My Darling Detective[An] ingeniously plotted novel . . . Norman knows how to weave an enticing and satisfying mystery, one tantalizing thread at a time. New York Times Book Review A witty, engrossing homage to noir, from National Book Award finalist Howard Norman Jacob Rigolet, soon to be former assistant to a wealthy art collector, looks up from his seat at an auctionhis mother, former head librarian at the Halifax Free Library, is walking almost casually up the aisle.

the self-professed spelling prodigy faces a tough decision that pits her pride against her principles

We live in an interesting time

this third

A fresh and exciting new voice in contemporary fiction

Taiye Selasi

a crime story

and Kenna plans to keep it that way

is gripped by a viral epidemic that has everyone wearing

his first cookbook in more than ten years

seems to be Bond’s best weapon -- until the two are captured by rebel forces and her allegiances become unclear

Morris Award Winner · National Book Award Longlist · Printz Honor Book · Coretta Scott King Honor Book · #1 New York Times Bestseller

as rugged and soulful as Matthew Crawford’s bestselling Shop Class as Soulcraft