Only a handful of fictional characters are recognized by first name alone. Dean Koontz's Odd Thomas is one of those rare literary heroes who have come alive in readers' imaginations as he explores the greatest mysteries of this world and the next with his inimitable wit, heart, and quiet gallantry. Now Koontz follows Odd as he is irresistibly drawn onward to a destiny he cannot imagine and to undreamed of places where the perils he will face and the stakes for which he fights will eclipse all that he has known.The legend began in the obscure little town of Pico Mundo. A fry cook named Odd was rumored to have the extraordinary ability to communicate with the dead. Through tragedy and triumph, exhilaration and heartbreak, word of Odd Thomas's gifts filtered far beyond Pico Mundo, attracting unforgettable new friends-and enemies of implacable evil. With great gifts comes the responsibility to meet great challenges. But no mere human being was ever meant to face the darkness that now stalks the world-not even one as oddly special as Odd Thomas.After grappling with the very essence of reality itself, after finding the veil that separates him from his soul mate, Stormy Llewellyn, tantalizingly thin yet impenetrable, Odd longed only to return to a life of quiet anonymity with his two otherworldly sidekicks-his dog Boo and a new companion, one of the few who might rival his old pal Elvis. But a true hero, however humble, must persevere. Haunted by dreams of an all-encompassing red tide, Odd is pulled inexorably to the sea, to a small California coastal town where nothing is as it seems. Now the forces arrayed against him have both official sanction and an infinitely more sinister authority…and in this dark night of the soul dawn will come only after the most shattering revelations of all.Burnishing Dean Koontz's stature as a master of suspense and one of our most innovative and gifted storytellers, Odd Hours illuminates a legacy of mystery and hope that will shine on long after the final page.

"The dead don't talk. I don't know why." But they do try to communicate, with a short-order cook in a small desert town serving as their reluctant confidant. Odd Thomas thinks of himself as an ordinary guy, if possessed of a certain measure of talent at the Pico Mundo Grill and rapturously in love with the most beautiful girl in the world, Stormy Llewellyn. Maybe he has a gift, maybe it's a curse, Odd has never been sure, but he tries to do his best by the silent souls who seek him out. Sometimes they want justice, and Odd's otherworldly tips to Pico Mundo's sympathetic police chief, Wyatt Porter, can solve a crime. Occasionally they can prevent one. But this time it's different.A mysterious man comes to town with a voracious appetite, a filing cabinet stuffed with information on the world's worst killers, and a pack of hyena-like shades following him wherever he goes. Who the man is and what he wants, not even Odd's deceased informants can tell him. His most ominous clue is a page ripped from a day-by-day calendar for August 15.Today is August 14.In less than twenty-four hours, Pico Mundo will awaken to a day of catastrophe. As evil coils under the searing desert sun, Odd travels through the shifting prisms of his world, struggling to avert a looming cataclysm with the aid of his soul mate and an unlikely community of allies that includes the King of Rock 'n' Roll. His account of two shattering days when past and present, fate and destiny converge is the stuff of our worst nightmares-and a testament by which to live: sanely if not safely, with courage, humor, and a full heart that even in the darkness must persevere.

Sucede sin previo aviso, ataques súbitos, salvajes y letales. ¿Por qué la gente ataca a sus amigos, a su familia, incluso a desconocidos? ¿Se trata de un virus, de un ataque terrorista o es algo más primitivo? Un opresivo horror domina el país y no queda nadie en quien confiar, ni siquiera en uno mismo.En la tradición de H. G. Wells, Anthony Burgess y Richard Matheson, Odio es la historia de un hombre y de su papel en un mundo desquiciado, un mundo infectado por el miedo, la violencia y el odio.«Un viaje delirante, una fábula acerca del sentimiento predominante del siglo XXI. Odio te perseguirá mucho después de que hayas leído la última página.» – Guillermo del Toro, director de El laberinto del fauno«Un lúcido acercamiento al estado del terror en el que vivimos y una fábula espeluznante acerca de sus últimas consecuencias. Ten cuidado con Odio, se adentrará en tu alma capítulo a capítulo hasta que encuentre la semilla de maldad que acecha en ella.» – J. A. Bayona, director de El orfanato

