Tales from the Archives are short stories set in the world of the Ministry of Peculiar Occurrences. They explore events mentioned in the novels, characters seen and unseen and may include novel teasers of things to come. This volume includes:

The Astonishing Amulet of Amenartas by Nathan Lowell

Agent Heathcliff Durham finds himself crisscrossing Africa, looking for an Amulet that could spell disaster for any who come near it. Battling blistering heat, starvation, wild animals, and despair, he is not comforted by the company of a rough and ready sort named Morrison. Soon Durham begins to suspect he may never return home -- and to top it all off the tea has almost run out.

Ruby In Rain by Grant Stone

From the farthest edge of the Empire, New Zealand agents Lachlan King and Barry Ferguson are called to interview a recent arrival to Auckland's prisons. An infamous gambler, according to the constable's account, has turned himself into their custody, not for the safety of society but for his own. The Ministry steps in to uncover a man's story of impressive luck, and more incredible vision.

The Shadows of Calcutta by Phil Rossi

Agent Robert Smith, on return from a mission in Nepal, is diverted to India where he is charged to find a missing agent. Alex Tanner had been investigating a series of thefts and murders holding the Ministry's attention, and now it falls on Agent Smith to find his missing comrade.

From Paris, With Regret by Starla Hutchon

On assignment in the City of Light, Ministry agents Eliza D. Braun and Harrison Thorne chase down a murderer condemning descendants of a royal bloodline to a horrific death.

The Night Plutonian Shore by Jack Mangan

In 1849 when a poet is murdered in the streets of Baltimore. The man behind the seemingly random murder manages to elude the law until -- in 1889 -- Agents Bruce Campbell and Brandon Hill track him down. The assassin, Mikael Scharnusser, gives the slip to the agents on revealing his "talent" and the madman's intentions to bring down the House of Usher.

The Seven by P C Haring

Agent Brandon Hill is on assignment in South America, enjoying the local culture and women, when a mystery that could lead to El Dorado falls into his lap. Before the intrepid agent knows it, he is the jungle uncovering a plot but the devilish Illuminati. He will need all his monkey knife fighting skills to survive this one.
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