Ghost Rock Mystery

Fearful Rock and Other Precarious Locales is the third volume of Night Shade Books' five volume "Selected Stories of Manly Wade Wellman." This volume is made up of eight novella length stories. It includes Wellman's "Judge Pursivant" and "Sergeant Jaeger" stories, as well as a lost classic from Strange Stories (1939).

An old hermit has been killed in Utah’s wildlands, and Sheriff Bud Shumway knows it’s murder, even though some say it was a cougar kill. Others think it was done by a Bigfoot who has roamed the area for years, killing cattle and leaving people so traumatized that they never want to go into the wilderness again. But Sheriff Shumway can’t afford to believe in Bigfoot, given the huge area he’s responsible for, most of it wildlands. Set at the Ghost Rock Cafe, high on the wild and mysterious San Rafael Swell, this mystery will have you wondering if Bigfoot might really exist.

Judas Coyne is a collector of the macabre. But nothing he possesses is as unlikely or as dreadful as his latest discovery, a thing so terrible-strange, Jude can't help but reach for his wallet. For a thousand dollars, Jude will become the proud owner of a dead man's suit, said to be haunted by a restless spirit. But what UPS delivers to his door in a black heart-shaped box is no imaginary or metaphorical ghost. It's the real thing.

A cemetery tour goes horribly wrong - one of the guests is scared to death! A concerned tour guide calls Midas for help, and the Gulf Coast Paranormal team prepares to investigate the potentially paranormal happenings at a cemetery in rural Eight Mile, Alabama. The GCP crew members spend a few nights getting to know the local ghosts and find themselves doing battle with the spirit of the notorious voodoo queen, Ettawa Maybee.

A Misery Mage is on the Loose In the bustling Mazurki family music store, where vintage guitars and modern amps are bought and sold, Alley is unexpectedly reunited with her old friend Olive. Yet the once-vibrant Olive now appears ghostly, her skin pale and eyes hollow. She claims a mysterious sound from outside her bedroom window at night is draining her very essence. Concerned for her friend, Alley decides to spend the night to investigate. Awakening to the chilling presence of a shadowy figure lurking beyond the window, Alley soon finds herself ensnared in a web of misfortune. As her life...

Who killed aging rock star Rory Rossum Cole? That’s what his daughter wants to know. When a grieving Brogan Cole needs comfort and support, she runs to her longtime childhood friend, Lucien Sutter, now living in Pelican Pointe. Rekindling a relationship that’s had its ups and downs is always difficult. But in the middle of a murder investigation, it’s downright challenging. In spite of the circumstances, the two make a pact to start over, but old issues just won’t go away. To make matters worse, Rory’s murder may be just the beginning. It seems the killer wants the entire band ...

When a reality TV show contestant goes missing, woodsman and tracker Tye Caine unravels a decades-old mystery. As he follows a dark and twisted trail, specters from his past come back to haunt him. Tye can only trust his girlfriend Kaity and his friend Gary as they navigate the heat-blasted high desert of eastern Washington state. Then, when they thought things couldn’t get any weirder, mysterious lights on the mountain flash a message to someone lurking below, and Tye starts seeing a woman who has been dead for a hundred years.

Peri Jean Mace avoids the ill-fated Mace Treasure every which way she can. A girl needs some semblance of normal in her life. But when a ghost steals treasure clues, Peri Jean learns a frightening truth about her ancestry and the Mace Treasure curse. Now Peri Jean must team up with a condemned spirit to prevent cutthroat treasure hunters from activating the curse. Failure will unleash the fury of hell upon Gaslight City, destroying everything and everybody Peri Jean loves.

A ghost is nagging Beth… to find her killer. Beth and Ellie have always been close. So when Ellie’s husband dies unexpectedly, Beth rushes to her twin’s side. Ellie doesn’t accept the sheriff’s conclusion that her husband’s death was an accident. She believes he was murdered and she wants Beth to help her prove it. Beth reluctantly agrees, forcing her to accept help from her ex—an FBI agent with his own demons to slay. Special Agent Jason Blackforth fell hard for Beth at Chris’ and Ellie’s wedding. But undercover work and relationships don't mix—and he has the bullet ...