Out of Frame Anthologies by Jack Lothian (2018)

Out of Frame Anthologies of horrors reveals that creativity can lead to insanity. Take a voyeuristic peek into the life and tortured thoughts of talented individuals who turn their passion and darkness into spellbinding works of tragedy and art.Read Six separate stories weaved by six uniquely-styled writers, each examining the powerful darkness of creativity, the thin red string that connects each protagonist in the novel. Red Hollows by Jack Lothian - In 80’s Hollywood fast and free culture, if an actor wants to retain his popularity, getting in touch with his killer instinct is a must. Deadline by S. J. Sims - A writer can’t find her killer as writer’s block, a psychological adversary that no writer wants to face, threatens her looming Deadline. Ouroboros by Rhiannon Robertson - At the brink of artistic corrosion, an artist ingests a Tab of magic that revitalizes his art but may be the gateway to death. Don’t Call Me Crazy by Sarah Witt - A woman on the path to insanity experiences the ecstasy of art as she observes her alters. Their surreal macabre paintings are stimulating, but the mutilated corpses that they use to paint with electrifies her soul. There Will Be Cookies by Oneiric Roper - A writer’s group is a place of sharing ideas, receiving feedback, and when this writer sits in the group, Death is there. Common Clay by John M. Risner - An art student sees clay as a way to escape the perversion of her reality, but there are men in her life that want to destroy her artistic expression. If you revel in suspenseful and psychological tales, you will find it hard to put this novel down. Due to graphic scenes and mature content, this book is recommended for readers 18+.

Unexpected Partners by Michelle Larkin (2018)

After she’s abducted and barely escapes with her life, Dr. Chloe Maddox joins the Boston Police Department as a behavioral profiler. Her sole objective is to solve her own case. The only thing standing in her way is she has no memory of what happened. When she locks eyes with the man who murdered her lover and left her for dead, the past comes flooding back. Detective Dana Blake is still mourning the death of her wife. When she discovers Chloe’s abductor is the same serial killer who took her wife’s life, she insists on protecting her. Both women are caught off guard by their developing attraction as they build their case, on the run from a clever sociopath. Danger lurks behind every corner, and a killer is intent on recapturing his prey. Except this time, he has his eye on Dana, too.

Mercy by Michelle Larkin (2018)

FBI Special Agent Mercy Parker has never shied away from a difficult case. But finding and stopping the man who plans on single-handedly annihilating the human race—armed only with her 9mm, integrity, and sense of humor—is definitely not in her job description. Perhaps it’s time to ask for some help. Psychic ex-profiler Piper Vasey keeps everyone at arm’s length, but Mercy’s wit and selfless dedication to the greater good slowly break down Piper’s defenses. As their attraction for one another grows, they’re joined by an unlikely team of extraordinary people. Together, they embark on a race against time to recover a journal, a dog, and a kidnapped girl with unique psychic abilities. There’s a slim chance they’ll succeed in saving the human race, but will it be enough to restore the balance between unseen forces of light and darkness that have plagued humankind for centuries?

Sandman by Tammy Bird (2018)

A group of EMTs with the Emergency Medical Services of Buxton Beach, NC, are among the first to respond after a hurricane rips through the small island community. As they search for survivors, they discover an evil that will haunt the residents of the tight community for years to come . Lurking beneath the dunes is a sandy grave not connected to the storm, a grave hidden beneath their feet for over thirty years. For one EMT, Katia Billings, it's personal. She is intimately connected to one of the killer's victims. Now she must enlist help from K-9 search expert Paige, and her own on-and-off lover, Zahra, to find the killer, dubbed Sandman, and stop him from killing again.

Snares and Delusions by Matthew Farrer (2019)

The Word Bearers assault an Aeldari Exodite world as part of Chaplain De Haan's scheme to achieve his destiny—but just what do the Dark Gods have in store for him? #### **Read it because** Destiny is a funny business, and this tale by Matthew Farrer shows just how difficult it can be to achieve the fate you think is yours—especially when the Chaos Gods are involved… #### **The story** De Haan, Chaplain of the Word Bearers has a destiny—and when it is fulfilled, he will see the Aeldari craftworld of Varantha burn. His quest for power and immortality takes him to an Exodite world, where he and his warriors must face the infernal trickery of the xenos. But will De Haan's formidable faith in himself see him through, or is his entire destiny in peril?

