Best Ghost Novels For Adults - April 2024

Ghost Soldiers: The Epic Account of World War II's Greatest Rescue Mission

“The greatest World War II story never told” (Esquire)—an enthralling account of the heroic mission to rescue the last survivors of the Bataan Death March. On January 28, 1945, 121 hand-selected U.S. troops slipped behind enemy lines in the Philippines. Their mission: March thirty rugged miles to rescue 513 POWs languishing in a hellish camp, among them the last survivors of the infamous Bataan Death March. A recent prison massacre by Japanese soldiers elsewhere in the Philippines made the stakes impossibly high and left little time to plan the complex operation. In Ghost Soldiers Hampt... [Read More]

• ASIN: 038549565X
• ASIN: 038549565X
• ISBN: 038549565X
• Brand: Anchor
• Manufacturer: Anchor

Ghost (Track Book 1)

A National Book Award Finalist for Young People’s Literature. Nominated as one of America’s best-loved novels by PBS’s The Great American Read. Ghost wants to be the fastest sprinter on his elite middle school track team, but his past is slowing him down in this first electrifying novel of a brand-new series from Coretta Scott King/John Steptoe Award–winning author Jason Reynolds.Ghost. Lu. Patina. Sunny. Four kids from wildly different backgrounds with personalities that are explosive when they clash. But they are also four kids chosen for an elite middle school track team—a team th... [Read More]

• ASIN: B01BKR46JW
• ASIN: B01BKR46JW
• Manufacturer: Atheneum/Caitlyn Dlouhy Books

Silent Death: Supernatural Horror with Scary Ghosts & Haunted Houses (Haunted Village Series Book 8)

For Subject B, death is only one scream away…As war veteran Marcus Holt and the others struggle to escape Worthe’s haunted village, they find themselves stalked by a new enemy.A paranoid psychotic, this demented soul hears voices in her head and is convinced that people are talking about her. Armed with her hatchet, she is determined to murder everyone in the village to silence them all. No matter how far they run, this maniacal spirit is always one step behind them, listening for the slightest sound…But this deadly specter isn’t the only foe they must face. The sadistic Professor Wort... [Read More]

• ASIN: B07TKH23LV
• ASIN: B07TKH23LV
• Manufacturer: ScareStreet.com

Gretel: A Horror Thriller (Gretel Book One)

Alone. Frightened. Captive. If you hear someone approaching, RUN. She is not there to help you.There is an ancient evil in the Back Country, dormant for centuries but now hungry and lurking.When it sets its sights on an unsuspecting mother one routine morning along an isolated stretch of highway, a quiet farming family is suddenly thrust into a world of unspeakable terror, and a young Gretel must learn to be a hero. Full of twists and turns, Gretel will have you on the edge of your seat. A perfect read for fans of horror, thrillers and creepy fairy tales. If you haven't read Gretel, you ar... [Read More]

• ASIN: B01605OOL4
• ASIN: B01605OOL4

The Ghost: A Novel

• ASIN: B001TMCFHE
• ASIN: B001TMCFHE
• Manufacturer: Dell

Lock Every Door: A Novel

THE INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLEROne of...Parade’s “Most Anticipated Books of Summer 2019 ” and “Best Beach Reads of Summer 2019” • Good Housekeeping’s “Best New Books for Summer 2019” • PureWow’s “The Best Beach Reads of Summer 2019” • BookBub’s “Books That Will Make the Perfect Addition to Your Beach Bag This Summer”The next heart-pounding thriller from New York Times bestselling author Riley Sager follows a young woman whose new job apartment sitting in one of New York’s oldest and most glamorous buildings may cost more than it pays. No v... [Read More]

• ASIN: 1524745146
• ASIN: 1524745146
• ISBN: 1524745146
• Manufacturer: Dutton

Holy Ghost (A Virgil Flowers Novel Book 11)

