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Playing With Fire: A Claire Abbott Mystery (Claire Abbott Mystery)
by Gail Anderson-DargatzSmall-town journalist Claire Abbott has a sixth sense, what the fire chief calls a "radar for crime." When a string of suspicious fires breaks out in town, Claire thinks she knows who the firebug is. Or does she? She finds there is much more to the story than she imagined. Worse, no one will believe her. The firebug is getting bolder, and the fires he sets more dangerous. Claire is now in a race against time to catch the arsonist in the act before he takes a life. Playing with Fire is the second in a series of mysteries featuring journalist and sleuth Claire Abbott.
Playing with Fire
by Kathleen KarrGreer spends the summer of 1924 at a Long Island seashore mansion, where she helps her psychic mother and a sinister magician conduct séances, and unexpectedly finds new direction for her life.
Playing with Fire
by Phoebe RiversSara nervously prepares for a paranormal confession--and staying in a haunted hotel isn't helping!Sara has made a big decision: She's finally going to tell her best friend about her powers. When Lily's family invites Sara to come along with them on a trip to the Adirondacks, Sara thinks it will be the perfect opportunity to talk to Lily. After all, having a serious discussion about paranormal stuff will be a lot easier outside a haunted town like Stellamar. But when they arrive in the Adirondacks, Sara learns that they are staying in a very haunted hotel. So haunted, in fact, that a psychic has been called in to help drive the ghosts out. It seems that Sara can't avoid ghosts and psychics no matter where she goes! Can she escape the mayhem long enough to have her heart-to-heart with Lily? What will happen if Sara doesn't get the reaction she's hoping for?
Playing with Fire
by Phoebe RiversSara nervously prepares for a paranormal confession--and staying in a haunted hotel isn't helping!Sara has made a big decision: She's finally going to tell her best friend about her powers. When Lily's family invites Sara to come along with them on a trip to the Adirondacks, Sara thinks it will be the perfect opportunity to talk to Lily. After all, having a serious discussion about paranormal stuff will be a lot easier outside a haunted town like Stellamar. But when they arrive in the Adirondacks, Sara learns that they are staying in a very haunted hotel. So haunted, in fact, that a psychic has been called in to help drive the ghosts out. It seems that Sara can't avoid ghosts and psychics no matter where she goes! Can she escape the mayhem long enough to have her heart-to-heart with Lily? What will happen if Sara doesn't get the reaction she's hoping for?
Please Do Not Feed the Weirdo (Goosebumps SlappyWorld #4)
by R. L. StineGoosebumps now on Disney+!Robby and his sister Karla beg their parents to take them to a big carnival that has opened on the other side of town. When they arrive, the two kids are delighted by the rides, the sideshow, the interesting displays, and the great food booths. They wander away from their parents and find themselves at a less-trafficked area at the back of the carnival. Inside a large penned-in area, they see a dejected-looking boy about their age sitting on the grass. A sign on the tall metal fence reads: PLEASE DO NOT FEED THE WEIRDO.The kids are reluctant to disobey the sign, but the boy seems really nice. Karla hands him her cone through the fence. He thanks her very politely. He eats the ice cream, delicately at first, then ravenously, noisily-and as Robby and Karla stare in horror, he transforms into a raging, hairy beast.
Please Do Not Taunt the Octopus: A Newsflesh Novella (Newsflesh)
by Mira GrantA new Newsflesh novella from the New York Times bestselling author that brought you Feed, Mira Grant.As Dr. Abbey knows, there are difficulties in running an underground virology lab in a post-Rising America.And unwanted guests must be dealt with. Newsflesh Short FictionApocalypse Scenario #683: The BoxCountdownSan Diego 2014: The Last Stand of the California BrowncoatsHow Green This Land, How Blue This SeaThe Day the Dead Came to Show and TellPlease Do Not Taunt the OctopusFor more from Mira Grant, check out:NewsfleshFeedDeadlineBlackoutParasitologyParasiteSymbiontChimera
Please Don't Feed the Vampire! (Give Yourself Goosebumps #15)
by R. L. StineYou are invited to choose from over 20 spooky endings. You buy something called "Vampire in a can" and at first you think it's just a goofy vampire costume, but then you notice a packet in the bottom of the can labeled: DANGER -- KEEP AWAY!
