Welcome to the Nightside where the sun never rises and people can fraternize with every myth and monster imaginable. John Taylor is a P.I. and “The Unnatural Inquirer” has offered him a million pounds to find a DVD purported to contain an actual recording of the afterlife.
Connections reveal that Fielding’s death and the attempt on Scarpetta are only the beginning of a terrifying terrain of conspiracy and potential terrorism on an international scale.
The prophecy—the arrival of a new Queen who will wield great power—is about to come true. But she is young, susceptible, with corrupting enemies all around her.
Fred the Mermaid is caught between her own kind and her old life, between Artur, High Prince of the undersea, and Thomas, a hunky marine biologist.
Ex-MP Jack Reacher is a drifter, just passing through Georgia, and in less than an hour, he’s arrested for murder. All Jack knows is that he didn’t kill anybody.
Lady Luck has hired John Taylor to investigate the origins of the Nightside. But when he starts to uncover facts about his long-vanished mother, the Nightside–and all of existence– could be snuffed out.
Audrey Callahan, former thief, finds herself having to ally with Kaldar Mar – a gambler, lawyer, thief, and spy – over a stolen object when they both lose it to a lethal criminal.
I received this book for free from the library in exchange for an honest review. This does not affect my opinion of the book or the content of my review.Source: the library The Summer of the Swansby Betsy Byars fiction in Hardcover edition that was published by Viking Books For Young Readers on March 30, 1970 and has 142 pages.Explore it on Goodreads or Amazon A standalone fictional novel for young adults revolving around fourteen-year-old Sara, just hitting puberty with all the angst of it. In 1971, The Summer of the Swans won the Newbery Medal. My Take Puberty is hitting Sara hard, and Byars is absolutely brilliant in her depiction of the angst and drama of a young teen with the frustrations about her father and her impatience with her little brother — this rings so true of sibling relationships! Her intense sense of right and wrong as well as her desire to protect along with that so-very-thin skin. It’s the mid-1960s, and in just a few pages, Byars gives us a quick peek into a few days of the Godfrey family’s life with the focus primarily on Sara, and then Charlie, providing us with a lifetime of information […]
Six revolting fairy tales with tjat Dahlesque twist.
Rose knows in her heart the world of the dead wants her back…and she is out of second chances. The big question is, when your whole life is about saving others, who will save you?