The Indie Books & Authors Newsletter #76
Halloween Special!
Editor’s Note
This edition is a Halloween Special with some spooky seasonal indie reads.
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The Grandmaster’s Gamble by Paul G Zareith
In the depths of the cosmos, slumbers a malevolence that humanity has long forgotten.
An unsuspecting researcher knocks on a door, completely unprepared for what awaits on the other side.
As he tackles a murder investigation, an imperial treason conspiracy and backstabbing - the intertwined fates of two civilizations hang in balance.
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New Releases
Bloody Hell: An Anthology of UK Indie Horror edited by Sarah Jules
The United Kingdom is known for its breath-taking beauty, but even the most idyllic of places can harbour dark secrets. Experience twenty-seven brand new horror stories from British indie authors, each set in a unique location throughout the British Isles. Grab a cup of tea, a scone, and remember… they’re only stories.
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Whispers from the Woods: Dark Folklore Poetry by E M McConnell
Whispers from the Woods
is poetry about what lies
in our folklore
what we whisper about
when we feel the fingers
of fear on our neck
the dark that lurks
in our wells
in our woods
in our past
The Lediar Monster by Bethany Russo
Unemployed and living back at home, Stephen isn’t feeling his greatest. When his mum suggests applying for a job at the hotel in Lediar Park, it seems like a reasonable option, granting him some money and experience while he finds auditions for his dream acting role. He tries not to let the conspiracy theories around Lediar Park bother him… Surely there isn’t a monster roaming the woodland?
Ignoring his grandfather’s comical mutterings of old werewolf folklore isn’t too hard. It’s a bit more difficult to avoid the comments about an event that shook the town though: women murdered at the hotel back in the eighties. To some, it was nothing more than a tragic slaughter of innocent women, but to others…
It was the price paid for leaving the hotel after dark.
With his colleagues playing tricks on him and his grandfather involved in the conspiracy theories, Stephen is about to learn the truth behind Lediar Park — and it’s going to get messy.
Alice and the Broken Dead by Steve Griffin
She realised the emotion on his face was something else altogether… Fear.
Nicholas lifted his arm and pointed at her.
‘What?’ said his mother. ‘What is it, Nicholas?’
‘Her,’ he said. ‘It was her.’
Having lost her job at the Trust for England, Alice heads to India via Nepal to help a wealthy family beset by disturbing paranormal phenomena. She is soon embroiled in a strange and terrifying mystery. Who – or rather what – is bringing the family to breaking point, smashing things in their state-of-the-art house and threatening the couple and their two children?
Increasingly thwarted in her attempts to understand the destructive entity, Alice resorts to a wild scheme – one that threatens to bring more tragedy in its wake.
Has she made a terrible mistake?
Perfect for lovers of Stephen King, Michelle Paver and Shani Struthers.
The Risen series by Hayley Anderton
Levi had a rough start to life, but it doesn't get much rougher than landing yourself in the zombie apocalypse.
He just wants to get his head down and finish community service, but when fast-moving zombies start filling the streets and the darkest side of humanity is unveiled, he discovers that survival is about more than just staying alive.
Misfits meets 28 Days Later in this zombie apocalypse thriller.
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The Haunting of Blackstone Mansion by Augustine Pierce
Free on Amazon US and UK at the time of composing this edition of the Newsletter.
The Indie Books & Authors Newsletter is compiled and edited by N S Ford, indie author and book blogger.
Great spooky edition.