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| Unbury Carol by Josh MalermanWhat it is: Half weird Western, half horror, this unusual novel stars a wealthy woman who falls into comas so deep she's mistaken for dead -- which is exactly why her greedy husband is rushing her into the grave.
Who will rescue her? While Carol struggles to wake up, her former love -- an outlaw legend -- rides toward her, hunted by a horrifying hit man.
About the author: Josh Malerman is the Bram Stoker Award-nominated author of Bird Box. |
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| The Silent Companions by Laura PurcellWhat it's about: In 1865 rural England, pregnant widow Elsie Bainbridge travels to her husband's ancestral home, where she encounters suspicious villagers, frightened servants, and mysterious 17th-century wooden figures that seem eerily alive.
What sets it apart: The Silent Companions features a parallel narrative structure that keeps readers one step ahead of Elsie -- but plenty of suspense will leave them guessing how the story ends.
For fans of: Gothic fiction mainstays Shirley Jackson and Daphne du Maurier. |
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| The Motion of Puppets by Keith DonohueWhat it's about: Newly arrived in Quebec, Kay is chased into an unusual toy shop, where she is transformed into a puppet. Her husband Theo desperately searches for clues to her disappearance.
Pulling the strings: Author Keith Donohue deftly blends psychological horror, mystery, and magical realism in this engaging love story.
Did you know? The Motion of Puppets is an adaptation of the Orpheus and Eurydice myth. |
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| The Winter People by Jennifer McMahonWhat it's about: After her mother goes missing, 19-year-old Ruthie discovers the diary of Sara Harrison Shea, a woman whose flayed body was found at Ruthie's Vermont farmhouse in 1908 after the death of her young daughter. As Ruthie sets out to find her mother, using the diary for clues, she fears her mother's fate may be linked to Sara -- and that history is repeating itself.
Try this next: Karen Novak's Five Mile House, another small-town New England thriller featuring a centuries-old mystery. |
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