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Careful little eyes: An addictive, horrifying serial killer thriller by Willow Rose
Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsASIN moved from less recent edition hereIan Marks is terrified of ghosts. Especially of the one that has just moved into his shed in the back yard of his house in New Orleans. Everyone else thinks he is just a drunk, but when his girlfriend is killed at night by a man with an axe, he knows he was right to be afraid... -
![You Can't Hide by Willow Rose]()
You Can't Hide by Willow Rose
Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsASIN moved from less recent edition hereA new reign of terror has fallen on the unsuspecting residents of Cocoa Beach. They think their worst nightmare is the environmental catastrophe causing the thousands of dead fish in the river until the first body turns up among the dead fish.Young girls are being kidnapped.Behind these kidnappings stands a ghostly person who calls himself the Boxer...Categorized as:
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![Thirty-Three and a Half Shenanigans by Denise Grover Swank]()
Thirty-Three and a Half Shenanigans by Denise Grover Swank
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsBook Six in the USA Today Bestselling Mystery series! Rose is called into action when Neely Kate’s cousin goes missing and the police refuse to take it seriously. But while the authorities—Rose’s ex-boyfriend, included—are certain the missing woman has run away, mounting evidence points to foul play... -
![Where the Wild Roses Grow by Willow Rose]()
Where the Wild Roses Grow by Willow Rose
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsThe Queen of scream novels does it again! - It's laced with a terrifying nail-biting tension and characters that make your skin crawl. With her blankly staring eyes seeming to gaze into the sky, he put a red rose between her teeth and then gently pushed her into the water. She slowly sank into the slow, flowing river... -
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![You Can Run by Willow Rose]()
You Can Run by Willow Rose
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsIt's not the kind of thing you'd expect to happen on an ordinary Saturday morning. Her kids are arguing and her husband is still sleeping. Lisa is tired and wonders why her husband keeps working late...Categorized as:
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![Blood Dahlia by Victor Methos, MacKenzie Leigh Barmen]()
Blood Dahlia by Victor Methos, MacKenzie Leigh Barmen
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsA COPYCAT OF THE MOST FAMOUS MURDER IN HISTORY... A serial murderer nicknamed the Blood Dahlia has been terrorizing the quiet suburbs of Pennsylvania. Brutally mutilating his victims in the fashion of the most famous murder in Hollywood, the killer leaves no trace behind... -
![Merry Me: Book 15 in The Jerry McNeal series by Sherry A. Burton]()
Merry Me: Book 15 in The Jerry McNeal series by Sherry A. Burton
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsFeeling guilty at not having made his engagement to April official over the Christmas holidays, Jerry seeks to join her and Max for their annual after-Christmas getaway to Frankenmuth, Michigan... -
![Emma Frost: Volume 7-9 by Willow Rose]()
Emma Frost: Volume 7-9 by Willow Rose
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsASIN moved from less recent edition˃˃˃ EASY AS ONE TWO THREE:Mads and Signe are very young when they get married. They are ready to take on the world starting with their honeymoon to Egypt. Two years later, Mads is in a coma and Signe has vanished from the face of the earth... -
![Rebekka Franck Series Box Set: Vol 1-5 by Willow Rose]()
Rebekka Franck Series Box Set: Vol 1-5 by Willow Rose
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsFive Amazon Bestselling Mystery Novels. The Queen of Scream Novels channels Wes Craven in this 5-in-1 boxed set! ˃˃˃ One, Two ... He is coming for you Set in the Danish coastal town of Karrebaeksminde, journalist Rebekka Franck returns to her hometown with her six-year-old daughter...Categorized as:
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![Great Tales of Terror and the Supernatural by Herbert A. Wise, John Collier]()
Great Tales of Terror and the Supernatural by Herbert A. Wise, John Collier
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsWhen this longtime Modern Library favorite--filled with fifty-two stories of heart-stopping suspense--was first published in 1944, one of its biggest fans was critic Edmund Wilson, who in The New Yorker applauded what he termed a sudden revival of the appetite for tales of horror... -
