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Rachel is unemployed and devastated by a recent divorce. She fills her time with drinking, riding the commuter train, and fantasizing about a seemingly perfect couple the train passes by every day. Then one morning, Rachel sees something shocking that unravels her and entangles her in an unfolding mystery.
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When U.S. Marshall Teddy Daniels arrives at the asylum for the criminally insane on Shutter Island, what starts as a routine investigation quickly takes a sinister turn. As the investigation unfolds and Daniels uncovers more shocking and terrifying truths about the island, he also learns there are some places that never let you go.
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La Bruja de Portobello relata la vida de Athena mediante la gente que la conocía bien o que no la conocía nada. Entre ellos, su madre adoptiva, un periodista, una sacerdotisa, un historiador y una actriz. Cada persona ilustra un aspecto diferente del carácter de Athena, describiendo lo que vieron y experimentaron y también compartiendo sus propias impresiones, creencias e inquietudes. Edda, sacerdotisa: "El gran problema de Athena era ser una...
4) Lie to me
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Sutton and Ethan Montclair's idyllic life is not as it appears. They seem made for each other, but the truth is ugly. Consumed by professional and personal betrayals and financial woes, the two both love and hate each other. As tensions mount, Sutton disappears, leaving behind a note saying not to look for her. Ethan finds himself the target of vicious gossip as friends, family and the media speculate on what really happened to Sutton Montclair. As...
5) Abandoned
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Mary brings her new boyfriend to the hospital for minor outpatient surgery. But when she returns later to pick him up, he has mysteriously vanished. The police can't help her. Her friends, who have never met him, don't believe her. Is the hospital administrator involved in a creepy cover-up? Could Mary's increasingly frantic state be connected to her previous psychiatric issues? Is it possible her boyfriend doesn't exist at all?
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On the day the Riverton Ripper vanished without a trace, seven children were born. Today, they're all turning 16 ... and turning up dead. Keep your heart racing with this suspense-thriller filled with twists, turns and a dark secret that will send your soul searching for cover.
8) Slither
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Wheelsy is a small rural town where not much happens, but that is all going to change, and not for the better. Grant Grant, the town's wealthiest and most powerful citizen, is taking a walk through the woods when he comes across a strange and unfamiliar life form. Grant makes the mistake of getting too close and soon an alien creature invades his body. It is not long before Grant isn't the only one who has been attacked by the strange and slimy things....
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A love story and a murder mystery set against the backdrop of a New York real estate dynasty in the 1980s. The story was inspired by the story of Robert Durst, scion of the wealthy Durst family. Durst was suspected, but never tried, of murdering his wife who disappeared in 1982 and was never found.
10) Fun size
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Wren, a whip-smart high school senior, has her plans for Halloween go awry when she's stuck babysitting her annoying little brother. When he gets lost in a crowd of trick-or-treaters, it's up to Wren and her three friends to find him as they set off on the most unexpected and unforgettable adventure of their lives, as long as mom doesn't find out!
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En su último año de instituto, Quentin no ha aprobado ni en popularidad ni en asuntos del corazón... Pero todo cambia cuando su vecina, la legendaria, inalcanzable y enigmática Margo Roth Spiegelman, se presenta en mitad de la noche para proponerle que le acompañe en un plan de venganza inaudito. Después de una intensa noche que reaviva el vínculo de una infancia compartida y parece sellar un nuevo destino para ambos, Margo desaparece dejando...
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"Amari sabe tres cosas: Su hermano Quinton ha desaparecido. Nadie quiere hablar sobre el asunto. Una misteriosa invitación es su única pista. La invitación es para una prueba en la Agencia de Investigadores Sobrenaturales y es una oportunidad para descubrir qué le pasó a Quinton. Pero ¿cómo se las arreglará en un mundo donde las sirenas, los alienígenas y la magia son reales? ¡Y con una compañera de habitación que es un niña dragón!...
13) The good German
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Takes place in the ruins of post-WWII Berlin, where U.S. Army war correspondent Jake Geismar becomes involved with Lena Brandt, a former lover whose missing husband is the object of a manhunt led by both the American and Russian armies. Intrigue mounts as Jake tries to uncover the secrets Lena may be hiding in her desperation to get herself and her husband out of Berlin. Tully is an American soldier working in the U.S. army motor pool who is assigned...
14) Home
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"When Oh, a lovable misfit from another planet, lands on Earth and meets a teenage girl named Tip, the two unlikely friends embark on the greatest journey of all time... the journey home."--Container.
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Will's older brother Ken is his hero. One day an old girlfriend of Ken's is found raped and murdered in the family's home in New Jersey. All evidence points to Ken and he runs. Will has always believed in his brother's innocence, and 11 years after the crime he sets out to find the real killer and clear his brother's name.
16) Paper towns
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Adapted from the bestselling novel by author John Green, a coming-of-age story centering on Quentin and his enigmatic neighbor Margo, who loved mysteries so much she became one. After taking him on an all-night adventure through their hometown, Margo suddenly disappears; leaving behind cryptic clues for Quentin to decipher. The search leads Quentin and his quick-witted friends on an exhilarating adventure that is equal parts hilarious and moving.
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Inheritance games volume 2
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Un paso adelante. Avery pensó que resolver el acertijo que le puso el multimillonario Tobias Hawthorne revelaría por qué le dejó a ella, una completa desconocida, toda su fortuna. Dos pasos atrás. Pero, a medida que las pistas crípticas dan un giro inesperado y los atractivos y enigmáticos nietos de Hawthorne continúan atrayéndola en diferentes direcciones, Avery no puede evitar preguntarse en quién puede confiar realmente. ¿Qué sucede...
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Blair Willows is a kind-hearted girl who is chosen to attend Princess Charm School: a magical, modern place that teaches dancing, how to have tea parties, and proper princess manners. Blair loves her classes, as well as the helpful magical sprites and her new friends, Princesses Hadley and Delancy. But when royal teacher Dame Devin discovers that Blair looks a lot like the kingdom's missing princess, she turns Blair's world upside down to stop her...
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What starts out as an exciting road trip for the Toy Story gang takes an unexpected turn for the worse following a detour to a roadside motel. After Mr. Potato Head suddenly disappears, his friends find themselves caught up in a hilarious mystery that must be solved before they suffer the same fate in this thrilling story of TERROR!
20) Echo Park
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Detective Harry Bosch, now in the Open-unsolved Unit, receives a call from the DA telling him a serial killer has confessed to several murders. Harry must interview the man about a case he couldn't crack involving the murder of a 22-year-old woman whose body was never found.
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