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A Gothic tale based loosely on a play by August Strindberg, this is a surrealistic saga of a man who flashes back to the "defining moment" in his life where he found love, a future, terror and despair. A young man finds himself on destiny's door as he is pulled into an ancient family feud and is surprised to find out that somehow he is involved. Knowing that he has a special ability to sense things in others, young Isaac feels he is prepared for anything...and...
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A Gothic tale based loosely on a play by August Strindberg, this is a surrealistic saga of a man who flashes back to the "defining moment" in his life where he found love, a future, terror and despair. A young man finds himself on destiny's door as he is pulled into an ancient family feud and is surprised to find out that somehow he is involved. Knowing that he has a special ability to sense things in others, young Isaac feels he is prepared for anything...and...
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A Gothic tale based loosely on a play by August Strindberg, this is a surrealistic saga of a man who flashes back to the "defining moment" in his life where he found love, a future, terror and despair. A young man finds himself on destiny's door as he is pulled into an ancient family feud and is surprised to find out that somehow he is involved. Knowing that he has a special ability to sense things in others, young Isaac feels he is prepared for anything...and...
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A Gothic tale based loosely on a play by August Strindberg, this is a surrealistic saga of a man who flashes back to the "defining moment" in his life where he found love, a future, terror and despair. A young man finds himself on destiny's door as he is pulled into an ancient family feud and is surprised to find out that somehow he is involved. Knowing that he has a special ability to sense things in others, young Isaac feels he is prepared for anything...and...
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Polly Nichols, Annie Chapman, Liz Stride, Cate Eddowes, Mary Kelly...they were the victims that fed the legacy of the greatest killer of all time...Jack the Ripper. Jack the Ripper Illustrated is an examination of the most infamous serial killer of all time. Included are looks at the official victims, suspects, Whitechapel, and more, including some official photographs and newspaper articles of the time period. This short excursion provides a concise...
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Storyville The Prostitute Murders volume 1
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Jack The Ripper meets The Alienist. Storyville: The Prostitute Murders is a graphic novel set in the Storyville district of 1910 New Orleans which was the home for the "Devil's Blues" which later became known as jazz. The legalized red light district ran for 25 years and virtually everything was permitted - from sex to booze, from gambling to drugs. The only thing that was not acceptable was murder, because murder was bad for business. When prostitutes...
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Storyville The Prostitute Murders volume 5
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The exciting conclusion to the Storyville murder mystery as Dr. Trevor finds out the key suspect in these heinous crimes was a patient at Saint James Infirmary. But even identifying the murderer still leaves the question of motive. Detective Donahue, Dr. Trevor, and their support team lay a trap for the killer in hope that they not only stop the murders occurring in 1910 New Orleans but find out why as well.
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Storyville The Prostitute Murders volume 2
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While attempting to solve the Storyville district murders in 1910 New Orleans, Detective Brian Donahue comes under pressure by his superiors and local 'political machine' and enlists the aid of Dr. Eric Trevor, a psychiatrist at the nearby Saint James Infirmary, a hospital for the mentally ill. Dr. Trevor is at first reluctant to join, his main concern is for his patients, not the police's work but understands his value to the investigation. As he...
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Storyville The Prostitute Murders volume 1
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Jack The Ripper meets The Alienist. Set in the Storyville district of 1910 New Orleans which was the home for the "Devil's Blues" which later became known as jazz. The legalized red light district ran for 25 years and virtually everything was permitted - from sex to booze, from gambling to drugs. The only thing that was not acceptable was murder, because murder was bad for business. When prostitutes and their customers start being killed, Detective...
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Storyville The Prostitute Murders volume 3
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Attempting to solve the Storyville district murders in 1910 New Orleans, Dr. Eric Trevor discovers that Detective Donahue is much more resourceful than he thought as he is invited to participate in Donahue's "private" investigation since officially things have to be kept quiet so as not to disrupt the thriving 'legal' economic base of Storyville. New to the city, Trevor finds out about the past of Storyville while at the same time attending to his...
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Storyville The Prostitute Murders volume 4
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The investigation into the Storyville murders of 1910 New Orleans makes headway as answers start to develop that could explain the deaths. A society of businessmen who banded together for profit and outward appearances may be the key to the murders. In a city full of disease before the era of antibiotics, deadly untreated pathogens may also be playing a major role. But our investigators have to be extremely careful as the city is on the precipice...
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A budding reporter attempts to uncover the disappearance of Holmes in his retirement years, only to find that Holmes has a new passion and it deals with corpses. As a bonus, included within this release is "The Amazing Mr. Holmes" short story as Holmes is put to the test to see if he can solve a challenging maze.
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Murder at a famed cabaret! Sherlock Holmes and Watson are called in to investigate a double murder at a cabaret in Paris…a crime that has to kept silent. But Inspector Bodine claims the murder and motive are obvious and Mr. Holmes' help is not needed. Holmes demonstrates that not everything is as it first appears. With guest characters such as Oscar Wilde and Toulouse L'Autrec, the mystery weaves a tapestry of greed, betrayal and forbidden love....
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Based loosely on the work by August Strindberg, this is a surrealistic saga of a man who flashes back to the "defining moment" in his life where he found love, a future, terror and despair, all at the same time. A young man that finds himself on destiny's door as he is pulled into an ancient family feud and is surprised to find out that somehow he is involved. In Ghost Sonota, a young man named Isaac is born with a rare gift, the ability to sense...
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Raven Chronicles volume 11
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"Deadlands". The nuclear disaster at Chernobyl is a catastrophe that we are now beginning to fully realize. The Raven team embarks on an overseas mission to uncover and capture a murderer preying on the victims of Chernobyl.
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Raven Chronicles volume 6
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"The Healer". A faith healer is on the run. On the run from the government who want to "examine" him and his supposed capabilities. Raven Inc. is called in and the husband/wife duo of Kent and Michelle Connors find themselves stuck in the middle between sceptics, believers and the authorities. Whose side do they choose and at what price?
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Raven Chronicles volume 3
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"The Rain People". As the Raven group travels to Brazil for extradition of an escaped prisoner, they discover that the escapee claims to have unique powers. When the team ventures into the Amazon jungle, they discover a new society of "enhanced" people who believe they are the hope for the evolution of mankind. Can Raven Inc. hope to escape especially when one of their own team is designated as one of these "Rain People"?
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Raven Chronicles volume 10
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"The Ghost of Alonzo Mann". Based on the true-life saga of the murder of young Mary Phagen in 1913 and the lynch hanging of the convicted murderer Leo Frank in 1915. One of the Raven members' claims to see the ghost of a man named Alonzo Mann who claimed 80 years later to know what had happened to Mary. What secret does he hold for a case nearly 80 years old?
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Raven Chronicles volume 1
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The Raven Chronicles: A team of unique paranormal investigators under the guidance of the mysterious Edgar Allen Raven search for answers in strange situations and bizarre cases when their specialties are needed and the authorities are without a ''normal'', rational clue. From spontaneous human combustion to mind control powers, from UFO's to vampires, the members of Raven Inc. only think they've seen it all. And not all of them within the group agree...
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Raven Chronicles volume 5
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"Triad". Three short stories that take a closer look at some of the characters of Raven Inc. In "Quote the Raven", Manny Cahncu dwells on his choices in life. In "Paying the Piper", Miles Eddington tries to understand the secretive world of fellow Raven member Curt Davis, and in "A Fairy Tale", we see how Amy Berg first came to Raven Inc.
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