Author: Kevin O'Brien
Publisher: Pinnacle Books
ISBN: 0786025204
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 415
Book Description
A family vacation weekend becomes a race for survival against a vicious serial killer in the New York Times bestselling author's psychological thriller. For more than two years, a serial killer held Seattle in a terror grip. After abducting young mothers right in front of their sons, he murdered them execution style. Then, as suddenly as the killings began, they seemed to stop. Susan Blanchette is looking forward to a relaxing weekend getaway with her fiancé, Allen, and young son, Matthew. But something about the remote lake house doesn't feel right. A woman vanished from the area a year ago, and now Susan thinks she's spotted someone lurking around the property. And when Allen disappears, her fear grows . . . A psychopath has returned, ready to strike again. Someone who can't resist the urge to kill, who derives pleasure from others' pain, and who is drawing nearer to Susan as each minute ticks by. But she's just one pawn in a killer's master plan. And once the plan Is set in motion, it cannot be stopped . . .
Vicious
Author: Kevin O'Brien
Publisher: Pinnacle Books
ISBN: 0786025204
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 415
Book Description
A family vacation weekend becomes a race for survival against a vicious serial killer in the New York Times bestselling author's psychological thriller. For more than two years, a serial killer held Seattle in a terror grip. After abducting young mothers right in front of their sons, he murdered them execution style. Then, as suddenly as the killings began, they seemed to stop. Susan Blanchette is looking forward to a relaxing weekend getaway with her fiancé, Allen, and young son, Matthew. But something about the remote lake house doesn't feel right. A woman vanished from the area a year ago, and now Susan thinks she's spotted someone lurking around the property. And when Allen disappears, her fear grows . . . A psychopath has returned, ready to strike again. Someone who can't resist the urge to kill, who derives pleasure from others' pain, and who is drawing nearer to Susan as each minute ticks by. But she's just one pawn in a killer's master plan. And once the plan Is set in motion, it cannot be stopped . . .
Publisher: Pinnacle Books
ISBN: 0786025204
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 415
Book Description
A family vacation weekend becomes a race for survival against a vicious serial killer in the New York Times bestselling author's psychological thriller. For more than two years, a serial killer held Seattle in a terror grip. After abducting young mothers right in front of their sons, he murdered them execution style. Then, as suddenly as the killings began, they seemed to stop. Susan Blanchette is looking forward to a relaxing weekend getaway with her fiancé, Allen, and young son, Matthew. But something about the remote lake house doesn't feel right. A woman vanished from the area a year ago, and now Susan thinks she's spotted someone lurking around the property. And when Allen disappears, her fear grows . . . A psychopath has returned, ready to strike again. Someone who can't resist the urge to kill, who derives pleasure from others' pain, and who is drawing nearer to Susan as each minute ticks by. But she's just one pawn in a killer's master plan. And once the plan Is set in motion, it cannot be stopped . . .
The Things They Carried
Author: Tim O'Brien
Publisher: HarperCollins
ISBN: 0547420293
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 259
Book Description
A classic work of American literature that has not stopped changing minds and lives since it burst onto the literary scene, The Things They Carried is a ground-breaking meditation on war, memory, imagination, and the redemptive power of storytelling. The Things They Carried depicts the men of Alpha Company: Jimmy Cross, Henry Dobbins, Rat Kiley, Mitchell Sanders, Norman Bowker, Kiowa, and the character Tim O’Brien, who has survived his tour in Vietnam to become a father and writer at the age of forty-three. Taught everywhere—from high school classrooms to graduate seminars in creative writing—it has become required reading for any American and continues to challenge readers in their perceptions of fact and fiction, war and peace, courage and fear and longing. The Things They Carried won France's prestigious Prix du Meilleur Livre Etranger and the Chicago Tribune Heartland Prize; it was also a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize and the National Book Critics Circle Award.
Publisher: HarperCollins
ISBN: 0547420293
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 259
Book Description
A classic work of American literature that has not stopped changing minds and lives since it burst onto the literary scene, The Things They Carried is a ground-breaking meditation on war, memory, imagination, and the redemptive power of storytelling. The Things They Carried depicts the men of Alpha Company: Jimmy Cross, Henry Dobbins, Rat Kiley, Mitchell Sanders, Norman Bowker, Kiowa, and the character Tim O’Brien, who has survived his tour in Vietnam to become a father and writer at the age of forty-three. Taught everywhere—from high school classrooms to graduate seminars in creative writing—it has become required reading for any American and continues to challenge readers in their perceptions of fact and fiction, war and peace, courage and fear and longing. The Things They Carried won France's prestigious Prix du Meilleur Livre Etranger and the Chicago Tribune Heartland Prize; it was also a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize and the National Book Critics Circle Award.
Make Them Cry
Author: Kevin O'Brien
Publisher: Pinnacle Books
ISBN: 9780786014514
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 420
Book Description
Follows a diabolical serial killer who terrorizes the streets of Seattle, collecting the bones of his victims in order to construct a monument of insanity.
