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THE FOURTH NOVEL IN THE NEXT GREAT DETECTIVE SERIES.★★★★★ 'Jack Reacher with a wicked sense of humor.'★★★★★ 'A worthy successor to Robert Parker and his Spenser books.' Mack is back, alongside trusty cohort Manny the marshal and dubious associate Marcus the underworld boss. Grady Huff, a wealthy and insufferable pain in the neck, killed his cleaning lady and confessed to the crime. No jury in the world could find him innocent and no amount of money can convince Mackenzie August to work for his defense. That is, until Veronica Summer's fiancé arrives in Roanoke and joins the prosecution... Darren Robbins has more on his mind than just convicting Grady--he's come to collect Veronica. And he's come to settle things with Mackenzie, a reckoning that will certainly spill violence into the streets. Read Aces Full today, the fourth book in your favorite mystery series.

You asked for it, it's here. All five books in the critically acclaimed Bad Games series under one terrifying roof. Bad Games: The Complete Series includes: BAD GAMES - The terrifying bestseller that started it all. The Lambert Family is heading to Crescent Lake, a rural cabin community in western Pennsylvania, for an idyllic weekend getaway. Some fishing, some barbecue, some games...The Fannelli brothers are heading to Crescent Lake too. Some stalking, some kidnapping, some murder, definitely some games...though not necessarily the type of games the Lamberts had in mind. But it doesn't matter. The Lamberts are going to play whether they like it or not.VENGEFUL GAMES - The Lambert family played the Fannelli brothers' twisted game and survived. Showed the brothers they'd messed with the wrong family.However, the game is far from over. There are some new players in town. Players who have close ties to the Fannelli brothers. Players who are taking things very personally...and promising results that are very deadly.BAD GAMES: HELLBENT - A year has passed. Marine and security specialist Domino Taylor shadows the Lambert family, the guilt he feels for the tragic events that unfolded in western Pennsylvania haunting him without mercy. When someone from Domino's past contacts him, begging for his help, Domino reluctantly agrees, not knowing the sinister truth lying in wait: there is one final game yet to play. BAD GAMES: MALEVOLENT - After years of silence, the game is back on. Widower Allan Brown is hosting a support group in his home for the bereaved. One of the guests in attendance will be Amy Lambert, this week marking the five-year anniversary of her family’s horrifying ordeal at Crescent Lake. Of course it’s hardly cause for celebration. Still, some unwanted guests plan on attending the support group to help Amy celebrate all the same...BAD GAMES: PSYCHOPATH - A decade has passed. Caleb’s increasingly violent temper sees him discharged from the Marine Corps. Carrie is failing at her second attempt at college. Aftermath, it would seem, plays the cruelest game of all. The only plus is Amy Lambert's success as a bestselling author, chronicling her family’s horrific ordeals over the years. But is it a success? It has brought some unwanted attention Amy’s way. Two fledgling killers who happen to idolize the late and infamous serial killers Arty and Jim Fannelli have been paying attention—and these two killers are eager to show the Lamberts just how much they truly admire their idols…with the help of Arty and Jim themselves? Find out how such a horrifying prospect comes to fruition in the fifth and final book in the Bad Games series, and prepare yourself for the game to end all games. What readers are saying about Jeff Menapace and the Bad Games series:★★★★★ "I have been a lifetime reader of Dean Koontz, Stephen King, James Patterson, Lisa Gardner, and various other suspense and horror authors...I have found a new author to add to my list of greats." ★★★★★ "Jeffery Deaver look out...this guy plays with your head."★★★★★ "I normally don’t read this genre, yet once I started I couldn’t put it down!"★★★★★ "Outstanding...I have read horror before like John Saul, Dean Koontz and Stephen King, and they never bothered me as Bad Games did." ★★★★★ "I had to keep reading even though I knew it was going to get more twisted. Jeff Menapace is right up there with Stephen King." I hope you enjoy the Bad Games series, my friends. This series is ideal for fans of authors across several different blends of dark fiction! Authors like: Stephen King, Dean Koontz, James Patterson, Karin Slaughter, Jeffery Deaver, L.T. Vargus, Jack Ketchum, Richard Laymon, J. A. Konrath, Blake Crouch, Willow Rose, and more. Enjoy!

