THE SPECTACULAR SEQUEL TO "DON'T PAY THE FERRYMAN" -- The town of Carthage has a long history of mysterious fires, and once again, the fiery destruction has crept back into the townspeople's lives. However, the reemergence of the fires is just one of the town's concerns. Five years after "Don't Pay the Ferryman," Carthage is experiencing a new threat at a time when greed, and apathy have reared their ugly heads over the town. The sudden appearance of a Grim Reaper-type figure has presented a new threat for the residents; but is he a new villain, or has he been around Carthage before? No one...

Carthage, a small town in upstate New York and normally a very quiet community, is about to have a date with destiny. Dave "Bucky" Morgan and Roger Fasick, two friends and lifelong residents, know something is very wrong in their town. Especially since a peculiar and mysterious man has opened a ferry service; a man with no past and questionable credentials. He travels with an attendant, a man of few words and chilling personality, who is just as mysterious as his mentor. Unable to understand the change in many of the townspeople's attitude, Bucky and Roger decide to investigate the bizarre...

The THIRD story in the 'Carthage Chronicles' series On the night of August 29, Tim Matthews, the maniac terrorizing the town of Carthage as the Reaper, perished in a fiery battle...or did he? Three days after Tim's apparent death, his body disappears and the body count begins to rise again. One by one, Tim's former acquaintances begin to be killed off by the mysterious spectre, and the town is left to wonder...Has Tim been resurrected from the dead to become an all-too-real Grim Reaper? Or has someone decided to fill the vacant shoes of one of the town's deadliest villains? Bucky Morgan,...

The town of Carthage, NY is not what it appears to be. To the tourists who pass by during the summer months, it appears to be an idyllic community. However, it never remains peaceful for long. In book one of the series, Don't Pay the Ferryman, a mysterious ferry owner comes to town, and shortly thereafter, a string of disappearances begin to occur. Local residents, Dave "Bucky" Morgan and Roger Fasick, decide to unite their efforts in investigating the bizarre happenings that have transpired since the ferry service entered their lives. In the second novel of the "Carthage Chronicles" trilogy,...

Just months prior to the birth of his first child, Marcus Mastin was laid off from his job when the paper mill he worked at closed its doors forever. With no other mill jobs available, and no other prospects on the horizon, Marcus and his wife discussed their options. The result of their decision is Cinderfella, the true story of one man's journey from blue-collar worker to stay-at-home dad. This first-hand account of his experience delves into such topics as coping with the at-home dad burnout, other people's opinions, how to handle an unruly child, and the lessons he learned along the way....

Marcus J. Mastin, author of such novels as Don't Pay the Ferryman and Don't Fear the Reaper, delivers his first compilation of poetry. Reading this collection of light-hearted poems (mixed with several thought-provoking topics), not only from chapter to chapter, but also differentiating them by the timeline in years, you get to see the progression of Mr. Mastin's work & the evolution of his talent. The various themes of the book are separated into five chapters, each with its own distinctive subject matter. The verse found in this work touches on various topics such as the Columbia spacecraft...

Marcus J. Mastin, author of the Carthage Chronicles thriller series, delivers his second compilation of poetry. With new encounters, new tragedies, and new eerie tales to spin, Mastin returns with a collection of poetry that is just as ambitious and entertaining as his first. For this book, the various themes are separated into six chapters, one of which is a short story. Each poetry section has its own distinctive subject matter, and the short story is a spinoff from the events which transpired in Mastin's horror novel, Don't Fear the Reaper. The verse found in this work touches on various...