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For fans of Little White Lies and Two Can Keep a Secret comes an
addictive thriller about a budding teen celebrity secretly
investigating his brother's suspicious death while navigating the highs
and lows of fame.
Rising star Abel Miller has just landed a role in one of the hottest
reboots on the Omni Channel, Sunset High. It looks like he’ll be yet
another budding celebrity plucked from obscurity, but he has a secret:
his brother, Adam, a mere production associate, died during the filming
of the last attempt at Sunset High, and no one knows how… or why. Abel
is going to find out.
But when he meets the other stars of the show— Lucky, Ryan, and Ella,
along with creator Lake Carter— he realizes there’s even more darkness
beneath the shimmer of fame. They all have their own secrets to hide,
and one of them is willing to kill to keep it that way.
It's not that Alice wants someone to die. It's just that things
were a lot more interesting when she and Iris were investigating a
murder. Two months after Alice and Iris solved the murder of Brooke
Donovan, Steve Anderson has become a semi-celebrity; Iris Adams and
Cole Fielding are almost dating; and Alice Ogilvie is bored out of
her brain. Reluctantly attending the school dance at Levy Castle,
Alice sneaks away from the party to do some snooping while Iris
gets close to Cole. But when she pushes open the door to what was
once Charles Levy's study, she quite literally falls onto her next
case...
Jennifer’s Body meets Heartstopper in this terrifying, tender, and
bitingly hilarious supernatural horror about a boy who must save his
best friend from a demon that wants to steal his heart—literally.
Ren says he’s in love, but Colin knows better.
Sure, he can't remember much about how it all began. But he remembers
dancing at a club he and Ren were too young to dance in. He remembers
the boys who harassed them on their way home. He remembers a ghost
emerging from the trees, and a white hand reaching for Ren through a
thick fog. What Colin can’t remember is what happened next. Only two
things are clear to him: Ren is different now, and the new guy vying
for his heart is not who he claims to be.
With the help of two unlikely allies and a cranky old medium, Colin
must learn to conquer his self-doubt and save his best friend from a
love that could cost him his life.
Equal parts campy and bewitching, Corey Liu’s debut YA novel explores
predation, isolation, and what happens when a childhood dream of
fairytale romance turns into a deadly nightmare.
This dystopian classic is 'exciting, relevant and
thought-provoking' (Stephen King). When a group of schoolboys are
stranded on a desert island, what could go wrong? ONE OF THE BBC'S
'100 NOVELS THAT SHAPED OUR WORLD' 'The first book with hands -
strong ones that reached out of the pages and seized me by the
throat. It said to me, 'This is not just entertainment; it's life
or death.' ... I've been thinking about it ever since, for fifty
years and more.' Stephen King 'One of my favorite books - I read it
every couple of years.' Suzanne Collins, author of The Hunger Games
What are we? Humans? Or animals? Or savages? What's grown-ups going
to think? Going off-hunting pigs-letting fires out-and now! A plane
crashes on a desert island. The only survivors are a group of
schoolboys. By day, they explore the dazzling beaches, gorging
fruit, seeking shelter, and ripping off their uniforms to swim in
the lagoon. At night, in the darkness of the jungle, they are
haunted by nightmares of a primitive beast. Orphaned by society,
they must forge their own; but it isn't long before their innocent
games devolve into a murderous hunt ... 'Thrills me with all the
power a fiction can have ... Exemplary.' Ian McEwan 'An existential
fable backlit with death's incandescent glare.' Ben Okri 'Violently
real ... An apocalyptic novelist [who writes with] humanist rage
and defiance.' Marlon James 'Beautiful and desperate, something
quite out of the ordinary.' Stevie Smith 'Beautifully written,
tragic and provocative.' E. M. Forster 'A fragment of nightmare.'
New Statesman 'A post-apocalyptic, dystopian survivor-fantasy ...
[A novel] for all time ... A cult classic.' Guardian 'Stands out
mightily in my memory ... Such a strong statement about the human
heart.' Patricia Cornwell 'Terrifying and haunting.' Kingsley Amis
What readers are saying: 'Every real human being should read this
... This is what we are.' 'It's brilliant, it's captivating, it's
thought provoking and brutal and for some, its truly terrifying.'
'It can be read and re-read many times, and every time something
new will appear.' 'There is a reason why this is studied at school
... Excellent read.' 'This is one of the few books I've read that I
keep on my Kindle to read again.' 'I revisit this every few years
and it's always fresh and impressive ... One of the best books I've
ever read.'
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Psychic
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T S Rose
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The next action-packed FIREBORN adventure ‘The best kind of
children’s fantasy story: thrilling and imaginative’ B. B.
Alston, author of Amari and the Night Brothers ‘The perfect
balance of high adventure, breathless action and eerie wonder’
Jonathan Stroud, author of the Bartimaeus trilogy HOPE GROWS FROM
THE ASHES . . . Twelve has chosen a Hunter name to reflect her new
elemental powers: Phoenix. When she and her friends learn that the
witch-palace of Icegaard is in grave danger, they must battle
frightening new monsters and find a way to defeat the evil force.
