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Journey to the Center of the Earth
by Jules Verne
Explorers embark on an incredible subterranean adventure, uncovering the secrets of a lost world.
Designed to appeal to the book lover, the Macmillan Collector's Library is a series of beautifully bound pocket-sized gift editions of much loved classic titles. Bound in real cloth, printed on high ... (Barnes & Noble)
Angels & Demons
by Dan Brown
An adventure to uncover a secret Catholic society's plan to destroy the Vatican.
CERN director Maximilian Kohler discovers one of the facility's top physicists, Leonardo Vetra, murdered, his chest branded with an ambigram of the word " Illuminati ." Kohler contacts Robert ... (Wikipedia)
A Dance with Dragons
by George R.R. Martin
Epic fantasy tale of political intrigue and war with a wide cast of characters.
Stannis Baratheon , a claimant to the Iron Throne of Westeros , occupies the Wall at the realm's northern border, having helped to repel an invasion of wildlings from the northern wilderness. Stannis ... (Wikipedia)
Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea
by Jules Verne
A thrilling adventure beneath the depths of the sea, discovering a strange and wondrous world.
During the year 1866, ships of various nationalities sight a mysterious sea monster , which, it is later suggested, might be a gigantic narwhal . The U.S. government assembles an expedition in New ... (Wikipedia)
The Hound of the Baskervilles
by Arthur Conan Doyle
A thrilling detective story of Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson as they investigate a mysterious murder on the moor.
Dr James Mortimer calls on Sherlock Holmes in London for advice after his friend Sir Charles Baskerville was found dead in the yew alley of his manor on Dartmoor in Devon . The death was attributed ... (Wikipedia)
Dead Until Dark
by Charlaine Harris
A quirky Southern waitress must confront a dangerous world of vampires, werewolves and other supernatural forces.
Sookie Stackhouse is just a small-time cocktail waitress in small-town Louisiana. Until the vampire of her dreams walks into her life-and one of her coworkers checks out.... Maybe having a vampire ... (Goodreads)
Curtain
by Agatha Christie
An amateur detective investigates a murder at a country estate, uncovering a mysterious plot.
A specific person is unsuspected of involvement in five murders by both the police and family of the victims. In all cases, there was a clear suspect. Four of these suspects have since died (one of ... (Wikipedia)
Snow Crash
by Neal Stephenson
A hacker's quest in a futuristic America dealing with a mysterious computer virus.
Hiro Protagonist is a hacker and pizza delivery driver for the Mafia. He meets Y.T. (short for Yours Truly), a young skateboard Kourier ( courier ) who refers to herself in the third person , during ... (Wikipedia)
The Partner
by John Grisham
A lawyer's daring escape from a powerful law firm and the pursuit of a hidden fortune.
It's been four years since Patrick Lanigan, a junior partner in a law firm in Biloxi, Mississippi , learned of the scheme, masterminded by his firm's client, shipbuilding magnate Benny Aricia, to ... (Wikipedia)
Fifty Shades Freed
by E.L. James
A woman's journey of self-discovery as she navigates a passionate, tumultuous relationship.
Anastasia 'Ana' Steele and Christian Grey return to Seattle after a long honeymoon. Christian is upset to find that Ana has kept her maiden name at work. After some resistance, Ana relents and ... (Wikipedia)
Walking Disaster
by Jamie McGuire
A young man's journey to overcome his inner demons and find redemption.
Continuarea mult așteptată a bestsellerului, Fericirea începe azi,, Află ce este în mintea bărbaților!, Travis Maddox a învățat două lucruri de la mama sa înainte ca aceasta să moară: Iubește mult. ... (Barnes & Noble)
Uzumaki
by Junji Ito
Horror manga about a cursed town plagued by mysterious supernatural spirals.
