Seth is the oppressed kitchen boy at the remote Last Chance Hotel. But when a strange gathering of magicians arrives for dinner, their leader is poisoned. A locked-room murder investigation ensues - and Seth is the main suspect. Can he solve the mystery and clear his name, especially when magic's afoot?
Last night he hadn't caused an explosion. If Ten was right, was there a chance he might finally be close to passing his Prospect? But what if Tendril was hauled away for attacking people with sinister magic? 'I don't like this place,' ...
In solving the mystery of the Last Chance Hotel, Seth has discovered a bewildering new world of magic. But the truth about his mother’s fate remains, stolen away with the...
“I absolutely loved this book... This has been the escape read I have been looking for.” 5 Stars, Netgalley reviewer
I looked forward to seeing Mr. Ellis three times a week as I learned to play the violin. Mr. Ellis played every instrument he taught: percussion and piano, cello and bass and violin. He could take the sax out of a kid's hands and show ...
In this “brilliantly executed...chilling and extraordinary” post-apocalyptic mystery, “the questions Jameson poses—who will be with you at the end of the world, and what kind of person will you be?—are as haunting as the plot ...
BONUS: This edition contains a Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet discussion guide and an excerpt from Jamie Ford's Love and Other Consolation Prizes.
Girl by day. Cat by night. Ready for adventure! In the fifth book of this popular chapter book series, Kitty, a little girl with catlike superpowers, is on a mission to stop a thief from ruining her town’s annual lantern parade.
In Primrose Creek, Nevada, a dispute over property lines between Chance Qualtrough and Jace Stratton is exacerbated by the arrival of Hallie St. George, a young woman fleeing the pain of her past to make a new life for herself.
As a junior detective, Zephyr goes undercover as a concierge to investigate a money laundering scheme, but when she finds a guest in distress at the hotel, she discovers there is more to the plot than she believed.
'Blending magical adventure with Golden Age crime mystery, this delightfully atmospheric spin-off from the author of The Last Chance Hotelconfirms Thornton's place as one of the most original children's writers around.