But as Phoenix learns to control her new powers, the faceless Croke
begins to haunt her dreams and she will have to fight with
everything she’s got to save Icegaard and all of Ember.
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Darkly
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Marisha Pessl
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The New York Times bestselling author of Night Film spins a twisted web in this masterful YA psychological thriller about the dark legacy of a notorious games designer.
A seemingly ordinary high school student. A mysterious summer internship. And a legendary games designer, now dead.
When an ad for an internship with the Louisiana Veda Foundation appears, Arcadia 'Dia' Gannon rushes to apply. Veda's game-making empire, Darkly, was renowned for its ingenious and terrifying games back in the day and Dia is as obsessed with them as anyone.
The remaining games are priced like highly sought-after works of art, with the rarest and most notorious commanding tens of millions of dollars at auction. Now, Dia is thrust into the enigmatic heart of the operation. But who are these other interns? Why do they all seem to have something to hide? And why was she really chosen? It soon becomes clear that this summer will be the most twisted Darkly game of all.
An in-depth look at ALL the characters from Five Nights at
Freddy's. The massive roster of characters from Five Nights at
Freddy's is presented here in a giant book that will make the
perfect addition to any fan's library. From the games to the novels
and short stories, all the characters are here and laid out in
awesome detail that will deepen the knowledge of even the most
enthusiastic player. With over 200 pages of full-colour art A
beautiful, deluxe hardback format Complete your collection of this
bestselling series
An instant no. 1 New York Times Bestseller Winner of CrimeFest Best
YA Crime Fiction Prize Winner of the YA Fiction Goodreads Choice
Awards Shortlisted for Waterstones Children's Book Prize A Time
magazine pick for Best YA of All Time Keep the Secret. Live the
Lie. Earn your Truth. For fans of Angie Thomas and Tommy Orange
comes a ground-breaking YA thriller about a Native American teen
who must root out the corruption in her community Eighteen-year-old
Daunis has always felt like an outsider with her mixed heritage,
both in her hometown and on the nearby Ojibwe reservation. When she
witnesses a murder, Daunis reluctantly agrees to go undercover. But
secretly she pursues her own investigation, tracking down the
culprits with her knowledge of traditional medicine. As the bodies
pile up, Daunis finds herself caught in a web of deceit that
threatens the people she loves the most. 'Raw and moving'
Cosmopolitan 'A story that grips like a bulldog clip on your heart'
Katherine Rundell, author of The Good Thieves 'Thrilling and
heartwrenching' Aisha Bushby, author of A Pocketful of Stars 'A
swift-paced, compelling thriller' Guardian
It is the time of the Cold War. Soviet spies are feared, and
secrets are traded. People disappear. Thirteen-year-old Alasdair,
living in London, knows nothing of this world. He can't wait to
start his long summer holiday on the Isle of Skye, away from his
mother and aunt. But things don't go quite as planned. On the
journey, a stranger gives him a mysterious note before jumping from
the train. Worse still, he instantly mistrusts sinister Murdo
Beaton, with whom he's staying. Gradually adjusting to crofting
life, Alasdair is not prepared for the web of danger and espionage
that unfolds around him. Can he trust anyone?
This mystery thriller by the Number One bestselling author of The
Inheritance Games is a gripping story of high stakes, betrayal, and
unpredictable twists. Perfect for fans of A Good Girls Guide to Murder.
Any problem can be fixed for a price . . .
When Tess Kendrick is sent to stay with her older sister in Washington
D.C., she has no idea that Ivy is the capitol’s go-to “fixer,” a person
who can make powerful people’s scandals disappear with a snap of her
fingers. Tess never thought she and Ivy had much in common, but when
she enrolls at the exclusive Hardwicke School, she soon finds herself
thrust into the role of high school fixer, solving problems for the
children of the D.C. elite.
But secrets pile up as each sister lives a double life, and their
worlds come crashing together when a scandal from the halls of
Hardwicke reaches Capitol Hill. As the stakes turn deadly, Tess must
uncover who’s behind the power play before she becomes a target herself.
Don’t miss the sequel, Lessons in Power!
Trapped in a mansion with a murderer and a family of liars - how would you survive? A mind-blowing thriller from the author of THIS BOOK KILLS, perfect for fans of Holly Jackson and Karen McManus.
When three girls are stranded at the grand Bramble Estate in the middle of a snowstorm, they stumble into a murder plot. Someone has poisoned wealthy Emily Vanforte in the middle of a family dinner - which means Devi, Lizzie and Jayne are trapped in the house with a killer and a mystery to solve.
With knives under floorboards, vanishing guns and secret passages in the walls, no one is safe and everyone is a suspect.
But in a house of liars and corruption, will the girls save themselves...or learn to fit in?
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