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In a world shattered by sudden economic collapse and social breakdown, college student Chloe finds her once-familiar campus transformed into a war zone of starvation, violence, and desperation. Cut off from essential medications and resources, former friends and neighbors become unpredictable threats. Forced to flee with two close friends, Chloe soon discovers they are far from alone in their fight to survive.

Jamila and Makena are two teenage best friends with dreams of becoming FBI detectives. When their school assignment leads them to investigate the disappearance of the Lost Colony of Roanoke, they uncover a centuries-old mystery. What happened to the 115 settlers who vanished without a trace in 1590? These determined teenage detectives delve into history, piecing together clues and uncovering secrets that have baffled scholars for generations. What did they discover during their research? Will they crack the code of the vanished settlers? Can their dreams of becoming FBI detectives come true?

When a lion cub is mysteriously stolen from the Houston Zoo, the police are too busy to help. Fifteen-year-old Alexandria Christina Maxwell, who everyone calls AC, is determined to solve the mystery. After all, her father is the renowned private investigator Alex Maxwell, and her mother is the famed investigative reporter Christy Madaris Maxwell. That means solving mysteries is in her blood.

Vera Martinez wants nothing more than to escape Roaring Creek and her parents' reputation as demonologists. Not to mention she's the family outcast, lacking her parents' innate abilities, and is terrified of the occult things lurking in their basement. Maxwell Oliver is supposed to be enjoying the summer before his senior year. Instead he's taking care of his little sister while his mom slowly becomes someone he doesn't recognize. Soon he suspects that what he thought was grief over his father's death might be something more sinister.

Have you ever heard that voice? You know the one. The voice that whispers to you... Moaning and groaning the words you don't want to hear... "Worthless..." "Useless..." "You're just not good enough..." What happens when that voice takes on a life of its own and begins to wreak havoc on not only you, but your entire town?

My twin brother, Damon, and I grew up in the shadows of the supernatural, trained by our father, a legendary hunter and an Elder in a world you wouldn't believe exists. But now, Dad's gone missing, and we're on a treacherous path to find him. We thought we knew the drill-stake 'em, salt 'em, save the day. That was until we met our newest nightmare: vampires, or so we thought, leaving nothing but skeletons in their wake. Then there's Justice, a vampire fighting his own kind, a guy from some group called the Paranormal Mercenary Corp. Trusting a vampire? Not exactly in our playbook.

Sid knows their dad didn’t do it—this time. He’s currently serving a life sentence for the five girls he murdered ten years ago. Girls whose bodies he dumped into the lake. The same lake where June Hargrove was just found. And while Sid’s dad couldn’t have done it, suspicion is now directed at Sid. The only person who doesn’t suspect Sid is the new girl, Mavis—as long as Sid doesn’t let her find out about their past.

Izzy Beswick is a typical high school senior. Well, except for the incident with Sondra and the fact that Izzy doesn’t remember exactly what happened. Luckily, Izzy and her dad inherit a house from Izzy's Gran-gran in East Gate, Connecticut. The timing seems perfect. Plus, her childhood crush lives in East Gate, so how bad could it be? Soon after moving, strange things happen, and Izzy learns of rumors surrounding her late relative. Nearly everyone in town believes Gran-gran was a cursed witch, including her new friends: Jessa, Tahlia, and Margo.

When sixteen-year-old Naomi Stoakes and her family head to a secluded cabin in the Shenandoah Valley for summer vacation they don’t know the small, mountainous town of Sparksburg, Virginia has a dark and twisted past. But when they arrive, Naomi can’t shake the feeling that something about Sparksburg just isn’t right. When she learns Sparksburg had once been a Sundown Town—a town where Blacks weren’t allowed after sunset lest they be murdered—well Naomi’s unease starts to make sense.

Descubre el origen de Asesinato para principiantes. Pippa no está de humor para la fiesta temática de su amigo. Especialmente porque involucra disfrazarse de los años 20, un misterioso asesinato y pretender que su ciudad, Little Kilton, es una isla. Pero cuando comienza el juego, Pip se ve fascinada por el mundo imaginario de intriga, mentiras y asesinatos. Mientras hace de detective, intentando descubrir la identidad del culpable pista por pista, el asesinato del ficticio Reginald Remy no es el único caso que tiene en mente.

