Nathan Hystad

Four old friends. An unpublished manuscript. A long-buried secret.Jeremiah Trent works as a Seattle homicide detective. When he's contacted by a friend from his childhood, he packs his bags and heads to a mansion in remote Colorado. As he arrives at the best-selling author's home, Jerry can't shake the feeling it was a mistake visiting the people from his past.The mystery deepens when Jay offers them a chance to read his newest manuscript, one chapter...

Red Creek and Return to Red Creek are together for the first time ever in one collection.Complete with an exclusive, never before published short story, Reel Monsters included inside.RED CREEKThere's a dark shadow over Red Creek.Once a best-selling horror author, Paul Alenn is in a slump. His wife and daughter are across the country, moved away to the West Coast, leaving him alone in his Central Park-adjacent New York townhouse.When his sister calls,...

Cloud Lake is a hotspot for UFO sightings. Jessica Carver may have encountered one the night she disappeared. This is her story. Reporter Eva Heart is sent to Cloud Lake to write an exposé on flying saucer sightings, a subject she is extremely familiar with. Nearly 20 years ago, Eva, then known as Jessica Carver, went missing, only to appear a week later, confused and frightened. A man went to jail for the crime. Now Eva must face demons from...

The Rift has opened. The aliens invaded. The Eureka is on the other side.Flint, Wren, and Ace, along with Charles, are now members of the Eureka, a state-of-the-art vessel heading for a world in the far reaches of a new galaxy. Sixty years ago a colony ship was sent there, along with someone close to their benefactor.But when they arrive, they find getting to the surface isn't as easy as they thought. With a crash landing, and news that shocks the...

Rex Walker, Anthropologe am Bostoner College, wäre gern wie sein Vater, der vor langer Zeit spurlos verschwand: ein wagemutiger Abenteuer auf der Suche nach geheimnisvollen Relikten. Doch davon ist sein Leben als Professor weit entfernt - bis er einen versteckten Hinweis auf den Verbleib seines Vaters entdeckt. Mit Hilfe seines Freundes Marcus lässt er sich von einem Milliardär engagieren, der ihm von einer sagenumwobenen "Brücke" berichtet,...

An impending promotion. A colony world. A betrayal of trust. Captain Thomas Baldwin has made a name for himself in a short period of time. The Statu have finally been defeated, and the Concord has Tom and his crew to thank for the victory. With the construction of more sophisticated cruise ships, offers are being extended to capable leaders. Commander Treena Starling must decide if she is happy staying on Constantine or if she'll Captain her own. Ven...

A new posting. A distant world. A missing enemy. Thomas Baldwin transfers to Ridele, the capital of Nolix, and the center of the Concord political arena. He must navigate the new role, while his former crew sets off on an important mission without him. Captain Treena Starling deals with her new reality, while finding herself on a journey to the fabled planet Earth. Are humans really descendants from the mysterious world? With a new Commander on...

A new flagship. An unfamiliar crew. An old nemesis. Thomas Baldwin has been appointed captain of the state-of-the-art cruise ship Constantine, named after his heroic grandfather. When their first diplomatic mission turns deadly, all signs point to the return of a former adversary, one the Concord claims to have defeated five decades earlier. No one has seen Baldwin's commander, Treena Starling, since her previous ship was destroyed in a gruesome...

New allies. New enemies. New life. Admiral Thomas Baldwin has more to live for after the recent news. All eyes are on him as the biggest war in Concord Space history begins in earnest. Captain Treena Starling is sent to stop High Elder Wylen's allies from wreaking havoc on their already weakened partners. Ven Ittix is torn between his people and the Concord, and is offered something he could never have imagined. Lark Keen makes a decision that...