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When a disturbed veteran turns serial killer on the west coast of England, DI Rosalind Kray is on the hunt in this psychological crime thriller.
After a flesh-eating parasite destroys his face, war veteran Alex Jarrod returns from Afghanistan with a head full of nightmares. His world crumbles around him until he realizes he has another war to fight. Meanwhile, Det. Inspector Rosalind Kray has her hopes pinned on a promotion after tracking down a...
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Though we are surrounded by humanity's great potential for kindness and love, we can't help but be aware of the dark side of human existence. Disease, famine, wars, social and political injustice, and crimes against the decency of man. We celebrate the heroes, honor the victims, and condemn the agents of terror. We seek justice! And within all that, we wonder why it is that humanity is so divided. Why is it so difficult-we dare not say impossible-for...
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Eighteen-year-old Frank Krane is the kind of kid who fits in at school and yet roams the edges of high school cliques. After a football injury stunts his football career and his parents' divorce, he finds himself rebellious and adrift. When Frank is suspended from school for impertinence, a series of unfortunate events are set in motion. After sharing breakfast with a known troublemaker, Frank wanders around town aimlessly. When he attends a party...
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Be careful who you trust...Katy Dalton needs her money back, but Bruno has stopped answering his phone and bad things start to happen.Brett Rome is frustrated. The last thing he wants is to leave a promising career in hockey to come home and run his ailing father's trucking company. What he discovers is a company teetering on the very edge of bankruptcy and a young woman demanding the return of her money.But danger lurks in the form of Bruno's dubious...
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A taut collection of razor-sharp stories of men at society's edge Although best known as an author of westerns and espionage fiction, Brian Garfield is at heart an observer of human behavior. While traveling, he sometimes writes short fiction, usually setting the story in whatever city or country he just left. The eight stories in this slim volume are fine examples of Garfield's keen eye. Mostly tales of crime and criminals, they star men like...
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Alex Sinclair, lost in mourning and desperate for redemption, embarks on a journey that leads him deep into forgotten occult arts. He must journey through hell to find what he seeks, but what he discovers will change the world of the revenants forever.
The sequel to 'A Bloody Kiss', Suspended in Dusk is an epic journey through the heart of purgatory, self-destruction and rebirth. Alliances will change, and the ancient truths of revenant origins will...
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When Janice Morgan, a divorced college professor living in a small town in Kentucky, learns that her son has been arrested for possession of a stolen firearm and drug charges, she feels like she's living a nightmare. Dylan's turbulent period as a college student in Cincinnati before this should have warned her, but it's only now that she realizes how far he has drifted into substance abuse and addiction. As Dylan passes through the judicial system...
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In this essential trilogy of novellas by the winner of the 2014 Nobel Prize in Literature, French author Patrick Modiano reaches back in time, opening the corridors of memory and exploring the mysteries to be encountered there. Each novella in the volume-Afterimage, Suspended Sentences, and Flowers of Ruin-represents a sterling example of the author's originality and appeal, while Mark Polizzotti's superb English-language translations capture not...
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A tornado drops a young woman near the Eight Mile Suspended Carnival, with no memories and no name. The carnies adopt her and call her Mim. The carnival is a living beast: its spine the Tower of Misfortune; its arms the tents; its legs the rides; its blood the wine, food, and excrement flowing through carnies and guests. As Mim adapts to carnival life, she discovers she can see other peoples' memories. She becomes entangled with the carnival boss...
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