**Vera Wong is back and as meddling as ever in this follow-up to the hit Vera Wong's Unsolicited Advice for Murderers.…A New York Times' Best Mystery Novels of 20252026 Edgar's Lilian Jackson Braun Memorial Award Nominee2026 Audie Award for Best Mystery Finalist**Ever since a man was found dead in Vera's teahouse, life has been good. For Vera that is. She’s surrounded by loved ones, her shop is bustling, and best of all, her son, Tilly, has a...

She was sold like property. He thought she was just a stand-in.On their wedding night, she became nothing more than a pawn—drugged, defiled, and discarded. But what he didn't know was that behind those tearful eyes hid a woman who would one day rise from the ashes.When love turns to rage and innocence becomes weaponized, she vows to take back everything—her body, her dignity, her life.His Bride by Contract, Her Revenge by Choice

**A USA Today bestsellerEdgar Award Winner for Best Original PaperbackAudie Award Winner for MysteryLibby Award Winner for Best MysteryA lonely shopkeeper takes it upon herself to solve a murder in the most peculiar way in this captivating mystery by Jesse Q. Sutanto, bestselling author of Dial A for Aunties.**Vera Wong is a lonely little old lady—ah, lady of a certain age—who lives above her forgotten tea shop in the middle of San Fra...

"Crossing Over: Stories from the Threshold" is a mesmerizing journey into the realm of the afterlife, as experienced through the lives of ordinary people who have had extraordinary encounters with death. Penned by Quentin Q., this evocative collection of stories peels back the veil of the unknown, offering a comforting and thought-provoking exploration of life's greatest mystery.In this riveting anthology, Quentin Q. masterfully interweaves narratives that echo wit...

**"Sutanto brilliantly infuses comedy and culture into the unpredictable rom-com/murder mystery mashup as Meddy navigates familial duty, possible arrest and a groomzilla. I laughed out loud and you will too.”—USA Today (four-star review)“A hilarious, heartfelt romp of a novel about—what else?—accidental murder and the bond of family. This book had me laughing aloud within its first five pages… Utterly clever, deeply funny, and altogether charming, this book is sure to be o...

English teacher Jessica Harmon and one of her students, seventeen-year-old Riley Jenkins, hide in a classroom closet while a gunman rampages through their high school. They're the only people in the room because it was Jessica's planning period, and Riley stopped by with concerns about a debate assignment. When the gunman finds them in the closet, they figure they're as good as dead. Except Jessica and Riley survive, without injury, their harrowing, surreal conversation with the gunman.

Discover a gentle and heartwarming story that teaches children the true power of kindness In a quiet forest, Angel the Foxy is known for her loving heart and caring nature. While other animals sometimes forget to help each other, Angel shows them how small acts of compassion can make a big difference.When a bunny falls, a bird goes hungry, and a squirrel loses his treasure, Angel steps in with kindness, patience, and love. Slowly, her friends begin to lea...

After an endless slew of best sellers dwelling upon the dastardly deeds of Donald Trump, at last an unvarnished look at the real threat we face as a nation when we complacently ignore evil that has hidden in plain sight for years. Whether you have sheltered in place to the left or to the right of the commendable gooey center of this "American Life", The Deplorables: America Interrupted will challenge your conception of the events occurring over the last five years that have brought us to t...

Zaha Sanko's body has great and terrible powers--they say that possessing his bones will grant you any wish, even the desire to become ruler of the universe. But Sanko is still a teenage dude with his own life, and he isn't about to let every monstrous lowlife in the galaxy rip him limb from limb. He and his skeletal buddy Avakian will use their dark powers to fend off any murder attempts while they search space for whomever put this curse on Sanko's bones...because killing them might end ...

With my words here, I will attempt to share with you what life has been like for me, what feelings I was experiencing, what thoughts ran through my mind, and why I am who I am. Its only one side of the storyyour mamas side. Everyone has a story.

A woman's hateful ex is murdered in Bermuda, in this mystery by the Edgar Award–winning author who wrote the Peter Duluth Mysteries as Patrick Quentin.Patrick Quentin, best known for the Peter Duluth puzzle mysteries, also penned outstanding detective novels from the 1930s through the 1960s under other pseudonyms, including Q. Patrick and Jonathan Stagge. Anthony Boucher wrote: "Quentin is particularly noted for the enviable polish and grace which...

Having visions in the shack cellar on the Colorado prairie very early in his life, Q, the depression child, began a life of experiencing strange occurrences. These seemingly paranormal occurrences included spontaneous knowledge, out-of-body experiences and automatic writing. The Connection documents many of the major occurrences over his growing up and adult professional lifetime and chronicles his quest for psychological understanding and validation of the things he remembers from his ear...