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Working homicides in New York City, there will always be disquieting cases, but this one has me in a cold sweat. When Bishop and I discover a high-ranking wizard has been tied down and tortured as part of some unhinged ritual, we know all hell is about to break lose. What’s worse, our lead suspect is a member of the Arcane Council, and when you cross the Council, you tend to disappear without a trace. Victims deserve justice—it’s my job—but one wrong move will see me share their fate. Curl up with One Foot in the Grave and discover the motive behind this unusual case.

Everyone knows Unknown Island—it’s the world’s most exclusive destination. Think white sand beaches, turquoise seas, and luxury accommodations. The mysterious resort launched with a viral marketing campaign, and now the whole world is watching as the mysterious resort opens its doors to the First Ten, the ten elite influencers specifically chosen to be the first to experience everything Unknown Island has to offer. What they don’t know is that they weren’t invited to Unknown Island for their following—they were invited for their secrets.

Contrary to popular opinion, vampires are not sexy, romantic, or powerful. In case you hadn’t noticed, vampires are dead. And the only ones who don’t get staked are the ones who avoid attacking people, admit they have a problem, and join a support group. Just ask Nina Harrison - fanged at 15, and still living with her mother. She hasn’t aged since 1973, and the highlight of her sickly, couch-bound life is probably her Tuesday-night group meeting, which she spends with a miserable bunch of fellow sufferers, being lectured at.

Set in turn of the century London, The Friday Society follows the stories of three very intelligent and talented young women, all of whom are assistants to powerful men: Cora, lab assistant; Michiko, Japanese fight assistant; and Nellie, magician's assistant. The three young women's lives become inexorably intertwined after a chance meeting at a ball that ends with the discovery of a murdered mystery man. It's up to these three, in their own charming but bold way, to solve the murder....

Now nearly a full-fledged member of the Agency, the all-female detective unit operating out of Miss Scrimshaw’s Academy for Girls, Mary Quinn is back for another action-packed adventure. Disguised as a poor apprentice builder and a boy, she must brave the grimy underbelly of Victorian London - as well as childhood memories of fear, hunger, and constant want - to unmask the identity of a murderer.

Seventeen-year-old Noelle Layne knows horror. Every trope, every warning sign, every survival tactic. She even leads a successful movie club dedicated to the genre. Who better to throw the ultimate, most exclusive Halloween party on all of Long Island? With some of the top influencers in her school on the guest list, including gorgeous singer-songwriter Archer Mitchell, her popularity is bound to spike. She could really use the social boost for an upcoming brand expansion. Nothing is going to ruin this party. Except…maybe the low budget It clown she hired for a stirring round of tag.

Cameryn Mahoney works as the assistant to her father, the county coroner of Silverton, Colorado. But if thats not hard enough, her long-lost mother has made a surprise return to Cameryns life. When her mother picks up a mysterious young hitchhiker, Cameryn senses that the girl is running from something. But before she can find out more, the girl is found deadwith a gun in her hand. Is it suicide? Or something even more sinister?

The explosive sequel to Time Smash! From worlds ruled by dinosaurs, fourteen-year-old Chase is suddenly slammed into Pleistocene forests filled with savage wolves, enormous cave bears, and saber-toothed cats. But now he's being stalked by the most dangerous, relentless, unpredictable predator of them all. Man. Don't blink, don't breathe, and don't move a muscle. Read Time Slam today!

Fourteen-year-old Sherlock Holmes knows that Amyus Crowe, his mysterious American tutor, has some dark secrets. But he didn’t expect to find John Wilkes Booth, the notorious assassin, apparently alive and well in England - and Crowe somehow mixed up in it. When no one will tell you the truth, sometimes you have to risk all to discover it for yourself. And so begins an adventure that will take Sherlock across the Atlantic, to the center of a deadly web - where a friend is in peril and a defeated army threatens to rise again.

On the night Malcolm and Maud Angel are murdered, Tandy Angel knows just three things: she was the last person to see her parents alive; the police have no suspects besides Tandy and her three siblings; she can't trust anyone - maybe not even herself.

