brick fireplace


On a dark and stormy night ... You've all heard that line before. What often follows is a murder mystery or thriller. Well, call me weird, but I like dark and stormy nights. On such evenings, I sit in front of a cozy fire in a comfortable wing chair with a good book and a cup of hot cocoa. Many of the rooms in my saltbox have a fireplace. On the mantel of the brick fireplace shown above, you will find 25 stories to read before the storm knocks the power out.

And the Winner Is - (September 2023) Someone is murdering the nominees for the Oscar's coveted Best Actor award. But who?
Autophobia - (June 2023) When a rock band's bus breaks down in Puritan Falls, Lionel Penn is called upon to speak to the lead singer who appears to suffer from autophobia, the fear of being alone.
B13 - (May 2023) A college student's life is forever changed when he puts a quarter in a jukebox at Rusty's Malt Shop.
Bachelorette Party - (July 2023) A maid of honor surprises a bride by holding her bachelorette party in an escape room.
Canterbury Tails: Princess - (February 2023) The only child of rich parents buys a comic book that reawakens his lost memories.

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Dead End - (April 2023) A little boy is found on a dead-end road fifty years after he went missing.
Graduation Day - (July 2023) After two shooters open fire at a graduation ceremony, an injured woman is taken away in an ambulance and goes missing.
Hammondford Poltergeist - (August 2023) Two early-nineteenth-century parents are desperate to rid themselves of a poltergeist that torments their two teenage daughters.
The Impossible - (May 2023) A sixty-eight-year-old woman gets the surprise of her life when she learns she is pregnant.
Just Coffee - (March 2023) A retired secretary finds an out-of-the-way coffee shop in the city that sells a frappé that is literally irresistible.

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Live Broadcast - (August 2023) A popular radio deejay does a live remote broadcast on Halloween from the top of a water tower where a young killer committed suicide.
Mr. Penobscot - (July 2023) When a young boy goes missing, suspicion is cast on an unlikely person.
Night Marchers - (July 2023) A week before her wedding, a young Hawaiian girl witnesses the night marchers, a ghostly army of dead warriors that rise up from the sea.
Nobody - (June 2023) After moving into a restored Southern plantation, an artist is haunted by the face of a handsome stranger.
The Olympian Girl - (August 2023) A modern actress is cast to portray a silent film star who committed suicide in 1938.

portrait above blue fireplace

Pajama Party - (January 2023) Thirteen-year-old Kylie Rushton invites the new girl in town to her pajama party. The guest seems to have an inappropriate interest in Kylie's father.
Plus One - (September 2023) A young man falls in love with the plus one he rented to accompany him to his cousin's wedding.
The Regulars - (June 2023) A writer researching a book on haunted inns interviews the regulars of a British pub.
Spooky - (September 2023) A magazine journalist travels to England to interview an old man who claims to be a former member of the notorious Barker Gang.
The Thirteenth Step - (January 2023) After learning their 200-year-old inn was the scene of an unsolved murder, two New Yorkers decide to host a murder mystery weekend in the former plantation house.

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Titivillus - (May 2023) A young reporter discovers her Macintosh computer is infected not by a virus but by Titivillus, the patron demon of scribes.
The Tormentor - (February 2023) A Hollywood gossip columnist hires a handsome private detective to learn the identity of a person who is sending her threatening letters through the mail.
Ultimate Hide and Seek - (April 2023) A multibillionaire hosts the ultimate hide-and-seek game wherein he seeks out the hiding players and kills them.
Unicorns - (February 2023) Bride-to-be Shelly Jonas is being pressured by her fiancé to get rid of her extensive collection of unicorns.
Window to the Soul - (January 2023) After witnessing a public execution, a six-year-old child develops the ability to see guilt and innocence in a person's eyes.

pewter dishes above fireplace



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