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Damned by Jana Deleon
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsWhen young priest Nicolas Chatry took his vows, he thought the hardest thing he’d have to deal with was accomplishing his duties from a wheelchair. Until a murderer steps into the confessional. Unable to recognize the voice or maneuver quickly enough to get a look at the killer, Nicolas has no way of identifying who admitted to such a horrific deed... -
![The Shawshank Redemption: Different Seasons by Stephen King]()
The Shawshank Redemption: Different Seasons by Stephen King
Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsTim Robbins and Morgan Freeman star in The Shawshank Redemption, now a major motion picture from Columbia based on the novella Rita Hayworth and the Shawshank Redemption in Different Seasons by Stephen King. A prisoner exacts a revenge and escape so meticulous, so brilliant, that no one suspects his plan. . . -
![Her Final Word by Willow Rose]()
Her Final Word by Willow Rose
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsRather be the hunter than the prey. Inspired by a true story. Ella Maria Chauncey walks home after a night out with her friends, hurrying to get back before her parents realize she's been out with the boy they don't want her to date. Living in the gated community of Lyford Cay, in one of the world's wealthiest neighborhoods, she believes it is safe. Ella Maria never makes it home... -
![Broadland by David Blake]()
Broadland by David Blake
Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsTHE DEBUT CRIME THRILLER OF THE YEAR! "A COLD DENSE shadow fell over Jane Richardson as she hurried along the concrete towpath. To her left, moonlight danced over the River Bure’s untroubled surface as it slipped silently past, heading back the way she’d come. A low-hanging branch scratched at her face as she ducked underneath... -
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![Remember Me by Lynda Renham]()
Remember Me by Lynda Renham
Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsA new neighbour becomes a new friend. She looks up to you. She admires you, but is it you she wants? You begin to wonder if she wants your husband, or even your child. But then you realise, she wants your life. When Sharni and Tom move into 24 The Pines, it seems like Clare and Chris have the perfect neighbours... -
![Angelica And Francesca by Kenneth Jarrett Singleton]()
Angelica And Francesca by Kenneth Jarrett Singleton
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAngelica and Francesca are the identical twin daughters of Pellrue, Duke of Doretay. Doretay is a state within a kingdom called Vidien, which Angelica's and Francesca's great uncle, King Oscar, rules. Pellrue attempts to keep control of his wicked, evil daughters as they keep entering his city and raising havoc by torturing and murdering the common citizens within... -
![John Saul: Three Terrifying Bestselling Novels: Suffer the Children; Punish the Sinners; Cry for the Strangers by John Saul]()
John Saul: Three Terrifying Bestselling Novels: Suffer the Children; Punish the Sinners; Cry for the Strangers by John Saul
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsJohn Saul: Three Terrifying Bestselling Novels: Suffer the Children; Punish the Sinners; Cry for the... -
![Dark Son by Michael Robertson Jr.]()
Dark Son by Michael Robertson Jr.
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA new novel in the exciting Lance Brody series from the author of the Amazon Kindle #1 Bestselling horror novel, Rough Draft!A family mysteriously murdered. A haunted farmhouse. A town rich with secrets... -
![The Haunting of University Park by Alexandria Clarke]()
The Haunting of University Park by Alexandria Clarke
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsJamie Layton has a secret.Running from her past, Jamie Layton takes a new job as a nanny to two volatile, rebellious children at a stately mansion in a reclusive area of town. Rumors fly about the mysterious death of the children’s father, and when strange things happen at night, Jamie and the children must confront the horrors that haunt the house... -
![See No Evil by Allison Brennan]()
See No Evil by Allison Brennan
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsA cunning killer hides in plain sight.A troubled teenage girl has been charged with the grisly murder of her stepfather. The evidence is damning: Emily was found alone at the scene with blood on her hands, and an incriminating e-mail she wrote outlines a murder plot identical to the method of the brutal slaying... -
![La fiancée gitane by Carmen Mola]()
La fiancée gitane by Carmen Mola
Rated: 4.12 of 5 stars · 26 ratingsQuand elle rentre à l'aube, éméchée et dévastée par la tristesse de la chair assouvie furtivement, l'enquêtrice Elena Blanco a un rituel : examiner pendant des heures les images d'une caméra de surveillance placée devant son immeuble... -
![Incidents Around the House by Josh Malerman]()
Incidents Around the House by Josh Malerman
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA chilling horror novel about a haunting told from the perspective of a young girl whose troubled family is targeted by an entity she calls “Other Mommy,” from the New York Times bestselling author of Bird Box To eight-year-old Bela, her family is her world. There’s Mommy, Daddo, and Grandma Ruth... -
