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  All Signs Point to Murder

  Connie di Marco

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  "Di Marco crafts an intricate, twisting plot and layers on the astrological details that fans of psychic mysteries so enjoy." —Booklist 
   
   
   
  Rob Ramer was the perfect husband until he committed the ultimate family faux pas—he shot his sister-in-law to death. Believing himself under attack by an intruder in his home, he fired back. But when evidence is discovered that Rob's wife, Brooke, was plotting his murder, Brooke is charged with conspiracy in her sister's death. Geneva, a third sister, is desperate for answers and seeks the help of her friend, San Francisco astrologer Julia Bonatti. Geneva's lost one sister and now it seems she'll lose the other. Was this a murder plot or just a terrible accident? Julia vows to find the answer in the stars.

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  Lovecraft and Thunderstorms

  H. P. Lovecraft

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  Introducing "Lovecraft and Thunderstorms," an immersive digital audiobook experience that merges the eerie atmosphere of H.P. Lovecraft's timeless tales with the electrifying power of thunderstorms. Picture yourself curled up in a cozy corner, headphones snug over your ears, as the world outside rumbles and crackles with the primal energy of a storm. Now, let your imagination run wild as you delve into the dark realms of Lovecraft's imagination, with each story accompanied by the haunting backdrop of thunder and lightning. 
    
  In "The White Ship," embark on a surreal voyage across mysterious seas, where the distant rumblings of thunder mirror the vastness and uncertainty of the unknown. "Beyond the Wall of Sleep" takes you on a journey beyond the boundaries of reality itself, with thunderstorms echoing the tumultuous forces lurking in the depths of the human mind. 
    
  Explore the ancient mysteries of "The Nameless City," where the howling winds and crashing thunder serve as a chilling reminder of the forgotten terrors that lie buried beneath the sands of time. And brace yourself for the macabre experiments of "Herbert West: Reanimator," as the relentless fury of the storm mirrors the relentless pursuit of forbidden knowledge. 
    
  With each story, the immersive soundscape of thunderstorms draws you deeper into Lovecraft's eldritch worlds, heightening the tension and sending shivers down your spine. Whether you're a longtime fan of Lovecraft or a newcomer to his dark tales, "Lovecraft and Thunderstorms" promises to transport you to realms of unimaginable horror and wonder. So, prepare to lose yourself in the storm, and let the whispers of the thunder guide you through the chilling depths of the unknown.

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  The Gargoyle Grinch

  Lilith Stone

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  Can her sunshine melt his frozen heart this Christmas? 
   
   
   
  Gargoyle security guard Grayson Lightfoot never celebrates Christmas. It brings back too many bad memories. Besides he's got a job to do—watching over Motham City 24/7 from his rooftop. 
   
   
   
  Maisie doesn't celebrate Christmas either. Orphaned at an early age, she's a sensible human with a mission—to earn enough money to open up a drop-in center for street kids in Motham. So naturally she jumps at a lucrative holiday contract to work as a housekeeper for Grayson. 
   
   
   
  Except Maisie hasn't factored in what a total grinch Grayson is. And sure, he may be handsome, but when her cheery presence meets with stony silence and a granite stare, Maisie's good nature is tested. But when Maisie suddenly gets sick and Grayson flies down from the roof to nurse her, she gets to see a very different side to the grumpy gargoyle. 
   
   
   
  As for Grayson . . . could Maisie be the Christmas gift he's always secretly longed for? 
   
   
   
  Contains mature themes.

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  The Demon of the Grimsel Pass

  Philip Stengel

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  High in the Swiss Alps, beneath the pressure of the Rhône and Aletsch glaciers, something older than religion and colder than death has been held in silence for millennia. When a climate research team drills too deep into the ice at Grimsel Pass, they do not uncover a relic or a beast. They puncture a linguistic prison. Deep below the station lies a sealed chamber ringed by the preserved dead, and beneath waits the Namenfresser, the Name-Eater, an ancient logic that does not simply kill. It edits. It strips away the fences of identity and replaces the human world with an older, harsher draft. 
  At the center stands Dr. Eva Haldimann, a linguist brought to the pass to interpret whatever the drill might expose. What begins as a scientific anomaly becomes a metaphysical breach. The chief driller returns barefoot from the glacier speaking impossible words. Audio files begin behaving like executable code. Dead syntax infects speech, memory, and machine systems. Maps redraw themselves. Paths change. Men walk into terrain that no longer matches the world they thought they knew. As Eva pushes deeper into the old grammar beneath the mountain, she realizes the true horror of the pass: the entity below does not conquer by force alone. It recruits through interpretation, rewarding the exact kind of mind trained to admire pattern and precision. 
  What follows is alpine cosmic horror fused with philological terror, buried history, and catastrophic recursion. The Demon of the Grimsel Pass is a novel about language as contagion, memory as a defensive wall, and the nightmare of discovering that reality itself can be revised by something older than the human need for names. By the final movement, the struggle narrows to a sealed chamber beneath the glacier, where Beat Gasser and Eva confront the surviving logic of the breach and learn that containment will demand more than survival. It will demand sacrifice at the level of identity itself.

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  The Sandman Returns

  Rachel Lawson

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  Not your regular Sandman Daniel "Sandy" Sandman is a latest owner of the title of The Sandman a family legacy. He visits his best friend and co-worker Lance senior's home to help his friend's son who was having bad dreams which were coming true. 
  "We are having a guest for tea tonight," announced Lance Alexander Snr to his family on arriving home after work on night. 
  "Who the Masked Chicken again?" asked his wife Liz. 
  "No a friend from work," said Snr. 
  "Mr King?" asked Jnr. 
  "No Sandy," said Snr. 
  "Mr Sandman the sleep expert from your news paper?" asked Kristine his daughter. 
  "Yes him," said Snr. 
  "Why?" asked Jnr. 
  "I asked him over for tea and to help Jnr with his visions," said Snr. 
  "Why he can't help me," said Jnr. 
  "He is a dream expert," Snr said. 
  "He can't he's human what would he know?" asked Jnr. 
  "He's a Magician too like us his son put our class to sleep he and dad came and Mr Sandman woke us up again," Kristine said. 
  "He's the Sand Man," said Snr. 
  "Yeah that's his article's name," said Jnr. 
  "Yes but he is the Sand Man the real one," said Snr.

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  The Whisperer in Darkness

  H. P. Lovecraft

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  The Whisperer in Darkness is a 26,000-word novella by American writer H. P. Lovecraft. Written February–September 1930, it was first published in Weird Tales, August 1931. Similar to The Colour Out of Space (1927), it is a blend of horror and science fiction. Although it makes numerous references to the Cthulhu Mythos, the story is not a central part of the mythos, but reflects a shift in Lovecraft's writing at this time towards science fiction. The story also introduces the Mi-go, an extraterrestrial race of fungoid creatures. The story is told by Albert N. Wilmarth, an instructor of literature at Miskatonic University in Arkham, Massachusetts. When local newspapers report strange things seen floating in rivers during a historic Vermont flood, Wilmarth becomes embroiled in a controversy regarding the reality and significance of the sightings. He sides with the skeptics, blaming old legends about monsters living in uninhabited hills that abduct people venturing too close to their territory. He receives a letter from Henry Wentworth Akeley, a man living in an isolated farmhouse near Townshend, Vermont, who claims to have proof that will convince Wilmarth he must stop questioning the creatures' existence. The two exchange letters that include an account of the extraterrestrial race chanting with human agents in worship of several beings, including Cthulhu and Nyarlathotep, the latter of whom "shall put on the semblance of men, the waxen mask and the robe that hides"...

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