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From Bill Stewart, author of Genesis Rising, comes a second, spellbinding foray into the depths of science fiction – a near‑future tale where the planet itself learns to speak.

When an Arctic research station unearths a mirror-like phenomenon beneath the polar ice, physicist Dr Mairi Lennox and field captain Calder Reyes awaken something vast and...

They say Istanbul never sleeps, but I’ve learned that some of its dreams run darker than any waking nightmare. The city breathes in layers — the Ottoman ghosts whispering through the mosques, the hum of ferries cutting across the Bosporus, the neon signs of Beyoğlu clinging to memories they no longer own. Once, back in the early seventies, when...

Mumbai — the city of dreams, light, and relentless ambition. Beneath its glimmering skyline and teeming streets lies a parallel city, one composed not of glass and steel, but of secrecy, fear, and allegiance. For decades, this unseen metropolis has pulsed to the rhythm of the underworld — a shadow economy born from smuggling, honed by extortion,...

They say London never truly sleeps — it just changes mask when the streetlights flicker on. I’ve walked those streets at every hour, from when dawn’s first bus rumbles along Aldgate to the hush that blankets the Thames at midnight, and one truth has become clear: power in this city is not always worn with a crown or a uniform. Sometimes, it...

The air in Medellín carried a smell I’ll never forget — a strange mixture of diesel fumes, fried arepas, and gunpowder that lingered long after the last bullet casing hit the cracked pavement. I arrived just before dawn, when the sky was bruised purple and gray above the mountains, a colour that mirrored the city’s soul. A taxi driver with sharp...

There are few institutions in the American imagination as enduring or as misunderstood as the Mafia. It is a word that conjures fear, fascination, and an air of mystery. For over a century, the Five Families of New York — Bonanno, Colombo, Gambino, Genovese, and Lucchese — operated not as mere gangs, but as a shadow government of the underworld....

Nigeria, Africa’s most populous nation, is a land of vibrant cultures, boundless ambition, and astonishing resourcefulness. From the bustling city life of Lagos to the tranquil villages dotting the countryside, Nigeria pulses with the rhythms of hope and survival. Yet, beneath the surface, there runs a darker current—a world of deception,...

Beneath the neon haze of Shinjuku and the austere calm of Kyoto’s ancient temples, there exists a world most will only glimpse in fevered whispers or tabloid headlines—a world where blood and honour are currency, and where the samurai spirit lingers in the shadows. This is the realm of the Yakuza: Japan’s notorious criminal syndicates, whose...

Mexico is a country of endless paradoxes: ancient civilisations and modern metropolises, vibrant culture and stark poverty, hope and tragedy. Nowhere are these contradictions more evident than in the shadow cast by the drug cartels—a shadow that has stretched across generations, staining the land with violence and fear, but also with stories of...

The wind bit like betrayal.

The streets around the Kremlin were quieter than usual tense, waiting, as if the whole city held its breath. Above Red Square, the red banner of the Soviet Union flapped one last time in the frozen wind. At 7:32 p.m., it was lowered from the Kremlin tower. Seventy-four years of empire ended with a whisper, not a war.

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Every story starts with a place, and for me, that place has always been the Gulf Coast. I spent years working the shipyards in Gulfport, Mississippi, and made my home just down the road in Ocean Springs. I know the sound of the cranes at dawn, the way the air tastes after a summer storm, and the hush that settles over Front Beach when the sun...

Southern Italy is a land of breathtaking beauty and ancient tradition. Its sun-drenched hills, rugged coastlines, and bustling cities have inspired poets and painters for centuries. Yet beneath the olive groves and cobbled streets, a darker legacy takes root—one woven from the threads of secrecy, violence, and betrayal. This is the world of the...

Into the Shadows of China’s Underworld

In the neon-lit streets of Hong Kong, whispers of the underworld travel faster than the city’s famed Star Ferry. Behind the dazzling skyline and the relentless buzz of commerce, a darker current surges—one woven into the very history of modern China. The Triads, those enigmatic and often romanticised...

The southern coast of Africa is a landscape of contradictions—sunlit beaches pressed against storm-swept headlands, thriving ports shadowed by poverty, and cities where ancient traditions meet the restless pulse of modernity. To outsiders, South Africa’s great seaports—Durban, Cape Town, Port Elizabeth—are gateways to the world, bustling with...

Canada is a country known for its vastness—a land of endless forests, frozen tundras, and bustling cities nestled against the wild. It is a place where nature’s beauty and brutality coexist, where communities are knitted together by harsh winters and shared histories, and where, occasionally, that shared history is pierced by events so...

Three Cases That Turned Paradise into Purgatory
Beneath the postcard perfection of the Pacific lies a darker truth. Pacific Secrets uncovers three extraordinary real-life crimes that shattered the illusion of paradise across some of the world’s most remote islands.

