Dark_Logan_

DARK STAR STORY - CHRONOLOGY
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Part One; Descent

To his Family and Friends Logan Hughes leads a normal life.

Following the break down of his marriage Logan pursuits an alternative lifestyle. A lifestyle he wants to define him. A lifestyle far removed from the mundane existence that his life had become.

Establishing the Night Club he’s invested heavily in, on so many levels, he’s soon embroiled on a journey leading him into darkness and debauchery. The dream threatens to become his nightmare.

Drink, Drugs and Girls fuel darkest desires. As he clutches for stability he is unaware just how out of control his life has become.

His new lifestyle consumes him… will it destroy him?

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Part Two; Aftermath

Jack Hughes lives with a legacy that haunts him. The legacy of his Father, Logan Hughes.

Twelve months after the events of 'Descent' Jack tries to distance himself from the stigma of his Father whilst moving on with his own life

Only to find himself lured into a world far removed from anything he has ever know as he fights hard to achieve and to provide for his own burgeoning family.

Like Father like Son?

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The Brothers

A collection of ‘one shot’ tales set in the world of ‘The Dark Star.’

Steven and his Nameless brother are proprietors of O’Leary's Bar, a busy Irish bar that provides unfettered access to a slew of females across their working week who willing but often unwittingly cross the threshold into their establishment… the lucky ones get to leave.

Written as an anthology of tales penned as stand alone stories. The submissions do form a chronological order as listed under 'works'

Titles prefixed A Dark Star Story over lap feature characters and overlap event within both the Descent and Aftermath story arcs

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Part Three; Bloodshed

Will Marchant is troubled... His Business is in trouble... His Marriage is in trouble

Sole heir to the family business Will struggles with the pressures of expectations. As his business heads despairingly towards the hands of the receivers he neglects his most important relationships as he does all he can to save the family heritage fatal decisions are made. Decisions that form dark associations and threaten ramifications for everyone and everything in his life.

All the while beneath the surface of his life a Killer lurks. A Killer with an insatiable bloodlust.

Standalone tale featuring cross over characters from the first two Dark Star stories to set in motion what’s to come.

Will you survive the bloodshed?

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The Poisonous Cuckoo

Markus Halliday believes he wants for nothing until he encounters the one thing he knows he cant have, but desperately wants.

Events set in motion by an adulterous affair lead all parties involved finding themselves drawn towards risk and personal sacrifice like moths to a flame.

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Part Four; Lockdown

Logan Hughes returns in events set against the backdrop of the global pandemic

As the world and the country grind to a halt a more crippling illness consumes Logan as he faces isolation in the direst of circumstances, haunted by the ghosts and the actions of his sordid past.

Fateful encounters spur the need to be the man he does not want to be once more. Finding himself torn between morality and those he cares most about.

When doors unlock who will have survived the Lockdown?

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Too Close For Comfort

Dark desires and dangerous liaisons collide as Detective Inspector Rose Callaghan unwittingly finds herself drawn unintentionally too closer to a fatal serial Killer with dire consequence

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The Collective

Suave and sophisticated Ecuadorian Hector Salazar is every bit the controlled, calculating individual his rival Logan Hughes is not.

From the shadows of his exclusive Private Members Club, Warehouse 43, Salazar operates the covert and highly secretive group known as 'The Collective'.

As Salazar ruminates, fixating on one particular individual no one in Logan Hughes life is safe

Bridges Dark Star Story Parts 1 to 4 - Descent, Aftermath, Lockdown

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Part Five ; Hillcliffe

Every end has a beginning

Following the turmoil of the events of ‘Lockdown’ Logan Hughes desperately searches for information regarding Ari who is still missing.

His quest leading him into the City’s most renowned of post codes.

In the Hillcliffe, where crime, drugs, and murder are a way of life debauchery and despair cast ominous shadows over the lives of all who walk the streets.

Dare you enter the Hillcliffe?

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Twisted Tales

One shot dark story’s set within the Dark Star universe with occasional overlaps with wider story arcs.