Hell is Empty: A Friday the 13th Story, Book 3

by Mark Edward Jones

Professor Filíp Nekola’s wife dies unexpectedly in Brno, Czechoslovakia, and his troubled teenage foster daughter, Miomir, comes under suspicion. Filíp must protect his two other wards, younger siblings brought to him six years earlier when an assassin, Karanosz Tasev, killed the children’s parents. A detective appears, telling Filíp he has learned of Tasev’s hunt for Miomir.

The Czech government’s secret police detain Filíp, forcing him to leave the children alone with Miomir and her friends. The children witness the teenagers performing a dark ritual to destroy Miomir’s enemies. Filíp must escape the secret police, rescue the children, and stop the assassin Tasev before he steals another life. The worst monsters are human.

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Published February 21, 2023

About the author

Mark Edward Jones writes mystery, crime, noir, and speculative fiction. His work includes the Frank “Twitchy” O’Brien mysteries, the Eddie Stone series, the Henry Ike Pierce mysteries, and the science-fiction stories Transmission 13 and Echo 13. His fiction has received awards and recognition from regional and national writing organizations.

Mark and his wife have celebrated over four decades together. They have three grown children and one grandson.

Reviews

[Robert Herold · Rating 5 out of 5]

A Spooky Cold War Thriller

Mark Edward Jones’s had deftly set his supernatural thriller, “Hell is Empty,” in Czechoslovakia during the Cold War, an already scary period to begin with. One of his characters is an ominous assassin who possesses supernatural abilities. In this story, he is searching for a niece who turns out to be even more ominous than her uncle. Can a good-hearted professor avoid the deadly forces arrayed against him and save two orphan children to whom he is the guardian? Read this excellent story to find out!