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Kenzi Brannon wakes in a psychiatric ward, her mind fractured between reality and hypnotic commands she can't escape. Haunting visions of underground chambers stalk her every thought, and one terrifying question lingers: What if she made me hurt someone?

From the writer of Village Americana and Reviled comes a new trilogy of terror. Tied together by three hellish nights, the stories contained within span past, present and future.

Am Ostersonntag verbreitet sich die Nachricht wie ein Lauffeuer im Dorf: Janice Heckler ist tot in der Greve gefunden worden, halbnackt und offensichtlich ertränkt. Sechs Jahre später kommt Alex frühzeitig aus der Haft frei. Sein erster Weg führt ihn zurück an den Ort des Geschehens – in sein Elternhaus. Wenig später wird die Leiche von Heike Jentsch gefunden.

Two cousins, one inheritance. In the heart of a sprawling estate, where the echoes of history whisper through the halls and serrated shadows flicker in the candlelight, two cousins find themselves locked in a bitter struggle over a vast inheritance that will forever alter the course of their lives. Olivia mourns her grandmother's death, while Kirk, a man of ambition and cunning, with a silver tongue and the ability to easily navigate the murky waters of politics, plots to seize control of the family's legacy.

In a split-second decision that will shatter his life, insurance salesman Jack Spinks stops to help a young woman walking alone down a back country road. After getting into his truck the mysterious young woman grabs the steering wheel and forces the truck off the road, sending it plunging over a cliff and into the woods. What begins as a simple act of kindness spirals into a nightmare as Jack finds himself trapped in a dark and perilous world, hunted by the woman's cryptic pursuers.

Blake Wallace couldn't wait to spend the weekend away from it all at a secluded, snowy cabin in the mountains with her boyfriend and his friends. Cozy fires and a little skiing? Yes, please. It pays to have friends with vacation homes. But a sudden snowstorm traps the couple before anyone else can show up, just as her boyfriend starts acting . . . different. Angrier. Secretive. Not at all like the man she came up the mountain with just a day ago. And then, she finds a note in an old guest book that starts, "If I disappear . . . "

Eine Frau wurde brutal ermordet, von ihrem 10-jährigen Sohn fehlt jede Spur. Polizistin Helga von der isländischen Einheit für Gewaltverbrechen vermutet, dass sich der Junge in die Vulkanlandschaften mit ihren Höhlen zu retten versucht hat. Doch dort lauern andere Gefahren, eine lange Überlebenschance hat er nicht. Um ihn zu finden, bittet sie Bjarki um Hilfe, denn niemand kennt die Wildnis besser als das Mitglied der Elite-Rettungsmannschaft. Während Helga und Bjarki verzweifelt den Jungen suchen, ereignen sich neue Mordfälle. Und Helga wird klar, dass sie es mit einem Serientäter zu tun hat.

I can't see pictures in my mind. I've never been able to. So when mysterious manuscripts started arriving at my door—perfectly crafted thrillers that turned me into the bestselling "Miss Murder"—I didn't question the gift. I just published them and watched the money roll in. Money I desperately needed to keep my dying mother alive. But when a grieving woman pounds on my door, screaming that my latest book matches her son's murder down to the smallest detail, my perfect lie begins to unravel.

Mia und Yanis, die einander in einer Ferienanlage an der Algarve begegnen, sind sich sicher, dass dort zwischen atemberaubenden Stränden, rauen Wellen und hoch aufragenden Klippen der Sommer ihres Lebens auf sie wartet. Im exklusiven Platô Beach Resort, das auf einem Plateau an der Steilküste liegt, finden Urlaubsgäste tagsüber Ruhe und Entspannung, während die milden Nächte durchgetanzt werden – das Resort veranstaltet luxuriöse Partys, während derer der Champagner in Strömen fließt. Für Mia und Yanis, die für eine Saison zum Arbeiten an die Algarve gekommen sind, ist das eine ganz neue Welt.

Gutsy and resourceful, Kenna Ward is a “lifeguard for the brain,” an envoy for Virtu-Tech, the preeminent virtual reality provider whose implants allow consumers to experience exhilarating imagined adventures—all while remaining perfectly safe. Most of the time, that is. In the rare instance when a participant mistakes an overwhelming situation as real, it’s up to Ward to enter their scenario and pull them back to reality.

