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Pepper is a rambunctious big man and, suddenly, the surprised inmate of a budget-strapped mental institution in Queens, New York. He's not mentally ill, but that doesn't seem to matter. On his first night, he's visited by a terrifying creature who nearly kills him before being hustled away by the hospital staff. It's no delusion: the other patients confirm that a hungry devil roams the hallways when the sun goes down.

Crying in H-Mart meets My Sister, the Serial Killer in this feminist psychological horror about the making of a female serial killer from a Korean-American perspective. Ji-won's life tumbles into disarray in the wake of her Appa's extramarital affair and subsequent departure. Her mother, distraught. Her younger sister, hurt and confused. Her college freshman grades, failing. Her dreams, horrifying... yet enticing. In them, Ji-won walks through bloody rooms full of eyes. Succulent blue eyes. Salivatingly blue eyes.

A masterful, moving novel about age, memory, and family from one of the literary icons of our time. Coming in March 2022 from Apple Plus, a six-part series starring Samuel L. Jackson. Ptolemy Grey is ninety-one years old and has been all but forgotten—by his family, his friends, even himself—as he sinks into a lonely dementia. His grand-nephew, Ptolemy's only connection to the outside world, was recently killed in a drive-by shooting, and Ptolemy is too suspicious of anyone else to allow them into his life.

Unputdownable • Psychological Suspense • Horror • Tense • Gripping. A Fallon Book Club Pick. “Pulse-pounding locked-room suspense.” —*Elle* “*Nightwatching* is like nothing I've read before. I wolfed it down in two sittings; it's amazing.” —Lisa Jewell. A footstep on the stairs. A second to react. What happens next will determine everything. Home alone with her young children during a blizzard, a mother tucks her son back into bed in the middle of the night. She hears a noise—old houses are always making some kind of noise.

New York Times bestseller • Shortlisted for the National Book Award • One of *The New York Times Book Review’s* 10 Best Books of the Year • A *TIME* Must-Read Book of the Year • A newly sober, orphaned son of Iranian immigrants, guided by the voices of artists, poets, and kings, embarks on a remarkable search for a family secret that leads him to a terminally ill painter living out her final days in the Brooklyn Museum. Electrifying, funny, and wholly original, *Martyr!* heralds the arrival of an essential new voice in contemporary fiction. “Kaveh Akbar is one of my favorite writers.

An eerie and absorbing novel following a criminal psychologist who has discovered shocking and possibly dangerous connections between a serial killer and her stepdaughter. Criminal psychologist Seonkyeong receives an unexpected call one day. Yi Byeongdo, a serial killer whose gruesome murders shook the world, wants to be interviewed. Yi Byeongdo, who has refused to speak to anyone until now, asks specifically for her. Seonkyeong agrees out of curiosity.

For fans of Before the Coffee Gets Cold, a charming, internationally bestselling Japanese novel about how the perfect book recommendation can change a reader's life. What are you looking for? So asks Tokyo's most enigmatic librarian. Sayuri Komachi is able to sense exactly what each visitor to her library is searching for and provide just the book recommendation to help them find it.

Nicola Barker weaves humor and tragedy through this fresh and original collection, as her characters struggle to find love, independence, and fulfillment in this new addition to the Ecco Art of the Story series. Nicola Barker's collection of her nineteen most brilliant stories exemplifies her ability to create daring, witty, and dynamic characters, all their idiosyncrasies intact. Barker's stories often use wordplay and humor to stretch the boundaries of metaphor and reality as the outrageously original plots unfold.

"Dans le miroir de la salle de bains, elle se dévisage, et se voit telle que les amis d'Étienne vont la voir : une fille fade et gauche, une fille qu'il a choisie parce qu'elle ne risque pas de lui faire de l'ombre." Un soir de canicule, en août à Paris, deux couples se rejoignent pour dîner. La soirée aura lieu chez Étienne. Claudia, sa compagne, d'une timidité maladive, a cuisiné toute la journée pour masquer son appréhension. Johar et Rémi, leurs invités, n'ont pas l'esprit tranquille non plus.

"En réalité, sur certains points, Claire Marie me fait penser à ces canards qui ont l'air de glisser sur l'eau mais leurs pattes remuent sous la surface à toute allure. Il y a quelque chose en eux d'un trompe-l'œil." Un dimanche d'automne, deux sœurs se retrouvent à Ville-d'Avray. Sous le secret d'une vie sage, chacune porte en elle le besoin insatiable de romanesque, découvert enfant à la lecture de Jane Eyre. Encouragée par l'atmosphère trouble et immobile de la fin d'après-midi, Claire Marie se laisse aller aux confidences.