Crib Notes-The Stacks...Chapter Three
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Given that my personal books read list is quite extensive, it’s no surprise that I gravitate towards the new releases, managing the ebb and flow of my TBR with nerdy glee. But my bookish choices of the current day have left many of these gems falling through the cracks of my blog.
Let me dig out some great reads from the stacks for you!
HEART SHAPED BOX – JOE HILL
Aging death metal rock legend Judas is a collector of the macabre; a cookbook for cannibals, a used hangman’s noose, you get the picture. His latest internet find is a black heart shaped box that contains a musty dead man’s suit still inhabited by the spirit of its late owner. As you might expect from the son of the great Stephen King; truly terrifying and dreadful things happen…
If you liked…Head Full Of Ghosts, The Dark Half, The Toll
OBLIVION – PETER ABRAHAMS
When Nick wakes up in a hospital room, his clothes are too big, and everyone is treating him like a victim. And he has no memory of how he got there.
Digging for answers when he doesn’t even know the questions, Nick begins to fear he is searching for the most elusive quarry he has ever hunted; himself.
If you liked…See Jane Run, Dark Matter, Diary Of A Murderer
ODD THOMAS – DEAN KOONTZ
Odd is a short order cook in a small desert town who becomes the reluctant confidant of the dead. They seek him out when they want justice or want to stop a crime. Then one day a presence reaches out whose intentions are not remotely pure and Odd goes into battle against the gathering evil.
If you liked…Salem’s Lot, Joyland, Midnight
THREE BODY PROBLEM – CIXIN LIU
Set against the backdrop of China’s Cultural Revolution, a secret military project sends signals into space to establish contact with aliens. A civilization of the brink of destruction captures the signals and plans to invade Earth. Our characters are split on which side they are on, some prepared to welcome these beings with open arms and some ready to fight.
If you liked…Snow Crash, The Gone World, All Systems Red
