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1. Reyna Young

Slasher Girl

1. Josh , Winning

Heads Will Roll

Pre-order the hugely entertaining slasher horror of the summer . . .--Willow is in need of an escape.A former sitcom star, she's been publicly shamed on the internet after posting something she really shouldn't have.She checks in to Camp Castaway, an adults-only retreat based at an old campground in the woods.It's the first night and the campers gather round the fire to tell some ghost stories. That's when Willow hears the tale of Knock Knock Nancy. A local urban legend about a witch, brutally beheaded in this very woodland.They say her restless spirit knocks on doors late at night. If you answer, she'll take your head.Willow doesn't believe in ghost stories. But the next day, a camper has vanished under mysterious circumstances. And then that evening, in her cabin, Willow hears it...Knock, Knock, Knock.--Praise for Josh Winning"Be sure to make the popcorn and dim the lights."Paul Tremblay, author of A Cabin At The End Of The World"Josh Winning has won my heart"Clay McLeod Chapman, author of The Remaking"Wow! No one can make us feel so much childhood nostalgia and then so much terror as Josh Winning! Absolutely loved it. This one''s a killer."CJ Leede, Bram Stoker Award-nominated author of Maeve Fly"There was the impulse to binge just one more chapter before closing the covers, combined with layered characterization, sensitivity, and Winning''s respect for and love of pop-culture and what it gives, and takes away."Deirdre Sullivan, author of Perfectly Preventable Deaths"A relentless supernatural page-ripper that doubled as pure catnip for the horror connoisseur in me."David Yoon, author of City of Orange"An all-consuming obsession...a perfect mash-up of Night Film and Harrow Lake."Dawn Kurtagich, author of The Creeper Man

1. Latanya , McQueen

When the Reckoning Comes

“So deliciously uncomfortable there were moments where I had to put the book down, take a deep breath, and like Mira, its protagonist, urge myself to go further. This is a novel, like Octavia Butler's Kindred, that reminds its readers that as long as people don't acknowledge how much of the past still shapes the present, it will bring its whips, its hatchets, and fists to make us learn.”—Megan Giddings, author of Lakewood A haunting novel about a black woman who returns to her hometown for a plantation wedding and the horror that ensues as she reconnects with the blood-soaked history of the land and the best friends she left behind now available as a Harper Perennial Olive Edition. More than a decade ago, Mira fled her small, segregated hometown in the south to forget. With every mile she traveled, she distanced herself from her past: from her best friend Celine, mocked by their town as the only white girl with black friends; from her old neighborhood; from the eerie Woodsman plantation rumored to be haunted by the spirits of slaves; from the terrifying memory of a ghost she saw that terrible day when a dare-gone-wrong almost got Jesse—the boy she secretly loved—arrested for murder. But now Mira is back in Kipsen to attend Celine’s wedding at the plantation, which has been transformed into a lush vacation resort. Mira hopes to reconnect with her friends, and especially, Jesse, to finally tell him the truth about her feelings and the events of that devastating long-ago day. But for all its fancy renovations, the Woodsman remains a monument to its oppressive racist history. The bar serves antebellum drinks, entertainment includes horrifying reenactments, and the service staff is nearly all black. Yet the darkest elements of the plantation’s past have been carefully erased—rumors that slaves were tortured mercilessly and that ghosts roam the lands, seeking vengeance on the descendants of those who tormented them, which includes most of the wedding guests.  As the weekend unfolds, Mira, Jesse, and Celine are forced to acknowledge their history together, and to save themselves from what is to come.

1. R.J. Jacobs

Always the First to Die

R.J. JACOBS has practiced as a psychologist since 2003. He maintains a private practice in Nashville, and h's the author of And Then You Were Gone and Somewhere in the Dark. Find out more at rjjacobsauthor.com.

1. Susanna Rogers

Slash and Burn

1. Christopher Buehlman

Those Across the River

PRAISE FOR THOSE ACROSS THE RIVEROne of Publishers Weekly’s Top-Ten SF, Fantasy & Horror NovelsA World Fantasy Award Nominee for Best Novel“One of the best first novels I’ve ever read.”—Charlaine Harris, #1 New York Times bestselling author “What a treat. Terrible and beautiful. As much F. Scott Fitzgerald as Dean Koontz. A graceful, horrific read.”—*Patricia Briggs, #1 New York Times bestselling author “Wonderfully eerie from start to finish—a novel sure to enthrall readers of all stripes.”—Grant Blackwood, New York Times bestselling author “An unsettling brew of growing menace spiked with flashes of genuine terror—do not miss this chilling debut. Christopher Buehlman is a writer to watch. I look forward to hearing from him again. And soon.” —F. Paul Wilson, New York Times bestselling author“Lures you into a different era, seduces you with eloquent prose and sensual period details, then clamps down on your jugular…An outstanding debut.”—Hank Schwaeble, Bram Stoker Award-winning author“Beautifully written...with a cast of Southern characters so real you can almost see the sweat roll down the page. The ending is exceedingly clever.”—Boston Herald“Buehlman’s lyrical prose vividly captures a landscape made familiar by William Faulkner and Flannery O’Connor. A delightfully genre-bending juxtaposition of supernatural horror and gothic drama.”—California Literary Review“A horror story that manages just the right balance between building dread and suspense and delivering action.”—The A.V. Club“Sublimely crafted...It is clear that Mr. Buehlman brings his poetic background to bear in creating the rhythm and meter of the story...A well-crafted novel that is a pleasure to read.”—New York Journal of Books“[A] masterful debut novel…Buehlman's prose is moody and lush…[A] spellbinding tale of terror…Those Across the River is filled with cowardice and bravery, foolishness and wisdom, grief and grace, and, alas, helplessness and beauty. Buehlman has written one of the best books of the year.”—Shelf Awareness“Buehlman delivers a creepy, suspenseful, and well-crafted debut set in post-Depression era South. The action begins early and never lets up. Recommended for horror fans and those willing to be scared enough to want to stay out of the woods.”—Library Journal“In its unnerving depiction of small-town creepiness and heathen savagery, this surefooted debuut resembles nothing more than Thomas Tryon’s Harvest Home...Viscerally upsetting...This is lusty, snappy writing, and horror fans will eat it up (or vice versa).”—Booklist“Buehlman packs suspense and secrets into his debut nove...Keep[s] readers on their toes right up until the big reveal.”—Publishers Weekly“Fans of novels like Salem’s Lot or classic radio dramas will find this story impossible to put down...[It] feels completely fantastical by our rational minds but believable by our deepest fears.”—Suspense Magazine