Author: Sydney Hunter
Publisher: Squabbling Sparrows Press
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 79
Book Description
A dream flip turned on its head, a body insulated than most homes, and the bomb squad on speed dial? Would this flip be a stone dead flop? Henry thought he'd hit the jackpot with his fixer-upper, but that was before he uncovered a body hidden in one wall. There wasn't a chance the guy had gone gentle into that good night. Kicking and screaming and without teeth and fingerprints was Henry's summation. The other thing he'd unearthed on reporting his grisly find was a decades -old vendetta. One that saw him at odds with Police Chief Stan Baker, the guy heading up the investigation, and the jerk determined to charge Henry with the murder. But why? Because this went way past high school bullying. Lucky for Henry, he wasn't alone in trying to clear his name, with Jed his offsider, lawyer Belinda Wanamaker, and decrepit private investigator Ervine Wallace along for the ride. Will this flip be a stone dead flop, or is Henry destined to make a killing?
Flea Pit Flip: Darkly humorous killer thriller
Author: Sydney Hunter
Publisher: Squabbling Sparrows Press
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 79
Book Description
A dream flip turned on its head, a body insulated than most homes, and the bomb squad on speed dial? Would this flip be a stone dead flop? Henry thought he'd hit the jackpot with his fixer-upper, but that was before he uncovered a body hidden in one wall. There wasn't a chance the guy had gone gentle into that good night. Kicking and screaming and without teeth and fingerprints was Henry's summation. The other thing he'd unearthed on reporting his grisly find was a decades -old vendetta. One that saw him at odds with Police Chief Stan Baker, the guy heading up the investigation, and the jerk determined to charge Henry with the murder. But why? Because this went way past high school bullying. Lucky for Henry, he wasn't alone in trying to clear his name, with Jed his offsider, lawyer Belinda Wanamaker, and decrepit private investigator Ervine Wallace along for the ride. Will this flip be a stone dead flop, or is Henry destined to make a killing?
Publisher: Squabbling Sparrows Press
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 79
Book Description
A dream flip turned on its head, a body insulated than most homes, and the bomb squad on speed dial? Would this flip be a stone dead flop? Henry thought he'd hit the jackpot with his fixer-upper, but that was before he uncovered a body hidden in one wall. There wasn't a chance the guy had gone gentle into that good night. Kicking and screaming and without teeth and fingerprints was Henry's summation. The other thing he'd unearthed on reporting his grisly find was a decades -old vendetta. One that saw him at odds with Police Chief Stan Baker, the guy heading up the investigation, and the jerk determined to charge Henry with the murder. But why? Because this went way past high school bullying. Lucky for Henry, he wasn't alone in trying to clear his name, with Jed his offsider, lawyer Belinda Wanamaker, and decrepit private investigator Ervine Wallace along for the ride. Will this flip be a stone dead flop, or is Henry destined to make a killing?
A Pound of Flesh: Darkly humorous killer thriller
Author: Sydney Hunter
Publisher: Squabbling Sparrows Press
ISBN: 1991331266
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 288
Book Description
"When you say you'd do anything to lose the weight, do you really mean it?" Desperate people make stupid mistakes, and Marilyn Channing is no exception. Emerging from the wreckage of a messy divorce, she's determined to lose the weight gained from twenty years spent swallowing her pride. Enter The Vale, a spa nestled deep in the bush, miles from temptation, miles from help. In return, the retreat promises spectacular weight loss and a respite from the chaos of everyday life. It all sounds so lovely and supportive, so deceptively easy. Marilyn should have read the fine print. Because more terrifying than what's on the other side of the razor-wire perimeter fence, is Candice Hawkie. As malevolent as she is thin, the spa's manager has tapped into the abyss of humanity's darkest desires, one in which everything has a price, even death. In a world where the desire to lose weight comes at a cost, what lengths will Marilyn go to for the ultimate transformation? Find out in DietVale, where the scales of fate tip perilously between life and death. Set in stunning New Zealand, A Pound of Flesh is a standalone killer thriller that's perfect for those with a taste for the macabre and a decidedly dark sense of humor. WHAT OTHERS ARE SAYING: "Sharp and confronting, this is not for the faint hearted." Lee Murray, Bram-Stoker Award Winning Author "Loved this! What a romp, so funny and horrific - a combination I never thought would work but totally does." Catherine Robertson, Best-Selling Author, Gabriel's Bay Series "Difficult to put down, even though in a