Books with author Amy Cross

A man accidentally receives two dangerous wooden figures in the mail...A woman is preparing breakfast for her children when she hears a dangerous voice in her head...Late one night, an old man meets a strange girl on a canal towpath...Twisted Little Things and Other Stories is a collection of short horror stories. These are tales of the hidden darkness that can lurk in the modern world, threatening to lash out and destroy lives. Some of the stories are about ghosts, others are about the way evil spreads from mind to mind, and some are about vast and powerful secrets that exist on the edges of human perception. In each of the stories, a life is about to be changed forever, with terrifying results.Twisted Little Things and Other Stories contains the new stories Twisted Little Things, The Third Voice, The Ghost of Terry Willow, Victoria and The Towpath, as well as Table 9 and a revised version of The Ferry. This book contains scenes of violence, as well as strong language.

Skellin Cottage is an oasis of peace and tranquillity. Miles from the nearest town, nestled far out in the English countryside, it's the perfect place for visitors who want to get away from the world for a while. And then one morning the cottage's latest tenant, Deborah Dean, is found brutally murdered.After several months of police inactivity, the cottage's owner Lord Martin Chesleford decides to take matters into his own hands. Hiring former police officer Joanna Mason, who now works alone as a private investigator, he demands that Deborah's murderer is brought to justice.But while Deborah had tried to isolate herself at Skellin Cottage, she'd already begun to attract attention. Terrified of her own past, Deborah lived a life of fear, desperately afraid that the truth would one day be revealed. And as the ongoing investigation uncovers old secrets and new rivalries, another murder is right around the corner.

"What is it about the temple of Ah-Qal? Why has no man ever returned with his sanity intact?"Thousands of years ago, the great king Ah-Qal was buried with a set of stone tablets that contained priceless knowledge. Since then, many people have tried to locate his tomb in the South American jungle, but most have returned empty-handed. And the few who made it home were always driven mad beyond the point of no return.Now a new team has discovered the tomb, and they immediately break through the stone gate and head into the pyramid. Ignoring all the warnings, they try to find the long-lost burial chamber of Ah-Qal. But as their search continues, Charley Manners and her colleagues start to realize that they might not be alone. All those years ago, what kind of evil did Ah-Qal leave behind to guard his treasures?The Curse of Ah-Qal's Tomb - originally published as The Last Priest - is the story of a team who uncover an ancient burial site, and of a king who refuses to let his treasures pass into new hands.

“There are some things the human mind can't handle. Some horrors are just too great.”Three years after her brother killed eighteen people in a school shooting, Bonnie Bromley is living a nightmare. Everyone hates her and her family, but as her brother's execution draws closer, Bonnie finds that other, darker forces are starting to make their presence felt in town. Something is lurking in the shadows, waiting for the perfect opportunity to feed on the souls of the dead.When the horrific truth becomes clear, Bonnie and her friends find themselves being hunted by a powerful creature. Fortunately they have help from Hannah, a mysterious girl who only recently arrived in town, but even Hannah might be powerless to save the day. And if she does find a way to keep Bonnie alive, Hannah might still have to face the one force from which she has been running her whole life.The Dead Ones is the third book in the Death Herself series.

When Beth Keneally is murdered by her father, her story should be over. Instead, she wakes up on the edge of town. Beth is now a ghost, but her father is still on the loose and is determined to kill Beth's little sister Elise.Meanwhile, God and Satan come to town, determined to settle a bet. Each wiping their memories, they live among the ordinary citizens so that they can experience human life. But their bet has unintended consequences, and soon Beth finds herself drawn into a struggle that could lead to the end of the world.Originally released in eight installments, GHOSTS is now available in this collected and revised 5th anniversary edition.

“I saw her. I've always been able to see her.”While her friends head off to start new lives in London after university, Penny has a different idea. She's going to go and take a job at a remote lighthouse for a year, helping to keep the place running while she saves money. When she arrives at Culthorpe lighthouse, however, she quickly realizes that something is very wrong.Something is hiding nearby the lighthouse, something that only makes its presence felt at night. Meanwhile, Penny is concerned about one of her co-workers, a man whose memory seems to be almost non-existent. What is the dark secret of Culthorpe lighthouse? Is Penny really crazy, or has she been visited by a ghost since she was a child? And who or what is hidden beneath the hatch in the generator room?The Lighthouse is a horror novel about a girl who was taught to doubt herself, and about the refusal of dead souls to rest until all debts have been paid.

