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Dying Cry
Newlyweds Mattie and Cole Walker are teaching Cole''s daughters how to snowshoe in a remote canyon when a shattering scream pierces the air. They know that somewhere ahead, someone has been injured or worse. Cole takes the girls while Mattie and Robo go deeper into the canyon to search for the source of the scream. From a distance, Mattie and Robo see a shadowy figure at the base of a cliff, but a rockslide buries the person under layers of stone and shale before they can provide help. Desperate to uncover the individual in case they''re still alive under the rock, their efforts are in vain. The victim is already dead. When they investigate the canyon rim from which the person fell, they discover evidence that indicates the fall was no accident. To make matters worse, the victim was one of Cole''s friends. The Timber Creek County investigative team springs into action, uncovering a trail of greed that leads to a killer who threatens Mattie''s cherished new family and tests her with the most difficult task she''s faced in her duty as a K-9 handler.
Fallen Star
A spiraling case of betrayal, corruption, and murder could destroy Eve Ronin if she exposes it in a gripping thriller by #1 New York Times bestselling author Lee Goldberg. A fifty-five-gallon drum washes up in the Malibu Lagoon stuffed with the corpse of Gene Dent, the key player in a bribery scandal that ensnared several local politicians. LASD detectives Eve Ronin and Duncan Pavone know the case—and all the likely suspects—well. Just as they begin their investigation, the sheriff publicly reveals evidence linking the crime to LA’s mayor. But Eve and Duncan realize the bombshell allegation, true or not, arises from corruption within the sheriff’s own office…because they helped cover it up years ago. If the sheriff goes down, so will they. Eve is agonizing over her moral dilemma when a helicopter crashes in the hillside below her Calabasas home. It’s not a coincidence. Eve soon discovers among the twisted wreckage and dead passengers shocking connections to her own past…and they lead straight to a fight for her life.
The Tarot Reader
Twenty-five-year-old Jade Crawford spends her days selling crystals, conducting seances, and reading tarot cards in her shop in Winston-Salem, NC. But her connection to the other side is all a facade. After losing their mother to a terrible accident and their father serving jail time, Jade and her younger sister Stevie do what they can to survive. When a local politician goes missing, Jade sees a lucrative opportunity to drum up new clients and inject some much needed cash into their pockets. Jade submits a ''psychic vision'' to the police tipline only to discover that her shot in the dark is chillingly accurate when the police find the politician''s body. Caught in a media whirlwind, Jade revels in her newfound popularity and success, but she quickly finds herself not only the target of a police investigation, but of the killer who is still on the loose. With stunning suspense that is perfect for fans of Samantha M. Bailey, Finley turns the screws tighter into a taunt and thrilling read.
Cold Snap
A grieving mother and son hope to survive Christmas in a remote mountain cabin in Pennsylvania, in this chilling novella of dread, isolation and sinister spirits lurking in the frozen woods. Perfect for fans of The Only Good Indians, The Shining and The Babadook.Two weeks ago, Christine Sinclaire?s husband slipped off the roof while hanging Christmas lights and fell to his death on the front lawn. Desperate to escape her guilt and her grief, Christine packs up her fifteen-year-old son and the family cat and flees to the cabin they?d reserved deep in the remote Pennsylvania Wilds to wait out the holidays.It isn?t long before Christine begins to hear strange noises coming from the forest. When she spots a horned figure watching from between frozen branches, Christine assumes it?s just a forest animal?a moose, maybe, since the property manager warned her about them, said they?d stomp a body so deep into the snow nobody?d find it ?til spring. But moose don?t walk upright like the shadowy figure does. They don?t call Christine?s name with her dead husband?s voice.
A Christmas Ghost Story
From the acclaimed author of Anno Dracula, the perfect gift for those who love the dark fantastic imaginations of Neil Gaiman and T. Kingfisher, this is a nightmarish tale of a haunted Christmas set deep in the British countryside not too long ago. Cosy traditions are made twisted and terrifying as a mother and son grapple with their painful past.December 1st. Angie and her teenage son Rust prepare for Christmas, stringingfairy lights around their isolated home on the Somerset levels and decorating a treewith traditional ornaments. The first door of the advent calendar is opened, but the chocolate inside tastes off. Rust receives his first Christmas card; it?s unsigned, and the message is ?pinch, punch… first of the month?. The robin chirruping on a bough in a snowy woodland picture looks like a nasty piece of work.The cards keep coming, one each day and each more sinister than the last, and afrightened Angie recalls ?The Cards? ? a seasonal TV show from her childhood that featured similar happenings, and while she remembers it vividly, there is no evidence that it was ever broadcast…Christmas cheer is gradually poisoned, with cruels instead of carols, the turkey rotting in the fridge, unwelcome visits from the Merciless Gentlemen and the Jingle Basterds, and Rust becoming increasingly unwell. Angie begins to wonder if her childhood Christmases were in fact as joy filled as she remembers…A frightening tale of seasonal dread from the acclaimed author of Anno Dracula. Cosy traditions are made twisted and terrifying as a mother and son grapple with their painful past.