Just as life seems to settle for Tobi and her fiancé, Riley's estranged father resurfaces in town. Initially, Riley brushes him aside, but his father's earnest plea forces Riley to listen. James's revelation leads them both into the clutches of a formidable drug lord who commands a ruthless gang known as 'The Wolves of the Brazos.' Isolated and devoid of assistance, Riley must place his trust in his unreliable father to extricate them from this dire predicament, or face imminent danger. Tobi, refusing to stand idly by, embarks on a relentless quest to locate Riley. Armed only with the ...

When an American-style residential camp is set up in the grounds of an English stately home, the teenage camp counsellors are looking forward to a fun summer of activities. But right from the outset, things don’t feel quite right at Camp Miller. Rumours circulate of a tragedy that took place in the grounds and there are unexplained sightings of a ghostly presence.

It’s 1927 and the strict laws of prohibition have done little to temper the roaring 20s nightlife, even in the nation’s capitol. Everyone knows the booze has never stopped flowing, especially amongst the rich and powerful, and seventeen-year-old Gertrude and her best friends Clara and Milly are determined to get a taste of freedom and liquor, propriety be damned. But after sneaking out of the Washington Female Seminary to visit a speakeasy, they return to discover that their controversial young headmistress, Mrs. Rose, has been murdered.

Aspiring journalist Noa has a secret she's been keeping. Ever since her sister's tragic death, she's felt almost...relieved. Noa and Leah had been locked in competition with one another since childhood, and things came to a head when her sister scored a glitzy internship at a New York society newspaper. Noa can't help but revel in her new found autonomy.

Having a permanent base in Manhattan has its pros and cons for seventeen-year-old safecracker Maggie Silver. On hiatus from her usual international spy missions, Maggie gets to spend more quality time with her former mark–turned-boyfriend, Jesse Oliver, and insanely cool best friend, Roux, which makes having to attend SAT prep class almost bearable. But when Maggie’s parents are falsely accused of stealing precious gold coins, Maggie must use her safecracking skills to try and clear their names.

How far will she go to uncover the truth? Singer Roxy Raines vanished from the tiny resort of Sandown thirty years ago, and now seventeen-year-old Mona Perry is on the hunt for answers. The island’s locals refuse to talk about it, dismissing Roxy as a teenage runaway. But Mona can’t let it go—her favorite singer deserves justice, and Mona will stop at nothing to share her findings on her crime podcast, How to Disappear. The only problem is, she just has this one hot summer to get to the bottom of Roxy’s disappearance, and the islanders don’t want to give up their secrets.

A mysterious girl who won’t speak, a coal-black seal named Nera that returns to the same place every year, a bitter feud of unknown origin - strange things are happening on Whidbey Island, and Becca King is drawn into the maelstrom of events. But Becca, first met in The Edge of Nowhere, has her own secrets to hide. Still on the run from her criminal stepfather, Becca is living in a hidden location. Even Derric, the Ugandan orphan with whom Becca shares a close, romantic relationship, can’t be allowed to know her whereabouts.

In Calico Springs, Willie’s life has been defined by two powerful forces: God and the river. The “miracle boy” died for five minutes as a young child, and ever since, Willie is certain he survived for a reason, but that purpose didn’t become clear until he found the Game. The Game is called Manifest Atlas, and the concept is simple: enter an intention and the Game provides a target—a blinking blue dot on the map. Willie’s second time playing Manifest Atlas, his intention takes him to an ominous target: three empty graves. Willie is sure the Game is telling him he’s going to die.

Fourteen-year-old Jess lives in a small town, loves her mom, hates her grandmother’s dog, tolerates her little sister, is dodging a deadly middle school bully, and doesn’t like it when people call her Jessica. She desperately hopes her dad will believe her when she finally tells him that a local night school teacher is over two hundred years old, has taken over a local state government building and, with his coven, is turning her mother into a vampire. Before she can do that, however, Jess and her new friend Stinky (because he always smells like garlic) are entangled in midnight battles...

Posey Spade loves asking questions—it’s what’s going to make her a fantastic journalist someday. And ever since her best friend and crush chose someone else, Posey’s only focusing on her future career. Unfortunately, she’s just moved to the small town of Wild Pines—which doesn’t provide a lot of groundbreaking journalism opportunities, only a scrappy AV Club full of self-proclaimed slackers . . . who Posey must somehow inspire to greatness.