Books with title The Intruder

Love...too late? Michael: He's being held in a secret compound. But he's concerned less for himself than his friends. Max. Maria. Liz. Alex. And Isabel. He's got to get out before he's forced to betray the Roswell residents whom Sheriff Valenti is dying to capture. And once Sheriff Valenti has the information he wants, he won't be needing Michael anymore. Isabel: She used to think of Michael as a brother. But now that he's been captured, she seems to be the only one able to hear his every thought, feel his every emotion, share his dreams. Could this special bond between them mean they're meant to be together? Time is running out for Isabel to know for sure...

Intruder in the Dust is at once an engrossing murder mystery and an unflinching portrait of racial injustice. Set in Faulkner's fictional Yoknapatawpha County, it is the story of Lucas Beauchamp, a black man wrongly arrested for the murder of Vinson Gowrie, a white man. Confronted by the threat of lynching, Lucas sets out to prove his innocence, aided by a white lawyer, Gavin Stephens, and his young nephew, Chick Mallison.

What begins as a quiet day of fishing, with 16-year-old Sven Klakk enviously watching the men using fleygs (fowling nets) to catch birds on the cliffs high above him, ends in a tumult of suspense and terror. A force 10 gale; a damaged ship in danger of smashing up on the rocks of the island most of the crew call home; a handful of women, old men, and one 16-year-old boy, to rescue the desperately helpless men.... Then, when it seems impossible for things to get any worse than they already are - they do! Arthur Catherall, a master of suspense, once again skillfully weaves an authentic tale of courage and suspense.

THE INTRUDERS is the harrowing story of a near fatal encounter with the forces of darkness and malevolence. Pat Montandon, well known West Coast TV talk show hostess, had no reason to believe in the power of the supernatural - either for good or for evil - when she moved into a spacious apartment in a town house overlooking San Francisco Bay, an apartment that appeared to offer sanctuary from her stressful career. Instead, as bizarre incident followed incident, climaxing in the tragic death by fire of her closest friend, she was forced to acknowledge that she was locked in a mortal struggle with dark and menacing forces. A true story, as riveting in its way as The Exorcist, this account will intrigue all those drawn by the continuing fascination of the occult.Charming, articulate Pat Montandon - one of San Francisco's best known party givers in a city where entertaining is a way of life - was caught up, along with her guests, in the color and gaiety of an "astrology party" when something went dangerously awry. A tarot reader, hired to entertain, took umbrage instead at what he considered Pat's slighting. as he and his uninvited entourage swept out of the party, the furious man shrieked a curse on hostess and house alike.Over the next two years Pat Montandon suffered an uncanny sequence of misfortunes - misfortunes she could account for only as emanating from some malevolent influence. Her apartment was repeatedly vandalized and fire ravaged, her car smashed several times, her career disrupted, her romances blighted. A biting chill pierced her apartment year round, despite repeated attempts to repair the heating system, and casement windows, locked from within, suddenly stood open.Psychic investigators who have studied the house as well as Pat Montandon's own aura, have found bizarre and inexplicable phenomena. An exorcism has been performed, and Pat Montandon is now successfully recuperating from her life and death duel with dark forces.THE INTRUDERS is an eerie true life account of the supernatural - a story told by a doubter who now can't not believe.

She could just make out the glimmer of a knife, poised high over the open piano. "No!" she cried, and as the knife came down, she grabbed for the intruder’s arm with all her might. Headstrong and independent, Christy is determined to change the lives of the children in Cutter Gap. Apparently, Christy has angered someone enough to cause a string of mysterious pranks. Miss Alice warns Christy to be careful as the pranks become more threatening. What will Christy do when one of her own students turns against her?------------------Based on Catherine Marshall's novel Christy—a New York Times bestseller—the Christy® of Cutter Gap series contains expanded adventures filled with romance, intrigue, and excitement.

Love...too late? Michael: He's being held in a secret compound. But he's concerned less for himself than his friends. Max. Maria. Liz. Alex. And Isabel. He's got to get out before he's forced to betray the Roswell residents whom Sheriff Valenti is dying to capture. And once Sheriff Valenti has the information he wants, he won't be needing Michael anymore. Isabel: She used to think of Michael as a brother. But now that he's been captured, she seems to be the only one able to hear his every thought, feel his every emotion, share his dreams. Could this special bond between them mean they're meant to be together? Time is running out for Isabel to know for sure...

Love...too late? Michael: He's being held in a secret compound. But he's concerned less for himself than his friends. Max. Maria. Liz. Alex. And Isabel. He's got to get out before he's forced to betray the Roswell residents whom Sheriff Valenti is dying to capture. And once Sheriff Valenti has the information he wants, he won't be needing Michael anymore. Isabel: She used to think of Michael as a brother. But now that he's been captured, she seems to be the only one able to hear his every thought, feel his every emotion, share his dreams. Could this special bond between them mean they're meant to be together? Time is running out for Isabel to know for sure...

Having made the big adjustment to life at Cedar River, Lexi Leighton thought her family had settled into a routine and life was normal again. She couldn't have been more wrong!Lexi senses that something's bothering her mother; she's so quiet and reserved. Finally the "surprise" is announced a surprise that becomes the greatest problem that Lexi has ever faced.How will she stop "the intruder"?No one seemed to care that it was killing her inside.

“Nancy Drew, forget the ghost hunt!” a male voice rasps on the telephone. Despite the mysterious warning, the teenage detective and a group of friends start out on a ghost-hunting expedition to investigate five places reputed to be haunted. Danger strikes at once when Nancy tries to overtake the canoe that paddles itself on Lake Sevanee. Thrills and chills mount as the ghost hunters pursue a phantom horse and ghost rider racing across the field that surrounds the Red Barn Guesthouse. During these happenings and other weird events Nancy finds herself pitted against a dangerous adversary, clever enough to operate invisibly.

There was something weird about the stranger, something that Arnold didn't like. He made him feel uneasy and suspicious. Always poking his nose in where it wasn't wanted and winding Arnold up. All Arnold wanted was for him to go away and leave him alone but there was only one way he could stop him... This exciting story was shortlisted for the Carnegie Medal and was the winner of the Silver P.E.N. Award (Children's Section).