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The Complete Tales and Poems of Edgar Allen Poe by Edgar Allan Poe
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 42 ratingsNo longer need the Edgar Allen Poe enthusiast search through scattered volumes in order to enjoy his tales and poetry. The Modern Library Giant series provides the ideal solution for the problem of gathering every story and poem written by Poe between the covers of a single book... -
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Zero In by Dean Koontz
Rated: 4.45 of 5 stars · 20 ratingsThis could be the most important mission of Nameless’s life. Because it’s putting him on a collision course with his own past and the nation’s future.The target: a fortified redoubt in the golden hills of California, the hub of a new world order that’s unthinkably close at hand. The time has come for Nameless to face its designer: the nihilist mastermind behind the One Solution... -
![Dying Wishes by Colleen Helme]()
Dying Wishes by Colleen Helme
Rated: 4.58 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsShelby Nichols needs some time off, but for a mind-reader with ties to the police and the mob, is that even possible?Her kids want the dog she's promised them, the police need her to talk to a counselor, and Uncle Joey has unexpected news that could change her life. Is Shelby up to the task? Let's hope so, because solving a murder might be easier than granting a dying wish... -
![Wakes and High Stakes by Trixie Silvertale]()
Wakes and High Stakes by Trixie Silvertale
Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsA flamboyant funeral. A dashing gigolo. Can this psychic sleuth beat the odds on murder?Mitzy Moon is never one to celebrate death. But a compelling invitation to a 1920s themed memorial service, aboard a riverboat casino, entices her to take a gamble. And the only thing hotter than the tables is the newly wealthy widower—until he disappears... -
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![Kaleidoscope by Dean Koontz]()
Kaleidoscope by Dean Koontz
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsNameless is wrestling with more violent visions of the future when his next mission comes with the assurance, This one will be easy. It’s a promise that leaves Nameless dangerously unprepared.It seems straightforward enough: Get a foot in the door by posing as a potential investor in a lucrative underground business—then bring the place down from the inside. There’s more here than meets the eye... -
![War Song by B.R. Kingsolver]()
War Song by B.R. Kingsolver
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsMy name is Danica James. I'm a cop with the Arcane Division.My job is to protect humanity from monsters - whether they be human or creatures from the Rift. It beats sitting in a factory cubical all day, which is where magiteks usually work.Most of humanity hates the magic users who rule the world, but the Magi stand between humans and the creatures who came across the Rift... -
![Three in Death by J.D. Robb]()
Three in Death by J.D. Robb
Rated: 4.37 of 5 stars · 29 ratings#1 New York Times bestselling author J. D. Robb delivers a potent combination of futuristic suspense, thrills, and passion in these three favorite In Death stories—together in one volume for the first time.INTERLUDE IN DEATHLieutenant Eve Dallas is resigned to the fact that she’s been ordered to give a seminar at a police conference—and that she’ll have to leave Earth to do it... -
![All Good Magic Comes to an End by Brenda Trim, Tia Didmon]()
All Good Magic Comes to an End by Brenda Trim, Tia Didmon
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsIn the shadows of Ravenholde, the things you can't see will kill you.With the infection ravaging our mystical town and no antidote in sight, tensions between the Shadow Council members are at an all-time high...Categorized as:
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![Terminal by Kathy Reichs, Brendan Reichs]()
Terminal by Kathy Reichs, Brendan Reichs
Rated: 4.35 of 5 stars · 30 ratingsThe thrilling finale to Kathy and Brendan Reichs’ New York Times bestselling VIRALS seriesThe Virals are back—but they’re not the only pack in town anymore. Terminal finds Tory Brennan—grandniece of the famous forensic anthropologist (star of the hit show Bones)—and the rest of the Morris Island gang tracking a pack of rogue Virals who call themselves the Trinity... -
![Twisted Shadows by Allie Therin]()
Twisted Shadows by Allie Therin