Uzumaki follows a high-school teenager, Kirie Goshima (,五島桐絵,) ; her boyfriend, Shuichi Saito (,斎藤秀一,) ; and the citizens of the small, quiet Japanese town of Kurouzu-cho (,黒渦町,, Black Vortex Town,) ... (Wikipedia)
Blood of Elves
by Andrzej Sapkowski
A young orphan embarks on a quest, struggling to accept their destiny as a Witcher.
About a year before the beginning of the novel (as chronicled in the preceding short story " Much More "), the Empire of Nilfgaard attacks the Kingdom of Cintra. Queen Calanthe, mortally wounded, ... (Wikipedia)
Magician: Apprentice
by Raymond E. Feist
A young boy's journey to becoming a master sorcerer, encountering magical creatures and powerful forces along the way.
In the twelfth year of the reign of Rodric the Fourth, an orphaned kitchen boy named Pug is made an apprentice magician to the magician Kulgan in Crydee . A struggling student of magic , he rises to ... (Wikipedia)
Split Second
by David Baldacci
An FBI agent races against the clock to prevent a terrorist attack that could change the world.
Michelle Maxwell has just wrecked her promising career at the Secret Service. Against her instincts, she let a presidential candidate out of her sight for the briefest moment and the man whose safety ... (Goodreads)
The Alloy of Law
by Brandon Sanderson
A new era of law and order in a magical, steampunk world.
The Alloy of Law is set in an analog to the early 20th century, on Scadrial , approximately 300 years after the conclusion of the original trilogy. , It also introduces the concept of Twinborn , ... (Wikipedia)
First Lord's Fury
by Jim Butcher
Epic fantasy adventure as an army of magical creatures and humans fight to save their kingdom.
Returning from the ruined continent of Canea, Gaius Octavian, his girlfriend Kitai, the Canim warmaster Varg, and their legions find that most of the Aleran Empire has been destroyed or besieged by ... (Wikipedia)
The Graveyard Book
by Neil Gaiman
A young boy's journey through a graveyard, learning the secrets of the dead.
The story begins as the man Jack murders most of the members of a family (later revealed to be the Dorian family) except for the toddler upstairs. Unknown to him, the toddler has climbed out of his ... (Wikipedia)
The Thirteenth Tale
by Diane Setterfield
A mysterious storyteller reveals a dark family secret, transforming the lives of those around her.
Vida Winter, a famous novelist in England, has evaded journalists' questions about her past, refusing to answer their inquiries and spinning elaborate tales that they later discover to be false. Her ... (Wikipedia)
Kiss the Girls
by James Patterson
Detective Alex Cross races against time to stop a serial killer from abducting more victims.
As a teenage boy in 1975 Boca Raton , Florida , a future serial killer calling himself Casanova kills his first four victims. Elsewhere in 1981 Chapel Hill , North Carolina , another killer calling ... (Wikipedia)
Fifty Shades of Grey
by E.L. James
A woman's journey of self-discovery, exploring her sexuality and desires in a BDSM relationship.
Anastasia "Ana" Steele is a 21-year-old college senior attending the Vancouver branch of Washington State University in Vancouver, Washington . Her best friend is Katherine "Kate" Kavanagh, who ... (Wikipedia)
Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark
by Alvin Schwartz
Collection of tales of horror and the supernatural, to be shared with friends around a campfire.
This spooky addition to Alvin Schwartz's popular books on American folklore is filled with tales of eerie horror and dark revenge that will make you jump with fright. There is a story here for ... (Goodreads)
Fourth Grave Beneath My Feet
by Darynda Jones
A supernatural detective investigates crimes of a paranormal nature.
Welcome to the world of grim reaper extraordinaire Charley Davidson. Try as she might, there’s no avoiding her destiny. Sometimes being the grim reaper really is, well,, grim,. And since Charley’s ... (Goodreads)
Fifth Grave Past the Light
by Darynda Jones
A paranormal detective seeks to uncover the mystery behind a series of supernatural events.
