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Updated September 27, 2024
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If you go down to the woods
Adams, Seth C.
Paper Book
A powerful and emotional debut thriller perfect for fans of It by Stephen King, The Chalk Man by C. J. Tudor and the TV show Stranger Things. We were so young when it all happened. Just 13-years-old, making the most of the long, hot, lazy days of summer, thinking we had the world at...
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The bear and the nightingale : a novel
Arden, Katherine
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Katherine Arden's bestselling debut novel spins an irresistible spell as it announces the arrival of a singular talent with a gorgeous voice. "A beautiful deep-winter story, full of magic and monsters and the sharp edges of growing up."--Naomi Novik, bestselling...
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Down to the woods
Arlidge, M. J.
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The eighth DCI Helen Grace investigation could be her last . . . If you go down to the woods today . . . The last thing Tom Campbell remembers is camping in the New Forest with his girlfriend, Melissa. Now he is helpless, alone and consumed by fear, hunted...
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Alone in the wild
Armstrong, Kelley
Paper Book
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Murder at Haven's Rock
Armstrong, Kelley
Paper Book
New York Times bestselling author Kelley Armstrong's Rockton Novels had one of the most unique towns in crime fiction. Murder at Haven's Rock is a spinoff, a fresh start... with a few new dangers that threaten everything before it even begins. Haven's Rock,...
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A stranger in town
Armstrong, Kelley
Paper Book
In the next riveting thriller from #1 New York Times bestselling author Kelley Armstrong, the paranoia increases - along with the stakes - as the town of Rockton tries to solve the latest mystery at their door. Detective Casey Duncan has noticed fewer and fewer...
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Watcher in the woods : a Rockton novel
Armstrong, Kelley
Paper Book
Watcher in the Woods is the next gripping installment of #1 bestselling Kelley Armstrong's riveting Casey Duncan series. The secret town of Rockton has seen some rocky times lately; understandable considering its mix of criminals and victims fleeing society for...
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The last woman in the forest
Les Becquets, Diane
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Marian Engstrom has found her true calling: working with rescue dogs to help protect endangered wildlife. Her first assignment takes her to northern Alberta, where she falls in love with her mentor, Tate. But after a tragic accident, Marian discovers growing and disturbing inconsistencies about Tate...
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I love it when you lie
Bird, Kristen
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"Irresistible and compulsive, this book is packed full of surprises." --Samantha Downing, internationally bestselling author of My Lovely Wife The Williams women don't just keep secrets... They bury them. The three Williams girls are as close as...
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The shadow girls
Blanchard, Alice
Paper Book
Someone is playing deadly games. Lieutenant Luke Pittman lies in the hospital in a coma after being attacked by one of their own. Veronica Manes, Burning Lake's most respected modern-day witch, is dead, her murder left unsolved. Natalie Lockhart has become embroiled in a case with threads that...
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The killing forest
Blædel, Sara
Paper Book
Sara Blaedel, author of the #1 international bestseller The Forgotten Girls--which was roundly praised as "gripping" with "uncompromising realism" (Washington Post) and "tautly suspenseful" (BookPage)--returns with the thrilling next book in her series featuring police...
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The forgotten girls
Blædel, Sara.
Paper Book
The Forgotten Girls The body of an unidentified woman has been discovered in a remote forest. A large, unique scar on one side of her face should make the identification easy, but nobody has reported her missing. Louise Rick, the new commander of the Missing Persons Department,...
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The wild inside
Bradbury, Jamey
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"The Wild Inside is an unusual love story and a creepy horror novel -- think of the Brontë sisters and Stephen King." --John Irving A promising talent makes her electrifying debut with this unforgettable novel, set in the Alaskan wilderness, that is a fusion of psychological thriller...
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North of nowhere
Brennan, Allison
Paper Book
New York Times bestseller Allison Brennan's latest standalone is an unputdownable race to the dramatic finish. After five years in hiding from their murderous father, the day Kristen and Ryan McIntyre have been dreading has arrived: Boyd McIntyre, head of a Los Angeles...
