“An irresistible tale that ventures into the ghostly realms of psychology, personality and intimacy” from the bestselling author of The Music Room (San Francisco Chronicle). When their daughter leaves for college, newly minted empty nesters Cookson and Ellen Selway decide to escape the eerie quiet of their home and take a trip to London. But not long after arriving, it becomes apparent that the Selways have traded one unsettling locale for another. Like Cookson, a recovering alcoholic and drug addict, the Hotel Willerton has a disturbing past. Fifty years ago, a young girl fell to her death from one of the hotel’s windows, and her ghost is haunting Cookson, slowly drawing him back toward the darkness that once consumed him. As Cookson descends into a spiral of self-destruction, he is joined by two more apparitions, each reflecting the worst parts of himself and forcing him to confront the mistakes of his past that have tormented him for years. From the celebrated author of the Washington Post Best Book of the Year Nostalgia and the New York Times–bestselling The Music Room, this is “a gripping, stylish, consistently entertaining novel” that offers a literary spin on the traditional ghost story (The Atlanta Journal-Constitution).

When Margo is stalked by an unknown force, she fears for her life and her children. Little does she know that the search for the face in the window will lead her down a dark road that ends with a great conspiracy of the twentieth century. It begins in 1966. Margo lives a happy life as a wife and mother to four beautiful children. Before going to bed one night, Margo gets a strange feeling about one of her windows. When she pulls back the curtain, she sees a man's face leering at her. This one encounter changes Margo's life forever. She can never get the image of the face out of her head. Instead, strange incidents begin to occur in Margo's life. She realizes she's being stalked. With the authorities unwilling to do anything, Margo bears the burden herself. She never gives up fearing and wondering when the next incident will occur. In her quest for her own peace of mind, Margo discovers the connection between her mysterious stalker and one of the most tragic events of the 1960s. In solving her personal mystery, Margo will shed light on a prominent figure's untimely death.

Originally pubished September 21, 1912, here is the lead novel from issue #2 of the famous Nickel Weekly, Nick Carter Stories. This ebook contains the complete Nick Carter novel THE FACE AT THE WINDOW.

Back in the day, Jacobia “Jake” Tiptree turned profits managing the fortunes of Manhattan’s most fortunate. Then she fled the rat race for a stately old fixer-upper in easygoing Eastport, Maine. But now a rat from an even darker corner of Jake’s past has turned up…a killer with a blueprint for demolishing her new life. As a home repair enthusiast, Jake knows that nothing lasts forever—not windows or doors, not plaster or plumbing. And not good fortune. After more than three decades eluding justice, the man who murdered her mother is finally about to stand trial—until he vanishes into thin air. Jake has a terrible foreboding of where Ozzie Campbell will turn up next. And while the local police chief is sure she’s overreacting, the truth is far worse than even Jake’s worst fears. With her normally full house empty for at least another week, Jake has been looking forward to the unaccustomed peace and quiet. Now her cozy, well-loved home feels more like a big empty death trap ready to snap shut. First a pair of out-of-towners clearly not in Eastport for vacation turn up asking questions about her. And if she has any doubt they’re connected to Campbell, those doubts are erased when he calls her with a grim warning. But exactly what Campbell wants from her isn’t clear, only that he’ll stop at nothing to hurt those closest to Jake. And his first victims are the most defenseless of all. Suddenly Jake can’t help but feel that her house—and her life—has far too many windows. And in any one of them she might see the face of her killer.

A blogger’s life begins to unravel after her son is kidnapped in this psychological thriller by the author of A Mother Like You. To the world, I’m @HappyWife. Online, people only see my picture-perfect home, my handsome husband, Nick, and my beautiful baby, Thomas. They don’t see the real Gemma Adams. They don’t see my past, the dark secrets I’m hiding in my marriage. They don’t see the fear I live in every single day. But I know someone is watching me. And now, they’ve taken Thomas. I just don’t know why. But I’m going to stop at nothing to get my baby back. Even if it destroys everything, I’ve got to find him . . . A perfect choice for fans of K. L. Slater and Lisa Jewell. Praise for The Face at the Window “A chilling page-turner . . . Gripping and twisty, I was hooked until the last page.” —Sophie Flynn, author of All My Lies “Tense and heartbreaking, this emotional thriller really got under my skin.” —Barbara Copperthwaite, author of The Girl in the Missing Poster “Races towards an explosive ending. A compelling and engrossing read!” —Jane Isaac, author of One Good Lie

The three stories in this short collection from acclaimed author Louise Welsh all confront fear. In 'The Face at the Window' Fiona is convinced someone is breaking into her house, but the only evidence for the break-in is a face at the window that no one else can see. In 'Realm of the Census' Maryanne travels from house to house, collecting census information from strangers, and encounters a woman who lives with ghosts. In 'The Queen of Craigielee' Ailsa is photographing the interior of an abandoned high-rise which is about to be demolished when she sees the faint figure of a girl in a doorway of one of the condemned flats. These three dark stories are tales to savour; they will linger in the mind long after you've finished reading them.

Experience a heart-pumping and thrilling tale of suspense! Originally published in THRILLER (2006), edited by #1 New York Times bestselling author James Patterson. In this haunting Thriller Short, New York Times bestselling writer Heather Graham pays homage to the film Key Largo with a lightning-paced drama that unfolds as a killer storm bears down—and other storms converge around the characters’ lives. It’s a ticking clock of a different kind. Don’t miss any of these exciting Thriller Shorts: James Penney’s New Identity by Lee Child Operation Northwoods by James Grippando Epitaph by J. A. Konrath The Face in the Window by Heather Graham Kowalski’s in Love by James Rollins The Hunt for Dmitri by Gayle Lynds Disfigured by Michael Palmer and Daniel Palmer The Abelard Sanction by David Morrell Falling by Chris Mooney Success of a Mission by Dennis Lynds The Portal by John Lescroart and M. J. Rose The Double Dealer by David Liss Dirty Weather by Gregg Hurwitz Spirit Walker by David Dun At the Drop of a Hat by Denise Hamilton The Other Side of the Mirror by Eric Van Lustbader Man Catch by Christopher Rice Goodnight, Sweet Mother by Alex Kava Sacrificial Lion by Grant Blackwood Interlude at Duane’s by F. Paul Wilson The Powder Monkey by Ted Bell Surviving Toronto by M. Diane Vogt Assassins by Christopher Reich The Athens Solution by Brad Thor Diplomatic Constraints by Raelynn Hillhouse Kill Zone by Robert Liparulo The Devils’ Due by Steve Berry The Tuesday Club by Katherine Neville Gone Fishing by Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child

An evocative and candid memoir that charts the key moments in the life of Britain's most successful bookseller.

Dora learns to overcome her fears of a mentally ill woman who lives in her community in this gentle and compassionate story set in contemporary Jamaica, West Indies.