Ghost Dance

MYSTERY DANCE: An omnibus edition containing more than 200,000 words.

Features the complete text of the #1 bestselling mystery and suspense novel Disintegration, The Skull Ring, Crime Beat, a short story, a bonus deleted chapter from Disintegration, and an essay about the novels.

DISINTEGRATION-- Two brothers view for a family empire built on deceit, dark secrets, and blood, and one woman stands between them while another waits in the shadows. Jacob's life falls apart when his brother Joshua returns to town after a tragic fire and they return to the twisted roles of their childhood.

THE SKULL RING-- Julia Stone pieces together her shattered childhood memories, but then the past comes closing in when she finds a mysterious silver ring. Three men want to help her, but choosing the wrong ally can cost not only her heart but her soul.

CRIME BEAT-- Crime doesn't pay...but neither does journalism. When a new reporter moves to a small town, a crime spree escalates into serial killing.

Also contains "Dead Air" the from collection CURTAINS. DRM free.
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Scott Nicholson is a #1 bestselling author in Mystery, Suspense, and Ghosts, including the Stoker Award finalist The Red Church, Speed Dating with the Dead, The Harvest, Liquid Fear, Drummer Boy, As I Die Lying, and six collections, two screenplays, and four children's books. He's also written four books with J.R. Rain.


"This is one author that aims to kill and never misses.”–Jeremy Robinson, author of Instinct

"Always surprises and always entertains."–Jonathan Maberry, Patient Zero

"Buy everything he writes. He's the real deal."–Bentley Little, The Disappearance

"Nobody thrills like Nicholson does. Nobody."–JA Konrath, Shaken

"A psychological thriller that grabs you by the throat and doesn’t let go, not even at its shocking conclusion."–Vicki Tyley, Thin Blood

"Scott Nicholson is a terrific writer. Like Stephen King, he has an eye and ear for the rhythms of rural America, and like King he knows how to summon serious scares. My advice? Buy everything he writes. This guy's the real deal."-- Bentley Little, author of His Father's Son

BAD STACKS is the complete text of three story collections covering supernatural, paranormal, horror, and mystery tales. A total of 26 stories originally published in professional magazines and anthologies such as Cemetery Dance, Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine, Shivers, Crimewave, Blue Murder Magazine, and more. The box set of 120,000 words also includes four essays.

Scott Nicholson is the international bestselling author of 15 novels, six screenplays, four children’s books, and four comic book series, as well as 80 short stories. His novels include LIQUID FEAR, CHRONIC FEAR, THE HARVEST, AS I DIE LYING, THE RED CHURCH, DISINTEGRATION, and more. Send your questions to his Amazon Author Central page by clicking on his name below the book title at the top of this page.

Guest contributors include J.R. Rain, J.A. Konrath, Jonathan Maberry, Simon Wood, Lisa Morton, Joe McKinney, Nate Kenyon, Jeremy C. Shipp, Joseph Nassise, Kealan Patrick Burke, and Maria Alexander.

Look for the other box sets in the Stacks Series, MAD STACKS and ODD STACKS, to complete your Nicholson story collection!

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"Nobody thrills like Nicholson does. Nobody." - J.A. Konrath, Origin

"Scott Nicholson is a writer who always surprises and always entertains." - Jonathan Mayberry, Patient Zero

ODD STACKS

ODD STACKS is the complete text of three story collections covering fantasy, science fiction, zombie, and paranormal tales. A total of 36 stories originally published in professional magazines and anthologies such as Writers of the Future, The Third Alternative, Spacesuits and Sixguns, Black October, and more. The box set of 136,000 words also includes three essays and a comic script.

Scott Nicholson is the international bestselling author of 15 novels, six screenplays, four children’s books, and four comic book series, as well as 80 short stories. His novels include LIQUID FEAR, CHRONIC FEAR, THE HARVEST, AS I DIE LYING, THE RED CHURCH, DISINTEGRATION, and more. Visit him at www.hauntedcomputer.com.

Guest contributors include Jack Kilborn, Jonathan Maberry, and Joe McKinney.

Look for the other Kindle box sets in the series, MAD STACKS and BAD STACKS, to complete your Nicholson story collection!

"Nobody thrills like Nicholson does. Nobody." - J.A. Konrath, THE LIST

BAD STACKS is the complete text of three story collections covering suspense, psychological mystery, and paranormal tales. A total of 29 stories originally published in professional magazines and anthologies such as Writers of the Future, The Third Alternative, Cemetery Dance, Crimewave, and more. The box set of 118,000 words also includes a bonus essay.

Scott Nicholson is the international bestselling author of 15 novels, six screenplays, four children’s books, and four comic book series, as well as 80 short stories. His novels include LIQUID FEAR, CHRONIC FEAR, THE HARVEST, AS I DIE LYING, THE RED CHURCH, DISINTEGRATION, and more.

Guest contributors include Shane Jiraiya Cummings, Tim Lebbon, William Meikle, and John Everson.

Look for the other box sets in the series, ODD STACKS and BAD STACKS, to complete your Nicholson story collection! Visit www.hauntedcomputer.com for more.

