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The Missing Island
Amanda Emike-Jones is pretty sure her husband’s been kidnapped. She's right. He was. John Emike has been snatched and dumped on a lawless tropical island, shoved into a dorm at gunpoint and stripped of everything but his wits and a half-charged iPhone. Back home, Amanda drops everything and drags her family into a reckless international mission to find John and bring him home. But the harder she looks, the further away he seems. So, can Amanda actually pull off the international heist of a lifetime? Can John survive long enough to be found? The Missing Island is a fast-paced, heartfelt, genre-bending rescue story. For fans of character-driven thrillers, absurd plots, and chaotic main characters. This isn’t going to go well.
En enda önskan
Södermåla är ett av Sveriges många självdöende samhällen. På fyrtio år har invånarantalet mer än halverats. Alla fabriker har lagts ned, liksom skolorna, affärerna, posten, vårdcentralen och biografen. Medelåldern är en av landets högsta. Kommunalskatten likaså. En dag flyttar en smal, svartklädd man till Södermåla. Han erbjuder alla invånarna att få en önskan uppfylld, vad som helst, men han kräver också ett offer som är minst lika stort som värdet av önskningen. Hans ankomst blir starten för en prövning av moral, förnuft, mod, demokrati, byråkrati och feghet för alla i Södermåla. Han kallar sig Armand Villeneuve och i "En enda önskan" ställer han samma frågor till den som lyssnar eller läser som ställs till de boende i Södermåla. Vilka flyr? Vem spelar död? Tar någon upp kampen? Går det att rädda något när allt är förlorat?
Signal Lost - Espionage Thriller
In Washington DC, power flows through information.But what happens when the most sensitive military intelligence in the world... ends up on the wrong phone? One morning, national security reporter Eliza Morgan receives a notification. She's been added to a chat she was never meant to see. Operation Sandstorm. Yemen. Coordinates. Weapons payloads. American lives on the line. In the halls of power, a National Security Advisor makes a fatal miscalculation. On the other side of the world, a Special Forces team walks into a perfectly orchestrated trap. When the dust settles, four American soldiers are dead. Three more captured. And the most catastrophic intelligence breach in modern history is just beginning to unravel. Who compromised the message? Who profited from the chaos? And how high does the conspiracy reach? Some secrets aren't meant to be shared. Some mistakes can never be undone. From the bloody sands of Yemen to the shadowy corridors of Washington, one journalist will risk everything to expose the truth. SIGNAL LOST. A six-part podcast thriller about betrayal, courage, and the devastating consequences of a world where even our most guarded communications are never truly secure. When everyone is listening, nowhere is safe.
Robert W. Kirby presents: Survival Weekend: A Psychological Thriller audiobook.
Robert W. Kirby, author of British crime fiction and dark thrillers, presents Survival Weekend, narrated by Finlay Robertson. After a messy breakup, Rebecca and her friend Phoebe sign up for an adventure weekend in the Scottish wilderness, but the fun turns sinister when a teammate warns that armed hunters will be tracking them. At first, it seems like part of the game, but when someone vanishes, panic sets in. But even if there are killers on their tail, first they need to survive the rugged terrain, punishing conditions, and perhaps hardest of all, each other.
Udenfor Sæsonen
Udenfor Sæsonen er en “vælg-din-egen-vej”-krimi, hvor du som læser selv skal vælge det næste kapitel i fortællingen. Jesper er midt i trediverne og lever et småtrivielt liv i en lejlighed på Østerbro med sin kæreste Nina. Deres forhold er stagneret i en uopfyldt drøm om at få børn, og fremtiden føles ligeså spændende som en gråvejrsdag. Jesper lukker øjnene for de virkelige problemer, der langsomt stikker hovedet frem. Med opfordring fra en Hella Joof-podcast beslutter det unge par, at tage på en romantisk tur til Hvide Sande. Det sker da Jesper pludseligt arver et sommerhus fra en farfar, han næsten havde glemt. De tager afsted i håbet om at genskabe gnisten i deres forhold – eller i det mindste finde noget, der ligner en mening med livet. Men det viser sig hurtigt, at sommerhuset gemmer på mere end blot en støvet arv. Hvad der starter som en simpel tur til Vesterhavet, udvikler sig til en satirisk og surrealistisk rejse ind i Jespers egen fortid og fremtid. I en fortælling, der balancerer mellem tragikomik og gys, må Jesper navigere gennem bizarre situationer, hemmeligheder fra fortiden og absurde optrin, der får hans liv til at minde om en B-film fyldt med mareridtsagtige optrin og skæve eksistenser. De når nemlig kun lige at få pakket de chokolade-dyppede jordbær ud, før Nina bliver kidnappet af en underlig kult. "Udenfor Sæsonen" er en satirisk fortælling om identitet, skæbne og de drømme, vi ofte gemmer væk, når virkeligheden bliver for krævende – fortalt som en “vælg-din-egen-vej”-krimi. Du er hovedkarakteren, og du skal selv vælge hvilken vej historien udvikler sig. Måske Jesper med lidt hjælp udefra kan blive bedre til at tage de svære valg i livet - hvis du tør?
Viewing Audio Series
An original audio fiction thriller series. Written, Directed, and Produced by John Fitch III.After a supernatural experience, a young street artist at the end of his rope goes to work for a fossil fuel billionaire as a psychic viewer but must fight his way out when he discovers that his employer is embroiled in a deadly conspiracy. Inspired by true events.