Please Don't Feed the Vampire!: A Give Yourself Goosebumps Book (Give Yourself Goosebumps #32)
by R.L. StineChoose to be a vampire—or not—in this scary Goosebumps adventure that’s packed with more than twenty super spooky endings.You buy something called “Vampire in a Can.” At first you think it’s just a goofy vampire costume with a cape, plastic fangs, and a tattoo of teeth marks. But then you find a packet in the bottom of the can labeled: DANGER-KEEP AWAY!If you try to open the packet with your teeth, it rips in your mouth. Uh-oh. Looks like you’ve been transformed into a vampire—and you’re really thirsty. If you decide not to open the packet, your dog sinks his teeth into it. Now your cute little poodle has become a ferocious vampire dog! Can you save your pooch before he bites off more than he can chew? The choice is yours . . . Reader beware—you choose the scare! GIVE YOURSELF GOOSEBUMPS!
Please Don't Tell: A Novel
by Laura TimsDebut author Laura Tims writes an intense and utterly gripping contemporary YA tale perfect for fans of Pretty Little Liars. Joy has done everything to protect her twin sister...including murder.Joy killed Adam Gordon for what he did to her sister, Grace. At least, that’s what she thinks happened. Now Adam can’t hurt anyone ever again, and her sister can be free from the boy who harmed her.But someone else knows what Joy did, and they’re going to out her as a cold-blooded killer if she doesn’t expose the scandalous secrets bubbling just below the surface of her mundane town. As the demands escalate, and she finds herself falling for Adam’s half brother, Joy must figure out the blackmailer’s identity before everything spirals out of control.
Please Release Me
by Rhoda Baxter“A deeper, more mature love story . . . written with the deft characterization and emotional richness which are already a hallmark of Ms. Baxter’s books” (Home on Deranged). Sally Cummings has had it tougher than most but, if nothing else, it’s taught her to grab opportunity with both hands. And, when she stands looking into the eyes of her new husband Peter on her perfect wedding day, it seems her life is finally on the up. That is until a car crash puts her in a coma and throws her entire future into question. In the following months, a small part of Sally’s consciousness begins to return, allowing her to listen in on the world around her—although she has no way to communicate. But Sally was never going to let a little thing like a coma get in the way of her happily ever after . . . “This story has twist and turns, lies and truth, reality and possibility all messed up in a delightful tale . . . A unique love story that will stay with you long after the final page.” —Keeper Bookshelf “Absolutely wonderful writing, highly readable, really enjoyable, and I was quite blown away by the story—unmissable.” —Being Anne “The story has just the right amount of conflict, love and remorse and these all come together to make a wonderful read . . . A richness of characters and plot which are seldom found in a contemporary romance.” —Long and Short Reviews
Pleasing the Ghost
by Stacey Schuett Sharon CreechEver since his father died, Dennis has been seeing ghosts. Lots of ghosts. They blow in on the breeze, visit for a while, and fly off again. But one night the ghost of his Uncle Arvie floats in the window. And Arvie wants to do more than chat. Together, they find a lost love letter, finish a special painting, and dig up buried treasure--all for Arvie's widow, Julia. Dennis loves having his uncle around again, but there's still one ghost he's longing to see. Perhaps on the next ghost wind . . . Master storyteller Sharon Creech has woven a wonderfully funny, romantic tale. Arvie's eccentric antics and wonderful word play keep the reader laughing, but at its tender heart, the story reveals the holes left in our lives when we lose the ones we love.
Los Plomeros
by Terry M. WestLiam y Pierce viven en un país asediado por una extraña enfermedad. La llaman “la mugre” y convierte a sus víctimas en rabiosos asesinos, conocidos como “infectados”. Las autoridades llevan una lucha constante para mantener alejados a los infectados de los pueblos y ciudades. Liam y Pierce son plomeros. Los envían a las zonas de riesgo para mantener los baños y cañerías funcionando, preservando los pocos recursos que quedan. Súbete a la camioneta con ellos y acompáñalos en un día típico de trabajo. Un día de cavar pozos, enmendar cañerías, tomar medidas, cortar material, destapar baños y batallar contra los infectados, vistiendo sus clásicos trajes de plomeros, mientras cuentan chistes negros en el ínterin. No importa cuán difícil o sucia sea la tarea, ¡es sólo otro día de trabajo para ellos! Los Plomeros es una novela de horror y comedia negra del autor de Transfer, la serie Honger, Night Things, y la aclamada colección de terror What Price Gory.
