Hallie Ephron

"From the award-winning author of There Was an Old Woman comes a riveting tale of domestic noir, infused with old Hollywood folklore and glamour, set in a town rife with egotism and backstabbing and where fame and infamy are often interchangeable. Los Angeles 1986: When Deirdre Unger arrived in Beverly Hills to help her bitter, disappointed father sell his dilapidated house, she discovers his lifeless body floating face down in the swimming pool....

Emily Harlow is a professional organizer who helps people declutter their lives; she's married to man who can't drive past a yard sale without stopping. He's filled their basement, attic, and garage with his finds. Like other professionals who make a living decluttering peoples' lives, Emily has devised a set of ironclad rules. When working with couples, she makes clear that the client is only allowed to declutter his or her own stuff. That stipulation...

Anticipating a promising future with the takeoff of her husband's business and the imminent birth of her first child, Ivy finds her happiness shattered when a former high-school classmate reappears in David's life, intimating a close friendship Ivy neverhad suspected.

More than a year after her husband's death in a tragic climbing accident transformed her into a recluse whose only contact with the outside world is through a synthetic online world, Diana Banks is forced to confront the real world when her sister goes missing.

In this follow-up to the acclaimed In the Company of Sherlock Holmes, expert Sherlockians Laurie King and Les Klinger put forth the question: What happens when great writers/creators who are not known as Sherlock Holmes devotees admit to being inspired by Conan Doyle stories? While some are highly-regarded mystery writers, others are best known for their work in the fields of fantasy or science fiction. All of these talented authors, however share...

Carefull what you wish for: A professional organizer whose husband is a hoarder distracts her growing relationship troubles by focusing on her new clients, one of which takes her tipsy fantasy about life being more pleasant without spouses a little too far. The book charmer:Sarah Dove is no ordinary bookworm, to her, books have always been more than just objects: they live, they breathe, and sometimes they even speak. When Sarah grows up to become...