Never underestimate the power of a woman on a double espresso with a mocha latte chaser high.-T-shirt Charley Davidson isnt your everyday, run-of-the-mill grim reaper. Shes more of a paranormal ... (Goodreads)
The Devotion of Suspect X
by Keigo Higashino
A genius physicist helps his neighbor cover up a murder, while a relentless detective investigates the crime.
Yasuko lives a quiet life, working in a Tokyo bento shop, a good mother to her only child. But when her ex-husband appears at her door without warning one day, her comfortable world is shattered. ... (Goodreads)
Motorcycle Man
by Kristen Ashley
A biker and a single mother embark on a journey of love and adventure.
Get ready to ride . . . Tyra Masters has had enough drama to last a lifetime. Now, she's back on track and looking forward to her new, quiet life. Until she meets the man of her dreams. The tattooed, ... (Goodreads)
High Five
by Janet Evanovich
A wild adventure full of unexpected twists and turns as a bounty hunter searches for his missing brother.
The only Failure-to-Appear (F.T.A.) Vinnie has for Stephanie is so minor league (Briggs), that she focuses her attention on the mysterious disappearance of her Uncle Fred instead. Mabel gives ... (Wikipedia)
Twelve Sharp
by Janet Evanovich
A female bounty hunter tracks down a murderer while uncovering a larger conspiracy.
Welcome to Trenton, New Jersey, where bounty hunter Stephanie Plum's life is about to implode in Janet Evanovich's wildest, hottest novel yet! FIRST A STRANGER APPEARS While chasing down the usual ... (Goodreads)
Outlander
by Diana Gabaldon
A time-traveling adventure through 18th century Scotland, full of romance and danger.
The year is 1945. Claire Randall, a former combat nurse, is just back from the war and reunited with her husband on a second honeymoon when she walks through a standing stone in one of the ancient ... (Goodreads)
Sherlock Holmes: The Complete Novels and Stories, Volume I
by Arthur Conan Doyle
Solving mysterious cases with his trusted partner, the great detective Sherlock Holmes.
Since his first appearance in Beeton’s Christmas Annual in 1887, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s Sherlock Holmes has been one of the most beloved fictional characters ever created. Now, in two paperback ... (Goodreads)
Behind Her Eyes
by Sarah Pinborough
Psychological suspense novel following a woman's tangled web of secrets, lies and relationships.
Why is everyone talking about the ending of Sarah Pinborough's, Behind Her Eyes?, Louise is a single mom, a secretary, stuck in a modern-day rut. On a rare night out, she meets a man in a bar and ... (Goodreads)
The Screaming Staircase
by Jonathan Stroud
A team of kids battle supernatural creatures in a race to save the world.
When the dead come back to haunt the living, Lockwood & Co. step in . . . For more than fifty years, the country has been affected by a horrifying epidemic of ghosts. A number of Psychic ... (Goodreads)
State of Fear
by Michael Crichton
A thrilling tale of a scientific conspiracy and environmental terrorism.
Peter Evans is a lawyer for a millionaire philanthropist, George Morton. Evans' main duties are managing the legal affairs surrounding Morton's contributions to an environmentalist organization, the ... (Wikipedia)
Cryptonomicon
by Neal Stephenson
A thrilling journey through the past and present, combining tech, history and adventure.
The action takes place in two periods—World War II and the late 1990s, during the Internet boom and Asian financial crisis . In 1942, Lawrence Pritchard Waterhouse, a young United States Navy code ... (Wikipedia)
The Eternity Code
by Eoin Colfer
An exciting adventure story of a young genius trying to outwit a powerful criminal organization.
Artemis Fowl II , the 13-year-old criminal mastermind, has created a supercomputer which he calls the "C Cube", from the stolen fairy LEPrecon helmets confiscated by Butler in the siege of Fowl ... (Wikipedia)
Four Past Midnight
by Stephen King
Four horror stories exploring the mysteries of fate, time and the supernatural.