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsIn a thrilling alternate-universe Seattle, empaths are disappearing—and it’s up to grumpy Reece and his mysterious protector, Grayson, to investigate. Empath hunter Evan Grayson is the Dead Man, transformed by a dark past into a perfect weapon against corrupted empaths... -
![Possession in Death by J.D. Robb]()
Possession in Death by J.D. Robb
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 20 ratings“The devil killed my body. I cannot fight, I cannot find. I cannot free her. You must. You are the one. We speak to the dead... -
![Rage by Jonathan Maberry]()
Rage by Jonathan Maberry
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsRage is the first title in Jonathan Maberry's brand new Joe Ledger spin-off series of international weird science thrillers.A small island off the coast of Japan is torn apart by a bioweapon that drives everyone—men, women, and children—insane with murderous rage. The people behind that attack want Korea united or destroyed. No middle ground. No mercy... -
![Corkscrew by Dean Koontz]()
Corkscrew by Dean Koontz
Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsA terrorist attack in the news leaves Nameless reeling from a disturbing vision. But it’s not a glimpse of the future. It’s a recovered memory that’s opening a window into his mysterious past.Uncharacteristically forthcoming—and unexpectedly personal—Nameless’s handlers have no choice but to emerge from the shadows. The indoctrinating factions of his visions are growing in number... -
![Code by Kathy Reichs, Brendan Reichs]()
Code by Kathy Reichs, Brendan Reichs
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 20 ratingsThe Virals are put to the ultimate test when they find a geocache containing an ornate puzzle box. Shelton decodes the cipher inside, only to find more tantalizing clues left by "The Gamemaster." A second, greater geocache is within reach—if the Virals are up to the challenge... -
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![Missing in Death by J.D. Robb]()
Missing in Death by J.D. Robb
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 20 ratingsJ. D. Robb’s In Death novels have been praised as “Law & Order: SVU – in the future” (Entertainment Weekly). Now, together for the first time in one volume, are three stories that spotlight Lieutenant Eve Dallas doing what she does best: solving crime with skill, integrity, and passion. Eternity in Death A seductive killer is luring in victims with a promise of the impossible – immortality... -
![The Book Keeper by Sarah Painter]()
The Book Keeper by Sarah Painter
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsMysterious, magical, and a little bit deadly... Welcome to Unholy Island.Luke Taylor was searching for his missing twin brother when he discovered a new purpose on a magical tidal island. Living in a quirky bookshop is a dream come true - he just didn't expect it to be so damn dangerous... -
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Haunted in Death / Eternity in Death by J.D. Robb
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsFear, revenge and deadly superstition collide in these two exclusive J. D. Robb short stories. Haunted in Death Lieutenant Eve Dallas doesn't believe in ghosts. But when a very recent corpse shows up in a haunted abandoned nightclub, alongside the bones of the famous missing singer, Bobbie Bray, everyone is spooked - especially the new owner... -
![Deep Beneath by Dale Mayer]()
Deep Beneath by Dale Mayer
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsYou might think you know what lurks below, … but do you really?A kayaking incident off Seattle’s shores sends Whimsy into a coma, where her nightmares are a revolving repeat of her drowning. She wakes to life on an isolated island, involving her strange savior, two dogs with unique identities, and voices, sounds, emotions that aren’t hers alone... -
![Liar City by Allie Therin]()
Liar City by Allie Therin
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsA murder has Seattle on edge, and it falls to a pacifist empath—and a notorious empath hunter—to find the killer before it's too lateIt’s the middle of the night when part-time police consultant and full-time empath Reece gets an anonymous call warning him that his detective sister needs his help... -
![The Lost Soul of the City by Dean Koontz]()
The Lost Soul of the City by Dean Koontz
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsA gun. A mission. No memories. Nameless is back to hunt down an architect of chaos in #1 New York Times bestselling author Dean Koontz’s return to a landscape of hard-won justice.In a forgotten Cold War bunker, a cold-blooded arms dealer counts his cash and watches from a distance as cities collapse into violence... -