Blood Sacrifice by Peter McLean (2019)

An unsanctioned mission into a seemingly abandoned medicae facility seems simple… but for Corporal Cully, it could lead to a night of terror and horror that will scar him forever. #### **Read it because** After the spine-chilling terrors of his previous story, 'Baphomet by Night', Peter McLean sends Corporal Cully through more horrors, which have to be read to be believed… #### **The story** Corporal Cully of the Reslian 45th is bored. Three months on the hive world of Voltoth, waiting for an enemy to fight, have shredded his nerves. Little does he know that what is to come will make him crave those times… After two decades of battle and facing horrors that would leave many minds broken, Cully thinks he's seen it all – but an unsanctioned mission into a seemingly abandoned medicae facility will test him to his very limits… and beyond.

Maledictions by Joshua Reynolds (2019)

An eclectic collection of gut-wrenching tales to spook and scare. #### **Contains:** 1. ***Nepenthe*** by Cassandra Khaw 2. ***The Widow Tide*** by Richard Strachan (Age of Sigmar story) 3. ***No Good Deed*** by Graham McNeill 4. ***Crimson Snow*** by Lora Gray (Age of Sigmar story) 5. ***Last of the Blood*** by C.L. Werner (Age of Sigmar story) 6. ***Predation of the Eagle*** by Peter McLean 7. ***The Last Ascension of Dominic Seroff*** by David Annandale 8. ***Triggers*** by Paul Kane 9. ***A Darksome Place*** by Joshua Reynolds (Age of Sigmar story) 10. ***The Marauder Lives*** by J.C. Stearns 11. ***The Nothings*** by Alec Worley #### **Description** Horror is no stranger to the worlds of Warhammer. Its very fabric is infested with the arcane, the strange and the downright terrifying. From the cold vastness of the 41st millenium to the creeping evil at large in the Mortal Realms, this anthology of short stories explores the sinister side of Warhammer in a way it never has been before. Psychological torment, visceral horrors, harrowing tales of the supernatural and the nightmares buried within—this collection brings together some of the best horror writing from the Black Library.

He Feasts Forever by Lora Gray (2019)

Visions and nightmare haunt chef Dedric as he prepares a feast for his king's homecoming. As memories swim to life, everything he knows is challenged. #### **Read it because** Experience the grotesque and disturbing as Lora Gray paints a portrait of a man losing his identity and discovering that all around him is a hideous lie. #### **The story** In distant corners of the Mortal Realms, life goes on as normal, far from the horrors of war and the desperate struggle against Chaos. Yet horror is never far away, as Dedric, cook to a king, discovers. As he prepares a great feast for his lord's homecoming, his sleep is disturbed by visitations that threaten to reveal a secret long hidden, buried so deep that even he cannot remember… and when he does, Dedric's life will be forever changed.

The Warp's Curse by Michael J. Hollows (2019)

**A Warhammer Quest story** A Primaris Psyker, a Ministorum priest and an Aeldari walk into the Blackstone Fortress… Will any of them emerge, or will their rivalries destroy them before even the defences of the Fortress can? #### **Read it because** Enjoy a combination of very different heroes, each with their own reasons for venturing into the alien horrors of the Blackstone Fortress, in a labyrinthine and darkly satisfying tale. #### **The story** Venturing into the Blackstone Fortress makes for strange allies… For Primaris Psyker Aradia Madellan, an uneasy pact with Ministorum Priest Taddeus the Purifier and his zealot Pious Vorne is bad enough—both would happily see her burn for her witchery, after all. But adding in the strange Aeldari ranger, Amallyn Shadowguide, makes the situation fraught with peril—and that's before they face the dangers of the Fortress itself on their quest to penetrate its deepest workings…

No Hero by Peter McLean (2019)

On the cruel jungle world of Vardan IV, a young Guardsman experiences the horror of conflict for the first time against an overwhelming greenskin horde. #### **Read it because** Told in an unusually ambiguous first-person perspective, this story examines what it truly means to be a hero in a universe where few heroic acts are remembered. #### **The story** The battle on Vardan IV has been an absolute disaster for the Imperium. Two million soldiers of the Astra Militarum have died among the jungles of the world, lost to the fury of a horde of vicious alien orks. For one trooper, escape from the slaughterhouse seems assured—until a disaster puts him back in the heart of the enemy, with just a handful of allies. Has the Emperor spared them for a purpose, or does their future contain only horror and death?

