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Be Afraid

by Mary Burton

Be Afraid by Mary BurtonPrologueMonday, August 14, 4:3 0 A.M.Nashville, TennesseeReason and Madness, like Jekyll an...

The Replaced

by Derting, Kimberly

The Replaced by Derting, KimberlyDEDICATIONTO HUDSON JAMESYOU MAKE THE WORLD A BRIGHTER PLACE!PART ONEWill you walk...

Within These Walls

by Ania Ahlborn

Within These Walls by Ania AhlbornIt is the secret of the world that all things subsist and do not die, but r...

House of Echoes: A Novel

by Brendan Duffy

House of Echoes: A Novel by Brendan DuffyDecember 23, 1777Dearest Kathy,It is over now, sister, but for how long...

Gathering Prey

by John Sandford

Gathering Prey by John SandfordSkye and Henry stood on a corner of Union Square on a fading San Francisco after...

Your Next Breath

by Iris Johansen

Your Next Breath by Iris JohansenCHAPTER1BOSKAR, RUSSIAThe woman’s throat had been slashed.She must have been...

The Girl in 6E

by Alessandra Torre

The Girl in 6E by Alessandra TorreThis book is dedicated to Terezia, a sister who understands the beauty of a ...

Do Not Disturb

by A.R. Torre

Do Not Disturb by A.R. TorreTo Dad.Thank you for always being proud of me; you are the best father a girl cou...

House of Echoes

by Barbara Erskine

House of Echoes by Barbara ErskinePrologueA beam of cold sunshine finds its way through a knot hole in the wood...

Twisted

by Andrew E. Kaufman

Twisted by Andrew E. KaufmanMuch Madness is divinest sense—EMILY DICKINSON1Dead bolts.Steel bars.Metal slamming agai...

Penn Cage 04 - Natchez Burning

by Greg Iles

Penn Cage 04 - Natchez BurningGreg IlesPROLOGUEIF A MAN is forced to choose between the truth and his father, o...

The Bone Tree: A Novel

by Greg Iles

The Bone Tree: A Novel by Greg IlesDEDICATIONForCaroline Hungerford IlesI must learn to be content with being hap...

Marrow

by Tarryn Fisher

Marrow by Tarryn FisherTHE PEARL STARTS ITS LIFE AS A SPLINTER—something unwanted like a piece of shell or shar...

All the Rage

by Courtney Summers

All the Rage by Courtney SummersFor email updates on the author, click here.The author and publisher have provide...

Where They Found Her

by McCreight, Kimberly

Where They Found Her by McCreight, KimberlyDedicationFor all the daughters, especially my own.EpigraphONE CAN’T...

Red Fox

by Karina Halle

Red Fox by Karina HalleCHAPTER ONEThe parched air swarmed furiously with sky-seeking embers that spanned the spect...

The Getaway God

by Kadrey, Richard

The Getaway God by Kadrey, RichardDedicationThis book was finished on William S. Burroughs’sone--hundredth birt...

Dead Sky Morning

by Karina Halle

Dead Sky Morning by Karina HalleRed sky at morning, sailors take warning. Red sky at night, sailor’s deligh...

On Demon Wings

by Karina Halle

On Demon Wings by Karina HalleCHAPTER ONEI was standing in a forest, the trunks of the slender trees wrapped in...

The Dex-Files

by Karina Halle

The Dex-Files by Karina HalleFROM THE AUTHORGreetings my fair readers. You are about to go where very few people...

Dust to Dust

by Karina Halle

Dust to Dust by Karina HalleFor Dex and Perry. I hope I did you proud.CHAPTER ONEI was walking on the Brooklyn...

Come Alive

by Karina Halle

Come Alive by Karina HalleFor Kelly Robson St-Laurent, who is not only quite an excellent road trip partner but...