Departures
Wilder Thorne has lived with a supernatural ability to know the exact date when every person he touches will die. It’s only the date and he’s never been wrong. He’s never been able to prevent a single death in 45 years despite his best efforts. Is it possible to use his power to ease the suffering of others and transform his curse into a blessing? Juniper, the love of his life believed so, but she’s been gone almost thirty years and he’s close to giving up. www.catchrelease.net
The Artist - A Killer's Canvas (A "Murder Weekly" Limited Series)
"The Artist: A Killer's Canvas" is a haunting series that delves into the chilling world of a serial killer who views murder as his ultimate artistic expression. Spanning five decades, this gripping narrative follows the evolution of a monster, from his troubled youth to his reign as a notorious murderer. Each episode paints a vivid portrait of The Artist's macabre journey, set against the backdrop of different eras and cities. We witness his first kill in the neon-soaked streets of 1980s Miami, and watch as he hones his craft over the years, leaving a trail of gruesome "masterpieces" in his wake. As The Artist's body count rises, we follow the relentless pursuit of dedicated detectives like Mick Reyes, Jack Malloy, and Elena Martinez. These investigators risk everything to stop the killer, battling their own demons while racing against time to prevent the next brutal exhibition. The series explores the psychological depths of obsession, the nature of art, and the thin line between genius and madness. With its rich period details, complex characters, and bone-chilling suspense, "The Artist: A Killer's Canvas" offers a fresh, terrifying take on the crime thriller genre. Prepare to be captivated and disturbed as you enter the mind of a killer who sees the world as his canvas and human lives as mere pigments in his twisted creations. This is more than just a crime series - it's a journey into the heart of darkness that will leave you questioning the very nature of art and humanity.
The Author Heist
They're transferring Natalie's mother to another prison. Natalie does the only logical thing - she tries break her out. An immersive audiobook experience written and narrated by Sisan Fregene.
La Saga Etchingham
¿Qué fue lo que realmente pasó el 21 de Diciembre de 2012? ¿Por qué no se acabó el mundo? Rex Etchingham, un hombre excéntrico, dueño de una farmacéutica en Estados Unidos, el cual conoce a Daniela Obregón-Siller, una joven mexicana, que se encuentra de visita en Nueva York. La Saga Etchingham es una historia de romance, profecías, organizaciones secretas e intereses mezclados que llevarán al mundo a una nueva era. Esta saga es la narración de los libros: La Esfera de Luz y el Camino de Bolon Yokte, de Estibaliz Delgado Amaya.
The Road to Mount Yibbi
The Road to Mt Yibbi is an Australian podcast. Stories have been told this way here for for over 50,000 years. It is written and produced by Dr MJ Clark.
The Robert March Chronicles
The Robert March Chronicles is a mystery/thriller audiobook with a military/sci-fi vibe. Silicon Valley tech titan and army veteran Robert March is on a major losing streak: his wife and son have been killed in a tragic accident, his company has crashed and burned, his friends and business partners have deserted him. He has decided that it’s time to end it all, and end it in a very public and spectacular manner. But just as he’s about to take the final step that will bring an end to his personal hell, he gets a phone call that pulls him back from the edge, only to plunge him into a tangled conspiracy surrounding a secret military project called Operation Sideball. What he learns about his true identity, and the truth about his past, will change the course of human history, both here — and elsewhere. Jump, Volume One of The Robert March Chronicles, introduces the the story world of Robert March. The five volume series will explore the complex and fascinating web of deceit behind Operation Sideball, its major players, and their exploitation of the many worlds of Robert March.
Sangue e Metallo
Lorenzo Manara racconta la vita di Ruggero da Fiore, il templare italiano cacciato dall’Ordine per aver rubato il tesoro del Tempio. Un’autentica vicenda del XIII secolo narrata nella Cronaca catalana di Ramon Muntaner, arricchita con la potenza di una colonna sonora Heavy Metal. Perché solo una chitarra elettrica può tagliare quanto il ferro affilato.
Purpuro
Run, Arturo, run! Purpuro is a thriller written in easy English. It is aimed at older children, family listening and people who are learning English.
The Triangle
The mysticism and intrigue of the Bermuda Triangle has just turned personal for Admiral David Segarra: his former ship, the USS Wasp, has gone missing in the area without a trace. But this is only one of a few strange occurrences in the area: storms, disappearances, and other phenomena have convinced Admiral Segarra that the only way to learn the truth is to investigate it for himself. After getting shipwrecked on a nearby island not visible on any of their maps, his team begins to explore— only to discover they are not alone. As the secrets of the island reveal themselves, finding a way home becomes a matter of life or death.
Green Man
A third-person audiopod narrated by Scoot McNairy from the duo who brought you the two hit podcasts, OUTLIERS and CROOKED RIVER. Rayo is a convicted murderer a third of the way through a twenty-year prison sentence. He passes his time in his cell gazing through the bars at the distant trees, because the only thing brain-damaged Rayo loves in this world is the color green. When his prison transport bus overturns on a mountain highway, Rayo flees into the forest. But when he comes across a young boy—brutalized by his father and left chained to a tree—Rayo is forced to choose between rescuing the boy and preserving his own precious freedom. Rayo decides to help the boy. And then things get complicated.
Station 3 - A Novel by Paul E Cooley
When Shin-Sho has a problem, EETs are the answer. Zilfaquir is having a bad day. Shin-Sho Corporation dispatched his Emergency Engineering Team (EET) to the remote ice planet Xiao 2 to investigate a communications blackout. The Xiao 2 facility, composed of three subsurface ocean stations, awaits his team below hundreds of meters of ice and kilometers underwater. Upon arrival, he discovers the Xiao 2 facility has experienced an epidemic leaving most of the station’s personnel either dead or dying. Or transforming. Worse, the stations are in danger of imploding due to sabotage. Armed with formidable mechanical suits, arrays of tools, weapons, and explosives, an EET is a force to be reckoned with. Whether a mission requires construction, destruction, hostage rescues, or repairing nuclear reactors, EETs always succeed. But what Zilf and his team find below the ice is more than any EET can handle.
Goodbye, Nicole
Freedom is a 28-year-old girl who grew up near the Hualapai Native American reservation in Peach Springs, Arizona. She works as a waitress at the nearby truck stop diner. Ryan is the former skiing prodigy who became a Federal Marshal in Washington, D.C. after his Olympic dreams were dashed when he broke his leg. Martin is the Investment Banker who made millions by shorting stock in Worlds of Wonder, the toy company responsible for the wildly popular Teddy Ruxpin doll in the 1980s. Jessica is Martin's bitter and jaded daughter who grew up being home-schooled by her parents in DeFuniak Springs, Florida, and never really got to experience life. Then, Martin loses it all when he becomes embroiled in a financial scandal with a crooked politician. Because of the power the disgraced Senator holds, and because of his ties to the Mexican drug cartels, Martin and his family are forced into the Witness Protection Program for their own safety after Martin testifies against him. But, years later, the seemingly unconnected four characters will meet in a race against time to uncover hidden money and secrets, and their forgotten relationships will bind them together in ways they never thought possible.