few places, my stomach turned! But I had to read on. Engaging characters, riveting storyline - definitely enough to make me want to triple check any spas before I go there. If you like your storylines dark and funny - this is for you." Jeannie - Goodreads Reviewer "A dark comedy, with moments of sheer brilliance, a great, disturbing, read." Karen - Goodreads Reviewer "The writing style is easy to read and humorous. Some of the content is darker than the writing style at first suggests, just a warning for anyone that picks it up. The setting of the health retreat in New Zealand was vivid and well written - I could almost imagine I was there, but thank goodness I wasn't!" Cheryl - Goodreads Reviewer "Seeking horror that truly disturbs juxtaposed with dark humour and a splash of vengeance? Look no further." Narrative Muse SERIES KEYWORDS: Psychological thrillers Suspenseful Mind games Twisted plot Dark secrets Mental manipulation Psychological suspense Intense Unpredictable Gripping Chilling Page-turner Psychological manipulation Haunting Sinister Disturbed characters Suspenseful thrillers Mind-bending Twisted Psychological twists Psychological mind games killer thriller vigilante justice dieting diet spa weight loss Suspense Thriller Mystery Haunted Dark Creepy Eerie Chilling Terrifying Fear Nightmare Suspenseful Psychological Shocking Spine-tingling Bloodcurdling Haunting Macabre Terrifying Noir Dark Humor Female Protagonist Vigilante Justice New Zealand Dark Humor Dark Humour Noir
Publisher: Squabbling Sparrows Press
ISBN: 1991331266
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 288
Book Description
"When you say you'd do anything to lose the weight, do you really mean it?" Desperate people make stupid mistakes, and Marilyn Channing is no exception. Emerging from the wreckage of a messy divorce, she's determined to lose the weight gained from twenty years spent swallowing her pride. Enter The Vale, a spa nestled deep in the bush, miles from temptation, miles from help. In return, the retreat promises spectacular weight loss and a respite from the chaos of everyday life. It all sounds so lovely and supportive, so deceptively easy. Marilyn should have read the fine print. Because more terrifying than what's on the other side of the razor-wire perimeter fence, is Candice Hawkie. As malevolent as she is thin, the spa's manager has tapped into the abyss of humanity's darkest desires, one in which everything has a price, even death. In a world where the desire to lose weight comes at a cost, what lengths will Marilyn go to for the ultimate transformation? Find out in DietVale, where the scales of fate tip perilously between life and death. Set in stunning New Zealand, A Pound of Flesh is a standalone killer thriller that's perfect for those with a taste for the macabre and a decidedly dark sense of humor. WHAT OTHERS ARE SAYING: "Sharp and confronting, this is not for the faint hearted." Lee Murray, Bram-Stoker Award Winning Author "Loved this! What a romp, so funny and horrific - a combination I never thought would work but totally does." Catherine Robertson, Best-Selling Author, Gabriel's Bay Series "Difficult to put down, even though in a few places, my stomach turned! But I had to read on. Engaging characters, riveting storyline - definitely enough to make me want to triple check any spas before I go there. If you like your storylines dark and funny - this is for you." Jeannie - Goodreads Reviewer "A dark comedy, with moments of sheer brilliance, a great, disturbing, read." Karen - Goodreads Reviewer "The writing style is easy to read and humorous. Some of the content is darker than the writing style at first suggests, just a warning for anyone that picks it up. The setting of the health retreat in New Zealand was vivid and well written - I could almost imagine I was there, but thank goodness I wasn't!" Cheryl - Goodreads Reviewer "Seeking horror that truly disturbs juxtaposed with dark humour and a splash of vengeance? Look no further." Narrative Muse SERIES KEYWORDS: Psychological thrillers Suspenseful Mind games Twisted plot Dark secrets Mental manipulation Psychological suspense Intense Unpredictable Gripping Chilling Page-turner Psychological manipulation Haunting Sinister Disturbed characters Suspenseful thrillers Mind-bending Twisted Psychological twists Psychological mind games killer thriller vigilante justice dieting diet spa weight loss Suspense Thriller Mystery Haunted Dark Creepy Eerie Chilling Terrifying Fear Nightmare Suspenseful Psychological Shocking Spine-tingling Bloodcurdling Haunting Macabre Terrifying Noir Dark Humor Female Protagonist Vigilante Justice New Zealand Dark Humor Dark Humour Noir
The Gods of Gotham
Author: Lyndsay Faye
Publisher: G.P. Putnam's Sons
ISBN: 0425261255
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 482
Book Description
New York City, 1845. Timothy Wilde, a 27-year-old Irish immigrant, joins the newly formed NYPD and investigates an infanticide and the body of a 12-year-old Irish boy whose spleen has been removed.
