F. E. Higgins Knihy

Napínavá kniha odehrávající se v historických kulisách se žánrově nachází na pomezí klasického dobrodružného příběhu, hororu a pochmurné fantasy. Hlavní hrdina, chlapec Ladivoj Flígr, po letech strádání uteče od svých rodičů zlodějů, kteří z něho vychovávali kapsáře a podvodníka, a dostane se do zapadlé vesnice. Ujme se ho zastavárník Joe Zabiddou a udělá z něj svého pomocníka. Jenže Joe nevykupuje běžné zboží, nýbrž tajemství, ta nejtemnější, nejstrašlivější lidská tajemství, a zapisuje je do prastaré Černé knihy. Všechny zápisy jsou samy o sobě krátké napínavé, skoro detektivní příběhy. V mnohých figuruje zlodušský boháč a pán celé vesnice Jeremiáš Krocht. Ale i zastavárník cosi skrývá, a také Ladivoj má svá vlastní temná tajemství.

THE THIEF, THE SEEKER, THE RICH GIRL, THE BRUTE The Phenomenals are back . . .

The town of Opum Oppidulum is home to the freezing Lake Beluarum and its rumored monster. On an island at the center of the lake is an asylum; no one has ever escaped it. So how will Rex, whose father, Ambrose Grammaticus, has been imprisoned there under false pretenses, prove that Ambrose is not insane? And if Rex can free his father, will his evil stepmother drive them both to madness? Higgins' fans will devour The Lunatic's Curse, a deliciously scary tale and "polyquel" to her previous books, all of which can be read singly or together. But not in the dark . . .

When Ralph Bennett's life seems it can get no worse, in walks a man with a box that clearly is worth its weigh in gold. Ralph can't help but steal it, desperate for money and any way out of his life as a servant. He ignores the box's warning and opens it, unwittingly releasing his Doppelg(t)nger -- his perfect double. Evil double, that is. The Doppelg(t)nger unleashes havoc throughout the city, and soon Ralph finds himself accused of murder. With the Doppelg(t)nger and the police always close behind, Ralph and his friend Myrtle desperately try to find a way to defeat the supernatural embodiment of evil and while staying out of the gallows. When they finally confront the Doppelg(t)nger in the ultimate showdown, only one can emerge victorious. But which Ralph will survive?

The third dark and diabolical book by a talented author is now available in paperback.

Pin Carpue's father vanishes and he is left to live alone in the dismal city of Urbs Umida. When Pin meets the Bone Magician--a man who can make the dead speak--he is drawn into a world of magic and illusion.