Vaggeryds bibliotek

»En gastkramande säkerhetspolitisk thriller. Spännande, iskall och skrämmande realistisk.« Monica Lindgren, SVT Go kväll  »Allt som behövs för en riktigt spännande politisk thrille ...

En far och en son från den brittiska överklassen träffas för första gången på länge i Botswana. Deras relation sätts på prov och dras till sin spets när båda blir ormbitna."Serum" ...

I ”Råttön” befinner vi oss i ett postapokalyptiskt USA, där medborgargarden har övertagit politikens roll efter en global pandemi. En plats där man tvingas söka nya vägar när det m ...

En forskare söker en formel för evigt liv, i kamp mot tiden på ett av sin arbetsgivare, undangömt labb i Afrika."Makulator" ingår i novellsamlingen "Råttön och andra berättelser". ...

Två vänner på resa mot tjurrusningarna i Pamplona, räddar en kvinna från att drunkna i San Sebastiàn - en handling som får ödestigna konsekvenser för deras vänskap."Cikadorna" ingå ...

Carolyn Avon inherited an impressive house in the Scottish Highlands and made her way there during Christmas time to claim it. It was evident that she did not have the means to mai ...

‘An Anonymous Story’ follows an anonymous assassin, sent to infiltrate the home of Orlov, the wealthy son of a judge. Disguised as a servant, the revolutionary perfectly blends int ...

The La Motta family are on the run. Forced to flee Paris after a scandal, they need a place to hide. They settle for an abandoned abbey, where they’re joined by another person with ...

The second in the ‘Fleming Stone’ series of mystery novels by popular author Carolyn Wells, ‘The Gold Bag’ centres on the mysterious murder of a wealthy businessman Joseph Crawford ...

When Hans Pfaal’s creditors begin to circle, there is only one thing he can do. Construct a magnificent, science defying balloon and escape to the moon! Hans records the details o ...

A dark comedy, threaded through with an unsettling plot twist, 'The System' follows a bumbling narrator through a tour of a mental institution in southern France. The peculiar Mons ...

A biting satirical piece, this short story takes aim at modern societies superiority complex. Through poking, prodding and mindless electrocution , a group of bumbling friends awak ...

A satirical story with a moral tint, "Never Bet the Devil Your Head" follows a narrator, fashioned after Poe himself, who is attacked by critics for his inability to produce a mora ...

This short story, told in the Gothic tradition represents Poe's first work to be printed, and represents the foundation of what would constitute much of his future work. The tale, ...

‘In the Dark’ is a darkly humorous short story by Anton Chekhov about a couple awoken during the night by a sneezing fit. This absurdist scene quickly becomes terrifying as the wif ...

Dinner party conversation does not tend to include mysterious drownings which cost multiple people their lives. It is bound to turn even sourer when one attendee takes it upon hims ...

Sir John Rowell's death is shrouded in mystery, and the judge who narrates his story essentially turns it into a scary campfire story. Elements of hunting, sea voyaging, and savage ...

Friends gather for dinner, drink a glass or five, and begin telling each other stories. Tales of dangerous hunting experiences are thrown around lightheartedly. This mood changes q ...

Graveyards are the calmest places on Earth – for the living and the dead. The Besiers cemetery is no exception. Until the keeper finds a young man digging up the grave of a recentl ...

"Darklands" is Niels Krause-Kjær’s independent sequel to the filmed bestselling novel "Solitaire".Suspicion of fraud at the highest level turns out to have threads reaching far int ...

A political mystery from prolific author E. Phillips Oppenheim, ‘A Lost Leader’ follows the fortunes of former Liberal politician, Lawrence Mannering. Content with his retired life ...

First published in 1908, ‘The Long Arm of Mannister’ is one of author E. Phillips Oppenheim’s best-known novels. Revolving around a criminal named Mannister, the book is a collecti ...

What would you wish for if you could have anything? William Wymark Jacobs raises this age-old question when the White family stumble upon a monkey’s paw with the power to grant wis ...

I ett hus dekorerat med skräckfilmsaffischer hittas en ung kvinna död. Hon ligger på sängen i sitt sovrum med två blodiga kroppsdelar i handen. Kriminalinspektör Jane Rizzoli och r ...

För mer än tjugo år sedan kidnappades Patricia, arv­tagaren till familjen Lockwoods förmögenhet, i samband med ett rån på familjegodset. Efter flera månader i fångenskap lyckades h ...