Bücher von Alex Gates

Doryan Miller's life takes an otherworldly turn when he finds himself smack dab in the middle of a team of supernatural misfits.Meet Doryan, a medium with a gift for chatting with the dearly departed. His usual day job? Construction sites and ranching. But now, he's thrust into a world where werewolves roam, ancient magic exists, and the dead aren't exactly resting in peace.He's recruited by Project Phoenix, a secret squad of individuals led by the enigmatic Haller. Their mission? Hunt down things that go bump in the night and keep humanity safe from the forces of darkness... but their first gig is no simple paranormal pest control. They're tracking a werewolf, and this shapeshifter isn't your average furry friend.As the boundaries between reality and the supernatural blur, it's a race against time for "Project Phoenix." Can Doryan and his crew stop the beast before it sinks its claws into more victims?Think Suicide Squad meets Odd Thomas, but with a twist of dark humor and a dash of horror.

Who would call if your family were not the only ones occupying your house? The cops? Sure. But you already know the 'thing' living with you isn't bound by mortal laws.August Watson specialises in all things spooky and weird; it's his niche in the P.I. market, but this case might just be a little too far into left field even for him.But how can he turn down a family in distress? Too terrified to return to their home and convinced their little girl has been possessed by a demonic entity, they beg for his help.He's faced his past. He's faced his demons. Now it's time he faced the truth.Get ready for your spine to shudder, August Watson has a case to crack.

No one said being Sacramento's only paranormal P.I. was going to be easy.Face your fears. It's such a tired cliché. Yet that's what August Watson must do if he is to survive.His self-appointed nemesis, a ghost of a man called Daniel Quinn, has taken Glacia and August must play Quinn's deadly games if he is to stand any chance of getting her back.On the run from the police, forced to do it all alone, August must face his greatest nightmares. He will triumph or he will die. But if he dies, it won't be only his life that is forfeit.Out of options, out of time, the rage within might keep him alive, but will it also consume him?

Curiosity. It's going to get more than just the cat killed.Sacramento has its share of spooky, crazy, and unexplained, just like everywhere else, but most other places don't have a self-appointed paranormal investigator to really stir things up.There are good reasons to fear the night. August Watson is about to kick them in the pants.With an oversized sidekick, a school-skipping apprentice, and too many bad habits to count, August aims to drag the truth into the light. Kicking and screaming if necessary.

Sacramento native, August Watson is angry. No, strike that. August in filled with the kind of incandescent rage only the righteous can possess.Someone killed his girl. Not just any someone, but an enigma of a man called Daniel Quinn. Quinn wants to destroy August and is willing to target everyone in the paranormal investigator's life to achieve his aim.Why?No one knows. Not even August.Until he can locate the object of his murderous intent, August focuses his fury on another - the so-called Vampire of Sacramento.Hiding in the shadows, California's latest serial killer is stalking their next victim. It's not August's job to stop them, but he's going to do it anyway.He needs someone to pound on. Someone he won't feel bad about hurting. Whatever you do, don't get in his way.

There are good reasons to fear the night. August Watson is about to kick them in the pants.Kids getting hurt by a figure in their nightmares might sound like the makings for a bad slasher movie, but for August Watson, Sacramento's only paranormal detective, it's a very real case.He's heading to the coast for a well-deserved break, but he's soon gonna wish he'd stayed at home. That could be because his assistant sneakily invited August's entire family and the two women he is struggling to pick between.Recovering from injuries sustained solving his last case - something he might have omitted to tell his mom - August figured the dream demon case would be easy to solve.Not only is it anything but, all too soon he has multiple cases to juggle, and they are coming to him whether he wants them or not.Flocks of birds attacking people, and a ghostly apparition on the coastal highway prove to be the tip of the iceberg, for lurking in the background, a self-appointed nemesis is pulling the strings.

Investigate a murderous ghost, do battle with a shapeshifting demon, get ready for a date ... it's all in a day's work for Sacramento's only paranormal detective.The ghost of a man's wife come to avenge her untimely death, a woman caught on camera stealing drugs from work when she wasn't even in town, and a family with a secret no one can ever know.When August Watson takes on all three cases at the same time, it's not because he is short of work, but due to the worrying connection between them - they all point to impossible doubles.Is there a shapeshifting doppelganger at work? It seems like the only explanation for the craziness ensuing, but as he gets closer to the truth, the long-hidden lies he disturbs come with a price.His own life.In a race to stop more deaths, August Watson will risk it all.If only work was his biggest worry.