She lost her mother. She lost her home. Now she’s expected to stay quiet.Eight‑year‑old Sydney Courbis is uprooted from everything she knows after her maman’s death. Forced into the care of Jack Livingstone — a man who wants guardianship more than he wants her — Sydney must adapt fast. From a custody meeting that shatters her last hope, to a boarding school filled with impossible expectations, she survives the only way she knows how: by watching, moving, and refusi...

When a copyeditor trades his red pen for a rolling pizza kitchen, he embarks on a tantalizing adventure, crafting his artisan pies in a charming Pennsylvania town…But his hopes for a peaceful existence take an abrupt detour when a shocking discovery leaves his dear friend, a local cheesemonger, as the prime suspect in a murder investigation.With his trusty five-pound Yorkshire Terrier companion, Romeo, by his side, he’s determined to clear his friend’s name and must slice t...

During the off-season, pizza truck owner Denny Winwood serves up his signature pies to the participants of a writer’s retreat, held in a famed author’s remote mountain chalet in Pennsylvania.But when a blizzard arrives sooner than expected, Denny finds himself snowed in with the guests and his loyal Yorkie, Romeo. Creative inspiration soon turns to terror when one among them is found dead.With no way to call for help, Denny must read between the lines to uncover which of th...

November ushers in a crisp chill and a touch of star-struck glamor to the quaint town of Willow Creek, Pennsylvania, as the historic Moxie Theatre hosts the premiere of a much-anticipated film.But excitement turns to shock when a celebrated actor is found dead in the theater’s auditorium, leaving the town buzzing with questions and whispers of foul play.Denny Winwood, local pizza truck owner and amateur sleuth, is drawn into the drama with his trusty Yorkie, Romeo. As Denny...

**For nearly thirty years British women have been disappearing, turning up dead around the Spanish town of Dénia.**Nobody investigates. Nobody wants to know.Until one woman refused to die.They poisoned her again and again, followed her across the world, terrorizing her as she sought safety.Distracting her endlessly with the promise of a police investigation, the salmon mousses performed sedated surgery, stealing her eggs, a secret she was never supposed to d...

This "outstanding memoir" of a WWII soldier's experience at Normandy gives "a fuller picture of what the 82nd [Airborne] accomplished on D-Day" ( WWII History).In the dark early hours of D-Day, nearly every airborne unit missed its drop zone, creating a kaleidoscope of small-unit combat. Fortunately for the Allies, the 505th Regimental Combat Team of the 82nd Airborne Division hit near its drop zone. Its task was to seize the vital crossroads of Sainte Mèr...

A bewitchingly brilliant collection of never-before-published letters from the renowned author of “The Lottery” and The Haunting of Hill HouseNAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY KIRKUS REVIEWS • “This biography-through-letters gives an intimate and warm voice to the imagination behind the treasury of uncanny tales that is Shirley Jackson’s legacy.”—Joyce Carol OatesShirley Jackson is one of the most important Americ...

Spring blooms in Willow Creek, bringing with it an annual massage therapist convention at a local banquet hall near a picturesque lake.But beneath the town’s idyllic surface, a sinister current runs deep, and a shocking discovery in the lake shatters the community’s peace.Denny Winwood, pizza master turned amateur sleuth, has his pizza truck stationed at a winery near the convention and soon finds himself caught up in another mystery. With his loyal Yorkie, Romeo, at his si...

As the crisp autumn breeze sweeps through Willow Creek, the annual Harvest Festival promises a bounty of delights—pumpkin carving contests, hayrides, and Denny Winwood’s popular pizza truck serving up piping-hot pies…But the festive spirit wilts when a prominent member of the community is found mysteriously murdered.With the town buzzing with speculation, Denny and his spirited Yorkie, Romeo, find themselves embroiled in their most puzzling case yet.As Denny digs de...

Not for God and Countryis a true and definitive war story written by a decorated Marine who survived some of the harshest combat of the long, cruel Vietnam War. Learn why young Americans were sent to fight and die in a distant land because of decisions made before most of them were born. Experience the daily physical and emotional battles faced as an unlikely mix of young Marines are turned into battle-hardened brothers and heroes in the unforgiving reality of nontraditional insur...

"A memorable first book of fiction, one which belongs on any shelf of the best contemporary weird tales." - August Derleth, Chicago Tribune"[E]xtraordinary . . . gives Mr. Beaumont undeniable stature as an artist." - N. Y. Herald Tribune"Charles Beaumont was a genius . . . and one hell of a storyteller." - Dean R. Koontz"The name of Charles Beaumont will be honored and recognized for generations yet to come." - Robert BlochWhen The Hunger and Other Stories (...

Santería represents the first in-depth, scholarly account of a profound way of wisdom that is growing in importance in America today. A professional academic and himself a participant in the Santeríacommunity of the Bronx for several years, Joseph Murphy offers a powerful description and insightful analysis of this African/Cuban religion. He traces the survival of an ancient spiritual path from its West African Yoruba origins, through nearly two centuries of slavery in the New Wor...