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Night School
by C. J. DaughertyWelcome to your new school, Allie. Welcome to your new life. The gates locked into place with a shudder. Allie Sheridan s world has fallen apart. Her familys in tatters, school after school has kicked her out for bad behavior, and shes just been arrested. Again. Sent away to a strict boarding school, Allie expects a prison. Instead, she finds Cimmeria Academy is something very different. Its students are an odd mixture of the gifted and the rich, though Allie is sure she is neither. Its rules are stern but arcane, and among its students is an elite group in a mysterious organization. They call it Night School. Soon Allie finds that, especially at night, Cimmeria is alive with secrets. That everybody lies. And as the school begins to seem like a very dangerous place, she must decide who she can trust if shes going to find out whats really going on. In Night School, C. J. Daugherty creates a world of stirring mystery, danger, romance, and thrills.
Night School
by Caroline B. CooneyIn the night class, attendance can be fatalIn a California high school, a signup sheet mysteriously appears on the bulletin board: NIGHT CLASS. No course description, no details, no clues. Four kids, each with their own individual problems and desires, write their names on the sheet. Andrew, the handsome, seemingly perfect jock, signs up first, hoping that the mysterious course will finally propel him into the life of fame he craves. Mariah&’s intense crush on Andrew inspires her to follow suit, for a chance that her romantic fantasy will come true. Autumn, beautiful and popular but deeply dissatisfied, adds her name to the class list in an effort to escape the claustrophobic clutches of the cool clique at school. Ned, brainy, awkward, and insecure, signs up with a desperate dream of becoming popular. These students will discover whether the night class is a place where dreams come true—or where nightmares are made real. This ebook features an illustrated biography of Caroline B. Cooney including rare images and never-before-seen documents from the author&’s personal collection.
Night School: A Jack Reacher Novel (Jack Reacher #21)
by Lee Child#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • Don&’t miss the hit streaming series Reacher! &“Another timely tour de force . . . The taut thriller is textbook [Lee] Child: fast-paced and topical with a &‘ripped from the headlines&’ feel.&”—Minneapolis Star-Tribune It&’s 1996, and Reacher is still in the army. In the morning they give him a medal, and in the afternoon they send him back to school. That night he&’s off the grid. Out of sight, out of mind. Two other men are in the classroom—an FBI agent and a CIA analyst. Each is a first-rate operator, each is fresh off a big win, and each is wondering what the hell they are doing there. Then they find out: A Jihadist sleeper cell in Hamburg, Germany, has received an unexpected visitor—a Saudi courier, seeking safe haven while waiting to rendezvous with persons unknown. A CIA asset, undercover inside the cell, has overheard the courier whisper a chilling message: &“The American wants a hundred million dollars.&” For what? And who from? Reacher and his two new friends are told to find the American. Reacher recruits the best soldier he has ever worked with: Sergeant Frances Neagley. Their mission heats up in more ways than one, while always keeping their eyes on the prize: If they don&’t get their man, the world will suffer an epic act of terrorism. From Langley to Hamburg, Jalalabad to Kiev, Night School moves like a bullet through a treacherous landscape of double crosses, faked identities, and new and terrible enemies, as Reacher maneuvers inside the game and outside the law.
Night Secrets: A Frank Clemons Mystery (The Frank Clemons Mysteries #3)
by Thomas H. CookFrank Clemons, an ex-cop turned private detective, faces a pair of perplexing cases on the mean streets of New York City The first case is simple. A wealthy man&’s wife has grown distant, and he asks Frank Clemons, a private eye hardened by his past work on Atlanta&’s homicide beat, to find out why. There are a number of simple reasons why a young woman might withdraw from her older husband, but the spurned spouse rejects them all. Her jewelry is disappearing, but he insists that she doesn&’t have trouble with blackmail, drugs, or gambling. The answer must be more complex, and he begs Frank to find out what it is. Meanwhile, an old woman familiar to Frank from his nights haunting Tenth Avenue has been murdered, and a gypsy priestess claims that she killed her. But Frank is unconvinced, and unearthing these women&’s secrets will force him deep into the dark side of a city that he still cannot call home. Night Secrets is the third book in the Frank Clemons Mysteries, but you may enjoy reading the series in any order.
