"Buckle up and put on your tinfoil hat for this journey, it's a masterfully-written five-star adventure full of fun, fear, and unexpected twists." -Bill Schweitzer, Doves in a Tempest

"A supernatural mystery chock full of frenzied action. Stephen W Briggs' well-crafted protagonists will have you questioning everything as you follow them throughout their ethereal journey." -Ken Harris, author of the From the Case Files of Steve Rockfish crime fiction series

"In Beside Us, Stephen W. Briggs delivers a gripping thriller that takes readers on a riveting investigation from Canada to England and throughout Europe. Briggs keeps readers guessing until the startling conclusion. Fans of Dan Brown's Angels and Demons won't want to miss this page-turner." -Cam Torrens, award-winning author of Stable and False Summit

"If you enjoy novels that keep you guessing, Beside Us is the book for you. Briggs does an admirable job arousing the reader's continual interest, It's all very complicated, but the two lead detectives, who are as perplexed as readers may be, make sense of the complications at a satisfying pace." -Carolyn Geduld, author of the Who Shall Live series

"When Investigator Simon Elliott is a witness to three children being kidnapped, he teams up with two strangers to search for them. A gripping story that will have you on the edge of your seat until the very end." -LeeAnne James, author of Justice for Loretta and The Dusty Road to Homicide

"Briggs takes you on an action-packed, supernatural journey to solve this mystery. A simple kidnapping turns into an international quest for the children but produces only more questions. Who else is looking for the children, and why? You won't want to put this book down until the final secrets are revealed." -Gary Gerlacher, MD, MBA, author of Last Patient of the Night

"Beside Us is a Dan Brown-esque mystery for readers who like a good, juicy conspiracy theory. There are plenty of twists and turns in the complex plot, and supernatural elements that feel logical and integral to the story. I also appreciate the very real stakes for the main characters, and the difficult choices they're forced to make." -Amanda Waters, author of With You

"Briggs weaves a complicated web of conspiracies, secret organizations, truth, and fiction to create a complex tale of an unseen world and those working within it. Every time I guessed what was happening, another complication arose that changed the scope of the story." -Lena Gibson, award-winning author of The Wish and The Edge of Life

"Beside Us, by Stephen W Briggs, is a real romp through time and travel. Fast paced from the get-go, with characters you will warm to and will to succeed. I cannot bring myself to give away the secrets in this book. It has to be read." -Andrew Evans, author of Ramona in the Realms

"A chance encounter throws Sam Elliot into a dizzying world of murders, kidnappings, and paranormal events manipulated by forces of good and evil. The spine-tingling ending left me looking over my shoulder." -Marie W. Watts, author of the award-winning series Warriors for Equal Rights