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The House at the Edge of the Universe
by Ryan KimbleWhile Reuben is house-sitting for his neighbors and caring for their pets, he finds a mysterious note with a warning—beware the mobster, the monster, and the monsieur. What could this mean? Reuben quickly realizes that something strange is going on, and finds himself on an adventure with monsters and alternate universes!
The House at the Edge of the Woods (Fountas & Pinnell LLI Red #Level L)
by Lara AndersonDouble Dare! Through the dark, dark woods, into the spooky old house and up the dark, creaky stairs. Would you dare to investigate if a treasure was at stake?
House at the End of the Street
by Lily Blake David Loucka Jonathan MostowSeeking a fresh start, newly divorced Sarah and her daughter Elissa find the house of their dreams in a small, upscale, rural town. But when startling and unexplainable events begin to happen, Sarah and Elissa learn the town is in the shadows of a chilling secret. Years earlier, in the house next door, a daughter killed her parents in their beds, and disappeared - leaving only a brother, Ryan, as the sole survivor. Against Sarah's wishes, Elissa begins a relationship with the reclusive Ryan - and the closer they get, the deeper they're all pulled into a mystery more dangerous than they ever imagined.
The House Between Tides: WATERSTONES SCOTTISH BOOK OF THE YEAR 2018
by Sarah MaineWATERSTONES SCOTTISH BOOK OF THE YEAR 2018!*******A captivating story of a crumbling estate in the wilds of Scotland, its century-old secret and an enduring mystery...Following the death of her last living relative, Hetty Deveraux leaves London and her strained relationship behind for Muirlan, her ancestral home in Scotland - now in ruins. As Hetty dives headfirst into the repairs, she discovers a shocking secret protected by the house for a hundred years.With only whispered rumours circulating among the local villagers and a handful of leads to guide her, Hetty finds the power of the past is still affecting her present in startling ways.*previously published as Bhalla Strand*(P) 2019 Hodder & Stoughton Ltd
The House Between Tides: WATERSTONES SCOTTISH BOOK OF THE YEAR 2018
by Sarah Maine**Pre-order Sarah Maine's gripping new novel, ALCHEMY AND ROSE, now - out January 2021**WATERSTONES SCOTTISH BOOK OF THE YEAR 2018!*******'Scotland's Outer Hebrides provides the sensuous setting for this impressive debut...a beautifully crafted novel' - Publishers Weekly'Lovely atmospheric descriptions of Hebridean light and landscape' - The ScotsmanA captivating story of a crumbling estate in the wilds of Scotland, its century-old secret and an enduring mystery...Following the death of her last living relative, Hetty Deveraux leaves London and her strained relationship behind for Muirlan, her ancestral home in Scotland - now in ruins. As Hetty dives headfirst into the repairs, she discovers a shocking secret protected by the house for a hundred years.With only whispered rumours circulating among the local villagers and a handful of leads to guide her, Hetty finds the power of the past is still affecting her present in startling ways.'There is an echo of Daphne du Maurier's Rebecca in Sarah Maine's appealing debut novel' The Independent*previously published as Bhalla Strand*
House Blood: A Joe Demarco Thriller (The Joe DeMarco Thrillers #7)
by Mike Lawson“The plot and pace are relentless” as Joe DeMarco investigates a pharmaceutical corporation that has gone beyond the bounds of science and into murder (Booklist, starred review). Things have been better for Washington, DC, insider Joe DeMarco. His boss is no longer Speaker of the House and his girlfriend has left him. So, when he’s asked to look into the murder conviction of a lobbyist, he’s less than enthusiastic. But he soon uncovers a conspiracy that ignites his sense of righteous rage. Two years ago, Orson Mulray, CEO of Mulray Pharma, discovered a miracle drug worth billions. But the drug needed to be tested on humans. And Mulray needed more than blood samples—he needed autopsy results. So he sent the drug into a devastated warzone as part of a “relief effort.” But when his twisted scheme was discovered, someone had to die—and a certain lobbyist had to take the fall for murder. To clear his name, DeMarco must go up against a remorseless corporate juggernaut with almost unlimited resources, and take on a pair of callous killers unlike anything he’s ever encountered . . . With House Blood, Mike Lawson delivers “another page-turner brimming with authentic Washington, DC, detail and distinctive, engaging characters” (Library Journal).
