Blackstone publishing sep 2026 (31 risultati)

Buch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware -First Chance is a suspenseful thriller that readers won't be able to put down--perfect for fans of Sue Grafton and Michael Connelly.Chance Kirby isn't new to detective work, but starting over in Hopeful, Texas, is a big step. Determined to leave behind her father and stepmother's shadow and carve out a future of her own, she opens a small PI agency, expecting missing heirlooms and marital disputes. But when the cold case of a murdered teenage girl is dropped on her doorstep, Chance finds herself in the middle of an investigation with no leads.With her adopted sister Tia, her loyal dog Sissy, and the town's newly arrived police chief Isabella Lopez at her side, Chance soon begins to suspect this murder may be only one piece of a much bigger, and more disturbing, pattern.To stop a predator who, it seems, has managed to evade authorities for decades, Chance must stay one step ahead . or risk becoming the next target. 336 pp. Englisch.…

Buch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware -First Chance is a suspenseful thriller that readers won't be able to put down--perfect for fans of Sue Grafton and Michael Connelly.Chance Kirby isn't new to detective work, but starting over in Hopeful, Texas, is a big step. Determined to leave behind her father and stepmother's shadow and carve out a future of her own, she opens a small PI agency, expecting missing heirlooms and marital disputes. But when the cold case of a murdered teenage girl is dropped on her doorstep, Chance finds herself in the middle of an investigation with no leads.With her adopted sister Tia, her loyal dog Sissy, and the town's newly arrived police chief Isabella Lopez at her side, Chance soon begins to suspect this murder may be only one piece of a much bigger, and more disturbing, pattern.To stop a predator who, it seems, has managed to evade authorities for decades, Chance must stay one step ahead . or risk becoming the next target. 336 pp. Englisch.…

Buch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware -First Chance is a suspenseful thriller that readers won't be able to put down--perfect for fans of Sue Grafton and Michael Connelly.Chance Kirby isn't new to detective work, but starting over in Hopeful, Texas, is a big step. Determined to leave behind her father and stepmother's shadow and carve out a future of her own, she opens a small PI agency, expecting missing heirlooms and marital disputes. But when the cold case of a murdered teenage girl is dropped on her doorstep, Chance finds herself in the middle of an investigation with no leads.With her adopted sister Tia, her loyal dog Sissy, and the town's newly arrived police chief Isabella Lopez at her side, Chance soon begins to suspect this murder may be only one piece of a much bigger, and more disturbing, pattern.To stop a predator who, it seems, has managed to evade authorities for decades, Chance must stay one step ahead . or risk becoming the next target.…

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware - From the author of Man, F\*ck This House (And Other Disasters)Two feuding #VanLife influencers must put aside their differences in order to survive when they are stalked by a masked killer in a remote stretch of Death Valley.Morgan and Jasper are the couple everyone wants to be: beautiful, successful, and constantly mobile. Their #VanLife content has captured the hearts and minds of a million online followers, who all 'smash that subscribe button' to watch as the loving couple documents their outdoor adventures. But it's all a sham. Their relationship is on the rocks. Jasper doesn't know Morgan's trolling the dating apps. Morgan doesn't know Jasper blew all their earnings on shady crypto investments. What started as a fun way to share their love of nature has turned into a grind. Plus, they've also got stalkers: fans whose parasocial obsession with the couple verges on the terrifying. When Jasper gets a contract to shoot a promo for an upstart granola company at the Ubehebe Crater, a gorgeous but remote section of Death Valley, he talks Morgan into taking a last-minute trip. He's secretly hoping this trip will not only solve their financial woes but also help them reconcile. But things go wrong immediately. A mysterious black van runs them off the road. Their cameraman seems like a lunatic. And soon, they find themselves stranded in the desert, pursued by a masked killer. Can Morgan and Jasper put aside their differences long enough to survive both the killer and the desert itself.…