Sadie Katz and Cleo Chapman have been rivals since birth. Literally. They entered the world competing to be the first baby born in the new year, and ever since Cleo beat out Sadie for that title, she has been nonchalantly beating Sadie at just about everything—and making it look easy. Now in the fall of their senior year, Sadie and Cleo are neck-and-neck for valedictorian. But then a string of increasingly serious pranks take over their high school, and all signs point to Sadie and Cleo as the perpetrators.

"The Ghost In The Crater" is a gripping tale of resilience, friendship, and the unyielding human spirit. Set in a close-knit community, the story unfolds after a tragic night of intoxication and violence that leads to the disappearance of Alex, a beloved friend. The events of that night, concealed by guilt and fear, haunt the lives of those involved.

Red thought she had everything figured out. It has been a month since the Shadow Pack chased Darius Hawker out of Laschion. The police have begun their investigations and Red Lake is settling into a routine. She can finally get her magic under control. Yet fate has other ideas. Two days before her family leave for a tour of Faelosergon, Red discovers her kidnapper has escaped. She’s also given an ultimatum where she has to battle logic and instinct to prevent history from repeating itself. Can Red learn to trust those closest to her, or will her decisions lead to her downfall?

Uncle Chip Proctor deserves a pat on the back. Sure it was touch and go for a little while there, but he’s pleased to have settled quite nicely into his role as a stay-at-home human guardian for two royal half-fae kids. But he’s soon rushing to whisk the thirteen-year-old queen-to-be away for summer break when unruly puberty angst delivers a dose of magical chaos.

Paradox strikes Kinsley’s life to the core in this binge-worthy conundrum that strangely moves the Ghost Hunting club from Louisiana to California and engulfs them in the most dangerous mystery yet. While divine intervention plays a role in saving their lives and they are brought into a treasure trove of unpatented inventions and unpublished manuscripts of a time traveler, who has mysteriously disappeared from Providence Place. Set a course with these teen sleuths as they venture into trouble and engage in their most daring adventure coming face to face with spiritual beings and the unknown.

he horrific struggle for power continues as war gnaws on the fringes of the kingdom. As armies of two nations clash with endless waves of bodies against one another, and ravenous monsters haunt and skulk in the shadows to gorge on the cadavers of the endless dead, the youngest princess of the kingdom, Acacia Odofredus Krone, continues her journey to ascend to her proclaimed rightful throne as queen, before her terminal illness—the consumption—steals her last breath. Not having the power to do so alone, she continues her journey and friendship with the most horrifying monster of all.

When an American-style residential camp is set up in the grounds of an English stately home, the teenage camp counsellors are looking forward to a fun summer of activities. But right from the outset, things don’t feel quite right at Camp Miller. Rumours circulate of a tragedy that took place in the grounds and there are unexplained sightings of a ghostly presence.

While Siena sleeps, she dreams of a child … a child who is being hunted … a child she is convinced is her future daughter—her’s and Luca’s. Siena prays her dreams of this beautiful little girl are nothing more than horrible nightmares, but when this child begins haunting her in her waking hours Siena realizes she cannot ignore this dream child or the secrets she holds.

Meg McLean is a scholarship student at the ultra-elite Douglas College. Meg's younger sister, Liza, is along for the ride, and everything Liza has done since they arrived at the school seems to be putting their chances of success at risk. Until one day, when Liza's behaviour is so at odds with her usual temperament that Meg knows something is very, very wrong. Benedict Hargreaves (the 4th) is Douglas College's wealthiest student and perhaps the only one who isn't influenced by the school and its strict code of conduct. Is he brave enough to help Meg uncover what has happened to her sister?

Was haben ein Filmproduzent, Feen und ein Magier gemeinsam? Aillard Blackwood, Berater für das New Scotland Yard und Vollzeitmagier stellt sich genau dieser Frage. Nachdem seine Partnerin, Sergeant Paxton, ihn in Londons bekannteste Filmstudios zitiert, gerät er in ein ebenfalls filmreifes Netz von Lügen, Gewalt und Intrigen. Blackwood muss sich ohne seine Magie durch dieses undurchschaubare Gewirr, das eher einer Telenovela als einem gewöhnlichen Fall gleicht, kämpfen.