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Working For Bigfoot
Butcher, Jim.
Ebook
Chicago wizard-for-hire Harry Dresden is used to mysterious clients with long hair and legs up to here. But when it turns out the long hair covers every square inch of his latest client's body, and the legs contribute to a nine-foot height, even the redoubtable detective realizes he's treading new...
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Cold snap
Cameron, Marc
Paper Book
"Cameron's books are riveting page-turners." -Mark Greaney, #1 New York Times bestselling author The bestselling author of the latest Tom Clancy, Jack Ryan novels delivers an adrenaline-filled new thriller featuring Deputy US Marshal Arliss Cutter! Stranded with three...
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Meddling kids : a novel
Cantero, Edgar
Paper Book
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER "Freaky pleasure...it scratches a nostalgic itch for those who grew up on Saturday morning Scooby-Doo cartoons and sugar-bombed breakfast cereal" --USA Today "Deliriously wild, funny and imaginative....
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The weight of night : a novel of suspense
Carbo, Christine
Paper Book
On most days, the wilderness gave me peace. But not tonight. In a land sculpted by glaciers, the forest is on fire. Thick smoke chokes the mountain air and casts an apocalyptic glow over the imposing peaks and vistas of Montana's Glacier National Park. When firefighters are...
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A psalm for the wild-built
Chambers, Becky
Paper Book
Winner of the Hugo Award! In A Psalm for the Wild-Built, bestselling Becky Chambers's delightful new Monk and Robot series, gives us hope for the future. It's been centuries since the robots of Panga gained self-awareness and laid down their tools;...
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Imaginary friend
Chbosky, Stephen
Paper Book
From a New York Times bestselling author, a young boy is haunted by a voice in his head in this "epic horror" novel, perfect for fans of Stephen King (Dan Chaon, author of Ill Will). Single mother Kate Reese is on the run. Determined to improve life...
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Dead of winter
Coates, Darcy
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USA TODAY BESTSELLER JULY 2023 LIBRARYREADS SELECTION From bestselling author Darcy Coates comes Dead of Winter, a remote cabin in the snowy wilderness thriller that will teach you to trust no one. There are eight strangers. One killer. Nowhere left to run.
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The boy from the woods
Coben, Harlan
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A man with a mysterious past must find a missing teenage girl in this shocking thriller from the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Run Away. Thirty years ago, Wilde was found as a boy living feral in the woods, with no memory of his past....
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The woods
Coben, Harlan
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Twenty years ago, four teenagers at summer camp walked into the woods at night. Two were found murdered, and the others were never seen again. Four families had their lives changed forever. Now, two decades later, they are about to change again.For Paul Copeland, the county prosecutor of Essex, New...
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The family plot : a novel
Collins, Megan
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A family obsessed with true crime gathers to bury their patriarch--only to find another body already in his grave in this "moody and atmospheric" (USA TODAY) thriller. Raised in a secluded island mansion deep in the woods and kept isolated by her true crime-obsessed...
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The woman in the woods
Connolly, John
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"Fans will agree that this is Connolly's masterpiece." --Publishers Weekly (starred and boxed review) *Includes a free soundtrack download* From internationally bestselling author and "creative genius who has few equals in either horror fiction or the...
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The new wilderness : a novel
Cook, Diane
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A Washington Post, NPR, and Buzzfeed Best Book of the Year * Shortlisted for the Booker Prize "More than timely, the novel feels timeless, solid, like a forgotten classic recently resurfaced -- a brutal, beguiling fairy tale about humanity. But at its core, The New Wilderness is really...
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Little heaven : a novel
Cutter, Nick
Paper Book
An all-new epic tale of terror and redemption set in the hinterlands of midcentury New Mexico from the acclaimed author of The Troop--which Stephen King raved "scared the hell out of me and I couldn't put it down...old-school horror at its best." From electrifying horror author...
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The troop
Cutter, Nick.
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WINNER OF THE JAMES HERBERT AWARD FOR HORROR WRITING "The Troop scared the hell out of me, and I couldn't put it down. This is old-school horror at its best." --Stephen King Once every year, Scoutmaster Tim Riggs leads a troop of boys into the Canadian wilderness for...
