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Stupid Perfect World
by Scott WesterfeldIn this future-set novella by bestselling author Scott Westerfeld, Kieran Black lives in a "perfect" world. Disease and starvation have been eradicated, sleep is unnecessary, and it takes no time at all to go from the Bahamas to the moon. But now Kieran has to take Scarcity, a class about how people lived in the bad old days. And as if sitting through an hour of Scarcity every day wasn't depressing enough, it's final projects time. Each student must choose some form of ancient hardship to experience for two whole weeks. Kieran chooses having to sleep eight hours a night, which doesn't seem too annoying. Maria Borsotti has never thought much of Kieran, but she decides to take pity on him and help him out with his project. Soon, Kieran is sleeping and having vivid dreams, while Maria, whose Scarcity project is to give up all teenage hormone regulation, is experiencing emotions she never knew she had. As their assignments draw them closer together, they begin to wonder if the olden days weren't so bad. Maybe something has been missing from their perfect lives after all?
Stygian: A Dark-hunter Novel (The Dark-Hunter World #28)
by Sherrilyn Kenyon#1 New York Times bestselling author Sherrilyn Kenyon brings us back to the astonishing world of the Dark-Hunters in Stygian, with a hero misunderstood by many . . . but most of all by himself.Born before man recorded time, I lived for thousands of years believing myself to be something I'm not.Someone I'm not.Lied to and betrayed by gods, Daimons and Dark-Hunters, I've struggled to find my way in a world where I've been cursed since the moment I was prematurely ripped from my mother and planted into the womb of an innocent woman who thought me her son.Trained as a slayer and predator, I learned to fit in and stay low. To become a tool for evil. Until I was sent to kill the one woman I couldn't. My hesitation cost her her life.Or so I thought. In an act of betrayal that makes all the others pale in comparison, I've learned that this world is an illusion and that my Phoebe still lives.Now I will have to travel into the very pits of Hades to try and save her, even as everyone around me attempts to steal what little soul I have left. There's only one person at my back and I'm not sure I can trust her either, for she was born of an enemy race. Yet sometimes the road to redemption is one that singes us to our very core. And if I fail to find the answers I need to save Phoebe, more than just my wife will die.We will lose the world. Both human and Daimon.
Styx
by Bavo DhoogeFrom the #1, award-winning Flemish crime writer, an atmospheric, genre-busting crime novel about a cop who comes back from the dead to track down the same serial killer who shot him.A serial killer is on the loose in Ostend, Belgium. Nicknamed The Stuffer, the mysterious killer fills his victims full of sand and poses them as public art installations--and the once idyllic beach town is in a panic. The fact that Rafael Styx is on the case is no comfort. The corrupt, middle-aged cop has a bum hip, a bad marriage, and ties to the Belgian underworld, but no leads. And if he wants to catch the killer before he's replaced by the young, ambitious, and flamboyant new cop, Detective Delacroix, he'll have to take matters into his own hands. When a chance encounter puts him face to face with The Stuffer, Rafael's life is cut short by a gun to the chest. But the afterlife has only just begun: Styx wakes up a zombie. Gradually he realizes his unique position. Not only is his body in decay, now that he exists between life and death, he can enter a "different" Ostend, of the Belle Époque in all its grandeur. There he meets the surrealist painter, Paul Delvaux, who gives Styx his first clue about the killer. With a fresh lead and a fresh start, the dirty cop decides to change his ways, catch The Stuffer, and restore his honor. But as his new hunger for human flesh impedes his progress, he'll need his old rival, Detective Delacroix to help him out. Only one thing is for sure, even death can't stop Styx from catching his own murderer. Complex and compelling, full of suspense, action, and black humor, Styx is an exciting thriller with an intriguing protagonist and evocative setting.
