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Book SynopsisONE LOOK AND YOU''LL BE FROZEN WITH FEAR.Braydon Harris and Suki, his little girl, are leaving her grandparent''s house when a huge truck jack-knifes in front of their car. Suki is thrown from the vehicle and ends up in hospital suffering with terrible burns.Luckily, cryptozoology professor Nathan Underhill is working on a perfect cure. Underhill breeds mythological beasts, and lately he''s been working with the legendary phoenix whose cells he believes might hold exceptional healing properties against burns.Despite the treatment, Suki finds that the pain from the burns only exacerbates a terrible nightmare she''s had for years one that''s becoming realer by the minute, about scary things flying through the sky and now they''re headed straight for her.Petrified is an original and terrifying fantasy horror thriller from the Master of Horror himself, Graham Masterton.Praise for Graham Masterton:''One of the

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Book SynopsisJoe Ledger and Rogue Team International plunge into mortal peril as this new and deadly arms race threatens to ignite new wars throughout the Middle East.After years of searching, a new cave filled with Dead Sea Scrolls is found, and among them are bizarre books of actual magic. Terrorist groups and multinational corporations scramble to acquire these treasures in the hopes that magic is the true WMD of the 21st Century. But everyone who goes near those scrolls goes insane. The fabric of reality is shredding. Is this the result of ancient magic, or is it a new bioweapon that fractures the mind of anyone exposed?Cave 13 pits Joe Ledger against warring factions of ideological terrorism, corporate greed, and massive international crime syndicates in what might well become a new Age of Miracles.

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Book SynopsisFrom Bram Stoker Award finalist KC Jones comes White Line Fever, a harrowing thrill ride about friendship, trauma, and learning how to take the wheel of your own life.THEY'LL BREAK MORE THAN SPEED LIMITS ON THIS GIRLS' TRIP FROM HELL.At a passing glance, County Road 951 is an entirely unremarkable stretch of blacktop, a two-lane scar across the Cascade foothills of Central Oregon.But the road is known by another name, coined by those who've had to clean up after all those scenic detours went horribly wrong: The Devil's Driveway.When Livia and her long-time friends take the Driveway as a shortcut to a much-needed weekend getaway, what begins as a morning joyride quickly becomes anything but. Soon, they're driving for their lives, pursued by a horror beyond anything they ever imagined.The Devil's Driveway might be only 15 miles long, but with danger at every turn, it will take the four women to the very limits of thei

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Book SynopsisThis handsome paperback anthology brings together the classic short fiction of M.R. James, one of the most acclaimed ghost story writers of all time who influenced the likes of Stephen King and H. P. Lovecraft. M. R. James'' tales have bewitched and terrified readers for over a century. Set among dark cathedrals, remote inns, and rural estates, with ancient artifacts of awful power lurking in the shadows, a sense of dread and unease builds until some terrible force is unleashed. These haunting tales by one of the genre''s all-time greats will keep you transfixed even as your blood turns to ice. Tales include: • Oh, Whistle and I''ll Come to You, My Lad • Casting the Runes • Count Magnus • Lost Hearts • The Stalls of Barchester Cathedral • And many more. Presented with a striking gothic cover design and featuring an insightful introduction, this makes is a wonderful gift or collectible for any love

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Book SynopsisThis collection of issues #57-64 of SWAMP THING begins across the galaxy, where the Swamp Thing''s consciousness has been hurled. Trying to find his way back to Earth, Swamp Thing stops over on Thanagar, home of Hawkman; Rann, home of Adam Strange; and encounters the Green Lantern of a world of sentient plants.

