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Winner of 59 Book Awards
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You’re new to Arjay and want to know if you’ll like his books or not? Fair Enough. You can get the FIRST novel in the Leonard Wise paranormal mystery series for FREE!
Years after a tragic car accident claimed his fiancée, Dr. Leonard "Len" Wise is just coming to terms with his demons. Now sober, the countless drunken nights helped him cope with the pain while he studied his newly-acquired psychic abilities. When a friend enlists him to deliver a lecture on parapsychology, he never expected it to end with a strange invitation: a police consult on a case of spontaneous human combustion.
With no-nonsense Detective Bill McGee by his side, Len deduces the victim may have been murdered by someone with similar abilities to his own. But when an enchanting suspect catches fire before his eyes, the PhD becomes the prime suspect. To clear his name and protect the people he loves, Len must take his powers to the next level before he too is engulfed in flames.
Fire in the Mind is the first book in the Doctor Wise series of paranormal mysteries. If you like complicated heroes, incredible abilities, and supernatural twists, then you'll love Arjay Lewis' award-finalist psychic detective novel.
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Arjay’s Awards
The Muse
2017 Authors Talk About It Book Awards - 3rd Place Horror
2017 Beverly Hills Book Award - Winner Horror
2017 B.R.A.G. Medallion - Winner Horror
2017 Foreword Indie Book Awards - Silver Horror
2017 IAN Book of the Year Awards - Outstanding Horror
2017 NYC Big Book Award - Winner Horror
2018 Independent Press Award - Distinguished Favorite Horror
2018 eLit Awards - Gold Horror
2018 Global Ebook Awards - Bronze Horror
2018 Maxy Book Award - Silver Horror
2018 National Indie Excellence Awards - Winner Horror
2018 Next Generation Indie Book Awards - Finalist Horror
2018 Readers’ Favorite Book Awards - Gold Horror
2018 Shelf Unbound Indie Book Awards - Notable Horror
Kept In The Dark
2019 Top Shelf Book Awards - Winner Horror
2019 Maxy Book Awards - Silver Horror
Ghost Writer
2025 Literary Titan Book Award— Wiinner Horror
2025 American Writing Award - Winner Horror
2025 Author’s Shout Book Award- Top Pick
2025 Global Book Awards- Silver Horror/Ghost
A Study In Murder
2019 American Fiction Awards - Finalist Romantic Suspense
2019 NYC Big Book Awards - Winner Romantic Suspense
Digger
2023 Firebird Book Award- Winner
2023 Readers Favorite Book Award - Gold Medal - Horror
2023 Global Book Awards - Gold Medal- Vampire Novels
2023 NYC Big Book Award- Distinguished Fav - Horror
2023 Book Fest Awards- Silver -Horror
2023 Halloween Book Festival Awards- Top Prize
2023 Independent Author Network- Outstanding Horror
2023 American Writing Awards - Finalist
2023 Pinnacle Book Achievement Award- Horror
2023 Maincrest Media Award Winner- Horror
2023 Indies Today Awards- Runner Up - Horror
2024 Author Shout Reader Ready Awards- Top Pick
2024 Books Shelf Book award- Top 10 Finalist
2024 Penncraft Best Book Award -Horror
2024 Chanticleer Paranormal Awards- Finalist
2024 Maxy Book Awards - Horror - Silver
2024 National Indie Excellence Awards- Horror -Finalist
The Vanishing
2020 Book Excellence Awards - Winner Horror Category
2021 Maxy Book Awards - Winner Horror Category
2021 Indie Reader Discovery Award - Winner Horror Category
2021 Independent Press Awards - Silver Horror Category
2021 New York City Book Awards - Silver Horror Category
2021 Global Book Awards - Silver Horror Category
2021 Readers Favorite Book Award- Bronze Horror Category
2021 Page Turner Awards- Semi-Finalist Horror
2021 Kindle Book Awards Awards- Semi-Finalist Horror
2021 National Indie Excellence Awards - Finalist Horror
2021 Next Generation Indie Book Awards- Finalist Horror
2021 New York Book Festival- Honorable Mention Sci-Fi
The Wizards Of Central Park West
2019 Eric Hoffer Award - Honorable Mention Fantasy
2019 Independent Press Award - Winner Fantasy
2019 Independent Author Network - Finalist Fantasy
2019 National Indie Excellence Awards - Winner Fantasy
2019 Next Generation Indie Book Awards - Finalist Fantasy
2019 Readers’ Favorite Book Award - Silver Fantasy
Fire In The Mind
2018 North Street Book Prize - Mystery Finalist
2018 Top Shelf Indie Book Awards - Mystery Finalist
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Crave Books Podcast
Arjay talks about his process of writing, how he approaches writers block, and how being a magician helps with his writing. Great stories and great fun!
