Best Horror In 2019 - April 2024

The Girl Who Lived: A Thrilling Suspense Novel

Ten years ago, four people were brutally murdered—one girl lived.No one believes her story. The police think she's crazy. Her therapist thinks she's suicidal. Everyone else thinks she's a dangerous drunk. They're all right—but did she see the killer?Best Mystery-Thriller eBook of the Year — Independent Publisher Book Awards 2018Winner Best Thriller — National Indie Excellence Awards 2018Winner Best Thriller — Silver Falchion Award 2018Finalist eBook Fiction — Indie Book Awards 2018Silver Medal Suspense — Reader’s Favorite Book Awards 2018Voted Most Loved Cover — NetGall... [Read More]

• ASIN: B076FNQWTF
• ASIN: B076FNQWTF
• Manufacturer: Greyson Media

Cold Lake: An Electrifying Mystery Thriller

The truth emerges, one piece at a time. David Wolf and his deputies are back, facing the most disturbing case of their lives—one Wolf’s own father could not solve years ago. And someone will want it kept that way.A fisherman reels in a plastic bag containing a severed human head from the depths of Cold Lake, Colorado. When Sheriff David Wolf and his deputies scramble to the scene, they quickly find more surprises lurk below. Their grim discoveries reopen a cold case Wolf’s father worked twenty-two years ago, and Wolf must try to succeed where his father failed before him. Wolf has the a... [Read More]

• ASIN: B00PTR6YUY
• ASIN: B00PTR6YUY
• Manufacturer: Cross Atlantic Publishing

We Were the Lucky Ones: A Novel

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERInspired by the incredible true story of one Jewish family separated at the start of World War II, determined to survive—and to reunite—We Were the Lucky Ones is a tribute to the triumph of hope and love against all odds.    “Love in the face of global adversity? It couldn't be more timely.” —Glamour   It is the spring of 1939 and three generations of the Kurc family are doing their best to live normal lives, even as the shadow of war grows closer. The talk around the family Seder table is of new babies and budding romance, not of the increasing hardships... [Read More]

• ASIN: B01FRSZAUO
• ASIN: B01FRSZAUO
• Manufacturer: Penguin Books

Mind Plague: Vincent L. Scarsella

A MIND IS A TERRIBLE THING TO LOSE...Imagine a world in which nearly everyone has lost their ability to think. That’s exactly the world Franklin Strock wakes up into one morning. His wife and his neighbors .... and seemingly everyone else, appears afflicted by a total inability to remember who they are and worse, how to do even the simplest things. He soon realizes that something has erased the minds of most everyone except he and a small handful of others. The mind plague struck America just before dawn eastern standard time when most everyone across the country was asleep. When those affli... [Read More]

• ASIN: 1989414109
• ASIN: 1989414109
• ISBN: 1989414109
• Manufacturer: Digital Science Fiction, an imprint of Digital Fiction Publishing Corp.

Where the Crawdads Sing

Number-one New York Times best seller A Reese's Book Club + Hello Sunshine on Audible Pick "I can't even express in words how much I love this book...the way it's performed on Audible just took me right back to my long summers in Tennessee. This story has a special place in my heart - I didn't want it to end." (Reese Witherspoon)  "Painfully beautiful." (The New York Times Book Review) "Perfect for fans of Barbara Kingsolver." (Bustle) How long can you protect your heart? For years, rumors of the "Marsh Girl" have haunted Barkley Cove, a quiet town on the North Carolina coast. So in late 19... [Read More]

• ASIN: B07FSXPMHY
• ASIN: B07FSXPMHY
• Manufacturer: Penguin Audio

Beneath a Scarlet Sky: A Novel

Soon to be a major television event from Pascal Pictures, starring Tom Holland.Based on the true story of a forgotten hero, the USA Today and #1 Amazon Charts bestseller Beneath a Scarlet Sky is the triumphant, epic tale of one young man’s incredible courage and resilience during one of history’s darkest hours. Pino Lella wants nothing to do with the war or the Nazis. He’s a normal Italian teenager—obsessed with music, food, and girls—but his days of innocence are numbered. When his family home in Milan is destroyed by Allied bombs, Pino joins an underground railroad helping Jews esc... [Read More]

• ASIN: B01L1CEZ6K
• ASIN: B01L1CEZ6K
• Brand: Unknown
• Manufacturer: Lake Union Publishing

Five Feet Apart

Now a major motion picture starring Cole Sprouse and Haley Lu Richardson! In this #1 New York Times bestselling novel that’s perfect for fans of John Green’s The Fault in Our Stars, two teens fall in love with just one minor complication—they can’t get within a few feet of each other without risking their lives.Can you love someone you can never touch? Stella Grant likes to be in control—even though her totally out of control lungs have sent her in and out of the hospital most of her life. At this point, what Stella needs to control most is keeping herself away from anyone or anythin... [Read More]