Styxx (The Dark-Hunter World #23)
by Sherrilyn KenyonThe most highly-anticipated novel in the Dark-Hunter series since Acheron is here - the unforgettable story of Styxx, Acheron's twin brother and one of the most powerful beings on earthJust when you thought Doomsday was over . . .Centuries ago Acheron saved the human race by imprisoning an ancient evil bent on absolute destruction. Now that evil has been unleashed and it is out for revenge. Misjudged, condemned, betrayed and abandoned, this is Styxx's only chance to set the record straight. He hasn't always been on his brother's side but now he could prove his loyalty . . . if he's willing to trade his life and future for Acheron's. When allegiances are skewed and no one can be trusted, not even yourself, how do you find a way back from the darkness that threatens to consume the entire world - one that may soon devour your very soul?
Subhuman (A Unit 51 Novel #1)
by Michael McbrideTHEY ARE NOT HUMAN. At a research station in Antarctica, five of the world’s top scientists have been brought together to solve one of the greatest mysteries in human history. Their subject, however, is anything but human . . . THEY ARE NOT NATURAL. Deep beneath the ice, the submerged ruins of a lost civilization hold the key to the strange mutations that each scientist has encountered across the globe: A misshapen skull in Russia. The grotesque carvings of a lost race in Peru. The mummified remains of a humanoid monstrosity in Egypt . . . THEY ARE NOT FRIENDLY. When a series of sound waves trigger the ancient organisms, a new kind of evolution begins. Latching onto a human host—crossbreeding with human DNA—a long-extinct life form is reborn. Its kind has not walked the earth for thousands of years. Its instincts are fiercer, more savage, than any predator alive. And its prey are the scientists who unleashed it, the humans who spawned it, and the tender living flesh on which it feeds . . . Praise for Michael McBride “A fast-paced and frightening ride. Highly recommended for fans of creature horror and the thrillers of Michael Crichton.”—The Horror Review on PREDATORY INSTINCT “McBride writes with the perfect mixture of suspense and horror that keeps the reader on edge.” —Examiner
Submechanophobia: (tales From The Pizzaplex 4) (Five Nights At Freddy's)
by Kelly Parra Scott Cawthon Andrea WaggenerFive Nights at Freddy's fans won't want to miss this collection of three chilling stories that will haunt even the bravest FNAF player...Have you ever experienced a gut feeling that told you something was wrong? . . . Caden senses the underwater animatronics in Freddy’s Fantasy Water Park have a mind of their own. Robbie knows deep down that the minds of the members of the Fazbear Fan Club have been taken over by something. And Abe can’t shake the feeling that the animatronic assistants in his Fazplex Tower apartment are hiding things from him. But in the world of Five Nights at Freddy's, when something feels wrong, it’s often too late to do anything about it . . .In this fourth volume, Five Nights at Freddy's creator Scott Cawthon spins three sinister novella-length tales from uncharted corners of his series' canon.Readers beware: This collection of terrifying tales is enough to rattle even the most hardened Five Nights at Freddy's fans.
Submerged (Virago Modern Classics #40)
by A.L. BarkerA.L. Barker dissects the unnerving emotions of everyday life with the sly humour and exquisite feel for language that prompted Auberon Waugh to declare that she 'writes like an angel and I love her'.In this, her tenth collection of stories, she unfolds tales of cunning, fancy, and shifting alliances. Here a young boy fosters grand illusions; a wife faces broken promises; a dutiful committee woman meets a sparky old gentleman; a witch is drowned; an intruder insinuates himself into a lonely woman's holiday; and commonplace superstition mingles effortlessly with submerged desire.
