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The Boy Who Killed Demons: A Novel
by Dave ZeltsermanMy name s Henry Dudlow. I m fifteen and a half. And I m cursed. Or damned. Take your pick. The reason? I see demons. So begins the latest novel by horror master Dave Zeltserman. The setting is quiet Newton, Massachussetts, where nothing ever happens. Nothing, that is, until two months after Henry Dudlow s 13th birthday, when his neighbor, Mr. Hanley, suddenly starts to look . . . different. While everyone else sees a balding man with a beer belly, Henry suddenly sees a nasty, bilious, rage-filled demon. Once Henry catches onto the real Mr. Hanley, he starts to see demons all around him, and his boring, adolescent life is transformed. There s no more time for friends or sports or the lovely Sally Freeman instead Henry must work his way through ancient texts and hunt down the demons before they steal any more innocent children. And if hunting demons is hard at any age, it s borderline impossible when your parents are on your case, and your grades are getting worse, and you can t tell anyone about your chosen mission. A very scary novel written with verve and flashes of great humor, The Boy Who Killed Demons is Dave Zeltserman s most accomplished and entertaining horror novel yet.
A Killer's Essence: A Novel
by Dave Zeltserman&“A doozy of a doom-laden crime story&” from the author of Small Crimes—now a major film—and The Caretaker of Lorne Field (The Washington Post). Stan Green is a jaded New York City cop assigned to the most shocking homicide of his career—and he finds only one witness, a neurologically damaged recluse subject to demonic hallucinations. Then the murderer strikes again. Stan&’s best hope is a man who claims to be surrounded by ghoulish apparitions. And there&’s just a chance this witness isn&’t insane, but instead terrifyingly perceptive . . . Dave Zeltserman&’s grisly crime novel is backgrounded by the 2004 ALCS playoffs, when the Red Sox triumphed over the Yankees. A knuckle-whitening, surprising, and compelling trip into Stan&’s obsession with a brutal case, this serial-killer mystery is Zeltserman&’s darkest, most gripping work yet. &“Zeltserman&’s lean but muscular style, so evident in A Killer&’s Essence and The Caretaker of Lorne Field, is just as sharply honed here . . . Riveting.&” —The Boston Globe &“This eerie thriller deftly blurs the lines between madness and the perception of reality.&” —The Star-Ledger &“[A] chilling page-turner attuned to the most discerning of avid crime lovers. Well written and well paced. Recommended.&” —New York Journal of Books &“Zeltserman&’s signature creepiness is available here and there, but what really drives this novel is the engaging portrait of an honest, hardworking cop who, on the job and off, gives the best he&’s got, knowing how rarely it will be enough.&” —Kirkus Reviews
Death Will Get You Sober
by Elizabeth ZelvinOn Christmas Day, Bruce Kohler wakes up in detox on the Bowery in New York City. He knows it's time to change his life, but how can he stay sober without dying of boredom? When homeless alcoholics start to die unexpectedly, Bruce is surprised to find he cares enough to want to find out why. Most of them had been down and out for many years, but Bruce's friend Guff was different: a cynical aristocrat with a trust fund and some secrets. Two old friends give Bruce a second chance and agree to help him with his investigation: his best friend, Jimmy, a computer genius and history buff who's been in AA for years, and Jimmy's girlfriend Barbara, a counselor who sometimes crosses the line between helping and codependency. Barbara works a night shift at the detox and confronts a counselor who might still be dealing drugs. Bruce gets a job temping for Guff's arrogant nephew. Between the three of them, suspects start piling up. The trail leads back to the detox. Or does it? In Death Will Get You Sober, Bruce discovers that the church basements of AA are a small world in the big city of New York.As he grapples with staying sober, he finds that not drinking is only the beginning of coming back to life--a life he finds he wants to keep when it's threatened by a killer. Debut author Elizabeth Zelvin has used her expertise as an addiction councilor to pen a riveting mystery filled with memorable, realistic characters who are as flawed as they are heroic.
Death Will Help You Leave Him
by Elizabeth ZelvinRecovering alcoholic Bruce Kohler and his friends face new challenges when a person they were sponsoring at Al-Anon becomes the prime suspect in her abusive boyfriend's murder.
