Welcome to Chicago, 1893 -- where new wonders are being unveiled . . . and a monster feeds on the unsuspecting.
Tens of thousands are flocking to a bustling, wind-swept metropolis in the middle of America for the great Exposition of 1893 -- to seethe future and to ride Mr. Ferris's remarkable wheel. A city of hope and hardship has caught the attention of the world -- and a maniacal killer has made it his hunting ground.
Inspector Alastair Ransom carries the burden of the dead on his shoulders. But a demon far worse than Ransom's own is loose -- a bloodthirsty killer who preys on Chicago's most vulnerable citizens, his grisly handiwork masked by the glitter and frenzy of the World's Fair. But a haunted detective doesn't realize how desperate his search has become -- for each passing hour brings the slayer closer to his next intended victim: Alastair Ransom.

City for Ransom

Literature & Fiction

Walker, Robert W.

United States

AVON.

The nation and the world gaze in awe at Chicago's magnificent "White City" in this summer of 1893. But Inspector Alastair Ransom sees the rot beneath the splendor of the great Exposition—and he is consumed with an over-powering need for vengeance. "The Phantom of the Fair," a blood-thirsty fiend who nearly added Ransom to his ever-growing list of slaughtered victims, is still lurking somewhere in the shadows of Ferris's gargantuan Wheel. And to end the maniac's reign, Ransom refuses to play by the rules established by the police brass and the corrupt politicians—appointing himself judge, jury . . . and executioner.
But white-hot hatred and zealous fury can blind a determined manhunter to a more terrible truth. And dangerous missteps may lead to even greater bloodshed . . .

Shadows in the White City: An Inspector Alastair Ransom Mystery (Inspector Alastair Ransom Mysteries)

Harper

THE MURDERERPsychic adventurer Jacob Koslor's body has been destroyed, hideously hacked to pieces by a bloodthirsty maniac. And his killer is under the power of a terrible evil--a supernatural force that can bend men to its will and make them relive their worst nightmares... fatally. THE OVERMINDBut Catherina Vaughan, Kosler's assistant, knows her mentor's astral self is still alive, for she can communicate with him. And she knows Kosler's agony has just begun: His demonic killer is out to destroy his soul. Now Jacob and Cath must discover the deadly secret of the all-powerful overmind before its control is total. Before it begins to tear minds from helpless flesh and create a legion of...THE DISEMBODIED(This book was originally published in paperback.)About the AuthorRobert W. Walker is the author of more than forty thriller and horror novels, including 11 books in the acclaimed INSTINCT series featuring FBI medical examiner Jessica Coran. Praise for Robert W. Walker"Masterful." -- Clive Cussler"Ingenious." -- San Francisco Examiner"Gruesome." -- The Sunday Oklahoman"Frightening." -- Midwest Book Review.""Bone-chilling." -- Publisher's Weekly"Perfect for Patricia Cornwell fans." -- Mystery Scene"Walker is a master at the top of his game." -- Jack Kilborn

Disembodied

Genre Fiction

St Martins Pr

FBI Medical Examiner Dr. Jessica Coran is enlisted by London's elite New Scotland Yard to head up an investigation into a series of brutal crucifixion murders and must draw on all her expertise in tracking serial killers to capture a clever psychopathic murderer.

Blind Instinct: A Jessica Coran Novel

Berkley Hardcover

FBI pathologist Jessica Coran matches wits with a poetry-loving serial killer who carves his verses into his willing victims' flesh, in a chilling new thriller by the author of Blind Instinct and Cutting Edge.

Bitter Instinct

Mystery, Thriller & Suspense

Thrillers & Suspense

For years, FBI medical examiner Dr. Jessica Coran's greatest adversary has been Judge Maureen DeCampe, whose brand of revolving-door justice has made enemies and headlines. Now she's Coran's first priority. The controversial magistrate has hit the front page once again - but this time as a victim. Abducted from the caverns of the courthouse garage, DeCampe has vanished off the face of the earth. There's been no demand for ransom. No ultimatum from the kidnapper. No clues, and so far, no suspects. And each dead end is feeding Jessica Coran's worst fears. If it's not money the abductor wants, then it's revenge. And if it's revenge, then the nightmare is just beginning for DeCampe - and for anyone who dares to look for her. Now, miles from civilization, in a deceptively peaceful stretch of the Iowa heartland, a stranger lies in judgment - and in wait. One woman has already been brought before him - condemned in his own private court of law. Soon, another woman will follow, lured into the dark hollows of his secluded little farmhouse where justice is served in the most unimaginable and unnatural of ways.

Unnatural Instinct

In this new Instinct hardcover, readers will be on the edge of their seats as FBI medical examiner Dr. Jessica Coran is taunted by a gruesome serial killer, scalping-and eating-his way across the Southeast.

Grave Instinct

Forensic pathologist Jessica Coran is stunned to discover that her latest homicide victim has had her spine removed from her body, and her subsequent investigation reveals that a man has already been convicted and sentenced to death for a similar crime years earlier. By the author of Grave Instinct.

Absolute Instinct

Mystery

Forensic pathologist Jessica Coran discovers that her latest homicide victim has had her spine removed from her body, and her subsequent investigation reveals that a man has already been convicted of a similar crime years earlier.

BERKLEY

Meant as a men's adventure science fiction disaster novel SPOOF, the reader must take this first novel tongue-in-cheek, and try your best not to get caught up in it so much you forget to laugh. An ice-age descends over Chicago, trapping an ensemble of characters inside the tallest tower in the city, trapping them with a murderous madman out to kill the weatherman.

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Dorchester Pub Co Inc

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City for Ransom

Shadows in the White City: An Inspector Alastair Ransom Mystery (Inspector Alastair Ransom Mysteries)

Disembodied

Blind Instinct: A Jessica Coran Novel

Bitter Instinct

Unnatural Instinct

Grave Instinct

Absolute Instinct

Absolute Instinct

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