Deep down
A tsunami floods A Coruña, that’s why all the population has to move to the metropolitan area, leaving the prior A Coruña abandoned; to make the few people remaining there leave their homes government decrees zero zone and they cancel all the energy supplies. However, this few people gets by with colourful small business that attract tourism and recovering things that had been left there under the water. Xiana belongs to this last group and she earns a life with the resources the new situation offers. One day seeking for customers she bumps "by chance" into Ramón, an old boyfriend.
HAZE Book One: An Audiobook Podcast
HAZE Book One is a 6 part audiobook fiction podcast based on Darius Buckley's acclaimed novella. Darkness descends over Winchester Phillips University when a promising freshman loses his life at the hands of a fraternity hazing. A particularly curious journalism student, Max Carter, joins forces with his closest friends Hunter and Hayley, to dig deeper into the incident. After investigating and infiltrating the Omega Psi Beta fraternity, Max and his friends discover a darker truth behind the pledge's death and the organization's ritualistic initiation.
The Espionage Project Podcast
Follow a small group of members of the National Intelligence Service as they search out hostile forces up to no good.
Ghost of Me
Every week, I'll read a chapter from my novel Ghost of Me, a paranormal thriller about a woman trying to solve her own murder.
The Den II Bounty Hunter
"The Den II Bounty Hunters; is part II of an origin story of the Denville serial murders where a town faced a relentless thief of souls named Dakmatu a resurrected Shaman Magi. The horrific events left scores of victims’ dead, and a lingering memory long after the evacuation and repopulation of citizens years later. Today the killing spree has resurfaced leading to the speculation of a copy-cat rouge killer on the loose selecting targets from the most affluent members of our society. A tablet discovered by one of the detectives was taken to a Smithsonian scientist who studied cuneiform writing, and uncovered a farfetched prophecy to galvanized the people to fight against a conquering king of Babylon, Hammurabi, known to ravage and occupy countries through warfare. Damaktu rises again to build an army in a new land, a land he will lay waste and rule for all time." Sgt Mark Blackwell and his team Ava, Casey, Silva, and Unisa will investigate the myth and bring peace and order to Denville once again; however Damaktu and his empress Eroco are clever, and the Bounty Hunters are young, anxious, and ready to fight anyone who stands in their way.
Deep State Dossier
Deep State Dossier is a serialized audio drama that takes a darkly satirical and edgy approach in telling the story of what happens when shadowy individuals in positions of power secretly execute the manipulation of government agenda while keeping the general population in the dark. Covert ops, space aliens, spy-craft, a high body-count, monsters, betrayal, backstabbing, and potentially world-altering stakes are all included for your entertainment pleasure. As a bonus, we threw in some sex. Enjoy.
The Dauntless Gambit
The Dauntless Gambit is a sci-fi espionage action-drama written as a novel and being released as a FREE serial!
Lovers in the Fog
Set in the late 80s, Hamlet Sarkissian's LOVERS IN THE FOG podcast series is told by the candid voice of human rights attorney Luke Forsyth who embarks on a solo drive up the east coast of the United States to rendezvous with the love of his life, a mystery woman who went missing a decade before. As Luke's obsessive journey unfolds, the foggy road provides Luke with an empty canvas upon which he paints his memories, desires, and deepest fears. His old love affair, his young family, his efforts to extricate dissidents from Gorbachev's Russia, his run-ins with the KGB are vividly recounted and parsed in order to filter truth from reality. A life-changing revelation awaits Luke at the end of his trip.
Doleo
A fiction audiobook with effects and dramatization, presented in serial format, DOLEO tells the story of a truly decent man with a unique affliction, who, via the trying experiences of his life, reaches a breaking point propelling him into the world of vigilantism. Upon embarking on this well-intentioned mission, DOLEO evolves into a vigilante story unlike any you've ever read or heard, with an emphasis on realism, it explores the overwhelming odds, slip-ups, and failures that would accompany an everyman deciding to take the law into his owns hands. With an aim to make the world a more equitable place, can Ryder Daniels find the hero inside himself in time to stop a menacing force, or will he perish at the hands of power before he can effectuate the change he so desperately yearns for?
The Pact Audiobook Project
The Pact Audiobook is a free podcast reading of the web serial, Pact. By Wildbow, author of other works such as Worm and Twig, this story plunges into the depths of urban fantasy and pulls out the horrors hidden inside.
The Heavenfield - Book Four
The fourth and final instalment of the Heavenfield story! Hailed as a 'Modern-day Classic of Science-Fiction', the Heavenfield is a dark science-fiction thriller set within a British experimental research facility, involving clandestine Government Agencies, Supernatural Forces, and Alternate Realities. The final part of the story sees the struggle over the Heavenfield escalate, until Grace Palmer and Thomas Sullivan are drawn back into danger. Nations clash, and supernatural forces march towards a battle that threatens to bring the world to the very brink of destruction.
By Your Side
While haunted by visions of her brother's suicide, psychic-medium Miranda Lorensen is called to Lancaster, Pennsylvania to investigate a series of bizarre deaths--some of which are also suicides. Miranda and her team of paranormal investigators quickly find themselves confronted by a vengeful spirit awakened 33 years after a bloody family tragedy. Miranda realizes that only she can stop the entity before it claims its final victims, but will her obsession for saving lives redeem her for the brother she failed?
Broken
The city of Charlton is a city divided: Upper Charlton, where the rich and powerful work and play, and Charlton Terrace, where the poor are kept from crossing the ever-widening economic gap by corporate dynasties controlling the flow of capital, their security firms controlling the city police, and numerous gangs controlling the streets. Miranda Garren has a chance of escaping the Terrace's oppression and making a new life for herself with the help of an old family friend and his plans for advanced medical technology. Criofan Byrne is the city's favorite son, champion of the local boxing circuit and heir to a corporate empire. Their separate worlds are brought together and destroyed around them in a single night by the leader of the Cabezas de Muerte gang, who will stop at nothing in order to make a name for himself in Upper Charlton. Forced into using the experimental prosthetic technology Miranda had been working on, Criofan must put aside everything he knew of his privileged existence and work with Miranda. Together, they must find a way to escape the machinations of the cruel, vindictive gang leader, the life he's thrust them into, each other and themselves—and reclaim control of what remains of their lives.
