Ordshaw Series by Phil Williams

Welcome to Ordshaw. Don’t look down.Pax is one rent cheque away from the unforgiving streets of Ordshaw. After her stash is stolen, her hunt for the thief unearths a book of nightmares and a string of killers, and she stands to lose much more than her home.There’s something lurking under her city.Knowing it’s there could get you killed.

A short story from the UK's worst-behaved city, Ordshaw.She wants to ask for directions.He doesn't.The argument goes too far.The Wrong Way uses rich imagination, dark humour and a touch of horror to explore a scenario that's been troubling long-term relationships for time immortal./i>

She’s touched the underworld. Can she survive its legacy?Waking on an unfamiliar floor, Pax is faced with two hard truths. A murderous government agency wants her dead – and monsters really do exist. What’s more, her body’s going haywire, which she desperately hopes isn’t a side-effect of her encounters in the city’s tunnels.To survive, and protect Ordshaw, she’s got to expose who, or what, is behind the chaos - and she can’t do it alone... moreShe’s touched the underworld. Can she survive its legacy?Waking on an unfamiliar floor, Pax is faced with two hard truths. A murderous government agency wants her dead – and monsters really do exist. What’s more, her body’s going haywire, which she desperately hopes isn’t a side-effect of her encounters in the city’s tunnels.To survive, and protect Ordshaw, she’s got to expose who, or what, is behind the chaos - and she can’t do it alone.But with only the trigger-happy Fae to turn to, Pax’s allies might kill her before her enemies do... less

They hid among us, until she exposed them.They'll destroy everything to be hidden again.Pax is discovering that the smallest mistakes can have the deadliest impact. To protect her city, she's uncovered monstrous truths and involved terrible people. The consequences are coming for her.The Sunken City is unstable. The Fae are armed for war... moreThey hid among us, until she exposed them.They'll destroy everything to be hidden again.Pax is discovering that the smallest mistakes can have the deadliest impact. To protect her city, she's uncovered monstrous truths and involved terrible people. The consequences are coming for her.The Sunken City is unstable. The Fae are armed for war.Can Pax stop the coming disaster?In this closing chapter of the Sunken City trilogy, Williams weaves the complex strands of Pax's misadventure into a truly thrilling conclusion. less

Tova’s getting her hearing back.She’s going to wish she wasn’t.Alone in Tokyo for experimental ear surgery, Tova Nokes is finally shaking up her life. But when she starts to hear things she shouldn’t, all she wants is to make it home alive.There’s a voice saying it’s where she comes from that makes her special.If she can only survive violent stalkers, and the terrible screams, she might figure out why…

No one returns from Ikiri.Reece’s gang of criminal jazz musicians have taken shelter in the wrong house. There’s a girl with red eyes bound to a chair. The locals call her a devil – but Reece sees a kid that needs protecting. He’s more right than he knows.Chased by a shadowy swordsman and an unnatural beast, the gang flee across the Deep South with the kid in tow. She won’t say where she’s from or who exactly her scary father is, but she’s got powers they can’t understand... moreNo one returns from Ikiri.Reece’s gang of criminal jazz musicians have taken shelter in the wrong house. There’s a girl with red eyes bound to a chair. The locals call her a devil – but Reece sees a kid that needs protecting. He’s more right than he knows.Chased by a shadowy swordsman and an unnatural beast, the gang flee across the Deep South with the kid in tow. She won’t say where she’s from or who exactly her scary father is, but she’s got powers they can’t understand. How much will Reece risk to save her?On the other side of the world, Agent Sean Tasker’s asking similar questions. With an entire village massacred and no trace of the killers, he’s convinced Duvcorp’s esoteric experiments are responsible. His only ally is an unstable female assassin, and their only lead is Ikiri – a black-site in the Congo, which no one leaves alive. How far is Tasker prepared to go for answers?Kept From Cages is the first part in an action-packed supernatural thriller duology, filled with eccentric characters and intricately woven mysteries. Start your journey to Ikiri today. less

Ikiri demands blood. Whose will it be?A malevolent force stirs from the heart of the Congo. One child can stop it – but everyone wants her dead.Reece Coburn’s gang have travelled half the world to protect Zipporah, only to find her in more danger than ever. Her violent father is missing, his murderous enemies are coming for them, and her brother’s power is growing stronger. Entire communities are being slaughtered, and it’s only getting worse... moreIkiri demands blood. Whose will it be?A malevolent force stirs from the heart of the Congo. One child can stop it – but everyone wants her dead.Reece Coburn’s gang have travelled half the world to protect Zipporah, only to find her in more danger than ever. Her violent father is missing, his murderous enemies are coming for them, and her brother’s power is growing stronger. Entire communities are being slaughtered, and it’s only getting worse.They have to reach Ikiri before its corruption spreads. But there’s a long journey ahead, past ferocious killers and unnatural creatures – and very few people can be trusted along the way.Can two criminal musicians, an unstable assassin and a compromised spy reach Ikiri alive? What will it cost them along the way?This is the conclusion to the Ikiri duology. less

Kit hung up her brass knuckles, but the shadows of her past always lingered. Now they’re back to claim her.Kit “Fadulous” Hamley, magazine editor, activist and former punk rocker, is a well-known loudmouth in St Alphege’s. She works tirelessly to hold local authorities to account. Some say she’s making up for her criminal youth. Others spread rumours of witchcraft. Only a handful of people know how dark her secrets really are... moreKit hung up her brass knuckles, but the shadows of her past always lingered. Now they’re back to claim her.Kit “Fadulous” Hamley, magazine editor, activist and former punk rocker, is a well-known loudmouth in St Alphege’s. She works tirelessly to hold local authorities to account. Some say she’s making up for her criminal youth. Others spread rumours of witchcraft. Only a handful of people know how dark her secrets really are.When an old friend warns Kit that a former rival has resurfaced, those secrets start to resurface. People have gone missing, with body parts and strange symbols left behind, and someone is stalking Kit. The gang she abandoned are scared stiff and her magic-wielding bandmates are long gone. Kit herself is a target, and if she can’t unravel exactly how this new feud connects with her past mistakes, it could kill her.Decades older, a little wiser, and contrary as ever, Kit’s going to remind them all what a punk witch can do.Get ready for a riotous ride into the seedy underbelly of St Alphege’s, where gang warfare and occult conspiracies tear ordinary lives apart. Dyer Street Punk Witches is a standalone urban fantasy thriller, packed with tough, subversive characters and tense twists – you won’t be able to put down. less