Shona thinks her mysterious bruise connects to a beheaded woman found in a fenland ditch. 'Coincidence and attention-seeking,' says the hunky but dismissive police inspector. Shona's amateur investigations lead her to an iconic cross from a Scottish Isle. She unearths a woman in her village that no-one knows is missing. She obsesses about the doll that shares her bruise. Nothing makes sense. Is Shona going crazy? Has she been targeted by a serial killer? The truth is far... far... worse.

11x featured wattpad story. Before everything, it's assumed there was nothing, but what if there was no real difference between the two? Just two extreme philosophies from the first conflict. The planet Huom has been under observation for longer than should technically be possible. The primary watcher, a bitter black hole, is excited to see that there is finally a proverbial Darkness at the end of the tunnel. Meanwhile, on the planet, in the freezing mountains of Empris, Lyeasrakardsul, the oldest living sorcerer, suffers from devastating nightmares. At the same time, far away in the sandstone desert of Zenon, Herschel, a man filled to the brim with weird ideas is escaping a prison filled with strange old men. What does all this have to do with arsehole Gods, hairy Dwarfs, frustrated Afreets, curious Knomes, lizard-women, and nude Áettar? Perhaps Nothing, perhaps Everything... but why can't it be both?

«Загадка Восточного Экспресса» - третья книга из серии, посвященной приключениям французского юноши-аристократа и журналистки из Лондона. Ускользающие видения-пассажиры Восточного Экспресса, несущего главных героев из Лондона в Венецию, зазеркалье параллельных судеб, переплетающихся с их собственными, несовместимые совпадения, и зловещая в своей загадочности венецианская маска... Смогут ли герои понять и разобраться в собственных ощущениях? Что имеют общего с реальностью их видения? И, что или кто стоит за венецианской маской, вы узнаете, прочитав остросюжетный роман «Загадка Восточного Экспресса». Повествование в книге ведется от первого лица двумя главными героями, что позволяет читателю взглянуть на описываемые события с двух разных точек зрения, а также фрагмент за фрагментом воссоздать объективную картину происходящего и подобраться к разгадке тайны. Книги из той же серии: Головоломка (первая книга), Задача с неизвестными (вторая книга).

❈ Watty's 2019 Fantasy Winner ❈ 'I'll take pride over power and guts over greed'. The five nations of Schamaria have been in conflict for many years now. With a war breaking out and the continent being divided into two sides, irreversible damage and stigmas on the earth and the people are inevitable. But when a royal heirloom -- which happens to contain the secret to gaining magical and elemental abilities -- is stolen from the Seyali Palace, the raging flame of the battle is only fueled. A gang leader, a thief, a magic manipulator, a spy, a traitor to the crown; they know nothing about each other, yet they must come together to find the Kingfisher before everyone else. When dark secrets and unseen connections are revealed, when greed lays its golden claws on the adventurers' hearts, and when it all becomes a game of power and deception, will they be able to reach their goal? Five strangers. Five motives. One target. ⸻ Long chapters ahead! Word count ⇢ 117,363