Carrington Grey's Podcast
These are the Adventures of Carrington Grey, Private Detective.
Firmware: Proxy
Isaac Sarason is a skilled hacker formerly employed by British Telecom-Sprint. With his health failing, Isaac did the only thing he could think of: He ran. He found a haven in a working class district of the City known as Little Russia. There Isaac took on a new name: Ishmael. Within hours of his arrival, he was embroiled in the affairs of a brutal member of the Lomidze organized crime family known as Leo. Convinced by a longtime friend, Frankie, to flee from his commitments to the Lomidze family, Isaac found himself hunted by the ruthless Leo. On a rooftop, far from witnesses, Leo murdered Frankie. Only through the use of his skills as a hacker was Isaac able to drive Leo off. Now wounded, alone, and far from help, Isaac depends of the kindness of strangers. What do you do when the only way to save those you love is through the use of Proxies?
Firmware: Hijacked
In the City, a thriving metropolis encompassing a third of a billion souls, a man can change his world as easily as crossing the street. It is a place of a million cultures, the world in microcosm. For some it is their last hope for survival. For others it is their playground. And for others it is their hunting ground. Isaac Sarason is a talented hacker. A Doctor of Applied Network Theory, trusted employee of British Telecom-Sprint, he lives in a world which ninety percent of his fellow citizens can only imagine, and he has a problem. His health is failing, his job is on the line, his world is crumbling around him. He wants out, and the street is his only escape. What happens when the life you dreamt of is killing you? What do you do when you find yourself Hijacked?
Codename Vengeance
When an American pilot on loan to the RAF shoots down three British spitfires in his own squadron, and then crash-lands at a German airbase in Holland, the Nazi SS have more than a few questions about his identity. Who is this American? A deserter? A traitor? A maniac? Or truly a German spy as he claims to be? Before they can interrogate him to find the answers, Henrik escapes the airbase and travels on foot to Amsterdam for mysterious reasons of his own. Apparently he has returned from America, not to deliver top secret plans of the atomic bomb, but to smuggle his former fiancé, Esther Jacobs, out of German occupied Holland in a hidden submarine. There is only one problem with his plan. What if she doesn’t want to go? Before he can convince her to come with him, Esther and her family are evacuated to a Jewish concentration camp in the Harz Mountains. Now Henrik must choose between his tainted loyalty to an evil regime or his forbidden love for a Jewish woman. Will he continue to work on Hitler’s dreaded Vengeance weapons with the secrets he has brought with him from America, or will he set out on a doomed mission deep into the heart of the Third Reich to save Esther and her family? Whatever his decision, only the fate of the civilized world hangs in the balance.
The HeavenField - Book Three
The THIRD of Four parts in the HeavenField story. Welcome to The HeavenField - a place of dreams and nightmares that waits upon the edge of reality. Nations, clandestine Government Agencies and Supernatural horrors, all these fight for supremacy, and the fate of the world hangs in the balance. Welcome to The HeavenField. The Battle has Begun... The third installment of The HeavenField Novel – a fast-paced science-fiction thriller set within a British experimental Scientific Researcher Facility. Alex finds himself incarcerated by his former allies, unable to intervene as they slide inexorably towards a war for control of the HeavenField. He is lost in a personal struggle to resist the terrifying effects of his exposure to the Field, and a descent into madness. Back at the Maunsworth Research Facility, Grace Palmer and Thomas Sullivan must try and save the Project as it comes under attack from both within their trusted team, and from the HeavenField itself. After the attempts to destroy the HeavenField project have ended in disaster, the protaganists must regroup and prepare for the final battle to come...
Sunda Cloud
In the new Cold War battlefield of Indonesia, two old comrades conspire to topple the fledgling democracy. The weapons of this war are not nuclear missiles, but a far more deadly weapon. Money. But without the help of capitalist Anton Zelman their plot will fail. Anton's help comes at a price. But who will pay?
Testing the Prisoner
Redemption only comes once in an after-lifetime... Daniel Masenda thought he had made peace with his dark past when he left his home for a better life fourteen years ago. As the mayor of a small, tranquil town along Virginia’s Eastern Shore, Daniel has everything he ever wanted - until a series of haunting visions, coupled with the death of his estranged mother, pits him against two ghostly entities at war with one another. Each has its own agenda as they force Daniel to relive moments from his violent youth and push him to the edge of insanity. As his idyllic life begins to unravel, will he be able to decipher the message behind the hauntings before they destroy, not only him, but the soul of someone he left behind?
Tio Jorge
Tio Jorge is a novel about a young woman caught between two worlds, that of her affluent, fair-haired mother and her brooding Mexican father. Five-year-old Rebecca Delon watches from the fierce grip of her father’s arms as the police take away Tio Jorge (George Edwards). She doesn’t know that her mother has just met her death by falling from a cliff along the California coast and that Tio Jorge will be accused of the crime. In one day she loses the three most important people in her young life—her mother to death, her father to sadness, and Tio Jorge to the police. Sixteen years later Rebecca graduates from Stanford University. She has been living a life of privilege in the care of her well-to-do maternal grandparents, but sets out on a mission to bring justice to Tio Jorge, who she believes was falsely accused. On a trip to Mexico to meet her father’s family for the first time, Rebecca becomes further convinced of Tio Jorge’s innocence. Back in California she learns that he is out of prison and living a reclusive but tranquil life not far from where she grew up. When Rebecca and Tio Jorge’s lives intersect again, they must cope with the remnants of hurt stirred up by delving into the past, which challenge their notions of justice and truth, and ultimately their renewed friendship. At the end of Rebecca’s journey awaits a new millennium family to replace the one she lost as a child.
Harmonics: Rise of The Magician
They built what could not be constructed. A weapon lightyears ahead of its time. A weapon so superior it defied the known laws of physics. Seven years ago, they were on the verge of unleashing its power. Then... they lost it. Now they are on a desperate hunt to reclaim what they stole. Following the trail of unexplainable deaths, they frantically search for what may become their ultimate demise. But what if the project doesn’t want to be reclaimed? Join their hunt wading through political power-plays, corporate corruption, domestic terrorism, and the greatest enigma of their time- the infamous assassin known only as: The Magician.