Vampire Chronicles 7: Merrick

by Rice, Anne

Vampire Chronicles 7: MerrickRice, AnneTHE TALAMASCAInvestigators of the ParanormalWe watchAnd we are almays here.LON...

The Lovers

by John Connolly

The Lovers by John ConnollyPROLOGUEThe truth is often a terrible weapon of aggression. It is possible to lie, an...

The Girl With All the Gifts

by M. R. Carey

The Girl With All the Gifts by M. R. CareyFor Lin, who opened the box1Her name is Melanie. It means the black...

THE FACE

by DEAN KOONTZ

THE FACE by DEAN KOONTZ* * *This book is dedicated to three exceptional men-and to their wives, who have worked...

Darkness Under the Sun (Novella)

by Dean Koontz

Darkness Under the Sun (Novella) by Dean Koontz1I was Death, harvesting lives. I knew my destiny was epic. Yet ...

The Burning Soul

by John Connolly

The Burning Soul by John ConnollyAbout the AuthorJohn Connolly was born in Dublin in 1968. His debut – Eve...

Every Dead Thing

by John Connolly

Every Dead Thing by John Connolly* * *Charlie Parker Book One IFor I am every dead thing … I am re–bego...

The Wolf in Winter

by John Connolly

The Wolf in Winter by John ConnollyFor Swati GamblePermissionsGerald Hausman kindly gave permission to quote from ...

Monster Hunter International

by Larry Correia

Monster Hunter International by Larry CorreiaChapter 1On one otherwise normal Tuesday evening I had the chance to...

The White Road

by John Connolly

The White Road by John ConnollyIWho is the third who walks always beside you?When I count, there are only you ...

The Killing Kind

by John Connolly

The Killing Kind by John ConnollyTheKillingKindbyJohnConnollySynopsisDid Grace Peltier commit suicide? When a mass gr...

The Unquiet

by John Connolly

The Unquiet by John ConnollyOneWhere can a dead man go?A question with an answer only dead men know.—NICKEL CRE...

The Wrath of Angels

by John Connolly

The Wrath of Angels by John ConnollyAbout the authorJohn Connolly was born in Dublin in 1968. His debut –...

The Whisperers

by John Connolly

The Whisperers by John ConnollyTo Mark Dunne, Paul O’Reilly, Noel Maher andEmmet Hegarty: princes all.Extract...

The Reapers

by John Connolly

The Reapers by John ConnollyFor Kerry Hood,without whom I would be very lost indeed,even with a map.THE REAPERSPR...

Silence for the Dead

by Simone St. James

Silence for the Dead by Simone St. JamesFor Adam, again and alwaysPART ONEAngel of MercySelfishness is pre-eminent...

The Weight of Blood

by Laura McHugh

The Weight of Blood by Laura McHughCHAPTER 1LUCYThat Cheri Stoddard was found at all was the thing that set peo...

The Target

by David Baldacci

The Target by David BaldacciIn accordance with the U.S. Copyright Act of 1976, the scanning, uploading, and elect...

The Innocent

by David Baldacci

The Innocent by David BaldacciIn accordance with the U.S. Copyright Act of 1976, the scanning, uploading, and ele...

The Hit

by David Baldacci

The Hit by David BaldacciCHAPTER1FEELING ENERGIZED BY THE DEATH that was about to happen, Doug Jacobs adjusted hi...

The Gods of Guilt (Mickey Haller 5)

by Connelly, Michael

The Gods of Guilt (Mickey Haller 5) by Connelly, MichaelPart 1GLORY DAYSTUESDAY, NOVEMBER 131I approached the witn...

THE DEATH FACTORY

by Greg Iles

THE DEATH FACTORY by Greg IlesWHEN YOU’RE TOLD that your dying father has something important to say to yo...

Missing You

by Harlan Coben

Missing You by Harlan CobenTo Ray and Maureen ClarkeChapter 1Kat Donovan spun off her father’s old stool, r...