Fresh Slices: A Mystery Anthology (Murder New York Style #2)
by Elizabeth Zelvin Triss Stein Laura K. Curtis Terrie Farley Moran Cynthia Benjamin Anita Page Cathi Stoler Deirdre Verne Joan Tuohy New York Tri-State Chapter of Sisters in Crime Stephanie Wilson-Flaherty Leigh Neely Lina Zeldovich K.J.A. Wishnia Lois Karlin Clare Toohey Anne-Marie Sutton Eileen Dunbaugh Lynne Lederman Susan Chalfin Catherine Maiorisi Fran CoxSlices of life beyond the tourist's view. By turns funny, tough, and somber, the twenty-one helpings of New York attitude in Fresh Slices reveal neighborhoods both rich and poor, where oldtimers desperately protect their secrets and brand new arrivals indulge dangerous appetites. There is as much variety in tone and setting as in Gotham itself, and yet each of these crime stories also reflects the city's most infectious and unifying principle, that special combination of adaptability and assertiveness. The sleuths, police officers, and investigators in these pages are richly drawn and engagingly authentic. Written by local members of the New York / Tri-State chapter of Sisters in Crime, and edited by Agatha Award winning author Terrie Farley Moran, Fresh Slices is second in the Murder New York Style series and features tales from the most ethnically diverse and densely populated city in America.
Family Matters: A Mystery Anthology (Murder New York Style #3)
by Elizabeth Zelvin Triss Stein Terrie Farley Moran Cynthia Benjamin Lindsay A. Curcio Anita Page Cathi Stoler Deirdre Verne New York Tri-State Chapter of Sisters in Crime Stephanie Wilson-Flaherty Leigh Neely Clare Toohey Eileen Dunbaugh Lynne Lederman Catherine Maiorisi Fran Cox Kate Lincoln Roslyn Siegel Ellen Quint Anne Marie Sutton Dorothy MortmanIncludes a 2015 Derringer Award winning short story: "The Kaluki Kings of Queens."Come meet the relatives. As diverse in theme and mood as the city itself, these stories take us from from the explosive excitement of the New York City Marathon to a secret cellar in Queens, from the warmth of an immigrant culture to the moneyed New York art world, and from brutality and poverty to Wall Street's privileged thugs. What the families have in common is this: their lives have been changed forever by crime. Motives? The usual: jealousy and greed, rage and revenge, self-protection and politics, secrets and lies. Inside Family Matters: Murder New York Style, these twenty short stories by members of the New York / Tri-State chapter of Sisters in Crime and edited by Derringer Award winning author Anita Page, are as diverse in theme and mood as the city's neighborhoods. The sleuths, police officers, and investigators who grapple with crime inside these covers are richly drawn and engagingly authentic.
Deadly Debut: A Mystery Anthology (Murder New York Style)
by Elizabeth Zelvin Triss Stein Terrie Farley Moran Anita Page Deirdre Verne New York Tri-State Chapter of Sisters in Crime Lina Zeldovich Clare Toohey Peggy EhrhartIt's curtains for Gotham in Deadly Debut, which takes the first bow in the Murder New York Style series. In these pages, a Bronx teen steeped in Poe confronts a tormentor; a recovering alcoholic sweeps up deadly secrets; and a gutsy lie shatters lives in post-war Queens. From a Brooklyn nanny's street smarts to a small grocer's grit, from a nightclub's belly dancers to a P.I. reared on jive, the characters in these twisted tales will keep you cheering.Written by members of the New York / Tri-State chapter of Sisters in Crime, the stories reveal New York City's dark and dramatic underbelly. Selected from the Chapter's first anthology, they offer bites of action-packed mystery that range in tone from fun to dark and in genre from cozy to noir. These sleuths, police officers, and private investigators are richly drawn and engagingly authentic.
Tales of the Witch
by Angela ZemanA collection of stories featuring the strangest sleuth in Wyndham-by-the-SeaWith her black clothes, black hair, and faithful black cat, Mrs. Risk incites rumors among the townsfolk of Wyndham-by-the-Sea, who whisper that she's a witch. She keeps to herself, plants strange things in her garden, and has an unerring ability to see into other people's minds. With her trusty assistant Rachel, Mrs. Risk keeps tabs on every corner of her small seaside town, sipping wine, hearing secrets, and occasionally breaking curses. Whether her powers are supernatural or merely deductive, no one can deny that they are real. In the seven stories of this volume, Mrs. Risk confronts murderous fishmongers, cursed restaurateurs, and a rock star marked for death. Mystery is rife in Wyndham-by-the-Sea, and only a witch has the power to see the truth.
The Witch and the Borscht Pearl
by Angela ZemanTheft and murder derail a comedienne's Catskills comebackWhen she meets Mrs. Risk, Rachel is eighteen, married, and living in fear. Her fishmonger husband is three decades older than her and intent on killing her slowly. Each day Rachel grows weaker--the result of pesticides that Ike sneaks into her food. Only the eccentric Mrs. Risk, whom the local children call a witch, sees Ike's plan. With a simple deception, she frightens Ike into having a heart attack, saving Rachel and winning herself a new assistant. The young fishwife's lifestyle is about to get a lot more interesting. Their first adventure together concerns Pearl Schrafft, a Borscht Belt comic whose career, as well as her ancient style of comedy, is on the skids. When her priceless pearl necklace vanishes and her manager drops dead, Rachel and Mrs. Risk step in. If they can't learn who has it in for the punch line queen, Pearl's Borscht Belt shtick won't be the only thing that's DOA.
