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Paperback. Zustand: Good. What lies in the past should not be uncovered. When Abbie Adams, a historian-turned-journalist, is hired to investigate a cold-case murder from 1969, she jumps at the chance. But soon after she begins researching the case, she realizes that Frank Wexler, the faculty advisor who tanked her thesis and a member of a powerful family in town, is connected to the crime and is definitely not talking. As Abbie tracks down the remaining living witnesses, she slowly pieces together the events of that fateful night, and yet is not a single step closer to solving the case. Were the police back then told to stand down? To cover up the crime? When her witnesses suddenly wind up dead, it becomes clear that Abbie has stumbled upon a sensitive truth that threatens to tear the fabric of the southern town apart. The killer could still be out there, and now he could be hunting her.…

Hardback. Zustand: Good. A 2024 IBPA Benjamin Franklin Award Gold Medal Winner A 2024 Silver Falchion Award Finalist "A brutal, suspenseful, and surprising read with an unforgettable protagonist." --School Library Journal, Starred Review "Utterly riveting from beginning to end." --Demetra Brodsky, ITW and Black-Eyed Susan Award-nominated author of Last Girls Be Careful Who You Root For When a violent, decades-long feud between two powerful men comes to a head in the small settlement of Bladestay, Colorado, cunning resident Theo Creed must use her wits to stay alive. Disguising herself as a young boy, seventeen-year-old Theo bluffs her way into the inner circle of August Gains, the magnetic leader of the ruthless gang that has descended on her town. But the deeper Theo gets into the con, the more she starts to question her loyalties. Complicating her subterfuge is a mysterious outlaw whose small moments of kindness contradict the blood he has on his hands, making Theo wonder who, exactly, is conning who. To save her town, Theo must parse façade from reality and choose between the barefaced malevolence she's infiltrated and an evil she didn't know lurked at home. For readers who enjoy No Country for Old Men by Cormac McCarthy and Under a Painted Sky by Stacey Lee. …

Paperback. Zustand: Very Good. From Audie Award-winning author Ash Bishop "Readers will be eager to see what Bishop does next." --Publishers Weekly ". . . filled with realistic scenarios and satisfying twists." --Midwest Book Review Leo: You'll step out the door, prepared for a normal day. But you'll never reach your workplace. You will vanish, without a trace. Who is the Horoscope Writer? It's not Bobby Frindley. He's an ex-Olympic athlete who has fast-talked his way into an entry-level position at a dying newspaper. He's supposed to be writing horoscopes, but someone has been doing it for him . . . On his first night on the job, Bobby receives an email with twelve gruesome, highly-detailed horoscopes, along with a chilling ultimatum: print them and one will come true, or ignore them and they all will. Working with a skeptical co-worker, Bobby investigates the horoscope writer's true identity, but the closer he gets to the truth, the more the predictions begin to be about him. Has he attracted the attention of a cruel puppeteer? Or is it possible that, like any good horoscope, it's all in his head? For readers who enjoy The Lost Symbol by Dan Brown, Deal Breaker by Harlan Corben, or Therapy by Jonathan Kellerman.…

Hardback. Zustand: Very Good. Falling in love isn't complicated . . . unless it's with your best friend's ex. Hannah Taylor has lived in her best friend Braelyn's shadow all through high school. But when she meets Seth, the handsome and charming newcomer, she wonders if, for once, she might finally be in the spotlight. Until Braelyn and Seth meet, and Brae sweeps his attention away as only she can. Hannah is left to watch the first boy she's ever truly liked date not only someone else, but her best friend. When Seth unexpectedly breaks up with Brae months later, Hannah vows to help her friend get over the breakup while secretly trying to move on from Seth once and for all. Because even though Seth is no longer dating Brae, you never, ever date your best friend's ex. But getting over Seth is easier said than done when Hannah learns that she was the reason for the breakup, and Seth may like her back. For readers who enjoy The Kissing Booth by Beth Reekles, What Are Friends For? by Sarah Sutton, and The Summer I Turned Pretty by Jenny Han.…

