Download or read book The Knife That Killed Me written by Anthony McGowan and published by Random House. This book was released on 2012-01-31 with total page 258 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Anthony McGowan is the Carnegie Medal 2020 winning author of Lark. He is coming to kill me. Now would be a good time to run. I cannot run. I am too afraid to run. Paul Varderman could be at any normal school - bullies, girls and annoying teachers are just a part of life. Unfortunately 'normal' doesn't apply when it comes to the school's most evil bully, Roth, a twisted and threatening thug with an agenda quite unlike anyone else. When Paul ends up delivering a message from Roth to the leader of a gang at a nearby school, it fuels a rivalry with immediate consequences. Paul attempts to distance himself from the feud, but when Roth hands him a knife it both empowers him and scares him at the same time . . . This thought-provoking and original novel highlights the terrible consequences of peer pressure and violence, and casts a spotlight on the worrying rise in knife crime among teenagers.

Download or read book Verity written by Colleen Hoover and published by Grand Central Publishing. This book was released on 2021-10-05 with total page 295 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Whose truth is the lie? Stay up all night reading the sensational psychological thriller that has readers obsessed, from the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Too Late and It Ends With Us. #1 New York Times Bestseller · USA Today Bestseller · Globe and Mail Bestseller · Publishers Weekly Bestseller Lowen Ashleigh is a struggling writer on the brink of financial ruin when she accepts the job offer of a lifetime. Jeremy Crawford, husband of bestselling author Verity Crawford, has hired Lowen to complete the remaining books in a successful series his injured wife is unable to finish. Lowen arrives at the Crawford home, ready to sort through years of Verity’s notes and outlines, hoping to find enough material to get her started. What Lowen doesn’t expect to uncover in the chaotic office is an unfinished autobiography Verity never intended for anyone to read. Page after page of bone-chilling admissions, including Verity's recollection of the night her family was forever altered. Lowen decides to keep the manuscript hidden from Jeremy, knowing its contents could devastate the already grieving father. But as Lowen’s feelings for Jeremy begin to intensify, she recognizes all the ways she could benefit if he were to read his wife’s words. After all, no matter how devoted Jeremy is to his injured wife, a truth this horrifying would make it impossible for him to continue loving her.

Download or read book Dark Tales written by Brandon Penrod and published by Page Publishing Inc. This book was released on 2024-04-05 with total page 208 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book contains five short stories that are dark or/and violent in some way shape or form.

Download or read book Dark Tales written by Adrian Knight and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2018-09-28 with total page 602 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Dark Tales is a fiction story created by Adrian Knight about a young man who has lost his father when he was just a teenager living in the desert country encompassing the Arabian Peninsula, with the Red Sea and the Persian Gulf coastline. After a few years of taking over his father’s business, he then discovers that a few of his father’s business partners have decided to join his father’s bookkeeper and steal from young Amir Jose. He now seeks to regain what has been taken away from him.

Download or read book The Night Gardener written by George Pelecanos and published by Little, Brown. This book was released on 2006-08-08 with total page 280 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Gus Ramone is "good police," a former Internal Affairs investigator now working homicide for the city's Violent Crime branch. His new case involves the death of a local teenager named Asa whose body has been found in a local community garden. The murder unearths intense memories of a case Ramone worked as a patrol cop twenty years earlier, when he and his partner, Dan "Doc" Holiday, assisted a legendary detective named T. C. Cook. The series of murders, all involving local teenage victims, was never solved. In the years since, Holiday has left the force under a cloud of morals charges, and now finds work as a bodyguard and driver. Cook has retired, but he has never stopped agonizing about the "Night Gardener" killings.The new case draws the three men together on a grim mission to finish the work that has haunted them for years. All the love, regret, and anger that once burned between them comes rushing back, and old ghosts walk once more as the men try to lay to rest the monster who has stalked their dreams. Bigger and even more unstoppable than his previous thrillers, George Pelecanos achieves in The Night Gardener what his brilliant career has been building toward: a novel that is a perfect union of suspense, character, and unstoppable fate.

