Download or read book The Night Visitor written by Lucy Atkins and published by Quercus. This book was released on 2018-07-03 with total page 369 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "A COMPLEX, CREEPY, AND INSIDIOUS NOVEL ABOUT AMBITION." --THE GUARDIAN "READERS OF RUTH WARE AND GILLIAN FLYNN WILL LOVE IT." --LIBRARY JOURNAL (STARRED REVIEW) "FASCINATING, BRILLIANT, CREEPY." --GOOD HOUSEKEEPING If you had the perfect life . . . how far would you go to protect it? Professor Olivia Sweetman has worked hard to achieve the life of her dreams, with a high-flying career as a TV presenter and historian, three children, and a talented husband. Only one other person knows that Olivia's perfect life is in fact a desperate tangle of lies: Vivian Tester, the socially awkward, middle-aged housekeeper of a Sussex manor who found the Victorian diary of a pioneering female surgeon on which Olivia's new biography is based. In a gripping narrative that shifts between London, Sussex, and the idyllic South of France, Olivia and Vivian will learn knife-edged truths about themselves and discover just how far each will go to protect her reputation.
Download or read book The Night Visitor written by Patricia Matthews and published by . This book was released on 1988 with total page 246 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Martin, Nina, and Melissa Gerard return to New York from Italy in hopes of restoring their relationship as a family, but are tormented by an incubus.
Download or read book The Night Visitors written by Carol Goodman and published by HarperCollins. This book was released on 2019-03-26 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: WINNER OF THE 2020 MARY HIGGINS CLARK AWARD The latest thriller from the internationally bestselling author of The Lake of Dead Languages and The Other Mother, a story of mistaken identities and missed chances, forgiveness, and vengeance. “Carol Goodman is, simply put, a stellar writer.”—Lisa Unger, New York Times bestselling author of The Red Hunter ALICE gets off a bus in the middle of a snowstorm in Delphi, NY. She is fleeing an abusive relationship and desperate to protect... OREN, ten years old, a major Star Wars fan and wise beyond his years. Though Alice is wary, Oren bonds nearly instantly with... MATTIE, a social worker in her fifties who lives in an enormous run-down house in the middle of the woods. Mattie lives alone and is always available, and so she is the person the hotline always calls when they need a late-night pickup. And although according to protocol Mattie should take Alice and Oren to a local shelter, instead she brings them home for the night. She has plenty of room, she says. What she doesn't say is that Oren reminds her of her little brother, who died thirty years ago at the age of ten. But Mattie isn't the only one withholding elements of the truth. Alice is keeping her own secrets. And as the snowstorm worsens around them, each woman's past will prove itself unburied, stirring up threats both within and without.
Download or read book Night Visitor And Other Stories written by B. Traven and published by Turtleback Books. This book was released on 1993-01-01 with total page 238 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A collection of stories features tales of Mexican ranch life, including the title story, "The Cattle Drive," "When the Priest is Not at Home," and "Macario"
Download or read book The Night Visitor written by James D. Doss and published by Harper Collins. This book was released on 2010-10-12 with total page 316 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The morning after the aged Ute shaman receives a perplexing visits from a silent, disheveled matukach "magician," daisy's neighbor Nathan McFain discovers something astonishing buried in the dirt on his foundering Colorado dude ranch: the bones of gargantuan beast from a prehistoric age. It is a find of enormous scientific importance that attracts the attention of a wide variety of individual: noted paleontologist Moses Silver and his archaeologist daughter Delia; pillars of the scientific community Robert Newton and Cordell York; an Arkansas sharpie named Flye, an overly interested local antiques dealer.. and Charlie Moon of the Southern Ute Police Department. At the McFain spread primarily to keep an eye on the disreputable Flye, Moon is curious about the strange old bones ....and wary as well. For things this ancient and rare have been known to inspire evil deeds in the past, including avarice, mendacity, and murder. And when one of the prime players in this timeless drama vanishes without a trace, Charlie worries that his greatest fears have been realized. But while Charlie investigates the unexplained disappearance --and a very suspicious death that follows soon after--using rational and accepted police methods, his aunt Daisy is being drawn by forces preternatural into a grimly related mystery. For craven murder is not the exclusive domain of contemporary Man--and a cry for justice from the past has reached Daisy Perika and tow extraordinary young girls in her care, ensnaring them all in something old, dark, and dangerous.
