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Capital Mysteries #12: The Ghost at Camp David (Capital Mysteries #12)
by Ron Roy Timothy BushAll aboard the D. C. train for the 13th book in the Washington mystery series, Capital Mysteries! Marshall and KC have tickets to ride! They're taking the express train from Union Station-it even has a special VIP car at the back just for the vice president, the kids, and the secret service agents to travel in. But while KC and Marshall are exploring the train, someone unhitches the vice president's car! And now that someone is searching, car by car, for KC and Marshall. There's nowhere to run! Fro...
Capitalism Hates You: Marxism and the New Horror Film
by Joshua GoochWhat contemporary horror films teach us about the cruelties of capitalist societyCapitalism Hates You uses the horror film genre as a tool to diagnose and expose the hostile conditions of life under capitalism. Through incisive critical analyses of popular films such as Get Out, Drag Me to Hell, Hereditary, The Babadook, and many others, Joshua Gooch draws connections between Marxist theory and contemporary narratives of psychological unease. Gooch highlights the work of women, trans, and nonwhite filmmakers to show how the remarkable diversity of twenty-first-century horror cinema can provide an expansive catalog of capitalism&’s varying forms of oppression. Studying films that interrogate such urgent topics as gentrification, climate change, and reproductive labor, he demonstrates how contemporary horror films give affective shape to the negative undercurrents of our present socioeconomic system. Capitalism Hates You argues that these films and their material conditions can deepen our understanding of essential concepts in contemporary Marxism, from the theory of value and changing forms of commodification to the labor of social reproduction, the abolition of the family, and the necessity of ecosocialism. Synthesizing various strands of Marxist thought, Gooch sheds light on the growing field of socially conscious horror films, examining how they pinpoint and exaggerate latent feelings of dread and discomfort to reflect the ills of society. Retail e-book files for this title are screen-reader friendly with images accompanied by short alt text and/or extended descriptions.
Capricho Do Destino
by Owen JonesCapricho Do Destino A História de Wayne Gamm Wayne Gamm nasceu em uma fazenda remota em uma montanha galesa de criadores de ovelhas no dia 21 de junho. Sua mãe e sua avó, ambas bruxas, tinham mostrado que ele seria um bebê grande com poderes incomuns. Elas não sabiam exatamente o que isso significava, mas achavam melhor que Gwynedd o tivesse em casa, porque ambas sentiam que poderia haver problemas com Wayne se ele percebesse que médicos, enfermeiras ou parteiras eram uma ameaça, o que ele poderia se sua mãe estivesse gritando ou alguém batesse em seu traseiro para começar a respirar. Wayne deu sua primeira demonstração real de que ele poderia mudar o destino quando ele fez seu pai, Sam, cair depois de uma discussão barulhenta com sua mãe, mas isso foi apenas o começo dele. Ele faz com que tanto seus professores quanto colegas na escola o temessem, o que levou ao seu ostracismo. No entanto, Wayne não vai acreditar que ele é causa dessas reviravoltas do destino, boas e más, dependendo do seu humor, porque ele não tem controle consciente sobre sua capacidade. Se as pessoas o fazem feliz, se coisas boas estão acontecendo ao seu redor, elas melhoram, mas se alguém o aborrece ou a atmosfera é ruim, então só pode piorar. Ele cresce solitário e em negação em sua montanha como um pastor, depois que o diretor da faculdade efetivamente o exclui da escola. Eventualmente, ele faz amizade com alguns especialistas em corridas no pub local e eles começam a tirá-lo de si mesmo, porque isso leva a mais ganhos. Um dia, ele conhece um homem na montanha que é um palhaço em um circo. Ele lhe dá dois ingressos gratuitos para qualquer local. Enquanto lá ele "miraculosamente" cura um cavalo aparentemente manco, e várias semanas depois ele recebe um emprego como cavalariço no circo pelo dono do cavalo e logo ele está viajando com eles. Enquanto viajava pela Espanha, ele apr
Captain Quad
by Sean CostelloPeter Gardner has all the qualities of a renaissance man until a tragic accident leaves him paralyzed from the neck down. Trapped inside the prison of his immobile body, the former prodigy of music, sports and flying is confined to his hospital bed where the only passion he feels is hatred. Each day his blind fury grows, focusing on anyone in his path. As his rages intensify he begins to fantasize about leaving his broken body behind and traveling anywhere. And one day he realizes that he actually can! Kelly Wheeler is left unharmed from the accident she shared with Peter. Ignoring his insistence that she forget him, Kelly cannot erase her former love. Her fierce and unwanted devotion places her directly in the line of fire of Peter's rage. Is her love enough to shield her from Peter's deadly new gift? Dr. Harrison Lowe has pledged to further mankind with the magic of science, but his genius has gone too far. A desperate man hooked on drugs, this Frankenstein monster breaks all rules of morality and ethics with his new medical breakthrough.
