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1) The Willows
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The Willows is a novella by English author Algernon Blackwood, originally published as part of his 1907 collection The Listener and Other Stories. It is one of Blackwood's best known works and has been influential on a number of later writers. Horror author H.P. Lovecraft considered it to be the finest supernatural tale in English literature. "The Willows" is an example of early modern horror and is connected within the literary tradition of weird...
2) Sensations
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Eleanor Nickerson developed technology that records and recreates human perception. Once labeled the 21st century's greatest gift, a worldwide crisis pits her against government attempts to control the experience and the underworld's exploitation of our need to feel. On April 27, 2024, Ellie faces the truth when pressed for a vision of her creation - "I am not a God." "But what if you were?" This psychological thriller creates a bounty of magical...
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One of the most influential novels of the nineteenth century, Fyodor Dostoevsky's Crime and Punishment tells the tragic story of Raskolnikov-a talented former student whose warped philosophical outlook drives him to commit murder. Surprised by his sense of guilt and terrified of the consequences of his actions, Raskolnikov wanders through the slums of pre-revolutionary St. Petersburg trying to escape the ever-suspicious Porfiry, the official investigating...
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Gavin Jacobs had been Phoebe's savior at a beachfront party when a frat boy tried to grope on her without permission. The two of them felt an instant connection which led them to a whirlwind romance for the rest of her trip there. When it came time for her to leave, she just couldn't do it. Acting on a whim, Phoebe moved in with her adorable, shy, and awkward summer love. Their relationship just seemed so perfect. When Phoebe found out she was pregnant...
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Terrorists have taken over the American embassy in Koutu, a small Middle Eastern country with huge oil reserves. This is not good news for the Ambassador's claustrophobic personal assistant, Georgia Masters, whose composure is tested when she's locked in a small dark small storage room by the terrorists. Then her worst fear is realized when they throw a man into the storage room with her.
Burned out CIA agent Peter Welis can't believe his bad...
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What if someone was murdering people who identify as transgender?
From the author of the Killer Nashville Best Mystery Finalist Not Today and the Book Excellence Finalist The Neighborhood comes A Biological Storm, Dora Ellison Mystery Book 4.
Dark Murder Mystery Lovers! A woman is murdered, her body torn apart with a high-powered automatic rifle. A second murder is committed, and Dora learns that both victims are transgender. Who would commit such...
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A writer finds a cave keeping a dark secret for nearly a century.
A ghost in a Scottish castle seeks blood on a wedding day.
A student abroad loses herself in a dreamy art dealer and his dark painting.
An undercover cop searches for the lover who's haunted him for years.
These four stories from New York Times bestselling author J.T. Ellison reveal what happens when we allow ourselves to step toward the darkness-and find ourselves consumed with...
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There's only one thing more dangerous than becoming a confidential informant.
Being an undercover cop. They have something in common - living on the edge.
Another Gripping Fast-paced Thriller in the Steve Regan Undercover Cop series. If you like Reacher, you will love Regan - the 'real deal!'
Steve Regan is still undercover working for the same UK secret government department. He sets off on what he thinks is a last assignment: seconded to the Australian...
9) The Butcher
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Meet Antony Harding, a psychopath. He'll make your skin crawl.
In this short story of some 46 minutes, the listener is taken deep into the mind of an unreformed and unrepentant serial killer, Antony Harding, aka “The Butcher”.
This unique mini-thriller, written from a vicious murderer's perspective, is a first-person narration, performed by award-winning voice artist, Gary Furlong.
Strap yourself in for a ride on the dark side! But be warned,...
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Buy now to get the main key ideas from Stacey Abrams's While Justice Sleeps
In While Justice Sleeps (2021), Stacey Abrams narrates a thrilling tale of a brilliant young lawyer with an eidetic memory who saves the world through her loyalty to a man others had deemed insane. The novel follows Avery Keene as she deciphers the cryptic messages left to her by Supreme Court Justice Howard Wynn before he went into a coma. Avery discovers shocking secrets...
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As a little girl, she was abducted. Facing that trauma could be a fatal mistake.
