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Alfie’s wild university days are over. In an effort to make a new image for himself, he takes over as CEO of his father’s company and lives a proper life, wowing people with his innovation. The only thing missing is a good woman and some excitement. Both are just around the corner. Being the good guy that he is, he rescues his best friend’s bride as she runs from the alter the day of the wedding and offers her a place to stay for a few weeks. What will the world think when the story comes out? And is this beautiful American woman worth the stain that might taint his new reputation?

Eleven masters of suspense - Kelly Barnhill, Michael Buckley, Adam Gidwitz, Adele Griffin and Lisa Brown, Claire Legrand, Nikki Loftin, Daniel José Older, Dav Pilkey, R. L. Stine, and Rita Williams-Garcia - have come together to bring you a bone-chilling collection of original ghost stories, perfect for sharing around the campfire, listening under the covers with a flashlight, and scaring your friends' pants off.

Ein Junge ist nicht nach Hause gekommen, und seine Familie wartet ängstlich auf seine Rückkehr. Ein Vater tritt in die Dunkelheit, um nach seinem Sohn zu suchen. Schließlich melden sich Entführer. Als der Vater begreift, worum es ihnen geht, steht er vor einer ungeheuerlichen Entscheidung: Darf er das Leben eines seiner Kinder zugunsten des anderen opfern?

Rural Trinidad: a brick house on stilts surrounded by bush; a family, quietly surviving, just trying to live a decent life in a society. Clyde, the father, works long, exhausting shifts at the petroleum plant in southern Trinidad; Joy, his wife, looks after the home. Their two sons, 13 years old, wake early every morning to travel to the capital, Port of Spain, for school. They are twins but nothing alike: Paul has always been considered odd while Peter is widely believed to be a genius, destined for greatness. Paul goes walking in the bush one afternoon and doesn't come home....