Eddie's Desert Rose
This is the story of two brothers who are guest workers in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. One goes off on an adventure, meets a Saudi prince, and ends up dead. The other will stop at nothing to find out why his brother had to die. Accompanied by his wife, he begins a search across three continents for his brother’s killer. His hunt takes him into a trap where he, like his brother before him, becomes caught in the middle of the struggle between the pre-Al Qaeda fundamentalist Saudis and the more liberal ones who lean toward the West. His quest forces him to loose his innocence, and to face things about his country, his brother and his wife that he would prefer not to know.
Unkillable
Unkillable is the story of a young man who is cruelly murdered then brought back from the dead to revenge himself. The kicker is: He’s not really alive. He can be hurt, he just can’t be killed. It’s dark and funny and sad and beautiful and violent and magical -- if it could be summed up with just a few words, there would have been no point in writing a novel. Unkillable. Life sucks. Death blows. In between is worse.
Cybrosis
For Agent Ciris, the mission should have been simple: get in, apprehend the target, get out. But when the simple snatch and grab goes horribly awry, the worlds first cyborg finds herself backed into a corner. At odds with her superiors, she becomes embroiled in two conspiracies — one intended to destroy her with a cybernetic virus that will neutralize the technology that keeps her alive, the other intended to keep hidden the untold secrets of her origin. With the walls closing in around her, Ciris becomes a rogue agent with no one to trust and only one objective — unravel the shrouds of secrecy before time runs out.
Heart Of Diamonds
Corruption at the highest levels of government, greed in the church, and brutality among warring factions make the Congo a very dangerous place for television journalist Valerie Grey. Amid the bloody violence of that country's endless civil war, Grey uncovers a deadly diamond-smuggling scheme that reaches from the heart of the Congo to the White House by way of a famous American televangelist. Aided by an altruistic doctor, Grey is pursued by the soldiers of the country's dictator, the mercenaries of the mine's owner, and the rebels seeking control of the country. HEART OF DIAMONDS is a fast-paced tale of ambition, avarice, betrayal, and love.
The HeavenField - Book Two
“...The world has changed forever; we have opened the door to something which we don’t understand, and that door cannot be closed. I only hope we can change with the world.” The man had a fevered stare, and Thomas found himself mesmerised by his words, obscure as they were. The man suddenly stiffened, as if hearing a distant noise, then leaned close to Thomas once more. “They’re coming,” he whispered. When Grace Palmer and her team of research scientists discover a way into a mysterious world they name the HeavenField, they trigger a devastating chain of events. Bizarre, unexplained murders and attacks on the Project leave scientists trapped in the Field with no way to return. As their air supplies run low and their equipment begins to fail, their nightmares begin to play out before them. Now, as Grace Palmer tries to pick up the pieces of the shattered HeavenField Project, Alex finds himself travelling the wastes of the Field in an attempt to flee the mysterious Speers and Gutteridge. Soon though, he is forced to make a decision which may lead him back to Maunsworth House, and to ultimately kill again...
7th Son: 7 Days (Prequel Anthology)
7th Son: 7 Days is a audio prequel anthology to J.C. Hutchins' thriller novel, 7th Son: Descent. Set two weeks before Descent’s extraordinary events, the series reveals the lives of seven seemingly unrelated men, and their everyday challenges. In the world of 7th Son, "everyday challenges" are far from ordinary. Each of these seven stories stars a unique John Michael Smith. Witness criminal profiler Dr. Mike's quest to hunt an unstoppable serial killer. Watch blue-collar musician John realize a lifelong dream. Ride shotgun with USMC captain Michael on a dangerous black ops mission in the Middle East. Behold the worldwide influence of deranged computer hacker Kilroy2.0 … and more. 7th Son: 7 Days represents the creative reboot of the popular 7th Son thriller series. Designed to tightly integrate with 7th Son: Descent's print novel storyline, 7 Days is a perfect introduction to the 7th Son universe. Meet the Beta clones … before they knew they were clones.
The Mariner's Secret, a Matt & Heather Thriller
Thugs, chases through the streets of San Francisco, scientific discoveries, and other mysteries abound! Matt and Heather Townsend, orphaned when their bioscientist parents are killed in the 1989 Loma Prieta earthquake, become wards of their Great Aunt Estelle. Her stately old house in the Marina District holds intrigue, and a secret. Fortunately, Matt discovers the secret on his thirteenth birthday, and not too soon. He was about to go stark raving mad with boredom. Years earlier and unkeknownst to anyone, rumors of Jon and Josie Townsend's secret research had enticed SafGen's head of security to break into the head office in an attempt to steal the research papers. His goal was to sell the papers, confident that certain foreign regimes would pay handsomely for the exciting new discovery. Coming up empty-handed, he devises another plan to get his hands on the papers. Roger Hill, the subservient butler, fools everyone but Matt and Heather. Their only chance at protecting their aunt and governess, as well as themselves, is to use the house's secret.
Acts of Desperation
Ray Davis is newly divorced, going nowhere at a dead-end job in a warehouse, and has almost worked off the debts his ex-wife rang up. Then his underinsured brother's need for a liver transplant forces Ray to come up with a lot of money, fast. When he attempts to recover the profit he made with an old business partner, Ray discovers that the partner is dead and his investment has fallen into the hands of a drug dealer. The dealer has used the cash to buy a large supply of cocaine; he and his gun are not inclined to return the proceeds. Ray enlists a crude private eye to help him get it back, and he falls in love with Jenna, a beautiful waitress. His struggle to recover the money soon takes him deep into a swamp of crime, drugs, murder and revenge. Caught in a war between rival dealers, he comes to realize that the stakes have risen beyond the woman he loves or the money he needs to save his brother. He's fighting for his life. ACTS OF DESPERATION is the new thriller from Tim Dodge. It combines crime, action, adventure, romance and humor into a roller coaster ride of a story.
