

The malicious spirits were exacting revenge for the officials' willingness to overlook the man that the members of the Gallows Nine worked for-a rich, entitled, and well-connected crook who went unpunished all those years ago. Working as a team, Vic's standard and Simon's paranormal investigations determine that the victims are descendants of the officials responsible for having the Gallows Nine executed centuries ago. When the rough tides wash an old pirate wreck into shallow waters, murders start to occur around the town. As a presage of disaster, folks are expecting winter storm heading for the Grand Strand to be one resulting in extensive property damage, personal injuries, and some mortality. In 'The Rising: Badlands Book 2', the folks of Myrtle Beach are whispering about the sightings of the spirits of Blackcoat Benny and also the Gallows Nine that was hung in the 1700s for murder and piracy. Simon is offered a position as a consultant for the police department, making it possible for him to work more directly with Vic for those murders linked to supernatural activity.


The captain of the Myrtle Beach police department, in addition to several others on the police force, is convinced that the paranormal exists and that Simon's psychic talents are authentic. He goes head-to-head with the madman and only manages to survive when the ghosts of the murderer's victims band together to exact vengeance. In the first book of the series, Sebastian "Simon" Kincaide solves the case of the serial killer and leaves the evidence for homicide detective Vic D'Amato and his partner to follow up on as he decides that tackling the perpetrator is his job to do. Narrator Kale Williams is perfect for this series! As Simon tries to reach out to the spirits of the murdered men to help the investigation, he's attacked by malicious ghosts that don't want anyone getting in the way of their long-overdue vengeance. Simon's premonition confirms Vic's gut feeling - the killing is just getting started. Rough tides wash the wreck of an old pirate ship into shallow waters, high winds threaten to damage an old mansion with a dark past, and the citizens of the beach town hunker down to ride out the storm.Īs the skies grow dark and the sea turns wild, several men from prominent local families end up dead under suspicious circumstances.

Psychic medium Simon Kincaide and his sexy cop boyfriend, homicide detective Vic D'Amato, have their hands full helping the Grand Strand brace for rough surf, driving rain, and high winds as a winter storm roars toward shore.Įveryone's on edge, and rumors are rampant about sightings of Blackcoat Benny, a ghostly omen of danger, and worse, the Gallows Nine, the spirits of nine infamous criminals hanged back in the 1700s, a harbinger of disaster. A big storm is brewing, there's a killer on the loose, and the ghosts of Myrtle Beach are restless.
