
Journalist Jacob Eldritch, is obsessed with solving the mystery of the Dead Men Sleeping, a series of unexplained deaths.
Drinking in a local bar one night, he notices a striking platinum blonde and the man she's with. A few days later, he sees her again with another man. Coincidence? When both men turn up on mortuary slabs and are added to the 'unexplained' list, it seems it's not by chance that he saw her.
Then another link turns up unexpectedly when he's researching in the library. This time to the death of a Whitby man 240 years ago. Jacob is getting closer - but what he doesn't know is that the darkness is closing in on him too....
Paula is an award winning author of dark gothic crime and has had over 100 short stories and flash fiction published in anthologies.
Seeking The Dark is her second gothic crime novel, her first being Stone Angels. Expect crime with a touch of sleaze, mystery with a touch or horror and a deeply absorbing read.
Be sure to click through to Paula's Amazon profile to find out about many other titles in her portfolio.
Here are a few of the 5 star reviews for Seeking the Dark
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Daring, different and captivating
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Brilliant psychological drama
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ A gothic feast
"Beautiful yet insanely creepy" is probably the 5-star review that says it all for this cleverly crafted story of the macabre.
Widowed in World War 2, Annette and her son Duncan move from bomb blitzed London to scenic Scotland and an abandoned old house. But it's far from a peaceful place with the house's creeking bones and scratching behind the walls. As they settle into the village, a series of mysterious events start to occur.
The Clockmaker has been trapped there for centuries. His meticulous planning is a signature for his macabre creations, for his masterful murders... A chilling page turning treat.
Writing team Ceri Williams and Drew Neary meticulously researched this beautiful tale, with its seeping creepiness and macarbre murder. Ceri says Scotland was a natural setting with its land steeped with myth and mystery that dates back to the time of the Romans and beyond.
The third member of the team is a visual artist based in the Netherlands. Priscila Rodriguez Aranda who designed the front cover.
The five star reviews for this novel tell you that this is a deliciously rich gruesome read. A perfect Halloween treat!
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ A dark, compelling read
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ A clever, creepy story
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Captivating
The fiendish nudger is back from the dead and as murderous as ever. Only Supernaturalist Wilfred Woolfitt and his plucky assistant Nimble can stop him. BUT they have challenges ahead; they must overcome the demonic moustache and the hypnotic eyeball for starters.
This book is laugh out loud funny and full of brilliant lines. The characters are superbly drawn - it's kind of Dickens meets Monty Python and a joy to read. Trick or one of Nanny Willoughby's Naughty Treats? It's a no brainer. Like Woolfitt. Grab a copy and settle in.
Pictured here are author Mandrake and his proud parents Cressida Potts and Pluto Pan. Born in a Cabbage Barrow at Christmas in 1855, he was their pride and joy.
Renowned musical artistes Potts and Pan tried to encourage Mandrake to follow in their footsteps but he decided instead to train as a toffee taster at Nanny's Naughty Treats. From there he moved on to the publishing world, becoming an Ink Runner and then a Pencil Sharpener before finally getting a break with Tinky Wilson, The Fortune Teller's Favourite, as a Cub Reporter.
This was to prove a turning point and Mandrake took the plunge with his own periodical of the paranormal, The Eldritch Monthly.
And so started his tracking of the activities of supernaturalist Wilfred Woolfitt... now novels that will make you shake with horrifying laughter.
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ The funniest book I've read in a long time
A mystery thriller full of twists and turns, Room 119 could be Christmas come early - with echoes of the Dickens classic, this cleverly woven tale will take you through the rollercoaster of emotions that comes from getting lost in life - and trying to find your way back again.
Trader Dean Harrison has it all, wealthy with a posh pad, beautiful wife, fast cars... the whole deal. And then it all falls apart.
As his life unravels, he finds himself on the edge - and is saved by a stranger who sends him to Weltnetham Hall and Room 119. Trapped in a place that makes no sense, he begins to realise what's important in his world - but escape might cost him his life.
Room 119: The Whitby Trader is T. F. Lince's debut novel and has a fantastic rating on Amazon with the twists and turns of the story and well crafted chracters being particularly noted.
But perhaps the most powerful aspect is the book's deeply rewarding morality tale - something that made Dickens' classic A Christmas Carol a huge success - and through that the ability to touch people's lives.
Lince's second book Funicular received equally high praise - Halloween in Room 119? Definitely - but you may find it hard to get out...
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ The plot that twists and then turns
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ It's a journey of the mind and heart!
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Couldn't put it down, a must read
Rogue Whip, airship pilot, crash lands on Shell, a densely forested island, and takes shelter in an old mining camp. But he quickly finds there is mortal danger as the deadly Hydra shows its four heads. And the Hydra is not his only enemy - a mercenary hired by sadistic Lord Albert Richtoff is also after his blood.
When Rogue discovers another victim of Albert, a beautiful woman abused and rendered mute, the hunted turns hunter and Rogue seeks revenge and escape through the defeat of both the Hydra and Albert - but can he overcome the two monsters?
A thrilling science fiction adventure!
Daniel Jones' experience and interests are a good clue to the adventurous and thrillingly plotted creature-feature story he has woven for his debut novel. As a child of a military family he has travelled around the globe - including Japan, New Mexico and Germany - and he's a huge fan of the natural world - so expect incredible monsters, awe-inspiring locations and heroic action.
The reviews, like the cover of this fantastically presented novel, are astonishingly good with an almost complete 5 star sweep.
Grab a copy and give yourself a Halloween Hydra Treat!
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Phenomenal read!
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Breathtaking adventure
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Dirigibles, giant monsters, what's not to love?
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