Thomas Tryon
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"A spellbinder with a twisted ending . . . You can't put it down"—from the New York Times–bestselling author of The Other (Des Moines Register).
In Pequot Landing, there are two sights to see: the largest elm in America, which dominates the stately old village green, and the house of Lady Harleigh. When the Great War ended, she was the most beautiful bride in the village, and though she was...
In Pequot Landing, there are two sights to see: the largest elm in America, which dominates the stately old village green, and the house of Lady Harleigh. When the Great War ended, she was the most beautiful bride in the village, and though she was...
3) The other
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English
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The twisted story of 12-year-old twins whose devotion to one another is played out in a macabre game of murder.
5) Night magic
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A young magician will risk his soul to learn the secrets of the universe Though he bills himself as the Greatest Magician in the World, Michael Hawke is painfully aware that he's nothing more than a sidewalk. He plies his trade outside the Metropolitan Museum of Art, entrancing passing crowds with feats of conjuring and sleight of hand. One afternoon, he plays a trick on a shabbily dressed man whose beard is twisted and whose glass eye gives him a...
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From horror to Hollywood, three haunting novels from the New York Times–bestselling author of Crowned Heads and The Other. Harvest Home: After escaping New York City for the idyllic New England village of Cornwall Coombe, the Constantine family wins the friendship of the town matriarch, the mysterious Widow Fortune, who invites them to join the ancient festival of Harvest Home. But something far more sinister than the annual harvest is about to...
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Kingdom come series volume 2
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English
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The violent struggle over the abolition of slavery in Pequot, Connecticut twenty years before the Civil War.
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Kingdom come series volume 1
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In 19th century Connecticut, a boy and girl are violently separated by their feuding families and sent to opposite ends of the earth.
11) The Cardinal
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English
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Epic drama about the rise of a socially conscious Irish American priest through the ranks to Cardinal.
13) In harm's way
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English
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An epic treatment of the bombing of Pearl Harbor and the attack on the naval base and the explosive behind-the-scenes stories.
14) The Cardinal
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Sweeping and powerful epic about a man torn between doubt and faith, between human and spiritual values. Follows an Irish American Catholic priest across two continents and through several turbulent decades. His rise to the upper echelons of the Church hierarchy parallels and is propelled by the social upheaval of the times.
16) The other
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English
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The twisted story of 12-year-old twins whose devotion to one another is played out in a macabre game of murder.
19) Fedora
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English
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A film producer travels to the Greek isles to coax a Garbo-like screen idol out of seclusion. But the deeper he infiltrates the remote villa, evading an overprotective countess and a mysterious plastic surgeon, the closer he comes to discovering the terrible secret behind the actress's timeless beauty.
20) The longest day
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"On June 6, 1944, the Allied Invasion of France marked the beginning of the end of Nazi domination over Europe. The attack involved 3,000,000 men, 11,000 planes and 4,000 ships, comprising the largest armada the world has ever seen. Presented in its original black and white version, [it] is a vivid, hour-by-hour recreation of this historic event. Featuring a stellar international cast, and told from the perspectives of both sides, it is a fascinating...