A Night in Hangman's Hall

A Night in Hangman's Hall PDF Author: Scott W Tyler
Publisher: Australian Self Publishing Group
ISBN: 1925152782
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 132

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The old haunted house on the hill. Every town has one, but not every town was home to the Mad Mangler, a vicious killer who took the lives of numerous innocent men and women. This was his home. Mark Garel, Claire Ors, and Alex Moore know all of the stories; they’ve spent their entire lives watching horror movies and learning all about the Mangler. Hangman’s Hall has a fearsome reputation, but that’s not going to stop them. The three friends are going to stay the night. It seemed like a good idea at the time, stay the night in a haunted house to prove how brave they are. They counted on being afraid, but nothing could prepare them for the true horrors that lie within. The secrets they will uncover will change their lives forever. Could they be the ones who will finally undo the Mangler’s evil? What chance do they have against all of the powers of the supernatural?

A Night in Hangman's Hall

A Night in Hangman's Hall PDF Author: Scott W Tyler
Publisher: Australian Self Publishing Group
ISBN: 1925152782
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 132

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The old haunted house on the hill. Every town has one, but not every town was home to the Mad Mangler, a vicious killer who took the lives of numerous innocent men and women. This was his home. Mark Garel, Claire Ors, and Alex Moore know all of the stories; they’ve spent their entire lives watching horror movies and learning all about the Mangler. Hangman’s Hall has a fearsome reputation, but that’s not going to stop them. The three friends are going to stay the night. It seemed like a good idea at the time, stay the night in a haunted house to prove how brave they are. They counted on being afraid, but nothing could prepare them for the true horrors that lie within. The secrets they will uncover will change their lives forever. Could they be the ones who will finally undo the Mangler’s evil? What chance do they have against all of the powers of the supernatural?

The Hangman's Whip

The Hangman's Whip PDF Author: Mignon G. Eberhart
Publisher: Overamstel Uitgevers
ISBN: 9049984452
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 258

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A Chicago socialite braves death to save her beloved from the gallows Search Abbott is high over Chicago when Howland proposes marriage, but her heart is far away. Since childhood she has loved Richard Bohan, and her passion has not dimmed in the three years since he made the mistake of marrying Eve. Howland has few kind words for Richard, but Search’s heart cannot be moved. She declines him, and leaves to visit her Aunt Ludmilla, a kindly old woman who claims she is being poisoned. She finds Richard staying at Ludmilla’s estate, and all her old feelings come rushing forth. His marriage is finished, he says, as he takes Search in his arms. But joy is fleeting—Eve will never let him go. Search’s hatred for her rival evaporates the moment she finds Eve dangling from a hangman’s noose. The woman was murdered, and the police are going to take Richard away.

Hangman's Curse

Hangman's Curse PDF Author: Frank E. Peretti
Publisher: Thomas Nelson
ISBN: 1418535532
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 284

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They could be anyone, anywhere . . . even the person walking by you right now. The Veritas Project is their code name—but only a handful of people know teens Elijah and Elisha Springfield have been covertly commissioned by the President to investigate strange mysteries that delve into the paranormal and supernatural. Their charge is to find out not only what happened, but why—the veritas (Latin for truth) behind the seemingly impossible phenomena. Their new assignment: Hangman's Curse In Baker, Washington, three popular student athletes lie in an incoherent coma, with loss of muscle coordination, severe paranoia, and hallucinations. It's whispered that they're victims of Abel Frye—a curse that's haunted the school since a student died there in the 1930s. Now the curse is spreading, and students are running scared. The Veritas Project must go undercover to find the truth . . . before it's too late.

The Veritas Project: Hangman's Curse

The Veritas Project: Hangman's Curse PDF Author:
Publisher: Thomas Nelson Inc
ISBN: 1418551155
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 189

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The Hangman's Secret

The Hangman's Secret PDF Author: Laura Joh Rowland
Publisher: Crooked Lane Books
ISBN: 1683319036
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 304

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From award-winning author Laura Joh Rowland, a story about the darkness that lurks within and the deadly secrets that beg to be revealed. Intrepid photographer Sarah Bain and her motley crew of friends are back to hunt criminals in the dark, seedy underbelly of Victorian London, but little do they know, the darkness may lurk closer than they first divined. Photographer Sarah Bain and her friends Lord Hugh Staunton and sometime street urchin Mick O’Reilly are private detectives with a new gig—photographing crime scenes for London’s Daily World newspaper. The Daily World is the latest business venture of their sole client, Sir Gerald Mariner, a fabulously wealthy and powerful banker. One cold, snowy January morning, Sarah, Hugh, and Mick are summoned to the goriest crime scene they’ve ever encountered. A pub owner named Harry Warbrick has been found hanged and decapitated amid evidence of foul play. His murder becomes a sensation because he was England’s top hangman and he’s met the same fate that he inflicted on hundreds of criminals. Sir Gerald announces that the Daily World—meaning Sarah and her friends—will investigate and solve Harry Warbrick’s murder before the police do. The contest pits Sarah against the man she loves, Police Constable Barrett. She and her friends discover a connection between Harry Warbrick’s murder and the most notorious criminal he ever executed—Amelia Carlisle, the “Baby-Butcher,” who murdered hundreds of infants placed in her care. Something happened at Amelia’s execution. The Official Secrets Act forbids the seven witnesses present to divulge any information about it. But Harry had a bad habit of leaking tips to the press. Sarah and her friends suspect that one of the other witnesses killed Harry to prevent him from revealing a secret related to the execution. What is the secret, and who hanged the hangman?