Plots and Misadventures: A Second Collection Of Short Stories
by Stephen GallagherDrawn from together from publication in such outlets as Weird Tales, Night Visions and The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction, Plots and Misadventures is the second collection of short stories from the award-winning author of Valley of Lights, Chimera, and The Kingdom of Bones. Includes Doctor Hood, the novella that inspired the TV series Eleventh Hour, and World Fantasy Award nominee Little Dead Girl Singing. Contents: Little Dead Girl Singing The Back of his Hand Restraint The Plot Doctor Hood Jailbird for Jesus Hunter, Killer My Repeater The Wishing Ball Like Clockwork The Blackwood Oak Endpiece: Nine Horrors and a Dream
Plots and Misadventures: A Second Collection Of Short Stories
by Stephen GallagherDrawn from together from publication in such outlets as Weird Tales, Night Visions and The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction, Plots and Misadventures is the second collection of short stories from the award-winning author of Valley of Lights, Chimera, and The Kingdom of Bones. Includes Doctor Hood, the novella that inspired the TV series Eleventh Hour, and World Fantasy Award nominee Little Dead Girl Singing. Contents: Little Dead Girl Singing The Back of his Hand Restraint The Plot Doctor Hood Jailbird for Jesus Hunter, Killer My Repeater The Wishing Ball Like Clockwork The Blackwood Oak Endpiece: Nine Horrors and a Dream
La pluma mágica de Gwendy (Trilogía La caja de botones de Gwendy #Volumen 2)
by Richard ChizmarEn esta secuela de La caja de botones de Gwendy, de Stephen King y Richard Chizmar, la adulta Gwendy Peterson vuelve a Castle Rock tras la desaparición de dos jóvenes... y el regreso de su misteriosa caja de botones. Han pasado 15 años desde que Gwendy Peterson dejó Castle Rock. Ahora tiene 37, vive en Washington D. C. y apenas recuerda a la adolescente que volvía a casa en verano a través de las Escaleras de los Suicidios. Sin embargo, su caja de botones reaparece y Gwendy descubre que en Castle Rock han desaparecido dos chicas. El sheriff Ridgewick y su equipo trabajan a contrarreloj para encontrarlas sin saber a qué clase de enemigo se enfrentan. Pero Gwendy sí lo sabe, y es consciente de que solamente ella podrá traerlas de vuelta..., pero solo si utiliza la poderosa pero peligrosa caja de botones una vez más. La crítica ha dicho: «Dos jóvenes son secuestradas y una Gwendy paranoica que no puede dejar de vigilar sus espaldas. La trama criminal avanza con presteza, pero, en el fondo, esta es la historia de cómo Gwendy encuentra el poder necesario para enfrentarse a los demonios de la caja. Una opción segura para los fans de la mitología de Castle Rock».Booklist «Una protagonista encantadora y la estremecedora posibilidad de caer en la tentación cautivarán a los fans de la serie y a los nuevos lectores que se acerquen a ella».Publishers Weekly Sobre La caja de botones de Gwendy: «¡Tío, me encanta esta historia! Va a toda prisa, tiene la longitud perfecta y es triste y escalofriadamente relevante. Me encantaron los personajes... y cómo una pequeña niña rara conecta con el mundo entero a través de un extraño artefacto.»J. J. Abrams «Esta novela sobre el fin de la infancia mezcla un tono dulce con otro más amenazante... La historia brilla especialmente cuando se hace preguntas universales: ¿Cuánto de lo que pasa en nuestras vidas es fruto de nuestras acciones y no el resultado de fuerzas impredecibles? ¿Y cuánto poder tenemos cualquiera de nosotros para salvar el mundo... o para destruirlo? Los lectores devorarán esta estimulante historia».Booklist «Una joya de pequeño tamaño pero llena de fuerza».Publishers Weekly «Una fábula para un mundo que se vuelve más loco cada día».Washington Post «Una lectura muy entretenida que nunca pierde su impulso inicial».USA Today
Plunder of Gor (Gorean Saga #34)
by John NormanExplore the counterearth of Gor—where men enslave women and science fiction and fantasy combine—in the latest installment of the long-running Gorean Saga. A mysterious package lies unclaimed somewhere in the great port of Brundisium, and it is rumored that its contents could determine the fate of a world. Whether or not that is true, one thing is certain: Men and beasts will kill to claim it. Meanwhile, a young woman, now merchandise, has been brought to the slave markets of Gor after displeasing a stranger in her secretarial job back on Earth. Unbeknownst to her, she holds the key to finding the elusive package—and changing the course of history forever. Inspired by works like Edgar Rice Burroughs&’s John Carter of Mars novels and Robert E. Howard&’s Almuric, this adventure series—alternatively referred to by several names including the Chronicles of Counter-Earth or the Saga of Tarl Cabot—has earned a devoted following for its richly detailed world building, erotic themes, and mash-up of science fiction, fantasy, history, and philosophy. Plunder of Gor is the 34th book in the Gorean Saga, but you may enjoy reading the series in any order.
