Lisey's Story


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Every marriage has two hearts, one light and one dark, and Lisey Landon must confront both. King's most personal and powerful book to date is about the wellsprings of creativity, the temptations of madness, and the secret language of love.




Charlie the Choo-Choo


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Fans of Stephen King’s The Dark Tower will definitely want this picture book about a train engine and his devoted engineer. Engineer Bob has a secret: His train engine, Charlie the Choo-Choo, is alive…and also his best friend. From celebrated author Beryl Evans and illustrator Ned Dameron comes a story about friendship, loyalty, and hard work.




An Unreliable Truth


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Two couples cut to bits near a canyon close to the Nevada border. The police pull over blood-soaked Arlo Ward not far from the site of the grisly murders; he fully cooperates with the officers, grinning through a remorseless confession dripping with gory detail. Investigators find no murder weapon, but young, awkward Arlo's confession is signed, taped, and delivered.




The Fog


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A chilling story of madness and murder, The Fog is a classic horror novel from James Herbert, author of The Rats. Life in tranquil Wiltshire is shattered by an earth-splitting disaster. Yet the true danger is just beginning. A malevolent fog ascends from the abyss, spreading through the air, destined to devastate the lives of all those it encounters . . . 'James Herbert comes at us with both hands' – Stephen King A classic of horror and supernatural thrillers, The Fog is an exploration of the immense destruction chemical weapons can cause – a stark reminder of humanity's frailty in face of uncontrollable forces.




She'll Never Tell


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Two women. One secret. How many lies? The sudden death of her mother shatters Olivia Gilchrist's world. Grief turns to shock when a post-mortem reveals Sonia has lied to her daughter in the cruellest possible way. Angry and hurt, Olivia vows to uncover the truth. Meanwhile, Olivia's neighbour, Elena, harbours a dark secret. Now the past has caught up with her, forcing Elena to go into hiding. Then Olivia discovers Elena was involved in Sonia's deceit. She has questions she's desperate to ask her former neighbour. Olivia suspects, however, that Elena is warped and unstable. Tracking her down may be difficult and dangerous. The temptation proves too strong, and a game of cat and mouse with a vengeful woman ensues. One that has the potential to turn deadly... A gripping novel of psychological suspense, She'll Never Tell is the story of a decades-old secret that refuses to stay hidden.




Gonzo


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A visual biography of writer Hunter S. Thompson, creator of the "gonzo" style of journalism, with photographs and excerpts from Thompson's writings.




Blackwater Lake


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Matthew Stanyer fears the worst when he reports his parents missing. His father, Joseph Stanyer, has been struggling to cope with his wife Evie, whose dementia is rapidly worsening. When their bodies are found at Blackwater Lake, a local beauty spot, the inquest rules the deaths as a murder-suicide. A conclusion that's supported by the note Joseph leaves for his son. Grief-stricken, Matthew begins to clear his parents' house of decades of compulsive hoarding, only to discover the dark enigmas hidden within its walls. Ones that lead Matthew to ask: why did his father choose Blackwater Lake to end his life? What other secrets do its waters conceal? A short (26,000 words) novella, Blackwater Lake examines one man's determination to uncover his family's troubled past.




The Magician's Book


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Enchanted by Narnia's fantastic world as a child, prominent critic Laura Miller returns to the series as an adult to uncover the source of these small books' mysterious power by looking at their creator, Clive Staples Lewis. What she discovers is not the familiar, idealized image of the author, but a more interesting and ambiguous truth: Lewis's tragic and troubled childhood, his unconventional love life, and his intense but ultimately doomed friendship with J.R.R. Tolkien. Finally reclaiming Narnia "for the rest of us," Miller casts the Chronicles as a profoundly literary creation, and the portal to a lifelong adventure in books, art, and the imagination.




Lilja's Library


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Widow's Point


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Longtime residents of Harper's Cove believe that something is wrong with the Widow's Point Lighthouse. Some say it's cursed. Others claim it's haunted. Originally built in 1838, three workers were killed during the lighthouse's construction, including one who mysteriously plunged to his death from the catwalk. That tragic accident was never explained, and it was just the beginning of the terror. In the decades that followed, nearly two dozen additional deaths occurred in or around the lighthouse including cold-blooded murder, suicide, unexplained accidents and disappearances, the slaughter of an entire family, and the inexplicable death of a Hollywood starlet who was filming a movie on the grounds. The lighthouse was finally shuttered tight in 1988 and a security fence was erected around the property. No one has been inside since. Until tonight. Thomas Livingston is the acclaimed author of thirteen books about the supernatural and this evening he will enter the Widow's Point Lighthouse, searching for material for his next bestseller. He will be locked inside for the weekend with no way of contacting the outside world. And although no human has stepped foot inside the structure in nearly three decades, Livingston will not be alone.