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The way through the woods
Dexter, Colin.
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The children of Red Peak
DiLouie, Craig
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The most intense novel yet from an unmissable voice in horror fiction, Bram Stoker award-nominated author Craig DiLouie. "Horror readers will be hooked." (Publishers Weekly) "A heart-wrenching, thought-provoking, terrifying tale about the meaning of...
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The Marsh King's daughter
Dionne, Karen
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THE INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER "Brilliant....About as good as a thriller can be."--The New York Times Book Review "[A] nail-biter perfect for Room fans."--Cosmopolitan "Sensationally good psychological...
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Wrong alibi
Dodd, Christina
Paper Book
Perfect for fans of Lisa Jewell, Karin Slaughter and Sandra Brown, New York Times bestselling author Christina Dodd delivers a heartstopping thriller, featuring a bold and brash female protagonist that will have readers keeping the lights on all night. WRONG JOB...
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Knife Creek
Doiron, Paul
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When Maine game warden Mike Bowditch is tasked with shooting invasive feral hogs that are tearing up the forest in his district, he makes a horrific discovery -- a dead baby buried in a shallow grave. Even more disturbing: evidence suggests the infant was the child of a young woman...
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Stone coffin : a mystery
Eriksson, Kjell
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International suspense superstar Kjell Eriksson produces another masterful work of murder, intrigue, and page-turning action in this latest thriller, which features his popular series-detective Ann Lindell. One sunny summer morning a young woman and her six-year old daughter are run...
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The saints of Swallow Hill
Everhart, Donna
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Where the Crawdads Sing meets The Four Winds in this Depression-era historical fiction novel set in the turpentine camps and pine forests of the American South. A captivating story of friendship and survival as the lives of three vagabonds intersect in rural...
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Beneath the stairs : a novel
Fawcett, Jennifer
Paper Book
"An enthralling debut by a gifted storyteller!" --Wendy Walker, author of Don't Look for Me In this spine-tingling, atmospheric debut for fans of Jennifer McMahon, Simone St. James, and Chris Bohjalian, a woman returns to her hometown after her childhood friend attempts...
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Wild rain
Feehan, Christine.
Paper Book
#1 New York Times bestselling author Christine Feehan explores the dark past of a woman on the run--and her dark desire for the only man she dares to trust--in this wild novel in the Leopard series. With a new identity, a staged death, and a chance to...
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The river at night
Ferencik, Erica
Paper Book
An Oprah.com Page-Turning Novels Pick A 2017 Indie Next Pick A Bustle Most Anticipated Thriller Novel of 2017 An Entertainment Weekly "Must List" Pick A high-stakes drama set against the harsh beauty of the...
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What should be wild : a novel
Fine, Julia
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"Delightful and darkly magical. Julia Fine has written a beautiful modern myth, a coming-of-age story for a girl with a worrisome power over life and death. I loved it." --Audrey Niffenegger, author of The Time Traveler's Wife and Her Fearful Symmetry Finalist for the Bram Stoker...
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What have we done
Finlay, Alex
Paper Book
In this "top-notch mystery thriller" (Publishers Weekly, starred review) from Alex Finlay, What Have We Done is a tale about the lives we leave behind and the secrets we carry with us forever. One of the Most Anticipated Books of 2023:* BookPage...
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World without end
Follett, Ken.
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#1 New York Times Bestseller In 1989, Ken Follett astonished the literary world with The Pillars of the Earth, a sweeping epic novel set in twelfth-century England centered on the building of a cathedral and many of the hundreds of lives it affected.
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In the woods
French, Tana.
Paper Book
The bestselling debut, with over a million copies sold, that launched Tana French, author of the forthcoming novel The Hunter and "the most important crime novelist to emerge in the past 10 years" (The Washington Post). "Required reading for anyone who...
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The secret history of Twin Peaks
Frost, Mark
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From the co-creator of the landmark series Twin Peaks, the story millions of fans have been waiting to get their hands on for more than 25 long years. The Secret History of Twin Peaks by Mark Frost enlarges the world of the original series, placing the unexplained...
