Bøker av Ron Ripley

Shane Ryan is out for vengeance. And Hell itself can't stop him... Retired marine and Ghost hunter, Shane Ryan, is no stranger to betrayal. A lifetime of battling supernatural evil has left him bitter and scarred. But when a former ally, Connor Loughlin, reveals the true depths of his depravity, Shane is determined to put him down once and for all... Tracking the conniving businessman to a shadowy medical clinic, Shane is shocked to discover the true purpose of this blood-drenched laboratory-the harvesting of tormented souls, for profit and power. Forced to battle a horde of wrathful spirits, Shane barely manages to escape with his life. And his quarry is still on the loose. But Shane isn't the only one hunting Connor down. And they'll stop at nothing to claim their revenge. With an army of deranged cultists standing between him and his target, Shane Ryan has his work cut out for him. Shane has fought evil before. And he will make sure Connor faces the hell he's about to unleash.

Evil lurks beneath the streets of Boston. And only Shane Ryan can stop it... It stalks the shadowy tunnels beneath the city. It strikes without warning. It kills without a sound. But someone has come to end it... Ghost hunter and retired Marine, Shane Ryan. When a contact from a previous case reaches out for help, Shane soon finds himself searching the tent cities and homeless encampments of the sprawling city, hot on the trail of a merciless killer. What he finds is an animalistic spirit, driven into a frenzy by bloodlust. And a connection to the sinister cult of the Endless Night. Shane suspects the cult are seeking to harness this deadly entity for their own nefarious ends. But to stop the killer ghost, he must form an uneasy alliance with a cult member. Can Shane trust this new ally? Or will he meet his end as he comes face to face with the ultimate supernatural predator?

The world's greatest ghost hunter has finally met his match... Shane Ryan has faced supernatural evil beyond imagination. As a ghost hunter and retired Marine, Shane is no stranger to violence. But when his own home is invaded by a sinister force, it sets him off on a path straight into the heart of darkness itself... Following the lead of an old fortune teller, Shane discovers that a powerful ghost named Thomas Coulson was responsible for desecrating his home. And this spirit has left a trail of clues, leading Shane on a breathless cross-country chase. But as Shane closes in on his prey, he quickly discovers that Coulson is no ordinary ghost. In life, Coulson was a skilled ghost hunter himself. His vast knowledge and powerful abilities make him a foe unlike any other. And Shane is forced to admit that this time, he may be in over his head... Can Shane Ryan defeat an enemy that knows his every move?

Collecting ghosts is the ultimate thrill. Can Shane Ryan stop a powerful cult from such deadly obsession? Barely escaping from his last brush with death, Ghost hunter and retired Marine Shane Ryan is hot on the trail of the sinister cult who betrayed him. This evil cabal seeks to capture and control an army of violent spirits. And unless Shane can stop them, they'll unleash an evil deadlier than anything he has faced before. But this supernatural conspiracy is bigger than Shane ever imagined. Finding the leader will be hard enough. Killing them may prove to be impossible. As Shane works his way through the ranks, he quickly discovers that his target may not even be alive... The trail of clues leads to Boston, where Shane must draw upon every ounce of his training and experience. It will take a miracle for Shane to come out on top. Will he survive? Or will this be the end of our embattled hero?

There is no escape from death itself... Ghost hunter Shane Ryan has cheated death countless times. But death has a funny way of collecting what it's owed. And when James Moran asks Shane to retrieve a group of deadly spirits and their haunted items, the retired Marine finds himself wading into battle with supernatural evil once more. Traveling to the estate of deceased media mogul Arthur Hempstead, Shane quickly discovers there is more to this case than meets the eye. Hempstead was more than just a collector of occult objects... He died intent on drawing on power for his own nefarious ends. But Shane quickly finds out Hempstead was not the only one eager to harness the power of death itself. And unless Shane Ryan can stop them, they'll unleash an evil greater than any he has ever faced. But first, he'll have to survive a haunted house of horrors. And cheat death one more time...

True evil never dies... Barely surviving his last battle against malevolent forces, retired marine and ghost hunter Shane Ryan is surprised to receive an invitation to a new Iron Tournament. But before he can turn his attention to this supernatural death match, he must first track down a shipment of unusual metal, torn from the foundation of a cursed cathedral. Each twisted scrap leaves a trail of nightmare in its wake. Shane tracks a shipment of this stolen material to Buffalo, NY, where he quickly discovers that the metal seems to aid and enhance supernatural possession. Ghosts he vanquished in the past have re-surfaced and taken control of those who touch the cursed mineral. And at a farmhouse in Kentucky, this strange metal has allowed three violent spirits to possess a single body. As they struggle for control of their flesh and bone host, work begins on the new Iron Tournament. Shane was victorious in the first tournament... Can he now defeat a man infused with the power of this unholy trinity? And will he still have the strength to defeat the ultimate evil, lurking in the shadows... Or will he and everyone around him succumb to the power of the Shadow King?