Submerged
by Thomas F. Monteleone&“An epic thriller about a secret Nazi submarine and its mission . . . a tasty combination of Ken Follett and Clive Cussler&” from the award-winning author (The Novel Pursuit). Cruising from the sub pens of Trondheim under the cover of darkness—undetected by the sonar scans of Allied enemies—Kapitaenleutnant Erich Heinz Bruckner leads the experimental submarine U-5001 in a last-ditch effort for Nazi victory. But their sinister 1945 voyage ends mysteriously: Bruckner and his crew vanish, along with their classified weapon of mass destruction. Seventy years later, ex-Navy diver Dexter Bucklin stumbles upon an unknown vessel in the depths of the Chesapeake Bay and is consumed with the need to discover its original, terrifying mission—inadvertently alerting a worldwide cabal that knows all about the U-5001 . . . and the keys it holds to even greater secrets. A thriller in the tradition of Ken Follett and Robert Ludlum, Submerged follows both Bruckner and Bucklin in a narrative that spans generations of adventure and horror—Lovecraftian tales at their most strange. As these men&’s lives converge, a third element surfaces, influencing the Kapitaenleutnant and the ex-Navy diver to make increasingly desperate decisions, ones that will shape the future of civilization. Thomas F. Monteleone expertly blends history, fact, and fiction with a subtle dose of the supernatural in this Lovecraftian page-turner. Praise for Thomas F. Monteleone &“Monteleone has a dark imagination, a wicked pen, and the rare ability to convey an evil chill with words.&” —Dean Koontz, New York Times–bestselling author &“Tom&’s an expert storyteller.&” —F. Paul Wilson, author of The Keep and Deep as the Marrow &“A vastly entertaining novel of horror and suspense [that poses] difficult questions about the nature of man, God and the devil.&” —Los Angeles Daily News
Submerged Worlds
by Massimiliano BellezzaThere are stories that have the power to leave you breathless. Submerged Worlds will gradually take your breath away. Reality and fiction will intertwine, and not everyone will be able to withstand their force. Are you ready for this adventure?
Submerging Inferno (Men of Myth #1)
by Brandon Witt3rd EditionMen of Myth: Book OneBrett Wright and Finn de Morisco come from vastly different worlds. Disowned by his family for being gay, Brett builds both a life on his own terms and walls around his emotions. But nothing can prepare him for the evil that stalks him in the night or from discovering the dark secrets of his heritage. The youngest of a doting family, Finn lives a sheltered life that allows him to trust easily and makes him quick to jump to the rescue. While using his knowledge of the supernatural world to help Brett uncover the truth of his ancestry, Finn learns nothing in life is as simple and risk-free as he believed. New knowledge comes with a price--one that may prove too high for them to pay.First Edition published by Brandon Witt, January 2011.Second Edition published by Dreamspinner Press, August 2013.
A substância do mal
by Luca D'AndreaUm triplo e cruel assassinato por resolver. Um rastro de violência e morte que assombra os habitantes duma calma comunidade isolada nas montanhas. Bletterbach, um desfiladeiro gigante em que os fósseis podem contar toda a história do mundo. «D'Andrea é um verdadeiro mestre.» La Stampa Jeremiah Salinger, um jovem guionista de televisão de Nova Iorque, muda-se com a mulher, Annelise, para Siebenhoch, uma calma comunidade isolada nas montanhas do Sul do Tirol, onde ela cresceu. Com eles, também, a filha, a precoce Clara, de cinco anos. Fascinado pelas montanhas e pelas pessoas que ali vivem, Salinger começa a fazer um documentário sobre resgates na montanha. Mas, duranteas filmagens, envolve-se num acidente assustador. Enquanto tenta esquecer a sua experiência traumática, descobre, por acaso, um facto