Böcker i Tragedy in Four Acts-serien

Hey, folks. My name is Bob Barnem, and I'm a chronic suicidal.I know, I know that sounds like I'm at some AA meeting but let me tell you something. What I've been through would make an AA meeting look like child's play. Do you ever get that itch? And I'm not talking about something that can be treated with a cream or powder. You don't follow? Alright, say you're driving down the highway. Have you ever just had a sudden urge to jump out of the car? Or maybe play intimately with traffic? In short, have you ever felt a desire for the thrill of suicide without the consequence of death? This is a tale about my various ways of suicide . . . and encountering a bizarre knife, some phantom creatures, and being a hero-sometimes. Things are about to get really exciting for both of us. Some itches just need to be scratched.

"All life is a gamble . . . We go to sleep every night comfortably betting that the next day we'll wake up." Demons. Sorcery. Magical playing cards. It's anything but a fairy tale. Armed with her choice deck, her beloved book, Hoyle's Guide to Poker and Parlor Tricks, and the skill that led her to throw away her college fund, Lilah gambles with her life-and with the lives of those around her. Elsewhere, other players have a different idea of the rules of the game. And investigating the bizarre chain of events is Middleton PD's finest, Detectives Dana Deupree and Walter Conway. It's anyone's game. The cards have been shuffled, and the stakes are high. The call has gone around the table. Others may fold, but not Lilah. She plays for keeps.

Before Middleton, MA, there was Mason, OH.Before Lilah, there was Lynaly.✠✠✠How far would you go to get back your beloved?"I'm yours.""You're mine."Those were the words Lynaly and Sam would exchange.Lynaly is a young woman who has everything going for her-loving parents, a remarkable boyfriend, dreams of seeing the world, and a black cat. Besides being made fun of at school for being the daughter of two school faculty parents, it seemed like nothing could go wrong.Until a fateful day forever changes Lynaly and Sam's lives. She is then approached with an offer from a beautiful woman who knows her far more than she realizes. The mysterious woman offers to aid Lynaly in fixing the recent catastrophe in her life . . . in exchange for her body.Without hesitation, Lynaly forms a pact to erase the chaos that has begun to unravel her life. However, nothing is without consequence, as she and everyone else is about to learn.A deadline is fast approaching, and an ancient order seeks to make sure the annihilation of man does not come to pass, while centuries of family drama must be handled, and Lynaly's beloved black cat, Sheila, starts to talk.The plan has been made, and the pieces are beginning to fall into place. What follows is the prelude to chaos and destruction.