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The Oxford Shakespeare: The Complete Works by William Shakespeare
Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsFirst published in 1906, this edition of Shakespeare's Complete Works by W.J. Craig has been many times reprinted. The spelling has been modernised, and the punctuation revised. A short glossary of obsolete words is provided, and there is also an index of characters and of the first lines of songs.The drawing on the jacket, a reconstruction of the Fortune Theatre, 1600, is by C... -
![The Sister Taken by Michael Lindley]()
The Sister Taken by Michael Lindley
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsA missing twin. A wayward sister. A "jaw-dropping" twist. "... engrossing, thrilling, mind-blowing!" Michael Lindley's latest dark and twisting tale of love, betrayal and murder set in the Low Country of South Carolina and the edge-of-your-seat relationship and travails of attorney, Hanna Walsh, and now former Charleston Police Detective, Alex Frank... -
![The Hidden One by Linda Castillo]()
The Hidden One by Linda Castillo
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThe discovery of an Amish bishop's remains leads chief of police Kate Burkholder to unearth a chilling secret in The Hidden One, a new thriller from bestselling author Linda Castillo.Over a decade ago, beloved Amish bishop Ananias Stoltzfus disappeared without a trace. When skeletal remains showing evidence of foul play are unearthed, his disappearance becomes even more sinister...Categorized as:
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![Franz Kafka: The Complete Stories by Franz Kafka, John Updike]()
Franz Kafka: The Complete Stories by Franz Kafka, John Updike
Rated: 4.34 of 5 stars · 38 ratingsThe only available collection that brings together all of Kafka's storiesthose published during his lifetime and those released after his death... -
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![The Moonlighters Collection: Truth Stained Lies, Distortion, Twisted Innocence by Terri Blackstock]()
The Moonlighters Collection: Truth Stained Lies, Distortion, Twisted Innocence by Terri Blackstock
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsTerri Blackstock’s bestselling Moonlighters trilogy—now available in one volume! Truth Stained Lies When truth doesn’t make sense, will lies prevail? Distortion A husband’s lies can have deadly consequences. Twisted Innocence Holly Cramer’s past choices have finally caught up to her, but she never expected them to endanger her baby... -
![Tuesday's Child by Anya Mora]()
Tuesday's Child by Anya Mora
Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsMy daughter is dead. My husband and I cling to what’s left of our family, desperate to make sense of the tragedy. But when the sheriff knocks, he delivers news no mother should ever have to hear. Our daughter was murdered. And my son is the prime suspect. When we adopted eleven-year-old Holden, we weren’t wearing rose-colored glasses. But we never could have imagined this... -
![Paper Roses by Karen Ann Hopkins, Brittany Pressley]()
Paper Roses by Karen Ann Hopkins, Brittany Pressley
Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsSome Amish communities aren’t so cozy. Paper Roses is the electrifying new addition to the Serenity’s Plain Secrets’ mystery/crime thriller series. While an archeological team digs up Blood Rock’s sinister past, a forbidden romance begins, and Serenity races to stop a serial killer before he strikes again... -
![Greatest Works of Edgar Allan Poe by Edgar Allan Poe]()
Greatest Works of Edgar Allan Poe by Edgar Allan Poe
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsDelve into the dark and mesmerizing world of Edgar Allan Poe, where suspense and terror reign supreme. In this collection of his greatest works, experience the haunting brilliance of The Raven, as a lone narrator confronts a mysterious visitor in a chilling tale of loss and madness. Enter the macabre depths of The Tell-Tale Heart, where a murderer's guilt manifests in haunting paranoia... -
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![Night in Question by Tobias Wolff]()
Night in Question by Tobias Wolff
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsAuthor most recently of a stunningly clear-eyed memoir, This Boy's Life, Tobias Wolff's new collection of short stories maintains a similar steady gaze on his fictional creations. The author steels himself with a fine sense of irony and an awareness of moral ambiguity against the unjust suffering that is part of life... -
