|
|
|
Suspicious Minds by Gwenda BondWhat it is: A prequel to the hit Netflix series explores several of the show's mysteries and includes details about Eleven's mother and her time as a test subject in the MKUltra program. What happens: It's the summer of 1969 and the world is changing, and Terry Ives isn't content to watch from the sidelines. When word gets around about an important government experiment in the small town of Hawkins, she signs on as a test subject for the project, code-named MKULTRA. Reviewers say: "Highly recommended for those readers interested in expanding their knowledge of the Stranger Things' universe, this book is also a dark and captivating story that will stick in the readers' minds even if they are not fans of the franchise." --The Unseen Library
|
|
|
Your Favorite Band Cannot Save You by Scotto MooreThe premise: Beautiful Remorse is the hot new band on the scene, releasing one track a day for ten days straight. Each track has a mysterious name and a strangely powerful effect on the band's fans. What happens: A curious music blogger decides to investigate the phenomenon up close by following Beautiful Remorse on tour across Texas and Kansas, realizing along the way that the band's lead singer, is hiding an incredible, impossible secret. Reviewers say: "A lean, quick read with no fat. The clever, exciting story mixes weird fiction with an engaging and mysterious plot." ―Library Journal
|
|
|
The Homecoming by Andrew PyperWhat it is: a riveting psychological thriller about how the people you've known your whole life can suddenly become strangers. The premise: What if everything you knew about the people you loved was a lie? What happens: After the death of their absentee father, Aaron and Bridge Quinlan travel to a vast rainforest property in the Pacific Northwest to hear the reading of his will. In order to claim their inheritance they must all remain at the estate for thirty days without any contact with the outside world. Why did their father want them to be sequestered there together? And what is out there they feel pulling them into the dark heart of the woods?
|
|
|
What it is: psychological thriller about a woman who moves with her family to the gothic seaside house where her husband grew up -- and where 15 years ago another family was brutally slaughtered.
What happens: A dangerous accident prompts a family's relocation to a Gothic seaside house, the site of an infamous murder 15 years earlier, where a wife and mother struggling with depression investigates rumors about the killer's parole. For fans of: The Couple Next Door and The Wife Between Us.
|
|
| House of Echoes by Brendan DuffyWhat it's about: Plagued by writer's block and seeking a fresh start (and perhaps inspiration for his next novel), author Ben Tierney moves his family to the Crofts, a historic mansion in upstate New York.
Sounds idyllic, right? Alarmed by his son's dalliance with a mysterious woodland presence, his wife's paranoia, and his own discovery of mutilated animals on the grounds, Ben researches the tragic history of the Crofts and discovers chilling connections between past and present.
For fans of: Jennifer McMahon's The Winter People. |
|
| Misery by Stephen KingWhat it is: the terrifying story of romance novelist Paul Sheldon's captivity at the hands of his vengeful "number-one-fan" Annie Wilkes, who demands he bring her favorite character back to life...or else.
Don't miss: revealing meta-commentaries about the triumphs and travails of being a successful author; the Dickensian novel-within-a-novel Paul is forced to write at Annie's behest.
Did you know? In a 2014 Rolling Stone interview, Stephen King said that Annie Wilkes was a metaphor for his drug usage. |
|
|
The Thirteenth Tale by Diane SetterfieldWhat it is: In this rousingly good ghost story, Setterfield's debut novel rejuvenates the genre with a closely plotted, clever foray into a world of secrets, confused identities, lies, and half-truths. What happens: Reclusive author Vida Winter, famous for her collection of twelve enchanting stories, has spent the past six decades penning a series of alternate lives for herself. Now old and ailing, she is ready to reveal the truth about her extraordinary existence and the violent and tragic past she has kept secret for so long. Reviewers say: "A wholly original work told in the vein of all the best gothic classics. Lovers of books about book lovers will be enthralled."--Booklist
|
|
|
The Historian by Elizabeth KostovaWhat it is: an ancient and evil plot concerning Vlad the Impaler and the legend of Dracula, which may still be continuing. What happens: Late one night, exploring her father's library, a young woman finds an ancient book and a cache of yellowing letters. The letters are all addressed to "My dear and unfortunate successor," and they plunge her into a world she never dreamed of. Reviewers say: "Kostova's vampire is no campy Lugosi knockoff....Blending history and myth, Kostova has fashioned a version so fresh that when a stake is finally driven through a heart, it inspires the tragic shock of something happening for the very first time." - Newsweek
|
|
Contact your librarian for more great books!
|
|
|
|
|
|