Captivate (Need Pixies #2)
by Carrie JonesZara and her friends knew they hadn't solved the pixie problem for good. Far from it. The king's needs grow deeper every day he's stuck in captivity, while his control over his people gets weaker. It's made him vulnerable. And now there's a new king in town. A turf war is imminent, since the new pixie king, Astley, is moving in quickly. Nick nearly killed him in the woods on day one, but Zara came to his rescue. Astley swears that he and Zara are destined to be together, that he's one of the good guys. Nick isn't buying it, though Zara isn't as sure -- despite herself, she wants to trust the new king. But it's a lot more than her relationship with Nick that is at stake. It's her life -- and his.
Captivating the Witch
by Michele HaufEverything Witch makes him wary. Everything Demon captivates her. Edamite Thrash is a big, bad, sexy demon overlord with a personal grudge against witches. When fate and a wild, undeniable attraction bind him to Tamatha Bellerose, he must learn how to work as a team to stop a campaign of violence against his kind. But not succumbing to her sensual spell proves infinitely more difficult. Tamatha is enchanted by all things demon, especially the potent demon boss and his dark past. Now, with evil and a centuries-old curse surrounding them, Tamatha's only hope is that love-and her unpredictable magic-will be strong enough to save them...
The Captive Condition
by Kevin P. KeatingFrom a thrilling new voice in fiction comes a chilling and deliciously dark novel about an idyllic Midwestern college town that turns out to be a panorama of depravity and a nexus of horror. For years Normandy Falls has been haunted by its strange history and the aggrieved spirits said to roam its graveyards. Despite warnings, Edmund Campion is determined to pursue an advanced degree there. But Edmund soon learns he isn't immune to the impersonal trappings of fate: his girlfriend, Morgan Fey, smashes his heart; his adviser, Professor Martin Kingsley, crushes him with frivolous assignments; and his dead-end job begins to take a toll on his physical and mental health. One night he stumbles upon the body of Emily Ryan, an unapologetic townie, drowned in her family pool. Was it suicide or murder? In the days that follow, Emily's husband, Charlie, crippled by self-loathing and frozen with fear, attempts to flee his disastrous life and sends their twin daughters to stay with the Kingsleys. Possessed by an unnamed, preternatural power, the twins know that the professor seduced their mother and may have had a hand in her fate. With their piercing stares, the girls fill Martin with a remorse that he desperately tries to hide from his wife. Elsewhere, a low-level criminal named the Gonk takes over a remote cottage, complete with a burial ground and moonshine still, and devises plans for both. Xavier D'Avignon, the eccentric chef of a failing French restaurant, supplies customers with a hallucinogenic cocktail. And Colette Collins, an elderly local artist of the surreal, attends a retrospective of her work that is destined to set the whole town on fire. Kevin P. Keating's masterly novel delves into the deepest recesses of the human capacity for evil.From the Hardcover edition.
Captive of Gor (Gorean Saga #7)
by John NormanA woman from Earth is forced into sex slavery on the fantasy planet of Counter Earth in this Gorean Saga novel. In this installment of the Gorean Saga, beautiful and headstrong Elinor Brinton of Earth finds herself thrust into the savage world of Counter Earth, also known as Gor. Brinton must relinquish her earthly position as a beautiful, wealthy, and powerful woman when she finds herself a part of the harsh Gorean society. She is powerless as a female pleasure slave in the camp of Targo the slave-merchant. Forced to learn the arts of providing pleasure to any man who buys her, Elinor is determined to escape. Nevertheless, she is sold for a high price, and her master is determined to get his money&’s worth . . . Rediscover this brilliantly imagined world where men are masters and women live to serve their every desire. Captive of Gor is the 7th book in the Gorean Saga, but you may enjoy reading the series in any order.
Captives (Nightmare Hall #18)
by Diane HohFour friends become the prisoners of a crazed killer who decides who will live—and who will die Molloy, Lynne, Daisy, and Toni are headed for summer school at Salem University, where they&’ll officially be freshmen in the fall. But their journey takes an unexpected detour when they&’re stranded by a violent storm. They take refuge at the deserted Nightingale Hall, an off-campus dorm haunted by a tragic past.What the four girls don&’t know is that someone else has taken shelter there: a psychopath who&’s on the run after murdering a prominent psychiatrist.The electricity is off. The phones are dead. Someone has locked the doors from the inside and nailed all the windows shut. There&’s no escape for Molloy and her friends, who are at the mercy of a madman with no intention of letting any of them leave—at least not alive.This ebook features an illustrated biography of Diane Hoh including rare photos and never-before-seen documents from the author&’s personal collection.