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"He has entered a literary shadowland between Ray Bradbury and Neil Gaiman." - Sharyn McCrumb, The Ballad novels

"Scott Nicholson knows the territory. Follow him at your own risk." - Stewart O'Nan, author of The Circus Fire and A Prayer For The Dying

"Scott Nicholson explores the dark legends of the southern end of the Appalachian mountain chain, a nightmare country that ends in Stephen King's yard."-- Sharyn McCrumb, author of The Ballad novels

When artists gather at a remote Appalachian estate for a retreat, they are unaware that their energy is feeding something unwholesome. Sculptor Mason Jackson and dying parapsychologist Anna Galloway must uncover the dark secrets of Korban Manor before their spirits become trapped forever.
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CREATIVE SPIRIT
A modern Gothic thriller

After parapsychologist Anna Galloway is diagnosed with terminal cancer, she has a recurring dream in which she sees her own ghost. The setting of her dream is the historic Korban Manor, and she's compelled to face the secrets of her soul.

Sculptor Mason Jackson has come to the manor to make a final, all-or-nothing attempt at success before giving up his dreams. When he becomes obsessed with carving Ephram Korban's form out of wood, even Anna can't divert his bizarre passion.

The manor itself has secrets, with fires that blaze constantly in the hearths, portraits of Korban in every room, and deceptive mirrors on the walls. With an October blue moon looming, both the living and the dead learn the true power of their dreams.

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The author's preferred DRM-free edition of the 2004 U.S. paperback release THE MANOR. Scott Nicholson is the Kindle bestselling author of 13 novels, including THE HOME, DISINTEGRATION, THE HARVEST, and MYSTERY DANCE. Visit him at www.hauntedcomputer.com.

"Scott Nicholson understands that the best horror novels achieve primal fear through a combination of sustained atmosphere, richly drawn characters, and believable if uncanny evils that draw unholy power from everyday lives." --Christopher Ransom, author of The Birthing House

"Keep both hands on your pants, because Nicholson is about to scare them off."--J.A. Konrath, Origin

"Scott Nicholson is the kind of writer who always surprises and always entertains."--Jonathan Maberry, Patient Zero

Fear Leaves A Mark

He mutilates his victims. Slices their throats. And carves an X into their flesh. Five years ago, he claimed the lives of six women. Then the killings abruptly stopped--no one knows why. Ex-homicide detective Frank Quinn remembers. Which is why he's shocked to see one of the dead women in his office. Actually, she's the identical twin of the last victim, and she wants Quinn to find her sister's murderer. But when the cold case heats up, it attracts the media spotlight--and suddenly the killings start again . . .

"A Heart-Pounding Roller Coaster Of A Tale." --Jeffery Deaver on Night Victims

"Lutz Is Among The Best." --San Diego Union

"Lutz Is In Rare Form." --The New York Times Book Review on Chill of Night

"Lutz knows how to make you shiver."--Harlan Coben

Urge to Kill

For A Killer, Once Is Never Enough

Homicide detective Frank Quinn can't stay retired when a new breed of murdering madman is on the prowl. In a city terrorized by bloody brutality, Quinn and his team hunt a psychopath who lures beautiful women into a night of unbridled passion, then wakes them to a vicious, drawn-out death. Stumbling over a trail of horribly defiled bodies, Quinn can't seem to catch up to the killer--because the killer is about to catch up to him . . .

Night Kills

On The Trail Of A Bloody Killer. . .

Frank Quinn is sure he is hunting for a madman: someone who is shooting young women in the heart, defiling their bodies, leaving only the torsos to be found. Quinn, a former NYPD detective, is called into the case by an ambitious chief of police and mobilizes his team of brilliant law-enforcement misfits. But in the concrete canyons of New York, this shocking serial murder case is turning into something very different. . .

A Cop And A Victim Fight Back. . ..

Jill Clark came to the city with too many hopes and too little cash. Now a seemingly deranged woman is telling her an extraordinary story. New to an exclusive dating service, Jill is warned that other women have died on their dates-and that she could be next. Struggling against a death trap closing in around her, Jill has a powerful ally in Frank Quinn. But no one knows the true motives behind a rampage of cold-blooded murder-or how much more terrifying this is going to get. . .

In for the Kill

New York Times bestseller

Frank Quinn, the relentless detective who made his debut in John Lutz's acclaimed thriller Darker Than Night, faces his toughest--and most personal--case yet. . .

An Invitation Written In Blood . . .

A madman is stalking women in the city. By the time his victims are found, they've been dismembered with careful precision, their limbs stacked into a gruesome pyramid and completely cleansed of every last drop of blood.

To Catch A Killer--Or Die Next . . .

Accustomed to working on the most grisly homicides, detective Frank Quinn's nerves don't rattle easily. But when the last names of the killer's victims spell out "Q-u-i-n-n," the veteran cop feels a chill run down his spine. Then a fresh victim is linked to the one woman Quinn can't stop desiring. Hunting down killers is what Quinn does best. But this time, Quinn is up against a psychopath that will test him as never before . . .

Darker Than Night

A killer dubbed "The Night Prowler" has turned the city that doesn't sleep into a town kept awake by terror. Unseen, he enters couples' homes. Unsuspected, he lingers until the perfect moment arrives. He leaves "gifts" for his victims--before taking their lives.

Enter ex-homicide cop Frank Quinn, still reeling in the wake of an elaborate setup that ended his career. For Quinn, this isn't just any job--it's a last chance to salvage his reputation. As the investigation proceeds, the murderer loses no time stalking new prey: a loan officer and her high-earning husband;a couple who made a killing in the stock market;a pretty actress and her prosperous lover.