Shadowbridge

10 best books like Shadowbridge (Gregory Frost): A Bali Conspiracy Most Foul, Alif the Unseen, Masque, The City in the Middle of the Night, Cross My Heart and Hope to Spy, Don't Judge a Girl by Her Cover, Havemercy, Seven Blades in Black, Only the Good Spy Young, The Raven Tower

A Bali Conspiracy Most Foul
AuthorShamini Flint
ISBN0749929766
Welcome to Bali, where violence, intrigue, and infidelity are all part of a day’s work for Inspector Singh.   Inspector Singh, everyone’s favorite portly and wheezing homicide detective, is still recovering from his last case when terrorists set off a bomb on the neighboring island...
Alif the Unseen
AuthorG. Willow Wilson
ISBN0802120202
In an unnamed Middle Eastern security state, a young Arab-Indian hacker shields his clients—dissidents, outlaws, Islamists, and other watched groups—from surveillance and tries to stay out of trouble. He goes by Alif—the first letter of the Arabic alphabet, and a convenient handle to hide...
Masque
AuthorW.R. Gingell
Beauty met the Beast and there was . . . Bloody murder?

It’s the Annual Ambassadorial Ball in Glause, and Lady Isabella Farrah, the daughter of New Civet’s Ambassador, is feeling pleasantly scintillated.
In the library is Lord Pecus, a charming gentleman whose double mask hides a...
The City in the Middle of the Night
AuthorCharlie Jane Anders
ISBN0765379961
"If you control our sleep, then you can own our dreams... And from there, it's easy to control our entire lives."

Set on a planet that has fully definitive, never-changing zones of day and night, with ensuing extreme climates of endless, frigid darkness and blinding, relentless light, humankind...
Cross My Heart and Hope to Spy
AuthorAlly Carter
ISBN1423100050
Cammie Morgan is back, and it's clear that her life hasn't calmed down since the events of I'd Tell You I Love You, But Then I'd Have to Kill You. At first, giddy anticipation is in the air. Gallagher Academy, Cammie's elite spy school, is hosting a visit from a covert training center for boys. Soon after...
Don't Judge a Girl by Her Cover
AuthorAlly Carter
ISBN1423116380
When Cammie "The Chameleon" Morgan visits her roommate Macey in Boston, she thinks she's in for an exciting end to her summer break. After all, she's there to watch Macey's father accept the nomination for vice president of the United States. But when you go to the world's best school (for spies), "exciting"...
Havemercy
AuthorJaida Jones
ISBN0553806963
This stunning epic fantasy debut introduces two exciting new authors—and a world brimming with natural and man-made wonders, extraordinary events, and a crisis that will test the mettle of men, the boundaries of magic, and the heart and soul of a kingdom.

Thanks to its elite Dragon Corps,...
Seven Blades in Black
AuthorSam Sykes
Sam Sykes returns with a new fantasy that introduces to an unforgettable outcast magician caught between two warring empires.

Among humans, none have power like mages. And among mages, none have will like Sal the Cacophony. Once revered, now vagrant, she walks a wasteland scarred by generations...
Only the Good Spy Young
AuthorAlly Carter
ISBN1423128206
When Cammie Morgan enrolled at the Gallagher Academy, she knew she was preparing for the dangerous life of a spy. What she didn’t know was that the serious, real-life danger would start during her junior year of high school. But that’s exactly what happened two months ago when Cammie faced off against...
The Raven Tower
AuthorAnn Leckie
ISBN0356506991
Gods meddle in the fates of men, men play with the fates of gods, and a pretender must be cast down from the throne in this breathtaking first fantasy novel from Ann Leckie, New York Times bestselling author and winner of the Hugo, Nebula, and Arthur C. Clarke Awards.

For centuries, the kingdom...
The Thinking Woman's Guide to Real Magic
AuthorEmily Croy Barker
ISBN0670023663
An imaginative story of a woman caught in an alternate world—where she will need to learn the skills of magic to survive

Nora Fischer’s dissertation is stalled and her boyfriend is about to marry another woman.  During a miserable weekend at a friend’s wedding, Nora wanders off and...
The Nesting Place: It Doesn't Have to Be Perfect to Be Beautiful
AuthorMyquillyn Smith
Perfection is overrated.
Popular blogger and self-taught decorator Myquillyn Smith (The Nester) is all about
embracing reality—especially when it comes to decorating a home bursting with boys, pets, and all the unpredictable messes of life.

In The Nesting Place, Myquillyn...
The Unexpected Inheritance of Inspector Chopra
AuthorVaseem Khan
ISBN0316386820
On the day he retires, Inspector Ashwin Chopra inherits two unexpected mysteries.

The first is the case of a drowned boy, whose suspicious death no one seems to want solved. And the second is a baby elephant. As his search for clues takes him across the teeming city of Mumbai, from its grand high...
AuthorRobert Silverberg
ISBN0446362867
Letters from Atlantis by Robert Silverberg is a novella set up as a concise narrative in the form of letters written between two mental time travelers visiting the Atlantean Empire some 18,000 years ago, during the last ice age.

Time researchers are sent back in time as a discorporeal entity...
Alone on the Wall
AuthorAlex Honnold
ISBN0393356140
Including two new chapters on Alex Honnold’s free solo ascent of the iconic 3,000-foot El Capitan in Yosemite National Park.