Publisher: Pinnacle Books
ISBN: 9780786014514
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 420
Book Description
Follows a diabolical serial killer who terrorizes the streets of Seattle, collecting the bones of his victims in order to construct a monument of insanity.
The Contract Surgeon
Author: Dan O'Brien
Publisher: U of Nebraska Press
ISBN: 0803235879
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Original publication and copyright date: 1999.
Publisher: U of Nebraska Press
ISBN: 0803235879
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Original publication and copyright date: 1999.
Tell Me You're Sorry
Author: Kevin O'Brien
Publisher: Kensington Books
ISBN: 0786031603
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 544
Book Description
First You'll Say You're Sorry A family is wiped out after a burglary gone wrong. An executive accused of embezzling kills himself and his loved ones. A house fire claims the lives of all its inhabitants. Separate incidents with two common threads--a first wife who took her own life, and a secret the victims took to their graves. . . And Then Stephanie Coburn has barely recovered from her sister's mysterious suicide before her brother-in-law and his new wife are murdered, her face disfigured beyond recognition. Stephanie never met the bride, has never even seen a clear photograph. But she knew her sister, and she knows something is desperately wrong. . . You'll Say Goodbye The police won't listen. Her only ally is another victim's son. Step by step, they're uncovering a trail of brutal vengeance and a killer who will never relent--and whose forgiveness can only be earned in death. . . Praise for Kevin O'Brien "A genuine page-turner." --The Seattle Times on Terrified "If Alfred Hitchcock was alive today and writing novels, his name would be Kevin O'Brien." --Press & Guide on Unspeakable
Publisher: Kensington Books
ISBN: 0786031603
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 544
Book Description
First You'll Say You're Sorry A family is wiped out after a burglary gone wrong. An executive accused of embezzling kills himself and his loved ones. A house fire claims the lives of all its inhabitants. Separate incidents with two common threads--a first wife who took her own life, and a secret the victims took to their graves. . . And Then Stephanie Coburn has barely recovered from her sister's mysterious suicide before her brother-in-law and his new wife are murdered, her face disfigured beyond recognition. Stephanie never met the bride, has never even seen a clear photograph. But she knew her sister, and she knows something is desperately wrong. . . You'll Say Goodbye The police won't listen. Her only ally is another victim's son. Step by step, they're uncovering a trail of brutal vengeance and a killer who will never relent--and whose forgiveness can only be earned in death. . . Praise for Kevin O'Brien "A genuine page-turner." --The Seattle Times on Terrified "If Alfred Hitchcock was alive today and writing novels, his name would be Kevin O'Brien." --Press & Guide on Unspeakable
Only Son
Author: Kevin O'Brien
Publisher: Kensington Books
ISBN: 9781575662114
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 372
Book Description
When Amy McMurray leaves her son alone for a moment, Carl Jorgenson--a desperate divorced man who longs for a son to give him the life and love he never had--spirits the boy away, and in that moment everyone's life is forever changed, in a compassionate novel of love, belonging, and forgiveness. Reprint.
Publisher: Kensington Books
ISBN: 9781575662114
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 372
Book Description
When Amy McMurray leaves her son alone for a moment, Carl Jorgenson--a desperate divorced man who longs for a son to give him the life and love he never had--spirits the boy away, and in that moment everyone's life is forever changed, in a compassionate novel of love, belonging, and forgiveness. Reprint.
Left for Dead
Author: Kevin O'Brien
Publisher: Pinnacle Books
ISBN: 9780786016617
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 436
Book Description
Something She Can't Remember When Claire Shaw wakes in a Seattle hospital, she remembers nothing of what has happened to her. She doesn't recognize the concerned faces of her husband and friends. She knows only that she is lucky to be alive, the single surviving victim of a vicious serial killer. Someone Who Won't Forget She was a mistake--not like the others. She didn't understand. That was obvious now. But she would come to understand. Next time, there would be no escape--and her eyes would fill with that perfect, beautiful terror. . . Some Things You Can't Imagine On an island isolated from the mainland, Claire has returned to a life she barely knows anymore. A town that feels as if it, too, is hiding something in its dark woods, remote cabins, and chilly smiles. Bit by bit, Claire's memory is taking terrifying shape in a place where fear is very much at home. . . Praise for the Novels of Kevin O'Brien "Another taut page-turner."--Seattle Post-Intelligencer "O'Brien does what he does best: keeping the suspense at unbelievably high levels." --The Midwest Book Review "Imaginative, well written. . .add this book to your summer reading list." --Times Record News (Wichita Falls, Texas)
Publisher: Pinnacle Books
ISBN: 9780786016617
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 436
Book Description
Something She Can't Remember When Claire Shaw wakes in a Seattle hospital, she remembers nothing of what has happened to her. She doesn't recognize the concerned faces of her husband and friends. She knows only that she is lucky to be alive, the single surviving victim of a vicious serial killer. Someone Who Won't Forget She was a mistake--not like the others. She didn't understand. That was obvious now. But she would come to understand. Next time, there would be no escape--and her eyes would fill with that perfect, beautiful terror. . . Some Things You Can't Imagine On an island isolated from the mainland, Claire has returned to a life she barely knows anymore. A town that feels as if it, too, is hiding something in its dark woods, remote cabins, and chilly smiles. Bit by bit, Claire's memory is taking terrifying shape in a place where fear is very much at home. . . Praise for the Novels of Kevin O'Brien "Another taut page-turner."--Seattle Post-Intelligencer "O'Brien does what he does best: keeping the suspense at unbelievably high levels." --The Midwest Book Review "Imaginative, well written. . .add this book to your summer reading list." --Times Record News (Wichita Falls, Texas)
The Third Policeman
Author: Flann O'Brien
Publisher: Pan
ISBN: 9780330241588
Category : English fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 172
Book Description
With the publication of The Third Policeman, Dalkey Archive Press now has all of O'Brien's fiction back in print.