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You Succeeded How Podcast
Magician and Book author Arjay Lewis talks about his career as a magician and his new career as an author. He writes in multiple genres.
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A Life In The Arts
Actor, Magician, Author - Arjay Lewis is a man of many talents. We were fortunate to have some time with Arjay earlier this week and recorded our interview, with Masterwork's own Joseph White.
Step into the extraordinary world of Arjay Lewis, known as the “Wizard of Odd,” where reality intertwines with the bizarre.
Arjay's creativity merges his acting and magic talents, resulting in unforgettable novels. Whether you’re seeking enchantment or thrills, his books will leave you spellbound.
With a literary journey that has earned him accolades, he has proven himself to be a master storyteller. His captivating stories will take you on a journey to unexplored dimensions, revealing hidden truths.
From spine-tingling adventures to mind-bending escapades, his literary creations will keep you on the edge of your seat.
Join the ranks of countless readers who have become die-hard fans of “The Wizard of Odd,” eagerly awaiting each new release. Arjay’s tales are a sanctuary for those who crave a break from the ordinary, a chance to indulge in the delightfully abnormal.
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A tight deadline. A diabolical disappearance…
Is his tortured mind playing dirty tricks, or is he about to write himself into an early grave?
Joe Riley is desperate. Devastated by his recent divorce, the successful thriller author retreats to a remote cabin he’s inherited, hoping the quiet setting will cure his crippling writer’s block. And though he’s briefly disturbed by strange noises in the night, the frustrated storyteller blames alcohol-induced memory loss when he discovers a stack of pages he can’t remember typing.
Searching for answers to his newfound inspiration, Joe learns of a long-vanished successful novelist… and is stunned to spot her specter working away at his desk. And as the stubborn forty-year-old researches his family’s connections to her tragic tale, he becomes aware of a sinister and brutal truth… even as he yields to her unearthly seduction.
Will refusing to confront his own demons see him penning his next masterpiece from six feet under?
Ghost Writer is a dark and moody paranormal mystery. If you like well-developed characters, supernatural chills, and spinetingling tension, then you’ll love Arjay Lewis’s bending of the boundaries between life and death.
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From award-winning author Arjay Lewis comes a collection of six bone-chilling nightmares guaranteed to keep you awake long after the last page.
Step inside a world where love rots, shadows whisper, and reality slips its leash—where every story drags you deeper into the dark. These tales have terrified readers in some of the genre’s most celebrated publications, and now they’re all gathered here… waiting for you.
VOWS – Love doesn’t end at the grave. When a devoted couple is separated by death, the bond that once warmed their hearts becomes something twisted, hungry, and impossible to escape.
SIREN – A convict alone in the far reaches of space discovers that imprisonment is nothing compared to what lurks in the cold void outside his ship—and what’s calling his name.
THE DARK – A night watchman faces an encroaching terror that slips between shadow and imagination. Every shift brings the creatures closer… and soon he won’t be able to pretend they’re just in his head.
DREAMCATCHER – A peaceful walk in the woods spirals into a waking nightmare as something unseen stalks from the trees. Every twig snap may be a warning—or a promise.
THE TRAVELER – Stranded in an airport with an endless delay, one man discovers the terminal is far from empty… and some departures lead to places far worse than death.
INTO THE ABYSS – A makeup artist scores his dream job, only to learn the production’s greatest special effect is real—and it wants him.
Originally featured in elite horror anthologies such as Weird Tales, H.P. Lovecraft Magazine of Horror, The Ultimate Halloween, and Sherlock Holmes Mystery Magazine.
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Down In Flames:
The True Story of Tony “Volcano” Valenci
Screenplay by Arjay Lewis & William J. Stribling
Tony 'Volcano' Valenci has spent his life attempting to set a world record. All of his friends and colleagues have world records. Even his ex-wife has a world record.
Now it's Tony's turn.
Tony plans to shock the world by attempting the impossible: blowing fire while skydiving. And Tony won't let anything stand in his way, not even himself.
Through testimonials from Tony’s friends and colleagues—such as the world’s fastest knife- thrower—his ex-wife, and his skydiving coaches, we piece together Tony’s journey to get his name in the record books.
But will Tony go down in history, or will he go down in flames?
Winner of 11 Awards!
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