A Wall Street Journal bestselling series.The mystery of three missing teens and a traumatizing murder unearths decades of buried secrets in a shocking novel of suspense by a Wall Street Journal and Amazon Charts bestselling author.Twenty years ago, five teenage campers disappeared. Two eventually turned up, bound and left for dead on the Columbia River's rocky shore. Only Devin Bonner miraculously survived, but with no memories of what happened in the Oregon forest.After decades, the cold case generates heat for FBI Special Agent Mercy Kilpatrick and her husband, Police Chief Truman Daly. They're investigating the murder of a true-crime podcaster found at the river's edge in the same location, and with the exact same manner of death. With the discovery, Devin's nightmares return.
Montlake
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9781662511844
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Hardcover
Me for You
By Winston, Lolly
From the New York Times bestselling author of Good Grief comes a richly poignant and stirring story that asks: How soon is too soon to fall in love again?The last thing Rudy expected was to wake up one Saturday morning, a widow at fifty-four years old. Now, ten months after the untimely death of his beloved wife, he's still not sure how to move on from the defining tragedy of his life - but his new job is helping. After being downsized from his finance position, Rudy turned to his first love: the piano. Some people might be embarrassed to work as the piano player at Nordstrom, but for Rudy, there's joy in bringing a little music into the world. And it doesn't hurt that Bella, the Hungarian men's watch clerk who is finally divorcing her no-good husband, finds time to join him at the bench every now and then. Just when Rudy and Bella's relationship begins to deepen, the police come to the store with an update about Rudy's wife's untimely death - a coworker has confessed to her murder - but Rudy's actions are suspicious enough to warrant a second look at him, too. With Bella's husband suddenly reappearing, and Rudy's daughter confronting her own marital problems, suddenly life becomes more complicated than Rudy and Bella could have imagined. With Winston's trademark humor and sweetness that will appeal to readers of Jennifer Weiner and Fredrik Backman but is uniquely her own, Lolly Winston delivers a heartfelt and realistic portrait of loss and grief, hope and forgiveness, and two imperfect people coming together to create a perfect love story.
Touchstone
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9781501179129
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Hardcover
Conan Omnibus Volume 5
By Wood, Brian
Showcasing the spectacular art of Becky Cloonan, James Harren, and Mike Hawthorne and including the conclusion of the Roy Thomas penned "Road of Kings," the value-priced Conan Omnibus 5: Piracy and Passion features over 400 story pages of high adventure, dark sorcery, and fiery romance by comics' most talented creators.Featuring Brian Wood's acclaimed adaptation of Robert E. Howard's classic "Queen of the Black Coast," Conan Omnibus 5 features more of the award-winning Dark Horse Conan series. Unbowed in battle and unmatched with the sword, Conan the Barbarian is instead felled by the allure of the pirate queen, Blit. The two join forces--and souls--and begin a new life of plunder and passion on the high seas...but dark clouds loom on the horizon!.
Dark Horse Books
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9781506708102
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Paperback
The Playground
By Shemilt, Jane
Big Little Lies meets Lord of The Flies in this electrifyingly twisty follow-up to Jane Shemilt's breakout debut The Daughter.Over the course of a long, hot summer in London, the lives of three very different married couples collide when their children join the same tutoring circle, resulting in illicit relationships, shocking violence, and unimaginable fallout. There's Eve, a bougie earth mother with a well-stocked trust fund; she has three little ones, a blue-collar husband and is obsessed with her Instagrammable recipes and lifestyle. And Melissa, a successful interior designer whose casually cruel banker husband is careful not to leave visible bruises; she curates her perfectly thin body so closely she misses everything their teenage daughter is hiding. Then there's Grace, a young Zimbabwean immigrant, who lives in high-rise housing project with her two children and their English father Martin, an award-winning but chronically broke novelist; she does far more for her family than she should have to. As the weeks go by, the couples become very close; there are barbecues, garden parties, a holiday at a country villa in Greece. Resentments flare. An affair begins. Unnoticed, the children run wild. The couples are busily watching each other, so distracted and self-absorbed that they forget to watch their children. No one sees the five children at their secret games or realize how much their family dynamics are changing until tragedy strikes.The story twists and then twists again while the three families desperately search for answers. It's only as they begin to unravel the truth of what happened over the summer that they realize evil has crept quietly into their world. But has this knowledge come too late?