Hardback. Zustand: Like New. Falling in love isn't complicated . . . unless it's with your best friend's ex. Hannah Taylor has lived in her best friend Braelyn's shadow all through high school. But when she meets Seth, the handsome and charming newcomer, she wonders if, for once, she might finally be in the spotlight. Until Braelyn and Seth meet, and Brae sweeps his attention away as only she can. Hannah is left to watch the first boy she's ever truly liked date not only someone else, but her best friend. When Seth unexpectedly breaks up with Brae months later, Hannah vows to help her friend get over the breakup while secretly trying to move on from Seth once and for all. Because even though Seth is no longer dating Brae, you never, ever date your best friend's ex. But getting over Seth is easier said than done when Hannah learns that she was the reason for the breakup, and Seth may like her back. For readers who enjoy The Kissing Booth by Beth Reekles, What Are Friends For? by Sarah Sutton, and The Summer I Turned Pretty by Jenny Han.…

Paperback. Zustand: Good. If Nor can't spin gold, she can always spin lies. When seventeen-year-old Nor rescues a captured faerie in the woods, he gifts her with a magical golden thread she can use to summon him for a favor. Instead, Nor uses it for a con--to convince villagers to buy straw that can be transformed into gold. Her trick works a little too well, attracting the suspicion of Prince Casper, who hates nobody more than a liar. Intent on punishing Nor, he demands that she spin a room of straw into gold and as her reward, he will marry her. Should she refuse or fail, the consequences will be dire. Desperate for help, Nor summons the faerie's aid, launching a complicated dance as she must navigate between her growing feelings for both the prince and faerie boy and who she herself wishes to become.…

Hardback. Zustand: Good. An ambitious teen girl is forced to continue her family's legacy of secretly impersonating the town's famous lake monster, but suddenly finds a real monster in the lake who wants to eat its way through the populace.

Hardback. Zustand: Good. A 2024 IBPA Benjamin Franklin Award Silver Medal Winner A 2024 IPPY Award Bronze Medal Winner A 2024 Silver Falchion Award Finalist "[An] enjoyable comic fable . . ." --Wall Street Journal "This auspicious debut announces a bright new voice in comic suspense." --Publishers Weekly, Starred Review Not every fishmonger can be a secret agent. Journey to an unnamed mountainous country in central Europe at the end of the Great War. Enter Citizen Orlov, a simple fishmonger and an honest, upright citizen, who answers a phone call meant for a secret agent and stumbles into a hidden world of espionage and secrecy. Recruited by the Ministry of Security, he is sent on assignment to safeguard the king. But Orlov soon discovers that his ministry handler, the alluring femme fatale Agent Zelle, is planning not to protect the king but to assassinate him. Caught in a web of plot and counterplot, confusing loyalties, and explosive betrayals, Orlov finds himself on trial for murder. Given the opportunity to clear his name, he finds that the lives of his friends, mother, and fellow citizens hang in the balance.…

Hardback. Zustand: Very Good. "A satisfying conclusion to a trilogy that centers progress through equity . . ." --School Library Journal, Starred Review What dreams survive when the nightmares are real? Jacs, Queen of Frea, is struggling to stay afloat beneath the weight of her crown. Her loved ones are missing, injured, or worse, her resources are stretched to their breaking point, and she is about to lead her troops back into the catacombs to face the Sons of Celos--a dangerous group set on tearing the Queendom apart. Ascending the throne . . . Stranded in the Lower Realm, Connor begins to notice further signs of a sinister plot, one designed to ensnare the minds of the citizens and turn their hearts away from their Queen, making him all the more desperate to return to his Queen's side. A war too late . . . From within the bowels of the Queendom, Celos's forces of darkness are gathering. Racing against a clock that had started ticking long before either Jacs or Connor realized, they must uncover Celos's plan and stop him before the Queendom comes crashing down around them. For readers who enjoy Terrier by Tamora Pierce, The Selection by Kiera Cass, andThe Looking Glass Wars by Frank Beddor.…