Night Shadow: A Night Tales Novel (Night Tales #2)
by Nora RobertsAVAILABLE DIGITALLY FOR THE FIRST TIMEIn a city ruled by fear, one man is on a mission. They call him Nemesis - the masked vigilante who stalks the streets at night, dispensing his own form of justice. Idealistic young prosecutor Deborah O'Roarke has always prided herself on following the law to the letter. But when Nemesis rescues her from a shocking attack, she feels an unexpected and unsettling attraction to the mysterious crime fighter. Who is he? And can she deny her desire to join him in the shadows...? Look out for the other standalone titles in the Night Tales series: beginning with Night Shift and continuing with Nightshade, Night Smoke and Night Shield - all now available as Ebooks for the first time.Includes a preview of Nightshade
Night Shadows
by Ron ElyOnce enamored with the high stakes, Jake Sands drops out after the deaths of his wife and child. Laying his hat in the quiet community of Santa Barbara,
Night Shield: A Night Tales Novel (Night Tales #5)
by Nora RobertsAVAILABLE DIGITALLY FOR THE FIRST TIMEUndercover cop Ally Fletcher knows that Jonah Blackhawk is bad news, which is why she's determined not to fall for his charms while working at his nightclub. But the more Ally interacts with the charming and seductive Jonah, the more she's tempted to break her own rules. Look out for the other standalone titles in the Night Tales series: beginning with Night Shift and continuing with Night Shadow, Nightshade and Night Smoke - all now available as Ebooks for the first time. Includes a preview of Whiskey Beach, published in April 2013
Night Shift
by Charlaine HarrisFrom the #1 New York Times bestselling author of the Sookie Stackhouse novels--"the Mark Twain of things that live under your bed"*--comes a new novel of Midnight, Texas, the town where some secrets will never see the light of day... At Midnight's local pawnshop, weapons are flying off the shelves--only to be used in sudden and dramatic suicides right at the main crossroads in town. Who better to figure out why blood is being spilled than the vampire Lemuel, who, while translating mysterious texts, discovers what makes Midnight the town it is. There's a reason why witches and werewolves, killers and psychics, have been drawn to this place. And now they must come together to stop the bloodshed in the heart of Midnight. For if all hell breaks loose--which just might happen--it will put the secretive town on the map, where no one wants it to be... *Houston PressFrom the Hardcover edition.
Night Shift
by Robin CookIn this exhilarating new medical thriller by bestselling author Robin Cook, fan favorites Jack and Laurie are lured into the dark underbelly of hospital dangers when an internist dies mysteriously.Colleagues-turned-spouses Dr. Laurie Montgomery and Dr. Jack Stapleton already have their plates full with demanding forensic pathology work and family pressures. The last thing they need is the sudden death of a colleague. Yet when Laurie&’s apparently vital and healthy longtime friend Dr. Sue Passero dies mysteriously in the hopsital parking garage, an autopsy is required, and it falls uncomfortably under Laurie&’s purview as the chief medical examiner. So when Laurie asks Jack to take special care with the case, he can hardly refuse.With his curiosity sparked by an inconclusive autopsy, the indefatigable Jack is compelled to resolve the case at hand, and sets out to investigate on-site at Manhattan Memorial Hospital, even though it means blatantly defying the Office of Chief Medical Examiner&’s rules. What started out as an inquiry into Sue&’s tragic passing soon turns into a deadly and dangerous chess game between Jack and the clever and deranged killer, who might just administer another lethal blow if Jack isn&’t careful.
Night Shift (A Helping Hands Mystery #2)
by Annelise RyanWhen social worker Hildy Schneider commits to an after-hours side job, she finds herself drawn into the darker side of small-town Sorenson, Wisconsin—and the twisted mind of an unnamed killer . . . Strange things have been happening since Hildy started moonlighting with local police, but a desperate late-night call involving a former patient from Sorenson General Hospital tops the list. Although Danny Hildebrand has been tormented by hallucinations for years, he swears he&’s being haunted for real by the victim of a grisly murder . . . The rambling ghost story seems like another delusion. But after a body turns up in a neglected farmhouse crawling with secrets, Hildy and the magnetic Detective Bob Richmond rush to explain Danny&’s knowledge of the incident. As the crime-solving partners unwittingly grow closer while examining a series of eerie leads, they realize that surviving past sunrise means shedding light on a criminal willing to do whatever it takes to stay in the shadows . . . Praise for Annelise Ryan and her Mattie Winston series<br style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widow
Night Shift (Fiction Without Frontiers)
by Robin Triggs"Robin Triggs does a good job setting up a climate of suspicion in Night Shift, and the book has some genuinely chilling moments." - Crime ReviewAntarctica. A mining base at the edge of the world. Anders Nordvelt, last-minute replacement as head of security, has no time to integrate himself into the crew before an act of sabotage threatens the project. He must untangle a complex web of relationships from his position as prime suspect.Then a body is found in the ice. Systems fail as the long night falls. Now Anders must do more than find a murderer: he must find a way to survive.Will anyone endure the night shift, or will ice and frozen corpses be all that remains?FLAME TREE PRESS is the new fiction imprint of Flame Tree Publishing. Launching in 2018 the list brings together brilliant new authors and the more established; the award winners, and exciting, original voices.
