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Author
Publisher
Henry Holt and Company
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
"In The Assassination of Margaret Thatcher, Hilary Mantel's trademark gifts of penetrating characterization, unsparing eye, and rascally intelligence are once again fully on display. Her classic wicked humor in each story--which range from a ghost story to a vampire story to near-memoir to mini-sagas of family and social fracture--brilliantly unsettles the reader in that unmistakably Mantel way. Mantel brutally and acutely writes about gender, marriage,...
Author
Series
Grantchester mysteries volume 1
Publisher
Bloomsbury
Pub. Date
c2012
Language
English
Description
It is 1953, the coronation year of Queen Elizabeth II . Sidney Chambers, vicar of Grantchester and honorary canon of Ely Cathedral, is a thirty-two-year-old bachelor. Tall, with dark brown hair, eyes the color of hazelnuts, and a reassuringly gentle manner, Sidney is an unconventional clerical detective. He can go where the police cannot. Together with his roguish friend, inspector Geordie Keating, Sidney inquires into the suspect suicide of a Cambridge...
Publisher
Macmillan Collector's Library
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
Sleepily Ever After: Bedtime Stories for Grown Ups is an enchanting anthology full of calming, touching and funny tales to help you relax and drift off to sleep. Part of the Macmillan Collector?s Library; a series of stunning, clothbound, pocket-sized classics with foiled edges and ribbon markers. These beautiful books make perfect gifts or a treat for any book lover. This edition is edited and introduced by Zachary Seager. It?s hard to relax, to...
11) Help the witch
Author
Publisher
Unbound
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
Ghost stories for the 21st Century set in the dark dark country hedgerows and hills of England. As night draws through country lanes, and darkness sweeps across hills and darkness sweeps across hills and hedgerows, shadows appear where figures are not; things do not remain in their places; a new home is punctured by abandoned objects; a watering hole conceals depths greater than its swimmers can fathom. Riddled with talismans and portents, saturated...
Author
Publisher
Harper Perennial
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
"Oh the Moon is a collection of illustrated, interconnected short stories and anecdotes from actress, comedian, musician, and writer Charlyne Yi. The mix of comedy, fantastic settings, and genuine feeling places the book between Demetri Martin and Shel Silverstein"--
Publisher
Polis Books, LLC
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
Some stories are all about the crime. These stories are about the maelstrom of what happens after...A hard-bitten crew of professional thieves pull off the score of their lives, coming away with seven million in cash. Like any heist there are some unforeseen complications, and unfortunately they don't get away without a few bodies dropping. But despite this, they get away with the swag. Seven million. Enough to change their lives, make new identities,...
Author
Series
Publisher
Night Shade Books
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
Follow the disaster magnets of St Mary's as they hurtle around history! The ninth book in The Chronicles of St Mary's Series collects the bestselling short stories in print for the first time. When a Child is Born - A jump back to 1066 to witness the coronation of William the Conqueror goes slightly astray. Roman Holiday - Max and her team become spectacularly involved with Julius Caesar, Cleopatra and a basket of confused asps. Christmas Present...
Publisher
Catapult
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
In this playful, spine-tingling collection, leading literary and horror writers spin unforgettably chilling tales in only a few pages. Tiny Nightmares brings to life broken-hearted vampires, Uber-taking serial killers, mind-reading witches, and monsters of all imaging, as well as stories that tackle the horrors of our modern world from global warming and racism to social media addiction and online radicalization. Writers such as Samantha Hunt, Brian...
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Spanning Gaiman's career to date, The Neil Gaiman Reader: Selected Fiction is a ... collection from one of the world's most beloved writers, chosen by those who know his work best: his devoted readers. A ... representation of Gaiman's ... imaginative fiction, this ... volume includes excerpts from each of his five novels for adults--Neverwhere, Stardust, American Gods, Anansi Boys, and The Ocean at the End of the Lane--and nearly fifty of his short...
18) Dark cities
Publisher
Titan Books
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
Description
In shadowy back alleys, crumbling brownstones, and gleaming skyscrapers, cities harbor unique forms of terror. Here lie malicious ghosts, cursed buildings, malignant deities, and personal demons of every kind.
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