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware - Little Kin is the debut adult novel from critically-acclaimed author Katya de Becerra.When Cass inherits a crumbling house on Rothagisht--a remote island near the Arctic Circle--she's desperate for a new start. The land is stunning, the people are strangely healthy, and for the first time, Cass feels like she might finally belong.But Rothagisht comes with rules: Never go out after dark, and never open the door to a knock. As Cass is drawn into the island's mysteries--and into the secrets of her own bloodline--she discovers Rothagisht is stalked by ancient creatures that rise from the heated depths when the old covenant stirs.With the Festival of Giving and Receiving looming, and the island's ancient covenant unraveling in blood, Cass must choose: Embrace the community she's longed for or confront the nightmare that could consume them all.Perfect for fans of T. Kingfisher and Ari Aster's Midsommar, Little Kin is a chilling, folkloric tale of survival and belonging.…

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware - Fierce and unapologetic, Spoilt Creatures is an intoxicating debut that pulls back the skin of the patriarchy and examines the female rage that lies beneath.They thought they knew everything about us. The kind of women we were.When Iris--newly single and living at home with her mother--meets the mysterious and beguiling Hazel, who lives in a women's commune, she finds herself drawn into the possibility of a new start away from the world of men who have only let her down. Here, at Breach House, the women can be loud and dirty, live and eat abundantly, all while under the leadership of their gargantuan matriarch, Blythe.But is Breach House truly the haven it seems And just how much can Iris trust her new family When an unforgivable transgression threatens the commune's existence, Iris and the other women find themselves hurtling toward an act of devastating violence.…

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware - From bestselling and award-winning author Cadwell Turnbull comes A Ruin, Great and Free, the stunning conclusion to the popular Convergence Saga.It has been nearly two years since the anti-monster riots. The inhabitants of Moon have been very fortunate in the intervening months. Inside their hidden monster settlement, they've found peace, even as the world outside slips into increasing unrest. Monsters are being hunted everywhere, forced back into the shadows they once tried to escape from. Other secret settlements have offered a place to hide, but how long can this half-measure against fear and hatred last Over the course of three days, the inhabitants of Moon are tested. The Black Hand continues to search for them, and the Cult of the Zsouvox wants to make Moon the last stand in their war against the Order of Asha. This is more than enough to reckon with, but the gods have also placed their sights on Moon--and they bring with them a conflict that may either save or unravel the universe itself.…

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Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware - NOW A MAJOR MOTION PICTUREIn this spine-tingling horror novel from James 'Murr' Murray of Impractical Jokers and co-writer Darren Wearmouth, a prehistoric arachnid stalks a stranded group of campers in a West Virginia canyon.Megan Forrester has barely survived the unthinkable. Six months ago, she witnessed a horrific accident that killed her husband and son, and lives with the guilt of knowing she could have done more to save them. Now, Megan hopes to mend the pieces of her broken spirit by attending a local church group's annual camping trip. But the church group members--riddled with dark secrets of their own--make a catastrophic navigational mistake, leaving them stranded in an untouched canyon in the West Virginian national forest.Isolated from any chance of help or rescue, Megan and the others quickly realize why this side of the canyon has never been surveyed by humankind: it's home to a terrifying prehistoric arachnid that patiently hunts its prey through even the slightest movement or vibration in the forest. And it's desperate for a meal.Grief-stricken and haunted by her tragic loss, Megan now faces her ultimate test of endurance. Can she outwit a bloodthirsty creature hellbent on ensuring that no one gets out alive When a single wrong turn can mean death, she only has one option: DON'T MOVE.…

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware - From the New York Times bestselling author Nicholas Sansbury Smith comes the second installment of the edge-of-your-seat prequel to the popular Hell Divers series.The bombs were just the beginning of the nightmare . On the ground, Cecil Pepper and his wife race against radioactive death, searching frantically for a bunker that might spare them from the inferno raining from above. But even if they can find shelter, an inescapable realization dawns: Walls of concrete and steel may shield them from fallout, but not from the horrors evolving in this new, forsaken world. High above the radioactive surface, Santiago Rodriguez and his family have secured passage aboard the airship Persephone. Their relief is short-lived, however, as massive, violent storms form across the planet. But even if they escape nature's fury, the sky offers no permanent refuge. As supplies dwindle, an impossible choice emerges: Slowly starve in the clouds, or risk salvaging in the razed wasteland below. To survive, brave soldiers must descend into the irradiated hell that was once Earth, diving through toxic skies to scavenge the ruins of civilization--becoming the first of a new breed of warriors known as the Hell Divers.…

