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Ben H. Winters

    June 14, 1976
    Ben H. Winters
    Bedbugs
    Countdown City
    Golden State
    Underground Airlines
    World Of Trouble
    The worst - case scenario: pocket guide
    • 2023

      From New York Times best-selling and Edgar Award-winning author Ben H. Winters, this supernatural page-turner about a real-estate nightmare will make you think twice about your dream home.

      Bonus Room, The
    • 2019

      Golden State

      • 336 pages
      • 12 hours of reading
      3.6(55)Add rating

      ___________________ 'A prescient, devastating commentary on humanity's disintegrating attachment to reality and truth... Winters has written a 1984 for the 21st century. Not just a thrilling book, but an important one' Blake Crouch, author of Dark Matter and TV series Wayward Pines 'A dystopia for our times' Financial Times 'A wry commentary on our current era' Guardian ___________________ Welcome to Golden State, where the worst crime you can commit is to lie. Laz Ratesic is a veteran of the State's special police. Those in power rely on Laz to discover the full and final truth. But when a man falls from a roof in suspicious circumstances, it sets in motion a terrifying series of events which will shatter Laz's world for ever. Because when those in control of the truth decide to twist it, only those with the power to ask questions can fight back. ___________________ Golden State is an ambitious and frighteningly timely novel set in a world where everything is recorded and no one can be trusted. For anyone who loved The Handmaid's Tale, The Power and Station Eleven. 'Pacy and compelling' SFX 'Golden State is fascinating, cutting and ultimately inspiring' SciFiNow

      Golden State
    • 2016

      Underground Airlines

      • 336 pages
      • 12 hours of reading
      3.8(9253)Add rating

      It is the present-day, and the world is as we know it. Except for one thing: slavery still exists. Victor has escaped his life as a slave, but his freedom came at a high price. Striking a bargain with the government, he has to live his life working as a bounty hunter. And he is the best they've ever trained.

      Underground Airlines
    • 2014

      Music, Performance, and the Realities of Film

      Shared Concert Experiences in Screen Fiction

      • 276 pages
      • 10 hours of reading

      The book explores the intricate relationship between narrative film and reality through the depiction of classical concert performances. It highlights how these scenes reflect music's significance within the film's ontology, asserting that films create their own realities rather than merely replicating everyday life. By analyzing concert performances, the author reveals the complex interactions between real musicians and fictional narratives, challenging the audience's suspension of disbelief. Ultimately, it presents a novel perspective on music's role in cinema, suggesting that the musical underscore fosters a shared audio-visual experience between characters and viewers.

      Music, Performance, and the Realities of Film
    • 2014

      World Of Trouble

      • 306 pages
      • 11 hours of reading
      4.0(8822)Add rating

      Critically acclaimed author Ben H. Winters delivers this explosive final installment in the Edgar Award winning Last Policeman series.

      World Of Trouble
    • 2013

      The Last Policeman

      • 336 pages
      • 12 hours of reading
      3.3(125)Add rating

      Hank Palace is working the case of Peter Zell, an insurance man who has comitted suicide. To his fellow police officers, it's just one more death-by- hanging in a city that sees a dozen of suicides every week. But Palace senses something wrong. There's something odd about the crime scene. Something off. Palace becomes convinced that it's murder.

      The Last Policeman
    • 2013

      Countdown City

      • 316 pages
      • 12 hours of reading
      3.5(64)Add rating

      Set three months before the deadly asteroid 2011GV1 is due to hit Earth, this title chronicles the further adventures of Hank Palace.

      Countdown City
    • 2012

      With over 9 million copies sold worldwide, the Worst-Case Scenario series has been preparing readers for dangers of all kinds for more than a decade. This handsome large-format hardcover compendium is truly the ultimate guide for handling life's inevitable Worst-Case Scenarios, collecting—for the first time—hundreds of the best and most crucial scenarios from across the entire 26-book series, along with dozens of all-new and expanded scenarios, charts, and expert tips. Topical, tabloid-style pages explore more than 100 subjects, from storms to stampedes to technology failures and beyond, with special sections highlighting critical information on starting fires, animal encounters, emergency signals, "Can I eat that?" questions, and more. Packed with expert advice and sturdy enough to stop a tiger bite, this gifty tome will keep longtime fans and new initiates safe and entertained in equal measure.

      The Ultimate Worst-Case Scenario Survival Handbook
    • 2011

      Bedbugs

      • 253 pages
      • 9 hours of reading
      3.4(2096)Add rating

      Alex and Susan Wendt are the perfect couple in search of the perfect Brooklyn brownstone - and the house at 56 Cranberry Street is too good to pass up. Sure, the landlady seems a little eccentric. And the creepy handyman drops too many strange remarks about the previous tenants.

      Bedbugs
    • 2009