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Dread Detention (Creatures & Teachers #1)
by Jennifer KillickThe Breakfast Club meets Stranger Things in this middle grade horror novel for fans of Goosebumps! Detention turns even scarier when a group of classmates discover dangers lurking in their school.When classmates Hallie, Angelo, Gustav and Naira are forced to come to school on a Saturday, they think things can&’t get much worse. But they&’re wrong. Things are about to get seriously scary.What has dragged their teacher underground? Why do the creepy caretakers keep humming the tune to Itsy Bitsy Spider? And what horrors lurk in the shadows, getting stronger and meaner every minute . . .? Cut off from help and in danger each time they touch the ground, the gang&’s only hope is to work together. But it&’s no coincidence that they're all there on detention. Someone has been watching and plotting and is out for revenge . . .
Dread Journey (Murder Room #207)
by Dorothy B. HughesOne-way ticket to death . . .? 'Hughes is the master we keep turning to' Sara Paretsky'The tension and terror of Dread Journey are such that few will be able to lay the book down unfinished' New York Times'Cornell Woolrich meets Agatha Christie' Publishers Weekly'Superbly done' Washington PostIn the four years since she arrived in Los Angeles, Kitten Agnew has become a star. Not all by herself, of course; though beautiful and talented, Kitten would be lost without her director, the acclaimed and powerful Vivien Spender. But Spender is a dangerous man. Kit knows that, and has heard all the stories - of discarded stars that have ended up in a chorus line, or a sanatorium, or worse.Spender knows that Kit knows, and wouldn't dare destroy her glittering career. But he may be willing to kill her . . .On a train from LA to Chicago, Kit makes a discovery that could have her fighting not just for her career, but for her life.
Dread Journey (Murder Room Ser.)
by Dorothy B. HughesA starlet on a transcontinental train fears her director may be trying to kill her in this novel by Mystery Writers of America Grand Master Dorothy B. Hughes. Four years after she arrived in Los Angeles, Kitten Agnew has become a star. Though beautiful and talented, she&’d be nowhere without Vivien Spender: Hollywood&’s most acclaimed director—and its most dangerous. But Kitten knew what she was getting into when she got involved with him; she had heard the stories of Viv&’s past discoveries: Once he discarded them, they ended up in a chorus line, a sanatorium, or worse. She knows enough of his secrets that he wouldn&’t dare destroy her career. But he may be willing to kill her. On a train from Los Angeles to Chicago, Kitten learns that Viv is planning to offer her roommate a part that was meant for her. If she lets him betray her, her career will be over. But fight for the part, and she will be fighting for her life as well.
Dread Locks
by Neal ShustermanA new series that combines elements of legends, myths, and fairy tales begins. Bored with life, 14-year-old Parker Bear perks up when a new girl arrives in town. Tara always wears designer sunglasses. When Parker realizes Tara's "friends" at school are developing strange quirks, he is too embroiled in his own cravings to stop her.
Dread Locks #1
by Neal ShustermanDread Locks is the first entry in the Dark Fusion series from master storyteller Neal Shusterman. He cleverly weaves together familiar parts of fairy tales and Greek mythology to tell the story of fourteen-year-old Parker Bear, rich and utterly bored with life--until a new girl arrives in town. Tara's eyes are always hidden behind designer sunglasses, and her hair, blond with glimmering spirals, seems almost alive. Parker watches, fascinated, as one by one Tara chooses high school students to befriend; he even helps her by making the necessary introductions. Over time, her "friends" develop strange quirks, such as drinking gallons of milk, eating dirt, and becoming lethargic. By the time Parker realizes what Tara is doing, he is too embroiled to stop her. In fact, she has endowed him with certain cravings of his own. . . .To say more would spoil the spooky fun of this wild thriller--let the twist speak for itself and leave you still as a statue.
