Best Modern Ghost Novels - April 2024

Women Without Men: A Novel of Modern Iran

"Using the techniques of both the fabulist and the polemicist, Parsipur continues her protest against traditional Persian gender relations in this charming, powerful novella." —Publishers WeeklyThis modern literary masterpiece follows the interwoven destinies of five women—including a wealthy middle-aged housewife, a prostitute, and a schoolteacher—as they arrive by different paths to live together in an abundant garden on the outskirts of Tehran. Drawing on elements of Islamic mysticism and recent Iranian history, this unforgettable novel depicts women escaping the narrow confines of fa... [Read More]

• ASIN: 1558617531
• ASIN: 1558617531
• ISBN: 9781558617537
• Manufacturer: The Feminist Press at CUNY

The Ghost: A Novel

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

Modern Warfare 2: Ghost

In anticipation of the sequel to the groundbreaking Activision video game, WildStorm brings you a no-holds-barred, brutal tale of the mysterious Task Force 141 soldier known as "Ghost." Learning the motivation behind his mask and moniker is the tip of the iceberg in a story spanning the globe from the United Kingdom to war-torn Afghanistan to the drug war in Mexico. Award-winning creator David Lapham (YOUNG LIARS, Stray Bullets) is joined by artist Kevin West in a shattering epic! Sgt. Riley – codenamed "Ghost" – has found himself in many a sticky situation while serving in the S.A.S. But... [Read More]

• ASIN: 1401228143
• ASIN: 1401228143
• ISBN: 1401228143
• Manufacturer: WildStorm

Beloved (Vintage International)

• ASIN: B000TWUTYG
• ASIN: B000TWUTYG
• Manufacturer: Vintage

Water Ghosts: A Novel

A mesmerizing debut novel that weaves history and mythology around a community of Chinese immigrants and the ghosts that haunt them Locke, California, 1928. Three bedraggled Chinese women appear out of the mist in a small Chinese farming town on the Sacramento River. Two are unknown to its residents, while the third is the long-lost wife of Richard Fong, the handsome manager of the local gambling parlor. As the lives of the townspeople become inextricably intertwined with the newly arrived women, their frightening power is finally revealed. A lyrical imagining of what happens when a Chinese... [Read More]

• ASIN: 0143117270
• ASIN: 0143117270
• ISBN: 9780143117278
• Manufacturer: Penguin Books

A Head Full of Ghosts: A Novel

WINNER OF THE 2015 BRAM STOKER AWARD FOR SUPERIOR ACHIEVEMENT IN A NOVELA chilling thriller that brilliantly blends psychological suspense and supernatural horror, reminiscent of Stephen King's The Shining, Shirley Jackson's The Haunting of Hill House, and William Peter Blatty's The Exorcist.The lives of the Barretts, a normal suburban New England family, are torn apart when fourteen-year-old Marjorie begins to display signs of acute schizophrenia.To her parents’ despair, the doctors are unable to stop Marjorie’s descent into madness. As their stable home devolves into a house of horrors, ... [Read More]

• ASIN: 0062363247
• ASIN: 0062363247
• ISBN: 0062363247
• Brand: William Morrow Company
• Manufacturer: William Morrow Paperbacks

The Stand

• ASIN: B001C4NXKM
• ASIN: B001C4NXKM
• Manufacturer: Anchor

अद्भुत आधुनिक भूत कहानियां: Famous Modern Ghost Stories (Hindi Edition)

जितना अधिक मनुष्य प्राकृतिक नियमों के बारे में जानता है, वह उतना ही अलौकिक है। वह अंधविश्वास को दूर रखने का दावा कर सकता है, लेकिन उस पर विश्वास नहीं किया जाना चाहिए। हालांकि उसने जादू टोना और कीमिया को त्याग दिया है, यह केवल इतना ह�... [Read More]

• ASIN: B07VBGNM48
• ASIN: B07VBGNM48

Ghost In The Shell Volume 2: Man-Machine Interface (v. 2)

March 6, 2035. Motoko Aramaki is a hyper-advanced cyborg, a counter-terrorist net security expert heading the investigative department of the giant multi-national, Poseidon Industrial. Partly transcending the physical world and existing in a virtual world of networks, Motoko is a fusion of multiple entities and identities, deploying remotely controlled prosthetic humanoid surrogates around the globe to solve a series of bizarre crimes. Meanwhile, Tamaki Tamai, a psychic investigator from the Channeling Agency, has been commissioned to investigate strange changes in the temporal universe, broug... [Read More]

• ASIN: 159307204X
• ASIN: 159307204X
• ISBN: 9781593072049
• Manufacturer: Dark Horse

Sing, Unburied, Sing: A Novel

• ASIN: B01M9I7CRC
• ASIN: B01M9I7CRC
• Manufacturer: Scribner

The Empire's Ghost: A Novel

Isabelle Steiger has crafted a powerful and masterful debut with The Empire's Ghost, the first book in a haunting new epic fantasy series.The empire of Elesthene once spanned a continent, but its rise heralded the death of magic. It tore itself apart from within, leaving behind a patchwork of kingdoms struggling to rebuild. But when a new dictator, the ambitious and enigmatic Imperator Elgar, seizes power in the old capital and seeks to recreate the lost empire anew, the other kingdoms have little hope of stopping him. Prince Kelken of Reglay finds himself at odds with his father at his countr... [Read More]

