The Lincoln conspiracy

A nation shattered by its president’s murder Two diaries that reveal the true scope of an American conspiracy A detective determined to bring the truth to light, no matter what it costs him From award-winning journalist Timothy L. O’Brien comes a gripping historical thriller that poses a provocative question: What if the plot to assassinate President Lincoln was wider and more sinister than we ever imagined? In late spring of 1865, as America mourns the death of its leader, Washington, D.C., police detective Temple McFadden makes a startling discovery. Strapped to the body of a dead man at the B&O Railroad station are two diaries, two documents that together reveal the true depth of the Lincoln conspiracy. Securing the diaries will put Temple’s life in jeopardy—and will endanger the fragile peace of a nation still torn by war. Temple’s quest to bring the conspirators to justice takes him on a perilous journey through the gaslit streets of the Civil War–era capital, into bawdy houses and back alleys where ruthless enemies await him in every shadowed corner. Aided by an underground network of friends—and by his wife, Fiona, a nurse who possesses a formidable arsenal of medicinal potions—Temple must stay one step ahead of Lafayette Baker, head of the Union Army’s spy service. Along the way, he’ll run from or rely on Edwin Stanton, Lincoln’s fearsome secretary of war; the legendary Scottish spymaster Allan Pinkerton; abolitionist Sojourner Truth; the photographer Alexander Gardner; and many others. Bristling with twists and building to a climax that will leave readers gasping, The Lincoln Conspiracy offers a riveting new account of what truly motivated the assassination of one of America’s most beloved presidents—and who participated in the plot to derail the train of liberty that Lincoln set in motion. Praise for The Lincoln Conspiracy “History as a dangerous, inventive game . . . fascinating.”—Martin Cruz Smith “A notable fiction debut with an appealing detective hero and plenty of action. It gets off to a fast start and never stops.”—Library Journal “A historical puzzle as labyrinthine and grandiose as Scheherazade’s tales . . . As clever as Sherlock Holmes, as wily as Pendergast in Preston and Child’s series, and wickedly funny on top of it all, the irresistible McFadden is due to return in a sequel—thank goodness!”—Booklist (starred review) “[A] fast-paced, well-conceived adventure . . . There is nothing more fun than losing oneself in O’Brien’s rich and riotous mixture of reimagination and fact.”—Historical Novels Review “Gripping . . . The history and overall arc of the novel are superb . . . and Temple McFadden proves to be a worthwhile hero.”—Associated Press

Assassins; Conspiracies; Presidents; Assassination; Fiction; FICTION / Thrillers; Actors; FICTION / Suspense; FICTION / Historical; Roman; Historical; Thrillers; Suspense; FICTION; Amerikanisches Englisch; Fiction, historical; Fiction, political; Fiction, thrillers, general; Presidents, united states, fiction; United states, fiction; Fiction, historical, general; Fiction, biographical; Criminals, fiction; Actors, fiction; Washington (d.c.), fiction

The Lincoln conspiracy

Assassins
Conspiracies
Presidents
Assassination
Fiction
FICTION / Thrillers
Actors
FICTION / Suspense
FICTION / Historical
Roman
Historical
Thrillers
Suspense
FICTION
Amerikanisches Englisch
Fiction, historical
Fiction, political
Fiction, thrillers, general
Presidents, united states, fiction
United states, fiction
Fiction, historical, general
Fiction, biographical
Criminals, fiction
Actors, fiction
Washington (d.c.), fiction

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Her Lieutenant protector

A mysterious outbreak propels a doctor and a wounded veteran into deadly danger on the high seas in this suspenseful medical romance. After a traumatic incident years before, Dr. Mallory Watkins doesn’t trust easily. As the resident doctor aboard the Abigail Adams cruise ship, she’ll be able to focus on her work and escape her troubled past. She’ll just have to be wary of sexy security chief Everest LeBeau . . . But when passengers suddenly fall sick and a dead body is uncovered, Mallory must turn to the handsome veteran for help. Wary of intimacy since suffering a life-changing military injury, Everest recognizes a kindred spirit in Mallory. His beautiful coworker stirs tender feelings in him he’d long forgotten. While Everest and Mallory close in on a lethal saboteur, trust is at a premium as their lives—and their hearts—are in peril.

Man-woman relationships; Ocean travel; Veterans; Ship physicians; Fiction; Romance; Murder; Suspense; Thrillers; Military; FICTION; Sabotage; Fiction, romance, general

Her Lieutenant protector

Man-woman relationships
Ocean travel
Veterans
Ship physicians
Fiction
Romance
Murder
Suspense
Thrillers
Military
FICTION
Sabotage
Fiction, romance, general


Bonnie

When Eve Duncan gave birth to her daughter, she experienced a love she never knew existed. Nothing would stand in the way of giving Bonnie a wonderful life - until the unthinkable happened and the seven-year-old vanished into thin air. Eve found herself in the throes of a nightmare from which there was no escape. But a new Eve emerged: a woman who would use her remarkable talent as a forensic sculptor to help others find closure in the face of tragedy. Now, with the help of her beloved Joe Quinn and CIA Agent Catherine Ling, Eve has come closer than ever to the truth. But the deeper she digs, the more she realizes that Bonnie’s father is a key player in solving this monstrous puzzle. And that Bonnie’s disappearance was not as random as everyone had always believed . . .

FICTION / Thrillers; Eve Duncan (Fictitious character); Women sculptors; Facial reconstruction (Anthropology); Children; Crimes against; Fiction; New York Times bestseller; nyt:mass_market_paperback=2012-01-21; Fiction, thrillers; Fiction, mystery & detective, women sleuths; Duncan, eve (fictitious character), fiction; Missing persons, fiction; Fiction, thrillers, general; Artists; Thrillers; Roman; Amerikanisches Englisch; Eve Duncan (Fictional character)

Bonnie

FICTION / Thrillers

Eve Duncan (Fictitious character)

Women sculptors

Facial reconstruction (Anthropology)

Children

Crimes against

Fiction

New York Times bestseller

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Fiction, thrillers

Missing persons, fiction

Fiction, thrillers, general

Artists

Thrillers

Roman

Amerikanisches Englisch

Eve Duncan (Fictional character)

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Charla

How Does a Hot, Sexy Mother Who Hates Her Daughter Put Her Nasty Plan Into Action? There are many beautiful stories about mother/daughter relationships out there, but "CHARLA" isn't one of them! CHARLA is the story of a sexy mother who hates her daughter and manages to secretly bring her pain and discomfort. So creative is Charla in satisfying her unsettling needs, that even Amelie grew up unaware of her mother's deranged feelings towards her. With Amelie all grown up now, it has become harder and harder for Charla to quench her morbid impulses without getting her hands dirty. So ... one lonely dawn, Charla experiences a very weird event that sparks the idea of summoning a demon to disrupt her twenty-five year old daughter's perfect, pretty little life. She puts the sick plan into action ... and the demon moves in....

drama; horror; relationships; psychology; psychos; thrillers; suspense; action; ghost; paranormal

Charla

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Dog beach

From acclaimed screenwriter and creator of the Netflix original series Marco Polo John Fusco comes a “vivid, action-packed tale of Asian gangsters and Hollywood moviemaking” (Publishers Weekly) that follows the exploits of Louie Mo, once Hong Kong’s greatest stuntman turned Los Angeles knee-breaker, as his latest target unexpectedly casts him in the role of a lifetime. Leaving behind a successful career as a stunt double in Hong Kong to escape entanglements with the Chinese mafia, Louie Mo now makes his living in Los Angeles as a hired knee-breaker, putting fear into the hearts of people reneging on payments to investors. Troy, an aspiring director with NYU credentials and encyclopedic movie knowledge, is beginning to realize that he’s made a deal with the devil by agreeing to direct a film for producer Avi Ghazaryan. When Avi’s sketchy investors hire Louie to scare Troy into finishing their movie, Troy’s reverence for film and keen eye save him from a beating when he recognizes Louie Mo as the stunt man extraordinaire he once was and begs Louie to take the lead role in the movie based on Troy’s own pet screenplay. For Louie Mo, this chance at redemption might be his last. As his past catches up with him and his body becomes ever more broken down, he teams up with Troy in a race against the clock—and the bad guys—to pull off an impossible film of epic proportions. Dog Beach is a fast-paced, smart, and hilarious thrill ride. Equal parts dark satire and high-velocity action novel, this “poisonously funny Hollywood noir nightmare” (Warren Ellis, author of Red and Gun Machine) is perfect for fans of Elmore Leonard and Don Winslow.

Mafia; Screenwriters; Crime; Fiction; General; Thrillers; Stunt performers; FICTION / Thrillers; FICTION / General; FICTION / Crime; Fiction, suspense; Criminals, fiction; Fiction, thrillers, suspense

Dog beach

Mafia
Screenwriters
Crime
Fiction
General
Thrillers
Stunt performers
FICTION / Thrillers
FICTION / General
FICTION / Crime
Fiction, suspense
Criminals, fiction
Fiction, thrillers, suspense


Somers Treatment

Dr. Janet Morley returns to England from Nepal with a young, deaf boy hoping she will find the medical help he needs, but finds herself entangled in a web of intrigue and murder surrounding an unprecedented treatment by eminent neurosurgeon David Somers.

Adventure / thriller; Science Fiction - General; Fiction - Espionage / Thriller; Fiction; Science Fiction; Suspense; Fiction / Espionage / Thriller; Fiction / Suspense; Topical/Physically Challenged; Thrillers; Fiction, espionage; Fiction, thrillers, general; Fiction, thrillers, espionage

Somers Treatment

Adventure / thriller
Science Fiction - General
Fiction - Espionage / Thriller
Fiction
Science Fiction
Suspense
Fiction / Espionage / Thriller
Fiction / Suspense
Topical/Physically Challenged
Thrillers
Fiction, espionage
Fiction, thrillers, general
Fiction, thrillers, espionage


Tangerine Dream

Best friends Haley and Taylor must deal with a terrible loss when Taylor's twin sister, Dylan, is killed in a car crash. Meanwhile, Taylor and Dylan's father, a senator running for president and supposedly somewhere on the campaign trail, can't be reached because he is in the arms of a prostitute. While the girls and the twins' mother try to recover and avoid the press in New Zealand, Nick Nesbitt, a television news reporter, senses a story and will stop at nothing to get it.

Thrillers; Fiction - Espionage / Thriller; Fiction; Suspense; Fiction / Adventure; Fiction / Thrillers; Fiction / Suspense; Fiction, thrillers, general; Fiction, suspense; Traffic accidents; Teenage prostitution; Presidential candidates; Fiction, thrillers, suspense

Tangerine Dream

Thrillers
Fiction - Espionage / Thriller
Fiction
Suspense
Fiction / Adventure
Fiction / Thrillers
Fiction / Suspense
Fiction, thrillers, general
Fiction, suspense
Traffic accidents
Teenage prostitution
Presidential candidates
Fiction, thrillers, suspense


The House of Forgetting

Non-Normative Sexualities in US Latinx and Latin American Literature Through a Capitalist Lens studies how Latin American and Latinx authors represent non-normative sexualities through a capitalist lens. In our society, heterosexuality manifests as privilege and has been normalized to such an extent that any sexuality that is perceived as different from the dominant cis-gendered, heteropatriarchal norm is considered deviant. Non-normative sexualities continue to be viewed by society as detrimental to the health of the nation. Consequently, how one is perceived by the dominant culture continues to limit one’s ability to thrive. Each chapter serves to analyze how one’s perceived gender identity or sexuality can block access to economic opportunity. Queer, trans, spatial and intersectional theories form the base of the literary analyses. One of the contributors’ goals is to present capitalism as it is intersectionally present in life, identity, and society. The authors studied in this collection come from the USA, Puerto Rico, Mexico, and the Southern Cone of Latin America.

