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An absolutely terrifying collection of spine-chilling novels (Evil beyond imagination . . .--San Francisco Chronicle) from this New York Times bestselling author. The Servants of Twilight, Darkfall, and Phantoms are among the works that have made Koontz the new king of the genre. )P
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Readers join Dorothy and her old friends, the Scarecrow, the Tin Woodman, andthe Cowardly Lion, in a journey across the Land of Oz as they attempt to stopa mad Jester from turning the citizens into china dolls. 50 illustrations.
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In a hushed Vatican reading room, the scene was shocking: a crazed professor shot dead after brandishing evidence of a grisly crime. Moments later, two bodies are found in a nearby church, each with a gruesome calling card from the killer. Thus begins David Hewson's elegant and electrifying new novel. Set amidst a bizarre killing spree in modern Rome, it is a bewitching blend of history and drama, sensuality and suspense.As the August heat takes Rome in its fiery grip, the news of two brutal murders holds the city in thrall. And as the media gathers and Vatican officials close ranks, a young detective is sent to the forefront of the case. Nic Costa is the son of an infamous Italian Communist, a connoisseur of Caravaggio , and a cop who barely looks his 27 years of age. Thrust into the heart of a killing spree that will rattle his city down to its ancient bones, Nic meets a woman who will soon dominate both his consciousness and his investigation.A cool, beautiful professor of early Christianity, Sara Farnese was in the Vatican library on that fateful day, a witness to her colleague's strange outburst and death. But her role will become even more puzzling as more bodies are found: Each victim killed in a gory tableau of Christian martyrdom. And each victim had intimately known Sara, whose silence Costa cannot quite crack and whose carnal history becomes more lurid and unfathomable with every revelation.Soon, a nightmarish chase is implicating politicians and priests -- while at the heart of the matter remains the woman Costa is both investigating and guarding. Wanting to believe in Sara's innocence, Nic still cannot turn his eyes from the truths he is uncovering. Even as the secrets of a woman, a killer and a city begin to unravel...with devastating consequences.A beguiling mystery, a dazzling treat for the senses, and a fascinating tour of the streets and alleyways of Rome, Nic Costa's relentlessly suspenseful debut is a masterpi...
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This is the second book in the epic Wheel of Time series.
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Stephen King has brought back his pseudonym, Richard Bachman, originally kiboshed when a King fan discovered Bachman's true identity. Bachman's novel concerns the small town of Wentworth, which is invaded by five vans, the first of which perpetrates a drive-by shooting that upsets the natural order of things and begins the story. The novel is a companion piece to Desperation, which is written under the name Stephen King, and which involves many of the same characters in the same sort of setting, but exhibits an entirely different flavor than The Regulators. The books can be read separately, in either order, and each can stand on its own as a fully-realized work, but they also function as interdependent works of fiction as well.
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