Dread Mountain (Deltora Quest #5)
by Emily RoddaThe international bestselling series returns for a new generation with a fresh look and bonus content from the legends of Deltora.The Shadow Lord dominates the Land of Deltora. Only Lief, Barda, and Jasmine can save it from his evil powers. To do this, they must restore all seven gems to the magic Belt of Deltora.Four gems have been found. Now grave news has reached Lief from his home. He longs to return--but the quest must continue. To find the fifth stone, the heroes must venture to the edge of the Shadowlands and enter the dark and terrifying realm of the monster Gellik. Can Lief, Barda, and Jasmine survive Dread Mountain?
Dread Murder: A Mystery
by Gwendoline ButlerIn the court of King George IV, Major Mearns---an old dog of war and veteran of Willington's army---is the guardian of Windsor Castle. Some would call him a spy; he calls himself a "watcher." Working with his close friend, the resourceful Sergeant Denny, the pair maintain a cool facade behind which they go about their duties quietly and unnoticed.Unnoticed, that is, until the day Mearns receives a parcel containing a gruesome surprise: a pair of severed human legs. The legs belong to a fellow soldier. Casting aside official protocol, Mearns and Denny decide to investigate the murder themselves, also enrolling the help of a precocious young runaway, Charlie. But soon these maverick investigators find themselves up against all manner of obstacles and danger, not the least of which is the Crown Keepers of the Peace---a unit of former soldiers headed by Mearns's nemesis, Felix Ferguson.With more butchered body parts turning up in parcels and the number of deaths rising, our amateur investigators find themselves up to their necks in corruption and intrigue. Mearns struggles to keep Ferguson at bay, not only during the investigation, but also for the affections of the desirable Mindy, a maidservant in the castle. With the pressure on, can Mearns get to the bottom of the murders and win the heart of his ladylove?With Dread Murder, Gwendoline Butler delivers a cleverly cunning and old-fashioned mystery that hides a gruesome murder behind its charming facade.
Dread Nation
by Justina Ireland<P>At once provocative, terrifying, and darkly subversive, Dread Nation is Justina Ireland's stunning vision of an America both foreign and familiar—a country on the brink, at the explosive crossroads where race, humanity, and survival meet. <P>Jane McKeene was born two days before the dead began to walk the battlefields of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania—derailing the War Between the States and changing the nation forever. <P>In this new America, safety for all depends on the work of a few, and laws like the Native and Negro Education Act require certain children attend combat schools to learn to put down the dead. <P>But there are also opportunities—and Jane is studying to become an Attendant, trained in both weaponry and etiquette to protect the well-to-do. <P>It's a chance for a better life for Negro girls like Jane. <P>After all, not even being the daughter of a wealthy white Southern woman could save her from society’s expectations. <P>But that’s not a life Jane wants. <P>Almost finished with her education at Miss Preston's School of Combat in Baltimore, Jane is set on returning to her Kentucky home and doesn’t pay much mind to the politics of the eastern cities, with their talk of returning America to the glory of its days before the dead rose. <P>But when families around Baltimore County begin to go missing, Jane is caught in the middle of a conspiracy, one that finds her in a desperate fight for her life against some powerful enemies. <P>And the restless dead, it would seem, are the least of her problems. <P><b>A New York Times Bestseller</b>
Dread Pirate Fleur and the Hangman's Noose (Dread Pirate Fleur #2)
by Sara StarbuckFleur has been reunited with the crew of the pirate ship the Black Dragon, and is especially happy to be home with her best friend Tom and her gruff uncle William the Heartless. They set sale for the Americas, a continent in the suspicious grip of the infamous witch trials at Salem. When Fleur discovers her mother - who she has long believed dead - is on trial for witchcraft, she mounts a daring rescue mission, which results in William being captured and transported to London to the Tyburn gallows.Fleur knows she must do everything in her power to save him, and captains the Black Dragon on its most treacherous journey yet. But dealing with rough waters and an ambush from the Royal Navy is nothing compared to the danger posed by her own mother Rose, the ultimate in unscrupulous pirate queens...