![An FBI Murder Mystery Bundle by Ava Strong, Blake Pierce]()
An FBI Murder Mystery Bundle by Ava Strong, Blake Pierce
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA two-book mystery bundle by debut author Ava Strong and #1 bestselling author Blake Pierce, author of ONCE GONE, a #1 bestseller on Amazon with over 1,000 five star reviews!Here is a bundle of the first books in two different series—the Ilse Beck FBI Suspense Thriller series by Ava Strong and the Adele Sharp Mystery series by Blake Pierce—all in one convenient place... -
![Blake Pierce Mystery Bundle: Once Gone / Before he Kills by Blake Pierce]()
Blake Pierce Mystery Bundle: Once Gone / Before he Kills by Blake Pierce
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA free two-book mystery bundle by #1 bestselling author Blake Pierce, author of ONCE GONE, a #1 bestseller on Amazon with over 350 five star reviews! Here is a bundle of the first books in two Blake Pierce series—the Riley Paige and Mackenzie White series—all here in one convenient place. This bundle offers a great introduction to Blake Pierce’s series with over 140,000 words of reading... -
![What Lies Beyond The Stars by Michael Goorjian]()
What Lies Beyond The Stars by Michael Goorjian
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratings“Something in me knows of a life I was meant to live but for whatever reason, I have not . . . ”Words that ring painfully true for Adam Sheppard, a San Francisco programmer who has spent the vast majority of his 30-something years lost in the dim glow of a computer screen... -
![Ungu Karmila by Ramlee Awang Murshid]()
Ungu Karmila by Ramlee Awang Murshid
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsATAS nama cinta... mahligai impian itu dibina. Vila Sepi menjadi mahar kasih Arif terhadap isterinya, Karmila. Namun, tragedi dahsyat memusnahkan kegembiraan yang dikecapi.Beberapa tahun berlalu... vila yang ditinggalkan dikatakan berhantu. Jikon, seorang pemuda Orang Asli bagai digamit memasuki vila itu. Akhirnya, dia menjadi korban pertama.Setelah itu, mistik di vila itu tiba-tiba sepi... -
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![Just an Ordinary Day: The Uncollected Stories by Shirley Jackson]()
Just an Ordinary Day: The Uncollected Stories by Shirley Jackson
Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsAcclaimed in her own time for her short story “The Lottery” and her novel The Haunting of Hill House—classics ranking with the work of Edgar Allan Poe—Shirley Jackson blazed a path for contemporary writers with her explorations of evil, madness, and cruelty... -
![K-Pax by Gene Brewer]()
K-Pax by Gene Brewer
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsImagine a time and space traveler from another planet. One that looks human and exemplifies the ideal world he comes from, a world free from human nature's greed and cruelty. That creature would be "prot", as he calls himself, the newest patient at the Manhattan Psychiatric Institute.Prot seems to know more than he should about faster-than-the-speed-of-light-travel... -
![Final Hour by Dean Koontz]()
Final Hour by Dean Koontz
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsNEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • Following Last Light comes Final Hour, the second of two standalone eBook original novellas leading in to Ashley Bell, the highly anticipated new novel of suspense from Dean Koontz! Just by touching others, Makani Hisoka-O’Brien can see the darkest secrets they keep. The troubling talent has made the Southern California surfer wary of casual contact... -
![Joe Hill Collection by Joe Hill]()
Joe Hill Collection by Joe Hill
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsGet four bone-chilling novels of psychological and supernatural suspense from New York Times bestselling author Joe Hill in one e-book, including: Heart-Shaped Box, 20th Century Ghosts, Horns, and NOSA2. Each publication of Hill is beautiful textured, deliciously scary, and greeted with the sort of overwhelming critical acclaim that is rare for works of skin-crawling supernatural terror... -
![Relentless Pursuit by Adrienne Giordano]()
Relentless Pursuit by Adrienne Giordano
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsYou call this a mission? Yeah, ex-Army Ranger and Taylor Securities operative Billy Tripp screwed up. So instead of being assigned to a dangerous international mission, he’s sent to babysit a pricey necklace at a trendy South Beach hotel. The only bright side to the assignment is working with the manager, smoking-hot hotel heiress Kristen Dante... -