Publisher: Pan
ISBN: 9780330241588
Category : English fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 172
Book Description
With the publication of The Third Policeman, Dalkey Archive Press now has all of O'Brien's fiction back in print.
The Bad Sister
Author: Kevin O'Brien
Publisher: Pinnacle Books
ISBN: 0786045116
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 400
Book Description
TOO CLOSE The site of the old campus bungalow where two girls were brutally slain is now a flower patch covered with chrysanthemums. It’s been fifty years since the Immaculate Conception Murders. Three more students and a teacher were killed in a sickening spree that many have forgotten. But there is one person who knows every twisted detail. . . . TO SEE Hannah O’Rourke and her volatile half-sister, Eden, have little in common except a parent. Yet they’ve ended up at the same small college outside Chicago, sharing a bungalow with another girl. Hannah isn’t thrilled—nor can she shake the feeling that she’s being watched. And her journalism professor, Ellie Goodwin, keeps delving into Hannah and Eden’s newsworthy past. . . . THE DANGER When Hannah and Eden’s arrival coincides with a spate of mysterious deaths, Ellie knows it’s more than a fluke. A copycat is recreating those long-ago murders. Neither the police nor the school will accept the horrific truth. And the more Ellie discovers, the more she’s convinced that she won’t live to be believed. . . .
Publisher: Pinnacle Books
ISBN: 0786045116
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 400
Book Description
TOO CLOSE The site of the old campus bungalow where two girls were brutally slain is now a flower patch covered with chrysanthemums. It’s been fifty years since the Immaculate Conception Murders. Three more students and a teacher were killed in a sickening spree that many have forgotten. But there is one person who knows every twisted detail. . . . TO SEE Hannah O’Rourke and her volatile half-sister, Eden, have little in common except a parent. Yet they’ve ended up at the same small college outside Chicago, sharing a bungalow with another girl. Hannah isn’t thrilled—nor can she shake the feeling that she’s being watched. And her journalism professor, Ellie Goodwin, keeps delving into Hannah and Eden’s newsworthy past. . . . THE DANGER When Hannah and Eden’s arrival coincides with a spate of mysterious deaths, Ellie knows it’s more than a fluke. A copycat is recreating those long-ago murders. Neither the police nor the school will accept the horrific truth. And the more Ellie discovers, the more she’s convinced that she won’t live to be believed. . . .
One Last Scream
Author: Kevin O'Brien
Publisher: Hachette UK
ISBN: 1472219945
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 317
Book Description
A chilling read from king of the Seattle serial killer thriller and New York Times bestseller, Kevin O'Brien. Perfect for fans of Chris Carter, Karin Slaughter and Mary Burton. Twelve women have vanished in Seattle, leaving behind no trace or clue. Eleven years later, their whereabouts remain a total mystery. Amelia Faraday is beautiful, smart, and a walking disaster. Suffering from blackouts, she is also haunted by something far worse - the feeling that she could be personally involved in a series of deaths. As a new string of murders escalates and Amelia continues to blackout, she is forced to face up to the fact that she might be the cold-blooded killer - or a pawn in a deadly game that has only just begun...
Publisher: Hachette UK
ISBN: 1472219945
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 317
Book Description
A chilling read from king of the Seattle serial killer thriller and New York Times bestseller, Kevin O'Brien. Perfect for fans of Chris Carter, Karin Slaughter and Mary Burton. Twelve women have vanished in Seattle, leaving behind no trace or clue. Eleven years later, their whereabouts remain a total mystery. Amelia Faraday is beautiful, smart, and a walking disaster. Suffering from blackouts, she is also haunted by something far worse - the feeling that she could be personally involved in a series of deaths. As a new string of murders escalates and Amelia continues to blackout, she is forced to face up to the fact that she might be the cold-blooded killer - or a pawn in a deadly game that has only just begun...