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Spooky night
By Natalie Savage Carlson. 1982
Spirit lost
By Nancy Thayer. 1989
Willy and John Constable buy a house in Nantucket. They plan to launch John's career as an artist, but increasingly…
he becomes obsessed with a ghost whom only he can see. Some strong language and some descriptions of sex. 1989.Something wicked this way comes (Grand Master Editions, The)
By Ray Bradbury. 1962
Will Halloway and Jim Nightshade, both thirteen, are fascinated by the carnival that comes to their small town. But after…
a series of frightening events, the boys realize there is something sinister about the show and its owner. 1962.Sounding
By Hank Searls. 1982
Obsessed with the desire to communicate with man, an aging sperm whale cruises into the vicinity of a Russian nuclear…
submarine stranded 600 feet below the surface of the Atlantic Ocean. 1982.Sloop of war (Richard Bolitho novels. #6.)
By Alexander Kent. 1972
During the spring of 1778, young Richard Bolitho takes command of the British ship "Sparrow", a sloop of war with…
a crew of untried men. Sequel to "In gallant company" (DC38015). Followed by "To glory we steer" (DC28383). 1972. (Richard Bolitho novels ; 6)Smouldering fires
By Anya Seton. 1978
Sisters of blood and spirit (Sisters of blood and spirit. #1.)
By Kady Cross. 2016
Wren, the ghost of a girl who died at birth, and Lark, her depressed misfit living twin, help a boy…
who saves Lark from a suicide attempt and who is being threatened by the malevolent spirit of a long-dead serial killer. Followed by "Sisters of salt and iron". For junior and senior high readers. 2016.Silverthorn (Riftwar saga. #2.)
By Raymond E Feist. 2009
A poisoned bolt has struck down the Princess Anita on the day of her wedding to Prince Arutha of Krondor.…
To save his beloved, Arutha sets out in search of the mystic herb called Silverthorn that only grows in the dark and forbidding land of the Spellweavers. Accompanied by a mercenary, a minstrel, and a clever young thief, he will confront an ancient evil and do battle with the dark powers that threaten the enchanted realm of Midkemia. Followed by "A darkness at Sethanon" (DC37493). 2009. (Riftwar Saga ; 2)Ship of the dead (Omega Days. #2.)
By John L Campbell. 2014
In the weeks following the Omega Virus outbreak, survivors form desperate clusters, uniting to defend against hordes of the walking…
dead. But they can only hide for so long. Father Xavier Church never wanted to be a leader. Nonetheless, he’s grown attached to his fellow survivors, and he won’t let anyone cause them harm - though he may be the one who inadvertently leads them to destruction. As the numbers of the dead swell, the living are running out of safe havens - especially when the biggest threats lie within their own ranks. Sequel to “Omega Days”. Followed by “Drifters”. 2014.Shrine
By James Herbert. 1984
A little deaf-mute girl called Alice has a vision in which a lady in shimmering white says she is the…
immaculate conception. Suddenly Alice can hear and speak again and can perform miracles. Soon the site of the visitation, beneath an ancient oak tree, has become a shrine - a holy place for thousands of pilgrims. But Alice is no longer the guileless child overwhelmed by her new saintliness. She has become the agent of something corrupt, a vile force that is centuries old. Innocence and evil have become one. Some descriptions of sex and strong language. 1984.Shock wave: a novel (Dirk Pitt Ser.)
By Clive Cussler. 1996
Dirk Pitt meets an intriguing and sinister villain, in a conflict that is waged above and below the sea for…
the survival of sea creatures and human beings. Through trials by storms, hunger and thirst, Pitt's genius and drive eventually bring him to a spine chilling confrontation with Arthur Dorsett, at the heart of his domain: a confrontation in which Pitt gains triumph at the cost of great personal loss. 1996.Sherlock Holmes vs. Dracula: or, the adventure of the sanguinary count
By Loren D Estleman. 1978
Purports to be a true account by Dr. Watson of events falsified by “an Irishman named Bram Stoker.” He claims…
that it was Holmes who rid England of Count Dracula in 1890. 1978.Sharpe's prey: Richard Sharpe and the expedition to Copenhagen, 1807 (Richard Sharpe ; #5)
By Bernard Cornwell. 2001
It is 1807 and Sharpe has joined the newly formed Greenjackets but his future in the army seems hopeless. He…
is rescued from disgrace by General Sir David Baird, who needs a 'disposable' man for a mission in Copenhagen. But unless Sharpe can complete the mission, the army will meet disaster. Sequel to "Sharpe's trafalgar"(DC29098); followed by "Sharpe's rifles"(DC29773). 2001. (Richard Sharpe ; 5)Sharpe's Trafalgar: Richard Sharpe and the Battle of Trafalgar, 21 October 1805 (Richard Sharpe ; #4)
By Bernard Cornwell. 2000
It is 1805 and Sharpe is on his way home to join the newly formed Green Jackets. His voyage home…
should be a period of rest, but his ship is riven with treachery and threatened by the Revenant, a French sea-raider that is terrorising British shipping in the Indian Ocean. Betrayed and defeated, Sharpe is imprisoned on the Ile de France, doomed to rot there until the war ends - until an unlikely ally secures his escape onto a British warship that is hunting the Revenant. Sequel to "Sharpe's fortress" (DC28409). 2000. (Richard Sharpe ; 4)Shadowland (Mediator. #1.)
By Meg Cabot. 2005
Sixteen-year-old Susannah Simon is a mediator who can see and speak with ghosts. As a bridge between the living and…
the dead, she gets called on to help troubled ghosts take care of unfinished business. Soon after she and her mother move from New York City to sunny California, Suze meets the sexiest boy she's ever seen. But there are two problems: he's a ghost, and he's haunting her room. Followed by "Ninth Key". Junior and Senior High. 2005.Shallows
By Tim Winton. 1984
Whales have always been the life-force of Angelus, a small town on the south coast of Western Australia. Their annual…
passing defines the rhythms of a life where little changes, and the town depends on their carcasses. So when the battle begins on the beaches outside the town, and when Queenie Cookson, a local girl, joins the Greenies to make amends for the crimes of her whaling ancestors, it can only throw everything into chaos. 1985. c1984.Shadow shark
By Colin Thiele. 1988
When 12-year-old Joe goes shark hunting with his Uncle Harry and cousin Meg, their boat catches fire. Meg, Joe and…
Uncle Harry, who is badly injured, land on Wayward Island with no way of getting help. Grades 5-8. c1988.Serpent: a novel from the Numa files (The numa Files Ser. #Bk. 1)
By Clive Cussler, Paul Kemprecos. 1999
National Underwater and Marine Agency (NUMA) investigators Kurt Austin and Joe Zavala use their aquatic skills and keen minds to…
try to retrieve a mysterious object from an armored car on the sunken Andrea Doria. They face numerous adventures fraught with complications and impeded by political schemes. Bestseller. 1999.Sepulchre
By James Herbert. 1987
Hidden in a small valley is Neath, a house that holds a dark secret. Living there is a psychic called…
Kline who is part of that dreadful secret. Together with the guardian of the house, they serve a force that threatens mankind. Sensing a terrible danger, they look to an outsider to protect them all. His name is Halloran and he will combat physical corruption, find love of a perverse nature and confront the darkness of his own soul. Descriptions of violence. 1987.Sea gold (Seal books)
By Ian Slater. 1979