Amador Lockdown [Kindle Edition]

Coral Russell (Author), Chryse Wymer (Editor)

Book Description

"You always save the best lies for yourself." - Amador Lockdown

Something has moved into the Amador Hotel. Hector, Marcos, Bev, and Tony of the Paranormal Posse are called in to either debunk the haunting or get rid of whatever is causing the problems. With the surprise arrival of Hector's son, he tries to keep his professional and personal lives separate, but whatever is haunting the Amador Hotel has other plans.

Editorial Reviews

Review

"Amador Lockdown by Coral Russell, is an enlightening thriller with family relationships, work and what sacrifices father will do to save his son. It is a tale about a family business of ghost hunters and on one job something goes terribly wrong. No one believes that something dark and sinister is behind the veil between the two dimensions. The father is the only one who knows the truth and will do anything in his power in this realm or the other realm to rescue his son before it is too late. The twist at the conclusion of this tale blew this reader's mind." - Sue Mahoney at Great Minds Think Aloud Literary Community

"It was very hard to put down once I started, Amador Lockdown, the suspense of "what's gonna happen next?" and feeling some of the fear that the characters felt really pulled me in. The twist at the end though, that was unexpected and I love books that do that, it left me wanting more." -
Kel, reader at Goodreads

From the Author

Want to know the story behind the married couple mentioned in this story?

Devil of a Ghost Tour - Lynn and Lee Hoyt decide a local ghost tour would be a fun date night. In an abandoned hotel on the tour, a demon and his minions have been waiting for just the right couple to come along. Can the ghost hunters, Hector and Marcos, save them before it's too late?

Want to know more about the spirit that has become Darren?

Key to a Haunting - Allen has lost everything, when his father gives him a downtown building to renovate. Trouble is...it's haunted. He calls in the Paranormal Posse to help, but can Hector and Marcos learn the truth in time to finally put the dead to rest?

Find both of these short stories in Playing with Fire Ghost Hunter Series.

A bottomless pit of gratitude to SM, Scott K., Scott R., Christine, Katy, and peeps at Critique Circle for their time and input. A huge thank you to Chryse Wymer for editing. Look for her Living with Murder coming-out soon.

Book Cover by Renee at The Cover Counts

The Beginning rap by CrazyA$$Cracker and Chubbz

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Product Details

• File Size: 289 KB
• Print Length: 141 pages
• Simultaneous Device Usage: Unlimited
• Publisher: Alchemy of Scrawl (October 6, 2011)
• Sold by: Amazon Digital Services, Inc.
• Language: English
• ASIN: B005TDRKZ6
• Text-to-Speech: Enabled
• X-Ray: Not Enabled
• Lending: Enabled
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #553,414 Paid in Kindle Store (See Top 100 Paid in Kindle Store)

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars If you like the paranormal, get this amazing book! October 8, 2011

By Derek Donaldson

Format:Kindle Edition

I read this highly entertaining book in one session, as I just couldn't lay it down. The story is very well written, and builds up the suspense from page one. All the characters are real, and the plot is so amazing! I can only say one thing; if you like reading about paranormal activity, and love a great story, then you need to get this book asap... you won't regret it. Coral's book will keep your attention from start to finish!

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars A wonderful comfy fit for this ghost story loving girl! February 14, 2012

By CabinGoddess

Format:Kindle Edition|Amazon Verified Purchase

What a pleasure this book was to read. A well written and down to earth ghost story. With everyone writing a new paranormal romance, mystery or urban fantasy novel these days, it is hard to find a good old fashioned ghost story. This one is set in a real hotel in El Paso. It opens in one of the most famous graveyards that I have also visited on a ghost story. From the first page this book felt comfortable, like I had slipped into my favorite sweats and curled up with my favorite tea cup under a warm comfy blanket. But it is not just a ghost story, it is a few stories rolled up into one. It is a story about loss and the search for what has been lost, from several different view points, not all of them earthly.

I was rapidly turning each page with excitement! Amador Lockdown is a thriller in the real sense of the word! The story keeps you guessing and leaves you guessing till the very end. With such a classic style of ghost story it is refreshing that Ms. Russell was able to keep this mystery going with such consistency in style and also such capriciousness catching me off guard several times. I can honestly say I did NOT see any of it coming!

It many ways it is also a story about loss. Loss of hope and loss of faith and the struggle to find them again, not just for Hector and his son, but for the spirits lost behind the veil. Many questions arose that were never answered including the one that I tend to always ask at the end of a ghost story, "So what happened to.....?" We may never know! Coral was able to draw me in and developed her characters so strongly I was able to get a deep connection with them that makes me need and want to know. Which would be my only complaint. I want and I need to know more! I want the answers to the question, "What happened to...?

I have had my own share of ghostly encounters when I was living near Tombstone and Bisbee, AZ. Reading this just cements my beliefs more. The light happy fun of the Paranormal Posse to the dark sadness I felt with Hector's rage at those who did not believe him when he knew there was someone else that came back from that hotel lockdown, more then just his son )(that is if any of him was still left inside). It was so well written I felt the horror and anticipation right along with Hector, the fear that this child is truly lost forever, and I felt curiosity at who existed now. I hope we get some answers, only time and Coral's quill will tell!

I would recommend this to anyone who likes a well written book about ghosts and real people. There is nothing fantastic or long legged in this book. It is about real people, their fascination with the paranormal and the relationships that exist in every day life.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars Really great story...nice twist at the end December 11, 2011

By J. C. Andrijeski

Format:Kindle Edition

I don't usually read ghost stories, I admit, but I was intrigued enough to pick this one up, partly because it was set in a part of the United States that I'm fairly familiar with, and partly because I like the author. The novel starts off as a pretty light story, despite the subject matter, with a group of paranormal investigators calling themselves "the Paranormal Posse" giving tours in a haunted graveyard and running investigations upon request of home owners and others who have experienced a fright. The team in the Posse have been working together for years, and the characters, despite their ghostly professions, are very grounded, real and likeable...and their dynamic with one another really works. Then things start getting weird...building to a "lockdown" in the historic Amador Hotel, a lockdown being when a team of ghost hunters spend the night in a haunted building and attempt to communicate with the resident spirits. I don't want to give anything away by saying too much, but dang, it gets pretty freaky after that! The ending wasn't at all predictable or what I expected...it was touching, upsetting, scary and very powerful. The relationship between one of the ghost hunters, Hector, and his son Darren really forms the heart of the book in a lot of ways.

My only complaint really was that I wanted MORE. I actually could have read a longer book on this...there were a number of issues that I found myself wishing had been explored in more depth, including the history of the hotel, Darren's mysterious psychiatric ailments, the being at the end (I don't want to give anything away on that), and others I'm probably not remembering. All in all though, a great book! Highly recommend.

More About the Author

Coral Russell lives in the southwest with her hubby, baby Godzilla sized kid and an adorable dog with which she shares a one-way thermal dynamic relationship. You can connect with her on Twitter, Facebook, Google+, Pinterest, YouTube here http://coralrussell.com/ or just email [e-mail]

Along with her brain buddy, Donna, she promotes The Indie Exchange - http://indieexchange.com - a group of authors, readers, and book bloggers who post reviews, articles, and giveaways. Listen in Fridays to our radio show at http://blogtalkradio.com/alchemyofscrawl

Mrs. Russell won the 2003 McCaleb Peace Initiative which produced the non-fiction articles Peace on the Peninsula. All profit from the sale of that eBook go to rebuilding Joplin, MO. She also won the Pirate Themed Contest in 2010 on Bookrix with her short story, Sweet Trade of the Red Coral.