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| The Hacienda by Isabel Cañas1820s Mexico: Seeking a fresh start after the Mexican War of Independence, impoverished Beatriz marries widower Don Rodolfo Solórzano and moves into his country estate, the Hacienda San Isidro.
Welcome home? Plagued by strange dreams and superstitious staff, Beatriz suspects that Rodolfo's first wife was murdered, and, with the help of a priest, begins investigating the hacienda's haunted history.
For fans of: Mexican Gothic by Silvia Moreno-Garcia. |
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| The Fervor by Alma KatsuWhat it's about: A deadly disease sweeps through a Japanese American internment camp in 1944, connecting the fates of a handful of characters in the camp and elsewhere.
Why you might like it: Told from multiple perspectives, this compelling horror novel inspired by Japanese folklore will keep readers turning the pages to see how the characters' lives intersect.
Featuring: The shape-shifting jorogumo spider demon. |
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| The Children on the Hill by Jennifer McMahonThen: In 1978 Vermont, monster-hunting siblings Vi and Eric lived with their psychiatrist grandmother on the grounds of the Hillside Inn, a treatment facility for the mentally ill.
Now: Forty years later, Lizzy Shelley, the host of the popular Monsters Among Us podcast, heads to Vermont to investigate the link between a young girl's abduction and a monster sighting -- and to tie up some loose ends from her past.
Read it for: A twisty homage to Mary Shelley's Frankenstein. |
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| Hidden Pictures by Jason RekulakHow it begins: Newly sober Mallory takes a job as a live-in nanny to sweet five-year-old Teddy, who has a penchant for drawing.
What happens next: When Teddy's artwork takes a creepy turn, depicting a woman's gruesome murder, Malloy suspects the boy may be possessed. But will anyone believe her? |
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| All These Bodies by Kendare BlakeWhat it is: A fast-paced thriller inspired by a real-life murder spree from the 1950s which left victims mysteriously drained of blood.
Starring: 17-year-old Michael Jenson, an aspiring journalist hoping to cover the murder in his Midwestern town. Fifteen-year-old Marie Catherine Hale, found covered in blood at the scene, chooses Michael alone to hear her horrifying story.
Also available in eBook on Libby |
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| The Queen of the Cicadas by V. CastroWhat it's about: In Texas for a friend's wedding, listless divorcee Belinda becomes reacquainted with the urban legend of Milagros, a murdered 1950s migrant worker who in death became the vengeance-seeking "Queen of the Cicadas."
Read it for: A gruesome tale of redemption and retribution told in alternating timelines. |
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| My Heart Is a Chainsaw by Stephen Graham JonesStarring: Misanthropic Blackfeet teen Jade Daniels, who lives her life like she's in a slasher movie -- and she's long suspected that her rapidly gentrifying Idaho town is the perfect setting for one.
What happens: When a series of strange deaths begin making the local news, Jade pins all her hopes on new-in-town Letha to be the "final girl" who will save their community from an impending massacre.
What sets it apart: This gory meta-horror novel from Stephen Graham Jones (The Only Good Indians) blends searing social commentary with a thought-provoking subversion of the genre's well-worn tropes.
Also available in eAudiobook on CloudLibrary |
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| Rabbits by Terry MilesWhat it is: A fast-paced sci-fi conspiracy thriller set in the world of the popular podcast of the same name.
"What do you know about the game?" It's a underground, alternate-reality game with an unlimited number of players and a rumored "Circle" of anonymous winners. The game has seen ten iterations since 1959, with an 11th about to go live. But something is wrong. |
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