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**A Guardian ‘Best Thriller of the Year!’** The New York Times bestselling author of Magpie Murders and Moriarty brilliantly reinvents the classic crime novel once again with this clever and inventive mystery starring a fictional version of the author himself as the Watson to a modern-day Holmes, investigating a case involving buried secrets, murder, and…

Nocturnal narratives sourced from around the world to tell around the campfire, or as bedtime stories

The Law of Birthdays decrees every child shall eat cake at birthday parties. Until one Girl tells the Royal Guard, ” No, thanks.” when offered cake at the King’s birthday. The King doesn’t accept her refusal or her reasons why. However, the Girl remains patient until the King’s refusal to understand pushes her to lay…

On her first shift at an Edinburgh halfway house for violent offenders, a young woman is taken hostage and turns to the residents for help. A twisty, shockingly dark thriller.

In these hilarious stories by some of the top authors of middle grade fiction today, each young character is coping with a minor superpower–while also discovering their power to change themselves and their community, find their voice, and celebrate what makes them unique. The kids in these humorous short stories each have a minor superpower…

An art expert joins a detective to investigate a horrific murder on a Swedish island, leading them to a mystery rooted in Viking rites and Scandinavia’s deepest, darkest winter. The Queen of French Noir returns with a chilling, utterly captivating historical thriller, based on a true story. Art expert Emma Lindhal is anxious when she’s…

From critically acclaimed author Corey Ann Haydu and artist Geeta Ladi comes a poetic picture book about what to do when your feelings are just too big to put somewhere–a gentle encouragement for young readers looking to find ways to share their feelings instead of keeping them hidden. In Mara’s very tidy town, there’s a…

Eleven-year-old Sophia endeavors to prevent her increasingly forgetful eighty-eight-year-old neighbor and best friend Sophie from entering assisted living, and in the process, uncovers unexpected stories of war, loss, and hope.