![Have You Seen This Girl by Carissa Ann Lynch]()
Have You Seen This Girl by Carissa Ann Lynch
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsWendi Wise is a troubled young woman who snorts her breakfast through a straw and spends more time in rehab than in the real world…Her life is seemingly out of control.But now she has a plan.That plan involves a sharp set of butcher knives.She's going back to where all of her troubles began…Flocksdale... -
![The Antagonist by Jonas Saul]()
The Antagonist by Jonas Saul
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsVivian has sent Sarah to Kelowna, British Columbia, to antagonize a member of The Royal Canadian Mounted Police. When she arrives, Barry Ashford, the RCMP officer Sarah is supposed to irritate, has just saved a woman from a suicide attempt. To the media and the public, Barry Ashford is a hero... -
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![Berkley Street by Ron Ripley]()
Berkley Street by Ron Ripley
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsAlternate cover edition of ISBN 9781532759208An abandoned house. A forgotten evil. Home sweet home...Shane Ryan returns to Nashua and the childhood memories that drove him to join the Marines. After a prolonged legal battle with his aunt and uncle, Shane has possession of the family home where his parents disappeared over 20 years ago... -
![The Red Dahlia by Lynda La Plante]()
The Red Dahlia by Lynda La Plante
Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsDetective Anna Travis is working on a murder case that has created a media frenzy. The victim, Louise Pennel, a 24-year-old girl, was last seen in a London night club. Her body was found dumped by the River Thames. Anna must summon all her strength and guile to hunt down this sadistic killer... -
![The Patience of a Dead Man by Michael Clark]()
The Patience of a Dead Man by Michael Clark
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsHe just spent everything on a house in disrepair, but he didn’t know someone was waiting inside. Tim Russell just put his last dollar on a handyman’s dream; a quaint but dilapidated farmhouse in New Hampshire. Newly single after a messy divorce, his plan is to live in the house as he restores it for resale... -
![Key to Midnight / Shattered / House of Thunder by Dean Koontz, Leigh Nichols]()
Key to Midnight / Shattered / House of Thunder by Dean Koontz, Leigh Nichols
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![The Midnight Book Club Super Box Set by Jeremy Bates]()
The Midnight Book Club Super Box Set by Jeremy Bates
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsUSA TODAY and #1 AMAZON bestselling author Jeremy Bates brings you the complete collection of the award-winning Midnight Book Club short novels, which have been praised for their fast-paced plots and brilliant twists. As a bonus, you also get a digital copy of the runaway bestseller The Taste of Fear, which has garnered more than 500 five-star reviews... -
![Fear No Evil by Robin Caroll]()
Fear No Evil by Robin Caroll
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWith his father in a nursing home and his mother needing support, former Great Smoky Mountains park ranger Lincoln Vailes moves to the bayou town of Eternal Springs, Louisiana, to become a police officer. Recent college graduate and eager social worker Jade Laurent has also moved there to try and right the wrongs of an abusive past... -
![Ghost of A Promise: by Kelly Moran]()
Ghost of A Promise: by Kelly Moran
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThe ghosts of her family's estate on the coast of Maine never troubled Ava Trumble. When she finally inherits the historic mansion, however, there's a small string attached: Ava has exactly one year to solve a 200-year-old mystery of a missing girl, or lose her family's home.. -
![Forest by Ambrose Ibsen]()
Forest by Ambrose Ibsen
Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars · 10 ratings“You should not have answered its call...” Professor Stephen Barlow is no longer a skeptic. Having faced the horrors of Chaythe Asylum, he turns his attention to the man responsible for the Third Ward Incident—the enigmatic Dr. Corvine—in the hopes of finding answers to his many questions. But some things, he soon learns, are better left lost to history... -
![Every Soul by L.K. Collins]()
Every Soul by L.K. Collins
Rated: 4.08 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsThis novel is NOT part of the Life . Destiny . Fate series. More to come.... When you lose the one person who grounds your existence, your whole world changes. In life, it is said that everything happens for a reason... -
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![Mirrors by Ted Dekker]()
Mirrors by Ted Dekker
Rated: 4.07 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsThe journey that began with IDENTITY, Book One of Eyes Wide Open, continues with the second episodic book, Mirrors.Who am I? My name is Christy Snow. I'm seventeen and I'm about to die. I'm buried in a coffin under tons of concrete. No one knows where I am. My heart sounds like a monster with clobber feet, running straight toward me... -
![Keep It In The Family by John Marrs]()
Keep It In The Family by John Marrs
