Bøger af steve higgs

How do I always attract trouble and drama?When a crewmember takes his own life but hands Patricia a cryptic note and a request to save Anna just before he jumps, she feels she has no choice but to honour his dying wish - save Anna ...... who is Anna?The note leads her to investigate the odd-looking and mysterious couple staying in cabin 2124 and so begins an adventure that leads Patricia and her friends through the streets and underbelly of Tokyo, Japan.Why did he kill himself? And what are the couple in 2124 up to?The quest to save the unidentified Anna is not her only problem, though. The captain, who has always been warm and friendly, appears to now be flirting with her. She's in her fifties, for goodness sake! How can she be thinking about starting again, but goodness, he is handsome and oh so charming.Before she can get to grips with that, they dock in Japan where waiting for her at the port is none other than her estranged husband, Charlie, the man whose cheating behaviour acted as the catalyst for her around the world adventure.He isn't done with their marriage it seems, but how does Patricia feel about him now that her anger has had time to dissipate?A mystery to solve, two men to pick from; how did her life get so complicated?Join Patricia and gang again for another pulse-pounding adventure onboard the world's finest luxury cruise ship.

The paranormal? It's all nonsense, but proving it might get him killed A woman whose dead husband is haunting her? That sounds like a routine case. Until she reveals her husband's name ... ... and a past event Tempest wants to forget comes back to haunt him. Taking a case he doesn't want, its only hours before he finds a threat on his doorstep. Leave the dead to be dead. Unfortunately, that's not always possible. Truly unique, Steve Higgs creates characters and stories unlike anything else in the history of literature. Part urban fantasy, part supernatural mystery, but all fast-paced adventurous fun! With believable plots, incredible action, and humour that will make you laugh out loud, if you haven't tried his books you are missing out!' - Amazon customer

When they found the body of a stowaway in the bowels of the ship, no one could have predicted the storm of trouble heading their way.Three-hundred-year-old coins found with the dead man's meager belongings point to a treasure thought lost to the ocean long ago. However, when the arrival of a murderous mystery figure forced Patricia and her friends to figure things out for themselves, they questioned if the trail they now follow might just lead to one of the greatest treasure finds ever recorded.Some might call that exciting, but for the gang on board the Aurelia, they have another word: deadly.They are playing someone else's game and not only are the rules unclear, they are constantly one step behind.In the Canaries, they were being spied on. In Rio they found only bodies instead of answers - the mystery man left no one alive to reveal his secrets. Arriving in New York, things are about to get a whole lot worse.But sometimes the only way to avoid trouble is to hit it head on.

Tempest Michaels has a vampire problem.He's an old hat at this game and dealing with cases like this are his speciality. Except this time ...... the vampires are his clients.When someone starts targeting members of the local vampire Live Action Role Play club, there's only one person they can think of to turn to - their old nemesis, Tempest Michaels.Unfortunately for Tempest, when he takes the case, he doesn't realise they automatically assume that means twenty-four-hour protection. All too soon he has vampire wannabes camping on his lawn, he has vampires wannabes sleeping in his shed, and as for his office ...He needs to solve this case and fast and it's not the only one demanding his attention.Hold on to your butts because this one's going to be a thrill-ride!

She should say no.She's not a detective after all.But how can she?When Felicity Philips receives a panicked call from an old friend, there simply isn't a way that she can turn him down.Edward, the jeweller to the crown, is in deep trouble and he cannot tell the police. His terrible truth must be kept secret.But what is his motivation for calling Felicity? Does he really believe she is the only one who can help? Or are his motivations more personal and dark than he is letting on?With her usual cast of supporting misfits, Felicity is going to see what she can do ...... but when she uncovers the truth, will she be able survive it?

Can you keep a secret?What if it is something really terrible?A quiet town in the American Midwest is about to be rocked to its core.As three young sisters come to terms with what they are - being a witch is a real problem in a churchgoing, God-fearing family - a new neighbour with a mysterious past hints at trouble to come.However, the scary woman stalking them could be the least of their worries, as their spellcasting draws the attention of something ancient and evil.

He's trapped in hell. He's slave to a demon He's going to make them sorry.Immortal wizard, Otto Schneider misjudged his deal with Daniel badly. Now he's a demon's puppet and, kidnapping people because he has no choice ...... or so the demons think.Forced to perform dread work or watch others suffer, he must bide his time, but millennia of being unopposed has made the demons complacent and they turn their back on him at their peril.Otto intends to find a way back to Bremen, his wife, his new student, Katja, and everything he loves, but he cannot do it without help. Who can you trust when you are already in hell?Amid a web of deceit and betrayal, our wizard must find a way to overcome the ancient magic that binds him and strike back against the demons who threaten to invade the Earth.The defender of Bremen is coming back and he's bringing hell with him!

Don't pick a fight with him. You won't lose. You'll die.Zachary has a secret he tries to keep under wraps ...... if only people would let him. When he drifts into a remote farming community looking for work, the trouble starts before he orders breakfast.Normally he would just avoid the trouble and move on, but there's a girl. Not a woman. A little girl, and the men that want to dominate the village threaten her livelihood. And that just won't do.There's something very rotten in this community but digging into it brings him face to face with something more powerful even than him. Something ancient and unstoppable. He has no choice other than to fight, but who will walk away?As the false gods force their way into the realm of mortals, how many will rise to defend the Earth?Be ready for war.

When a single shot rings out to shatter the quiet at a prominent museum, it signals the start of a new mystery Patricia Fisher cannot avoid investigating.An apparent suicide, a missing woman, a sunken treasure ship worth billions, and suspicious behaviour from almost everyone she meets ... well, that might be a lot to take for some people.For Patricia Fisher, it's just Thursday.She's in Rio on the trail of an altogether different mystery, however it's not long before Patricia questions if the two cases might not be intertwined.What did happen to Professor Noriega?Was his death a terrible accident?If so, why was there a man onboard the Aurelia pretending to be the professor?With faithful companions at her side, our English sleuth will have to roll the dice and take some chances for she only has two days to uncover the truth.