Dread Pirate Fleur and the Ruby Heart (Dread Pirate Fleur #1)
by Sara StarbuckMoments before he is murdered, Fleur's father tells her the terrible secret of who he really is. Now orphaned, Fleur has little choice but to leave her home and join the man who comes to claim her - her estranged uncle, William Hart. But William is a terrifying and ruthless pirate and Fleur is thrust into life on board the Libertine. Living amongst a devilish crew of battle-hardened buccaneers is dangerous for a young girl and earning their respect seems impossible. But Hart blood runs in Fleur's veins and when she gets the chance to avenge her father's death she might just prove to be the fiercest pirate of them all ...
Dread Poetry and Freedom: Linton Kwesi Johnson and the Unfinished Revolution
by David AustinSince the 1970s, poet Linton Kwesi Johnson has been putting pen to paper to refute W.H. Auden’s claim that “poetry makes nothing happen.” For Johnson, only the second living poet to have been published in the Penguin Modern Classics series, writing has always been “a political act” and poetry “a cultural weapon.” In Dread Poetry and Freedom David Austin explores the themes of poetry, political consciousness, and social transformation through the prism of Johnson’s work. Drawing from the Bible, reggae and Rastafari, and surrealism, socialism, and feminism, and in dialogue with Aimé Césaire and Frantz Fanon, C.L.R. James and Walter Rodney, W.E.B. Du Bois and the poetry of d’bi young anitafrika, Johnson’s work becomes a crucial point of reflection on the meaning of freedom in this masterful and rich study.
Dread in the Amazon Forest
by Benedito Inacio NetoSummary: Two adventurous friends decide to climb the Pico da Neblina, right in the Amazon Rainforest. However, they didn't imagine the danger they would face. An adventure would change the fate of their lives forever. Horror, dread, and death would accompany them on the path of the dense and frightening Amazon forest. Unimaginable events will befall the two friends, who will fight until the limits for survival. Follow now this plot full of blood, horror, and death.
Dread of Winter
by Susan Alice Bickford&“There&’s so much to love in Susan Bickford&’s newest novel, Dread of Winter: a profound sense of place, the visceral evocation of a bitter winter&’s cold, a dead-on depiction of the pit of despair that is the opioid epidemic, and language so beautiful on the page it&’ll give you goosebumps. I&’m a newcomer to Bickford&’s work, but I&’m putting her on my list of must-read authors. You should, too.&” —William Kent Krueger The remote town of Oriska, New York, hasn&’t been home for Sydney Lucerno for thirteen years. She&’s escaped the creeping addictions and long-simmering anger that are as much a part of the landscape as the bitter cold. But when she gets the call that her mother is dying, every secret and fear she left behind is waiting to welcome her back. Two days later, her mother&’s lover is dead too. And Sydney&’s sworn to protect a half-sister she never knew she had, a prickly teenager named Maude, with an opiate habit and a bad-news family. But more lies and feuds are poised to spring from every once-familiar corner. The predators Sydney thought she&’d escaped are threatening both her and Maude. To get free, Sydney will have to discover the truth about what happened when she left—and decide what should stay buried, deep in the unforgiving snow . . . Praise for A Short Time to Die &“By the end of the first chapter I was totally hooked.&”—Lisa Black &“Gripping, chilling, and original . . . is sure to stay with you for a long, long time.&”— Eric Rickstad &“Kept me reading late, late into the night, to an ending I never expected.&”—Taylor Stevens
Dread on Arrival
by Claudia BishopThe bitter rivalry between two employees of antique collecting television shows heats up when they come to Hemlock Falls to have it out in a cooking contest. And it's a good thing that inn owners Meg and Sarah Quilliam are experts at appraising motives for murder when one of them keels over on camera...
