Immortal Pyramid (The Judas Chronicles Book 6)

***Formerly PYRAMID OF COINS***

If one lives long enough, they will experience more than their share of profound sorrow€¦. Tragedy and death are the latest obstacles that stand in the way of William Barrow (aka Judas Iscariot) staying true to the burden upon his heart: His mission to reclaim the thirty blood coins that were his payment for betraying Jesus Christ.

William and his companions return from Hungary to the United States, where they must find a new and secure place to call home. Alistair€s suggestion of New Orleans appears to be the right choice€¦ until an old nemesis comes to town. Ratibor€¦ the bloodthirsty killer who once slaughtered prostitutes for food under the name €˜Jack the Ripper€, and a villain successful at eluding William€s and Roderick€s efforts to apprehend him for more than a millennium. Known to surface every eighty to one hundred-twenty years, the immortal serial killer usually stays in Europe. However, this time Ratibor seeks to avenge an old score with William, who as Emmanuel Ortiz interfered with Ratibor€s feasting on human flesh and blood in London during the horrific Whitechapel crimes of 1888.

On the heels of the last misadventure with Krontos Lazarevic, and later Viktor Kaslow, the emergence of older enemies promises to increase as William closes in on recovering his last few coins. Ratibor takes what is more precious to William than the sum total of his coins and draws him back once more to Eastern Europe, this time to the Balkans. However, it isn€t simply a matter of finding a cursed coin€¦. Plagued with a heavy heart, the immortal man better known as Judas Iscariot must find a way to stop this fiend before Ratibor goes into hibernation with the assured reality of striking violently again in the distant future.

Much is at stake, and for William, the painful realization that seeking to atone for his most famous sin upon the earth€s stage can€t guarantee lasting happiness.

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"The intense writing style of Aiden James kept my eyes glued to the story and the pages seemed to fly by at warp speed. ...Twists, turns, and surprises pop up at random times to keep the reader off balance. It all blends together to create one of the best stories I have read all year."
--Detra Fitch, Huntress Reviews for "The Devil's Paradise"

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--Bookfinds review for "The Forgotten Eden"

"Aiden James writing style flows very easily and I found that "Cades Cove" snowballed into a very gripping tale. Clearly the strengths in the piece were as the spirit's interaction became prevalent with the family... The Indian lore and ceremonies and the flashbacks to Allie Mae's (earthly) demise were very powerful. I think those aspects separated the work from what we've seen before in horror and ghost tales."
--Evelyn Klebert, author of "A Ghost of a Chance" and "Dragonflies"

"Aiden James has a keen eye for detail and an uncanny knack for scaring the hell out of me. We are watching a master at work. "The Raven Mocker" is a nearly perfect thriller. Ghost stories don't get any better than this."
--J.R. Rain, Bestselling author of the "Vampire for Hire" series

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--Detra Fitch, Huntress Reviews for "The Vampires' Last Lover"