![There's No Place like Home by Willow Rose]()
There's No Place like Home by Willow Rose
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsASIN moved from less recent editionWhat is the worst that can happen?Maria and Jonas Boegh asked themselves that very question when deciding to sign the papers for their new house. It might be expensive. They might be in over their heads a little financially, but they were never happier than on the day they moved in. Everything was perfect. It was the house of their dreams... -
![Bumpy Roads by Terri Reid]()
Bumpy Roads by Terri Reid
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsHurrying to the old bridge that crossed Yellow Creek, Courtney stepped to the side as a car came up behind her. The bridge was only wide enough for one car and even foot traffic had to climb up on the narrow ledge for safety. The car slowed and the driver's side window rolled down. A familiar face greeted Courtney. "Hey, Courtney, how about a ride?" he asked. She shook her head... -
![Last Light by Dean Koontz]()
Last Light by Dean Koontz
Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsWith just a touch, Makani Hisoka-O’Brien can see the deepest secrets that others conceal—and it frightens her. There’s danger in the terrible knowledge that floods her mind and haunts her conscience.With just a touch, Rainer Sparks can learn the biggest problems that others bear—and it thrills him. There’s profit to be made making problems go away, by any means . . . including murder... -
![Not Quite Mine by Lyla Payne]()
Not Quite Mine by Lyla Payne
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsLife has settled back into some semblance of normal for Graciela Harper and her friends in Heron Creek. Of course for Gracie, that means a new ghost knocking on her door asking for favors. When she sees the spirit of a teenage girl who has been missing for over a year, Gracie knows she has to help, even if she would rather spend all day in bed with the mayor instead... -
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![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... -
![The Haunting of Bregoli Estate by Alexandria Clarke]()
The Haunting of Bregoli Estate by Alexandria Clarke
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA lifelong legacy. A strange ability. A haunted island.Daisy’s heart breaks when Greg Bregoli, head of Bregoli Publishing, passes away, four years after she became a member of the Bregoli family. Then she learns that Greg has left everything—the business, the island, and the Bregoli Estate—to her. Competition leans in from all sides, but none so daunting as Byron Barnett, Daisy’s previous boss...Categorized as:
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![Black Sunshine by Ninie Hammon]()
Black Sunshine by Ninie Hammon
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWill Gribbins was one of two survivors of the 1980 explosion that killed twenty-seven eastern Kentucky men in the Harlan #7 coal mine. But Will carries a terrible secret about the tragedy that occurred after the explosion under Black Mountain. When he comes home twenty years later to face his past, he tips a delicate balance that will result in a second disaster that is worse than the first... -
![Born on the 4th of July by Heather Graham]()
Born on the 4th of July by Heather Graham
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA long Krewe of Hunters short story, or a short novella—approximately 20,000 words—Born on the 4th of July takes place as the holiday nears and comes upon us.Angela and Jackson and their adopted son Corby have headed with Adam Harrison and the ghost of his son, Josh, to pay tribute at the graves of Adam’s family. But while they’re there, the ghost of an old serviceman beckons to Angela... -
![The Haunting of Blackwater Cottage: A Riveting Haunted House Mystery by Clay Wise]()
The Haunting of Blackwater Cottage: A Riveting Haunted House Mystery by Clay Wise
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsRecently widowed, Alicia Hawkins can no longer live in the New York apartment she shared with her husband. She leaves the city behind for a small fishing village in Duxbridge, Massachusetts, where she purchases a rundown house the locals have dubbed Blackwater Cottage. But the quiet life and beautiful views are disrupted by secret notes and unexplained phenomena... -
![The Haunting of Daisy Dawkins Boxset: A Riveting Paranormal Mystery by Alexandria Clarke]()
The Haunting of Daisy Dawkins Boxset: A Riveting Paranormal Mystery by Alexandria Clarke
