Crítics MatinersDan McDowell

In 1991, Greg Preakle's simple life as "Pool Man" at The Oak Hollow Hotel is abruptly halted when a dead body is discovered and he's identified as negligent.

With bills piling up and untimely unemployment looming, an invitation to participate in a locally produced, high-risk game show leaves Greg in the cross hairs of an unexpected enemy.

Hot on the heels of victory and with a new position in tow, Greg's mundane life as an amputee catapults into a mysterious journey of bloody and unexpected proportions, unmasking deeper meaning to past tragedies and unveiling an emerging empire that promises mysterious benefits to its adherents.

Skeptical and jaded, Greg's efforts to resist growing pressures leads him to untraditional measures to protect himself.

Will he crack under the pressure?

The ribbon’s been cut again at The Oak Hollow Hotel… Newly hired night shift clerk, Nancy Helbens Richards, and her husband opt not to inform authorities when tragedy strikes. Carrying the burden of an estranged relationship with her mother and being one of Creeper Joe’s fifty-four victims, Nancy works to rebuild her life, ironically finding unspoken protection inside the hotel just above where she was once captive. Wandering Riverton Statesman columnist, Vic Ramsey, puts off checking into the hotel after his colleague ends up dead writing a series of articles on the building’s storied past. Vic’s connection to the area’s forgotten Chipequa tribe leads him to uncover mysteries of the property’s mystical roots as he ventures into an incomparable realm upon check-in. They share a common enemy. The question is why. Text will be available in ePub and PDF format.

The once-esteemed Hotel Babylon stands eight stories above the troubled Oak Hollow District. Despite being non-operational for years, a haphazard acquisition of the facility leads Chris Wilkerson down a dark path to uncover its mysteries as he forms a call-center specializing in horror stories. A sinister character lurks in an abandoned tunnel just beneath, manipulating Chris as he struggles to walk a fine line between his love for the dark and the macabre and a collapsing marriage. Todd Adams, a manic-depressive stockbroker, awakens from a coma along with 53 others, fighting to understand unexplained phantom memories that emerge. As each work to unravel their meaning, they disappear into a labyrinth beneath the hotel at the torment of a bizarre captor. Discovering mutual commonality in an unresolved past, Todd works to lead them out. Will they find the key to freedom? Text will be in PDF format.