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Ryder: Books 1 & 2:
The first two exciting thrillers from Luke Romyn's Ryder Novels series. Travel with Detective Patricia Ryder as she battles alongside a killer known only as Darius, fighting against beings intent on driving our world into the Darkness forever.
RYDER: DEMONSONG
Francisco is infested. Crime stains the streets, and the SFPD
A case comes across Ryder’s desk that leaves the brazen
detective at a loss. What kind of beast could perform such
horrendous acts?
Then she meets him.
The killer mouths a tale so incredible that Ryder is forced to laugh
it off. But then he proves himself by doing the impossible.
Torn between her need for facts and her inability to deny what she
sees with her own eyes, Ryder teams up with a man she cannot
trust in order to thwart an enemy of colossal power.
RYDER: SHADOWPIERCER
A new killer has emerged. Victims fall to ash at its touch, leaving
Ryder reeling at the potential explanations. Is it the same creature
she has witnessed lurking in the shadows, a juddering reaper, or
something else?
In order to prevail, Ryder must somehow master the destructive
force rushing through her, a power only one other being has ever
known.
RYDER: DEMONSONG
Francisco is infested. Crime stains the streets, and the SFPD
A case comes across Ryder’s desk that leaves the brazen
detective at a loss. What kind of beast could perform such
horrendous acts?
Then she meets him.
The killer mouths a tale so incredible that Ryder is forced to laugh
it off. But then he proves himself by doing the impossible.
Torn between her need for facts and her inability to deny what she
sees with her own eyes, Ryder teams up with a man she cannot
trust in order to thwart an enemy of colossal power.
RYDER: SHADOWPIERCER
A new killer has emerged. Victims fall to ash at its touch, leaving
Ryder reeling at the potential explanations. Is it the same creature
she has witnessed lurking in the shadows, a juddering reaper, or
something else?
In order to prevail, Ryder must somehow master the destructive
force rushing through her, a power only one other being has ever
known.
944 pages, Kindle Edition
Published November 10, 2015
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About the author
Luke Romyn
39 books3,335 followersA terrifying storm lashed Sydney’s North Shore on June 21st, 1975. Boats were swamped and jetties smashed in what some claim was the worst storm to hit the coast for four decades.
In the midst of the chaos, Luke Romyn’s parents battled to get to a hospital to birth their baby boy. Normally their idyllic island cottage was a near-paradise; on this night the journey to the mainland in their tiny boat seemed like a passage through Hell. Their son was born near midnight, but part of the storm never left him.
When Luke reached fifteen years of age his father was killed while working in Fiji, leaving Luke and his mother alone. At times, the only things to get Luke through his grief were the stories playing out in his head, endless fantastical tales of lands both distant and near, with characters who would protect him from any tragedy.
At eighteen, Luke began working in nightclubs as a bouncer. Unbeknownst to him, this was simply the first step on a trek which would dictate much of his life from that point on. For over two decades since, Luke has worked in the security industry; from bouncing in some of Australia's roughest pubs and nightclubs to protecting Mickey Mouse and the Disney crew from the overzealous jaws of tenacious toddlers. He's been bodyguard for celebrities internationally and chased feral pigs and snakes from jungle sets on Steven Spielberg productions. Luke has traveled the globe and spent time in some of the most amazing locations the world has to offer.
This experience fuels the Australian writer’s ever-expansive imagination, and he pours it into his novels, combining fact with fiction, history with fantasy, delivering engrossing action-thrillers which leave fans gasping for more. Luke’s quick wit has seen his social media following explode, and he is currently one of the most prolific social media celebrities in Australia, with several hundred thousand followers across the internet.
Publishing his first book, The Dark Path, in 2009 saw it voted in the top 10 horror novels of that year, even though Luke denies ever intending the novel to be classed as horror. Luke Romyn is now one of the most popular indie authors in the ever-growing eBook market and personally completes everything from cover art to final formatting, working tirelessly with editors so as to refine the best stories possible for his readers. The results are international bestsellers you’re certain to love diving into. Hundreds of thousands of readers can’t be wrong.
In the midst of the chaos, Luke Romyn’s parents battled to get to a hospital to birth their baby boy. Normally their idyllic island cottage was a near-paradise; on this night the journey to the mainland in their tiny boat seemed like a passage through Hell. Their son was born near midnight, but part of the storm never left him.
When Luke reached fifteen years of age his father was killed while working in Fiji, leaving Luke and his mother alone. At times, the only things to get Luke through his grief were the stories playing out in his head, endless fantastical tales of lands both distant and near, with characters who would protect him from any tragedy.
At eighteen, Luke began working in nightclubs as a bouncer. Unbeknownst to him, this was simply the first step on a trek which would dictate much of his life from that point on. For over two decades since, Luke has worked in the security industry; from bouncing in some of Australia's roughest pubs and nightclubs to protecting Mickey Mouse and the Disney crew from the overzealous jaws of tenacious toddlers. He's been bodyguard for celebrities internationally and chased feral pigs and snakes from jungle sets on Steven Spielberg productions. Luke has traveled the globe and spent time in some of the most amazing locations the world has to offer.
This experience fuels the Australian writer’s ever-expansive imagination, and he pours it into his novels, combining fact with fiction, history with fantasy, delivering engrossing action-thrillers which leave fans gasping for more. Luke’s quick wit has seen his social media following explode, and he is currently one of the most prolific social media celebrities in Australia, with several hundred thousand followers across the internet.
Publishing his first book, The Dark Path, in 2009 saw it voted in the top 10 horror novels of that year, even though Luke denies ever intending the novel to be classed as horror. Luke Romyn is now one of the most popular indie authors in the ever-growing eBook market and personally completes everything from cover art to final formatting, working tirelessly with editors so as to refine the best stories possible for his readers. The results are international bestsellers you’re certain to love diving into. Hundreds of thousands of readers can’t be wrong.
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June 25, 2019
Ryder and her crew
The story is good, keeps up the frantic pace and takes several twists you don’t expect, but the characters are in depth enough that you almost hate to end the book and not hear from them again!
The story is good, keeps up the frantic pace and takes several twists you don’t expect, but the characters are in depth enough that you almost hate to end the book and not hear from them again!
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