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsCoyote IslandA dark secret, a secluded island, and nowhere to run.When author Daisy Dawkins hits a wall of writer’s block, she seeks out a retreat at the infamous Coyote Island, home of the reclusive publishing guru Greg Bregoli. Upon her arrival at Bregoli Estate, strange things begin happening to Daisy, but none of the other writers seem to notice the estate’s odder qualities...Categorized as:
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![Brews and Bloodstone by Cindy Stark]()
Brews and Bloodstone by Cindy Stark
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsSomething crazy is going on in Crystal Cove…Opal Mayland is at odds with her beloved police chief grandfather, and his callousness is breaking her heart. She can’t decide if he’s lost his mind, or if he hates that she’s now a full-fledged witch. She loves solving mysteries, but she’ll avoid all spells and sleuthing in her cozy, seaside town until she figures him out... -
![The Haunting of Saxton Mansion by Roger Hayden]()
The Haunting of Saxton Mansion by Roger Hayden
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThe complicated history of the Saxton house has been long forgotten. Few in the town of Cypress Creek even remember the house and what had occurred inside its walls decades before. In the present time, author Rob Hooper and his wife, Janet, are looking for a quiet place to live. The grandiose, isolated Victorian-style relic is everything they could want... -
![The Haunting of Crawley House by Michelle Dorey]()
The Haunting of Crawley House by Michelle Dorey
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsLike a grand lady, the house has reigned over Harvest Street for almost a century. It's a splendid home- a sweeping veranda, ivy covered walls and spacious rooms, all within a short walk to the campus. Add to its charm the exceptionally low rent, and it's a perfect student rental. In spite of this, tenants never stay... -
![Mary Mills Mystery Series: books 1-3 by Willow Rose]()
Mary Mills Mystery Series: books 1-3 by Willow Rose
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsLibrarian note: An alternative cover edition for this ASIN can be found here. Readers love this series - More than 1000 five-star reviews on Amazon and Goodreads. The first three books in the engrossing series on sale a limited time. ˃˃˃ WHAT HURTS THE MOST, BOOK 1: You will never guess the ending! Am I pretty? Imagine being asked that question standing face to face with a killer...Categorized as:
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![The Boy Who Saw by Simon Toyne]()
The Boy Who Saw by Simon Toyne
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsSolomon Creed has no recollection of who he is, or where he comes from. The only solid clue to his identity is a label stitched in his jacket saying: “This suit was made to treasure for Mr. Solomon Creed.” The jacket fits perfectly, and so does the name, but there is a second name on the label, the name of the tailor who made the suit and an address in Southern France...Categorized as:
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![Beneath the Skin by Lauren Dane]()
Beneath the Skin by Lauren Dane
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsA whole world exists…beneath the skin.De La Vega Cats, Book 3Gibson de La Vega is the Bringer, one of the Alpha’s right-hand cats. It is his job to mete out justice and defend the law that holds their jamboree together.After a contentious meeting with another jamboree, he’s shot—Mia stumbles onto the scene and saves his life... -
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Anika Rising by Christopher Coleman
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsFrom the bottom of a lake, deep in the Back Country, death takes a turn. Within a day of being struck down by Hansel, Anika has risen. The cruel, addictive infection of Marlene's poison has protected Anika from the finality of death. But the resurrection is not without a price. She has a new hunger, and its lure is irresistible... -
![Diablo Snuff: A Foreign Evil by C.C. Genovese, Carver Pike]()
Diablo Snuff: A Foreign Evil by C.C. Genovese, Carver Pike
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratings"Let me tell you about the night I experienced true evil. It started with a gaze. She was eye fucking the shit out of me." Michael is at the tail end of his bachelor party vacation with his buddies and has had enough of all the gambling and flirtatious prostitutes. Then he meets Isabelle, a foreigner herself, and Michael is smitten. But even evil can come in a beautiful package... -
![Emma Frost Mystery Series: Vol 4-6 by Willow Rose]()
Emma Frost Mystery Series: Vol 4-6 by Willow Rose
