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The green mile: a novel in six parts
By Stephen King. 1996
At Cold Mountain Penitentiary, along the lonely stretch of cells known as the Green Mile, killers await death, whilst their…
guards watch over them. Good or evil, innocent or guilty, none of them have ever seen the likes of brutal new prisoner John Coffey, seemingly a devil in human form. Strong language. 1998, c1996.Summon the keeper (Keeper's Chronicles Ser. #1)
By Tanya Huff. 1998
Claire Hansen, the Keeper, and Austin the outspoken cat, are summoned to the Elysian Fields Guest House to reseal a…
hole in the basement, which is literally an opening to Hell. The owner and monitor of the site disappears, leaving Claire stuck managing the place until the problem is solved. Not only does this seem like Claire's most challenging mission yet, it might be one she must handle forever. 1998.Seduction
By Catherine Gildiner. 2005
Inmate Kate Fitzgerald, a Freud expert, is offered parole by prison psychiatrist Gardonne if she can uncover what researcher Anders…
Konzak has found that will "make psychoanalysis obsolete". When key players - who were all last seen with Kate - begin turning up dead, she suspects she's being set up - who would believe a convict who murdered her husband? All she can hope is that following the threads of Konzak's research will keep her one step ahead of Gardonne, and lead her to the real killer. Some descriptions of sex, violence and strong language. 2005.Naked brunch
By Sparkle Hayter. 2002
Annie Engel turns into a werewolf and hunts down human prey at each full moon. But Annie in wolf form…
has not gone unnoticed, and she is chased through the big city by a TV reporter on his first big story, a psychiatrist who wants to save her from her predatory side, a male werewolf who wants to save her from the psychiatrist, and a dragnet ordered by a mayor nervous about losing the tourist trade. They all want Annie, and they all want to get to her first. 2002.Johnny Angel
By Danielle Steel. 2003
Johnny Peterson was the kind of lad who could light up a room and inspire the best in everyone he…
met. Then one night he was killed by a car. Appearing only to his withdrawn younger brother and his grief-stricken mother, Johnny's appearances as an angel will change the lives of everyone. 2003.Heart-shaped box
By Joe Hill, Stephen Lang. 2007
Middle-aged rock star Judas Coyne collects morbid curios. He buys a haunted suit online and discovers that it belonged to…
Craddock McDermott, the deceased stepfather of one of Coyne’s groupies. Over time, both Coyne’s own motives and those of McDermott’s ghost are revealed. Strong language and descriptions of violence. 2007.A dry spell
By Susie Moloney. 1997
Goodlands, North Dakota. It should be a perfect place to farm and raise a family, but four years without rain…
have brought the town to its knees. In desperation, banker Karen Grange asks Tom Keatley, a rainmaker, to pull rain from the sky. Strong language and some descriptions of violence. c1997.Cell: a novel
By Stephen King. 2006
Clayton Riddell is in Boston celebrating the sale of his graphic novel when the Pulse, a phenomenon that turns cell-phone…
users into murderous zombies, strikes people around him. Clayton begins the long walk back to his family in Maine, joined by other normal humans. Violence and strong language. Bestseller. 2006.Dark terrors 2: the Gollancz book of horror
By Stephen Jones, David Sulton. 1996
An anthology of horror and dark fantasy, which brings together stories by Clive Barker, Peter Straub, Ramsey Campbell, Brian Lumley,…
Thomas Tessier, Michael Marshall Smith, Kim Newman, Paul J. McAuley and Dennis Etchison, among others.The keys to the street: a novel of suspense
By Ruth Rendell. 1996
Mary Jago had donated her bone marrow to save the life of someone she didn't know. And her generosity had…
led directly to the bitter break-up of her affair with Alistair. But the man whose life she had saved changes Mary's life in a way she could never have imagined. She is in danger both from the middle class world she knows and the world of the dispossessed and deranged.Gerald's game (Signet Ser.)
By Stephen King. 1992
Jessie and Gerald are acting out Gerald's latest fantasy when he dies, leaving Jessie handcuffed to the bed in an…
isolated beach house. Jessie is faced with the horror of her failed attempts to escape, memories of a childhood trauma and a very hungry stray dog. But the real nightmare begins after nightfall. Strong language, violence and explicit descriptions of sex.The stand: the complete & uncut edition
By Stephen King. 1978
"Superflu," an experimental virus that can kill every conceivable type of antibody the human organism can muster against it, hits…
the United States and the world, rapidly wiping out the whole of civilization -- except for the one-half of one percent who are immune. Some strong language and some explicit descriptions of sex. 1978.The tommyknockers (Signet Ser.)
By Stephen King. 1987
Bobbi Anderson, 37, out with her ageing dog, Peter, is looking for trees to cull on her father's farm in…
Haven, Maine, when she stumbles over a piece of metal sticking out of the earth. Curious, she scrapes away the soil ... the deceptively ordinary beginning of a tale of nightmarish horror that is to destroy a community. 1987.Caught off guard: twelve tales of surprise
By Bernard Jackson. 1990
Class trip: a novel
By Linda Coverdale, Emmanuel Carrère. 1997
Nicholas's fears and fantasies about the school trip become frighteningly real, when a local child vanishes and the police start…
interviewing staff and pupils. Together with Hodkann, the most feared and respected boy in the class, Nicholas tries to solve the mysterious disappearance, but is soon forced to confront a reality that is much simpler, more sinister and more atrocious than any of his nightmare imaginings. Uniform title: La classe de neige.True believer
By Nicholas Sparks. 2005
New York journalist Jeremy Marsh travels to North Carolina to investigate the appearance of ghostly lights in an old cemetery.…
Meanwhile Boone Creek town librarian Lexie Darnell believes her happiness lies there with those she loves. When Jeremy and Lexie meet, they begin to question their future plans. Bestseller. 2005.Dragon tears
By Dean R Koontz. 2006
Detectives Harry Lyon and Connie Gulliver, who are on a mission to fight corruption, encounter a respectable-looking man who enters…
a diner and suddenly peppers the room with bullets. While investigating, Harry is approached by a strange man who predicts Harry and others will be dead by dawn. Harry begins to wonder if he is dealing with a case of possession. Violence, strong language, and descriptions of sex. Bestseller 1993.Undead and unemployed (Undead series. #2.)
By MaryJanice Davidson. 2004
Being royally undead isn't all it's cracked up to be--there are still bills to be paid. Luckily, new Queen of…
the Vampires Betsy Taylor lands her dream job selling designer shoes at Macy's. But when a string of vampire murders hits St. Paul, Betsy must enlist the help of the one vamp who makes her blood boil: the oh-so-sexy Sinclair. Now, she's really treading on dangerous ground--high heels and all. Some strong language, descriptions of sex and violence. Sequel to "Undead and unwed", followed by "Undead and unappreciated". 2004.The stranger house
By Reginald Hill. 2005
Two strangers arrive in Illthwaite with the intention of digging up bits of the past that the locals would rather…
keep buried. Sam Flood is a young Australian whose grandmother was dispatched from Illthwaite as a child, while Miguel Madero, a drop-out from a Spanish seminary, has come to the Stranger House in pursuit of an ancestor. The antipathy between them is instant, but their paths become increasingly entangled as the tension mounts to an explosive climax. 2005.Magic terror: 7 tales
By Peter Straub. 2000
An anthology of chilling horror fiction that includes "Bunny Is Good Bread", in which a future serial killer's childhood is…
portrayed; "Hunger", narrated by the pompous ghost of a serial killer; and the award-winning novella, Mr. Clubb and Mr. Cuff. 2000.