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Fear Of Broken Glass

authorMarkDavid

Reads 162
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Parts 18
Time 1h 13m

Reads 162
Votes 11
Parts 18
Time 1h 13m

authorMarkDavid

Mature

action adventure crime detective intrigue mystery mythology scandinavia thriller

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Gothia: Sweden. Autumn of 1987
A notorious wilderness with a macabre past. A reconstructed Viking church by a lake. And a painting, a lost masterpiece framed in runic inscriptions without an owner.
Fear Of Broken Glass is a gritty, violent, historically layered crime-mystery thriller about isolation, deception, survival and the discovery of a mysterious hidden past, set amidst the power and beauty of the Swedish hinterland in the fall.

Hasse Almquist is a detective with a tarnished reputation brought to an ancient site of pagan worship, Troll Church Hill in the Tiveden National Park in Sweden where a body is discovered without any eyes, nails hammered through the feet.
Ash and Justin visit an old Pastor at a place named after the infamous daughter of a Viking-age legend. On the way back to their homestead they find Ulrika hitch-hiking in the middle of an empty road in the rain...

Synopsis

Almquist is called upon to solve the crime linking the victim with a similar pattern of four unsolved murders from the 1970's, murders with a link to pagan practices in the past. He discovers the victim's interest in a miniature painting by an unknown artist, his enquiries taking him to nearby Gotfrid's Homestead, temporary home to Ash and Justin and the remaining members of the group the deceased victim had been a part of together with the alluring Swedish hitchhiker Ulrika.

Their investigation reveals the deeds of the mysterious organization called the Foundation, the affairs of a regional Church Diocese with a mirky past, a reconstructed Viking Church on the shore of a lake and the reasons behind the deaths of local residents Anna and Gustav Wikfors over a decade previous. 

Only Almquist and Vikland realize too late, they have opened Pandora's box as investigator and suspects alike become unwilling participants in a greater and much darker universe than the one they thought they inhabited.All Rights Reserved

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MURDERER CRIME (The nearby neighborhood of deadly) by MeanithSomethida

"Happy day... Happy years... Happy holidays... I can finally rest! The school year had finally come to an end, and with it came the promise of two glorious months of freedom. A group of friends, exhilarated by the prospect of endless possibilities, began eagerly making plans. They dreamed of adventures and escapades, of doing anything and everything their hearts desired. Beaches, road trips, late-night hangouts, and spontaneous outings-nothing was off the table. The excitement was palpable, and their imaginations ran wild with all the fun that lay ahead. But life, as it often does, had other plans. Just as their excitement reached a fever pitch, strange and unsettling things began to occur. It started small, with a creeping sense of unease that none of them could quite put their finger on. Odd occurrences and eerie coincidences began to shadow their every move. They found themselves looking over their shoulders, feeling watched, as if unseen eyes followed them wherever they went. Then, the news broke. It was the kind of news that sends shockwaves through a community, the kind that changes everything in an instant. There had been a murder, a gruesome and inexplicable crime that left everyone on edge. The investigation was intense, with police scouring for clues and answers, but the fear lingered. For these friends, the carefree summer they had envisioned seemed to slip further out of reach with each passing day.

The Guily Ones by Golden-Marie

Ash is on a rampage. Her last goal: Killing Eric Northman! After her boyfriend Tom is killed in New York by a handsome looking stranger she makes it her life mission to revenge his death. With the grand revelation she finally finds a clue as to who could have been responsible. No one other than 1000 year old vampire Sheriff Eric Northman. She moves to Bon Temps, a small town near the killers business "Fangtasia" and plots her revenge until one day the tall Wiking himself walks into Merlottes and takes a shine on her. She's thrown off her game and to her disgust, quite fascinated by him herself. Destiny seems to throw those two together repeatedly, which makes it hard for Ashley to resist. She tries her best to stay on course with her mission to Eric Northman, but somehow gets entangled more and more with Bon Temps society and its supernatural problems. When she finally finds some mysterious and unexplainable things going on with herself, she is forced to decide. Who can she trust and most importantly: Who are the guilty ones?