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsASIN moved from less recent editionCROSS YOU HEART AND HOPE TO DIE:We all know that high school reunions can be a daunting and sometimes horrifying experience. Well, for Emma Frost that is exactly what it becomes when she is invited to meet with all of her old classmates at a desolated hotel in the most Northern part of Denmark...Categorized as:
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![The Speed of Life by James Victor Jordan]()
The Speed of Life by James Victor Jordan
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsWhat happens when a brutal crime threatens a mother’s love for her son? An old Florida family and those in their orbit get caught in a torrent of passion, a deadly legal system, and the mythology of the Everglades, which runs as deep as this story does. Propulsive, engaging, evocative, beautiful writing... -
![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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Amanda Cadabra and The Hidey-Hole Truth by Holly Bell
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsAsthmatic furniture restorer and covert witch Amanda Cadabra is a survivor. After all, her family’s bus went over a Cornish cliff. Now the presentable but irritating Inspector Trelawney is dogging her footsteps as he investigates the unexplained deaths. But that’s the least of her problems... -
![Grave Promise by Kate Allenton]()
Grave Promise by Kate Allenton
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsShe built a safe haven for the living. The dead have other plans.Thirty kids are counting on Ryley St. James to open the orphanage they were promised. The building is hers.The violent spirits inside? Not so much.She has five days to clear them out before the entire project falls apart.The reaper offering help might be more dangerous than the ghosts, but Ryley’s never backed down from a fight... -
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Mean Spirit by Will Kingdom
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsSuddenly a victim of her own remarkable gifts, Seffi Callard, the world's best known spiritual medium, has been forced to back away from the glamour and the glow of public adulation, becoming a paranoid recluse at her father's home in the Cotswolds... -
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![Emma Frost Mystery Series: Vol 1-3 by Willow Rose]()
Emma Frost Mystery Series: Vol 1-3 by Willow Rose
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratings3 Bone-chilling tales from a Bestselling Author. Sold more than 200.000 copies ˃˃˃ ITSY BITSY SPIDER (Emma Frost #1): Emma Frost inherits a house on Fanoe Island when her grandmother dies. She decides to move there with her family, much to her teenage daughter's regret...Categorized as:
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![Easy as One Two Three by Willow Rose]()
Easy as One Two Three by Willow Rose
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsASIN moved from less recent editionMads and Signe are very young when they get married. They are ready to take on the world, starting with their honeymoon to Egypt. Two years later, Mads is in a coma, and Signe has vanished from the face of the earth.Meanwhile, Emma Frost is looking for her daughter whom the police believe is guilty of the hit and run that left Mads Schou brain dead... -
![The Haunting of Abram Mansion by Alexandria Clarke]()
The Haunting of Abram Mansion by Alexandria Clarke
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsA riveting new haunted house mystery that will keep you guessing until the end!When Peyton and Benjamin Fletcher inherit a dilapidated house in the quiet town of Falconwood, Connecticut from Peyton's grandfather, all they want to do is get rid of it. Unfortunately, the will stipulates that the couple must live in the house for a minimum of six months before they sell it... -
![Eleven, Twelve ... Dig and Delve by Willow Rose]()
Eleven, Twelve ... Dig and Delve by Willow Rose
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsIt's the stuff of a living nightmare... Another bone-chilling Mystery from Best selling Author Willow Rose. Everybody hates Mondays. This Monday is particularly bad for the residents on Blegevej in the Northern part of Denmark. Just before eight o'clock Monday morning, the entire neighborhood sinks into the ground in a matter of seconds when a giant sinkhole opens up underneath it... -
![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... -
![Hansel by Christopher Coleman]()
Hansel by Christopher Coleman
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe evil witch's plague on the Back Country is over, but a new terror now lurks in a distant land.Years have passed since Marlene's death, and Gretel, unable to cope with her mother's descent into madness, has fled the Back Country for the solitude and anonymity of the Old World... -