William Morrow
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9780062952172
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Hardcover
The Happiest Girl in the World
By Dillon, Alena
From the acclaimed author of Mercy House comes a gripping new novel about a young woman's dreams of Olympic gymnastic gold - and what it takes to reach the top For Sera Wheeler, the Olympics is the reason for everything. It's why she trains thirty hours a week, starves herself to under 100 pounds, and pops Advil like Tic Tacs. For her mother, Charlene, hungry for glory she never had, it's why she rises before dawn to drive Sera to practice in a different state, and why the family scrimps, saves, and fractures. It's why, when Sera's best friend reports the gymnastics doctor to the authority who selects the Olympic Team, Sera denies what she knows about his treatments, thus preserving favor. Their friendship shatters. But Sera protected her dream - didn't she? Sera doubles down, taping broken toes, numbing torn muscles, and pouring her family's resources into the sport.
William Morrow Paperbacks
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9780063019041
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Paperback
STAR WARS
By Pak, Greg
Curse of the Jedi - a DARK DROIDS tie-in! Killer droids have taken over Darth Vaders flagship! Will the lessons of Jedi Masters Qui-Gon and Obi-Wan save the man who was once Anakin Skywalker from the corruption of the Scourge - or make him a tool for its galactic conquest? To survive a war on two fronts - against a horde of Scourged and the forces of the Empire itself - Vader must reclaim his control over the Force by exploring his deepest hatred. But who does the Dark Lord of the Sith hate more than anyone else in the galaxy? As terror comes to Coruscant, will Darth Vader be taken over by the Scourge - or the other way around? Brace yourself for a shocking twist that digs deep into Vaders very identity - and future! Collecting STAR WARS: DARTH VADER #37-41.
Licensed Publishing
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9781302954758
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Paperback
When We Were Silent
By Mcphillips, Fiona
An outsider threatens to expose the secrets at an elite private school in this suspenseful debut novel for readers of My Dark Vanessa and Dare Me. Louise Manson is the newest student at Highfield Manor, Dublin's most exclusive private school. It seems nearly perfect: the high arched window alcoves and tall granite pillars, the overspill of lilac at the front gate and the immaculate playing fields, the giggling students, the dusty, oak-lined library, and the dark, festering secret she has come to expose.. At first, Lou's working-class status makes her the consummate outsider, though all that changes when she is befriended by the beautiful and wealthy Shauna Power. But Lou finds out that even Shauna is caught up in Highfield's web, and her time there ends with a lifeless body sprawled at her feet.
Flatiron Books
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9781250908230
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Hardcover
Fever Dream
By Schweblin, Samanta
"Samanta Schweblin's electric story reads like a Fever Dream." - Vanity Fair"Genius." - Jia Tolentino, The New Yorker A young woman named Amanda lies dying in a rural hospital clinic. A boy named David sits beside her. She's not his mother. He's not her child. Together, they tell a haunting story of broken souls, toxins, and the power and desperation of family. Fever Dream is a nightmare come to life, a ghost story for the real world, a love story and a cautionary tale. One of the freshest new voices to come out of the Spanish language and translated into English for the first time, Samanta Schweblin creates an aura of strange psychological menace and otherworldly reality in this absorbing, unsettling, taut novel.