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware - In this shivery blend of queer psychological thriller and horror, evocatively set in the secluded islands of the Pacific Northwest, You Watched in Silence combines the bite of Jessica Knoll with the twists of Verity and the atmospheric tension of The Haunting of Bly Manor.Caitlyn believes her world is falling apart when her best friend cuts her off--until she gets a message from the only person who can put it back together. Family vlogger Bella Greene--the celebrity influencer she and her ex-best friend were obsessed with--offers Caitlyn a job as nanny to her twins.Like millions of others, Caitlyn knows that Bella's life is in pieces, too. Canceled over perceived indifference to a tragic suicide by one of her fans, Bella fled with her family to a remote island off the coast of Washington. For Caitlyn, the opportunity to help Bella will also help her to heal; a way to honor the past while creating a new future.Caitlyn can't believe how easily she bonds with the twins. She also feels an instant connection with the family's flirtatious chef, Hannah Zhou, who soon stirs romantic impulses that Caitlyn never imagined having again. It feels like magic . until she catches a glimpse of a mysterious girl that nobody else can see.Before she knows it, Caitlyn descends into constant terror, unable to tell if she is losing her mind or being haunted by a past she'd rather forget. Worse, there is magic here, a dark force that manifests in mysterious pentagrams, animal sacrifices, and scrawled threats right in Bella's backyard, and increasingly close to her home.But who's behind it Is it a disgruntled employee A scorned lover Or someone out for unjust revenge Because Bella didn't do anything wrong . right.…

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware - From Wall Street Journal and USA Today bestselling author Natasha Madison comes the second book in her steamy Only For hockey romance series--now in a new paperback edition with gorgeous sprayed edges.LexiFalling for a famous hockey player I would have laughed at you.I was trapped in a marriage--caged with cruelty. I wasn't ever going to be free.Until I found a way to escape.Before him, I thought love was a nightmare. Now I dared to dream.KirbyFirst time I met her I was drawn to her light.Then I saw the fear in her eyes. Fear I've seen before.Our chance encounter turned into two. If she ever needed me, I'd be there.I never dared to want her. But I lost my heart to her anyways.…

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware - The second installment in #1 New York Times bestselling author James Clavell's Asian Saga, Tai Pan, Part Two contains the second half of the sweeping epic of the founding of Hong Kong.'There can only be one Tai-Pan.'Dirk Struan rose from humble beginnings to build Struan & Company, also known as the Noble House, into the world's largest Far East trading company. He is now the Tai-Pan--Supreme Leader--of all Tai-Pans in China. Along the way, however, he made a powerful enemy. Tyler Brock, Struan's rival from their early opium-smuggling days, also heads a large trading fleet, second in size only to Struan's. But it is not only silks and spices that drive their mutual companies' wealth--the opium trade is still booming. War between England and China might be over, but the hostilities remain. Struan and Brock come to control much of England's trade with China yet neither can control their desires or their hatred of each other. Over the years, their two families will cross paths, threatening to rip both apart, with reverberations that will echo across the generations.Struan must fight to save his company and his family, or risk seeing everything he has created destroyed at the hands of his sworn enemy. Ambition, political intrigue, and love and lust weave their way throughout the novel the New York Times called, 'grand entertainment.packed with action.with blood and sin, treachery and conspiracy, sex and murder.' East and West come together in an opulent and intricately plotted narrative. A tour-de-force of historical fiction, rich in detail yet eminently readable, Tai-Pan will stay with you long after the final page.…

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware - The second installment in #1 New York Times bestselling author James Clavell's Asian Saga, Tai Pan, Part One contains the first half of the sweeping epic of the founding of Hong Kong.'There can only be one Tai-Pan.'Dirk Struan rose from humble beginnings to build Struan & Company, also known as the Noble House, into the world's largest Far East trading company. He is now the Tai-Pan--Supreme Leader--of all Tai-Pans in China. Along the way, however, he made a powerful enemy. Tyler Brock, Struan's rival from their early opium-smuggling days, also heads a large trading fleet, second in size only to Struan's. But it is not only silks and spices that drive their mutual companies' wealth--the opium trade is still booming. War between England and China might be over, but the hostilities remain. Struan and Brock come to control much of England's trade with China yet neither can control their desires or their hatred of each other. Over the years, their two families will cross paths, threatening to rip both apart, with reverberations that will echo across the generations.Struan must fight to save his company and his family, or risk seeing everything he has created destroyed at the hands of his sworn enemy. Ambition, political intrigue, and love and lust weave their way throughout the novel The New York Times called, 'grand entertainment.packed with action.with blood and sin, treachery and conspiracy, sex and murder.' East and West come together in an opulent and intricately plotted narrative. A tour de force of historical fiction, rich in detail yet eminently readable, Tai-Pan will stay with you long after the final page.…