On June 3rd, 2017, Alex Honnold became the first person to free solo Yosemite's El Capitan—to scale the wall without rope, a partner, or any protective gear—completing...
How to Tell If Your Cat Is Plotting to Kill You
AuthorMatthew Inman
ISBN1449410243
If your cat is kneading you, that's not a sign of affection. Your cat is actually checking your internal organs for weakness. If your cat brings you a dead animal, this isn't a gift. It's a warning. How to Tell If Your Cat Is Plotting to Kill You is an offering of cat comics, facts, and instructional guides...
Daughter of Shades
AuthorSylvia Mercedes
A huntress with no past. A rival with a secret.
A kingdom’s fate hangs in the balance . . .

Ayleth and her shade move as one, ever hungry for the hunt. Under her mentor’s tight control, she fears her memories are being stolen. Now nineteen, apprenticed for as long as she can remember to the...
Murder at the Grand Raj Palace
AuthorVaseem Khan
In the enchanting new Baby Ganesh Agency novel, Inspector Chopra and his elephant sidekick go undercover to investigate a murder at Mumbai's grandest hotel.

For a century the iconic Grand Raj Palace Hotel has welcomed the world's elite. From film stars to foreign dignitaries, anyone who...
The Perplexing Theft of the Jewel in the Crown
AuthorVaseem Khan
The second book in the heartwarming and charming Baby Ganesh series.

For centuries the Koh-i-Noor diamond has set man against man and king against king. Now part of the British Crown Jewels, the priceless gem is a prize that many have killed to possess. So when the Crown Jewels go on display in...
Inspector Chopra and the Million-Dollar Motor Car
AuthorVaseem Khan
An enchanting Baby Ganesh Agency short story: a million-dollar car is missing. Chopra has two days to find it, or the gangster who bought it will not be happy. The Premier No.1 Garage is the place to go in Mumbai if you want a luxury car. Even Mumbai's biggest gangster shops there - he's just ordered a classic...
Last Victim of the Monsoon Express
AuthorVaseem Khan
A new novella in the charming Baby Ganesh Agency series.

In a symbolic journey of reconciliation, the Monsoon Express is travelling between hostile neighbours India and Pakistan. The passenger list includes politicians, celebrities, former Mumbai policeman Inspector Chopra and his...
The Strange Disappearance of a Bollywood Star
AuthorVaseem Khan
ISBN0316434515
Mumbai is a city that thrives on extravagant spectacles and larger-than-life characters.

But as Chopra is about to discover, even in the city of dreams, there is no guarantee of a happy ending. Rising star and incorrigible playboy Vikram Verma has disappeared, leaving his latest film in jeopardy....
How to Write a Dynamite Scene Using the Snowflake Method (Advanced Fiction Writing Book 2)
AuthorRandy Ingermanson
Want to Write a Dynamite Novel?
The secret to writing a dynamite novel is to first write a dynamite scene.
Because if you can write one terrific scene, you can write a hundred. And that’s a novel.
This is a short book, with just one goal—to teach you the simple principles you can use right...
The Good Thief's Guide to Venice
AuthorChris Ewan
ISBN0312580851
Charlie, a gentleman thief to rival Cary Grant in “To Catch a Thief,†gallivants around Venice in the next caper in this “sparklingâ€* series.   After a particularly bad streak of luck in Vegas, Charlie has retreated to Venice, having vowed to give up a life of crime to write...
Playing Hearts
AuthorW.R. Gingell
It begins the way it has always begun: with a card on Mabel’s pillow. But Mabel has been in Underland before, and she’s not so anxious to go back. No matter what name it takes, Underland is always bizarre, always mad, always dangerous.

There’s the Queen of Hearts, terrifying, powerful,...
Staff & Crown
AuthorW.R. Gingell
Three years have passed since Annabel defeated Mordion in the Royal Castle and became the Queen Heir of New Civet. That’s a good thing, since the Castle spat her out three years into the past.

Three years of statecraft, politics, and meeting important people are over. Now, before she is officially...
How to Hike the Appalachian Trail: A Comprehensive Guide to Plan and Prepare for a Successful Thru-Hike
AuthorChris Cage
If you are planning on (or just thinking about) hiking the Appalachian Trail, this book is for you.
Planning an Appalachian Trail thru-hike is overwhelming. I know. I spent months researching every question I could think of before starting the 6 month journey.
Even after all of that research,...
Shadows of the Dark Crystal
AuthorJ.M. Lee
ISBN0448482894
The first series of original novels ever set in the world of Jim Henson's The Dark Crystal.  

Jim Henson's The Dark Crystal: Shadows of the Dark Crystal is set years before the events of the classic film and follows the journey of a young Gelfling woman who leaves her secluded home to uncover...
Epic: Legends of Fantasy
AuthorJohn Joseph Adams
ISBN1616960841
From the creation myths and quest sagas of ancient times to the megapopular fantasy novels of today, this quintessential anthology of epic fantasy is adventurous storytelling at its best. With rich and vibrant world building, readers are transported to antiquated realms to witness noble sacrifices...
Death of the Mantis
AuthorMichael Stanley
ISBN0062000373
“The best book yet in one of the best series going: a serious novel with a mystery at its core that takes us places we’ve never been.”
—Timothy Hallinan, author of The Queen of Patpong

Mystery readers who have not yet made the acquaintance of larger than life African investigator...
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