Adventure / thriller; Thrillers; Fiction - Psychological Suspense; Fiction; Psychological; Fiction / Psychological; Women; Murder; Identity (Psychology); Authors; Fiction, psychological; Chicago (ill.), fiction; Illinois, fiction; Fiction, thrillers, suspense; American Authors; Identity

The House of Forgetting

Adventure / thriller
Thrillers
Fiction - Psychological Suspense
Fiction
Psychological
Fiction / Psychological
Women
Murder
Identity (Psychology)
Authors
Fiction, psychological
Chicago (ill.), fiction
Illinois, fiction
Fiction, thrillers, suspense
American Authors
Identity

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The devil you know

In its 114th year, Billboard remains the world's premier weekly music publication and a diverse digital, events, brand, content and data licensing platform. Billboard publishes the most trusted charts and offers unrivaled reporting about the latest music, video, gaming, media, digital and mobile entertainment issues and trends.

Murder; Secrets; FICTION; Literary; FICTION / Thrillers; Investigation; Suspense; FICTION / Suspense; Thrillers; Women journalists; Friendship; FICTION / Literary; Fiction, thrillers, suspense; Fiction, mystery & detective, women sleuths; Crime, fiction; Women journalists, fiction

The devil you know

Murder

Secrets

FICTION

Literary

FICTION / Thrillers

Investigation

Suspense

FICTION / Suspense

Thrillers

Women journalists

Friendship

FICTION / Literary

Fiction, thrillers, suspense

Crime, fiction

Women journalists, fiction


Ark storm

The Ark Storm is coming—a catastrophic weather event that will unleash massive floods and wreak more damage on California than the feared "Big One." One man wants to profit from it. Another wants to harness it to wage jihad on American soil. One woman stands in their way: Dr. Gwen Boudain, a brave and brilliant meteorologist. When Boudain notices that her climate readings are off the charts, she turns to Gabriel Messenger for research funding. Messenger's company is working on a program that ionizes water molecules to bring rain on command. Meanwhile, Wall Street suits notice that someone is placing six-month bets on the prospect of an utter apocalypse and begin to investigate. Standing in the shadows is journalist Dan Jacobsen, a former Navy SEAL. War hardened, cynical, and handsome, Jacobsen is a man with his own hidden agenda. Linda Davies's Ark Storm brings together the worlds of finance, scientific innovation, and terrorism in a fast-paced thrill ride that will leave readers gasping. At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.

Journalists; Ecoterrorism; Finance; Thrillers; Meteorologists; Fiction; FICTION; Fiction, suspense; California, fiction; Journalists, fiction; FICTION / Thrillers; Fiction, thrillers, suspense

Ark storm

Journalists
Ecoterrorism
Finance
Thrillers
Meteorologists
Fiction
FICTION
Fiction, suspense
California, fiction
Journalists, fiction
FICTION / Thrillers
Fiction, thrillers, suspense


Hell's gate

It must have been Otieno's idea of a joke. Too many offended egos back at headquarters, too many influential people unhappy with him in Nairobi. And yet, with his record, he was almost impossible to dismiss. So Otieno had sent Mollel straight to Hell. When we first met Detective Mollel in Hour of the Red God, he was heralded as "a wonderfully complex and tragic protagonist" ( Booklist), and Richard Crompton's novel called "spellbinding" ( The Christian Science Monitor) and "a fantastic read" ( The Plain Dealer [Cleveland ]). Now Mollel returns in Hell's Gate, only this time the Maasai warrior-turned-detective has been banished from Nairobi, Kenya's bustling metropolis, to a small, fly-blown town on the edge of a national park. His career, he thinks, has taken a nosedive. His colleagues on the police force are a close-knit group and they have not taken kindly to a stranger in their midst. Mollel suspects they are guilty of the extortion and bribery that plague the force. But when the body of a flower worker turns up in the local lake, he begins to wonder if they might be involved in something even more disturbing. For all is not as it seems in Hell's Gate. Amid rumors of a local death squad, disappearances, and blackmail, Mollel is forced not only to confront his Maasai heritage but also to ask himself where justice truly lies. In upholding the law, is he doing what is right? Crompton captures contemporary Kenya in all its complexity, and Hell's Gate is a captivating novel that you won't be able to put down.

FICTION; Murder; Police corruption; Mystery & Detective; Crime; Investigation; Maasai (African people); Thrillers; Police; National parks and reserves; General; Fiction, mystery & detective, general; FICTION / Mystery & Detective / General; FICTION / Crime; FICTION / Thrillers; Fiction, thrillers, suspense; Kenya, fiction; Crime, fiction

Hell's gate

FICTION
Murder
Police corruption
Mystery & Detective
Crime
Investigation
Maasai (African people)
Thrillers
Police
National parks and reserves
General
Fiction, mystery & detective, general
FICTION / Mystery & Detective / General
FICTION / Crime
FICTION / Thrillers
Fiction, thrillers, suspense
Kenya, fiction
Crime, fiction

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The last good day of the year

Elizabeth Valchar-pretty, popular, and perfect-wakes up the morning after her eighteenth birthday party on her family's yacht, where she'd been celebrating with her six closest friends. A persistent thumping noise has roused her. When she goes to investigate, what she finds will change everything she thought she knew about her life, her friends, and everything in between. As Liz begins to unravel the circumstances surrounding her birthday night, she will find that no one around her, least of all Liz herself, was perfect-or innocent. Critically acclaimed author Jessica Warman brings readers along on a roller-coaster ride of a mystery, one that is also a heartbreaking character study, a touching romance, and ultimately a hopeful tale of redemption, love, and letting go.

Social Issues; Love & Romance; Family; Family problems; Fiction; Sisters; Sexual Abuse); Thrillers; Siblings; FICTION; Friendship; Kidnapping; Emotional problems of children; Emotional problems; Juvenile fiction; Suspense; Physical & Emotional Abuse (see also Social Issues; JUVENILE FICTION; Children's fiction; Kidnapping, fiction; Sisters, fiction; Emotions, fiction; JUVENILE FICTION / Social Issues / Friendship; JUVENILE FICTION / Love & Romance; JUVENILE FICTION / Family / Siblings; JUVENILE FICTION / Social Issues / Physical & Emotional Abuse (see also Social Issues / Sexual Abuse); FICTION / Thrillers; FICTION / Suspense

The last good day of the year

Social Issues

Love & Romance

Family

Family problems

Fiction

Sisters

Sexual Abuse)

Thrillers

Siblings

FICTION

Friendship

Kidnapping

Emotional problems of children

Emotional problems

Juvenile fiction

Suspense

JUVENILE FICTION

Children's fiction

Kidnapping, fiction

Sisters, fiction

Emotions, fiction

JUVENILE FICTION / Love & Romance

JUVENILE FICTION / Family / Siblings

FICTION / Thrillers

FICTION / Suspense

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In malice, quite close

A sophisticated mystery debut in which priceless art and unspeakable desires converge When French expatriate Tristan Mourault becomes enamored with fifteen-year-old Karen Miller, he "rescues" her from her working-class circumstances and stages her death to mask his true crime. Years later, Karen is now "Gisèle" and lives with Tristan in rarefied Devon, Washington. She has married another man to keep up appearances, but when her daughter stumbles upon a secret cache of paintings—all nudes of Gisèle—Tristan's carefully curated world begins to crumble. Set against a byzantine backdrop of greed, artifice, and manipulation—with tantalizing echoes of Lolita—In Malice, Quite Close keeps its most devastating secrets right up until the very last page.

Rich people; Man-woman relationships; Art; Identity (Psychology); Collectors and collecting; Fiction; Fiction, general; Thrillers; Suspense; Fiction, psychological; Man-woman relationships, fiction

In malice, quite close

Rich people
Man-woman relationships
Art
Identity (Psychology)
Collectors and collecting
Fiction
Fiction, general
Thrillers
Suspense
Fiction, psychological
Man-woman relationships, fiction


The Expats

Kate Moore is an expat mum, newly transplanted from Washington D.C. In the cobblestoned streets of Luxembourg, her days are filled with play dates and coffee mornings, her weekends spent in Paris or skiing in the Alps. Kate is also guarding a secret - one so momentous it could destroy her neat little expat life - and she suspects that another American couple are not who they claim to be; plus her husband is acting suspiciously. As she travels around Europe, she finds herself looking over her shoulder, terrified her past is catching up with her. As Kate begins to dig, to uncover the secrets of those around her, she finds herself buried in layers of deceit so thick they threaten her family, her marriage and her life. A thrilling debut-to-remember, Chris Pavone's The Expats will keep you guessing until the very end.

Fiction; FICTION / Thrillers; FICTION / Suspense; Americans; FICTION / Espionage; Suspence; Betrayal; FICTION; Roman; Thrillers; Suspense; Amerikanisches Englisch; Espionage; Fiction, espionage; Fiction, thrillers, general; Europe, fiction; nyt:hardcover-fiction=2012-03-25; New York Times bestseller; Fiction, thrillers, espionage; Large type books; thriller

The Expats

Fiction
FICTION / Thrillers
FICTION / Suspense
Americans
FICTION / Espionage
Suspence
Betrayal
FICTION
Roman
Thrillers
Suspense
Amerikanisches Englisch
Espionage
Fiction, espionage
Fiction, thrillers, general
Europe, fiction
nyt:hardcover-fiction=2012-03-25
New York Times bestseller
Fiction, thrillers, espionage
Large type books

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Thy neighbor

Norah Vincent’s first two books—the New York Times bestseller Self-Made Man and Voluntary Madness—were masterworks of immersion journalism. Now Vincent unleashes her considerable talents in a spellbinding novel that’s as provocative and absorbing as her acclaimed nonfiction. Since his parents’ violent deaths thirteen years ago, Nick Walsh has been living alone in his childhood home, drinking, drugging, and debauching himself into oblivion. Deranged by his relentless sorrow, he begins spying on his neighbors via hidden cameras and microphones. As he observes all the strange, sad, and terrifying things that people do when they think no one is watching, Nick begins to unravel the shocking truth about how and why his parents died.

Death; Parents; Voyeurism; Fiction; Fiction, psychological; Psychological fiction; Suspense; Thrillers; FICTION

Thy neighbor

Death
Parents
Voyeurism
Fiction
Fiction, psychological
Psychological fiction
Suspense
Thrillers
FICTION

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The Empty Glass

“J. I. Baker takes a bold run into Cain and DeLillo territory and scores.” —Barry Gifford, author of Wild at Heart In the early-morning hours of August 5, 1962, Los Angeles County deputy coroner Ben Fitzgerald arrives at the home of the world’s most famous movie star, now lying dead in her bedroom. There he discovers The Book of Secrets—Marilyn Monroe’s diary—revealing a doomed love affair with a man she refers to only as “The General.” In the following days, Ben unravels a cover-up that implicates the Kennedys, the Mafia, and the CIA. Soon the sinister and surreal accounts recorded in The Book bleed into Ben’s own life, and he finds himself trapped—like Monroe—in a deepening paranoid conspiracy. A knockout combination of fact and legend, The Empty Glass is a riveting debut thriller.