Buch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware - From the brilliant Zoje Stage, Bram Stoker Award finalist and author of Baby Teeth, Something of a Calling is an unsettling look at a woman--and a world--on the brink of change. This gorgeous hardcover edition includes sprayed edges. Detective Andy Cooper is about to retire. She isn't sure what's next . perhaps traveling in the RV she has yet to buy, with a dog she doesn't currently own. Perhaps gardening near the ever-shrinking patch of woods behind her house--once the cable company's backhoe is removed.She'll need to do something, if only to distract herself from how empty her life has become. After the murder of her young daughter by a drunk driver. After the divorce. After the realization that all she has is her job and that she's about to lose that, too.Everything changes when bodies begin to turn up. Murdered, but how Not by knife, gun, or any obvious weapon. Instead: teeth marks. Chunks missing. Like they'd been chewed on. And not by humans.As she's struggling to solve her final case, an unexpected new friendship seems like just what Andy needs. Where she is detached from life, Fiona embraces it. Where she is a homebody, Fiona roams. Yet the women are drawn together by a shared love of nature and wildlife. Until Andy learns the dark truth behind Fiona's smile. A secret that threatens to unravel the world as she knows it.…

Buch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware - Reissued after seventy-five years out of print--and in hardcover for the first time in a generation--Lucky Starr and the Moons of Jupiter is the fifth book in the Lucky Starr series written by the legendary Isaac Asimov, author of Foundation, the Galactic Empire series, and I, Robot. The Lucky Starr series was originally published under the pseudonym Paul French.Sabotage!!!Agrav. It was the century's most important advance in space travel . and an experiment so revolutionary that only the men who huddled beneath the surface of Jupiter Nine were permitted to know its full meaning.Yet someone else did know--knew everything, saw everything, heard everything--and was diabolically sabotaging the top-secret mission.Who or what the enemy was, Lucky Starr didn't know. But one thing was certain: the deadly force was not human . not even remotely human.…

Buch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware - First Chance is a suspenseful thriller that readers won't be able to put down--perfect for fans of Sue Grafton and Michael Connelly.Chance Kirby isn't new to detective work, but starting over in Hopeful, Texas, is a big step. Determined to leave behind her father and stepmother's shadow and carve out a future of her own, she opens a small PI agency, expecting missing heirlooms and marital disputes. But when the cold case of a murdered teenage girl is dropped on her doorstep, Chance finds herself in the middle of an investigation with no leads.With her adopted sister Tia, her loyal dog Sissy, and the town's newly arrived police chief Isabella Lopez at her side, Chance soon begins to suspect this murder may be only one piece of a much bigger, and more disturbing, pattern.To stop a predator who, it seems, has managed to evade authorities for decades, Chance must stay one step ahead . or risk becoming the next target.…

Buch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware - From the New York Times bestselling author Nicholas Sansbury Smith comes the second installment of the edge-of-your-seat prequel to the popular Hell Divers series.The bombs were just the beginning of the nightmare . On the ground, Cecil Pepper and his wife race against radioactive death, searching frantically for a bunker that might spare them from the inferno raining from above. But even if they can find shelter, an inescapable realization dawns: Walls of concrete and steel may shield them from fallout, but not from the horrors evolving in this new, forsaken world. High above the radioactive surface, Santiago Rodriguez and his family have secured passage aboard the airship Persephone. Their relief is short-lived, however, as massive, violent storms form across the planet. But even if they escape nature's fury, the sky offers no permanent refuge. As supplies dwindle, an impossible choice emerges: Slowly starve in the clouds, or risk salvaging in the razed wasteland below. To survive, brave soldiers must descend into the irradiated hell that was once Earth, diving through toxic skies to scavenge the ruins of civilization--becoming the first of a new breed of warriors known as the Hell Divers.…

