From multiple-time Amazon #1 bestlling author of over 40 books, Iain Rob Wright. "Iain Rob Wright scares the hell out of me!" - JA Konrath "A Horror Mastermind." - Matt Shaw "Sick & twisted." - David Moody NEVER TEMPT FATE...Emily Carlton's life is a relentless cycle of boredom. Single, broke, and trapped in a job she hates, she yearns for a little excitement. That's why tonight is so important. Planning to reunite with old friends for an evening on the beach, she might finally get the excitement she's looking for... Yet, what begins as a night of fun and laughter soon spirals into a nightmarish hell when one of Emily's friends succumbs to a violent, racist outburst and targets a group of immigrants. The repercussions are harrowing, and they soon fall prey to a malevolent curse—a curse that unleashes the darkest form of misfortune. Deadly misfortune. If you hunger for tales drenched in dread, where terror lurks at every turn, then "Bad Luck" is the novel you've been searching for. Grab your copy today and discover what readers are screaming about. THIS BOOK IS A STANDALONE ENTRY IN THE 'CURSED MANUSCRIPTS' SHARED UNIVERSE On December 21, 2012, according to the Mayan Calendar, the world was supposed to end. It didn't. But on that day, 113 mysterious manuscripts were discovered around the world, each one written in blood by an unknown author. After several dozen unexplained deaths befell the finders of said manuscripts, a decision was made to lock them up for good in a secret vault beneath the Vatican. It is said that anyone who reads the stories will die, and as such they are now referred to as 'The Cursed Manuscripts.' In December 2020, new manuscripts started turning up around the world. 'Witch' was one of them. MANUSCRIPT 10/22-04 (BAD LUCK). Details below. Manuscript 12.20-01, discovered Oct 2022 in Brisbane, Austrlia, by luxury yacht captain, Sandy Burns, who found it floating in the ocean a mile off shore. Somehow the written pages were miraculously okay, but two days later Captain Burns mysteriously capsized her yacht three miles off the coast of the island of Vanuatu and drowned. The following text was found carved onto a piece of the vessel's hull. WHAT READERS ARE SAYING★★★★★ "One of Britain’s brightest talents." ★★★★★ "There's no good point to put the book down so you can get some sleep." ★★★★★ "Stephen King fans would enjoy this." ★★★★★ "I loved every minute of it." ★★★★★ "I read it in 2 days, unheard of for me!" ★★★★★ "There is a surprising twist to the end of the book." ★★★★★ "A cosy, ripping yarn." ★★★★★ "Brilliant storyline with the right amount of horror." ★★★★★ "I could not put it down, had to read through the night." ★★★★★ "I loved the story!" ★★★★★ "Everything I've come to expect from Iain Rob Wright."