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| Gwendy's Magic Feather by Richard Chizmar; foreword by Stephen KingWhat it's about: Years after a sinister gift-giving box wreaked havoc on her childhood, 37-year-old Gwendy finds it in her possession again.
What happens next: Returning to her hometown of Castle Rock for the holidays, Gwendy contemplates harnessing the box's power to cure her mother's cancer and solve a rash of local disappearances.
Series alert: This unsettling 2nd entry in the Gwendy series follows the novella Gwendy's Button Box, co-written with Stephen King. |
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| NVK by Temple DrakeShanghai, 2012: Married businessman Zhang Guo Xing begins an all-consuming affair with the mysterious Naemi Vieno Kuusela.
Why you might like it: This steamy supernatural thriller ramps up the tension as readers become privy to the secrets the characters are keeping from each other.
Read it for: a twist on vampire stories; an ending that begs for a sequel. |
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| Chokehold by David MoodySeries alert: Set in the world of David Moody's Hater novels, Chokehold is the gory 3rd entry in the Final War series.
What it's about: In postapocalyptic Britain, Unchanged human Matthew Dunne and his fellow survivors face off against the blood-thirsty Haters and enter an uneasy alliance with Estelle, a woman from Matthew's past with ambitious plans to eradicate the Haters once and for all.
For fans of: World War Z and 28 Days Later. |
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| The Pursuit of William Abbey by Claire NorthWhat it's about: Decades after he failed to save a young Zulu boy from a lynching, guilt-ridden English doctor William Abbey recounts his experiences in 1880s Colonial South Africa and the (figurative and literal) shadow that has followed him since that fateful day.
Is it for you? Readers interested in big-picture issues like the legacy of colonialism and the nature of guilt and culpability will want to check out this thought-provoking novel; period-authentic racist language may be off-putting for some readers. |
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