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|author=Dean Koontz
|title=The Bad Weather Friend
|rating=4.5
|genre=Paranormal
|summary=Benny is having a terrifically bad day. He loses his job, he loses his fiancee, and his house gets trashed. Oh, and someone has delivered a really weird, disturbing coffin-sized object to his home, and it's possible that whoever or whatever was inside is the thing that has trashed his house! The thing is, Benny is the very last person to deserve all this bad luck. He is a nice person. A really nice person. So fortunately for Benny it turns out that the delivery to his house is a new friend, a bad weather friend called Spike, who has been sent to help him since Benny is clearly under attack from nefarious forces for being a good person. Spike is going to take care of Benny, and will certainly take care of Benny's enemies, if he, Benny, and Harper (a waitress slash Private Investigator who finds herself roped into Benny's wild adventure) can figure out who exactly they are.
|isbn=1662500491
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|author=Ally Wilkes
|title=All the White Spaces
|rating=4
|genre=Horror
|summary=In post-WWI England, Jonathan Morgan stows away on an Arctic expedition led by the famous Australis Randall. For Jonathan, this adventure represents a chance for a fresh start, and the opportunity to live life as his authentic self and true gender, without the disapproval and constraints of his parents. However, Jonathan isn't the only one fleeing the confines of his past and the shadow of the war hangs like a funeral shroud over the expedition. Guilt, mistrust and grief stalk the party and, when disaster strikes and they are forced to overwinter on land, a menacing presence waits to prey on their darkness. If Jonathan is to make it out of the Arctic winter alive, he will have to face his demons once and for all, or risk making the barren, icy landscape his tomb.
|isbn=1789097835
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{{Frontpage
|author= T L Huchu
|title= The Library of the Dead
|rating= 4.5
|genre= Teens
|summary= Ropa Moyo is a ghostalker, using Zimbabwean magic (and a bit of Scottish pragmatism) to take messages from the dead of Edinburgh for their living relatives. Ever since she dropped out of school, she's been using it to support not only herself, but her younger sister and her aging grandmother. However, there's an evil stalking the ruined streets of Edinburgh, targeting the city's children. Soon, Ropa is pulled into the search for a missing boy at the request of his dead mother. She will end up discovering an occult library and realise that the world of magic is far bigger and more dangerous than she ever could've imagined. Will she find the missing children and bring an end to this evil, or will it claim her too?
|isbn= 1529039452
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{{Frontpage
|author= Holly Rivers
|summary=''The Chalk Man'' follows a group of friends haunted by an eerily terrifying spectre, conjured during one fateful summer. By the time the new term begins, friendships will be fractured, and a girl will be dead. But who is the killer; is it The Chalk Man, whose dusty white grip squeezes ever tighter, or someone much closer to home? Thirty years later, Ed has tried to forget about that summer, about all the poisoned, sinister memories of The Chalk Man. However, someone seems determined not to let him and when the letters start to arrive, the past follows, plaguing him and dredging up the fever dream nightmare of the summer of 1986, populated by fairs, ra-ra skirts and death. Driven deeper into the mysterious events surrounding Ed's sleepy suburban life, the reader cannot help but wonder; who is The Chalk Man, and will he ever let Ed go?
