Nothing says fall in the Rockies like cider, ghosts, and a dead guy.Halloween in the charming mountain town of Estes Park promises to be magical for bookstore owner Ellie Read. The town's Fall Festival and haunted hayride are in full swing, complete with spooky decorations and ghostly displays that delight visitors from across Colorado. But when the evening takes an unexpected and sinister turn, Ellie finds herself at the center of a mystery that threatens to unrav...

A ghostly carol, a shocking murder, and a killer on the loose. This holiday season in Estes Park is anything but silent.When budget consultant Brenda Boyd slashes the town's Christmas budget she makes more enemies than ornaments on a tree, leaving Ellie Read, former investigative journalist turned book and tea store owner, with another murder mystery to solve.Then, as if solving a murder during the busiest shopping season wasn't enough, yet another mysterio...

Juliette is a good witch. Really. Her name is literally Juliette Good. Apologies for the redundancy. Good witch or not, she often ends up in the wrong place at the wrong time. Returning home to Charm Cove, Maine after the holidays, she makes a nostalgic wish in the town's fountain.As unfortunate luck would have it, seconds later the town's ancient beloved balsam tree catches fire and is burned to a crisp. By virtue of being a witness, Juliette is also a suspect.Sud...

Murder's brewing in Estes Park, where the tea is hot, the dead don't rest, and curiosity might just get you in a whole steep of trouble.Just when Ellie thought she was getting the hang of her supernatural gift and running Spines & Steeps, construction workers discover a skeleton in the wall of the Opera House across the street, and her supposedly quiet bookstore life explodes into chaos once again. The remains belong to Mary Oliver, a young woman who vanished in 19...

A NEW YORK TIMES MOST ANTICIPATED BOOKIn the next novel from the author of The Helsinki Affair, CIA officials Amanda Cole and Kath Frost must work together to untangle a global bribery scheme involving murder, wealthy oligarchs, and high-level Swiss bankers—unless Kath’s mysterious past tears them apart first.Amanda Cole’s posting as the CIA station chief in Rome is normally too quiet for her liking. But when a chef’s body...

Juliette Good has gotten her groove back. Sort of. She's back home and settling into her new and old life. Spring has sprung, and the witches and warlocks of Charm Cove are enjoying the nice weather. Until it's not so nice.Spells start going awry, and spring rains turn into wild storms that wreak havoc. While the supernatural power brokers in town try to trace the spell problems, Juliette stumbles across a sneaky theft in the accounts of Beauty Bewitched.Juliette is busy tr...

In 2008, the world watched in awe as 2,008 men pounded Fou drums in unison at the Beijing Olympics opening ceremony―a spectacle that heralded China's arrival as a global powerhouse. Yet even as China's economy skyrocketed, skeptics scoffed at its ability to lead in tech, arguing that its authoritarian institutions smother true innovation. Jennifer Lind dismantles this assumption, showing that China has not just kept pace; it has, in fact, surged ahead.Coupling hard data with razor-...

The first career retrospective of terrifying stories by “one of the greatest writers of the twentieth century” (Ray Bradbury), as selected by award-winning author Victor LaValleAmong the greats of twentieth-century horror and fantasy, few names stand above Richard Matheson. Though known by many for novels like I Am Legend and his sixteen Twilight Zone episodes, Matheson truly shines in his chilling, masterful short stories. Since his first story appeared in 1950, ...

Welcome to River Bluffs, Indiana, a cozy small town populated with charming homes, close-knit families, and the occasional deadly secret . . .House-flipper Jazzi Zanders and her cousin Jerod have found their latest project. The property, formerly owned by the late Cal Juniper, is filled with debris that must be cleared before the real renovation begins. But a trip to the attic reveals something more disturbing than forgotten garbage—a skeleton wearing a locket and rings th...

The official authorized biography of musician and vintner Maynard James Keenan, the enigmatic vocalist for the bands Tool, A Perfect Circle, and Puscifer. Co-author Sarah Jensen's 30-year friendship with Keenan gives her unique insight into his history and career trajectory. The book traces Keenan's journey from his Midwest childhood to his years in the Army to his time in art school, from his stint at a Boston pet shop to his place in the international spotlight and his influence on conte...

Letting go is not a process that comes naturally to us. In a world that teaches us to cling to what we love at all costs, there is an undeniable art to moving on—and it's one that we are constantly relearning. In this series of honest and poignant essays, Heidi Priebe explores the harsh reality of what it means to let go of the people and situations we love most—often before we are ready to—and how to embrace what comes next.

A closed room in her newest fixer-upper leads Indiana house-flipper Jazzi Zanders to reopen a chilling cold case involving a high school girl . . .Jazzi, her cousin Jerod, and her husband Ansel are preparing to renovate a charming house that reminds her of an English manor. Before purchasing it, they had inspected the house for structural issues, but now when they do a more thorough walk-through, they discover a teenage girl's bedroom that clearly hasn't b...