The Othello Club
Six divorcees seek revenge on their deceitful spouses, but someone starts taking it much too far…Emily had the perfect life ? the perfect job, the perfect house, the perfect husband ? before she was blindsided and betrayed and lost it all. Now she''s sitting in a divorce counselling group wondering how she?ll ever feel okay again. What she wants is her old life back, and these group sessions seem to be the only way she''ll be able to move on ? past the jealousy, the hurt, and the daydreams of getting revenge.And it seems everyone in the group is in the same boat: jilted by an ex-partner and struggling to cope. So over post-therapy drinks, the six divorcées come up with the brilliant idea to get a little payback of their own ? Strangers-on-a-Train style, with each getting even on another''s behalf. Nothing serious ? just enough to disrupt their former partner''s picture-perfect lives.Emily is hesitant at first, but the more her old life spins away from her, the less she worries about her morals ? plus, they agreed no one would get hurt.But just when the group think they''ve pulled off the perfect petty crimes, one of the exes is found dead… and then another… and another…With DI Rosa Hawkes on their case and the plan spiralling out of control, Emily doesn''t know who she can trust, and if divorce taught her anything, it?s that you can?t trust anyone, even the people you love. Especially the people you love. Let alone perfect strangers like these.
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Bizarr gyilkosságok Karóbahúzó Vlad, ismertebb nevén Drakula kastélyában!
Vajon csak egy utánzó... vagy a vérszívó herceg kelt életre?
Miután leleplezte Hasfelmetsző Jacket, Audrey Rose Wadsworth kénytelen elmenekülni Londonból, a gyász és rettegés emlékeitől. A nagyképű, de elbűvölő Thomas Cresswell társaságában Erdély sötét szívébe utazik, hogy Európa egyik legjobb kórbonctani akadémiáján tanuljon. Ám itt egy újabb mániákus gyilkos, a legendásan vérszomjas Karóbahúzó Vlad várja.
Élete álmát hamarosan bemocskolja az iskolában, a híres törcsvári kastélyban kirobbanó rejtélyes vérfürdő, Audrey Rose pedig kénytelen a furcsán ismerős rémtettek végére járni.
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"Harcias hősnő, gyors tempójú cselekmény és rengeteg gyilkosság. Maniscalco egy csodálatos és véresen romantikus kalandra invitálja az olvasóit!" - Booklist
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Blood Rival
“It happened at a place where three roads meet. Junction 1A of the M25, heading east towards Gravesend. There’s a killer on the road.”Lee Royal – the King of Kent – is dead. Killed on the M25 in a brutal act of road rage. But was this a random attack or something more premediated – something stemming from a dark and long-kept secret? With Lee’s death, so begins a cat and mouse game to discover the truth …Jo Royal, Lee’s wife, has long been discontented in her marriage. A complicated relationship and a marriage fraught with secrets and betrayals has left a steady resentment for Lee bubbling away under the surface. But does this give her motive enough to want him dea? ddie Pierce – young, ambitious and ruthless – is the new kid on the block. Determined at any cost to move up the ranks within the criminal underbelly of Kent, his growing infatuation with Jo only gives him more to fight for. But as his obsession with finding Lee’s killer takes over, his grip on what is fact and fiction begins to dangerously unravel. What is he capable of doing to become the next King of Ken? ommander Ray Spinks of Scotland Yard has been a long-time associate of Lee’s. Brash, arrogant and underhand – he is owed his share of the wealth Lee has amassed and he won’t let anyone get in his way. What starts as a seemingly random act of violence will soon turn into a high-stakes man hunt for a killer and the revelation of an explosive secret that will have devastating consequences. Blood Rival is a fast-paced, addictive and twisty thriller told at a whiplash speed, rife with dark family secrets and deadly stakes. A story of lust, betrayal and tragedy.
Dead Man's Blues
Dave Hendricks was once a respected man in Shady Grove, a tiny town on the Kentucky-Tennessee border. But after his wife leaves him for his best friend, he also loses his job, and his reputation is left in shambles. With nothing but his houseboat and his dog left, he''s working odd jobs and listening to the blues. But when murder strikes their peaceful town, Dave finds himself compelled to team up with Sheriff Victor Burns, the man who betrayed him and took his wife to find the killer. Two bodies are found on Cedar Lake and both murders strike fear in the tight-knit community. Old friends and foes draw back into Hendricks'' life in the investigation, and he''s forced to finally come to terms with what is and what was - or see justice die in the process. Powerful and intriguing at every turn, Dead Man''s Float asserts S. D. House as a knife-sharp voice in the crime genre.