Captives
by Shaun HutsonThe murders had been savage and apparently motiveless. Carbon copies of killings committed years earlier and by men currently incarcerated in one of Britain's top maximum security prisons. How could this be? Detective Inspector Frank Gregson must find the answers. Answers which will bring him into conflict with one of those prisoners, a man framed for a murder he didn't commit and determined to discover who framed him and why. These two obsessive men, on their private quests, will clash as they seek the truth which links Whitely Prison with London's seedy underworld of sex-shows and drug barons. One wants vengeance, the other wants the truth. What they discover threatens not only their lives but their sanity ...
Captivity
by Deborah NoyesThis masterful historical novel by Deborah Noyes, the lauded author of Angel & Apostle, The Ghosts of Kerfol, and Encyclopedia of the End (starred PW) is two stories:The first centers upon the strange, true tale of the Fox Sisters, the enigmatic family of young women who, in upstate New York in 1848, proclaimed that they could converse with the dead. Doing so, they unwittingly (but artfully) gave birth to a religious movement that touched two continents: the American Spiritualists. Their followers included the famous and the rich, and their effect on American spirituality lasted a full generation. Still, there are echoes. The Fox Sisters' is a story of ambition and playfulness, of illusion and fear, of indulgence, guilt and finally self-destruction.The second story in Captivity is about loss and grief. It is the evocative tale of the bright promise that the Fox Sisters offer up to the skeptical Clara Gill, a reclusive woman of a certain age who long ago isolated herself with her paintings, following the scandalous loss of her beautiful young lover in London.Lyrical and authentic-and more than a bit shadowy-Captivity is, finally, a tale about physical desire and the hope that even the thinnest faith can offer up to a darkening heart.
Capturing the Devil (Stalking Jack the Ripper #4)
by Kerri ManiscalcoIn this shocking finale to the bestselling series that began with Stalking Jack the Ripper, Audrey Rose and Thomas are on the hunt for the depraved, elusive killer known as the White City Devil.A deadly game of cat-and-mouse has them fighting to stay one step ahead of the brilliant serial killer -- or see their fateful romance cut short by unspeakable tragedy.Audrey Rose Wadsworth and Thomas Cresswell have landed in America, a bold, brash land unlike the genteel streets of London. But like London, the city of Chicago hides its dark secrets well. When the two attend the spectacular World's Fair, they find the once-in-a-lifetime event tainted with reports of missing people and unsolved murders.Determined to help, Audrey Rose and Thomas begin their investigations, only to find themselves facing a serial killer unlike any they've encountered before. Identifying him is one thing, but capturing him---and getting dangerously lost in the infamous Murder Hotel he constructed as a terrifying torture device---is another.Will Audrey Rose and Thomas see their last mystery to the end---together and in love---or will their fortunes finally run out when their most depraved adversary makes one final, devastating kill?
Car-Nex
by Terry M. WestPleasant Storm, Texas, 1965. Un padre di famiglia timorato di Dio trova un antico libro di segreti ed è spinto a celebrare un rituale di sangue. Il Car-Nex arriva nel nostro mondo per dare forma e zanne all'inferno. Le armi non lo rallenteranno. Le preghiere non lo fermeranno. Sta arrivando. E ha fame.
Car-Nex
by Terry M. WestPleasant Storm, Texas. 1965. Un hombre de familia, temeroso de Dios, encuentra un antiguo libro de secretos y es forzado a realizar una sangrienta ceremonia. El Car Nex es traído a nuestra dimensión, dándole forma y colmillos al infierno. Las armas no lo detendrán. Las plegarias tampoco. Está llegando. Y tiene hambre.
Car-Nex
by Terry M. WestPleasant storm, Texas, 1965. Un père de famille religieux trouve un ancient livre de secrets et est contraint d'effectuer un rituel de sang. Le Car Nex est introduit dans notre dimension, et l'Enfer se voit doté d'une forme et de griffes. Les armes ne le ralentiront pas.Les prières ne le stopperont pas. Il arrive et il est affamé.
