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Haunting Fiction for Halloween (page 3)


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Cover art for YOUR HOUSE IS ON FIRE, YOUR CHILDREN ALL GONE
FICTION
Released: Sept. 25, 2012

"A devious intimation of homegrown terrors likely to keep readers awake long after closing time has come and gone."
Infidelity, bullying, savage beatings, sororicide, curses, murder and the devil himself all come into play in this quietly savage meditation on evil. Read full book review >
Cover art for WHAT THE CAT SAW
FICTION
Released: Oct. 2, 2012

"Veteran Hart (Death Comes Silently, 2012, etc.) launches a new series with a combination of red herrings, romance and what some readers will consider the bonus of a psychic cat."
A fill-in job lands a young woman right in the middle of a murder case. Read full book review >
Cover art for RED RAIN
FICTION
Released: Oct. 9, 2012

"More icky than scary."
YA fearmonger Stine tries his hand at adult horror, with decidedly jejune results. Read full book review >
Cover art for THE BONE BED
FICTION
Released: Oct. 16, 2012

"An ingenious murder method, more hours in the mortuary and forensics lab than usual, an uncharacteristically muffled killer, and all the trademark battles among the regulars and every potential ally who gets in their way."
Having survived brushes with ruthless killers, human monsters and treacherous colleagues of every stripe (Red Mist, 2011, etc.), forensic pathologist Dr. Kay Scarpetta limps into her 20th case to encounter more of the same. Read full book review >