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DEVILLIERS COUNTY BLUES John W. Cassell · 2007 · 489p · ≈ 16h · Moderate Following the tragic death of his girlfriend, the protagonist returns from North Africa heartbroken and restless. He takes to the road but outside of Wheeling, West Virginia is knocked unconscious and kidnapped, awakening days later to find himself in a Texas insane asylum, charged with murder of a police officer. DeVilliers County Blues is the story of four very different young people, all… Shares: Insanity, Crime

Private James Patterson & Maxine Paetro · 2008 · ★ 3.9 · 387p · ≈ 12h · Moderate The police can't help you Former CIA agent Jack Morgan runs Private, a renowned investigation company with branches around the globe. It is where you go when you need maximum force and maximum discretion. The secrets of the most influential men and women on the planet come to Jack daily--and his staff of investigators uses the world's most advanced forensic tools to make and break their… Shares: Detectives, Crime, Thriller

The Angel of Terror Edgar Wallace · 1923 · ★ 3.6 · 204p · ≈ 6h · Challenging The Angel of Terror aka The Destroying Angel Jack Glover of Rennet, Glover and Simpson does not believe his cousin Meredith killed Bulford. Meredith's father was an eccentric and unless Meredith is married by the age of thirty his sister inherits everything. She is dead and Meredith, now in prison, is thirty next Monday. Meanwhile Lydia Beale is struggling to pay her dead father's creditors. When… Shares: Crime, Thriller

Danse Macabre Stephen King · 1980 · ★ 3.8 · 480p · ≈ 16h · Moderate This is a non-fiction study of the horror genre including books, movies, television, etc. ([source][1]) ---------- Also contained in: Works (Danse Macabre / Salem's Lot / Shining [1]: https://stephenking.com/library/nonfiction/danse_macabre.html Shares: Horror, Thriller

Skeleton crew Stephen King · 1985 · ★ 4.3 · 576p · ≈ 19h · Moderate From the Flap: The Master at his scarifying best! From heart-pounding terror to the eeriest of whimsy--tales from the outer limits of one of the greatest imaginations of our time! Evil that breathes and walks and shrieks, brave new worlds and horror shows, human desperation bursting into deadly menace--such are the themes of these astounding works of fiction. In the tradition of Poe and… Shares: Insanity, Short Stories, Horror

The hanging Lotte Hammer · 2013 · ★ 3.0 · 298p · ≈ 9h · Moderate "One morning before school, two children find the naked bodies of five men hanging from the gym ceiling. The case leads detective Konrad Simonsen and his murder squad to the school janitor, who may know more about the killings than he is telling. Soon, Simonsen realizes that each of the five murdered men had a dark and terrible secret in common. And when Simonsen's own daughter is targeted, he… Shares: Detectives, Crime

Time bomb Jonathan Kellerman · 1990 · ★ 4.0 · 494p · ≈ 16h · Moderate The cheerful chaos of a California schoolyard is shattered one autumn day by gunfire. No children are hurt, but a sniper is shot down -- and psychologist Dr Alex Delaware is called in to help the kids cope with the trauma. Then comes another stunning surprise: the identity of the sniper. Delaware is intrigued by the chance to explore intimately the forces that created such a twisted personality.… Shares: Detectives, Thriller

Flickan som lekte med elden Stieg Larsson · 2006 · ★ 4.0 · 631p · ≈ 21h · Moderate Mikael Blomkvist på Millennium har fått korn på ett hett nyhetsstoff. Journalisten Dag Svensson och hans sambo Mia Bergman har hittat avslöjande uppgifter om en omfattande sexhandel mellan Östeuropa och Sverige. Många av de personer som utpekas i traffickinghärvan har höga positioner i samhället. Samtidigt återvänder Lisbeth Salander till Sverige och händelser i hennes mörka förflutna börjar… Shares: Detectives, Crime, Thriller

The Empty House and Other Ghost Stories Algernon Blackwood · 1906 · ★ 3.7 · 320p · ≈ 10h · Challenging Collection of short fiction horror stories by the weird fiction writer Algernon Blackwood (1869-1951). Shares: Short Stories, Horror

