Michael Norman

Mystery crime fiction written in the Golden Age of Murder "Like an assortment of presents under a Christmas tree, there's something for everyone in this Yule-themed reprint anthology in the British Library Crime Classics series from Edwards." -Publishers Weekly Christmas is a mysterious, as well as magical, time of year. Strange things can happen, and this helps to explain the hallowed tradition of telling ghost stories around the fireside as the...

Why are sheep in the remote Egyptian village of Mehenopolis cutting their own throats? That's the mystery Emperor Justinian inexplicably sends John, his Lord Chamberlain, to Egypt to solve. Mehenopolis is a pilgrim destination, thanks to its ancient shrine to a snake deity. Among the characters John encounters are a pretentious local landowner battling a self-styled magician for control of the lucrative shrine, an exiled heretical cleric, an itinerant...

Everyone loves a good ghost story. Phantoms of the Paramount, Shadows on Third Avenue, the Legend of Ann Lake, Boy in the Red Cap. Veteran ghost hunter J. Michael Norman has uncovered almost three dozen stories of legitimate Minnesota eeriness to thrill readers. Norman, author of five nationally popular collections of ghost tales, interviewed local storytellers and combed newspapers to document legends involving supernatural and strange occurrences....

Trapped miners from cave-ins long ago still calling for help. Ghostly women lurking in the shadows of city streets. Spectral holy men and outlaws from America's Spanish past making appearances in our modern age. They are all citizens of Haunted America, and this is HAUNTED HOMELAND. From a haunted castle in the wilds of Alaska to phantom clergymen in the Southwest and mysterious bouncing lights on the East Coast, this latest volume covers the places,...

Haunted America takes you on a grand tour of ghostly hauntings through the U.S. and Canada, sweeping from terrifying battlefield specters at Little Bighorn to a vaudeville palace in Tampa, from ghostly apparitions in President Garfield's home in Ohio to the White House in Washington, DC.

In December 2019, Gary Miracle's life was forever changed by an infection that caused him to lose his arms and legs. One year later, the Christian band MercyMe shared his story with the world in their song "Say I Won't," which has garnered more than 5.7 million views on YouTube alone. Knowing that God works through all circumstances, Gary is committed to living life to the fullest and helping others do the same in spite of setbacks. In the light of...

This is book 2 of 7 in the Aces High MC - Charleston Series and this is a series that should be read in order. THIS IS NOT A PREQUEL (it spans 40ish years for the couple). There is ZERO cheating in this book by main characters! Lucy I fell in love with Charles "Double-D" Brothers when I was just 16 years old. He was 19 and had just patched into the Aces High MC in Charleston, SC. The falling in love part didn't matter though, because our life –...

Allison is a widow with dark secrets. Nightmares plague her nights. Guilt and shame shadow her days. Her new neighbor sparks feelings she thought shriveled and dead. Jim's temporary lifestyle of renovating a house, selling it, and moving on doesn't leave room for relationships-and that's just the way he likes it. His new neighbor is not his type, but he's drawn to her anyway. Allison's past won't stay buried. Trust is a precious commodity. Revenge,...

He's a hardened ex-criminal. She's a stranger to his world. Adrik Volkov worked hard to wipe the slate clean of his criminal past for his sake and his brother's. Bringing Volkov Industries into the 21st century has taken everything he's got. But it's been worth it. His company's patented mining techniques for harvesting rare earth metals used in electronics and smart tech have made him a billionaire. Instead of breaking legs and taking names, he's...