![Witches in the Kitchen by Danielle Garrett]()
Witches in the Kitchen by Danielle Garrett
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsA magical inn bursting with paranormal delight. A picture-perfect seaside town filled with humans who don’t know about their witchy neighbors. This cozy fantasy series has mystery, magic, and a splash of romance!Up until a week ago, my only knowledge of magic came from the movies. Unfortunately, it didn’t stay that way... -
![Wonderment in Death by J.D. Robb]()
Wonderment in Death by J.D. Robb
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsSomeone is hosting dangerous tea parties in 2061 New York... Thing aren't what they seem when Lieutenant Eve Dallas investigates what appears to be a routine murder/suicide. When friends of Darlene and Marcus Fitzwilliams insist Darlene would never hurt her brother, Eve digs deeper... -
![The Fourth Mandate by Vered Ehsani]()
The Fourth Mandate by Vered Ehsani
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratings“Beatrice Knight is as delightful as Elizabeth Peters' Amelia Peabody…” “Her handy cane is like a Swiss Army Knife on steroids…” “Wonderfully different, quirky & had me laughing out loud …” Having offered her firm and unequivocal resignation, Beatrice Knight is certain she is clear of her former employer, the Society for Paranormals, and is now free to proceed with her life and a wedding... -
![A Spell of Rowans by Byrd Nash]()
A Spell of Rowans by Byrd Nash
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsRaised by a narcissistic mother, the Rowan children’s magical talents were twisted to fit her needs. When Rachel dies, her children must confront the past to have a future.Rachel Rowan could sniff out secrets and her antique shop, Rosemary Thyme, was a front to torment the residents of Grimsby. When she dies, her children are faced with the deadly fallout of blackmail, murder, and magic... -
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![Jingle Spells by Christine Pope]()
Jingle Spells by Christine Pope
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsSweet baby Jesus, someone’s stolen a lot of Christmas dough!All is calm and bright as Globe, Arizona’s holiday celebrations approach. Selena Marx should have known it wouldn’t stay that way. The painted snowflakes on her shop window are barely dry when her best friend, Josie Woodrow, bursts in with news that the baby Jesus is missing from the crèche in front of St. Ignatius... -
![Junkyard by Lindsay Buroker]()
Junkyard by Lindsay Buroker
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsMcCall Richter works as a skip tracer, tracking down criminals, con men, and people who stop making payments on their fancy new spaceships. Her job description says nothing about locating vast quantities of stolen maple syrup, but thanks to her helpful new android employee, she finds herself tramping through a “sugar house” on a frosty moon full of suspicious characters... -
![Coached in the Act by Victoria Laurie]()
Coached in the Act by Victoria Laurie
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsAs East Hampton's go-to life coach, Cat Cooper and her BFF, Gilley, delve into the exclusive personal lives of the rich and infamous. But with local gossip growing vicious, knowing too much information can be a death sentence....Wild rumors are swirling in the Hamptons over Twelve Angry Men, a ruthlessly revealing one-woman show written and performed by Yelena Galanis... -
![Fatal Fascinator by Jenn McKinlay]()
Fatal Fascinator by Jenn McKinlay
Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsHip hip beret! Hatmakers Scarlett Parker and Vivian Tremont return and must collar a killer when a castle wedding goes awry in New York Times bestselling author Jenn McKinlay’s new Hat Shop Mystery.It’s wedding season and Viv’s longtime frenemy Piper May is getting married. She convinces Viv and Scarlett to take on the job of designing the headpieces for her “wedding of the year... -
![The Lost by J.D. Robb, Patricia Gaffney]()
The Lost by J.D. Robb, Patricia Gaffney
Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsJ.D. Robb’s Missing in Death investigates a female tourist’s disappearance during a ferry ride. Detective Eve Dallas wonders…if she didn’t jump, and she’s not on board, then where in the world is she? In Patricia Gaffney’s The Dog Days of Laurie Summer, a woman awakens to a familiar yet unsettling world... -
![Haunted in Death by J.D. Robb]()
Haunted in Death by J.D. Robb
