The first book in the "Shady Hollow" series, in which we are introduced to the village of Shady Hollow, a place where woodland creatures live together in harmony - until a curmudgeonly toad turns up dead and the local reporter has to solve the case. Reporter Vera Vixen is a relative newcomer to Shady Hollow. The fox has a nose for news, so when she catches wind that the death might be a murder, she resolves to get to the bottom of the case, no matter where it leads. As she stirs up still waters, the fox exposes more than one mystery, and discovers that additional lives are in jeopardy. Vera finds more to this town than she ever suspected. It seems someone in the Hollow will do anything to keep her from solving the murder, and soon it will take all of Vera's cunning and quickness to crack the case.

A trama se passa em um ambiente inspirado no Hong Kong dos anos 1980, um submundo dominado por gangues e corrupção. A história começa quando a facção criminosa Xiaoqi Tang decide usar a indústria cinematográfica para lavar dinheiro, mas precisa de um roteirista. É aí que entra o protagonista, He Chusan, um estudante universitário com uma vida limpa, que é laçado e forçado pelos subordinados de Xia Liuyi (o gangster) a escrever o roteiro para o "filme-laranja" da gangue. A convivência forçada desencadeia uma série de conflitos internos e, eventualmente, sentimentos profundos entre o estudante e o gangster. O drama atinge o ápice quando o chefe da gangue morre misteriosamente, e Xia Liuyi é culpabilizado. Ele é forçado a fugir, buscando limpar seu nome e descobrir a verdade, com a ajuda de He Chusan.

A stunning YA fantasy debut, perfect for fans of Holly Black and Justina Ireland, about a Black girl (and sword expert) fighting a Fae uprising in Shakespearean LondonSixteen-year-old Joan Sands is a gifted craftswoman who creates and upkeeps the stage blades for William Shakespeare’s acting company, The King’s Men. Joan’s skill with her blades comes from a magical ability to control metal—an ability gifted by her Head Orisha, Ogun. Because her whole family is Orisha-blessed, the Sands family have always kept tabs on the Fae presence in London. Usually that doesn’t involve much except noting the faint glow around a Fae’s body as they try to blend in with London society, but lately, there has been an uptick in brutal Fae attacks. After Joan wounds a powerful Fae and saves the son of a cruel Lord, she is drawn into political intrigue in the human and Fae worlds.Swashbuckling, romantic, and full of the sights and sounds of Shakespeare’s London, this series starter delivers an unforgettable story—and a heroine unlike any other.