Bøger af Chris Thorndycroft

13 tales to chill the blood. 13 forbidden paths through a forest of nightmares.The disembodied laughter of a child on a misty stretch of beach. Supernatural horror in the Himalayas. The spectral inhabitants of an abandoned plantation. These nine short stories and four novellas will keep you trembling into the small hours and dreading the soft footfalls outside your bedroom door. Featuring stories originally published in the seminal horror magazine Dark Moon Digest and anthologies like American Nightmare and Dark Fairy Tales Revisited, this anthology represents Chris Thorndycroft's earliest explorations into the realm of nightmares including his award-winning 'The Tapping' and 'The Visitor at Anningley Hall' - his acclaimed prequel to M. R. James's 'The Mezzotint'.

7 tales of the mysterious, the mythological and the fantastical from the darkest part of the year.Christmas (or Yule) means many things to many people. From sacrifice to the sun at Stonehenge to the Roman festival of light to the birth of Jesus and beyond, it is the time for rebirth and rejoicing. It is the anonymous gift-giving spirit of Saint Nicholas, the survival of evergreens during cold winters (and puritan outlawry). It means warmth, friendship, charity and of course, Santa Claus... These stories delve deep into the past and reveal the origins of traditions we still carry with us today. From Neolithic Britain to Ancient Rome, from Judea to puritan England, from Spain to New York and beyond, take this time-travelling trip to the traditions of our ancestors and discover the magical story of Christmas through the eyes of the people who experienced it. All profit from the sale of this book will go to the charity Save the Children.

It is 1716 and the Caribbean has erupted into the Golden Age of Piracy.Disgraced Navy Lieutenant Thomas Rigby has one chance to redeem his ruined career; infiltrate one of the most notorious pirate crews in the Caribbean and steal a diamond of untold value. Sailing aboard the Azrael under the notorious Captain Philip Rake, Thomas befriends Hannah Percy, a young widow who is fleeing the men who murdered her husband and seeking passage to England. In his efforts to help her, Thomas puts his clandestine mission in danger and begins to suspect that there is more to Hannah Percy than meets the eye. Thrown together in a maelstrom of murder and double-crossing, Hannah and Thomas navigate treacherous waters where nobody is what they seem in this swashbuckling adventure on the high seas!

Could YOU love a murderer?In February of 1746, a customs official and a key witness vanished on their way to trial, leaving nothing but a bloodied coat on the road. The details of their gruesome fate became one of England's most shocking murder cases.When teenage Alice Sinclair runs away from home, her tumultuous journey leads her to employment as a barmaid in The White Hart; a grubby inn on the border between Hampshire and Sussex. She has little idea that her new companions are members of the notorious Hawkhurst Gang; the most feared and violent group of smugglers in all England. Alice soon finds herself adrift in a maelstrom of murder and betrayal and is forced to question her loyalties when she discovers that the man she loves is involved in smuggling, murder and the Jacobite uprising against the Crown.On the run, in peril and torn between family and love, Alice's story is one of passion and defiance entwined with a true crime that shocked the nation.Based on true events.

The Caribbean, 1715. Philip Rake and the crew of the Azrael have survived storm, shipwreck and betrayal to emerge hot for vengeance! Rake wants the Molucca Star back; a diamond of untold value that will make him and his men rich as kings.But the East Indies have been rocked by a seismic event. The Spanish treasure fleet setting out from Havana has been wrecked on the shores of Florida, drawing every pirate and privateer in the Caribbean like flies to a honey pot. As the Golden Age of Piracy hits its stride, Philip Rake embarks upon a five year-long career of danger and treachery in which he meets the most notorious figures of the era including Blackbeard, Charles Vane, Anne Bonny and Mary Read. But it's not all plain sailing as Rake is about to find out. As the pirates grow in strength, a force from England sets out to smash them once and for all. In the midst of all this, old friends (and enemies) return to complicate Rake's life, forcing him to make some desperate choices.

Bristol, 1713. When Philip Rake, pickpocket, smuggler and scoundrel is arrested and thrown in jail, he assumes he has a short walk to the gallows. But his father, a wealthy merchant who has remained a figure of mystery throughout his life, throws him a lifeline; become an indentured man on an expedition to the East Indies led by his friend, Woodes Rogers. Woodes Rogers is looking for Libertatia - the fabled pirate kingdom of the legendary buccaneer Henry Avery - and the hoard of treasure rumoured to be hidden there. But Philip wants his freedom and when he learns that there are men onboard who once sailed with Henry Avery and plan to take the treasure for themselves, he jumps ship and embarks upon a career of piracy. Philip's story takes him from the backstreets of Bristol to the sun-baked hills of Madagascar and on to the jungled islands of the Caribbean in a thrilling tale of adventure in which he rubs shoulders with some of the most notorious pirates of the age including Blackbeard, Charles Vane, Anne Bonny and Mary Read.