Thwarting an assassination wasn’t on the menu.

Elinor’s holiday is nearly ruined when a poisoner targets the king, and what’s even more irritating? Tristan Fontaine, the Duke de Archambeau, thinks to solve the case before she can! Between dead husbands and noble boors, Elinor snoops through wardrobe closets, determined to put Tristan in his place.

Between saving a society lady’s reputation, comforting a girl with a ghostly brother, and conducting a séance for a widow, Elinor has her hands full. It’s enough to spoil the dessert course. Free on Kindle.

‘An enthralling, chilling novel by a master storyteller… You won’t be able to put this book down!’
Reader review

Ben is a single father struggling to protect his daughter from a threat he cannot see or understand.

Ten months after the mysterious disappearance of his wife, Ben is overwhelmed by his responsibilities to eight-year-old Imogen. But now, unsettling events are pushing him to the brink: a mysterious girl appears in the park, seeming to live in an abandoned house; strange noises echo from his basement; and Imogen starts receiving eerie messages from someone claiming to be her missing mother.

Looming over it all is Mr Jones, a terrifying masked figure who stalks the neighbourhood, his intentions unknown.

Desperate to keep Imogen safe, Ben turns to Amy, the mother of Imogen’s best friend. But Amy has secrets of her own, and the line between friend and foe begins to blur.

In this chilling novel, single parenthood, loss and “stranger danger” collide with a creeping horror that lurks just beneath the surface. Can Ben uncover the truth before it’s too late?

What readers are saying about Mr Jones:

‘A book you must read! Very rarely has a novel creeped me out as much as Mr Jones.’
– Damien Mosley, author of Joined Up

‘Suspenseful and haunting, Mr Jones will have you on the edge of your seat the entire time.’
Emily De Vogele, Commissioning Editor, Indie Novella

‘I was that gripped by the storyline I sacrificed sleep, waking up at silly o’clock to the immediate thought, Mr Jones!’
Fay Flude on Goodreads

‘creepy and atmospheric with a surreal almost hallucinogenic quality.’
Vivienne O’Regan, author and Goodreads reviewer

‘A work of great delicacy and skill, Woolf creates a very real world that is also teetering on the edge of the uncanny’
– Dan Brotzel, author of Hotel du Jack and Wolf in the Woods

‘Oh my gosh! Absolutely loved the writing style of this book. It was so fast-paced, really creepy and disturbing.’
Sonja Charters, Goodreads reviewer

‘A thrilling tale, with twists and turns that kept me on my toes until the very end. Creepy and tense – but also very moving. Heartily recommended!’
Steven Maddocks, Goodreads reviewer

‘Alex Woolf has created a truly harrowing adventure… This book was absolutely a nail-biting thriller. I found myself racing to the end… Check this out, you won’t be disappointed.’
Jeremy Fowler, Goodreads reviewer

‘The ending is a crescendo on a par with the greatest writing in the genre.’
Anita Weitzman, Amazon reviewer

‘An enthralling, chilling novel by a master storyteller. Alex Woolf excels at creating realistic characters and putting them in disturbing situations, with plot twists that keep the reader guessing.’
Kelly Davis, author of The Lost Art of Ironing

‘A masterclass in psychological mystery, and prose writing in general.’
John McMenemie, author of Full Wire

‘Scary perfection.’
Alison Alice-May

‘one of the best horror/psychological thrillers I’ve read.’
Beth, Divine World of Books

‘The end will catch you by surprise. I give this book 5 stars all the way.’
Alli Miller, NetGalley reviewer

‘I was so surprised by this awesome book I’m telling everyone about it. I love horror novels, and I love thrillers. This book is the best of both worlds.’
James L, NetGalley reviewer

‘ Sinister and deeply unsettling. I couldn’t put it down. Highly recommended.’
Ian Francis

‘Mr. Jones is a dark and at times downright disturbing psychological thriller with bits of horror added to the mix that reads as literary fiction rather than mere pulp. Watch out or Mr. Jones will get you.’
Peter Fleming, Goodreads reviewer

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The EMP hit like a bomb nobody saw coming.

One moment Stephanie was welding steel and kissing her twin daughters goodnight. The next, the world was pitch black and screaming. She spent fifteen years erasing every trace of her prepper childhood so her girls could have birthday parties instead of bug-out drills. Now those drills are the only thing between her family and death by starvation, or worse. The welder’s torch becomes a weapon, the past she hated becomes her salvation, and she’ll burn the world down before she lets anyone touch her daughters. $0.99 on Kindle.