The end of the 19th century—a vampire's wife is murdered, and the detective known as the "cage user" is called in to solve the crime. But there's more to the detective and the curtained birdcage he carries...after all, when solving a case involving a monster, it might just take one to know one!
“Demons…” Not a single one of hell’s messengers possesses a life that cannot be stolen away. Not even the immortal “vampire,” nor the lifeless “undead.” The murder of the vampire bride will finally be solved! After that, the stage will shift to a magical city, teeming with phantom thieves and mysterious folk... London!
In the year 1889, in the mystical city of London, the phantom thief Lupin sets his sights on Mr. Fogg's prized possession, the black diamond known as “The Penultimate Night.” It lies deep within the mansion's underground, sealed behind layers of iron doors and locks, inside an impenetrable pure silver safe. To most, it would seem impossible for Lupin to even break in, let alone steal the black diamond. And yet…!? The detective who specializes in “supernatural cases”-The Birdcage User-is about to face off against Lupin at last!
"A fun, fast read...it will resonate with readers who dabble in any sort of arts, dark or otherwise." --NPR.org "With a singular and hilariously cutting teen voice, UNDEAD GIRL GANG is sure to be one of the most talked-about YA novels of the year." --BookPage Veronica Mars meets The Craft when a teen girl investigates the suspicious deaths of three classmates and accidentally ends up bringing them back to life to form a hilariously unlikely--and unwilling--vigilante girl gang. Meet teenage Wiccan Mila Flores, who truly could not care less what you think about her Doc Martens, her attitude, or her weight because she knows that, no matter what, her BFF Riley is right by her side. So when Riley and Fairmont Academy mean girls June Phelan-Park and Dayton Nesseth die under suspicious circumstances, Mila refuses to believe everyone's explanation that her BFF was involved in a suicide pact. Instead, armed with a tube of lip gloss and an ancient grimoire, Mila does the unthinkable to uncover the truth: she brings the girls back to life. Unfortunately, Riley, June, and Dayton have no recollection of their murders. But they do have unfinished business to attend to. Now, with only seven days until the spell wears off and the girls return to their graves, Mila must wrangle the distracted group of undead teens and work fast to discover their murderer...before the killer strikes again.
The year is 1889 in the mystical city of London. The phantom thief Lupin sets his sights on the Black Diamond known as “The Penultimate Night,” owned by Mr. Fogg. Clashes ignite throughout Fogg Manor as conflict erupts over this coveted gem. Lupin, the Phantom of the Opera, Holmes, Lloyd's agents, a mage, a vampire, and the detective specializing in the supernatural known as the Cage User are all embroiled in the fight for this precious diamond. Thus, an all-star battle beyond human comprehension is set to begin!
In the year 1889, in the mystical city of London, the phantom thief Lupin sets his eyes on the black diamond possessed by Mr. Fogg, known as “The Penultimate Night.” True to his word, Lupin appears and orchestrates an inescapable “enclosure.” Will the black diamond “The Penultimate Night” be stolen as it stands? With everybody involved-Lupin, Holmes, the agents from Lloyd's, the Cage User, and unexpected guests…?! The race for the black diamond, filled with eccentric characters, is in full swing!
Set in Hakone, a town in Ashigarashimo District, Kanagawa, Japan, the story revolves around Risa Akagi, a first-year high schooler who loves arts. She lives with her father, her stepmother, Riko and her stepsister, Chiyu. Her father married Riko a few years after her mother's death. Unlike in the fairy tale, Riko loves Risa like her own daughter while Chiyu treats her like a precious little sister. Risa's life and happiness come to a grinding halt when Riko suddenly becomes abusive towards both of them. And it happens at the worst time when their father, who is a police officer, is away on a covert mission in Nagasaki. Feeling trapped in the endless abusive cycle, their cruel fate turns for the worst when Riko decides to kill both of them. Will Risa and Chiyu able to escape from death and put their cruel fate to end?
In 1889, in the mystical city of London, the phantom thief Arsene Lupin sets his sights on the black diamond known as “The Penultimate Night,” owned by Mr. Fogg. Amidst the unprecedented all-star battle for this black diamond, a new contender appears! And this unforeseen participant is none other than the one who possesses the body of the beautiful, bodiless lady detective, Aya Rindo?!
From Tana French, author of the forthcoming novel The Searcher, “the most important crime novelist to emerge in the past 10 years” (The Washington Post), the bestseller called “the most stunning of her books” (The New York Times) and a finalist for the Edgar Award. Back in 1985, Frank Mackey was a nineteen-year-old kid with a dream of escaping hisi family's cramped flat on Faithful Place and running away to London with his girl, Rosie Daly. But on the night they were supposed to leave, Rosie didn't show. Frank took it for granted that she'd dumped him-probably because of his alcoholic father, nutcase mother, and generally dysfunctional family. He never went home again. Neither did Rosie. Then, twenty-two years later, Rosie's suitcase shows up behind a fireplace in a derelict house on Faithful Place, and Frank, now a detective in the Dublin Undercover squad, is going home whether he likes it or not.
'One of the most talented crime writers alive' Washington Post 'I've been enthusiastically telling everyone who will listen to read Tana French' Harlan Coben, author of Safe Sometimes there is no safe place. Nothing about the way this family lived shows why they deserved to die. But here's the thing about murder: ninety-nine times out of a hundred, it doesn't break into people's lives. It gets there because they open the door and invite it in... In Broken Harbour, a ghost estate outside Dublin - half-built, half-inhabited, half-abandoned - two children and their father are dead. The mother is on her way to intensive care. Scorcher Kennedy is given the case because he is the Murder squad's star detective. At first he and his rookie partner, Richie, think this is a simple one: Pat Spain was a casualty of the recession, so he killed his children, tried to kill his wife Jenny, and finished off with himself. But there are too many inexplicable details and the evidence is pointing in two directions at once. Scorcher's personal life is tugging for his attention. Seeing the case on the news has sent his sister Dina off the rails again, and she's resurrecting something that Scorcher thought he had tightly under control: what happened to their family, one summer at Broken Harbour, back when they were children. The neat compartments of his life are breaking down, and the sudden tangle of work and family is putting both at risk . . .