Three low-income families have been given a handsome retainer to join Geraldine Borden for a day at her cliffside estate. All the parents must do to collect the rest of their money is allow their children to test out the revolutionary playground equipment Geraldine has been working on for decades. But there’s a reason the structures in the bowels of her gothic castle have taken so long to develop—they were never meant to see the light of day. When a band of dysfunctional children is suddenly thrust into a diabolical realm of violence, they must grow up instantly to have a chance at survival....
#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • Investigator Lacy Stoltz follows the trail of a serial killer, and closes in on a shocking suspect—a sitting judge—in “one of the best crime reads of the year.... Bristling with high-tech detail and shivering with suspense.... Worth staying up all night to finish” (Wall Street Journal). In The Whistler, Lacy Stoltz investigated a corrupt judge who was taking millions in bribes from a crime syndicate. She put the criminals away, but only after being attacked and nearly killed. Three years later, and approaching forty, she is tired of her work for the Florida...
Don't miss the New York Times and USA Today bestseller and addictive psychological thriller with a jaw-dropping twist that’s burning up Instagram and TikTok--Freida McFadden’s The Housemaid is perfect for fans of Ruth Ware, Lisa Jewell, and Verity. Every day I clean the Winchesters’ beautiful house top to bottom. I collect their daughter from school. And I cook a delicious meal for the whole family before heading up to eat alone in my tiny room on the top floor. I try to ignore how Nina makes a mess just to watch me clean it up. How she tells strange lies about her own daughter. And how her...
Scaramouche is a thrilling novel by Rafael Sabatini that tells the story of Andre-Louis Moreau, a young lawyer in pre-revolutionary France who becomes embroiled in a dangerous quest for justice and revenge. When his friend is unjustly executed, Moreau joins a group of rebels seeking to overthrow the corrupt aristocracy. Along the way, he adopts the guise of Scaramouche, a roguish clown from the Italian commedia dell'arte, to evade his enemies and win the hearts of the people. The novel is a stirring tale of adventure, romance, and political intrigue that offers a vivid portrait of life in...
OVER 1 MILLION COPIES SOLD OF THE #1 BESTSELLING SERIES! Avery’s fortune, life, and loves are on the line in the game that everyone will be talking about. To inherit billions, all Avery Kylie Grambs has to do is survive a few more weeks living in Hawthorne House. The paparazzi are dogging her every step. Financial pressures are building. Danger is a fact of life. And the only thing getting Avery through it all is the Hawthorne brothers. Her life is intertwined with theirs. She knows their secrets, and they know her. But as the clock ticks down to the moment when Avery will become the...
"The Last Orphan" is a thriller novel by Gregg Hurwitz, published in 2021. The story revolves around a young boy named Nathan, who is the last surviving member of a secret government program known as Orphan X. This program trained children to become lethal assassins, and Nathan is now on the run from the people who created him. As Nathan tries to evade his pursuers and discover the truth about his past, he crosses paths with a woman named Lauren, who has her own secrets and hidden agenda. Together, they must navigate a dangerous web of lies and deception to uncover the shocking truth about...
"Bring Me Back" is a gripping psychological thriller that will keep you guessing until the very end. The story follows Finn and Layla, a young couple who are deeply in love and planning to get married. But on their way back from a holiday in France, Layla disappears without a trace. Fast forward twelve years, and Finn is now engaged to Layla's sister, Ellen. But just as he's finally moving on with his life, strange things start happening - he begins to receive mysterious messages and gifts that seem to suggest Layla is still alive. As Finn delves deeper into the mystery of Layla's...
"And Then There Were None" is a mystery novel by Agatha Christie, first published in 1939. Set on an isolated island off the coast of England, the book follows a group of ten strangers who are mysteriously brought together, only to find themselves being picked off one by one. As the body count rises and tensions mount, the survivors must race against time to uncover the identity of the killer before they become the next victim. With its gripping plot, clever twists, and masterful suspense, "And Then There Were None" is considered one of Christie's best works and a classic of the mystery...
Rainsford sprang up and moved quickly to the rail, mystified. He strained his eyes in the direction from which the reports had come, but it was like trying to see through a blanket. He leaped upon the rail and balanced himself there, to get greater elevation; his pipe, striking a rope, was knocked from his mouth. He lunged for it; a short, hoarse cry came from his lips as he realized he had reached too far and had lost his balance. The cry was pinched off short as the blood-warm waters of the Caribbean Sea closed over his head. He struggled up to the surface and tried to cry out, but the...
When executive Victor Dean dies from a fall down the iron staircase at Pym's Publicity, a posh London ad agency, Lord Peter Wimsey goes undercover to investigate. Before his tragic demise, the victim had tried to warn Mr. Pym, the firm's owner, about some scandalous behavior involving his employees. Posing as a new copywriter, Wimsey discovers that Dean was part of an unsavory crowd at Pym's whose recreational habits link them to the criminal underworld. With time running out and the body count rising, Wimsey must rush to find the truth before his identity is discovered and a determined...
