Cassandra looked at the body for less than five entire seconds, but she knew it was too late. The image had branded itself into her head, and when she closed her eyes, it was all she could see. And she felt it would never, ever leave. Cassandra Monroe felt like the world ended when her younger sister, Emery, committed suicide. She couldn't understand why a girl from a stable, loving family would want to leave them. Together with her boyfriend, Riley, Cassandra spends the next few months after her sister's death trying to find the answers. But the answers are not anything like she imagined. The silver blade was long, sharp, and curved. The hilt was a dark gray, almost black, and was encrusted with dark-green jewels. She curved her fingers around the hilt so they fit perfectly and felt it pulse beneath her as though it were alive. As she lifted the beautiful dagger, she felt it was truly a part of her. Emery thought her pain would end when she took her own life. But the spirits won't leave her alone. Flooding her mind with anger and a lust for revenge, they convince Emery to do their bidding, executing plans they have had for hundreds of years. The only hope to stop this rampaging series of events is Riley's brother, Ayden, who has unique connections with this supernatural world. As the world starts spinning into chaos, will Cassandra, Riley, and Ayden be able to stop the spirits using the deadly Silver Dagger?

Includes a plot summary, brief history, and list of selected recordings for each ballad! Presented here are thirty of the most popular stateside ballads of murder by pistol, axe, penknife and poison. Whether based on true crimes or traditional tales from the Old World, these tragic stories are American as apple pie, albeit one seasoned with a generous pinch of arsenic.

DIVWhen a broken engagement leads to murder, Miss Silver hunts for the killer /divDIVBill Waring went to America with a bright future ahead of him. In London he had a promising career and the love of a young beauty, Lila Dryden, and there were plans for marriage when he returned from overseas. But then a freak train accident puts their happiness on hold. Bill spends a month in the hospital, and when he finally makes it back to London, there is a still bigger shock awaiting him. Under pressure from a domineering aunt, Lila has become engaged to another./divDIV /divDIVShe and her new fiancé—middle-aged, charmless, and rich—are in the country for the weekend. Bill follows, determined to win back Lila’s heart. But when her new betrothed is stabbed to death, blame falls squarely on Bill, and only the brilliant, demure detective Maud Silver can clear his name./div

Having won 21 awards, The Improbable Wonders of Moojie Littleman is being lauded as a classic. A haunting, visionary tale spun in the magical realist tradition of Madeleine L'Engle's A Wrinkle in Time and Neil Gaiman's The Ocean at the End of the Lane, the profoundly unique voice and heart-stirring narrative recall great works of fiction that explore the universal desire to belong. Early 1900s, Western America. A lonely, disabled boy with a nasty temper and miraculous healing powers, Moojie is taken by his father to live at his grandfather's wilderness farm. There, Moojie meets otherworldly outcasts and wants to join them. Following a series of trials--magical and mystical--he is summoned by the call to a great destiny ... if only he can survive one last terrifying trial.

Brother Against BrotherLife in Crimson Cove has been good to the Colter Brothers since Gretchen VanTreese was staked and her horde of vampires scattered. Brooks is once again human, and Cade, the rare Sire Gretchen had determined to take as her mate, is in love. Then the unthinkable happens: Gretchen rises from the grave, and the brothers are torn apart, their lives - and the peace between them - shattered.A Trail of BloodWhen Cade comes into possession of an ancient ceremonial dagger he awakens a power so deadly it defies comprehension. Meanwhile, a serial killer is stalking the little mountain town, leaving a trail of blood that leads to a truth Sheriff Ethan Hunter doesn't want to face. And unknown to either of them, Gretchen is preparing to reopen her notorious nightclub, The Crimson Corset - and building an army to destroy her enemies and reclaim Cade Colter as her own.A New Breed of EvilThe streets are no longer safe, nor are the forested paths, for a new and unknowable evil has come to Crimson Cove and everyone - vampire and human alike - must come together in order to survive.

The wife of a mystery writer is threatened after another novel is published. Cast of 4 women and 2 men.