A college weekend turns into a bloody nightmare in this "heady mix of high-octane horror, razor-sharp characterization, and full-throttle action" (Tim Waggoner, author of Like Death).Every Saturday night during football season, College Heights is overrun by a frenzy of hard-partying students. For the local brewery, it's a recipe for success. For many others, it's a disaster waiting to happen. But this Saturday night is different. Because instead of beer-pong and kar...

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • Karin Slaughter, author of the bestselling Will Trent novels, is widely acclaimed as “one of the best crime novelists in America” (The Washington Post). Now she delivers her first stand-alone novel: an epic story of a city in the midst of seismic upheaval, a serial killer targeting cops, and a divided police force tasked with bringing a madman to justice.Atlanta, 1974: As a brutal murder and a furious m...

Sam Kovac and Nikki Liska return to investigate the death of a Jane Doe in this short story from #1 New York Times bestseller Tami Hoag.New Year’s Day is a time for new beginnings, but Minneapolis homicide detectives Sam Kovac and Nikki Liska are focused on endings: specifically, the tragic end of their latest murder victim, an unidentified young woman discovered on the side of the freeway. Believed to be the victim of a serial killer, Kovac and Liska are ...

A masterful, heart-palpitating novel of small-town horror and psychological dread from a Bram Stoker nominee."Malfi is a modern-day Algernon Blackwood... I'm gonna be talking about this book for years"JOSH MALERMAN, author of Bird BoxAaron Decker's life changes one December morning when his wife Allison is killed. Haunted by her absence—and her ghost—Aaron goes through her belongings, where he finds a receip...

There are times when the truth invites evil, and there are times when the truth can get you killed."A fast reading suspense book that surprised me so much, I had to finish it in one sitting." - Alice de Sturler of the American Investigative Society Of Cold Cases"An epic thriller with a memorable, unorthodox main character... a riveting read..." - Colorado Country Life MagazineFew residents in the secluded mountain-town of Winston, ...

**A terrifying new species of predator is loose in a New England resort town in this “**wholly enthralling hulk of a summer beach read” (Publishers Weekly).On a hot summer night in Montauk, the bodies of two local bar patrons are discovered in the dunes, torn to shreds, their identities unrecognizable. In another part of town, a woman's backyard is invaded by four creatures that defy description. What's clear is that they’re hostile—and they're ravenous.

"A complex and chilling tale of friends, family and the often murderous secrets that hide in the dark" from the award-winning author of Bone White (Robert McCammon, New York Times–bestselling author).The Piper has come to take the children away…In the fall of 1993, fifteen-year-old Angelo Mazzone sees his first dead body. The murder is linked to the Piper, the possible abductor of three other children—who haven't been found—over t...

After solving the mystery behind the death of his former friend in July, ex-Army Sam Auden has been aimlessly wandering the country. Everything had gone sideways in New York City, so when his phone rings three months later, the caller is the last person Sam expected to be asking for help.Confidential informant Rufus O’Callaghan has been struggling. His NYPD contact was murdered over the summer, and the man Rufus is head over heels for was driven away by his own undiagnosed trauma. ...

Forgotten memories. Supernatural abilities. Mysterious tattoos.After waking in an alleyway with no memories, a strange tattoo, and a supernatural ability—Lena knows something extraordinary happened to her. When a deep guiding instinct hums to life inside her, she sets out into the unknown in hopes of unlocking secrets to her past.Now, hitchhiking around the country with nothing but a personalized bracelet as proof of a life she once led, Lena must ...

Now a major motion picture starring Katie Holmes!A stirring debut novel about a mother and daughter who find an unlikely home amid the quirky residents of a small town in upstate New York—“The smart style, crisp narrative, sharp dialogue, and vivid descriptions send a powerful message: there is hope hidden in despair” (Publishers Weekly).For thirteen-year-old Ruthie Carmichael and her mother, Rita, life has never been stable. Thoug...

Andrew Vachss has reinvented detective fiction for an age in which guilty secrets are obsolete and murder isn't even worth a news headline. And in the person of his haunted, hell-ridden private eye Burke, Vachss has given us a new kind of hero: a man inured to every evil except the kind that preys on children.Now Burke is back, investigating an epidemic of apparent suicides among teenagers of a wealthy Connecticut suburb. There he discovers a sinister connection between the anguish ...

*Note: This is a fun and sort of silly story. It is not for everyone, but if you want a fun short story to pass some time you will like The Craigslist Killer. PRODUCT DESCRIPTION: I dare you! Three friends make a bet that turns out to be deadly. Online dating is not the norm, but for Bill, it is a way to make some quick cash. Take a girl out; get a second date and a kiss goodnight--nothing to it. However, some hearts should not be broken, some women shoul...