A terrifying thriller from the bestselling author of Bad Games.Deep in the Florida Everglades, a horrific accident ignites a deadly feud between two families.Meanwhile, a young writer, his girlfriend and her family take a boat ride into the isolated wilds of the Everglades for research on a new book, only to become unwitting witnesses to a brutal crime.Now, as night falls, forced to travel on foot, they must flee through the treacherous wilderness while avoiding the dangerous wildlife...and the far more lethal human predators that are hunting them.What readers are saying about Jeff Menapace and the Wildlife series:"Could not put it down! Good job of capturing the underlying fear most of us have of gators, snakes, and Deliverance style backwoods." ★★★★★“Menapace will become a household name along with Stephen King, Dean Koontz, and Richard Laymon." ★★★★★"I have been a lifetime reader of Dean Koontz, Stephen King, James Patterson, Lisa Gardner, and various other suspense and horror authors...I have found a new author to add to my list of greats." ★★★★★ “Sharp and fast, the pace reminded me of Jack Ketchum's Off Season.” ★★★★★"If you like Stephen King, Blake Crouch, or Dean Koontz, then you'll love Jeff Menapace. ★★★★★ “The best horror novel I've read in a long time. If you are a King, Koontz fan, this ranks right up there.” ★★★★★“Fast paced read, reminding me a lot of Edward Lee and Jack Ketchum.” ★★★★★“Reminded me of a tale Jack Kilborn, J.A. Konrath might conjure up.” ★★★★★"If you love J.A. Konrath, Jack Kilborn, and Blake Crouch, you'll love Jeff Menapace." ★★★★★ "FIVE STARS...I would recommend this book to any fan of Richard Laymon or Jack Ketchum." ★★★★★"Compares to my favorite writers Stephen King, Dean Koontz, and John Saul." ★★★★★"Richard Laymon would be proud." ★★★★★“One of my new favorite authors. Fantastic read! Very King like.” ★★★★★"Excellent read! Similar to the style of Dean Koontz." I hope you enjoy the first book in the Wildlife series, my friends. This series is ideal for fans of authors across several different blends of dark fiction! Authors like: Stephen King, Dean Koontz, Richard Laymon, James Patterson, John Saul, Jack Ketchum, J. A. Konrath, Karin Slaughter, Lisa Unger, Lisa Gardner, Blake Crouch, Edward Lee, Brian Keene, Bryan Smith, J. F. Gonzalez, L.T. Vargus, Tim McBain, Patrick Logan, Jeff Strand, Darcy Coates, Willow Rose, and many, many more. Happy Reading!

One female criminal genius. Three brilliant, passionate detectives who stand in her way. Let the seduction begin...My family expected me to play sacrificial lamb for their supernatural cult. Through a desperate bargain with a demonic fiend, I escaped—into a criminal underworld that saw me as easy prey. I’ve proven them wrong a thousand times over. These days, what I want, I get, by whatever means necessary.Now my fiendish friend is coming to collect its fee: my soul. I don't intend to pay. Unfortunately, the key to my freedom lies just beyond my reach. To steal it before my time runs out, I’ll need to con the finest investigative minds in London into executing a perilous heist.Sherlock Holmes. John Watson. Garrett Lestrade. Each at the top of their game; each with a weakness I can exploit. Each so passionate both in the field and between the sheets. I answer to no one and I left my conscience behind years ago, but the more time I spend with them, the more the edges of my steeled heart soften.We could rule the world if we worked together. But these men will never see the real me as anything but a villain. When the chips are down, I have to betray them—or I’ll lose myself to a greater horror than they could believe exists.*What if the infamous Professor Moriarty was a woman—and she met Sherlock Holmes and his colleagues as young men? Wits clash and sparks fly in Moriarty’s Men, a modern paranormal spin on the classic characters. This reverse harem series comes with fast-burn steam, a slow-burn romance where the main character doesn’t have to choose, and M/M themes.* Warning: Heroine of extremely questionable morality.

The Complete Seven-Book Outlaw Series★★★★★ "The Outlaw shines" - San Fransisco Book Review★★★★★ "Janney's pacing is excellent, as are the action sequences" - Kirkus ReviewsA teenage boy is forced to lead a centuries-old band of shadowy warriors, as he struggles with his own meta abilities. The struggle to save Los Angeles (and all of Earth) sprawls across two series, the four-book Outlaw saga and the three-book Carmine series.The number one best-selling Amazon super hero series.Winner of the National Indie Excellence Award for Science Fiction.The OutlawHigh school junior Chase Jackson is the infamous Outlaw, a celebrated midnight crimefighter caught in an ancient clash between order and corruption. The world only sees the mask, not the young man balancing his secret identity against love.Rumors surface of a growing evil within Los Angeles, and powerful strangers are searching for the reclusive vigilante, whispering truths about his illness. Despite his desperate attempts for peace, the Outlaw is being drawn into war with the dangerous Infected.Carmine SeriesThe fight continues, as Chase Jackson is forced to battle those he loves."This is a great origins story" - Pure Textuality"Extremely well-written and engaging" - US Book Review"Janney deftly combines teenage angst, romantic turbulence, and identity issues into a suspenseful tale...The result is an extremely well-written and engaging beginning to a series that will keep its readers' attention from page one." - The US Review