Hardback. Zustand: Good. "A satisfying conclusion to a trilogy that centers progress through equity . . ." --School Library Journal, Starred Review What dreams survive when the nightmares are real? Jacs, Queen of Frea, is struggling to stay afloat beneath the weight of her crown. Her loved ones are missing, injured, or worse, her resources are stretched to their breaking point, and she is about to lead her troops back into the catacombs to face the Sons of Celos--a dangerous group set on tearing the Queendom apart. Ascending the throne . . . Stranded in the Lower Realm, Connor begins to notice further signs of a sinister plot, one designed to ensnare the minds of the citizens and turn their hearts away from their Queen, making him all the more desperate to return to his Queen's side. A war too late . . . From within the bowels of the Queendom, Celos's forces of darkness are gathering. Racing against a clock that had started ticking long before either Jacs or Connor realized, they must uncover Celos's plan and stop him before the Queendom comes crashing down around them. For readers who enjoy Terrier by Tamora Pierce, The Selection by Kiera Cass, andThe Looking Glass Wars by Frank Beddor.…

Hardback. Zustand: Good. A 2024 IPPY Award Gold Medal Winner "Gripping, tragic, but ultimately hopeful." --Kirkus Reviews "[A] compassionate, thought-provoking thriller . . ." --Christie Tate, author of NYT bestseller Group: How One Therapist and a Circle of Strangers Saved My Life Does doing one bad thing make you a bad person? Sixteen-year-old Emily Keller, known by the media as Keller the Killer, is accused of causing the deaths of a family of four, including young children. Emily is one of the youngest females to be accused of a crime so heinous, making this the nation's biggest trial of the year. But what really happened that fateful night--and who's responsible--is anything but straightforward. Living in a trailer park in Baltimore with her twin brother and alcoholic mother, Emily's life hasn't been easy. She's had to grow up fast, and like any teen, has made questionable decisions in a desperate attempt to fit in with her peers. Will her mistakes amount to a guilty verdict and a life in prison? It's up to the jury to decide. For readers who enjoy Luckiest Girl Alive by Jessica Knoll, 13 Reasons Why by Jay Asher, and One of Us is Lying by Karen M. McManus.…

Paperback. Zustand: Good. What lies in the past should not be uncovered. When Abbie Adams, a historian-turned-journalist, is hired to investigate a cold-case murder from 1969, she jumps at the chance. But soon after she begins researching the case, she realizes that Frank Wexler, the faculty advisor who tanked her thesis and a member of a powerful family in town, is connected to the crime and is definitely not talking. As Abbie tracks down the remaining living witnesses, she slowly pieces together the events of that fateful night, and yet is not a single step closer to solving the case. Were the police back then told to stand down? To cover up the crime? When her witnesses suddenly wind up dead, it becomes clear that Abbie has stumbled upon a sensitive truth that threatens to tear the fabric of the southern town apart. The killer could still be out there, and now he could be hunting her.…

Paperback. Zustand: Fair. 2021 Foreword INDIES Finalist A Mystery Scene Magazine 2021 Editor's Pick The name is Allen. Ken Allen. These days Ken Allen is a nobody. But once upon a time, his name was Brand. Jove Brand. Eighteen years ago, Ken Allen played the famous fictional superspy in Near Death, a movie so bad it was never meant to be seen. Since then, Ken has faded into cult obscurity, but when his celebrated successor is killed in the same ghastly fashion as the villain in Near Death, Ken is cast as the prime suspect. The only way for Ken to clear his name is to go full method and once again play the part of Jove Brand, except this time it's for real. As murder surrounds him, the secrets behind Near Death Ken fought to keep buried for eighteen years begin to surface. …

Hardback. Zustand: Good. Don't awaken what sleeps in the dark. In a future ravaged by fire and drought, two climate refugees ride their motorcycles across the wasteland of the western US, and stumble upon an old silver mine. Descending into the cool darkness of the caved-in tunnels in desperate search of water, the two women find Lavinia Cain's diary, a settler in search of prosperity who brought her family to Nevada in the late 1860s. But Lavinia and the settlers of the Western town discovered something monstrous that dwells in the depths of the mine, something that does not want greedy prospectors disturbing the earth. Whispers of curses and phantom figures haunt the diary, and now, over 150 years later, trapped and injured in the abandoned mine, the women discover they're not alone . . . with no easy way out. The monsters are still here--and they're thirsty.…

