Terror Conspiracy

Kurt Eichenwald—New York Times bestselling author of Conspiracy of Fools and The Informant—recounts the first 500 days after 9/11 in a comprehensive, fly on the wall, compelling page-turner as gripping as any thriller. In 500 Days, master chronicler Kurt Eichenwald lays bare the harrowing...

Some honeymoons end in divorce. This one might end in death. Brie Greene married a stranger—at least, that's how it feels when Steven insists on honeymooning at a remote campground. Tightly wound and hypervigilant, Brie sees threats in every noise and shadow. She's spent years burying a past she refuses to name, and the backcountry feels like a trap designed just for her. Then Steven vanishes during the night. Some of the campers offer sympathy—too much sympathy. Others assume Brie’s to blame. But Brie knows someone’s lying. Someone knows where Steven is. As a rockslide seals the ...

Deep in the abyss of Loch Ness, a forty-year-old secret is waking up. High school English teacher Isla McKenna knows the old rules of the loch: show respect, stay off the water after dark, and never mock the deep. But when billionaire Julian Croft builds Serenity Point Lodge—a modernist glass palace—directly over the water, he disturbs a territorial titan that has been studied, enhanced, and imprisoned for decades. Marine biologist Dr. Rowan Cade arrived chasing acoustic phantoms, but he found a biological nightmare. The "accident" that claimed an elite guest was no slip; it was a ...

Welcome to the Sereno Verde Resort, a masterpiece of glass and stone where impossibly wealthy guests indulge in curated luxury deep within the heart of the jungle. It’s a paradise built on an ancient, untamed land. A land with a memory. A land with a god. When the resort’s construction desecrated a sacred site, a pact was broken. Now, the guests’ blissful vacation is about to become a living nightmare. An ancient guardian of the river—a creature of myth and nightmare known as the Ahuizotl—has awoken, and it is hungry for a tribute that has long been denied. Trapped by a raging ...

"Darker Days reinforces that Olde Heuvelt is one of the most vital and exciting voices in modern horror”— Mike Flanagan, director of The Haunting of Hill House, The Fall of the House of Usher, and Dr. Sleep "Darker Days is a remarkable and disturbing morality tale about the true cost of...

"A fast-paced, third-person narrative sweeps readers along from the start in this action-packed adventure/thriller with the plot twists Freeman fans have come to expect. Well crafted dialogue and lean prose keeps the heart pounding. Readers seeking an engrossing plot that won’t let them go until the very end will enjoy this latest installment in an established series." The BookLife Prize An Egyptian hieroglyph…a Celtic shield…a secret Gutenberg book…an English mariner’s log…an eminent scientist’s lab notes…and the fate of humanity hanging in the balance. At dawn, the ...

Markham’s paranormal web series is failing. Desperate for a hit, he travels to the isolated towns bordering Pennsylvania's Chestnut Ridge to document a 50-year-old cryptid legend. He expects to find quirky local folklore. He finds a communal trauma, a wound that has never healed. The residents whisper stories of a hairy giant, of impossible strength and animal cunning. But they also speak of things that don't fit the myth: silent, orange lights that dance in the sky, of livestock slaughtered with surgical precision, and of tracks that lead to the middle of an open field and simply vanish....

Throughout history, they have been known as Werewolves. Some now call them Dog-Men. For those who must hunt them, they are designated “Rex.” There was a specimen of Canis lupus Rex at the compound, captured as a pup when its mother was killed on a hunt. When standing upright it was almost eight feet tall, with a human like physiognomy from its narrow waist up. The beast's gigantic lupine head, with powerful jaws filled with flesh-ripping fangs, grew directly from its hulking shoulders. Its lower body was wolfish, with massive hocks and a short tail. After its size, the creature’s ...

Best-selling author De'nesha Diamond brings her dynamic storytelling talent to DC's treacherous corridors of power - where scandal is merely the first move in a high-stakes game that makes its own rules. It's an offer too tempting to refuse: One night as an elite escort will give Abrianna Parker the fresh start she's been searching for and put the pain and costly missteps of the past behind her for good. But getting framed for a high-profile murder isn't what the coolheaded beauty signed up for.

In the idyllic town of Autumn Creek, the annual Harvest Festival is a celebration of life. But as the leaves turn gold, a secret as old as the mountains awakens. Two people have vanished, and a prize steer has been ritualistically slaughtered, its entrails arranged in a perfect, horrifying spiral . The idyllic mask is slipping, and the town’s folklore is about to become its eulogy. They sent a weapon to handle it. Rebuilt from the wreckage of a past massacre, Commander Quinn Mallory is more monster than woman, her body a fusion of scarred flesh and cutting-edge prosthetics . She and her ...

