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Author
Publisher
Tantor Media, Inc
Pub. Date
2024
Edition
Unabridged
Language
English
Description
Life's a gamble on the risky Riviera!
Lottie Sprigg and her employer arrive in glitzy Monaco where Lottie finds a mysterious note which threatens murder. Before she can act on it, a body is found in a private room at the Monte Carlo Casino.
Who wrote the note? Lottie takes a gamble on discovering their identity. But as she and her dog Rosie navigate a web of lies, new dangers emerge.
Lottie has her work cut out in a place where money means power....
Author
Publisher
Level Best Books
Pub. Date
2023
Language
English
Formats
Description
Shay appears to have the perfect marriage to Gideon Wells, Boston's most popular news anchor. But their lives are ripped apart when she is attacked outside the soup kitchen where she volunteers. Depressed and struggling to remember who assaulted her, Shay hires a new maid to help her around the house while she recovers from her injuries. But this new maid is not what she seems, and things go from bad to worse, causing Shay to revisit a painful
...Author
Publisher
Vertical Comics, an imprint of Kodansha USA Publishing
Pub. Date
[2020]
Edition
Vertical Comics edition; First edition.
Physical Desc
208 pages : illustrations ; 19 cm
Language
English
Description
"Ordinary middle school student Seiichi Osabe receives love and care from his mother Seiko. Until one summer an incident changes the family dynamic forever. This is a story of a mother's love that has gone too far ..."--
Author
Publisher
[Aly Martinez]
Pub. Date
[2021]
Physical Desc
275 pages ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
In the aftermath of tragedy, it's strange the things you remember. The deafening boom as the house exploded. The paralyzing fear as I searched for my wife. The blinding smoke burning my eyes as I carried her out. But carved into my soul for the rest of my days would be the earth-shattering realization that the woman in my arms wasn't my wife. Bree and I were the only survivors--not that either of us were truly living after that night. As a single...
Author
Publisher
Vertical Comics, an imprint of Kodansha USA Publishing, LLC
Pub. Date
[2020]
Edition
A Vertical Comics edition; First edition.
Physical Desc
203 pages : chiefly illustrations (some color) ; 19 cm
Language
English
Description
"Ordinary middle school student Seiichi Osabe receives love and care from his mother Seiko. Until one summer an incident changes the family dynamic forever. This is a story of a mother, a love that has gone too far. This series of thriller comics centres on the theme of a toxic parent and it is a tale of a seemingly normal family suddenly swallowed up by the creeping horror of everyday life.
Author
Series
Publisher
Sleeping Bear Press
Pub. Date
20230415
Language
English
Description
Ring and Asia Wilde's life is anything but ordinary. Some of their closest friends are endangered monkeys and rare birds. Instead of attending middle school, they accompany their parents (scientists who work to save endangered species) on adventures around the world. They spend more time climbing trees, tracking animal prints, and taking on three-hundred-pound anacondas than they do filling out worksheets. But a research trip to the Amazon rainforest...
Author
Series
Publisher
Down Island Press
Pub. Date
2020
Language
English
Formats
Description
When Jesse McDermitt leaves the Marine Corps, he has no idea what he will do for the rest of his life. He only knows he doesn't want to spend the coming winter anywhere cold. His greatest skill is killing people from up to a mile away and he knows there aren't many job opportunities in the civilian world for that. Jesse also knows his way around boats and has an old friend living free and easy in the Florida Keys. Being an experienced diver and angler,...
Author
Series
Publisher
Renee Rose Romance
Pub. Date
2022
Language
English
Formats
Description
I own you now.
Desperate and alone, I strike a bargain with a mafia boss.
I make myself available to him, he pays my bills.
I'm his beck-and-call-girl. He's my sugar daddy.
Bobby Manghini owns me–that's our arrangement.
Giving myself to him is easy.
He may be older, but he's sinfully sexy. Skillful in bed.
It's a win-win for both of us, so long as I remember one thing:
...10) Quantum radio
Author
Publisher
Head of Zeus
Pub. Date
2023
Physical Desc
502 pages ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
Dr. Tyson Klein is a quantum physicist who has dedicated his entire life to his research. At CERN, he analyses data generated by the Large Hadron Collider, the world's biggest and most powerful particle accelerator. Now, Ty believes he's found a pattern in its output. It looks like an organised data stream, being broadcast over what he calls a quantum radio. Could it be a signal from another universe? A message sent from the future? Or something...
11) The House in the Woods: The page-turning psychological thriller from TOP 10 BESTSELLER Keri Beevis
Author
Publisher
Boldwood Books
Pub. Date
2023
Language
English
Formats
Description
The perfect getaway? Or your worst nightmare...?