Riverhead Books
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9780399184598
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Print book
The Girl from Rawblood
By Ward, Catriona
"An impressively hectic spin on the Gothic tradition" -- TelegraphThe winner of BEST HORROR NOVEL at the British Fantasy Awards by the author of The House on Needless Street!What if its not your mansion thats haunted -- its you?Young Iris Villarca is the last of her familys line. They are haunted by "her," a curse passed down through the generations that marks each Villarca for certain heartbreak and death. For generations, the Villarcas have died young, under mysterious circumstances.But Iris dares to fall in love, and the consequences of her choice are immediate and terrifying. As the world falls apart around her, she must take a final journey back to Rawblood where it all began, and where it must all end ... Perfect for fans of Shirley Jackson, Susan Hill, and Silvia Moreno-Garcia, The Girl from Rawblood will pull readers through time into the early 1800s and 1900s, mesmerizing them with this lyrical story of cunning folk horror right until the breathtaking finish.Praise for The Girl from Rawblood:"Superb debut....Ward perfectly balances sensory richness with the chills of the uncanny." -- Publishers Weekly, STARRED review "The Girl from Rawblood makes a powerful contribution to the British literature of the fantastic ... Theres a touch of Ted Hughes here, Emily Bronte and M.R James in this eerie and by turns moving story that spans generations ... A definite book of the year for me." -- Adam Nevill, award-winning author of The Ritual and No One Gets Out Alive"The Girl from Rawblood weaves a spell that both terrifies and mesmerizes. As each layer of mystery is peeled away, more haunting truth is revealed. The book leaves the reader breathless in its gothic tale of fear, family, blood, and love." -- Simone St. James, New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of The Sun Down Motel
Sourcebooks Landmark
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9781492637424
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Paperback
Time's Undoing
By Head, Cheryl A.
A searing and tender novel about a young Black journalist's search for answers in the unsolved murder of her great-grandfather in segregated Birmingham, Alabama, decades ago - inspired by the author's own family history Birmingham, 1929: Robert Lee Harrington, a master carpenter, has just moved to Alabama to pursue a job opportunity, bringing along his pregnant wife and young daughter. Birmingham is in its heyday, known as the "Magic City" for its booming steel industry, and while Robert and his family find much to enjoy in the city's busy markets and vibrant nightlife, it's also a stronghold for the Klan. And with his beautiful, light-skinned wife and snazzy car, Robert begins to worry that he might be drawing the wrong kind of attention. 2019: Meghan McKenzie, the youngest reporter at the Detroit Free Press, has grown up hearing family lore about her great-grandfather's murder - but no one knows the full story of what really happened back then, and his body was never found.
At the River
By Elliot, Kendra
A Wall Street Journal bestselling series.The mystery of three missing teens and a traumatizing murder unearths decades of buried secrets in a shocking novel of suspense by a Wall Street Journal and Amazon Charts bestselling author.Twenty years ago, five teenage campers disappeared. Two eventually turned up, bound and left for dead on the Columbia River's rocky shore. Only Devin Bonner miraculously survived, but with no memories of what happened in the Oregon forest.After decades, the cold case generates heat for FBI Special Agent Mercy Kilpatrick and her husband, Police Chief Truman Daly. They're investigating the murder of a true-crime podcaster found at the river's edge in the same location, and with the exact same manner of death. With the discovery, Devin's nightmares return.
Me for You
By Winston, Lolly
From the New York Times bestselling author of Good Grief comes a richly poignant and stirring story that asks: How soon is too soon to fall in love again?The last thing Rudy expected was to wake up one Saturday morning, a widow at fifty-four years old. Now, ten months after the untimely death of his beloved wife, he's still not sure how to move on from the defining tragedy of his life - but his new job is helping. After being downsized from his finance position, Rudy turned to his first love: the piano. Some people might be embarrassed to work as the piano player at Nordstrom, but for Rudy, there's joy in bringing a little music into the world. And it doesn't hurt that Bella, the Hungarian men's watch clerk who is finally divorcing her no-good husband, finds time to join him at the bench every now and then. Just when Rudy and Bella's relationship begins to deepen, the police come to the store with an update about Rudy's wife's untimely death - a coworker has confessed to her murder - but Rudy's actions are suspicious enough to warrant a second look at him, too. With Bella's husband suddenly reappearing, and Rudy's daughter confronting her own marital problems, suddenly life becomes more complicated than Rudy and Bella could have imagined. With Winston's trademark humor and sweetness that will appeal to readers of Jennifer Weiner and Fredrik Backman but is uniquely her own, Lolly Winston delivers a heartfelt and realistic portrait of loss and grief, hope and forgiveness, and two imperfect people coming together to create a perfect love story.
