Search Results


Showing 1 - 20 of 384 query time: 0.14s

1. You like it darker: stories

Book cover for "You like it darker".
Rate this title:
Star rating for You like it darker
Author:
King, Stephen, 1947-
Language:
English
Average Rating:
3 stars
Formats:
Book, CD Audiobook, Large Print, OverDrive eAudiobook, OverDrive eBook
Description:
""You like it darker? Fine, so do I," writes Stephen King in the afterword to this magnificent new collection of twelve stories that delve into the darker part of life--both metaphorical and literal. King has, for half a century, been a master of the form, and these stories, about fate, mortality, luck, and the folds in reality where anything can happen, are as rich and riveting as his novels, both weighty in theme and a huge pleasure to read. King...

2. Mad honey: a novel

Book cover for "Mad honey".
Rate this title:
Star rating for Mad honey
Author:
Picoult, Jodi, 1966-
Series:
Thorndike Press large print basic
Language:
English
Average Rating:
3.8 stars
Formats:
Book, CD Audiobook, Large Print, Media Player, OverDrive eAudiobook, OverDrive eBook
Description:
"Olivia McAfee knows what it feels like to start over. Her picture-perfect life--living in Boston, married to a brilliant cardiothoracic surgeon, raising their beautiful son, Asher--was upended when her husband revealed a darker side. She never imagined that she would end up back in her sleepy New Hampshire hometown, living in the house she grew up in and taking over her father's beekeeping business. Lily Campanello is familiar with do-overs, too....

3. The house across the lake: a novel

Book cover for "The house across the lake".
Rate this title:
Star rating for The house across the lake
Author:
Sager, Riley
Series:
Thorndike Press large print basic
Language:
English
Average Rating:
3.4 stars
Formats:
Book, Large Print, Media Player, OverDrive eAudiobook, OverDrive eBook
Description:
It looks like a familiar story: A woman reeling from a great loss with too much time on her hands and too much booze in her glass watches her neighbors, sees things she shouldn't see, and starts to suspect the worst. But looks can be deceiving. . . . Casey Fletcher, a recently widowed actress trying to escape a streak of bad press, has retreated to her family's lake house in Vermont. Armed with a pair of binoculars and several bottles of liquor, she...

4. The kind worth killing: a novel

Book cover for "The kind worth killing".
Rate this title:
Star rating for The kind worth killing
Author:
Swanson, Peter, 1968-
Language:
English
Average Rating:
4.5 stars
Formats:
Book, CD Audiobook, Hoopla eAudiobook, Hoopla eBook, Large Print, OverDrive eAudiobook, OverDrive eBook
Description:
"A dark and devious literary suspense novel about a random encounter, sex, and a conversation that quickly turns to murder--a modern reimagining of Patricia Highsmith's classic Strangers on a Train--from the author of The Girl with a Clock for a Heart"--

5. Maisie Dobbs: a novel

Book cover for "Maisie Dobbs".
Rate this title:
Star rating for Maisie Dobbs
Author:
Winspear, Jacqueline, 1955-
Series:
Maisie Dobbs novel volume 1
Maisie Dobbs
Language:
English
Average Rating:
4.8 stars
Formats:
Book, Hoopla eAudiobook, Hoopla eBook, OverDrive eAudiobook, OverDrive eBook
Description:
"The daughter of a struggling greengrocer, Maisie Dobbs was only thirteen when she was sent to work as a maid for wealthy London aristocrats. But being bright and thoughtful beyond her years, Maisie studies her way to Cambridge, then serves as a nurse on the Front during the Great War. Now, it's the spring of 1929, nearly ten years after the Armistice and Maisie has just opened up her own detective agency. Her first assignment, a seemingly open-and-shut...

6. The Midwinter witch

Book cover for "The Midwinter witch".
Rate this title:
Star rating for The Midwinter witch
Author:
Ostertag, Molly Knox
Series:
Witch boy volume 3
Pub. Date:
2019
Lexile measure:
HL: High-Low 550L
Language:
English
Formats:
Graphic Novel, Hoopla eComic
Description:
The acclaimed world of The Witch Boy and The Hidden Witch comes to a thrilling conclusion in a new adventure about magic, family, and finding your true power. Magic has a dark side . . .Aster always looks forward to the Midwinter Festival, a reunion of the entire Vanissen family that includes competitions in witchery and shapeshifting. This year, he's especially excited to compete in the annual Jolrun tournament-as a witch. He's determined to show...

