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Breaking dawn (The Twilight Saga #4)
By Stephenie Meyer. 2008
Eighteen-year-old Bella Swan marries vampire Edward Cullen after she graduates from high school and must decide whether to become immortal.…
But her pregnancy threatens both her life and peace between her werewolf friend Jacob and the vampire Volturi coven. Sequel to Eclipse (RC 65812, BR 18180). For senior high readers. 2008The ghost
By Danielle Steel. 1997
After a ten-year marriage ends, all Charlie Waterston has now is the future. He is leaving his architectural job in…
London and returning to New York. Too devastated to work, Charlie takes a leave of absence to go skiing in Vermont. But a snow storm leaves him stranded in Massachusetts, where a stay at a bed and breakfast changes his life forever. Bestseller. 1997The girl who stopped swimming
By Joshilyn Jackson. 2008
Laurel Hawthorne wakes to see the ghost of her daughter's friend Molly, who drowned in the Hawthorne pool that night.…
Molly's ghost helps Laurel discover what happened. Laurel also unravels the mystery surrounding another ghost who haunts her. Some descriptions of sex, some violence, and some strong language. 2008Hell House: A Novel
By Richard Matheson. 1999
A wealthy media magnate offers a hundred thousand dollars to a physicist, a medium, and a psychic to investigate paranormal…
activity in the Belasco House on the Maine coast. Past attempts have led meddlers to madness, suicide, and murder. Violence, explicit descriptions of sex, and some strong language. 1971The widows of Eastwick
By John Updike. 2008
Three decades after The Witches of Eastwick (RC 20906, BR 5835), the divorcées--Alexandra, Jane, and Sukie--have moved away, remarried, and…
become widows. They renew their friendships during trips to Egypt and China and decide to return to Eastwick--where some still remember them and wish them ill. Some strong language and some explicit descriptions of sex. 2008Red spikes
By Margo Lanagan. 2007
Ten short fantasy tales by the Australian author of Black Juice (BR 16627). In "A Feather in the Breast of…
God," the spirit of Smoko, a pet budgie that was eaten by a cat, returns to aid a member of the family. Some violence. For senior high readers. 2007Dead as a doornail (Sookie Stackhouse/True Blood #5)
By Charlaine Harris. 2005
Louisiana. Telepathic cocktail waitress Sookie Stackhouse helps the were-people, who are being attacked by a stalker, even though Sookie's shapeshifting…
brother Jason is a suspect. Sookie asks sexy vampire Eric for help before becoming the killer's next target. Some explicit descriptions of sex and some strong language. 2005Dope sick
By Walter Dean Myers. 2009
Seventeen-year-old Lil J, a suspect in the shooting of an undercover cop, hides in an abandoned crack house. He encounters…
Kelly, a man who is watching clips of Lil J's life on television. Kelly urges Lil J to examine choices he's made. Some strong language. For senior high readers. 2009The ghost sister
By Liz Williams. 2001
Eleres is fiercely protective of his ailing sister, Mevennen--called a ghost by their people because of her disconnect from their…
world's natural energies. Seeking a cure, Eleres takes Mevennen into the wilderness, where they meet Shu, a gaian spirit whose hope for healing may come at a terrible price. 2001The ghosts of Kerfol
By Deborah Noyes. 2008
Five intertwined stories involving Kerfol, the fictional mansion of author Edith Wharton. Over the centuries its inhabitants are haunted by…
dead dogs, fractured relationships, and the taste of bitter revenge. For senior high readers. 2008Living dead in Dallas (Sookie Stackhouse/True Blood #2)
By Charlaine Harris. 2009
The morning after Sookie Stackhouse takes drunk Andy Bellefleur's car keys, she discovers the Merlotte's flamboyant cook, Lafayette, dead in…
Andy's car. Before she can investigate, vampire Eric summons Sookie and vampire Bill for an errand in Dallas. Violence, explicit descriptions of sex, and some strong language. Bestseller. 2002Takeover (Theresa Maclean Novels Ser. #1)
By Lisa Black. 2008
