The Pale Cold Light / The Body Departed
(2025)(The third book in the Rain Press Doubles series)
An omnibus of novels by J R Rain
The Pale Cold Light & The Body Departed: A Rain Press Double
Two unforgettable mysteries of darkness, redemption, and the thin line between life and death from #1 bestselling author J.R. Rain, together in one powerful volume.
The Pale Cold Light: A Novel
He used to be a detective. Now he’s just another homeless man shuffling through Seattle’s rain-slick streets, muttering prayers and pushing a shopping cart he calls home.
Most days, he can’t even remember his own name. Haunted by hallucinations, grief, and guilt, he talks to God about everything—the cold, the hunger, the pain in his twisted ankle, and the memory of his dog Blessed, buried in the park where she died in his arms.
But when he stumbles onto the freshly dug grave of a murdered woman with a missing tooth that mirrors his own daughter’s unsolved killing, something breaks through the fog.
The old instincts return. The questions start. The rage, too.
Because whoever killed that woman might be the same monster who destroyed his family. And even if he''s a wreck of a man, forgotten by everyone, he hasn’t forgotten how to hunt a killer.
The Body Departed: A Novel
James Blakely is dead. Murdered in his sleep, he never made it to the other side—and he’s pretty sure it’s because he’s damned.
Now a ghost, James haunts the apartment building where he died, slipping through walls to watch over his sleeping daughter, bantering with the foul-mouthed psychic who’s his only friend, and searching for the redemption that always seems out of reach.
When his beloved childhood piano teacher is found murdered, James knows one thing: he may be dead, but he’s not done. Determined to solve her killing, he faces all the usual challenges of detective work—plus a few ghostly ones, like being bound to the building, slowly losing his memories, and drawing energy from the living just to manifest.
As James investigates the living and the dead, he confronts old regrets, unfinished business, and the chilling truth of his own violent death.
Raw, haunting, and unexpectedly heartwarming, The Pale Cold Light and The Body Departed are two tales of resilience, justice, and hope at the edges of life and death. Perfect for fans of gritty detective fiction, The Sixth Sense, The Lovely Bones, and ghost stories with brains, heart, and bite.
Click BUY NOW or READ FOR FREE and step into two unforgettable mysteries where the living and dead collide.
Genre: Urban Fantasy
Two unforgettable mysteries of darkness, redemption, and the thin line between life and death from #1 bestselling author J.R. Rain, together in one powerful volume.
The Pale Cold Light: A Novel
He used to be a detective. Now he’s just another homeless man shuffling through Seattle’s rain-slick streets, muttering prayers and pushing a shopping cart he calls home.
Most days, he can’t even remember his own name. Haunted by hallucinations, grief, and guilt, he talks to God about everything—the cold, the hunger, the pain in his twisted ankle, and the memory of his dog Blessed, buried in the park where she died in his arms.
But when he stumbles onto the freshly dug grave of a murdered woman with a missing tooth that mirrors his own daughter’s unsolved killing, something breaks through the fog.
The old instincts return. The questions start. The rage, too.
Because whoever killed that woman might be the same monster who destroyed his family. And even if he''s a wreck of a man, forgotten by everyone, he hasn’t forgotten how to hunt a killer.
The Body Departed: A Novel
James Blakely is dead. Murdered in his sleep, he never made it to the other side—and he’s pretty sure it’s because he’s damned.
Now a ghost, James haunts the apartment building where he died, slipping through walls to watch over his sleeping daughter, bantering with the foul-mouthed psychic who’s his only friend, and searching for the redemption that always seems out of reach.
When his beloved childhood piano teacher is found murdered, James knows one thing: he may be dead, but he’s not done. Determined to solve her killing, he faces all the usual challenges of detective work—plus a few ghostly ones, like being bound to the building, slowly losing his memories, and drawing energy from the living just to manifest.
As James investigates the living and the dead, he confronts old regrets, unfinished business, and the chilling truth of his own violent death.
Raw, haunting, and unexpectedly heartwarming, The Pale Cold Light and The Body Departed are two tales of resilience, justice, and hope at the edges of life and death. Perfect for fans of gritty detective fiction, The Sixth Sense, The Lovely Bones, and ghost stories with brains, heart, and bite.
Click BUY NOW or READ FOR FREE and step into two unforgettable mysteries where the living and dead collide.
Genre: Urban Fantasy
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