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The Loney: 'Full of unnerving terror . . . amazing' Stephen King
by Andrew Michael HurleyWINNER OF THE 2015 COSTA FIRST NOVEL AWARD THE BRITISH BOOK AWARDS BOOK OF THE YEAR 2016 'Modern classics in this genre are rare, and instant ones even rarer; The Loney, however, looks as though it may be both' Sunday TelegraphIf it had another name, I never knew, but the locals called it the Loney - that strange nowhere between the Wyre and the Lune where Hanny and I went every Easter time with Mummer, Farther, Mr and Mrs Belderboss and Father Wilfred, the parish priest.It was impossible to truly know the place. It changed with each influx and retreat, and the neap tides would reveal the skeletons of those who thought they could escape its insidious currents. No one ever went near the water. No one apart from us, that is.I suppose I always knew that what happened there wouldn't stay hidden for ever, no matter how much I wanted it to. No matter how hard I tried to forget . . .(P)2015 John Murray Press
Long Dark Night
by Janci PattersonSixteen-year-old April is trapped behind the blinds in her apartment, beholden to the schedule of the daily blood deliveries from the local Red Cross syndicate, waiting for Vance—well-respected director of the local hospital by day, vampire lord by night—to finally descend on her and finish turning her unlife into a living hell. From the day he raped her, infecting her with the STD that turned her into a vampire, he’s been watching her, stalking her, trying to make her his, body and soul. Until the day April seizes the opportunity to choose her own course. Now on the run in the California desert, April must find the will not only to survive, but to fight back.
A Long Day in Lychford (Witches Of Lychford Ser. #3)
by Paul CornellA Long Day in Lychford is the third book in Paul Cornell's increasingly popular Witches of Lychford series.It's a period of turmoil in Britain, with the country's politicians electing to remove the UK from the European Union, despite ever-increasing evidence that the public no longer supports it. And the small town of Lychford is suffering.But what can three rural witches do to guard against the unknown? And why are unwary hikers being led over the magical borders by their smartphones' mapping software? And is the immigration question really important enough to kill for?At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.
The Long Last Call
by John SkippA mysterious stranger shows up at a rural strip club right before closing time, initiating a series of events that escalates beyond anyone's control.
Long, Lonely Howl
by Lyn GalaAlthough Casey Keller loves his life as a YMCA counselor, making a difference in the lives of inner-city kids, his personal life is a mess. He loves Adam, his live-in boyfriend, but he can't deal with him. He misses Nathan, an old lover and current friend, but there's a distance between them Casey can't overcome. He's starting to fear that he's the one constantly ruining any chance he has for happiness. But life is about to change: a trip to the California mountains to escape the pressures of city life will introduce him to a world he never knew existed, where creatures out of mythology and fiction roam and men run in packs.
Long Lost
by Jacqueline WestOnce there were two sisters who did everything together. But only one of them disappeared. New York Times–bestselling author Jacqueline West’s Long Lost is an atmospheric, eerie mystery brimming with suspense. <p><p> Fans of Katherine Arden’s Small Spaces and Victoria Schwab’s City of Ghosts series will lose themselves in this mesmerizing and century-spanning tale. <p><p>Eleven-year-old Fiona has just read a book that doesn’t exist. <p><p>When Fiona’s family moves to a new town to be closer to her older sister’s figure skating club—and far from Fiona’s close-knit group of friends—nobody seems to notice Fiona’s unhappiness. Alone and out of place, Fiona ventures to the town’s library, a rambling mansion donated by a long-dead heiress. And there she finds a gripping mystery novel about a small town, family secrets, and a tragic disappearance. <p><p>Soon Fiona begins to notice strange similarities that blur the lines between the novel and her new town. With a little help from a few odd Lost Lake locals, Fiona uncovers the book’s strange history. Lost Lake is a town of restless spirits, and Fiona will learn that both help and danger come from unexpected places—maybe even from the sister she thinks doesn’t care about her anymore. <p><p> New York Times–bestselling and acclaimed author Jacqueline West weaves a heart-pounding, intense, and imaginative mystery that builds anticipation on every page, while centering on the strong and often tumultuous bond between sisters. Laced with suspense, Long Lost will fascinate readers of Trenton Lee Stewart’s The Secret Keepers and fans of ghost stories.