![Mystic Tea by Rea Nolan Martin]()
Mystic Tea by Rea Nolan Martin
Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsA community of quirky, mismatched, and endearing women struggle to find meaning and purpose on a ramshackle monastery in upstate New York. Having spent their lives in service to a church that seems to no longer serve them, they are confused about their own futures and the future of the entire monastery... -
![Teatro Grottesco by Thomas Ligotti]()
Teatro Grottesco by Thomas Ligotti
Rated: 4.06 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsThis collection features tormented individuals who play out their doom in various odd little towns, as well as in dark sectors frequented by sinister and often blackly comical eccentrics. The cycle of narratives that includes the title work of this collection, for instance, introduces readers to a freakish community of artists who encounter demonic perils that ultimately engulf their lives...Categorized as:
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![I'm Not Stiller by Max Frisch]()
I'm Not Stiller by Max Frisch
Rated: 4.06 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsArrested and imprisoned in a small Swiss town, a prisoner begins this book with an exclamation: "I'm not Stiller!" He claims that his name is Jim White, that he has been jailed under false charges and under the wrong identity... -
![The Illicit Happiness of Other People by Manu Joseph]()
The Illicit Happiness of Other People by Manu Joseph
Rated: 4.06 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsOusep Chacko, journalist and failed novelist, prides himself on being “the last of the real men.” This includes waking neighbors upon returning late from the pub. His wife Mariamma stretches their money, raises their two boys, and, in her spare time, gleefully fantasizes about Ousep dying... -
![Убивать осознанно by Karsten Dusse]()
Убивать осознанно by Karsten Dusse
Rated: 4.06 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsБьорн Димель — «грязный адвокатишка», вынужденный прикрывать и оправдывать преступления большого криминального авторитета. Брак Бьорна Димеля разваливается на части, его жена вот-вот сбежит с обожаемой дочкой в неопределенном направлении. В отчаянии Бьорн записывается на курс тренинга по осознанности... -
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![Kiss Kiss by Roald Dahl]()
Kiss Kiss by Roald Dahl
Rated: 4.08 of 5 stars · 33 ratingsIn these dark, disturbing stories Roald Dahl explores the sinister side of human nature: the cunning, sly selfish part of each of us that leads into the territory of the unexpected and unsettling.Originally published in 1960, Kiss Kiss brings together 11 of Roald's macabre adult tales... -
![Let Me Tell You by Shirley Jackson]()
Let Me Tell You by Shirley Jackson
Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars · 27 ratingsFrom the peerless author of 'The Lottery' and 'We Have Always Lived in the Castle', this is a spectacular new volume of unpublished and uncollected stories, essays, lectures, letters and drawings... -
![Cosmos by Witold Gombrowicz]()
Cosmos by Witold Gombrowicz
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsA dark, quasi-detective novel, Cosmos follows the classic noir motif to explore the arbitrariness of language, the joke of human freedom, and man’s attempt to bring order out of chaos in his psychological life.Published in 1965, Cosmos is the last novel by Witold Gombrowicz (1904–1969) and his most somber and multifaceted work... -
![Hit and Run by Lawrence Block]()
Hit and Run by Lawrence Block
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsFor years now Keller's had places to go and people to kill.But enough is enough. Just one more job—paid in advance—and he's going to retire. Waiting in Des Moines for the client's go-ahead, Keller's picking out stamps for his collection at a shop in Urbandale when somebody guns down the charismatic governor of Ohio. Back at his motel, Keller sees the killer's face broadcast on TV... -
![Sleep With The Lights On by Maggie Shayne]()
Sleep With The Lights On by Maggie Shayne
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsRachel de Luca has found incredible success writing self-help books. But her own blindness and the fact that her troubled brother has gone missing have convinced her that positive thinking is nothing but bull.Her cynicism wavers when a cornea transplant restores her sight... -
![মিসির আলির অমীমাংসিত রহস্য by Humayun Ahmed]()
