FICTION
The Girl in the Corn
“Norse mythology gives this story . . . a unique touch [with] an exhilarating conclusion.” —Booklist
“This was an outstanding blend of horror, speculative fiction, and apocalyptic fantasy topped ...
Her Sister's Death
She wanted the truth. She should have known better.
When her sister is found dead in a Baltimore hotel room, reporter Val Ritter’s world is turned upside down. An empty pill bottle at the scene leads ...
The Secret Garden of Yanagi Inn
“The gradual but compelling unraveling of this family mystery captivated me.” —Naomi Hirahara, Edgar Award-winning author of Hiroshima Boy and Clark and Division
“This book is a true delight to ...
Son of the Salt Chaser
The gift of magic may be a curse.
After her desert-transforming wish, Emel follows Saalim to Madinat Almulihi to reclaim all she has lost. But the seaside city is not what she expected. When she is tasked ...
The Photo Thief
If photos could speak.
Still grieving his toddler’s death, Detective Dan Brennan of the Philadelphia P.D. returns to the force and is assigned to investigate a socialite’s fatal fall down her mansion’s ...
When the Night Bells Ring
Don't awaken what sleeps in the dark.
In a future ravaged by fire and drought, two climate refugees ride their motorcycles across the wasteland of the western US, and stumble upon an old silver mine. ...
The Ghosts of Thorwald Place
A Mystery Scene Magazine 2021 Editor's Pick
Trust No One. Especially Your Neighbors.
Rachel Drake is on the run from the man who killed her husband. She never leaves her safe haven in an anonymous doorman ...
Beneath the Marigolds
Playing on our universal fascination with reality TV, Emily Whitson’s Beneath the Marigolds is the Bachelor(ette) gone terribly wrong.
Reese Marigold saved Ann Stone from a life of addiction by introducing ...
The Registration
You can’t outrun the Registration
Imagine it’s legal to commit one murder in your lifetime⎯if you Register the victim and accomplish the kill within fourteen days. So when Lynell Mize stands in line ...
The Dead Won't Tell
What lies in the past should not be uncovered.
When Abbie Adams, a historian-turned-journalist, is hired to investigate a cold-case murder from 1969, she jumps at the chance. But soon after she begins ...