Rated: 4.06 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsIn this chilling novel from bestselling author John Marrs, a young couple’s house hides terrible secrets—and not all of them are confined to the past.Mia and Finn are busy turning a derelict house into their dream home when Mia unexpectedly falls pregnant. But just when they think the house is ready, Mia discovers a chilling message scored into a skirting board: I WILL SAVE THEM FROM THE ATTIC... -
![The Book of Counted Sorrows by Dean Koontz]()
The Book of Counted Sorrows by Dean Koontz
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsIn the author's The Book of Counted Sorrows, being the mind-bending, heart-stopping, bowel-freezing, spleen-tickling history of the most dangerous book of poetry ever written, including the text of the cursed book itself, with the prayer that God will protect you from a spontaneous head explosion (and even worse potential fates) if you dare read it... -
![The Devil's Work by Mark Edwards]()
The Devil's Work by Mark Edwards
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsA gripping psychological thriller from the bestselling author of Follow You Home and The Magpies . It was the job she had dreamed of since childhood. But on her very first day, when an unnerving encounter drags up memories Sophie Greenwood would rather forget, she wonders if she has made a mistake. A fatal mistake... -
![নিশীথিনী by Humayun Ahmed]()
নিশীথিনী by Humayun Ahmed
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsমিসির আলি সিরিজের বই। "নিশীথিনী" হচ্ছে "দেবী" এর দ্বিতীয়... -
![These Cold Strangers by J.T. Ellison]()
These Cold Strangers by J.T. Ellison
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsFrom New York Times bestselling author J.T. Ellison comes a chilling tale about how a reporter’s deep dive into a viral video challenges her preconceived notions of what being a hero really means.When she recognizes the heroic stranger in a sensationalized news video, Addison Blake plans to use the information to her career’s advantage... -
![GHOSTS: 2014 edition by Noel Hynd]()
GHOSTS: 2014 edition by Noel Hynd
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsPerhaps the scariest book you will ever read.... Enter a world where the departed return to the world of the living....where ghosts walk and intermingle among us..... Nantucket Island. Quiet. Peaceful. Idyllic. For Oscar-winning actress Annette Carlson, it is the perfect refuge from a demanding career... -
![Outbreak by Robert Tine]()
Outbreak by Robert Tine
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsBased on the film of the same name starring Dustin Hoffman, this is the story of a doctor fighting a virus created by the British secret service in Africa. He begins to notice that people in the US are dying of a similar mysterious illness. As he begins to investigate he uncovers foul play... -
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Neverwake by Amy Plum
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsFor most people, nightmares always come to an end. But for Cata, Ant, and the others, there may be no escape from theirs. After an experimental treatment meant to cure their insomnia went horribly wrong, the teens were dragged into a shared dreamworld where their most terrifying fears became reality.The six of them have no way of waking up... -
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![Webcam by Jack Kilborn, J.A. Konrath]()
Webcam by Jack Kilborn, J.A. Konrath
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsLibrarian’s note: This is a previously-published edition ofKindle ASIN: B01CVWSXCQ. Someone is stalking webcam models.He lurks in the untouchable recesses of the black web.He's watching you. Right now.When watching is no longer enough, he comes calling.He's the last thing you'll ever see before the blood gets in your eyes... -
![The Off Season by Colleen Thompson]()
The Off Season by Colleen Thompson
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsWinter winds off the Atlantic have turned the tourist mecca of Seaside Creek, New Jersey, into a ghost town. Dr. Christina Paxton, however, is growing accustomed to living with ghosts. Recently widowed, the emergency room physician has returned to the shore with her young daughter, house-sitting a sprawling beachside Victorian home... -
![The Haunting of Bell Mansion Omnibus: A Haunted House Mystery by James Hunt]()
The Haunting of Bell Mansion Omnibus: A Haunted House Mystery by James Hunt
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsSarah Pembrooke thought the small town of Bell, Maine was the answer to her troubles. She hoped that she could disappear into the northern most reaches of the mountains and wait until people had forgotten her name. However, Bell had other plans... -
![The Bloodline by C.S. Feldman]()
The Bloodline by C.S. Feldman
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsAfter years of questioning her sanity, Kat Delancey reluctantly returns to the old family manor as its legal owner hoping desperately to silence the doubts in her mind and leave the home’s tragic past behind her once and for all... -
![Be Still, My Love by Deborah J. Hughes]()
Be Still, My Love by Deborah J. Hughes
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsABOUT BE STILL, MY LOVE:A personal loss throws medium Tess Schafer's beliefs into question and severs her communications with "the other side". Unable to move on with her life, she takes a healing vacation to a haunted resort on the coast of Maine. Her arrival triggers a spike in paranormal activity and the return of her spiritual connection... -
