Bøger af Percival Constantine

End of the line...or end of the world?My name's Luther Cross, and by now you know my story. Half-human, half-demon, and Chicago's sexiest paranormal investigator. Now I can add "recently returned from the dead" to my long list of accomplishments.Except my resurrection was just the beginning. See, a year ago, I uncovered a plot by a rogue angel to launch the apocalypse ahead of schedule with the help of a supernatural child. And he's got everything he needs to start the fireworks. Now it's up to me to convince the leaders of Hell--who have never exactly liked me--to follow my lead and put a stop to this.Some say I can't avert armageddon and save the kid, but I'm determined to try. The question remains--just what will I have to sacrifice to save the world?

Half-human. Half-demon. All attitude. Luther Cross here. Dangerously handsome, effortlessly stylish half-demon, at your service. As I have inherited certain...abilities with my odd genetics, I've put them to use as Chicago's foremost paranormal investigator. My current case? Well, I have to admit, it feels a little personal. I'm helping a mysterious girl who's turned up on my doorstep, pregnant through mystic means. I can't help but think of my own mother...and if I don't help her, she'll face the same fate. Turns out, someone is trying to create an army of half-demons. While it might be a pleasant change to hang out with my own kind, I know most half-demons don't have my sense of morality. If I don't stop this evil plan, the armistice between Heaven and Hell will be broken and all of the Earth will pay... It will be the beginning of the end.

TAKE A STROLL WITH DEATH Sex sells in Osaka's Shinsekai neighborhood, and anything can be had for a price. When a teenage runaway turns up dead, an outreach worker has little faith in the police and instead hires private investigator Kyoko Nakamura to find the killer. Kyoko also has no faith in the local police. She used to be one of them, until politics prevented her from helping a stalking victim and drove her to go solo. But as a PI, her reach is limited, and she has little choice but to join forces with an antagonistic former colleague. As the body count rises, Kyoko faces pressure on all sides. Can she find the killer before another girl is lured on a murder walk?

The power of the gods in the hands of man!Mjolnir. Hammer of Thor, the Norse God of Thunder. One of the most formidable weapons in all existence, capable of granting unimaginable power to whomever wields it. And now, it's fallen to Earth, just within reach of a ruthless dictator. Elisa Hill and her allies must locate the weapon before their enemies. If she fails, she will be at the mercy of the Hammer of the Gods!

UNLEASH THE BEAST! My name is Riker Stone and I've got a monster inside me-literally. I'm a werewolf. To keep the beast at bay, I never stay in one place for long, trying to keep to myself. But when I learn about a teenage girl sucked into her scumbag boyfriend's world of sex and drugs, it stirs something inside me. Something I thought was long-dead. I've got rocks to turn over and I've gotta be prepared for whatever scum comes crawling out. That means it's time to let the beast out to play...

When a recent job puts professional thief Dalton Moore on the radar of the deadly Infernum organization, he's offered a way out by the mysterious power broker, Dante. If Dalton steals a biological weapon from an arms dealer, he can go free. But Dalton must work alongside Dante's deadly right-hand woman, Tauna. All while avoiding a vicious assassin chasing them across eastern Europe!

A Nazi death cult seeks the ultimate ancient weapon! The Spear of Destiny, believed to have pierced the body of Christ, is said to be an artifact of incredible power that will render the user unstoppable. And now the Thule Society, an occult order from the days of Nazi Germany, is after this weapon. Only Elisa Hill and her allies stand between this Nazi death cult and their genocidal plot! But when faced with ancient, forbidden magicks, does even the famed myth hunter have a prayer of success?

After the creation of the Earth and the birth of Man, the Presence seemingly vanished from existence. Once the angels and demons discovered that mortals possessed souls, they became locked in an endless conflict for ownership over mankind. But Gabriel, once the leader of Heaven's forces, felt humanity should be allowed to live in peace. For his transgression, he was stripped of his wings and expelled from Heaven. Now, centuries later, the wars of man have brought the world to ruin. Man's once-vaunted technology has regressed. Lance Kells, a drifting writer with no direction in his life, inadvertently stumbles upon this war and finds himself trapped in the middle of it. As Lance tries to uncover the truth, he will encounter a host of intriguing characters, from a hard-drinking, pink-haired avatar of death to an elderly Native American mystic. During his journey, Lance will discover a method of ending a conflict as old as time, as well as a disturbing secret which links him to Gabriel.

