18 year-old Rita Gaspereaux is suddenly "orphaned" when her con-artist father's illegal enterprise blows up around her. Alone and broke in San Francisco 1922, she must now navigate his criminal world, all the time haunted by tales of a black bird statuette reputed to possess otherworldly, wish-fulfilling powers. Rita has learned much from her father about the dark fringes of society. But has she learned enough? Fortunately, she is not without her own resources. What helps her most to cope with the greed, cruelty, and deceit around her is her almost obsessive reading of fiction, particularly the novel she possesses (and is possessed by) at the time of her father’s death. This book-within-the-book, a source of escape and solace for the blossoming young con-artist, tells the story of another 18 year-old, a Dorothy G. from Kansas. The two young women couldn't be more different. But as the story proceeds their lives become entwined in unexpected ways. The haunting conclusion is breathtaking.
When Jack Blackjack disobeys the orders of his spymaster, he enters dangerous waters in this
lively Tudor mystery. London, 1555. Queen Mary is newly married to Philip II of Spain – and not everyone is happy about the alliance. The ...
One of Deckled Edge Books's 5 Books With Diverse Perspectives You Can Read TodayIn this
unsettling mix of noir and paranormal obsession . . . Arellano displays a sly, Hitchcockian touch.—Publishers WeeklyArellano pulls off the not-inconsiderable feat of making the ...
CJ Hand, haunted by an image he does not understand, flees the prairie to work
in picturesque western Washington. Here he encounters job troubles that destroy his family life. The divorce and his child moving away from the hate-filled marriage ...
Dire Strait is a mystery thriller about a maritime search aircraft that crashes in the
Torres Strait in mysterious circumstances. This si the sixth book featuring Peter Talbert insurance investigator, and he finds that the Australian, United Kingdom and United ...
Nous sommes au début du 20e siècle. La découverte d'un corps, dans le centre de
Paris, pose un problème à la police: qui est-il et comment est-il arrivé là? Un policier britannique de passage à Paris croit reconnaître la victime. ...
This time, being true to herself could be a deadly mistake.Lonna Marconi likes to solve
problems. The hard kind. A social worker by day, P.I. in her spare time, she's figured out how to handle her little werewolf problem. After ...
A colorful murder mystery in which a spirited young woman plays amateur sleuth aboard a
luxury cruise ship to South AfricaAfter young Anne Beddingfeld witnesses an accidental death in a London tube station—and the bizarre behavior of a man in ...
Jeb Bruckner, a deranged, former short-term mental patient of Nikki Carr RN, is out for
revenge. She was the only person he had ever trusted, confiding in her all the intimate, horrific details about his abusive mother. He is sent ...
