Author : Sally Spencer
Publisher : Canongate Books
Page : 237 pages
File Size : 48,91 MB
Release : 2019-11-07
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 1786895137
Oxford, 1974. When seventeen-year-old Linda Corbet goes missing, the police dismiss her as an obvious runaway. Only Jennie Redhead, recently driven out of Oxford's police force, is prepared to dig deeper. She suspects that something truly dark and depraved drove Linda from her beloved home and doting parents. Jennie's investigation leads her to a secret Oxford society and to a clandestine world of violence, excess and desire, hidden behind the city's dreaming spires.
Author : Victoria Holt
Publisher : Sourcebooks, Inc.
Page : 312 pages
File Size : 38,57 MB
Release : 2013-09-03
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 1402277504
"One of the supreme writers of gothic romance, a compelling storyteller whose gripping novels have thrilled millions."—RT Book Reviews Her sister's mysterious disappearance will lead her to a deadly secret... Caroline Verlaine knows something is wrong. Her sister has gone missing and no one can tell her why. The only option is to go where Roma was last seen—an estate with a deadly history. The Stacy family has lived off the Dover coast for generations, carefully navigating the treacherous quicksands nearby. But the sands aren't Caroline's biggest threat. Everyone here has a secret, especially the enigmatic young heir Napier Stacy. No matter where Caroline turns, the ground she walks is dangerous. And the closer Caroline comes to unraveling the truth, the closer she comes to sharing her sister's fate. What readers are saying about The Shivering Sands "The feel of this story was similar to that of Rebecca—the sort of dark, shivery, mysterious feeling. The end was WAY better in my opinion, though. Definitely a good read!" "This is a five-star historical, romance, mystery, psychological thriller." "The most suspenseful book ever, and many years later, after having read countless Holt books, I can safely say that this is her best work."
Author : Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
Publisher : Knopf Canada
Page : 11 pages
File Size : 13,77 MB
Release : 2010-06-01
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 0307375234
These twelve dazzling stories from Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie — the Orange Broadband Prize–winning author of Half of a Yellow Sun — are her most intimate works to date. In these stories Adichie turns her penetrating eye to the ties that bind men and women, parents and children, Nigeria and the United States. In “A Private Experience,” a medical student hides from a violent riot with a poor Muslim woman, and the young mother at the centre of “Imitation” finds her comfortable life in Philadelphia threatened when she learns that her husband has moved his mistress into their Lagos home. Searing and profound, suffused with beauty, sorrow and longing, this collection is a resounding confirmation of Adichie’s prodigious literary powers.
Author : Kathy Tyers
Publisher :
Page : 404 pages
File Size : 28,22 MB
Release : 2004
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780764226762
When Graysha accepts an offer to assist in terraforming the planet Goddard, she does so for two reasons; She needs the income and she hopes that the planets colonists can provide a cure for her genitic disorder.
Author : Paul Somers
Publisher : Pan Macmillan
Page : 168 pages
File Size : 43,22 MB
Release : 2012-03-15
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 1447215915
It began with the Night News Editor of the Record, in a foul temper, sending Hugh Curtis out on a time-wasting chase to confirm a totally uninteresting rumour. It developed into the biggest scoop the paper had ever known and one of the most unusual and dangerous stories which Hugh had ever covered. The tip-off, which might have rated three lines in an early edition, concerned a bogus telephone message which sent a certain Mrs. Ward hurrying to a London suburban hospital. The pay-off was a disappearance which sent Hugh to a desolate rendezvous with men who were holding a nation to ransom. For once he was one step ahead of Mollie Bourne of the Courier and it was not in Mollie’s nature to play second fiddle to anyone. Pursuing her own line of investigation she too was swept into the weird and thrilling climax to Paul Somers’ absorbing new story which is a fast-moving and exciting successor to Beginner’s Luck.