sangrento que remonta há trinta anos: o massacre de três jovens ocorrido durante uma caminhada no desfiladeiro Bletterbach. O crime não tem um culpado e, na aldeia, ninguém quer falar sobre o assunto... Sobre A substância do mal: «Pode ser comparado (sem medo de exagero) a Stephen King e a Jo Nesbo.» La Repubblica «D'Andrea constrói uma obra trepidante, sem pausas, revelando, magistralmente, pistas e reviravoltas até à última página.» Il Fatto Quotidiano «No mundo dos thrillers, é difícil ser original, mas Luca D'Andrea conseguiu, bem equipado, subir o pico mais alto da ficção de suspense internacional.» Il Giornale «Uma máquina narrativa calibrada, com um uso habilidoso da técnica do suspense.» Il Mattino «D'Andrea é um verdadeiro mestre na mistura de paisagens e tradições, seguindo o ritmo de uma trama apertada e sangrenta, onde a exasperação da culpa individual se torna uma grande culpa colectiva.» La Stampa
A substância do mal
by Luca D'AndreaUm triplo e cruel assassinato por resolver. Um rastro de violência e morte que assombra os habitantes duma calma comunidade isolada nas montanhas. Bletterbach, um desfiladeiro gigante em que os fósseis podem contar toda a história do mundo. «D´Andrea é um verdadeiro mestre.»La Stampa Jeremiah Salinger, um jovem guionista de televisão de Nova Iorque, muda-se com a mulher, Annelise, para Siebenhoch, uma calma comunidade isolada nas montanhas do Sul do Tirol, onde ela cresceu. Com eles, também, a filha, a precoce Clara, de cinco anos.Fascinado pelas montanhas e pelas pessoas que ali vivem, Salinger começa a fazer um documentário sobre resgates na montanha. Mas, durante as filmagens, envolve-se num acidente assustador. Enquanto tenta esquecer a sua experiência traumática, descobre, por acaso, um facto sangrento que remonta há trinta anos: o massacre de três jovens ocorrido durante uma caminhada no desfiladeiro Bletterbach. O crime não tem um culpado e, na aldeia, ninguém quer falar sobre o assunto... Sobre A substância do mal: «Pode ser comparado (sem medo de exagero) a Stephen King e a Jo Nesbo.» La Repubblica «D'Andrea constrói uma obra trepidante, sem pausas, revelando, magistralmente, pistas e reviravoltas até à última página.» Il Fatto Quotidiano«No mundo dos thrillers, é difícil ser original, mas Luca D'Andrea conseguiu, bem equipado, subir o pico mais alto da ficção de suspense internacional.» Il Giornale «Uma máquina narrativa calibrada, com um uso habilidoso da técnica do suspense.» Il Mattino«D'Andrea é um verdadeiro mestre na mistura de paisagens e tradições, seguindo o ritmo de uma trama apertada e sangrenta, onde a exasperação da culpa individual se torna uma grande culpa colectiva.» La Stampa
The Subterranean Season: A Novel
by Dale BaileyPh.D. student Alex Kern is having trouble passing his exams, hanging on to his girlfriend, and teaching his composition class-and that doesn't include the strange hole he's discovered in his scummy office deep under the football stadium, where more than 100,000 students, citizens, and alumni of West Georgia U gather every Saturday to worship at the feet of the mighty Fighting Bobcats.As for the hole, it seemingly has no bottom, as Alex discovers when he drops in first a rock, then his cherished Bobble Head Freud, and finally-during an especially challenging student conference-a troublesome undergraduate. Alex steels himself for the investigation to come, but no one seems to notice the missing student. Things go from bad to worse when Alex is forced to dispose of the world's foremost expert on Ezra Pound in the same way. Once again he steels himself for the consequences-and once again, no one seems to notice. Lowly student or chaired professor-either way, it doesn't seem to matter. West Georgia U can do without them.What it can't do without is its star quarterback, Ulysses Moreno. And when Alex drops him down the hole, all hell breaks loose at West Georgia U...
