The highly-anticipated sequel to Holly Black''s stunning adult debut, the No.1 Sunday Times bestseller, Book of Night. There''d always been something wrong with Charlie Hall. Crooked from the day she was born. Never met a bad decision she wasn''t willing to double down on. She may be good enough to steal a shadow from a tower, but will she be good enough to steal back a heart?

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Date: 2013-08-06
Holly Black is the bestselling author of contemporary fantasy novels for teens and children, including Tithe: A Modern Faerie Tale and the #1 New York Times bestselling Spiderwick series. She has been a finalist for the Mythopoeic Award and the Eisner Award, and the recipient of the Andre Norton Award. Holly lives in Massachusetts with her husband, Theo, in a house with a secret library. Her website is www.blackholly.com.

Holly Black is the No. 1 New York Times bestselling author of fantasy books, including the Novels of Elfhame, The Coldest Girl in Coldtown, the Spiderwick Chronicles, her adult debut, Book of Night, as well as Arthuriana picture book called Sir Morien. She has been a finalist for an Eisner Award and the Lodestar Award, and the recipient of the Mythopoeic Award, a Nebula, and a Newbury Honor. Her books have been translated into 32 languages worldwide and adapted for film. She currently lives in New England with her husband and son in a house with a secret library. She invited you to visit her online at blackholly.com.

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CAN YOU PROTECT YOURSELF FROM YOUR SHADOW?

The highly-anticipated sequel to the No. 1 Sunday Times bestselling dark fantasy sensation, Book of Night.

Charlie Hall used to be a talented con artist and thief - until her last job nearly killed her. Instead of walking away, she bartered her freedom to the Cabal, a ruthless circle of elite gloamists who trapped Charlie's boyfriend, the powerful shadow named Vince. As the Cabal's new Hierophant, Charlie hunts rogue shadows on their behalf - not out of loyalty, but because it keeps Vince out of their hands.

Or, at least, what's left of him.

The tether that binds Charlie and Vince erased every memory he had of her, leaving behind only Red - a dangerous Blight with Vince's face. Cold, ruthless, and angry, Red doesn't trust Charlie; he doesn't like her, so when she's pressed into service by the Cabal's most manipulative member, the Puppeteer, she's on her own.

Charlie's no investigator, just a thief in over her head, sent to track down the Blight behind a brutal church massacre. And worse, her own shadow is making plans to betray her. Vulnerable, heartbroken, and magically outmatched, Charlie has one last chance to save herself, but the price might be the one person she thought she couldn't bear to lose.

Praise for Book of Night 'Holly Black is a master of fantasy with the Midas touch -- there is no story she cannot turn to gold.' V.E. Schwab

'Will have you frantically turning pages and finishing in less time than you thought possible. Everything you could want from a modern fantasy.' SFX

'A gripping ride from start to finish. Book of Night invites you to reckon with the shadows of your past.' Olivie Blake

'A delicious, dark, adrenaline rush of a book. I'm already dying to see Charlie Hall's next con.' Alix E. Harrow

'Heart, soul, and a bit of kink -- Book of Night is smart, decadent fun.' Kelly Link