It is the summer holidays and soon Harry Potter will be starting his fourth year at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. Harry is counting the days: there are new spells to be learnt, more Quidditch to be played, and Hogwarts castle to continue exploring. But Harry needs to be careful - there are unexpected dangers lurking...

Appena uscita dalla riabilitazione, Mallory accetta un lavoro come babysitter per i coniugi Maxwell. La ragazza si crea presto una sua routine e si lega sinceramente a Teddy, un bambino dolce e timido che non si separa mai dal suo album da disegno. Alberi, conigli e palloncini sono i suoi soggetti preferiti, oltre ad Anya, la sua amica immaginaria. Ma un giorno sul foglio compare un uomo che trascina il corpo senza vita di una donna e da quel momento le sue opere diventano sempre più sinistre, le figure sempre più realistiche, ben oltre l'abilità di un bambino di cinque anni. Per Teddy è colpa di Anya, è lei a dirgli cosa rappresentare e a guidare la sua mano. C'è qualcosa che non va e, anche se può sembrare una follia, solo Mallory può scoprirlo prima che sia troppo tardi.

For readers of Kara Thomas and Karen McManus, an addictive, twisty crime thriller with shades of Serial and Making a Murderer about a closed local murder case that doesn't add up, and a girl who's determined to find the real killer--but not everyone wants her meddling in the past. Everyone in Fairview knows the story. Pretty and popular high school senior Andie Bell was murdered by her boyfriend, Sal Singh, who then killed himself. It was all anyone could talk about. And five years later, Pip sees how the tragedy still haunts her town. But she can't shake the feeling that there was more to what happened that day. She knew Sal when she was a child, and he was always so kind to her. How could he possibly have been a killer? Now a senior herself, Pip decides to reexamine the closed case for her final project, at first just to cast doubt on the original investigation. But soon she discovers a trail of dark secrets that might actually prove Sal innocent . . . and the line between past and present begins to blur. Someone in Fairview doesn't want Pip digging around for answers, and now her own life might be in danger. This is the story of an investigation turned obsession, full of twists and turns and with an ending you'll never expect.