• ASIN: 1250088488
• ASIN: 1250088488
• ISBN: 9781250088482
• Brand: Thomas Dunne Books
• Manufacturer: Thomas Dunne Books

The Reaper: Autobiography of One of the Deadliest Special Ops Snipers

Preorder REAPER: GHOST TARGET now, Nick Irving's debut thriller that Brad Thor calls "one hell of a read"!The Instant New York Times Bestseller by Co-Star of Fox's American Grit and Legendary Ranger Nick IrvingGroundbreaking, thrilling and revealing, The Reaper is the astonishing memoir of Special Operations Direct Action Sniper Nicholas Irving, the 3rd Ranger Battalion's deadliest sniper with 33 confirmed kills, though his remarkable career total, including probables, is unknown.Irving shares the true story of his extraordinary military career, including his deployment to Afghanistan in the s... [Read More]

• ASIN: B00LKRSBBC
• ASIN: B00LKRSBBC
• Brand: Unknown
• Manufacturer: St. Martin's Press

Ghost in the Shell 1.5: Human-Error Processor

Deep into the 21st century, the line between man and machine has been inexorably blurred as humans rely on the enhancement of mechanical implants and robots are upgraded with human tissue. In this rapidly converging technoscape, the covert-ops agents of Section 9 are charged to track and crack the most dangerous terrorists, cybercriminals, and ghost hackers the digital future has to offer. Whether dealing with remote-controlled corpses, lethally malfunctioning micromachines, or cop-killer cyborgs, Section 9 is determined to serve and protect . . . and reboot some cybercrook ass! Ghost in the S... [Read More]

• ASIN: 1593078153
• ASIN: 1593078153
• ISBN: 1593078153
• Manufacturer: Dark Horse Manga

Holy Ghost: A Virgil Flowers Novel

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 700 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 pilgrim... [Read More]

• ASIN: B07DJZP8J2
• ASIN: B07DJZP8J2
• Manufacturer: Penguin Audio

Anil's Ghost: A Novel

With his first novel since the internationally acclaimed The English Patient, Booker Prize—winning author Michael Ondaatje gives us a work displaying all the richness of imagery and language and the piercing emotional truth that we have come to know as the hallmarks of his writing.Anil’s Ghost transports us to Sri Lanka, a country steeped in centuries of tradition, now forced into the late twentieth century by the ravages of civil war. Into this maelstrom steps Anil Tissera, a young woman born in Sri Lanka, educated in England and America, who returns to her homeland as a forensic anthropo... [Read More]

• ASIN: 0375724370
• ASIN: 0375724370
• ISBN: 0375724370
• Brand: Vintage Books USA
• Manufacturer: Vintage

The Ghost: A Modern Fantasy - eBook

Arnold Bennett (1867-1931) was a prolific British writer and journalist.  Bennett is popular for fiction such as The Old Wives’ Tale and also for non-fiction works such as How to Live on 24 Hours a

• UPC: 407335295
• Rating: 4.0

The Ghost: A Modern Fantasy - eBook

First published in 1907, The Ghost was the first of many "fantasias on modern times" written by Arnold Bennett. These illustrated his ability to produce not only realistic novels, perfected in his portrayals of provincial

• UPC: 749825978
• Rating: 4.0

The Mammoth Book of Modern Ghost Stories - eBook

Over 25 short story masterpieces from writers such as Louis de Bernières and Ian Rankin - modern literary tales to chill the blood.This spine-chilling new anthology of 20th and 21st century tales by big name

• UPC: 927896916
• Rating: 3.333

Slaughterhouse-Five : A Novel

Billy Pilgrim returns home from the Second World War only to be kidnapped by aliens from the planet Tralfamadore, who teach him that time is an eternal

• UPC: 460729
• Rating: 3.934

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

Demons Are a Ghoul's Best Friend : A Ghost Hunter Mystery

In this follow-up to "What's a Ghoul to Do?," medium M.J. Holliday, Gilley, and Dr. Stephen Sable head to Lake Placid to vanquish a demon by the name of Hatchet Jack, who is terrorizing a

• UPC: 6019419
• Rating: 4.143

Best Ghost Stories of Algernon Blackwood

Thirteen stories, including "The Willows" -- acclaimed by Lovecraft as the finest supernatural story ever written -- "The Wendigo," "Ancient Sorceries," and others. Includes an introduction by E. F.

• UPC: 25672804
• Rating: 4.0

Best Ghost Stories of Algernon Blackwood - eBook

A woman of snow . . . a midnight caller keeping his promise . . . forests where Nature is deliberate and malefic . . . enchanted houses . . . these are the beings

• UPC: 792497078
• Rating: 4.0

The Mammoth Book of Modern Ghost Stories (Mammoth Books) (Paperback)

Over 25 short story masterpieces from writers such as Louis de Bernieres and Ian Rankin - modern literary tales to chill the blood. This spine-chilling new anthology of 20th and 21st century tales by big

• UPC: 261082938
• Rating: 3.333

Best Ghost Stories of Algernon Blackwood

"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: 14703473
• Rating: 4.0