The Subterranean Season: A Novel of Bottomless Horrors
by Dale BaileyA disgruntled grad student finds a way to get rid of his problems in this &“creepy, satiric twist on the campus novel&” with an &“utterly chilling ending&” (Publishers Weekly).An International Horror Guild and Shirley Jackson Award–Winning Author and a Bram Stoker Award Nominee Massive crowds of adoring fans gather at West Georgia University&’s football stadium every Saturday to see the mighty Fighting Bobcats. Underneath the stadium, in a dingy office, PhD student Alex Kern toils away, grading undergrads&’ papers, struggling to pass his own classes, and bemoaning his crumbling romantic relationship. Then one day, he discovers a strange, seemingly bottomless hole. When Alex throws a rock into it, he can&’t hear it land. And before long, he throws something else into it: a very annoying student. But nothing happens. No missing-person alerts. No investigations. Alex then disposes of a world-renowned Ezra Pound scholar. Still nothing. Everything appears to be fine. Until he makes the mistake of dropping the Fighting Bobcats&’ star quarterback down the hole . . . &“Takes on every aspect of campus life with razor-sharp glee, especially the all-too-common elevation of sports over academics, and the unforgiving hierarchy of academia. Alex&’s metamorphosis, from basically decent to completely unhinged, is both terrifying and fascinating.&” —Publishers Weekly
Suburban Hell
by Maureen KilmerA Chicago cul-de-sac is about to get a new neighbor...of the demonic kind. Amy Foster considers herself lucky. After she left the city and moved to the suburbs, she found her place quickly with neighbors Liz, Jess, and Melissa, snarking together from the outskirts of the PTA crowd. One night during their monthly wine get-together, the crew concoct a plan for a clubhouse She Shed in Liz&’s backyard—a space for just them, no spouses or kids allowed. But the night after they christen the She Shed, things start to feel . . . off. They didn&’t expect Liz&’s little home-improvement project to release a demonic force that turns their quiet enclave into something out of a nightmare. And that&’s before the homeowners&’ association gets wind of it. Even the calmest moms can&’t justify the strange burn marks, self-moving dolls, and horrible smells surrounding their possessed friend, Liz. Together, Amy, Jess, and Melissa must fight the evil spirit to save Liz and the neighborhood . . . before the suburbs go completely to hell.
Succession: An Academy Why Choose YA/New Adult Paranormal Bully Romance (Fallen Fae Academy #6)
by Rachel AngelIt was the Final Year at Fallen Fae Academy, and the War in the Faery Realm has taken on a Dark turn. Can we all survive? "At Fallen Fae Academy, the magic will either complete you or kill you." My name is Harley, as in Harlequin. Plucked from my home from Las Vegas, NV, and placed into an University on an arts scholarship, suddenly I am the girl the four hottest and most popular boys have decided to "initiate". This is no ordinary "hazing" ritual, and these boys are no ordinary boys. This mysterious University looks like any ivy league campus, but it isn't. Step in and you are transported beyond your wildest imagination. I should be ecstatic being here. Except surviving "Initiation" is going to take everything I've got. Don't let the beauty of the four fae boys fool you. They are as dangerous as they are beautiful. And underneath everything, runs a deep secret. One I need to find out before Initiation kills me. They think a human is weak. They think I shouldn't be at this university. I'm about to prove them wrong. **Succession is the sixth book in the Fallen Fae Series with a badass heroine, four deadly, striking fae princes, heart-pounding action, super steamy love scenes, and great romance.
Succubus Heat (Georgina Kincaid #4)
by Richelle MeadGeorgina Kincaid has been a bad, bad succubus. . . . . . which should be a good thing. But lately, thanks to her foul mood over breaking up with bestselling writer Seth Mortensen, she's been so wicked that Seattle's über-demon Jerome, decides to "outsource" Georgina to a rival--and have her spy for him in the process. Being exiled to the frozen north--okay, Vancouver--and leaving Seth in the cozy clutches of his new girlfriend is unpleasant enough. Then Jerome is kidnapped, and all immortals under his control mysteriously lose their powers. One bright spot: with her life-sucking ability gone, there's nothing to keep Georgina from getting down and dirty with Seth--nothing apart from his girlfriend that is. Now, as the supernatural population starts turning on itself, a newly mortal Georgina must rescue her boss and figure out who's been playing them--or all hell will break loose. . .
The Succubus, The Demon and The Witch (The Underlayes #2)
by T. A. MoormanAs Jelissa comes of age, she is about to learn the hard way to what lengths one such being is willing to go.Jelissa has been a resident of the Abbey for as long as she has been alive. She has also never known what she is, besides being part witch. At the age of twenty-five, she will learn just what types of blood run through her veins. She will also find out much more—that she is also the long-lost princess almost no one even knew existed. Tialanna secreted her only child away for her own protection. Before she can tell Jelissa the truth, Jelissa is kidnapped. All Tialanna’s greatest fears unfold before her very eyes, and her past comes back to haunt her in more ways than one. As most do when they come of age, Jelissa will learn the hard way that adult life isn't all it’s cracked up to be. And Tialanna learns the hard way that if you don’t learn from your past, it will come back and bite you on the ass. Tialanna and her band of unmerry misfits are in a race against the clock to rescue Jelissa. Will they find her in time? And if they do, will they be able to save her from a danger they hadn’t anticipated: herself?
