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Frankenstein (Raintree Short Classics)
by Mary Shelley Gary Kelley Diana StewartThe monster was supposed to be man’s benefactor, but, scorned for his ugliness, he swears revenge on his creator and the human race.
Spirit Hunters: The Island Of Monsters (Spirit Hunters #1)
by Ellen Oh<p>We Need Diverse Books founder Ellen Oh returns with Spirit Hunters, a high-stakes middle grade mystery series about Harper Raine, the new seventh grader in town who must face down the dangerous ghosts haunting her younger brother. A riveting ghost story and captivating adventure, this tale will have you guessing at every turn! <p>Harper doesn’t trust her new home from the moment she steps inside, and the rumors are that the Raine family’s new house is haunted. Harper isn’t sure she believes those rumors, until her younger brother, Michael, starts acting strangely. The whole atmosphere gives Harper a sense of déjà vu, but she can’t remember why. She knows that the memories she’s blocking will help make sense of her brother’s behavior and the strange and threatening sensations she feels in this house, but will she be able to put the pieces together in time?</p>
Spirit Hunters #2: The Island Of Monsters (Spirit Hunters #2)
by Ellen OhThe thrilling sequel to the Texas Bluebonnet Award-nominated Spirit Hunters!We Need Diverse Books founder Ellen Oh delivers the next haunting tale in her acclaimed middle grade series Spirit Hunters, a mix of captivating mystery and chilling ghost story.The perfect spooky read for Halloween, this pulse-pounding adventure will leave you shocked at every twist.Harper Raine faces new challenges ahead when her parents take the whole family to a remote tropical island for vacation. As Harper starts to have visions of the resort’s history of disappearances and discovers more about the island’s dark and fabled past, she must use her newly acquired spirit hunting talents to save everyone on the island from murderous spirits on the attack.An exciting and spooky middle grade series, perfect for Halloween reads.
Chokehold (The Final War #3)
by David MoodyThe third book in The Final War series from Hater author David Moody is perfect for readers of John Maberry and Max Brooks.A series of nuclear strikes has left huge swathes of the country uninhabitable. It’s a level playing field now: both Hater and Unchanged alike have to fight to stay alive. Both have retreated to their camps to regroup, less than twenty miles away from each other.It’s here that the last major battle of the final war will inevitably be fought, but neither side has any idea what’s waiting for them just around the corner.Both armies are ready to fight to the death, each of their leaders hell-bent on victory. Their tactics are uniformly simple: strike first, get the enemy in a chokehold, then strangle the life out of them.Chokehold is a fast-paced and wonderfully dark story about the fight for survival in the face of the impending apocalypse.
Stolen Past: Doug Fletcher (Doug Fletcher #1)
by Dean HoveyDoug Fletcher, a retired Minnesota detective, relocates to Arizona and a quiet life as a part-time National Park Service ranger. His plans change abruptly when a suspicious fall at a national monument plunges him into the world of stolen antiquities, ruthless drug smugglers, and shady antiques dealers. Working with Jamie Ballard of the Navajo Nation Police, Doug finds their investigation complicated by the demands of his visiting family, a new boss, an overly friendly neighbor, the FBI, and his new environment.
Washed Away: Doug Fletcher (Doug Fletcher #2)
by Dean HoveyA Park Service backpacking trip turns deadly when hikers are caught in a steep canyon during a flash flood. Three hikers are swept away, but a rescue team recovers four bodies. Park Service Investigator Doug Fletcher teams up with rangers Jill Rickowski and Liz Carpenter, and Navajo Nation Policeman Jamie Ballard. They hike river bottoms and arroyos searching for the origin of the fourth body, leaning on each other to overcome their fears, cultural differences, and emotional baggage. In the process they forge bonds that will last past the end of the investigation.