From the haunting murder of a cruising couple on the lonely Palmyra Atoll, to the...

In the popular imagination, Japan often conjures images of tranquil temples, neon-lit cityscapes, and an orderly society rooted in centuries-old tradition. The country is celebrated for its safety, civility, and famously low crime rates. It is a nation where lost wallets are returned to police stations and bicycles remain unlocked on quiet...

New Zealand’s Darkest Secrets
Three True Crime Mysteries That Still Haunt Investigators

Behind the beauty of New Zealand’s coastlines and the calm of its cities lie stories of lives cut short, questions left unanswered, and families who still search for truth.

In this chilling true crime collection, former Navy Captain and Investigator Bill...

Australia’s Darkest Secrets
Three Chilling True Crime Mysteries That Still Haunt Investigators

Beneath the sunlit beaches and easy charm of Australia lies a darker truth—crimes that shocked the nation and remain unsolved to this day.

In this gripping true crime collection, former Navy Auditor and Marine Accident Lead Investigator Bill Stewart takes...

Silent Cries: The Tragedy of Ireland’s Mother and Baby Homes

Behind the stone walls of Ireland’s mother and baby homes, thousands of unwed women were hidden from view — silenced by shame, secrecy, and cruelty. Their children were born in secrecy… and many never left.

“Silent Cry” is a harrowing journey into one of the darkest chapters of Irish...

Under the Waves: The Piper Alpha Tragedy Remembered

On the night of July 6, 1988, the Piper Alpha oil platform was engulfed in flames — and 167 souls were lost to the North Sea.

This isn’t just another retelling of what happened. It’s a first hand account from a man who was there. A man who watched the rig burn from eight miles away. A man who...

Book One
On the desolate stretches of Saddleworth Moor, two of Britain’s most monstrous figures carved their names into criminal history. Ian Brady and Myra Hindley were not just killers — they were a dark partnership bound by cruelty, manipulation, and a shared appetite for horror.

Shadows on the Moors takes you deep into the chilling case that...

Was it Peter Tobin OR Bible John? You Tell Me
The Truth Behind Scotland’s Most Chilling Mystery
For over five decades, the identity of Bible John—the elusive serial killer who terrorized Glasgow in the late 1960s—has remained one of Scotland’s most haunting unsolved mysteries. He vanished without a trace, leaving behind a legacy of fear,...

Hospitals are where we go to mend — where strangers in scrubs become our lifelines. We trust them with our pain, our secrets, our very survival.

But what happens when that trust is betrayed in the most chilling way imaginable?

In Angels of Mercy or Killers in Scrubs, Bill Stewart uncovers the disturbing true stories of medical professionals who...

History remembers the towering achievements — the great inventions, the glittering theories, the bright minds that pushed us forward. But what about the geniuses who simply vanished? The breakthroughs swallowed by politics, war, fear, or their own haunted brilliance?

Vanished Geniuses takes you deep into the unsettling stories of some of history’...

History loves to celebrate genius — the brilliant breakthroughs, the dazzling inventions, the fearless pioneers. But what if progress isn’t always so clean?

The Crime of Creation uncovers the unsettling side of human discovery: the experiments performed on vulnerable populations, the horrific tests justified by “national security,” and the quiet...

*The Missing Blueprints* delves into the unsettling mystery surrounding Tesla’s missing work. From secret War Department investigations and J. Edgar Hoover’s watchful FBI, to modern Freedom of Information requests that still meet blank pages, this book traces a web of secrecy that lingers more than 80 years later.

Was Tesla simply a dreamer...

The ocean hides more than sunken ships and forgotten treasures — it swallows secrets, muffles screams, and carries killers far beyond the reach of any court.

From the ghostly legend of the Flying Dutchman to the chilling mysteries of the Mary Celeste and MV Joyita, the sea has always been the perfect accomplice. Yet some stories aren’t legends at...

Unsolved mysteries and cold cases represent the ultimate challenge for true crime storytellers. The absence of closure for families and communities adds layers of intrigue and urgency to these narratives. Each unsolved case tells a story of loss, frustration, and the relentless quest for answers. By focusing on these chilling enigmas,...

The Shadow Between Us

Some roots were never meant to grow.

Detective Mara Donovan doesn’t believe in ghosts—until she becomes their target. Haunted by whispers only she can hear, waking in places she doesn’t remember going, and seeing her sister Ava’s hollow eyes staring back at her in the dead of night, Mara’s carefully ordered life begins to...

The Shadow Between Us

Some roots were never meant to grow.

They rebuilt the world with memory.

But some memories were never meant to be remembered.