A House-Boat in the Styx
by John Kendrick BangsThe book begins with Charon, ferryman of the Styx startled--and annoyed--by the arrival of a house boat on his mystical river. At first afraid that the boat will put him out of business, he later finds out that he is to be appointed the boat's janitor. What follows are eleven stories set on the house boat. There is no central theme; each chapter features various souls from history and mythology, and in the twelfth chapter the house boat disappears, seguing into the sequel, Pursuit of the House-Boat.
House Call
by Darden NorthNo one would ever make the connection between the deaths: a young, attractive female nurse left brutally stabbed and floating in her bathtub and a prominent, older physician who drowns after tumbling from his deer stand. However, in his first novel, the author masterfully weaves a fabric of secret self-indulgences, reverse discrimination, diverse sexual interests, and murder, and then drapes it across a fictional southern community. Lurking on the periphery, indirectly touching nearly every colorful character in this medical thriller, is a demonic killer whose victims share the wounds of a twisted psyche. The unique qualities of this murder mystery lie in its gripping realism wrapped in intense personal tragedy. House Call appeals to men and women readers of all ages and occupations who crave fast-paced fiction ending with a surprising twist. Readers have labeled House Call a "can't-put-it-down, page-turner. " Its references to medical care situations and characters blend perfectly with the novel's depiction of emotional human drama.
House Calls
by Michelle CelmerSharing the cottage was her idea, and since Dr. Pete Morgan was her patient, Maggie made the rules. If only "Doc" weren't so attractive...and so hard to tame. She tried to convince him that the lake setting would heal him, body and soul. And her therapy seemed to be working...except with the demons he faced at night. Sometimes the only way to soothe him back to sleep was to slip beneath his sheets.Maggie Holm knew she'd entered forbidden territory. She'd grown dangerously contented "playing house" with Pete, when she feared their affair was simply a summer distraction.Because the summer would end.Her feelings never would.
A House Divided (Rowland Sinclair WWII Mysteries #1)
by Sulari Gentill"Donis Casey's voice flows like tea syrup, transporting you effortlessly to the Oklahoma frontier....A welcome invite to your great-grandmother's front porch swing." —JULIA SPENCER-FLEMING, New York Times bestselling authorIt's spring 1913, and love is in bloom for Alice Tucker. Walter Kelley is handsome, popular, and wealthy. But Alice's mother, Alafair, sees that Walter has a weakness for the ladies—and they for him. Only a few months earlier, Walter's late wife Louise had been stabbed in the heart and her body disposed of in Cane Creek. The murderer was never caught.The sheriff cleared Walter of the deed—he had an alibi—but Alafair is not so sure that he wasn't involved in some way. Something literally doesn't smell right.With the help of her feisty mother-in-law, Sally McBride, Alafair sets out to prove to the headstrong Alice that Walter is not the paragon she thinks he is. Alafair soon uncovers such a tangle of lies, misdirection, and deceit that she begins to think that the whole town has been downright hornswoggled!
House Divided: A Joe Demarco Thriller (The Joe DeMarco Thrillers #6)
by Mike LawsonWashington political fixer Joe DeMarco is caught in the middle of a silent war—in a thriller that “will make your heart race and your mind ponder”(Lisa Gardner, New York Times–bestselling author). When the NSA was caught illegally wiretapping US citizens, the program was brought to a screeching halt. But the man behind the operation simply moved it into the shadows. And that’s where they’ve recorded a rogue military group murdering two American civilians—one of whom is related to Joe DeMarco. As he handles the burial of his cousin, DeMarco is unwittingly drawn into a battle for influence, power, and survival between the NSA and a ruthless four-star army general. But neither side realizes that DeMarco is no one’s pawn. And if they think they have trouble dealing with each other, they have no idea how much trouble DeMarco is about to bring to their doorsteps . . . Once again spinning a “crisply plotted” (Entertainment Weekly) tale that delves into the darkest recesses of the US government, Mike Lawson has delivered “the political thriller of the year” (John Lutz, New York Times–bestselling author).
