CRITICAL PRAISE FOR BRENT MONAHAN "What it is, is a GREAT BOOK. It is what 'The Da Vinci Code' could have been, if it A) had been better written and B) had had vampires." Goodreads on "The Book of Common Dread" "The best addition to the vampire legend since Anne Rice'sInterview with the Vampire." "Indianapolis Star" on "The Book of Common Dread" "An atmospheric and observant narrative too compelling to put down." "Fangoria" on "An American Haunting" The fear of the dark is the fear of the unknown. The midnight tap in the attic. The three a.m. thud in the basement. Convince yourself it's nothing. Brent Monahan wants to show you it's something. In "High-Speed Shudder," an anthology of fifteen tales across many genres, fear comes into focus through the lens of a master of suspense, mystery and the macabre. All of your nightmares await within: from boogeymen to little green men - from childhood's monsters in the closet to adulthood's demons in the soul. And remember - when the flash goes off, you can see your fears...and they can see you.
(Limelight). The Singer's Companion combines the author's extensive research on hundreds of professional singers' and singing teachers' books with 30 years of personal teaching experience. The book concentrates on traditional vocal and artistic development, as employed at the most renowned universities and conservatories. At the same time, the presentation is extremely practical and accessible. The language is simple, and minimal space is given to theory. As each aspect of good singing and artistry is explained, enlightening quotations from dozens of the best singers and teachers, such as Enrico Caruso, Luciano Pavarotti, Eileen Farrell, Manuel Garcia, and Emma Seiler, help the singer to grasp the concept. The building of the vocal instrument and the artist is the focus. Topics include stance, breathing, phonation, resonance, range, health, choosing a teacher, vocal exercises, musicianship, pronunciation and diction, interpretation, performance, and selecting material. Many illustrative diagrams appear in the text. The book includes exercise sheets, sample songs, and an illustrative CD. Any singer, from the would-be professional to the diligent choir member, can benefit from this easy-to-use, thorough companion.
What would happen if the "Me Generation" could be transported back to live among the souls of "The Greatest Generation"? Nathaniel Allen and Daniel O'Shea, publicly serving as front men for a world Christian relief organization, are siphoning off food and medicine into the hands of corrupt foreign officials in exchange for "blood emeralds". On a break in London, they opt for a midnight trip in a pre-WWII subway train to visit old Underground sites...but their evening jaunt turns into the ultimate "tourist trap". A train wreck leaves Nate and Dan the sole survivors - and somehow transported back to 1940 London at the dawn of the Nazi Blitz. That is where their perilous adventure in time begins as their search for a way home leads them to love they dare not return, into a plot to drive England into financial ruin and, perhaps, to a chance to redeem themselves in the past for their future. Or is it their present? The action and intrigue do not stop until they - and you - learn the answer in "Time Step".
Presents a fictionalized diary in which schoolteacher Richard Powell tells the story of Tennessee's Bell Witch, a poltergeist that began harassing the family of John Bell in 1818 and is reported to have caused his death.
Many of the "good" people of Skytop Road in Bunhouse, New Jersey, thought that goodness and faith were measured in kilowatt hours. Every Christmas, the neighborhood "Illumination Mafia" poured their hearts and wallets into garish displays that earned them newspaper notices.New and mysterious neighbor Ernest Love refuses to play in their reindeer games - and his "Xmas Canceled This Year" display, highlighted by a dead deer, lands him in court and then at the local church for community service.Yet there is more to Mr. Love than meets the eye - and through him the residents of Skytop Road come to see that their cold Christmas lights are blinding them to the true warmth and meaning of not justthe holiday, but of faith itself.
Quietly annoying and tenacious" Sheriff John Le Brun has earned a reputation for solving wickedly complex crimes, from his home town of Brunswick, Georgia to London, England. Now retired, he finds himself mysteriously hired to solve the 1908 murder of the owner of a high-priced Manhattan brothel. The client's letterhead indicates J. P. Morgan. The Titan of Wall St. denies its validity but himself hires Le Brun to not only solve the crime but also expose the impostor. As John peels away layer upon layer of facts, he realizes that he is exploring the police-protected vice of prostitution, which is a source of livelihood for one out of every three hundred women in New York City. Le Brun discovers a connection on St. Simons Island, where he holds a membership to an exclusive club. The island was the locale of the last illegal U.S. importation of African slaves. Now history may be repeating itself, for the purpose of sex slavery.
In the summer of 1906, a member of the Metropolitan Club - one of New York's most prestigious and powerful men's clubs - is brutally murdered within its walls. The man eyewitnesses claim committed the crime was, in actuality, across town in plain view of a hundred reliable witnesses at the time of the murder. For J. P. Morgan, founding member of the Metropolitan Club, there is only one man who can be entrusted with the swift and proper resolution of this impossible crime -- Sheriff John Le Brun of Jekyl Island, Georgia. Thrust in the midst of Manhattan's social and intellectual elite - including actor William Gillette, newspaperman Joseph Pulitzer, and financial colossal J. P. Morgan himself - Le Brun finds himself in a deadly struggle and race against time with an unseen foe, a mind perhaps as nimble as his own.