Death and burial; FICTION / Thrillers; FICTION / Mystery & Detective / General; FICTION / Suspense; Motion picture actors and actresses; Fiction; Diaries; Mystery & Detective; General; Mystery fiction; Thrillers; Suspense; Amerikanisches Englisch; Actors; Motion picture industry, fiction; United states, fiction; Fiction, mystery & detective, general; Fiction, thrillers, suspense; Fiction, thrillers, general

The Empty Glass

Death and burial
FICTION / Thrillers
FICTION / Mystery & Detective / General
FICTION / Suspense
Motion picture actors and actresses
Fiction
Diaries
Mystery & Detective
General
Mystery fiction
Thrillers
Suspense
Amerikanisches Englisch
Actors
Motion picture industry, fiction
United states, fiction
Fiction, mystery & detective, general
Fiction, thrillers, suspense
Fiction, thrillers, general

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Novels (Kane & Abel / Not a Penny More, Not a Penny Less / Prodigal Daughter)

From international bestselling author Jeffrey Archer, The Prodigal Daughter, "A page-turner" (The Washington Post). HER FUTURE IS AMBITION. With a will of steel, Polish immigrant Florentyna Rosnovski is indeed Abel’s daughter. She shares with her father a love of America, his ideals, and his dream for the future. But she wants more: to be the first female president. HIS FUTURE IS WEALTH. Golden boy Richard Kane was born into a life of luxury. The scion of a banking magnate he is successful, handsome, and determined to carve his own path in the world—with the woman he loves. BUT THEIR PAST HOLDS A SECRET... With Florentyna’s ultimate goal only a heartbeat away, both are about to discover the shattering price of power as a titanic battle of betrayal and deception reaches out from the past—a blood feud between two generations that threatens to destroy everything Florentyna and Richard have fought to achieve. “Archer is a master entertainer.”—Time

Fiction, sagas; Fiction, thrillers, general; Boston Brahmins; Capitalists and financiers; Fiction; sagas; thrillers; Historical fiction; hotelkeepers; Peasantry; Peasants; Poles; Titanic; English fiction

Fiction, sagas
Fiction, thrillers, general
Boston Brahmins
Capitalists and financiers
Fiction
sagas
thrillers
Historical fiction
hotelkeepers
Peasantry
Peasants
Poles
Titanic
English fiction


Night harvest

A riveting debut thriller from one of New York’s most eminent surgeons, Night Harvest follows the bizarre disappearance of patients from a Manhattan hospital into the murky underground of the city. Fourth-year medical student Demetri Makropolis has been assigned to cover orthopedics at Eastside Medical Center, one of New York City’s finest hospitals. Just as his surgery team begins to operate on New York’s leading drama critic, F. J. Pervis III, the patient suddenly goes into cardiac arrest. The team fails to resuscitate him, so the corpse is moved to the hospital’s morgue. But before the autopsy is even performed, the body vanishes from the morgue and mysteriously reappears a day later—with the brain surgically removed. Even more disturbing is the medical examiner’s discovery: Pervis was still alive when the ghostly craniotomy was performed. With their reputation at stake, the hospital assigns NYPD’s Detective Patrick McManus to the case; meanwhile, Demetri learns of an eerily similar century-old unsolved mystery that leads him to an enigmatic figure lurking in the bowels of the medical center. With Pervis as his experiment, the perpetrator initiates a chain reaction of chaos and murder in Manhattan. A gripping tale filled with ambition, romance, jealousies, and black humor, Night Harvest is a thrilling ride that culminates in the long-abandoned elaborate network of subterranean rooms and corridors that still lie beneath present-day Manhattan.

Medical students; Police; Thrillers; Medical; Fiction; Tunnels; FICTION; Fiction, thrillers, general; Fiction, medical; New york (n.y.), fiction; FICTION / Thrillers; FICTION / Medical

Night harvest

Medical students
Police
Thrillers
Medical
Fiction
Tunnels
FICTION
Fiction, thrillers, general
Fiction, medical
New york (n.y.), fiction
FICTION / Thrillers
FICTION / Medical


The tangled bridge

Psychologist Madeleine LeBlanc is desperate to escape the madness that has followed her family for a century. She's struggling to adjust to her new-found power and to stick to the pact that protects her sanity. But an innocent little boy is being hunted—by Madeleine's half brother and her great-grandmother, Chloe, and by the demons they control. The boy is a threat to their bloodline, to their very nature, but Madeleine cannot let his young life be callously destroyed. Thrust into an age-old battle of dark versus light, Madeleine dives deep into the history of her family and into the vast paranormal underworld of New Orleans, a world seemingly controlled by her great-grandmother. The only way to stop Chloe lies past the tangled bridge that could lead to great power...or total destruction. At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.

Family secrets; FICTION / Romance / Gothic; Fiction; FICTION / Thrillers; Women psychologists; Romance; Gothic; Thrillers; Fiction, gothic; New orleans (la.), fiction; Fiction, thrillers; Fiction, occult & supernatural

The tangled bridge

Family secrets
FICTION / Romance / Gothic
Fiction
FICTION / Thrillers
Women psychologists
Romance
Gothic
Thrillers
Fiction, gothic
New orleans (la.), fiction
Fiction, thrillers
Fiction, occult & supernatural


You

Joe Goldberg tiene más de un cadáver oculto. En los últimos diez años, este librero neoyorquino ha enterrado cuatro: los daños colaterales en su búsqueda del amor. No obstante, ahora ha decidido cambiar de aires y trasladarse de Brooklyn a Los Ángeles, la ciudad de las segundas oportunidades. En Hollywood, Joe se integra perfectamente: se dedica a vender libros y a seguir la pista de su nueva obsesión. Pero mientras que en la ciudad de las estrellas otros viven pendientes de su propio reflejo, Joe no puede dejar de mirar atrás. A fin de cuentas, el problema de los cadáveres ocultos es que tarde o temprano dejan de estarlo. Cadáveres ocultos es la frenética secuela de YOU, la novela de Caroline Kepnes que la crítica ha comparado con Perdida, American Psycho, Girls y Misery. Ambas han sido adaptadas por Netflix con gran éxito. Cita de reseña crítica: SOBRE YOU SE HA DICHO: «Hipnótico y escalofriante». Stephen King «Mi thriller favorito. Uno de esos casos inusuales en que tanto la escritura como la trama son exquisitas». Lena Dunham «Brillante. Es una mezcla de Perdida y una versión siniestra de Girls». Marie Claire «Uno de esos libros por los que pones en pausa tu vida». Glamour «Agudo y espeluznante». Elle «Indaga en la delgada línea que separa la seducción del acoso». The Guardian «El thriller del año». Daily Mail «¡Adictivo!». Closer

Employees; Bookstores; Fiction; FICTION / Thrillers; FICTION / Psychological; FICTION / Erotica; Women authors; Man-woman relationships; Sexual attraction; Secrecy; Thrillers; Psychological; Erotica; Amerikanisches Englisch; Fiction, romance, suspense; Fiction, psychological; J-pop; bubblegum music; contemporary R&B; hip-hop; pop music; pop rock; rock music; soul; thriller

You

Employees
Bookstores
Fiction
FICTION / Thrillers
FICTION / Psychological
FICTION / Erotica
Women authors
Man-woman relationships
Sexual attraction
Secrecy
Thrillers
Psychological
Erotica
Amerikanisches Englisch
Fiction, romance, suspense
Fiction, psychological

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The Hitchcock murders

Retraces the career of Alfred Hitchcock and recreates the director's strange moral and psychological universe focusing on the depiction of murder in his motion pictures.

History and criticism; Detective and mystery films; Criticism and interpretation; Murder in motion pictures; Thrillers; Motion picture producers and directors; Films; Moorden; Hitchcock, alfred, 1899-1980; Horror films, history and criticism; New York Times reviewed; Horror films

The Hitchcock murders

History and criticism
Detective and mystery films
Criticism and interpretation
Murder in motion pictures
Thrillers
Motion picture producers and directors
Films
Moorden
Hitchcock, alfred, 1899-1980
Horror films, history and criticism
New York Times reviewed
Horror films

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Under the Dome [2/2]

Many readers know Stephen King for his early works of horror, from his fiction debut Carrie to his blockbuster novels The Shining, The Stand, and Misery, among others. While he continues to be a best-selling author, King’s more recent fiction has not received the kind of critical attention that his books from the 1970s and 1980s enjoyed. Recent novels like Duma Key and 1/22/63 have been marginalized and, arguably, cast aside as anomalies within the author’s extensive canon. In Stephen King’s Contemporary Classics: Reflections on the Modern Master of Horror, Philip L. Simpson and Patrick McAleer present a collection of essays that analyze, assess, and critique King’s post-1995 compositions. Purposefully side-stepping studies of earlier work, these essays are arranged into three main parts: the first section examines five King novels published between 2009 and 2013, offering genuinely fresh scholarship on King; the second part looks at the development of King’s distinct brand of horror; the third section departs from probing the content of King’s writing and instead focuses on King’s process. By concentrating on King’s most recent writings, this collection offers provocative insights into the author’s work, featuring essays on Dr. Sleep, Duma Key, The Girl Who Loved Tom Gordon, Joyland, Under the Dome, and others. As such, Stephen King’s Contemporary Classics will appeal to general fans of the author’s work as well as scholars of Stephen King and modern literature.

Fiction; Veterans; City and town life; Good and evil; Psychological fiction; Thrillers; Fantasy fiction; Suspense fiction; Fiction, suspense; Fiction, psychological; Maine, fiction; nyt:mass-market-paperback=2014-04-13; New York Times bestseller

Under the Dome [2/2]

Fiction
Veterans
City and town life
Good and evil
Psychological fiction
Thrillers
Fantasy fiction
Suspense fiction
Fiction, suspense
Fiction, psychological
Maine, fiction
nyt:mass-market-paperback=2014-04-13
New York Times bestseller


The Arms of Death

The Arms of Death

Thriller Fiction Bombers Thrillers


Ice cold kill

"Grabs you on page one and doesn't let you go until the final page!" —Nelson DeMille on Crashers Daria Gibron is a woman with a deadly past and an uncertain future. A former Shin-Bet agent now in exile in the U.S. and under the protection of the F.B.I., she works primarily as an interpreter. But Daria is a thrill junkie who can't resist the occasional freelance job as an operative—a habit that has left her with a trail of corpses behind her, and a few still living, very dangerous, high-powered enemies who would stop at nothing to get revenge. En route to an impromptu meeting with an old contact from her days in the Israeli Secret Service, Daria gets an unexpected and anonymous tipoff that she's about to walk into an ambush. Unsure who is after her, or why, she slips away from her followers and soon learns that she's been set up—and set up good. Someone has linked her to a much sought-after terrorist, and now all the resources of the U.S. intelligence community are being marshaled against her. As she tries to escape the ever-tightening snare laid out for her, someone else is using the operation against her as a distraction to hijack a very dangerous, highly guarded shipment. Now the only person who can keep this shipment from falling into terrorist hands is the one person they chose to set up as a diversion. Daria Gibron is many things—trigger-happy, resourceful, focused, and extremely dangerous —but the one thing she isn't is anybody's fool. Ice Cold Kill is an espionage spy thriller from Dana Haynes.

