Fred was a possum that visited my home for his meals. The agony I went through while trying to figure out what to do is reflected in this book. This is a funny story that all children will enjoy.

Fourteen, heir to the Empire of Roshaven, must find a new name before Theo, Lord of neighbouring Fidelia, brings his schemes to fruition. Not only has he stolen Roshaven’s trade, but he plans to make Fourteen his own and take her empire in the bargain. Her protector, Ned Spinks, is plagued with supernatural nightmares whilst his assistant, Jenni the sprite, has lost her magic. Somehow they must figure out how to thwart Theo’s dastardly plan before it’s too late for his city and her empire.

Marin loves the sandwiches his parents make for him—every day they're different and more delicious than the last. One morning, someone dares to steal his favorite sandwich: ham-cheddar-kale. Furious, Marin begins a fevered and famished investigation to unmask the thief. The days go by, the suspects multiply, and Marin's sandwiches continue to disappear. This droll, graphic caper is a funny school mystery exploring the high stakes of low blood sugar. The first in a series, the book's witty text and graphic illustrations make this funny school mystery perfect for early and advanced readers alike—and for anyone who's been the victim of lunchtime crime.

Can you guess what happens when Fred is left alone with the chicken pot pies Barney baked?

A story of, how at times, people shoot themselves in the foot, metaphorically speaking, only to wonder who inflicted the wound. Then, wouldn’t you know it, along comes help from an unusual quarter... But, of course, many things can happen in a quasi-world. You never know who your neighbours are these days, but you always know when there’s something odd about them. Funny that...

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • A NEW YORK TIMES NOTABLE BOOK A modern classic of personal journalism, The Orchid Thief is Susan Orlean’s wickedly funny, elegant, and captivating tale of an amazing obsession. Determined to clone an endangered flower—the rare ghost orchid Polyrrhiza lindenii—a deeply eccentric and oddly attractive man named John Laroche leads Orlean on an unforgettable tour of America’s strange flower-selling subculture, through Florida’s swamps and beyond, along with the Seminoles who help him and the forces of justice who fight him. In the end, Orlean—and the reader—will have more respect for underdog determination and a powerful new definition of passion. In this new edition, coming fifteen years after its initial publication and twenty years after she first met the “orchid thief,” Orlean revisits this unforgettable world, and the route by which it was brought to the screen in the film Adaptation, in a new retrospective essay. Look for special features inside. Join the Random House Reader’s Circle for author chats and more. Praise for The Orchid Thief “Stylishly written, whimsical yet sophisticated, quirkily detailed and full of empathy . . . The Orchid Thief shows [Orlean’s] gifts in full bloom.”—The New York Times Book Review “Fascinating . . . an engrossing journey [full] of theft, hatred, greed, jealousy, madness, and backstabbing.”—Los Angeles Times “Orlean’s snapshot-vivid, pitch-perfect prose . . . is fast becoming one of our national treasures.”—The Washington Post Book World “Orlean’s gifts [are] her ear for the self-skewing dialogue, her eye for the incongruous, convincing detail, and her Didion-like deftness in description.”—Boston Sunday Globe “A swashbuckling piece of reporting that celebrates some virtues that made America great.”—The Wall Street Journal

When lost animals start showing up at crime scenes, Officer Fred Mason decides to sniff out the culprit. He'll need some help, though, from the animals themselves, including one exceptionally bright and determined cat. Along the way, people and animals find their way home. This novella is a prequel to the Detective Whiskers Cozy Mystery Series and is a complete story. All characters in the book, humans and animals, have happy endings — except for one bad guy who goes to jail!

WHITE LIES Asher was learning how to be normal when the police arrested him for murder. He was innocent, but all the evidence pointed to him. And his history as a Hollywood bad boy didn't help. Trapped in a tangled web of deceit he is about to discover a stunning lie from his past that could get him killed. DARK DEEDS Asher's been sober for three years, and is about to star in a grand scale come-back movie. He's rented a cottage in the mountains of NC where they’ll be filming soon. On his first day he found a body in the woods.There are more dark deeds brewing. Is someone trying to kill him again? BLOOD RELATIONS Murder, suicide and a ghost from the Civil War. Asher’s stuck in a strange hotel in the middle of a cornfield, up to his neck in lies, deceit and bad coffee. When vultures start circling the cornfield, Asher fears a body is involved. A new guest checks in, and things get even more complicated.