Never Whistle at Night Shane Hawk & Theodore C. Van Alst, Jr. · 2023 · ★ 3.8 · 444p · ≈ 14h · Moderate Many Indigenous people believe that one should never whistle at night. This belief takes many forms: for instance, Native Hawaiians believe it summons the Hukai’po, the spirits of ancient warriors, and Native Mexicans say it calls Lechuza, a witch that can transform into an owl. But what all these legends hold in common is the certainty that whistling at night can cause evil spirits to appear—and… Shares: Short Stories, Horror

A Twist in the Tale Jeffrey Archer · 1988 · ★ 3.9 · 253p · ≈ 8h · Moderate Jeffrey Archer's collection of twelve spellbinding stories, A Twist in the Tale, will sweep you on a journey of thwarted ambition, undying passion, and unswerving honor that you'll never forget. No one can weave a web of suspense, deliver a jolt of surprise, or teach a lesson in living like bestselling author Jeffrey Archer. From Africa to the Middle East, and from London to Beijing, Archer… Shares: Short Stories

Holly Stephen King · 2023 · ★ 4.0 · 448p · ≈ 14h · Moderate When Penny Dahl calls the Finders Keepers detective agency hoping for help locating her missing daughter, Holly is reluctant to accept the case. Her partner, Pete, has Covid. Her (very complicated) mother has just died. And Holly is meant to be on leave. But something in Penny Dahl’s desperate voice makes it impossible for Holly to turn her down. Mere blocks from where Bonnie Dahl disappeared… Shares: Crime, Horror, Thriller

Whose Body? Dorothy L. Sayers · 1923 · ★ 3.8 · 155p · ≈ 5h · Challenging The first of the Lord Peter Wimsey mysteries, in which the suave and witty gentleman foregoes a rare-book auction to investigate the presence of a bespectacled nude body in an architect's bathtub near the Wimsey's Denver estate Shares: Detectives, Crime

61 hours Lee Child · 2010 · ★ 4.1 · 442p · ≈ 14h · Moderate Jack Reacher is back.The countdown has begun. Get ready for the most exciting 61 hours of your life. #1 New York Times bestselling author Lee Child's latest thriller is a ticking time bomb of suspense that builds electric tension on every page.Sixty-one hours. Not a minute to spare.A tour bus crashes in a savage snowstorm and lands Jack Reacher in the middle of a deadly confrontation. In nearby… Shares: Detectives, Thriller

The Burning Girls C. J. Tudor · 2019 · ★ 4.0 · 352p · ≈ 11h · Moderate Welcome to Chapel Croft. Five hundred years ago, eight protestant martyrs were burned at the stake here. Thirty years ago, two teenage girls disappeared without a trace. And two months ago, the vicar of the local parish killed himself. Reverend Jack Brooks, a single parent with a fourteen-year-old daughter and a heavy conscience, arrives in the village hoping to make a fresh start and find some… Shares: Crime, Horror, Thriller

In the Woods Tana French · 2001 · ★ 3.9 · 608p · ≈ 20h · Moderate A gorgeously written novel that marks the debut of an astonishing new voice in psychological suspenseAs dusk approaches a small Dublin suburb in the summer of 1984, mothers begin to call their children home. But on this warm evening, three children do not return from the dark and silent woods. When the police arrive, they find only one of the children gripping a tree trunk in terror, wearing… Shares: Detectives, Thriller

The Damned Algernon Blackwood · 2002 · ★ 4.0 · 110p · ≈ 3h · Moderate The Damned is a chilling tale of supernatural horror from one of the great masters of horror fiction, Algernon Blackwood. Shares: Horror

Present at a Hanging and Other Ghost Stories Ambrose Bierce · 1913 · 67p · ≈ 2h · Challenging This book is about stories that encounters with the ghosts of the dead and dying. The spirits of the dead reach out to the living, to pass on a message or to pursue a killer. Shares: Horror

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