{"title":"The Quiet Stranger In The Black Hat","description":null,"products":[{"product_id":"pool-in-bethesda-book-paul-john-hausleben-9780998630052","title":"The Pool in Bethesda","description":"\u003cb\u003eJohn 5:4 is the mystery verse of the Bible  In some versions of the Bible, the verse is there and, in some Bibles, it is not. Why is that so? Exactly who or what is the mysterious stranger? \u003c\/b\u003eThe Quiet Stranger in the Black Hat returns in an exciting new set of fantasy adventures laced with heavy religious overtones. This time around, the stranger enlists allies to assist him in his quest to subdue evil, and when despair hits and hope is almost lost forever; he intervenes in order to change the course of people's lives for the better. This collection of two novellas, a novelette, and a short story, captures the true essence of Paul John Hausleben's most mysterious character. However, this time around, the author provides the reader with subliminal clues as to the stranger's true identity. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe first story, \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e680 Kilohertz\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e is a novella where crime and fantasy mix. An old radio and television repairman, near the end of his career and his humdrum life of running his repair shop, becomes anything but humdrum when the mysterious stranger drops off an antique radio for repair. A radio that not only broadcasts news and events from the future but also changes time when it does so. When the repairman hears a news broadcast of a horrific event broadcasted over the antique radio, the old repairman and a police detective friend are both caught in a tangled web of good versus evil and a heart-racing mission to stop the horrific event in time. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe second story is the novelette, \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Fig and the Thistle\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e. When the quiet stranger pays a visit to a corrupt and evil religious televangelist, to show him the error of his religious ways and to crumble the evil empire, the stranger does so with two missions in mind. Not only to destroy the corrupt religious empire, but more importantly, a little boy's life hangs in the balance. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eEcho of a Requiem\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e is a short story about an elderly tailor--a proud and talented craftsman of custom men's business suits, who is down to his last gasps in life. Everything goes wrong for him. His wife passes away, he loses his job, and he is down to his last dollar and in desperation, the tailor takes a backbreaking job at a local supermarket. Hope seems lost until the old tailor shares an amazing encounter and a few words with the stranger. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eIf Only for a Pause\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e is a novella of crime and fantasy mixed. Mark Holiday is a geeky, but brilliant video gamer with the gaming handle of, Winterkill. Mark also happens to be the world's greatest professional video gamer and the owner of a successful and lucrative video game empire. One night, when Mark inexplicably decides to take a break from his introverted world of video games and venture into the real world, he encounters the mysterious stranger and meets a lovely young woman, who he instantly falls in love with. Mark's life takes an incredible turn when the stranger gives Mark a remarkable gift. Mark receives the gift of a super power that enables him to pause the world for ten minutes. Just as he can in a video game. It is then that Mark realizes the stranger's gift is for Mark to assist the stranger in his quest to defeat evil, and Mark realizes that above all, it is to save the life of the woman that he so dearly loves. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eOnce more, this remarkable collection of stories by the master storyteller makes us wish that the \u003cb\u003eQuiet Stranger in the Black Hat\u003c\/b\u003e really were hiding in the shadows while on a mission to bring hope and joy into our weary world.","brand":"WoB","offers":[{"title":"US \/ NEW \/ INGRAM","offer_id":54114980200721,"sku":"NIN9780998630052","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/9780998630052.jpg?v=1786365512"},{"product_id":"tales-of-the-quiet-stranger-in-the-black-hat-book-paul-john-hausleben-9780990697909","title":"Tales of the Quiet Stranger in the Black Hat","description":"The master storyteller, Mr. Paul John Hausleben returns and this time he brings with him, his most mysterious character, The Quiet Stranger in the Black Hat. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIs the mysterious stranger, a superhero, or an angel sent from Heaven, or a ghost, or perhaps he is simply a manifestation of a person's mind? It is impossible to tell, and his creator is not revealing the stranger's true identity. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe author says, I think it is best for a reader to decide who or what the stranger actually is and determine their own ideas as to his role and identity. To quote the stranger's own words regarding his identity, 'I am who you want me to be and what you can never imagine that I am.' \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHerein is a collection of fantasy short stories with emotional and unforgettable storylines, as the mysterious, quiet stranger in the black hat appears to shape people's lives, save them from cruel fates, guide them and show them the truth, of which they might be too afraid to face. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIf you are weary of zombies, the end of the world and the same old themes found in other ordinary fantasy tales, The Tales of the Quiet Stranger in the Black Hat is the fantasy book for you  \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eNo matter what the mysterious stranger's actual identity is, these stories are puzzling, mysterious, and poignant, and all wrapped up in one special and unforgettable collection.","brand":"WoB","offers":[{"title":"US \/ NEW \/ INGRAM","offer_id":54116697637137,"sku":"NIN9780990697909","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/9780990697909.jpg?v=1786410964"}],"url":"https:\/\/www.worldofbooks.com\/collections\/the-quiet-stranger-in-the-black-hat-book-series.oembed","provider":"World of Books ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}