The Black Jersey: A Novel
by Jorge Zepeda PattersonA fast-paced mystery where Murder on the Orient Express meets the Tour de France—someone’s killing off cyclists one by one. There are cyclists willing to die to win a single stage of the Tour, taking suicidal descents at more than 90 kilometers per hour, but now I know there are cyclists willing to kill to win. Marc Moreau, a professional cyclist with a military past, is part of a top Tour de France team led by his best friend, an American star favored to win this year’s Tour. But the competition takes a dark turn when racers begin to drop out in a series of violent accidents: a mugging that ends in an ankle being crushed, a nasty bout of food poisoning, and a crash caused by two spectators standing where they shouldn’t. The teams and their entourages retreat into paranoid lockdown even as they must continue racing each day. The mountain inclines grow steeper and the accidents turn deadlier: a suspicious suicide, an exploded trailer, a loose wheel at the edge of a cliff. Marc agrees to help the French police with their investigations from the inside and becomes convinced that the culprit is a cyclist who wants to win at any cost. But as the victim count rises, the number of potential murderers—and potential champions—dwindles.Marc begins to have the sickening realization that his own team has been most favored by the murderer’s actions, and in the final stages of the race Mark himself emerges as the only cyclist left who could possibly beat his best friend and win the Tour. Whom can Marc trust? Whom should he protect? What decision will he make if he’s asked to choose between justice, loyalty, and glory?Praise for The Black Jersey “Men, mountains, machines, speed, greed, and murder . . . Making a tour de force of the Tour de France, Jorge Zepeda Patterson does for cycling what Dick Francis did for horse racing. Warning! Strap on your helmets! This is no tale for wimps.”—Alan Bradley, author of the Flavia de Luce series “The world of competitive cycling is stressful enough without adding suspicious accidents to the mixture. But that is exactly what happens in this thrilling and intrigue-filled novel. The Black Jersey has the pace and excitement of a world-class race.”—Alexander McCall Smith, author of the No. 1 Ladies’ Detective Agency series“The Black Jersey is a joy from start to hair-raising finish line, even for someone like me who prefers a good meal to any kind of competitive sport. Bravo!”—M. L. Longworth, author of the Provençal Mystery series
As Time Unfolds: A Novel
by Barbara ZerfossBethany Miller’s past, present and future collide when she inherits a generational family journal spanning three centuries, is drawn into solving mysteries about her biological family’s past, and witnesses a desperate, silent plea from a girl’s soul-piercing eyes…right before the girl disappears.
Assassin's Masque (Palace of Spies #3)
by Sarah ZettelThings are turning around for seventeen-year-old Peggy Fitzroy, a once-orphaned spy. Her father is back from the dead, and her unwanted engagement has been called off for good. But when a mysterious veiled woman shows up, Peggy uncovers a fresh slew of questions about her past, present, and future. Now Peggy is back at the palace, unsure of the loyalties she thought she held. With the Jacobite uprising stalking ever closer to the throne, it's imperative that Peggy discover who she can really trust. Can she save herself and the royal family, or is she doomed as a pawn in this most deadly game?
Dangerous Deceptions (Palace of Spies #2)
by Sarah Zettel"A rollicking spy caper in corsets. . . . This witty romp will delight fans of historical fiction as well as mystery lovers." --Kirkus Reviews, starred review of Palace of Spies As a lady in waiting in King George's London court, Peggy has survived a forced betrothal, royal scandals, and an attempt or two on her life. And now she has a new problem: her horrible fiancé has returned to claim her! To save her neck, or at least her hand in marriage, Peggy joins forces with her cousin Olivia and her sweetheart, Matthew. But if she doesn't play her cards right, her career as courtier and spy might come to an end at the bottom of the river Thames . . .
Let Them Eat Stake
by Sarah ZettelIt's a dream for a "Vampire Chef"-cater the high-profile wedding of a 200-year-old vampire and a wealthy witch. So why did celebrity chef Oscar Simmons walk away from this gig? Charlotte agrees to take his place, even though she knows this event, thrown by power-hungry vampires and witches, could make (or break) her career, her restaurant, and her life. But when Simmons turns up dead, the groom's family starts vanishing, and the police start asking pointed questions, Charlotte fears she may have picked the wrong wedding to stake her reputation on...
A Mother's Lie
by Sarah ZettelA compulsive family drama about a mother's desperate search to reclaim her daughter from the horrors of her own past, perfect for fans of Then She Was Gone.