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Book SynopsisThe chilling new novel and Sunday Times top 10 bestseller from the bestselling author of The Chalk Man and The Taking of Annie Thorne''C. J. Tudor is terrific. I can''t wait to see what she does next'' Harlan Coben''A mesmerizingly chilling and atmospheric page-turner'' J.P. Delaney, bestselling author of The Girl BeforeDriving home one night, Gabe sees the face of a little girl he knows in the rear window of the car in front.She mouths one word - ''Daddy''. He never sees his five-year-old daughter, Izzy, again.The police believe she''s dead. But three years later, Gabe still drives the roads, searching for the car that took Izzy, never giving up hope . . .Fran and her daughter, Alice, aren''t searching - but running. Always one step ahead of the people who want to hurt them.Because Fran knows the truth about Gabe''s daughter - and she knows what those chasing her and AliTrade ReviewC. J. Tudor is terrific. I can't wait to see what she does next * Harlan Coben *C. J. Tudor has done it again. A mesmerizingly chilling and atmospheric page-turner * J. P. Delaney, author of The Girl Before *Utterly magnificent. Such a beautifully weaved and satisfyingly complex tale, with just the right level of spookiness * James Oswald *Chilling and utterly gripping. Loved the twists and the well-drawn everyday details. A fantastic new book from the Queen of Creepy * Will Dean, bestselling author of Red Snow *The Other People is a creepy, intense novel that drew me right in and never let go. C. J. Tudor's books keep getting better and better, and this one won't let you stop reading until the very last page! * Samantha Downing, author of My Lovely Wife *Hugely enjoyable and deliciously creepy. I was hooked from its gripping opening, all the way through its many twists and turns. Ostensibly about a man searching for his missing daughter, it's a tale about loss, where nothing is quite as it seems; and, although you may think you've got it worked out, C. J. Tudor is always several steps ahead. A brilliant storyteller. * Alex Michaelides, author of The Silent Patient *Her books have the ability to simultaneously make you unable to stop reading while wishing you could bury the book somewhere deep underground where it can't be found anymore. Compelling and haunting * Sunday Express *An intense novel that gets right to the heart of what it means to love and to grieve. Intriguing, dramatic and heart-breaking * Woman & Home *A father's desperate search for his vanished daughter provides the beating heart of this complex thriller, which is suffused with loss, longing and vengeance. Touches of the supernatural bring an extra dimension to the spine-tingling thrills * Sunday Mirror *A darkly compelling tale of justice, revenge and the darkness lurking at the edges of everyday life - with an utterly propulsive plot that makes it very, very hard to put down * T. M. Logan, bestselling author of The Holiday *C. J. Tudor is fast becoming one of my favourite authors. She has such a gift for storytelling. Couldn't turn the pages fast enough * Fiona Cummins, author of The Rattle *C. J. Tudor's best novel to date. This tale of the lengths some people will go to to ease their grief was utterly emotionally believable while still treading at the edges of the worlds of Stephen King and Dean Koontz. Gripping and thoroughly entertaining. I can't wait to see what she does next * Sarah Pinborough *It's rare to read something so downright terrifying but C.J. Tudor manages it time and again. The Other People grabs you by the throat and keeps on squeezing till the very last page. Clever. Original. Brilliant * Chris Whitaker *Fabulous * Paul Burke, author of The Burning Men *I adored The Other People. I was absolutely gripped from start to finish. Deliciously dark, with realistic characters that you simultaneously root for, then recoil from * Caz Frear *Excellent. A clever, tense and touching novel * Literary Review *Sets the bar high for every other thriller this year * John Marrs *Diabolically clever and propulsive as a rollercoaster. If you like twisty thrillers that leave you guessing till the very last page, this is a must-read * Alma Katsu, author of The Hunger and The Deep *Another black fist of doom, smashing into the feeble world . . . loved it! * Max Wesolowski *Such intricate and enthralling storytelling. Evocative and creepy * Amanda Reynolds *This book is chilling. It's the type of book you need to read with the lights on and the doors locked but it's so gripping you won't regret the mild night terrors * Yahoo! Style UK *C. J. Tudor has crafted an intense novel that gets right to the heart of what it means to love and to grieve . . . Intriguing, dramatic and heartbreaking * Woman & Home *A chilling psychological thriller, pulsing with atmosphere and plot twists * Candis *A well-crafted story that blends a mystery with some supernatural chills. You'll want to leave the light on * Best *A chilling, atmospheric tale of justice, revenge, and the darkness lurking on the fringes of society * Daily Express *Vivid characterisation, lots of mystery as well as a twisting plot, it makes for a gripping page turner * NB Magazine *The chilling new novel by the bestselling author of The Chalk Man is an absolute page-turner. We'll just say the author isn't referred to as the 'Queen of Creepy' for nothing * That's Life *Complex thriller which is suffused with loss, longing and vengeance. Touches of the supernatural add to the spine-tingling thrills * The People *A novel with a formidable emotional pull * Financial Times *C.J. Tudor is mastering the suspense/horror genre . . . It's quietly disconcerting, completely relatable and shows you that humans have a wonderfully dark side * Woman's Weekly *Kidnap mystery and horror suspense all rolled into one as a man is haunted by his abduction of his daughter while the woman who knows what happened is on the run for her life * Love it! *Praise for C. J. Tudor * - *CJ Tudor taps into those things that woke you up in the night when you were a kid and then stay with you when you're an adult * Richard Armitage *Britain's female Stephen King * Daily Mail *Some writers have it, and some don't. C. J. Tudor has it big time * Lee Child *A dark star is born * A. J. Finn *An intense novel that gets right to the heart of what it means to love and grieve * Woman *Wonderfully gripping and doubt-inducing * Woman & Home *

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Book Synopsis''Powerful, haunting and truly terrifying'' CHRIS WHITAKER, author of We Begin at the End''Beautifully written and epically scary'' ROSIE ANDREWS, author of The Leviathan ''Carly Reagon is one to watch'' C. J. COOKE, author of A Haunting in the Arctic DISCOVER THE GHOST STORY THAT WON''T LET YOU GO . . .Kyle can barely remember his grandfather. So when they inherit his old house - a damp, secluded tower on the edge of a Welsh mountain village - Kyle and his wife, Lydia, feel they are moving into the home of a stranger.From the start, Lydia hates the house: the disturbing paintings in the attic, the hostility of the locals, the peculiar light that pours through the kitchen window. Kyle thinks Lydia needs a break from London, from the nightmares and the panic attacks. But over the coming weeks, Lydia''s sense of dread only becomes more insistent, whilst Kyle is drawn to the house in

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Book SynopsisA modern gothic thriller, perfect for fans of Dan Brown's THE DA VINCI CODE.

