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SUMMARY: It is November 25, 1960, and the bodies of three beautiful, convent-educated sisters have been found near their wrecked Jeep at the bottom of a 150-foot cliff on the north coast of the Dominican Republic. El Caribe, the official newspaper, reports their deaths as an accident. It does not
Sable Keech is a walking dead man, and the only one to have been resurrected by nanochanger. Did he succeed because he was infected by the Spatterjay virus, or because he came late to resurrection in a tank of seawater? Tracing the man's last-known seaborne journey, Taylor Bloc wants to know the tru
Sable Keech is a walking dead man, and the only one to have been resurrected by nanochanger. Did he succeed because he was infected by the Spatterjay virus, or because he came late to resurrection in a tank of seawater? Tracing the man's last-known seaborne journey, Taylor Bloc wants to know the tru
In the Wake of the Day is a book of memories and journeys; from the chaotic energy of urban life in modern Istanbul, where John Ash lives, to the ruins of vanished civilisations; from personal incident to the narratives and vacancies of cultures. Ash inhabits the fertile and ambiguous territory wher
### Product Description ### From the Inside Flap A green ghost oozes through the walls of a crumbling old mansion, leading The Three Investigators to an open coffin and a grinning skeleton wearing a string of priceless Chinese Ghost Pearls.When the ghost disappears--along with the pearls--the sleu
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This is a haunting, elegiac novel which captures the mood and atmosphere of Italy (and in particular Ferrara) in the last summers of the thirties, focusing on an aristocratic Jewish family moving imperceptibly towards its doom. Vittorio De Sica turned the book into a film in 1970, winning the Academ
The second exciting adventure in The Door Within trilogy awaits! "The Rise of the Wyrm Lord "revisits favorite characters from "The Door Within "and opens with Aidan Thomas in trouble. Separated from his best friend by a thousand miles and unable to return to The Realm of Glimpses himself, Aidan ne
### Product Description When a 3,000-year-old mummy begins to whisper strange words in an ancient Egyptian tongue, the Three Investigators are determined to find out is an ancient curse is about to be fulfilled. ### From the Inside Flap When Ra-Orkon, a 3,000-year-old mummy, begins to whisper str
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Still recovering from the case of a serial killer spirit in Lyme-Regis, Dr Riberoβs agency is soon confronted with an even greater threat: a reckless cult conspiring with an ancient and powerful Daemon to open a permanent spirit door so that spirits have unfettered access to the human realm. Having
### Review Is there no end to the suspense John Bellairs can create? (\_School Library Journal\_, starred review) Theres suspense and action aplenty. . . . Perfect for the pre-Stephen King set. (\_Booklist\_) Brace yourself for a wild ride. (\_Kirkus Reviews\_) ### About the Author John Bellair
In the aftermath of the plague demons' attack on Fallcrest, Roghar's inspiring optimism has played a significant role in the rebuilding of the town. Albanon, meanwhile, has not recovered so well. Tormented by his experiences and his near-transformations first by Vestapalk then by Kri, he has retreat
### Product Description Finding a genuine haunted house for a movie set sounds like fun -- and a great way to generate publicity for the Three Investigators' new detective agency. But when the boys arrive for an overnight visit at Terror Castle -- home of a deceased horror-movie actor -- they soon
### Product Description The high pitched scream produced by an alarm clock sets the three investigators on the complicated and dangerous trail of art thieves. ### From the Inside Flap The alarm clock went off with the bloodcurdling scream of a woman in mortal terror!Who could have made such a clo
From the pen of one of Iran's rising literary stars, _The Enlightenment of the Greengage Tree_ is a family story about the unbreakable connection between the living and the dead. Set in Iran in the decade following the 1979 Islamic Revolution, this moving, richly imagined novel is narrated by the
