GIN CITY
Edited by Jon Mackley and Nick Ingram
THE BOOKS
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Nina's Secret
ISBN-13-979-8620917266
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Nina, a friend from Jerry’s university days, rings up out of the blue. She begs him to meet her in Paris, but fails to appear at the meeting place. Jerry discovers that Nina’s brother Edward, fearing for her safety, is also looking for her. They join forces, but Jerry comes to realise the only way to find Nina is to trace what she has been working on; a manuscript with a dark past and darker contents. However, Nina isn’t the only one interested in the ancient codex and Jerry discovers she has gone to great lengths to protect her secret.
Isla's Inscryption
When her mother died, Isla Royle believed she was alone in the world – the only child of an only child. These certainties are turned upside down at the Funeral Home when Isla meets Arthur Edmunds who claims to be her grandfather. Edmunds offers her respite from her grief by inviting her to his manorial home in Suffolk where her ancestry is apparently linked to local legend. Here she is offered a life of affluence and comfort – a life which her mother abandoned. But overwhelmed by grief and new experiences, Isla’s mind begins to play tricks on her putting herself and her new family in terrible danger.
Cthulhu Rising
ISBN-13-978-1505228335
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A journey across the volcanic landscape of Hawaii leads to the discovery of the location of an ancient city believed to have once been the focus of great power. But this city is just one stepping stone in uncovering the arcane secrets behind the source of these legends and only one man can face the primordial malevolence rising off Hawaii's shores.
The Gawain Legacy
ISBN-13-978-1782794851
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Fleeing a loveless marriage, Lara finds herself in the company of Will who is also running from his past. Will claims to have found the beginning of a trail of clues in a stolen medieval manuscript of Gawain and the Green Knight. Travelling with him to Chester to begin deciphering the clues, Lara realises that Will has attracted the attention of enemies who seem capable of anticipating their every move. Lara's only hope is to find what lies at the end of the trail. But Lara discovers she has made some powerful enemies of her own with a hidden agenda...
Crossing the Threshold
ISBN-13-978-1495377198
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Fleeing the intensity of city life, Paul Taylor moves to the secluded village of Altston. As he tries to settle into rural life, he is disturbed by conflicting dreams of his last months in the city: one that he is certain never happened; the other is too terrible to contemplate. Paul also learns of the legends surrounding his property, particularly one of a twisted oak tree where the devil was once said to be trapped. Paul initially dismisses these, but soon experiences unexplainable events. However, when one of the villagers is attacked, Paul is named as perpetrator and begins to uncover Altston’s chilling secrets in order to clear his name. Rushing towards a terrifying showdown, Paul realises there is much more at stake than he could possibly imagine.
Twisting Fate's Arm
ISBN-13-978-1495378232
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Colin Jones is a man with a past. Memories of his relationship with Anita, a married woman, from a decade before, are rekindled by her son, Jamie. When Jamie pleads with Colin to return with him to help his mother, Colin remembers Anita's apparent gift of talking to the dead, and how people from Colin's own past had become a very real presence. However, Colin also believes that he and Anita knew each other in a past life a century before. Ernest Forsythe was a reporter, actor and eventually a soldier; Angela Montague was a wide-eyed girl with a love of theatre and initially an exponent of the propaganda of war. And Angela knows more about Ernest's past than he is comfortable with: even ghosts can be haunted. Assisted by his concerned secretary and an old friend from his youth, Colin begins to confront his ghosts, both literal and metaphorical. However, one-by-one the 'players' from the past are being brought together, and there are those who have their own reasons for ensuring that previous events are retold.
Heaven's Devils
ISBN-13-978-1500593056
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With unemployment at its highest levels, and recession-hit England facing war, a group of citizens are thrown together in a Government-sponsored camp that allows residents to concentrate on looking for employment. However, Rob Walker realises that the camp is not as it initially appears, Leading a daring escape, he and his comrades discover that certain individuals are preventing the country's wheels of progress from turning to achieve their own goals. The group decides to take the law into their own hands in order to shake the country out of its apathy and become devils in order to restore their ideas of Heaven.
The Seagull and the Swan
ISBN-13-978-1500591526
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Although initially content with his life, a lonely seagull begins to question the instructions he receives from the Voice. he begins to consider his place in the world and his desires to find the mysterious flock. When a beautiful but enigmatic swan takes the seagull under her wing, he finds himself challenged to his limits; but achieving his ambitions requires a sacrifice.