The Bad Games Box Set includes: Bad Games - the terrifying best seller that started it all. The Lambert Family is heading to Crescent Lake, a rural cabin community in Western Pennsylvania, for an idyllic weekend getaway. Some fishing, some barbecue, some games... The Fannelli brothers are heading to Crescent Lake, too. Some stalking, some kidnapping, some murder, definitely some games...though not necessarily the type of games the Lamberts had in mind. But it doesn't matter. The Lamberts are going to play whether they like it or not. Vengeful Games - the Lambert family played the Fannelli brothers' twisted game and survived. Showed the brothers they'd messed with the wrong family. However, the game is far from over. There are some new players in town. Players who have close ties to the Fannelli brothers. Players who are taking things very personally...and promising results that are very deadly. Bad Games: Hellbent - a year has passed. Marine and security specialist Domino Taylor shadows the Lambert family, the guilt he feels for the tragic events that unfolded in Western Pennsylvania haunting him without mercy. When someone from Domino's past contacts him, begging for his help, Domino reluctantly agrees, not knowing the sinister truth lying in wait: There is one final game yet to play.

Welcome to the show... Calvin Court is a massage therapist with a few dark secrets: He battles severe depression. He medicates with too much booze. And he's got a serious thing for one of his clients. The client claims the feeling is mutual—until she frames Calvin for murder and blackmails him. What does she want? Not much. Calvin just has to be her new "star" in an underground industry catering to the very rich and oh-so-very depraved. Maybe he was just better off at the bar. From Jeff Menapace, bestselling author of the Wildlife and Bad Games series, comes Numb, a dark and disturbing thriller with tongue firmly planted in cheek...until it's ripped out. What readers, authors, and reviewers are saying about Jeff Menapace and the Numb series: "Merciless, twisted, yet absolutely gripping...the ending will knock you flat." ★★★★★ "A crazy, hardcore thriller with a fantastic twist at the end I did NOT see coming." ★★★★★"The subject matter is insane! Just when I thought I had the ending figured out, BAM! How wrong I was! You have to read this!" ★★★★★ "I read in no time. That's the thing with Jeff, he is a page turner. Think the late great Laymon. Yes, he is that good." ★★★★★ "If you like Stephen King, Blake Crouch, or Dean Koontz, then you'll love Jeff Menapace." ★★★★★ "I had to keep reading even though I knew it was going to get more twisted. Jeff Menapace is right up there with Stephen King." ★★★★★ "If you love the darker stuff, the noir, the seedy, the double cross, the violent and twisted, then is for you. I loved this book." ★★★★★ "A cross between Fight Club and American Psycho...A great read!" ★★★★★ "What a ride! Nicely done horror thriller with a sick semi-love story, and a kick in the gut ending!" ★★★★★ I hope you enjoy the Numb, my friends. This series is ideal for fans of authors across several different blends of dark fiction! Authors like: Stephen King, Dean Koontz, Chuck Palahniuk, Joe R. Lansdale, Bret Easton Ellis, Gillian Flynn, Edward Lee, Jack Ketchum, Richard Laymon, John Saul, J. A. Konrath, Blake Crouch, Jeff Strand, Amy Cross, L.T. Vargus, Tim McBain, Susan May, Willow Rose, and many more. Happy Reading!

★★★★★ "Fantastic! Zorro and Harry Potter meet for a thrilling adventure!"★★★★★ "ABSOLUTELY FABULOUS!" Summer has come to an end, and so have Peter Constantine’s carefree days. With the tourists finally gone, Peter hopes to muster enough courage to chase his destiny—the fabled prophecy about the Phantom’s return. Trouble is, fate can be terrifying…The infamous Circus of Doom is coming to town, bringing new allies and old enemies. Peter hasn’t forgotten the Red Masque’s promise to return and steal the Crown’s treasures. Is it Peter’s imagination, or could the evil syndicate be posing as performers, hidden within the circus?And what on earth has gotten into his pet mouse?Rejoin the adventure, with The Sword and the Circus, volume two of the Phantom of New York series!

