"Catriona Ward's The Last House on Needless Street is a shocking and immersive read perfect for fans of Gone Girl and The Haunting of Hill House. "The new face of literary dark fiction." -Sarah Pinborough, New York Times bestselling author of Behind Her Eyes "The buzz...is real. I've read it and was blown away. It's a true nerve-shredder that keeps its mind-blowing secrets to the very end." -Stephen King In a boarded-up house on a dead-end street...

In the middle of the night, in a house on a quiet street in suburban Minneapolis, intruders silently murder Luke Ellis' parents and load him into a black SUV. The operation takes less than two minutes. Luke will wake up at The Institute, in a room that looks just like his own, except there's no window. And outside his door are other doors, behind which are other kids with special talents - telekinesis and telepathy - who got to this place the same...

"A propulsive page-turner about four families whose lives are changed when the unthinkable happens-and what is lost when we give in to our own worst impulses. On Harlow Street, the well-to-do neighborhood couples and their children gather for a catered barbecue as the summer winds down; drinks continue late into the night. Everything is fabulous until the picture-perfect hostess explodes in fury because her son disobeys her. Everyone at the party...

On September 11, 2001, the "Fear Switch" in our brains got flicked. How do we turn it off and reclaim our lives? Five years after September 11, we're still scared. And why not? Terrorists could strike at any moment. Our country is at war. The polar caps are melting. Hurricanes loom. We struggle to control our fear so that we can go about our daily lives. Our national consciousness has been torqued by trauma, in the process transforming our behavior,...

Kariss' dream of being a crime writer causes her to look at the cold case of a young child found in the woods starved to death, but after enlisting the help of FBI Agent Tigo Harris, she and Tigo find themselves in a dangerous situation as they try to solve the crime.

Offers children a strategy for dealing with the "uncomfortable touch" whether it is tickling or more serious abuse.

"Adam, a high school senior, rescues Julian, a freshman, from an abusive situation"--

Lauren is happy until a babysitter makes her feel uncomfortable. Lauren's courage helps her overcome her problem and help a friend as well.

A female cop hunts a serial killer who is hauntingly familiar in this "suspenseful" crime thriller from a New York Times–bestselling author (Publishers Weekly).
Men are dying unexpectedly in Charlotte, North Carolina—all victims of bizarre accidents. No one will call these deaths murder.
No one except small-town cop Melanie May. She sees the pattern: a serial killer targeting men who have slipped through the fingers...