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Don’t believe in magic? Boy are you in for a shock. Convicted of a double homicide, the famous Wizard of Aus proves no cell can hold him, but his seemingly impossible prison break is more than a bid for freedom – he’s got his sights set on vengeance – against the whole city. Darius Kane thinks it’s a job for the police and he’s got his own work cut out trying to track down a secret underworld character more elusive than smoke. Known only as the Djinn, Darius must stop her if he wants to keep living.

There are good reasons to fear the night. August Watson is about to kick them in the pants. Kids getting hurt by a figure in their nightmares might sound like the makings for a bad slasher movie, but for August Watson, Sacramento’s only paranormal detective, it’s a very real case. He’s heading to the coast for a well-deserved break, but he’s soon gonna wish he’d stayed at home. That could be because his assistant sneakily invited August’s entire family and the two women he is struggling to pick between.

Curiosity. It’s going to get more than just the cat killed. Sacramento has its share of spooky, crazy, and unexplained, just like everywhere else, but most other places don’t have a self-appointed paranormal investigator to really stir things up. There are good reasons to fear the night. August Watson is about to kick them in the pants. With an oversized sidekick, a school-skipping apprentice, and too many bad habits to count, August aims to drag the truth into the light. Kicking and screaming if necessary.

No one said being Sacramento’s only paranormal P.I. was going to be easy. Face your fears. It’s such a tired cliché. Yet that’s what August Watson must do if he is to survive. His self-appointed nemesis, a ghost of a man called Daniel Quinn, has taken Glacia and August must play Quinn’s deadly games if he is to stand any chance of getting her back. On the run from the police, forced to do it all alone, August must face his greatest nightmares. He will triumph or he will die. But if he dies, it won’t be only his life that is forfeit.

Sacramento native, August Watson is angry. No, strike that. August in filled with the kind of incandescent rage only the righteous can possess. Someone killed his girl. Not just any someone, but an enigma of a man called Daniel Quinn. Quinn wants to destroy August and is willing to target everyone in the paranormal investigator's life to achieve his aim. Why? No one knows. Not even August. Until he can locate the object of his murderous intent, August focuses his fury on another–the so-called Vampire of Sacramento.

Investigate a murderous ghost, do battle with a shapeshifting demon, get ready for a date … it’s all in a day’s work for Sacramento’s only paranormal detective. The ghost of a man’s wife come to avenge her untimely death, a woman caught on camera stealing drugs from work when she wasn’t even in town, and a family with a secret no one can ever know. When August Watson takes on all three cases at the same time, it’s not because he is short of work, but due to the worrying connection between them–they all point to impossible doubles.

Gerade habe ich den Fall der tränenreichen, aber sehr reichen Witwe Barker übernommen, deren Mann angeblich durch ein jahrhundertealtes Phantom gestorben ist. Ein geisterhafter Hund soll einen Mann auf einem Schrottplatz gefressen haben, und ich soll herausfinden, wie ich ihn zurückholen kann. Alle lügen mich an, aber meine härteste Prüfung ist die Bewältigung der Folgen meiner Entscheidung, Amanda Harper einzustellen.

Das Paranormale? Ist doch alles Blödsinn. Doch beim Versuch, das zu beweisen, könnte man leicht den Tod finden. Als ein Meistervampir anfängt, Leute in seiner Heimatstadt umzubringen, nimmt der paranormale Ermittler, Tempest Michaels, das persönlich... ... und schon bald wird aus einem Rennen um die Zeit ein Kampf um sein Leben. Er glaubt nicht an das Paranormale, hat aber reichlich Kunden mit Fällen, die zu verrückt sind, als dass die Polizei sich damit abgeben würde. Das Meiste davon ist reiner Blödsinn.

The Headless Horseman. Everyone knows the legend. That’s all it is, right? When a third headless victim is found on Boston’s streets, Chloe Mayfield is tasked with finding the person behind the crime spree – no one else wants a case this weird. It would be easy to dismiss the murders as nothing more than the random acts of a madman with a cosplay fetish, but when her investigations lead her to the morgue, she comes face to face with an apparition she cannot explain.