Sucede sin previo aviso, ataques súbitos, salvajes y letales. ¿Por qué la gente ataca a sus amigos, a su familia, incluso a desconocidos? ¿Se trata de un virus, de un ataque terrorista o es algo más primitivo? Un opresivo horror domina el país y no queda nadie en quien confiar, ni siquiera en uno mismo.En la tradición de H. G. Wells, Anthony Burgess y Richard Matheson, Odio es la historia de un hombre y de su papel en un mundo desquiciado, un mundo infectado por el miedo, la violencia y el odio.«Un viaje delirante, una fábula acerca del sentimiento predominante del siglo XXI. Odio te perseguirá mucho después de que hayas leído la última página.» – Guillermo del Toro, director de El laberinto del fauno«Un lúcido acercamiento al estado del terror en el que vivimos y una fábula espeluznante acerca de sus últimas consecuencias. Ten cuidado con Odio, se adentrará en tu alma capítulo a capítulo hasta que encuentre la semilla de maldad que acecha en ella.» – J. A. Bayona, director de El orfanato

Sucede sin previo aviso, ataques súbitos, salvajes y letales. ¿Por qué la gente ataca a sus amigos, a su familia, incluso a desconocidos? ¿Se trata de un virus, de un ataque terrorista o es algo más primitivo? Un opresivo horror domina el país y no queda nadie en quien confiar, ni siquiera en uno mismo.En la tradición de H. G. Wells, Anthony Burgess y Richard Matheson, Odio es la historia de un hombre y de su papel en un mundo desquiciado, un mundo infectado por el miedo, la violencia y el odio.«Un viaje delirante, una fábula acerca del sentimiento predominante del siglo XXI. Odio te perseguirá mucho después de que hayas leído la última página.» – Guillermo del Toro, director de El laberinto del fauno«Un lúcido acercamiento al estado del terror en el que vivimos y una fábula espeluznante acerca de sus últimas consecuencias. Ten cuidado con Odio, se adentrará en tu alma capítulo a capítulo hasta que encuentre la semilla de maldad que acecha en ella.» – J. A. Bayona, director de El orfanato

Wydaje się rzeczą niemożliwą, by wszyscy mieszkańcy spokojnego kalifornijskiego miasteczka zniknęli niemal w jednej sekundzie podczas wykonywania codziennych zajęć. A jednak kiedy pewnego wrześniowego wieczoru Jenny Paige i jej młodsza siostra przyjeżdżają do Snowfield, w tej dopiero co tętniącej życiem miejscowości nie ma nikogo. Właściwie należałoby powiedzieć: nie ma żywego człowieka, bo oprócz nielicznych ludzkich zwłok, na których trudno dopatrzyć się śladów gwałtownej śmierci, jest tu ktoś jeszcze – niewidzialny, mądry i okrutny, rozkoszujący się własną potęgą. Odwieczny wróg ludzkości, pragnący dla niej tylko śmierci i zatracenia…

"What follows is the transcript from a series of screenshots emailed to the Columbus City Police on June 7th, 2011, and subsequently distributed to the media."Everyone has a page…In the last few years, social networking has exploded as one of the best and easiest means of keeping in touch with people. It increases your visibility, allows the creation of a profile that shows you to the world and lets them know everything about you.Allows anyone to find you.Written mostly as a series of Facebook instant messages and presented as a true-crime case, this short story by Bram Stoker Award-winning author Kealan Patrick Burke illustrates the ease with which innocent associations on the Internet can lead to tragedy…OFFLINE.

Rok 1918. Morze Czarne. Tonie frachtowiec ze skarbem Romanowów na pokładzie. Czasy współczesne. Rosja. Potężny przemysłowiec ogłasza się carem. I zaczyna realizować własny obłędny projekt wymierzony w Amerykę. Dysponuje bronią, której nie oprze się żadna armia. Tylko Kurt Austin i członkowie NUMA mogą zniweczyć szatański plan i zapobiec niewyobrażalnej katastrofie…

Ameryka połowy lat trzydziestych ubiegłego wieku. Paul Schumann, nowojorczyk niemieckiego pochodzenia, jest wykonawcą mafijnych wyroków. Podczas jednej z akcji wpada w pułapkę. Dostaje jednak wybór: albo trafi na krzesło elektryczne w Sing-Singu, albo dokona ostatniego zamachu, zabijając – dla dobra ojczyzny – głównego architekta nazistowskiej remilitaryzacji, Reinharda Ernsta.W Berlinie Paul tropi Ernsta, uciekając przed siłami bezpieczeństwa Trzeciej Rzeszy. Musi się także strzec wyjątkowo przenikliwego detektywa, inspektora policji kryminalnej. Akcja, pełna nieoczekiwanych zwrotów, toczy się w sercu niemieckiej stolicy gorączkowo przygotowującej się do igrzysk olimpijskich 1936 roku i pragnącej pokazać światu pokojowe oblicze. Atutem powieści jest dbałość autora o szczegółowy obraz epoki i oddanie atmosfery Niemiec dławionych faszystowskim terrorem.