The Hangman's Psalm: The Girl at the Gallows

The Hangman's Psalm: The Girl at the Gallows PDF Author: Carter J. Gregory
Publisher: Dorrance Publishing
ISBN: 1645305147
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 267

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The Hangman’s Psalm: The Girl at the Gallows By: Carter J. Gregory Public hangings were great sport in 18th century London. Mobs of cursing men and shrieking women would turn out to witness a doomed man being hauled to the scaffold where the hangman, Jack Ketch, awaited him. The spectacle was given an aura of sanctity when choirs and bells pealed out hymns in praise of God, and the doomed man was required to recite the damning words of the biblical Psalm 51: “Behold I was shapen in wickedness and in sin did my mother conceive me”—or be lashed with a Cat o' nine tails if he refused. The Psalm was called The Hangman's Psalm. NOTE: Psalm 51 has been misunderstood for centuries. It is an example of Hebrew poetry, which is alive with dramatic hyperbole and metaphor, and not to be taken literally. It's a pity that neither the Crown nor jack Ketch knew the entire Psalm, which begins with an affirmation of God's mercy and ends with the ecstatic cry: “Thou shalt make me hear of joy and gladness, and the bones which thou hast broken may rejoice.” A desperate thief, his dead father, a beautiful young girl, a priest, and a hangman are destined to meet at the foot of the gallows—so claims a gypsy fortune teller whose tarot card predicts that someone will die a fool's death...but who? In 18th century London a thief could be hanged for stealing a kerchief, a hat, a bolt of cloth—and the thief in this story, Daniel Tavard, is guilty of such crimes. A bounty of 250 Guineas is offered by the Crown for his capture. But the bounty-hunters are not the ones who bring the thief to the hangman and collect the Guineas. Daniel's birth and death are shrouded in mystery. Why did his father Joseph flee France? Where is his mother? Only Maggie Quinn knows—Joseph's mistress(whore). When Daniel was little he thought Maggie was his mother—she quickly disabused him of that notion. But Maggie knows who his mother is, and why Joseph fled France, and she swore she would never tell the boy. Daniel goes about searching for answers, but as he does so, two bounty-hunters lay a plot to seize him. A young girl, Catherine, enters Daniel's life, and for the love of her he risks his fate at the hands of the bounty-hunters.

Hangman's Creek / Jury of Six

Hangman's Creek / Jury of Six PDF Author: Matt Braun
Publisher: St. Martin's Paperbacks
ISBN: 1429998083
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 375

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HANGMAN'S CREEK Texas rancher Ben Langham hired Luke Starbuck for his loyalty and toughness gained by riding with Rip Ford's Texas volunteers. But the honest, hardworking Starbuck is charged with going after a band of horse thieves, he becomes a man he can barely recognize. Starbuck must pose as an outlaw, mislead his woman, and risk his life—all in the name of doing good business. But at what cost? JURY OF SIX Once Starbuck dreamed of owning land of his own. Now that he's inherited Langhan's ranch, his greatest wish in life is to find out who gunned down Langham. With the Cattleman's Association behind him, Starbuck has all the authority he needs to ride into New Mexico on the path of a murderous band of thieves. But he didn't count on coming face to face with a scrawny killer named William "The Kid" Bonney, a shifty sheriff named Pat Garret, or the true story behind the legendary Lincoln County War...

The Whistling Hangman

The Whistling Hangman PDF Author: Baynard Kendrick
Publisher: Open Road Media
ISBN: 1504065603
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 251

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What seems like an unfortunate fall turns out to be far more disturbing, as a blind detective discovers, in this mystery from the author of The Last Express. Following the loss of his sight in World War I, ex–intelligence officer Capt. Duncan Maclain honed his other senses and became one of the most successful and well-known private investigators in New York City . . . Wealthy businessman Dryden Winslow spent over twenty years self-exiled in Australia, but he’s recently returned to the United States. He’s staying at Doncaster House, a luxury hotel in Manhattan, where he’s rented out six suites for himself and his estranged family. Given Winslow’s weakened heart has him on the verge of death, the hotel staff are on high alert, knowing he could drop at any moment. Of course, no one expects him to drop from his balcony . . . Captain Maclain is playing chess with the hotel manager when a startled housekeeper reports her account of Winslow’s accident, claiming she heard whistling before the fall. Stranger yet, when Maclain examines the body, he declares Winslow was hanged. Now, with his seeing eye dog at his side and a hotel full of secrets, Maclain sets out to prove his case. It’s a lofty goal and, with a lunatic killer still roaming the hotel, a dangerous one too. Baynard Kendrick was the first American to enlist in the Canadian Army during World War I. While in London, he met a blind English soldier whose observational skills inspired the character of Capt. Duncan Maclain. Kendrick was also a founding member of the Mystery Writers of America and winner of the organization’s Grand Master Award.

The Mysteries of the Court of London

The Mysteries of the Court of London PDF Author: George William MacArthur Reynolds
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 432

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The Hangman's Song

The Hangman's Song PDF Author: James Oswald
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
ISBN: 0544317890
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 428

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An Edinburgh detective suspects a rash of apparent suicides is something more sinister in this Scottish mystery thriller by the author of Book of Souls. The body of a man is found hanging in an empty house. To the Edinburgh police force, this is a simple suicide case. But something about the scene strikes Detective Inspector Tony McLean as being off. Days later another body is found hanging from an identical rope, with a noose tied in the identical way. McLean is convinced that these people are either being murdered or somehow coerced into taking their own lives. Then a third body is found. Under pressure from his superiors to wrap the case up quickly and neatly, McLean must also deal with the fallout of his last big investigation—not to mention the difficult trials of his personal life. But the deeper McLean digs, the more he comes to believe that something evil is stalking Edinburgh’s streets. He just hopes he can stop it before someone else succumbs to the hangman’s song.