“One day she has to learn the truth. About what she is, and where she came from. And about what she's going to become.”For the past sixteen years, John Farmer has hidden his daughter Izzy from the truth. Living a quiet, uneventful life in a small town, he's kept her as far away as possible from the madness that killed her mother many years ago.But nothing stays hidden forever.An ancient vampire has come to town. Wounded and in pain, the creature hides in the old gold-mine beneath the forest. Unfortunately for John, this particular vampire has a very urgent need to get hold of Izzy. As her body starts changing and her true nature is revealed, Izzy must deal not only with the truth about her parents, but also with the growing threat that lurks at the edge of town.And her only ally is a girl who loves dynamite.

Family is everything, until family takes everything away! USA, 1990Fifteen year old twins, Timothy and Tammy Baxter have been raised by their mother for as long as they can remember. Their mother, Mary, is the example of a hardworking mother because she spends her life working to make her children comfortable. Tim and his sister strike up a very close relationship because they are always together, and the bond soon extends to involve a neighbor. When the neighbor moves away from their neighborhood, the Baxters move into his house because of financial constraints.The new house does have its share of horrors and evil lurking within its yellow walls. But when a stranger starts showing up in the street regularly, Tim and Tammy Baxter know that their lives or at least sanity as a family is at stake. The official arrival of this stranger exposes truths that have been hidden for way too long. It appears as though Mary is not exactly who she has shown herself to be all this time.

Lisa thinks her breakup with Brian is the worst thing to ever happen to her. Seething from the embarrassment and public humiliation, she goes off to one of her secret special places to think. All she wants is to cool off, get her life back together, and make her best friends pay for knowing that Brian was cheating on her and not telling her. When a stranger offers her consolation, she grabs it. But the man soon turns from a caring stranger to a psycho ex-convict who is trying to exact revenge for the past.Claire is living a fulfilled life. She has a loving, doting husband, a good career, and a beautiful, well-behaved daughter. One day, her daughter – Lisa sends her a text that she’ll be having a sleepover at her best friend – Summer’s house. Claire is glad that she and her husband, Robert, have the house to themselves. But when Summer calls to apologize to Lisa, Claire realizes that something is amiss and Lisa is missing. What starts out as a missing case turns into the work of a psychotic ex-convict ...

Skellin Cottage is an oasis of peace and tranquillity. Miles from the nearest town, nestled far out in the English countryside, it's the perfect place for visitors who want to get away from the world for a while. And then one morning the cottage's latest tenant, Deborah Dean, is found brutally murdered. After several months of police inactivity, the cottage's owner Lord Martin Chesleford decides to take matters into his own hands. Hiring former police officer Joanna Mason, who now works alone as a private investigator, he demands that Deborah's murderer is brought to justice. But while Deborah had tried to isolate herself at Skellin Cottage, she'd already begun to attract attention. Terrified of her own past, Deborah lived a life of fear, desperately afraid that the truth would one day be revealed. And as the ongoing investigation uncovers old secrets and new rivalries, another murder is right around the corner.

“I saw her. I've always been able to see her.”While her friends head off to start new lives in London after university, Penny has a different idea. She's going to go and take a job at a remote lighthouse for a year, helping to keep the place running while she saves money. When she arrives at Culthorpe lighthouse, however, she quickly realizes that something is very wrong.Something is hiding nearby the lighthouse, something that only makes its presence felt at night. Meanwhile, Penny is concerned about one of her co-workers, a man whose memory seems to be almost non-existent. What is the dark secret of Culthorpe lighthouse? Is Penny really crazy, or has she been visited by a ghost since she was a child? And who or what is hidden beneath the hatch in the generator room?The Lighthouse is a horror novel about a girl who was taught to doubt herself, and about the refusal of dead souls to rest until all debts have been paid.

A man accidentally receives two dangerous wooden figures in the mail... A woman is preparing breakfast for her children when she hears a dangerous voice in her head... Late one night, an old man meets a strange girl on a canal towpath... Twisted Little Things and Other Stories is a collection of short horror stories. These are tales of the hidden darkness that can lurk in the modern world, threatening to lash out and destroy lives. Some of the stories are about ghosts, others are about the way evil spreads from mind to mind, and some are about vast and powerful secrets that exist on the edges of human perception. In each of the stories, a life is about to be changed forever, with terrifying results. Twisted Little Things and Other Stories contains the new stories Twisted Little Things, The Third Voice, The Ghost of Terry Willow, Victoria and The Towpath, as well as Table 9 and a revised version of The Ferry. This book contains scenes of violence, as well as strong language.