Convalescing after his recent injuries, Albert Smith is taking it easy … until a face from his past appears on his TV screen and everything changes. There’s an old score to settle and this time his quest for justice will take him from his quiet English home to the foot of the Alps. With Rex...

Thieves have broken into the Federal Reserve and made off with millions in gold. The catch? They were dressed like leprechauns, and by all accounts, used magic to do it. Cue up a fresh case for Sergeant Chloe Mayfield, but if she thought the last one was fraught with danger, she’s going to have to redefine her terminology. If it were not bad enough that she has to negotiate rogue gunmen, sword-wielding mercenaries, and a famous monster hunter, she has enemies within Boston PD to contend with, at least one of whom thinks their life would be easier if she were dead.

Chloe Mayfield is a career cop, but when a high-profile bust goes spectacularly wrong, she finds herself assigned to the losers in Blue Moon … and discovers a world she never knew existed. Tasked to investigate a drowning far from water in a high-rise building, the symbol carved into the victim’s chest defies explanation. Until she begins to pry, and a coven of witches show up with a threat to stay out of their business.

Curiosity. It’s going to get more than just the cat killed. Sacramento has its share of spooky, crazy, and unexplained, just like everywhere else, but most other places don’t have a self-appointed paranormal investigator to really stir things up. With an oversized sidekick, a school-skipping apprentice, and too many bad habits to count, August aims to drag the truth into the light. Kicking and screaming if necessary.

For thirty years the truth has remained hidden, but the murder inquiry he deliberately sabotaged has been reopened and DS Heaton knows his partner is bright enough to figure things out. It's all or nothing now. To evade justice he must find a way to protect his secrets, but he already knows that might mean taking a life. When his web of lies begins to fall apart, does he have what it takes to stay one step ahead, or will the world learn why Bruce Denton had to die?

An innocent walk through the woods turns sinister when Albert and Rex hear a cry for help. A desperate woman is trapped the wrong side of a high fence...and she is being pursued.

Sylvia van Lidth sits atop a criminal empire providing a service to a very specific clientele…a very wealthy clientele with a particular taste. She fought to achieve her lofty status and is not about to let anything stop her. Lee Yoo the local boss of Korea’s most ruthless crime family, has an order of high-end cars to steal. He doesn’t want to consider the consequences of failure. Arriving in the heart of Amsterdam, Albert’s only aim is to sample the local cuisine, but when his detective’s nose results in being mistaken for a thief, his faithful companion and sidekick, Rex, is taken from him.

Mike Atwell is in trouble, he just doesn’t know how deep yet. His life as a private investigator is yet to generate any income, and another unpaid case just landed on his desk—Frosty Fred, the county’s favourite ice cream salesman has just been found dead at the wheel of the chilly chariot. But was Fred as universally loved as everyone thinks? There is an ice cream turf war in play, but is it just ice cream they are selling or are there other ‘products’ to be had if one knows how to ask?

Plagued by the unsolvable murder that ruined his glowing career, a burnt-out detective is cruising through his final weeks until retirement. Until he is hand-picked to be part of a taskforce investigating old, unsolved murders. Hand-picked because the very killer he failed to catch is still out there. Can he finally get the closure he deserves?

Murderous ghosts, crazy cultists, and a sexy cop looking to lock him up. Darius Kane got more than he bargained for when he became the Gold Coast's first paranormal investigator. Hired to solve the murder of a local mechanic, Darius soon discovers the victim is just one in a series of suspicious deaths, but is there really a ghost at the heart of the case?

He’s got a serial killer plotting his demise, CI Quinn on his case, and two crazed Pomeranians nipping at his heels … time for a nice round of golf then. Naturally, there’s a body in the clubhouse just waiting to be discovered and with the list of suspects growing, Mike soon wishes he chosen a safer sport, like chainsaw juggling, perhaps. General Trout had a fatal appointment with the business end of a nine iron and those around him all appear to have both motive and opportunity. Did they all really want him dead?