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The Bad Ones
by Melissa Albert
When her estranged best friend, Becca, goes missing, along with three other people, Nora follows coded messages Becca left for her to unravel, leading Nora to a legendary goddess who played a role in their own childhood games. You may also enjoy: The Invocations by Krystal Sutherland.
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| The House of Last Resort by Christopher GoldenBram Stoker Award-winning author Christopher Golden's compelling latest stars an American couple who move to a remote Italian town and purchase an opulent yet abandoned estate that was once owned by the Catholic Church. What secrets lie within its crumbling walls? For fans of: The Chrysalis by Brendan Deneen; The Book of Accidents by Chuck Wendig. |
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| Island Witch by Amanda JayatissaIn a 19th-century Sri Lankan village, Amara, the daughter of the local demon-priest, fights to clear her father's name after a series of brutal jungle attacks leave multiple men dead. This atmospheric novel by the author of You're Invited is inspired by Sri Lankan folklore. For fans of: Lone Women by Victor LaValle; Vampires of El Norte by Isabel Cañas. |
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| What Feasts at Night by T. KingfisherWorld-weary soldier Alex Easton returns to their family home in Gallacia, where they find the caretaker dead from lung disease and rumors swirling in the village about an entity that steals people's breath. This 2nd creepy entry in T. Kingfisher's bestselling Sworn Soldier series (following What Moves the Dead) will appeal to fans of evocative gothic novels like Marielle Thompson's Where Ivy Dares to Grow. |
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| The Haunting of Velkwood by Gwendolyn KisteTwenty years after surviving a cosmic event that turned everyone in her hometown into ghosts, Talitha Velkwood returns to the site of the haunting to confront past traumas and reckon with horrors both real and supernatural in this character-driven latest from the Bram Stoker Award-winning author of The Rust Maidens. Try this next: The Wonder State by Sara Flannery Murphy. |
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The Book of Love : A Novel
by Kelly Link
Brought back to life by their high school music teacher, Laura, Daniel and Mo, desperate to reclaim their lives, agree to perform a series of magical tasks, but when their resurrection attracts the notice of supernatural figures, they must solve the mystery of their deaths to save everything they love. You may also enjoy: The Warm Hands of Ghosts by Katherine Arden.
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Out of Body
by N. E. Davenport
17-year-old Megan Allen has been jumping from friend group to friend group in her high school, trying on identities like outfits. Nothing ever seems to fit—until she meets LC. She feels like she is finally becoming who she meant to be...until she is betrayed by LC. Targeted by LC's enemies, she is plunged into a waking nightmare and must claim what makes her uniquely herself to get her life back– or die trying. Try this next: Womb City by Tlotlo Tsamaase.
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| Midnight on Beacon Street by Emily Ruth VeronaIn 1993 suburban New Jersey, babysitter Amy and her two young charges grapple with an escalating serious of strange phenomena over the course of a single night. Emily Ruth Verona's fast-paced debut is "a giddy exercise in nostalgia" (Publishers Weekly) that will appeal to fans of Halloween, Grady Hendrix novels, and The Babysitter Lives by Stephen Graham Jones. |
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Cumberland County Library System System Headquarters Office400 Bent Creek Blvd, Suite 150 Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania 17050 (888) 697-0371, ext. 6175www.cumberlandcountylibraries.org/ |
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