Car Nex
by Terry M. WestPleasant Storm, Texas. 1965. Um homem de família, temente a Deus, encontra um livro cheio de segredos ancestrais e é induzido a realizar um ritual sangrento. O Car Nex é trazido à nossa dimensão - o inferno ganha forma e presas. Armas não podem detê-lo. Orações não podem pará-lo. Está chegando, e está com fome.
Cara. Las chicas fantasma son verdes
by Ralph Leuther¡MI MEJOR AMIGA ES UN FANTASMA! Jonathan se acaba de mudar de casa. Al principio la idea no le hace mucha gracia, pero es que no se imagina la sorpresa que le espera allí# ¡En los sótanos de su nuevo edificio vive un fantasma! Al principio Cara (la chica fantasma) le asusta un poco, luego le parece un incordio, pero cuando se hacen amigos# ¡resulta ser la mejor amiga del mundo! Es divertida, tiene unos poderes geniales y se lo hace pasar fatal a las vecinas entrometidas. Pero algo terrible sucede y Cara correrá grave peligro, así que Jonathan tendrá que dar lo mejor de sí mismo para salvar a su amiga y poder seguir viviendo asombrosas aventuras junto a ella.
Cardiff, by the Sea: Four Novellas of Suspense
by Joyce Carol OatesFour brand-new novellas by the #1 New York Times-bestselling, National Book Award-winning &“grand mistress of ghoulishness&” (Publishers Weekly).An academic in Pennsylvania discovers a terrifying trauma from her past after inheriting a house in Cardiff, Maine from someone she has never heard of. A pubescent girl, overcome with loneliness, befriends a feral cat that becomes her protector from the increasingly aggressive males that surround her. A brilliant but shy college sophomore is distraught to discover that she&’s pregnant, and the professor who takes her under his wing may not have innocent intentions. And a woman who marries into a family shattered by tragedy finds herself haunted by her predecessor&’s voice, an inexplicably befouled well, and a compulsive attraction to a garage that took two lives. In these psychologically daring, chillingly suspenseful pieces, the author of We Were the Mulvaneys and Blonde writes about women facing threats past and present, once again cementing her reputation for &“great intelligence and dead-on imaginative powers&” (Los Angeles Times Book Review).
Cardinal Black (The Matthew Corbett Novels #7)
by Robert McCammon&“Relentlessly paced . . . As usual, McCammon dazzles the reader with gritty historical detail, vivid local color, and a cast of memorable grotesques.&” —Publishers Weekly The year is 1703. The woman Matthew Corbett loves is rapidly deteriorating. A drug forced on her by criminal mastermind Professor Fell has destroyed her sanity. And the one thing that could save her—a book of potions—was stolen during an assault on the English village where she has been living under another name, an attack directed by a deranged man known as Cardinal Black. Matthew is a professional problem solver employed by an agency in New York, but this case is personal. To save Berry Grigsby, Matthew will journey to London with one of Fell&’s henchmen and attend an auction to which Black has summoned unsavory characters from near and far—all vying to possess the powerful volume. But before Matthew can obtain the book and heal Berry, he must survive Cardinal Black . . . The &“most intense yet&” in the unique series that began with Speaks the Nightbird, Cardinal Black is a brutal and brilliant historical thriller from this New York Times–bestselling and Bram Stoker Award–winning author (The Florida Times-Union). Praise for the Matthew Corbett Novels &“Excellent . . . full of tension and suspense.&” —Stephen King on Speaks the Nightbird &“Told with matchless insight into the human soul . . . deeply satisfying.&” —Sandra Brown on Speaks the Nightbird &“The Corbett novels are rich, atmospheric stories, the kind of historical mystery that makes the reader feel as though he really has stepped back in time. Matthew is a very well designed character, very much a man of his time but also ahead of his time, as though he has stepped out of a modern-day crime lab into the early eighteenth century.&” —Booklist
Cardinal Sins (Hidden Gem #2)
by Lissa KaseyHidden Gem: Book TwoParis Hansworth, star whore turned senator and the most powerful man in City M, has been hiding his terminal illness for years. Searching for a way to reverse the toxic environment that's killing him, Paris stumbles upon a lost research facility, and a merman named Rain. Years alone have made Rain long for companionship, and the beautiful man on the other side of the glass intrigues him. But Rain speaks the wrong language, and is decades out of touch. He isn't quite sure what to think of the new environment he's been thrust into. As a virus spreads through the city targeting City M's most private residents--A-Ms--Paris realizes he's out of time. He's willing to sacrifice everything, even his own life, to stop it. But Rain might just be the missing DNA link to explain the mutations created in the last plague, maybe even the cure. Watching Paris race to save his friends, Rain knows he's found someone special and will do anything to stay by his side. But the past Paris thought he'd escaped is seeking revenge, and he's forced to adapt yet again, possibly even becoming a monster. He only hopes Rain will still want him.