The Doppelganger Gambit: Brill/Maxwell (Brill/Maxwell #1)
by Lee KilloughIt looks like straightforward suicide to Detective Janna Brill. Starship outfitter Andy Kellener locked himself in his office after hours and took a fatal drug dose. But Brill’s exasperating new partner Mama Maxwell thinks it’s murder, and his chief suspect is Kellener’s partner Jorge Hazlett. The trouble is, Hazlett has an airtight alibi. In 2091's cashless society, every purchase is made with a data chip implanted in the individual’s wrist...and Hazlett’s bank records put him in a shopping mall clear across town at the time of his partner’s death. To get their man, Brill and Maxwell have to prove Hazlett faked his shopping spree...and possibly destroy law enforcement’s best tool since DNA for tracking suspects. “Like many procedurals the novel’s strength rests as much on the personalities of the cops as in the solving of the crime, and Brill and Maxwell make an entertaining pair.” Locus Magazine….“Police Procedural SF is rare — that makes Ms. Killough’s fun romp all the more appreciated. The characters, plot, indeed the whole future society are very well developed in this novel.” SF Review 34
Spider Play: Brill/Maxwell (Brill/Maxwell #2)
by Lee KilloughIn a bitter 2092 winter, the mystery of why someone would hijack a hearse in a snowstorm leads detectives Janna Brill and Mama Maxwell first to evidence of smuggling and then to a space station with secrets. Hundreds of miles from Earth, minus weapons or communication with Earth, they face a killer who could be the very person inviting them there
Here Today Zombie Tomorrow (Sassy and Fun Fantasy #1)
by Connie VinesSteampunk novelist Meredith Misso worked hard at living the perfect SoCal celeb life. Now that she is a Zombie, it’s all about the make-up, non-vegan lifestyle, and her soon-to-be ex, who somehow managed to Velcro himself back into her life.
Stone Chameleon: Water (Ironhill Jinn #1)
by Joycelyn AdamsWhen a series of unusual murders point to Lou Hudson, Ironhill’s monster whisperer, as the primary suspect, she has but one choice: find the real perpetrator before her trial begins or face execution. Lou, the last of the jinn, survives by hiding her abilities after the rest of the elementals fell victim to genocide. As a preternatural pest control expert and self-proclaimed guardian of the innocent, she’s accustomed to trudging through the dregs of society. Hunting down a pesky murderer should be easy, especially with help from a dashing local media darling and a tantalizing Scottish vampire whose motives are a mystery. For Lou, though, nothing is ever simple. When she discovers the killer’s identity, to reveal it would unearth her secret and go against her strict moral code, resulting in a deadly catch twenty-two.
A Demon Inside
by Rick R. ReedHunter Beaumont doesn't understand his grandmother's deathbed wish: "Destroy Beaumont House." He'd never even heard of the place. But after his grandmother passes and his first love betrays him, the family house in the Wisconsin woods looks like a tempting refuge. Going against his grandmother's wishes, Hunter flees to Beaumont House.But will the house be the sanctuary he had hoped for? Soon after moving in, Hunter realizes he may not be alone. And who -- or what -- he shares the house may plunge him into a nightmare from which he may never escape.Sparks fly when he meets his handsome neighbor, a caretaker for the estate next door, but is the man salvation...or is he the source of Hunter's terror?
The Manifestations of Sherlock Holmes
by James LovegroveTwelve sensational Sherlock Holmes short stories from a bestselling master of the genre.Maverick detective Sherlock Holmes and his faithful chronicler Dr John Watson return in twelve thrilling short stories. The iconic duo find themselves swiftly drawn into a series of puzzling and sinister events: an otherworldly stone whose touch inflicts fatal bleeding; a hellish potion to unlock a person's devilish psyche; a fiendishly clever, almost undetectable method of revenge and many more - including a brand-new Cthulhu Casebooks story.
The Hunted Soul: A New Adult Urban Fantasy Romance Novel (The Cursed Key Trilogy #2)
by Miranda Brock Rebecca HamiltonDark magic, cursed objects, and a race against time.After unearthing a cursed key, an ancient magic posses archaeologist Olivia Perez, and the dark, dangerous power threatens to consumer her. The only way to free herself? Defeat the dark mage…before he destroys the world.Setting out with her shifter partner, Olivia hunts for a relic that may be the key to saving the earth, but their mission is derailed by demons and sorcerers who want Olivia’s dark magic for themselves. With enemies breathing down their necks and danger stretching out ahead, Olivia must tap into every ounce of wit, strength, and cursed power she has if she wants to stay out of the mage’s clutches.But will she sacrifice her morality in the process?Witches reveal truths, fae unveil secrets, and Olivia’s own past begins to clear as she and her partner race their way to an ancient wilderness, where the lines between friends and enemies blur, the struggle for control is deadly, and choices must be made which will haunt Olivia forever.Fans of Tomb Raider and Ilona Andrews will love the urban fantasy/paranormal romance blend of The Hunted Soul, book two The Cursed Key Trilogy, a dark magical adventure series by Miranda Brock and Rebecca Hamilton! Scroll up and one click to conjure this epic urban fantasy romance to your ereader today!
