“I’ll be dead in three months. Come tell my story.”
So writes Sebastian Trapp, reclusive mystery novelist, to his longtime correspondent Nicky Hunter, an expert in detective fiction. With mere months to live, Trapp invites Nicky to his spectacular San Francisco mansion to help draft his life story . . . living alongside his beautiful second wife, Diana; his wayward nephew, Freddy; and his protect
Truly deserving of the accolade a modern classic, Donna Tartt's novel is a remarkable achievement-both compelling and elegant, dramatic and playful. Under the influence of their charismatic classics professor, a group of clever, eccentric misfits at an elite New England college discover a way of thinking and living that is a world away from the humdrum existence of their contemporaries. But when t
Blake Crouch's "Dark Matter": A thrilling speculative tale about Jason Dessen, who wakes up in a reality different from the one he knew. Kidnapped and disoriented, he faces a life where everything is inexplicably altered. Is it a dream, or is the life he remembers real? A mind-bending thriller exploring choices, alternate paths, and the lengths we go to claim our dream lives.
Stephen King's The Stand is a gripping apocalyptic tale of a world ravaged by plague, caught in a battle between good and evil. This edition features illustrations by Bernie Wrightson and is part of Barnes & Noble's Collectible Editions. With bonded-leather bindings, gilt edging, and ribbon bookmarks, these beautifully crafted books are a must-have for any home library.
Founded by the mysterious genius known as the Designer, the archipelago of Prospera lies hidden from the horrors of a deteriorating outside world. In this island paradise, Prospera's lucky citizens enjoy long, fulfilling lives until the monitors embedded in their forearms, meant to measure their physical health and psychological well-being, fall below 10 percent. Then they retire themselve
A shrinking oasis in the Sahara Desert; a stolen US Army drone; an uninhabited Japanese island; and one country's secret stash of deadly chemical poisons: all these play roles in a relentlessly escalating crisis.
Struggling to prevent the outbreak of world war are a young woman intelligence officer; a spy working undercover with jihadists; a brilliant Chinese spymaster; and Pauline herself, bele
For anyone seeking to satisfy their Harriet the Spy or Nancy Drew nostalgia, this modern, witty debut based on the smash hit @katiefliesaway TikTok series stars a twentysomething former kid detective who's coaxed out of retirement for one last case.
"Night Shift"--Stephen King's first collection of stories--is an early showcase of the depths that King's wicked imagination could plumb. In these 20 tales, we see mutated rats gone bad ("Graveyard Shift"); a cataclysmic virus that threatens humanity ("Night Surf," the basis for "The Stand"); a smoker who will try anything to stop ("Quitters, Inc.
The internationally bestselling trilogy - reissued to tie in with the long-awaited continuation of one of the major publishing phenomenons of modern times