My boyfriend, Max, booked a house in the woods as a surprise break. A week away would be the perfect chance to put the lies and secrets behind us and to start afresh.
But in the silence it feels like someone is out there. Watching, waiting...
When strange things begin to happen, I know this isn't going to be the relaxing break it's supposed to be.
As my fear increases, Max's patience
...Author
Publisher
Vertical Comics, an imprint of Kodansha USA Publishing
Pub. Date
[2021]
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
214 pages : chiefly illustrations ; 19 cm
Language
English
Description
Seiichi's outburst has brought him and his mother closer together, but also served to deepen his aunt's suspicions. It's only a matter of time before the truth comes out...and before Seiichi's psychic tension erupts into violence!!
Author
Publisher
Vertical Comics, an imprint of Kodansha USA Publishing
Pub. Date
[2021]
Edition
Vertical Comics edition.
Physical Desc
223 pages : chiefly illustrations ; 19 cm
Language
English
Description
"Ordinary middle school student Seiichi Osabe receives love and care from his mother Seiko. Until one summer an incident changes the family dynamic forever. This is a story of a mother's love that has gone too far ... Unable to process the horrifying events of the past few months, Seiichi's anger, fear and frustration boil over. But even as he is haunted by the memory of his mother's hands around his throat, he finds his voice again thanks to his...
Author
Publisher
Vertical Comics, an imprint of Kodansha USA Publishing
Pub. Date
[2020]
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
222 pages : illustrations ; 19 cm
Language
English
Description
"Seiichi's family begins to fall apart in the wake of his cousin's accident, but nothing compares to the mental and emotional torture he undergoes as he tries to maintain some sense of self in the face of his mother's manipulations. Torn by his love for her, Seiichi is pushed to the breaking point and finds himself unable to speak, both literally and figuratively."--
15) Leather and Lark
Author
Publisher
Tessy Alfred
Pub. Date
2024
Language
English
Description
In the depths of emotion, a story unfolds,
Of a love so profound, its tale is told,
A love that's tumultuous, wild, and free,
A ruination of hearts, an intense decree.
************
Step into the world of tempestuous hearts and tumultuous desire as you embark on a journey through the pages of "Leather and Lark," a captivating and evocative poem that weaves a tale of love's fierce grip.
"Leather
...Author
Publisher
Vertical Comics, an imprint of Kodansha USA Publishing
Pub. Date
[2021]
Edition
First edition ; Vertical Comics edition.
Physical Desc
220 pages : chiefly illustrations ; 19 cm
Language
English
Description
"Shigeru has finally awakened from the coma he's been in since Seiko pushed him off the cliff--but he remembers nothing of the incident, nor does he even recognize his assailant. Rather than setting Seiko's mind at ease, however, this only serves to disturb her further. Meanwhile, Seiichi is determined to keep his promise to his mother--with devastating consequences for everyone around him."--
17) Deadly trap
Author
Series
Publisher
Fog City Publishing
Pub. Date
[2024]
Physical Desc
327 pages ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
FBI agent Nick Caruso races to Rome to rescue his grandmother from imminent danger, only to collide head-on with Isabella Rossi--a woman with whom he once shared a disastrous date. Isabella, a secretive journalist, adds friction to their uneasy partnership as they delve into the murky world of smuggling and stolen art to safeguard their grandmothers. As Nick and Isabella uncover corruption reaching into the echelons of powerful criminals, the stakes...
Author
Publisher
Vertical Comics, an imprint of Kodansha USA Publishing
Pub. Date
[2021]
Edition
First edition ; Vertical Comics edition.
Physical Desc
217 pages : chiefly black and white illustrations ; 19 cm
Language
English
Description
"Beset by mental images of his mother, Seiichi flees from Fukiishi's embrace and returns home. Safety and reconciliation aren't the only things that await him there, however. The Osabes have become one big happy family again ... but at what cost? Shuzo Oshimi's masterfully nuanced tale of familial horror continues to tighten its grip on the minds of its characters and readers alike."--Page 4 of cover
Author
Publisher
Vertical Comics, an imprint of Kodansha USA Publishing
Pub. Date
[2021]
Edition
First edition ; Vertical Comics edition.
Physical Desc
221 pages : chiefly illustrations ; 19 cm
Language
English
Description
"Encouraged by Fukiishi to stand up for himself, Seiichi exploded in a moment of rage, telling his mother Seiko, "I don't need you"--The first rebellious act of his young life. Now Fukiishi has offered him sanctuary in her room, hidden from her father and away from the watchful eyes of his own parents. But as Seiichi fumbles toward sexual awakening, his mother's specter is never far from his mind ... Shuzo Oshimi's masterwork of psychological terror...
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