Fire Born

An eloquently narrated story with metaphorical religious myths and a virtuoso composition on magic realism and psychoanalytic forms, Fire Born is an enrapturing tale of harsher times, set on an alluvial land in Bangladesh that will make readers appreciate the efforts to bury the past and see the future from an elevated philosophical eye.

Noor Mohammed, the incestuous child of Helal Uddin and his schizophrenic sister, Helena, becomes the center of the story. To avoid being an outcast, it was arranged for Helena to marry a greedy blackmailer. Noor, meanwhile, is a born genius who memorizes the entire Quran and becomes a hafiz. However, he also suffers from hallucinations. He experiences extraordinary events as the struggle to grab alluvial lands becomes part of the political power struggle of the late ’60s between India and Pakistan. This juxtaposition of reality, desire, and unconscious mind makes Fire Born a unique intersection, where marvels happen while characters question the foundations of their beliefs.

Fire and Wrath

Meet Jack Coyle, arsonist extraordinaire. The allure of fire intoxicates him, yet time and again, it has been his nemesis: landing in juvenile prison in his teen years, now on the run from both the police and the criminal underworld.

Enter Vance Miller, a sheriff in Plymouth County, MA and a childhood friend of Jack. Vance has a big problem: six unsolved arsons, six houses torched, six families tragically wiped out. Frustrated law enforcement and a fearful public are clamoring for answers. Vance knows of Coyle’s sordid profession and figures, who better to help investigate a series of complex arsons than an arsonist himself?

What they ultimately unearth not only reveals the perpetrator of these horrific crimes but something equally heartbreaking.

Familiar Strangers

Mirror man, mirror man Persuthen

If you don't love me, who then?

Mirror man, mirror man Persuthen

Prove your love for me before the night ends.

Turn off the lights and with this simple chant in the mirror, the Persuthen will come for you. It will come to prove its love for you and it won't stop until it does. The chant and the mirror will bring you darkness, it'll bring your fate, it will bring the Persuthen...

Marvin Barchester, a new age detective, and Adaline Rivertone, a rebellious young lady, along with others, find that the simple chant is real. And not only does the mirror man come, but it deviously shows up as someone you love or know.

The chant, unknowingly brings their own doom, by the hands of someone very familiar to them. They learn fast that it's not easy to tell who is actually who, while running into the arms of the creature, the Persuthen they created.

Find out in this fast-acting thriller what happens when you play with, or try to create out-of-this-world entities, or when a fad or a simple challenge – a mirror man challenge – can actually bring your demise. Let the Persuthen prove his love for you.

Down by the River

Jason and his family were doing well within their community. The kids were growing and were excelling in school and their other activities. Jason’s wife, Alison, was painting up a storm and was preparing for her art show. He finally felt that his work as a counsellor was growing in the direction that he wanted.

But in a moment, it all changed. Jason and his son, Junior, are severely injured. His daughter, Emma, is flown to a special hospital. And Alison is locked in a life-or-death battle against her own wounds.

Jason struggles to find answers. Who wanted to harm his family and how could he stop it from happening again? The family needs to come together and work to find the answers. Community members and other family members came to help in their recovery and their search for answers. But still, they weren’t safe.

Would they be able to find the answers they needed before things deteriorated?

Director's Cut

David Lowry, the retired forensic scientist of the Sheriff’s Office in Scottsdale and now the most sought after private forensic investigator in the country, is invited by an old colleague to join the investigation of a murder in West Virginia that copies exactly a scene in a famous movie called Night of the Hunter. He is joined by Rebecca Wise, senior special agent of the FBI, and together they discover that the current murder is only one of many dating back several years and taking place all over the country and all of them copies of scenes from famous films. Together, they join forces to find the killer. As they search for the killer, new murders take place, each increasingly more provocative, as if the murderer knows they are looking for him and is daring them to catch him.

Detective Misty Rivers in "Long Overdue"

Coming from two generations of law enforcement it was always Misty’s destiny to become a detective but no ordinary one. She’s a black Christian woman who is led by the Holy Spirit to help her save souls as well as solve cases. When a cold case resurfaces after 26 years that her father retired detective Andrew Rivers couldn’t solve it now becomes Misty’s appointment assignment, but can she handle it? Dealing with the pressures of a high-risk career it starts to take a toll on her mentally through a series of devastating encounters. She recognizes that only the Lord’s strength can help her through and even though you are a believer you still have problems; however, you can be blessed in the darkness and overcome! With that revelation Misty is unstoppable and realizes she can turn it around and use her work as a ministry; to lead the way for those who are spiritually lost.

Destinies

Young, beautiful, and hardworking, Nina Iorizzo discovers her quiet world has been turned on its head after coming in contact with mobster Santangelo Furri. She must find the strength to approach her sudden threat head-on.

