Grind Manor: An Amanda Dark Paranormal Mystery
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Paranormal investigator, Amanda Dark, returns in her second thrilling adventure.
In the aftermath of events on Hook Island, Amanda and Phillip Swann team up to offer clients a unique service. They clear spooky houses and solve mysteries by interacting with the ghosts that haunt them.
The ominous mansion, Grind Manor provides the setting for a terrible secret that pits one brother against another.
Russ Crossley
International selling author, Russ Crossley writes science fiction and fantasy, and mystery/suspense under the name R.G. Crossley. His latest science fiction satire set in the far future, Revenge of the Lushites, is a sequel to Attack of the Lushites released in 2011. The latest title in the series was released in the fall of 2013. Both titles are available in e-book and trade paperback. He has sold several short stories that have appeared in anthologies from various publishers including; WMG Publishing, Pocket Books, and St. Martins Press. He is a member of SF Canada and is past president of the Greater Vancouver Chapter of Romance Writers of America. He is also an alumni of the Oregon Coast Professional Fiction Writers Master Class taught by award winning author/editors, Kristine Katherine Rusch and Dean Wesley Smith. Feel free to contact him on Facebook, Twitter, or his website http:www.russcrossley.com. He loves to hear from readers
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Grind Manor - Russ Crossley
Grind Manor
An Amanda Dark paranormal mystery
Russ Crossley
Published by 53rd Street Publishing
Copyright 2015 Russ Crossley
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This is a work of fiction. Any similarities to persons living or dead are purely coincidental.
Grind Manor
An Amanda Dark paranormal mystery
Amanda Dark stood on the cracked cement sidewalk in front of the crumbling manor house where the taxi had dropped her with one hand buried in the pocket of her wool coat shivering in the cool fall air. In the other hand she held a worn brown leather satchel containing two heavy duty flashlights, three wax candles, a small case with nail files, a set of various size screw drivers, and a box of wooden matches. Like the girl scouts she was always prepared.
Golden, crimson, and burnt orange leaves danced in the westerly breeze. As if stirred by some unseen hand, the leaves tumbled across the weathered blacktop of the deserted street in front of her. Ignoring the leaves her gray-green eyes scanned both directions of the street. The air smelled of fall rot mingled with the lingering odor of charcoal from trash fires in the surrounding neighborhoods.
A shiver travelled through her body. She wished one of those fires were here right now. She wasn't what people describe as lean, but she wasn't fat either so she wasn't a fan of the cold. She liked to think of herself as a medium build sun worshipper.
Phil certainly seemed to enjoy snuggling with her on the sofa on cold nights watching old movies. She shifted her feet back and forth to try and keep her circulation going. There were no cars in sight. Where could he