Джек Килборн — новинки

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Someone is stalking webcam models. He lurks in the untouchable recesses of the black web. He's watching you. Right now. When watching is no longer enough, he comes calling. He's the last thing you'll ever see before the blood gets in your eyes. Chicago Homicide Detective Tom Mankowski (The List, Haunted House) is no stranger to homicidal maniacs. But this one is the worst he's ever chased, with an agenda that will make even the most diehard horror reader turn on all their lights, and switch off all Internet, wifi, computers, and electronic devices. JA Konrath reaches down into the depths of depravity and drags the terror…

TERRIFIED...

It was supposed to be a harmless camping trip. Six wayward teenagers who'd run into trouble with the law, and their court-appointed guardians, Sara and Martin Randhurst. Three nights on a small, deserted island off of Michigan's upper peninsula. A time to bond, to learn, to heal. Then Martin told a campfire story about the island's history. Of the old civil war prison hidden in there, and the starving confederate soldiers who resorted to cannibalism to stay alive. Everyone thought it was funny. They even laughed when Martin pretended to be dragged off into the woods. But Martin didn't come back. And neither did Sara when she went in search of him. Then the laughter stopped.

...TO DEATH

The group soon began to realize that this deserted island wasn't so deserted after all. And perhaps Martin's ridiculous story had more truth to it than anyone thought. What's the most horrifying thing you can imagine? This is a hundred times worse...

HAUNTED HOUSE is a sequel to the novels AFRAID, TRAPPED, and ENDURANCE. The survivors from those thrillers are all together, and put through a new kind of hell. Also included is Dr. Frank Belgium, from ORIGIN.

All characters have back stories. In the case of HAUNTED HOUSE, these back stories exist in other books.

While HAUNTED HOUSE can be read as a stand alone, and may be the first Kilborn book read by a lot of people, if a reader enjoys it, he/she can read more about these characters in different novels. And fans of these other novels will enjoy seeing familiar characters show up again in a new novel.

WELCOME TO SAFE HAVEN, POPULATION 907... Nestled in the woods of Wisconsin, Safe Haven is miles from everything. With one road in and out, this is a town so peaceful it has never needed a full-time police force. Until now... A helicopter has crashed on the outskirts of town and something terrible has been unleashed. A classified secret weapon programmed to kill anything that stands in its way. Now it’s headed for the nearest lights to do what it does best. Isolate. Terrorize. Annihilate. Soon all phone lines are dead and the road is blocked. Safe Haven’s only chance for survival rests on the shoulders of an aging county sheriff. And as the body count rises, the sheriff realizes something even more terrifying - maybe death hasn’t come to his little town by accident... WELCOME TO SAFE HAVEN, POPULATION 907... 906... 905... AFRAID by Jack Kilborn Are you afraid of the dark? You will be.

This award winning 6000 word short story, originally published in Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine, features Konrath's stalwart Homicide cop Jacqueline "Jack" Daniels (Whiskey Sour, Shaken) in a puzzler of a mystery.

A body is found in a man's living room, the doors all locked from the inside. The victim had apparently been dropped from a great height.

How did he die? Who killed him?

Daniels and her partner, Herb Benedict, follow a trail of ingenious clues to solve this classic whodunnit. Are you clever enough to solve it first?

WELCOME TO THE RUSHMORE INN The bed and breakfast was hidden in the hills of West Virginia. Wary guests wondered how it could stay in business at such a creepy, remote location. Especially with its bizarre, presidential decor and eccentric proprietor. ONCE YOU CHECK IN... When the event hotel for the national Iron Woman triathlon accidentally overbooked, competitor Maria was forced to stay at the Rushmore. But after checking into her room, she quickly realized she wasn't alone. First her suitcase wasn't where she put it. Then her cell phone was moved. Finally, she heard an odd creaking under the bed. Confusion quickly turned to fear, and fear to hysteria when she discovered the front door was barred and the windows were bricked over. There was no way out. ...YOU'LL BE DYING TO LEAVE One year later, four new female athletes have become guests of the Inn. Will they escape the horrors within its walls? Or will they join the many others who have died there, in ways too terrible to imagine? ENDURANCE by Jack Kilborn Are you brave enough to finish? A Word of Warning: Originally scheduled to be released in paperback in 2010, the publisher read the final version of the manuscript and refused to release it. This is a disturbing, terrifying book. You may think you're brave enough to handle it. But you're probably not...

НАПУГАННЫЕ...
Предполагалось, что это будет безобидный поход. Шестеро своенравных подростков, у которых были проблемы с законом, и их назначенные судом опекуны, Сара и Мартин Рэндхерст. Три ночи на маленьком необитаемом острове у верхнего полуострова Мичигана. Время, чтобы сблизиться, научиться, исцелиться. Затем Мартин рассказал у костра историю острова. О старой тюрьме времен гражданской войны, спрятанной там, и голодающих солдатах конфедерации, которые прибегли к каннибализму, чтобы остаться в живых. Все думали, что это забавно. Они даже смеялись, когда Мартин притворился, что его утащили в лес. Но Мартин не вернулся. И Сара тоже, когда отправилась на его поиски. Затем смех прекратился.

...ДО СМЕРТИ
Вскоре группа начала понимать, что этот необитаемый остров, в конце концов, не был таким уж пустынным. И, возможно, в нелепой истории Мартина было больше правды, чем кто-либо думал. Что самое ужасное, что вы можете себе представить? Это в сто раз хуже...

ДОБРО ПОЖАЛОВАТЬ В СЭЙФ-ХЭЙВEН, НАСЕЛЕНИЕ 907 ЧЕЛОВЕК...

Расположенный в лесах Висконсина, Сэйф-Хэйвен находится в нескольких милях от всего. С одной дорогой туда и обратно, этот город настолько мирный, что ему никогда не требовалась постоянная полиция. До сих пор...

На окраине города разбился вертолет, и произошло что-то ужасное. Засекреченное секретное оружие, запрограммированное убивать все, что встанет у него на пути. Теперь онo направляется к ближайшим огням, чтобы сделать то, что у него получается лучше всего. Изолировать. Терроризировать. Уничтожить. Вскоре все телефонные линии отключены, а дорога перекрыта. Единственный шанс на выживание в Сэйф-Хэйвене лежит на плечах стареющего шерифа округа. И по мере того, как число погибших растет, шериф понимает кое-что еще более ужасающее - возможно, смерть пришла в его маленький городок не случайно...

ДОБРО ПОЖАЛОВАТЬ В СЭЙФ-ХЭЙВEН, НАСЕЛЕНИЕ 907... 906... 905...