Shane was fighting for his life. Now, he's fighting for revenge... After surviving the bloody ordeal of the Iron Tournament, retired marine and ghost hunter Shane Ryan is out for blood. He's hot on the trail of Guthrie, the man who organized the supernatural fighting ring. And behind him lurks Lazarus, the sinister entity who draws power from the dead... Shane's search takes him north, to the frozen wilderness of Canada. There, in a remote town nestled among the dark trees, Lazarus' evil power has been unleashed. A host of spirits have been freed to stalk a nearby graveyard. And they inhabit the townsfolk, controlling them like ghastly puppets. But as Shane and his allies battle these living dead, he quickly discovers the true depths of Lazarus' evil. The dark spirit is using these servants to build a cathedral, a monument to his dark power. And if this diabolical church is completed, Lazarus' power will become impossible to contain... And it just might be the end of the world as we know it.

Looking for a frightfully good time? Your next scream is on us... Horror is no laughing matter when an antiques dealer discovers a sinister jester costume in an old chest. A trip down memory lane slowly drives a man insane, as he revisits the horrors of his childhood. And evil reaches from beyond the grave, when a famous estate passes on its curse to a new generation... Welcome to Hannigan's, the tavern of a thousand screams. What's your fancy on this dark cold night? Ghosts? Ghouls? Ghastly creatures beyond comprehension? Whatever your taste in terror, Hannigan's will serve up a bone-chilling cocktail of your favorite frights. This diabolically delightful new collection features eleven tales of skin-crawling horror. So sit back and relax. Your next scream is on the house. As well as the next, and the one after that...

Shane Ryan's ultimate battle is about to begin... In back alleys and hellholes across the world, ravaged souls and scarred warriors whisper of the Iron Tournament. A savage game of death, pitting living fighters against caged spirits, all for the amusement of a mysterious audience. But a new challenger is about to enter the ring-ghost hunter and retired Marine Shane Ryan. He's never backed down from a fight. And he's not about to start now. When a mysterious invitation arrives on his doorstep, Shane finds himself swept into a world of underground death matches, supernatural gladiators, and tortured souls. And in this sadistic arena, there is only one rule: Winners live, and losers die... But Shane quickly discovers a sinister presence behind these dark, bloody battles... A ravenous force that feeds on death and suffering. Can he defeat this supernatural enemy in mortal combat before it unleashes unthinkable carnage upon the world? Or will Shane have to back down from a fight for the very first time?

A portal has been opened. And unthinkable terror lies beyond... Gray Brooks used to be alone. But that was before he died... Now the retired Marine has returned to the land of the living, with supernatural abilities he barely understands. And he is determined to use them for good. Gathering a family of friends and allies, he fights to defend the innocent from sinister spirits stalking the dark corners of our world. But when a portal linking this realm to the shadowy netherworld of the dead is revealed, Gray realizes he may be in over his head. Malevolent forces of unspeakable power lurk on the other side of the rift. And if it escapes into this world, it will wreck untold destruction. To close the portal, Gray must locate the spirit that crossed through, and send them back across the veil. But with a possessed mayor hindering his investigation, and a shadowy figure manipulating events in the background, solving this supernatural dilemma may be more dangerous than he thought. And even if he succeeds, can Gray sentence one life to damnation, in order save others?

He can see beyond the veil of death. And what he sees is terrifying... Gray Brooks knows all about death. A retired Marine, he survived the horrors of war, only to waste his life in a series of drunken nights and misdemeanors. But all that changed the day he was shot in a robbery gone wrong. After being pronounced clinically dead, Gray returns to life in the hospital. And something inside him has changed... Still tethered to the afterlife, Gray now sees the supernatural beings that stalk humanity. Demons, ghosts, and other creatures that defy logical explanation. And for once in his life, Gray is compelled to do the right thing-to defend innocent lives from the festering evil that plague them. Joining forces with a practitioner of the occult, Gray sets out to fend off sinister beings. But sensing these hideous forces is one thing and killing them is quite another. And unless Gray can discover these creatures' weaknesses in time, he may find himself returned to the shadowy realm of death. And this time, there will be no coming back...

A dark force is rising. And only Gray Brooks can sense its power... For Gray Brooks, death was only the beginning. Once a Marine, his life took a turn for the worst, and he found himself wrapped up in a robbery gone wrong. Shot and left for dead, Gray was revived in the hospital. But he was forever touched by the land of the dead, cursed to see the sinister spirits stalking this realm... After surviving yet another deadly supernatural encounter, Gray finds himself contacted by a man who desperately needs his help. The man's daughter lies in a coma, trapped between life and death. And her condition is caused by something not of this earth... Gray soon realizes a diabolical creature is using the girl as a source of energy, slowly draining her soul dry. And feeding off her life force is only the beginning. Can Gray stop it before it's too late? Or will he end up being the demon's next victim...