Women; Identity; Thrillers; Terrorism; Fiction; Prevention; Fiction, suspense; Fiction, thrillers; Terrorism, fiction; FICTION / Thrillers; Fiction, thrillers, suspense

Ice cold kill

Women
Identity
Thrillers
Terrorism
Fiction
Prevention
Fiction, suspense
Fiction, thrillers
Terrorism, fiction
FICTION / Thrillers
Fiction, thrillers, suspense

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The steel kiss

From the Sunday Times bestselling author of The Goodbye Man, discover Jeffery Deaver's gripping series that inspired the film starring Angelina Jolie and Denzel Washington, and is now a major NBC TV series. How do you catch a killer who can reach you anywhere - without going near you? Detective Amelia Sachs is in pursuit when she hears the scream. Stopping to help a man trapped in a horrific accident, Sachs has to let a suspected murderer get away. But was it really coincidence? Did the killer make it happen? Sachs and Lincoln Rhyme are facing a new kind of opponent: Someone who can kill by remote control. Someone watching every move they make . . . 'A tightly plotted masterpiece' Sun 'Flawlessly constructed and paced' The Sunday Times 'The king of suspense is back and he's done it again' Glasgow Herald

Forensic scientists; Police; Tétraplégiques; Spécialistes de la criminalistique; Enquêtes; FICTION; Quadriplegics; People with disabilities; Serial murder investigation; Serial killers; Thrillers; Romans, nouvelles; Meurtres en série; Criminal investigation; Large type books; Fiction, mystery & detective, police procedural; Serial murders, fiction; Forensic pathologists, fiction; New york (n.y.), fiction; Rhyme, lincoln (fictitious character), fiction; Sachs, amelia (fictitious character), fiction; FICTION / Thrillers; Lincoln Rhyme (Fictitious character); nyt:combined-print-and-e-book-fiction=2016-03-27; New York Times bestseller

The steel kiss

Forensic scientists

Police

Tétraplégiques

Spécialistes de la criminalistique

Enquêtes

FICTION

Quadriplegics

People with disabilities

Serial murder investigation

Serial killers

Thrillers

Romans, nouvelles

Meurtres en série

Criminal investigation

Large type books

Serial murders, fiction

Forensic pathologists, fiction

New york (n.y.), fiction

FICTION / Thrillers

Lincoln Rhyme (Fictitious character)

New York Times bestseller


The whispering cup

A classic anthology of Minnesota literature, with selections from novels, short stories, essays, and memoirs, that conveys the diversity of the Minnesota Experience.

The whispering cup

Fiction thrillers


Motion

Motion

thrillers
Fiction, thrillers, general


Murder by prescription

A case of mistaken identity leads to death and deception in this classic “three-ringed thriller . . . [with] plenty of shocks and jolts” (New York Herald Tribune). It’s not the first time the local press has made a mistake, but this one has consequences for Dr. Hugh Westlake. An article about an advocate of euthanasia has switched the name of the old quack named Westbrook to “Westlake,” which leads to Hugh getting summoned in the middle of an icy winter night for a mercy killing. The poor, fatally ill woman is the matriarch of a new, wealthy family in town. Ethically, all Hugh can do is ease her pain, so he leaves her with some morphine tablets and in the care of her beautiful daughter Hermia, a sight for sore eyes to the widower of eight years. But Mrs. Talbot’s unexpected death on the following morning—and her will—draw Hugh into the secrets of the odd household, which consists of her much younger husband, an adopted sibling, a flighty nurse, and a couple of mad scientists. And when another of Hugh’s terminally ill patients is found dead from a morphine overdose, he becomes the prime suspect in a case that comes down to the question of mercy—or murder . . . “This detective novel is teeming with nail biting thrills. . . . For a book written in the 1930s it still has some resonance for a 21st century reader.” —Pretty Sinister Books “One of those ‘one in a million’ mysteries that has everything . . . one can’t help enjoying it.” —Worcester Telegram

Murder by prescription

Fiction thrillers


THE DAY OF THE JACKAL, THE DOGS OF WAR, THE DEVIL'S ALTERNATIVE

*The chilling thriller from the international bestselling phenomenon.* 'Again reveals Forsyth as a master of the meticulously researched thriller.' Bookseller 'Compulsively readable ... I was hypnotised.' Financial Times ____________ 'Whichever option I choose, men are going to die.' When the entire Soviet Union wheat crop is destroyed by a devastating string of failures, the population faces starvation. The USA is quick to offer assistance. They devise a plan to trade vital food resources with the Russians in exchange for sensitive political information. But the Politburo has other ideas: the invasion of Western Europe to commandeer the food for themselves... As the paths of communication breakdown, the American president and leaders from around the world face an appalling choice: should they allow the loss of thousands to save the lives of many more? This is the Devil's Alternative, and in this incomparable and gripping thriller the Cold War giants must fight a battle to the death. ____________ Readers can't get enough of The Devil's Alternative ... ***** 'This is an awesome page-turner crafted by Frederick Forsyth.' ***** 'You know you have a master piece in your hand when you read this book.' ***** 'The best of Forsythe's novels.' ***** 'This was one of the most exciting books I've ever read!' ***** 'Superbly written and Outstanding.'

Thrillers; Spies - Fiction; Adventure and adventurers - Fiction; Assassination - Fiction

Thrillers
Spies - Fiction
Adventure and adventurers - Fiction
Assassination - Fiction


Writing a Thriller

André Jute sostiene que la perseverancia, el dominio de determinadas técnicas y una cierta práctica pueden ayudarnos a escribir thrillers de éxito. El autor orienta al aspirante a escritor y al profesional novel en la elección del tema de la historia y en la creación de los personajes. Ayuda a urdir detalladamente la trama, a saber cortar y reescribir, a utilizar los principales recursos de la escritura, a saber buscar agentes y editores, y a conocer todos los tipos de contratos y mercados, incluyendo los electrónicos. Los consejos y los ejemplos están dispuestos de tal manera que todo aquel que desee ser escritor, sea cual fuere su nivel de capacidad y experiencia, podrá encontrar en este libro una guía insustituible. Útil y alentador, este manual se ha convertido en un verdadero best-seller, un libro imprescindible para quienes aspiren a escribir thrillers.

Detective and mystery stories, technique; Fiction, technique; Creative writing; Fiction; Technique; Authorship; Thrillers; Schrijven

Writing a Thriller

Fiction, technique

Creative writing

Fiction

Technique

Authorship

Thrillers

Schrijven


Mission Compromised

Thriller. Middle Eastern terrorism.

Thrillers; Audiobooks; Fiction; Audio - Excerpts; Audio Adult: Books On Tape; Espionage/Intrigue

Mission Compromised

Thrillers
Audiobooks
Fiction
Audio - Excerpts
Audio Adult: Books On Tape
Espionage/Intrigue


The Piano Teacher

New York Times bestselling author Robert K. Tanenbaum tells the terrifying and gripping story of Charles Yukl, a mild-mannered piano and voice teacher that killed and abused his students. Everybody has a dream. For aspiring actress Suzanne Reynolds, her dream ended in a gruesome encounter with eccentric New York artist Charles Yukl. Fooled by his choirboy looks, Reynolds had no idea the man who taught her the piano was a woman-hating recluse who spent his days lost in fantasies of perversion. As a result of the plea bargain for Suzanne¹s brutal murder, Yukl soon gained his freedom due to a shocking series of legal errors -- and killed again. A riveting dramatization of two horrific crimes and their aftermath, The Piano Teacher brilliantly portrays a madman set on fulfilling his own sadistic and homicidal dreams...and the flawed justice system that gave him the opportunities to do so.

Murder - General; True Crime / Espionage; Fiction; General; True Crime / General; Thrillers

The Piano Teacher

Murder - General
True Crime / Espionage
Fiction
General
True Crime / General
Thrillers


Tom Clancy's Power Plays

Tom Clancy; Jean Little; Jerome Preisler

The first four novels in the Power Play series created by #1 New York Times bestselling author and master of the techno-thriller Tom Clancy. UpLink Technologies’ innovations keep America’s defense and intelligence forces at the cutting edge. And the visionary behind UpLink is Roger Gordian, as astute about the battlefield as he is about the boardroom… POLITIKA RUTHLESS.COM SHADOW WATCH BIO-STRIKE

Fiction; Audiobooks; Abridged Audio - Fiction/General; Audio - Fiction - General; Thrillers; Audio Adult: Books On Tape; General; Espionage/Intrigue; Fiction / Espionage

Tom Clancy's Power Plays

Fiction
Audiobooks
Abridged Audio - Fiction/General
Audio - Fiction - General
Thrillers
Audio Adult: Books On Tape
General
Espionage/Intrigue
Fiction / Espionage


Tom Clancy's Power Plays

General; Espionage/Intrigue; Abridged Audio - Fiction/General; Fiction; Audio Adult: Books On Tape; Thrillers; Fiction / Espionage; Audiobooks

Tom Clancy's Power Plays

General
Espionage/Intrigue
Abridged Audio - Fiction/General
Fiction
Audio Adult: Books On Tape
Thrillers
Fiction / Espionage
Audiobooks


Tom Clancy's Op-Center

In For Honor, a chilling new thriller in the New York Times bestselling Tom Clancy's Op-Center series, simmering tensions threaten to ignite when a silo of Cold War missiles surfaces in the Middle East. In 1962, at the height of the Cold War, the Soviet Union sent a convoy of nuclear missiles to Cuba. The crisis that followed almost triggered World War III. However, while all eyes were on the Caribbean, not all of the missiles were sent to Cuba. Several ships slipped from the flotilla and headed for a fishing village in a remote, frigid, northeastern Soviet frontier. There, a silo was constructed not far from Alaska. More than sixty years later, that silo and its lethal contents are intact. Now, Iranian scientists team with a Russian agent and his estranged, arms-smuggling father to bring those missiles to Tehran. When an intel officer at Op Center starts picking up hints of the deal, the government’s off-the-grid unit must track the unknown actors – and try to decide whether they can count on data provided by an Iranian defector, a man who has more at stake than anyone realizes. At the same time, Op-Center sends a lone agent to Havana to try and find an aging revolutionary, a woman, who may hold the key to pinpointing the location of the silo. Complicating matters is a turf war between Op Center, the White House, and the FBI that threatens to compromise the investigation...as the time to act grows perilously short.