![Ghost Song by Mark L'estrange]()
Ghost Song by Mark L'estrange
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsA family curse can reach across generations. After bank manager Jonathan Ward inherits an old manor, strange things begin to happen. During his first night at the property, a beautiful young woman appears outside his door, pleading for help. Moments later, she has disappeared.Strange apparitions and unearthly sounds follow, as does the young woman seeking refuge... -
![This Time You Lose by Chris Stralyn]()
This Time You Lose by Chris Stralyn
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsWhat would you do if street thugs invaded your home? What if you're a daycare provider, caring for a dozen children at the time? Lisa Kaamp, a most unlikely heroine, faces just such a nightmare in This Time You Lose , the suspense driven story of one woman's struggle to survive when she and the children she cares for become victims of a home invasion gone terribly wrong... -
![The Deviants by C.J. Skuse]()
The Deviants by C.J. Skuse
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsWhen you set out for revenge, dig two gravesGrowing up in the sleepy English seaside town of Brynston, the fearless five – Ella, Max, Corey, Fallon and Zane – were always inseparable. Living up to their nickname, they were the adventurous, rowdy kids who lived for ghost stories and exploring the nearby islands off the coast... -
![The Haunting of St. Xavier by Carol Lynne, T.A. Chase]()
The Haunting of St. Xavier by Carol Lynne, T.A. Chase
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsJustice comes to all in time.Although empty for over fifty years, St. Xavier Monastery was still an awe inspiring structure and Jason Bentley thought he'd found the perfect location for his newest resort. Yet once construction begins to bring the magnificent building back to its former glory, odd events begin to occur. While the death of a stonemason shakes Jason, he decides to continue anyway... -
![Animosity by James Newman]()
Animosity by James Newman
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAndrew Holland is a bestselling horror writer. While none of Andy's neighbors has any interest in reading his macabre books, they're pleased to have a celebrity author living among them. Then, one morning, Andy finds the body of a child several hundred feet from his front door. A little girl who has been raped and murdered. And everything changes on Poinsettia Lane. Andy's neighbors turn on him... -
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![The Drake House by Kelly Moran]()
The Drake House by Kelly Moran
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsIn her dreams, a ghost demands to be heard...Trisha Eaton has been plagued by mysterious nightmares ever since her parents adopted her as a young girl. She chalked them up to childish nuisances until they return-- with a vengeance. Something about the Drake house next door to her family’s apple orchard haunts her. Now, her night terrors and sleepwalking seem to be luring her to something dark... -
![From Away by Phoef Sutton]()
From Away by Phoef Sutton
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsSammy Kehoe, his sister, Charlotte, and her four-year-old daughter, Maggie, are all each other have left since the car accident that killed the rest of their family. When they visit their beloved old family home on remote Fox Island, Maine, Sammy and Charlotte each have relationship sparks with island locals... -
![Bad News by Amy Cross]()
Bad News by Amy Cross
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA missing girl. A man with a past. And a reporter who'll do anything to uncover the truth. When she's fired from her job at a TV station, Maggie Carter sets out to prove that she's got what it takes... -
![Teru Teru Bozu by Ziggy Zezsyazeoviennazabrizkie]()
Teru Teru Bozu by Ziggy Zezsyazeoviennazabrizkie
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsKamu pernah mendengar tentang teru teru bozu?Atau kamu menggantung satu boneka itu di depan jendela kamarmu? Tentunya kamu tahu untuk apa benda itu ada di sana. Namun aku yakin, kamu tidak pernah menyangka cerita mengerikan apa yang bisa teru teru bozu hamparkandi hadapanmu. Kamu mungkin akan terkesiap ketika tahu teru-teru bozu di sekolahku punya kisah yang berbeda... -
![The Night Visitor by Dianne Emley]()
The Night Visitor by Dianne Emley
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsIn bestselling author Dianne Emley’s chilling new paranormal thriller, a beautiful woman’s romantic past comes back to haunt her in the form of an otherworldly visitor seeking justice. Gorgeous and successful, Rory Langtry seemed to have it all. Daughter of a movie star and sister of a supermodel, Rory was engaged to sexy artist, Junior Lara... -
![Anatomy by Yolanda Olson]()
Anatomy by Yolanda Olson
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThere's a monster before me that's killing everything I believe in. A villain that sees me for what I'm worth and wants the pound of flesh I've offered up as repayment for my sins. The burden I carry is heavy on my shoulders, but as pieces of me are stripped away to bare the horrors within, I can feel myself becoming worthy of the pain. I'm not a monster...
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