Already Dead: A Novel (Joe Pitt Casebooks #1)
by Charlie HustonThere's a shambler on the loose. Some fool who got himself infected with a flesh-eating bacteria is lurching around, trying to munch on folks' brains. Joe hates shamblers, but he's still the one who has to deal with them. That's just the kind of life he has. Except afterlife might be better word. From the Battery to the Bronx, and from river to river, Manhattan is crawling with Vampyres. Joe is one of them, and he's not happy about it. Yeah, he gets to be stronger and faster than you, and he's tough as nails and hard to kill. But spending his nights trying to score a pint of blood to feed the Vyrus that's eating at him isn't his idea of a good time. And Joe doesn't make it any easier on himself. Going his own way, refusing to ally with the Clans that run the undead underside of Manhattan-it ain't easy. It's worse once he gets mixed up with the Coalition-the city's most powerful Clan-and finds himself searching for a poor little rich girl who's gone missing in Alphabet City. Now the Coalition and the girl's high-society parents are breathing down his neck, anarchist Vampyres are pushing him around, and a crazy Vampyre cult is stalking him. No time to complain, though. Got to find that girl and kill that shambler before the whip comes down... and before the sun comes up.
La encargada de vestuario
by Patrick McGrathLa última novela del prestigioso autor británico, Patrick McGrath, es un homenaje al mundo del teatro. Una atmosférica novela ambientada en un Londres de posguerra amenazado por el espectro del fascismo. Enero de 1947. Londres está en ruinas y los víveres escasean. Bajo el cielo encapotado de este invierno especialmente crudo, la voz omnisciente de un coro teatral de mujeres nos traslada al funeral de uno de los actores de teatro más célebres de la época. Nos cuentan que su extraña muerte ha dejado desolada a su esposa Joan, encargada de vestuario de un importante teatro londinense; que no halla consuelo ni en su hija, una frágil actriz en ciernes, ni en su yerno, productor teatral de intenciones dudosas. Nos cuentan que cada noche Joan busca a su difunto marido en el tacto y el olor de sus trajes, hasta el día en que percibe el espíritu del esposo dentro del actor que le ha sustituido como Malvolio en Noche de reyes y, sintiendo que pierde el juicio, se encapricha de él. Mientras, el coro que nos acompaña en este drama nos lanza a una espiral de locura, intriga y traición que conduce a un devastador secreto. En este maravilloso homenaje al mundo del teatro, Patrick McGrath erige un fascinante thriller de terror psicológico con tintes góticos y de intriga posbélica, ambientado en un Londres lúgubre y que sigue amenazado por los reductos del fascismo. Críticas:«Uno de los escritores que mejor bucea en la psique humana [...] magistral.»John Banville «Los fantasmas del teatro y el espectro del fascismo persiguen al Londres frío y sucio de este atmosférico relato, escrito por un maestro de lo grotesco.»The Guardian «Una brillante evocación del mundo del teatro y su sórdido glamour, pero también un retrato enternecedor de una mujer que lucha por dar sentido a su pasado e imaginar un futuro para sí misma.»The Sunday Times «Espléndido [...], espeluznante, elegante e intelectualmente muy hábil.»The Telegraph «Como es bien sabido, McGrath es un narrador brillante.»The Observer «Maravillosamente siniestro [...] una delicia [...] uno se enfrenta a un viaje apasionante.»The Spectator «McGrath es algo raro pero imprescindible, un escritor con la capacidad de exponer nuestros más oscuros miedos sin hacer que huyamos de ellos.»New Statesman «Un festín de novela, rica y altamente sazonada incluso antes de llegar al clímax gótico típico de McGrath.»Reader's Digest «Un thriller inquietante.»Stylist
The Owls Have Come to Take Us Away
by Ronald L. SmithTwelve-year-old Simon is obsessed with aliens. The ones who take people and do experiments. <P><P>When he's too worried about them to sleep, he listens to the owls hoot outside. Owls that have the same eyes as aliens—dark and foreboding. <P><P>Then something strange happens on a camping trip, and Simon begins to suspect he’s been abducted. But is it real, or just the overactive imagination of a kid who loves fantasy and role-playing games and is the target of bullies and his father’s scorn? <P><P>Even readers who don’t believe in UFOs will relate to the universal kid feeling of not being taken seriously by adults that deepens this deliciously scary tale.