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![Grave Situation by Alex MacLean]()
Grave Situation by Alex MacLean
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsHalifax cop Allan Stanton is a troubled homicide detective who has lost everything, including his family and his sense of justice. When he finally decides to leave the force and start over, he's assigned a string of murders that all bear the signs of a serial killer collecting trophies... -
![Skin and Other Stories by Roald Dahl]()
Skin and Other Stories by Roald Dahl
Rated: 4.05 of 5 stars · 29 ratingsThe eleven stories in this volume are drawn from Dahl's popular adult short stories and were chosen for their quirky, twisted, and haunting plots -- sure to please Dahl teenage fans... -
![Last and First Men/Star Maker by Olaf Stapledon]()
Last and First Men/Star Maker by Olaf Stapledon
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThe greatest future histories in science fiction. In Last and First Men the protagonist is "mankind" in an ultimate definition — intelligence. Star Maker, in a sense its sequel, is concerned with the history of intelligence in the entire cosmos... -
![Normal Rules Don't Apply by Kate Atkinson]()
Normal Rules Don't Apply by Kate Atkinson
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsA dazzling collection of eleven interconnected stories from the bestselling, award-winning author of Shrines of Gaiety and Life After Life which offer the gimlet eye and delightful social critique that have made Atkinson one of the most lauded writers of our time.In this brilliant volume, nothing is quite as it seems... -
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![Scouting for the Reaper by Jacob M. Appel]()
Scouting for the Reaper by Jacob M. Appel
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsEach of the characters in Scouting for the Reaper faces an unanticipated challenge: transporting a truckload of penguins across the country, arranging a proper Jewish burial for the remains of Gregor Samsa, selling tombstones dressed as a Girl Scout. These stories explore the domestic and professional adventures of people in over their heads, while leavening their struggles with humor.Jacob M... -
![Deadly Secrets and Lies by Stacy Claflin, Sarah A. Denzil]()
Deadly Secrets and Lies by Stacy Claflin, Sarah A. Denzil
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThis is an exciting multi-author bundle that will keep you turning the pages well into the night! Watch Your Back by Stacy Rosy Hills — with its peaceful ambiance and friendly neighbors — seems like the perfect place for Ariana and Damon to start over and heal from their pasts. But when their neighbor Rita disappears, they realize their new community may hide a killer…One For Sorrow by Sarah A... -
![Writings 1997–2003 by Ccru]()
Writings 1997–2003 by Ccru
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsFrom before the beginning (which was also, according to them, already the end), the adepts of the Architectonic Order of the Eschaton have worked tirelessly to secure the past, present, and future against the incursions of Neolemurian time-sorcery, eliminating all polytemporal activity, stitching up the future, sealing every breach and covering every track... -
![Tales of Terror: 58 Short Stories Chosen by the Master of Suspense by Alfred Hitchcock, Nelson DeMille]()
Tales of Terror: 58 Short Stories Chosen by the Master of Suspense by Alfred Hitchcock, Nelson DeMille
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsBe afraid--be very afraid: the master of suspense is serving up 58 bloodcurdling tales for your delectation. These suspenseful stories all appeared in Alfred Hitchcock's Mystery Magazine, and in the words of Hitch himself, they "are guaranteed to chill and unnerve." Bill Pronzini contributes "The Arrowmont Prison Riddle," Margaret B. Maron has "A Very Special Talent," Barry M... -
![The Prize by Mika Lane]()
The Prize by Mika Lane
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWhen four mountain mercenaries found me in a dirty wedding dress, deep into several shots of tequila and with mascara stains under my eyes, they had a few questions. Like WTH? When they learned about the a-holes who used me in their quest to get ahead—who lied, stole, and tossed me aside like a piece of human garbage, they set out to exact revenge... -
![The Pursued by Mika Lane, Laurie West]()
The Pursued by Mika Lane, Laurie West