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[[The Twisted Tree by Rachel Burge}}{{Frontpage|Full Review]]isbn=1492687863|title=Bellewether <!-- |author=Susanna Kearsley -->|-rating=4.5| stylegenre=''width: 10%; verticalParanormal|summary=Flitting between the present day and mid-align: top; text-align: center;16thcentury, ''Bellewether''|[[image:1492687863.jpg|link=http://wwwtells the fascinating tale of the Wilde House and all its inhabitants.amazon.co.uk/dp/1492687863/ref=nosim?tag=thebookbag-21]] | style=''vertical-align: top; text-align: In the present tense aspects, the Wilde House is being turned into a museum due to the legacy left;''|===[[Bellewether by Susanna Kearsley]]=== [[image:4Captain Benjamin Wilde.5star.jpg|link=Category:{{{rating}}} Star Reviews]] [[:Category:Thrillers|Thrillers]]It is told from the perspective of Charley, the museum curator, [[:Category:Historical Fiction|Historical Fiction]], [[:Category:Paranormal|Paranormal]] Flitting between who is intrigued by the ghost who haunts the present day house and mid 16thcentury, ''Bellewether'' tells the fascinating their story; a tale of the that ends in a tragedy involving Benjamin Wilde House and all its inhabitants. In the present tense aspects's sister, Lydia, the Wilde House is being turned into and a museum due to the legacy left by Captain Benjamin WildeFrench-Canadian lieutenant, Jean-Philippe who was sent to live there. It is told from the The perspective of the book is continuously shifted between Charley, the museum curator, who is intrigued by the ghost who haunts the house and their story; a tale that ends in tragedy involving Benjamin Wilde's sister, then Lydia, and a French-Canadian lieutenant, Jean-Philippe who was sent to live there. The perspective of the book is continuously shifted between Charley, then Lydia and JeanJean-Philippe. The latter two tell the truth about what was happening during this chaotic time in history, just as Charley is beginning to unravel it herself. [[Bellewether by Susanna Kearsley}}{{Frontpage|Full Review]]isbn=1473203287|title=Summerland <!-- |author=Hannu Rajaniemi -->|-rating=4| stylegenre="width: 10%; vertical-align: top; text-align: center;"Paranormal|[[image:1473203287.jpg|linksummary=http://wwwImagine a world in which death was no longer something to fear but something to aspire to.amazonAfter the discovery of the afterlife, the British Empire has extended its reach into Summerland, the Big Smoke for the recently deceased.co.uk/dp/1473203287/ref=nosim?tag=thebookbag-21]] | style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"|===[[In 1938 the British Empire is caught up in a race against Soviet spies and dealing with a mole buried deep in the heart of Summerland by Hannu Rajaniemi]]=== [[image:4star.jpg|link=Category:{{{rating}}} Star Reviews]] [[:Category:Dystopian Fiction|Dystopian Fiction]]When Rachel White, an ambitious SIS agent, [[:Category:Science Fiction|Science Fiction]]becomes suspicious about the potential rogue agent, [[:Category:Paranormal|Paranormal]] Imagine a world in which death was no longer something she must decide how far she is willing to fear but something go and how much she is willing to aspire risk to. 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[[Summerland by Hannu Rajaniemi|Full Review]] <!-- Maitland -->|-| style="width: 10%; vertical-align: top; text-align: center;"|[[image:1472235878 As fear rises, it is increasingly difficult for Prioress Johanne to ignore that something rotten has taken root.jpg|link=http://wwwThe sacred well is tainted, its healing waters run red with blood and strangers are blowing in on a wind of change.amazon.co.uk/dp/1472235878/ref=nosim?tag=thebookbag-21]]}}{{Frontpage|isbn=1472234782| styletitle="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"The Story Keeper|author=Anna Mazzola|rating=5|genre=Paranormal|summary=[[A Gathering Audrey, a complex mix of flights of Ghosts by Karen Maitland]]=== [[image:5star.jpg|link=Category:{{{rating}}} Star Reviews]] [[:Category:Paranormal|Paranormal]]fancy and seriousness, wanting, needing, to be more than what everyone expects of her, [[:Category:Thrillers|Thrillers]], [[:Category:Historical Fiction|Historical Fiction]] Witchcraftescapes from the straightjacket of her home. Where every action, every thought, the supernatural and the will to survive at all costs collide every yearning is controlled by her father, who only once in a story that never shies away from his life threw caution to the darker side of human nature. The land wind and married way beneath him for love. Now a widower and remarried, he has rigorously returned to upholding what is right, what is unhappyproper, the old spirits want revenge and famine bastion of doing what is kindling a resurgence of the old faith. As fear rises, it is increasingly difficult for Prioress Johanne to ignore that something rotten has taken rootexpected. }}{{Frontpage|isbn=0751571229|title=When The sacred well is tainted, its healing waters run red with blood and strangers are blowing in on a wind of change. [[A Gathering of Ghosts by Karen MaitlandCurtain Falls|author=Carrie Hope Fletcher|Full Review]] <!