Forensic sculptor Eve Duncan knows what it's like to be haunted by the past. For years after her daughter Bonnie was stolen from her, she fought for closure. But now as she's striving to begin anew, she can't shake the feeling that something terrible is about to happen—or maybe already has. When her mother, Sandra, asks for help in finding a missing friend named Beth Avery, Eve is sure that she's hiding something. It’s odd that Sandra would...

Inspector Aden Vanner's investigation into vigilante killings in London takes a bizarre twist when the inspector himself becomes the prime suspect.

London's Det. Chief Inspector Aden Vanner, former member of the Irish army, has never tracked a serial killer as haunting or as elusive as the Watchman. The victims: seemingly ordinary citizens in need of retribution, shot execution-style, and left with the Watchman's calling cards—a...

Five graduate students are conducting a study to prove the theory that once you've passed 200 hours without sleep, you will never need sleep again. As the hours tick by and their struggle to stay awake intensifies, they each start to have strange and unsettling experiences. Visions from the past, violent impulses and terrifying waking nightmares begin to take hold and turn this experiment into a desperate fight for survival.

"Six previously uncollected stories from the beloved "Queen of Crime"--swift, cunning murder mysteries from throughout her extraordinary career. Put your feet up and enjoy a good read! Longtime P.D. James fans will devour these short tales of criminality and deception, each one a pleasure, evocative and engrossing. Including several stories originally published in magazines, this enchanting arrangement of memorable whodunits treats the reader to atmospheric...

Dawn reveals the extent of death and destruction wreaked upon the Clarkson property. The ground is soaked with blood, the survivors torn apart with losses too shocking to fathom. Doug Mulcahy gathers his share of the precious opals and makes one final bid to escape. The Clarksons will have to fend for themselves. But, with escape in sight, Doug hesitates. Perhaps the Familiar can be beaten, if Doug can unlock the dark secret of its origin. Clues point...

Nelson Olmsted "Sleep No More! Famous Ghost and Horror Stories" Included in audiobook: The Signal Man By Charles Dickens The Mummy's Foot By Theophile Gautier Markheim By Robert Louis Stevenson An Occurrence At Owl Creek Bridge By Ambrose Bierce What Was It? By Fitz-James O'Brien The Body Snatcher By Robert Louis Stevenson

A frosty reception awaits Alexa when she investigates how the chef at a resort died in his own walk-in freezer.

Drawn into mysterious and dangerous realms, Sheila confronts the ultimate evil as she fights to protect the gate between dimensions. Sheila battles not only her own demons, but those of other worlds. As the stakes grow ever higher, she bravely challenges a new foe in order to reclaim her destiny and save everything she treasures. Sheila's courage and faith are pushed to the brink in an enthralling tale of suspense and spiritual warfare.

When determined detective Alexa Crowe brings her unique brand of investigation to an unsuspecting New Zealand, she quickly finds herself entangled in compelling new murder mysteries centered on fascinating and dangerous characters who will challenge, flirt with and frustrate her, and sometimes threaten everything she cares about. Being back in her hometown brings its own brand of difficulties as she has to confront the family she's avoided for decades....

Presents a collection of nature and science essays published in American periodicals in the previous year, including works by such authors as David H. Freedman, Siddhartha Mukherjee, and Natalie Wolchover.