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One step too far : a novel
Gardner, Lisa
Paper Book
From #1 New York Times bestselling author Lisa Gardner, a chilling thriller about a young man gone missing in the wilderness of Wyoming . . . and the secrets uncovered by the desperate effort to find him Timothy O'Day knew the woods. Yet when he disappeared on the...
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One dark window
Gillig, Rachel
Paper Book
THE FANTASY BOOKTOK SENSATION! For fans of Uprooted and For the Wolf comes a dark, lushly gothic fantasy about a maiden who must unleash the monster within to save her kingdom--but the monster in her head isn't the only threat lurking. ...
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The princess bride : S. Morgenstern's classic tale of true love and high adventure
Goldman, William
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William Goldman's beloved story of Buttercup, Westley, and their fellow adventurers. A tale of true love and high adventure, pirates, princesses, giants, miracles, fencing, and a frightening assortment of wild beasts--The Princess Bride is a modern storytelling classic. As Florin...
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The counselors
Goodman, Jessica
Paper Book
"A nervy, intense, and expertly crafted thriller that kept me hooked page after page. Dark secrets? Summer camp setting? Complex teen girls? Murder? Count me in. A simply stunning book." -Kathleen Glasgow, New York Times bestselling author of Girl in Pieces, You'd Be Home Now,<...
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After she's gone : a novel
Grebe, Camilla
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Brought together by a brutal murder, a psychological profiler who's lost her memory and a teenage boy with a fiercely guarded secret become unwitting, unlikely partners in this race to stop a killer--"Nordic noir at its best" (Booklist, starred review). Named the...
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The doll funeral
Hamer, Kate
Paper Book
The dark and glittering new novel from The Sunday Times Bestselling author Kate Hamer is Bookseller's Book of the Month - the perfect second book from the author of The Girl in the Red Coat.
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The forest of vanishing stars
Harmel, Kristin
Paper Book
Parade "Best Books of Summer" pick * Real Simple summer reading pick * SheReads "Best WWII Fiction of Summer 2021" pick The New York Times bestselling author of the "heart-stopping tale of survival and heroism" (P...
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Deep in the Alaskan woods
Harper, Karen
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In the wilds of Alaska, someone sinister is hunting . . .
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The year of the witching
Henderson, Alexis
Paper Book
A young woman living in a rigid, puritanical society discovers dark powers within herself in this stunning, feminist fantasy debut. In the lands of Bethel, where the Prophet's word is law, Immanuelle Moore's very existence is blasphemy. Her mother's union with an...
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The girl in red
Henry, Christina
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From the national bestselling author of Alice comes a postapocalyptic take on the perennial classic "Little Red Riding Hood"...about a woman who isn't as defenseless as she seems. It's not safe for anyone alone in the woods. There are predators that come out at night...
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Buckular Dystrophy Woods Cop Series, Book 10
Heywood, Joseph.
Ebook
The 10th installment of the beloved Woods Cop Mystery series! The traditional firearm deer season in Michigan lasts two weeks, a time in which the most hunters are afield during the year and the time when most things happen. Game wardens cannot count on having any life but work during this period,...
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Dead lil' hustler
Houston, Victoria
Paper Book
Police Chief Lewellyn Ferris unravels a double mystery deep within the national forest in the fourteenth installment of the gripping Loon Lake Mystery series. It's mid-July in Loon Lake, and Police Chief Lewellyn Ferris has her hands full with the discovery of the skeletal...
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The grip of it
Jemc, Jac
Paper Book
Finalist for the Chicago Review of Books Fiction Award, Dan Chaon's Best of 2017 pick in Publishers Weekly, one of Vol. 1 Brooklyn's Best Books of 2017, a BOMB Magazine "Looking Back on 2017: Literature" Pick, and one of Vulture's 10 Best Thriller Books of...
