Fifteen years ago, a serial killer carved a deep scar through small-town Arizona and ripped Melissa Wilder's family apart. The madman butchered her big brother and left her father nearly dead, and then disappeared into eerie silence.Now Melissa returns home as a talented reporter eager to revisit the cold case -- just as the murderer resumes his terrifying spree against the town's innocent children.Desperate to end the bloodshed, Melissa turns to the only witness who could ...

Mile 81 meets “N.” in this novella collaboration between Stephen King and Joe Hill—also made into a Netflix film!As USA TODAY said of Stephen King’s Mile 81: “Park and scream. Could there be any better place to set a horror story than an abandoned rest stop?” In the Tall Grass begins with a sister and brother who pull off to the side of the road after hearing a young boy crying for help from beyond the tall grass. Within...

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY SUSPENSE MAGAZINE • Includes Dean Koontz’s short story “You Are Destined to Be Together Forever”From “one of the master storytellers of this or any age” (The Tampa Tribune) comes the stunning final adventure of “one of the most remarkable and appealing characters in current fiction”(The Virginian-Pilot)—as Dean Koontz brings the unforgettable odyssey of Odd Th...

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • The iconic thriller series that inspired the upcoming streaming show on Prime Video, in development now!**It came in a plain brown wrapper, no return address—an audiocassette recording of a horrifying, soul-lacerating scream, followed by the sound of a childlike voice chanting: “Bad love. Bad love. Don’t give me the bad love.” For Alex Delaware the tape is the first intimation that he is about to enter a living nightmare. Other...

“I leaned forward and put my hand softly against his chest, my fingers tracing lightly over the patches on his jacket. My lips, quivering with anticipation, pressed forward against his and I felt no resistance in him. He kissed me back and I was shocked at the softness he brought me. So much of him seemed like a fearsome animal. The softness was a surprise that made me smile ear to ear – a hard thing to do when you’re trying to kiss someone.”For Anne, life is something to ...

So close...Joe Tyler is close to finding his daughter.After a narrow miss in Minnesota, Joe follows a money trail to Denver, hoping to finally find Elizabeth, the daughter who was stolen from him nearly a decade earlier. Accompanied by his ex-wife Lauren, he enlists the reluctant help of Elizabeth's friends, only to find that he's missed her. Again.Armed with new information, Joe races to California, desperate to find his daughter. Stymied by roadblocks and dead-end...

"This is a powerful parable of loss, love and redemption that will stir the souls of its readers. Burchard has crafted something eternal here." —Jack Canfield, co-author of the Chicken Soup for the Soul(R) series and The Success PrinciplesThe classic inspirational parable from the #1 New York Times–bestselling author of The Millionaire Messenger—a triumphant tale of personal growth and change that will inspire anyone who has ever ...

Jimmy Fincher never expected that a normal day in the woods would drastically change his life. Deep in the forest, he discovers an old wooden door, setting off a chain of events that explode into a torrent of suspense and excitement. One mysterious door is going to change the world... forever.

Meredith -- I screwed up. Big time. My dad and his club asked me to leave. I know it wasn’t supposed to be forever, but how can I return until I feel I’ve made something of myself? I thought I was on the right path, going from hot mess to mature adult. Then I did something stupid. Now I don’t know what to do. Lynx has been amazing, and as much as I want to throw myself into his arms, I refuse to make the same mistakes over and over. This time, I need to figure it out on my own.Lynx...

Winner of the Los Angeles Times Book Prize for Mystery/ThrillerWinner of the Edgar Award for Best First NovelWhen an elderly recluse discovers a corpse on his land, Officer Henry Farrell is drawn into a murder investigation that might tear his sleepy community apart. Tom Bouman's chilling and evocative debut introduces one of the most memorable new characters in detective fiction and uncovers a haunting section of rural Pennsylvania, where gas drill...

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ASK NOT WHO YOU CAN KILL FOR YOUR COUNTRYNow retired and happily married, Quarry turns down a million-dollar contract to assassinate a presidential candidate. It’s not the sort of assignment you can just walk away from without consequences—but coming after Quarry has consequences, too.