Dark evenings are getting longer and the scariest holiday of the year, Halloween, is approaching – a great opportunity to spice up your free time with adrenaline by immersing yourself in the worlds of captivating books. For those who miss scary stories, the online bookstore vaduspirkti.lt shares 8 book ideas that won’t take long to get your hands on.
sleep walking
Lars Kepler
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Lars Kepler Sleepwalking
The latest work of the Swedish writer couple Alexander and Alexandra Ahndoril, who go by the pseudonym Lars Kepler, is a blood-curdling detective that is a must-read for all fans of thrillers. Writers who have become an international sensation have a great ability to keep readers hooked from the first to the last page of their books, together with detective Jon Lina unraveling the most complex cases.
The book “Sleepwalker” tells the story of a gruesome crime discovered by the Stockholm authorities – a brutally murdered victim, after which the suspect is found sleeping next to the victim with a severed arm instead of a pillow. However, it turns out that the young suspect – Hugo, the seventeen-year-old son of a famous writer – suffers from a rare form of somnambulism caused by nightmares. He can be either a criminal or a witness, but the young man claims that he does not remember the events of that night at all. Detective Jonas Lina, together with his old friend Erika Marija Barkus, begins to investigate a complicated case and uses hypnosis to find out who is behind this brutal crime.
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Mark Edwards “The Alex Reed”
UK-based psychological thriller author Mark Edwards describes terrifying events that happen to completely ordinary people in his books. This is exactly what happened in the thriller “Alex Reed”.
Brits Ruta and Adam can’t resist the tempting offer to spend the summer in New York and take care of the house while the owners are temporarily gone. Young, in love, striving for professional success, the two feel that fate is finally smiling on them. Therefore, the moment they see Eden standing on the stairs, drenched in a summer rain, they feel it would be right to share a piece of this success. The beautiful, charismatic Alex Reed claims to be a friend of the house’s owners, and they have allegedly invited her to stay whenever she arrives in New York.
Although she knows that she should not invite strangers to her home, hospitality prevails and Edenė stays in the house under the care of the couple. However, after the girl stays, the suspicion begins to creep in that maybe she is not the person she says she is and the desire to help becomes a costly mistake.
sleeping beauties,
Stephen King, Owen King
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Stephen King, Owen King “Sleeping Beauties”
The list of the scariest books cannot do without the well-known author, titled the king of horror The works of Stephen King. True, this time he also enlisted the help of his son, Owen King, who is following in his father’s footsteps, creating fantasy and horror novels.
The book “Sleeping Beauties” tells about a strange pandemic that began to spread around the world – women who suddenly fell asleep are surrounded by a layer of thin material, similar to the cover of a cocoon. They should not be woken up – if the sleeping women are woken up and the layer covering their body is violated, the women begin to be mercilessly violent. Left alone, they wake up in a better place, where harmony reigns, conflicts rarely arise… and there are no men.
Iva, who unexpectedly found herself in prison, is the only one who cannot be affected by sleeping sickness. Confused and enraged, the men’s eyes turn to her – is Iva an anomaly to be investigated, or is it all the fault of an evil demon? The men left by the women, overcome by the growing primal impulses, split into two hostile sides: one wants to kill Iva, the other seeks to save her. The realistic story, which deals with topical issues and has no shortage of creepy moments, promises readers a lot of food for thought.
mysterious drawings,
Jason Rekulak
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Mysterious Drawings by Jason Rekulak
Melory Quinn, a young girl trying to break free from addictions, gets a great job offer – to work as a nanny for a quiet and shy five-year-old boy named Teddy. She is especially fascinated by his cute drawings: trees, rabbits, balloons. But one day, Teddy draws a man walking backwards through a dense forest, dragging the body of a dead woman. The boy’s parents reassure him that these are just children’s fantasies, but the drawings become more and more sinister and realistic. Melori tries to decipher the message the boy is sending through the drawings – could Teddy’s drawings reveal a murder that happened years ago? Or can they kill the boy himself?