The Other Sister
by Sarah ZettelTwo sisters. One murder plan.An intense psychological thriller full of family secrets, perfect for readers of The Woman in the Window and Watch Me Disappear. Everyone thought reckless, troubled Geraldine Monroe was the bad sister-especially when she fled town after her mother's death twenty-five years ago. But people don't know the truth. Marie Monroe knows. She was there for their father's cruel punishments, the constant manipulation, the lies. Everyone thinks she's the perfect daughter-patient and kind, and above all obedient. No one would suspect her of anything. Especially not murder. Now Geraldine's home again, and she and Marie have united in a plan for the ultimate revenge. But when old secrets and new fears clash, everyone is pushed to the breaking point . . . and the sisters will learn that they can't trust anyone-not even each other."An exhilarating ride full of twists and turns, this page-turner will leave you guessing until the very end!" -Steena Holmes, New York Times bestselling author of The Forgotten Ones"Sarah Zettel's THE OTHER SISTER is as dark and twisted as they come; a compelling and sinister psychological thriller in which every character is deeply flawed, their desire for revenge understandable and relatable. With its intricate web of secrets long buried, readers won't be able to stop turning the pages!" -Karen Dionne, author of The Marsh King's Daughter
Palace of Spies (Palace of Spies #1)
by Sarah ZettelIntroducing Peggy Fitzroy, royal snoop. &“A rollicking spy caper in corsets . . . will delight fans of historical fiction as well as mystery lovers.&”—Kirkus Reviews (starred review) A warning to all young ladies of delicate breeding who wish to embark upon lives of adventure: Don&’t. Sixteen-year-old Peggy is a well-bred orphan who is coerced into posing as a lady in waiting at the palace of King George I. Life is grand, until Peggy starts to suspect that the girl she&’s impersonating might have been murdered. Unless Peggy can discover the truth, she might be doomed to the same terrible fate. But in a court of shadows and intrigue, anyone could be a spy—perhaps even the handsome young artist with whom Peggy is falling in love . . . &“The perfect balance of history and mystery, this novel is fantastic . . . Sarah Zettel is an author to watch, and readers will be eagerly awaiting the next Palace of Spies installment.&”—VOYA &“Zettel has created a dynamic, immensely likable heroine in Peggy, and she folds in history, both cultural and political . . . A sequel is in the works, and it will be eagerly anticipated by fans of Libba Bray.&”—Booklist &“A solid opening volley in a promising series.&”—Publishers Weekly &“The protagonist, clever and witty, makes a compelling heroine.&”—School Library Journal &“This combination of willful heroine and royal backdrop will appeal to history buffs and readers who like their subterfuge accessorized by a few frills and ruffles.&”—Bulletin
A Taste of the Nightlife
by Sarah ZettelCharlotte Caine isn't called "the Vampire Chef" because she's a member of New York's undead community-she just cooks for them. Her restaurant, Nightlife, is poised to take the top slot in the world of "haute noir" cuisine. But when a drunk customer causes a scene, a glowing review from the city's top food critic doesn't seem likely-especially when that customer winds up dead on Nightlife's doorstep. Now, with her brother under suspicion for the murder, Charlotte has to re-open her restaurant and clear her brother's name-before they both become dinner. .
All These Things I've Done (Birthright #1)
by Gabrielle Zevin Ilyana KadushinSixteen year-old Anya's parents have been murdered because her father was the head of a notorious underworld gang. Now she is determined to keep herself and her siblings away from that world. But her father’s relatives aren't so keen to let them go. <p><p> When Anya’s violent ex-boyfriend is poisoned with contaminated chocolate - chocolate that is produced illegally by Anya’s criminal family - she is arrested for attempted murder. Disconcertingly, it is the new D.A. in town who releases her from jail, but her freedom comes with conditions. <p> The D.A. is the father of Win, a boy at school to whom Anya feels irresistibly drawn. Win’s father won’t risk having his political ambitions jeopardised by his son seeing a member of a crime family. She is to stay away with him. Anya knows she risks her freedom and the safety of her brother and sister by seeing Win again. Neither the D.A. nor the underworld will allow it. But the feeling between them is so strong that she may be unable to resist him . . .
City of Ghosts: Volume 1 (Volume 1 #1)
by ZhenyinfangSong Xiaofan was just an orphan growing up in a poor mountain village. In his growing up memory, there was a strange thing around him, that is, he could see all kinds of souls. The only thing that could make him feel gratified was that these souls did not interfere with his life. Until once, song Xiaofan agreed to a magic wand called Zhang Yuan. He went to the mountain village with him In dealing with a strange ghost event, song Xiaofan's ability was improved magically when he saw such a powerful ghost for the first time, and his life has changed greatly since then.