At midnight comes the point of balance. Of danger. The instang of utter stillness when between two beats of the heart, an alternative reality can slip through, like a blade between the ribs, and ... (Goodreads)
Stone Cold
by David Baldacci
An ex-special forces team on a mission to discover the truth behind a mysterious death.
The #1 bestselling author of "The Collectors" and "The Camel Club" returns with STONE COLD, number 3 in the series. It's an unforgettable novel of revenge, conspiracy, and murder that brings the band ... (Goodreads)
Map of Bones
by James Rollins
A thrilling adventure to unravel a hidden secret and save humanity.
The bones lead to ancient mysteries and present-day terror . . . To follow them means death. During a crowded service at a cathedral in Germany, armed intruders in monks' robes unleash a nightmare of ... (Goodreads)
'Salem's Lot
by Stephen King
A small town is terrorized by a vampire, forcing its citizens to fight for survival.
Ben Mears, a writer who spent part of his childhood in Jerusalem's Lot , Maine , has returned after 25 years. He quickly becomes friends with high-school teacher Matt Burke and strikes up a ... (Wikipedia)
Lock In
by John Scalzi
A sci-fi thriller involving a global pandemic and a world of augmented reality.
The world is exposed to a highly contagious virus. Most who get sick experience nothing worse than flu -like symptoms. For 1%, the virus causes the victims to be fully awake, but unable to move or ... (Wikipedia)
The Warlock
by Michael Scott
A teenage boy embarks on a magical adventure to save the world from a powerful warlock.
At the end of The Necromancer , twins Sophie and Josh Newman were separated. Sophie was left with the now very weak protagonist Nicholas Flamel , his wife Perenelle Flamel and immortal Japanese ... (Wikipedia)
Assassin's Fate
by Robin Hobb
Epic fantasy quest to save the world from a dark force, full of magic and adventure.
More than twenty years ago, the first epic fantasy novel featuring FitzChivalry Farseer and his mysterious, often maddening friend the Fool struck like a bolt of brilliant lightning. Now New York ... (Goodreads)
Hannibal
by Thomas Harris
A psychological thriller about a renowned FBI agent and his pursuit of a dangerous serial killer.
Years after his escape, posing as scholarly Dr. Fell, curator of a grand family's palazzo, Hannibal lives the good life in Florence, playing lovely tunes by serial killer/composer Henry VIII and ... (Goodreads)
Weaveworld
by Clive Barker
Fictional world hidden within a tapestry, a group of humans protecting it from evil.
Decades prior to the book's opening, a magical race known as the Seerkind combined all of their powers to create a secret world known as "the Fugue", a carpet into which they wove their most beloved ... (Wikipedia)
Something Wicked This Way Comes
by Ray Bradbury
A dark fantasy tale of two boys confronting a mysterious and sinister carnival.
One of Ray Bradbury’s best-known and most popular novels, Something Wicked This Way Comes , now featuring a new introduction and material about its longstanding influence on culture and genre. For ... (Barnes & Noble)
Separation of Power
by Vince Flynn
Political thriller centered on an ex-CIA agent's mission to stop a terrorist attack on the US.
About a month after the events in the previous book, CIA Director Thomas Stansfield has succumbed to cancer and has chosen Dr. Irene Kennedy, The director of the CIA's counterterrorism center, to ... (Wikipedia)
Term Limits
by Vince Flynn
Political thriller about a group of former special forces operatives who attempt to overthrow the government.
Alternate-cover edition for ISBN 9780671023188, here,, TAKING AMERICA BACK ... ONE POLITICIAN AT A TIME, In one bloody night, three of Washington's most powerful politicians are executed with ... (Goodreads)
Magic Shifts
by Ilona Andrews
A fantasy adventure of magic and mystery, as two shape-shifting protagonists explore their abilities.