A Pocket Full of Posies
by Shawn SarlesWho will be the last to fall? In this terrifying spin on the old rhyme, a family moves to a seemingly perfect town only to discover that it is anything but normal.Parker doesn’t want to leave her home -- the house she’s lived in her whole life -- but her dad finally, finally got a job and that means they can move somewhere safe, without the fear of break-ins. The town of Coronation is gated community, something that will finally put her mom at ease. As soon as Parker gets there, it puts her at ease too…. at least at first. Everyone is nice. The tennis team immediately accepts her. The teachers are all really cool. Even the boys are easy to talk to...and boys have never been easy to talk to for her. Everything about the community is welcoming, inclusive. But one day during lunch, the loudspeaker crackles and a voice beckons them all to the courtyard. It’s time for the school’s monthly tradition: a mass game of Ring Around the Rosie. But that’s ridiculous. It’s a children’s rhyme. And Parker knows the truth behind the fatalism of the old game is a brutal one—a symbolic ritual around of the Black Plague. Still, the crowd joins hands, chanting and singing the rhyme in unison. The girl left standing is crowned and celebrated as the Rose Duchess. But the next day, she’s gone. Why is no one else concerned that the girl has disappeared? Why is the image of a strangled rose being tagged on the school walls? What is the intoxicated scent that continues to engulf her and cloud her thoughts? As the dark roots of the town begin to rise to the surface, Parker is left to wonder: Where have these sacrifices gone and who are they for? There is only so much time. Because when Parker is the last to fall, the only thing she can do is run…
Pocket Full Of Teeth
by Aimee HardyThe police have some questions for Eddy Sparrow. Questions about a body found at the bottom of a well. As she answers the officer' s questions, she mentions a mysterious manuscript hidden in her recently deceased mother's desk drawer. The manuscript is about a young girl named Cat who returns home after her own mother' s death to find her house haunted. As Eddy reads Cat' s story, her own secrets emerge, and she begins to experience strange phenomena: wet footprints, phantom phone calls, and nightmares. But a book couldn' t be haunted. At least that' s what Eddy tells herself. As her life slowly unravels, Eddy realizes that her life is inextricably connected to Cat' s story, but can she save Cat and come to terms with the secrets haunting her or will they consume her until there is nothing left?
Poço K-14, Azra
by Henrique Henning Sasha RobnikEste conto é genuinamente uma aterrorizante história de fantasma e um retrato sensível da vida, morte e solidão. A testamunha de um crime brutal em sua infância, um crime forçado por forças sobrenaturais das profundezas de um poço de mina, não consegue encontrar a paz enquanto não perdoar o fantasma que o assombra durante toda a sua vida.
El poder de las sombras (Oscuros #Volumen 2)
by Lauren KateNada en el mundo podría apagar las llamas del amor... Segunda entrega de la saga romántica paranormal «Oscuros», la apasionante historia de amor entre Daniel y Luce. Fort Bragg, 2010. Daniel creía que nada ni nadie podría volver a separarlo de Luce, pero estaba muy equivocado. Ángeles y demonios acaban de sellar un pacto tan excepcional como las circunstancias que los rodean: se concederán 18 días de tregua para dar caza a los desterrados, los ángeles caídos que han sido condenados al exilio y que ahora buscan a Luce. A Daniel no le queda otro remedio que llevarla a la Escuela de la Costa, el único lugar donde estará totalmente aislada y protegida de la batalla que va a librarse en el Cielo. Será difícil convencerla para que abandone Espada & Cruz, aunque, si todo sale como Daniel espera, muy pronto volverán a verse... Pero ¿cuántas sorpresas pueden sacudir sus vidas en solo 18 días?