Hardback. Zustand: Like New. "An entrancing, emotionally insightful story . . ." --Kirkus Reviews "A delightfully witchy coming-of-age story." --Kendare Blake, #1 NYT bestselling author of Three Dark Crowns Death is permanent. Even if it hasn't happened yet. With just a touch, George experiences a person's future death. High school is hard enough, but sixteen-year-old death witch Georgiana "George" Colburn can't seem to catch a break. Even Jen's ghost, the recently deceased popular girl who ignored George in life, won't leave her alone. George is convinced her life can't get any worse. That is until she bumps into the new student and experiences his death at her hand. When a coven mate, Trixie, offers to help her with her magic, George finds herself with a new friend and crush, but she knows even if she found the courage to ask her out, a relationship is impossible: she'd never be able to touch her. With the help of her friends, George must face her fears and learn to embrace her powers to unlock the secrets of her magic before blood stains her hands. For readers who enjoy These Witches Don'tBurn by Isabel Sterling, Chilling Adventures of Sabrina by Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa, and Legendborn by Tracy Deonn.…

Hardback. Zustand: Good. "An entrancing, emotionally insightful story . . ." --Kirkus Reviews "A delightfully witchy coming-of-age story." --Kendare Blake, #1 NYT bestselling author of Three Dark Crowns Death is permanent. Even if it hasn't happened yet. With just a touch, George experiences a person's future death. High school is hard enough, but sixteen-year-old death witch Georgiana "George" Colburn can't seem to catch a break. Even Jen's ghost, the recently deceased popular girl who ignored George in life, won't leave her alone. George is convinced her life can't get any worse. That is until she bumps into the new student and experiences his death at her hand. When a coven mate, Trixie, offers to help her with her magic, George finds herself with a new friend and crush, but she knows even if she found the courage to ask her out, a relationship is impossible: she'd never be able to touch her. With the help of her friends, George must face her fears and learn to embrace her powers to unlock the secrets of her magic before blood stains her hands. For readers who enjoy These Witches Don'tBurn by Isabel Sterling, Chilling Adventures of Sabrina by Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa, and Legendborn by Tracy Deonn.…

Hardback. Zustand: Fair. A 2025 Edgar Award and Anthony Award Nominee "An intoxicating mix of psychological thriller and domestic drama." --Naomi Hirahara, USA Today bestselling author Beware of false memories. They keep secrets and tell lies. Memory is Copeland-Stark's business. Yet after months of reconsolidation treatments at their sleek new flagship facility, Hope Nakano still has no idea what happened to her lost year, or the life she was just beginning to build with her one great love. Each procedure surfaces fragmented clues which erode Hope's trust in her own memories, especially the ones of Luke. As inconsistencies mount, her search for answers reveals a much larger secret Copeland-Stark is determined to protect. But everyone has secrets, including Hope. For readers who enjoy The Silent Patient by Alex Michaelides, Things We Do in the Dark by Jennifer Hillier, Lies We Bury by Elle Marr, and The Woman in the Window by A. J. Finn.…

Hardback. Zustand: Good. A 2025 Edgar Award and Anthony Award Nominee "An intoxicating mix of psychological thriller and domestic drama." --Naomi Hirahara, USA Today bestselling author Beware of false memories. They keep secrets and tell lies. Memory is Copeland-Stark's business. Yet after months of reconsolidation treatments at their sleek new flagship facility, Hope Nakano still has no idea what happened to her lost year, or the life she was just beginning to build with her one great love. Each procedure surfaces fragmented clues which erode Hope's trust in her own memories, especially the ones of Luke. As inconsistencies mount, her search for answers reveals a much larger secret Copeland-Stark is determined to protect. But everyone has secrets, including Hope. For readers who enjoy The Silent Patient by Alex Michaelides, Things We Do in the Dark by Jennifer Hillier, Lies We Bury by Elle Marr, and The Woman in the Window by A. J. Finn.…

