Browsing: Mysteries

From an Edgar Award–winning author: When Benjamin Franklin tasks Duncan McCallum with retrieving a cache of fossils, Duncan discovers a tangled web of deceit, political intrigue, and life-threatening danger… A “triumphant combination of whodunit and deeply researched history” (Publishers Weekly starred review).

From the New York Times bestselling author of Wicked, this reimagining of a classic Hans Christian Anderson tale follows a lonely teenage girl in 1960s New York City at Christmastime. “An enchanting, tender, often funny coming-of-age story whose perceptive truths about the human condition surprise and delight” (Library Journal).

After her sister’s death, Kelly returns to the small North California island they vacationed on during their childhood, alongside three friends. But, as the summer goes on, they stumble upon a strange pattern — every fifth summer, a girl goes missing…

As gruesome killings terrorize the citizens of Ash Park, detective Edward Petrosky struggles to overcome his own demons. But when the chief of police — Petrosky’s only ally — is abducted, can Petrosky pull himself together to catch the killer and save his best friend?