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Author
Series
Chevalier d'Eon volume 1
Publisher
Del Rey
Pub. Date
2007, 2005
Language
English
Description
"A mysterious cult is sacrificing beautiful young women to a demonic force that has promised them the kingdom of France in return for the blood of their victims. Only one man can save Paris from chaos and terror - the Chevalier d'Eon"--Cover p. [4].
223) The master
Publisher
Weinstein Company
Pub. Date
[2013]
Language
English
Description
In post-World War II America, a naval veteran arrives home unsettled and uncertain of his future, until he is tantalized by The Cause and its charismatic leader.
Sexual content, graphic nudity and language.
224) The three: [a novel]
Author
Series
The three novels volume 1
Publisher
Little, Brown and Company
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
When the three child survivors of unrelated plane crashes on different continents begin to exhibit increasingly disturbing behavior, a religious cult leader claims that they are harbingers of the apocalypse. What if he's right?
225) Holy Hannah
Author
Publisher
Uncivilized Books
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
"Hannah, a successful tech entrepreneur, decides to drop out of society and create a new social app, 'Know Me.' She's invited to test the app on a small religious community, the Church of Love and Devotion. The results go way beyond any intended consequences as lines separating the self, technology, and belief become blurred and lead to religious cult indoctrination. Loosely inspired by the life of the notorious Jim Jones and updated for the social...
226) Body broker
Author
Series
Publisher
Santa Fe Writer's Project
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
"When a teenager disappears from an elite boarding school, local police throw the seemingly innocuous case to their neighborhood PI. Enter Jack Dixon: college dropout, ex-cop, and ex-cook. What should be a simple case quickly turns sour, pushing Jack into the path of Nordic biker cultists and vicious drug dealers. But the houseboat-dwelling PI is determined to find the truth - and the missing kid - even though his persistence leads him into a thorny...
227) Regression
Publisher
Anchor Bay Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
Minnesota, 1990. Detective Bruce Kenner investigates the case of young Angela, who accuses her father, John Gray, of an unspeakable crime. When John unexpectedly and without recollection admits guilt, renowned psychologist Dr. Raines is brought in to help him relive his memories and what they discover unmasks a horrifying nationwide mystery.
228) Crimson summer
Author
Series
Apocalypse Cult series volume 2
Language
English
Formats
Description
"They're not going down without a fight. When FDLE special agent Amy Larson discovers a small horse figurine amid the bloody aftermath of a gang massacre in the Everglades, she recognizes it immediately. The toy is the calling card of the apocalypse cult that Amy and her partner, FBI special agent Hunter Forrest, have been investigating, and it can only mean one thing: this wasn't an isolated skirmish--it was the beginning of a war. As tensions between...
Author
Series
Chevalier d'Eon volume 8
Publisher
Del Ray/Ballentine Books
Pub. Date
c2010
Language
English
231) Black butler: 26
Author
Series
Black butler volume 26
Publisher
Yen Press
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
"While Earl Ciel Phantomhive, accompanied by his indomitable butler, Sebastian, is away on the trail of his quarry, Blavat, the sound of gunshots rends the silence of his London town house. A scene of carnage awaits master and servant upon their return, along with a chilling message from the forgotten past that shakes the young earl to his core..."--Page [4] of cover.
232) Happiness: Volume 7
Series
Happiness (Manga) volume 7
Publisher
Kodansha Comics
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
"Seeking answers to the questions that still haunt her, Yukiko Gosho goes alone to confront a mysterious blood-obsessed cult--the leader of which is none other than Sakurane, the man responsible for the scars on Yukiko's body and mind. But Sakurane has his own agenda, and he will go to horrifying lengths to pursue it...- cover page 4.
Author
Series
Chevalier d'Eon volume 7
Publisher
Del Rey/Ballantine Books
Pub. Date
c2009
Language
English
Author
Publisher
Roca Editorial
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
Español
Description
"El true crime del momento. El libro que rechaza la version oficial para contar la verdadera historia de Charles Manson y de los asesinatos perpetrados por su familia. Este libro sigue los veinte anos de investigacion de Tom O'Neill para refutar la historia "oficial" detras de Manson. ¿Quienes eran sus verdaderos amigos en Hollywood y hasta donde llegarian para ocultar las relaciones entre ellos? ¿Por que la policia no actuo en muchas de las ocasiones...
235) Happiness: Volume 8
Series
Happiness (Manga) volume 8
Publisher
Kodansha Comics
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
"Sudo arrives to rescue Gosho from Sakurane's torture, and like so many before him, he underestimates the cult leader's monstrosity, with devastating consequences. Amid the horror, Yuuki emerges from his catatonia to a chance at redemption-- but it may take a monster to defeat a monster, and in spite of everything, Yuuki's still just a bit too human."-- cover page 4.
236) Happiness: Volume 9
Series
Happiness (Manga) volume 9
Publisher
Kodansha Comics
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
"Sakurane's madness reaches its peak and causes a blood-soaked frenzy that consumes the cult and even their "god." With nothing to stop him, Sakurane sets his sights on Gosho to complete his ritual of ascension. But as she suffers unspeakable horrors, her inner pleas awaken Okazaki from his decade-long slumber, and he makes his escape..."-- cover page 4.
Author
Publisher
Sourcebooks Landmark, an imprint of Sourcebooks
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
"One night, Avery is awoken by a fire consuming her family's compound; she runs away with her cult brother Cole, hiding in the woods and then in a school gym for weeks. After police apprehend them for shoplifting, a horrific discovery is made -- their entire lives have been a lie and they were actually kidnapped as children, taken by the cult leaders they knew as Mom and Dad. Cole is quickly reunited with his family and permanently separated from...
Author
Series
Forever Desert volume 2
Publisher
Tordotcom, Tor Publishing Group
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
"Seventeen-year-old Osi is a Junior Peacekeeper in the city, and when the mysterious leader of the Cult, known only as the Aleke, commits a massacre in the capitol and steals the sacred God's Eyes, Osi steps forward to valiantly defend his home"--
Author
Series
Publisher
Minotaur Books
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
"The second in the delightful Dear Miss Hermione mystery series from Anastasia Hastings--when you represent the best-loved Agony Aunt in Britain, fielding questions from both irate housekeepers and heartbroken mothers is par for the course... "Dear Miss Hermione--what is a mother to do?" Sensible Violet Manville and her very ladylike half-sister Sephora are absolutely bored, thank you very much. And though neither of them would ever admit it aloud,...
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