Fiction; Audio Adult: Books On Tape; Abridged Audio - Fiction/General; Thrillers; Espionage/Intrigue; Fiction / Adventure; Audio - Fiction - General; Audiobooks; thriller; Tom Clancy's Op-Center

Tom Clancy's Op-Center

Fiction
Audio Adult: Books On Tape
Abridged Audio - Fiction/General
Thrillers
Espionage/Intrigue
Fiction / Adventure
Audio - Fiction - General
Audiobooks


Tom Clancy's Op-Center

Fiction; Audio Adult: Books On Tape; Abridged Audio - Fiction/General; Thrillers; Espionage/Intrigue; Fiction / Adventure; Audiobooks; thriller; Tom Clancy's Op-Center

Tom Clancy's Op-Center

Fiction
Audio Adult: Books On Tape
Abridged Audio - Fiction/General
Thrillers
Espionage/Intrigue
Fiction / Adventure
Audiobooks


Killing Time

Scott C. Martin examines leisure as a “contested cultural space” in which nineteenth-century Americans articulated and developed ideas about ethnicity, class, gender, and community. This new perspective demonstrates how leisure and sociability mediated the transition from an agricultural to an industrial society. Martin argues persuasively that southwestern Pennsylvanians used leisure activities to create identities and define values in a society being transformed by market expansion. The transportation revolution brought new commercial entertainments and recreational opportunities but also fragmented and privatized customary patterns of communal leisure. By using leisure as a window on the rapid changes sweeping through the region, Martin shows how southwestern Pennsylvanians used voluntary associations, private parties, and public gatherings to construct social identities better suited to their altered circumstances. The prosperous middle class devised amusements to distinguish them from workers who, in turn, resisted reformersÆ attempts to constrain their use of free time. Ethnic and racial minorities used holiday observances and traditional celebrations to define their place in American society, while women tested the boundaries of the domestic sphere through participation in church fairs, commercial recreation, and other leisure activities. This study illuminates the cultural history of the region and offers broader insights into perceptions of free time, leisure, and community in antebellum America.

Audiobooks; Technological; Audio - Mystery; Fiction; Abridged Audio - Fiction/Mystery; Science Fiction - General; Audio Adult: Books On Tape; Thrillers; Fiction / Thrillers; autobiography

Killing Time

Audiobooks
Technological
Audio - Mystery
Fiction
Abridged Audio - Fiction/Mystery
Science Fiction - General
Audio Adult: Books On Tape
Thrillers
Fiction / Thrillers


Tom Clancy's Op-Center

Fiction; Audiobooks; Action & Adventure; Abridged Audio - Fiction/General; Thrillers; Audio Adult: Books On Tape; Political; Espionage/Intrigue; Fiction / Adventure; thriller; Tom Clancy's Op-Center

Tom Clancy's Op-Center

Fiction
Audiobooks
Action & Adventure
Abridged Audio - Fiction/General
Thrillers
Audio Adult: Books On Tape
Political
Espionage/Intrigue
Fiction / Adventure


Tom Clancy's Op-Center

Political; Espionage/Intrigue; Action & Adventure; Fiction; Abridged Audio - Fiction/General; Audio Adult: Books On Tape; Thrillers; Fiction / Adventure; Audiobooks; thriller; Tom Clancy's Op-Center

Tom Clancy's Op-Center

Political
Espionage/Intrigue
Action & Adventure
Fiction
Abridged Audio - Fiction/General
Audio Adult: Books On Tape
Thrillers
Fiction / Adventure
Audiobooks


The Girls He Adored

For ten years, the charmingly disheveled veteran FBI Special Agent E.L. Pender has been investigating the apparently random disappearances of a dozen women across the country. The only detail the cases have in common is the strawberry blond color of the victims' hair, and the presence of a mystery man with whom they were last seen. Then, in Monterey, California, a routine traffic stop erupts into a scene of horrific violence. The local police are stunned by a disemboweled strawberry blond victim and an ingenious killer with multiple alternating personalities. Pender is convinced he has found his man, but before he can prove it, the suspect stages a cunning jailbreak and abducts his court-appointed psychiatrist, Irene Cogan. In a house on a secluded ridge in Oregon, Irene must navigate through the minefield of her captor's various egos -- male and female, brilliant and na ve, murderous and passive -- all of whom are dominated by Max, a seductive killer who views her as both his prisoner and his salvation. Irene knows that to survive she must play along with Max's game of sexual perversion. Only then will she be able to strip back the layers to discover a chilling story of a shattered young boy -- and all the girls he adored. A sexually charged thriller of extraordinary originality and page-turning suspense, The Girls He Adored moves furiously from the inner recesses of the psyche to its final, startling climax. Jonathan Nasaw brilliantly portrays two equally intense characters -- a deviant killer and the expert who can unlock his darkest secrets -- and introduces one of the most likable sleuths in recent fiction.

Psychological; Audio Adult: Books On Tape; Fiction; Abridged Audio - Fiction/Mystery; Audio - Mystery; Thrillers; Fiction / General; Audiobooks

The Girls He Adored

Psychological
Audio Adult: Books On Tape
Fiction
Abridged Audio - Fiction/Mystery
Audio - Mystery
Thrillers
Fiction / General
Audiobooks


The Body Farm

La granja de cuerpos es la quinta novela de la emblemática serie de novela policíaca de Patricia Cornwell protagonizada por la médica forense Kay Scarpetta, merecedora del premio Sherlock 1999 al mejor detective creado por un autor estadounidense. Los habitantes de Black Mountain apenas conocen el miedo. No hay nada que temer hasta que, un día, aparece el cadáver de una muchacha y se instala en los habitantes del pueblo un dolor más parecido a la incredulidad que al terror. La doctora Scarpetta, forense famosa por haber resuelto casos similares, acude a Black Mountain y estudia los primeros indicios, aparentemente claros. Sin embargo, poco a poco el caso adquiere dimensiones que acabarán implicándola personalmente y llevándola al único lugar donde encontrar información precisa: la granja de cuerpos. ENGLISH DESCRIPTION When an eleven-year-old girl is found murdered, Kay Scarpetta, Chief Medical Examiner for the Commonwealth of Virginia, gets another chance at stopping one of the most heartless and horrifying serial killers of her career: the demented Temple Gault.

Unabridged Audio - Fiction/General; General; Fiction; Abridged Audio - Fiction/General; Audio Adult: Books On Tape; Fiction / General; Mystery & Detective - Women Sleuths; Thrillers

The Body Farm

Unabridged Audio - Fiction/General
General
Fiction
Abridged Audio - Fiction/General
Audio Adult: Books On Tape
Fiction / General
Mystery & Detective - Women Sleuths
Thrillers


Resolved

A suspenseful tale of justice in the Big Apple, as a vengeful and sadistic killer sets his sights on the man who put him away -- New York Chief Assistant District Attorney Butch Karp.

Legal; Audiobooks; Fiction; Abridged Audio - Fiction/General; Audio Adult: Books On Tape; Thrillers; Fiction / General; General

Resolved

Legal
Audiobooks
Fiction
Abridged Audio - Fiction/General
Audio Adult: Books On Tape
Thrillers
Fiction / General
General


Resolved

Legal; Audiobooks; Fiction; Abridged Audio - Fiction/Mystery; Audio Adult: Books On Tape; Thrillers; Fiction / General; General

Resolved

Legal
Audiobooks
Fiction
Abridged Audio - Fiction/Mystery
Audio Adult: Books On Tape
Thrillers
Fiction / General
General


Bad Blood (Alexandra Cooper Mysteries)

Krimi. Alexandra Cooper er anklager i en sag i New York om et lejemord. Midt under retssagen sker der en eksplosion i en af vandtunnelerne dybt under jorden, og tilsyneladende er der en sammenhæng. Det tvinger Alexandra til at gå i dybden på mere end én måde

Fiction; Abridged Audio - Fiction/Mystery; Mystery & Detective - Women Sleuths; Fiction / General; Thrillers; Audiobooks

Bad Blood (Alexandra Cooper Mysteries)

Fiction
Abridged Audio - Fiction/Mystery
Mystery & Detective - Women Sleuths
Fiction / General
Thrillers
Audiobooks


The Good German Movie Tie-In

An American reporter uncovers a politically explosive murder in post-WWII Berlin in this acclaimed historical thriller—now a major motion picture. Berlin, 1945. Hitler has been defeated, and Berlin is divided into zones of occupation. Jake Geismar, an American correspondent who spent time in the city before the war, has returned to write about the Allied triumph while pursuing a more personal quest: his search for Lena, the married woman he left behind. When an American soldier’s body is found in the Russian zone during the Potsdam Conference, Jake stumbles on the lead to a murder mystery. Joseph Kanon’s The Good German is a story of espionage and love, an extraordinary recreation of a city devastated by war, and a thriller that asks profound ethical questions about what we mean by good and evil in times of peace and of war. “[Kanon] is fast approaching the complexity and relevance not just of le Carré and Greene but even of Orwell: provocative, fully realized fiction that explores, as only fiction can, the reality of history as it is lived by individual men and women.” —The New York Times Book Review

Thrillers; Fiction; Unabridged Audio - Fiction/Suspense & Thriller; Suspense; Historical - General; Fiction / Thrillers; Abridged Audio - Fiction/Suspense Thriller

The Good German Movie Tie-In

Thrillers

Fiction

Suspense

Historical - General

Fiction / Thrillers


The Kills (Alexandra Cooper Mysteries)

Manhattan sex crimes prosecutor Alexandra Cooper discovers that her current date rape case has become complicated by her client's secrets, as well as by a colleague's investigation into the murder of an elderly Harlem woman.

General; Fiction; Abridged Audio - Fiction/Suspense Thriller; Mystery/Suspense; Legal; Thrillers; Fiction / General; Mystery & Detective - Women Sleuths

The Kills (Alexandra Cooper Mysteries)

General

Fiction

Mystery/Suspense

Legal

Thrillers

Fiction / General

Mystery & Detective - Women Sleuths


Shadow Watch

In this novel, a near disaster prior to a space shuttle launch provides the first evidence of a global terrorist plan to bring the USA to its knees.

Technological; Espionage/Intrigue; Audio - Fiction - General; Fiction; Abridged Audio - Fiction/General; Audio Adult: Books On Tape; Thrillers; Fiction / Espionage; Audiobooks

Shadow Watch

Technological
Espionage/Intrigue
Audio - Fiction - General
Fiction
Abridged Audio - Fiction/General
Audio Adult: Books On Tape
Thrillers
Fiction / Espionage
Audiobooks


Tom Clancy's Power Plays

Thrillers; Fiction; Audio Adult: Books On Tape; Abridged Audio - Fiction/General; Technological; Espionage/Intrigue; Fiction / Espionage; Audiobooks

Tom Clancy's Power Plays

Thrillers
Fiction
Audio Adult: Books On Tape
Abridged Audio - Fiction/General
Technological
Espionage/Intrigue
Fiction / Espionage
Audiobooks


Tom Clancy'S Power Plays

Four novels in the Power Plays series created by #1 New York Times master of the techno-thriller Tom Clancy. When it comes to high-tech intelligence systems, UpLink Technologies is the leader in the field—and sometimes, the nation’s best hope in a time of crisis... COLD WAR CUTTING EDGE ZERO HOUR WILD CARD

Technological; Audio Adult: Books On Tape; Fiction; Abridged Audio - Fiction/General; Thrillers; Fiction / Espionage; Audiobooks

Tom Clancy'S Power Plays

Technological
Audio Adult: Books On Tape
Fiction
Abridged Audio - Fiction/General
Thrillers
Fiction / Espionage
Audiobooks


Wondrous Strange

Twenty-five stories of horror, fantasy, and science fiction by award-winning fabulist Robin Spriggs: a tin-can golem in search of her long-lost maker . . . an old movie house where the cost of admission is far greater than the patrons think . . . a boyhood friendship changed forever by a woman of flowers adrift in a backwoods stream . . . and many other encounters, all of them WONDROUS STRANGE.

