Olivia Vinall

A whole island affected by an unexplainable sleep phenomenon is closed off and a photographer heads there to document the events, whereupon he falls for one of the inhabitants, not realizing the personal danger it brings.

Tells of a pair of half sisters whose lives end up caught in a grand conspiracy revolving around a mentally ill woman dressed in white. As the story unfolds, murder, love, marriage, and greed stand between the two women and happy lives. Their only hope is the secret the woman in white waits to tell them.

"An utterly enchanting, immersive novel about an irrepressible young heroine who becomes an undercover agent during World War II-a sparkling debut, by turns heartwarming and heartbreaking. One blustery night in 1928, a whale washes up on the shores of the English Channel. By law, all whales belong to the King, but twelve-year-old Cristabel Seagrave has other plans. She and the rest of the household and their guests-her sister, Flossie (known affectionately...

"In this new heart-pounding standalone from the internationally bestselling author that People calls "razor sharp," a single mother suspects her young daughter has witnessed a horrible crime when she draws a disturbing picture--but the deadly path to unravel the truth could cost her everything"--

Sir Percival's money troubles drive him to try, by underhanded means, to get Laura to authorize the release of some of her fortune. Anne arranges a time to meet with Laura when she'll reveal Sir Percival's most terrible secret, but Fosco tips off Sir Percival, who confronts Laura. Feeling increasingly threatened, Marian resolves to find out what Fosco and Sir Percival are truly plotting.

Walter, Marian, and Laura are forced into hiding from Sir Percival and Fosco. Sir Percival is now a ghost of his former self, haunted by the possibility of his secret being revealed. Marian and Walter know they must discover it if they are to prove Sir Percival's role in the conspiracy involving Anne and Laura.

Walter Hartright, a young drawing master, encounters a ghostly woman dressed all in white. He offers help, but is later shocked to discover she had escaped from a lunatic asylum. The next day, Walter leaves London to take up a teaching post with the Fairlie family in the village of Limmeridge. There, he learns of a connection between his pupils, Laura and Marian, and the mysterious woman in white.

The stage adaptation of Jane's book endures numerous snafus before opening night: electrical problems, feuding cast members, and a notorious arts critic writing a potentially bad review. Meanwhile, Mattie searches for new clues in the case of her missing mother, but an onstage murder brings her to the theatre.

With another killing and Beth a suspect, Mattie races to solve the case and clear her aunt's name. Was it Oscar's publisher, who was skimming off the top? His literary agent, who was at risk of losing Oscar's contract to a rival? Or a fellow author, whom Oscar had accused of plagiarizing?

When newly promoted Detective Sergeant Mattie Stone is assigned to her hometown of Wildemarsh for duty, her boss strictly warns that her job will not require the help of her three crime-writing aunts, Beth, Cat, and Jane. But when a murder takes place at the local crime-writers' festival, Mattie struggles to keep the well-meaning amateur sleuths out of the investigation.