Native American lore infuses a southwestern mystery featuring the indomitable Rachel Murdock and her cat, Samantha.

“You will never regret having made the acquaintance of Miss Rachel Murdock.” —The New York Times

In wartime New Orleans, a crime-solving couple looks into an heiress’s death in a tale of “family skeletons, bittersweet romance, and [deft] sleuthing” (Saturday Review).

A seemingly idyllic summer town hides a dark secret. When a circus clown is murdered, Detective Gemma Monroe must unravel the mystery and expose the killer lurking among the community. As she investigates, she finds herself entangled in a web of lies and betrayal, putting her own life and the life of her unborn child at risk.

An intoxicating story of the thrills of exploration, the fallacy of discovery, and the inevitable costs of ambition from the "genius enchantress" (Karen Russell) author of Ship Fever, winner of the National Book Award.

"A glistening narrative, crammed full of rich, pictorial description and tingling suspense." —Michiko Kakutani, New York Times Book Review

From the USA Today bestselling author of Beautiful Little Fools, Jillian Cantor's The Fiction Writer follows a writer hired by a handsome billionaire to write about his family history with Daphne du Maurier and finds herself drawn into a tangled web of obsession, marital secrets, and stolen manuscripts. 

A Life of Adventure and Delight delivers eight masterful stories from dazzlingly original and critically acclaimed author Akhil Sharma.