Fantasy; Horror; Fiction; Fiction - Fantasy; Thrillers; Horror - General; Fantasy - General; Fiction / Fantasy / General; American fiction; Horror tales; Fantastic fiction; Supernatural fiction; Science fiction

Wondrous Strange

Fantasy
Horror
Fiction
Fiction - Fantasy
Thrillers
Horror - General
Fantasy - General
Fiction / Fantasy / General
American fiction
Horror tales
Fantastic fiction
Supernatural fiction
Science fiction


Bloodline (Repairman Jack Novels)

This Repairman Jack book from F. Paul Wilson, Bloodline, the eleventh in the series, follows the New York Times bestseller, Harbingers. Jack has been on hiatus since the events in Harbingers. With his lover Gia's encouragement he dips a toe back into the fix-it pool. Christy Pickering's eighteen-year-old daughter is dating Jerry Bethlehem, a man twice her age. Christy sensed something shady and sinister about him, so she hired a private investigator to look into his past. But the PI isn't returning her calls. Will Jack find out why? Jack learns there's a very good reason for the unreturned calls: The PI is dead, a victim of a bizarre water-torture murder. As Jack delves into Jerry Bethlehem's past he learns that the man is not who he says he is. Who—and what—he is will have a devastating effect on Jack's life and future, adding another piece to the puzzle of who he really is and why he's been drafted into this cosmic shadow war. At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.

Mystery & Detective - Hard-Boiled; Thrillers; Horror - General; Fiction; Fiction - Mystery/ Detective; Horror

Bloodline (Repairman Jack Novels)

Mystery & Detective - Hard-Boiled
Thrillers
Horror - General
Fiction
Fiction - Mystery/ Detective
Horror


Duet for the Devil

Duet for the Devil was published October 1, 2000, by Necro Publications. Before that, bits and pieces of the unruly opus were published in various small-press magazines and indie journals, often in somewhat different forms. By the time the novel made it between hard covers, its length had been considerably shortened. Some significant characters were lost altogether as their scenes got the ax. Subsequently, much of the "lost" segments from Duet for the Devil were published by Jasmine Sailing as The Forbidden Gospels of Man-Cruel Volumes I & II. These modest chapbooks also contained several scenes as they appeared before they were edited or reworked for the novel. Forbidden Gospels: The Devil's Cut presents Volumes I & II as they originally appeared in chapbook form, including the introductions by Brian Hodge and Don Webb. Also included is an all new addition to the Gospels: "The Devil's Cut-Up." Then comes the Prophet of the Perverse section--a tribute, of sorts, to the late t. Winter-Damon. It also includes Damon's long and rambling preface to Duet for the Devil, which until now has only appeared in the Advanced Uncorrected Proof and on the Necro Publications website. Plus some of Damon's best poetry and several poems he wrote with award-wining poet Bruce Boston. This section also includes moving remembrances by some of the people whose lives were touched Damon. "Forbidden Gospels: The Devil's Cut is a literary remix of Duet For The Devil. If it were a movie, this would be the Director's Cut. But of course it's not a movie or a musical remix. It's damned book. The kind of book, according to one reviewer, that made a true book-lover throw the damned thing across the room. The dirty little secret is, that is exactly the reaction Damon and I wanted. The devil made us do it." --Randy Chandler Contributors and Acknowledgements: Jasmine Sailing, editor-publisher of Cyber-Psychos AOD Brian Hodge, contributing author Don Webb, contributing author Bruce Boston, poet and contributing author Peter H. Gilmore, High Priest of the Church of Satan and contributing author Peggy Nadramia, High Priestess of the Church of Satan and contributing author David L. Tamarin, contributing author David G. Barnett, editor-publisher of Necro Publications Thomas Ligotti, author and living legend Prophet of the Perverse himself: t. Winter-Damon WARNING! Not For Sensitive Souls. Do Not Open, Evil Inside.

Thrillers; Horror - General; Fiction; Fiction - Horror; Mystery/Suspense; Mystery & Detective - General; Horror

Duet for the Devil

Thrillers
Horror - General
Fiction
Fiction - Horror
Mystery/Suspense
Mystery & Detective - General
Horror


Greed

Five Men. One Robbery. A deadly game of greed, revenge and betrayal is about to begin. Fresh out of the SAS, Matt Browning is down on his luck. He owes -500,000. If he doesn't get the money soon, he dies. From nowhere, he is offered a lifeline. A hit on al-Queda, sanctioned and helped by MI5. Matt gathers a small team of former SAS men to steal $10 million in gold and diamonds from the world's most deadly terrorist organisation. MI5 will give them all the equipment and information they need. No charges will ever be pressed. Matt thinks it's the perfect crime. Safe, quick, and patriotic. But after the money is stolen, the killing starts. Someone is taking down the members of the team one by one. A silent, expert assassin is stalking the team, gruesomely murdering both them and their families. And Matt knows that he's next. Greed is an explosive story of what happens when terrorism, money, love and jealously combust. Praise for Greed: '...lean prose delivers all the action with the usual trenchant force...The plot moves like the proverbial express train' The Good Books Guide Praise for Chris Ryan: 'chock full of military fat to chew on... will keep you awak till dawn' FHM 'Hard as nails' Mirror

Unabridged Audio - Fiction/Suspense & Thriller; Thrillers

Greed

Thrillers


The Palestine Conspiracy

Palestine; Middle East; Israel; Military; War; Adventure; Espionage; Spy-thriller; Thrillers; General; Fiction; Spy stories; FICTION; Fiction, thrillers, general; Fiction, espionage; Palestine, fiction; Fiction, thrillers, espionage; Arab-Israeli conflict

The Palestine Conspiracy

Palestine
Middle East
Israel
Military
War
Adventure
Espionage
Spy-thriller
Thrillers
General
Fiction
Spy stories
FICTION
Fiction, thrillers, general
Fiction, espionage
Palestine, fiction
Fiction, thrillers, espionage
Arab-Israeli conflict


Puts and Calls

Vincent Mountjoy-Pepka; Kira Mountjoy-Pepka

Puget Sound author Vincent Mountjoy-Pepka returns to fiction in this, the first episode in his seven-part Puts&Calls thriller. "You'll be rich!"

Sagas; Thrillers; Fiction; Fiction - General; Mystery/Suspense

Puts and Calls

Sagas
Thrillers
Fiction
Fiction - General
Mystery/Suspense


Puts and Calls

Puts and Calls


For the Good of the Firm

The Theory of the Firm presents an innovative general analysis of the economics of the firm.

Legal; Mystery & Detective - General; Thrillers; Anthologies (multiple authors); Fiction; Audio - Mystery; Legal stories, American; Legal stories, English; Audio Adult: Books On Tape

For the Good of the Firm

Legal
Mystery & Detective - General
Thrillers
Anthologies (multiple authors)
Fiction
Audio - Mystery
Legal stories, American
Legal stories, English
Audio Adult: Books On Tape


From Russia, With Love

Adventure / thriller; Fiction; Abridged Audio - Fiction/Religious; Unabridged Audio - Fiction/Suspense & Thriller; Audio Adult: Books On Tape; Espionage/Intrigue; Technological; Suspense; Thrillers

From Russia, With Love

Adventure / thriller

Fiction

Abridged Audio - Fiction/Religious

Audio Adult: Books On Tape

Espionage/Intrigue

Technological

Suspense

Thrillers


The Fruits of Murder

Crime & mystery; Mystery & Detective - General; Thrillers; Fiction; Fiction - Mystery/ Detective

The Fruits of Murder

Crime & mystery
Mystery & Detective - General
Thrillers
Fiction
Fiction - Mystery/ Detective


The Fruits of Murder

The Fruits of Murder


Rites of Passage

Fiction; Fiction - General; Literature: Classics; General; Thrillers; Suspense; Men's Adventure; Gay; To the Ends of the Earth

Rites of Passage

Fiction
Fiction - General
Literature: Classics
General
Thrillers
Suspense
Men's Adventure
Gay


2004

Adventure / thriller; Modern fiction; General; Thrillers; Fiction; Fiction - General

2004

Adventure / thriller
Modern fiction
General
Thrillers
Fiction
Fiction - General


War and Cherry Blossoms

Historical fiction; Historical - General; War & Military; Thrillers; Fiction; Fiction - Historical

War and Cherry Blossoms

Historical fiction
Historical - General
War & Military
Thrillers
Fiction
Fiction - Historical


Marchwood

Fiction, action & adventure; Fiction, fantasy, general; cozy fantasy

Marchwood

Fiction, action & adventure
Fiction, fantasy, general
cozy fantasy


Assistant to the Villain

THE INSTANT #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER Once Upon a Time meets The Office in Hannah Maehrer’s laugh-out-loud viral TikTok series turned novel, about the sunshine assistant to an Evil Villain...and their unexpected romance. ASSISTANT WANTED: Notorious, high-ranking villain seeks loyal, levelheaded assistant for unspecified office duties, supporting staff for random mayhem and terror, and other Dark Things In General. Discretion a must. Excellent benefits. With ailing family to support, Evie Sage's employment status isn't just important, it's vital. So when a mishap with Rennedawn’s most infamous Villain results in a job offer—naturally, she says yes. No job is perfect, of course, but even less so when you develop a teeny crush on your terrifying, temperamental, and undeniably hot boss. Don’t find evil so attractive, Evie. But just when she’s getting used to severed heads suspended from the ceiling and the odd squish of an errant eyeball beneath her heel, Evie suspects this dungeon has a huge rat...and not just the literal kind. Because something rotten is growing in the kingdom of Rennedawn, and someone wants to take the Villain—and his entire nefarious empire—out. Now Evie must not only resist drooling over her boss but also figure out exactly who is sabotaging his work...and ensure he makes them pay. After all, a good job is hard to find. The Assistant and the Villain series is best enjoyed in order. Reading Order: Book #1 Assistant to the Villain Book #2 Apprentice to the Villain Book #3 Accomplice to the Villain

nyt:combined-print-and-e-book-fiction=2023-09-17; New York Times bestseller; Fantasy; Romance; Romantasy; Fiction; Magic; Fantasy Romance; Mystery; Humor; Series:Assistant-and-the-Villain; Fiction, fantasy, humorous; Fiction, fantasy, romance; Slow Burn; Cozy Fantasy