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My heart is a chainsaw
Jones, Stephen Graham
Paper Book
Winner of the Bram Stoker Award for Best Novel Named a Best Book of 2021 by NPR In her quickly gentrifying rural lake town Jade sees recent events only her encyclopedic knowledge of horror films could have prepared her for in this latest novel from the Jordan...
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Godkiller
Kaner, Hannah
Paper Book
INSTANT #1 INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER AND USA TODAY BESTSELLER! "An epic fantasy odyssey begins." -- Entertainment Weekly "A richly rendered world . . . Kaner writes action that's both fun and intelligible . . . If "The Last of Us" didn't slake your thirst for stories of a grizzled...
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The hunger
Katsu, Alma
Paper Book
As featured in The New York Times Book Review Summer Reading Issue "Supernatural suspense at its finest...The best thing about The Hunger is that it will scare the pants off you."--The New York Times Book Review "Deeply, deeply disturbing, hard to...
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The girl who loved Tom Gordon : a novel
King, Stephen
Paper Book
The acclaimed #1 New York Times and undisputed King of Horror Stephen King offers a frightening suspense novel about a young girl who becomes lost in the woods as night falls. On a six-mile hike on the Maine-New Hampshire branch of the Appalachian Trail, nine-year-old Trisha...
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The Tommyknockers
King, Stephen
Paper Book
Late Last Night and the Night Before... ...Tommyknockers, tommyknockers, knocking at the door. Something was happening in Bobbi Anderson's idyllic small town of Haven, Maine. Something that gave every man, woman, and child in town powers far beyond...
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Fox Creek : a novel
Krueger, William Kent
Paper Book
The New York Times bestselling Cork O'Connor Mystery Series returns with this "genuinely thrilling and atmospheric novel" (The New York Times Book Review) as Cork races against time to save his wife, a mysterious stranger, and an Ojibwe healer from bloodthirsty mercenaries.<...
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Purgatory Ridge : a novel
Krueger, William Kent.
Paper Book
When mayhem descends on a tiny logging town, former sheriff Cork O'Connor is called upon to investigate a murder in this "wonderful page-turner" (The Denver Post) that "prolongs suspense to the very end" (Publishers Weekly) by Edgar Award-winning author William Kent Krueger.
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The book of fire : a novel
Lefteri, Christy
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"A tender depiction of loss and healing that raises questions about guilt and blame in the age of climate change."--People "As with The Beekeeper of Aleppo, Lefteri transports the reader to a once lush and now destroyed world."--Kristin Hannah, #1 New...
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The dark forest
Liu, Cixin
Paper Book
The inspiration for the Netflix series 3 Body Problem! Over 1 million copies of the Three-Body Problem series sold in North America PRAISE FOR THE THREE-BODY PROBLEM SERIES: "A mind-bending epic."--The New York Times * "War...
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The white road
Lotz, Sarah
Paper Book
A cutting-edge thriller about one man's quest to discover horror lurking at the top of the world. Desperate to attract subscribers to his fledgling website, 'Journey to the Dark Side', ex-adrenalin junkie and slacker Simon Newman hires someone to guide him through the...
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Goblin : a novel in six novellas
Malerman, Josh
Paper Book
From the New York Times bestselling author of Bird Box and Malorie comes a chilling story that revolves around a mysterious small town, revealing its sinister secrets one by one. NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY THE WALL STREET JOURNAL * "Must...
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What lies in the woods
Marshall, Kate Alice
Paper Book
They were eleven when they sent a killer to prison. They were heroes . . . but they were liars. Kate Alice Marshall's What Lies in the Woods is a thrilling novel about friendship, secrets, betrayal, and lies - and having the courage to face the past. ...
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Who killed Piet Barol?
Mason, Richard
Paper Book
A haunting, gloriously imagined novel by the acclaimed author of History of a Pleasure Seeker ("a classic" --The Washington Post), set in early twentieth-century colonial Cape Town, and a forest full of witch doctors, stingless bees, and hungry leopards. It is 1914....
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Leave no trace : a novel
Mejia, Mindy
Paper Book
From the author of the "compelling" (Star Tribune, Minneapolis) and critically acclaimed Everything You Want Me to Be, a riveting and suspenseful thriller about the mysterious disappearance of a boy and his stunning return ten years later. "A tense and gripping...