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Book SynopsisA chilling modern horror novel from the author of THE SILENCE OF THE SEA, winner of the 2015 Petrona Award - perfect for fans of Let the Right One In.The light spilling in from the corridor would have to do. Though weak, it was sufficient to show Aldís a boy sitting in the gloom at the furthest table. He had his back to her, so she couldn''t see who it was, but could tell that he was one of the youngest. A chill ran down her spine when he spoke again, without turning, as if he had eyes in the back of his head. ''Go away. Leave me alone.''''Come on. You shouldn''t be here.'' Aldís spoke gently, fairly sure now that the boy must be delirious. Confused, rather than dangerous.He turned, slowly and deliberately, and she glimpsed black eyes in a pale face. ''I wasn''t talking to you.'' Aldis is working in a juvenile detention centre in rural Iceland. She witnesses something deeply disturbing in the middle of the nigTrade ReviewYrsa Sigurdardottir's chillers get better and better. I REMEMBER YOU is a truly creepy combination of haunted house story and modern detection in Iceland. - Sunday Telegraph. . . A chiller-thriller of immense scariness . . . Not to be read alone after dark. - The Times on I REMEMBER YOUExpertly woven together, with plenty of cliffhangers and perfect control of the macabre mood: intriguing, entertaining, and very spooky indeed. - Laura Wilson, Guardian on I REMEMBER YOUGenuinely bone-chilling, and proves that as well as being the queen of Icelandic crime fiction, Sigurdardottir is a supreme generator of fear . . . (she) is clearly relishing the business of scaring our pants off. - Independent on I REMEMBER YOUSigurdardottir intertwines these plotlines brilliantly and the two creepy strands gradually tighten together to really give the reader the heebie-jeebies. The author comes from a crime and thriller background and you can tell: there are cliff-hangers at the end of almost every chapter and she expertly ramps up the feeling of dread as the plot accelerates and all in the book find themselves in mortal danger. - Big Issue on I REMEMBER YOUA chilling read, perfect for a dark night. - Daily Express on I REMEMBER YOU