Assistant to the Villain

New York Times bestseller

Fantasy

Romance

Romantasy

Fiction

Magic

Fantasy Romance

Mystery

Humor

Series:Assistant-and-the-Villain

Fiction, fantasy, humorous

Fiction, fantasy, romance

Slow Burn

Cozy Fantasy


Apprentice to the Villain

NOTICE TO STAFF: There has been a disturbing increase in cheeriness, sprightly behaviour and overall optimism of late. Please resume your former dark, ominous terrors at your earliest convenience. —Mgmt Evie Sage has never been happier to be the assistant to The Villain. Who would have thought that working for an outrageously handsome (shhh, bad for his brand) evil overlord would be so rewarding? Still, the business of being bad is demanding, the forces of good are annoyingly persistent, and said forbidding boss is somewhat...er, out-of-evil-office. But Rennedawn is in grave trouble, and all signs – Kingsley’s included – point to catastrophe. Something peculiar is happening with the kingdom’s magic, and it’s made The Villain’s manor vulnerable to their enemies ... including their nemesis, the king. Now it’s time for Evie to face her greatest challenge: protecting The Villain’s lair, all of his nefarious works, and maybe (provided no one finds out) the entire kingdom. No pressure, Evie. It’s time to step out of her comfort zone and learn new skills. Like treason. Dagger work. Conspiring with the enemy. It’s all so...so...delightfully fun. But what happens when the assistant to The Villain is ready to become his apprentice? --------------------------------------------- Readers can't wait to get their hands on a copy: 'I have never been so hyped for a book before' 'I will be buying this book so quickly even the dragon will be spooked!!' 'OMG finally!! I can't wait to have it in my hands!' 'As soon as it is out, I am going to run to buy it!! Cannot wait.' 'Giggling. Kicking my feet. I can't wait to read this!' 'I love this series so much, I've been hooked since the beginning. I'm so excited for the book.' 'I love Evie and the Villain so I NEED it.' --------------------------------------------- The Assistant and the Villain series is best enjoyed in order: Book #1 Assistant to the Villain Book #2 Apprentice to the Villain

Fiction, fantasy, humorous; Fiction, fantasy, romance; nyt:combined-print-and-e-book-fiction=2024-08-25; New York Times bestseller; Fantasy; Romance; Romantasy; Fiction; Magic; Fantasy Romance; Slow Burn; Dragons; Series:Assistant-and-the-Villain; Humor; Mystery; Cozy Fantasy

Apprentice to the Villain

Fiction, fantasy, humorous

Fiction, fantasy, romance

New York Times bestseller

Fantasy

Romance

Romantasy

Fiction

Magic

Fantasy Romance

Slow Burn

Dragons

Series:Assistant-and-the-Villain

Humor

Mystery

Cozy Fantasy


Magic and Molemen

Bev's on the hunt to understand her mysterious past, and that means a visit to her dear friend Merv. The six-foot moleman doesn't have the answers, but takes her to the secret, underground town of Lower Pigsend, thriving with all the magical creatures seeking refuge after the war. Upon returning to the Weary Dragon, Bev is confronted by sentries from the underground town. They accuse her of stealing a magical talisman that protects the town and - even worse - have threatened to arrest Merv for building a tunnel to the surface. Bev's on the case - but it's a juggle to keep the Weary Dragon running and sift through the possible culprits in Lower Pigsend. But the more she uncovers about the idyllic paradise, the more she begins to wonder what the real secrets the town is hiding. Magic and Molemen is the cozy follow-up to Beasts and Baking, and is the fifth installment in the Weary Dragon Inn Cozy Fantasy Mystery series.

Magic and Molemen

Fiction, fantasy, general
cozy fantasy


Fiends and Festivals

The Harvest Festival is the most-anticipated event in the quaint village of Pigsend, and Bev and the Weary Dragon Inn are ready to welcome visitors from near and far. But when strange occurrences begin happening, including the destruction of Bev's beloved herb garden, Bev's got to put her sleuthing hat back on to uncover the truth. There's no shortage of suspects, from the snooty official judge all the way from the Queen's Capital to a mischievous little dog who might be more than he seems. But if Bev doesn't figure it out soon, then this year's Harvest Festival may be Pigsend's last. The sequel to Drinks and Sinkholes, Fiends and Festivals is the second book in the Weary Dragon Inn series, a cozy fantasy adventure from two-time award-winning author S. Usher Evans.

Fiends and Festivals

Fiction, fantasy, general
cozy fantasy


Royals and Ruses

The Annual Pigsend Harvest Festival has arrived once again, and this year's may prove to be more exciting than last. Rumor has it Queen Meandra herself will be coming to oversee the festivities, a fact that has both confused and excited the rural citizens. Bev's got her hands full, both tending to the out of town guests at the Weary Dragon, and also helping Ida Witzel with the festivities. But when Sheriff Rustin doesn't show up for work, and more Pigsend citizens go missing, Bev's on the case once again. Can she figure out who or what's snatching the citizens of Pigsend before the entire town disappears—or there's no one left to help with the Harvest Festival when the queen finally arrives? Royals and Ruses is the final book in the Weary Dragon Inn series.

Fiction, fantasy, general; Fiction, mystery & detective, general; cozy fantasy

Royals and Ruses

Fiction, fantasy, general
Fiction, mystery & detective, general
cozy fantasy


Perils and Potions

The annual Pigsend Harvest Festival is coming up quick, and Bev's been assigned to the planning committee against her will. But Ida Witzel, the festival chair, wants no mishaps this year, and she knows if Bev's involved, the hijinks will be at a minimum. That is, until farmer Trent Scrawl isn't seen for a few days, and on a wellness visit, Bev finds him dead. Well, not dead, but in a mysterious magical coma. While Doc Howser scours the countryside for the antidote, Bev's once again called in to investigate. The obvious culprit is Trent's nemesis Herman Monday, but when another prominent Harvest Festival entrant goes down, it becomes clear the mystery is bigger than petty pumpkin squabbles. Can Bev figure out who's trying to ruin the Harvest Festival before it's too late? Perils and Potions is the ninth book in the Weary Dragon Inn series.

Perils and Potions


Campaigns and Curses

It's election time in Pigsend, and Pigsend's mayor Jo Hendry is up for re-election, but she's not the only candidate in the race. Pip Norris, the farrier, Wilda Murtagh, the cousin of the perfidious mayor from Middleburg, Gore Dewey, the blacksmith, and Hans Silver, a local farmer, have thrown their hats into the ring, too. And if Earl Dollman's polling is to be believed, it's going to be a tight race. But when every candidate except Hendry receives a letter threatening to expose their "secret," Bev's once again called to investigate. Hendry swears it wasn't her, and though she'd do anything to win, she wouldn't stoop that low. But as Bev starts investigating, she realizes each candidate has far more secrets than can fill a polling booth, and finding the blackmailer is going to take all her wits. Campaigns and Curses is the eighth book in the Weary Dragon Inn series.

Campaigns and Curses

Fiction, fantasy, general
cozy fantasy


Veils and Villians

It's the wedding of the year in Pigsend, at least if you talk to Vicky Hamblin. The bride-to-be is dead set on making her wedding to baker Allen Mackey the most perfect spectacle in the history of weddings, if only to impress her two snooty aunts. Bev's in charge of hosting them at the Weary Dragon Inn, along with a carefully-curated list of other family members, all designed to impress. But when things start going awry, and Vicky suspects someone might be out to sabotage her wedding, Bev's on the case once more. Can she find out who's out to get the bride before the big day? Veils and Villains is the sixth book in the Weary Dragon Inn series.

Veils and Villians

Fiction, fantasy, general
cozy fantasy


Intara's Guide to Cozy Vales

A delightful collection of cozy fantasy stories set in the coziest of worlds! Return to the queendom of Cozy Vales, where autumn is in full swing. This collection features tales set during the Harvest of Hope holiday. Held on the last weekend of every October, this three-day festival marks the end of fall and the start of winter. A thread of thanks and gratitude runs through the festival. Small gifts (primarily food and drink) are handed out on the eve of the third night, which culminates with bonfires. Different settlements put their own spin on the holiday, with minor variations being found all across the queendom, but the common thread is always a feeling of hope. Explore this Cozy Vales holiday through eleven different short stories: An Ale For Autumn - L.A. Scott The Stranger in Clovervale - Phillip Sanderson When the Maire and the Sorcerer Went to See the Queen, and the Unfortunate Adventure That Followed - Rebecca Buchanan The Autumn Delivery - Bonnie Axton A Stamping Table - G Clatworthy The Fusty Spellpatchers - K M Jackways Moonbells and Maidens - Selina J. Eckert Cat In The Hay - Kit Muse The Edge of the World - ML Dunker The Wizard's Tower - Mary Stephenson Su A Batch of Thornberry Syrup - Melissa Gunn Cozy Vales tales are low on stakes but high on adventure, excitement, mystery, and heartwarming storytelling!

Fiction, fantasy, general; Fiction, general; cozy fantasy

Intara's Guide to Cozy Vales

Fiction, fantasy, general
Fiction, general
cozy fantasy


Summer Tales from Cozy Vales

Bonnie Axton; Rebecca Buchanan; G. Clatworthy; Cassandra Stirling; L. A. Scott

A delightful collection of cozy fantasy stories set in the coziest of worlds! Grab your picnic basket and favorite cold beverage because the latest offering from the Cozy Vales scribes has hours of summer reading waiting for you! This anthology features stories set during Summer's Tide, a two-week holiday celebrating life, love, and nature. Summer’s Tide culminates with High Summer, where residents enjoy a day of festival frivolity and an all-night celebration of revelry, storytelling, and fireworks. Explore Cozy Vales and these summer holidays through eight different short stories: The Trouble With Toppers - L.A. Scott Boule-igans - G Clatworthy Thorne's Promotion - Bonnie Axton Desperate at the Delphinium - Cassandra Stirling The Green in the Mist - Rebecca Buchanan The Hatchling Guardian - Miranda Herald The Baker's Daughter - Phillip Sanderson To Brew CommuniTea - Elle Steward Learn more at cozyvales.com

Summer Tales from Cozy Vales


Potions and Perils

Fiction, fantasy, general; Fiction, lgbtq+, gay; cozy fantasy

Potions and Perils

Fiction, fantasy, general
Fiction, lgbtq+, gay
cozy fantasy


The Education of Pip

He had never experienced possibilities — and it was a whole new feeling to have them. Pip Standish is in Newgate Prison, a predictable career finale for a London thief. So he is surprised when Lord Finlington, the dashing viscount he attempted to steal from months before, offers to get him out — on the condition that Pip agrees to leave town and start a new career in the country. Soon, Pip finds himself moving to the idyllic Tutting-on-Cress and a life he never thought possible. As he settles in with his new friends, he discovers a well-rounded education not only involves reading and magic, but how to be happy, how to trust others with your heart, and how to let go of pain. But when an attempt to settle an old debt reopens a dangerous wound, Pip will need to apply all of his hard-earned lessons to stop the past swallowing him — and his future — whole. This new adult fantasy is the third book in the Meddle & Mend series. It is a continuation of Pip's story from One Good Turn.

