Tobias Halson is a young vampire hunter protecting the city of Philadelphia from the undead creatures of the night. When a corporate board member is thrown out of an office building showing signs of vampire attack, Tobias is called in to investigate and becomes lost in a world of white collar politics, water cooler plots and the innocence of a young woman in danger.Its a race against time for Tobias to find the killer before he ends up the next victim, as he rides to the rescue with quick wits and snappy one liners.This is a preview of the first two chapters.
Tobias Halson is back, and this time the city of Philadelphia is the hunting ground of a monstrous serial killer. Halson must now hunt down an enemy that looks almost completely human, while teaching two new apprentice Vampire Hunters and dealing with an annoying wizard. Not to mention juggling his love life with Detective Benson.Preview of the first 4 chapters.
This is the authors second novel,his first Mike and Jan, John and Janet was published in 2007. This story is set in 1971 when escaping to the countryside to enjoy the good life, a rare happening. A humorous, sensual yet thoughtful tale of how Mike and Jan and their children cope with living deep in rural Wales. Whilst Mike struggles to produce an income from the smallholding and repair the ancient farmhouse, Jan has a particularly problematic involvement with a female neighbour. Not all the locals are friendly and unexplained accidents occur - but nothing is quite what it seems....
Best remembered for his operas and his War Requiem, Benjamin Brittens radical politics and his sexuality have also ensured that he remains a controversial public figure. Journeying Boy is a selection of his diaries that offer the reader an unseen insight into this complex man.Encompassing the years 1928-1938, they explore some key periods of Brittens life - his early compositions, his education first under composer Frank Bridge and then at the Royal College of Music, an unhappy but productive period studying under John Ireland and Ralph Vaughan Williams, and his reluctant and often painful process of parting from the warm, safe environment of his family home and his beloved mother.The diaries cast light on an often misrepresented musician whose technique, originality and musical prowess have entranced audiences for generations and who continues to inspire composers and musicians around the world.
Paul Wood is trekking with another backpacker in the Annapurna Range of the Himalayas when they come across the still-warm body of a Canadian with his skull smashed in and a Swiss army knife plunged into each eye. An extraordinarily brutal and unusual crime - except that Paul has seen such a death before. His girlfriend was murdered in Cameroon two years before and her eyes had been mutilated in an identical way.The local authorities appear not to be interested in investigating the murder, so Paul tries to uncover the killer himself. But it may be someone he knows. And that means the killer could find him first ...