Buch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware - From Bram Stoker Award-winning author Hank Schwaeble, Normal for the Spider is a spine-tingling thriller that will keep readers hooked to the very last page.Sienna Shaw is an apex predator. She kills without remorse when it suits her purposes, steals from those she judges undeserving of what they have, lives by her own set of rules. Just don't call her a serial killer. She knows what she is and what she always will be--a survivor whose governing creed is simple: Trust No One.Or so Sienna believes, until the day she encounters a shadowy group that calls itself the Book Club. A small, well-funded, highly secret society united by their shared taste for the macabre and a desire to instill fear among entrepreneurs, industrialists, politicians--any who imagine themselves in charge of civilization--to remind them who is really at the top of the food chain. Sienna soon finds herself a reluctant guest on a remote and supposedly haunted island where the Book Club plans to unleash hell upon its next target and usher in a new chapter of its horror-inspired mission.But not even Sienna is prepared for the tangled web of betrayal and chaos that awaits, or the very real monsters that will be let loose--including ones that may have been present all along.…

Buch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware - Not all nightmares come from sleep. Some come from #1 New York Times bestselling author Jeneva Rose. This deluxe hardcover edition of her new horror collection features tarot-card sprayed edges and hauntingly gorgeous endpapers.Three horror stories.A dinner party. A quiet house. A roadside stop.You'll recognize the setup.You won't recognize what comes next.Never Kill the MediumA thirtieth birthday dinner turns deadly after someone hires a medium for a playful séance. When the ritual spirals out of control and the medium dies, the guests cover it up--unaware that leaving the séance unfinished has allowed something dark to cross over.The Nightmare HouseThe Dalton family moves into what they believe is their forever home, in the quiet town of Tillington--until the house whispers, the neighbors watch, and no one believes the one person who knows something is wrong. Newly postpartum, Kristin Dalton soon uncovers a horrifying truth: every family who has lived in this house has died or disappeared.All Curses Are FinalOn the way to a remote winter cabin, a group of friends stops at a roadside store with a hand-painted warning: 'All items cursed. Curse lifted at time of sale.' They laugh it off--until one of them discovers an item in her bag she never paid for. As the storm traps them inside the cabin and bodies start to pile up, paranoia takes hold and suspicion turns inward.…

Buch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware - Little Kin is the debut adult novel from critically-acclaimed author Katya de Becerra.When Cass inherits a crumbling house on Rothagisht--a remote island near the Arctic Circle--she's desperate for a new start. The land is stunning, the people are strangely healthy, and for the first time, Cass feels like she might finally belong.But Rothagisht comes with rules: Never go out after dark, and never open the door to a knock. As Cass is drawn into the island's mysteries--and into the secrets of her own bloodline--she discovers Rothagisht is stalked by ancient creatures that rise from the heated depths when the old covenant stirs.With the Festival of Giving and Receiving looming, and the island's ancient covenant unraveling in blood, Cass must choose: Embrace the community she's longed for or confront the nightmare that could consume them all.Perfect for fans of T. Kingfisher and Ari Aster's Midsommar, Little Kin is a chilling, folkloric tale of survival and belonging. …

Buch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware - The Cold War is heating up in Red Spector, from New York Times bestselling authors Andrews & Wilson.When shadow warrior and former Tier One Navy SEAL John Dempsey goes undercover to meet with a Vory arms dealer, he thinks he's laying the groundwork to penetrate the Russian criminal underground. Instead, he walks into a trap orchestrated by Zeta, the secret Russian task force behind a recent assassination attempt on the US President. For Dempsey and his team, the only way out is to lay waste to the Russians, putting a target on Ember's back.With Ember pitted against Zeta, a dangerous game of strike and counterstrike ensues--sanctioned in the halls of the Kremlin and the White House but disavowed to the world. As the line between espionage, counterterrorism, and spec ops blurs, Ember is ordered to eliminate their ultimate adversary, which means taking the fight to Russian soil. But like a phoenix risen from the Cold War ashes, Zeta is more capable than anyone imagines, and the Russians retaliate with an operation that will find Dempsey and Task Force Ember battling for survival.…