• ASIN: 1534437339
• ASIN: 1534437339
• ISBN: 1534437339
• Manufacturer: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers

Lilac Girls: A Novel

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • For readers of The Nightingale and Sarah’s Key, inspired by the life of a real World War II heroine, this remarkable debut novel reveals the power of unsung women to change history in their quest for love, freedom, and second chances.New York socialite Caroline Ferriday has her hands full with her post at the French consulate and a new love on the horizon. But Caroline’s world is forever changed when Hitler’s army invades Poland in September 1939—and then sets its sights on France. An ocean away from Caroline, Kasia Kuzmerick, a Polish teenager, senses her... [Read More]

• ASIN: B011G3HI9U
• ASIN: B011G3HI9U
• Brand: Unknown
• Manufacturer: Ballantine Books

The Woman in the Window: A Novel

• ASIN: 0062678418
• ASIN: 0062678418
• ISBN: 9780062678416
• Brand: William Morrow
• Manufacturer: William Morrow

The Forbidden Door: A Jane Hawk Novel

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • When this relentless rogue FBI agent comes knocking, her adversaries will have to answer—with their lives—in this thrilling Jane Hawk novel by the #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Silent Corner.“Koontz continues the incredible saga of the robust character of Jane Hawk, and it’s as terrific as the others in the series.”—Associated Press“We’re rewriting the play, and the play is this country, the world, the future. We break Jane’s heart, we’ll also break her will.”   She was one of the FBI’s top agents until she became the natio... [Read More]

• ASIN: B07B2JR8RS
• ASIN: B07B2JR8RS
• Manufacturer: Bantam

The Night Window: A Jane Hawk Novel

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • Jane Hawk’s one-woman war comes to an explosive climax as the rogue FBI agent gambles everything against a terrifying conspiracy, for vengeance, for justice, and for humanity’s freedom—from the author of The Silent Corner. “Jane Hawk is arguably the best character Koontz has created. . . . Simply put, wow.”—Associated Press A visionary young filmmaker hunted for sport across a vast Colorado ranch by the celebrated billionaire at the heart of a monstrous cabal . . . A brilliant computer hacker slipping through top-secret databases a whisper ahead of... [Read More]

• ASIN: B07GMS9JXT
• ASIN: B07GMS9JXT
• Manufacturer: Bantam

The Unknown: A Gripping Mystery Thriller Full of Twists and Turns

For fans of Divergent, The Hunger Games, and Stranger Things who want to discover something new ..."I have read hundreds of books and it is extremely rare for me to be surprised or give 5 stars. I almost always anticipate the plot twists. I thought I had this one all figured out from the very beginning ... [I] couldn't have been more wrong! ... An exhilarating, emotional, fast paced read that I couldn't put down ... This story was utterly unique." - Justine, Book Catharsis ★★★★★EIGHT CHILDREN WERE KIDNAPPED.BUT WHY?Eight kids, ages nine to seventeen, awaken to find tha... [Read More]

• ASIN: B07RQVXJ63
• ASIN: B07RQVXJ63

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• ASIN: B001974DG0
• ASIN: B001974DG0
• Brand: Berkley
• Manufacturer: Berkley

The Evil in the Tower

Obsession, possession, and a terrifying past stalk the present, and an unpunished evil triggers ghostly revenge, in this supernatural thriller.Deedsy's rundown mansion is haunted by a ghastly spirit who reappears each time tragedy strikes her family. Deedsy believes it somehow involves the century-old feud between her family and the Ryans.When her old classmate Nick Ryan comes back to town, history is inadvertently recreated, the dreadful spectre returns, and a series of gruesome murders begin.Deedsy's growing suspicion about a horrific event from the past that still impacts the present, comes... [Read More]

• ASIN: B07HV26PN9
• ASIN: B07HV26PN9
• Manufacturer: Digital Horror Fiction, an imprint of Digital Fiction Publishing Corp.

The Paris Architect: A Novel

The New York Times bestseller"A beautiful and elegant account of an ordinary man's unexpected and reluctant descent into heroism during the second world war." --Malcolm GladwellA thrilling debut novel of World War II Paris, from an author who's been called "an up and coming Ken Follett." (Booklist)In 1942 Paris, gifted architect Lucien Bernard accepts a commission that will bring him a great deal of money - and maybe get him killed. But if he's clever enough, he'll avoid any trouble. All he has to do is design a secret hiding place for a wealthy Jewish man, a space so invisible that even the m... [Read More]

• ASIN: B00DJBXASQ
• ASIN: B00DJBXASQ
• Manufacturer: Sourcebooks Landmark

Best of Terror 2019 - eBook

The following recommendations are the best 15% of 1900 horror and horror-adjacent movies reviewed by Steve Hutchison. Movies are sorted according to the average of various ratings: overall, story, creativity, acting, quality, and rewatchability. How

• UPC: 363657054