A House Divided: A Lincoln and Speed Mystery (A Lincoln and Speed Mystery)
by Jonathan F. PutnamThe new arrival of a woman named Mary Todd wedges a rift between Abraham Lincoln and Joshua Speed, but they must resolve their differences if they stand any chance of cracking one of the most harrowing murder cases they have ever faced.In the winter of 1839, a sensational disappearance rocks Springfield, Illinois, as headlines announce a local man has accused his two brothers of murder. Not one to pass up an opportunity, Abraham Lincoln takes up the case of the accused with the assistance of his best friend Joshua Speed to search for evidence of innocence.But just as soon as they begin, Lincoln and Speed find their friendship at grave risk of rupture as they vie for the hand a beautiful new arrival in town: an ambitious, outspoken young woman named Mary Todd. As the trial arrives, can Lincoln and Speed put aside their differences to work together for justice once more? An innocent man’s life may be in the balance—and nothing is as it seems.Re-imagining one of the greatest unsolved murder mysteries from Abraham Lincoln’s real-life trial cases, A House Divided is the most captivating Lincoln and Speed mystery yet from expert Lincoln scholar Jonathan F. Putnam.
A House Divided
by Robert WhitlowCorbin Gage can stand up to anyone . . . But his own divided house will bring him to his knees. Corbin, a longtime legal champion for the downtrodden, is slowly drinking himself into the grave. His love for "mountain water" has cost him his marriage to the godliest woman he knows, ruined his relationship with his daughter, Roxy, and reduced the business at his small Georgia law firm to a level where he can barely keep the bill collectors at bay. But it isn't until his son, Ray, threatens to limit Corbin's time with his grandson that Corbin begins to acknowledge he might have a problem. Despite the mess that surrounds his personal life and against the advice of everyone he knows, Corbin takes on a high-stakes tort case on behalf of two boys who have contracted non-Hodgkin's lymphoma due to an alleged chemical exposure. The defendant, a fertilizer company, is the largest employer in the area. The lawsuit becomes a tornado that sucks Corbin, Ray, and Roxy into an increasingly deadly vortex. Equally intense pressure within the family threatens to destroy, once and for all, the thin threads that connect them. Corbin must find the strength to stand up to his personal demons. Justice for two dying boys depends on it . . . his family depends on it. "Fans of John Grisham will find much to like here." --Library Journal of The Confession
A House Full of Secrets: All she sees is the perfect man, but what is he hiding?
by Zoe MillerAll she sees is the perfect man - but what is he hiding?An invitation to visit Niall's childhood home is too good an opportunity for Vikki to pass up. This is the chance she's been waiting for to get closer to her friend, and to meet the family he's always been so cryptic about.But when Vikki arrives at the beautiful but remote Lynes Glen on Ireland's west coast, and finally meets Niall's estranged brother Alex and his overbearing sister Lainey, she realises that this reunion will be far from heart-warming. As Vikki fails to convince any of them that she saw a mysterious woman at the lake - off-limits since a tragic accident - strange and sinister incidents begin to happen at the Blake family home. What secrets are they keeping? And why exactly did Niall ask Vikki to join him for the weekend?
The House Guest
by Hank Phillippi RyanThe House Guest is another diabolical cat-and-mouse thriller from USA Today bestselling author Hank Phillippi Ryan—but which character is the cat, and which character is the mouse?After every divorce, one spouse gets all the friends. What does the other one get? If they’re smart, they get the benefits. Alyssa Macallan is terrified when she’s dumped by her wealthy and powerful husband. With a devastating divorce looming, she begins to suspect her toxic and manipulative soon-to-be-ex is scheming to ruin her—leaving her alone and penniless. And when the FBI shows up at her door, Alyssa knows she really needs a friend. And then she gets one. A seductive new friend, one who’s running from a dangerous relationship of her own. Alyssa offers Bree Lorrance the safety of her guest house, and the two become confidantes. Then Bree makes a heart-stoppingly tempting offer. Maybe Alyssa and Bree can solve each others’ problems. But no one is what they seem. And the fates and fortunes of these two women twist and turn until the shocking truth emerges: You can’t always get what you want. But sometimes you get what you deserve.Other books by Hank Phillippi Ryan:Her Perfect LifeThe First to LieThe Murder ListOn the HouseTrust MeTHE JANE RYLAND SERIES:The Other Woman / The Wrong Girl / Truth Be Told / What You See / Say No MoreTHE CHARLOTTE MCNALLY SERIES:Prime Time / Face Time / Air Time / Drive TimeAt the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.