Careful What You Wish For: A Novel of Suspense
by Hallie EphronFrom the New York Times bestselling author of There Was an Old Woman comes a novel about a professional organizer with a deadly problem she may not be able to clean up.Emily Harlow is a professional organizer who helps people declutter their lives; she’s married to man who can’t drive past a yard sale without stopping. He’s filled their basement, attic, and garage with his finds. Like other professionals who make a living decluttering peoples’ lives, Emily has devised a set of ironclad rules. When working with couples, she makes clear that the client is only allowed to declutter his or her own stuff. That stipulation has kept Emily’s own marriage together these past few years. She’d love nothing better than to toss out all her husband’s crap. He says he’s a collector. Emily knows better—he’s a hoarder. The larger his “collection” becomes, the deeper the distance grows between Emily and the man she married.Luckily, Emily’s got two new clients to distract herself: an elderly widow whose husband left behind a storage unit she didn’t know existed, and a young wife whose husband won’t allow her stuff into their house. Emily’s initial meeting with the young wife takes a detour when, after too much wine, the women end up fantasizing about how much more pleasant life would be without their collecting spouses. But the next day Emily finds herself in a mess that might be too big for her to clean up. Careful what you wish for, the old adage says . . . now Emily might lose her freedom, her marriage . . . and possibly her life.
Caribbean Island
by Isabelle De Rose Mario EscobarDEUXIEME EPISODE DE LA SERIE « LE CERCLE » L’UN DES THRILLERS LES PLUS LUS EN FORMAT NUMERIQUE INTRIGUE : Après avoir traversé une période de dépression, Edward Rod, policier à Londres, décide d’accepter un poste d’inspecteur principal sur une île des Caraïbes. Son épouse Margaret est sur le point de le quitter et de repartir en Angleterre avec leur fille, mais plusieurs crimes vont les obliger à rester sur l’île alors que l’ouragan le plus violent des vingt dernières années s’apprête à frapper. Contre toute attente, la fille d’Edward est kidnappée par le dangereux tueur en série qui semble être l’auteur des meurtres. Edward et son épouse entament une course contre la montre pour tenter de sauver la vie de leur fille, mais le temps passe et les meurtres se succèdent. Muna est une chrétienne d’Irak réfugiée sur l’île, qui gagne sa vie comme monitrice de plongée. Mais elle cache un terrible secret. Samia, une prostituée de luxe, semble être l’unique témoin susceptible d’identifier le tueur. Qui se cache derrière le meurtre de plusieurs millionnaires, dans l’un des plus grands paradis fiscaux ? Pourquoi l’argent disparaît-il de leurs comptes ? Edward parviendra-t-il à sauver sa fille au cœur de l’ouragan ?
Carmilla
by Joseph Sheridan FanuThis classic of Gothic horror follows Laura, a woman haunted by a girlhood dream of a beautiful visitor to her bedroom. Now, a decade later, Laura finds Carmilla, who appears to be her own age, on the side of the road after a carriage accident. The two recognize each other from the same childhood dream and become fast friends. Soon after, Laura begins to experience mysterious feelings and is once again haunted by nightmares. She finds Carmilla strangely irresistible and longs to be with her.But as the two friends grow closer, Laura's health begins to fail. It becomes apparent that her enchanting companion is harboring a sinister secret. To free herself from Carmilla's grasp, Laura and her family must fight for their lives.
Carmilla (Rare Classics #3)
by Joseph Sheridan Le FanuCarmilla, Rare Classics Volume 3 by Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu
Carmilla (Hesperus Classics Ser.)
by J. Sheridan Le FanuBefore Dracula, there was Carmilla—the first seductive vampire to haunt readers&’ imaginations This classic of Gothic horror follows Laura, a woman haunted by a girlhood dream of a beautiful visitor to her bedroom. Now, a decade later, Laura finds Carmilla, who appears to be her own age, on the side of the road after a carriage accident. The two recognize each other from the same childhood dream and become fast friends. Soon after, Laura begins to experience mysterious feelings and is once again haunted by nightmares. She finds Carmilla strangely irresistible and longs to be with her. But as the two friends grow closer, Laura&’s health begins to fail. It becomes apparent that her enchanting companion is harboring a sinister secret. To free herself from Carmilla&’s grasp, Laura and her family must fight for their lives. This ebook has been professionally proofread to ensure accuracy and readability on all devices.