Conan Omnibus Volume 5
By Wood, Brian
Showcasing the spectacular art of Becky Cloonan, James Harren, and Mike Hawthorne and including the conclusion of the Roy Thomas penned "Road of Kings," the value-priced Conan Omnibus 5: Piracy and Passion features over 400 story pages of high adventure, dark sorcery, and fiery romance by comics' most talented creators.Featuring Brian Wood's acclaimed adaptation of Robert E. Howard's classic "Queen of the Black Coast," Conan Omnibus 5 features more of the award-winning Dark Horse Conan series. Unbowed in battle and unmatched with the sword, Conan the Barbarian is instead felled by the allure of the pirate queen, Blit. The two join forces--and souls--and begin a new life of plunder and passion on the high seas...but dark clouds loom on the horizon!.
The Playground
By Shemilt, Jane
Big Little Lies meets Lord of The Flies in this electrifyingly twisty follow-up to Jane Shemilt's breakout debut The Daughter.Over the course of a long, hot summer in London, the lives of three very different married couples collide when their children join the same tutoring circle, resulting in illicit relationships, shocking violence, and unimaginable fallout. There's Eve, a bougie earth mother with a well-stocked trust fund; she has three little ones, a blue-collar husband and is obsessed with her Instagrammable recipes and lifestyle. And Melissa, a successful interior designer whose casually cruel banker husband is careful not to leave visible bruises; she curates her perfectly thin body so closely she misses everything their teenage daughter is hiding. Then there's Grace, a young Zimbabwean immigrant, who lives in high-rise housing project with her two children and their English father Martin, an award-winning but chronically broke novelist; she does far more for her family than she should have to. As the weeks go by, the couples become very close; there are barbecues, garden parties, a holiday at a country villa in Greece. Resentments flare. An affair begins. Unnoticed, the children run wild. The couples are busily watching each other, so distracted and self-absorbed that they forget to watch their children. No one sees the five children at their secret games or realize how much their family dynamics are changing until tragedy strikes.The story twists and then twists again while the three families desperately search for answers. It's only as they begin to unravel the truth of what happened over the summer that they realize evil has crept quietly into their world. But has this knowledge come too late?
The Happiest Girl in the World
By Dillon, Alena
From the acclaimed author of Mercy House comes a gripping new novel about a young woman's dreams of Olympic gymnastic gold - and what it takes to reach the top For Sera Wheeler, the Olympics is the reason for everything. It's why she trains thirty hours a week, starves herself to under 100 pounds, and pops Advil like Tic Tacs. For her mother, Charlene, hungry for glory she never had, it's why she rises before dawn to drive Sera to practice in a different state, and why the family scrimps, saves, and fractures. It's why, when Sera's best friend reports the gymnastics doctor to the authority who selects the Olympic Team, Sera denies what she knows about his treatments, thus preserving favor. Their friendship shatters. But Sera protected her dream - didn't she? Sera doubles down, taping broken toes, numbing torn muscles, and pouring her family's resources into the sport.
STAR WARS
By Pak, Greg
Curse of the Jedi - a DARK DROIDS tie-in! Killer droids have taken over Darth Vaders flagship! Will the lessons of Jedi Masters Qui-Gon and Obi-Wan save the man who was once Anakin Skywalker from the corruption of the Scourge - or make him a tool for its galactic conquest? To survive a war on two fronts - against a horde of Scourged and the forces of the Empire itself - Vader must reclaim his control over the Force by exploring his deepest hatred. But who does the Dark Lord of the Sith hate more than anyone else in the galaxy? As terror comes to Coruscant, will Darth Vader be taken over by the Scourge - or the other way around? Brace yourself for a shocking twist that digs deep into Vaders very identity - and future! Collecting STAR WARS: DARTH VADER #37-41.
