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A collection of short stories by the "Queen of Suspense" features her first published short story, "Stowaway."
In 1974, Clark began writing a novella inspired by the dark side of the New York City fashion world. Now that story, Death wears a beauty mask, is available for the first time, in this collection short stories full of chills and heart-pounding drama.
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Magnus Chase and the gods of Asgard volume Related works
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"Beloved characters from the Magnus Chase and the Gods of Asgard series star in these hilarious and inventive new short stories, each set in a different one of the Nine Worlds from Norse mythology"--
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An extraordinary quartet of Stephen King's unforgettable full-length novellas. A domestic flight makes an unusual stopover in the land of "The Langoliers", a writer confronts the reality of his success in "Secret window, secret garden", after being scolded by "The library policeman", you'll never return a book late again; and once again the community of Castle Rock finds itself besieged by a nasty pooch in "The sun dog."
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Henry and Sunday mysteries volume 1
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Four stories on Henry and Sandra Britland, husband-and-wife team of sleuths, he a former U.S. president, she a former congresswoman. In A Crime of Passion, they investigate a murder for which his former secretary of state is falsely accused, while in They All Ran After the President's Wife, she is kidnaped in exchange for a terrorist.
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Hannah Swensen of the Cookie Jar in Lake Eden, Minn., discovers her neighbor's head bashed in; Jaine Austen's holiday stay at her parents' home in the Tampa Vistas retirement community is enlivened by the murder of elderly lothario; and, Maine reporter Lucy Stone investigates a four-year-old boy's disappearance. Includes recipes.
9) I am legend
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A novella, and ten short stories, introduce us to the last man on earth; a man planning a funeral for his unsuspecting wife; and a man whose telephone rings inside his head-- with calls from his dead father.
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Margaret K. McElderry Books
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A collection of eleven short stories, previously published online, that illuminate the life of the enigmatic, flashy, and flamboyant High Warlock of Brooklyn, Magnus Bane, a character in The Mortal Instruments series.
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Dette er definitivt et funn for alle Miss Marple-fans: i denne boka er alle de 20 Miss Marple-novellene for f�rste gang samlet i en heftet bok. Historiene i denne samlingen har tidligere v�rt publisert i f�lgende b�ker: "The Tuesday Club Murders", "The Regatta Mystery and Other Stories", "Three Blind Mice and Other Stories" og "Double Sin and Other Stories.".
12) The jungle book
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Rudyard Kipling's beloved stories of the boy Mowgli, rescued and raised by tigers in the heart of the jungle. The tales feature such unforgettable creatures such as Bagheera, the graceful black panther; Baloo, the kindly brown bear; and Kaa, the snake with the hypnotic stare.
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Here are sixteen of the best stories by one of America's most popular storytellers. For nearly a century, the work of O. Henry has delighted readers with its humor, irony and colorful, real-life settings. The writer's own life had more than a touch of color and irony. Born William Sidney Porter in Greensboro, North Carolina in 1862, he worked on a Texas ranch, then as a bank teller in Austin, then as a reporter for the Houston "Post." Adversity struck,...
15) Uncle Elephant
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Uncle Elephant comes to the rescue when his nephew's parents are lost at sea and cares for him until they are found again.
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F. Warne
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1982
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A collection of the four stories relating all the adventures of Peter Rabbit and his mischievous cousin, Benjamin Bunny. Included are "The Tale of Peter Rabbit," "The Tale of Benjamin Bunny," "The Tale of the Flopsy Bunnies," and "The Tale of Mr. Tod."
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Prolific author Stephen King presents a collection of four new novellas. In the story 1922, a man plunges into the depths of madness when his wife attempts to sell off the family home. A mystery writer, who was beaten and raped while driving home from her book club, plots her revenge in Big Driver. Diagnosed with a deadly cancer, a man makes a deal with the devil in Fair Extension. And in A Good Marriage, a woman discovers her husband's darker side...
19) Mistletoe magic
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Making spirits bright. "Melanie McLaughlin desperately wants to adopt two orphaned siblings and give them a real home for Christmas. A just-for-the-holiday marriage to Bryce Landry fits her plan perfectly . . . until unexpected sparks have Melanie dreaming of forever by his side."--P. [4] of cover.
Mister Christmas. "A week before Christmas, attorney Claire O'Brien is summoned to Ireland to change her wealthy client's will--only to encounter resistance...
20) Lally's game
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"A forbidden artifact from her fiancé's past beckons to Selena. Jessica leads a double-life from her friends and coworkers in the children's wing of a hospital. Maya can't resist the temptation to explore an off-limits area of Freddy Fazbear's Mega Pizzaplex. But in the world of Five Nights at Freddy's, everything comes with a price to pay"--