Sinister Shorts

From the best-selling author of Case of Lies and other Nina Reilly thrillers comes a collection of crime and suspense stories, many never before published, including "The Long Walk," "Success Without College," "The Couple Behind the Curtains," "Juggernaut," "The Furnace Man," and "To Still the Beating of Her Heart." Reprint.

Do you like being scared? Then prepare to face your own worst nightmares as you step into the dark realms of horror and terror. Enter the old house where children have gone and are never seen again. Face the terror that lurks each night in a cemetery. And beware of what sinister thing dwells inside of an old, hidden cupboard. From sinister scarecrows, dolls, curses and dark woods, you are guaranteed a bone-chilling frightful night with these 15 short stories that will haunt you while you sleep.

Two-volume set that presents an introduction to American short fiction from the 19th century to the present.

The best resource for getting your fiction published! Novel & Short Story Writer's Market 2018 is the only resource you need to get your short stories, novellas, and novels published. This edition of NSSWM features hundreds of updated listings for book publishers, literary agents, fiction publications, contests, and more, and each listing includes contact information, submission guidelines, and other essential tips. Inside Novel & Short Story Writer's Market, you'll find valuable tips for: • How to take your readers on a roller-coaster ride by mastering the art of the unexpected • Weaving foreshadowing and echoing into your story • Discovering the DNA--dialogue, narrative, and action--dwelling inside all memorable characters • Gaining insight from best-selling and award-winning authors, including Steve Berry, Liane Moriarty, Junot Diaz, and more You will also receive a one-year subscription to WritersMarket.com's searchable online database of fiction publishers (comes with print version only). Includes exclusive access to the webinar "Say What? Create Dialogue to Hook Readers and Make Your Story Pop" by best-selling author Jennifer Probst.

Explores principles, techniques and practical ideas for teaching English with video.

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From the New York Times bestselling author of Nina Reilly Series comes KEEPER OF THE KEYS, a superb standalone thriller that will keep you turning pages into the dark of night... For single-mindedly ambitious, but troubled architect Ray Jackson, a nightmare begins one muggy California night when his wife, Leigh, disappears. There’s no ransom note, no messages, no body—nobody knows if Leigh is dead or alive. Suddenly, when a strange woman—Kathleen, an old friend of his wife—shows up, demanding answers from Ray, he starts feeling defensive. Ray wants the truth too, but his questions seem off to Kat. Suspected by both his wife’s friend and the police, Ray knows he must unravel the mystery before he’s all but tried and convicted. Using a collection of keys that he’s had since he was a boy—keys to all the homes that he and his mother used to live in, Ray searches each house, hoping to unlock the secrets of his childhood. When past and present crash up against each other, a terrifying mystery begins to unravel... Ray faces the most excruciating choice of his life—face up to his own violent history in order to prevent another heinous murder, or stay quiet and live with what will come... “O’Shaugnessy is masterful!” –#1 New York Times bestseller, Brad Thor