Nashville Police Detective Amelia Slate remains haunted by her own childhood kidnapping. The unsolved crime left invisible wounds that eventually got her demoted from the FBI. And her current serial-killer case triggers all that old terror when someone breaks into her apartment and steals a vital clue to her mother's death.
Shocked at the personal nature of the attack,...
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The Past Rarely Stays Buried
Dr. Amir Hadad is being stalked. A stranger, hiding in the dark crevices of his home, whispers, "I can't rest."
Alarmed and unwilling to risk his family's safety, Amir contacts the police. Only there is no trace of an intruder, no marks of forced entry. If there is a prowler afoot, the police cannot find him.
As the days wear on and Amir continues to hear the same disembodied voice speaking to him, he begins to worry about...
13) Express Intent
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"Fast-paced, evocative and urgent from the get-go, Express Intent is the best Gold and Courage series book yet." - Bestthrillers. Ex-cop Vance Courage is holed up at a luxury ranch when 15-year-old Caitlin Fleming goes for an early morning run and vanishes in the desert. His partner Lauren Gold fears the teenager was taken by the cartels operating on the US-Mexico border. But Vance is baffled by the crime scene: Why do the girl's footprints suddenly...
14) The Key to Kells
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DISCOVERY UPENDS EVERYTHING WE KNOW ABOUT MEMORY AND GENETICS. IT MIGHT COST KEY MURPHY HIS LIFE.
Key Murphy is a freak, a prodigy. He has visions so real he's diagnosed with PTSD. Key learns that his visions might be caused by a mutated gene, which allows him to experience the memories of an ancestor.
Key also has a family link to The Book of Kells. Pages from the book were stolen in Ireland in the distant past. Those pages are believed to contain...
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What kind of monster preys on children?
Detective Casey Norris and his team are back and they are taking on their most gruesome case yet. Each of them have dealt with bodies, but very rarely have they dealt with the bodies of children.
Helena has a new monster. One who hunts, day and night, and worst of all...a monster who hunts children. Norris and the others attempt to work through the grisly nature of their newest case, but for Detective Kathy...
16) Beyond Limits
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From REMINGTON KANE - The author of The TAKEN! Series
YOUNG GUNS 3 - A TANNER Series - Book 3
In 1998, Cody and Romeo train hard, then face tests that will decide their fate. In the present, Tanner seeks vengeance on a man who once tried to kill him.
YOUNG GUNS - Legends aren't born, they're made.
17) Eliminator, The
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As Jacobs becomes more at ease with his nickname, and starts using his abilities to help others, he finds he is still not done with Mallette's bunch. Or at least what they used to be known as. Lawrence Wiggins, Mallette's lawyer, is found dead, leading the imprisoned crime boss to getting a new attorney appointed from New York. Only this one comes with caveats.
Roger Alexander is not only Mallette's new lawyer, but he's also taking over his organization....
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Seventeen-year-old Camilla Lee faces the unthinkable. Surviving a home invasion, she vows vengeance. But on who? This is a tale of family secrets and lies. Of depression, self-harm, bullying, and lost innocence. Can Camilla remain untainted? Or will she misuse her black belt skills? How many lines will Camilla cross to uncover the truth and deliver payback?
This reluctant avenger's journey will leave you gasping.
Jerry Furnell delivers a fast action...
19) Show No Mercy
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Steve Dane and Nina return!
When the deadly duo witnesses a catastrophic terrorist attack, they don't stand idly by. They run into the fray, engaging the enemy, and stumble upon a message the killers leave behind.
Graypoole has been resurrected.
It's an impossible development. Dane knows Graypoole, a terrorist who targeted capitalists, is dead - killed by a black ops team. But as he and Nina follow the evidence, they learn Graypoole's son has taken...
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The Joe Johnson Thriller Series: Fast-paced spy conspiracy thrillers featuring former CIA war crimes investigator Joe Johnson.
The first three full-length thrillers in this internationally best-selling series come together in this great value box set.
The Last Nazi:
The buried contents of a Nazi train. An aging SS mass-murderer - with one last unexpected sting in his tail. And the war secrets of a US presidential hopeful's Jewish family, hidden...
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