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The master storyteller, Mr. Paul John Hausleben returns and this time he brings with him, his most mysterious character, The Quiet Stranger in the Black Hat. Is the mysterious stranger, a superhero, or an angel sent from Heaven, or a ghost, or perhaps he is simply a manifestation of a person's mind? It is impossible to tell, and his creator is not revealing the stranger's true identity. The author says, "I think it is best for a reader to decide who or what the stranger actually is and determine their own ideas as to his role and identity. To quote the stranger's own words regarding his identity, 'I am who you want me to be and what you can never imagine that I am.'" Herein is a collection of fantasy short stories with emotional and unforgettable storylines, as the mysterious, quiet stranger in the black hat appears to shape people's lives, save them from cruel fates, guide them and show them the truth, of which they might be too afraid to face. If you are weary of zombies, the end of the world and the same old themes found in other ordinary fantasy tales, The Tales of the Quiet Stranger in the Black Hat is the fantasy book for you! No matter what the mysterious stranger's actual identity is, these stories are puzzling, mysterious, and poignant, and all wrapped up in one special and unforgettable collection.

The master storyteller, Paul John Hausleben's most mysterious character, returns in another collection of short stories. Once again, the Quiet Stranger in the Black Hat returns in a new set of captivating adventures, along with a new cast of characters. This collection of short stories runs the gamut from romance to crime fighting and a few other subjects in between! Truly, the stranger seems omnipresent in his adventures, and these stories display the author's versatility as a writer in creating fictional fantasy stories laced with elements of real-life issues and situations. Amongst all the gems of stories, this collection contains two of the author's most popular short stories. In the classic story, "When the Night Closes In," the mysterious stranger teams with a hard-boiled NJ district attorney to track down criminals, ensure justice and help to solve complex crimes. When life seems hopeless, he magically appears to shape the lives of the lost, and intervene in the lives of people who need him the most. The story introduces the characters of Charles "Chuck" McCracken as a no-nonsense, hard-drinking, hands-on crime fighting district attorney and his faithful bodyguard, the dashing and courageous James "Jimmy" Reeves. In the story "The Circle of Life," the author touches upon the tragedy of dementia and Alzheimer's disease with a subject near and dear to the author's heart and his own experiences. The stranger arrives to assist an old machinist afflicted with dementia as the old man regains his dignity, his memories once more for one last delve into his trade, and the old machinist creates his greatest piece ever. The mysterious stranger says very little, but when he does speak and act, the words are powerful and his actions unforgettable. Yet the question remains? Is the quiet stranger a superhero, a ghost, an angel, a time traveler from the past or the future, or perhaps he might be all of those things and much more? Mr. Hausleben is not telling, instead, he leaves it to the reader to determine in his or her own way! There are no zombies, no end of the world, and no wild invasions of aliens in these stories. Instead, the reader will enjoy fantasy stories of a different type. These are stories that will make you wish that somewhere in this mysterious world, the Quiet Stranger in the Black Hat really exists and that he is watching from within the shadows of our world to help make this world a better place.

John 5:4 is the mystery verse of the Bible! In some versions of the Bible, the verse is there and, in some Bibles, it is not. Why is that so? Exactly who or what is the mysterious stranger? The Quiet Stranger in the Black Hat returns in an exciting new set of fantasy adventures laced with heavy religious overtones. This time around, the stranger enlists allies to assist him in his quest to subdue evil, and when despair hits and hope is almost lost forever; he intervenes in order to change the course of people's lives for the better. This collection of two novellas, a novelette, and a short story, captures the true essence of Paul John Hausleben's most mysterious character. However, this time around, the author provides the reader with subliminal clues as to the stranger's true identity. The first story, 680 Kilohertz is a novella where crime and fantasy mix. An old radio and television repairman, near the end of his career and his humdrum life of running his repair shop, becomes anything but humdrum when the mysterious stranger drops off an antique radio for repair. A radio that not only broadcasts news and events from the future but also changes time when it does so. When the repairman hears a news broadcast of a horrific event broadcasted over the antique radio, the old repairman and a police detective friend are both caught in a tangled web of good versus evil and a heart-racing mission to stop the horrific event in time. The second story is the novelette, The Fig and the Thistle. When the quiet stranger pays a visit to a corrupt and evil religious televangelist, to show him the error of his religious ways and to crumble the evil empire, the stranger does so with two missions in mind. Not only to destroy the corrupt religious empire, but more importantly, a little boy's life hangs in the balance. Echo of a Requiem is a short story about an elderly tailor--a proud and talented craftsman of custom men's business suits, who is down to his last gasps in life. Everything goes wrong for him. His wife passes away, he loses his job, and he is down to his last dollar and in desperation, the tailor takes a backbreaking job at a local supermarket. Hope seems lost until the old tailor shares an amazing encounter and a few words with the stranger. If Only for a Pause is a novella of crime and fantasy mixed. Mark Holiday is a geeky, but brilliant video gamer with the gaming handle of, "Winterkill." Mark also happens to be the world's greatest professional video gamer and the owner of a successful and lucrative video game empire. One night, when Mark inexplicably decides to take a break from his introverted world of video games and venture into the real world, he encounters the mysterious stranger and meets a lovely young woman, who he instantly falls in love with. Mark's life takes an incredible turn when the stranger gives Mark a remarkable gift. Mark receives the gift of a super power that enables him to pause the world for ten minutes. Just as he can in a video game. It is then that Mark realizes the stranger's gift is for Mark to assist the stranger in his quest to defeat evil, and Mark realizes that above all, it is to save the life of the woman that he so dearly loves. Once more, this remarkable collection of stories by the master storyteller makes us wish that the Quiet Stranger in the Black Hat really were hiding in the shadows while on a mission to bring hope and joy into our weary world.