Martyr's End by Alec Worley (2019)

A Repentia returned to her order, Dominion Superior Adamanthea must balance her desire to purge her sins with the orders of her canoness. If she fails, all could fall to ruin… #### **Read it because** Discover what happens when a Sister Repentia cleanses her sins and returns to the sisterhood. Can she even truly purge herself of the need to repent, or will her life be forever tainted by her misdeeds? #### **The story** Once a Repentia, Sister Adamanthea of the Adepta Sororitas has returned to her order and taken the rank of Dominion Superior. But some sins remain too deep to truly escape… Leading her squad in an attempt to assassinate a commander of the heathen T'au Empire in the midst of a vicious battle, Adamanthea's desire to purge her sins upon the enemy remains strong. With her drive to punish the enemies of the Emperor conflicting with her orders, can she lead her squad to victory – or will her desperate need for vengeance doom them all?

Nuestra parte de noche by Mariana Enríquez (2019)

Un padre y un hijo atraviesan Argentina por carretera, desde Buenos Aires hacia las cataratas de Iguazú, en la frontera norte con Brasil. Son los años de la junta militar, hay controles de soldados armados y tensión en el ambiente. El hijo se llama Gaspar y el padre trata de protegerlo del destino que le ha sido asignado. La madre murió en circunstancias poco claras, en un accidente que acaso no lo fue. Como su padre, Gaspar está llamado a ser un médium en una sociedad secreta, la Orden, que contacta con la Oscuridad en busca de la vida eterna mediante atroces rituales. En ellos es vital disponer de un médium, pero el destino de estos seres dotados de poderes especiales es cruel, porque su desgaste físico y mental es rápido e implacable. Los orígenes de la Orden, regida por la poderosa familia de la madre de Gaspar, se remontan a siglos atrás, cuando el conocimiento de la Oscuridad llegó desde el corazón de África a Inglaterra y desde allí se extendió hasta Argentina.

Lo Que Callan Los Muertos by Ana Lena Rivera (2019)

Una novela de misterio ambientada en Oviedo protagonizada por una investigadora de fraudes que despertará la empatía de los lectores. Gracia San Sebastián ha renunciado a una exitosa carrera laboral en Nueva York y ha regresado junto a su marido Jorge a su Oviedo natal para ejercer de investigadora de fraudes a la Seguridad Social. Su nuevo caso está relacionada con el cobro de la pensión de un militar franquista que sobrepasa los ciento doce años, cifra a todas luces sospechosa. Mientras su vida personal avanza por sendas imprevistas, Gracia se encontrará con ramificaciones del caso que la llevarán a investigar el suicidio de una vecina de su madre. De vez en cuando pide consejo a una buena amiga de la familia, la monja dominica sor Florencia.

Nightshades of New Orleans by James Quinn (2019)

Invisible by Andrew Grant (2019)

As a young man, Paul McGrath rebelled against his pacifist father by becoming a standout Army recruit and the star of his military intelligence unit. But lingering regrets about their relationship make him return home, only to find his father dead, seemingly murdered. When the case ends in a mistrial—after a key piece of evidence disappears—something doesn’t smell right to McGrath. So he puts his arsenal of skills to work to find out just how corrupt the legal system is. And to keep digging, he gets a job at the courthouse. But not as a lawyer or a clerk. . . . Now McGrath is a janitor. The perfect cover, it gives him security clearance and access to the entire building. No one notices him, but he notices everyone. He notices when witnesses suddenly change their stories. When jury members reverse their votes during deliberation. When armies of corporate attorneys grind down their small-time adversaries with endless tactical shenanigans. While McGrath knows that nothing he discovers can undo his past wrongs or save his father, he finds his new calling brings him something else: the chance to right current wrongs and save others. And by doing so—just maybe—to redeem himself . . . if the powerful and corrupt don’t kill him first.