THE DEVIL...TRIUMPHANT?For centuries, Lucifer has been haunted by his mistakes and plagued by the question of "what if?" Now, he has an opportunity to try again. A rare spell is within reach, and it will give him the ability to rewrite history. But first, he has to find the pages of the spell. And plenty of powerful forces oppose the Morningstar having power over time itself! Can Lucifer correct the timeline? More importantly-should he? This Dark Crossroads spin-off of the best-selling Luther Cross series reaches its unexpected conclusion!

Is this a former hitman's chance for redemption... or the final nail in his coffin? A shadowy, globe-spanning network of operatives run by the mysterious power broker known as Dante. They hold allegiance to no one, existing as rogues on the fringes of society. No matter the job, Infernum has an operative to execute it-provided you have the means to pay for it! Carl Flint was once an assassin, until a mistake on the job led to disastrous consequences. Years later, he's a broken man, living out his days playing music in a dive bar. He's convinced by Dante to come out of retirement to kill one more person - Agency operative Christian Pierce. Now on the run from Pierce's former partner, Flint has to flee what's left of his former life. But in his quest to find peace, he'll have to face off with a Colombian drug cartel. Is this the redemption he's been searching for, or the final nail in his coffin? From Percival Constantine comes the long-awaited follow-up to the explosive Love & Bullets!

Cursed with immortality for fratricide, Cain now yearns for solitude. But when a clandestine society entreats him to aid, his reclusive life is shattered. What he uncovers is a chilling plot devised by a fanatical cult hell-bent on eradicating all things supernatural. Thrilling action, dark secrets, and a race against time weave together in this pulse-racing tale. As Cain grapples with his identity and battles forces bent on his destruction, the timeless question of belonging reverberates through every page. Don't miss your chance to embark on an electrifying journey through a realm where shadows hold unimaginable power. Immerse yourself in the latest addition to the Dark Crossroads universe!

Elisa Hill is a myth hunter, an adventurer who seeks out the truth behind the legends of the past. When a former ally requests her help to defend the mythical Dragon Kings of China, Elisa must journey to the far east. Sun Wukong, the Monkey King, has been released from centuries of imprisonment and only Elisa and her allies can stand against him before he exacts revenge on his jailers. For if the Dragon Kings fall, the oceans of Asia will erupt in chaos, threatening to swallow the continent whole!

Can one lone woman uncover the secrets of Lemuria before a ruthless assassin and a sinister secret society? All the legends of the world have some element of truth to them. And to track down those legends, there are the myth hunters. Some, like Elisa Hill, are explorers, trying to learn more about the world. And some are soldiers of fortune, whose only goal is profit and exploitation, no matter the risk. When evidence proving the existence of the lost continent of Lemuria, Elisa embarks on a journey for the truth. And her quest will take her from the oceans of the Caribbean to the temples of India and the Ryukyu Islands of Japan. But it's a race against time, because the mysterious sect known as the Order and a ruthless myth hunter named Seth are also after the secrets of Lemuria! From Percival Constantine, author of Love & Bullets, comes the beginning of a globe-trotting adventure series!

Powerless!Lucifer has left Hell and retired on Earth. At least that was the plan, until he learned that his abdication enabled some of the most dangerous creatures in creation to escape. Now, he's been forced to take responsibility for his actions and clean up his own mess.At first, a zombie attack in a New Orleans suburb seemed like it would be simple. But when Lucifer finds himself powerless for the first time in eons, he must do the hardest thing he's ever done-rely on others for help. Yet can he truly trust a pair of agents working for a supernatural government agency?The Dark Crossroads universe first established in the popular Luther Cross urban fantasy series continues in this thrilling new novel!

The end is nigh!The alien invasion has begun, and Vanguard is all but decimated from threats both external and internal. Enter Talon-a special who has traveled twenty years from the future in order to avert the alien subjugation of the entire planet! But when Vanguard has to deal with the threat of a traitor among their ranks and the loss of much of their strength, Talon has her work cut out for her.Can the team rally together and discover a way to defeat the alien menace once and for all? Or is Talon's hellish timeline inevitable?Percival Constantine's explosive superhero epic reaches its Earth-shattering conclusion in this final volume!

