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All 26 fiendish tales from the best-selling series, A-Z of Horror, by Iain Rob Wright. From neighbourhood yetis to military robots, this terrifying collection has it all and will leave you sleeping with the lights on!

Tales of Mystery boasts an eclectic menagerie of twisted tales, from classic potboilers to cozy whodunits to alien nightmares that leave you gasping. Vampires seeking a high-tech upgrade. Witches who cook. Toys that hold court. Monsters just looking for a midnight snack. Detectives and scientists who are clearly in over their heads. A mystery lover's veritable buffet. This new anthology includes 12 original stories that are sure to please.

A historical fiction, short story retelling of Erik Thorvaldsson (Erik the Red), his banishment, his son Leif Erikson, and the trouble they faced. This will be the first in a series, following the family into new lands and new settlements, and adversity all along the way.

Nathanial J. Wright’s poignant tale of painful obligation in the relationships between fathers and children is as soft and understated as it is powerful. A coming-of-age story seen through the eyes of the father, the inevitability of obligatory action in the face of terrible sadness somehow fades beneath the triumph of the human recovery in the light of tragic responsibility. "Killing a Horse" is a remarkable achievement in short fiction.

Alan Parker's world is quickly coming unhinged. As the number two contract assassin for an ultra-secret organization called The Company, he's already a possible target for elimination after an ill-fated job went horribly wrong in Morocco. Another mistake could be his last. As if that wasn't enough, his dying wife isn't responding to her experimental treatments and his next mark, a brilliant doctor who may have discovered a universal cure for cancer, disappears.