Let's go down to the wine cellar where I store bottles of wine, champagne and witches brew. There is a vintage to please every taste. If you pull up a stool, I'll pour you a glass. On the rack of spiced pumpkin ale, you'll find 25 stories to read while you're still sober.
The Abduction - (June 2016) When a poor boy returns from war and marries the richest, most beautiful girl in town, he can't believe his good fortune. Then a ghost from the past threatens to destroy his happiness. Annus Horribilis - (March 2016) A widow escapes the London Blitz to live with her great aunt in the Yorkshire Moors. While there, she investigates an eighteen-year-old double murder. Behind the Picket Fence - (January 2016) A seemingly perfect All-America suburban family is shattered when the teenage son takes an interest in Satanism. Bon Voyage - (December 2015) In 1934 a couple returning from their honeymoon in Havana are thrust into a nightmare off the coast of New Jersey. Boxing Day - (April 2016) Hoping to write a biography of a 1950s rock legend, a former magazine journalist journeys to remote Cornwall, England to interview the late singer's personal assistant. |
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The Climb - (January 2015) Two World War I veterans try to conquer Mount Everest, unaware of the danger that awaits them. Date Night - (April 2016) After their only child goes off to college, a middle-aged couple goes on a date to a campground where a classic horror movie was filmed. Five Past Nine - (July 2016) A journalist writing about the Boston Common Christmas tree travels to Halifax, Nova Scotia and learns about the explosion of 1917. House on Lake Hawthorne - (July 2016) After going through a divorce and selling his practice, a doctor retreats to a lonely lake house where he encounters a mysterious woman swimming in the water. In Debt - (February 2016) In order to pay back a dangerous loan shark, a gambler takes part in a high stakes game of Russian roulette. |
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Jaded - (February 2016) A bestselling mystery writer decides to kill off one of his fictional detectives and replace him with a woman. The Last Days of Dorothy - (May 2016) On the night of her 100th birthday, Dorothy Gale Henslow returns to Oz. The Laundress - (February 20) A slave volunteers to be a laundress for the Confederate Army so as not to be separated from her half-brother. The Old Familiar Places - (May 2016) As the owner of a large department store comes to the end of his life, he worries over who will take control when he is gone. On Hold - (January 2016) A bored secretary, placed on hold during a telephone call, slips into a trance-like state and begins writing the conclusion to an unfinished novel by an author who has been dead for over one hundred and fifty years. |
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On Holiday - (June 2016) Two Englishwomen recently graduated from university take a two-week transatlantic holiday that strikes terror in their hearts. Panophobia - (February 2016) A mysterious little boy is brought into the hospital emergency room after being involved in a car accident. Police seek the help of the Center for Missing and Exploited Children to try to discover his identity. Penny for the Guy - (March 2016) A poor girl from the slums of London's East End uses magical powers to bewitch a wealthy earl. Phantom of the Paradise Lounge - (March 2016) A '60s rock singer plays a club in Boston built on the site of a deadly fire. Pleasant Memories - (January 2016) An elderly woman suffering from Alzheimer's is having difficulty with her memory: the memories she recalls are not her own. |
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The Shot - (December 2015) A White House photographer realizes an unpopular president will stop at nothing to be reelected. Suicide Club - (April 2016) In an attempt to live life to its fullest, a group of six former college friends form a suicide club. Tip of the Iceberg - (March 2016) A research team in the North Atlantic finds what they believe is a dead body clinging to the base of an iceberg. Ultimate Smartphone - (May 2016) A woman discovers that owning the latest technology comes with a price. The Vision - (May 2016) In Medieval England, a monk, grieving over the loss of a friend, has a vision of the Blessed Mother. He later tries to reproduce her features in a portrait. |
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