Author : Christian McKay Heidicker
Publisher : Henry Holt and Company (BYR)
Page : 352 pages
File Size : 34,1 MB
Release : 2020-04-07
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 1250302897
Thieves of Weirdwood is the first in William Shivering and Newbery Honor-winning author of Scary Stories for Young Foxes Christian McKay Heidicker's brand-new fantasy series—illustrated by Anna Earley—about two kid thieves who are plunged into a battle between the Real and Imaginary worlds! Action, laughs, and monsters beyond imagining abound! "[W]ill delight and satiate those besotted with Harry Potter, Percy Jackson, Artemis Fowl, Miss Peregrine, the Spiderwicks." —New York Times Book Review Twelve-year-old thieves Arthur and Wally are determined to steal their way up the ranks of the notorious Black Feathers gang. With loan sharks chasing after Arthur’s father and Wally’s brother’s hospital bill due, they’re in need of serious cash. Fast. When Arthur spots some wealthy strangers exiting a seemingly deserted mansion, he smells an opportunity for a big score. Little do the boys realize, they’ve stumbled upon Weirdwood Manor, the headquarters of a magical order who protect the Balance between the Real and Imaginary worlds. When Kingsport is besieged by nightmarish creatures, it’s up to a pair of thieves to save their city. Filled with giant tentacle monsters and heroes literally ripped from the pages of adventure stories, this imagination-bending series is perfect for fans of Keeper of the Lost Cities, Aru Shah, and Nevermoor. "Startling, original and epic." —Eoin Colfer, creator of Artemis Fowl "An imaginative, page-turning adventure." —Shannon Messenger, New York Times bestselling author of Keeper of the Lost Cities
Author : Shari Brand Robertson
Publisher :
Page : pages
File Size : 45,76 MB
Release : 2014-05-15
Category : Sheep
ISBN : 9780988861886
A child's fear on a dark and stormy night are quickly doused by the antics of a flock of very unusual sheep. Smelly sheep, sweet sheep, messy sheep, and neat sheep frolic through the night with sheep with buttons and sheep with slippers. But what is behind those wooly sheep zippers?
Author : Christian McKay Heidicker
Publisher : Henry Holt and Company (BYR)
Page : 286 pages
File Size : 16,67 MB
Release : 2021-04-06
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 1250302919
In this second action-packed and hilarious Weirdwood adventure by William Shivering and Newbery Honor winner Christian McKay Heidicker (Scary Stories for Young Foxes), two thieves and their ghost friend wage a battle against a shadowy magical organization intent on opening a Rift between the worlds of the living and the dead. "[W]ill delight and satiate those besotted with Harry Potter, Percy Jackson, Artemis Fowl, Miss Peregrine, the Spiderwicks." —New York Times Book Review on Thieves of Weirdwood Fresh off of heroically saving their city from nightmarish monsters, 12-year-old reformed thieves Arthur and Wally are determined to join the Wardens of Weirdwood—defenders of the border between the Real and Imaginary worlds. Their mission: defeat the Order of Eldar, a shadowy group that exploits the creatures of the Fae for their own gain. When the Order opens what seems to be a Rift between the worlds of the living and the dead, they set up a menagerie of ghosts to make money off those grieving for their lost loved ones. As spirits begin to cross over into Kingsport, Arthur, Wally, and their ghost companion, Breeth, will have to return a fleet of dead souls to the other side of the Veil. Perfect for fans of Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky and Keeper of the Lost Cities.
Author : Gottlieb Heinrich Georg Jahr
Publisher :
Page : 664 pages
File Size : 48,68 MB
Release : 1847
Category : Homeopathy
ISBN :
Author : Muku Ogura
Publisher : Digital Manga, Inc.
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 42,28 MB
Release : 2012-02-07
Category : Comics & Graphic Novels
ISBN : 9781569702451
When Himi was a small boy, he became terrified of the dark thanks to a trauma suffered during a earthquake. His dorm mate, Furuya, is afraid of bright lights -- so what can they do?