Hardback. Zustand: Good. A 2025 Reading the West Book Award Nominee "The Stricken will keep you guessing with new twists on every page." --Rosalyn Briar, USA Today bestselling author "[A] unique, page-turning tale." --Foreword Reviews What if our spirits walk to another life while our bodies sleep? Every day in Clara's world, a dark cloud descends upon her town. The storm comes like clockwork, erasing everyone's memories. Everyone except Clara. But after Clara's father mysteriously disappears, things change. The Diviners, captive souls who feed off memories, come for her. With the help of a mysterious figure, Clara escapes the Diviners and flees to Khalom, a city in a parallel world, where she hopes to find refuge. There, Clara discovers that she is a Noble--one of the few people to have knowledge of both worlds, along with the ability to venture between the two. Forced to live the Noble life, Clara goes to school with peers who want her dead. Meanwhile, a rare and dangerous power begins to stir inside of her. The power of Death. And it grows until she's not sure if she can control it. When the Diviners break through the city's defense and students begin to turn up brain dead, Clara must find a way to harness her newfound power in order to stop the attacks before the city--and her mind--is wiped clean. For readers who enjoy A Darker Shade of Magic by V. E. Schwab, Crave by Tracy Wolff, House of Salt and Sorrows by Erin A. Craig, and A Deadly Education by Naomi Novik. …

Hardback. Zustand: Very Good. A 2024 IPPY Award Bronze Medal Winner "Magic, Greek mythology, and revenge intertwine in this retelling . . ." --Kirkus Reviews "Fantastically imaginative . . ." --Bella Higgin, author of Belle Morte and Revelations It all started with a curse. When mermaid Sereia overshadows her brother and the kingdom's rightful heir, Triton, the position of next ruler of the sea is in question. Determined to keep his throne, Triton banishes Sereia with a warning: if you ever return, you will become a monster. Left for dead, Sereia washes up on the shores of Atlantis, where she is rescued by a kind merchant with a tragic past. He earns her trust, but Atlanteans fear magic and Sereia must conceal her true identity as her feelings for her savior deepen. Her skill with a blade finds her a place within the Atlantean army, and Sereia soon wavers between the pull of revenge and the possibility of love on land, but when a friend's fate is at risk, she must make the hardest decision of all: expose who she truly is and be burned at the stake as a witch, or return to the sea a monster. For readers who love 'The Little Mermaid' fairy tale or enjoy Lore by Alexandra Bracken and To Kill A Kingdom by Alexandra Christo.…

Hardback. Zustand: Like New. A 2025 IBPA Book Award Silver Medal Winner "A clever tale about breaking free from the past . . ." --Kirkus Reviews "[A] vivid tapestry with an absolutely explosive ending." --K. Ancrum, author of Icarus and The Wicker King Mara Cassidy is going to die . . . again. For seventeen years, Evan Kiernan's life has felt like painting by someone else's numbers, moving and transferring schools every time his mom has a breakup. But when he's accepted into NYU's Promising Young Artist program for his senior year, the future suddenly feels like a blank canvas. However, it soon becomes clear that the city has peculiar ties to his past. A thunderstorm finds him under the same umbrella as an eerily familiar green-eyed girl. A visit to an art gallery brings him face-to-face with a heavily tattooed portrait of himself. He sees things that aren't there--at least not anymore. And the girl he's falling in love with is somehow at the center of it all. When history suddenly points to a devastating future, Evan must race against time to figure out who is pulling the strings and change the green-eyed girl's fate--a race he's already lost twice. For readers who enjoy Strange Unearthly Things by Kelly Creagh, The Bad Ones by Melissa Albert, Divine Rivals by Rebecca Ross, and The Hundred Loves of Juliet by Evelyn Skye.…

