Bøker av Nathan K Smith

Thomas Buckley is one of the first of his kind. In the year 1651, he is a private investigator. He has gained a reputation for impartiality that has spread throughout the New Hampshire settlement of Portsmouth. He is called there to investigate a strange series of murders. Witchcraft is suspected, but cannot be proven. There must be another cause, yet he cannot find one.While at Portsmouth, he discovers a strange priest who lives alone in a solitary church. He finds a grieving family who hasn't yet recovered from the loss of their son. A witch who lives in the forest seems to be at the center of it all. Yet, what the people believe happened and what is actually true are two different things.Buckley can sense that he is running out of time. For if he cannot discover who is behind the murders, a woman will be burned alive...

Belfast, Ireland- the year 1799. One year has passed since Ireland's five-month revolution failed to secure independence for Ireland from the authority of King George III and Mr. Pitt's government. However, while the Irish lost their bid for freedom, their desire to be free has not gone away. In some ways, it has increased. The infamy of William Orr's trial and execution is still known everywhere throughout the country. Divisions between nationality and religion define the country. In the north, the province of Ulster houses the wealthy lords loyal to the English throne. The southern provinces of Ireland house the poor farmers who seek freedom. There is also a divide between English Protestantism and Irish Catholicism.All of these groups are present in the city of Belfast when Harry Glazer arrives from Scotland Yard to investigate the deaths of eight members of the Irish Parliament. Both the King and the Prime Minister of England secretly fear that another type of revolution has begun, a more insidious type of revolution: one where English loyalists are assassinated by forces that prefer to operate in anonymity. England fears that it may be dealing with an organization dedicated to spreading terror wherever possible.In order to discover the truth behind these deaths, Harry must discover whether the deaths were accidental, intentional, or natural. He must delve into the pasts of one member of parliament who appeared to lived two different lives- one in which he was a radical, the other in which he was a quiet back bencher who never made any friends while in public office. Suddenly, it is no longer a question of who wanted to kill the MP; instead, the question is, who didn't want to kill him...

Daniel Hunter is a sixty-eight year old retired sheriff from the town of Bow, New Hampshire. He has been looking forward to enjoying his time off until he learns of two unsolved cases. Children in the town of Hooksett, New Hampshire have been dying. No apparent cause of death can be found. The detectives assigned to investigate the case were unable to find any evidence of foul play. After communicating with the families of each victim, Daniel decides to take the case on for himself.What seems like inexplicable death soon turns into a mystery involving witchcraft and a summoning ritual to gain the power of a demon. A man who has been dead for twelve years appears to be behind it all. The deaths also appear to be connected to local municipal elections. The case soon becomes more than he had bargained for.Navigating through a web of deceit and lies, Daniel Hunter only wishes to bring some comfort to the families of each child. He considers it his duty to speak for the victims, since no one else will. In order to do that, he must discover the truth behind each murder, and find out what is really going on in New Hampshire's small towns.Only...someone doesn't want him to know the truth, and that someone appears willing to go to extraordinary lengths to stop him.