A Wrong Visit To Town by AnkitSingh135

The story takes place in the fictional town of 'Karimbigiri', which is located a few miles away from Shimla. A number of people and visitors are mesmerized by the scenic beauty of the greenery, hills, and weather of the place. What they don't know is that the town harbours a dark secret which is known to only the people who resides there. The law and order is just a myth and the one who talks about justice disappears the next day or his corpse is found in the worst state. The story is told with the point of view of the three unrelated characters who are the new visitors of the town. The first is a twenty six year old young boy who has left his prepartion of his banking exams in order to secure a corporate job thanks to the reference from his friend. He befriends a girl in his new workplace and forms a good bonding with her. His life is upturned when the girl goes missing without any trace. When he receives no help from anyone, he decides to go on his own and find the truth behind her mysterious disappearance. The second one is newly posted female cop. She tries to know the people and colleagues around but comes to know about the harsh reality of the town that her own colleagues in the department are corrupted by a person in the town. The people responsible for maintaining law and order has began to ignore the crimes committed by the person no matter how heinous it is. She voluntarily takes up an unsolved case of the death of a young girl but is hindered by the intervention of the colleagues in her own department. The third one is a special task force officer who is sent undercover to uncover a criminal ring involved in illegally manufacturing of weapons and supplying to anti social elements of the society. The three different stories comes to a common point when it is found that all are connected to the person in the town who misuses his power to control the law and order.

PsychoCIDE by SodiumAzide

Magic it turned out was real and we in our ignorance invited things from another place into our world and doomed old earth to destruction at the hands of things from fairy tales and nightmare. The sparks of a dying world landed across the stars and the fires of zealotry and intolerance have fueled a new crusade across the universe. The fires still burn but a colder tyranny now rules immortal and ever lasting. Minds eternally preserved by sorcery and technology reign over the far breadth of human progress. On the great Fortress Ark of Trinity deep in the black between stars a local celebrity and his lover are found dead with his mind and soul destroyed and it is up to the Trinity Constabulary's star Investigator Tatsuki McLauglin to find the culprit. The only problem is that the number of people out to kill her seems slightly out of proportion with the admittedly serious crime. Worse she has this little addiction problem, a pathological love life and internal affairs is getting a little too close for comfort. As the case unravels she might find herself worse than dead unless she can avoid being crushed between the sides of a deadly conspiracy. Now it is kill or be killed in a bloody tale of twisted desires, violence and intrigue.

Burnt Blood: The Werewolf Within by Demon_Wolf_Detective

His best friend is shot dead, and the world thinks Metropolitan Police Officer George Reynolds did it. They were in the one place that should've been safe, their police station. At least it was until aspiring detective George Reynolds came lucid from another blackout. Blood pools tantalisingly across the floor and there's two bullet holes in the wall. His best friend, officer Chris Wells is dead and George finds himself with the body and no memory of how. Only a tape recorder and a locker key for a clue. It's a dangerous game, from a lifetime of planning, rigged to make George look guilty and force him to remember what he really is and what he went through as a child. A pure born werewolf. Kidnapped from his real family to be experimented on. George gets dangled on strings by the killer puppet master and taken on a haunting journey never to be forgotten again. Made to relive the past trauma of a tragic fire that took the lives of the family that tortured him. Bodies continue to fall, all framed to fit the murderous narrative of an elaborate plot for revenge. When he finally remembers, when he's finally broken, another unique side to George wakes. So does a dark new world from the shadows. George learns the painful truth, and none of it is good. Nobody saw the real killer coming or expected that it could be someone they trusted. It will take everything George has to save his friends, new and old. Nobody will be the same. Nor will their view of the world. Its rife with the supernatural. **** Cover made on Canva Pro. [[word count: 114,000 words]] Warning Contains Murder, blood, demons, satanic worship, down-to-earth werewolf/demon wolf, guns, dead bodies, and talk of foster care may trigger. Ghosts. Tormenting nightmares.

Glassed Destiny by Saturn_Passion

He finally found the one. The one that he had given up on finding at such an early age, he finally found the person who could complete him. Now he just had to make sure he could keep her safe. He had found her in the worst possible place: right in the middle of a case. "By the way," his partner pulled him out of his thoughts. He surprised him by giving him a mischievous smirk. "That growl? 10/10 in my book. Very spooky. 9/10 on Rotten Tomatoes for Plot and Suspense. Of course, one point was taken away for doing it near humans, a woman, nonetheless. But, other than that, loved it." He had to take a deep breath for that. He stopped walking and glared at the man. "You know," he started. "One of these days you're going to wind up dead because of that mouth." "From you?" "Possibly." "Good," that smirk never left his face. "You have no idea how annoying it is being immortal." "Can't be worse than being friends with one," he rolled his eyes and continued his walk. As much as he was excited to find his love, he couldn't help but be concerned for the woman. She was a gypsy without a past or a family. And it seemed like there was more than just him looking for her. But who was it? And why? Why was she trapped in that glass? Detective Jim Magnar didn't know the answer to that. But he had a feeling that this was just the start to something much grander than a simple call on the police radio. It was a destiny trapped in glass. And now he had to figure out where it was leading him. * A mystery romance with a supernatural twist! Come and join this detective's ragtag group of friends and coworkers as he deciphers who is after the love of his life! Will he be able to win her over? Completed 07/31/23