The Long Masquerade
by Madeleine BrentIn 1897 a small ship sails the Caribbean, trading between the islands. It is the home of a man and girl, runaways wanted for murder and who live in fear of arrest. Casey had once been Emma Delaney, wife of Oliver Foy and mistress of Diablo Hall, one of Jamaica's great houses. A devil had dwelt within Diablo Hall, a devil who meant to break her to his will. When Emma escapes that sinister marriage she wanders across the seas learning the skills that she now depends on. Her life as Casey comes to an end when she is brought penniless to England, where she must face the man who possesses the "evil eye," and when she finds love it brings new danger and an agonizing choice.
Long Past Midnight
by Jonathan MaberrySOME STORIES CAN ONLY BE TOLD . . . LONG PAST MIDNIGHT Five-time Bram Stoker Award-winner Jonathan Maberry weaves a chilling web of small-town terrors, local legends, and hair-raising tales set in the eerie world of Pine Deep, Pennsylvania. . . . Four children explore an abandoned house that&’s supposed to be haunted—and discover something far more terrifying than any ghost. A rash of fatal accidents in the town of Pine Deep keeps a cemetery worker busier than ever—because the dead won&’t stay buried. Ex-cop Joe Ledger searches for a missing witness in &“the spookiest town in America&”—but finds there is no protection program against the forces of evil. . . . &“Jonathan Maberry&’s horror is rich and visceral. It&’s close to the heart . . . and close to the jugular.&” —Kevin J. Anderson&“Maberry&’s works will be read for many, many years to come.&” —Ray Bradbury&“Maberry supplies plenty of chills, both earth-bound and otherworldly.&” —Publishers Weekly&“Maberry will scare the hell out of you.&” —Tess Gerritsen&“This guy is good.&”—Joe R. Lansdale
The Long Road (The Reanimates Series #4)
by J. RudolphA young man fights his way across a zombie-ridden America to save the last of his family in this post-apocalyptic sequel to The Escape.Years after his trans-Atlantic journey from America to Ireland, Drew returns to the States with a dark truth: The Emerald Isle has already fallen into a dictatorship that runs on slavery and fear.Now, Drew must fight his way across a fatally-infected New York and the remains of civilization itself to find and warn the last of his people—don’t go. There is no escape to Ireland. Their hell is worse than ours . . .The Long Road is two stories in one—Drew’s travels to Montana to save the last people in the world that matter, punctuated by the vivid, violent memories of Ireland and what humans can do to each other when the world collapses around them.All is not lost, but Drew brings with him a bitter message: When your last hope is stolen from you…it’s time to build hope, all your own.Praise for The Complex“I really enjoyed The Complex. . . . It brings a new and missing dynamic to the genre. . . . Ms. Rudolph tells a good story that left me wanting more.” —David Forsyth, author of the Sovereign Spirit Saga“This is a fantastic read that I could not recommend more!” —Tony Baker, author of Survivors of the Dead
Long Shadows: A brand-new gripping supernatural thriller (Elizabeth Cage, Book 3)
by Jodi TaylorBOOK 3 IN THE GRIPPING SUPERNATURAL SERIES BY THE BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF THE CHRONICLES OF ST MARY'SI don't know who I am. I don't know what I am. The identity of Elizabeth Cage has always been a mystery. Even she doesn't know who, or what, she is. But she's learned to live with it.Until now, when what should have been a peaceful holiday turns into anything but, and Elizabeth is forced to recognise that she isn't what she seems.But neither is anyone else. Has her whole life been a lie?Someone very badly wants to know the truth about Elizabeth Cage. And they'll do anything to find out. But who will live to regret it?Twisty, dark and incredibly gripping, the Elizabeth Cage novels are perfect for fans of Sarah Painter and Genevieve Cogman. Readers love Jodi Taylor: 'Jodi Taylor does brilliant, strong female heroes, and Elizabeth follows on from Max in the St Mary's series''I look forward to another adventure with this quirky and perfectly matched pair''Hold on to your seat and close your eyes if you dare!''Gripping and full of curious plot turns''An on-the-edge-of-your-seat thriller where no assumptions can be made'
Long Shadows: A brand-new gripping supernatural thriller (Elizabeth Cage, Book 3)