In the latest Kate Daniels novel from #1 New York Times bestselling author Ilona Andrews, magic is coming and going in waves in post-Shift Atlanta—and each crest leaves danger in its wake… After ... (Goodreads)
Cycle of the Werewolf
by Stephen King
A horror novella depicting a small town with a terrorizing monster.
The first scream came from the snowbound railwayman who felt the fangs ripping at his throat. The next month there was a scream of ecstatic agony from the woman attacked in her snug bedroom. Now ... (Goodreads)
The Eyes of the Dragon
by Stephen King
A thrilling fantasy adventure set in a magical kingdom, filled with danger and intrigue.
The Eyes of the Dragon takes place entirely within the realm of Delain (which itself is located within In-World from, The Dark Tower, series, as established in " The Little Sisters of Eluria "). It ... (Wikipedia)
Just After Sunset
by Stephen King
Collection of short stories exploring the hidden secrets in everyday life.
Just after sunset—call it dusk; call it twilight; it’s a time when human life takes on an unnatural cast, when nothing is quite as it appears, when the imagination begins to reach for shadows as they ... (Goodreads)
Roses Are Red
by James Patterson
A thrilling crime story of a homicide detective searching for a serial killer.
Alex Cross returns for the sixth book in the series with a new killer on the loose. A series of meticulously planned bank robberies leave behind a wake of bodies. Alex Cross must not only battle ... (Wikipedia)
Scorpia
by Anthony Horowitz
Teen spy Alex Rider's race against time to stop a ruthless criminal organization from enacting a devastating plot.
After the events of, Eagle Strike, , Alex Rider goes on a school trip to Venice , Italy in order to investigate Scorpia, having been told to do so by Yassen Gregorovich if he wished to learn about ... (Wikipedia)
The Luminaries
by Eleanor Catton
A complex mystery set in New Zealand's gold rush era, as a web of secrets and lies unravels.
The story begins with one of the book's protagonists, Walter Moody, arriving in the smoking room of the Crown Hotel after having encountered a horrific sight on his boat trip to Hokitika . There, he ... (Wikipedia)
61 Hours
by Lee Child
An ex-military cop races against the clock to uncover a sinister plot and protect a witness in small-town South Dakota.
Jack Reacher is hitching a ride on a senior citizen's tour through South Dakota in the middle of winter when the bus skids out on the interstate, disabling it. Together with the bus driver and the ... (Wikipedia)
Full Dark, No Stars
by Stephen King
Four suspenseful stories of retribution, exploring the depths of human darkness.
"I believe there is another man inside every man, a stranger..." writes Wilfred Leland James in the early pages of the riveting confession that makes up "1922." the first in this pitch-black quartet ... (Goodreads)
The Reality Dysfunction
by Peter F. Hamilton
Epic sci-fi adventure through space and time, tackling questions of identity and reality.
The Reality Dysfunction opens in the year 2581 with a war raging between two worlds, Omuta and Garissa, over three hundred and eighty seven mineral-rich asteroids known as the Dorados. The war ... (Wikipedia)
Grave Peril
by Jim Butcher
Wizard Harry Dresden must protect Chicago from a powerful and malevolent supernatural force.
Dresden and Michael Carpenter , a Knight of the Cross , try to track down a bewildered but dangerous ghost in Cook County Hospital, are nearly ensnared by Dresden's faerie godmother the Leanansidhe , ... (Wikipedia)
Five on a Treasure Island
by Enid Blyton
Exciting adventure of five siblings looking for buried treasure on a mysterious island.
When siblings Julian, Dick and Anne cannot go for their usual summer holiday to Polseath , they are invited to spend the summer with their Aunt Fanny and Uncle Quentin at their home Kirrin Cottage, ... (Wikipedia)
Four Blind Mice
by James Patterson
A fast-paced thriller involving the mysterious death of four Supreme Court justices.
In this #1, New York Times, bestseller, Alex Cross is ready to resign-but when his partner shows up with a case he can't refuse, he goes up against the most bone-chilling killers of his entire ... (Barnes & Noble)
The Dark Is Rising
by Susan Cooper
A young boy embarks on a quest to save the world from a mysterious, magical force.