The Maddest Obsession by Danielle Lori (2019)

She fears the dark. He rules it. Her dresses are too tight, her heels too tall. She laughs too loudly, eats without decorum, and mixes up most sayings in the book. Little do most know it’s just a sparkly disguise, there to hide one panic attack at a time. Nobody can crack Gianna’s facade . . . no one anyway, until he comes along. Most see a paragon of morality; a special agent upholding the law. In the New York underworld, others know him as a hustler, a killer, his nature as cold as the heart of ice in his chest. Christian Allister has always followed the life plan he’d envisioned in his youth, beneath the harsh lights of a frigid, damp cell. With a proclivity for order and the number three, he’s never been tempted to veer off course. But perhaps one should never say never . . . One winter night and their lives intertwine. She hates him—his stone-cold demeanor, his arrogance and too-perceptive eye—but over the years, even as their games consist of insulting each other’s looks and intelligence, she begins to live to play with him. Nowhere in Christian’s plans had he ever prepared for Gianna. She’s chaos embodied, not his type, and married, but none of that can stop his eyes from following her wherever she goes. All along, she doesn’t even know that she’s his—his frustration, his fascination. His maddest obsession.

Mindig Homérosznak by Krasznahorkai, László. (2019)

A classic escape nightmare, Chasing Homer is sped on not only by Krasznahorkai’s signature velocity, but also by a unique musical score and intense illustrations In this thrilling chase narrative, a hunted being escapes certain death at breakneck speed—careening through Europe, heading blindly South. Faster and faster, escaping the assassins, our protagonist flies forward, blending into crowds, adjusting to terrains, hopping on and off ferries, always desperately trying to stay a step ahead of certain the past did not exist, only what was current existed—a prisoner of the instant, rushing into this instant, an instant that had no continuation …      Krasznahorkai—celebrated for the exhilarating energy of his prose—outdoes himself in Chasing Homer. And this unique collaboration boasts beautiful full-color paintings by Max Neumann and—reaching out of the book proper—the wildly percussive music of Szilveszter Miklós scored for each chapter (to be accessed by the reader via QR codes).

The Understudy by Sophie Hannah (2019)

**How far would you go to protect your daughter?** Four mothers must identify the true threat at their daughters' school before it's too late. Carolyn, Bronnie, Elise, and Kendall are bound together by one thing-their four daughters are best friends at the highly competitive Orla Flynn Academy for the Performing Arts. Last year the foursome exploded because of brutal bullying between the girls, but they've since forgiven each other. The mothers, however, haven't been able to move on. When new threats surface and "accidents" begin to happen - just as a mysterious new girl enters the scene - the mothers take matters into their own hands. But they will have to risk their own secrets being exposed if they stand a chance at uncovering the truth . . .

Burnt Island by Kate Rhodes (2019)

**INTRUDERS HERE ARE BOUND TO DIE . . .** As the sun sets on a cold November evening, the tiny community of St Agnes prepares for their annual Fifth-of-November festivities. Moments before the fireworks are scheduled to commence, an islander discovers a charred body left on the bonfire, and quickly it becomes clear that a killer is at large. Ben Kitto is the Deputy Chief of Police for the Scilly Isles, and with a killer on the loose, he has no choice but to forbid all residents from leaving the island. With a population of just eighty people, everyone is a suspect and no one is safe. When threats start appearing, written in the old Cornish language, Ben suspects that the killer’s motive is to rid the island of the newcomers who threaten their traditions. With time running out, Ben hurries to discover the secrets of the island’s peculiar residents, but he knows it’s only a matter of time before another fire is started . . . **No place to run.** **No place to hide.**

The Last Time I Saw You by Liv Constantine (2019)

Dr. Kate English has it all. Not only is she the heiress to a large fortune; she has a gorgeous husband and daughter, a high-flying career, and a beautiful home anyone would envy. But all that changes the night Kate’s mother, Lily, is found dead, brutally murdered in her own home. Heartbroken and distraught, Kate reaches out to her estranged best friend, Blaire Barrington, who rushes to her side for the funeral, where the years of distance between them are forgotten in a moment. That evening, Kate’s grief turns to horror when she receives an anonymous text: You think you’re sad now, just wait. By the time I’m finished with you, you’ll wish you had been buried today. More than ever, Kate needs her old friend’s help. Once Blaire decides to take the investigation into her own hands, it becomes clear that all is not as it seems in Baltimore high society. As infidelity, lies, and betrayals come to light, and tensions rise to a boiling point, she begins to alienate Kate’s friends and relatives with her relentless, accusatory questions, as she tries to find Lily’s killer. The murderer could be anyone—friend, neighbor, loved one. But whoever it is, it’s clear that Kate is next on their list. . .