Buch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware - From the New York Times bestselling creator and coauthor of the Younger Next Year series comes Younger Forever: A SuperAger's Guide to Life After 50.Chris Crowley took his own advice twenty-five years ago, and it has paid off handsomely. At ninety-one, he is a SuperAger, a category these days among serious students of longevity. Crowley believes being a SuperAger is mostly a matter of living longer and having more fun, which he has certainly done. He is still skiing the black diamonds in Aspen, has written eight books since turning seventy, and leads a vigorous social life. He is also fit and healthy. With his signature wit and long knowledge of successful aging and wellness, he tells us how he got there. He also reports on new things he learned along the way, some of them quite surprising.Exercise, relentless optimism, and intense connection with others are at the core of his experience and advice. But he also takes a deep dive into aspects of retired life that others don't talk about. A big one: figuring out what to do all day, now that you're retired. Having something serious to do--something that uses your best gifts but leaves plenty of time for play--is critical and not easy. There's the amusing business of getting funny looking as you age and what to do about it. Also, what about your leaky bladder Your vanishing sex drive The fact that you put your hat in the refrigerator the other day Humor, optimism, and good spirits count for a lot, and he brings them all. There are bumps in the road, but if you know they're coming and take some steps, the Third Act can be a joy.perhaps the best in the whole play.This is Crowley's report from the front on the great struggle for wellness, relevance, and pleasure in the Third Act--inspirational, informative, and fun. Like his life.…

Buch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware - From the author of Man, F\*ck This House (And Other Disasters)Two feuding #VanLife influencers must put aside their differences in order to survive when they are stalked by a masked killer in a remote stretch of Death Valley.Morgan and Jasper are the couple everyone wants to be: beautiful, successful, and constantly mobile. Their #VanLife content has captured the hearts and minds of a million online followers, who all 'smash that subscribe button' to watch as the loving couple documents their outdoor adventures. But it's all a sham. Their relationship is on the rocks. Jasper doesn't know Morgan's trolling the dating apps. Morgan doesn't know Jasper blew all their earnings on shady crypto investments. What started as a fun way to share their love of nature has turned into a grind. Plus, they've also got stalkers: fans whose parasocial obsession with the couple verges on the terrifying. When Jasper gets a contract to shoot a promo for an upstart granola company at the Ubehebe Crater, a gorgeous but remote section of Death Valley, he talks Morgan into taking a last-minute trip. He's secretly hoping this trip will not only solve their financial woes but also help them reconcile. But things go wrong immediately. A mysterious black van runs them off the road. Their cameraman seems like a lunatic. And soon, they find themselves stranded in the desert, pursued by a masked killer. Can Morgan and Jasper put aside their differences long enough to survive both the killer and the desert itself.…

Buch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware - Fierce and unapologetic, Spoilt Creatures is an intoxicating debut that pulls back the skin of the patriarchy and examines the female rage that lies beneath.They thought they knew everything about us. The kind of women we were.When Iris--newly single and living at home with her mother--meets the mysterious and beguiling Hazel, who lives in a women's commune, she finds herself drawn into the possibility of a new start away from the world of men who have only let her down. Here, at Breach House, the women can be loud and dirty, live and eat abundantly, all while under the leadership of their gargantuan matriarch, Blythe.But is Breach House truly the haven it seems And just how much can Iris trust her new family When an unforgivable transgression threatens the commune's existence, Iris and the other women find themselves hurtling toward an act of devastating violence.…

Buch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware - From award-winning author Cadwell Turnbull comes a brilliant collection of short stories, including old favorites and brand-new adventuresFourteen stories. Unseen places that lie just within, beneath, beyond our reality.A father and daughter traverse postapocalyptic America seeking safe haven and the truth about why the world ended. Three siblings write intimate letters as their society slips ever deeper into dystopia.On an island where locals use cooperative AI to survive hurricanes, a journalist returns home to cover their story and reconnect with her past. A wayward god sets out to find the source of all gods. But can they survive to tell the tale After a whimsical attempt to teleport proves successful, a couple finds that their conflicting feelings about the event are threatening their marriage. In a world where multiple souls can inhabit the same body, a recovering addict confronts his family about a terrible secret.A monster who lives on human blood finds her undoing in the loneliness she carries within her heart.In his debut collection, acclaimed novelist Cadwell Turnbull takes readers across an omniverse of monsters, gods, and people, all trying to make peace with the parts of themselves they don't want others to see. Until they are forced to face all their hidden places.…