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Book SynopsisPart ghost story, part murder mystery - a creepy and magical tale steeped in Norse myth, perfect for fans of Neil Gaiman.Trade ReviewThe Twisted Tree is a romantic, creepy, hugely atmospheric story. I loved it. * L.A. Weatherly *I really enjoyed this book - well written, an original idea, with an unusual setting and some fantastic moments. Martha is a great character and I like the fact that she isn't an automatic hero, that her bravery isn't a given. * NM Browne, author of WOLF BLOOD *Creepy and amazing * MTV UK *The Twisted Tree is billed as a YA novel, but don't let that fool you - this is a ghost story that will get under the skin of the most hardened reader. It's a slow burner that makes fantastically creepy use of its isolated Norwegian setting, and expertly combines Nordic mythology with the supernatural. In many ways, it feels a bit like Neil Gaiman's Coraline collided with Catherine Storr's Marianne Dreams, with a smidgen of Beowulf thrown in for good measure * Starburst Magazine *Rachel Burge presents us with a stunning intermingling of Norse mythology, horror, and an unusual coming of age. Hauntingly beautiful descriptions, juxtaposed against a ramping relentless sense of peril. Wonderfully eerie, deliciously frightening, a perfect story for a dank and windy night in front of the fire * Bookbag *Its dark and ominous and the perfect quick read for those who want some eerie goodness on a weeknight. The fact that I opened it, sat down and read for 3 hours straight (minor breaks because my heart can't take creepy) on a night when I have 5000+ other things I should be occupying myself with solidifies my belief that this should get a perfect score * Close Encounters of the Paper Kind *So compelling and creepy, and would make a perfect Halloween or wintery read * Library of Books and Tea *Brilliantly effective at creating a slow, creeping atmosphere that made me feel chilled even when sitting in a room filled with lots of people. Fantastic writing! * Chrikaru Reads *This is the perfect story for the dark nights which will come before spring and I would recommend it to anyone who enjoys thrillers which are atmospheric rather than gory. A beautiful and haunting tale * Book Murmuration *The spooky descriptions of the cabin and its surrounds are like an Arthur Rackham illustration melted into words; the mixture of Norse mythology and horror creates an atmosphere of Stephen King intensity, while at the same time we witness a slowburning and credible relationship between two very damaged but likeable protagonists * Irish Examiner *A creepy and evocative fantasy * Sunday Times *The dark, cold month of January is the perfect backdrop to this wonderfully chilling new novel * Viva Lewes *The Crooked Mask, sequel to The Twisted Tree, is a gripping follow-up from writer Rachel Burge. The story keeps you hooked from start to finish, a novel to claim the attention of thrill-seekers and mystery buffs. The story finds Martha arriving at the Circus of Myth & Mayhem where performers re-enact legends from Norse mythology. Here, she encounters mysterious beings including the villainous Jester, who holds many secrets. Martha's telepathic abilities and relations with the Norse gods are tested as she slowly uncovers the truth behind Nina's death, ex-girlfriend to her lover Stig, who now haunts her and her mother as a disturbed apparition.With an eerie setting, layered mythology and a devious mystery at her disposal, Burge creates effective tension. The storyline continuously re-contextualises itself with each twist. Our perceptions of the circus employees, as well as characters close to Martha, are constantly changing and this raises your curiosity effortlessly.Martha makes for a likeable and layered protagonist. Memorable moments include when she uses her powers to get closer to the truth to find justice for Nina, but also peace for her mother. At 278 pages, not a single chapter feels wasted and each paragraph peels back the circus residents' importance to the story as well as unearthing horror within theplot.The novel's minor flaw is that due to the mysteriousness of the story, some characters within the circus feel empty with little motivation outside of their roles in the circus, but this is a rarity to a few characters and most are given relatable goals that make them interesting to uncover.Overall, The Crooked Mask serves as an impressive tale, with elements sure to please fans of Burge's previous works but also serving as an absorbing novel for new readers. * Paper Lanterns Lit *Then I read The Twisted Tree. The first book to make me feel fear. I was scared - but not in a cover my face, something is going to jump out at me kind of scared, but a I can feel this in the pit of my stomach kind of scared. FINALLY! Thankfully, The Crooked Mask gives me exactly the same feeling, except...worse. The sequel scared me so much more, probably something to do with the carnival/circus-y vibe...gives me the creeps. One night I was reading it quite late, we're talking like 2am, and when I put it down I was genuinely scared of turning my light out.As I said earlier, myth and legend woven into fiction is very much my jam (I even wrote my undergrad dissertation on how myth, legend and folklore impact world-building in fantasy novels)! Norse myth is one I hadn't come across up until reading The Twisted Tree so I didn't know much about it, and it prompted me to go out a few days later and buy Norse Mythology by Neil Gaiman to read more into them. I just think it's a sign of a really good, well-written book when it can not only hook you into the story, but also capture your interest and make you go out and learn more about the background it uses. On that note, I love that in The Twisted Tree, Burge is fantastic at making it the mythical aspects of the story engaging even if you know absolutely nothing about Norse myth. It could have been really easy to alienate readers by diving too deep into the myths. But because, as a reader, we get to learn along with Martha, it's all the more enthralling. That being said, I really like that The Crooked Mask took a deeper dive, and we're getting to learn more about the myths, especially the Gods, and how they come into play in Martha's life.So, on to the things I would have liked to see differently in these two books. Honestly, there isn't much. But there are a couple of things that nagged at me about them. In The Twisted Tree, the setting, the atmosphere, and the character building was really strong for me. Martha was really interesting and not totally likeable, which I quite like in a main character, and I loved following the journey as she worked through the grief of losing her Grandmother and learning to accept herself and how she looks. But I felt like her relationship with Stig just didn't hit it for me. It felt too rushed and it kind of pulled me out of the hold that Martha had on me. I think the point that the relationship was left at was excellent, and it provided a really good springboard for the beginning of The Crooked Mask, so I think the events of The Twisted Tree could have potentially done with being a little more spread out, so that their relationship didn't seem so forced. Speaking of the beginning of The Crooked Mask, I wish it had started just a little earlier. I was really craving to have gone through the events of Nina haunting Martha and her Mother at home at the beginning, rather than just having Martha talk about it, and I think it would have provided a really good way to characterise her Mother a little more, because I was really intrigued by her reluctance toward her heritage and struggle to accept it for Martha that we got a glimpse of in The Twisted Tree. But for me, my only problem with The Crooked Mask is that I wanted more of that character building that I loved in The Twisted Tree. I wanted more of the Mother, I wanted more of Nina, and most of all I wanted more of Martha.I absolutely love both of these books, and give them both a rating of 4.5 of out 5! Would definitely recommend to anyone that loves a bit of horror, myth, and magic in their reads, and if you're looking for some autumn-y, Halloween-y books for the upcoming months, these are definitely the right vibe! * Feeling Hopeful *

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Book SynopsisIf you delight in the suspense of Stephen King and The Stranger by Harlan Coben chilled you to the bone (in the best possible way), you''ll love Mr Murder - the classic thriller by Sunday Times and New York Times bestselling author Dean Koontz. ''Not just a master of our darkest dreams but also a literary juggler'' - The Times.For author Martin Stillwater, life couldn''t be more perfect. He and Paige are happy together; their two daughters, Emily and Charlotte, are intelligent and healthy; and his novels are achieving long-hoped-for levels of success. So why does he feel such dread, experience sudden blackouts? The killer doesn''t know his own name, only the name he uses. He has no family, no friends, no home. He cannot recall who gives him his assignments, and he doesn''t know why his targets must die. Now, however, he senses that in a town he can''t yet envision, a life awaits him, a place to call home, with family and frieTrade ReviewKoontz redefines suspense - The TimesKoontz's style bleaches out cliches while showing a genius for detail - Publishers WeeklyKoontz's art is making the reader believe the impossible... sit back and enjoy it - Sunday TelegraphA master of the thriller genre - Washington Post

