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Katie Maguire investigates a bombing targeting descendants of a local IRA group in the twelfth instalment of Graham Masterton's police-procedural series.

YOU CAN'T KEEP A GOOD WOMAN DOWN...KATIE MAGUIRE IS BACK.A DEADLY CAMPAIGNInner-city Cork is going about its day when a bomb goes off. A house blown to pieces with two people inside suggests a gas explosion. But the victims' pasts suggest otherwise.A HISTORY OF TERRORThe target is clear: the Dripsey Dozen, a group created by descendants of five local IRA soldiers who were executed for their crimes in 1921.A POLICE CONSPIRACYDespite the surviving members of the Dozen being relocated to safe houses, the bombing continues. Which means a leak at Anglesea Street Garda station is supplying confidential information to this new terrorist. This is suspended officer DS Katie Maguire's chance to get back on the force - and stop a traitor from burning Cork to the ground.Pay Back the Devil is the gripping twelfth instalment of million-copy-bestselling Graham Masterton's police-procedural series.Praise for the Katie Maguire series:'One of this country's most exciting crime novelists. If you have not read one, read them all now' Daily Mail'A tough and gritty thriller with an attractive principal character' Irish Independent'Graham Masterton is a natural storyteller' New York Journal of Books'Any fan of mysteries should grab this book' Irish Examiner

The dead can't seek justice - can they?Gideon Lake, a successful composer, is immediately smitten by his neighbour Kate Solway. They begin a passionate affair, and Kate invites him to Europe so that they can be together without her husband finding out. But when Gideon witnesses all kinds of strange and terrifying events, he soon realises that nothing in Kate's world is what it seems. Gideon must work out who, and what, Kate really is - and what she wants from him... Praise for Graham Masterton: 'One of the most original and frightening storytellers of our time' Peter James 'Suspenseful and tension-filled... all the finesse of a master storyteller' Guardian 'One of Britain's finest horror writers' Daily Mail

ONE LOOK AND YOU'LL BE FROZEN WITH FEAR. Braydon Harris and Suki, his little girl, are leaving her grandparent's house when a huge truck jack-knifes in front of their car. Suki is thrown from the vehicle and winds up in hospital suffering with terrible burns. Luckily, cryptozoology professor Nathan Underhill is working on a perfect cure. Underhill breeds mythological beasts, and lately he's been working with the legendary phoenix - whose cells he believes might hold exceptional healing properties against burns. Despite the treatment, Suki finds that the pain from the burns and this remedy only exacerbates a terrible nightmare she's had for years - one that's becoming realer by the minute, about scary things flying through the sky... and now they're headed straight for her. Petrified is an original and terrifying fantasy horror thriller from the Master of Horror himself, Graham Masterton. Praise for Graham Masterton:'One of the most original and frightening storytellers of our time' Peter James'Suspenseful and tension-filled... all the finesse of a master storyteller' Guardian'One of Britain's finest horror writers' Daily Mail'You are in for a hell of a ride' Grimdark Magazine

WHATEVER YOU DO, DON'T LOOK UP... Nathan Underhill is right out at the cutting edge of stem-cell research: attempting to recreate mythological creatures in order to cure medical conditions like Alzheimer's and MS. After five years of research, however, his latest experiment fails, and he loses his funding. But when his wife Grace loses an elderly patient in unusual circumstances, Nathan suspects that somebody has succeeded in breeding mythical hybrids...The couple discover that Doctor Zauber, owner of the local care home, has brought to life one of the most dangerous creatures of medieval times: the basilisk, which could reputedly kill any living thing with a single stare. After Grace narrowly escapes being killed and is put into a coma, Nathan is faced with an impossible dilemma: lose Grace for ever, or enter into an unholy alliance with Zauber to breed more mythological beasts, at the cost of many more human lives. Praise for Graham Masterton:'One of the most original and frightening storytellers of our time' Peter James 'Suspenseful and tension-filled... all the finesse of a master storyteller' Guardian 'One of Britain's finest horror writers' Daily Mail

Katie Maguire investigates a bombing targeting descendants of a local IRA group in the twelfth instalment of Graham Masterton's police-procedural series.