This night will be bad and tomorrow will be beyond imagining. It's Midwinter's Eve, the day before Will's eleventh birthday. But there is an atmosphere of fear in the familiar countryside around him. ... (Goodreads)
Bloodfever
by Karen Marie Moning
A thrilling paranormal adventure, as a woman attempts to unlock secrets of her mysterious past.
I used to think my sister and I were just two nice southern girls who’d get married in a few years and settle down to a quiet life. Then I discovered that Alina and I descend, not from good wholesome ... (Goodreads)
Rivers of London
by Ben Aaronovitch
A rookie police constable is thrust into a world of magic and monsters that lurk beneath London.
The novel centres on the adventures of Peter Grant, a young officer in the Metropolitan Police ; who, following an unexpected encounter with a ghost, is recruited into the small branch of the Met ... (Wikipedia)
Deadlocked
by Charlaine Harris
A supernatural murder mystery, with a Southern-twist, as a secret world of vampires, shapeshifters and fairies is revealed.
Growing up with telepathic abilities, Sookie Stackhouse realized early on that there are things she'd rather not know. An now that she's an adult, she also realizes that some things she knows about, ... (Goodreads)
A Darker Shade of Magic
by V.E. Schwab
A thrilling adventure through multiple parallel universes with a mysterious magical force.
Kell is one of the last Antari—magicians with a rare, coveted ability to travel between parallel Londons; Red, Grey, White, and, once upon a time, Black. Kell was raised in Arnes—Red London—and ... (Goodreads)
The White Dragon
by Anne McCaffrey
Epic fantasy adventure involving dragons, magical powers, and a quest to save the world.
The White Dragon follows the coming of age story of Jaxom , the young Lord of Ruatha Hold, who had accidentally impressed the unusual white dragon Ruth in, Dragonquest, and, Dragonsong, . As Jaxom ... (Wikipedia)
Hidden Bodies
by Caroline Kepnes
A thrill-seeking serial killer's journey of mayhem and destruction.
NOW A HIT NETFLIX ORIGINAL SERIES THE RIVETING SEQUEL TO THE, NEW YORK TIMES, BESTSELLING, YOU, “Kepnes hits the mark, cuts deep, and twists the knife.” —,Entertainment Weekly, “Delicious and ... (Barnes & Noble)
Pines
by Blake Crouch
A man's journey to uncover the secrets of a mysterious town, and its inhabitants.
Wayward Pines, Idaho, is quintessential small-town America–or so it seems. Secret Service agent Ethan Burke arrives in search of two missing federal agents, yet soon is facing much more than he ... (Goodreads)
The Realms of the Gods
by Tamora Pierce
A young girl's quest to save the world, aided by ancient magics and mythological creatures.
In this final book of Daine's story, she and Numair are teleported to the Divine Realms. Daine's mother, Sarra, is now the Green Lady, a minor goddess of healing and childbirth in the northern ... (Wikipedia)
Tell No One
by Harlan Coben
A man's quest to uncover the truth behind the disappearance of his wife, uncovering a deeper mystery.
For Dr. David Beck, the loss was shattering. And every day for the past eight years, he has relived the horror of what happened. The gleaming lake. The pale moonlight. The piercing screams. The night ... (Goodreads)
Dark Needs at Night's Edge
by Kresley Cole
A forbidden love story between a vampire and a mortal woman.
Bestselling author Kresley Cole continues her seductive Immortals After Dark series with this tale of a vampire shunned even by his own kind and a beautiful phantom, bound together by a passion they ... (Goodreads)
Night Play
by Sherrilyn Kenyon
A daring adventure in the dark lands of the Otherworld, full of danger and passion.
