The First Word came with Cain, who killed the first child of man. The Third Word was Pharaoh’s instruction to the midwives. The Fifth Word was carried from Herod to Bethlehem. One of the Lost Words dwelt among the Aztecs and hungered after their children. Evil hides behind starched white masks. The ancient Aztec demon now conducts his affairs in the sterile environment of corporate medical facilities. An insatiable hunger draws the demon to a sleepy Louisiana hamlet. There, it contracts the services of a young attorney, Jim David, whose unborn child is the ultimate object of the demon’s designs. Monsignor, a mysterious priest of unknown age and origin, labors unseen to save the soul of a small town hidden deep within Louisiana’s plantation country, nearly forgotten in a bend of the Mississippi River. You'll be gripped from start to heart-stopping finish in this page-turning thriller from new author S.L. Smith. With roots in Bram Stoker's Dracula, this horror novel reads like Stephen King's classic stories of towns being slowly devoured by an unseen evil and the people who unite against it. The book is set in southern Louisiana, an area the author brings to life with compelling detail based on his local knowledge.

The Seventh Word

Literature & Fiction

Smith, S.L.

Genre Fiction

Holy Water Books

Police investigators Pete Culnane and Martin Tierney are as different as parchment and newsprint, and Martin’s insecurities are fed by Pete’s expertise and finesse. A homeless man wearing an eye-popping diamond ring is as inexplicable to both of them as the disappearance of the two boys who reported his body on St. Paul’s Upper Landing. Blinded by the Sight demonstrates how good intentions can go awry, resulting in unintended, life-altering predicaments.

Blinded by the Sight (Pete Culnane Mysteries)

Mystery, Thriller & Suspense

Mystery

Sightline Press

Nick Rice knows someone is after him. He doesn’t know who, and he doesn’t know why. Efforts to determine both are unsuccessful. This morning, during his daily run, he concocts a sure-fire solution. For the first time in weeks, he relaxes. St. Paul investigators Pete Culnane and Martin Tierney must determine if a horrific crash on Wheelock Parkway was accidental or deliberate. Their step-by-step investiga-tion uncovers secrets that leave more than one person running scared.

Running Scared: The Second Pete Culnane Mystery (Pete Culnane Mysteries)

Auld Lang Syne with a Twist As Collette Hammond orchestrates an elaborate New Year’s Eve wedding reception for her brother in St. Paul’s historic Union Depot, she never anticipates the evening might end in her own mysterious death. She collapses just before midnight. A fresh needle mark suggests narcotics. St. Paul police detectives Pete Culnane and Martin Tierney are called away from their holiday celebrations to investigate, launching a trip through a labyrinth of intrigue and deception.

Mistletoe and Murder: The Fourth Pete Culnane Mystery (Pete Culnane Mysteries)

You can get almost anything on a stick at the Minnesota State Fair. This year, murder is added to the list. Despite the thousands of people in close proximity to the crime scene, efforts to find a witness are futile. Family and friends construct radically different portraits of the victim, and the list of suspects keeps growing. No suspect has a corroborated alibi. Three admit being at the fair that day. The investigation crisscrosses the Twin Cities, and travels from the fairgrounds to Rochester, Minnesota. St. Paul investigators Pete Culnane and Martin Tierney must separate fact from fiction, and determine whose lies mean what.

Murder on a Stick: The Third Pete Culnane Mystery (Pete Culnane Mysteries)

Last Breath: Sixth Pete Culnane Mystery (Pete Culnane Mysteries)

A man trafficking four beautiful, young girls is murdered at Saint Paul's Crashed Ice competition. The girls are too petrified to talk. Solving this case is contingent on the ability of investigators Pete Culnane and Martin Tierney to uncover the lies keeping the girls in bondage. How will they gain their trust?The investigation ranges from Gainesville, Florida to Rochester, Minnesota, and northward to Virginia, Minnesota. What lies ahead for the girls? Buy Murder on Cathedral Hill for the answers and much more.

Murder on Cathedral Hill: Fifth Pete Culnane Mystery (Pete Culnane Mysteries)

BROADCAST TRANSCRIPT b:23:10:36 ... What were once thought to be riots … food shortages ... [GARBLED]... Beginning in urban areas [STATIC] reports of erratic behavior, cannibalism … ... Food somehow contaminated ... Monsanto spokesperson claims no connection … not liable for effects … [STATIC]... [STATIC] … Shelters compromised … [GARBLED]... Reports of the dead rising … ... Containment failing ... END TRANSMISSION That was the last thing we heard before the emergency messages went on a loop. If anybody's reading this, we're in a little town in Louisiana called St. Maryville. It's just me, my family, and some more family down the street. And the dead. The river must be bringing them in. We can't stay where we are ... but we've got an idea. Pray we made it.

The River Dead: Cajun Zombie Chronicles: Book One

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The Vitamins (Bibliolife Reproduction Series: American chemical Society Monograph Series)

History

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Americas

BiblioLife

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