Night Shift: A Night Tales Novel (Night Tales #1)
by Nora RobertsHis job is to protect her but can she protect her heart...? Late-night radio DJ Cilla O'Roarke loves the night. She also knows how to take care of herself - and never lets down her guard. But when a caller to the station leaves a series of increasingly sinister threats, Cilla is forced to accept police protection in the shape of Detective Boyd Fletcher who has been assigned her full-time bodyguard. Okay, so he's handsome and capable, but he's also absolutely infuriating - and determined to watch over Cilla every second of the day and night. And all the while, a killer waits in the darkness...The first in the Night Tales mini series, from global bestseller Nora Roberts. Look out for the other titles in the Night Tales series: Night Shadow, Nightshade, Night Smoke and Night Shield.Includes a preview of Night Shadow
Night Shift: INCLUDES THE STORY OF ‘THE BOOGEYMAN’ – SOON TO BE A MAJOR MOTION PICTURE FROM 20th CENTURY STUDIOS
by Stephen KingA collection of tales to invade and paralyse the mind as the safe light of day is infiltrated by the shadows of the night.As you read, the clutching fingers of terror brush lightly across the nape of the neck, reach round from behind to clutch and lock themselves, white-knuckled, around the throat. This is the horror of ordinary people and everyday objects that become strangely altered; a world where nothing is ever quite what it seems, where the familiar and the friendly lure and deceive. A world where madness and blind panic become the only reality.
Night Shift: Nothing Is Ever Quite As It Seems
by Stephen King#1 BESTSELLER • A collection of bone-chilling, nail-biting tales from the undisputed master of horror that showcases the darkest depths of his brilliant imagination and will "chill the cockles of many a heart" (Chicago Tribune).• INCLUDES THE STORY &“THE BOOGEYMAN&” – NOW A MAJOR MOTION PICTURE FROM 20th CENTURY STUDIOS Originally published in 1978, Night Shift is the inspiration for over a dozen acclaimed horror movies and television series, including Children of the Corn, Chapelwaite, and Lawnmower Man.Night Shift is Stephen King's first collection of short stories--a perfect showcase of just how far King's dark imagination can go. Here we see mutated rats gone bad ("Graveyard Shift"); a cataclysmic virus that threatens humanity ("Night Surf," the basis for The Stand); a possessed, evil lawnmower ("The Lawnmower Man"); unsettling children from the heartland ("Children of the Corn"); a smoker who will try anything to stop ("Quitters, Inc."); a reclusive alcoholic who begins a gruesome transformation ("Gray Matter"); and many more. This is Stephen King at his horrifying best.
Night Shift: Selections
by Stephen KingA collection of tales to invade and paralyse the mind as the safe light of day is infiltrated by the shadows of the night.As you read, the clutching fingers of terror brush lightly across the nape of the neck, reach round from behind to clutch and lock themselves, white-knuckled, around the throat. This is the horror of ordinary people and everyday objects that become strangely altered; a world where nothing is ever quite what it seems, where the familiar and the friendly lure and deceive. A world where madness and blind panic become the only reality.(P)1995 Random House Audio, A Division of Random House Inc.