Download or read book 3 Dark Tales of The Preternatural Volume 3 written by Julian Alfred and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2011-08-21 with total page 138 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A collection of psychological short story thrillers that blend the frailty of Humanity with the dark forces of the Supernatural from a unique point-of-view that is both entertaining and informative.

Download or read book Unconditional Love My Father Killed My Mother This is the True Story of How I Learnt to Forgive Him written by Natalia Aggiano and published by Kings Road Publishing. This book was released on 2008-05-05 with total page 201 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Elva Aggiano was murdered in 1997 by her husband Bruno. Of the four Aggiano children, three vowed never to speak to their father again. Remarkably, their daughter Natalia renewed her relationship with Bruno and became his friend and companion until his death in 2066. This is her astonishing story.Kind and loyal, Elva was a bright young woman from a typical English seaside town who was swept off her feet by an older , handsome Italian bodybuilder. It was all she had ever wanted; the promise of life as a loving mother and devoted wife. But a dark secret from her past left vulnerable to Bruno's brooding, possessive nature, and behind closed doors, Elva's family idyll turned into a reign of terror of both mental and physical abuse for her and her children.Their daughter Natalia speaks for the first time about how the family suffered, about her escape onto the streets aged 17 and her traumatic struggle to survive alone. Natalia finally persuaded Elva to run away along with her youngest son and for the first time, Elva found the happiness and confidence that had always eluded her. But it was not to last. Giving way to Bruno's request to see his young son, Elva returned to the marital home, where Bruno mercilessly stabbed her to death.Against all odds, Natalia found the courage to stand by her father even after he'd ripped the family apart. During often harrowing visits to Rampton high-security psychiatric hospital, she learned to love Bruno for the first time. Her fascinating journey led Natalia to honour her mother's memory, finding a way to live forgiveness and unconditional love.'Amazing' - Peter Andre'An extraordinary young woman and so selfless' - Carol Vorderman

Download or read book While I Was Gone written by Sue Miller and published by Ballantine Books. This book was released on 2000-05-12 with total page 306 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “Riveting . . . While I Was Gone [celebrates] what is impulsive in human nature.” –The New York Times “Miller weaves her themes of secrecy, betrayal, and forgiveness into a narrative that shines.” –Time Jo Becker has every reason to be content. She has three dynamic daughters, a loving marriage, and a rewarding career. But she feels a sense of unease. Then an old housemate reappears, sending Jo back to a distant past when she lived in a communal house in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Drawn deeper into her memories of that fateful summer in 1968, Jo begins to obsess about the person she once was. As she is pulled farther from her present life, her husband, and her world, Jo struggles against becoming enveloped by her past and its dark secret. “[While I Was Gone] swoops gracefully between the past and the present, between a woman’s complex feelings about her husband and her equally complex fantasies–and fears–about another man. . . . [Miller writes] well about the trials of faith.” –The New York Times Book Review “Quietly gripping . . . Jo shines steadily as the flawed and thoroughly modern heroine. As in her 1986 novel, The Good Mother, Miller shows how impulses can fracture the family.” –USA Today “Marvelous . . . poignant . . . powerful.” –Seattle Times/Post Intelligencer

Download or read book A Dark Night s Work and Other Tales written by Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell and published by . This book was released on 1890 with total page 964 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A collection of Gothic ghost stories and tales of horror by Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell

Download or read book The Death and Life of Aida Hernandez written by Aaron Bobrow-Strain and published by Farrar, Straus and Giroux. This book was released on 2019-04-16 with total page 433 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: One of Esquire's 50 Best Biographies of All Time Winner of the 2020 Pacific Northwest Book Award | Winner of the 2020 Washington State Book Award | Named a 2019 Southwest Book of the Year | Shortlisted for the 2019 Brooklyn Public Library Literary Prize What happens when an undocumented teen mother takes on the U.S. immigration system? When Aida Hernandez was born in 1987 in Agua Prieta, Mexico, the nearby U.S. border was little more than a worn-down fence. Eight years later, Aida’s mother took her and her siblings to live in Douglas, Arizona. By then, the border had become one of the most heavily policed sites in America. Undocumented, Aida fought to make her way. She learned English, watched Friends, and, after having a baby at sixteen, dreamed of teaching dance and moving with her son to New York City. But life had other plans. Following a misstep that led to her deportation, Aida found herself in a Mexican city marked by violence, in a country that was not hers. To get back to the United States and reunite with her son, she embarked on a harrowing journey. The daughter of a rebel hero from the mountains of Chihuahua, Aida has a genius for survival—but returning to the United States was just the beginning of her quest. Taking us into detention centers, immigration courts, and the inner lives of Aida and other daring characters, The Death and Life of Aida Hernandez reveals the human consequences of militarizing what was once a more forgiving border. With emotional force and narrative suspense, Aaron Bobrow-Strain brings us into the heart of a violently unequal America. He also shows us that the heroes of our current immigration wars are less likely to be perfect paragons of virtue than complex, flawed human beings who deserve justice and empathy all the same.

Download or read book The Tales of Nalor written by Jack Crawford and published by Writers Republic LLC. This book was released on 2021-10-29 with total page 110 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Matt and Maya move to their deceased relative’s abode in the country when they discover a secret fireplace that leads to the magical land of Nalor. They arrived at the worst time since the War of the Dark Prince had been in effect. They were enlisted in the Nalorian Military, and had to defeat the Prince in order to return home. Dealing with dragons and sphinxes, they knew their lives would never be the same again. Would they survive? Would they win? How many strange and different people would they meet along the way? Dive into Nalor and all its mysterious twists and turns.

Download or read book Tales From a Charmed Life written by Hildred Geertz and published by University of Hawaii Press. This book was released on 2005-03-31 with total page 264 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Tales from a Charmed Life is the last in a trilogy of works by Hildred Geertz exploring the complexity of Balinese history, religion, and society. A landmark study by one of the most distinguished anthropologists of Indonesia, it centers around the stories and paintings of Ida Bagus Madé Togog (1913–1989), an artist and ritual specialist who played a significant role in the history of Balinese ethnography. In the 1930s, Togog was central to Mead and Bateson’s pioneering studies of "Balinese character" and came under the influence of expatriate artists Walter Spies and Rudolf Bonnet to emerge as a major representative of the Batuan style of painting. Togog’s art and anecdotal stories of his most memorable life experiences are here interwoven with Geertz’s illuminating commentary to construct an innovative framework for understanding Balinese culture. Togog shares stories of his early life, relating dilemmas from his childhood and youth. Growing up in the wake of Dutch colonization, he came into contact with new languages, customs, and economic opportunities that presented him with puzzling and poignant experiences. He tells of his association with Spies and Bonnet and later Mead and Bateson and his role in the creation of a genre of painting for which Bali is now famous. This is a view of Bali from the inside—a vivid, highly personal look at a world where spirits, ancestors, and sorcerers have the power to intervene in one’s life. According to Togog, who narrowly escaped death numerous times, his was indeed a "charmed life." The other volumes in the trilogy are The Life of a Balinese Temple: Artistry, Imagination, and History in a Peasant Village (2004) and Images of Power: Balinese Paintings Made for Gregory Bateson and Margaret Mead (1994).

Download or read book The Interrogation and Other Short Stories written by M. Hüsnü Özkurt and published by M. Hüsnü Özkurt. This book was released on 2022-12-05 with total page 324 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: If you dare to explore the dark and twisted depths of the supernatural, then this collection of bone-chilling tales is for you! Set in a world of murder, mystery, and horror, this book follows the story of the powerful and wicked witch, Honulku, as she leaves a trail of terror and suspense in her wake. From a hard-boiled homicide detective caught in a supernatural nightmare to a clairvoyant hell-bent on revenge, these stories will have you on the edge of your seat as you experience the thrilling and sometimes heartbreaking journey of each character. If you enjoyed Neil Gaiman’s The Sandman, you’ll love this collection of tales that will keep you up late at night. Get your copy today!