Mean Streak

by Sandra Brown

Mean Streak by Sandra BrownIn accordance with the U.S. Copyright Act of 1976, the scanning, uploading, and electr...

Veronica Mars

by Rob Thomas

Veronica Mars by Rob ThomasACKNOWLEDGMENTSFirst off, thanks to Rob Thomas, for imagining a world with Veronica in...

THE CRUELLEST MONTH

by Louise Penny

THE CRUELLEST MONTH by Louise PennyFor my brother Rob and his wonderful family,Audi, Kim, Adam and Sarah, with l...

The Silkworm

by Robert Galbraith

Robert Galbraith by Robert GalbraithTo Jenkins,without whom…he knows the rest… blood and vengeance the scene, dea...

Dead Cold

by Louise Penny

Dead Cold by Louise PennyONEHad CC de Poitiers known she was going to be murdered she might have bought her hu...

Bury Your Dead

by Louise Penny

Bury Your Dead by Louise PennyACKNOWLEDGMENTSMichael and I spent a magical month in Quebec City researching Bury ...

The Hangman

by Louise Penny

The Hangman by Louise PennyFor my mother, Barbara, who read to meChapter OneArmand Gamache didn’t like what...

Still Life (Three Pines Mysteries)

by Penny, Louise

Still Life (Three Pines Mysteries) by Penny, LouiseThis book is given, along with all my heart, to MichaelACKNOWL...

The Murder Stone

by Louise Penny

The Murder Stone by Louise PennyFor my parents, in love and memoryPROLOGUEMore than a century ago the Robber Bar...

The Brutal Telling

by Louise Penny

The Brutal Telling by Louise PennyFor the SPCA Monteregie, and all the peoplewho would ring the bells of Heaven....

How the Light Gets In

by Penny, Louise

How the Light Gets In by Penny, LouiseThe author and publisher have provided this e-book to you for your person...

A Trick of the Light

by Louise Penny

A Trick of the Light by Louise PennyFor Sharon, Margaret, Louise and all the wonderful women who helped me find...

Broken Harbour

by Tana French

Broken Harbour by Tana French1Let’s get one thing straight: I was the perfect man for this case. You’...

In the Woods

by Tana French

In the Woods by Tana FrenchFor my father, David French,and my mother, Elena Hvostoff-LombardiProbably just somebody...

The Secret Place

by Tana French

The Secret Place by Tana FrenchPrologueThere’s this song that keeps coming on the radio, but Holly can only...

Faithful Place

by Tana French

Faithful Place by Tana FrenchFor AlexPrologueIn all your life, only a few moments matter. Mostly you never get a...

The Beautiful Mystery

by Louise Penny

The Beautiful Mystery by Louise PennyThe author and publisher have provided this e-book to you for your personal...

Speaking From Among The Bones

by Alan Bradley

Speaking From Among The Bones by Alan BradleyNow from yon black and fun’ral yew,That bathes the charnel-hous...

The Dead in Their Vaulted Arches

by Alan Bradley

The Dead in Their Vaulted Arches by Alan BradleyThe Marble Tombs that rise on high, Whose Dead in vaulted Arche...

I Am Half-Sick Of Shadows

by Bradley, Alan

I Am Half-Sick Of Shadows by Bradley, AlanFor Shirley… She hath no loyal knight and true,The Lady of Shalott.Bu...

The Likeness

by Tana French

The Likeness by Tana FrenchFor Anthony, for a million reasonsPrologueSome nights, if I’m sleeping on my own,...

Mr. Mercedes

by Stephen King

Mr. Mercedes by Stephen KingThinking of James M. CainThey threw me off the hay truck about noon . . .GRAY MERC...

The Monogram Murders

by Sophie Hannah

The Monogram Murders by Sophie HannahAcknowledgmentsI am enormously grateful to the following people: the inimitable...