7. Much ado about nothing

Book cover for "Much ado about nothing".
Rate this title:
Star rating for Much ado about nothing
Author:
Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616
Series:
Oxford world's classics
New Folger Library Shakespeare
Pelican Shakespeare
More Series...
Average Rating:
4 stars
Formats:
Book, CD Audiobook, Hoopla eAudiobook, Hoopla eBook, OverDrive eBook
Description:
Presents the original text of Shakespeare's play side by side with a modern version, with marginal notes and explanations and full descriptions of each character.

8. V is for vengeance

Book cover for "V is for vengeance".
Rate this title:
Star rating for V is for vengeance
Author:
Grafton, Sue
Series:
Kinsey Millhone mysteries volume 22
Thorndike Press large print basic
Kinsey Millhone
Language:
English
Formats:
Book, CD Audiobook, Large Print, Media Player, OverDrive eAudiobook, OverDrive eBook
Description:
On her thirty-eighth birthday, Kinsey Millhone receives a punch in the face that leaves her with a broken nose and two black eyes before she tackles a suspicious suicide involving a host of unscrupulous characters.

9. The book eaters

Book cover for "The book eaters".
Rate this title:
Star rating for The book eaters
Author:
Dean, Sunyi
Pub. Date:
2022
Language:
English
Average Rating:
4 stars
Formats:
Book, Hoopla eAudiobook
Description:
"Sunyi Dean's The Book Eaters is a contemporary fantasy debut. It's a story of motherhood, sacrifice, and hope; of queer identity and learning to accept who you are; of gilded lies and the danger of believing the narratives others create for you. Out on the Yorkshire Moors lives a secret line of people for whom books are food, and who retain all of a book's content after eating it. To them, spy novels are a peppery snack; romance novels are sweet...

10. The mysterious stranger and other stories

Book cover for "The mysterious stranger and other stories".
Rate this title:
Star rating for The mysterious stranger and other stories
Author:
Twain, Mark, 1835-1910
Series:
Tantor unabridged classics
Language:
English
Formats:
Book, CD Audiobook, Hoopla eAudiobook, Hoopla eBook
Description:
In this representative volume, "The Mysterious Stranger and Other Stories" the reader will find twenty-four of Mark Twain's best shorter works. Classic and unforgettable tales that span the author's career are included, such as "The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County", which is Twain's most famous short story and was his first great success as an author. It is the unforgettable tale of Jim Smiley, the gambler who will bet on anything including...

11. The storytelling animal: how stories make us human

Book cover for "The storytelling animal".
Rate this title:
Star rating for The storytelling animal
Author:
Gottschall, Jonathan
Language:
English
Formats:
Book, Hoopla eAudiobook, Hoopla eBook, OverDrive eBook
Description:
"undiscovered and unmapped country. It's easy to say that humans are "wired" for story, but why? In this book, the author offers a unified theory of storytelling. He argues that stories help us navigate life's complex social problems, just as flight simulators prepare pilots for difficult situations. Storytelling has evolved, like other behaviors, to ensure our survival. Drawing on the latest research in neuroscience, psychology, and evolutionary...

12. The man in the iron mask

Book cover for "The man in the iron mask".
Rate this title:
Star rating for The man in the iron mask
Author:
Dumas, Alexandre, 1802-1870
Series:
Oxford world's classics
Timeless Classics
Signet classic
More Series...
Lexile measure:
930L
Language:
English
Formats:
Book, CD Audiobook, Hoopla eAudiobook, Hoopla eBook
Description:
Imprisoned for your entire life because you looked like someone else is the sad fate of Philippe, twin brother of the King of France, until a rescue plan unfolds.

13. Gone to the wolves

Book cover for "Gone to the wolves".
Rate this title:
Star rating for Gone to the wolves
Author:
Wray, John, 1971-
Language:
English
Formats:
Book, Hoopla eAudiobook
Description:
"A story of young friendship, musical obsession, and a missing person, set in the metal scene of the late eighties and early nineties"-- Kip, Leslie, and Kira are outliers--even in the metal scene they love. In arch-conservative Gulf Coast Florida in the late 1980s, just listening to metal can get you arrested, but for the three of them the risk is well worth it, because metal is what leads them to one another. Different as they are, Kip, Leslie,...