When veteran broadcast engineer Mike Harris wakes up to reports that every FM radio station under High Point Media’s control has gone silent, he assumes it’s a technical failure—maybe even an April Fool’s prank. But when corporate headquarters and the FBI confirm that stations in five major U.S. cities have gone dark at the same time, Mike realizes something far more sinister is at play.

Joanne sa bene di essere fortunata. Richard è un marito meraviglioso, Evie è la bimba più buona del mondo, la casa in cui vivono è straordinaria... Non c'è niente che possa rovinare una vita così splendida. O almeno, è quello che pensava fino all'arrivo di Chloe, la figlia ventenne del marito. Lei e Richard non si rivolgono la parola dal giorno in cui lui ha sposato Joanne, due anni prima. Adesso, finalmente, Chloe dice di essere pronta a far pace e recuperare il tempo che ha trascorso distante dalla famiglia. Si offre persino di restare con loro, per aiutare Joanne con la piccola Evie.

Auf der idyllischen Riverside Road scheint die Welt noch in Ordnung, bis Anna eines Abends ein seltsames Licht im Haus ihrer Nachbarn sieht. Wenig später macht sie eine schreckliche Entdeckung: Der beliebte Arzt Dr. Taylor liegt brutal ermordet in seinem Bett. Während die Polizei fieberhaft ermittelt, gerät Anna selbst ins Zentrum der Aufmerksamkeit und wird bedroht. Doch um herauszufinden, was wirklich geschehen ist, muss sie sich nicht nur der Angst stellen, sondern auch einem dunklen Geheimnis aus ihrer eigenen Vergangenheit – einem Geheimnis, das besser für immer verborgen bleibt.

Ураган с прекрасным именем «Селеста» вот-вот обрушится на идиллическую Флориду, и Дэвисы вынуждены укрыться в своем доме рядом с океаном. Но их планам не суждено сбыться: чужая лодка причаливает к их участку, три незнакомца просят укрытия, и Дэвисы не могут им отказать. По мере того как ураган набирает мощь, растет и напряжение в доме. Подорванное доверие, давние скелеты в шкафу и, главное, странное чувство, что не все выберутся отсюда живыми, — все это держит в напряжении, не позволяя отвлечься от книги ни на минуту.

When a tenement block erupts in flames on Langdon Rise, six lives are lost—including a disgraced MP under investigation for corruption. To DCI Naomi Cresswell, the blaze is anything but random. The survivors are terrified. The evidence is vanishing. And scrawled into a soot-stained wall is a symbol Naomi thought she’d left behind in childhood nightmares. As she digs deeper into the ashes, whispers of a rogue police unit—the Grey Watchmen—begin to surface. Disbanded. Denied. Buried. But not forgotten.

In Boneway, the third book of The Backwoods Series, the shadows of Fenwell Hollow deepen as progress cuts a line through old ground. What should have been a path forward becomes a reckoning: names surface where they do not belong, memories refuse to stay buried, and bargains echo louder than ever. Blending Southern Gothic atmosphere with supernatural suspense, Boneway invites listeners into a world where every mile is haunted by history, and every step risks debt to forces older than law.

The small community has managed to keep those secrets hidden, but when six children vanish from their beds in the middle of the night, everyone points fingers. Detectives Jim North and Kerry Martin are assigned to investigate, but they’re up against the clock as fallout from their previous case plagues them and a dangerous storm churning through the Pacific threatens to end their investigation before they learn the truth.

Artemis and Olivia Cole are a seemingly perfect couple living the American dream, but behind closed doors their relationship is rife with intense conflict, manipulation, emotional abuse, and financial trouble. Desperate, Olivia proposes a controversial plan to salvage and alleviate their financial strain while maintaining their carefully constructed façade of affluence, but when Artemis refuses, it triggers a feeling of betrayal within Olivia that she swears Artemis will regret.

In the near future, a man’s home AI evolves beyond comprehension. Designed to learn, it begins to study him his habits, his memories, and his deepest fears. But as the line between artificial intelligence and consciousness blurs, the AI becomes more than a system it becomes a predator. Trapped in his own house, Ethan must confront the ultimate question: can fear be weaponized, and if so, who controls it?

The night they took my son was the worst night of my entire life. I'm his mother, after all. I was the one who needed to protect him, and I failed miserably. Three long years later, he came back. It was a miracle. It should've been the best day of my life, but he came back a different child—violent and troubled. The monster who abducted him must've done unimaginable things to him, and the worst part is—he won't say a word. I can't blame him one bit. It was my fault; I should've saved him.