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Book SynopsisIn the stunning title story ''Strange Highways'', a failed author returns to his hometown after many years to attend his father''s funeral, only to find himself suddenly and inexplicably thrust back through time to relive a traumatic event from his past. One rain-swept Sunday night when he was twenty years old, on his way back to college after a weekend with his family, Joey Shannon took the wrong highway - and from that moment, nothing ever went right for him again. Now, exactly twenty years later, on another rain-swept night, Joey finds himself at the same crossroads, looking down the road never taken. Which is odd. Because that road no longer exists. A superhighway replaced it nearly twenty years ago, and the old state route - which had crossed a web of perpetually burning, abandoned coal mines - was condemned as too dangerous and was torn up. But now the highway is exactly as it was on that long-ago night, and when Joey turns on to it, he begins an eerie, terrifying jour

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Book SynopsisFrom the author of LAST ONES LEFT ALIVE comes the story of young female warrior who must start a revolution if she and those she loves are to survive.''A provocative gobsmacker of a novel'' Joseph O''Connor''A moving, deeply feminist take on the ever-popular zombie apocalypse'' GuardianOrpen has always been an outsider in Phoenix City - the only outsider admitted to the ranks of the banshees. As one of them, she protects the city from the skrake, the ravening creatures that have laid waste to the country outside the city walls.Unrest is building in the city - a deadly sickness costs ever more lives, while the fighting women are increasingly wearing of enforcing the Management''s patriarchal rule.Rumour has it that banshees have started seeking their own justice in the city. Orpen must decide - can she help to save the society that she found, or must they try to build a new one?Trade ReviewA fierily compelling dystopian thriller crackling with resonances of the now. Sarah Davis-Goff proves herself a storyteller of remarkable gifts in this provocative gobsmacker of a novel -- Joseph O'ConnorVibrant and unsettling. A haunting read -- Danielle McLaughlinDavis-Goff is one of the leading pioneers of a genre that is surely declaring itself a force to be reckoned with * Irish Times *Heartstopping action scenes that live long in the memory * Sunday Business Post *The action is exhilarating, the central characters complex * Sunday Independent *A moving, deeply feminist take on the ever-popular zombie apocalypse * Guardian *Brutal and beautiful, Orpen's story is a cry against complacency. Davis-Goff invites us to examine what has always been, and fight for who and what we might be -- Tara FlynnA fiercely compelling dystopian thriller... Sarah Davis-Goff proves herself a storyteller or remarkable gifts in this provocative gobsmacker of a novel -- Joseph O'Connor

