The very strange but nevertheless true story of the dark underbelly of a 1960s hippie utopia. Laurel Canyon in the 1960s and early 1970s was a magical place where a dizzying array of musical artists congregated to create much of the music that provided the soundtrack to those turbulent times. Members of bands like the Byrds, the Doors, Buffalo Springfield, the Monkees, the Beach Boys, the Turtles, the Eagles, the Flying Burrito Brothers, Frank Zappa and the Mothers of Invention, Steppenwolf, CSN, Three Dog Night and Love, along with such singer/songwriters as Joni Mitchell, Judy Collins, James Taylor and Carole King, lived together and jammed together in the bucolic community nestled in the Hollywood Hills. But there was a dark side to that scene as well. Many didn't make it out alive, and many of those deaths remain shrouded in mystery to this day. Far more integrated into the scene than most would like to admit was a guy by the name of Charles Manson, along with his murderous...

A prison two miles underground.A brutal gang, a suicidal man, and a fifteen-year-old boy.It is 2150, and those convicted of subhuman crimes are cast into Secure Underground Incarceration Complexes around the world.In this SUIC, a brutal gang, the head of which is simply known as Leader, rules the dark, hot tunnels.In the farthest reaches of this hell, a man called Gabe is ready to give up and die. Until he meets Bodge, a fifteen-year-old boy who does not belong in this underground furnace.Something is going on in this SUIC. A deadly plan set into motion by Leader and his Gang threatens the lives of everyone.Can Gabe find a way to survive? Is there any possible weakness in the complex through which he and Bodge can escape?Or, as allegiances change, as men despair and cracks appear, will it be too late for that fifteen-year-old boy?Join Gabe and Bodge, Leader and his Gang, and...

Product DescriptionThe Hunter Inside is the debut novel of author David McGowan.You can lock your windows and your doors, but you cannot lock your mind from The Hunter Inside.Paul Wayans and Bill Arnold have something in common. They are being stalked by a vicious killer.Sandy Myers, rushing from home with her 7 year-old twins in tow, grabs a letter from the mailbox. It is addressed to Sandy Carson. Her maiden name. Contained within the plain manila envelope is a photograph. A photograph of a corpse.The past has caught up with them, and now their lives are in jeopardy. A monster more fearsome than any the world has ever seen is hunting them, bringing with it echoes from the past and threatening the future of civilisation.Should they run, or should they stand and fight?FBI Special Agent Sam O’Neill will fight desperately to solve a case that he could not solve ten years before. Then, he had no clues as to the identity of the vicious killer. This time, it’s different.But can he find them before it’s too late? And if he does not, will ANYONE survive?The Hunter Inside is a psychological thriller with a twist. It is a page-turning roller-coaster of a novel that you won’t be able to put down until all of its secrets, twists and turns have been revealed. Packed full of gruesome murders, fear and suspense, it harbors a monster so fearsome it will give you nightmares.Shimasou is here – and no-one is safe.