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The Last Entry is a thrilling seafaring novel set in 1837. When a wealthy former seaman sets sail for the equator with his daughter and a crew, unexpected tensions and mysteries arise. As danger mounts, betrayal and hidden motives lead to a dramatic and fateful voyage.

Wreck of the Corsaire takes a fresh approach to the classic swashbuckling sea adventure. When a man discovers a mysterious tin box strapped to a bird’s neck, it leads him into a thrilling world of shipwrecks, hidden treasure, and surprisingly polite pirates. With a mix of humor, danger, and intrigue, this novel offers a unique spin on the high-seas adventure genre. If you love pirate tales, treasure hunts, and daring escapades, you’ll want to tune in!

An elderly farmer learns the horrifying truth beyond the phrase “True love never dies”. Something sinister lurks behind the distant eyes of a mother’s traumatized son. And a gravedigger slowly descends into madness, as he grows obsessed with the corpse of a little girl.... Scare Street’s latest collection shines a flickering candle on the terrifying forces of darkness that haunt our dreams. Death, madness, obsession.... The darker side of the human psyche is revealed with each bone-chilling chapter of these 14 macabre tales.

William Clark Russell (24 February 1844 - 8 November 1911) was an English writer best known for his nautical novels. At the age of 13 Russell joined the United Kingdom's Merchant Navy, serving for eight years. The hardships of life at sea damaged his health permanently, but provided him with material for a career as a writer. SAVED: We had never yet had the leisure to inspect the stores with which the mutineers had furnished the quarter-boat, and we now found, in spite of their having shifted a lot of provisions out of her into the long-boat before starting in pursuit of us.

William Clark Russell (24 February 1844 - 8 November 1911) was an English writer best known for his nautical novels. At the age of 13 Russell joined the United Kingdom's Merchant Navy, serving for eight years. A GALE OF WIND: At midnight Holdsworth came on deck to relieve the second mate. A man out of the port watch came to the wheel, and stood yawning, scarcely awake. The night was dark, a hazy atmosphere, through which the stars gleamed sparely, and the sea like ebony.