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Lover's Intuition by Noelle Greene
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA psychic must use her gift to save the skeptic she loves.Camille Jorgensen is starting over in a small town after a heartbreaking loss. On the night she meets reclusive billionaire Will Holloway, her sixth sense suddenly goes haywire. Although Camille’s intuition whispers that evil will strike, she doesn’t know when, why, or where... -
![The Last Laugh by Michelle Dorey]()
The Last Laugh by Michelle Dorey
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsFrom Michelle Dorey, bestselling author of paranormal suspenseSome secrets should have stayed buried…Finding the century home in the idyllic lakeside town of Westport was the best thing that could have happened to Sharon. She’d turn it into a B&B and finally run her own business. Who said that it was all downhill at fifty? This is a change of life all right—a change for the better... -
![Ship of Ghouls by Elise Sax]()
Ship of Ghouls by Elise Sax
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsGladie and Spencer are finally married. After they’re gifted a honeymoon cruise, they’re on their way into international waters. But the ship is less than luxurious, and the ship’s crew isn’t what they seem. When Gladie stumbles on a dead body, the newlyweds are thrust into a life-or-death mystery...Categorized as:
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![Had a Great Fall by Jullian Scott]()
Had a Great Fall by Jullian Scott
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA serial killer is on the loose in Chicago. When Dani Jeffries wakes up in a dark cell, she learns that she is about to become the latest victim. As a shadowy figure comes for her at night, she finds herself face-to-face with an unimaginable monster. Olivia Thompson has recovered from her physical injuries, but she is still haunted by memories of things that go bump in the night...Categorized as:
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![A Midsummer Fright's Scream by Rosie Reed]()
A Midsummer Fright's Scream by Rosie Reed
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWhen a swindling playboy crashes his car into the side of Magic Cakes Café, Evelyn wants to know who killed him... -
![The Curse of the House on Cypress Lane by James Hunt]()
The Curse of the House on Cypress Lane by James Hunt
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsIn the hot, muddy swamps of Louisiana there is a creature that resides on haunted land inside a cursed house. The small town of Ocoee has forgotten much about what happened at that house so many years ago, its true past fading like ink on the brittle pages of history. But you know how the old saying goes... History likes to repeat itself... -
![Peek A Boo, I See You by Willow Rose]()
Peek A Boo, I See You by Willow Rose
Rated: 4.08 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsASIN moved from less recent editionThe body of a woman found in front of Nordby City Hall has a message for Emma Frost carved into the skin. Behind this ruthless murder stands a ghostly figure that likes to play childish games. Soon, this killer brings a reign of terror to the small Danish Island and especially to the life of Emma Frost... -
![Meant to Be by Edie Claire]()
Meant to Be by Edie Claire
Rated: 4.08 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsEdie Clare writes a follow-up to her women's fiction debut "Long Time Coming" with a compelling story about a young woman who inherits an estate and finds love unexpectedly... -
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Cross Your Heart and Hope to Die by Willow Rose
Rated: 4.08 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsASIN moved from less recent editionWe all know that high school reunions can be a daunting and sometimes horrifying experience. Well, for Emma Frost that is exactly what it becomes when she is invited to meet with all of her old class-mates at a desolated hotel in the most Northern part of Denmark... -
![It Began With a Lie by Michele Pariza Wacek]()
It Began With a Lie by Michele Pariza Wacek
Rated: 4.07 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsWINNER OF A 2018 PRG REVIEWERS' CHOICE AWARDA fresh start. That was what Becca hoped the move from New York to Redemption, Wisconsin would be for her troubled family. A way to get her crumbling marriage back on track, and to bond with her difficult 16-year-old stepdaughter...
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