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Lorne is beginning to understand that the dead might not stay in the graveyards where they are left. He also knows it’s time to start facing this disconcerting reality in the same way he faced his enemies in battle. So, when Eddie Rice buys a rundown cottage on Exmoor, and an old graveyard...

A witch is burnt alive. A priest cuts his throat. A soldier is hung from a tree. A terrible debt must be paid. Lorne’s personal demons need to be tamed if he’s ever going to have a normal life. When he is offered the job of security guard at an old rectory in the Lyn Valley, he takes it. The...

Some wishes should never be answered. When a protester is found ritualistically murdered in an ancient Cornish woodland, Griffin Woodbury is deployed under the cover of Rural Security. As an operative for the Department of Paranormal Investigations, he recognises the signs others refuse to see...

The body of a dead man leads Lorne Turner into a world he never thought existed. One of mysticism, the occult, corruption and greed. After twenty years in the British Special Forces, Lorne thought he knew all he needed to about the sickness of the human mind. It turns out, he was wrong. With a...

Lorne’s home is turning into a dream. He’s happy and at peace for the first time in his life. The nightmares are releasing their grip on his mind and he’s learning to cope with the whispering dead. Sadly, that’s not the case for everyone. An old friend calls about a missing boy from a...

Welcome to Cornwall. Population: Mortal. Problem: Demonic. Griffin Woodbury thought his first solo case with the Department of Paranormal Investigations would be routine. Then the bodies start piling up at underground raves—victims of more than just drugs. With arcane symbols hidden in flyer...

A man who poisons minds. A young missing American. Mysterious holes on farmland about to be flooded. And three dead bodies. The call from Mr Wolski disturbs Dale. He understands a father’s concern for his missing daughter, but Wolski hovers on the side of obsession. His daughter, Joanna...

A call from an old friend fills Dale Valentine with dread the moment it ends. His past is coming to Glastonbury, and he’s not sure if he’s ready. As a professional investigator, he knows ex-convicts are rarely truthful if a lie keeps them out of trouble. This one is driven by panic. After...

Two dead bodies under the same willow tree, twenty-five years a part. The only link, a series of poison pen letters, and the secrets hidden in the lonely soil of an old farm. Dale Valentine, ex-copper, ex-villain, is now a private detective. He’s transplanted from South London to the...

Lorne isn’t convinced his new psychic detective agency is a good idea but when he receives a call from a boarding school, sat in the shadow of Clatworthy Reservoir he reluctantly agrees to help. The wisdom of teenagers has caused a problem at the school. The students decided the Ouija board...