In the wake of the Bloom’s collapse and the Ashfall’s rise, the world stands on the edge of forgetting.

The Weave—a living network of dream, data, and remembrance—has begun to fracture. And within its...

The Shadow Between Us

Some roots were never meant to grow.

In the far future, memory is infrastructure—and forgetting is a dangerous act of rebellion.

The Spiral governs everything.

A living, evolving network of neural archives known as the Weave, it holds the past, programs the present, and shapes the future.

But now, the Spiral is glitching.

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A war time clean romance Short read. A couple settling down after the war ends.

Isle of Skye, 1963

The wind came first, curling like breath through the cracks in the stone cottage walls. Then came the knocking — not loud, but steady, like fingers too polite to force their way in.
Morag Cameron didn’t flinch. She sat in her worn armchair, the fire low and the kettle sighing, as if the night itself were weary. Her fingers,...

The Letters Between us.
by Lily Paige-Turner

When hearts are wounded and dreams drift out of reach, sometimes all it takes is a single brave step into the unknown.
Helena thought she had it all figured out — until betrayal shattered her perfect plans and sent her fleeing to a forgotten seaside town. There, amidst the whisper of waves and the steady...

A Chance Encounter
It was a crisp autumn morning in the heart of New York City. The golden leaves swirled around the bustling streets, catching the light of the rising sun. Claire Bennett walked briskly through Central Park, her scarf wrapped tightly around her neck. She loved these quiet walks before the city fully woke up, a brief reprieve from...

The Green Journey: A How-To Guide for Sustainable Living
Welcome to a greener future!
I’m thrilled to introduce my latest book, The Green Journey: A How-To Guide on Sustainable Living. In a world that’s facing unprecedented environmental challenges, this guide is your roadmap to making impactful, eco-friendly changes in your everyday life. Whether...

Writing is many things—a journey of creativity, self-expression, and storytelling. But if you’re a neurodivergent author—especially one with ADHD—it can also feel like running a marathon through quicksand. The blank page stares you down. Deadlines loom, unblinking. Distractions seem to multiply like rabbits. You might find yourself wondering:...

The Everyday AI Handbook: A Clear & Practical Guide to Using AI Without the Confusion
Are you ready to work smarter, not harder?

AI is no longer just for tech experts—it’s for you. Whether you’re a busy professional, a small business owner, a student, or just someone curious about the future, AI can help you save time, boost creativity,...

In June of 1977, three young girls—Lori Farmer, Michelle Guse, and Denise Milner—arrived at Camp Scott in Locust Grove, Oklahoma, eager for adventure and the promise of summer camp. By the next morning, their lives had been tragically and violently cut short. What should have been a cherished childhood memory became one of the most haunting...

The River’s Secret
The Green River flowed silently, winding through the dense trees and underbrush that lined its banks. On this particular morning, as the sun began to rise over the horizon, its light barely touched the water’s surface, leaving the river dark and foreboding. It was a place that felt forgotten, tucked away from the bustling roads...

Introduction to Whitechapel

The year was 1888, and the Whitechapel district of London was a labyrinth of narrow streets and alleyways, where the gas lamps flickered like dying stars. The fog rolled in thick, clinging to the cobblestones and wrapping around the figures that moved cautiously through the night. Each step echoed with the weight of...

Genesis Rising

Three decades ago, Charlie Sutter disappeared, leaving behind nothing but whispers of betrayal and shadows of a past no one dares to confront. Now, when retired detective Lucas Graves and investigative journalist Erin Calloway uncover fresh leads, they find themselves drawn into a maze of secrets that stretches far beyond a single...

Glasgow, 1984
The night was cold and damp, the kind of rain that seeped into your bones. It clung to the empty streets, turning the cracked pavement into a gleaming mirror of the city’s broken streetlights. The schemes were quiet, save for the occasional hum of an old car passing through, its headlights sweeping over boarded-up windows and walls...

The Siren’s Song: A Detroit Noir

In the heart of a city ravaged by industrial decline and corruption, a hidden speakeasy becomes a haven for artists, musicians, and those seeking escape from the grim realities of the outside world. But beneath the surface of glamour and excitement lies a dangerous underworld, where bootleggers, gangsters, and...

This gripping legal thriller follows a team of investigators as they uncover a vast web of corruption at the highest levels of power in a major American city. Led by the determined Emily Greene, the team delves into a complex maze of shell companies, offshore accounts, and shadowy financial transactions, exposing a criminal enterprise that has...

In a world where justice is fought in the courtroom, one attorney finds herself caught up in a web of deceit, corruption, and manipulation. As she takes on a high-profile case, she uncovers shocking secrets that could change the course of the trial, and her own life, forever. With every page-turn, the tension builds, and the line between truth...