A Coffee Crusade
Bridget Hall is a driven & successful entrepreneur running a non-profit company named the Coffee Exchange Alliance. She’s working to establish a fair-trade business presence on the Caribbean island of Salavandra, but must overcome the corrupt Minister of Agriculture, Rafael Gallegos, who profits by marginalizing the island’s farmers and smuggling their coffee to Jamaica. Bridget tackles personal & professional challenges on Salavandra that ultimately shake her belief in the choices she’s made in life as well as in her self-appointed role as savior of the island’s coffee farmers.
The God Conspiracy
One e-mail. Five lines. 4,000 dead. And it is only just beginning… When a small boy in Iowa forwards a mysterious email from ‘God’ to a small group of friends, he unwittingly releases a trigger that sends blood pouring throughout his farming community. Thousands more are dead across the country in dozens of simultaneous terror attacks and the government blames fundamentalists who want to trigger the Apocalypse. FBI Agent Joe Unes reluctantly teams with reclusive Internet radio host Barney Ison (from Sharon K. Gilbert’s The Armageddon Strain) to expose the plot -- and discovers that he's not contending against flesh and blood.
Personal Effects: Sword of Blood
Brinkvale Psychiatric Hospital art therapist Zach Taylor is endlessly curious, perhaps to a fault. When his cheerful elderly patient Gertrude “Spindle” Spindler completes her latest quilt and informs Zach that a 30-year-old "grand design of nine" has just concluded, Zach’s curiosity is piqued ... and he soon embarks on a quest to unwind the meaning of the woman's cryptic phrase. He isn't expecting a descent into a world filled with mystery and ruthless subcultures -- and he isn't expecting to be haunted by Spindle's coy clues. What is The Great Blade of Blood? What are The Charred? What is the grand design of nine? And who is the dark-skinned stranger stalking Zach at every turn, threatening his life? The answers may lie in Spindle's granddaughter, a willowy self-proclaimed psychic named Hen. But Zach soon discovers that Hen may be crazier than the patients he treats ... and the treasure he's pursuing may be more dangerous -- and deadly -- than he ever imagined.
Virtual Vice - a new technology crime novel based on true events
In Virtual Vice by Jason M. Kays, readers follow disillusioned entertainment attorney Ian McKenzie as his professional life takes a decided turn for the questionable when he is hired by the charismatic and dangerous Scott White to represent Scott’s interests in his cutting edge Internet startup, Metropoleis Multimedia. Unfortunately for Ian, Scott has more in common with Scarface’s Tony Montana than Apple’s Steve Jobs, and things go from questionable to deadly in no time flat. As Scott’s confidant and consigliore, Ian soon finds himself caught between the Feds, La Cosa Nostra, and the Cali Cartel in a fatal game of corporate winner-take-all. Kays masterfully weaves the nuts and bolts of legal maneuverings and corporate worst-practices into an engaging and unpredictable thrill ride of a crime novel. Filled with wry humor and twists and turns galore, Virtual Vice keeps you guessing and wanting more while entertaining every step of the way.
The HeavenField - Book One
“...The world has changed forever; we have opened the door to something which we don’t understand, and that door cannot be closed. I only hope we can change with the world.” The man had a fevered stare, and Thomas found himself mesmerised by his words, obscure as they were. The man suddenly stiffened, as if hearing a distant noise, then leaned close to Thomas once more. “They’re coming,” he whispered. When Grace Palmer and her team of research scientists discover a way into a mysterious world they name the HeavenField, they trigger a devastating chain of events. Bizarre, unexplained murders and attacks on the Project leave scientists trapped in the Field with no way to return. As their air supplies run low and their equipment begins to fail, their nightmares begin to play out before them...
Nameless
“Nameless.” So what do you call DEATH? Modern society is plagued by crime and despair. And the solution to the problem…is even worse. A mysterious man, clad in grey and virtually unstoppable, is dispensing his own brand of justice to those who mock the law. No matter the age, gender or reason…no criminal is exempt from the sentence of “That grey man…that grey man…” Enter Harry Roberts, one of the finest detectives who ever lived. He’s been brought out of retirement to stop the vigilante. His unique mind makes him the only one who POSSIBLY can, but Harry’s investigation unearths so many challenges. And very soon, the lives of Harry and his family will come under threat from the paranormal, Harry himself and his mortal enemy, gangster Frank Bryce.
The Heavenfield - Official
Books 1, 2,3 and 4 combined - An Audio Novel by I.G. Hulme. “...The world has changed forever; we have opened the door to something which we don’t understand, and that door cannot be closed. I only hope we can change with the world.” The man had a fevered stare, and Thomas found himself mesmerised by his words, obscure as they were. The man suddenly stiffened, as if hearing a distant noise, then leaned close to Thomas once more. “They’re coming,” he whispered. When Grace Palmer and her team of research scientists discover a way into a mysterious world they name the HeavenField, they trigger a devastating chain of events. Bizarre, unexplained murders and attacks on the Project leave scientists trapped in the Field with no way to return. As their air supplies run low and their equipment begins to fail, their nightmares begin to play out before them...
Fried Green Zombies
Chett and Harry are two recently unemployed construction workers on their way to a weekend of beer, Southern Comfort, and frog gigging at their musty-rusted 1970's RV parked at their favorite hunting camp when they stumble on Bob, the mysterious, busty, burqa-clad, non-English speaking beauty just standing in the middle of nowhere on the side of dusty Nine Mile Cutoff in rural Bovina, Mississippi. Then all hell breaks loose. Their favorite pond is missing. They're being chased by truck driving zombies, dirty cops, UFOs and other ne'er-do-wells. Someone stole Chett's jacked up Scottsdale four-by-four. Zombies are traipsing around their trailer, and crazy Uncle Crank is trying to feed them zombie chicken for dinner. Aided by a classic computer nerd, a crazy man wielding a frying pan, and a space babe who gets nekkid any time someone turns out the lights, follow Chett and Harry as they battle their way across the rural countryside and ultimately save the world. Why is their pond missing, and why did the Dodge of Death spring from the muddy crater left in its center? Who is Bob and why is she so good with shotguns? Why are they being chased by two really skinny, pale, bald, goatee-clad wierdos? What is the dirty county sheriff hiding? And will Chett and Harry ever make it out alive?