Virgil Flowers investigates a miracle--and a murder--in the wickedly entertaining new thriller from the master of "pure reading pleasure" (Booklist)Pinion, Minnesota: a metropolis of all of seven hundred souls, for which the word "moribund" might have been invented. Nothing ever happened there and nothing ever would--until the mayor of sorts (campaign slogan: "I'll Do What I Can") and a buddy come up with a scheme to put Pinion on the map. They'd heard of a place where a floating image of the Virgin Mary had turned the whole town into a shrine, attracting thousands of pilgrims. And all those ... [Read More]

• ASIN: B079DXLLPC
• ASIN: B079DXLLPC
• Manufacturer: G.P. Putnam's Sons

Anthony Bourdain's Hungry Ghosts

Hungry Ghosts is cooked up by the best selling author and veteran chef, Anthony Bourdain (Kitchen Confidential, Emmy-Award winning TV star of Parts Unknown) and acclaimed novelist Joel Rose (Kill, Kill, Faster, Faster) back again from their New York Times #1 best seller, Get Jiro!. Featuring all-new original recipes prepared by Bourdain, plus a yellow ribbon bookmark , and a guide to the ghostly legendary spirits behind these horrifying tales. This horror anthology is sure to please--and scare!On a dark, haunted night, a Russian Oligarch dares a circle of international chefs to play the samura... [Read More]

• ASIN: 150670669X
• ASIN: 150670669X
• ISBN: 150670669X
• Manufacturer: Berger Books

Long Way Down

“An intense snapshot of the chain reaction caused by pulling a trigger.” —Booklist (starred review) “Astonishing.” —Kirkus Reviews (starred review) “A tour de force.” —Publishers Weekly (starred review) A Newbery Honor Book A Coretta Scott King Honor Book A Printz Honor Book A Los Angeles Times Book Prize Winner for Young Adult Literature Longlisted for the National Book Award for Young People’s Literature Winner of the Walter Dean Myers Award An Edgar Award Winner for Best Young Adult Fiction Parents’ Choice Gold Award Winner An Entertainment Weekly Best YA Book of 2017 ... [Read More]

• ASIN: 1481438263
• ASIN: 1481438263
• ISBN: 1481438263
• Brand: Atheneum/Caitlyn Dlouhy Books
• Manufacturer: Atheneum/Caitlyn Dlouhy Books

Dark Sacred Night (A Renée Ballard and Harry Bosch Novel Book 1)

• ASIN: B0796R3RR4
• ASIN: B0796R3RR4
• Manufacturer: Little, Brown and Company

Ghosts

Catrina and her family are moving to the coast of Northern California because her little sister, Maya, is sick. Cat isn't happy about leaving her friends for Bahía de la Luna, but Maya has cystic fibrosis and will benefit from the cool, salty air that blows in from the sea. As the girls explore their new home, a neighbor lets them in on a secret: There are ghosts in Bahía de la Luna. Maya is determined to meet one, but Cat wants nothing to do with them. As the time of year when ghosts reunite with their loved ones approaches, Cat must figure out how to put aside her fears for her sister's sa... [Read More]

• ASIN: 0545540623
• ASIN: 0545540623
• ISBN: 0545540623
• Brand: Graphix
• Manufacturer: GRAPHIX

The Ghost (The Highland Guard Book 12)

An undercover warrior and her sworn enemy play a seductive game of cat-and-mouse in New York Times bestselling author Monica McCarty’s sexy new Highland Guard novel.Joan Comyn swore allegiance to Robert the Bruce the day she witnessed England’s barbarous king torturing her famous mother, Scot patriot Bella MacDuff. Now the mysterious beauty slips into men’s hearts like a specter and entices England’s most illustrious barons to unwittingly divulge their secrets, then shares them with her king. Known only as the Ghost even among her Highland Guard brethren, Joan has become the most wante... [Read More]

• ASIN: B0176M3UE2
• ASIN: B0176M3UE2
• Manufacturer: Pocket Books

The Devil in the White City: Murder, Magic, and Madness at the Fair That Changed America

Erik Larson—author of #1 bestseller In the Garden of Beasts—intertwines the true tale of the 1893 World's Fair and the cunning serial killer who used the fair to lure his victims to their death. Combining meticulous research with nail-biting storytelling, Erik Larson has crafted a narrative with all the wonder of newly discovered history and the thrills of the best fiction.