Santangelo Furri, the cunning and ruthless soldier-turned-boss overnight, must face new challenges from rival factions while balancing his own “real” family.

Lastly, Tommy Roberts, a successful attorney and proud father, soon discovers that his paternal father is really Santangelo Furri—the head of the mafia.

Each of their own actions creates a domino effect with shattering repercussions.

“Nick Christophers is an exceptional writer. He was the editor of my publication Mob Candy Magazine and proved to be an encyclopedia of knowledge when it came to the mob. Even though this is fictional he has the know-how about the mob to make the story feel like it’s factual.”

• — Frank Di Matteo, Publisher of Mob Candy Magazine

“This was a terrific read. And I am not a reader of books but scripts and I enjoyed this. Nick has the know-how of the mob and was able to produce a fictional story around that world. The ending leaves you wanting to know what happens next.”

• — Sean King, Film director of web stories “Brooklyn Ties”

“Nick knows a hell of a lot about writing and the Mafia. He’s written for my blog, Cosa Nostra News. I couldn’t wait to read Nick’s novel. I am glad I did and so will you.”

• — Ed Scarpo, publisher of Cosa Nostra News

Death Among the Pines

BJ Gleeson is sitting at a South Jersey bar with his new girlfriend when an old woman totters in and sits down next to them. Crying and mumbling, she opens a small box to show a bloodied severed finger. “It’s my daughter!” she sobs.

Follow Gleeson, a divorced family man and washed up baseball player turned teacher and amateur detective, as this event catapults him into a labyrinth of bizarre murders (which could be historical, gang related, or cult based) in the middle of a cold winter in the New Jersey Pine Barrens at the turn of the 21^st Century.

Watch as this complex and troubled man uses his historical savvy to point toward the solution of several vicious and bloody murders that have all occurred between the dawning of the new millennium and Easter of 2000.

Darwin Was Right

Beautiful and brilliant FBI Supervisory Agent Emmanuelle Blanchet, known as Emmie to friends and family, was embroiled in the most difficult and challenging case of her life. She and her dedicated team were rushing against time to find and stop a serial killer before he found his next victim. Making the task even more daunting, evidence was piling up suggesting that these murders were somehow related to a cold case that her father had been involved in, and solved, 30 years ago. When one of the victim’s mutilated body is found in the Shenandoah National Park, Emmie encounters National Park Ranger Chief Joel McNeil. The attraction was mutual and intense.  But could she risk getting involved in a romance during an investigation? With her focus being primarily on her career, personal relationships were always put on hold. Would she be able to resist her powerful feelings? As Joel and her team work closely with her against time to find the killer, it becomes clear that she herself may be a target. Will they be able to find the killer before it is too late? Or will it be, as Darwin suggested, the survival of the fittest?

Darla

In Cat on a Black Moon, television anchorwoman Garner Olsen found herself ensnared in a deadly game when deranged ex-flower child Darla Dare targeted her. Darla’s vendetta was sparked when Garner’s husband, a federal prosecutor, moved to take Darla’s lover, Carlo, to trial for drug trafficking. After enduring stalking, kidnapping, and murder, Garner vowed to bring down the woman who shattered her life.

Now, in the thrilling sequel, Darla – an escaped felon with nothing to lose – leaves a trail of death across two states. But when she steals a truck, she unwittingly picks up an unexpected passenger: an 11-year-old runaway. Will the boy become her next victim, her accomplice, or the key to her downfall?

Dark Secret in London

In a story packed with adventure and suspense, Alban Christopher III bravely faces and overcomes every situation thrown at him. When his father commits him to a mental institution, he finds a way to escape - and in the process, he discovers a dark secret. The men of London's high society are capturing and killing poor boys, then discarding the bodies. A cat and mouse game begins - their wealth and power against Alban's instinct and intelligence. In this deeply felt and vividly written narrative, the reader feels what Alban feels. The world becomes as it is through his eyes. That world is often filled with bad men committing crimes against innocent people but, even in the darkest times, Alban sees hope.

Dancing with the Devil

In a desolate stretch of highway on the southwest side of Chicago, a young blonde woman known only as ‘Mary’ has been haunting the living for decades. From police officers to cab drivers, and from airline pilots to curious teens, many have reported chilling encounters with her. But there’s a twist: Mary has been dead and buried since 1936. Why does her restless spirit persist in making such frequent appearances even nearly a century later? Trapped in a web of dangerous political intrigue in life, what is it that Mary so desperately seeks in the afterlife? Why can’t she find eternal peace? As the sightings continue to unfold, this gripping tale unravels the mystery behind Mary’s ceaseless wanderings on this lonely, otherworldly expanse of Chicago roadway.