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratings4 hot mountain mercenaries charged with protecting me. So was I a houseguest? Or a prisoner? Because I sure as hell felt trapped, even if they were keeping me alive.So I split. Flew the coop. Got the hell out of dodge. I figured I could do better on my own. And how wrong I was.Why’d I do it? Because I’m stubborn. Spoiled. A pain in the *ss. And I hate the mountains.Although the guys were nice... -
![V. by Thomas Pynchon]()
V. by Thomas Pynchon
Rated: 3.95 of 5 stars · 26 ratingsThe wild, macabre tale of the twentieth century and of two men—one looking for something he has lost, the other with nothing much to lose—and "V.," the unknown woman of the title...Categorized as:
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![المجنون by Kahlil Gibran]()
المجنون by Kahlil Gibran
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 35 ratingsالترجمة الوحيدة التي أقرها جبرانThis thought-provoking collection of strange, subtle, but meaningful parables casts an ironic light on the beliefs, hopes, and vanities of humankind... -
![The Black Prince by Iris Murdoch, Martha C. Nussbaum]()
The Black Prince by Iris Murdoch, Martha C. Nussbaum
Rated: 3.94 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsBradley Pearson, an unsuccessful novelist in his late fifties, has finally left his dull office job as an Inspector of Taxes. Bradley hopes to retire to the country, but predatory friends and relations dash his hopes of a peaceful retirement... -
![Smilin' Sam's Corn Maze by Stephanie Perry Scissom]()
Smilin' Sam's Corn Maze by Stephanie Perry Scissom
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsWhen her seven-year-old daughter Lizzy disappeared into a corn maze on Halloween night in 1984, Catherine Bryant didn’t think she’d survive the loss.For nearly forty years, Catherine has struggled with her grief and guilt, so when her doctor delivers a fatal diagnosis, it’s almost a relief.But something is happening to Catherine... -
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![Circle by Mac Barnett]()
Circle by Mac Barnett
Rated: 3.93 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsMac Barnett and Jon Klassen deliver the final tale about Triangle, Square, and Circle.This book is about Circle. This book is also about Circle's friends, Triangle and Square. Also it is about a rule that Circle makes, and how she has to rescue Triangle when he breaks that rule... -
![Signs and Symbols by Vladimir Nabokov]()
Signs and Symbols by Vladimir Nabokov
Rated: 3.93 of 5 stars · 14 ratings"For the fourth time in as many years they were confronted with the problem of what birthday present to bring a young man who was incurably deranged in his mind..." Signs and Symbols is a short story centering on the severe mental debility of a young man and on the struggle of his elderly parents to cope with it. It was first published in the May 15, 1948, issue of The New Yorker magazine... -
![The Witness by A.N. Boyden]()
The Witness by A.N. Boyden
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsHe would spend his days riding his bike up and down residential streets, eager to preach the Gospel and God's love to anyone willing to listen. He was well-dressed, mannerable, and handsome, qualities that easily gained his victim's trust. All he needed them to do was invite him inside. Damian was on the hunt for victim #17 when he stumbled upon Grace working in her garden... -
![High Anxiety by Charlotte Hughes]()
High Anxiety by Charlotte Hughes
Rated: 3.92 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsReaders will go crazy for the latest Kate Holly case... Kate Holly needs a temporary secretary. Amanda Davis is a competent worker with a friendly personality and-after altering her hairstyle and fashion sense to identically match Kate's-more issues than a lifetime subscription to Psychology Today... -
![Bartleby the Scrivener by Herman Melville]()
Bartleby the Scrivener by Herman Melville
Rated: 3.93 of 5 stars · 32 ratingsAcademics hail it as the beginning of modernism, but to readers around the world—even those daunted by Moby-Dick—Bartleby the Scrivener is simply one of the most absorbing and moving novellas ever... -
![ILUSANITI by Adib Zaini]()
ILUSANITI by Adib Zaini
Rated: 3.90 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsILUSANITIIni kisah sekumpulan kawan.Lama sudah kenal secara online.Untuk kali pertama mereka bertemu.Seorang mati bunuh diri selepas itu.Ataupun ada konspirasi yang mereka tidak tahu.Nisan siapa bakal diukir lagi?Ingatan semakin hilang setiap hari.Tidur dipenuhi dengan mimpi ngeri...
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