The House Has Eyes: Casebusters #5 (Casebusters #5)
by Joan Lowery NixonThe new kid in school has a poltergeist problem, and only the Casebusters can helpEverybody in Redoaks knows the old Everhart mansion is haunted. For years now, lights have flickered around the abandoned property at night, scaring away any local family who might be tempted to buy it. But when the Colliers move in from out of town, they don't know any better. For Brian and Sean's new friend Charles, bedtime is about to get spooky. Lucky for Charles, Sean and Brian are the Casebusters--expert detectives who have handled ghosts before. The phantoms inside Charles's house won't leave easily, though. And Brian and Sean are going to have to come up with something clever, quickly--or else Charles may never get a good night's sleep again.
House Hunt (The Power of Zero #3)
by Jackie KeswickThe Power of Zero: Book ThreeJack Horwood hates owing favors. But when a simple day out to treat Gareth to the best oysters in England leads to a discovery of drugs and counterfeit money--things that neither Jack nor Gareth have the jurisdiction to handle--he has to call in help. Help that doesn't come cheap, and that forces him to do something he promised himself he'd never do again--walk away from Gareth and the family he's starting to make for himself. Three months undercover is a long time. After missing Gareth's birthday, Jack is determined not to miss their first anniversary. But coming home and being home are two very different things. So when he is asked to assist with a corporate espionage investigation, Jack can't say no, despite knowing it will impact his already straining relationship. Except, of course, he's walking into a trap....
The House Husband
by James Patterson Duane SwierczynskiHarry Posehn is the best dad, the best husband...well, maybe not. Detective Teaghan Beaumont is getting closer and closer to discovering the truth about Harry Posehn. But there's a twist that she--and you, dear reader--will never see coming. BookShotsLIGHTNING-FAST STORIES BY JAMES PATTERSON Novels you can devour in a few hours Impossible to stop reading All original content from James Patterson
A House In Bali [Illustrated Edition]
by Colin McpheeIncludes 39 photographs taken by the author during his time in Bali.A young American composer, quite by accident, heard some gramophone records of Balinese gamelan music that were to change his life completely. Such was his fascination that he ‘wanted to hear every gamelan in the countryside’. This book is an account of his stay in Bali just before the Pacific War. A House in Bali merits republication because of its sympathetic and often amusing account of the author’s involvement in Balinese society. While the author’s musical interests take up a considerable part of the narrative, music was itself such an integral part of Balinese life that the reader gets an overall impression of life on the island. Much has been written on the art of Bali and by artists but this is the only narrative by a musician and stands in its own right as a worthwhile period piece.
The House In Front
by Esteban Navarro SorianoThe small coastal town of Roquesas is shocked by the disappearance of one of its neighbors: the young Sandra López, 16 years old. When they find the horribly mutilated body of the teenager in the back of the house of one of the most distinguished residents of the town, everyone suspects that Álvaro Alsina is the perpetrator of the crime. The well-thought-out local society begins a witch hunt, blaming Álvaro for the crime, while a dense web of deceit is woven around him, with the sole purpose of incriminating him. Álvaro sees how the whole world is collapsing around him without him, nor his family, being able to do anything to stop it. His friends, his wife, his children, his lover, and even the police chief, consider him the perpetrator of the crime.
The House in Marsh Road
by Laurence MeynellWhen Arthur meets the lovely but evil Valerie Stockley, after he and his new wife move into the house his wife has inherited, he soon becomes possessed by a force he cannot fight. Alongside Valerie, lust, greed and weakness led him deeper into depravity until he is finally committed to murder.But the house is strangely haunted - things move of their own accord, curtains draw themselves, and bells ring. As the murder plot thickens, Arthur is forced to face the power which occupies the house - and by now there is no going back . . .
