Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
What if the monster you fear most is the one you’ve locked inside yourself? In Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, a brilliant but tormented scientist unleashes a dangerous experiment to split his soul—only to find his darkest impulses taking violent, uncontrollable form. But as the line between man and monster dissolves, will his final act save humanity… or prove that the true horror was hiding in the mirror all along?
- Originally Published: 1886
- Publisher: Vintage Classics Library, 2016
- Genre: Gothic, Horror
- Pages: 240
- Book Type: Hardcopy
- ISBN: 9781784871604
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The Brothers Karamazov
What if the truth could damn your soul as easily as save it? In this searing masterpiece, three brothers—a reckless sensualist, a tormented intellectual, and a devout novice—are ensnared in their father’s murder, a crime that unravels their fragile bonds and forces them to confront faith, freedom, and the darkest corners of human desire. As secrets fester and motives blur, Dostoyevsky whispers: If God is dead, is every sin justified—or does redemption lie in the wreckage of our choices?
- Originally Published: November 1880
- Publisher: Penguin Classic, 2003
- Genre: Novel
- Pages: 1056
- Book Type: Hardcopy
- ISBN: 978-0679410034
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The Dante Club
What if the deadliest killer wasn’t a man, but a poem? In The Dante Club, a band of literary titans secretly translating Dante’s Inferno must decipher a murderer’s gruesome tableaus—each a twisted homage to the Hell they’ve only dared to describe. But when the crimes strike chillingly close to their inner circle, will their pursuit of art’s truth condemn them to become its next victims… or make them complicit in the horror they’ve unleashed?
- Originally Published: 2003
- Publisher: Random House Trade Paperbacks, 2004
- Genre: Historical Fiction
- Pages: 400
- Book Type: Hardcopy
- ISBN: 9780812971040
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The Secret History
What if the pursuit of beauty demanded a blood sacrifice? In The Secret History, outsider Richard Papen becomes entangled with an elite group of classics students whose obsession with ancient rituals spirals into a chilling pact to bury a lethal secret. But as guilt fractures their bond, each must confront how far they’ll go to protect their illusions—and whether the terror of truth might destroy them all. Would you trust the person you’ve vowed to die for… or the stranger staring back in the mirror?
- Originally Published: 1992
- Publisher: Penguin General UK, 2002
- Genre: Psychological Fiction
- Pages: 640
- Book Type: Hardcopy
- ISBN: 9780140167771
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