Department 18 Series by L.H. Maynard, M.P.N. Sims, Maynard Sims

At an old manor house on a remote Scottish island, six managers of a large corporation arrive for a week-long stay.  Within days they will all suffer horrifying deaths and their bodies will never be found.  The government assigns the case to Department 18, the special unit created to investigate the supernatural and the paranormal.  However this is no mere haunted house.  The evil on this island goes back centuries, but its unholy plots and schemes are hardly things of the past... moreAt an old manor house on a remote Scottish island, six managers of a large corporation arrive for a week-long stay.  Within days they will all suffer horrifying deaths and their bodies will never be found.  The government assigns the case to Department 18, the special unit created to investigate the supernatural and the paranormal.  However this is no mere haunted house.  The evil on this island goes back centuries, but its unholy plots and schemes are hardly things of the past.  In fact, while the members of Department 18 race to unravel the island’s secrets, the forces of darkness are gathering…and preparing to attack. less

Department 18: Government agents specializing in the paranormal and associated psychic phenomena, including hauntings, poltergeist activity, demonic possession and other unexplained occurrences.  All files highly classified. They have existed since before man walked the earth.  They are the Breathers, a species of vampirelike creatures that feed on human souls.  They have evolved over the centuries and now are split into two warring factions.  Both are a threat to mankind... moreDepartment 18: Government agents specializing in the paranormal and associated psychic phenomena, including hauntings, poltergeist activity, demonic possession and other unexplained occurrences.  All files highly classified. They have existed since before man walked the earth.  They are the Breathers, a species of vampirelike creatures that feed on human souls.  They have evolved over the centuries and now are split into two warring factions.  Both are a threat to mankind.  As the battle lines are drawn, Robert Carter and Department 18 are caught in the middle.  They are all that stand between the two sides and their unsuspecting prey.  Us. less

"Stillwater is a great ghost story. The atmosphere is haunting from the start, and tension increases with every page. This is an atmospheric, creepy story and ideal for fans of ghost stories." -I Heart Reading "Maynard Sims succeeds in terrifying where some other more graphic authors fail." -Masters of Terror The hunt is on! A Department 18 Novel Alice Logan has gone missing, and Harry Bailey and Department 18 have been called to help find her... more"Stillwater is a great ghost story. The atmosphere is haunting from the start, and tension increases with every page. This is an atmospheric, creepy story and ideal for fans of ghost stories." -I Heart Reading "Maynard Sims succeeds in terrifying where some other more graphic authors fail." -Masters of Terror The hunt is on! A Department 18 Novel Alice Logan has gone missing, and Harry Bailey and Department 18 have been called to help find her. The main suspect is Anton Markos, a satanic cult leader who has a predilection for young women like Alice. Members of Markos's cult start turning up dead-shredded by what seems to be a wild animal. Is there a madman within the cult? Or is it something far more horrible? Can Department 18 discover the impossible truth and end the spree of murder, insanity and carnage? Or will they become the prey? less