by Jodi TaylorBOOK 3 IN THE GRIPPING SUPERNATURAL SERIES BY THE BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF THE CHRONICLES OF ST MARY'SI don't know who I am. I don't know what I am. The identity of Elizabeth Cage has always been a mystery. Even she doesn't know who, or what, she is. But she's learned to live with it.Until now, when what should have been a peaceful holiday turns into anything but, and Elizabeth is forced to recognise that she isn't what she seems.But neither is anyone else. Has her whole life been a lie?Someone very badly wants to know the truth about Elizabeth Cage. And they'll do anything to find out. But who will live to regret it?Twisty, dark and incredibly gripping, the Elizabeth Cage novels are perfect for fans of Sarah Painter and Genevieve Cogman. Readers love Jodi Taylor: 'Jodi Taylor does brilliant, strong female heroes, and Elizabeth follows on from Max in the St Mary's series''I look forward to another adventure with this quirky and perfectly matched pair''Hold on to your seat and close your eyes if you dare!''Gripping and full of curious plot turns''An on-the-edge-of-your-seat thriller where no assumptions can be made'
Long Shadows: A brand-new gripping supernatural thriller (Elizabeth Cage, Book 3)
by Jodi TaylorBOOK 3 IN THE GRIPPING SUPERNATURAL SERIES BY THE BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF THE CHRONICLES OF ST MARY'SI don't know who I am. I don't know what I am. The identity of Elizabeth Cage has always been a mystery. Even she doesn't know who, or what, she is. But she's learned to live with it.Until now, when what should have been a peaceful holiday turns into anything but, and Elizabeth is forced to recognise that she isn't what she seems.But neither is anyone else. Has her whole life been a lie?Someone very badly wants to know the truth about Elizabeth Cage. And they'll do anything to find out. But who will live to regret it?Twisty, dark and incredibly gripping, the Elizabeth Cage novels are perfect for fans of Sarah Painter and Genevieve Cogman.(P)2021 Headline Publishing Group Ltd
Long-time Listener, First-time Werewolf (Kitty Norville Omnibus)
by Carrie VaughnDJ Kitty Norville never much liked doing the nightshift at K-NOB, Denver's alternative radio station--that is, until the attack that made her a werewolf. Now her habits have become decidedly more nocturnal, not to mention reckless. One night, in a fit of boredom, she ditches the station's dull '90s format in favor of posing a question to her listeners: Do you believe in vampires? The startling answer: Yes. Suddenly calls from anguished, alienated, self-proclaimed vampires, werewolves and witches begin pouring in, with Kitty dispensing on-air advice with unexpected aplomb. And all at once The Midnight Hour--late-night radio's scariest, most surreal talk show--is born. But not everyone's thrilled with Kitty's newfound success. Carl, the alpha-male leader of Kitty's werewolf pack, takes her on-air bravado as a challenge to his authority. And Arturo, head of Denver's vampire families, is terrified she may let loose some privileged information that will be fatal to his kin. Either way, both honchos want her to quit. Then a deranged bounty hunter specializing in lycanthropes threatens to kill her on-air, forcing her to take werewolf form right in the studio ... causing the most privileged information of all to go public: her own secret identity. Ahh, but it'll take more than coming out as a werewolf to keep Kitty Norville sidelined. And here are her first three otherworldly adventures: In addition to Kitty and The Midnight Hour, Kitty Goes to Washington, where she is invited to testify at a Senate hearing on behalf of all supernaturals ... by a paranoid, Bible-thumping senator determined to expose her as a monster; and Kitty Takes a Holiday, but her longed-for Colorado vacation gets cut short when nearby livestock turn up mutilated ... with evidence of black magic afoot.
Long Valley
by Robert E KreigIn the small community of Long Valley, nestled comfortably beneath snow-capped mountains, everybody knows everybody and life is simple. But something disturbing has awakened and is about to tear the small town apart. A tragic accident near the valley's army base sparks a number of terrifying events placing the local civilians in mortal danger. A contagion is released into the environment, infecting pets, livestock, wild life and people. It's up to the local law enforcement and a small band of citizens to try and keep the town safe. In the end, it becomes a struggle for survival as more and more town folk are overcome by the urge to feed.
The Long Voyage
by Carl JacobiThe secret lay hidden at the end of nine landings, and Medusa-dark was one man's search for it--in the strangest journey ever made.
The Long Walk
by Stephen KingOn the first day of May, 100 teenage boys meet for a race known as The Long Walk. If you break the rules, you get three warnings. If you exceed your limit, what happens is absolutely terrifying...<P><P> On the first day of May, 100 teenage boys meet for a race known as The Long Walk. If you break the rules, you get three warnings. If you exceed your limit, what happens is absolutely terrifying...