The Education of Pip


Accomplice to the Villain

🐸 🏰 When falling for the brooding, off-limits boss means excusing his magical murder plots and enduring a sassy amphibian sidekick – all because you love a bad boy... 🏰 🐸 ✨ The third book in the bestselling fantasy rom-com series from the TikTok sensation about the sunshine assistant to the grumpy evil villain and their unexpected romance... ✨ REWARD OFFERED: Apprentice to The Villain wanted for treason (light), magical property damage (alleged), and one incident involving a weaponized scone (accurate). Frequently seen with a grumpy frog (crowned, judgmental). Answers to “Evie” or “Stop that.” Evie Sage didn’t mean to become the right-hand woman to the kingdom’s most terrifying villain. One minute, she was applying for an entry-level position that promised “light paperwork and occasional beheadings,” and the next, she was knee-deep in magical mayhem, murder plots, and an entirely inappropriate crush on her brooding, sharp-jawed, walking disaster of a boss. Now, with a magical prophecy unraveling, assassins showing up in the break room, and a suspicious amount of frogs wearing crowns, Evie has to figure out how to survive her job without setting the kingdom on fire?or her dignity, which is hanging by a very sarcastic thread. Being evil-adjacent was never part of the five-year plan. But then again...neither was falling for The Villain. Readers are OBSESSED with Hannah Nicole Maehrer... ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ‘This book [has] my whole heart ... I need more. Book 4, please, and thank you!’ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ‘My favourite in the series ... I was genuinely on the edge of my seat ... I physically don’t think I can wait until book four’ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ‘It truly makes the world seem just that more magical ... I’m not sure I’ll ever get bored of books set in this world!’ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ‘WHAT a book! I picked up the first book thinking it'd be a cute and fun read... Reader... I was WRONG ... volume three solidifies ATTV as genre-defying fantastical farce ... an absolute treat’ – ***** Bookseller review ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ 'A truly delightful shenanigan-filled romantasy ... I constantly found myself grinning and giggling ... My favourite book of the series!’ The Assistant and the Villain series is best enjoyed in order. Book #1 Assistant to the Villain Book #2 Apprentice to the Villain Book #3 Accomplice to the Villain

Fantasy; Romance; Romantasy; Fiction; Magic; Fantasy Romance; Humor; Cozy Fantasy; Series:Assistant-and-the-Villain; Fiction, fantasy, humorous; Fiction, fantasy, romance; Mystery; Slow Burn

Accomplice to the Villain

Fantasy
Romance
Romantasy
Fiction
Magic
Fantasy Romance
Humor
Cozy Fantasy
Series:Assistant-and-the-Villain
Fiction, fantasy, humorous
Fiction, fantasy, romance
Mystery
Slow Burn


Drinks and Sinkholes

Enjoy this cozy fantasy series starter by two-time award-winning fantasy author S. Usher Evans… Warm beds, cozy magical mysteries, and the best rosemary bread this side of Pigsend Creek. Welcome to the Weary Dragon Inn. Innkeeper Bev lives a quiet life in the fantasy village of Pigsend, serving dinner, welcoming guests, and baking delicious rosemary bread. But when earthquakes begin causing sinkholes, including near Bev's front door, she's got to put on her amateur sleuth hat to figure out what—or who—might be causing them. Drinks and Sinkholes is the first novel in The Weary Dragon Inn cozy fantasy mystery series. For fans of low stakes fantasy like J. Penner's Fellowship of Baker and Magic, KF Breene's Magical Midlife Series, and SL Rowland's Cursed Cocktails, as well as cozy fantasy titles like Legends and Lattes and The Spellshop, this is a low stakes, light-hearted magical story with found family, good friends, and delicious food set in a small town.

Drinks and Sinkholes

Fiction, fantasy, general
cozy fantasy


Eloree & Ardimus

Fiction, fantasy, general; Fiction, short stories (single author); cozy fantasy

Eloree & Ardimus

Fiction, fantasy, general
Fiction, short stories (single author)
cozy fantasy


Fae's Bride

A busy witch. An enamored count. A villa filled with nosy sisters. Alessia has more to worry about than the handsome new count everyone is fawning over. Mama's health is declining, the villa needs repairs, and then there are her four sisters who always seem to be either in trouble or causing it. With his Fae blood, Massimo never expected to inherit the title of count, nor the lands that accompanied it, and he certainly never expected to fall for the town's quirky witch—especially when she clearly wants nothing to do with him. It will take more than magic to bring them together. Welcome to Zamerra where cozy fantasy intertwines with Italian cottage core and fairy core vibes. Within this gaslamp fantasy realm, you’ll find witches, fae, warlocks, house elves, and much more! Each standalone book features a sweet romance and heart-warming tale of family that readers can explore in any order.

Fiction, romance, general; Fiction, fantasy, general; cozy fantasy

Fae's Bride

Fiction, romance, general
Fiction, fantasy, general
cozy fantasy


Everyday Magic

Discover new ways to keep the old ways alive with this inspiring guide to living a magically modern life. "Articulate, funny, and surprisingly down-to-earth, Morrison has the "Glinda the Good Witch" thing going on. . . . She makes magic accessible instead of keeping it in the closet." —Sue Vering for Chicago Tribune Looking for simple solutions for today's problems: computer viruses, traffic that drives you crazy, and an overextended schedule? There's an easy way to incorporate magic into your life without adding more stress to it. Everyday Magic updates the ancient arts to fit your busy lifestyle. It promotes the use of modern convenience items as viable magical tools, and it incorporates the use of easy-to-find spell ingredients—most of which are already in your kitchen cabinet. It discusses the items and forces that boost magical work, as well as offering a multitude of time-saving tips and a large assortment of recipes for creating your own incenses, potions, and powders. More than 300 spells and rituals cover the everyday concerns of the modern practitioner. Set your spell into motion and speed up the results with "magical boosters" Magnify your focused intent and energy flow with herbs, flowers, trees, and stones Learn how to perform ancient arts with modern tools: your coffee maker, blender and crock pot Make your own magical powders, sachets, bath salts, potpourris, incenses, and oils Discover the secret to success in magical workings Practical spells for more than 300 purposes 1999 COVR Award Winner

Everyday Magic

cozy fantasy


Wolf's Bride

A cursed shifter. A nature witch. A quest that will bring them together. Serafina Silveri is the daughter of a seer and well known for her biting tongue and short temper. Though the town doesn’t know her secret power, they’ve long suspected her of being just as ‘witchy’ as her sisters. Spending her days helping her mother care for their enchanted villa and running errands in town, Serafina longs for something more exciting. Angelo Rossi left Zamerra years ago, with a plan to return and win the heart of the fiery witch he grew up with. When tragedy strikes, he’s left cursed and his dream shattered. Back for a final farewell, Angelo is reminded of the home and people he’s giving up. Seeing her chance to leave town and find adventure, Serafina sets out to help her childhood rival break his curse. She has long since buried her feelings for the stubborn Angelo, but the more time she spends with him, the more she’s in danger of falling for him again. Can they break his curse and heal their old wounds or will their quest fail and bring more heartache for both of them? Welcome to Zamerra where cozy fantasy intertwines with Italian cottage-core and fairy-core. Within this gaslamp fantasy realm, you’ll find witches, fae, warlocks, house elves, and much more! Each standalone book features a sweet romance and heart-warming tale of family that readers can explore in any order.

Fiction, fantasy, general; Fiction, romance, general; cozy fantasy

Wolf's Bride

Fiction, fantasy, general
Fiction, romance, general
cozy fantasy


Friendly Neighborhood Wizard

A rural village is fertile ground for a wizard sowing the seeds of magic, warding off bad vibes--and beasts--and ultimately bringing a community together. After six years at Saint Balthazar's Academy of Magic, Wil McKenzie has returned to his hometown a bewitching but humble Mr. Fix-It. The farming community of Harper Valley has its fair share of problems, and it's counting on Wil's sigils--and dazzling flicks of the wrist--to solve them. After all, the whole of Harper Valley funded his education. Now, Wil's back in the family fold and working hard to fill the needs of his neighbors, who all seem to want a fast return on their investment. But whether it's mending fences, ridding a house of vermin, boosting crops, or finding lost children, Wil is ready. What the magical civil servant isn't prepared for is everyone's crotchety attitudes and exasperating skepticism--not to mention a noxious, self-serving mayor who's itching for control. But Wil remains optimistic, especially as he reconnects with his childhood crush, Darlene Johnson, and a former high school bully with a remorseful change of heart. And a good thing, too. Because there's a mystical storm a-brewing and, with it, a centuries-old conflict. Bringing peace, safety, and hope to Harper Valley isn't only the biggest challenge of Wil's young wizarding career; it just might make him the local hero he was destined to become.

Friendly Neighborhood Wizard

cozy fantasy


Fae Next Door

A story that combines extreme fantasy with high adventure, creatures forgotten to time join with new species of magical beings to journey through the mystical realms and find out where their deepest desires truly lead.

Fae Next Door

cozy fantasy


Dash of Sorcery

The summer solstice has arrived, and, of course, the town of Silverkeep is divided on how to celebrate it. The magical folk, eager to reclaim their traditions after six years in hiding, have requested the town square to hold their event, but it's already been reserved by the transplants, who've grown accustomed to their own ways of celebrating. Assistant Mayor Abora has the bright idea to combine the events, putting both magical and transplant as co-chairs of all the events, which sits well with no one, except Lillie, who has no problem working together with Julian Globe to make desserts. But when magical apothecary Wineke's fireworks go off - and it looks like someone tampered with them - Lillie's on the case to figure out who wants to ruin the celebration before the town rips itself apart. A Dash of Sorcery is the third book in the Pobyd Perfections Bakery Series, a cozy fantasy mystery series featuring a magical baker in a small town.

Dash of Sorcery


Coffeeshop in an Alternate Universe

A geeky overachiever determined to save the world through science and a troublemaking chosen one lashing out against her destiny meet and fall in love in a magical coffeeshop as their two very different universes begin to collide in the deluxe trade paperback edition of Coffeeshop in an Alternate Universe, C.B. Lee's fun, sapphic, cozy fantasy YA romance featuring gorgeous sprayed edges. When Brenda’s internet goes out right before an important scholarship deadline, she stumbles right into Kat’s family’s coffeeshop. Brenda is swept away by cool, confident Kat, who actually cares about Brenda’s 19-step plan to save the world through science. Meanwhile, Kat can’t stop thinking about Brenda, who is smart, passionate, and doesn’t seem to care that Kat is the prophesized Chosen One. The only problem? Kat and Brenda are from different universes. Like need-to-find-a-portal-to-go-on-a-second-date different universes. As their universes collide and things spiral out of control, can a girl who is determined to save the world find love with a girl determined to outrun her destiny?

Fantasy; Romance; Lesbian; Young Adult; LGBT; Queer; Cozy Fantasy

Coffeeshop in an Alternate Universe

Fantasy
Romance
Lesbian
Young Adult
LGBT
Queer
Cozy Fantasy


Winter Witch

In the heart of the hidden kingdom of The Hollow, Esmeralda is the last Winter Witch, her magical lineage all but lost to time. Raised with the royals after her Gran's death, she has always lived with a spark of hope that there were more of her kind somewhere in the realm. After finding a long forgotten diary, she finds three clues that hint at a lost lineage of the winter witches. Accompanied by a grumpy bodyguard and her black cat, mittens, Esmeralda embarks on an epic journey. Together, they travel to an enchanted bookshop, a magical bakery, and finally the Grand Library of the Isles. Where she finds the truth about her family, and where a long-lost line of the Winter Witches could be. In a tale of heartwarming magic and hope, Esmeralda finds that a home is not a place but is with the people you love. Mishaps and side quests, The Winter Witch is a spellbinding adventure of courage, magic and the power of family. The Winter Witch is a Cozy Fantasy for the upper YA range and up.

Winter Witch


Must Love Moss and Moonshine

Fantasy; Romance; Cozy; Fantasy Romance; Cozy Fantasy; Fiction; Romantasy; Novella; Forced ProximityParanormal Romance

Must Love Moss and Moonshine

Fantasy
Romance
Cozy
Fantasy Romance
Cozy Fantasy
Fiction
Romantasy
Novella
Forced ProximityParanormal Romance