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| Bat Eater and Other Names for Cora Zeng by Kylie Lee BakerHaunted by her sister Delilah's murder in the early days of COVID-19, 20-something Cora Zeng takes a job as a crime scene cleaner in New York City's Chinatown, where she soon discovers a serial killer may be targeting East Asian women. Is there a connection between her sister's murder and these crimes? For fans of: The Only Good Indians by Stephen Graham Jones. |
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Rekt
by Alex Gonzalez
After Sammy's girlfriend Ellery dies in a car accident, he spirals with grief and finds distraction in shock-value videos of gore and violence, and when someone messages him a dark web link to footage of Ellery dying, he watches?—?along with the deaths of hundreds of others.
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Their monstrous hearts
by Yiğit Turhan
"A mysterious stranger shows up at Riccardo's apartment with some news: his grandmother Perihan has died, and Riccardo has inherited her villa in Milan along with her famed butterfly collection. The struggling writer is out of options. He's hoping the change of scenery in Milan will inspire him, and maybe there will be some money to keep him afloat. But Perihan's house isn't as opulent as he remembers. The butterflies pinned in their glass cases seem more ominous than artful. Perihan's group of mysterious old friends is constantly lurking. And there's something wrong in the greenhouse. As Riccardo explores the decrepit estate, he stumbles upon Perihan's diary, which might hold the key to her mysterious death. Or at least give him the inspiration he needsto finish his manuscript. But he might not survive long enough to write it "
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Victorian psycho : a novel
by Virginia Feito
In Grim Wolds, England, Winifred Notty takes on the role of governess at Ensor House, where she must navigate the twisted dynamics of the dysfunctional Pounds family while suppressing her own violent past; as Christmas approaches, she plans sinister gifts for her charges, revealing her true nature.
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Senseless
by Ronald Damien Malfi
Detective Renney sees similarities between a dead woman in the LA desert and a prior murder; Maureen is unsettled by fiancé Greg's son Landon, who may be tied to the murder; and Toby, self-proclaimed Human Fly, obsesses over a woman with rattlesnake teeth in this thriller.
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| Midnight Rooms by Donyae ColesFaced with limited prospects in 1840 Bristol, England, biracial orphan Orabella accepts a proposal of marriage from the charismatic Elias Bakersby, who whisks her away to his family's country estate with promises of a life of leisure. But not all is as it seems at Korringhill Manor, and Orabella quickly suspects her new husband has ulterior motives for her presence there. Try this next: The Death of Jane Lawrence by Caitlin Starling; This Cursed House by Del Sandeen. |
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| I Was a Teenage Slasher by Stephen Graham JonesStephen Graham Jones follows up his Indian Lake trilogy with the gruesome and darkly humorous confessional of murderer Tolly Driver, who went on a killing spree as a teen in 1989 Lamesa, Texas. For fans of: The Pallbearers Club by Paul Tremblay. |
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| The Haunting of Velkwood by Gwendolyn KisteTwenty years after surviving a cosmic event that turned everyone in her hometown into ghosts, Talitha Velkwood returns to the site of the haunting to confront past traumas and reckon with horrors both real and supernatural in this character-driven latest from the author of The Rust Maidens. Try this next: The Wonder State by Sara Flannery Murphy. |
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| Incidents Around the House by Josh MalermanBestselling author Josh Malerman's (Bird Box) latest stars eight-year-old Bela, whose relationship with her menacing imaginary friend "Other Mommy" pushes her parents to their breaking point. For fans of: Baby Teeth by Zoje Stage. |
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| Bless Your Heart by Lindy RyanIn this gruesome and humorous 1st in the Evans Funeral Parlor series, the owners of a funeral parlor in 1999 southeast Texas fight to protect their small town when the recently deceased begin rising from the dead. Try this next: The Southern Book Club's Guide to Slaying Vampires by Grady Hendrix; Cutting Teeth by Chandler Baker. |
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