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1) Blood vines
Author
Language
English
Description
In this bare-knuckled adrenaline ride from New York Times bestselling author Erica Spindler, Alex Clarkson's worst nightmares are about to come true…
A sinister, hooded figure…
When Alexandra Clarkson starts having terrifying visions filled with blood and ceremonial images, she tries to find a rational explanation – maybe her mind is playing tricks on her, resurrecting creepy tableaux from her research on religious ceremonies and sects. But...
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
Archaeologist Gideon Chase receives a cryptic letter after his estranged father's suicide. Now Gideon must team up with an intrepid policewoman to expose a secret international society of Stonehenge cultists, whose ruthless new leader performs human sacrifices to unlock the secret of the stones.
Author
Series
Ben Hope thrillers volume 2
Publisher
Simon & Schuster
Pub. Date
2011
Language
English
Description
A centuries-old mystery. An "accidental" death. A conspiracy that may end in murder. Former British Special Air Service officer Ben Hope is running for his life. Enlisted by Leigh Llewellyn – the beautiful, world-famous opera star and Ben's first love – to investigate her brother, Oliver's, mysterious death, Ben finds himself caught up in a puzzle dating back to the 1700s. At the time of his death, Oliver was working on a new book about Mozart....
Author
Series
Nic Costa mysteries volume 2
Publisher
Delacorte Press
Pub. Date
2005, c2003
Language
English
6) Ledge
Author
Series
Glacian trilogy volume 1
Language
English
Formats
Description
"In a place known as the Ledge, a civilization is trapped by a vast chasm and sheer mountain face. Rations are small, living is tough and there is no way for anyone to escape without befalling a deathly drop. What's more, every season the people must present themselves as a human sacrifice to The Glacians -- mysterious winged creatures who reside beyond the Ledge. Dawsyn, ax wielder and only remaining member of her family, has so far avoided the annual...
Author
Series
Publisher
Henry Holt
Pub. Date
2005
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5 - AR Pts: 6
Language
English
Description
While spending the summer on an archaeological dig near Florence, Italy, with his mother, eleven-year-old Hector meets an Etruscan boy who needs help to foil his treacherous uncle's plan to make him a human sacrifice--1,000 years in the past.
Author
Publisher
Margaret K. McElderry Books
Pub. Date
[2018]
Edition
First edition.
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.7 - AR Pts: 14
Language
English
Description
"Every seven years, the people of Three Graces send a sacrifice to the woods. The death of their 'best boy' ensures seven years free from disease, blight, and pain. But this year, the Slaughter Moon has risen early, and three, not one, will run into the forest as a sacrifice"--
Author
Series
Kinder poison novels volume 1
Publisher
Razorbill
Pub. Date
2020.
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.4 - AR Pts: 17
Language
English
Description
In the magical kingdom of Orkena, a teenaged girl is chosen to be the human sacrifice in a deadly game between three heirs who will do anything for the crown.
10) Given to the sea
Author
Publisher
G. P. Putnam's Sons
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
"Khosa is destined to be sacrificed to the sea and struggles understand her destiny as the kingdom comes under attack and the ocean threatens to destroy them all"--
11) Rose Coffin
Author
Publisher
Scholastic Press
Pub. Date
2019.
Edition
First edition.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.3 - AR Pts: 10
Language
English
Description
Teased, bullied, and finally humiliated by the girls at school, twelve-year-old Rose Coffin escapes into the mysterious forest where she is immediately captured and taken to the magical world of Eppersett, where she is told that she is special, the one who will save Eppersett from the Abomination with the power of her voice; Rose is thrilled to be wanted--until she finds out that she is wanted not as a singer but as a human sacrifice.
12) Monstrous
Author
Publisher
Delacorte Press
Pub. Date
[2023]
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Description
When seventeen-year-old Latavia is presented as a human sacrifice to an ancient beast, she is determined to do whatever it takes to survive--even if that includes making a deal with the monster and endangering her crush and family.
13) The soul stealer
Author
Publisher
Head of Zeus
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
Nemo Frisby used to be a detective. Now he drives an Uber between billionaire mansions in California. But he never lost the nose for the case - and when his housecleaner Trinity Fox discovers a young woman lying dead in her neighborhood, she persuades him to help her prove it wasn't suicide. Their investigation leads them to the Bel Air home of a wealthy movie producer, who built his mansion over an American Indian burial site. Ancient mythology tells...
Author
Series
East Timor crime volume 1
Publisher
CoffeeTownPress
Pub. Date
[2022].
Language
English
Description
"FBI Agent Sara Carter is mourning the fact that her father was killed trying to stop the abduction of her half sister years before. It's the reason she became a police officer and the reason for her robust policing style. When that style becomes a problem for her resident agent in charge, she is forced to accept a secondment to Interpol in East Timor. There she is assigned to investigate the abduction of babies in the mountains along the country's...
15) Chasm
Author
Series
Glacian trilogy volume 2
Publisher
Angry Robot
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"Dawsyn's miraculous escape from the Ledge was just the beginning. In the queens' dungeon, Dawsyn awaits her execution while reliving the death of her lover, Ryon. There is no chance of mercy. But hope finds her in the form of rescue by her village friends. Now on the run and struggling to tame her newly-gained and greatly unstable powers, Dawsyn's journey continues. Facing betrayal anew, she must learn patience and trust as she builds strength on...
17) Silent thunder
Author
Series
Language
English
Description
Silent thunder: Best selling author Iris Johansen collaborates with her son Roy for the first time. When her brother Connor is murdered aboard a Russian submarine being prepared for display in a U.S. museum, marine architect Hannah Bryson must figure out who killed him and why, before she meets the same fate.
Eight days to live: Eve Duncan's adopted daughter Jane has been targeted by a mysterious cult who has decided that she has only eight days...
18) A book of bones
Author
Series
Language
English
Formats
Description
Private Investigator Charlie Parker returns in this heart-pounding thriller as he seeks revenge against the darkest forces in the world. Three bodies are found. Each is a sacrifice, a summons. And something in the darkness has heard the call.
19) Shadow of death
Author
Series
Apocalypse Cult series volume 3
Thorndike Press large print core
Amy Larson and Hunter Forrest volume Book 3
Thorndike Press large print core
Amy Larson and Hunter Forrest volume Book 3
Language
English
Description
When two hikers go missing within a series of daunting caves outside of Denver, Colorado, FDLE special agent Amy Larson and her partner, FBI special agent Hunter Forrest, have good reason to suspect foul play. The pair of hikers are only the latest to vanish after a rash of disappearances that's left local law enforcement stumped. But in searching the dank caverns near the Arkansas River, the agents aren't prepared for the horror they uncover: a muddy...
20) Haunting Adeline
Author
Series
Cat and mouse duet volume 1
Publisher
[H. D. Carlton]
Pub. Date
[2021]
Edition
Second edition.
Language
English
Description
"The Manipulator. I can manipulate the emotions of anyone who lets me. I will make you hurt, make you cry, make you laugh and sigh. But my words don't affect him. Especially not when I plead for him to leave. He's always there, watching and waiting. And I can never look away. Not when I want him to come closer. The Shadow. I didn't mean to fall in love. But now that I have, I can't stay away. I'm mesmerized by her smile, by her eyes, and the way she...
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