Alchemy of Secrets : The spellbinding new novel from the bestselling author of Caraval (paperback,L)

From the bestselling author of the Caraval and Once Upon a Broken Heart series comes an enthralling story of myths and murder in Hollywood, as a student seeks to prove that Tinseltown's most infamous deaths were actually killings committed by the devil.

It starts with a class in an old movie theatre.

Folklore 517: Local Legends and Urban Myths, taught by a woman called the Professor.

Most students believe the Professor's stories are just fiction. There isn't a man in Hollywood who you can call to find out the time you'll die. There's not a haunted hotel bar in Los Angeles that the devil likes to frequent. There's no such thing as magic.

But . . . most students don't have the same tragic past as Holland St. James.

Now a graduate student, Holland is hoping to use her thesis to rewrite her past by proving that some of the most infamous deaths in old Hollywood were actually murders committed by the devil. She has no idea that this quest will lead her into a deadly world of centuryold secrets and unimaginable lies and onto the path of two very dangerous men, both of whom are willing to do whatever it takes to find a magic that will either forever alter Holland's life or completely destroy it.

Alchemy of Secrets is the first adult novel from global fantasy phenomenon Stephanie Garber, the multimillion-copy bestselling author of the Caraval and Once Upon a Broken Heart series.

MEDIA REVIEWS

I've never read anything quite like Alchemy of Secrets - it's full of adventure and magic and quirky twists will keep you guessing until the very last line. What a fantastic adult fantasy debut for Stephanie Garber! - Jodi Picoult, No. 1 New York Times bestselling author

As dazzling as a jewel box, Alchemy of Secrets immediately charmed me with its layers of mysteries, magic, and twists. No one does world-building like Stephanie Garber. I want to live in this book! - Erin A. Craig, No. 1 New York Times bestselling author of THE THIRTEENTH CHILD.

About the Author

Stephanie Garber wanted to be an explorer until she realised most of the world had already been discovered. So she started creating her own worlds, which is why she now writes imaginative fiction. When she's not writing, Stephanie teaches Creative Writing at a private college in Northern California.