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| Nothing Tastes as Good by Luke DumasDesperate for a change, obese 28-year-old Emmett Truesdale signs up for a clinical trial of Obexity, a new gene therapy treatment designed to help with weight loss. As the weight falls off, Emmett's confidence grows...but he soon discovers there's a dark side to Obexity. This thought-provoking latest from the author of The Paleontologist is "superbly well timed for the current cultural moment" (Kirkus Reviews). Try this next: Trad Wife by Saratoga Schaefer. |
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| Molka by Monika KimSeoul office worker Dahye is reeling from her boyfriend's betrayal after he's caught up in a hidden camera scandal. Meanwhile, her voyeuristic coworker Junyoung has installed cameras throughout their workplace, which he uses to spy on Dahye and their other women colleagues. As Junyoung's interest in her turns to obsession, Dahye's continued downward spiral becomes a quest for vengeance...with him in the crosshairs. For fans of: My Sister, the Serial Killer by Oyinkan Braithwaite. |
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| The Caretaker by Marcus KliewerCash-strapped Macy Mullins accepts a position as a caretaker for a house on the Oregon Coast, which promises hefty pay for only three days of work. But when she arrives, she's given a list of Rites that must be followed, lest the Visitors from the neighboring woods destroy the world. This menacing cosmic horror novel from the author of We Used to Live Here is "for those who like their thriller stories bowstring taut and their endings pitch black" (Booklist). Try this next: The Spite House by Johnny Compton; The Night That Finds Us All by John Hornor Jacobs. |
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Wolf Worm
by T. Kingfisher
After her father’s death, Sonia Wilson, a talented scientific illustrator, is left without prospects in 1899. She accepts a position illustrating insects for the reclusive Dr. Halder in his North Carolina manor—only to uncover unsettling secrets, strange animal behavior, and whispers of “blood thieves.” As Sonia digs deeper, she discovers Halder’s dangerous experiments come at a horrific human cost, and she may be next. For fans of: Morsel by Carter Keane; Our Hideous Progeny by C.E. McGill.
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The Buffalo Hunter Hunter
by Stephen Graham Jones
In 2012, college professor Etsy Beaucarne learns about a 100-year-old diary written by her great-great-grandfather, Lutheran minister Arthur Beaucarne, hoping she can utilize it to secure tenure. Contained within its pages are the confessions of Good Stab, a Blackfeet vampire seeking vengeance for the massacre of his people. For fans of: The Woods All Black by Lee Mandelo; Lone Women by Victor LaValle.
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| The Bewitching by Silvia Moreno-GarciaA graduate student researching a mysterious horror author uncovers dark family secrets and a haunting past linked to witchcraft and decades-spanning disappearances in this multi-timeline gothic novel rich with folklore, suspense, and supernatural terror. For fans of: The Historian by Elizabeth Kostova; The Possession of Alba Díaz by Isabel Canas. |
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| The Faceless Thing We Adore by Hester SteelListless bartender Aoife drops everything to travel to Farmstead, an idyllic island community she spots on a postcard. Despite the island's beauty and the inhabitants' friendliness, something doesn't seem quite right...and then Aoife learns that the community believes they are the chosen saviors of a deity trapped beneath the island. For fans of: cosmic horror set in isolated locales, like Alessandro Manzetti and Stefano Cardoselli's graphic novel The Inhabitant of the Lake. |
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Girl in the Creek
by Wendy N. Wagner
Erin's brother has been missing for five years. It was as if he simply walked into the forests of the Pacific Northwest and vanished. Determined to uncover the truth, Erin heads to the foothills of Mount Hood, where Bryan was last seen alive. He isn't the first hiker to go missing in this area, and their cases go unsolved. When she discovers the corpse of a local woman in a creek, Erin unknowingly puts herself in the crosshairs of very powerful forces--from this world and beyond--hell-bent on keeping their secrets buried. Perfect for fans of Jeff VanderMeer and T. Kingfisher.
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