Download or read book Grounds for Murder written by Tara Lush and published by Crooked Lane Books. This book was released on 2020-12-08 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Barista Lana Lewis's sleuthing may land her in a latte trouble as Tara Lush launches her new Coffee Shop mysteries. When Lana Lewis' best -- and most difficult -- employee abruptly quits and goes to work for the competition just days before the Sunshine State Barista Championship, her café's chances of winning the contest are creamed. In front of a gossipy crowd in the small Florida town of Devil's Beach, Lana's normally calm demeanor heats to a boil when she runs into the arrogant java slinger. Of course, Fabrizio "Fab" Bellucci has a slick explanation for jumping ship. But when he's found dead the next morning under a palm tree in the alley behind Lana's café, she becomes the prime suspect. Even the island's handsome police chief isn't quite certain of her innocence. But Lana isn't the only one in town who was angry with Fabrizio. Jilted lovers, a shrimp boat captain, and a surfer with ties to the mob are all suspects as trouble brews on the beach. With her stoned, hippie dad, a Shih Tzu named Stanley, and a new, curious barista sporting a punk rock aesthetic at her side, Lana's prepared to turn up the heat to catch the real killer. After all, she is a former award-winning reporter. As scandal hangs over her beachside café, can Lana clear her name and win the championship -- or will she come to a bitter end?

Download or read book Give Me Chills written by Tara Lush and published by Crooked Lane Books. This book was released on 2022-07-12 with total page 91 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ice cream and murder. Will this amateur sleuth melt under pressure? After being humiliated in front of her entire hometown of Moose Knuckle, New Hampshire, Hadley Mortimer heads south to lick her wounds. All the way to the island of Devil's Beach, Florida, where she's opened her first business: Give Me Chills, an artisan ice cream truck. After a couple of weeks, she's living the cream and has even met a gorgeous guy named Zander, who seems to appreciate more than her soft serve cones. When Zander asks her to bring an ice cream cake to his great-aunt's funeral, she overhears two people talking about murder. Hadley -- a true crime junkie -- lets curiosity get the best of her and she begins to sleuth. It's not easy juggling a new crush, a popular food truck and a murder investigation. Hadley has to do all three without having a meltdown...

Download or read book Chills written by Mary SanGiovanni and published by Lyrical Press. This book was released on 2016-09-27 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: True Detective meets H. P. Lovecraft in this mystery by the acclaimed author of Chaos as a cop investigates bizarre murders in a snow-bound small town. It begins with a freak snowstorm in May. Hit hardest is the rural town of Colby, Connecticut. Schools and businesses are closed, powerlines are down, and police detective Jack Glazier has found a body in the snow. It appears to be the victim of a bizarre ritual murder. It won't be the last. As the snow piles up, so do the sacrifices. Cut off from the rest of the world, Glazier teams up with Kathy Ryan, an occult crime specialist, to uncover a secret society hiding in their midst. The gods they worship are unthinkable. The powers they summon are unstoppable. And the things they will do to the good people of Colby are utterly, horribly unspeakable . . . Praise for the writing of Mary SanGiovanni “A feast of both visceral and existential horror.” —F. Paul Wilson on Thrall “Filled to the brim with mounting terror.” —Gary A. Braunbeck on The Hollower “Nightmarish and vivid.” —FearZone on The Hollower

Download or read book Who Will Run the Frog Hospital written by Lorrie Moore and published by Vintage. This book was released on 2012-02-29 with total page 161 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: NATIONAL BESTSELLER • In this moving, poignant novel by the bestselling author of Birds of America—and a master of American fiction—we share a grown woman’s bittersweet nostalgia for the wildness of her youth. "An enchanting novel." —The New York Times The summer Berie was fifteen, she and her best friend Sils had jobs at Storyland in upstate New York where Berie sold tickets to see the beautiful Sils portray Cinderella in a strapless evening gown. They spent their breaks smoking, joking, and gossiping. After work they followed their own reckless rules, teasing the fun out of small town life, sleeping in the family station wagon, and drinking borrowed liquor from old mayonnaise jars. But no matter how wild, they always managed to escape any real danger—until the adoring Berie sees that Sils really does need her help—and then everything changes.

Download or read book Be Careful What You Wish Fur written by Vera Strange and published by . This book was released on 2021-04-06 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Thirteen-year-old Delia loves fashion. She loves beauty products. She spends hours in her room attempting to take the perfect selfie. All she wants is to be as cool and trendy as the other girls in her school. Unfortunately, Delia's family is not exa

Download or read book Disney Chills Book 1 written by Vera Strange and published by Disney Electronic Content. This book was released on 2020-07-07 with total page 150 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "My dear, sweet child. Go ahead. Don't be afraid...." Eleven-year-old Shelly Anderson just wants to be popular. Her parents have split and she has to start over at a new school with different classes, a brand new swim team and an unfamiliar social scene. So what if she just wants the cool kids to like her? Is that really too much to ask? So when Shelly finds a mysterious nautilus shell that summons the infamous sea witch, Ursula, she jumps at her chance to make a deal that will solidify her as one of the coolest girls in school. But when Shelly's wish quickly goes belly-up, she must figure out how to back out of the witch's deal before it forever binds her fate. Grab your night-light, dear reader, and prepare to be CHILL-ed!