1970 - Killer Spouse by -Starr_

*** -When you married to your future killer?- -What will you do when you found out your husband is the real serial killer you've been searching for years? - Do believe in "I can change him"? -True Love or Killing? *** Would you be able to believe if your husband is the killer that you've been looking for years and he decided to kill you next? Well that's happened just to Emma. ***** It's 1965, Detective Emma Thompson is assigned to a high-profile murder case, only to discover that her husband, Alex, is the prime suspect. As she delves into the investigation, she uncovers Alex's mysterious past, which seems to tie him to the crime. But Alex sure not let that go that easily. When both of them planned to kill each other before anything happens. And that's when Emma and Alex plan to kill each other in just 10 ways. ** -🔞 -some descriptions might disturbs the reader -include both POVs

Dead End by JBarkhouse

Tess Wilson is at it again! Only this time, the Halifax tween is chasing a ghost from her mother's past. While her parents are in New York trying to enjoy a second honeymoon, Tess and her brothers are left home under the watchful eye of their Grandpa Lou. It's also Halloween! Angered that he has to ditch plans with friends to stay home and dole out candy so his grandfather can mind the revelers in his South End neighborhood, Tess's older brother, Danny, taunts her with spooky tales of a witch's den and dire warnings not to enter a notorious, run-down, backstreet passageway called Tin Can Alley. Naturally, Tess takes the bait. Under the guise of trick-or-treating, she seizes the opportunity to investigate the aforementioned and stumbles on to a crime scene that's been hidden for over 40 years. But when she learns the shocking truth that the victim was a child like herself, anxiety threatens to thwart her investigation. Thankfully, she's not alone. With the aid of her grandfather; his rat-pack group of coffee drinkers; her quirky aunt Izzy, gifted in the art of séance; and of course, her BFF, Chucky, Tess works to unravel the mystery, which also includes stolen church money, a tragic suicide and a spiteful pigeon lady. Meanwhile, Tess's mom, Alice, is fighting her own demons south of the border. As she follows her daughter's investigation from afar, she's haunted by memories of her own childhood. Flashbacks to Tin Can Alley and horrific images of bearing witness to a murder keep popping up in the most unlikely places. And while Tess's dad, Sam, tries to run interference to his wife's mania, it's a losing fight when all Alice wants to do is return home and put an end to the madness that has brought them all to a dead end.

ISIS vs Fey by StaffanMarklund

Two detectives attempt to solve a series of gory and sadistic murders. Evidence leads them to believe that the killer is carrying out justice for unpunished crimes. There is a supernatural force behind these murders and a sinister connection among the victims. The events of this story is fiction, but the backdrop is based upon a real scandal in modern Sweden (without any supernatural elements in the real-life events, sadly enough). The facts behind this fiction is provoking and interesting in and of themselves, and will be provided in the end as a series of sources. The fictional elements are, however, strong enough to carry the book on its own, even for those who are uninterested in the true crime aspects.

THE MULTIVERSAL CRIMINAL by STRILON

A girl with secrets. Secrets on which the very fabric of space and time are threatened of their existence. "What she did was a crime"- is what they'd all say. But was what she did, really what she is being accused of? Is she really a criminal; a Multiversal Criminal? Harbouring knowledge unknown to any civilisation, about Gods of the Multiverse, she awaits a fate like no other. But there's always more to her actions. A man is on the lose, seeking the 'perfect system' for the greater good. But when it costs innumerable lives, is it really so noble? And a new organisation called IMG, is unknowingly dragged into this chaos, leading to an unfathomable event that changes all of their lives. The Galactic Patrol, the body of law and order, is depressed over the turn of events. But even when the sky seems so dark, some light shines through the gaps. And this time, it would change the Multiverse once and for all. Would death be their end? Or would there be something after death itself, that'd pose a greater promise? This is a race against space, time and what lies beyond. Be prepared, because what you might witness next may change everything you know, or believe! (~75,000 words) [Prologue+38 chapters+Epilogue with character introduction and additional parts] ____________________________________________ Cover by the amazing duo @avadel ! Alternate cover by @katrixrose .

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MURDERER CRIME (The nearby neighborhood of deadly)

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