Long Way Home (Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Angel: The Unseen Trilogy #3)
by Nancy Holder Jeff MariotteBuffy and Angel find themselves launched into a frightening reality where fierce dragons and other fairy-tale monstrosities rule supreme. Once they locate each other, they rally the missing teens -- including Salma -- and attempt to make their way through the inter-dimensional portal back to Sunnydale. Little do they know that two unlikely allies have also come through to alternity: Spike and the rogue Slayer, Faith, both with their own respective -- and complicated -- MOs. Back in L.A., gang violence and vigilantism are at a fever pitch. The Slayerettes -- now an extended unit -- are holding down the fort, awaiting Buffy and Angel's return. But Slayer and Vampire are feeling moral conflict that rivals the physical strain of demon-slaying: each wonders if a reality exists where their love could have survived. And when one of the duo's charges is suddenly killed, the portal to Sunnydale is sealed. Now, before they can worry about ridding their own universe of supernatural chaos, they've got to find a way to get back to it....
A Longer Fall: Gunnie Rose 2 (Gunnie Rose #2)
by Charlaine Harris#1 New York Times bestselling author Charlaine Harris returns with the second of the Gunnie Rose series, in which Lizbeth is hired onto a new crew, transporting a crate into Dixie, the self-exiled southeast territory of the former United States. What the crate contains is something so powerful, that forces from across three territories want to possess it. In this second thrilling installment of the Gunnie Rose series, Lizbeth Rose is hired onto a new crew for a seemingly easy protection job, transporting a crate into Dixie, just about the last part of the former United States of America she wants to visit. But what seemed like a straight-forward job turns into a massacre as the crate is stolen. Up against a wall in Dixie, where social norms have stepped back into the last century, Lizbeth has to go undercover with an old friend to retrieve the crate as what&’s inside can spark a rebellion, if she can get it back in time. #1 New York Times bestselling author Charlaine Harris (Sookie Stackhouse mysteries and Midnight, Texas trilogy) is at her best here, building the world of this alternate history of the United States, where magic is an acknowledged but despised power.
The Longest Street in the World: from Never Whistle at Night (A Vintage Short)
by Theodore C. Van AlstIn this short story from the bold, timely, sinister anthology Never Whistle at Night, Junior gets a brick to the head in a drive-by and six weeks later the creature Louis turns up with a sack of Junior's assailants' severed white heads. A wholly original and shiver-inducing tale, this is a celebration of Indigenous peoples&’ survival and imagination, and a glorious reveling in one of the things an ill-advised whistle might summon. A Vintage Short.
Look At Me
by Lauren Porosoff MitchellSet in contemporary Washington, D.C., mixing urban edge with magic realism, this lyrical and sexy first novel is also the frank story of the clash between promiscuity and love, and the acceptance of a family legacy.<P><P>Look at Me tells the story Dana, whose mother was loving and charismatic, with some of the powers of a witch, and whose father was a super rational scientist. When her mother dies tragically, and far too young, Dana, as early as twelve-years-old, learns to use sex to grab attention and relieve her loneliness, while leaving it intact afterward.As an adult, Dana is caught between the different pulls of her parents. A successful scientist like her father, she still seeks the irrational, nurturing atmosphere her mother created. As Dana puts it, a man of science wedded to a sorceress"-what kind of daughter indeed can issue from such a mixed heritage?Dana's odyssey is that of a sexual aggressor, of a young woman compelled to prove her ability to attract, again and again. But after all the faceless men who service her for a night and whom she expels with a well worked-out routine in the morning, she meets two whom she cannot dismiss: Jonas, the married astronomer from San Francisco who is a bit of a conjurer himself; and Iain, a photographer with a cocaine problem and a dangerous lifestyle, but a man of great compassion and tenderness."Look at Me is the story of a totally contemporary young woman, at home with the slut' side of her nature while at war with her own desire for love."-from the Foreword by Marge PiercyLauren Porosoff Mitchell received her law degree from George Washington University. She lives in Washington, D.C., where she is at work on her second novel.
Look For Me By Moonlight
by Mary Downing HahnLook for Me by Moonlight is Mary Downing Hahn's eerie, suspenseful tale of dangerous love.In a remote Maine inn, where Cynda is supposed to be reconnecting with her father and his new family, she is also falling in love for the first time. But this isn't a typical teenage romance. The object of her affection, Vincent Morthanos, is older and worldly, with pale, aristocratic good looks. And he has a secret-a secret that could destroy Cynda's family, unless she can free herself from love's deadly embrace.
