Summary: You’ll be safe here.
That’s what the tour guide promises
Dr. Linda Farmer and her family when they move to Plymouth Valley. Sure,
the locals are privileged hot house flowers who observe a weird
religion Hollow, but the schools are blue ribbon, the air’s clean, the
food’s fantastic, and Linda’s out of options. With the outside world in
shambles, this move is her family’s last chance.
Linda, her
husband, and their teen twins work hard to fit in, accommodating their
square peg personalities into rounded holes. It works at first—the
family rise up, gaining acceptance from the powerful elite. Then Linda
encounters Gal Parker, a hot mess of a woman, whose wife has abandoned
her and whose kids are sick. One terrible night, Gal commits an
unthinkable act.
All of Plymouth Valley turns on Gal, refusing to
speak her name. But Linda can’t stop wondering: what would drive a
woman to do something so awful? The more she learns, the more frightened
she becomes. A clock is ticking, too—before the Plymouth Valley Winter
Festival, Linda’s got to figure out: should she and her family be
fighting to stay, or fighting their way out?
(Pub Date: Apr 09 2024)
Summary: Thirty years after a tragic accident shut down production of the classic children’s program Mister Magic,
the five surviving cast members have done their best to move on. But
just as generations of cultishly devoted fans still cling to the lessons
they learned from the show, the cast, known as the Circle of Friends,
have spent their lives searching for the happiness they felt while they
were on it. The friendship. The feeling of belonging. And the protection
of Mister Magic.
But with no surviving video of the show, no
evidence of who directed or produced it, and no records of who—or
what—the beloved host actually was, memories are all the former Circle
of Friends has.
Then a twist of fate brings the castmates back
together at the remote desert filming compound that feels like it’s been
waiting for them all this time. Even though they haven’t seen each
other for years, they understand one another better than anyone has
since.
After all, they’re the only ones who hold the secret of
that circle, the mystery of the magic man in his infinitely black cape,
and, maybe, the answers to what really happened on that deadly last day.
But as the Circle of Friends reclaim parts of their past, they begin to
wonder: Are they here by choice, or have they been lured into a trap?
Because magic never forgets the taste of your friendship...
(Pub Date: Aug 08 2023)
Summary: Hannah awakens to carnage, all mangled metal and shattered glass.
Evacuated from a secluded boarding school during a snowstorm, her coach
careered off the road, trapping her with a handful of survivors. They’ll
need to work together to escape—with their sanity and secrets intact.
Meg awakens to a gentle rocking. She’s in a cable car stranded high
above snowy mountains, with five strangers and no memory of how they got
on board. They are heading to a place known only as “The Retreat,” but
as the temperature drops and tensions mount, Meg realizes they may not
all make it there alive.
Carter is gazing out the window of an
isolated ski chalet that he and his companions call home. As their
generator begins to waver in the storm, something hiding in the chalet’s
depths threatens to escape, and their fragile bonds will be tested when
the power finally fails—for good.
The imminent dangers faced by
Hannah, Meg, and Carter are each one part of the puzzle. Lurking in
their shadows is an even greater danger—one with the power to consume
all of humanity.
(Pub Date: Jan 31 2023)
Summary: When eighteen-year-old Lexi foresees the brutal murder of a girl outside a club in downtown L.A., she is powerless to stop it. But when the girl’s ghost appears, seeking vengeance, Lexi is swept into a dangerous search that could put her directly in the path of a serial killer. From the author of Devils Unto Dust, this fast-paced and literary thriller will haunt fans of Maureen Johnson’s Truly Devious and Karen M. McManus’s One of Us Is Lying.
With a touch, Lexi can sense how and when someone will die. Some say it’s a gift. But to Lexi it’s a curse—one that keeps her friendless and alone. All that changes when Lexi foresees the violent death of a young woman, Jane, outside a club. But Jane doesn’t go to the afterlife quietly. Her ghost remains behind, determined to hunt down her murderer, and she needs Lexi’s help. In life, Jane was everything Lexi is not—outgoing, happy, popular. But in death, all Jane wants is revenge. Lexi will do anything to help Jane, to make up for the fact that she didn’t—couldn’t—save Jane’s life, and to keep this beautiful ghost of a girl by her side for as long as possible. (Pub Date: May 21, 2019)
Summary: Joe never wanted to come back to Arnhill. After the way things ended with his old gang--the betrayal, the suicide, the murder--and after what happened when his sister went missing, the last thing he wanted to do was return to his hometown. But Joe doesn't have a choice. Because judging by what was done to that poor Morton kid, what happened all those years ago to Joe's sister is happening again. And only Joe knows who is really at fault.
Lying his way into a teaching job at his former high school is the easy part. Facing off with former friends who are none too happy to have him back in town--while avoiding the enemies he's made in the years since--is tougher. But the hardest part of all will be returning to that abandoned mine where it all went wrong and his life changed forever, and finally confronting the shocking, horrifying truth about Arnhill, his sister, and himself. Because for Joe, the worst moment of his life wasn't the day his sister went missing.
It was the day she came back.
With the same virtuosic command of character and pacing she displayed in The Chalk Man, C. J. Tudor has once again crafted an extraordinary novel that brilliantly blends harrowing psychological suspense, a devilishly puzzling mystery, and enough shocks and thrills to satisfy even the most seasoned reader. (Pub Date: Feb 05, 2019)
Summary: Abby and Gretchen have been best friends since fifth grade, when they bonded over a shared love of E.T., roller-skating parties, and scratch-and-sniff stickers. But when they arrive at high school, things change. Gretchen begins to act . . . different. And as the strange coincidences and bizarre behavior start to pile up, Abby realizes there's only one possible explanation: Gretchen, her favorite person in the world, has a demon living inside her. And Abby is not about to let anyone or anything come between her and her best friend. With help from some unlikely allies, Abby embarks on a quest to save Gretchen. But is their friendship powerful enough to beat the devil?
(Pub Date: May 17th, 2016)