'Truly creepy' KirkusThe original and terrifying conclusion to a supernatural horror series from the master of horror himself, Graham Masterton.TO SLEEPFor eight hundred years, Albrecht's Travelling Circus has been trapped in the realm of dreams. Its creator was thwarted in his mission to corrupt all who saw him and his carnival of oddities.TO DREAMNow, a serial killer has found a way to unleash the carnival into the real world and only the Night Warriors can stop it from happening.TO DIEThey are used to confronting evil in dreams but this enemy is of the waking world, where their strength is greatly diminished. And with power unlike any they have seen before, they will soon learn that this killer is very much more than a nightmare.Praise for Graham Masterton:'One of the most original and frightening storytellers of our time' Peter James'Suspenseful and tension-filled... all the finesse of a master storyteller' Guardian'One of Britain's finest horror writers' Daily Mail

A collection of highly disturbing and deeply original short stories from the master of horror Graham Masterton and rising star Dawn G Harris.A belt adorned with strange markings has the power to strangle anyone who attacks its owner. A man whose wife has been placed into a portrait at the Tate decides to join her on the other side. A woman burns and mutilates herself to look like her surviving friend in the wake of a horrible car accident.In these and other unsettling tales, master of horror Graham Masterton and his protegee Dawn G Harris explore the dark side of human nature - from the graphic and violent to the spine-tingling and supernatural.Praise for Graham Masterton:'One of Britain's finest horror writers' Daily Mail 'A true master of horror' James Herbert 'One of the most original and frightening storytellers of our time' Peter James

The original and terrifying start to a supernatural horror series from the master of horror himself, Graham Masterton.IT CAN FIND YOU ANYWHERE... EVEN IN YOUR DREAMS.Henry was the first to reach the girl, found sleeping in the woods, with his friends Gil and Susan. When they learn what has happened to her, they are thrown into a mystery that nightmares are made of.The young girl has been forced to host a hideous malevolence that insinuates itself into the bodies and minds of thousands of unsuspecting people.The only hope of saving them is to become Night Warriors, an ancient Order with the power to infiltrate the dream world, and destroy the original source. Together, they enter the unknown but one thing is certain - if they fail to find it, the beast will certainly find them...Praise for Graham Masterton:'One of the most original and frightening storytellers of our time' Peter James'Suspenseful and tension-filled... all the finesse of a master storyteller' Guardian'One of Britain's finest horror writers' Daily Mail'You are in for a hell of a ride' Grimdark Magazine

The fourth terrifying instalment in the Night Warriors series from master of horror Graham Masterton.Five ordinary people, forced to battle on the most terrifying field imaginable: the landscape of nightmares. They are the Night Warriors, and only they can defeat the evil that has invaded our world.Two of the cruelest and most horrific apparitions ever seen are attempting to destroy the world by entering the dreams of expectant mothers. They bring with them nightmare creatures, embedding them into the minds of newborn babies.It is against these demons, in an unreal world of terror, that the five Night Warriors will fight... innocent lives depend on it.Praise for Graham Masterton:'One of the most original and frightening storytellers of our time' Peter James'Suspenseful and tension-filled... all the finesse of a master storyteller' Guardian'One of Britain's finest horror writers' Daily Mail'You are in for a hell of a ride' Grimdark Magazine

The second terrifying instalment in the Night Warriors series from master of horror Graham Masterton.For generations, the Night Warriors have used their powers to defend humanity from evil, entering men's dreams to change the shape of waking reality. Now, five modern Night Warriors face their most terrifying enemy: Isabel Gowdie, witch and mistress of Satan.Entombed for three centuries, her powers have grown stronger. Now her evil influence seeps through the earth, carrying the seeds of the Night Plague, a disease that twists men's souls into madness.The Night Warriors can stop it if they can find Isabel Gowdie's hidden prison. But time is short. With each night's sleep, more and more of humankind falls to the Plague, and two of the Night Warriors are already infected, they just don't know it yet...Praise for Graham Masterton:'One of the most original and frightening storytellers of our time' Peter James'Suspenseful and tension-filled... all the finesse of a master storyteller' Guardian'One of Britain's finest horror writers' Daily Mail'You are in for a hell of a ride' Grimdark Magazine

The second terrifying instalment in the Night Warriors series from master of horror Graham Masterton.When a young boy becomes the unwilling vessel of an ancient evil spirit, his family is at a loss for how to save him. Their only hope is the Night Warriors, called upon to put an end to this force.His name is The Shadow Creature. And his wrath is about to erupt from the world of dreams and into the waking world...Praise for Graham Masterton:'One of the most original and frightening storytellers of our time' Peter James'Suspenseful and tension-filled... all the finesse of a master storyteller' Guardian'One of Britain's finest horror writers' Daily Mail'You are in for a hell of a ride' Grimdark Magazine

John and Petulia Pearson have bought the old hospital and are excited about their plans to convert it into a seaside hotel. But before long, they start to hear coughs and groans in the middle of the night. And when they discover the late Dr Grayling's medical notes, it becomes clear that the noises are not in their head...