Rated: 4.08 of 5 stars · 25 ratingsNumber Twelve is an urban legend in 2060 New York City. The hot club in the 1960s, it is now reported to be haunted?and cursed. Lieutenant Eve Dallas is called there to investigate the apparent murder of Radcliff Hopkins, its new owner and the grandson of the man who made Number Twelve a cultural icon. Several bullets from a banned gun end his dream of returning the building to its former glory... -
![Sit, Stay, Slay by V.M. Burns]()
Sit, Stay, Slay by V.M. Burns
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsWhen her best friend Dixie is suspected of killing a dog show judge, Lilly must bring one sick puppy to heel . . . Tennessee transplant Lilly Echosby has two great dogs and mysteries. So naturally she's named her poodles Aggie, after Agatha Christie, and Rex, for Rex Stout... -
![Hurricane by Janet Edwards]()
Hurricane by Janet Edwards
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsBeing a telepath means there is always a new challenge. Eighteen-year-old Amber is the youngest of the five telepaths who protect the hundred million citizens of one of the great hive cities of twenty-sixth century Earth. Her job is hunting down criminals before they commit their crimes, but this time a simple case leads on to something far bigger... -
![Murder in an Irish Garden by Carlene O'Connor]()
Murder in an Irish Garden by Carlene O'Connor
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsEverything’s coming up roses for garda Siobhán and the rest of O’Sullivan family in quaint Kilbane, County Cork, Ireland—until a murder investigation blooms out of a deadly gardening competition... -
![Hallows Gate by Michelle Erickson]()
Hallows Gate by Michelle Erickson
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAlternative Cover Edition for ASIN B0078TEC8WNew Years Eve changed Angelina ‘s lifeShe got lost and fell in love – with a ghostNow she needs to save him by becoming his wifeThe problem?If she succeeds, she frees him, but loses him forever.Love is more complicated than she thought...And that doesn’t include the elves... -
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![UFO Down by D.C. Alden]()
UFO Down by D.C. Alden
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsOver the skies of war-torn Germany, Harry Wakefield faces a terrible choice - jump from his crippled RAF bomber without a parachute or burn to death as it crashes to earth. Harry jumps... And survives with barely a scratch. Twenty years later, a powerful earthquake rocks the Berwyn Mountains in north Wales, waking Harry and his family from their sleep... -
![Mind Slide by Glenn Bullion]()
Mind Slide by Glenn Bullion
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsMason has the ability to "mind slide", the ability to project his consciousness. He can be anywhere in the world. Watching. Listening. Kelly tries to put that terrible night behind her. Kidnapped when she was a teenager, she still struggles to overcome the trauma. The details of her rescue were always a little sketchy. It was almost as if someone knew exactly where to find her... -
![Planet of the Grapes by Kirsten Weiss]()
Planet of the Grapes by Kirsten Weiss
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAliens, fairies and murder, oh, my! In small-town Doyle, California, UFO abductions are a budding tourist attraction. So when Susan Witsend brings a UFO festival to town, she’s ready for some well-deserved time in the sun.What she gets instead is the corpse of a UFO conspiracy theorist, brained with a bottle of local wine... -
![Kilty as Charged by Amy Vansant]()
Kilty as Charged by Amy Vansant
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsA blend of suspense, romance and laughs with just a dash of time-traveling Highlander from author Amy Vansant.When Catriona spots a plaid posterior passed out on the Hollywood movie lot where she works, she doesn't know her life as a fixer for Hollywood's spoiled elite is about to grow more complicated... -
![Coached Red-Handed by Victoria Laurie]()
Coached Red-Handed by Victoria Laurie
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsLife coach Cat Cooper and her best friend Gilley can’t wait to take a long vacation from low-key East Hampton. There’s just one more item left on their planning stopping a killer . . .With Gilley heartbroken over the collapse of his marriage, Cat has the perfect remedy—a long getaway to Italy... -
![Dog Warrior by Wen Spencer]()
Dog Warrior by Wen Spencer
Rated: 4.08 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsOn the run from a fanatical cult, Ukiah Oregon is surprised to discover Atticus Steele, a brother he didn't know he had. He's even more surprised when Atticus involves them in the traffic of an alien drug that could end up getting them both killed... -