A House in Naples
by Peter RabeCharley has a sweet set-up in Naples. He and his partner Joe Lenken run a tight black-market operation. But tonight there is trouble and Charley is shot - and worse, he is recognized. Fleeing the police, he has to get his hands on a passport fast. Luck is with him in the form of a dead American drunk. All Charley has to do is get rid of the body. Weighting it, he lowers the body into the Tiber, his body wracked with pain from the bullet wound. But his luck runs out - he is seen! She is standing on the bridge overhead. But instead of crying "murder" she helps him up the bank and takes him away to tend to his wounds. But is she Charley’s guardian angel - or the sweet angel of death?
The House in the Orchard
by Elizabeth BrooksA BuzzFeed, Good Housekeeping, Departures Magazine Best Book of Fall A CrimeReads, Distractify, and Dandelion Chandelier Best Book of September A startling gothic tale of corrupted innocence that asks—when we look closely—what it really means to know the truth. When a World War II widow inherits a dilapidated English estate, she uncovers a diary written by an adolescent girl named Maude Gower. Looking for answers, she begins reading, only to unravel more questions about the mysterious past and many secrets hidden deep within the walls of Orchard House. In 1876, orphaned Maude is forced to leave London, and her adored brother, Frank, to live with a stranger. Everyone—especially Frank—tells her not to trust Miss Greenaway, the enigmatic owner of Orchard House, but Maude can’t help warming to her new guardian. Encouraged by Miss Greenaway, Maude finds herself discovering who she is for the first time, and learning to love her new home. But when Frank comes for an unexpected visit, the delicate balance of Maude’s life is thrown into disarray. Complicating matters more, Maude witnesses an adult world full of interactions she cannot quite understand. Her efforts to regain control result in a violent tragedy, the repercussions of which will haunt Orchard House for the rest of Maude’s life—and beyond. With each psychologically gripping turn, Elizabeth Brooks masterfully explores the blurred lines between truth and manipulation, asking us who we can trust, how to tell guilt from forgiveness, and whether we can ever really separate true love from destruction.
The House in the Pines
by Ana Reyes'EERIE AND ATMOSPHERIC'Riley Sager, New York Times bestselling author of The House Across the Lake'GRIPPING . . . CHILLED ME TO THE BONE' Andrea Bartz, author of Reese Witherspoon Bookclub pick We Were Never Here'GENUINELY CREEPY'M. W. Craven, Sunday Times bestselling author________This is the story of a house.The cabin lies deep in the woods, where the trees are so dense it's easy to miss. On the outside it might look like it's crumbling, crawling with weeds, but on the inside it's warm and cosy. A fire crackles in the fireplace. Dinner simmers on the stove.Maya once saw this cabin as an idyllic place, like a cottage from a fairy tale, but now she knows the danger that lurks beneath. The summer she visited the cabin was the summer her best friend Aubrey died.Now, another woman from Maya's hometown has died in the same strange, unexplained way, and Maya believes only she can save the next innocent girl.Guided by her fractured memory and a mysterious, unfinished book by her late father, Maya returns home to face the house in the pines and the man who waits there - the man she's tried so hard to forget . . .
The House in the Pines: A Novel
by Ana ReyesArmed with only hazy memories, a woman who long ago witnessed her friend&’s sudden, mysterious death, and has since spent her life trying to forget, sets out to track down answers. What she uncovers, deep in the woods, is hardly to be believed…. <p><p>Maya was a high school senior when her best friend, Aubrey, mysteriously dropped dead in front of the enigmatic man named Frank whom they’d been spending time with all summer. <p><P>Seven years later, Maya lives in Boston with a loving boyfriend and is kicking the secret addiction that has allowed her to cope with what happened years ago, the gaps in her memories, and the lost time that she can’t account for. But her past comes rushing back when she comes across a recent YouTube video in which a young woman suddenly keels over and dies in a diner while sitting across from none other than Frank. Plunged into the trauma that has defined her life, Maya heads to her Berkshires hometown to relive that fateful summer—the influence Frank once had on her and the obsessive jealousy that nearly destroyed her friendship with Aubrey. <p><p>At her mother’s house, she excavates fragments of her past and notices hidden messages in her deceased Guatemalan father’s book that didn’t stand out to her earlier. To save herself, she must understand a story written before she was born, but time keeps running out, and soon, all roads are leading back to Frank’s cabin…. <p><p>Utterly unique and captivating, The House in the Pines keeps you guessing about whether we can ever fully confront the past and return home. <p> <b>New York Times Bestseller</b>