Cleveland. Forensic scientist Theresa MacLean works a murder scene with her fiancé, homicide detective Paul Cleary. When Paul goes to…
the federal reserve bank where the victim worked, he stumbles upon a related robbery and becomes one of the hostages. Some violence and some strong language. 2008The physick book of Deliverance Dane: a novel
By Katherine Howe. 2009
Connie Goodwin heads to Massachusetts to sell her grandmother's abandoned property and work on research for her doctoral dissertation in…
American colonial history. When an antique key falls out of her family's old Bible, Connie is inspired to find a powerful, rare book. Bestseller. 2009Dead until dark: A Sookie Stackhouse Novel (Sookie Stackhouse/True Blood #1)
By Charlaine Harris. 2001
While telepathic waitress Sookie Stackhouse serves tables at Merlotte's bar in Bon Temps, Louisiana, she meets handsome vampire Bill. But…
when a rowdy vampire gang moves into town and murders remain unsolved, Sookie's attraction to Bill puts her in danger. Violence, explicit descriptions of sex, and some strong language. Bestseller. 2001Club dead (Sookie Stackhouse/True Blood #3)
By Charlaine Harris. 2003
After Sookie's cheating boyfriend, vampire Bill, disappears, his boss Eric convinces Sookie to rescue Bill from kidnappers. She travels to…
Jackson, Mississippi, where werewolf Alcide helps Sookie search nightclubs for her wayward lover. Strong language, explicit descriptions of sex, and some violence. 2003The museum of Dr. Moses: tales of mystery and suspense
By Joyce Carol Oates. 2007
Ten macabre tales by National Book Award winner. In "Bad Habits" a serial killer's children attempt to understand their father's…
choice of victims. In the title story a woman tries to rescue her mother from a demented ex-coroner. Includes "Feral" and "Suicide Watch." Violence and strong language. 2007The witches of Eastwick: a novel
By John Updike. 2008
Eastwick, Rhode Island; 1960s. Thirtysomething divorced witches Alexandra, Jane, and Sukie would eventually like to conjure up new husbands for…
themselves. But their powers remain largely unfocused until a rich, vulgar, sexy stranger moves to town. Some strong language and some explicit descriptions of sex. 1984The restless dead: ten original stories of the supernatural
By Deborah Noyes. 2007
Horror stories by masters of dark fantasy. Vampires feed on the living in Annette Curtis Klause's "Kissing Dead Boys." Hunger…
for the flesh promises not renewal but defeat in Holly Black's "The Poison Eaters." Companion to Gothic! Ten Original Dark Tales (BR 16518). For junior and senior high readers. 2007Verses for the dead (Pendergast #18)
By Douglas Preston. 2018
THE INSTANT #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER Preston & Child return with their bestselling series, confronting FBI Special Agent Pendergast…
with the one challenge he never expected: a partner. After an overhaul of leadership at the FBI's New York field office, A. X. L. Pendergast is abruptly forced to accept an unthinkable condition of continued employment: the famously rogue agent must now work with a partner. Pendergast and his new colleague, junior agent Coldmoon, are assigned to investigate a rash of killings in Miami Beach, where a bloodthirsty psychopath is cutting out the hearts of his victims and leaving them with cryptic handwritten letters at local gravestones. The graves are unconnected save in one bizarre way: all belong to women who committed suicide. But the seeming lack of connection between the old suicides and the new murders is soon the least of Pendergast's worries. Because as he digs deeper, he realizes the brutal new crimes may be just the tip of the iceberg: a conspiracy of death that reaches back decadesThe haunted hotel (A to Z Mysteries, Stepping Stone Book)
By Ron Roy. 1999
As Halloween nears, strange sightings and bizarre sounds scare guests away from Green Lawn's hotel. Friends Dink, Josh, and Ruth…
Rose approach Mr. Linkletter--whose family owns the hotel--and offer to help get rid of the ghost before it puts him out of business. For grades 2-4. 1999