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The night house
Nesbø, Jo
Paper Book
From the internationally best-selling author, a twisted, multi-layered spin on the classic horror novel In the wake of his parents' tragic deaths in a house fire, fourteen-year-old Richard Elauved has been sent to live with his aunt and uncle in the remote, insular town of...
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The ritual
Nevill, Adam L. G.
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Now a Netflix Original Movie! The Ritual is Adam Nevill's horror novel depicting a group of friends lost in a remote wilderness in Sweden where something supernatural lurks. When four old University friends set off into the Scandinavian wilderness of...
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Where the lost girls go : a Laura Mori mystery
Noonan, Rosalind
Paper Book
Rookie cop Laura Mori catches her first investigation when the fiery crash of a sports car lights up the night sky. The fire burns the body beyond recognition, but the police are able to identify the car as that of Kent Jameson, celebrity author and benefactor of Sunrise Lake. And Jameson fears that...
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The shadows
North, Alex
Paper Book
"This is absorbing, headlong reading, a play on classic horror with an inventiveness of its own... As with all the best illusions, you are left feeling not tricked, but full of wonder."- The New York Times The haunting new thriller from Alex North...
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Uprooted
Novik, Naomi
Paper Book
NEBULA AWARD WINNER * HUGO AWARD FINALIST * "If you want a fantasy with strong characters and brilliantly original variations on ancient stories, try Uprooted!"--Rick Riordan "Breathtaking . . . a tale that is both elegantly grand and earthily humble, familiar as...
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In the Lake of the Woods
O'Brien, Tim
Paper Book
This riveting novel of love and mystery from the author of The Things They Carried examines the lasting impact of the twentieth century's legacy of violence and warfare, both at home and abroad. When long-hidden secrets about the atrocities he committed in Vietnam come to light, a...
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The disappeared : a novel
Ohlsson, Kristina
Paper Book
From "one of Sweden's best younger writers" (Los Angeles Times Magazine) and a "talented new author" (Booklist) comes this riveting third book in the critically acclaimed Fredrika Bergman crime series. A young woman on her way to a party vanishes without a trace,...
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The last one : a novel
Oliva, Alexandra
Paper Book
Survival is the name of the game as the line blurs between reality TV and reality itself in Alexandra Oliva's fast-paced novel of suspense. She wanted an adventure. She never imagined it would go this far. It begins with a reality TV show. Twelve...
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What waits in the woods
Parlato, Terri
Paper Book
Her ballet career derailed by injury, a once-promising young dancer returns to her hometown only to face a grisly discovery - and the increasingly alarming realization that nothing from her past is quite what she believed - in this electrifyingly twisty suburban thriller for fans of Stacy...
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Hidden pictures
Rekulak, Jason
Paper Book
NATIONAL BESTSELLER · OPTIONED FOR NETFLIX BY A PRODUCER OF THE BATMAN GOODREADS CHOICE AWARD WINNER "I loved it." --Stephen King From Edgar Award-finalist Jason Rekulak comes a wildly inventive spin on the supernatural thriller...
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The house in the pines : a novel
Reyes, Ana
Paper Book
An instant New York Times bestseller! "This is an absolute, can't-put-it-down thriller. . . . It's truly a wild ride that had me flying through chapter after chapter--which I think is the perfect way to kick off your year of reading."--Reese Witherspoon (Reese's Book Club Pick...
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The light of the midnight stars
Rossner, Rena
Paper Book
Experience an evocative combination of fantasy, history, and Jewish folklore in this lush and lyrical fairytale-inspired novel from the author of The Sisters of the Winter Wood. Deep in the Hungarian woods, the sacred magic of King Solomon lives on in his descendants. Gathering...
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Death in the dark woods
Ryan, Annelise
Paper Book
Business has been booming since Morgan Carter solved the case of the monster living in Lake Michigan. The Odds and Ends bookstore is thriving, of course, but Morgan is most excited by the doors that were opened for her as a cryptid hunter. Recently, there have been numerous sightings of a...