When We Were Silent
By Mcphillips, Fiona
An outsider threatens to expose the secrets at an elite private school in this suspenseful debut novel for readers of My Dark Vanessa and Dare Me. Louise Manson is the newest student at Highfield Manor, Dublin's most exclusive private school. It seems nearly perfect: the high arched window alcoves and tall granite pillars, the overspill of lilac at the front gate and the immaculate playing fields, the giggling students, the dusty, oak-lined library, and the dark, festering secret she has come to expose.. At first, Lou's working-class status makes her the consummate outsider, though all that changes when she is befriended by the beautiful and wealthy Shauna Power. But Lou finds out that even Shauna is caught up in Highfield's web, and her time there ends with a lifeless body sprawled at her feet.
Fever Dream
By Schweblin, Samanta
"Samanta Schweblin's electric story reads like a Fever Dream." - Vanity Fair"Genius." - Jia Tolentino, The New Yorker A young woman named Amanda lies dying in a rural hospital clinic. A boy named David sits beside her. She's not his mother. He's not her child. Together, they tell a haunting story of broken souls, toxins, and the power and desperation of family. Fever Dream is a nightmare come to life, a ghost story for the real world, a love story and a cautionary tale. One of the freshest new voices to come out of the Spanish language and translated into English for the first time, Samanta Schweblin creates an aura of strange psychological menace and otherworldly reality in this absorbing, unsettling, taut novel.
The Girl from Rawblood
By Ward, Catriona
"An impressively hectic spin on the Gothic tradition" -- TelegraphThe winner of BEST HORROR NOVEL at the British Fantasy Awards by the author of The House on Needless Street!What if its not your mansion thats haunted -- its you?Young Iris Villarca is the last of her familys line. They are haunted by "her," a curse passed down through the generations that marks each Villarca for certain heartbreak and death. For generations, the Villarcas have died young, under mysterious circumstances.But Iris dares to fall in love, and the consequences of her choice are immediate and terrifying. As the world falls apart around her, she must take a final journey back to Rawblood where it all began, and where it must all end ... Perfect for fans of Shirley Jackson, Susan Hill, and Silvia Moreno-Garcia, The Girl from Rawblood will pull readers through time into the early 1800s and 1900s, mesmerizing them with this lyrical story of cunning folk horror right until the breathtaking finish.Praise for The Girl from Rawblood:"Superb debut....Ward perfectly balances sensory richness with the chills of the uncanny." -- Publishers Weekly, STARRED review "The Girl from Rawblood makes a powerful contribution to the British literature of the fantastic ... Theres a touch of Ted Hughes here, Emily Bronte and M.R James in this eerie and by turns moving story that spans generations ... A definite book of the year for me." -- Adam Nevill, award-winning author of The Ritual and No One Gets Out Alive"The Girl from Rawblood weaves a spell that both terrifies and mesmerizes. As each layer of mystery is peeled away, more haunting truth is revealed. The book leaves the reader breathless in its gothic tale of fear, family, blood, and love." -- Simone St. James, New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of The Sun Down Motel
Time's Undoing
By Head, Cheryl A.
A searing and tender novel about a young Black journalist's search for answers in the unsolved murder of her great-grandfather in segregated Birmingham, Alabama, decades ago - inspired by the author's own family history Birmingham, 1929: Robert Lee Harrington, a master carpenter, has just moved to Alabama to pursue a job opportunity, bringing along his pregnant wife and young daughter. Birmingham is in its heyday, known as the "Magic City" for its booming steel industry, and while Robert and his family find much to enjoy in the city's busy markets and vibrant nightlife, it's also a stronghold for the Klan. And with his beautiful, light-skinned wife and snazzy car, Robert begins to worry that he might be drawing the wrong kind of attention. 2019: Meghan McKenzie, the youngest reporter at the Detroit Free Press, has grown up hearing family lore about her great-grandfather's murder - but no one knows the full story of what really happened back then, and his body was never found.