Featuring multiple narrators, each story is brought vivdly to life.“Crime fiction has always been outsider fiction, and this anthology, too, is a safe harbor for misfits and outcasts,” writes guest editor Megan Abbott. Full of wacky, peculiar, and eccentric characters, The Best American Mystery and Suspense 2026 features an enterprising dental hygienist who makes some extra money by collecting corpses for a funeral home, a sixth-grade girl who uses her com...

Every mile takes us further from who we used to be.LoganI've always lived a structured life. Every box was checked, every decision planned, right down to the color-coded polos in my closet. Neat, orderly, by the book—just like I was raised. It's what made Salem and me so good together.But it didn't stop her from hating me. It didn't stop the news about my adoption from shattering everything I thought I knew. And it sure as hell didn...

Valerius Drakenfeld has survived nearly six centuries, several wars, one catastrophic betrayal, and the indignity of working in vampire customer service.He may not survive an audit.When a certified raven delivers notice from the Bureau of Eternal Compliance, Valerius and the peculiar household he has assembled at Blackthorn are given twenty-one days to prepare for official review. Every undead resident, territorial claim, financial arrangement, and supernatural irregularity...

A witty, heartfelt novel about a young woman who leaves everything behind to work on an oyster farm in a small New England town.‘Fun, thoughtful, romantic!’Ann Napolitano, Hello Beautiful and Dear EdwardA new town, a new life, a new man – get ready for the reinvention of Cece Downing . . .Sacked from her city job and following a messy break up with her fiancé, Cece decides it’s time for a new start...

When fate binds a cursed warrior to a forbidden sorceress, desire becomes a weapon—and love becomes the greatest threat of all.Elara Duvall has spent her life hiding from the truth written in her blood.When the Blood Moon rises, an ancient mark awakens on her skin, revealing a power tied to a forgotten witch lineage. Hunted by the Moon Order and feared by those who cannot understand her magic, Elara must flee before the curse within her consumes everything ...

An addictive new thriller that will have you listening late into the night . . .Margot has spent years hunting monsters. Now one of them has found her.Carissa Withers—the Black Widow of Berkeley—has two months left on death row. Six husbands dead. A decade of calculated murder. Now Withers claims there were more, and she wants to tell Margot all about them.Margot specializes in coaxing the truth from killers. She knows manipulation ...

An intimate geopolitical memoir that gives voice to the thousands of "parachute kids" across North America—children raised by long-distance phone calls and international wire transfers.In 1979, following the US–Taiwan break in diplomatic relations, a family emigrates from Taiwan to North America—only to arrive in the midst of a deep recession. With few job prospects, the parents make a wrenching decision: to return to Taiwan for work, leaving their children behind ...

The Adventures of Autumn Rose is a delightful children's picture book that celebrates kindness, compassion, and the joy of helping others.Meet Autumn Rose, a tiny fairy with a huge heart. Wearing her magical patchwork dress, sparkling wings, and superhero spirit, she sets out on enchanting adventures to help little creatures in need. Whether she is guiding a lost duckling home, helping a tired worm find cool shade, comforting a frightened bunny, or assisting a lost...

In this inspiring guide, hope shines for those feeling overlooked and weary from life's battles. Celebrating the resilient human spirit, it serves as a roadmap for overcoming adversity, fuelled by inner strength and tenacity. Each page offers steps to ascend from strife to one's zenith, as the author shares wisdom from personal conquests. Readers are equipped with a navigational chart for the soul, drawn to triumph over turbulent seas, and guided towards creating their lasting legacy. This...

A witty, heartfelt novel about a young woman who leaves everything behind to work on an oyster farm in a small New England town.‘Fun, thoughtful, romantic!’Ann Napolitano, Hello Beautiful and Dear EdwardA new town, a new life, a new man – get ready for the reinvention of Cece Downing . . .Sacked from her city job and following a messy break up with her fiancé, Cece decides it’s time for a new start...

Challenges traditional narratives that portray Civil War politics primarily through partisan divisions.Through examining Indiana politics before, during, and after the Civil War, this book brings recent scholarship on northern conservatives and the Midwest together to explain the behavior of a critical set of voters. Beginning in the 1850s and continuing to the 1880s, a group of voters emerged in Indiana, and by extension the Midwest, that wanted to defend the econ...