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| The Brink by James S. Murray and Darren Wearmouth What happens: After subterranean creatures escape from the New York City subway, former mayor Tom Cafferty and his team must save the world from apocalypse -- and the secret organization that may be responsible for the carnage.
Series alert: The Brink is the 2nd in the bestselling Awakened series.
Book buzz: Crucible author James Rollins calls The Brink "a white-knuckled rollercoaster." |
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The Homecoming
by Andrew Pyper
What it's about: After the death of their absentee father, Aaron and Bridge Quinlan travel to a vast rainforest property in the Pacific Northwest to hear the reading of his will. There, they meet up with their mother and troubled sister, Franny, and are shocked to discover the will's terms.
The terms: In order to claim their inheritance they must remain at the estate for thirty days without any contact with the outside world.
Why you might like it: The Homecoming is at once a gripping mystery and a chilling exploration of how our memories can both define and betray us. A riveting page-turner that will have you questioning your very existence.
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| The Poison Thread by Laura PurcellStarring: Imprisoned seamstress Ruth Butterham, who is convinced her stitches have the power to kill; and phrenology-obsessed heiress Dorothea Truelove, who hopes Ruth will be a useful object of study.
Why you might like it: Featuring a pair of unreliable narrators and an evocative Victorian-era setting, this creepy Gothic novel will keep readers guessing about its characters' motivations and the secrets they keep.
Want a taste? "The more she picked at the rope, the more it seemed to resemble a pile of human hair in her lap." |
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| All My Colors by David QuantickWhat it is: A satirical, self-referential novel that blurs the lines between reality and fantasy, humor and horror; a disturbing successor to The Twilight Zone, Charlie Kaufman, and Franz Kafka.
The premise: At a party in 1979, arrogant wannabe author Todd Milstead drunkenly recalls passages from a popular novel called All My Colors -- but he's the only one who knows it exists.
What happens next: After deciding to "write" the novel himself (which becomes a bestseller, of course), Todd is plagued by surreal events, and All My Colors starts to take on a vengeful life of its own... |
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Cold Storage
by David Koepp
What it's about: A debut novel by the screenwriter of Jurassic Park follows the desperate mission of a Pentagon bioterror operative and two unwitting security guards to contain a highly contagious, deadly organism.
The premise: When Pentagon bioterror operative Roberto Diaz was sent to investigate a suspected biochemical attack, he found something far worse: a highly mutative organism capable of extinction-level destruction. He contained it and buried it in cold storage deep beneath a little-used military repository.
Author alert: Written by the screenwriter of Jurassic Park.
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Adaptations and Retellings
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| Winter Tide by Ruthanna EmrysWhat it is: An inventive dark fantasy mash-up of Cthulhu Mythos and Cold War espionage and paranoia.
Starring: Siblings Aphra and Caleb Marsh, the last of Innsmouth's amphibious Deep Ones, who are recruited as spies by the very government that sent their people to internment camps.
Series alert: Winter Tide is the first book in the Innsmouth Legacy series, followed by Deep Roots. |
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The Changeling: a novel
by Victor D. LaValle
What's inside: The wildly imaginative story of one man's thrilling odyssey through an enchanted world to find his wife, who has disappeared after having seemingly committed an unforgivable act of violence.
Why you might like it: This dizzying tale is ultimately a story about family and the unfathomable secrets of the people we love
Author alert: From the award-winning author of The Devil in Silver and Big Machine.
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| The Haunting of Sunshine Girl by Paige McKenzieWhat it's about: In this creepy young adult novel based on the YouTube series of the same name, 16-year-old Sunshine Griffith discovers that her new home in Washington state is haunted -- and that she alone may possess the power to help the restless spirits move on.
Series alert: The Haunting of Sunshine Girl is followed by The Awakening of Sunshine Girl and The Sacrifice of Sunshine Girl.
Reviewers say: "Suspenseful, exciting and endlessly entertaining" (Kirkus Reviews). |
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Black Fire
by Hernán Rodríguez
What's it about: This graphic novel is a dark, psychological thriller steeped in Slavic folklore and European history. Two soldiers in Napoleon's army retreating from his disastrous campaigns in Russia are separated from their unit by a Cossack attack and stumble across an ancient, abandoned mining town where strange and horrific doings are afoot.
The premise? Teaming up with another unit of forlorn stragglers, they soon discover that they are lost deep in forbidden territory--trapped in the earthly prison of a dark monster-god out of Slavic legend and nightmare.
Read to find out what happens: Stalked by the freezing cold of the Russian winter, starvation, madness, the ghosts of the dead, and each other, how can they escape a terrible fate without unleashing an evil bane upon the world?
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