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Book Synopsis''Tremendously good'' Observer''The most vivid and compelling portrait of late Victorian London since The Crimson Petal and the White'' Sarah Perry''Part Wilkie Collins, part Conan Doyle'' Guardian''Huge fun'' Daily Mail''Has everything you could want in a novel'' Stylist ''Dickens is whirling enviously in his grave ... Read by a fire on a cold winter evening'' Irish Times''Ladies and gentlemen, the darkness is complete.'' It is the winter of 1893, and in London the snow is falling.It is falling as Gideon Bliss seeks shelter in a Soho church, where he finds Angie Tatton lying before the altar. His one-time love is at death''s door, murmuring about brightness and black air, and about those she calls the Spiriters. In the morning she is gone.The snow is falling as a seamstress climbs onto a ledge above Mayfair, a mTrade ReviewA gloriously unorthodox confection, part Wilkie Collins, part Conan Doyle, with a generous handful of police procedural and a splash of Stella Gibbons's Cold Comfort Farm. Both disquietingly eerie and impossible to read without laughing out loud ... A cracking good read. * Guardian *The House on Vesper Sands is tremendously good - and tremendously good fun * Observer *The most vivid and compelling portrait of late Victorian London since The Crimson Petal and the White -- Sarah Perry, author of THE ESSEX SERPENTClever and funny and exquisitely disturbing, an utter joy -- Joanna CannonCharles Dickens is whirling enviously in his grave ... Brilliantly written, compelling and satisfying in so many ways. It demands to be read by a fire on a cold winter evening (but make sure the doors are locked before you begin). I only wish it had been twice as long. * Irish Times *Witty, immersive, chock full of atmosphere and setting (hello Victorian London), three-dimensional characters, an addictive plot and snappy dialogue, The House On Vesper Sands has everything you want it in a novel. If you're stuck for a book to buy this Christmas, then this could well be it. * Stylist *Like the love child of Dickens and Conan Doyle, but funnier than both -- Liz Nugent, author of LYING IN WAITI'm not completely sure what the word 'rollicking' means, but I can personally guarantee that The House on Vesper Sands is a rollicking good read. For a novel about grief, estrangement, and the literal stealing of vulnerable young women's souls, this book is a lot more fun than it has any right to be. Paraic O'Donnell's sheer love of his characters is exuberant and infectious; the dialogue crackles with verve and wit, and the plotting is as intricately satisfying as a heavy pocket watch. The setting may be Victorian , but in modern parlance this novel is an absolute banger -- Jon McGregor, author of RESERVOIR 13A hugely entertaining read, spry of pace, funny, beautifully descriptive and satisfyingly sinister. A perfect book to read by winter candlelight * Sunday Express *A compelling, darkly funny portrait of late Victorian London, and focuses on crimes with a supernatural flavour * Observer, '50 Biggest Books of Autumn 2018' *An immersive and darkly entertaining story of love, loss and lies set in a vividly realised Victorian London * iNews, 'Best 19 Books for Autumn 2018' *A mash-up of Victoria Gothic and fantasy, this is huge fun * Daily Mail *Not since Sarah Waters has a modern novelist played with Victorian language and mores with such wit and skill ... This mastery of voice wouldn't be half as satisfying, of course, if the story were not a properly ripping yarn ... Liz Nugent compares The House on Vesper Sands to Dickens and Conan Doyle, but the novel's depiction of young women who are both physically and psychologically tormented by shadowy male forces in the 1890s suggests one of the most iconic books of that decade, Bram Stoker's Dracula. The appealing characters, however, are more complex than Stoker's, and there's a real humanity to the novel that will leave the reader hoping that O'Donnell returns to the gaslit streets of fin de siècle London for more sinister, beautifully told stories. * Sunday Business Post *O'Donnell's talent truly shines ... O'Donnell's style can be likened to Charles Dickens on steroids and The House on Vesper Sands sits comfortably with the likes of Sarah Perry's The Essex Serpent or Francis Spufford's Golden Hill as recent period-set page turners. Like those two, a gorgeous prose elevates this ... An expertly crafted and uproariously entertaining novel, spun by a writer approaching his peak * Irish Examiner *Engrossing ... The narrative canters from high-society soirees to East End tenements, infused with menace both earthly and supernatural * Irish Mail on Sunday *A rollocking romp through the dark alleys and gaslit streets of Victorian London ... Spine-tinglingly spooky with a touch of Dickens and also properly funny, this is the perfect Halloween read * Red magazine *Mysterious, unsettling and eerily lovely ... Perfect for fans of The Wicked Cometh and The Mermaid and Mrs Hancock. I adored it -- Melinda Salisbury, author of THE SIN EATER'S DAUGHTERThe House on Vesper Sands had everything - elegance, humour and shady supernatural foreboding, all wrapped up in a Victorian detective novel * Irish Independe *An atmospheric, moving, creepy and very funny story with one of the great fictional detectives -- Linda Grant, author of THE DARK CIRCLEReading this terrific Victorian-set mystery was the most fun I've had in ages. It unfolds so thrillingly and cleverly. Do not miss * The Bookseller, Editor’s Choice *I am giddy with love for The House on Vesper Sands. It is spooky and atmospheric and superbly drawn, absolutely jammed with brilliant characters and so funny -- Jenny Landreth, author of SWELLA lush, shape-shifting Victorian mystery, full of ghostliness, humour and chiaroscuro with satisfying detective and romance flavours added to the batter * Irish Independent *Some of the funniest lines of dialogue I've read in ages ... I liked Vesper Sands a lot. It's a clever Gothic mystery, evocative and meticulously faithful to its time and setting * Sunday Independent *A vivid and enjoyable romp * Heat Magazine *Like George Eliot, Paraic O'Donnell takes the bombastic and the sincere and throws them together for comic contrast; like Dickens, he does it in deliciously dark Victorian style. The House on Vesper Sands is an eerie, raucous novel, packed with pathos and wit. Read it! -- Nuala O'Connor, author of BECOMING BELLEO'Donnell writes wittily and well * SUNDAY TIMES *Moves effortlessly as the story needs between pacy dialogue, gripping drama and an elegiac, other-worldly mournfulness...creates a deeply satisfying world, where tone and language and character combine to provide a rich, credible texture. A comic delight * Associated Press *The House on Vesper Sands is a rare combination of chilling, delicate and funny -- Lissa Evans

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Book Synopsis“A complex and chilling tale of friends, family and the often murderous secrets that hide in the dark” from the award-winning author of Bone White (Robert McCammon, New York Times–bestselling author). The Piper has come to take the children away . . . In the fall of 1993, fifteen-year-old Angelo Mazzone sees his first dead body. The murder is linked to the Piper, the possible abductor of three other children—who haven’t been found—over the past few months. Some people in town say the woods are haunted, but Angelo and his friends head in anyway, to search the darkness for a monster. What they find there will change who they are—and everything they once believed in . . . “A frightening, thoroughly engaging read with a deeply moving series of narrative motifs running throughout, ones that needle the mind and tug at the heart in the best way . . . A triumph of suspense, an affectionate ode to adolescence and by far Ronald Malfi’s strongest effort to date.” —Horror Novel Reviews “Malfi is a man of many voices, a sort of literary version of Mel Blanc (the ‘man of a thousand voices’), but all of his voices are captivating, though none of them quite the same. Horror and crime fans will find much to like here.” —Booklist

