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| Muñeca by Cynthia GómezIn 1968 Oakland, CA, reluctant witch Natalia "Nati" Fuentes works as a caregiver for spellbound heiress Violeta Miramontes, hoping she can free the young woman for a hefty reward. But when she unexpectedly falls in love with Violeta, she discovers that her powers -- and her heart -- are no match for the forces that keep Violeta trapped.
For fans of: Mexican Gothic by Silvia Moreno-Garcia |
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Wolf Worm by T. KingfisherDesperate for a job and accustomed to illustrating her late father’s botanical finds, Sonia Wilson figures that her skills will transfer to insects easily enough and takes a position with Dr. Matthias Halder, a scientist in the North Carolina woods who’s researching parasitic and flesh-eating insects. Though her work keeps her hands busy, Sonia’s mind is free to mull over legends of “blood thieves” and devils in the wood, rumors about the disappearance of Halder’s wife and the presumed death of her lover a year earlier, the contents of a mysterious building in the woods, and what exactly is happening to the housekeeper’s chickens. When a chance encounter with a prickly neighbor goes wrong, Sonia is forced to learn the answers to all of her questions.
For fans of: Caitlin Starling’s The Death of Jane Lawrence.
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| Dead Weight by Hildur Knútsdóttir; translated by Mary Robinette KowalWhen a pregnant cat makes herself at home with Unnur, the woman connects with her owner, a troubled young woman named Asta. As the two become close, Asta shares that her boyfriend is abusing her. Unnur has always fantasized about disposing of a dead body...and now might be the perfect opportunity.
For fans of: My Sister, the Serial Killer by Oyinkan Braithwaite |
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| Marion by Leah RowanThis contemporary and darkly humorous twist on Alfred Hitchcock's 1960 classic Psycho sees Marion Crane turning the tables on her would-be killer, motel owner Norm Billings, in "an amped-up feminist revenge fantasy" (Booklist).
Try these next: Molka by Monica Kim; Victorian Psycho by Virginia Feito. |
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The Bone Queen by Will ShindlerA single mother travels to a coastal village in search of her missing teenage daughter. As she investigates her daughter's disappearance, she encounters local accounts of a longstanding legend involving a figure known as the Bone Queen, associated with unexplained deaths and disappearances. As events unfold, the protagonist confronts uncertainty about the nature of the threat and the reliability of her own perceptions.
Read this if you enjoy: psychological suspense and supernatural folklore like Dark is When the Devil Comes by Daisy Pearce.
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| Fabulous Bodies by Chuck TingleFashion influencer Poppy Stringer's side hustle as a body snatcher takes an unexpected turn when she's tasked with transporting the corpse of her idol, rockstar Eddie Michaels. Things get even weirder when Eddie reanimates and forces Poppy to drive him around Palm Springs in a series of increasingly gory errands.
For fans of: the violence and dark humor of Grady Hendrix's We Sold Our Souls. |
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| Dead But Dreaming of Electric Sheep by Paul TremblayAgreeing to remotely pilot a comatose man (whom she nicknames "Bernie") to Rhode Island, where assisted suicide is legal, disaffected California pro-gamer Julia begins to question the intentions of the tech corporation who hired her for the gig. Meanwhile, "Bernie" struggles to fight back against his programming and remember who he was.
For fans of: Lucky Day by Chuck Tingle, and Chuck Wendig's "Wanderers" duology.
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| House of Margins by Tlotlo TsamaaseA year after her sister Anaya disappeared at a writing residency at Günter Huis, an eerie Cape Town colonial mansion, Ranewa stumbles upon a true crime podcast focusing on Anaya's disappearance. But she's left with more questions than answers when Miche, the podcast host and Anaya's fellow writing resident, arouses her suspicions. What really happened at Günter Huis?
Try this next: This House Will Feed by Maria Tureaud, set during Ireland's Great Famine. |
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| I'll Watch Your Baby by Neena VielInspired by real-life "Welfare Queen" Linda Taylor, this haunting dual timeline novel follows Lottie Turner, a scammer in 1974 Chicago who's on the run from the cops, and Bless Stewart, a reluctant thief in 1994 caught in the middle of a robbery gone wrong. The women's paths cross in surprising ways, building to a gruesome and thought-provoking finale.
For fans of: supernatural horror combined with social commentary, like the works of Tananarive Due and LaTanya McQueen.
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| Teddy Bears Never Die by Cho Yeeun; translated by Sung RyaSeeking revenge on those responsible for the mass-poisoning event that killed her mother, orphaned 17-year-old Hwayoung enlists the help of Doha, a teenage boy who's trying to return to his own body after his soul was placed into a stuffed teddy bear. Drawing upon Korean folklore, this twisty and action-packed slasher will appeal to fans of I Will Kill Your Imaginary Friend for $200 by Robert Brockway. |
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