Publisher: G.P. Putnam's Sons
ISBN: 0425261255
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 482
Book Description
New York City, 1845. Timothy Wilde, a 27-year-old Irish immigrant, joins the newly formed NYPD and investigates an infanticide and the body of a 12-year-old Irish boy whose spleen has been removed.
Compelling Evidence
Author: Steve Martini
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 1101563931
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 369
Book Description
The first “engrossing”(Entertainment Weekly) legal thriller in the New York Times bestselling Paul Madriani series! Defense attorney Paul Madriani was on the rise with the California law firm of Potter, Skarpellos—until a short-lived affair with Potter's wife, Talia, cost him his job. A year later, when Talia is accused of Potter’s murder Paul is thrust back into the big time—and he soon uncovers secrets that may end his career...and his life.
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 1101563931
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 369
Book Description
The first “engrossing”(Entertainment Weekly) legal thriller in the New York Times bestselling Paul Madriani series! Defense attorney Paul Madriani was on the rise with the California law firm of Potter, Skarpellos—until a short-lived affair with Potter's wife, Talia, cost him his job. A year later, when Talia is accused of Potter’s murder Paul is thrust back into the big time—and he soon uncovers secrets that may end his career...and his life.
Five Quarters of the Orange
Author: Joanne Harris
Publisher: Harper Collins
ISBN: 0061836702
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 477
Book Description
When Framboise Simon returns to a small village on the banks of the Loire, the locals do not recognize her as the daughter of the infamous woman they hold responsible for a tragedy during the German occupation years ago. But the past and present are inextricably entwined, particularly in a scrapbook of recipes and memories that Framboise has inherited from her mother. And soon Framboise will realize that the journal also contains the key to the tragedy that indelibly marked that summer of her ninth year. . . .
Publisher: Harper Collins
ISBN: 0061836702
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 477
Book Description
When Framboise Simon returns to a small village on the banks of the Loire, the locals do not recognize her as the daughter of the infamous woman they hold responsible for a tragedy during the German occupation years ago. But the past and present are inextricably entwined, particularly in a scrapbook of recipes and memories that Framboise has inherited from her mother. And soon Framboise will realize that the journal also contains the key to the tragedy that indelibly marked that summer of her ninth year. . . .
The Popol Vuh
Author: Lewis Spence
Publisher: New York : AMS Press
ISBN:
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 80
Book Description
Publisher: New York : AMS Press
ISBN:
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 80
Book Description
Cue
Author:
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : New York (N.Y.)
Languages : en
Pages : 1436
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : New York (N.Y.)
Languages : en
Pages : 1436
Book Description
Hoot
Author: Carl Hiaasen
Publisher: Knopf Books for Young Readers
ISBN: 0375890270
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 306
Book Description
This Newbery Honor winner and #1 New York Times bestseller is a beloved modern classic. Hoot features a new kid and his new bully, alligators, some burrowing owls, a renegade eco-avenger, and several extremely poisonous snakes. Everybody loves Mother Paula's pancakes. Everybody, that is, except the colony of cute but endangered owls that live on the building site of the new restaurant. Can the awkward new kid and his feral friend prank the pancake people out of town? Or is the owls' fate cemented in pancake batter? Welcome to Carl Hiaasen's Florida—where the creatures are wild and the people are wilder!
Publisher: Knopf Books for Young Readers
ISBN: 0375890270
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 306
Book Description
This Newbery Honor winner and #1 New York Times bestseller is a beloved modern classic. Hoot features a new kid and his new bully, alligators, some burrowing owls, a renegade eco-avenger, and several extremely poisonous snakes. Everybody loves Mother Paula's pancakes. Everybody, that is, except the colony of cute but endangered owls that live on the building site of the new restaurant. Can the awkward new kid and his feral friend prank the pancake people out of town? Or is the owls' fate cemented in pancake batter? Welcome to Carl Hiaasen's Florida—where the creatures are wild and the people are wilder!