Looking Glass: The Chronicles Of Alice Novellas (The Chronicles of Alice #3)
by Christina HenryIn four new novellas, Christina Henry returns to the world of Alice and Red Queen, where magic runs as freely as secrets and blood.Lovely CreatureIn the New City lives a girl with a secret: Elizabeth can do magic. But someone knows her secret--someone who has a secret of his own. That secret is a butterfly that lives in a jar, a butterfly that was supposed to be gone forever, a butterfly that used to be called the Jabberwock...Girl in Amber Alice and Hatcher are just looking for a place to rest. Alice has been dreaming of a cottage by a lake and a field of wildflowers, but while walking blind in a snowstorm she stumbles into a house that only seems empty and abandoned...When I First Came to TownHatcher wasn't always Hatcher. Once, he was a boy called Nicholas, and Nicholas fancied himself the best fighter in the Old City. No matter who fought him he always won. Then his boss tells him he's going to battle the fearsome Grinder, a man who never leaves his opponents alive...The Mercy SeatThere is a place hidden in the mountains, where all the people hate and fear magic and Magicians. It is the Village of the Pure, and though Alice and Hatcher would do anything to avoid it, it lies directly in their path...
Looking Glass Sound
by Catriona WardIn a windswept cottage overlooking the sea, Wilder Harlow begins the last book he will ever write. It is the story of his childhood companions and the killer that stalked their small New England town. Of the body they found, the horror of that discovery echoing down the decades. And of Sky, Wilder's one-time friend, who stole his unfinished memoir and turned it into a lurid bestselling novel, Looking Glass Sound.This book will be Wilder's revenge on Sky, a man who betrayed his trust and died without ever telling him why. But as he writes, Wilder begins to find notes written in Sky's signature green ink and events in his manuscript start to chime eerily with the present. Is Sky haunting him? Did Wilder have more to do with Sky's death than headmits? And who is the woman drowning in the cove, whom no-one else can see?No longer able to trust his own eyes, Wilder begins to wonder: is he writing the book, or is the book writing him?
Looking Glass Sound
by Catriona Ward“If you love the novels of Shirley Jackson, Patricia Highsmith, and Tana French, here’s your next obsession.”—Kelly Link, author of White Cat, Black DogA LibraryReads Hall of Fame Pick!From Catriona Ward, author of The Last House on Needless Street, comes a masterful story about friendship and betrayal, dark obsessions, and the impossibility of escaping your own story.In a cottage overlooking the windswept Maine coast, Wilder Harlow has begun the last book he will ever write. It is the story about the sun-drenched summer days of his youth in Whistler Bay, and the blood-stained path of the killer that stalked his small vacation town. About the terrible secret he and his companions, Nat and Harper, discovered entombed in the coves off the bay. And how the pact they swore that day echoed down the decades, forever shaping their lives.But the more Wilder writes, the less he trusts himself and his memory. He starts to see things that can’t be real – notes hidden in the cabin, from an old friend now dead; a woman with dark hair drowning in the icy waters below, calling for help; entire chapters he doesn’t recall typing, appearing overnight. Who, or what, is haunting Wilder?No longer able to trust his own eyes, Wilder begins to fear that this will not only be his last book, but the last thing he ever does. “An origami puzzle of a book, the mystery so beautifully crafted you don’t see the folds, with edges sharp as a paper cut.”—Lauren Beukes, author of The Shining GirlsAt the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.
The Loom of Time: A Selection of His Plays and Poems
by Chandra Rajan Kalidasa KâlidâsaKalidasa is the major poet and dramatist of classical Sanskrit literature - a many-sided talent of extraordinary scope and exquisite language. His great poem, Meghadutam (The Cloud Messenger), tells of a divine being, punished for failing in his sacred duties with a years' separation from his beloved. A work of subtle emotional nuances, it is a haunting depiction of longing and separation. The play Sakuntala describes the troubled love between a Lady of Nature and King Duhsanta. This beautiful blend of romance and comedy, transports its audience into an enchanted world in which mortals mingle with gods. And Kalidasa's poem Rtusamharam (The Gathering of the Seasons) is an exuberant observation of the sheer variety of the natural world, as it teems with the energies of the great god Siva.