Download or read book The Midnight Visitor written by Holly Webb and published by Tiger Tales. This book was released on 2021-10-12 with total page 162 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When the museum's visitors are gone for the day, it's time for the kittens to come out and play! This new chapter book series by best-selling author Holly Webb is inspired by tales of real-life museum cats and follows the after-hours adventures of the Museum Kittens. Includes black-and-white illustrations throughout. One stormy night, a little black kitten named Peter appears on the museum steps. Tabby cat Tasha is delighted to show Peter the museum's hallways and secret corners, but her siblings, Bianca and Boris, aren't as happy to welcome the new arrival. Determined to prove that Peter is just as much of a museum kitten as the others, Tasha takes him on a hunt for rats. When there's a mishap in the Dinosaur Gallery, all of the kittens must work together to fix the situation. Can they do it? In this new series from best-selling author, Holly Webb, the Museum Kittens are brave, clever, and never more than a whisker away from adventure! When the museum's visitors are gone for the day, it's time for the kittens to come out and play!
Download or read book The Night Visitor and Other Stories Esprios Classics written by Arnold Bennett and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 1931 with total page 381 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Night Visitor written by Dianne Emley and published by Alibi. This book was released on 2014-09-16 with total page 337 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In bestselling author Dianne Emley’s chilling new paranormal thriller, a beautiful woman’s romantic past comes back to haunt her in the form of an otherworldly visitor seeking justice. Gorgeous and successful, Rory Langtry seemed to have it all. Daughter of a movie star and sister of a supermodel, Rory was engaged to sexy artist, Junior Lara. But her bright future went dark one terrible, bloody night that left her sister dead and the accused murderer—Junior—in an extended coma. Now, five years later, Rory appears to have put the past behind her. She has a wonderful new fiancé and heads a successful cosmetics company. Yet dark secrets threaten. Across town, Junior lies close to death but before he departs he seeks to clear his name. It starts with a feeling. It turns into a vision. Soon Rory is having sensations that only Junior could experience. Then she learns details about the awful night that only Junior could know, newfound knowledge with potentially fatal consequences. When another act of violence rocks her family, Rory plunges deeper into the unsolved mystery, led by an inexplicable visitor to a dangerous time and place where all will be revealed at last. But until then, Junior will not let her go. Praise for Dianne Emley and The Night Visitor “The Night Visitor grabbed my attention on page one and never let up. It’s a creepy, crafty thrill ride, and I enjoyed every word. I’ll be looking for more of Dianne Emley’s books.”—Karen Robards, New York Times bestselling author of Her Last Whisper “A taut, gripping paranormal thriller from page one. You won’t be able to put this book down as Rory—a woman who has everything—fears all she believes is a lie. Excellent!”—Allison Brennan, New York Times bestselling author of Maximum Exposure “Emley masterfully twists, turns, and shocks.”—Tess Gerritsen, New York Times bestelling author of Last to Die, on Love Kills
Download or read book Night Visitor written by Gillian White and published by Open Road Media. This book was released on 2013-03-19 with total page 394 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: DIV“Grabs you by the throat and won't let go.” —Woman’s Journal/divDIV During their thirty years of marriage, Rose Redfern has confided everything (well, nearly everything) to Michael, and is certain that he would never hide anything from her. That’s why it’s such a shock when, shortly before Rose and Michael are set to take a romantic trip to Venice, she receives strong evidence that he’s having an affair with a woman their daughters’ age. Rose feels emotionally unmoored, and her sense of betrayal swiftly turns vengeful. She stumbles across a stash of powerful barbiturates, previously used to medicate an epileptic dog, and wonders if she might not find a new use for them . . ./divDIV /divDIVBut is Michael truly unfaithful to Rose, or is someone seeking to destroy the Redferns’ lives—and can that person be stopped before it’s too late? Night Visitor is a frighteningly plausible scenario of how secrets and jealousy can tear people apart./div
Download or read book Amahl and the Night Visitors written by Gian Carlo Menotti and published by Harper Collins. This book was released on 1986-09-15 with total page 74 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Relates how a crippled young shepherd comes to accompany the three Kings on their way to pay homage to the newborn Jesus.
Download or read book The Visitor written by Antje Damm and published by . This book was released on 2018 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Elise is scared of everything - spiders, people, even trees. So she never goes out, night or day. One day a strange thing flies in through the window and lands at her feel. And then there comes a knock at her door. Elise has a visitor.