• ASIN: 0375725601
• UPC: 884510967318
• ASIN: 0375725601
• ISBN: 0375725601
• Brand: Erik Larson
• Manufacturer: Vintage

Smile

Raina Telgemeier's #1 New York Times bestselling, Eisner Award-winning graphic memoir based on her childhood! Raina just wants to be a normal sixth grader. But one night after Girl Scouts she trips and falls, severely injuring her two front teeth. What follows is a long and frustrating journey with on-again, off-again braces, surgery, embarrassing headgear, and even a retainer with fake teeth attached. And on top of all that, there's still more to deal with: a major earthquake, boy confusion, and friends who turn out to be not so friendly.  

• ASIN: 0545132061
• ASIN: 0545132061
• ISBN: 0545132061
• Brand: Graphix
• Size: 5 1/2" x 8"
• Manufacturer: Graphix

Past Tense: A Jack Reacher Novel

#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • Family secrets come back to haunt Jack Reacher in this electrifying thriller from “a superb craftsman of suspense” (Entertainment Weekly). Jack Reacher hits the pavement and sticks out his thumb. He plans to follow the sun on an epic trip across America, from Maine to California. He doesn’t get far. On a country road deep in the New England woods, he sees a sign to a place he has never been: the town where his father was born. He thinks, What’s one extra day? He takes the detour. At the same moment, in the same isolated area, a car breaks down. Two you... [Read More]

• ASIN: B079R2H6M9
• ASIN: B079R2H6M9
• Manufacturer: Dell

Dark Ghost

"He wasn't civilized or tame. He had his own code and he lived by it. Monk. Bounty hunter. Vampire slayer. Andre Boroi has spent centuries battling the undead, holding out against the dark with honor.

• UPC: 51333688
• Rating: 4.0

The Gray Ghost - eBook

The search for a legendary automobile threatens the careers and lives of husband-and-wife team Sam and Remi Fargo in this thrilling new adventure in Clive Cussler's bestselling series.In 1906, a groundbreaking Rolls-Royce prototype known as

• UPC: 625051831

Reaper: Ghost Target : A Sniper Novel

Series statement taken from publisher's

• UPC: 526206318

The Saint : A Gaunt's Ghosts Omnibus

In the blood-soaked Sabbat Worlds Crusade, the massed ranks of the Imperium battle the dark forces of Chaos for dominion. At the forefront of this conflict are the Astra Militarum--untold numbers of ordinary Imperial Guard

• UPC: 56171879

The Gray Ghost

The search for a legendary automobile threatens the careers and lives of husband-and-wife team Sam and Remi Fargo in this thrilling adventure in Clive Cussler's bestselling series. In 1906, a groundbreaking Rolls-Royce prototype known as

• UPC: 709413441

The Ghost : A Novel

Troubled by the end of his ten-year marriage and career turmoil, architect Charles Waterston finds himself stranded in a small Massachusetts town, where the ghostly presence of a young woman and her intriguing diaries help

• UPC: 445777
• Rating: 4.125

The Woman in Black : A Ghost Story

A solicitor sent to a small village to settle the estate of a dead client fuels the wrath of a sinister, mysterious woman in black and is driven to the brink of

• UPC: 17335493
• Rating: 3.922

Best Ghost Stories of Algernon Blackwood - eBook

"Best Ghost Stories of Algernon Blackwood" is a collection of supernatural stories by one of the greatest writers of such stories to have ever lived. This collection contains the story, "Ancient Sorceries", which is the

• UPC: 303008876
• Rating: 4.0

Ghost Walk

Niki DuMonde, manager of a successful New Orleans haunted-tour company, is stunned to learn her newest employee has been murdered. She had just seen the woman at the foot of her bed at four o'clock

• UPC: 16921523
• Rating: 3.727

Ghost Story

"In the sleepy town of Milburn, New York, four old men gather to tell each other stories--some true, some made-up, all of them frightening. A simple pastime to divert themselves from their quiet lives. But

• UPC: 48451751
• Rating: 3.759