Night Show: She’ll never forget her night in a haunted house…
by Richard LaymonRevenge is sweet... Richard Laymon writes another chilling horror novel in Night Show, as the past catches up with one ambitious young man. Perfect for fans of Joe Hill and Dean Koontz. When he was in high school Tony Johnson locked school beauty Linda Allison in a haunted house for the night. Now he has moved to Hollywood, determined to break into horror movies, and he's forgotten all about her. But Linda is a girl with vengeance in her heart - and she certainly hasn't forgotten him... What readers are saying about Night Show: 'Night Show is an excellent example of a work of horror. It is frighteningly magnificent, and is the sort of book that you just can't put down''What a fantastic book - once you start reading you can't put it down''Five stars'
Night Sins (Deer Lake)
by Tami HoagThe first suspense mystery in the Deer Lake series from Sunday Times bestselling author Tami Hoag. Deer Lake is a small Minnesota town where people know their neighbours and crime is something that happens on the evening news. But the illusion of safety is shattered when eight-year-old Josh Kirkwood disappears. All the police find is his duffel bag with a note stuffed inside, 'Ignorance is not innocence but SIN'. With each passing hour the search for Josh takes on a more ominous intensity. For Megan O'Malley, the new regional officer of the state criminal investigative unit, it is a test of whether she can cut it in the all-male world of local cops. And for police chief Mitch Holt, it is a frightening reminder of the big city crime that devastated his life before he fled to Deer Lake ...
Night Sins: A Novel (Deer Lake #1)
by Tami HoagA peaceful Minnesota town, where crime is something that just doesn't happen, is about to face its worst nightmare. A young boy disappears. There are no witnesses, no clues--only a note, cleverly taunting, casually cruel. Has a cold-blooded kidnapper struck? Or is this the reawakening of a long-quiet serial killer? A tough-minded investigator on her first, make-or-break case . . . A local cop who fears that big-city evils have come to stalk his small-town home . . . Together they are hunting for a madman who knows no bounds, to protect a town that may never feel safe again.From the Paperback edition.
Night Sky
by Suzanne Brockmann Melanie BrockmannSHE'S THE ULTIMATE WEAPON IN FIGHTING DESTINY.New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Suzanne Brockmann and her daughter Melanie Brockmann have written a pulse-pounding novel of paranormal suspense set in a near future both fantastic and frightening. "Original and exciting, NIGHT SKY propels readers into a dangerous future. Loved it." --Melissa Marr, New York Times bestselling author of Made For You and the Wicked Lovely seriesSkylar Reid is shaken when Sasha, the little girl she babysits, is kidnapped. Scared that the weird dreams she's been having about Sasha are real-and even more afraid that Sasha is already dead. When a mysterious girl with extreme butt-kicking abilities roars into town on a motorcycle and, well, stalks Skylar things get even weirder. Supergirl Dana tells Sky that she also has abilities - that a hormone in their blood makes them stronger, faster, smarter. A hormone that the makers of a new drug called Destiny will murder to get their hands on. Dana and Milo, her dangerously hot yet oh-so-forbidden partner in crime, want Sky to join them in their mission - to mold Sky into the ultimate weapon. She can sense there's something about her abilities they're not telling her. But the only way to save Sasha and stop other girls from being taken is to embrace the weird...and fight Destiny.More Praise for Night Sky: "A gripping page-turner from first to last...the start of something that can only be described as 'greater-than.'" --Kirkus STARRED review "Action-packed, mysterious, charming and witty. I'm ready for more!" -- Gena Showalter, New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of Alice in Zombieland"Full of adventure, humor, and just the right amount of Brockmann wit...I love this book!" --P.C. Cast, New York Times bestselling co-author of the House of Night series.
Night Sky: Wolf Winter And Night Sky
by Clare FrancisLove and intrigue come together against the backdrop of World War II and the struggles of the French Resistance in this international bestselling military thriller from Clare Francis Three lives, caught in the turbulence of World War II, converge one fateful night on the same beach. David Freymann, a German-Jewish scientist, has made a discovery that could free war-torn Europe, but Nazi spies and soldiers threaten world peace at every turn. Julie Lescaux, a young English mother, has moved to France and become perilously involved in the French Resistance. And Paul Vasson, a retired-pimp-turned-Nazi-collaborator, thrives in battle. Spanning a decade of war and three countries, Night Sky is the debut novel that made yachtswoman Clare Francis an international bestselling author overnight.
