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It begins with cicadas. It will end with the swarm. When millions of insects appear unexpectedly, off the rhythm of their 17-year cycle, Detective Vicky Paterson is investigating a bizarre killing in her sleepy hometown. At the same time, a pair of hired guns work to free their client's daughter from a shadowy cult.As these events intertwine, things begin to spiral out of control. When Vicky's young daughter, Sadie, is attacked by the insects, it's clear that the once-harmless creatures have invaded with a malevolent purpose.But this is only the first wave. Soon, the infestation is impossible to contain.As the world desperately works to unravel the mysteries of the swarm, and humanity rests on the knife's edge of extinction, Vicky and a group of strangers will fight to uncover the shocking origins of the attack-and the terrible purpose behind it.This panoramic novel of insect apocalypse reaches back into the darkest recesses of the twentieth century and unleashes its horrors on our modern, interconnected world.

"Marino offers horrors both existential and visceral. From a stunning opening, the sense of dread just builds and builds." -M. R. Carey, author of The Girl with All the Gifts"Odd and dark and fascinating . . . Not quite like anything I've ever read before. A strange, compelling, late-night page-turner. It kept me reading way past my bedtime." -T. Kingfisher, author of The Hollow PlacesPossession is an addiction.Sydney's spent years burying her past and building a better life for herself and her young son. A respectable marketing job, a house with reclaimed and sustainable furniture, and a boyfriend who loves her son and accepts her, flaws and all.But when she opens her front door, and a masked intruder knocks her briefly unconscious, everything begins to unravel.She wakes in the hospital and tells a harrowing story of escape. Of dashing out a broken window. Of running into her neighbors' yard and calling the police.The cops tell her a different story. Because the intruder is now lying dead in her guest room-murdered in a way that looks intimately personal.Sydney can't remember killing the man. No one believes her.Back home, as horrific memories surface, an unnatural darkness begins whispering in her ear. Urging her back to old addictions and a past she's buried to build a better life for herself and her son.As Sydney searches for truth among the wreckage of a past that won't stay buried for long, the unquiet darkness begins to grow. To change into something unimaginable.To reveal terrible cravings of its own.

"Marino has a good eye for genuinely disturbing imagery. This novel hums with a terrifying momentum." - Kirkus The Larkin siblings are known around the small town of Wofford Falls. Both are artists, but Peter Larkin, Lark to his friends, is the hometown hero. The one who went to the big city and got famous, then came back and settled down. He's the kind of guy who becomes fast friends with almost anyone. His sister Betsy on the other hand is more... eccentric. She keeps to herself. When Lark goes to deliver one of his latest pieces to a fabulously rich buyer, it seems like a regular transaction. Even being met at the gate of the sprawling, secluded estate by an intimidating security guard seems normal. Until the guard plays him a live feed: Betsy being abducted in real time. Lark is informed that she's safe for now, but her well-being is entirely in his hands. He's given a book. Do what the book says, and Betsy will go free.It seems simple enough. But as Lark begins to read he realizes: the book might be demonic. Its writer may be unhinged. His sister's captors are almost certainly not what they seem. And his town and those within it are... changing.And the only way out is through."Marino offers horrors both existential and visceral." - M. R. Carey, author of The Girl with All the Gifts, on The Seven Visitations of Sydney Burgess"Dark and fascinating . . . Not quite like anything I've ever read before. A strange, compelling, late-night page-turner. It kept me reading way past my bedtime." -T. Kingfisher, author of The Hollow Places?, on The Seven Visitations of Sydney BurgessAlso by Andy Marino:The Seven Visitations of Sydney Burgess

From the author of Escapefrom Chernobyl comes another fast-paced historicalthriller about a city caught between an enemy army and theirown brutal government.Artem lives in the sleepy city of Stalingrad, which has mostlybeen cut off from war with Nazi Germany – until the summerof 1942. That July, martial law is declared as the Nazis begin theirunprecedented march toward the city. Artem’s older brotheris a soldier in Stalin’s Red Army, so Artem is worriedfor his brother’s safety once he and his family have evacuatedthe city.   From Andy Marino, author of The Plot to Kill Hitler seriesA fast-paced historical thriller abouh a city caught betweenan enemy army and their own brutal governmentFor readers aged 8+

From the author of The Plot to Kill Hitler trilogyand Escape from Chernobyl comes another fast-paced,high-interest historical thriller, chronicling two daring attemptsto cross the Berlin Wall, set decades apart.  December, 1961 Marta is a young girl who saw thirty miles of barbed wire appearacross her city overnight, separating Berlin into West and East- with Marta's home on the Communist Bloc-controlled eastern side.   From Andy Marino, author of the Plot to Kill HitlertrilogyA riveting historical thrillerFor readers aged 8+

A thrilling story based on a real WWII events, for childrenaged 9 - 12.July, 1945World War II is nearing its end.The Nazis have been defeated in Europe, and Albie hopes he andhis brother, Joe, can return to normal life – or as normalas it can be after losing their parents. But the war with Japanrages on, and when Joe’s assigned to the USS Indianapolis,Albie refuses to be left behind. He sneaks aboard, heading out tosea with the crew.The voyage is cramped and hot, and Joe’s furious when hefinds Albie. Then torpedoes slam through the hull, and the Indianapolisbegins to sink.As chaos unfolds, Joe and Albie get off the ship – but thenightmare is just beginning. There’s little food, wateror shelter. Days are scorching, nights are freezing. All they cando is float and hope for rescue before the Japanese navy returns.Then another threat arrives, drawn by blood in the water: sharks.Every moment becomes a desperate fight to survive. Based on the real-life sinking of the USS Indianapolis duringWWII.A gripping survival story centered on brotherhood and resilience.Written by Andy Marino, known for combining history and pulse-poundingthriller