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Final girls : a novel
Sager, Riley
Paper Book
THE NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER WINNER OF THE 2018 INTERNATIONAL THRILLER WRITERS AWARD FOR BEST HARDCOVER NOVEL "The first great thriller of 2017 is here: Final Girls, by Riley Sager. If you liked Gone Girl, you'll like this."--Stephen King...
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The last time I lied a novel
Sager, Riley
Paper Book
THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER In the latest thriller from the bestselling author of Final Girls, a young woman returns to her childhood summer camp to uncover the truth about a tragedy that happened there fifteen years ago. Two Truths and a Lie. The...
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The boy who shoots crows
Silvis, Randall
Paper Book
A riveting new psychological thriller from a "a masterful storyteller" (New York Times Book Review). Yesterday, a local boy went missing in Cumberland County, Pennsylvania. Transplanted painter Charlotte Dunleavy was used to seeing him go into the woods, rifle in hand, to shoot at...
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No woods so dark as these
Silvis, Randall
Paper Book
Next in the literary, emotionally propulsive Ryan DeMarco Mystery series from Randall Silvis, critically acclaimed master of crime fiction. There are good reasons to fear the dark... Former Sergeant Ryan DeMarco's life has been spent in defiance--he's defied death, loneliness, and...
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Wonderland
Stage, Zoje
Paper Book
Shirley Jackson meets The Shining in this richly atmospheric and thrillingly tense novel from the acclaimed author of the "deliciously creepy" Baby Teeth (New York Post). One mother's love may be all that stands between her family, an...
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The glass forest : a novel
Swanson, Cynthia
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"[A] triumph. Swanson is a name to be considered among the likes of Gillian Flynn, Chris Pavone, and Laura Lippman" (Library Journal, starred review). From the New York Times bestselling author of The Bookseller comes a gripping literary suspense novel set...
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The beautiful and the wild
Townsend, Peggy
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It's summer in Alaska and the light surrounding the shipping-container-turned-storage shed where Liv Russo is being held prisoner is fuzzy and gray. Around her is thick forest and jagged mountains. In front of her, across a clearing, is a low-slung cabin with a single window that spills a wash of...
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The clearing : a novel
Toyne, Simon
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In this gripping suspense novel from the bestselling author of the Sanctus trilogy, lead forensic expert Laughton Rees is back, this time investigating a series of missing women in a small town near the Forest of Dean--where she uncovers a dark and sinister plot, decades in the making. ...
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The cabin at the end of the world : a novel
Tremblay, Paul
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Paul Tremblay's terrifying twist to the home invasion novel--inspiration for the upcoming major motion picture from Universal Pictures "Tremblay's personal best. It's that good." -- Stephen King Seven-year-old Wen and her parents, Eric and Andrew, are vacationing at a remote...
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Where the forest meets the stars
Vanderah, Glendy
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An Amazon Charts, Wall Street Journal, and Washington Post bestseller, and a Goodreads Choice Award finalist. In this gorgeously stunning debut, a mysterious child teaches two strangers how to love and trust again. After the loss of her mother and her own...
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In a dark, dark wood
Ware, Ruth
Paper Book
*AUTHOR OF THE WOMAN IN CABIN 10 and THE LYING GAME *INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES, USA TODAY, AND LOS ANGELES TIMES BESTSELLER *SOON TO BE A MAJOR MOTION PICTURE An NPR Best Book of the Year * An Entertainment...
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For the wolf
Whitten, Hannah
Paper Book
AN INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER AND TIKTOK SENSATION! The first daughter is for the Throne. The second daughter is for the Wolf. An instant NYT bestseller and word-of-mouth...
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Village in the dark
Yamashita, Iris
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On a frigid February day, Anchorage Detective Cara Kennedy stands by the graves of her husband and son, watching as their caskets are raised from the earth. It feels sacrilegious, but she has no choice. Aaron and Dylan disappeared on a hike a year ago, their bones eventually found and buried. But...
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