Trouble happens everywhere in the universe. Any time. Any place. And to make sure whatever cockeyed balance exists is kept, the universe takes care of itself. Some ethereal cosmic force assigns special individuals to the unpredictable, unrewarding, and usually life threatening task of Troubletaking, being in the completely wrong places at the totally right times to hopefully keep everyone...or most everyone from dying. But the universe doesn't trust just one person to do this. No, it works in groups of two. Stocky, barrel chested, two fisted and sarcastic, the being known as Moose stands ready to deliver a soliloquy over the bodies of whoever gets in his way. And Selene Karanova Wirl, Skwirl for short, is seductive, sexy, and wields a sense of humor that could kill almost literally. These two 'TroubleTakers' travel space and time very much at random, figuring out whatever issue they are thrown into and then fixing it. In their own unique, usually very destructive, bloody style. The only trick is they often have to keep from killing each other first. Authors R. P. Steeves, Percival Constantine, Nikki Nelson-Hicks and Gordon Dymowski travel the universe to bring to life a concept created by Tommy Hancock. The Adventures of Moose and Skwirl. From Pro Se Productions.

Return to Hell!After his previous adventure, Lucifer's powers are completely exhausted. At first, the Morningstar sought to restore his abilities, but then he realized that he'd finally found the freedom he'd sought for eons. Yet the forces aligned against him aren't willing to let him retire quietly. A failed attempt on his life makes Lucifer realize that he must find a way to revive his lost power.But the only path requires the Morningstar to return to the one place he vowed to never set foot-Hell. And not everyone is happy to see Lucifer back...The Dark Crossroads universe first established in the popular Luther Cross urban fantasy series continues in this thrilling new novel!

A team fractured!Fearing potential repercussions from the international community, the new President ordered Vanguard disbanded following the defeat of the Red Fist. In their place is a new organization: Cerberus, a global peace-keeping agency designed to monitor the specials. With no purpose left, the remnants of Vanguard have returned to their normal lives. But old habits-and enemies-die hard. The world still faces grave dangers from human and special alike. And lurking in the shadows is a threat greater than any they have encountered-one that spans time and space!If you're a fan of the X-Men or the Avengers, you don't want to miss this stunning second volume of an all-new team of superheroes!

SOMETIMES SUICIDE IS JUST A FACADE When a disgraced former pop star plummets to her death from her Osaka apartment, all signs paint a picture of a troubled young woman who took her own life. But once her parents hire Kyoko Nakamura to learn the truth, the private detective discovers not everything is as it seems. Kyoko's investigation will lead her into a world of drugs and prostitution, face to face with dangerous criminals, and through the seedy underbelly of Japan's music industry. With all odds against her, can Kyoko redeem herself for a past failure by finding justice for a fallen idol? From Percival Constantine comes a thrilling new mystery series, set in one of the world's most intriguing locales! "In Fallen Idol, the harsh shadows cast by the twisty neon of Osaka hide bad intent but it's where the answers lie, and for resourceful PI Kyoko Nakamura there's no turning away." - Gary Phillips, author of 3 The Hard Way

Dive into the abyss! I'm Luther Cross, but you already knew that. Hard to forget a dangerously handsome, effortlessly stylish half-demon like myself. I earn my living using my knowledge of the occult and demonic heritage as Chicago's foremost paranormal investigator. My last case roped me into a potential war between Heaven and Hell, and though I managed to stop the crisis, the big threat's still out there. An angel is trying to kickstart armageddon, but there's only one person who knows that angel's identity. And he's stuck in the one place no one can touch him-Purgatory. There's only one way I can learn the truth, and that's by facing the dangers of Purgatory. Fortunately, I'm not alone. Unfortunately, my traveling party includes a demon trying to corrupt me and an immortal killer I had to con. What could possibly go wrong?

The invasion is coming!Vanguard is back in action! And this time, they have more autonomy than ever before, plus the support of the new and improved Cerberus. Unfortunately, things are not going too well for the rest of the specials. The reemergence of an old enemy sparks distrust and hatred towards all specials and an underground fighting ring seeks to exploit specials for profit. But a warning from the future will distract the team, making them suspect a traitor in the midst. With so much distrust, can the team and the entire planet unite in order to confront the threat of an alien invasion?Percival Constantine's exciting modern take on classic superheroes continues in its incredible third volume! Questions readers have been asking since the beginning of the series are answered while new surprises wait in the wings!

Infernum. A shadowy, globe-spanning network of operatives run by the mysterious power broker known as Dante. They hold allegiance to no one, existing as rogues on the fringes of society. No matter the job, Infernum has an operative to execute it-provided you have the means to pay for it! Virgil was thought dead. He used that to his advantage, spending years discovering a way to destroy the Agency and their masters. And now he is ready to execute his plan and get revenge on not only the Cabal, but also his former partner-Dante! The saga of Infernum comes to an explosive conclusion in this final, thrilling volume!

