Böcker av Elias Anderson

There is a rumor of an American Dream. In this dream abundance and freedom are promised to all of those who work hard enough. Michelle and Joseph Anderson were hard workers and they were dreamers. From their beginning there was the dream of spending lots of time together and time with their kids - dreams of fun adventures, of romance, and of full tilt living. Then there were the dreams of having a comfortable home and living in a nice neighbourhood and community, providing a good education to the kids. Eventually came the dream of getting out of debt...and then came the dream of not arguing over money anymore, having at least some time together, maybe...once the kids were out of the house...once they retire...maybe it's all just a dream after all. But what happens when you wake up...stop dreaming and start living? That's exactly what happened to the Andersons. They sold their house and their second car, paid their debts, took their kids out of school and planned a massive, yearlong adventure around the United States in their minivan. An American Odyssey is the story of a family's escape from the overwhelming weight of a deteriorating modern middle class life. Done the only way they know how, the Andersons load up the camping, climbing and home schooling supplies and leave it all. As told by Joseph with excerpts from all members of the family, in these chapters they describe the urgency to not fold to the pressures of bankruptcy and divorce and stubbornly search for what really matters. Its a quest, and they know the answer is out there, somewhere in the expansive landscapes, sorting through their country's history, and engaging in fear inducing high and low angle adventures. On the journey, challenged by a life on a shoestring, they stumble upon subtle explorations of the heart, worn out belief systems and the messiness and essentialness of family life. Now they have all pitched in to share their story with you.

The fate of the world may rest on the shoulders of three strangers -- a convenience store clerk, the estranged daughter of religious fanatics, and a police detective focused on making it to retirement -- when they're drawn together in a single, ill-fated night.The moment Clover walked into AJ's store, he knew he had to ask her out. Before he can do much more than say hello, a junkie stumbles in, demanding to know AJ's name. The moment AJ tells him, he attacks AJ and Clover. The violent attack ends when AJ fatally wounds him to save Clover.Detective John Lubbock catches the case. It seems like a random act of violence until he digs further into the junkie's origins. He finds CCTV footage from a block away, where the man appears to overdose and cease breathing, an hour before he attacked AJ and Clover. Lubbock tells himself there has to be a rational explanation. The alternative, that a dead junkie attacked AJ and Clover, is just too weird to consider.Then AJ is attacked again, under even more disturbing circumstances. Suddenly, Lubbock can't ignore what's happening. Something wants AJ dead. And he knows more about what that something is than he's told AJ or Clover. The dark season is coming. Now he must make a choice: help stop what's coming, or walk away and save himself.Shape shifters and the occult collide in this dark thriller perfect for fans of Stephen King, Joe Hill, and Dean Koontz.