An exclusive thriller writer’s retreat hosted on a private island turns lethal when one of the authors is found murdered in this twisty locked room mystery. When renowned anonymous author J. R. Alastor hires former aspiring writer Mila del Angél to host a writing retreat at his private manor off the coast of Maine, she jumps at the chance—particularly since she has an ax to grind with one of the invitees. The guest list? Six thriller authors, all masters of deceit, misdirection, and mayhem. Confess the crimes, survive the tropes. Alastor and Mila have masterminded a week of games, trope-fueled riddles, and maybe a jump scare or two—the perfect cover for Mila to plot a murder of her own. But when a guest turns up dead—and it’s not the murder she planned—Mila finds herself trapped in a different narrative altogether. One by one, you’ll lose your turn. With a storm cutting off the island, and the body count rising, Mila must outwit a killer who knows literally every trick in the book. Until only one of us remains…

He's making a list. It's Christmastime at Elsinore House School, and what better way for class 11S to get into the festive spirit than with a Secret Santa? Sixteen-year-old ELERI isn't the most outgoing or popular girl in school, so when a gift is left for her each day in the abandoned tower block opposite her house, she can't help but be flattered. It's certainly a welcome distraction from a difficult home life and the trauma of last Christmas, when NINA, the new girl and Eleri's Secret Santa giftee, went missing. But who could be her Secret Santa? And why go through the effort of giving her a whole advent calendar's worth of gifts? Fingers crossed it's the handsome and enigmatic bad boy RAS, whom Eleri was flirting with last Christmas and on whom she still has a massive crush ... Eleri's friends are, however, less convinced: Ras seems unruly and unstable. And why store the gifts in a creepy and dilapidated old tower block? As the countdown to Christmas continues, the gifts themselves take on an increasingly dark and dangerous nature. What initially seemed like a harmless bit of festive fun might just turn out to be a sick joke, or something entirely more sinister... With time running out, Eleri starts to wonder: could it, after all, have something to do with the disappearance of Nina last Christmas? And, if so, will Eleri be next?

He's making a list. It's Christmastime at Elsinore House School, and what better way for class 11S to get into the festive spirit than with a Secret Santa? Sixteen-year-old ELERI isn't the most outgoing or popular girl in school, so when a gift is left for her each day in the abandoned tower block opposite her house, she can't help but be flattered. It's certainly a welcome distraction from a difficult home life and the trauma of last Christmas, when NINA, the new girl and Eleri's Secret Santa giftee, went missing. But who could be her Secret Santa? And why go through the effort of giving her a whole advent calendar's worth of gifts? Fingers crossed it's the handsome and enigmatic bad boy RAS, whom Eleri was flirting with last Christmas and on whom she still has a massive crush ... Eleri's friends are, however, less convinced: Ras seems unruly and unstable. And why store the gifts in a creepy and dilapidated old tower block? As the countdown to Christmas continues, the gifts themselves take on an increasingly dark and dangerous nature. What initially seemed like a harmless bit of festive fun might just turn out to be a sick joke, or something entirely more sinister... With time running out, Eleri starts to wonder: could it, after all, have something to do with the disappearance of Nina last Christmas? And, if so, will Eleri be next?

Meet Eva, who can’t feel pain, and Anna, who can’t escape it. Everyone has heard about the case of Eva Reid. Ever since she was born, she’s felt no she can get a paper cut, break a limb and even give birth without feeling a single thing. Her life has long captivated the fascination of reporters and researchers—including Dr. Nate Reid, Eva’s husband and acclaimed scientist renowned for his work in the Pain Laboratory. Also among them is Anna Tate, a ruthless journalist with a dark past of her own. When Eva is suddenly found dead inside her home, it raises a flurry of questions around the last night of her life—and who might’ve been involved. Anna finds herself growing increasingly obsessed with Eva’s her protected, painless existence, her promising career as a psychotherapist and especially her toxic relationship to the alluring Dr. Reid, whom Eva met and married as his former patient. But what other secrets could they be hiding? When Dr. Reid embarks on the process of writing a book about Eva, an opportunity arises for Anna to work on it alongside him. As she slowly inserts herself into their home to uncover what’s fact and what’s fiction, shocking discoveries await her—and not everyone may come out unscathed…

There is an alternate cover edition for ISBN13 9780316160193 here. I knew we were both in mortal danger. Still, in that instant, I felt well. Whole. I could feel my heart racing in my chest, the blood pulsing hot and fast through my veins again. My lungs filled deep with the sweet scent that came off his skin. It was like there had never been any hole in my chest. I was perfect - not healed, but as if there had never been a wound in the first place. I FELT LIKE I WAS TRAPPED IN ONE OF THOSE TERRIFYING NIGHTMARES, the one where you have to run, run till your lungs burst, but you can't make your body move fast enough.... But this was no dream, and, unlike the nightmare, I wasn't running for my life; I was racing to save something infinitely more precious. My own life meant little to me today. FOR BELLA SWAN THERE IS ONE THING more important than life itself: Edward Cullen. But being in love with a vampire is even more dangerous than Bella could ever have imagined. Edward has already rescued Bella from the clutches of one evil vampire, but now, as their daring relationship threatens all that is near and dear to them, they realize their troubles may be just beginning.... LEGIONS OF READERS ENTRANCED BY THE New York Times bestseller Twilight are hungry for the continuing story of star-crossed lovers Bell and Edward. In New Moon, Stephanie Meyer delivers another irresistible combination of romance and suspense with a supernatural spin. passionate, riveting, and full of surprising twists and turns, this vampire love saga is well on its way to literary immortality.