Scary-Good Summer Reads

After a relaxing sojourn in Paris Poirot’s little grey cells are ready for action, as a fellow passenger on the plane back to London is murdered with a poisoned dart in this devilishly plotted murder mystery from the Queen of Crime. A woman is...

A simple accident?Or attempted murder? Everyone blamed the dog. When a wealthy spinster trips on the stairs, it seems only natural to assume it was an accident – a rubber ball left there by her lively terrier. And yet the more Emily Arundell...

A dangerous gameA deadly outcome Mr Shaitana has the most unusual hobby: he collects criminals who have evaded justice. Among his dinner guests are four suspected murderers. And, to match them, four experts in crime, including Hercule Poirot. To...

From New York Times bestselling horror writer Stephen Graham Jones comes a classic slasher story with a twist—perfect for fans of Riley Sager and Grady Hendrix.1989, Lamesa, Texas. A small west Texas town driven by oil and cotton—and a place...

From bestselling authors Janie Chang and Kate Quinn, a thrilling and unforgettable narrative about the intertwined lives of two wronged women, spanning from the chaos of the San Francisco earthquake to the glittering palaces of Versailles. San Francisco,...

#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • After providing what is arguably the worst single performance in the history of the NFL, third-string quarterback Rick Dockery becomes a national laughingstock. Cut by the Cleveland Browns, and shunned by every other...

High school all-American Neely Crenshaw was probably the best quarterback ever to play for the legendary Messina Spartans. Fifteen years have gone by since those glory days, and Neely has come home to Messina to bury Coach Eddie Rake, the man who...

#1 NEW YORK TIMES BEST SELLER • John Grisham takes you to a different kind of court in his first basketball novel. Samuel “Sooley” Sooleymon is a raw, young talent with big hoop dreams—and even bigger challenges off the court...

Before Alex Cross, before Michael Bennett, before Jack Reacher, there was The Shadow! The world’s bestselling author, James Patterson, reimagines one of America’s iconic thriller heroes.Only two people know that 1930s society man Lamont...

The dynamic thriller duo is back with one of the most memorable main characters in Patterson's lengthy history in the genre. This courtroom thriller is ripe with tension and oozing with suspense.“Patterson and Lupica make a great team” (Carl...

Welcome to Desperation.Once a thriving copper mining town in the middle of the Nevada desert, Desperation is now eerily abandoned. It's the last place that travellers like the Carver family, bound for vacation, and writer Johnny Marinville, astride his...

Patterson and Lupica team up yet again to great effect with a Successio-esque plot that sees four siblings battling it out to take over for their murdered father. High stakes, family drama and dynamic characters make this a verified page-turner...

Kate Quinn is back with another enthralling novel set in 1940's London. The Rose Code centers on three women who were once closer than sisters but have been ripped apart by betrayal and misunderstanding. Osla, Mab and Beth are forced together...

Maybe you've been part of The Thursday Murder Club or enjoyed the literary Easter eggs in Magpie Murders. If so, it's time to join The McMasters Conservatory for the Applied Arts, by Rupert Holmes. It's the diabolical lessons they...

Worth a read before or after you watch the HBO series. This is a haunting story that only gets darker and more devilish the deeper you go. Just when you think you’ve got it all figured out, the twists keep coming.Now an HBO limited series starring...

The Firm launched the rapid rise of John Grisham, master of the legal thriller. Now we follow up with the McDeeres — and the corporate intrigue and deadly secrets they can’t escape. If you’re looking for a great new read after...

Time to bury the hatchet...In a dead man's sister There are certain things that are best left unsaid. Though tragedy had touched the life of the wealthy Richard Abernethie, his sudden death seemed pretty unremarkable for a man of his age. So why would...

A ruthless international cartel seeks world domination... Framed in the doorway of Poirot's bedroom stood an uninvited guest, coated from head to foot in dust. The man's gaunt face stared for a moment, then he swayed and fell. Who was he? Was he...

One of Christie’s most meticulously constructed plots finds Poirot called in to investigate the demise of a loathsome patriarch at Christmastime, in a country house filled with family members hiding a multitude of secrets. Agatha Christie's...

Stephen King’s unforgettable novella—first included in his 1990, award-winning collection Four Past Midnight and made into a highly acclaimed miniseries—about a terrifying plane ride into a most unfriendly sky.On a...