Download or read book Part of Your Nightmare Disney Chills 1 written by Vera Strange and published by . This book was released on 2021 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 'My dear, sweet child. Go ahead. Don't be afraid.' When eleven-year-old Shelly Anderson finds a mysterious nautilus shell at her family's aquarium and meets The Little Mermaid's infamous sinister sea witch, Ursula, she agrees to help the witch in exchange for becoming the fastest swimmer on her school's swim team. But after Shelly's wish quickly goes bellyup, she must figure out how to back out of the witch's deal before it forever binds her fate. This chilling new middle grade chapter book series explores villains, monsters and creepy creatures, objects and environments from Disney tales old and new.

Download or read book Thrills and Chills Garbage Pail Kids Book 2 written by R.L. Stine and published by Abrams. This book was released on 2021-05-04 with total page 212 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Goosebumps creator R.L. Stine teams up with the pop-culture phenomenon Garbage Pail Kids for the second volume in this all-new illustrated middle-grade series sure to amuse, entertain, and blow readers away! The Garbage Pail Kids are desperate to win the Smellville Pet Contest. But how can they compete against Good Boy, the perfect Chihuahua of the Perfect twins? Good Boy can stand on his head and do algebra problems blindfolded. But the whole thing goes out of control when our heroes meet five new kids who also call themselves the Garbage Pail Kids! Meet Windy Winston, Nat Nerd, Brett Sweat, Nasty Nancy, and Disgustin’ Justin. They all share the grand prize—a free all-day trip to Six Thrills Amusement Park. Will anyone have a good time? And will anyone survive?

Download or read book Disney Chills Book 2 written by Vera Strange and published by Disney Electronic Content. This book was released on 2020-10-06 with total page 133 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “I know many things. Including the fact that you have something that belongs to me . . . .” Twelve-year-old Jamal has always lived in his twin brother, Malik’s, shadow. All he wants in the world is to know, just for one day, what it’s like to be his more popular, more talented, and more confident brother. So when a mysterious man named Dr. Facilier appears and offers Jamal the opportunity to do just that, Jamal jumps at the chance. But when he wakes up the next morning to find his dream has come true, he learns it comes at a terrible cost. There’s a reason people say “Never make a deal with the Shadow Man.” And Jamal is about to find out why. Grab your night-light, dear reader, and prepare to be CHILL-ed!

Download or read book Night Chills written by Dean Koontz and published by Penguin. This book was released on 1986-09-15 with total page 385 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: #1 New York Times bestselling author Dean Koontz unleashes a contagion on a small Maine town—one that triggers the darkest desires of the soul. Designed by top scientists and unleashed in a monstrous conspiracy, night chills are seizing the men and women of Black River—driving them to acts of rape and murder. The nightmare is real. And death is the only cure...

Download or read book Chills written by Heather Boyd and published by Heather Boyd. This book was released on 2011-05-01 with total page 358 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Introducing Chills, the first installment of the Distinguished Rogues series. Bestselling regency romance author, Heather Boyd, brings readers a lively tale of reckless spending, fraudulent correspondence, and the humorous twists and turns of falling for the right rogue… London, 1813 Jack, Marquess of Ettington, is at his wits’ end dealing with his twin sister’s distress. Under her name, he’s summoned Constance Grange, his vexing former ward, to London to act as his sister’s companion for the season. Although Pixie’s debt-ridden state comes as a complete surprise, what disturbs him more is his sister’s plan to find her a wealthy husband to pay off her overwhelming debts. And—despite his availability, wealth and title—he’s shocked to be overlooked for the position of Pixie’s husband. With a nickname like Pixie, Constance Grange should be used to disasters, but debt collectors pounding on the Marquess of Ettington’s door demanding payment is beyond mortifying. Given the precarious state of her finances and the previously unknown loss of her family estate, her choices are either incarceration in debtors’ prison or turning fortune hunter to secure a wealthy husband. Yet the man who comes to her rescue more times than she cares to think about is unavailable, betrothed, and her former guardian Jack—the cold-hearted marquess. A steamy regency historical romance novel. Distinguished Rogues Series Book 1: Chills (Jack and Constance) Book 2: Broken (Giles and Lillian) Book 3: Charity (Oscar and Agatha) Book 4: An Accidental Affair (Merrick and Arabella) Book 5: Keepsake (Kit and Miranda) Book 6: An Improper Proposal (Martin and Iris) Book 7: Reason to Wed (Richard and Esme) Book 8: The Trouble with Love (Everett and Whitney) Book 9: Married by Moonlight (Gilbert and Anna) Book 10: Lord of Sin (Julian and Portia) Book 11: The Duke’s Heart (Sinclair and Kitty) Book 12: Romancing the Earl (Price and Lenore) Book 13: One Enchanted Christmas (Otis and Meg) Book 14: Desire by Design (Alexander and Sylvia) Book 15: His Perfect Bride (Harry and Ophelia) Book 16: Pleasures of the Night (Teddy and Eugenia) Book 17: Silver Bells (Hector and Ruby) Book 18: Seduced in Secret (Winston and Charlotte)