Jinxed
Author: Thommy Hutson
Publisher: Jinxed Trilogy
ISBN: 9781944109127
Category : High school students
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Break a mirror Walk under a ladder Step on a crack Innocent childhood superstitions ... But someone at the Trask Academy of Performing Arts is taking things one deadly step further when the campus is rocked with the deaths of some of its star students. Layna Curtis, a talented, popular senior, soon realizes that the seemingly random, accidental deaths of her friends aren't random--or accidents--at all. Someone has taken the childhood games too far, using the idea of superstitions to dispose of their classmates. As Layna tries to convince people of her theory, she uncovers the terrifying notion that each escalating, gruesome murder leads closer to its final victim: her. Will Layna's opening night also be her final bow? Gold Medal Winner for Fiction: Horror--2019 International Book Awards
Publisher: Jinxed Trilogy
ISBN: 9781944109127
Category : High school students
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Break a mirror Walk under a ladder Step on a crack Innocent childhood superstitions ... But someone at the Trask Academy of Performing Arts is taking things one deadly step further when the campus is rocked with the deaths of some of its star students. Layna Curtis, a talented, popular senior, soon realizes that the seemingly random, accidental deaths of her friends aren't random--or accidents--at all. Someone has taken the childhood games too far, using the idea of superstitions to dispose of their classmates. As Layna tries to convince people of her theory, she uncovers the terrifying notion that each escalating, gruesome murder leads closer to its final victim: her. Will Layna's opening night also be her final bow? Gold Medal Winner for Fiction: Horror--2019 International Book Awards
Gone
Author: Mo Hayder
Publisher: Grove Press
ISBN: 0802195989
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 483
Book Description
Detective Jack Caffery hunts a twisted carjacker in this Edgar Award–winning thriller from the “maestro of the sinister” and author of Birdman (New York Daily News). Jack Caffery’s new case seems like a routine carjacking until he realizes the sickening truth: The thief wasn’t after the car, but the eleven-year-old girl in the back seat. And she’s not the only young girl who’s been taken. Meanwhile, police diver Sgt. Flea Marley is pursuing her own theory of the case, and what she finds in an abandoned, half-submerged tunnel could put her in grave danger. The carjacker is always one step ahead of the Major Crime Investigation Unit, and as the chances for the victims’ survival grow slimmer, Caffery and Marley race to fit the pieces together. With this award-winning entry in her acclaimed series set first in London, and now in Bristol, England, “Hayder, again, proves expert at ratcheting up the tension” (The Independent). “It’s a tribute to Hayder’s powers as a suspense writer that she completely turns the over-familiar premise of this novel inside out and upside down.” —The Washington Post “Compelling . . . First-rate mystery that takes full advantage of the wintry, moonlit West Country and the unusual skills of its lady diver.” —Kirkus Reviews
Publisher: Grove Press
ISBN: 0802195989
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 483
Book Description
Detective Jack Caffery hunts a twisted carjacker in this Edgar Award–winning thriller from the “maestro of the sinister” and author of Birdman (New York Daily News). Jack Caffery’s new case seems like a routine carjacking until he realizes the sickening truth: The thief wasn’t after the car, but the eleven-year-old girl in the back seat. And she’s not the only young girl who’s been taken. Meanwhile, police diver Sgt. Flea Marley is pursuing her own theory of the case, and what she finds in an abandoned, half-submerged tunnel could put her in grave danger. The carjacker is always one step ahead of the Major Crime Investigation Unit, and as the chances for the victims’ survival grow slimmer, Caffery and Marley race to fit the pieces together. With this award-winning entry in her acclaimed series set first in London, and now in Bristol, England, “Hayder, again, proves expert at ratcheting up the tension” (The Independent). “It’s a tribute to Hayder’s powers as a suspense writer that she completely turns the over-familiar premise of this novel inside out and upside down.” —The Washington Post “Compelling . . . First-rate mystery that takes full advantage of the wintry, moonlit West Country and the unusual skills of its lady diver.” —Kirkus Reviews