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Pub. Date:
2023
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English
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3.8 stars
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"Twenty-two years ago, Naomi Shaw believed in magic. She and her two best friends, Cassidy and Olivia, spent that summer roaming the woods, imagining a world of ceremony and wonder-the Goddess Game. The summer ended suddenly when Naomi was attacked. Miraculously, she survived her seventeen stab wounds and lived to identify the man who had hurt her. The girls' testimony put away a serial killer, wanted for murdering six women. They were heroes. And...
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English
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An adulterous encounter hangs over Doctor Norman Spencer’s seemingly perfect marriage to his unknowing wife Claire. Then, nearly one year after the affair, Claire begins hearing mysterious voices, and sees a young woman's wraithlike image in their home. He dismisses her mounting terror as delusion, but she moves closer and closer to the truth. The supernatural twists and turns, leads to incredible thrills and chills in this unique take on haunted...
3. Deep lie
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Series:
Will Lee volume 3
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English
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Kate Rule, a CIA analyst battles to force her superiors and the U.S. to act against a Soviet KGB plot involving a Russian spymaster and a military base hidden on the coast of Latvia. Her quarry, General VIktor Majorov, seems to be planning something: a secret attack on Sweden from a nuclear submarine.
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"Looking over a crime scene in her neighborhood, Samantha Owen discovers that the scene has been staged: what seems to be a clear case of murder/suicide is anything but. The discovery of toxic substances in hidden vials leads to a threat of bioterrorism-- and her boyfriend, Xander Whitfield, may be in the line of fire." --
Publisher:
Thomas & Mercer
Pub. Date:
[2020]
Language:
English
Average Rating:
5 stars
Description:
"They say every house has its secrets, and the house that Maggie and Nina have shared for so long is no different. Except that these secrets are not buried in the past. Every other night, Maggie and Nina have dinner together. When they are finished, Nina helps Maggie back to her room in the attic, and into the heavy chain that keeps her there. Because Maggie has done things to Nina that can't ever be forgiven, and now she is paying the price. But...
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English
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"When her return home to Graybridge coincides with the murder of her friend Kara, former professional ballerina Esmé Foster, haunted by a past tragedy, must shine a light into the darkness to learn what really happened in the woods the night Kara died to bring this nightmare to an end"--
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HL: High-Low 590L
Language:
English
Average Rating:
5 stars
Description:
Ginny is unhappy when her family moves from Chicago to upstate Michigan for the summer; her father has a job restoring a 1930s mansion, but there are rumors about Woodmoor and the forest next to it: rumors about strange mutant creatures; Ginny, an aspiring mystery writer, is soon half convinced that the rumors are true, because something or someone is haunting the house--and she plans to investigate, with the help of Will, the older boy who lives...
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Language:
English
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The author uses the word of God, science, and true stories of the supernatural to explore the first heaven. He then exposes Satan's diabolical tactics in the second heaven and how they affect each one of us. Finally, he looks at the deep riches of the third heaven and how our hope of that eternal home changes our life on earth.
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Pub. Date:
2016
Language:
English
Average Rating:
4 stars
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"In the idyllic hill country of Sri Lanka, a young girl grows up with her loving family; but even in the midst of this paradise, terror lurks in the shadows. When tragedy strikes, she and her mother must seek safety by immigrating to America. There the girl reinvents herself as an American teenager to survive, with the help of her cousin; but even as she assimilates and thrives, the secrets and scars of her past follow her into adulthood. In this...
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Pub. Date:
2015
Lexile measure:
HL: High-Low 680L
Language:
English
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A hiking trip in the woods in upstate New York is out of the comfort zone for sixteen-year-old city girl Callie Velasquez, but she wants to bond with her new friends Lissa and Penelope, not to mention her new boyfriend, Jeremy--however, nothing could have prepared her for the true human darkness that waits for her in the wood.
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Publisher:
Level Best Books
Pub. Date:
2024
Language:
English
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It's just another stormy night at Jake and Mallory's place. Wind, rain, thunder, and lightning shake the old farmhouse. Strange lights and sounds hail from dark clouds. And something drops into the cornfield. Jake and Mallory's marriage has its flaws, much of it stemming from Jake's gambling addiction, but their love has sustained them through the worst trials. Counselling and group therapy are helping them to rebuild trust in each other. Now they...
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English
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Alison Weir, bestselling author of The Captive Queen When the village of Priors Bramley was shut off in the 1950s so that the area could be used for chemical weapons-testing during the Cold War, a long history of dark secrets was also closed off to the outside world. Now, sixty years later, the village has been declared safe again, but there are those living in nearby Bramley who would much rather that the past remain hidden. When the village is reopened,...
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Publisher:
Bloodhound Books
Pub. Date:
2024
Language:
English
Description:
Suspicion and paranoia engulf a community while a police detective hunts for a serial killer. One murder can make a town nervous. Two brings fear. Add three, four, or even more, and neighbors will start to turn on one another . . . Victoria Bullrush is a stickler for rules and tries to maintain a faultless investigation. But with each grisly killing, the urgency grows greater, and it soon becomes impossible to ignore the public's growing anger . ....
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Rutland Crime volume 1
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English
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The first in a stunning new crime series from 2m+ international bestseller Adam Croft. A peaceful Sunday morning in Rutland is shattered when a dead body is discovered on the rocks at Normanton Church. The victim has been laid out in a crucifixion pose, facing the altar. DI Caroline Hills is certain there's a religious connection, one which threatens the tranquility of life in the area. The killer has gone to extraordinary lengths to make the symbolism...
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Series:
Laura Chambers Mystery volume 2
Pub. Date:
2022
Language:
English
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Perfect for fans of Jeffery Deaver and J.A. Jance, in this thrilling second book in the series, Laura Chambers finds herself caught in a deadly web of small town secrets. Hillsborough, North Carolina is a town with a dark history that is bubbling to the surface. Twenty years ago, Laura's friend's family was slaughtered in their beds, and the sole survivor, Laura's eight-year-old friend, was whisked away to distant relatives. That was the last time...
17. Prayers and lies
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Publisher:
Kensington Books
Language:
English
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Spanning four decades, follows the friendship between Bethany and her cousin Reana Mae--a lifelong kinship borne out of loneliness--which unexpectedly results in the discovery of one family's long-buried secrets and sins.
19. What Lies Buried
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Publisher:
Globe Pequot
Pub. Date:
2005
Language:
English
Description:
Respected political leader Harry Tresmayne has been found murdered beside a lonely road on Cape Fear. Harry's friend, Matthew Livesey, is drawn to investigate the truth, and the more Livesey learns about Harry's private life, the more reasons for murder he finds.
20. What Lies Within
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Publisher:
Issy Waldrom
Pub. Date:
2023
Language:
English
Description:
Life is not easy. Even if, on the surface, it seems that way.Fraser has magic, and is part of the esteemed Guardians of Humanity. He is a member of one of the founding families of said Guardians, and an elite spellsword, trained and deadly. He even has a best friend, whom he's known for most of his life, who has always been there with him.But beneath all of that, Fraser's life is a mess. He's lost access to his magic, his parents are controlling and...