Bolestíny
Třináct příběhů. Třináct hlasů, šeptajících z temnoty. Čtyři autorky spjaté s nakladatelstvím Golden Dog – Veronika Fiedlerová, Ludmila Svozilová, Tereza Kadečková a Karin Novotná – se noří do hlubin bolesti, stínů a vyznání. Každá z nich třikrát otevírá dveře do míst, kam se chodí jen potmě. Editorka Madla Pospíšilová Karasová antologii uzavírá povídkou Starý dům, v němž se minulost nikdy neodstěhovala. Básně Jany Dvořáčkové a ilustrace Kiri Karmy vytváří z této antologie malé umělecké dílo.
Bolestíny nejsou jen antologií hororových povídek. Jsou zrcadlem, ve kterém se odráží ženská zkušenost spolu s temnotou. Syrovou, nekompromisní, tajuplnou. Otevřete knihu. Ale nezhasínejte.
Unseen Gods
After winning an old casefile at auction outlining the disappearance of a hunting party back in the nineties, Kory and his pregnant wife invite their friend and mentor, Professor Frank Colista, and others, for a casual long weekend of exploring the mystery onsite with very little hope of finding anyone or anything. When one of their factions disappears without a trace, Kory and Colista fear the past may repeat itself. Then the deaths start. As a savage, unexpected snowstorm sets in, the disappearances and ungodly sightings of the deceased ramp up, and an old woman rambles about end-of-days and sacrifice.FLAME TREE PRESS is the imprint of long-standing Independent Flame Tree Publishing, dedicated to full-length original fiction in the horror and suspense, science fiction & fantasy, and crime / mystery / thriller categories. The list brings together fantastic new authors and the more established; the award winners, and exciting, original voices. Learn more about Flame Tree Press at www.flametreepress.com and connect on social media @FlameTreePress.
Remain
A one-of-a-kind novel that grapples with the supernatural mysteries of life, death, and human connection - an unprecedented collaboration between the globally bestselling author of love stories like The Notebook and the renowned writer and director of blockbuster thrillers like The Sixth Sense.When New York architect Tate Donovan arrives in Cape Cod to design his best friend''s summer home, he is hoping to make a fresh start. Recently discharged from an upscale psychiatric facility where he was treated for acute depression, he is still wrestling with the pain of losing his beloved sister. Sylvia''s deathbed revelation - that she can see spirits who are still tethered to the living world, a gift that runs in their family - sits uneasily with Tate, who struggles to believe in more than what reason can explain. But when he takes up residence at a historic bed-and-breakfast on the Cape, he encounters a beautiful young woman named Wren who will challenge every assumption he has about his logical and controlled world.Tate and Wren find themselves forging an immediate connection, one that neither has ever experienced before. But Tate gradually discovers that below the surface of Wren''s idyllic small-town life, hatred, jealousy and greed are festering, threatening their fragile relationship just as it begins to blossom. Tate realizes that in order to free Wren from an increasingly desperate fate, he will need to unearth the truth about her past before time runs out . . . a quest that will make him doubt whether we can ever believe the stories we tell about ourselves, and the laws that govern our existence. Love - while transformative - can sometimes be frightening.A story about the power of transcendent emotion, Remain asks us all: Can love set us free not only from our greatest sorrows, but even from the boundaries of life and death?
Murder Two Doors Down
This hilarious and compelling whodunnit mystery has the ''crime close to home'' feel of Only Murders in the Building and is perfect for readers who loved Everyone on This Train Is a Suspect and Finlay Donovan Is Killing It. Brad Hanson''s life in his suburban Atlanta subdivision is unremarkable. He investigates insurance fraud, which is as dull as it sounds, though if he''s able to get a good bonus this year, his wife Rhonda will finally get to have her new kitchen. His highest achievement in life is being secretary and de facto parliamentarian on the homeowners association board, which is the center of all the neighborhood drama. As frustrating - and heated - as the arguments over tennis court resurfacing and dog droppings may be, much like his subdivision compatriots, Brad would never kill a neighbour, but... he might enjoy thinking about it from time to time. (Who hasn''t?). When someone murders cranky old Inga Oskarsdotter - a frequent source of complaints to the HOA board-a literal smoking gun turns Brad into the chief suspect. But Brad is not waiting around to be arrested - after all, he is an investigator by trade - and he takes it upon himself to find the real killer. Then the body count starts to rise. One thing is sure: A murderer on the block is not good for property values.
