Becky Ann Baker
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Set in the fictional town of Castle Rock, Maine
An intense, eerie, and instantly compelling collection of unabridged stories from Stephen King!
"The face of the man in the black suit grows ever clearer, ever closer, and I remember every word he said. I don't want to think of him, but I can't help it, and sometimes at night my old heart beats so hard and so fast I think it will tear itself right clear of my chest."
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An intense, eerie, and instantly compelling collection of unabridged stories from Stephen King!
"The face of the man in the black suit grows ever clearer, ever closer, and I remember every word he said. I don't want to think of him, but I can't help it, and sometimes at night my old heart beats so hard and so fast I think it will tear itself right clear of my chest."
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A psychiatrist, a mother, and an expert hitman each race against time in these three fast-paced thrillers from the world's #1 bestselling writer, James Patterson.
Dead Man Running: Psychiatrist Randall Beck specializes in PTSD cases — and his time is limited. Especially when he uncovers the plot to kill a presidential candidate.
113 Minutes: Molly Rourke's son has been murdered — and she knows who's responsible....
Dead Man Running: Psychiatrist Randall Beck specializes in PTSD cases — and his time is limited. Especially when he uncovers the plot to kill a presidential candidate.
113 Minutes: Molly Rourke's son has been murdered — and she knows who's responsible....
3) Outpost
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A woman seeks recovery from a violent assault by taking a job as a fire lookout but is overwhelmed by her isolation and tragic past.
4) Holler
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A determined young woman from southern Ohio is handed her ticket out of a dying industrial town when she's accepted to college. To pay her way, she joins her brother on a dangerous scrap metal crew which steals from the once-thriving factories at night, then mans the scrapyard during the day. With her goal in sight, Ruth discovers that the ultimate cost for an education for a girl like her may be more than she bargained for, finding herself torn between...
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The story of the five-day interview between Rolling Stone reporter David Lipsky and acclaimed novelist David Foster Wallace, right after the publication of Wallace's groundbreaking epic novel, 'Infinite jest.' Based on David Lipsky's critically-acclaimed memoir "Although of course you end up becoming yourself: a road trip with David Foster Wallace."
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A prequel to the modern-day classic The City of Ember. This highly acclaimed adventure series has captivated kids and teachers alike for almost fifteen years and has sold over 3.5 MILLION copies!
Nickie will grow up to be one of the first citizens of the city of Ember. But for now, she’s an eleven-year-old girl whose father was sent away on some mysterious government project.
So when the opportunity...
Nickie will grow up to be one of the first citizens of the city of Ember. But for now, she’s an eleven-year-old girl whose father was sent away on some mysterious government project.
So when the opportunity...
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Molly Rourke takes the law into her own hands following the murder of her son.
10) Indelible
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The fourth book in the Grant County series from Karin Slaughter, the New York Times bestselling author of Pieces of Her.
"[A] page-turner . . . Slaughter's plot has more twists than a Slinky factory and the characters' relationships are sharply drawn."—People, starred review
"Scary, shocking and perfectly suspenseful."—BookPage
Two armed men enter the police station
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Based on a true story, this debut Civil War novel follows a Southern plantation woman's journey of transforming her home into a hospital for the war.
This debut novel is based on the true story of Carrie McGavock. During the Civil War's Battle of Franklin, a five-hour bloodbath with 9,200 casualties, McGavock's home was turned into a field hospital where four generals died. For 40 years she tended the private cemetery on her property where...
This debut novel is based on the true story of Carrie McGavock. During the Civil War's Battle of Franklin, a five-hour bloodbath with 9,200 casualties, McGavock's home was turned into a field hospital where four generals died. For 40 years she tended the private cemetery on her property where...
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On the heels of his hugely successful "Dreamcatchers" King delivers another classic novel about boys, men, and a terrifying force only they can contain. The state police of Troop D in rural Pennsylvania have kept a secret in Shed B out back of the barracks ever since 1979, when Troopers Ennis Rafferty and Curtis Wilcox answered a call from a gas station just down the road and came back with an abandoned Buick Roadmaster. Curt Wilcox knew old cars,...
14) Nightfire
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Two American agents are hired to retrieve military chips containing top-secret content. Their plan goes awry when an unexpected political prisoner enters the picture.