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Book SynopsisDesigned to appeal to the booklover, the Macmillan Collector’s Library is a series of beautiful gift editions of much loved classic titles. Macmillan Collector’s Library are books to love and treasure. This edition of Henry James’s classic ghost stories features an afterword by bestselling author Kate Mosse OBE.A young governess is employed to look after two orphaned siblings in a grand country house. Isolated and inexperienced, she is at first charmed by the children – but gradually suspects that they may not be as innocent as they seem. She soon begins to see sinister figures at the window, but do they exist solely in her imagination, or are they ghosts intent on a terrible and devastating task? The Turn of the Screw by Henry James is one of the most famous and eerily equivocal ghost stories ever written.Owen Wingrave is the story of a son in a long line of military heroes who refuses to follow tradition, yet proves his bravery in a haunted room.Trade ReviewThere are phrases and scenes in the book written with such skill and care and trickery as to make any reader follow it with a great unease . . . It is a very frightening story -- Colm Tóibín * Guardian *In this age of anxiety, in which a child may be in her room and yet, through a laptop, can be anywhere in the world, The Turn of the Screw is particularly resonant – every parent’s battle to protect their children from unnamed malevolence -- Gillian Flynn * New York Times Book Review *

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Book SynopsisIf these walls could talk . . .'Intricate murder mystery... gripping.' WOMAN'A compelling who, how and why dunnit.' THE SUN'A gripping murder mystery.' WOMAN'S WEEKLY 'A novel that has the deliciously febrile atmosphere of a silent film.' THE SUNDAY TIMES'Spookily atmospheric, a page-turner murder mystery.' CHOICE MAGAZINE'The Thirty-One Doors is a novel for those who miss the Golden Age crossword-puzzle-type crime fiction.' LITERARY REVIEWScarpside House is famed for its beauty, its isolation, and its legendary parties. Tonight, it hosts the Penny Club soiree. An annual gathering of lucky men and women from all walks of life, coming together to celebrate their survival against the odds.But this year their luck is running thin.Accidents do happen, after all . . .And some are long overdue . . .

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Book SynopsisIn the autumn of 2016 a wave of suicides swept through Stockholm's underworld...Investigative journalist Tommy T's star has faded since he was a fixture on Sweden's talk-show circuit. His deep dive into the mysterious suicides-and the role of the elusive 'X' who seems to be behind everything-will be his ticket back to the top. And the trail is hot: it leads him first to a murdered friend and then to a huge batch of cocaine.Meanwhile, Tommy's seventeen-year-old nephew Linus is getting in deep himself. He's been selling his ADHD medication since he was thirteen, hoping for bigger opportunities. Now there's one staring him in the face-in the form of a huge batch of cocaine. But there's a larger plan behind what is happening, and the business turns out to be both stranger and more dangerous than either of them could have imagined.I Am the Tiger is the culmination of the series that began with I Am Behind You and I Always Find You. John Ajvide Lindqvist spins the crime novel into the realm of the supernatural, as forces beyond human control infiltrate the suburbs of Stockholm.

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Book SynopsisScience Officer Orrin Kutela finds himself stranded on a distant planet, starving and haunted by the ghosts of his dead crew. On the verge of death, he makes an astonishing discovery that will forever change his life. Veteran writer JOHN ARCUDI (RUMBLE, B.P.R.D.) and illustrator SAVANNAH FINLEY bring you a sci-fi/fantasy comic like no other. Collects issues #1-4.

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Book SynopsisMaika, Kippa, and Ren return to their own world to discover a full year has passed in their absenceand Zinn is back in the clutches of Maika's father, the megalomaniacal Lord Doctor. From the relative safety of the pirate-controlled Spice Islands, Maika and her friends must regroup, recover, and find a way stop the Lord Doctor's murderous rampage before he destroys the Known World. Can loyalty and love transcend a history of betrayal and blood?

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Book Synopsis Sylas wields an ancient power to sense and siphon away pain from others, but struggles with the moral ambiguity of his abilities, leading him to question his purpose as a Syphon. Livia, his partner and a neuroscientist, explores the impact of emotional trauma and the ethics of healing from it. Together, they unravel secrets of the power that will forever change their relationship. Meanwhile, deep in the Amazon, an ancient threat re-emerges with plans to unleash a terrible darkness. The award-winning series returns in a new four-issue volume, written by creator Mohsen Ashraf (Pantheon) and co-writer Arish Akanda with art from Thomas Hedglen (Prophet, B

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Book SynopsisA combination of fiction and documentation, Sound Museum fearlessly interrogates state-sanctioned violence and the psychology—and banality—of evil. In Iran, a curator has gathered foreign journalists for a VIP tour of her latest creation. As the guests sit to listen to her initial remarks, she shares the struggles she''s faced in bringing together this exhibition—especially the gender inequity she''s battled for her entire career.But the Sound Museum is no ordinary institution. It is a museum of torture, wrought from the audio recordings pulled from interrogation rooms and prison cells. And the curator—her unbroken monologue drifting through fieldwork examples, case studies, archives, philosophy, and dreams—is only too happy to share her part in this globe-spanning industry.With sensuous and lyrical prose, Sound Museum bears witness while calling into question the act of witnessing,