American thriller author Jason Rekulak’s book “Mysterious Drawings” will captivate, surprise and horrify even the biggest lovers of scary stories.
Shadow in the night
Chris Carter
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Shadow in the Night by Chris Carter
The Brazilian writer Christ Carter has an exceptional talent to cause the readers a surge of various emotions and to lure the main characters of the books and the readers accompanying them into confusing traps with an extremely realistic plot line.
“Shadow in the Night” is a new revival of Carter’s novel, in which readers will meet detective Robert Hunter again. The body of an unidentified woman is brought to the Los Angeles County morgue. The cause of death is unknown. There are no signs of abuse, except for the fact that her private part is sewn up. But what’s most shocking is what investigators find left behind by the killer inside the woman, something so grotesque that Los Angeles Police Department Homicide Detective Robert Hunter is quickly called off duty to take on the case. Soon the detective finds himself the target of a terrible predator who has no intention of stopping.
midnight fiesta,
Lucy Foley
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Midnight Fiesta by Lucy Foley
The opening of a luxury resort, endless cocktails and more interesting party guests than each other. But darkness stirs beneath the scorching midsummer sun. Among the guests are old friends and enemies. Behind the impeccably maintained territory of the Manor, the ancient forest breathes secrets, and as soon as the grand party enters, the local police are called. It turns out that the past has invaded the celebration, and this oversight will have deadly consequences.
British writer Lucy Foley’s book “Midnight Fiesta” is an exciting psychological thriller in which readers will not only get involved in the whirlwind of a mysterious holiday, but will also explore with the author the themes of personal identity and social influence.
doctor’s wife
Daniel Hurst
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The Doctor’s Wife by Daniel Hurst
British writer Daniel Hurst does not let readers get bored in his psychological thrillers. His book “The Doctor’s Wife” was published in Lithuania – a real delicacy for fans of tense plots.
Dr. Dru Devlin is far from the perfect man he appears to be at first glance. Although he and his wife live in a perfect house overlooking the sea, have a perfect marriage and a perfect life, the reality is much more complicated. Using the power given by his job, he cozys up to other people’s lives, cheats on his wife in order to get what he wants at any cost. However, his wife is not one to be underestimated.
The story about the doctor’s wife continues in the writer’s latest book “The Doctor’s Widow”.
burning girls
CJ Tudor
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Burning Girls by CJTudor
Writer CJ Tudor’s stunning novel “Burning Girls” tells the story of Jay Brooks, a pastor who has moved to a remote village with her fifteen-year-old daughter Flo, who comes to serve at the village church, hoping to finally spend her days in peace with her daughter.
In a village shrouded in mystery, she is greeted by an old exorcism kit and a mystical note that quotes the Bible. Unexpectedly, she is tasked with clearing the place of demons and preventing more deaths and disappearances of villagers. The better the pastor and her daughter get to know the village and its inhabitants, the deeper they become immersed in local intrigues, secrets and suspicions. And when Flo sees a vision of burning girls in the old church, it becomes clear to the visitors that there are ghosts here who don’t want to rest peacefully in oblivion.
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Burning Girls by CJ Tudor
CJ Tudor’s “Burning Girls” brings suspense to the forefront with a chilling tale that explores dark secrets and the haunting past of a small community. When a vicar and his daughter move to a quiet village, they uncover the horrifying legacy of murdered girls that has plagued the town for decades. As they delve deeper into the mysteries of the past, they must confront both historical horrors and present dangers that threaten their very lives.
Tudor masterfully weaves together themes of grief, loss, and the courage to face the truth, creating an atmospheric thriller that keeps readers on the edge of their seats. With surprising twists and a richly developed sense of place, “Burning Girls” is sure to enthrall fans of psychological thrillers.
Burning Girls
CJ Tudor
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