The Chicago Connection
A teenager in Prohibition Chicago, haunted by disasters, breaks all his childhood vows of clean living and becomes a minor hoodlum. When he tries to recapture his dreams with a feisty former classmate, she says first quit the mob. He discovers that one doesn't just quit the mob and live to tell about it; he must find another way out.
The Mark of a Druid
When twenty-six-year-old Eve McCormick awakes, the images from her nightmare are indelible. The dream feels so real she must force herself to get a grip. This experience is just the beginning for Eve, a Los Angeles clinical hypnotherapist and researcher investigating whether reincarnation is fact or fiction. Unstoppable visions of an ancient lifetime steal days from her. The danger escalates when she wakes up physically injured and marked with a strange symbol. While Eve battles the past to maintain her sanity and safety, her project is jeopardized as another researcher's attempts to take over. One partner dies and another is accused of inappropriate conduct. Eve and her friend, Dr. Andrea McMurray, don't believe in coincidence and probe their shared visions for answers. On the other side of the Atlantic, Welshman Ryerson Sanders is haunted by his dreams and believes Eve's research project can help him. For both of them, an ancient Celtic prophecy and long-sought revenge entangles the past with the present. A druidess and a shape-shifter must join to save the druid way of life, while a queen conspires to kill Erin's only high king. Will the oaths and agendas of the past reach across the centuries to strengthen or to destroy?
Vatican Abdicator
This is it! The SHOCKING CONCLUSION to the VATICAN ASSASSIN TRILOGY! Bernard Campion, "BC", has been an Assassin for the Pope - The Vatican's Ambassador to Lunar Prime - CEO of The Project - Head of the UTZ Council - and now he's the Pope of the New catholic Church, the NcC. But the mantle sits uneasily on BC. The Universal Trade Zone (UTZ) and The Universal Islamic Nation (UIN) are now forced to work together in the face of dual threats: The alien race, The Eldred and the recently revived survivor of the race known as the Ancient Enemy - Dolomay. Can BC remain Pope and still lead the battle against The Eldred and Dolomay? Can humanity come together to face those who would enslave them... or worse? It all comes to a head. There will be war... but who will be fighting who? Find out the answers - in VATICAN ABDICATOR!
Salavandra: A Coffee Tale
Salavandra is an isolated Caribbean island. Its products-coffee, lumber and flowers-are controlled by Penkava Inc., a New York based multinational commodity corporation. After discovering that Penkava is responsible for his father's death, as well as the abysmal working conditions on the island, coffee farmer Antonio Richards ignites a revolution in the midst of a harvest season. Branding his infant insurgency The United Front for the Liberation of Salavandra (UFLS), he begins fighting the unbridled capitalistic forces controlling his country.
Theft of the Master
Private Investigator Al Hershey takes the reader across the globe in his search for a young woman's killer. Hired by the girl's parents to look into her "accidental" death Al finds he is in the middle of a more than a murder investigation. Modern day Nazis and a stolen renaissance sculpture all play a part in this intricate character driven tale of promises and deceit.
The Colorado Sequence
Physicist Dr. Amy Levine has discovered a mathematical sequence--the Colorado Sequence--that describes an underlying pattern and a guiding force within the very fabric of reality. Now she's on the verge of an astonishing breakthrough, and the U.S. government wants to know how she has done it. How has Dr. Levine learned to accurately predict the future? And they're willing to kill her to find out. Levine and a group of friends escape to Colorado to unravel the mystery of the sequence, but there they become snowbound. They must locate a secret treasure room, find a hidden key, and answer an ancient riddle before a devastating eruption destroys them all ... and the power of the Colorado Sequence is lost forever.
Capitol Coven
Ninety percent of the federal laws, resolutions, and appropriations pass or fail in the U. S. Congress by a handful of votes. When Alexander Judd stumbles upon the possibility of collusion in these votes, and sets out to investigate it, he quickly finds himself kidnapped by a trash-talking Elfy Cane. Who is wanted for murder. Cut the guy's heart out. Then, linked to Elfy by association, Alex finds the police are now after him. What more could a slightly out-of-shape widower ask? Well, falling in love with her wasn't one of them. Nor was having her fall into the clutches of the shadowy Church of the Dark Light, a secret coven meeting in the great building atop Jenkins Heights. Known today as Capitol Hill.
The Onion Files
In this podiobook: Former NATO intelligence chief writes cyberterrorism spy thriller -- Major General Val Pattee's novel lauded as compelling and a "tutorial for homeland security personnel". Suppose al-Qaeda had a second, potentially more devastating attack planned in 2001. How would it be thwarted? "The Onion Files" is a spy thriller differing from all previous novels in one very important aspect: author Val Pattee was one of the Western world's top spy masters. Serving as chief of intelligence for NATO in Europe during periods of Cold War-era terrorism, he worked with the heads of intelligence for sixteen member nations, and conferred with his Soviet and Red Chinese counterparts.Although "The Onion Files" is fiction, Pattee infuses the action with a realism of people and places only an insider could deliver. The title refers to an ingenious and diabolical plot by al‑Qaeda to devastate vast areas of the United States soon after the 9/11 attacks. Pattee introduces readers to protagonists Jim and Mark Buchan, who work with the US Central Intelligence Agency and Russian counter-terrorism units in a fast-paced hunt across three continents to halt a computer virus and its brilliant creator.
If They Ask for a Hand, Only Give Them a Finger
In this podiobook: When a public garage locked up Chance Dugan's car for the night, with his wallet locked inside the car, he met the lovely Natti Moon who offered to put him up for the night. What's not to like? Except it turned into a week from hell, with both Chance and Natti on the lam from competing government agencies who are out to do them in. And when one got around to asking Chance for a hand, he only gave them a finger.