-- Mazolla -->rating=5|-| stylegenre="width: 10%; vertical-align: top; text-align: center;"|Paranormal[[image:1472234782.jpg|linksummary=http://www.amazon.coA thoroughly, magical and riveting story that hooks you in from the first page and takes you on a roller coaster ride towards the last.uk/dp/1472234782/ref=nosim?tag=thebookbag-21]] | style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"|===[[Fletcher weaves together a dash of ''Whodunit'' the thrill of romance, (the course of which never runs smoothly,) and an unpredictable ghost. The Story Keeper by Anna Mazzola]]=== [[image:5star.jpg|link=Category:{{{rating}}} Star Reviews]] [[:Category:Crime|Crime]]ghost appears once a year, the principal star of her very own show, [[:Category:Thrillers|Thrillers]], [[:Category:Historical Fiction|Historical Fiction]] Audrey, a complex mix to meet with the love of flights of fancy her life and seriousness, wanting, needing, to be more than what everyone expects of her, escapes from re-enact her death. A tragic accident with the roots buried deep within the straightjacket whole array of her homehuman nature. Where every actionLove, joy, care, friendship, jealousy, every thoughtpossessiveness, every yearning is controlled by her fatherselfishness, who only once in his life threw caution to the wind and married way beneath him for lovecold ambition, all laid bare on centre stage. Now a widower and remarried, he has rigorously returned to upholding what is right, what is proper, the bastion of doing what is expected. [[The Story Keeper by Anna Mazzola|Full Review]]}}{{Frontpage<!-- Fletcher -->|isbn=Aaronovitvch_Furthest|-title=The Furthest Station| styleauthor="width: 10%; vertical-align: top; text-align: center;"Ben Aaronovitch|rating=4[[image:0751571229.jpg|linkgenre=http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/0751571229/ref=nosim?tag=thebookbag-21]] Paranormal| stylesummary="verticalWhen local police find something weird -align: top; text-align: left;"|===[[When spectres scaring commuters on a particular part of the Metropolitan Line, for example - they call for PC Peter Grant of the Special Assessment Unit, also known as The Curtain Falls by Carrie Hope Fletcher]]=== [[image:5starFolly.jpg|link=Category:{{{rating}}} Star Reviews]] [[:Category:Paranormal|Paranormal]]Stray river gods, [[:Category:Crime|Crime]]missing Victorian children, fleeting 18th century dispatch riders, [[:Category:Womenthey are all in a day's Fiction|Women(or a night's Fiction]] A thoroughly) work for The Folly team, magical even if the team only has two official members and riveting story that hooks you in from the first page and takes you on a roller coaster ride towards the lastfiling system dates back 2 centuries. Fletcher weaves together He may spend time pursuing supernatural offenders, but Constable Grant is a dash of ''Whodunit'' the thrill of romance, (the course of which never runs smoothly,) nicely wry and recognisable copper; health and an unpredictable ghost. The ghost appears once a year, safety rules annoy him and he is inclined to trust his hunches and park outside Chinese take-aways in the principal star hope of her very own show, to meet with the love of her life and re-enact her death. A tragic accident with the roots buried deep within the whole array of human nature. Love, joy, care, friendship, jealousy, possessiveness, selfishness, cold ambition, all laid bare on centre stagea free meal. <!-- Jester -->}}{{Frontpage|isbn=Moore_Strange|title=Strange Sight: An Essex Witch Museum Mystery (Essex Witches Mystery 2)|author=Syd Moore|-rating=5| stylegenre="width: 10%; vertical-align: top; text-align: center;"|Paranormal[[image:Jester_Forever.jpg|left|linksummary=https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/1510704361?ie=UTF8&tag=thebookbagRosie Strange is back -21&linkCode=as2&camp=1634&creative=6738&creativeASIN=1510704361]] | style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"|===[[Forever After: a dark comedy by David Jester]]=== [[image:4starrecovering after her last escapade with curator Sam Stone, and figuring out what on earth to do with the Essex Witch Museum she's recently inherited.jpg|link=Category:{{{rating}}} Star Reviews]] [[:Category:Paranormal|Paranormal]], [[:Category:Horror|Horror]], [[:Category:Fantasy|Fasntasy]] Michael Holland is a cocky If Rosie had her way she'd be selling the museum and brash young man who dies heading back to her flat in London - but when her Auntie Babs recommends Rosie and gets made the offer of his lifetime; immortalitySam to a local businessman, they find themselves embroiled in dark events once again. We follow MichaelSomething is wrong at Le Fleur Restaurant - blood leaking from chandeliers, a grim reaper scrawled messages in the rooms and his friends Chip (a stoner tooth