Exposure
A dual-voice cat-and-mouse thriller, told from the points of view of a killer who has created his own deadly religion and the only person who can stop him, an embattled young detective who sees the ghosts of his Native victims. In Gallup, New Mexico, where violent crime is five times the national average, a serial killer is operating unchecked, his targets indigent Native people whose murders are easily disguised as death by exposure on the frigid winter streets. He slips unnoticed through town, hidden in plain sight by his unassuming nature, while the voices in his head guide him toward a terrifying vision of glory. As the Gallup detectives struggle to put the pieces together, they consider calling in a controversial specialist to help. Rita Todacheene, Albuquerque PD forensic photographer, is at a crisis point in her career. Her colleagues are watching her with suspicion after the recent revelation that she can see the ghosts of murder victims. Her unmanageable caseload is further complicated by the fact that half the department has blacklisted her for ratting out a corrupt fellow cop. And back home in Tohatchi on the Navajo reservation, Rita''s grandma is getting older. Maybe it''s time for her to leave policework behind entirely - if only the ghosts will let her.
Our Gifted Hearts
Fortune Blyth suffered the loss of a secret child when she was sixteen and vowed never to let another man touch her. Ten years later she is content living a spinster life with her Ma and beloved birds. But when witch hunters come to town, it isn’t long before fingers are pointed her way, and Fortune is forced to choose – stay and hang, or marry a relative stranger and escape. She chooses marriage. But her husband’s island residence is not the safe haven she was promised, reachable only by boat and housing both a surly housekeeper and eccentric mother-in-law. What’s more, there are secrets lurking in the shadows of the house, and Fortune is about to discover there are some things worse than death. Perhaps she would have been better off hanging after all...
When We Talk to the Dead
A remote deserted island off the coast of Maine holds dark memories and disturbing secrets for the family who once lived on its rocky shores. Though nineteen-year-old Sally de Gama remembers nothing about the accident that took place on Captain''s Island and destroyed her family when she was a little girl, she suffers from intense anxiety, pervasive bouts of dissociation, and gruesome nightmares. All Sally knows is that her mother hasn''t spoken since the accident that took the life of Sally''s twin sister. Following the tragedy, her family fled and never looked back. When her mother suddenly dies, Sally and three college friends travel to the island - for her friends it''s an adventure to a strange, abandoned place. For Sally, it''s a desperate bid to recover some of her memories and understand what really happened to her family. But when memories begin to return, Sally is overcome by grief and rage that threaten to plunge her into madness - a madness that is fed by a malevolent presence stalking them on the island.
Death on a Scottish Train
Summer is coming to a close on beautiful Sea Isle in Scotland, and Dr. Emilia McRoy is celebrating one year since her big move. With a weeklong festival to end the season, the town gathers for a magical ride on the newly refurbished Storyteller''s Train but the launch''s success is dampened by an unexpected death. What appears to be a case of deadly allergies is soon revealed as murder. As Emilia, her assistant Abigail, and the local constable Ewan McGregor unravel the mystery, the killer sets their murderous intentions on them. If they want to survive, they will need the help of all of their friends, before they become the latest victims.
Futility
For readers of Oyinkan Braithwaite?s My Sister the Serial Killer and Bella Mackie?s How to Kill Your Family, this is a monstrous, gleeful, bitingly funny tale of murder, body-swapping and bloody vengeance from the recipient of the Bram Stoker Award® for Lifetime Achievement and ?Queen of African Horror?.Betrayed by the men in their lives, two women seethe with rage and bitterness. When a trickster spirit offers them the gift of revenge, they cannot resist.Chia runs one of the best restaurants in Abuja, Nigeria, and is renowned among the male clientele for her captivating beauty and delicious hot pepper soup. But her hot pepper soup has a secret ingredient, and her beauty is not what it seems.Claire is a 50 year-old British woman living in Abuja with her young Nigerian boyfriend and his beautiful cousin, Shadé. Consumed by jealousy and resentment, Claire?s carefully organised life spirals into chaos after a night out at Chia?s infamous restaurant.Crackling with wit, this is a blood-soaked, expletive-laden, vengeance-filled horror story. Satirical, twisty and murderous, this is bloody, deadly fun from a writer at the top of her game.
The Tarot Reader
Twenty-five-year-old Jade Crawford spends her days selling crystals, conducting seances, and reading tarot cards in her shop in Winston-Salem, NC. But her connection to the other side is all a facade. After losing their mother to a terrible accident and their father serving jail time, Jade and her younger sister Stevie do what they can to survive. When a local politician goes missing, Jade sees a lucrative opportunity to drum up new clients and inject some much needed cash into their pockets. Jade submits a ''psychic vision'' to the police tipline only to discover that her shot in the dark is chillingly accurate when the police find the politician''s body. Caught in a media whirlwind, Jade revels in her newfound popularity and success, but she quickly finds herself not only the target of a police investigation, but of the killer who is still on the loose. With stunning suspense that is perfect for fans of Samantha M. Bailey, Finley turns the screws tighter into a taunt and thrilling read.
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