Gray Mountain: A Novel

by John Grisham

Gray Mountain: A Novel by John Grisham1The horror was in the waiting—the unknown, the insomnia, the ulcers. Co-w...

The Cuckoo's Calling

by Robert Galbraith

The Cuckoo's Calling by Robert GalbraithIn accordance with the U.S. Copyright Act of 1976, the scanning, uploa...

World Without End

by Ken Follett

World Without End by Ken Follett1Gwenda was eight years old, but she was not afraid of the dark.When she opened...

Whiteout

by Ken Follett

Whiteout by Ken Follett1 AMTWO tired men looked at Antonia Gallo with resentment and hostility in their eyes. Th...

The Long Way Home

by Louise Penny

The Long Way Home by Louise PennyACKNOWLEDGMENTSWhile essentially a solitary undertaking, I find that when I write...

Personal (Jack Reacher 19)

by Lee Child

Personal (Jack Reacher 19) by Lee ChildABOUT THE BOOKYou can leave the army, but the army doesn’t leave yo...

Gone Girl

by Gillian Flynn

Gone Girl by Gillian FlynnPART ONEBOY LOSES GIRLNICK DUNNETHE DAY OFWhen I think of my wife, I always think of...

Faithful Place

by Tana French

Faithful Place by Tana FrenchPrologueIn all your life, only a few moments matter. Mostly you never get a good l...

Eye of the Needle

by Ken Follett

Eye of the Needle by Ken FollettPrefaceEARLY IN 1944 German Intelligence was piecing together evidence of a huge...

A Dangerous Fortune

by Ken Follett

A Dangerous Fortune by Ken FollettPROLOGUE18661ON THE DAY OF THE TRAGEDY, the boys of Windfield School had been ...

Transfer of Power

by Vince Flynn

Chapter 1A FINE MIST fell from the darkening spring sky as the black limousine turned off of E Street. The armor-plated car weaved through the concrete-and-steel barricades at a speed suggesting urgency. As the limousine turned...

The Third Option

by Vince Flynn

PreludeThere exists in America a silent and invisible order made up of former soldiers, intelligence officers, and diplomats. In Washington, they are everywhere and they are nowhere. The average person never sees them, never paus...

Term Limits

by Vince Flynn

Chapter OneTHE OLD WOOD CABIN SAT ALONE, SURROUNDED BY TREES AND DARKNESS. The shades were drawn, and a dog lay motionless on the front porch. A thin stream of smoke flowed out of the chimney and headed' west, across the...

Separation of Power

by Vince Flynn

PRELUDEDr. Irene Kennedy stood over the fresh mound of dirt and wept. It had been a small funeral; relatives and a few close friends. The others had already left the windswept cemetery, and were on their way back into town ...

Pursuit of Honor

by Vince Flynn

Chapter 1NEW YORK CITYIT was nearing ten o'clock in the evening when Mitch Rapp decided it was time to move. He stepped from the sedan into the April night, popped his umbrella, clutched the collar of his black trench co...

Protect And Defend

by Vince Flynn

Chapter 1PUERTO GOLFITO, COSTA RICAMitch Rapp ran his hand along her smooth, naked thigh, up to her waist, and then down along her flat stomach. His body was pressed against hers; front to back, her head resting on his arm....

Memorial Day

by Vince Flynn

PreludeMitch Rapp stared through the one-way mirror into the dank, subterranean cement chamber. A man, clothed in nothing more than a pair of underwear, sat handcuffed to a small, ridiculously uncomfortable-looking chair. A naked...

Extreme Measures

by Vince Flynn

Chapter 1BAGRAM AIR BASE, AFGHANISTANMIKE Nash glanced anxiously at his watch and then eyed the twin flat-screen ...

Kill Shot

by Vince Flynn

PreludeTHE man flew through the air, propelled by one of the other recruits. CIA handler Irene Kennedy watched from inside the house with casual interest as he failed to tuck and roll. He hit the ground flat and hard - the...