THE KALEIDOSCOPE
You peek through the kaleidoscope:
A town looks for answers from a mysterious, dying woman. A waiter works his way up the corporate ladder of a restaurant with compromising secrets. A man loses control as he struggles to cope with the truth about his wife's murder.
From the twisted mind of A.P. Royal comes a debut horror anthology filled with sinister twists and captivating storylines that promise to keep you guessing until the very end. The collection features sixteen revised and edited short stories originally featured in his blog "The Horror Trove" and the popular fiction subreddit NoSleep plus four exclusive stories.
There are patterns to the madness, patterns we will never understand.
Take another look through the kaleidoscope...nothing is as it seems.
ALL YOUR MAGNIFICIENT PIECES
Jack Sorsen is entangled in something insidious. He can feel it. In his twenty-year decorated career it’s the darkest, most twisted case he’s ever come across. There is no motive. Few suspects. He is running out of options and the butchered bodies keep piling up.
The former detective turned small-town cop has noticed strange patterns at the crime scenes. The physical evidence, yes…but there is much more than meets the eye.
He has kept something from everyone, including his partner.
There is a voice speaking to him, luring him deeper into the depths of depravity.
It whispers promises it could never keep.
He’s left standing at the edge of the abyss with one question:
How much of himself is he willing to give to find the truth?
Monthly chapter releases plus quarterly exclusive short stories are available with a paid Substack subscription.