Dread: Poems
by AiA searing collection of poems about America's loss of innocence from the National Book Award-winning author of Vice. In poems that travel from the horrific flight of a World War II pilot to the World Trade Center attack, from the death of JFK Jr. to the poet's own bastard birth, Ai conjures purity as a distant memory and the knowledge of evil as an "infinite dark night." "An undoubtedly powerful personae."--Publishers Weekly "Ai's cleansing soliloquies give voice to pain both personal and communal....[Dread] presents her most masterfully unnerving works to date."--Booklist "Dread has the characteristic moral strength that makes Ai a necessary poet."--The New York Times Book Review
Dreadful
by Caitlin RozakisA sharp-witted, debut high fantasy farce featuring killer moat squid, toxic masculinity, evil wizards and a garlic festival - all at once. Perfect for fans of T. Kingfisher, K. J. Parker and Travis Baldree.It&’s bad enough waking up in a half-destroyed evil wizard&’s workshop with no eyebrows, no memories, and no idea how long you have before the Dread Lord Whomever shows up to murder you horribly and then turn your skull into a goblet or something.It&’s a lot worse when you realize that Dread Lord Whomever is… you.Gav isn&’t really sure how he ended up with a castle full of goblins, or why he has a princess locked in a cell. All he can do is play along with his own evil plan in hopes of getting his memories back before he gets himself killed. But as he realizes that nothing – from the incredibly tasteless cloak adorned with flames to the aforementioned princess – is quite what it seems, Gav must face up to all the things the Dread Lord Gavrax has done. And he&’ll have to answer the hardest question of all – who does he want to be?A high fantasy farce featuring killer moat squid, toxic masculinity, an evil wizard convocation, and a garlic festival. All at once. All in all, Dread Lord Gavrax has had better weeks.
Dreadful Acts (Eddie Dickens Trilogy #2)
by Philip ArdaghAh, life is never easy for Eddie Dickens. In this brave and hearty installment of the Eddie Dickens Trilogy, he narrowly avoids being blown up, trampled by horses, hit by a hot-air balloon, and falsely imprisoned--only to find himself falling heels over head for a girl with a face like a camel's, and falling kneecaps over elbows into the hands of a murderous gang of escaped convicts. They have "a little job" for him to do. All the old favorites are here--including Mad Uncle Jack and Malcolm (or is it Sally?) the stuffed stoat--along with some worrisome-looking new ones. A good time will be had by all. Except for Eddie, of course.
Dreadful Company (A Dr. Greta Helsing Novel #2)
by Vivian ShawA witty, charming fantasy adventure in the world of Strange Practice, starring Dr. Greta Helsing, whose family has been keeping the supernatural community not-alive and well for generations.When Greta Helsing, doctor to the undead, is unexpectedly called to Paris to present at a medical conference, she expects nothing more exciting than professional discourse on zombie reconstructive surgery and skin disease in bogeymen -- and hopefully at least one uneventful night at the Opera. Unfortunately for Greta, Paris happens to be infested with a coven of vampires -- and not the civilized kind. If she hopes to survive, Greta must navigate the darkest corners of the City of Lights, the maze of ancient catacombs and mine-tunnels underneath the streets, where there is more to find than simply dead men's bones. p.p1 {margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 13.0px Times; -webkit-text-stroke: #000000} span.s1 {font-kerning: none} Dreadful Company is the second Dr. Greta Helsing Novel - perfect for fans of Neverwhere and V. E. Schwab.Dr. Greta Helsing novelsStrange PracticeDreadful Company
Dreadful Company: A Dr Greta Helsing Novel (Dr Greta Helsing #2)
by Vivian Shaw'This book is a joy to read, unlocking every bit of delicious promise in the premise' B&N Sci-Fi & Fantasy Blog on Strange PracticeWhen Greta Helsing, doctor to the undead, is called to Paris to present at a medical conference, she expects nothing more exciting than professional discourse on zombie reconstructive surgery.Unfortunately for Greta, Paris happens to be infested with a coven of vampires - and not the civilised kind. If she hopes to survive, Greta must navigate the maze of ancient catacombs beneath the streets, where there is more to find than simply dead men's bones.Praise for the series:'I loved every page of it . . . a spectacularly fun book' Powder and Page'Balances an agile mystery with a pitch-perfect, droll narrative and a cast of loveable misfit characters' Shelf Awareness'Shaw's elegant writing makes this series a standout in the genre' Booklist'An absolute delight' Forbidden Planet'Packed with characters who are a pleasure to spend time with' ScifiNow
Dreadful Company: A Dr Greta Helsing Novel (Dr Greta Helsing)
by Vivian Shaw'This book is a joy to read, unlocking every bit of delicious promise in the premise' B&N Sci-Fi & Fantasy Blog on Strange PracticeWhen Greta Helsing, doctor to the undead, is called to Paris to present at a medical conference, she expects nothing more exciting than professional discourse on zombie reconstructive surgery.Unfortunately for Greta, Paris happens to be infested with a coven of vampires - and not the civilised kind. If she hopes to survive, Greta must navigate the maze of ancient catacombs beneath the streets, where there is more to find than simply dead men's bones.Praise for the series:'I loved every page of it . . . a spectacularly fun book' Powder and Page'Balances an agile mystery with a pitch-perfect, droll narrative and a cast of loveable misfit characters' Shelf Awareness'Shaw's elegant writing makes this series a standout in the genre' Booklist'An absolute delight' Forbidden Planet'Packed with characters who are a pleasure to spend time with' ScifiNow
Dreadful Delineations
by John MaclayA collection of Thirty dark tales, 25 of which have been previously released, along with five new short stories, Maclay's old-fashioned style and some times witty approach to horror are reminiscent of shows such as The Twilight Zone. Contains some descriptions of sex.