A Native American spirit is unearthed in the present day. The new horror standalone from the author of The Manitou.

An outbreak of deadly disease. No cure. Everyone who leaves the plague-zone must be shot... At first the rules were simple: quarantine the city, and let the plague die. So men and women closed their doors, and lived in lockdown, fighting for survival against a disease as contagious and destructive as the Black Death. A disease for which there was no known cure. But the plague did not die. And so, at lunchtime on a Friday afternoon, the President announces the new rules. Every American should take up arms to protect the disease-free zones. Anyone attempting to leave the plague-zone MUST be shot... A gripping suspense thriller about an outbreak of plague in the USA, this is perfect for fans of Dean Koontz or Stephen King.

A dark and horrifying tale of Druidism, madness and murder. The Oaks is an idyllic, up-market country club - but its ornately carved walls hide a horrific past. Sixty years ago the house was an asylum, home to crazed psychopaths. One night all of them disappeared, never to be seen again.Jack Reed, the owner of The Oaks, has no idea about the building's terrible history. It is only when Jack's son is dragged into the walls of the mansion that he realises what happened sixty years ago - and just where the inmates have been living all this time...'One of the most original and frightening storytellers of our time' PETER JAMES.'A true master of horror' JAMES HERBERT.

A serial killer is on the loose in San Francisco.Only when Lieutenant Larry Foggia is assigned to the case does the true horror of the killer's motive come to light.A ritual killer - nicknamed 'Satan' - stalks the city, killing in terrible ways with no apparent motive. Enter Lieutenant Foggia who, assisted by a spiritualist medium, must discover the reason for the slayings. But the truth he unearths is beyond anything he's encountered in the real world. For the killings are paving the way for a force so powerful that the lives of a few innocents will appear unimportant in comparison...Packed with twists, and laced with spiritualism, witchcraft and demonology, Black Angel moves at a break-neck pace from its stomach-churning opening to the explosive final confrontation between man and demon.'One of the most original and frightening storytellers of our time' PETER JAMES.'A true master of horror' JAMES HERBERT.

Jerry Pardoe and Jamila Patel hunt down a ritualistic cult inspired by Neolithic cannibals in the new horror from Graham Masterton.

A rash of strange and horrifying births sweeps through London in this new horror thriller from Graham Masterton.

A Tudor mansion on the edge of Dartmoor guards the moor's secrets... The new standalone horror novel from Graham Masterton.

The final book in the Katie Maguire series. A judge's body is found on an isolated road. Four gang members have been shot. Three civilians have been blown up. To Katie's horror, Cork is becoming a gang battleground like Dublin.

No one lives for very long in the houses they buy from Mr Vane. Neighbours complain of noises that chill the blood, and then deathly silence. Maybe the occupants have moved away, but then again, maybe they haven't.John has joined Mr Vane's estate agency. He thinks houses are for living in - happily ever after. He has no idea about the hidden forces inside Mr Vane's properties, nor about their strange appetites, but he's about to find out.First published in 1998, House of Bones is a chilling, gruesome, horror novel.

They were shrewd and uncompromising, the Watsons, and all the arrogance and acumen with which old Tom Watson had built up the family's banking business was there in his children and grandchildren. Their methods were as aggressive as their lifestyle was opulent, and they could stab each other in the back or drive a competitor to ruin as calmly as a bank clerk counting out change. In time, their empire was to encompass the great financial capitals of the world. As it grew, so too did their power and influence.First published in 1984, Lady of Fortune is the story of the Watson family, and of the remarkable woman at its head. Graham Masterton has created a pulsating saga of seven decades of ambition and ruthlessness, of public feuding and private passions, of a will to succeed so powerful that not even the ties of kinship could hope to contain it.

A virus spreads through London, forcing those infected to commit horrific crimes.

A hot summer day in New York City gives Conor O'Neil no warning of the nightmare about to engulf him. After witnessing a fatal robbery, Conor escapes wrongful arrest and immediately goes on the run, fearing for his life. He discovers that an eerie pair of stage hypnotists, a fervent Southern Baptist, and a very sinister televangelist are involved in the heist, the proceeds of which are to fund something unthinkable yet all too possible. Conor's desperate need to clear his name takes him on a terrifying trip to a distant and hostile land, where he must use all of his remaining strength to survive the most deadly weapon of all.