In his uniquely homespun style, sinister storyteller Steve Vernon digs up the dirt on Maritime murders from 1770 to 1929—along with a few bodies along the way. Unearthing historically buried, and occa
Sinister, swaggering, yet often sympathetic, the figure of the gangster has stolen and murdered its way into the hearts of American cinema audiences. Despite the enduring popularity of the gangster
This box set is the only way to own the complete Escape from a Video Game series plus The Lost Files, an exclusive bonus adventure! Each pick-your-plot story drops young readers into a different video game to defeat monsters, solve mysteries, and outsmart supervillains. The follow-up to the bestselling Trapped in a Video Game series puts the controller in your hands. Choose where to explore, when to attack, and who to trust as you uncover the secrets buried deep within each game. Once you finish the three main adventures, check out The Lost Files, in-print and illustrated for the first time, for one final showdown with the ultimate villain. Book One: The Secret of Phantom IslandTrek to a mysterious island as Cooper Hawke, the greatest treasure hunter the world has ever known. As you battle strange creatures, solve ancient puzzles, and unlock hidden areas, you'll discover that Phantom Island is keeping secrets far more sinister than anyone could have imagined. Book Two: Mystery on the S
In this fifth instalment in Soman Chainani's New York Times bestselling fantasy series, The School for Good and Evil, Sophie, Agatha, and their friends must find a way to overthrow the sinister evil t
In 2037, twelve pioneers leave Earth to live, breed, and farm in the newly completed Mars biodome, but something sinister happens while they are on the way. A psychopathic crew member has given the cr
A high-stakes hide-and-seek competition turns deadly in this dark supernatural thriller from New York Times bestselling author Kiersten White.The challenge: Spend a week hiding in an abandoned amusement park and don’t get caught.The prize: enough money to change everything.Even though everyone is desperate to win―to seize a dream future or escape a haunting past―Mack is sure she can beat her competitors. All she has to do is hide, and she’s an expert at that.It’s the reason she’s alive and her family isn’t.But as the people around her begin disappearing one by one, Mack realizes that this competition is even more sinister than she imagined, and that together might be the only way to survive.Fourteen competitors. Seven days. Everywhere to hide but nowhere to run.Come out, come out, wherever you are.
Who will claim the Kingpin’s empire? Wilson Fisk has fallen ― and would-be crimelord the Owl sinks his talons into New York City! Meanwhile, the sinister Surgeon General slices her way through unsuspe
Steve Rogers' closest friends and allies may have found a way to bring back Captain America. Or is what they found something more sinister? The Red Skull's greatest plan to destroy Captain America has
When reality was restored, what happened to the Age of Apocalypse? Find out right here! With Apocalypse destroyed, surely it's happy ever after for Magneto and his X-Men? Not if Sinister has his way!
“It’s maddening, the way Billingham keeps us in suspense . . . but we wouldn’t want it any other way.”—Marilyn Stasio, New York Times Book ReviewIn the standalone novel Rush of Blood, internationally bestselling author Mark Billingham puts a sinister twist on a deceptively innocent topic: the beach vacation.Three British couples meet around the pool on their Florida holiday and become fast friends. But on Easter Sunday, the last day of their vacation, tragedy strikes: the fourteen-year-old daughter of an American vacationer goes missing, and her body is later found floating in the mangroves. When the shocked couples return home to the U.K., they remain in contact, and over the course of three increasingly fraught dinner parties they come to know one another better. But they don’t always like what they find. Buried beneath these apparently normal exteriors are some unusual kinks and unpleasant vices. Then, a second girl goes missing, in Kent?not far from where any of the couples lives.