Download or read book Darkness Descends A Collection of Spine Chilling Tales written by Oscar Trejo Jr and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2020-03-24 with total page 254 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Vengeful corpses, curses, demons and Souls all inhabit this brilliant collection of haunting tales. With each gripping tale of horror comes a lesson in trust, greed and the consequences of personal actions. As nightmares appear, witness the terrors of the mind torment the guilty and hidden dangers strike the unsuspecting. In a world where madness and evil dwells, a scream of despair and anguish awaits behind every corner. For those who dare to tread where darkness dwells, six frightening, spine-chilling tales of dreadful terror awaits, each with their own unique dilemmas and morbid nightmares. Short Stories Include: 1. Alone Through the Woods 2. The Ghost of Apartment 247 3. Beyond the Cemetery Gates 4. To the Grave 5. Curse of the Ranclid Mummy 6. Darkness Descends

Download or read book Things Have Gotten Worse Since We Last Spoke And Other Misfortunes written by Eric LaRocca and published by Titan Books (US, CA). This book was released on 2022-09-06 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Amongst the Top 50 Horror Books of All Time" - Cosmopolitan Three dark and disturbing horror stories from an astonishing new voice, including the viral-sensation tale of obsession, Things Have Gotten Worse Since We Last Spoke. For fans of Kathe Koja, Clive Barker and Stephen Graham Jones. Winner of the Splatterpunk Award for Best Novella. A whirlpool of darkness churns at the heart of a macabre ballet between two lonely young women in an internet chat room in the early 2000s—a darkness that threatens to forever transform them once they finally succumb to their most horrific desires. A couple isolate themselves on a remote island in an attempt to recover from their teenage son’s death, when a mysterious young man knocks on their door during a storm… And a man confronts his neighbour when he discovers a strange object in his back yard, only to be drawn into an ever-more dangerous game. Three devastating, beautifully written horror stories from one of the genre’s most cutting-edge voices. What have you done today to deserve your eyes?

Download or read book Far From You written by Tess Sharpe and published by Little, Brown Books for Young Readers. This book was released on 2014-04-08 with total page 317 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Don’t miss Tess Sharpe’s new novel, 6 Times We Almost Kissed (and One Time We Did). The truth won't let her go. Sophie Winters nearly died. Twice. The first time, she's fourteen, and escapes a near-fatal car accident with scars, a bum leg, and an addiction to Oxy that'll take years to kick. The second time, she's seventeen, and it's no accident. Sophie and her best friend Mina are confronted by a masked man in the woods. Sophie survives, but Mina is not so lucky. When the cops deem Mina's murder a drug deal gone wrong, casting partial blame on Sophie, no one will believe the truth: Sophie has been clean for months, and it was Mina who led her into the woods that night for a meeting shrouded in mystery. After a forced stint in rehab, Sophie returns home to a chilly new reality. Mina's brother won't speak to her, her parents fear she'll relapse, old friends have become enemies, and Sophie has to learn how to live without her other half. To make matters worse, no one is looking in the right places and Sophie must search for Mina's murderer on her own. But with every step, Sophie comes closer to revealing all: about herself, about Mina---and about the secret they shared.

Download or read book Dark Tales and Poems written by Ryder Wells Grear and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2005-08-29 with total page 58 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is a collection of poems from the mind of Ryder Wells Grear that tell of pain, suffering, crime, and much much more. Read and enjoy each dark poem from the first to the very last. This is truely the right collection for anyone who enjoys poetry and anyone who loves dark tales.Read from the viewpoints of a man trapped in a casket, a man in a wasteland, a man as he is dying, a man locked in an asylum, a man lost and alone in a warzone, a farmer bothered by crows, a caretaker in a cemetery surrounded by graves that had been long forgotten, and read many other tales contained within this book.Also read the four tales contained within this book, read of a man who visits a psychic and recieves surprising news, a prisoner who lived a horrible painful life, a day of a hit-man, a read of how it feels to be contained within a dungeon.