Books with author Marie Turner

In Book One of the Crab Missoulah series, Daniel Thompson goes undercover to capture the dangerous beast that haunts their town. A mysterious stranger and a tree with a peculiar history lead Dan, and his new friends Herman and Violet, down a path fraught with danger and adventure. With the strange disappearance of his little brother, and the mysterious involvement of a recluse who lives in a nearby woods, the stakes are perilously high. Dan is hard pressed to solve the mystery in time to save his brother's life. It is sure to be an adventure to remember, if only they can survive.

In Book Three of the Crab Missoulah series, Daniel Thompson and his two best friends Herman and Violet Budge, find themselves caught in the middle of a centuries long struggle to recover the lost treasure of a distant relative. Halloween night brings a haunting twist to the chilling legend. It is sure to be an adventure to remember, if only they can survive!This book is spooky, not macabre. It is lighthearted and fun, with just the right amount of fear sprinkled in to keep the pages turning! "The Legend of Lenore" is the perfect read for a Halloween night, or a chilly evening by the fire, and is safe for the entire family to enjoy."Mysteries solved, monsters vanquished, mischief...? Managed...Who is that man!” -Sylvia Sidewinder, "The Bedford Times" All part of an ordinary day in the life of Daniel Thompson, at least as his parents know him. Ordinary kid by day, super detective by night, again and again Dan finds himself neck deep in the most amazing adventures with nothing but luck and his two best friends to get him out. No danger is too great, no mystery too deep, and no monster too terrible for this terrific trio. You’ll envy their friendships, laugh at their mishaps, and love their stories, and with any luck...they’ll survive until morning.

Dark Talents is a 2-in-1 package of Night Runner and End of Days by Max Turner―a fast-paced, exciting addition to the vampire genreNight Runner: For Zack Thomson, the bizarre is commonplace. Living in a mental ward and surrounded by a host of strange characters, including Charlie, his wild and irrepressible best friend, and the beautiful but mysterious nurse Ophelia, Zack struggles to cope with an unusual illness that baffles all the local doctors. Then one night, an eccentric old man crashes a stolen police motorcycle through the front doors of the lobby to rescue Zack from an ancient and wicked evil. Zack soon finds himself thrust into an unfamiliar world of car chases, police hunts, teenage mayhem, girls, and murder. After stumbling from one disaster to another, Zack must confront a killer and come to terms with the truth about himself, his illness, and the likelihood of finding love after death.End Of Days: A year after the conclusion of Night Runner, Zack Thomson is still learning to cope with the changes in his new life. As he and his best friend, Charlie, try to establish a normal routine for themselves, a mysterious creature appears. Likened to the Beast of the Apocalypse, it begins to dismantle the network of support around Zack, who discovers he is more than just a struggling orphan―he is the subject of an ancient prophecy that relates to the End of Days. As friends and enemies, old and new, throw his world into chaos, he is forced to reexamine what it means to be good at a time when it seems that only the strong and ruthless can survive and find a way forward.

Zachariah Thomson has spent the past year getting used to the idea that his best friend, Charlie, and the lovely Luna are now vampires—just like him. As they all learn to cope with the changes this strange new state of affairs brings, a mysterious creature appears. Likened to the Beast of the Apocalypse, it begins to dismantle the network of support around zack, who discovers he is the subject of an ancient prophecy that relates to the End of Days. As friends and enemies, old and new, throw his world into chaos, zack is forced to re-examine what it means to be good at a time when it seems that only the strong and the ruthless can survive.

Zachariah Thomson has spent the past year getting used to the idea that his best friend, Charlie, and the lovely Luna are now vampires, like him. As they learn to cope with the changes this brings, a mysterious creature appears. Likened to the Beast of the Apocalypse, it begins to dismantle the network of support around Zack, who discovers he is more than just an orphaned vampire – he is the subject of an ancient prophecy that relates to the End of Days. As friends and enemies, old and new, throw his world into chaos, he is forced to re-examine what it means to be good at a time when it seems that only the strong and ruthless can survive.

Jalby’s school marks are going from bad to worse… but then he and four others are chosen to have their brains programmed with all the education they will ever need. The children hope that an almost perfect knowledge of every subject means that they will never have to go to school again. Life also becomes a lot more interesting when they realise the programming has given them fantastic physical abilities…But Jalby realises that there is a lot more to brain programming than they bargained for… Who is the mysterious Dolgov, and what exactly are his evil plans for the children?In this action-packed futuristic adventure, set in the year 2060, Jalby and his friends must use all their powers to track down Dolgov and stop him before it is too late…

In Book One of the Crab Missoulah series, "The Mighty Ware Tree," Daniel Thompson disguises himself as undercover detective, Crab Missoulah, to capture the dangerous beast that haunts their town. A mysterious stranger and a tree with a peculiar history lead Dan and his new friends Herman and Violet down a path fraught with danger and adventure. This time they may have gotten more than they bargained for.