Un magnate inmobiliario del estado de Nueva York se desploma y muere en una de las aceras de la ciudad. Una esposa florero con un sombrío pasado sobrevive tras escapar de milagro a un descarado ataque. Gánsteres y hombres con poder con motivos de sobra para asesinar recitan de memoria sus coartadas. Es entonces, en medio de una sofocante ola de calor, cuando otro homicidio tiene lugar y comienza un tenso viaje por los pequeños y oscuros secretos de los ricos. Unos secretos que resultan ser fatídicos. Secretos que permanecen ocultos en la sombra hasta que una detective del Departamento de Policía de Nueva York arroja un poco de luz sobre ellos.

Молодая сотрудница контакт-центра компании «Телеком» получает в работу чат с клиентом, после чего встает со своего рабочего места и просто уходит. Через несколько дней её руководитель узнает, что сотрудница мертва, а в смерти обвиняют её бывшего молодого человека. Следователь, который ведет это дело приходит к выводу, что парня девушки подставили, а искать убийцу нужно в самой компании… Содержит нецензурную брань.

Women are turning up dead in the rural outskirts of Virginia, killed in grotesque ways, and when the FBI is called in, they are stumped. A serial killer is out there, his frequency increasing, and they know there is only one agent good enough to crack this case: Special Agent Riley Paige.Riley is on paid leave herself, recovering from her encounter with her last serial killer, and, fragile as she is, the FBI is reluctant to tap her brilliant mind. Yet Riley, needing to battle her own demons, comes on board, and her hunt leads her through the disturbing subculture of doll collectors, into the homes of broken families, and into the darkest canals of the killer’s mind. As Riley peels back the layers, she realizes she is up against a killer more twisted than she could have imagined. In a frantic race against time, she finds herself pushed to her limit, her job on the line, her own family in danger, and her fragile psyche collapsing.Yet once Riley Paige takes on a case, she will not quit. It obsesses her, leading her to the darkest corners of her own mind, blurring the lines between hunter and hunted. After a series of unexpected twists, her instincts lead her to a shocking climax that even Riley could not have imagined.A dark psychological thriller with heart-pounding suspense, "Once Gone" marks the debut of a riveting new series – and a beloved new character – that will leave you turning pages late into the night.

In the long-awaited fourth book in the New York Times bestselling series, the Grimms take on New York City!Surprises abound for Sabrina and Daphne Grimm, fairy-tale detectives extraordinaire. When they venture into the big city, they stumble upon a murder, face betrayal by a friend, and discover an amazing secret about their mother, Veronica.Sabrina just wants to be normal-no detecting, no dangerous escapes, and especially no Everafters. Unfortunately, New York City is a hiding spot for many famous fairy-tale folk. And there’s a murderer in their midst! The girls and their friends must figure out who killed Puck’s father, King Oberon, while coming to terms with their mother’s secret life. Will they stop the murderer before he or she can strike again? And will Sabrina ever accept her family’s destiny?The colorful world of the Grimms expands in new and hilarious directions in Once upon a Crime. Critics and readers alike have embraced the Sisters Grimm series and its independent, quick-thinking heroines.

In a dusty trailer park on the far edge of the California dream, Michelina Bellsong contemplates the choices she has made. At twenty-eight, she wants to change the direction of her troubled life but can’t find her way — until a new family settles into the rental trailer next door and she meets the young girl who will lead her on a remarkable quest that will change Micky herself and everything she knows — or thinks she knows — forever. Despite the brace she must wear on her deformed left leg, and her withered left hand, nine-year-old Leilani Klonk radiates a buoyant and indomitable spirit that inspires Micky. Beneath Leilani’s effervescence, however, Micky comes to sense a quiet desperation that the girl dares not express. Leilani’s mother is little more than a child herself. And the girl’s stepfather, Preston Maddoc, is educated but threatening. He has moved the family from place to place as he fanatically investigates UFO sightings, striving to make contact, claiming to have had a vision that by Leilani’s tenth birthday aliens will either heal her or take her away to a better life on their world. Slowly, ever more troubling details emerge in Leilani’s conversations with Micky. Most chilling is Micky’s discovery that Leilani had an older brother, also disabled, who vanished after Maddoc took him into the woods one night and is now “gone to the stars.” Leilani’s tenth birthday is approaching. Micky is convinced the girl will be dead by that day. While the child-protection bureaucracy gives Micky the runaround, the Maddoc family slips away into the night. Micky sets out across America to track and find them, alone and afraid but for the first time living for something bigger than herself. She finds herself pitted against an adversary, Preston Maddoc, as fearsome as he is cunning. The passion and disregard for danger with which Micky pursues her quest bring to her side a burned-out detective who joins her on a journey of incredible peril and startling discoveries, a journey through terrible darkness to unexpected light.