When what appears to be the skeleton of an ancient being is discovered, it triggers a chain of events that could very well lead to the end of the world. Now, Elisa Hill is the only one who can prevent the rise of an ancient evil, but is this too big even for her? The Myth Hunter epic concludes here!

The Devil is real and he's on EarthEverything you know about the Devil is a lie.Lucifer did not rebel from Heaven out of hatred, pride, or envy. Instead, he learned the greatest lie in all of creation-there is no higher power, and not even the angels know the truth. After being cast into Hell, Lucifer gave up, isolating himself from his followers and responsibilities. But recent events have provided a new opportunity to experience free will for himself. With Hell under new guardianship, Lucifer has come to Earth. However, Heaven won't let him off that easy.And to make matters worse, when Lucifer learns that there are other more dangerous consequences of his abdication, he will have to decide what is more important to him-freedom or responsibility.From the world of the popular Luther Cross series comes Morningstar-expanding the world and mythology in exciting new directions!

The war is over, the heroes failed!Twenty years have passed since the alien invasion of Earth began and humanity has lost. The invaders have set up a new government run by their human co-conspirators, and the superhuman population is now imprisoned, used as forced labor, or subjected to inhumane experimentation. But a new team of specials exists in the future, continuing the legacy of Vanguard. Together, they are the only source of resistance against the alien overlords. For years, their efforts have been valiant, yet futile. Now though, they have the opportunity to change their fate, if only they can send the mysterious Chronos into the past!Explore the future in the fourth volume of Percival Constantine's superhero epic!

WHEN HOPE IS LOST, A HERO WILL RISEIn the far future, Japan has become a technological paradise. With a more cosmopolitan population and human integration with technology, it seems like a world people once dreamed of. But that society has been built on a foundation of an exploited underclass.Erika Kuroki has spent her life attempting to rise above the meager expectations of her superiors. Her exemplary military record has finally given her the opportunity to prove herself as a new recruit in the exclusive Tokkei intelligence agency. And a new case seems like it will be the one that cements her reputation.But the case is more complicated than it seems. As Erika digs deeper, she discovers a sinister marriage of criminal, business, and government interests. One that relies on the suffering of the voiceless. And now, Erika must decide what matters more-her career, or her soul...From Percival Constantine, author of the Luther Cross urban fantasy novels and the Vanguard superhero series, comes a new superhero novel set in a dystopian cyberpunk future!

Elisa Hill lives two lives-a university instructor and a globe-trotting adventurer. When her former partner, Lucas Davalos, emerges from hiding, Elisa takes it upon herself to track him down, but the stakes are high when she discovers that Lucas was hired to track down the Necronomicon! Now Elisa must protect her former partner while at the same time staying one step ahead of a man who wants the infernal tome for his own nefarious means! Can Elisa and her allies prevent the dark energies of the Necronomicon from getting loose?

Infernum. A shadowy, globe-spanning network of operatives run by the mysterious power broker known as Dante. They hold allegiance to no one, existing as rogues on the fringes of society. No matter the job, Infernum has an operative to execute it-provided you have the means to pay for it! Beautiful. Cunning. Deadly. These are just a few of the words that describe Angela Lockhart, former operative of the mysterious Agency. Now working as an assassin for an international syndicate called Infernum, led by a mysterious power broker known only as Dante, Lockhart has become the 'Most Wanted' for every major law enforcement agency in the world. But when Agency operative Christian Pierce begins a dangerous game of deception to try and bring her back into the fold, Angela will find herself torn between her old life and her new one... From Percival Constantine, author of The Myth Hunter series, comes the beginning of the Infernum series, a ruthless organization of assassins!

Everyone's got a dark side. You may know me as a dangerously handsome, effortlessly stylish half-demon Luther Cross. That part remains true, but everything else has changed. There's a war brewing between Heaven and Hell. My only concern is staying off angel radar, but with a power vacuum in Chicago's supernatural underworld, I'm looking at a full-blown demonic turf war--one that will most certainly bring the angels down from their clouds. That would be inconvenient for me, to say the least. If I'm going cover my own ass--meaning put a stop to this--I'll need some help. Unfortunately, my ally of choice is a centuries-old demon who isn't doing jack for me unless I first do something for her. And that, well. That's going to piss off a lot of powerful people, including some I once called friends.

Angela Lockhart swore to never work with Infernum again. But when the search for her husband's killer hits a dead end, she's left with no choice except to once again perform a job in exchange for the information she needs. Her mission: rescue a disgraced scientist who holds the secret to a deadly biological weapon. She's not the only one after him, though. A team of highly skilled assassins is on the job as well, and they'll eliminate anyone who gets in their way!