14. History of Cults

Book cover for "History of Cults".
Rate this title:
Star rating for History of Cults
Series:
History of Cults
Publisher:
Future Publishing Ltd
Language:
English
Choose a Format
Available Online
Online OverDrive Collection
Online OverDrive Collection has 999999
Description:

The word 'cult' conjures a wide variety of images in the mind, from sinister hooded figures lurking in the shadows to strange symbols and ancient scriptures warning of Armageddon. But not all cults are like this. In fact most are outwardly friendly and welcoming, their members normal, well-meaning people in search of answers. However, their search for the truth can often lead people to being manipulated by leaders with darker intentions.

...

15. The Mighty Jungle

Book cover for "The Mighty Jungle".
Rate this title:
Star rating for The Mighty Jungle
Author:
Lynch, Paul A.
Pub. Date:
2023
Language:
English
Choose a Format
Available Online
Online Hoopla Collection has 17
Description:
Wildlife conservation has both monetary and non-monetary benefits, and the success of conservation projects depends on a mix of economic and biological factors. In Tanzania, the economic benefits of conservation projects have positively impacted the conservation attitudes of local people around the Selous Game Reserve. Option value is a useful tool to measure the potential benefits of wildlife conservation, and expressed preference or contingent valuation...

16. The girl who was taken

Book cover for "The girl who was taken".
Rate this title:
Star rating for The girl who was taken
Author:
Donlea, Charlie
Language:
English
Average Rating:
4.5 stars
Formats:
Book, Hoopla eAudiobook, Hoopla eBook
Description:
Charlie Donlea, one of the most original new voices in suspense, returns with a haunting novel, laden with twists and high tension, about two abducted girls-one who returns, one who doesn't-and the forensics expert searching for answers. Nicole Cutty and Megan McDonald are both high school seniors in the small town of Emerson Bay, North Carolina. When they disappear from a beach party one warm summer night, police launch a massive search. No clues...

17. The Perfect Woman

Book cover for "The Perfect Woman".
Rate this title:
Star rating for The Perfect Woman
Author:
Andrus, James
Publisher:
Pinnacle Books
Language:
English
Average Rating:
5 stars
Choose a Format
Available Online
Online OverDrive Collection
Online OverDrive Collection
Description:
"ONE OF THE BEST COP NOVELS TO COME ALONG IN YEARS." —Jeffery Deaver
Pharmacy clerk William Dremmel is hooked—on drugging pretty young women and lulling them into slow, blissfully quiet deaths. Then he packs his victims in luggage—a nod to the cops that he works alone. Dremmel's no fool, he's also a college professor. He just likes using his intellect for darker purposes. . ..
"AN INSIDER'S VIEW OF HOW A TRUE POLICE...

18. The marriage pact: a novel

Book cover for "The marriage pact".
Rate this title:
Star rating for The marriage pact
Author:
Richmond, Michelle, 1970-
Language:
English
Average Rating:
4 stars
Formats:
Book, Hoopla eAudiobook, OverDrive eBook
Description:
Picture-perfect newlyweds Alice and Jake are unexpectedly initiated into a mysterious organization designed to keep marriages happy and intact through seemingly sensible rules that become increasingly exacting and subject to brutal enforcement.

19. Do not disturb: a novel

Book cover for "Do not disturb".
Rate this title:
Star rating for Do not disturb
Author:
Douglas, Claire (Journalist)
Language:
English
Formats:
Book, Hoopla eAudiobook, Hoopla eBook
Description:
Returning to her native Wales in the aftermath of a traumatic event, Kirsty reconnects with her estranged cousin, Selena, whose mysterious return places Kirsty and her daughters at risk.

20. Lady Susan

Book cover for "Lady Susan".
Rate this title:
Star rating for Lady Susan
Author:
Austen, Jane, 1775-1817
Series:
Jane Austen library volume 1
Art of the novella
Average Rating:
4 stars
Formats:
Book, Hoopla eAudiobook, Hoopla eBook
Description:
Lady Susan is a short, epistolary novel by Jane Austen. Lady Susan Vernon is a selfish, attractive, and unscrupulous woman, who tries to trap the best possible husband while maintaining a relationship with a married man. As a widow, she seeks a match for herself, as well as husband-hunting for her daughter. Lady Susan is not only beautiful but intelligent and witty; she's highly attractive to men and her suitors are always significantly younger. Inspired...
Search Tools:   Get RSS Feed   Email this Search   Save Search   Export To Excel