Los poderes de la oscuridad
by Valdimar Ásmundsson Bram StokerLa versión perdida de Drácula, que Bram Stoker reescribió con el primer traductor de la obra y a la vez editor en Islandia. En 1900 el editor y escritor Valdimar Ásmundsson se propuso traducir, por primera vez en la historia, la que se convertiría en la gran obra de la literatura gótica: Drácula, de Bram Stoker. Sin embargo, Ásmundsson no solo tradujo Drácula sino que, con la ayuda del propio autor, escribió una versión distinta de la historia, con nuevos personajes y una trama totalmente reconstruida. Más corta, más oscura y más erótica, esta obra escrita a cuatro manos se tituló Makt Myrkranna (Los poderes de la oscuridad). Makt Myrkranna se publicó en Islandia en 1901 y contó con un prefacio de Bram Stoker, pero el texto permaneció perdido hasta que, en 2014, fue descubierto por el investigador Hans Corneel de Roos. Por fin ve la luz Los poderes de la oscuridad, la versión de Drácula que reimaginaron Stoker y Ásmundsson y se escondía del mundo en Islandia... hasta ahora. Ampliamente anotada por De Ross, la presente edición proporciona al lector el fascinante contexto histórico, cultural y literario de uno de los clásicos indiscutibles de la literatura universal. Cuenta, además, con un prefacio de Dacre Stoker, descendiente de Bram Stoker, y con un epílogo de John Edgar Browning, especialista internacionalmente reconocido en literatura de terror y vampirismo. El resultado es un increíble descubrimiento literario. Reseñas:«El descubrimiento más sorprendente sobre Drácula que ha habido en este siglo.»LitHub «Una vuelta de tuerca a un clásico que los fans del libro y del género no querrán perderse.»San Francisco Book Review «Una agradable y extraña curiosidad en forma de libro.»The Guardian «Una mirada reveladora sobre el acto de la interpretación literaria.»Publishers Weekly «Los poderes de la oscuridad tendrá un efecto duradero en el mundo de los estudios vampíricos.»New York Times Book Review «Un increíble descubrimiento.»National Post
The Poe Estate
by Polly ShulmanThis is a mind-bending, rousing adventure celebrating classic ghost and horror stories, by the author of The Grimm Legacy and The Wells Bequest. Sukie's been lonely since the death of her big sister, Kitty--but Kitty's ghost is still with her. At first that was comforting, but now Kitty's terrifying anyone who gets too close. Things get even weirder when Sukie moves into her family's ancestral home, and an older, less familiar ghost challenges her to find a treasure. Her classmate Cole is also experiencing apparitions. Fortunately, an antique broom's at hand to fly Sukie and Cole to the New-York Circulating Material Repository's spooky Poe Annex. As they search for clues and untangle ancient secrets, they discover their histories intertwine and are as full of stories of love, revenge, and pirate hijinks as some of the most famous fiction.
Poe Knows: A Miscellany of Macabre Musings (Literary Wit and Wisdom)
by Edgar Allan PoeAn illustrated wit-and-wisdom-style packaging of quotes and excerpts from the fiction and nonfiction of Edgar Allan Poe, organized by theme and presented in a lighter-than-Poe context. This book will collect several hundred quotes and aphorisms from Poe&’s poetry, fiction, and nonfiction. Quotes will be organized in thematic chapter groupings, and each chapter will be prefaced with several introductory paragraphs that discuss Poe&’s preoccupation with their subject matter in a lighter vein. Chapter subjects will include such themes as &“Madness,&” &“Dreams,&” &“Revenge,&” &“Mortality,&” and &“Premature Burial.&” Spot illustrations will be distributed through the text.
Poe Must Die
by Marc OldenA half-mad, alcoholic Edgar Allan Poe aims to defeat an occultist&’s terrifying plot in this &“intelligent, suspenseful&” thriller set in 1840s New York (Booklist). It is said that beneath Solomon&’s glorious throne, books that gave the fabled king control over life, death, and demonic power were buried. The throne has been lost for millennia, but now one man seeks to find it and harness its secrets to unleash hell upon the world. Jonathan is the most powerful psychic on earth, and in service of his god, Lucifer, he will tear civilization apart. To combat his dark designs, mankind&’s hopes rest on a troubled author named Edgar Allan Poe. In the shadows of New York City, Poe drowns his talent in rotgut gin, trying to forget the death of his beloved wife. A bare-knuckle fighter named Pierce James Figg arrives with a letter of introduction from Charles Dickens, begging for Poe&’s help chasing down the power-mad devil worshiper. Now, writer and fighter must stand together to save humanity from a darkness beyond even Poe&’s tortured imagination. This fast-paced tale of historical supernatural suspense, which Booklist hailed as &“unfailingly readable and terrifically well-written,&” provides &“one cliffhanging chapter after another&” (Kirkus Reviews).
Poe's Children: The New Horror: An Anthology
by Peter StraubShowcasing the cutting-edge talent of New Wave horror writers, "Poe's Children" brings the best of the genre's stories to a wider audience. Each story has been selected by "New York Times"-bestselling author Straub.