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As a private investigator in North Carolina, most of Marshall Drummond’s cases involve that other world - the one with ghosts and spells, the one with witches and curses, the one most people never see or want to see. Welcome to the Marshall Drummond Case Files. Stories that explore the dark mysteries and thrilling adventures of 1940s PI Marshall Drummond, before he died and became the ghost detective found in the best-selling Max Porter Paranormal Mysteries.

When Marshall Drummond is called to a local apartment building because tenants are complaining of a ghost, he thinks it will amount to nothing. Turns out, there is a ghost. And when it locks Drummond in the building, he has only one way to get free - solve the ghost’s murder.

When a man walks into the Winston-Salem police station wearing only a toga and claims that somebody has stolen his mind, there are two choices - send him to the asylum or call Marshall Drummond, the 1940s' private investigator of the weird and unexplained. The case takes Drummond to hidden parts of the city where he’ll face unnatural people and emptied minds, and he’ll learn firsthand how dark the souls of mankind can be. That is, unless the magic that takes minds away swipes his as well.

Thrown to Earth from a parallel universe, the Bluesman seeks to save our world from being overrun by the horrid, mutated creatures that came with him. Armed with magic, skill, and his companion Scotch, he faces these monsters hoping to create a peaceful world for all. In Death Kiss, it all comes to a head when their archnemesis Lana completes her power symbols. Armed with more magic than ever before, Lana is primed to take over the world unless an old bluesman and his wise-cracking sidekick can stop her.

The Bluesman - musician, magician, lethal killer. Thrown to Earth from a parallel universe, the Bluesman seeks to save our world from being overrun by the horrid, mutated creatures that came with him. Armed with magic, skill, and his companion, Scotch, he faces these monsters hoping to create a peaceful world for all. In Honky Tonk Horror, an evening gigging at a local dive bar turns deadly when a monster posing as a human enters the crowd. Scotch takes the lead while the Bluesman plays the music that might just save his life.

This fourth installment includes the biggest Drummond tale yet, a new love for our favorite detective, and plenty of new troubles. In here you’ll find stories tragic and comic, thrilling, frightening, action-packed, and even a little romantic. Basically, you’ll find all the reasons Marshall Drummond is one of the greatest detectives of the strange and bizarre, and one that you’ll keep coming back to again and again.

Dive into the first three books of the pulse-pounding, action-packed, high-octane ride that is Nathan K. From clashes in the mountains of Pennsylvania to cross-country chases, from hand-to-hand combat to high-tech warfare to struggles of mystical proportions, these books will introduce you to a world both exotic and familiar. A world of action, adventure, and fantasy. Once you start, you’ll want the whole collection. You won’t be disappointed.

Nathan K — he can hold two souls in his body. If he dies, he loses one yet lives on with the other. As long as he replenishes his second soul, he cannot be killed. Nathan K is immortal. And he’s not the only one.

Nathan K — he can hold two souls in his body. If he dies, he loses one yet lives on with the other. As long as he replenishes his second soul, he cannot be killed. Nathan K is immortal.

Welcome to the Marshall Drummond Case Files. These stories explore the dark mysteries and thrilling adventures of 1940s PI, Marshall Drummond, before he died and became the ghost detective found in the best-selling Max Porter Paranormal Mysteries.

When the Porter Agency takes on a case involving hex bags, magic stones, and a tragic train crash from the 1890s, the last thing Max Porter expects is to face changes in his family, too. But the Sandwich Boys are growing older and Max’s mother is getting sicker. While he attempts to juggle the needs of his loved ones with stopping an amateur witch from harming innocent people, he will have to reconcile these new realities against what he had expected his life to be.

For Veronica “Roni” Ryder, the journey to becoming leader of the Parallel Society has been tough. She has fought people and monsters, experienced magic and mayhem, traveled the Earth and universes beyond. But one creature, one vile monstrosity, has been her most daunting rival–Yal-hara.

The Parallel Society has a singular task—to protect the universe from the troubles caused by other universes intersecting with ours. But recent disruptions to the Society have place Veronica “Roni” Rider in the position of team leader, and they don’t have time for her to get acclimated.

Welcome to the Marshall Drummond Case Files, exploring the dark mysteries and thrilling adventures of 1940s PI, Marshall Drummond, before he died and became the ghost detective found in the Max Porter Paranormal Mysteries. This installment details six unforgettable cases that center around Drummond as he hunts down and is hunted by the worst kind of practitioner of magic—an amateur. Somebody with enough knowledge to cast spells, but not enough to control them. And if Drummond isn’t careful, a lot of innocent people will end up dead. It’s all here. It’s all waiting for you.

Taking a train home, Marshall Drummond thinks he’ll be able to sleep and look forward to a shot of whiskey. Or two. But when a supernatural visit wakes him, he finds that the dead have other plans for him. There’s never any rest for Marshall Drummond. Welcome to the Marshall Drummond Case Files. These stories explore the dark mysteries and thrilling adventures of 1940s PI, Marshall Drummond, before he died and became the ghost detective found in the best-selling Max Porter Paranormal Mysteries.

Upon finishing a difficult and disturbing case, Marshall Drummond is thrust right back into the thick of danger when two hitmen pay him a visit. But these hitmen have cursed bullets and that can mean only one thing—witches. Now Drummond races against the clock to break a curse and stop a witch from succeeding in the one thing all witches want—his death.

Years ago, Nathan K had one encounter with Russo, the Puppeteer, and it nearly killed him. Permanently. But when he started his war against the Immortals, he knew someday he would have to go up against Russo again. Meeting Deanna Altman, an ex-MI5 agent bent on vengeance for Russo’s abuse of her sister, Nathan knew that day would come sooner than planned. Now, with the help of his constant companion and tech genius, Robin, the three have tracked Russo into South Korea. But finding the Puppeteer and taking him down are two very different things.

Loose ends never sit well with Marshall Drummond, so when most of his case regarding the strange Mr. Howe has finished, he still has one leftover clue to deal with—a bizarre coin etched with an odd symbol. But what starts as a simple closing of a case turns into a horrifying end that will linger in Drummond for years to come.

After returning to the East, Zev Asterling attempts to put away his Master-Solver days and rebuild his life. Political tensions have run high since the events at Ridnight Castle, and a summit between the Frontier and the East is a sliver of light that many cling to. But when a politician's daughter is kidnapped, Zev is called upon to do what he does best. 

The Shield of Taladoro. A mythic artifact recovered by the valiant efforts of Axon Coponiv along with brave adventurers from the East and the Feral Lands.