Hardback. Zustand: Fair. A 2025 IBPA Book Award Silver Medal Winner "A clever tale about breaking free from the past . . ." --Kirkus Reviews "[A] vivid tapestry with an absolutely explosive ending." --K. Ancrum, author of Icarus and The Wicker King Mara Cassidy is going to die . . . again. For seventeen years, Evan Kiernan's life has felt like painting by someone else's numbers, moving and transferring schools every time his mom has a breakup. But when he's accepted into NYU's Promising Young Artist program for his senior year, the future suddenly feels like a blank canvas. However, it soon becomes clear that the city has peculiar ties to his past. A thunderstorm finds him under the same umbrella as an eerily familiar green-eyed girl. A visit to an art gallery brings him face-to-face with a heavily tattooed portrait of himself. He sees things that aren't there--at least not anymore. And the girl he's falling in love with is somehow at the center of it all. When history suddenly points to a devastating future, Evan must race against time to figure out who is pulling the strings and change the green-eyed girl's fate--a race he's already lost twice. For readers who enjoy Strange Unearthly Things by Kelly Creagh, The Bad Ones by Melissa Albert, Divine Rivals by Rebecca Ross, and The Hundred Loves of Juliet by Evelyn Skye.…

Hardback. Zustand: Like New. "Ricochet is an exciting, satisfying fantasy novel."--Foreword Reviews "[A] royal and delightfully complex adventure." --Booklist History got it wrong. I survived. Anastasia Romanov and her younger brother Alexei escape their family's execution when a bullet strikes Anastasia's garnet necklace, transporting them to a parallel universe. This alternate Russia is a second chance. Anastasia wants to save her family, Alexei wants the throne, and they plan to travel the infinite multiverse to find a world in which both are possible. When Alexi is mistaken for the tsarevich of this dimension, he is brought to the Winter Palace, where he eagerly starts impersonating his doppelganger, playing the role that was stolen from him in his own world. To maintain his façade, he must deceive everyone--including Anastasia. Anastasia just needs time to grieve and heal after losing everything that defined her, but Alexei's lies lead her on a journey through the alternate Russia. With rebellion brewing, she is determined to save this world's Romanovs--and Alexei--before they meet the same fate as her own family. For readers who enjoy Anastasia by Sophie Lark, The Crown's Game by Evelyn Skye, and Romanov by Nadine Brandes.…

Hardback. Zustand: Good. "Ricochet is an exciting, satisfying fantasy novel."--Foreword Reviews "[A] royal and delightfully complex adventure." --Booklist History got it wrong. I survived. Anastasia Romanov and her younger brother Alexei escape their family's execution when a bullet strikes Anastasia's garnet necklace, transporting them to a parallel universe. This alternate Russia is a second chance. Anastasia wants to save her family, Alexei wants the throne, and they plan to travel the infinite multiverse to find a world in which both are possible. When Alexi is mistaken for the tsarevich of this dimension, he is brought to the Winter Palace, where he eagerly starts impersonating his doppelganger, playing the role that was stolen from him in his own world. To maintain his façade, he must deceive everyone--including Anastasia. Anastasia just needs time to grieve and heal after losing everything that defined her, but Alexei's lies lead her on a journey through the alternate Russia. With rebellion brewing, she is determined to save this world's Romanovs--and Alexei--before they meet the same fate as her own family. For readers who enjoy Anastasia by Sophie Lark, The Crown's Game by Evelyn Skye, and Romanov by Nadine Brandes.…

Hardback. Zustand: Good. Death Makes Great TV. Frankie Percival is cashing in her chips. To save her brother from financial ruin, Frankie--a single stage performer and mentalist who never made it big--agrees to be assassinated on the most popular television show on the planet: Death Warrant. Once she signs her life away, her memory is wiped clean of the agreement, leaving her with no idea she will soon be killed spectacularly for global entertainment. After years of working in low-rent theaters, Frankie prepares for the biggest performance of her life as her Death Warrant assassin closes in on her. Every person she encounters could be her killer. Every day could be her last. She could be a star, if only she lives that long.…

Hardback. Zustand: Good. A 2024 IBPA Benjamin Franklin Award Gold Medal Winner A 2024 Silver Falchion Award Finalist "A brutal, suspenseful, and surprising read with an unforgettable protagonist." --School Library Journal, Starred Review "Utterly riveting from beginning to end." --Demetra Brodsky, ITW and Black-Eyed Susan Award-nominated author of Last Girls Be Careful Who You Root For When a violent, decades-long feud between two powerful men comes to a head in the small settlement of Bladestay, Colorado, cunning resident Theo Creed must use her wits to stay alive. Disguising herself as a young boy, seventeen-year-old Theo bluffs her way into the inner circle of August Gains, the magnetic leader of the ruthless gang that has descended on her town. But the deeper Theo gets into the con, the more she starts to question her loyalties. Complicating her subterfuge is a mysterious outlaw whose small moments of kindness contradict the blood he has on his hands, making Theo wonder who, exactly, is conning who. To save her town, Theo must parse façade from reality and choose between the barefaced malevolence she's infiltrated and an evil she didn't know lurked at home. For readers who enjoy No Country for Old Men by Cormac McCarthy and Under a Painted Sky by Stacey Lee. …