fairy) apparitions walking through the walls. Before Rosie and Naff (a stoner in the records department) as they grapple with their long lives and finding a clean surface Sam can start to sit on in their flat. [[Forever After: look into these possibly supernatural occurrences though, events take an even darker turn when a dark comedy by David Jester|Full Review]] <!very real body is found in the restaurant -- Aaronovitch -->|-| style="width: 10%; vertical-align: top; text-align: center;"|[[image:Aaronovitvch_Furthest.jpg|left|link=https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/1473222427?ie=UTF8&tag=thebookbag-21&linkCode=as2&camp=1634&creative=6738&creativeASIN=1473222427]] | style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"|===[[The Furthest Station by Ben Aaronovitch]]=== [[image:4star.jpg|link=Category:{{{rating}}} Star Reviews]] [[:Category:Crime|Crime]], [[:Category:Paranormal|Paranormal]] When local police find something weird - spectres scaring commuters on a particular part of the Metropolitan Line, for example - they call for PC Peter Grant of the Special Assessment Unit, also known as The Folly. Stray river gods, missing Victorian children, fleeting 18th century dispatch riders, they are all in a day's (or a night's) work for The Folly team, even if the team only has two official members and the filing system dates back 2 centuries. He may spend time pursuing supernatural offenders, but Constable Grant is a nicely wry and recognisable copper; health and safety rules annoy him and he is inclined to trust his hunches and park outside Chinese take-aways in the hope of a free meal. [[The Furthest Station by Ben Aaronovitch|Full Review]] <!-- Moore -->|-| style="width: 10%; vertical-align: top; text-align: center;"|[[image:Moore_Strange.jpg|left|link=https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/178607205X?ie=UTF8&tag=thebookbag-21&linkCode=as2&camp=1634&creative=6738&creativeASIN=178607205X]] | style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"|===[[Strange Sight: An Essex Witch Museum Mystery (Essex Witches Mystery 2) by Syd Moore]]=== [[image:5star.jpg|link=Category:{{{rating}}} Star Reviews]] [[:Category:Paranormal|Paranormal]], [[:Category:Thrillers|Thrillers]] Rosie Strange is back - recovering after her last escapade with curator Sam Stone, and figuring out what on earth to do with the Essex Witch Museum she's recently inherited. If Rosie had her way she'd be selling the museum and heading back to her flat in London - but when her Auntie Babs recommends Rosie and Sam to a local businessman, they find themselves embroiled in dark events once again. Something is wrong at Le Fleur Restaurant - blood leaking from chandeliers, scrawled messages in the rooms and apparitions walking through the walls. Before Rosie and Sam can start to look into these possibly supernatural occurrences though, events take an even darker turn when a very real body is found in the restaurant - and the owner's daughter swears that a ghost was to blame... [[Strange Sight: An Essex Witch Museum Mystery (Essex Witches Mystery 2) by Syd Moore|Full Review]] <!-- Parkin -->|-| style="width: 10%; vertical-align: top; text-align: center;"|[[image:Parkin_Winter.jpg|link=http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/1785079034/ref=nosim?tag=thebookbag-21]] | style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"|===[[The Winter's Child by Cassandra Parkin]]=== [[image:5star.jpg|link=Category:{{{rating}}} Star Reviews]] [[:Category:Paranormal|Paranormal]] ''A modern Gothic tale of twisted love, secrets and hauntings'' it says on the cover. I'll go along with that. Suzannah Harper doesn't believe in life after death or gypsies being able to tell the future, but that hasn't stopped her spending a fortune on psychics and fortune tellers in the desperate hunt for her son. Joel has been missing for five years. He skipped out of school one day after an argument at home and has not been seen since. [[The Winter's Child by Cassandra Parkin|Full Review]] <!-- Singh -->|-| style="width: 10%; vertical-align: top; text-align: center;"|[[image:Singh_Silver.jpg|link=http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/1473217571/ref=nosim?tag=thebookbag-21]] | style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"|===[[Silver Silence A Psy-Changling Trinity Novel by Nalini Singh]]=== [[image:4star.jpg|link=Category:{{{rating}}} Star Reviews]] [[:Category:Paranormal|Paranormal]] Jump straight into and the owner's daughter swears that a rich and diverse universe at this designated jumping on point. Visit a world of humans, changelings and Psy. The world the books have set in has faced a dramatic change and a new world-order of peace has been declaredghost was to blame.. The peace is painful and not universally loved. Into this world a bear falls in love with an emotionless Psy – how'd ya reckon it'll turn out? [[Silver Silence A Psy-Changling Trinity Novel by Nalini Singh|Full Review]]}}