Bride McTierney has had it with men. They're cheap, self-centered, and never love her for who she is. But though she prides herself on being independent, deep down she still yearns for a knight in ... (Goodreads)
A Game of Thrones #1
by Daniel Abraham
Epic fantasy of power struggles in a world of knights and dragons.
A New York Times bestselling epic. A blockbuster TV series. And now, George R. R. Martin’s breathtaking fantasy masterpiece makes its powerful graphic novel debut—with all the majesty, intrigue, ... (Goodreads)
Hush, Hush
by Becca Fitzpatrick
A supernatural romance, exploring the dangerous power of forbidden love.
Nora Grey is an average sophomore student living in Coldwater, Maine. Her life is largely uneventful until she is seated next to a mysterious senior named Patch Cipriano in biology class, who had ... (Wikipedia)
Marvel 1602
by Neil Gaiman
A reimagining of Marvel superheroes set in the Elizabethan era.
In Marvel 1602 , award-winning writer Neil Gaiman presents a unique vision of the Marvel Universe set four hundred years in the past. Classic Marvel icons such as the X-Men, Spider-Man, the Fantastic ... (Goodreads)
Hounded
by Kevin Hearne
A druid's mission to protect an ancient artifact from an evil Celtic god.
The first novel in the Iron Druid Chronicles—introducing a cool, new, funny urban fantasy hero Atticus O’Sullivan, last of the Druids, lives peacefully in Arizona, running an occult bookshop and ... (Barnes & Noble)
Dragons of Spring Dawning
by Margaret Weis
Epic fantasy adventure of a group of heroes battling an ancient evil.
The book begins with Tanis Half-Elven in Flotsam. Kitiara has recently left for Solamnia to lead the Dragonarmies in their failed attack against the High Clerist's Tower , which was depicted in the ... (Wikipedia)
Guilty Pleasures
by Laurell K. Hamilton
A vampire detective's investigation into a series of mysterious murders in the supernatural underworld.
In Guilty Pleasures , Anita Blake is blackmailed by Nikolaos , the vampire master of the city, into investigating a series of vampire murders. During the course of this investigation, Anita begins ... (Wikipedia)
Night Embrace
by Sherrilyn Kenyon
A forbidden love between a vampire and a mortal woman, testing their strength against dark forces.
An ancient Celtic warrior cursed by a god to bring death to any woman he loves, Talon, a seductive vampire, prowls the night, serving as a protector of the innocent, until in modern-day New Orleans, ... (Goodreads)
Body of Evidence
by Patricia Cornwell
Crime thriller featuring a female medical examiner investigating a series of murders.
Kay Scarpetta, chief medical examiner of Virginia, gets involved in the case of a brutal stabbing death in Richmond of romance writer Beryl Madison. Then, Madison's greedy lawyer accuses Scarpetta of ... (Wikipedia)
The Score
by Elle Kennedy
A young woman takes a chance on her dreams, risking everything on a dangerous gamble.
He knows how to score, on and off the ice, Allie Hayes is in crisis mode. With graduation looming, she still doesn’t have the first clue about what she’s going to do after college. To make matters ... (Barnes & Noble)
Armada
by Ernest Cline
A videogamer embarks on an epic journey to save the world from alien invaders.
Zack Lightman has spent his life dreaming. Dreaming that the real world could be a little more like the countless science-fiction books, movies, and videogames he’s spent his life consuming. Dreaming ... (Goodreads)
Fatal Voyage
by Kathy Reichs
A cold case is reopened, leading to a thrilling web of secrets and murder.
A plane crash in the mountains of North Carolina and an unidentified severed foot found in the vicinity lead Brennan and would-be lover Detective Andrew Ryan to investigate a mysterious cult. The ... (Wikipedia)
The Black Widow
by Daniel Silva
A thriller following an intelligence agent's pursuit of a dangerous assassin.