Editorial Review A gripping wartime thriller that transforms one of the most controversial naval legends into a chilling, believable narrative of danger, secrecy, and permanent consequence. THE DAY THE SHIP VANISHED delivers relentless tension, unforgettable imagery, and a haunting sense that something went wrong — and was never fully explained. This is Documented Terror at its finest: grounded in real claims, driven by human stakes, and ending with a silence that lingers long after the final page. THE DAY THE SHIP VANISHED A True Documented Terror — The Wartime Incident the Navy Never ...

A TIMES HISTORY BOOK OF THE YEAR From the preeminent historian of 20th century Spain Paul Preston, Architects of Terror is a new history of how paranoia, conspiracy and anti-Semitism was used to justify the military coup of 1936 and enabled the construction of a dictatorship built on violence...

A remote camping trip was meant to save their family. Now, it will tear them apart. Ben Hollis promised his family the perfect escape: a secluded spot in a pristine forest, far from the crowds and the stress of their lives. But the idyllic clearing he discovered holds a horrifying secret. A foul, chemical stench taints the air, the creek is choked with dead fish, and an unnatural silence blankets the woods. They are not alone. The creature stalking them is no ordinary animal. Warped by an experimental growth hormone leaking from abandoned barrels, it is a monster of impossible size and ...

9/11 – Behind the Smoke What really happened on September 11, 2001? 9/11 – Behind the Smoke goes beyond surface headlines to explore the facts, controversies, and enduring mysteries of one of history’s most debated tragedies. This book separates evidence from speculation—presenting official findings, alternative theories, and the many questions that remain. If you crave honest inquiry without hype or agenda, this book offers a thoughtful, science-minded investigation into the collapse of the World Trade Center, the attack on the Pentagon, and the aftermath that shaped a generation. ...

Berlin, November 1943. With bombing raids commencing, the city is blanketed by explosions. Siblings Gerta and Max Hoffmann live a surprisingly carefree childhood amid the raids. Berlin is a city going about its business, even as it's attacked almost nightly. But one night, the air raid sirens wail, and the Hoffmanns' neighborhood is hit. A mortally wounded man comes to their door, begging to be let in. He asks for Karl Hoffmann, their father. Gerta and Max watch as Karl tries in vain to save the man's life.

Pledging the top fraternity on campus is supposed to be a dream. For freshman Cole, it’s a nightmare. He only wants to honor his late father’s legacy, but the brutal hazing rituals of Omega Chi Rho are designed to break the weak—and Cole is beginning to see a darkness in the brotherhood that goes far beyond cruel pranks. Something ancient and hungry stalks the woods bordering the campus. When a pledge vanishes during a terrifying late-night trial, the brothers close ranks, forcing Cole into a terrifying silence. He soon discovers that the disappearance is not an accident, but part of ...

Michael Shermer presents an overarching review of conspiracy theories—who believes them and why, which ones are real, and what we should do about them. Trust in conspiracy theories, he writes, cuts across gender, age, race, income, education level, occupational status—and even political affiliation. One reason that people believe these conspiracies, Shermer argues, is that enough of them are real that we should be constructively conspiratorial. But Shermer reveals that other factors are also in play: anxiety and a sense of loss of control, as well as certain personality traits.

The best-selling author of The Liberator brings to life the incredible true story of an American doctor in Paris, and his heroic espionage efforts during World War II. The leafy Avenue Foch, one of the most exclusive residential streets in Nazi-occupied France, was Paris's hotbed of daring spies...

What had started as a simple case three years earlier, forever altered the course of FBI Agent Alex Toles’ life. A committed investigator, Alex had always avoided personal entanglements. That was until she meet Cassidy O’Brien. Alex had been sent by President John Merrow to investigate threatening letters that had targeted Cassidy and her ex-husband Congressman Christopher O’Brien. Three years later, Alex finds herself a devoted wife and parent. Her life and her work center on Cassidy and their two children Dylan and Mackenzie.

An NPR Book Concierge Best Book of 2018! A stunning story about how power works in the modern age--the book the New York Times called "one helluva page-turner" and The Sunday Times of London celebrated as "riveting...an astonishing modern media conspiracy that is a fantastic read." Pick up the...