Steve Rogers' closest friends and allies may have found a way to bring back Captain America. Or is what they found something more sinister? The Red Skull's greatest plan to destroy Captain America ha
The Serpent Society has been buying off the New York justice system and using it to their own sinister means. The only man that stands in their way? Matt Murdock, the man known as DAREDEVIL! It's Dare
New York Times bestselling authors and YouTube sensations Pat and Jen from the beloved Minecraft-inspired channel PopularMMOs fall into a "fun-tastic" new world in their exhilarating third graphic novel adventure, Zombies' Day Off.Pat and Jen are heroes! After defeating Evil Jen and closing all the portals to the underworld, they have nothing to worry about, no villains to defeat, and no adventures to go on. Awesome, right? Until a mysterious voice tells Jen that she has to go to the underworld to uncover a secret about her past. It is a quest she can only undertake alone.With Jen off to find out the truth and Pat desperate to find Jen, the heroes almost don't notice that a sinister plot is afoot. There's a new villain in town, and his team of ninja sailors are determined to take over the underworld and the real world.To defeat him, Pat and Jen might just have to do the unthinkable--team up with Evil Jen! But can Pat and Jen find each other and find a way to work with their nemesis to
Constable Hazel Best attracts a sinister new admirer in this absorbing police procedural.When does a secret admirer become a stalker? When chocolates on the doorstep give way to the sound of an intrud
From the critically acclaimed, bestselling author comes the second book in a middle-grade series that's part Scooby Doo, part A Series of Unfortunate Events, and entirely genius! Can Theo and Alexander solve the secret of the spa?After leaving Fathoms of Fun, the kids are on their way to the next odd summer destination their aunt has chosen for them. This time, they find themselves dropped off at the Sanguine Spa in the “little Transylvania Mountains.” There they meet the owners: Mina, her mysterious little sister, Lucy (who is extremely pale, can’t go in the sunlight, and has an affinity for hanging upside down from the ceiling), and their intimidating guardian, the Count. When the Count sends all the children in the spa on a scavenger hunt, the Sinister-Winterbottoms use the excuse to snoop around and discover that this spa may be more than just eerie—it might also hold clues to what happened to their parents. When Wil starts to show vampiric symptoms, the twins resolve t
Pan never wanted to grow up and now he's found the key to immortality and a way to rule the realm of Neverland forever! All he needs is a steady supply of children to complete his sinister plans. Once
From evil vampires to a mysterious pack of wolves, new threats of danger and vengeance test Bella and Edward's romance in the second book of the irresistible Twilight saga.For Bella Swan, there is one thing more important than life itself: Edward Cullen. But being in love with a vampire is even more dangerous than Bella could ever have imagined. Edward has already rescued Bella from the clutches of one evil vampire, but now, as their daring relationship threatens all that is near and dear to them, they realize their troubles may be just beginning.Bella and Edward face a devastating separation, the mysterious appearance of dangerous wolves roaming the forest in Forks, a terrifying threat of revenge from a female vampire and a deliciously sinister encounter with Italy's reigning royal family of vampires, the Volturi.Passionate, riveting, and full of surprising twists and turns, this vampire love saga is well on its way to literary immortality.It's here! #1 bestselling author Stephenie Me
After years of war, Paul Haydn was on his way home to New York at last, but he would never forget the tormented people of Berlin. They had survived the War - but now a new, sinister presence threatene
Open the pockets of this Halloween countdown calendar to reveal magical Dark Arts surprises inspired by the Harry Potter films!With over a dozen exclusive Harry Potter collectibles inspired by the sinister Dark Arts, this official advent calendar is the perfect way to ring in the year’s spookiest holiday. Open a new gift pocket each day to discover magical keepsakes, behind-the-scenes secrets, and fun facts about everything from dangerous curses to infamous characters like Bellatrix Lestrange and Lord Voldemort. Fun and interactive, Harry Potter Dark Arts: Countdown to Halloween celebrates the darker side of the Wizarding World! COUNTDOWN TO HALLOWEEN: Open one pocket each day for 13 days leading up to Halloween to discover a new exclusive surprise item inspired by the Harry Potter films.13+ MAGICAL SURPRISES: Discover one-of-a-kind collectibles inspired by the Dark Arts, including stickers, buttons, recipe cards, and more!EXPLORE THE DARK ARTS: Learn behind-the-scenes secrets an
THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLING SERIES! DC Icons continues with the first-ever YA origin story of superhero Black Canary, from the internationally bestselling author Alexandra Monir. In this thrilling novel, Dinah Lance’s voice is her weapon. And in a near-future world where women have no rights, she won’t hesitate to use everything she has―including her song―to fight back.Dinah Lance was eight years old when she overheard the impossible: the sound of a girl singing. It was something she was never meant to hear―not in her lifetime and not in Gotham City, taken over by the vicious, patriarchal Court of Owls. The sinister organization rules Gotham City as a dictatorship and has stripped women of everything―their right to work, to make music, to learn, to be free.Now seventeen, Dinah can’t forget that haunting sound, and she’s beginning to discover that her own voice is just as powerful. But singing is forbidden―a one-way ticket to Arkham Asylum. Fighting to balance her father’s desire to
