The Devil's Playground
- 464 pages
- 17 hours of reading
From international award-winning author Craig Russell comes another dark thriller, for readers of Neil Gaiman, Caleb Carr and Stephen King.






From international award-winning author Craig Russell comes another dark thriller, for readers of Neil Gaiman, Caleb Carr and Stephen King.
Hailed as a modern masterpiece on its first release and considered to be Russell's finest work. This volume collects the critically acclaimed, Eisner Award winning, 7-issue mini-series, adapted and drawn by the artist and writer, P. Craig Russell, who worked directly with Michael Moorcock on the script. Stormbringer marks the climatic chapter of the epic Elric saga, bringing to a conclusion the story of Elric of Melniboné, wielder of the Runeblade Stormbringer, and his legendary quest for vengeance. The stage is set for one final battle between the forces of Chaos and Law, and one final, truly apocalyptic fight to the death between Elric and his mortal enemy Jagreen Lern for control of the Cosmic Balance. Legendary artist P. Craig Russell adapts Michael Moorcock's greatest Elric novel of them all, combining the best elements of horror, sword, sorcery and fantasy into one truly remarkable and unforgettable story.
From international award-winning author Craig Russell comes another dark thriller, for readers of Neil Gaiman, Caleb Carr and Stephen King.
Decoding CEO-Speak monitors the written and oral language of CEOs to reveal its manipulative, enlightening, frustrating, inspiring, and disturbing characteristics.
Edward Hyde has a strange gift-or a curse-he keeps secret from all but his physician. He experiences two realities, one real, the other a dreamworld state brought on by a neurological condition. When murders in Victorian Edinburgh echo the ancient Celtic threefold death ritual, Captain Edward Hyde hunts for those responsible. In the process he becomes entangled in a web of Celticist occultism and dark scheming by powerful figures. The answers are there to be found, not just in the real world but in the sinister symbolism of Edward Hyde's otherworld. He must find the killer, or lose his mind
From international bestselling author Craig Russell comes a modern Gothic masterpiece How do you find a killer when you're surrounded by madness?1935. As Europe prepares itself for a calamitous war, six homicidal lunatics - the so-called 'Devil's Six' - are confined in a remote castle asylum in rural Czechoslovakia. Each patient has their own dark story to tell and Dr Viktor Kosarek, a young psychiatrist using revolutionary techniques, is tasked with unlocking their murderous secrets. At the same time, a terrifying killer known as 'Leather Apron' is butchering victims across Prague. Successfully eluding capture, it would seem his depraved crimes are committed by the Devil himself.Maybe they are... and what links him with the insane inmates of the Castle of the Eagles?Only the Devil knows. And it is up to Viktor to find out.
Stína Moona právě pustili z vězení – jen proto, aby zjistil, že je jeho žena mrtvá. Bez práce a bez budoucnosti přijímá nabídku záhadného pana Středy, jenž si ho najme jako svého ochránce, a pomalu ho vtahuje do smrtícího nadpřirozeného světa. Stín se ocitá uprostřed války mezi novými a starými bohy. Legendární kniha Neila Gaimana inspirovala nejen úspěšný televizní seriál, ale i luxusní komiksovou řadu! Obsahuje sešity série American Gods: Shadows #1-9.
In a warming world, a unique phenomenon unfolds in Antarctica as a new layer of ice protects the surface from warmer waters below. At Scott Base, marine biologists witness a breathtaking natural event that surpasses the dramatic calving of massive icebergs, revealing the immense power of nature. This encounter challenges their understanding and highlights the profound changes occurring in the environment, emphasizing the urgent need to comprehend and address the impacts of climate change.
The fifth book in the Inspector Lennox series
The sixth outing in the Jan Fabel crime series by award-winning author Craig Russell
The fourth thriller in the Lennox series sees our shady investigative hero face new threats and dangerous enemies as he stalks Glasgow's tough streets.