Fighters of Fear: Occult Detective Stories
by Mike AshleyA Retrospective Collection of Classic Occult and Supernatural Detective Stories by Some of the Field&’s Greatest and Best-Known Weird Fiction Authors Since the gaslit nights at the end of the nineteenth century, the occult detective has been a beloved and recurring archetype. Mixing the best aspects of the detective tale and weird or supernatural fiction, and capitalizing in part on the massive popularity of Sherlock Holmes, these stories portrayed men and women pitted against surreal and horrifying foes, usually with little to defend them but their own savvy, experience, and know-how. From William Hope Hodgson&’s Thomas Carnacki, to Seabury Quinn&’s fearless Frenchman Jules de Grandin, to Jessica Salmonson&’s Penelope Pettiweather, the occult detective has taken a variety of forms, investigated a wide array of supernatural and otherworldly cases, and entertained generations of readers. This new collection compiles thirty-one all-time classic occult detective stories as it traces the genre&’s growth from its nineteenth-century origins to the late twentieth century, showcasing the work of acclaimed pioneers of weird tales alongside cult favorites and exciting modern talents. So, step into the shadows, join us on this journey into the dark, and become a fighter of fear . . .CONTENTS Introduction, Mike Ashley Green Tea, Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu The Shining Pyramid, Arthur Machen The Haunted Child, Arabella Kenealy The Mystery of the Felwyn Tunnel, L. T. Meade & Robert Eustace The Story of Yand Manor House, E. & H. Heron The Tapping on the Wainscott, Allan Upward Samaris, Robert W. Chambers The Whistling Room, William Hope Hodgson The Woman with the Crooked Nose, Victor Rousseau The Sorcerer of Arjuzanx, Max Rittenberg The Ivory Statue, Sax Rohmer The Stranger, Claude & Alice Askew The Swaying Vision, Jessie Douglas Kerruish The Sanatorium, F. Tennyson Jesse The Villa on the Borderive Road, Rose Champion de Crespigny The Room of Fear, Ella Scrymsour The Seven Fires, Philippa Forest The Subletting of the Mansion, Dion Fortune The Jest of Warburg Tantavul, Seabury Quinn The Soldier, A. M. Burrage The Horror of the Height, Sydney Horler The Mystery of Iniquity, L. Adams Beck The Thought-Monster, Amelia Reynold Long The Shut Room, Henry S. Whitehead Dr. Muncing, Exorcist, Gordon MacCreagh The Case of the Haunted Cathedral, Margery Lawrence The Shonokins, Manly Wade Wellman The Dead of Winter Apparition, Joseph Payne Brennan The Garden of Paris, Eric Williams St. Michael and All Angels, Mark Valentine Jeremiah, Jessica Amanda Salmonson
The Forgotten Girl
by India Hill Brown<p>On a cold winter night, Iris and her best friend, Daniel, sneak into a clearing in the woods to play in the freshly fallen snow. There, Iris carefully makes a perfect snow angel -- only to find the crumbling gravestone of a young girl, Avery Moore, right beneath her. <p>Immediately, strange things start to happen to Iris: She begins having vivid nightmares. She wakes up to find her bedroom window wide open, letting in the snow. She thinks she sees the shadow of a girl lurking in the woods. And she feels the pull of the abandoned grave, calling her back to the clearing... <p>Obsessed with figuring out what's going on, Iris and Daniel start to research the area for a school project. They discover that Avery's grave is actually part of a neglected and forgotten Black cemetery, dating back to a time when White and Black people were kept separate in life -- and in death. As Iris and Daniel learn more about their town's past, they become determined to restore Avery's grave and finally have proper respect paid to Avery and the others buried there. <p>But they have awakened a jealous and demanding ghost, one that's not satisfied with their plans for getting recognition. One that is searching for a best friend forever -- no matter what the cost. <p>The Forgotten Girl is both a spooky original ghost story and a timely and important storyline about reclaiming an abandoned segregated cemetery.</p>
Forever After: A Dark Comedy
by David JesterMichael Holland is a grim reaper working the worst beat in the worst town. Michael’s best friend is a pot-smoking tooth fairy, his boss is the angel of death, his psychiatrist can read his mind, and he counts bogeymen, demons, and clones as his acquaintances.His nine-to-five is a succession of stupidity, clearing up the remains of the latest Darwin Award winner or dealing with the detritus of some apocalyptic clerical error, and it only seems to be getting worse. Michael is as equally disillusioned with death as he was with life, but at least life made more sense.In Forever After, Michael and his friends battle confused succubi, tormented psychopaths, evil henchmen, and a demon who thinks he’s Santa Claus. This darkly humorous novel is set in a fantasy world that exists parallel to ours—a world where anything is possible, very little makes sense, and nothing is as it seems.