Download or read book All night Visitors written by Clarence Major and published by UPNE. This book was released on 1998 with total page 268 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "All-Night Visitors is devoted to lush description. Mr. Major is unquestionably a sincere and passionate writer." -- New York Times
Download or read book The Missing One written by Lucy Atkins and published by Quercus. This book was released on 2015-02-03 with total page 437 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "From the very first page I was drawn in, hook, line and sinker" --5-Star Reader Review The bestselling noir thriller about the lengths a mother will go to protect her child. Perfect for fans of While My Eyes Were Closed and The Widow. The loss of her mother has left Kali McKenzie with too many unanswered questions. But while clearing out Elena's art studio, she finds a drawer packed with postcards, each bearing an identical one-line message from a Canadian gallery owner called Susannah Gillespie: thinking of you. Who is this woman and what does she know about Elena's hidden past? Desperate to find out, Kali travels with her toddler, Finn, to Susannah's isolated home on a remote British Columbian island, a place of killer whales and storms. But as bad weather closes in, Kali quickly realises she has made a big mistake. The enigmatic Susannah refuses to talk about the past, and as Kali struggles to piece together what happened back in the 1970s, Susannah's behavior grows more and more erratic. Most worrying of all, Susannah is becoming increasingly preoccupied with little Finn . . . Enjoyed The Missing One? The new novel from the inimitable Lucy Atkins, The Night Visitor, is available now!
Download or read book The Other Child written by Lucy Atkins and published by Quercus. This book was released on 2016-02-06 with total page 338 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Sometimes a lie seems kinder than the truth . . . but what happens when that lie destroys everything you love? When Tess is sent to photograph Greg, a high profile paediatric heart surgeon, she sees something troubled in his face, and feels instantly drawn to him. Their relationship quickly deepens, but then Tess, single mother to nine-year-old Joe, falls pregnant, and Greg is offered the job of a lifetime back in his hometown of Boston. Before she knows it, Tess is married, and relocating to the States. But life in an affluent American suburb proves anything but straightforward. Unsettling things keep happening in the large rented house, Joe is distressed, the next-door neighbors are in crisis, and Tess is sure that someone is watching her. Greg's work is all-consuming and, as the baby's birth looms, he grows more and more unreachable. Something is very wrong, Tess knows it, and then she makes a jaw-dropping discovery . . . A gripping psychological thriller from the author of the bestselling debut The Missing One and The Night Visitor.
Download or read book The Night Visitor written by B. Traven and published by Macmillan + ORM. This book was released on 2020-12-01 with total page 236 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Night Visitor is a collection of stories by the late author B Traven.
Download or read book The Brave Silly Rabbit written by Gioula Chelten and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2016-12-08 with total page 42 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A Wonderful Combination of Humor, Naiveté and Sweetness... The Brave Silly Rabbit is an adorably illustrated children's book about an endearing little rabbit, who you cannot help but fall in love with. It's a wonderful read-out-loud book, that keeps children engaged till the end. Rabbit is strong and brave. He is the toughest rabbit he knows, and he will certainly never hide or run from danger. That's because he can outrun anyone, and he is not afraid of anything or anyone. But rabbits have natural predators, don't they? Left out in nature, how would rabbit deal with the likes of a snake, a hawk, a fox, or a bobcat? Vibrant Illustrations and Playful Language keep Children Engaged Despite the odds, Rabbit remains defiant and confident in himself. It is that defiance, that makes the book such a fun read. The rhyming stanzas are somewhat reminiscent to Little Blue Truck, by Alice Schertle. And like that book, The Brave Silly Rabbit is sure to liven up the reading experience of any toddler or preschooler. The illustrations are colorful, pleasing, and cleverly matched with the rhymes. The Brave Silly Rabbit is sure to become a storytime favorite.
Download or read book The Night Visitor written by Richard MacAndrew and published by Delta Systems. This book was released on 1994-12-31 with total page 31 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is a Beginner Level story in a series of ELT readers comprising a wide range of titles - some original and some simplified - from modern and classic novels, and designed to appeal to all age-groups, tastes and cultures. The books are divided into five levels: Starter Level, with about 300 basic words; Beginner Level (600 basic words); Elementary Level (1100); Intermediate Level (1600); and Upper Level (2200). Some of the titles are also available on cassette.
