Böcker av Sean McDevitt

The year is 1983, and "Satanic panic" is raging in America like a wildfire; religious zealots see the devil in everything from household products to rock 'n roll. Three awkward and isolated Southern California teens spend their idle time with seances and harmless roleplay- but the fun stops when they realize that they're not alone in their fantasy worlds, and not in a good way. THE RHETORIC OF FAILURE, an 80s supernatural thriller, is a terrifying novella from author Sean McDevitt. (This paperback edition includes the short story, DEFACE THE MONA LISA.)

The year is 1912. A London newspaper reporter makes a horrifying discovery involving a member of the House of Commons: indeed, as the reporter gradually uncovers, Edward Lyons is in fact a vicious, bloodthirsty vampire. Sensing that fate is conspiring against him, Lyons decides it's time to head for America. His means of escape is by traveling on what, to him, is just another ship. However, he makes a rather unfortunate choice: the ship he's sailing on is the brand-new TITANIC.Meanwhile, TITANIC'S owner- J. Bruce Ismay- is a pampered, blessed "man about town." As he prepares to sail aboard TITANIC, he cannot possibly know it will be the ship's one and only voyage. He will be hopelessly stuck in the middle of a collision with destiny that doesn't involve just a ship and an iceberg.... CALL ME ISMAY is a masterful work of historical fiction by author Sean McDevitt.

YESTERDAY'S RIVER is an emotional epic, an attempt at the "Great American Novel." This book deals with issues of friendship, innocence, and love ...in ways that are uniquely American; it yearns for a time when people can look at each other not in terms of class or racial segregation, but rather as friendly faces. The story unfolds as an adult author takes a journey into the wilderness of his own childhood, where friendships actually meant something and brothers looked out for each other. As the writer consults his muse, his mind wanders back to a time when the Mojave River of his hometown offered a path to follow- but because it's an unpredictable and unreliable river of the desert, there is no way to smoothly navigate its course; the result is a childhood washed away by memories of the future. YESTERDAY'S RIVER. a powerful novel by author Sean McDevitt, is ultimately a parable on resilience as seen through the eyes of a young boy- and yet it can be appreciated by anyone.

The year is 1981. A Southern California town is sent into a panic over a young girl's grisly (and apparently occult-related) murder, and aging detective Andrew Pitt must try to decipher the few clues left behind by a serial killer before they claim their next victim. Unraveling cryptic clues and reading star charts is not what Detective Pitt had in mind for this stage of his life; he planned to be sitting in a cabin somewhere, finally retired from police work. However, when the town's police chief is stricken with cancer, the burden of keeping everyone safe from the prepetrator of THE WIZARD MURDERS falls squarely onto Pitt's tired shoulders...

SHAKESPEARE'S SKULL: A NOVEL IN FIVE ACTS is a thriller and a work of conspiracy fiction from author Sean McDevitt.In 2013, it was announced that the remains of Richard III, the final ruler of Great Britain's Plantagenet dynasty, had at last been found; this declaration of discovery created a worldwide sensation. Researchers and scientists- upon hearing the news- decided they should set out to settle a centuries-old dispute: whether the grave at a certain Stratford church did in fact contain the remains of the man widely regarded as the greatest writer in the English language. However, in a classic case of unintended consequences, the investigators soon found themselves in a maelstrom of deceit, a blanket of nightmares, and a curtain of blood...

In this ambitious work of historical fiction, THE MAN WITH THE SEPTEMBER FACE, a disillusioned FBI agent makes arrangements to release a potentially explosive dossier upon his death. He decides the time has come to put the full weight and authority of his more than thirty years in law enforcement behind what he knows will likely be dismissed as an improbable theory: the truly dark and twisted motives that surrounded the assassination of JFK."History is not as linear as most people believe- there are far more twisted roads you have to travel down in order to grasp what really happened." THE MAN WITH THE SEPTEMBER FACE is a controversial take on one of the most enduring mysteries of our time.