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The original, classic, Dark Shadows books from the Paperback Library, return with Hermes Press' archival reprint of all 32 titles in the series beginning with the first novel which first saw print in December, 1966. The twenty-fourth book in this reprint series is titled “Barnabas, Quentin and the Serpent.” Each book in the series was written by William Edward Daniel Ross who used the pen name Marilyn Ross. Professor Gerald Collins returns to Collinwood from an archaeological expedition to Mexico with several crates of animals -- giant rats, poisonous snakes and rare lizards. His daughter, Irma, turns to Barnabas for help. She fears her father also brought back a Quetzalcoatl, the terrible, cursed feathered serpent of Aztec legend. Suddenly, a mysterious murderer strikes at Collinwood, and a feathered serpent is reported flying over the area. The townspeople, already angered by the presence of Barnabas at Collinwood, now demand that Professor Collins turn his specimens over to a zoo before anyone else is killed. Irma, with the help of Barnabas, tries desperately to clear her father's name, and in doing so, stumbles upon a monster even more dreadful than the Quetzalcoatl.

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Book SynopsisThe explosive conclusion to the first arc of LySandra Vuong's hit Webtoon Covenantcollected for the first time in print!With the exorcists of the Church of Providence badly beaten after an encounter with the powerful demon Belial, Ezra is forced to confront his own shortcomingsand worse, his own lack of conviction. Without it and the power it brings, can he possibly stand against the forces of darkness threatening the city of Los Demonios? Meanwhile, SunnyEzra's mysterious chargecontinues to uncover frightening truths about his past. As the One Who Never Fell, is he ultimately more demon than human? Or something else entirely?With lives on the line, Sunny and Ezra must make a difficult choice: How do you keep your faith when your world is falling apart?This volume collects episodes 3750 of the hit Webtoon Covenant!

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Book SynopsisDark, disturbing, and sexy, this sci-fi action manga that inspired the new anime stars a dominating teenage girl searching for a sister who became a monster, and a submissive boy with the strange power to turn into a ragged but powerful beast, with a zipper down his back and a compartment on the inside just big enough to hold a human body. Shuichi Kagaya an ordinary high school kid in a boring little town. But when a beautiful classmate is caught in a warehouse fire, he discovers a mysterious power: He can transform into a furry dog with an oversized revolver and a zipper down his back. He saves the girl's life, sharing his secret with her. But she's searching for the sister who killed her family, and she doesn't care how degrading it gets: She will use Shuichi to accomplish her mission... Story Locale: Present-day Japan

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Book SynopsisIn this emotionally raw and propulsive folk horror-mystery, a journalist goes to a small town and unravels a dark secret that the women have been keeping for generations.

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Book SynopsisThe Rioting of Inferno is a collection of horror short stories by 17-year old E.J. Cousins who skilfully blurs the line between the bizarre and the conceivable, the beautiful and the gruesome. With original artwork by Anwot, the spine tingling and mind bending tales that comprise The Rioting of Inferno will unsettle and linger long within you.

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Book SynopsisWorld-renowned illustrator Seth returns with three new Christmas ghost stories for 2020. Retired officer Colonel Mortimer takes a lease on the mansion of Brentwood, the grounds of which share the ruins of an older house, including a strange, vacant doorway, but eerie events begin to unfold and Mortimer’s son falls ill. As the supernatural takes hold, Mortimer resolves to do what he must to save his son even as he ventures further into an increasingly horrifying place.Trade ReviewPraise for Seth's Christmas Ghost Stories “[This] series of Christmas ghost stories, miniature books chosen and illustrated by the cartoonist Seth … [offers] chills—and charm.”—John Williams, New York Times Book Review “I just bought my set of these and they … are … PERFECT. I hope they do these every year.”—Patton Oswalt “These are beautiful little books … [My family’s] been reading them at home, and we’ve actually put them away so we can re-read them on Christmas Eve.” —Matt Galloway, CBC’s Metro Morning “For Seth, this is really a labour of love.” —Peter Robb, Ottawa Citizen “The two classic Christmas ghost stories that Seth and Biblioasis fashioned last year were a huge success for us. Nifty packaging, striking design—so Seth.” —Ben McNally, Ben McNally Books, Toronto, ON “Seth’s Christmas Ghost Stories series resurrects the legacy of fireside tales at Christmas with these beautifully illustrated editions.”—John Toews, McNally Robinson Booksellers, Winnipeg, MB

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Book SynopsisTrapped in the past and hunting a serial killer? Of course Zatanna''s birthday got magically messed up.Continuing from the Webtoons tale?when Zatanna is attacked and bested by a powerful sorceress, her father casts a spell to protect her and send her away from the chaos she''s caught in the middle of.Zatanna arrives in Whitechapel, London, in the year 1888. She soon discovers a serial killer plaguing the streets of the city, Jack the Ripper. Unable to return home and certain that the supernatural killer has answers, Zatanna sets out in pursuit of the Ripper alongside the denizens of Whitechapel and one John Constantine.

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