Night Smoke: A Night Tales Novel (Night Tales #4)
by Nora RobertsAVAILABLE DIGITALLY FOR THE FIRST TIMEAfter a devastating blaze at her warehouse, Natalie Fletcher is forced to call in arson investigator Ryan Piasecki. Straight-talking Ry is from the street, and has little time for the ambitious, cool as crystal business executive. He's also convinced that the fire at Fletcher Industries was no accident. Ry and Natalie couldn't be more different - but as they begin to work closely together, the heat between them becomes impossible to ignore...Look out for the other standalone titles in the Night Tales series: starting with Night Shift and continuing with Night Shadow, Nightshade and Night Shield - all now available as Ebooks for the first time. Includes a preview of Night Shield
Night Soldiers: A Novel (Night Soldiers #1)
by Alan FurstBulgaria, 1934. A young man is murdered by the local fascists. His brother, Khristo Stoianev, is recruited into the NKVD, the Soviet secret intelligence service, and sent to Spain to serve in its civil war. Warned that he is about to become a victim of Stalin's purges, Khristo flees to Paris. Night Soldiers masterfully re-creates the European world of 1934-45: the struggle between Nazi Germany and Soviet Russia for Eastern Europe, the last desperate gaiety of the beau monde in 1937 Paris, and guerrilla operations with the French underground in 1944. Night Soldiers is a scrupulously researched panoramic novel, a work on a grand scale.From the Trade Paperback edition.
Night Soldiers: A classic spy novel of intrigue and suspense set in the Second World War
by Alan Furst'Complex, intelligent, hugely intriguing - Alan Furst is in a class of his own' William Boyd 'Furst's ability to recreate the terrors of espionage is matchless' Robert Harris'Furst never stops astounding me' Tom HanksChosen as one of the 50 Best Modern Crime Novels by Marcel Berlins, crime reviewer, The TimesBulgaria, 1934. Khristo Stoianev sees his brother kicked to death by a gang of fascist thugs. Taking a risk on the promise of Communism, he flees to Moscow and is trained as an agent of the NKVD, the Soviet secret intelligence service. His first mission is to go to Catalonia, where he is soon caught up in the bloody horrors of the Spanish Civil War. Warned that he is about to become a victim of Stalin's purges, Khristo must again take flight, this time to Paris, where he is a small player on the wrong end of a social scene that is simultaneously decadent and doomed. One of the twentieth century's greatest spy novels, Night Soldiers is a thrilling portrait of one man's extraordinary adventures and of Europe teetering on the brink of the Second World War. 'Alan Furst's mastery of the espionage novel puts him beyond any would-be rival' Literary Review 'A spy novel, a war story, an adventure, a survivor's tale - Night Soldiers is all this and more' Seattle Times
Night Speed
by Chris HowardAn addictive new drug fuels superhuman strength and speed in this action-packed sci-fi thriller that will have fans of Scott Westerfeld and Marie Lu on the edge of their seats.Only those young enough can survive tetra, a dangerous drug that creates a pulse-pounding rush of enormous strength and incredible speed. Seventeen-year-old Alana West has been trained to use tetra so she can pursue the young criminals who abuse its power--criminals like the one who nearly killed her kid brother.On tetra, Alana is unstoppable--an explosive blur as she surges through New York City. But with the clock ticking down to her eighteenth birthday, Alana will soon be too old for the rush . . . when just one more dose will prove deadly.Supported only by her steady handler, Tucker, Alana goes undercover, infiltrating an elite gang of breaknecks to stop their supply of the drug. But when Alana gets trapped on the wrong side of the law, she learns the breaknecks are not quite what they seem--especially Ethan, the boy who seems to see the truth inside her. With her dependency on tetra increasing, Alana must decide where her loyalties lie, before the rush ends. Forever.
Night Spell
by Robert NewmanTad Harper is determined to find out the truth behind Mr. Gorham&’s tragic past, no matter what it takes Tad Harper believes all orphans develop a sixth sense that tells them when something bad is going to happen. But that doesn&’t mean he&’s prepared to spend the summer with Martin Gorham, an old friend of his grandfather&’s. And since refusing would mean losing his scholarship at school, Tad has no choice. He arrives at Mr. Gorham&’s spooky mansion a few days later, but the only people there to greet him are the servants. When he finally meets the old man, Mr. Gorham makes it clear that he doesn&’t care what Tad does as long as he stays away from him. With no friends and nothing to do, Tad knows it&’s going to be a long, miserable summer. Then he meets Karen Nelson, a girl who lives across the harbor. With Karen to hang out with, Tad thinks the summer might turn out better than he thought. But he soon discovers that Mr. Gorham has a tragic past—and that somehow, Karen is connected to it.