Hardback. Zustand: Good. Christmas thought her ADHD was a liability. Turns out, it is a superpower. Seventeen-year-old Christmas Miller is looking forward to a summer of sunbathing and waterskiing at her home in Sweet Lake with Lexi, the one friend who gets her completely, ADHD and all. But the day of Lexi's arrival, the girls have an almost-argument and worse, that night, they discover another friend, Lemy, floating face down in the lake. Though reeling from her rift with Lexi, Christmas is determined to find out who attacked Lemy, even if it means she must confront her own mother's possible involvement in the crime. Christmas would do anything to protect her beloved Sweet Lake community, but when the lake becomes polluted and people around her start getting hurt, Christmas must face the profound problems in Sweet Lake--and in her own family.…

Hardback. Zustand: Very Good. From award-winning author Polly Hallcomes a "lyrical debut" (Booklist, Starred Review) and contemporary gothic tale "filled with startling conclusions about the nature of art and love and death" (NYT Book Review). A modern Gothic tale of a woman obsessed with her lover's taxidermy creatures and haunted by her past. One stormy Christmas, Scarlett recalls the ebb and flow of a yearlong love affair with Henry, a renowned taxidermist. Obsessed with his taxidermy creatures, she pushes him to outdo his colleague and world-famous rival in a crescendo of species-blending creativity. Scarlett will not be able to avoid a reckoning with her own past as Henry's inventions creep into her own thoughts, dreams, and desires. Drenched in the torrential rains of the Somerset moorland and the sensual pleasures of the characters, The Taxidermist's Lover lures you ever deeper into Scarlett's delightfully eerie world. Bram Stoker Award Shortlist for Superior Achievement in a First Novel * IPPY Awards 2021 Gold Medal Winner.…

Hardback. Zustand: Good. Fame is a dangerous game. As her brother lies in a coma after a near-fatal car accident, twenty-two-year-old Grace Brighton climbs the Hollywood Sign to make a desperate wish for his recovery. She loses her footing and plummets to the ground below--only there is no impact. Instead, she finds herself the center of attention at a film studio . . . in 1953 Hollywood. Everyone believes she's Alice Montgomery, a rising star she bears an eerie resemblance to, who disappeared just days earlier. Grace has no choice but to step into Alice's shoes. Meeting Alice's entourage and noticing not everyone is happy that she is back, Grace begins to suspect that something terrible has happened to the young actress. Afraid Alice's miraculous return has now made her a target, Grace must find out who wants to harm Alice to find her way back to her own time. When she discovers one of the missing starlet's deepest, darkest secrets, Grace finds herself in grave danger--she may die long before she's even been born. …

Hardback. Zustand: Like New. Fame is a dangerous game. As her brother lies in a coma after a near-fatal car accident, twenty-two-year-old Grace Brighton climbs the Hollywood Sign to make a desperate wish for his recovery. She loses her footing and plummets to the ground below--only there is no impact. Instead, she finds herself the center of attention at a film studio . . . in 1953 Hollywood. Everyone believes she's Alice Montgomery, a rising star she bears an eerie resemblance to, who disappeared just days earlier. Grace has no choice but to step into Alice's shoes. Meeting Alice's entourage and noticing not everyone is happy that she is back, Grace begins to suspect that something terrible has happened to the young actress. Afraid Alice's miraculous return has now made her a target, Grace must find out who wants to harm Alice to find her way back to her own time. When she discovers one of the missing starlet's deepest, darkest secrets, Grace finds herself in grave danger--she may die long before she's even been born.…