### Product Description An old trunk involves the three investigators with dangerous criminals seeking a cache of stolen money. ### From the Inside Flap It all started with a dollar. One dollar paid at auction by Jupiter Jones for a dusty old trunk that once belonged to The Great Gulliver, a magi
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EDITORIAL REVIEW: Brian Aldiss marked the centenary year of H G Wells' birth with this ingenious novella combining comedy, terror and, intriguingly, late nineteenth-century period charm. In a sleepy East Anglian town we meet Bruce Fox and Gregory Rolles - two young men who have sworn to Think L
Sul ciglio di una strada, una donna stringe tra le mani un mazzo di fiori azzurri. Γ il giorno di San Valentino, ma ad attenderla non c'Γ¨ un appuntamento romantico. Γ trascorso un anno esatto dalla morte di suo marito, e quei fiori sono destinati al luogo in cui l'uomo ha perso la vita. Ma quando ar
Invisible aliens invade the bucolic English countryside in Brian W. Aldiss & rsquo;s Nebula Award & ndash;winning science fiction novella, plus nine other stories of the fantastic and the odd A meteor shower in the skies above the rolling English countryside late in the nineteenth century fires the
Numa manhΓ£ de votação que parecia como todas as outras, na capital de um paΓs imaginΓ‘rio, os funcionΓ‘rios de uma das seçáes eleitorais se deparam com uma situação insΓ³lita, que mais tarde, durante as apuraçáes, se confirmaria de maneira espantosa. Aquele nΓ£o seria um pleito como tantos outros, com a
After being reported as dead in a German POW camp, Jack Chesley returns to L.A. in 1947 very much alive, only to discover that his wife is dead--and her twin sister insists that it wasn't an accident like the cops said. They set out to find her killer, a journey that takes them from the boozy back c
When Professor Humberto Ossmann and Dr. Clematis Woodley, who heartily despised each other in life, are found together in a mortal embrace, Norman de Ratour knows that evil once again stalks the hallowed precincts of the Museum of Man. It has been several years since the museum was wracked by what b
Whatβs worse than having untamed magic? Not having any magic. My magic is broken after being attacked by the magic thief. And I need it back fast, before she tries again. Iβll do anything to get it back β including private tutoring with a crazy professor and private time with the sexy billionaire t
A wolf rebellion. A newly appointed king. A Lady who is destined for more. Lady Sarah knows sheβs destined for more, but until she finds out exactly what more means for her, sheβs content to soak up all the knowledge she can about battle tactics and anything else that interests her. Unlike other yo
Sheβs a travel writer whose next assignment lands her in the middle of nowhere with snow, ice, and storms, when all she wanted was to sit on a beach drinking pina coladas. Heβs ready to take over his uncleβs company, but first heβs got to work as a travel writer to prove himself, but he doesnβt have
He came back to kill a tyrant. He found the Devil instead. An amazing historical novel with a supernatural twist set after the English Civil War. This is the stunning debut from Clifford Beal. He came back to kill a tyrant. He found the Devil instead. 1653: The long and bloody English Civi
I married my fake fiancΓ© and nowβ¦ I want a divorce. Iβve known Mason since we were kids and next-door neighbors. Back when I was more interested in his brother. Scandalous, I know. All of that is in the past. The only thing that matters now is my dying fatherβs last wish. His dream is to wal
A rogue attack. A shocking kidnapping. A surprise fated mate. Joshua, the Crown Prince and Captain of the Guards, doesnβt want to fall in love, but fate has other plans for himβ¦ so do rogue wolf shifters. Leah enjoys the time she spends with her longtime friend and fiercest confidante, but when ti
**Mistletoe means so much more than kissing.** It's Saylor Bates' first Christmas Eve alone since her divorce. While killing time window shopping at the mall, Saylor manages to catch Santa and pleads with him to reassure her son via FaceTime he'll be coming for Christmas. What Saylor does
0At Christmas time, will Cleoβs frozen heart melt when she meets the perfect man? After the tragic loss of her husband in Afghanistan, single mom Cleo Martin moves to Pecan Grove with her young son to build a new life. Sheβs stuck in a dead-end job and struggling to make ends meet when a fateful ic
This year, Travis and Molly finally come home for Christmas. Travis Ford ALWAYS loved his neighbor Molly Gunther. From grade school to high school, she was his goddess. But he was the shy, nerdy geek and she was the brainy bombshell homecoming queen. But at a Christmas party during Senior Year, the