7th Son: Book Three - Destruction (The Beta Version)
AUTHOR'S NOTE: This is "The Beta Version" of this podiobook. 7th Son: Descent is now available as a print novel from St. Martin's Press. During the editorial process, significant changes and improvements were made to Descent's print manuscript. Character names were changed, and events at the end of the print novel were modified in ways that will impact the rest of the print trilogy. The print novel represents an official reboot of the 7th Son series. Due to these changes, this "Beta Version" of Book Three: Destruction is no longer the "official" version of the podiobook. Please visit the 7th Son: Descent (The Print Edition) page to subscribe to the definitive beginning of the trilogy. You're welcome to continue the series with this version of Destruction, but note that you will encounter slight inconsistencies in character names and plot references. THE STORY As day four in the 7th Son adventure begins, John Alpha's quest for anarchy and genocide enters its final stage. At every turn, the global terrorist has been triumphant. The world is reeling from a nuclear attack. An unprecedented energy crisis is upon us. Alpha himself has exclusive access to the White House, and secret weapons primed to propel his conspiracy into the endgame. The goal: planetary chaos.
7th Son: Book Two - Deceit (The Beta Version)
AUTHOR'S NOTE: This is "The Beta Version" of this podiobook. 7th Son: Descent is now available as a print novel from St. Martin's Press. During the editorial process, significant changes and improvements were made to Descent's print manuscript. Character names were changed, and events at the end of the print novel were modified in ways that will impact the rest of the print trilogy. The print novel represents an official reboot of the 7th Son series. Due to these changes, this "Beta Version" of Book Two: Deceit is no longer the "official" version of the podiobook. Please visit the 7th Son: Descent (The Print Edition) page to subscribe to the definitive beginning of the trilogy. You're welcome to continue the series with this version of Deceit, but understand that you will encounter slight inconsistencies in character names and plot references. THE STORY. Two days ago, seven human clones -- John, Michael, Father Thomas, Dr. Mike, Jonathan, Jack and Kilroy2.0 -- were torn away from their "normal" lives to stop a ruthless plot created by their progenitor, a man code-named John Alpha. Their quest was a descent into conspiracy, violence and death. The clones were successful in their mission, but victory was not without its price. As 7th Son: Book Two - Deceit begins, the Beta clones are demoralized, reeling from their loss ... and about to learn that John Alpha's plans are far from over. To prevent the next phase of Alpha's plan, John, Kilroy2.0, and the others must unearth more dark secrets about the government project from which they were spawned. They will experience the horrors of betrayal, and race cross-country to track John Alpha. And they will finally realize the scope of Alpha's wrath -- the bloodshed the clones have witnessed is merely a prelude to the world-rending destruction to come. Unless they can stop it first. Deceit is the second novel in J.C. Hutchins' 7th Son thriller trilogy.
Erosion
In this podiobook: Canyon Park is bowed down under a relentless torrent of rain. The fields are flooded, the bridges crumble and the increasingly isolated town is host to a serial killer with a grudge against the wealthy Lollo family. Slipping between a small cast of characters; the killer, the tortured policeman hiding a dark secret, the returning son, the inquisitive librarian, the boy caught between cultures.... each of these marred, struggling humans a part of the threadbare fabric of the town. Throughout the story, secrets and motivations are slowly revealed, people continue to die, and it continues to rain. - Emily from POD PeopleThe story is about a Native American, driven to madness by his experience growing up in the small upstate New York town of Canyon Park being discriminated, molested and ostracized. In his mind, various characters of his tribe's mythology and American popular culture vie for his soul. He terrorizes the residents of Canyon Park, murdering those he judges guilty, to punish them for their crimes against him and his ancestors. Strangely, since the killing spree began, there has been a deluge of constant rain adding to the dismal mood and hampering efforts to stop him while the resident also battle nature's fury. Under these conditions, various characters gather from places as close as the local library, to as far away as New York City, to absolve their sins and stop their beloved town from being eroded away.All the characters are eventually stripped bare in this trying time and face their naked souls, their dark inner parts that they are afraid to see and their true selves. America's national guilt over the destruction of the Native American culture is weaved through the motivation of the characters as they struggle with the consequences of acts they committed in the past or the acts of their kin.The Indian Boarding Schools and the Mythology of Iroquois Creation Myth were thoroughly researched and are based on fact though the setting and characters are all fictional. Erosion by Lon S. Cohen is available in paperback from Lulu.com.Thanks Tom Cote for his version of Amazing Grace in my last chapter. Check out his music here.
Singularity
What if the cataclysmic Tunguska explosion of 1908 was caused, not by a meteor or a comet, but by a microscopic black hole? What if that fantastic object - smaller than an atom, older than the stars, heavier than a mountain - is still down there, orbiting deep inside the earth, slowly consuming the planet? What if only a rookie government agent and an uncannily-insightful consultant stand between a renegade Russian billionaire and his plans to use the black hole to change history - or end it? What if it's all true?
7th Son: Book One - Descent (The Beta Version)
Three weeks ago, the U.S. president was murdered by a four-year-old boy. Today, seven men stare at each other in a locked conference room. Kidnapped and brought to this underground facility, the strangers are sitting in silence, thunderstruck. Despite minor physical differences, they all appear to be the same man, with the same name ... and the same childhood memories. Unwitting participants in a secret human cloning experiment, these seven "John Michael Smiths" have been gathered by their creators for one reason -- to capture the mastermind behind the president's assassination. Their target? The man they were cloned from; the original John Michael Smith, code-named John Alpha. Soon our heroes -- John, Jack, Michael, Kilroy2.0 and the others -- realize the president's murder was merely a prologue to Alpha's plans. As the mystery deepens and the implications of Alpha's scheme are slowly revealed, the clones decide to stand against John Alpha. The outcome will unearth a conspiracy larger than they could have ever imagined. Descent is the first novel in J.C. Hutchins' 7th Son thriller trilogy.
Tannis Island
In this podiobook: Debra Karin Hillgrave is faced with a dilemma; she has first hand experienced an epic discovery, and one greater than any other in mans history, but something has gone very wrong. The world of man is now in grave danger. Debra is not a skilled writer, and she knows it, but she must tell her story to the world. Her tale is hap-hazard, and confusing at first, but she knows this story may save the world from destruction, or possibly it will guarantee it. Debra must reveal everything in her own words, as she remembers the events, her own mistakes, and those of her father. The tale leads them to many parts of the world, and many long lost places. The Discovery of a place and a people man has not seen in over ten thousand years is only the beginning of the disaster that awaits mankind. Debra's plight becomes a race against time, and a fight against not only this lost civilization, but also against man himself. In the end, a choice must be made... live together in peace with them, or choose which race will die in war?