Publisher's Synopsis
In the quiet town of Malley, where Johnny Smith and his family seek a fresh start, an undercurrent of mystery lurks beneath its serene façade. Johnny, once a loner, finds unexpected friendships that lead him and his newfound companions - Sam, Sarah, Martin, Lenka and Simon, down a path of discovery. When they stumble upon clues linking disappearances spanning decades, they uncover Malley's dark past. From the eerie depths of Morning Star Woods to the enigmatic Cauldron Station, their quest for truth unveils a web of secrets guarded by the Grenkad Group and the Malley Town Council. As the group unravel the town's mysteries, each revelation brings them closer to understanding the unsettling forces at play in their seemingly ordinary hometown.
OMNIBUS I includes the first three instalments and the prequel book of the episodic book series ON THE EDGE OF THE NIGHT. ONCE UPON A TIME IN MALLEYTHE TIP OF THE ICEBERG
THE ROOTS GO DEEP
LIGHT AT THE END OF THE TUNNEL ONCE UPON A TIME IN MALLEY
The Smith family has just relocated, hoping for a fresh start. For Johnny, who has always felt like a loner, especially since his friend Toby left, Malley seems like just another ordinary place, and he is apprehensive about what awaits him. However, his apprehension soon turns to astonishment as he forges unexpected friendships with those who have more in common than he would ever guess. But beneath the surface of this seemingly idyllic town lies a sinister undercurrent of disappearances and unexplained events. Every shadow holds a secret, and every whispered rumour conceals a truth waiting to be uncovered. THE TIP OF THE ICEBERG
In the sleepy town of Malley, nestled amidst the mist-shrouded hills and unexplored woods of Sommersby County, the stage is set for a fateful encounter. Meet Johnny Smith, a young man whose curiosity leads him down a path fraught with mystery and danger after he stumbles upon a newspaper clipping detailing the baffling disappearance of a group of hikers. Determined to uncover the truth, Johnny and his friends delve into Malley's past. But as they dig deeper, they realise that Malley holds far more secrets than they ever dared to imagine and behind the wall of silence is a town with a dark history, where every clue leads to more questions than answers. Accompany Johnny, Sam, Sarah, Martin, Lenka, and Simon as they unravel the mysteries of Malley, uncovering truths that could change everything they thought they knew about their hometown and each other. THE ROOTS GO DEEP
From the uncharted depths of the Morning Star Woods to the forgotten town of Woodfall, Johnny, Sam, Sarah, Martin, Lenka, and Simon continue to unravel the missing persons case in 1979 and stumble upon a tangled web of secrets stretching back to the 1950s. But as they unearth clues from the past, they soon realise that the mystery runs far deeper than they ever imagined and what began as a quest for truth soon evolves into a harrowing odyssey, entangling them in a web of deception woven by the enigmatic Grenkad Group, overseers of the mysterious research and development facility on Leana's Drive known as the Cauldron Station. LIGHT AT THE END OF THE TUNNEL
The investigation reaches its climax as Johnny and his friends retrace the haunting last steps of the missing hikers through the Morning Star Woods, but their journey is far from over. In a cruel twist of fate, a stunning revelation shatters Johnny's perception of his home forever. Yet, unbeknownst to him, Lenka, Sam, Sarah, Martin and Simon have long sensed the eerie undercurrents lurking beneath Malley's surface. With their curiosity piqued and suspicions aroused, they embark on their own quest for answers, determined to uncover what enigmatic forces are at play in Malley.