Download or read book Liar Liar Head on Fire written by Vera Strange and published by . This book was released on 2021-08-10 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: On the outside, twelve-year-old Hector seems like he's got it all. He's strong, fast, and rumored to be the favorite to win this year's Zeus Cup at the Mt. Olympus Spartan Race, the highest honor in his small Midwestern town. Hector's parents and his

Download or read book Second Star to the Fright written by Vera Strange and published by Disney Electronic Content. This book was released on 2021-01-05 with total page 156 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Second Star to the Fright, Book 3 of the all-new Disney Chills chapter book series, tells the tale of a kid who finds he's hooked far more than he can handle when Captain Hook creeps out of Neverland and into our world. With shuddersome spooks and blood-curdling frights, readers should grab their night-lights and prepare to be chilled!

Download or read book Fiends on the Other Side Disney Chills Book Two written by Vera Strange and published by Disney-Hyperion. This book was released on 2020-07-07 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Fiends on the Other Side, Book 2 of the all-new Disney Chills chapter book series, tells the tale of a boy who turns into a shadow after striking a dark bargain with The Princess and the Frog's Dr. Facilier. This chilling new middle grade chapter book series explores villains, monsters, and creepy creatures, objects, and environments from Disney tales old and new.

Download or read book The Haunting Hour written by R.L. Stine and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2009-06-16 with total page 164 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ten terrifying tales that will give you shivers...from the master of horror, R.L. Stine Read the spine-tingling story of a babysitter who loves evil tricks...the terrifying tale of a boy who dared to lie down in the tomb of an ancient mummy...the ghastly story of two boys just dying to have the scariest Halloween ever—and more. These are the original stories that inspired the hit TV show R.L. Stine’s The Haunting Hour. This bone-chilling collection of ten of the author’s most frightful tales is guaranteed to give you chills in the night and turn any dream into a nightmare.

Download or read book Thrills Chills written by Prem G Nath and published by Notion Press. This book was released on 2019-03-19 with total page 161 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Horror, intrigue, revenge, love and pathos are the emotions that run high in Thrills and Chills. The sixteen stories in this book are set in realistic situations and have surprise endings. Its unforgettable characters will compel you to finish the book in one sitting. “With every story requiring a fresh plot, a new twist and a different denouement, putting together a collection is no joke. Prem G Nath has pulled it off with competence.” – Ms. Khyrunnisa, the author of The Butterfingers series, comments on Twists and Turns. Journey with us as we depart on a thrilling adventure with twists that are sure to give you chills!

Download or read book The Death of Jane Lawrence written by Caitlin Starling and published by St. Martin's Press. This book was released on 2021-10-05 with total page 381 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: ***AN INSTANT BESTSELLER!*** Best Books of 2021 · NPR ALA/The Reading List Best Horror 2021 Pick Longlisted for the Bram Stoker Awards for Superior Achievement in a Novel, 2021 From the Bram Stoker-nominated author of The Luminous Dead comes a gothic fantasy horror—The Death of Jane Lawrence. "A jewel box of a Gothic novel." —New York Times Book Review “Delicious.... By the time the book reached that point of no return, I was so invested that I would have followed Jane into the very depths of hell.” —NPR.org “Intense and amazing! It’s like Jonathan Strange and Mr. Norrell meets Mexican Gothic meets Crimson Peak.” —BookRiot Practical, unassuming Jane Shoringfield has done the calculations, and decided that the most secure path forward is this: a husband, in a marriage of convenience, who will allow her to remain independent and occupied with meaningful work. Her first choice, the dashing but reclusive doctor Augustine Lawrence, agrees to her proposal with only one condition: that she must never visit Lindridge Hall, his crumbling family manor outside of town. Yet on their wedding night, an accident strands her at his door in a pitch-black rainstorm, and she finds him changed. Gone is the bold, courageous surgeon, and in his place is a terrified, paranoid man—one who cannot tell reality from nightmare, and fears Jane is an apparition, come to haunt him. By morning, Augustine is himself again, but Jane knows something is deeply wrong at Lindridge Hall, and with the man she has so hastily bound her safety to. Set in a dark-mirror version of post-war England, Caitlin Starling crafts a new kind of gothic horror from the bones of the beloved canon. This Crimson Peak-inspired story assembles, then upends, every expectation set in place by Shirley Jackson and Rebecca, and will leave readers shaken, desperate to begin again as soon as they are finished.