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Noah has been losing his polite Southern parents to far-right cable news for years, so when his mother leaves him a voicemail warning him that the “Great Reawaking” is here, he assumes it’s related to one of her many conspiracy theories. But when his phone calls go unanswered, Noah makes the drive from Brooklyn to Richmond, Virginia. There, he discovers his childhood home in shambles and his…

When a chance encounter sparks an unlikely bond between rival murderers Sloane and Rowan, they find something elusive – the friendship of two like-minded, pitch-black souls who just happen to enjoy killing other serial killers. From small – town West Virginia to upscale California, and from downtown Boston to rural Texas, the two hunters collide in an annual game of blood and suffering, one that…

To serial slayer Andrew Compton, murder is an art, the most intimate art. After feigning his own death to escape from prison, Compton makes his way to the United States with the sole ambition of bringing his “art” to new heights. Tortured by his own perverse desires, and drawn to possess and destroy young boys, Compton inadvertently joins forces with Jay Byrne, a dissolute playboy who has pushed…

Brother follows a teenager determined to break from his family’s unconventional and deeply disturbing traditions. Deep in the heart of Appalachia stands crooked farmhouse miles from any road. The Morrows keep to themselves, and it’s served them well so far. When girls go missing off the side of the highway, the cops don’t knock on their door. Which is a good thing, seeing as to what’s buried in…

Left To You by Daniel Volpe

What would you do to save a loved one?Robert’s mother, Helen, is ravaged by cancer. Every day could be her last, and Robert dreads losingthe last member of his family. Robert’s friend and Holocaust survivor, Josef, tell him an unholy storyand leaves him a way to save his dying mother. But, as with everything in life, salvation comes with asteep price.Will Robert accept what’s left to him and save…

The Second Mrs. Astor *A Titanic Novel* by Shana Abe

Perfect for fans of Jennifer Chiaverini and Marie Benedict, this riveting novel takes you inside the scandalous courtship and catastrophic honeymoon aboard the Titanic of the most famous couple of their time—John Jacob Astor and Madeleine Force. Told in rich detail, this novel of sweeping historical fiction will stay with readers long after turning the last page.Madeleine Talmage Force is just…

The Hellbound Heart by Clive Barker

In a quiet house on a quiet street, Frank and Julia are having an affair. Not your ordinary affair. For Frank, it began with his own insatiable sexual appetite, a mysterious lacquered box – and then an unhinged voyage through a netherworld of imaginable pleasures and unimaginable horror … Now Frank – or what is left of Frank – waits in an empty room. All he wants is to live as he was before. All…

Tender Is The Flesh by Agustina Bazterrica

Working at the local processing plant, Marcos is in the business of slaughtering humans —though no one calls them that anymore. His wife has left him, his father is sinking into dementia, and Marcos tries not to think too hard about how he makes a living. After all, it happened so quickly. First, it was reported that an infectious virus has made all animal meat poisonous to humans. Then…