Gabriel Allon is expected to become the chief of Israel’s secret intelligence service . However, on the eve of his promotion, ISIS has detonated a massive bomb in the Marais district of Paris. He had ... (Wikipedia)
The Collectors
by David Baldacci
A thrilling mystery of international espionage, where nothing is as it seems.
The Speaker of the United States House of Representatives and the curator of the rare books collection of the Library of Congress both are found dead. The Speaker has been killed by a sniper at a ... (Wikipedia)
Tell Me Your Dreams
by Sidney Sheldon
Three women charged with a series of murders who share a mysterious connection.
She had read about stalkers, but they belonged in a different, faraway world. She had no idea who it could be, who would want to harm her. She was trying desperately not to panic, but lately her ... (Goodreads)
Brimstone
by Douglas Preston
A thrilling mystery that takes the reader on a journey of suspense and suspenseful action.
FBI Special Agent Aloysius X.L. Pendergast and Sergeant Vincent D'Agosta , now working for the Southampton Police Department, investigate a series of unusual deaths—deaths that appear to be the work ... (Wikipedia)
City of the Beasts
by Isabel Allende
An adventurous quest to the Amazon rainforest, uncovering mystical creatures and secrets of the jungle.
City of the Beasts begins with the story of Alexander Cold, who is 15 years old and going through a family crisis. While his parents leave for Texas to try to treat his mother's cancer, Alex and his ... (Wikipedia)
Ivanhoe
by Walter Scott
An epic tale of chivalry, heroism and romance set in 12th century England.
For this novel, Scott moved far away from the setting of his own turbulent time. He went back to the late 12th century, and to England rather than the Scottish settings of all his previous novels. He ... (Goodreads)
Blue Bloods
by Melissa de la Cruz
A group of wealthy teenagers uncover secrets of their supernatural heritage.
When the Mayflower set sail in 1620, it carried on board the men and women who would shape America: Miles Standish; John Alden; Constance Hopkins. But some among the Pilgrims were not pure of heart; ... (Goodreads)
Third Grave Dead Ahead
by Darynda Jones
A paranormal investigator must save the world from an evil force, while uncovering secrets of her past.
Paranormal private eye. Grim reaper extraordinaire. Whatever. Charley Davidson is back! And she's drinking copious amounts of caffeine to stay awake because, every time she closes her eyes, she sees ... (Goodreads)
Velocity
by Dean Koontz
A thrilling race against time to stop a serial killer before he strikes again.
Not so long ago a promising young short story writer, Billy Wiles has not even turned on his PC since his fiancée Barbara fell into a coma several years ago. Leading the life of a recluse who spends ... (Wikipedia)
Cirque Du Freak: A Living Nightmare
by Darren Shan
A teenage boy embarks on a thrilling journey to an underground world of vampires and monsters.
Darren Shan and his best friend, Steve, get tickets to the Cirque Du Freak, a wonderfully gothic freak show featuring weird, frightening half human/half animals who interact terrifyingly with the ... (Goodreads)
Lethal
by Sandra Brown
Unsuspecting woman discovers her husband's dark past, and must save her family from a dangerous criminal.
When her four year old daughter informs her a sick man is in their yard, Honor Gillette rushes out to help him. But that "sick" man turns out to be Lee Coburn, the man accused of murdering seven ... (Goodreads)
Point Blank
by Anthony Horowitz
An unconventional story of a teenage boy's search for answers about his past and future.
The book opens with the death of American electronics billionaire Michael J. Roscoe in an elevator shaft in his New York City office, arranged by a reputable contract killer known only as The ... (Wikipedia)
Eagle Strike
by Anthony Horowitz
A thrilling adventure of spies and espionage to protect the world from a dangerous terrorist organization.
In a prelude chapter that takes place fifteen years before the main series, two unnamed assassins (referred to as Hunter and Cossack) travel through the Amazon jungle in search of their target, a ... (Wikipedia)
Fifty Shades Trilogy
by E.L. James
A story of an unlikely romance between a naive college student and a powerful, wealthy businessman.
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