Classic Suggestion October 2011

Dracula by Bram Stoker

When Jonathan Harker visits Transylvania to help Count Dracula with the purchase of a London house, he makes a series of horrific discoveries about his client. Soon after wards, various bizarre incidents unfold in England: an apparently unmanned ship is wrecked off the coast of Whitby; a young woman discovers strange puncture marks on her neck; and the inmate of a lunatic asylum raves about the 'Master' and his imminent arrival. In "Dracula", Bram Stoker created one of the great masterpieces of the horror genre, brilliantly evoking a nightmare world of vampires and vampire hunters and also illuminating the dark corners of Victorian sexuality and desire. -Product Description






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Best in Books October 2011

The Last Child by John Hart

Awarded the 2009 Dagger Awards: CWA Ian Fleming Steel Dagger and the 2010 Edgar Allan Poe Awards: Best Novel winner. The Last Child quickly moves through layers of twists and turns with surprising revelations.

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*Starred Review* When 12-year-old Alyssa Merrimon disappeared a year ago, her family fell apart. her twin brother, Johnny, became obsessed with trying to find her, their father took off, not to be heard from again, and their mother sank into a world of drugs and booze, helped along by an abusive, wealthy boyfriend. Det. Clive Hunt is also obsessed, both with finding Alyssa and with her mother, and his preoccupation costs him his marriage and jeopardizes his job. But this is Johnny's story and his quest to find the sister he lost. Taking his mother's car while she's passed out and occasionally taking along his best friend, Jack, Johnny spies and keeps meticulous records on the townfolk of small Raven County, NC. The world is a dark place when seen through his eyes, and Johnny is an unforgettable character in this finely drawn yet disturbing thriller. With his best novel yet, the Edgar Award-winning Hart (Down River) firmly cements his place alongside the greats of the genre. Highly recommended for all public libraries. --Stacy Alesi, Palm Beach City Lib. Syst., Boca Raton, FL (Reviewed March 1, 2009) (Library Journal, vol 134, issue 4, p64)

Available in WMA electronic audiobook format from the Greather Phoenix Digital Library

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