Dreadful Ed and Mary Scary
by Andrew CosbyPoor Ed! What's a normal kid like him doing in a place like Nocturnia, where up is down, good is bad, and nightmares really do come true?As the son of the Boogeyman, Ed struggles against his very unscary nature to make his father proud. But Fright School is hard for a kid who's more spooked than spooky, and it looks like he's doomed to fail. Until one fateful night, when Ed ventures into the human world to prove himself worthy and instead discovers he was switched at birth with the Boogeyman's real child, the creepy little Mary Scary. Can these two mismatched misfits help each other fit in? Or will the Boogeyman's enemies make sure their true identities remain a secret forever?This beautifully illustrated book will be an instant favorite for anyone who loves fanciful kids' stories with a delightfully dark edge.Collects Dreadful Ed and Mary Scary.
Dreadful Sorry (Time Travel Mysteries Ser.)
by Kathryn ReissSeventeen-year-old Molly's recurrent nightmares become waking visions after she nearly drowns at a party. Soon she's witnessing events through the eyes of a girl who lived in her father's house nearly a century before.
Dreadful Sorry: Essays on an American Nostalgia
by Jennifer NiessleinCandid essays on personal and cultural American nostalgia, focusing on the author&’s working-class, Rust Belt family history. What does it mean to be nostalgic for the American past? The feeling has been co-opted by the far right (&“Make America Great Again,&” after all, is a plea for the past), and associated with violent periods of our country&’s history when white supremacy was even more dominant than today. Can a liberal white woman still be sentimental about her childhood, her European immigrant family history, her working-class upbringing? In Dreadful Sorry, Jennifer Niesslein explores her &“nostalgia problem&” with grace and curiosity. The essays recount her thoughts upon rewatching Little Women with her sisters and mother, her hand-to-mouth childhood, the effect being &“not the right kind of white&” had on her Polish immigrant ancestors in the U.S, and her family&’s own racism. Niesslein weaves together personal and structural questions of class, whiteness, history, and family with humor and charisma. A book for anyone who wants to think about their relationship to their childhood, family history, and place.
Dreadful Summit: A Mystery Novel
by Stanley EllinHis father humiliated, a teenage boy vows bloody revengeEvery sports fan in New York knows Al Judge, the hard-bitten reporter whose column is the scourge of gamblers, gangsters, and corrupt players across the city. Sixteen-year-old George LaMain is Judge&’s biggest fan—right up until the night he decides the writer has to die. George is in his father&’s saloon, waiting for his dad to give him his birthday present: a trip to the fights at Madison Square Garden. They are about to leave when Judge demands George&’s father strip and lie down on the barroom floor. George doesn&’t know why, but his old man does it—and Judge beats him senseless in front of the whole bar. When he&’s finished crying, George takes his father&’s gun and sets out into the night. To avenge his disgraced father, he plans to gun Al Judge down. But before he can become a killer, this birthday boy will have to grow into a man.