Warning: Side effects may include the ability to catch a killer.FBI Agent Maggie Allen had a gift for catching serial killers. Now, following the death of her husband and son, she can barely get out of bed. Desperate, Maggie agrees to take part in a drug trial—a last-ditch effort to find something that might help her cope.The drug helps. It also carries a number of side effects, not the least of them being a bizarre heightening of her senses—just the kind of thing her old partner could use to track down a killer who is proving impossible to catch.What readers are saying about Jeff Menapace and Side Effects:★★★★★ "A great crime novel...I'm a huge Tami Hoag fan, and if you like her, you'll like this!" ★★★★★ "Highly recommended to anyone who enjoys action, police procedurals, serial killer stories or psychological drama. It is a winner in all categories."★★★★★ "Psychopharmacology meets psycho killer in a prescription for a thriller... I highly recommend this book for anyone who has ever watched ID TV or has experienced the quiet, horrific-fascination of any story of a serial killer."★★★★★ "Fingers crossed for more Maggie and Morris, please. This crime fighting duo provides great fun and entertainment and I will be back for round two if Jeff Menapace is so inclined."★★★★★ "Great characters. Smart and sometimes humorous dialogue. A well written suspenseful novel. Very interested in reading more about Maggie and Morris."★★★★★ "Kept me on the edge of my seat, original material, wanted to keep the pages turning and not put the book down!"★★★★★ "A different kind of crime novel, very interesting characters and back storyline. I liked the twist of plot at the end , a very interesting and exciting book. I look for more from Maggie and Morris."★★★★★ "I enjoyed the characters and especially Maggie's inner thoughts. That gave her a lot of depth and believability. She and Morris were a good team."★★★★★ "A page turner! There’s twists and turns through the story that keep you guessing and not wanting to put the book down. I can’t wait to see if there will be a sequel to this."I hope you enjoy Side Effects, my friends. This series is ideal for fans of Karin Slaughter, Lisa Gardner, Jeffery Deaver, John Sandford, L.T. Vargus, Tim McBain, Dot Hutchison, James Patterson, Mary Burton, Anne Frasier, Rachel Caine, Christopher Greyson, David Baldacci, Leslie Wolfe, Lisa Regan, Mike Omer, Kendra Elliot, Willow Rose, and many more. Happy Reading!

From the best-selling author of the Bad Games and Wildlife series comes a chilling new novel of supernatural horror and suspense. Highland Elementary has a dark and disturbing past...so disturbing that locals ultimately burned the school to the ground. Years later, Pinewood Elementary is the future, and for new teacher Ryan Herb, a chance at a fresh start. But the townspeople don't believe that rebuilding the school and changing its name is enough. They believe that whatever evil inhabited the halls of Highland still dwells in Pinewood. Ryan is a realist and isn't the type to be affected by local lore. But when Ryan begins to experience horrifying visions of past tragedies, he starts to question his own beliefs. Something in the school is reaching out to Ryan for help, a potentially lethal request as something else - or someone else - in the school is keen on keeping the evil therein very much alive. Can a skeptical Ryan unearth the origins of the evil's true source and put an end to it? Or will he, like many before him, become a permanent resident of the school himself? Rife with supernatural terror and intrigue, Dark Halls blurs the lines between horror and mystery - a whodunit that, when solved, proposes the even greater question of: How do you stop it? I hope you enjoy Dark Halls, my friends. This book is ideal for fans of authors who pen various types of horror, suspense, and mystery fiction, like Stephen King, Dean Koontz, Richard Laymon, Joe Hill, John Saul, Paul Tremblay, Blake Crouch, Brian Keene, Robert R. McCammon, Peter Straub, Clive Barker, Darcy Coates, Willow Rose, and many, many more. Happy listening!

Participation is not an option.... The Lambert Family is heading to Crescent Lake, a rural cabin community in western Pennsylvania, for an idyllic weekend getaway. Some fishing, some barbecue, some games... The Fannelli brothers are heading to Crescent Lake too. Some stalking, some kidnapping, some murder, definitely some games - though not necessarily the type of games the Lamberts had in mind. But it doesn't matter. The Lamberts are going to play whether they like it or not. An intense psychological thriller, Bad Games has the dark, mind-bending terror of Cape Fear combined with the fish-out-of-water dread and suspense of Deliverance. So let Jeff Menapace's best-selling thriller keep you up all night as it delves into the mystery of nature versus nurture when comprehending the evil in man, along with the will and determination an innocent family must summon to fight back against horrific odds. Bonus! Includes the first chapter of the pulse-pounding sequel, Vengeful Games.