When retired Southern sheriff-turned-New York City detective John Le Brun and his wife, Lordis, set sail in 1910 for a long-awaited honeymoon on the Caribbean island of St. Lucia, they expect to find relaxation in paradise. However, they soon discover they’ve been lured to the island in part to tout its attributes as a burgeoning vacation retreat to wealthy investors back home. Instead of finding tranquility among the tropical isle’s quaint villages and sandy beaches, they encounter a land teeming with racial, social, and economic tension. The brutal murders of a local plantation owner’s family find John putting his renowned detective skills to use, with Lordis readily playing assistant. Once again, the shrewd detective must capitalize on his “outsider” status to stay several steps ahead of the locals, many of whom seem to harbor dark motives. Is the culprit one of the white landowners the exclusive St. Lucia Island Club counts among its membership; the descendants of former African slaves said to inhabit the island’s inland jungles; or someone else entirely? As the body count rises, John and Lordis race to uncover St. Lucia’s deepest mysteries, including secret identities, long-held rivalries, and who stands to profit most from the island’s future. The St. Lucia Island Club paints a vivid portrait of the Caribbean island’s scenic beauty and complicated history at the turn of the twentieth century.
Only one of history's most famous detectives - Allan Pinkerton - could investigate the death of one of literature's most famous writers - Edgar Allan Poe. In this fictional imagining of the events following Poe's death, Allan Pinkerton, a real-life embodiment of the famed writer's C. Auguste Dupin, literature's first detective, embarks on a journey into the life and mind of the author and poet to uncover the secrets of Poe's life and untimely - and mysterious - death.
Modern vampire Vincent DeVilbiss travels to Princeton University to destroy an ancient cuneiform scroll being translated before the scroll's powers can be turned against the inhabitants of the underworld.
?Would that there was another earth above our own or a way to ascend to the moon. For if I but had a place to stand upon, I could move the world!?ArchimedesIn the third century, B.C., Greek Siracusa is the dominant city on the is-land of Sicily. It is also the strategically-critical fulcrum point between the Mediterranean?s two greatest military powers. Hannibal?s invasion of the Italian peninsula and the death of Siracusa?s benevolent dictator compel both Carthage and Rome to control Siracusa.Leonides, ambitious young soldier and pentathlon champion of Sira-cusa, knows that only a miracle can save peaceful Siracusa from destruction. That savior emerges as his great-uncle, the genius mathe-matician and inventor, Archimedes. His engines of war, like none ever seen before, hold back two desperate Roman legions and Roma?s best general, Marcus Claudius Marcellus, season after season.At the same time, Leonides faces a fearsome war of passions. His new wife, Aurora, product of a hasty political marriage, is the daughter of Consul Marcellus, the very man who leads the legions besieging Leon-ides? city. His beloved Thalia, the most beautiful woman in Siracusa, is forced by her family to marry Leonides? rival. Undaunted, she tempts him night and day to repudiate his marriage and take her as his mis-tress.Explore fascinating ancient history entwining a tale of relentless adven-ture and fiery passions!?If you are a fan of Spartacus, Gladiator, Ben-Hur, and every ancient historical grand epic ever told, filled with action, intrigue, passion, violence, adventure, conspiracies, and true heroes and villains?this book is for you. An instant Classic!?Robert E. GelinasAuthor, The Mustard Seed
Quietly annoying and tenacious" Sheriff John Le Brun has earned a reputation for solving wickedly complex crimes, from his home town of Brunswick, Georgia to London, England. Now retired, he finds himself mysteriously hired to solve the 1908 murder of the owner of a high-priced Manhattan brothel. The client's letterhead indicates J. P. Morgan. The Titan of Wall St. denies its validity but himself hires Le Brun to not only solve the crime but also expose the impostor. As John peels away layer upon layer of facts, he realizes that he is exploring the police-protected vice of prostitution, which is a source of livelihood for one out of every three hundred women in New York City. Le Brun discovers a connection on St. Simons Island, where he holds a membership to an exclusive club. The island was the locale of the last illegal U.S. importation of African slaves. Now history may be repeating itself, for the purpose of sex slavery.
When retired Southern sheriff-turned-New York City detective John Le Brun and his wife, Lordis, set sail in 1910 for a long-awaited honeymoon on the Caribbean island of St. Lucia, they expect to find relaxation in paradise. However, they soon discover they’ve been lured to the island in part to tout its attributes as a burgeoning vacation retreat to wealthy investors back home. Instead of finding tranquility among the tropical isle’s quaint villages and sandy beaches, they encounter a land teeming with racial, social, and economic tension. The brutal murders of a local plantation owner’s family find John putting his renowned detective skills to use, with Lordis readily playing assistant. Once again, the shrewd detective must capitalize on his “outsider” status to stay several steps ahead of the locals, many of whom seem to harbor dark motives. Is the culprit one of the white landowners the exclusive St. Lucia Island Club counts among its membership; the descendants of former African slaves said to inhabit the island’s inland jungles; or someone else entirely? As the body count rises, John and Lordis race to uncover St. Lucia’s deepest mysteries, including secret identities, long-held rivalries, and who stands to profit most from the island’s future. The St. Lucia Island Club paints a vivid portrait of the Caribbean island’s scenic beauty and complicated history at the turn of the twentieth century.
Presents a fictionalized diary in which schoolteacher Richard Powell tells the story of Tennessee's Bell Witch, a poltergeist that began harassing the family of John Bell in 1818 and is reported to have caused his death.
Many are wondering if the "richest of the rich can literally get away with murder" as local sheriff John Le Brun investigates the shooting death of one of the members of the exclusive club which includies the Vanderbilts, Goulds, Rockefellers, Morgans, and Pulitzers.
Third-rate tenor Jack Horn unwittingly sells his soul to the beautiful Belinda Fausse, world-renowned diva, who promises him fame, but after her tragic death, Jack must pay the horrible price of his good fortune
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