Vickie - Médica durante o dia, caçadora de lobisomens durante a noite. (Vickie #2)
by Eileen SheehanQuando as coisas com os zumbis pareciam estar sob controle e no passado, a vida de Vickie Anderson vira de cabeça para baixo quando seu verdadeiro amor, o muito independente Dr. Peter Thomason, volta para a África. Com a chegada de lobisomens às suas montanhas, Vickie e seus amigos devem descobrir uma forma de lidar com eles e eliminá-los. Para adicionar mais estresse, dor de cabeça, e confusão, amigos que ela achou que eram amigos se mostraram inimigos e um novo amor surge, mas ela está pronta para confiar e aceitar ele? Se você gostou do livro um de as Aventuras de Vickie Anderson chamado, VICKIE: Médica Durante o Dia. Caçadora de Zumbis durante a noite, não perca tempo e leia o livro dois! É muito interessante.
Sous la peau (Bouclier métamorphe #1)
by Margo Bond CollinsElle est chanceuse que ce soit un séducteur. Il est chanceux qu’elle ne mord pas. Trop… Lindi Parker travaille fort pour rester humaine, et ce n’est pas une tâche facile pour une métaserpent. Elle n’a aucune envie de chercher d’autres personnes comme elle… jusqu’à ce qu’une nouvelle enquête change tout. Quand Lindi apprend qu’elle n’est pas la seule métamorphe sur Terre, elle réalise aussi qu’elle est peut-être la prochaine sur la liste d’un tueur. Pour sauver sa peau et celle des enfants blessés avec lesquels elle travaille, elle devra faire équipe avec Dr Kade Nevala, un membre du clan métamorphe responsable de l’extermination des serpents-garous et aussi un des hommes les plus séduisants que Lindi a jamais vu. Encore plus terrifiant, elle devra embrasser son côté serpent, un choix qui a d’énormes conséquences pour Lindi et les gens autour d’elle.
Metais Pesados
by Margo Bond CollinsConheça Blaze Silver, uma caçadora de monstros e uma maga da terra muito mal humorada que acabou sendo amaldiçoada por um demônio e que enfrenta lobisomens, demônios, vampiros e muitas outras criaturas nessa coleção de romances e contos de fantasia. Silver & Selvagens Blaize e sua prima Grace enfrentam lobisomens em Tombstone no Arizona, e ficam cara a cara com um problema muito maior do que esse! Sinos de Prata do Inferno Blaize e seu mais novo companheiro Lobo, seguem o Chamado até uma pequena cidade nas montanhas de San Juan no Colorado, onde há um segredo mortal escondido na neve. Resoluções Blaize e Lobo conhecem MaddieAnne Honeycutt e descobrem que ela pode ser a mais nova caçadora! Prata e Feitiçaria Blaize e Lobo vão parar em um rancho abandonado e acabam em uma batalha com um inimigo inusitado. Inclui também a história de Ruby Silver: "Presentes Indesejados"! Conheça como a ancestral de Blaze Silver acabou amaldiçoada com alergia à prata e com uma compulsão por caçar monstros.
Ses grands méchants loups
by Margo Bond CollinsBienvenue au Lune-Lune… où ma vie s’est transformée en blague de loup-garou. Sienna Luna a toujours su que quelque chose n’allait pas dans sa famille. Elle ignorait que la plupart d’entre eux étaient des loups-garous. Jusqu’à ce que son oncle la nomme l’alpha de sa meute et qu’elle soit contrainte de composer avec un héritage pour lequel elle n’était pas préparée. Heureusement pour Sienna, elle hérite également du Lune-lune, le premier bar de loup-garou à San Francisco, doté d’une meute de loups-garous désireux de lui apprendre les ficelles du métier. Et plus. Mais pour diriger la meute, elle devra choisir un partenaire avant la prochaine pleine lune ; trois magnifiques loups-garous sont prêts à se porter volontaires. Si seulement elle pouvait se décider.
Hammurabi Road: A Tale Of Northern Ontario Vengeance
by Steve VernonHammurabi Road è un racconto noir di bifolchi, vendetta, giustizia rurale e l'avvicinarsi di un orso nero ai limiti dell'immaginabile. Inizia con l'eterno triangolo: quattro uomini su un furgone, tre davanti e uno dietro legato e imbavagliato. È un chiaro caso di vendetta nelle ferrovie, freddo come un coltello da caccia gelato.
El secreto oculto entre las manos
by Ylenia Fabbio - Roberta FerreriLuana y Massimo están disfrutando su luna de miel en la maravillosa Venecia. El sueño de amor se desvanece cuando, de improviso, la primera noche, Luana desaparece misteriosamente de la suite del hotel. Una serie de acontecimientos y extrañas coincidencias acercarán a Massimo a la verdad, revelándole una realidad desconocida para él hasta ese momento. Logrará Massimo, con la ayuda de su suegro y de su amigo Emiliano, descubrir qué ha sucedido con Luana? Y cuál será el precio de la verdad?