 30 years later, the house is suddenly back on the market. Ready to settle down, a young married couple moves from New York City to their dream home in the quiet town of Highlands, North Carolina. However, as past secrets come to light and unpredictable strangers violate their privacy, the couple's hope for a fresh start twists into the fuel for their darkest nightmares.

In 1983, a family of four was murdered in their 19th century Queen Anne manse. There were no witnesses, no real investigation, and no survivors. Over 30 years later, the house is suddenly back on the market. Ready to settle down, a young married couple moves from New York City to their dream home in the quiet town of Highlands, North Carolina. However, as past secrets come to light and unpredictable strangers violate their privacy, the couple's hope for a fresh start twists into the fuel for their darkest nightmares.

Constantly moving between foster homes as a child, investigator Evelyn Carr has learned to survive on intuition alone. Her world is flipped upside down when she inherits an Antebellum-era mansion in the heart of Georgia. What was thought to be an impossible stroke of luck might very well be the end of Evelyn and those whom she loves.