Five figures gather round a shallow grave. They had all taken turns to dig. An adult sized hole would have taken longer. An innocent life had been taken but the pact had been made. Their secrets would be buried, bound in blood…Years later, a headmistress is found strangled, the first in a spate of gruesome murders which shock the Black Country. But when human remains are discovered at a former children’s home, disturbing secrets are also unearthed.Detect...

All Josiah wants is a little excitement. His work as an apprentice fuller is boring, and playing in the mill’s machinery isn’t that dangerous. Everything goes fine—at first.All right, he’s lucky the wizard Elkan and his familiar, a donkey named Sar, are there to save his life. Even better, when his furious master fires him, Elkan offers him a job as his assistant. Josiah jumps at the chance. Traveling around Tevenar for a year, meeting all sorts of interesting people, help...

A poignant picture book about a boy caught between two homes, who finds peace and belonging with his grandfather and the snow geese that return each year.On a weekend when mom can't have him, and dad can't either, a young boy stays with his pops. He sleeps on the couch, and pops wakes him early, when it's still dark. After a ride in the old truck, past farms and houses that are still sleeping, they pull off the main road. Wrapped in plaid blankets and holding a too...

Meet Detective Kim Stone. A detective hiding dark secrets. She’ll stop at nothing to protect the innocent. ‘This book has killed me!!!!… There is a smile on my face and goosebumps on my arms. Rarely have I been so satisfied with a novel… First Blood is a masterpiece.’ Chocolate ‘n’ Waffles Blog, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐In the darkness of a cold December morning, Detective Kim Stone steps through the doors of Halesowen Polic...

Thick Air brings together a new body of work by Hungarian-born artist Eva Beresin in which she offers a radical and intimate exploration of her life. The paintings can be seen as the culmination of a decade in which Beresin's art has gained both speed and inventiveness. Her paintings of the carnivalesque are animated by a genuine interest in the intricacies of the soul. Grotesquely uneasy and playfully bold, the compositions capture her personal history as well as universal human ...

Brimming with his signature warmth and wisdom, the Booker Prize–winning author of Time Shelter returns with a brilliant new collection of stories.Written over three decades, The Man with Many Names gathers the best of renowned author Georgi Gospodinov’s short fiction into a single new volume. Exhibiting the author at his most playful and profound, the collection captures the peculiarities of existence across forty-one tales set in and around his b...

From the International Booker Prize–winning Georgi Gospodinov comes a volume of his finest short stories gathered over three decades.Exhibiting a world-renowned author at his most playful and profound, The Man with Many Names captures the peculiarities of existence across forty tales set in and around his beloved Bulgaria, in and around this fading world.On a train through the poppy-laden Balkans, strangers spend their time sharing stories only to ...

Journey through the starry skies (and beyond!) with this illustrated collection of stories from around the world.This enchanting anthology gathers folktales and legends exploring the brightness of the sun, the gentle glow of the moon, the constellations that shine across our skies . . . and heavenly realms beyond our imagination!Stories include:The Story of the Sun Child (Tonga): The story of a child born to a woman and the su...

Journey through the starry skies (and beyond!) with this illustrated collection of stories from around the world.This enchanting anthology gathers folktales and legends exploring the brightness of the sun, the gentle glow of the moon, the constellations that shine across our skies...and heavenly realms beyond our imagination!Stories include:The Story of the Sun Child (Tonga): The story of a child born to a woman and the sun, w...

Dogwood. Small, southern, and full of passive-aggressive smiles. The town that chained Melanie Sanders to her family's dynasty.From the time Melanie could walk, her life was mapped out. Beauty pageants, academia, and dating were all carefully crafted by her parents. A gifted artist in the kitchen, Melanie longed to follow her passion, but that was never part of the plan. Learn the family business, get married to an eligible bachelor, have children, and never leave Dogwood. That was...

All Portland, Oregon, vintage clothing store owner Joanna Hayworth wants to do is turn her back on the modern world and retreat into a carefully curated life of satin cocktail gowns, icy martinis, and old movies.But when Joanna finds a key in a 1930s Lanvin coat cast off by an ex-showgirl, everything changes. The elderly woman turns up dead, and Joanna is pulled into a long-ago drama of back room deals, blackmail, and lost love. She must find a very real—and present day—killer befo...

Are you looking for companionship on the journey of life and faith through the Lenten season? On the Way, Augsburg Fortress's 2027 Lent Devotional following Jesus' passion in the Gospel of Mark, is for you! Whether you're a lifelong Lutheran or new to the Christian faith, our writers, all ordained ELCA pastors with decades of experience, bring their unique voices and pastoral wisdom to the journey.On the Way features:Quotes to ponder from a variety of voices across (and bey...