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A supernatural suspense novel...When New England antiques dealer Annie McCormick sells a religious relic to a new museum on Jarritt's Island and its charming owner Curt Devereaux, she could not be happier. But when the relic she delivers turns up missing and Annie learns the ghostly secret of the sinister old mansion-turned-museum, her dream adventure becomes a nightmare that puts her life...her very soul...at risk!

Mysteries at Midnight - A Collection of Dark Fantasy Tales. An unsolved murder on a seductive resort island with brooding secrets...a mechanical movie prop intended to help create a dream on film, but instead becomes part of a nightmare for those involved...an odd alliance between a priest and a vampire...a modern day meeting with the Phantom of the Opera...tales of ghosts and monsters and otherworldly encounters. This collection of stories by science fiction and mystery author Gary Alan Ruse explores fantasy realms and the dark side of human...and non-human...nature with thrills and chills, and in some cases a touch of humor.

HOUNDSTOOTH set the stage for techno-thriller novels that would follow a decade or more later. It's the story of a special German Shepherd dog, "Major," part of an Army dog handling experiment using a micro brain implant linked to computers and satellite relays to allow a remote handler to see what the dog is seeing and send him commands. Major is sent on an emergency spy mission deep into Russia. The Philadelphia Inquirer praised HOUNDSTOOTH as "one of those books that takes today's technology and carries it one giant leap forward...Michael Crichton writes books like these." Joseph Fanzone, Jr. of The Baltimore Sun said "One thing that shows through in 'Houndstooth' is the care he's taken to research his subject thoroughly and present background to his readers. The plot is tightly constructed; it is reminiscent of an early 'Mission Impossible' script for its twists and turns and clever solutions. And there are characters who tense up and sound off and threaten the mission in credible ways."

Rookie CIA officer Agnes Westfeld is excited when she gets her first real assignment after only three months at the agency, even though she's told it will be basically just a "baby-sitting" job. But when her new HQ turns out to be a legendary top secret base in the Nevada desert and her new partner is "out of this world," pitted against an evil mastermind who will stop at nothing, Aggie goes on a wild and wacky spy mission that is the adventure of a lifetime! This quirky and often funny blend of sci-fi, espionage, mystery and old movie atmosphere should appeal to fans of all of those genres and more. From the author of Houndtooth, A Game of Titans, The Gods of Cerus Major, Morlac: The Quest of the Green Magician, Death Hunt on a Dying planet, The Cross of St. Anne, Murder in Deer Park and numerous stories in magazines and anthologies.

A wonderful historical mystery! Join President Grover Cleveland and his young bride as their resort honeymoon is interrupted by murder and intrigue, forcing the appealing couple to become detectives and solve the crime! The year is 1886. Grover Cleveland, 22nd President of the United States, has taken a bride at age 49, the lovely 21 year old Frances Folsom. Married in the White House itself they have raced by carriage, meddlesome reporters trailing their every move, to take a private train to the Victorian mountain resort in Deer Park, Maryland, where they hope to share a wonderful honeymoon. But, unbeknownst to them, there are dastardly schemes afoot and the suspicious death of one of the reporters complicates things for the happy couple, forcing them to investigate the mystery with the help of the police and special agents guarding them. Gary Alan Ruse, author of mysteries, science fiction and techno-thrillers, has crafted a delightful period mystery tale readers are sure to enjoy!

An epic Steampunk adventure. (Victorian Science Fiction.) In 1880 the captain and crew of a steam-powered British starship must battle a deliciously despicable villain, rescue the kidnapped Queen of England and thwart an alien invasion from outer space. Can Star Captain Demetrius Cogswell, Ship's Telepath Lady Elidora Thistle and the crew of the HMS Perseverance save England, Earth and the rest of the solar system? Gary Alan Ruse is the author of Houndstooth, A Game of Titans, The Gods of Cerus Major, Morlac: The Quest of the Green Magician, The Cross of St. Anne, Murder in Deer Park, Aggie & Agent X and other works.

Conjured from the sea by the dark magic of the Green Magician to defend their village from invaders, Morlac is a being tormented by his own dual past, and under the spell of the wizard's wicked daughter. Can he save them all...and himself? His journey across exotic lands, armed with his magicked sword "Shark" and his shell shield, is an epic sword and sorcery adventure. Tormented by conflicting memories, Morlac is at war against his own nature as much as the multitude of enemies he faces in his homeland and beyond. Searching for his own identity as well as for the sorcerer who abandoned him, Morlac encounters new friends, dangerous enemies, many exotic lands and supernatural terrors. Morlac is involved in a romantic triangle with the Green Magician's daughter, Kadrana, as beautiful as she is dangerous, and Glendauna, a young woman Morlac later meets who is a Durkesh Warrior with a dark secret of her own. MORLAC is a highly original novel with plenty of action, humor, and romance.

In this sequel to Aggie & Agent X, CIA officer Agnes Westfeld has now been permanently assigned to the special investigative unit at Area 51 in Nevada. She and her alien detective partner, Agent X, are immediately thrown into a new case with a seemingly impossible twist. As they seek to solve this baffling mystery and learn the extent of a diabolical scheme by an ancient criminal organization, Aggie and Agent X face dangers more deadly than ever before. A new adventure with that special blend of sci-fi, espionage, mystery, humor and old movie atmosphere that launched the most unusual team-up of spies ever. A new mission! New perils! New villains! And more...

It's the year 2150 and private detective Nick Spanner and Tianna, his beautiful android partner from the planet Zeptadrina, have gathered enough evidence against dangerous crime lord Mathias Brayderman to not only please their client, one of Brayderman's victims, but also to put Brayderman in jail permanently. But before they can turn over the evidence to Police Inspector Mayhew they are ambushed by Brayderman and his assistants using an experimental energy weapon that hurls them into the past-our present-and causes them to inadvertently interfere with police pursuing a murder suspect. They get arrested. Can they clear themselves and survive in a world that seems primitive to them?