Der tiefe, dunkle Schlaf. Die meisten halten ihn auf dem Grund eines Flusses. Erst gestern ist wieder ein Gauner hochgeholt worden - lag 18 Jahre im Wasser. Jetzt haben mich seine Töchter engagiert. Denn sie erhalten seit 18 Jahren Geld, angeblich von ihrem Vater. Ich soll herausfinden, wer das Geld wirklich schickt. Dazu muss ich ein bisschen Staub aufwirbeln. Mein Instinkt schlägt Alarm. Ich machs trotzdem.
In this third thriller, shady investigator Lennox returns to stalk the dank, savage streets of 1950's Glasgow.
"Jan Fabel has returned to the Hamburg murder squad to track down a horrifying killer. Just as a major environmental summit is about to start in Hamburg, there is a massive storm hitting the city. After the flood waters recede, a headless torso is found washed up. At first Jan believes this may just be another victim of a serial rapist and murderer who is stalking his victims through social network websites, then dumps their bodies in waterways around the city. But he soon discovers that the situation is far more complex and even more sinister. Fabel's investigations lead him to a secretive environmental Doomsday cult called 'Pharos', the brainchild of a reclusive, crippled billionaire, Dominik Korn. Fabel finds his skills as a policeman are being tested to their limits as he is drawn into an unfamiliar, high-tech world of cyberspace, where anyone can be anybody or anything they want. Jan quickly figures out that he is no longer the hunter, but the hunted."--Publisher
The second outing in a gritty, fast-paced, stylish detective noir series set in post-war Glasgow, from the Scottish Raymond Chandler
First novel in the Lennox series, featuring a shady investigator on the tough streets of 1950's Glasgow.
'The heavens are stained with the blood of men,As the Valkyries sing their song.'Njal's SagaJan Fabel is a troubled man. His relationships with the women in his life are becoming increasingly complicated: his partner, Susanne, is looking
The Cologne police know a woman is going to die. They know the day it will happen. And they re powerless to stop it.They call on an outside expert: Jan Fabel, head of Hamburg s Murder Squad and Germany s leading authority on serial killers. Fab
Two high profile victims are found murdered within 24 hours of each other. Both men have been scalped. Jan Fabel and his murder team find themselves under pressure to track down the killer. But Fabel is caught in a web of intrigue, obsession and revenge that seemingly spans sixteen centuries. He must find the crucial link to solve these murders.
Po tym, jak Bóg opuścił swoje stworzenie, wszystko, co istnieje, balansuje na krawędzi nicości. Pod nieobecność boskiego przywódcy archanioł Michał musi znaleźć sposób, by powstrzymać nadejście zagłady – a to oznacza odwiedziny u jedynej istoty, która na pewno zna przyszłość: Losu z Nieskończonych. Lecz to, czego Michałowi udaje się dowiedzieć od tajemniczego Losu, nie może go ochronić przed nowym zagrożeniem, gotowym wypełnić straszliwe nakazy swej natury. Jedynie Lucyfer Gwiazda Zaranna wie, co zmierza do Yggdrasila, Drzewa Świata, i co stanie się w jego cieniu. Nadchodzi Godzina Wilka i jej echa mogą wstrząsnąć podstawami nie tylko naszego wszechświata, lecz i wszechświata Lucyfera. A na to Niosący Światło nie może pozwolić.
A girl's body lies, posed, on the pale sand of a Hamburg beach, a message concealed in her hand. 'I have been underground, and now it is time for me to return home...' Jan Fabel, of the Hamburg murder squad, struggles to interpret the twisted imagery of a dark and brutal mind. Four days later, a man and a woman are found deep in woodland, their throats slashed deep and wide, the names 'Hansel' and 'Gretel', in the same, tiny, obsessively neat writing, rolled tight and pressed into their hands. It becomes clear that each new crime is a grisly reference to folk stories collected almost two hundred years ago by the Brothers Grimm.
The first victim had her lungs ripped out. When another woman is found murdered in the same horrific and ritualistic way, it is clear that a serial killer is terrorising the city. But there is no evidence to link the two cases, except for a taunting email that threatens yet more killings.