Such Good Boys: The True Story of a Mother, Two Sons and a Horrifying Murder
by Tina DirmannAN ABUSIVE MOTHER: Raised in the suburb of Riverside, California, twenty-year-old college student Jason Bautista endured for years his emotionally disturbed mother's verbal and psychological abuse. She even locked him out of the house, tied him up with electrical cord, and on one occasion, gave him a beating that sent him to the emergency room. His fifteen-year-old half brother Matthew Montejo also was a victim to Jane Bautista's dark mood swings and erratic behavior, but for some reason, Jason received the brunt of the abuse―until he decided he'd had enough… <p><p> A SON'S REVENGE: On the night of January 14, 2003, Jason strangled his mother. To keep authorities from identifying her body, he chopped off her head and hands, an idea he claimed he got from watching an episode of the hit TV series "The Sopranos." Matthew would later testify in court that he sat in another room in the house with the TV volume turned up while Jason murdered their mother. He also testified that he drove around with Jason to find a place to dump Jane's torso. <p><p> A CRIME THAT WOULD BOND TWO BROTHERS: The morning following the murder, Matthew went to school, and Jason returned to his classes at Cal State San Bernardino. When authorities zeroed in on them, Jason lied and said that Jane had run off with a boyfriend she'd met on the Internet. But when police confronted the boys with overwhelming evidence, Jason confessed all. Now the nightmare was only just beginning for him…
Such Lovely Skin
by Tatiana Schlote-BonneViv isn’t known for telling the truth, but she’s not lying about having an evil doppelganger.After spending the summer wracked with guilt about causing the accident that killed her little sister, ambitious gamer and chronic liar Viv returns to Twitch streaming. She never told her parents the truth about the accident, but she hopes that maybe making it big in streaming and giving the money to them is penance enough for her mistakes. The weekend before school starts, Viv finds the perfect horror game to make her Twitch comeback, and during an offline practice run, an NPC asks Viv for a secret. She decides to tell them the truth about her sister’s death since a game could never share her secret—in doing so, she accidentally welcomes a demonic mimic into her life. No one believes Viv when she tells them about her evil doppelganger. Viv has lied to get her best friend’s sympathy and has spread rumors for attention, so why should anyone trust her now? The only person who believes her is Ash, a cute social outcast whom Viv once bullied. In trying to clear her name and kill the mimic, Viv discovers that her lies have hurt people who never deserved it, herself included.
Such Pretty Flowers
by K. L. Cerra&“A lush, seductive Southern Gothic that&’s deliciously queer . . . K. L. Cerra&’s gift for gorgeous, gruesome atmosphere had me spellbound.&”—Layne Fargo, author of They Never Learn A woman investigating her brother&’s apparent suicide finds herself falling for her prime suspect—his darkly mysterious girlfriend—in this &“creepy, compelling, and utterly original&” (Karen Dionne) thriller.&“Get it out of me.&” It was the last message Holly received from her brother, Dane, before he was found cleaved open in the lavish Savannah townhouse of his girlfriend, Maura. Police ruled his death a suicide sparked by psychosis, but Holly can&’t shake the idea that something else must have happened—something involving another message he sent earlier that night about a &“game&” Maura wanted to play.Determined to discover the truth, Holly begins to stalk Maura, a magnetic, black-eyed florist with a penchant for carnivorous plants. But what begins as an investigation quickly veers into a fixation that lures Holly into the depths of Maura&’s world: Savannah high society, eerie black roses, and a whisper of something more sinister. Soon Holly is feeling a dark attraction to the one woman she shouldn&’t trust. As Holly falls deeper for Maura and her secrets, she&’s left with only one choice: find out what happened to Dane or meet the same fate.
