The Soul Collectors" is a chilling new instalment in the Darby Mc Cormick series from Chris Mooney. Ten years ago CSI Darby Mc Cormick investigated a sinister child abduction case. Today the missing child is back from the dead & holding his family hostage. He makes only one dem&. Bring me Darby Mc Cormick... Charlie Rizzo has his family at gunpoint & when Darby arrives to defuse the scene she finds him horrifically mutilated with a mask of human skin sewn in place over his own face. Within minutes a group of men disguised as SWAT officers bursts in & releases deadly Sarin gas killing the Rizzo family outright & leaving Darby herself barely alive. Where has Charlie Rizzo been held all these years? Who are The Twelve who have been executing this gruesome torture? & why are the FBI running scared in the face of this particular chilling episode? Darby is facing the toughest case of her career.. .and as the body count rises one that will bring her into great personal danger & leave her in fear of losing her mind if not her soul. For the " Soul Collectors" are the monsters from your worst nightmares. Following the success of earlier titles in the series including " The Dead Room" & " The Missing" " The Soul Collectors" sees Darby Mc Cormick take on her most terrifying case yet. Chris Mooney revisits of his earlier disappearances Charlie Rizzo in this startling crime novel. Fans of Tess Gerritsen Karin Slaughter & Michael Connelly will love Chris Mooney. Praise for Chris Mooney: " If you want a thriller that will chill your blood break your heart & make your pulse race Chris Mooney is your man". (Mark Billingham). "A scary breakneck ride". (Tess Gerritsen). "A wonderful writer... Compelling thrilling & touching". (Michael Connelly). " Harrowing gripping haunting gut-wrenching & beautifully written". (Harlan Coben). " It will keep you up past your bedtime". (Karin Slaughter). Chris Mooney is the author of seven previous thrillers of which Remembering Sarah was nominated for the prestigious Edgar Award for Best Novel. " The Missing" " The Secret Friend" & " The Soul Collectors" are available as Penguin paperbacks. Chris lives in Boston with his wife & son." ...

The renegade Soul Drinkers continue their misguided campaign to free mankind from the tyranny of the Imperium in this second trilogy of novels by Ben Counter. In Chapter War the Soul Drinkers harried by loyalist Space Marines fall into the grip of a devastating civil war. Hellforged sees the Chapter fleeing into the mysterious Veiled Regions where they encounter a new threat
- the necrons. As they battle the undying aliens the Soul Drinkers' past catches up with them as the Imperial Fists
- their spiritual progenitors
- arrive. Captured & put on trial Sarpedon must find a way to save his warriors even as the Imperial Fists' mighty starfort Phalanx comes under attack from a horde of ravening daemons.


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Torak has survived the summer & his heart-stopping adventure in the Seal Islands. He & Wolf are together again. But their reunion is all too short-lived. As mid winter approaches Torak learns the worst from the White Fox clan
- Wolf has been snatched. In a desperate bid to rescue him Torak & Renn must brave the frozen wilderness of the Far North. They tread a deadly dangerous path as they step into a world of deceit treachery & lies & come face to face with the the most powerful & feared mages alive. Cruel Thiazzi the Oak Tree Mage Seshru the Viper Mage beautiful & manipulative & Nef the gruff Bat Mage
- here too is Eostra the mysterious Masked One
- all of them bound by their desire for all creatures to bow before them. Under the dark wings of night Torak confronts vengeful ice bears mistrust broken promises & a terrifying evil. Another step is taken on his quest to destroy the Soul-Eaters but with it comes the burden of an utterly chilling secret of his own...


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Maka is a scythe meister working to perfect one particular scythe until it is good enough to become Death's Weapon
- the weapon
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Shinigami-sama summons the strongest weapons from around the world to contain the rogue kishin & the spread of his madness. As these powerful weapons strategize for what will be the most difficult battle of their lives the students of DWMA try to get back to their normal lives as best they can. For Maka adjusting to the dangerous times is nothing compared to Cronas struggle to adjust to life as a DWMA student! ...

Maka & Soul are given a remedial assignment to take the soul of Dr. Franken Stein-who happens to be the most powerful meister to ever graduate from Death Weapon Meister Academy. Needless to say this assignment turns out to be more than they were expecting. In the middle of the fight Maka learns how to see someones soul-and sees for herself just how powerful Dr. Steins soul is. It scares her so much that she freezes up. Luckily for her the whole thing is just a set-up as part of the assignment & Dr. Stein decides to pass them. Things seem to be back to normal when a more dangerous enemy emerges-and this time its not a test. Named Crona he carries the demon sword Ragnarok whose attacks are accompanied by grotesque ear-piercing screams. But Crona is merely a puppet of the witch Medusa who is trying to manipulate him into becoming something called a Kishin." Shinigami-sama sends Dr. Stein & Death Scythe to make sure that that doesnt happen." ...

When B.J. is murdered while investigating the suspected mole at DWMA all the evidence seems to point to Stein. But however much his grip on reality is slipping due to the effects of his madness Stein can hardly believe that he would commit such a heinous crime
- & his fellow DWMA instructors agree. Stein is allowed to escape with Maire in the hope that they will be able to capture B.J.s true killer before he or she strikes again...
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Black Star & Death the Kid go on a mission to find the legendary sword Excalibur. They find it but it's so rude they decide to go without the glory rather than be shackled with it. Then Tsubaki & Black Star go off on a mission too
- to find & kill the spirit sword Masamune before he becomes a Kishin. For Tsubaki this is personal because Masamune is her brother so she feels it is her responsibility to fight him herself. Tsubaki & Masamune are part of a clan where the oldest inherits the abilities of their ancestors. Those abilities should have gone to Masamune but they went to Tsubaki instead. Masamune decides his only choice is to become a Kishin but after a long & difficult battle Tsubaki puts an end to his plans. Meanwhile still recovering from his injuries in the fight with Chrona & Ragnarok Soul keeps having the same strange dream in which a little ogre tries to convince him that he should seek enough power that he can just forget any fears he might have. Medusa takes the dreams as a sign that Ragnarok's black blood is having an effect on Soul. She decides she wants to test him.
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This volume starts off with an immortal Wolf-Man with a demon eye being broken out of the witch jail by Medusa. It is the start of an experiment to test Maka & Soul. Meanwhile Maka asks Dr. Stein for special training so she can become strong. He agrees but tells her it is very dangerous
- She & Soul could end up never being able to get their soul wavelengths to match up ever again. Maka decides to do it anyway. She & Soul argue over it. Maka wins out & they go to London (along with Black Star & Tsubaki) for the assignment. There she fights the Wolf-Man & the worst happens
- She & Soul lose their compatibility. Maka can't even hold Soul any more. But through sheer determination she & Soul manage to resonate again. Medusa watches the whole thing observing the effect of the 'black blood' in Soul & Maka.

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