![Shift by Kathy Reichs, Brendan Reichs]()
Shift by Kathy Reichs, Brendan Reichs
Rated: 4.06 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsTory's great aunt, Temperance Brennan, visits just in time to investigate a robbery at the Loggerhead Island Research Institute. As a renowned forensic anthropologist, Tempe is obviously qualified to figure out whodunit, but Tory and her Virals pack want to crack the case on their own. Yet the crime is puzzling... -
![The Queen Is Dead by Kate Locke]()
The Queen Is Dead by Kate Locke
Rated: 4.06 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsNothing lasts forever---and immortality isn't all its cracked up to be.When her brother Val gets in over his head in an investigation of Half-Blood disappearances and goes missing himself, it's up to Xandra, newly crowned Goblin Queen, to get him back and bring the atrocities to light... -
![Seizure by Kathy Reichs, Brendan Reichs]()
Seizure by Kathy Reichs, Brendan Reichs
Rated: 4.04 of 5 stars · 25 ratingsEver since Tory Brennan and her friends rescued Cooper, a kidnapped wolf pup with a rare strain of canine parvovirus, they've turned from regular kids into a crime-solving pack. But now the very place that brought them together - the Loggerhead Island Research Institute - is out of funding and will have to shut down. That is, unless the Virals can figure out a way to save it... -
![One Door Away from Heaven by Dean Koontz]()
One Door Away from Heaven by Dean Koontz
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 26 ratingsMichelina Bellsong is on a mission. She is following a missing family to the edge of America...to a place she never knew existed--a place of terror, wonder, and shattering revelation.What awaits her there will change her life and the life of everyone she knows--if she can find the key to survival... -
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![Infinite by Brian Freeman]()
Infinite by Brian Freeman
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsFrom bestselling author Brian Freeman comes an explosive new psychological thriller that pushes the limits of reality as we know it. One rainy night, the unthinkable Dylan Moran’s car plunges off the road into a raging river, his beautiful wife drowning as he struggles to shore... -
![The Shadows of London by Nick Jones]()
The Shadows of London by Nick Jones
Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsA time traveler's work is never done.Likable antiques dealer Joseph Bridgeman is back in the present and dreaming of a quiet life. But when a mysterious and enigmatic time traveler arrives in his shop, Joe learns that his first trip was just the beginning and this time, the rules of the game have changed... -
![Fire & Flood by Victoria Scott]()
Fire & Flood by Victoria Scott
Rated: 4.05 of 5 stars · 36 ratingsWhat would you do to save someone you love?Time is slipping away. . . .Tella Holloway is losing it. Her brother is sick, and when a dozen doctors can't determine what's wrong, her parents decide to move to the middle of nowhere for the fresh air. She's lost her friends, her parents are driving her crazy, her brother is dying--and she's helpless to change anything... -
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Unbreakable by Elizabeth Norris
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsFour months after Ben disappeared through the portal to his home universe, Janelle believes she’ll never see him again. Her world is still devastated, but life is finally starting to resume some kind of normalcy. Until Interverse Agent Taylor Barclay shows up...Categorized as:
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![Travel by Bullet by John Scalzi, Zachary Quinto]()
Travel by Bullet by John Scalzi, Zachary Quinto
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsThe Audible and New York Times best-selling "Dispatcher" series returns with a brand-new mystery, performed by Zachary Quinto.The world has changed. Now, when someone is murdered, they almost always come back to life—and there are professionals, called "dispatchers," who kill in order to save lives, to give those near the end a second chance... -
![Caught in Time by Julie McElwain]()
Caught in Time by Julie McElwain
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 17 ratingsOctober 1815: There is only one place Kendra Donovan wants to travel—back to her own time period in the twenty-first century. But since that’s not happening, she agrees instead to travel with her new guardian, the Duke of Aldridge, to one of his smaller estates in Lancashire...
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