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After the Affair of the Clockwork Scarab, Evaline Stoker and Mina Holmes are eager to help Princess Alix with a new case. Seventeen-year-old Willa Aston is obsessed with spiritual mediums, convinced she is speaking with her mother from beyond the grave. What seems like a case of spiritualist fraud quickly devolves into something far more menacing: Someone is trying to make Willa "appear lunatic", using an innocent-looking spiritglass to control her. The list of clues piles up: an unexpected murder, a gang of pickpockets, and the return of vampires to London.

Prepare to be enthralled by Terror in the Shadows, a gripping paranormal mystery that delves into hidden secrets and uncertain destinies. Kelsey, a bold young reporter, disappears, mirroring her mother’s puzzling vanishing months earlier. Detective Silverton races against time to find her. Haunted by a mysterious photo of Kelsey, Lucy, a man with supernatural ties, feels compelled to join the search. His enigmatic powers unveil long-hidden truths as they delve into shadows where ancient powers stir.

In a sleepy suburban town, teenager Riley Morgan stumbles upon a secret that changes everything: mythical creatures aren't just the stuff of bedtime stories—they're real and living among humans. Drawn into a hidden world of magic and mystery, Riley discovers that these creatures are in danger, and their survival depends on her courage and ingenuity.

Fifteen-year-old Shelby's life has been spiraling out of control since her little brother died and her parents divorced. She gets in fights at school, lashes out at her mother, and can't find a way to pull herself out of her self-centered vortex of anger, fear, and grief. When Shelby inadvertently finds her great-grandfather's Ku Klux Klan robe and a cryptic message embroidered in a family quilt, Shelby and Darrin, her conflicted, gay best friend, drive traumatized Grandma to her hometown in North Carolina to help make amends with the past.

Are you a teenager facing the challenges of balancing school, friendships, and secrets? Do you ever feel isolated, caught between your responsibilities and your true identity? Have you ever wished for a power that sets you apart but also sets you adrift in a sea of uncertainty? Written by Abbix Publishing Company, an expert in crafting captivating young adult tales, "Mira Starling and the Mermaid Diaries" delves deep into the author's own experiences of teenage transformation and growing up with extraordinary powers.

Sid knows their dad didn’t do it—this time. He’s currently serving a life sentence for the five girls he murdered ten years ago. Girls whose bodies he dumped into the lake. The same lake where June Hargrove was just found. And while Sid’s dad couldn’t have done it, suspicion is now directed at Sid. The only person who doesn’t suspect Sid is the new girl, Mavis—as long as Sid doesn’t let her find out about their past.

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.

Maneres de viure s'inicia com una melodia suau que es va convertint en un thriller trepidant i actual que et deixa sense respiració a mesura que avança. També és una novel·la dins d'una altra novel·la, en què ficció i realitat es confonen. Tot comença quan un escriptor es retroba amb el guitarrista i cantant d'un grup de rock que admirava de jove i decideix entrevistar-lo per explicar la seva història. Així entrem en una obra que parla de la superació, de la capacitat de redimir-se i reinventar-se, i del valor dels lligams familiars.

Amber’s life seems perfect—on the surface. A loving husband, an adorable daughter, and a home where laughter once reigned. But appearances are fragile, and secrets have a way of creeping into the light. When an unexpected package arrives at her door, Amber is forced to confront a truth so devastating it threatens to unravel everything she thought she knew.

Manuel si gira, e... Sulla distesa blu del mare, l'orizzonte è oscurato dalle vele di undici navi. Quella però, non è una flotta. È uno tsunami. Due anni. E niente è più come prima. Ma lui non si fa travolgere, lo cavalca. Quella è terra di conquista. Gloria, potere e ricchezze. Ce n'è per tutti.

«أحدنا يكذب» رواية بوليسية مليئة بالغموض والتشويق، من تأليف الكاتبة الأمريكية «كارين م. ماكمنوس». تثير الرواية الكثير من الأسئلة الأخلاقية، كما تهدم فكرة معرفتنا بكل شيءٍ عن الأشخاص المحيطين بنا، وأن الحقيقة هي أنه لكلٍ منا حياة خاصة وأسرار.

Seventeen-year-old Leah MacKenzie is heartless. An artificial heart in a backpack is keeping her alive. However, this route offers her only a few years. And with her rare blood type, a transplant isn’t likely. Living like you are dying isn’t all it’s cracked up to be. But when a heart becomes available, she’s given a second chance at life. Except Leah discovers who the donor was - a boy from her school - and they’re saying he killed himself. Plagued with dreams since the transplant, she realizes she may hold the clues to what really happened.

Ever since the debacle of the Chess Queen Enigma, Mina Holmes and Evaline Stoker have laid low, trying to settle back into their quiet lives as young ladies of London. But the Holmesian deductive abilities won't remain dormant for long, and when Mina receives a strange package from a winged, midnight visitor, she is catapulted into a new, mysterious adventure: the search for the Carnelian Crow. Meanwhile, Evaline has received some very disturbing news - news that will change her life forever.

Nick Pearson is hiding in plain sight. In fact, his name isn't really Nick Pearson. He shouldn't tell you his real name, his real hometown, or why his family just moved to Stepton, Virginia. And he definitely shouldn't tell you about his friend Eli Cruz and the major conspiracy Eli was uncovering when he died. About how Nick had to choose between solving Eli's murder with his hot sister, Reya, and "staying low-key" like the Program said to do. But he's going to tell you—unless he gets caught first. . . .

In the end, all that's left is an Echo. Before, Violet's morbid ability to sense the dead led her to uncover dark murders and long-buried secrets in her small town. Now that she's workingwith a special investigative team, Violet hopes she can help even more people - whether by saving a life or catching a killer. Although she's relieved to finally be honest about what she can do, her instant connection with her mysterious partner, Rafe, is both confusing and unsettling, and their unique bond creates tension with her boyfriend, Jay. When she discovers the body of a college student murdered by "the collector," Violet refuses to give upon the case.

In this dark academia young adult thriller for fans of The Female of the Species and People Like Us, a teen girl’s search for answers about her mother’s mysterious death leads to a powerful secret society at her new boarding school—and a dangerous game of revenge that will leave her forever changed.

Simon Kelleger fue demasiado lejos al contarle a todo el mundo, a través de una App, los secretos más íntimos de sus compañeros de clase....Ahora que Simon está muerto solo queda un gran secreto por desvelar. Tenemos cuatro sospechosos y os proponemos un reto: ¿averiguaréis quién lo asesinó?

Stella Ainsley leaves poverty behind when she quits her engineering job aboard the Stalwart to become a governess on a private ship. On the Rochester, there’s no water ration, more books than one person could devour in a lifetime, and an AI who seems more friend than robot. But no one warned Stella that the ship seems to be haunted, nor that it may be involved in a conspiracy that could topple the entire interstellar fleet.

Jess Wong is Angie Redmond's best friend. And that's the most important thing, even if Angie can't see how Jess truly feels. Being the girl no one quite notices is OK with Jess anyway. If nobody notices her, she's free to watch everyone else. But when Angie begins to fall for Margot Adams, a girl from the nearby boarding school, Jess can see it coming a mile away. Suddenly her powers of observation are more a curse than a gift.

Sixteen-year-old Day Connor views life through the lens of her camera, where perspective is everything. But photographs never tell the whole story. After Day crosses paths with Julian, the world she pictures and the truths she believes - neatly captured in black and white - begins to blur. Julian is not the "armed and dangerous" escapee the police are searching for, but his alibis don't quite add up, either. There is more to his story. This time, Day is determined to see the entire picture...whatever it reveals. Did he? Or didn't he?