The Evil Inside

Delve into the haunting mystery and explore the history of Salem in this chilling suspense from New York Times bestselling author Heather Graham. For as long as it has stood overlooking New England’s jagged coastline, Lexington House has been the witness to madness…and murder. But in recent years the inexplicable malice that once tormented so many has lain as silent as its victims. Until now… A member of the nation’s foremost paranormal forensic team, the FBI’s Krewe of Hunters, Jenna Duffy has made a career out of investigating the inexplicable. Yet nothing could prepare her for the string of slayings once again plaguing Lexington House—or for the chief suspect, a boy barely old enough to drive, much less kill. With the young man’s life on the line, Jenna must team up with attorney Samuel Hall to pinpoint who—or what—is taking the lives of those who get too close to the past. But everything they learn brings them closer to the forces of evil stalking this tortured ground. Previously published

The green latex image of a rotting skull hung tightly to Frank Graham’s skin, his face a long since forgotten memory. A trickle of blood escaped from his dehydrated lips, a sign of organ failure and internal bleeding. There appeared no intake of oxygen, no rise and fall of inflating lungs. Inside the mask, two black pits hid demonic eyes, cold, merciless eyes, clamped shut. Until a flicker, a single twitch, steadily, gradually...

When entering his domain, you will discover He is beyond a man He is beyond a monster He is the darkness that exists in the darkest recesses of the mind A corrupted psyche A sickened soul. You will not see him You will not hear him. But he knows you're there And he will find you.

It was in 1991 when two soldiers, one an officer, Lt Jeremy Carver, and the other a female Sergeant, Heather Calvert, fell into the hands of an IRA ‘nutting squad . . .’ . . . Jeremy and Heathers’ worst fears were realised when they turned north off the road between Belleek and Petigoe in Co Fermanagh, and headed towards a multitude of derelict buildings . . . It was there that the heat spots appeared on the infra-red systems in the Puma helicopter. The eight Marine Commandos abseiled down and entered the building . . . to their horror . . . Two days later, David Carver, a Brigadier in the SAS, silently, in the morgue, whispered to his son . . . Jeremy, I swear that the evil bastards that have done this to you, will very, very slowly learn what it is like to die. To die a death far worse than what you and your faithful Sergeant have suffered, this will be my epitaph, my eternal promise to you . . . One man’s determination to avenge the torture to death, of his very own, and he would metre out his own justice . . . and he did . . . ! From the very beginning to the astonishing and totally unexpected ending, the action is relentless, the sheer realism, the ferocity; and the events that happened, all of which leaves such an impregnable and indelible footprint on the mind of the reader . . .

What woman could seek revenge on the creators, on God himself? What could’ve been done to spur such vengeance? Her name is Lilith. Having suffered the creator’s wrath and resulting curse, a plan for revenge has now been set in motion. The results of which could upset the balance of power between good and evil forever. From the earthly realm, Lilith seeks a dominant leader. Detective Dave Logan, she believes, will be the one. But it will require overcoming many obstacles to make it so. Along the way, Lilith creates a path of carnage and death as she manipulates everything and everyone to achieve her goal. The thrilling climax will leave you wanting more.

The Evil Inside Us is an anthology of short stories featuring our worst fears and greatest flaws. Evil doesn't just lurk in the shadows, it is everywhere among us, killers and do-gooders, the wise and the ignorant, human and animal, and even that which has no life at all.