Such Sharp Teeth
by Rachel HarrisonA young woman in need of a transformation finds herself in touch with the animal inside in this gripping, incisive novel from the author of Cackle and The Return.Rory Morris isn&’t thrilled to be moving back to her hometown, even if it is temporary. There are bad memories there. But her twin sister, Scarlett, is pregnant, estranged from the baby&’s father, and needs support, so Rory returns to the place she thought she&’d put in her rearview. After a night out at a bar where she runs into Ian, an old almost-flame, she hits a large animal with her car. And when she gets out to investigate, she&’s attacked. Rory survives, miraculously, but life begins to look and feel different. She&’s unnaturally strong, with an aversion to silver—and suddenly the moon has her in its thrall. She&’s changing into someone else—something else, maybe even a monster. But does that mean she&’s putting those close to her in danger? Or is embracing the wildness inside of her the key to acceptance? This darkly comedic love story is a brilliantly layered portrait of trauma, rage, and vulnerability.
Suck It Up
by Brian MeehlARE YOU UP to your neck in bloodsucking vampire stories? Tired of those tales about dentally enhanced dark lords? Before I wrote this book I thought all vampires were night-stalking, fangpopping, bloodsucking fiends. Then I met Morning McCobb. He’s a vegan vampire who drinks a soy-blood substitute called Blood Lite. He believes staking should be a hate crime. And someday he hopes to march in a Vampire Pride Parade. He was also the first vampire to out himself and try to show people of mortality, l...
Sucker: A Novel
by Daniel HornsbySuccession meets Bad Blood in this sharp-toothed satire of Silicon Valley and the 1 percent • The black-sheep son of an industrial tycoon starts working for a tech pioneer who's running a biomedical startup selling nothing less than immortality, only to uncover the horrifying truth at the heart of her sublime promises."Exceptional, horrifically hilarious, and deeply original.&” —Kevin Wilson, New York Times bestselling author of Nothing to See Here Chuck Gross would like nothing more than to prune himself from his family tree. He&’s already clipped his name, turning Charles Grossheart, Jr.—son of a billionaire labor exploiter, weapons manufacturer, and climate change denier—into ordinary good-guy Chuck, the &“self-made&” proprietor of an up-and-coming punk label. But when Daddy threatens to cut him off, Chuck is forced to get a &“real job&”—and conveniently, an old college friend has just swept back into his life with the perfect opportunity. Famed Harvard dropout and biotech darling Olivia Watts says she is on the verge of totally reinventing the field of medicine, but when Chuck signs on, he soon discovers that things at the vast Kenosis campus are not quite how they appear. Secret labs, vanished employees, and mutated test subjects seem to be as impossible as they are sinister. Is Olivia simply a scammer, or does her technology threaten to usher humanity toward a far bloodier fate? Moreover, does Chuck—who has never accomplished anything without the aid of Daddy&’s money—stand a chance of stopping her? Daniel Hornsby hilariously skewers the insatiable hungers of the ultrarich in a novel that no one will be able to resist sinking their teeth into.
Sucker Punch (Anita Blake, Vampire Hunter #27)
by Laurell K. HamiltonA brutal murder, a suspect in jail, and an execution planned—but what if the wrong person is about to be killed? <P><P>When a fellow U.S. Marshal asks Anita Blake to fly to a tiny community in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula on an emergency consult, she knows time is running short. When she arrives, there is plenty of proof that a young wereleopard killed his uncle in the most gruesome and bloody way possible. As the mounting evidence points to him, a warrant of execution is already under way.But something seems off about the murder, and Anita has been asked for her expert opinion on the crime scene. <P><P>Despite escalating pressure from local cops and the family’s cries for justice for their dead patriarch, Anita quickly realizes that the evidence doesn’t quite add up.Time is against Anita, as the tight-knit community is up in arms and its fear of supernaturals is growing. She races to uncover the truth and determine whether the Marshals have caught the killer or are about to execute an innocent man—all in the name of justice. <P><P><b>A New York Times bestseller</b>