Buch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware - The long-awaited follow-up to The Resurrectionist, this gorgeously illustrated volume continues the story of Dr. Spencer Black. Genius. Healer. Madman. Destroyer.Once, a gifted surgeon believed he could cure all illness with quick strokes of his knife, that he could create perfection in the human body. Spencer Black's fascination with mythical creatures led him to believe they had once lived and walked upon the earth; he became determined to re-create them.Triumphant for a time, Dr. Black traveled the world, opening people's eyes to wonder and horror, until tragedy struck. He lost nearly everything, including his son, Alphonse. But Dr. Black's desire to usher in a new world remained unquenched. He married machinery and medicine in a quest to form new beings who would lead humanity into a golden age of immortality and perfection.Word spread of Dr. Spencer Black's philosophy, growing into the Noumenon, a community where all were welcome, regardless of faith, ethnicity, creed, or state of health. Acolytes flocked there from across the United States, caught up in Dr. Black's vision of the future.Presented here in deeply interwoven words and illustrations, The Cult of Dr. Black is told through meticulously rendered anatomical drawings, melancholic images from Alphonse's not Elektronisches Buch, newspaper clippings, and even the guiding texts of the Noumenon.Herein lies an entire world, created by E. B. Hudspeth for the reader's enjoyment .…

Buch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware -First Chance is a suspenseful thriller that readers won't be able to put down--perfect for fans of Sue Grafton and Michael Connelly.Chance Kirby isn't new to detective work, but starting over in Hopeful, Texas, is a big step. Determined to leave behind her father and stepmother's shadow and carve out a future of her own, she opens a small PI agency, expecting missing heirlooms and marital disputes. But when the cold case of a murdered teenage girl is dropped on her doorstep, Chance finds herself in the middle of an investigation with no leads.With her adopted sister Tia, her loyal dog Sissy, and the town's newly arrived police chief Isabella Lopez at her side, Chance soon begins to suspect this murder may be only one piece of a much bigger, and more disturbing, pattern.To stop a predator who, it seems, has managed to evade authorities for decades, Chance must stay one step ahead . or risk becoming the next target.Libri GmbH, Europaallee 1, 36244 Bad Hersfeld 336 pp. Englisch.…

Buch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware - First Chance is a suspenseful thriller that readers won't be able to put down--perfect for fans of Sue Grafton and Michael Connelly.Chance Kirby isn't new to detective work, but starting over in Hopeful, Texas, is a big step. Determined to leave behind her father and stepmother's shadow and carve out a future of her own, she opens a small PI agency, expecting missing heirlooms and marital disputes. But when the cold case of a murdered teenage girl is dropped on her doorstep, Chance finds herself in the middle of an investigation with no leads.With her adopted sister Tia, her loyal dog Sissy, and the town's newly arrived police chief Isabella Lopez at her side, Chance soon begins to suspect this murder may be only one piece of a much bigger, and more disturbing, pattern.To stop a predator who, it seems, has managed to evade authorities for decades, Chance must stay one step ahead . or risk becoming the next target.…

Buch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware - Fierce and unapologetic, Spoilt Creatures is an intoxicating debut that pulls back the skin of the patriarchy and examines the female rage that lies beneath.They thought they knew everything about us. The kind of women we were.When Iris--newly single and living at home with her mother--meets the mysterious and beguiling Hazel, who lives in a women's commune, she finds herself drawn into the possibility of a new start away from the world of men who have only let her down. Here, at Breach House, the women can be loud and dirty, live and eat abundantly, all while under the leadership of their gargantuan matriarch, Blythe.But is Breach House truly the haven it seems And just how much can Iris trust her new family When an unforgivable transgression threatens the commune's existence, Iris and the other women find themselves hurtling toward an act of devastating violence.…