Shaun: 510 books

While he has built a successful career in advertising, Richard Cassidy isn't happy. He feels like he isn't fulfilling his promise, his calling in life. With the pressure of a big presentation pressing down on him, Richard muses over the pointless direction he has been taking and then flees the office....

In a desolate graveyard, a workman finds an ancient amulet - and untold terrors are released from the past. Four hundred years ago, a woman died in agony to keep the secret of a golden disk and went to her grave with it hung around her neck. Now, in a desolate graveyard, a workman has unearthed the...

A faithless priest stumbles into the home of an authoritarian Soviet General in the frozen city of Poznan A cantankerous old man takes an autorickshaw ride in New Delhi that will restore his hope in humanity A young mother establishes an everlasting bond of love for her unborn child during a difficult...

You are a detective as you solve a case, there is the most disturbing murder that beckons your calling. When the city is in complete darkness for a month. As the light darkens you get caught up in the strains of family life and work with this new killer scaring the streets. Makes you lose sight for...

From Beethoven and Verdi to Prince and Madonna, tune in to the evocative expressions of treasured composers, musicians, singers, and songwriters in this enchanting volume from the compiler of the bestselling Letters of Note collections Verdi writes to his publisher about a man who hated Aida...

A powerful new volume of missives about combat by General Sherman, Ernest Hemingway, J. R. R. Tolkien, Kurt Vonnegut, and more, from the author of the bestselling Letters of Note collections Defeated Cossacks taunt the pompous sultan of the Ottoman Empire. A black corporal beseeches President...

It is not a Merry Christmas for Benny Corelli. He is facing the wrath of a mob boss who wants him to pay his debt. Benny has refused and now his has been targeted by strong arm, Tony Costello—who also happens to be a childhood friend. With his life threatened, Benny tries to get away from Tony, running through the snowy streets on Christmas Eve. What will Benny do?

Harold Pierce didn't mean to kill his baby brother all those years ago. He didn't intend to incinerate him in a fire but he did and he has spent most of his adult life in a psychiatric hospital because of that. Upon release he is given a job as a hospital porter but that job involves the burning of...

After the brutal murder of their young daughter, Sue and John Hackett retreat to the small, peaceful town of Hinkston. But Hinkston isn't peaceful anymore. It's being torn apart by a series of horrific unexplained murders. And it holds a fateful 50-year-old secret. "Britain's greatest...

During an archaeological dig, a hidden chamber filled with the skulls of children is discovered. At first glance they seem to have been there for thousands of years but closer examination reveals a more shocking secret. The opening of the chamber triggers a series of horrific murders, each...

As a member of the Counter Terrorist Unit, Sean Doyle thought he'd seen it all. Every violent act, every depraved action man could perpetrate against man but he is to discover that there are much worse things in this world than even he has encountered. Tracking a group of renegade...

Karnstein Castle stands like a bird of prey on the highest point of the hills that surround the village below. A huge monolithic reminder to all those who see it of the power of the family who have lived there for centuries. By day the village of Karnstein is a peaceful place, but by night,...

London is gripped by the bloodiest outbreak of gang warfare ever seen. Shootings in the street, kidnappings, bombs and car chases have become commonplace. The gutters are running red with blood and the Police are powerless to stop it. Frank Harrison had ruled gangland unopposed for more...

GAMBIT: NEWER AFRICAN WRITING is a unique collection of nine interviews and original short stories by emerging writers from across Africa. The stories in this anthology reflect the nuances that arise from living in a post-postcolonial Africa, where stereotypes are crumbling and writers are willing...