"In the picturesque town of Willow Creek, where antique shopfronts and Victorian homes conceal whispers of a centuries-old curse, journalist Alex Ryder stumbles upon a cryptic message that sets him on a perilous quest to unravel the town's darkest secrets. As he digs deeper into the heart of Willow Creek, he discovers a labyrinthine web of mysteries that threaten to shatter the fragile balance between reality and the unknown. From the eerie, abandoned mansion on Ravenwood Hill to the mysterious, symbol-etched stones hidden in the town's ancient cemetery, Alex must decipher a series of cryptic codes and ancient runes that hold the key to unlocking the truth. But as he delves deeper into the shadows, he's confronted by malevolent forces that will stop at nothing to keep the secrets of Willow Creek buried. As the stakes escalate and the lines between reality and the supernatural blur, Alex finds himself entangled in a desperate race against time to expose the truth before it's silenced forever. Will he be able to unravel the tangled threads of Willow Creek's dark history, or will the forces of darkness consume him, plunging the town into an eternal abyss of terror?"

Zoe Luce is a successful interior designer in the Arizona town of Whispering Springs who's developed an unusual career specialty-helping recently divorced clients redesign their homes, to help them forget the past and start anew. But Zoe knows that some things can't be covered up with a coat of paint. And when she senses that one of her clients may be hiding a dark secret, she enlists P.I. Ethan Truax to find the truth. Working together, they solve the mystery . . . and barely escape with their lives. But Ethan's exquisite detection skills are starting to backfire on Zoe: she never wanted to let him find out about her former life; she never wanted to reveal her powerful, inexplicable gift for sensing the history hidden within a house's walls; she never wanted him to know that "Zoe Luce" doesn't really exist. She never wanted to fall in love with him. Now, no matter how much she resists, Ethan may be her only hope-because the people she's been running from have found her. And just when Zoe dares to dream of a normal life and a future with the man she loves, her own past starts to shadow her every step-and threatens to take her back into a nightmare.

This new, expanded collection of Antonio Tabucchi's stories collects the best short fiction from the Italian author recognized as one of the masters of the form. Message From the Shadows is a new collection featuring Antonio Tabucchi's finest short stories, spanning the breadth of his career. These playful tales explore Tabucchi's signature themes, from his inventive, lyrical meditations on language, art, and philosophy, to his fascination with the passage of time, and the mystery of storytelling.

M is the name of an enigma. In his short and violent life, Michaelangelo Merisi, from Caravaggio, changed art for ever. In the process he laid bare his own sexual longing and the brutal realities of his life with shocking frankness. Like no painter before him and few since, M the man appears in his art. As a book about art and life and how they connect, there has never been anything quite like it.

Lady Enigma is a successful cat burglar who won't take crap from anyone. Even when thugs try to steal her most recent find after an apartment complex robbery, the Lady is not threatened. She's capable of besting them before speeding off in her luxurious Corvette. After a night of adventure, Lady Enigma decides to step into the Gemini Club for a drink-and that's when everything changes. Enigma meets handsome, shy Phillip Sydney and feels an immediate attraction. After a bit of foreplay, she takes him back to her place to show him the art of lovemaking, Lady Enigma style. The next morning, she's back to her usual tricks ... or is she? Has this quiet young man awakened something in her-something that might make her give up her thieving ways? In the midst of her identity crisis, Lady Enigma once again encounters thug trouble. When Phillip stands up for her in a fight, Enigma suspects she's falling for him. Will she be able to renounce the cat burglar lifestyle and tell Phillip about her true identity? More importantly, who is Phillip Sydney really, and why does she feel as though she's met him before? Perhaps her lover has an enigma of his own ...

In Lagos, a city shrouded in enigma, Detective Ayo Okafor races against time after a politician's unsettling demise. With every corner hiding secrets, Ayo, aided by the sharp-witted Dr. Amara Eze, navigates a maze of deception. Yet, the elusive Femi Adeyemi's influence adds layers of doubt, making allies unpredictable. As the city's veils lift, Ayo's tenacity begins to unveil obscured truths, asserting, "In this labyrinth of shadows, truth is our compass." Immerse yourself in "Shadows Awaken," the inaugural tale of the 'Shadowed Pursuit: Lagos Enigma' series. Journey with Ayo and confront the concealed in a city where reality is ever-elusive.

Graves Stone was the FBI's elite profiler, but a close call with a sadistic murderer lands him in the hospital with a diagnosis of "mental instability." Now, seventeen months later, he is still recovering from his ordeal while a terrifying nightmare haunts his dreams. Stone receives a phone call from the head of the Miami FBI field office that plunges him back into profiling. But the copycat killer eerily mimics one of Stone's previous cases. The new murders mirror the old ones to such a degree that Stone begins to doubt that they captured the real killer. As he scrambles to unravel the mystery of the copycat killer dubbed "Pointer," another serial killer-a female who murders Catholic priests and carves the word "Grace" into their chest-continues her killing spree. With the help of his psychologist friend, Dr. Toni Preston, Stone faces his fears and begins a cat-and-mouse game with "Pointer," who has already killed eight women. As the pieces begin to fall into place about "Pointer," Stone realizes he has overlooked a crucial clue that will break the "Grace" murders wide open. But he is unprepared for the truth about the "Grace" killer, whose identity has remained an enigma through twenty-seven murders.

Seb Zodo had a hunch from the second he met Moses, but even he understood he needed more than that before he acted upon it. Now he knows the truth, he plans to return to the Shadow Order’s base for a long overdue showdown with the villainous shark. With his friends behind him, Seb’s ready to finally end his affiliation with the Shadow Order and rid himself of the prophecy hanging around his neck. Once he’s defeated the darkness in the galaxy, he can have the quiet life he’s been craving ... If only it were that simple. Enigma - Book Six of The Shadow Order is a fast-paced space opera adventure.