Never Trust a Dead Man

Never Trust a Dead Man
Author: Vivian Vande Velde
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Total Pages: 221
Release: 2008-10
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 0152064486

Wrongly convicted of murder and punished by being sealed in the tomb with the dead man, seventeen-year-old Selwyn enlists the help of a witch and the resurrected victim to find the true killer.

Never Trust a Dead Man

Never Trust a Dead Man
Author: Vivian Vande Velde
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Total Pages: 209
Release: 2008-10-01
Genre: Young Adult Fiction
ISBN: 0547351666

This winner of the Edgar Award for Best Young Adult Mystery is “an entertaining blend of fantasy, whodunit, and comedy” (School Library Journal). When Selwyn, a farmer, is accused of murdering his rival, Farold, he is sealed in the village burial cave with Farold’s moldering corpse to await starvation—or worse. Worse comes along quickly in the form of a witch who raises Farold from the dead. Selwyn thought he disliked Farold when he was alive, but that was nothing compared to working by the dead man’s side as they search for the real killer. “Murder, magic, salacious secrets, and sparkling wit immediately pull the reader into this engrossing medieval whodunit . . . universally appealing and difficult to put down.” —Kirkus Reviews “A tongue-in-cheek medieval farce and a supernatural mystery.” —Library Journal “An entertaining book that will attract both fantasy and mystery readers.” —Booklist

The Dead Man in Indian Creek

The Dead Man in Indian Creek
Author: Mary Downing Hahn
Publisher: HarperCollins
Total Pages: 141
Release: 2009-11-16
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 0547422253

At the same time that Matt and Parker find the body of the dead man in the creek, they recognize George Evans, the owner of the antique shop where Parker's mother works.

Remembering Raquel

Remembering Raquel
Author: Vivian Vande Velde
Publisher: HarperCollins
Total Pages: 157
Release: 2007-11-01
Genre: Young Adult Fiction
ISBN: 0547351801

Fifteen-year-old Raquel Falcone is, as one of her classmates puts it, the kind of kid who has a tendency to be invisible. That is until the night she's hit by a car and killed while walking home from the movies. In brief, moving chapters, we hear about Raquel from her classmates, her best friend, her family--and the woman who was driving the car that struck her. The loss of this seemingly invisible girl deeply affects her entire community, proving just how interconnected and similar we all really are.

Heir Apparent

Heir Apparent
Author: Vivian Vande Velde
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Total Pages: 285
Release: 2002
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 0152045600

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Verity

Verity
Author: Colleen Hoover
Publisher: Grand Central Publishing
Total Pages: 295
Release: 2021-10-05
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 153872474X

Whose truth is the lie? Stay up all night reading the sensational psychological thriller that has readers obsessed, from the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Too Late and It Ends With Us. #1 New York Times Bestseller · USA Today Bestseller · Globe and Mail Bestseller · Publishers Weekly Bestseller Lowen Ashleigh is a struggling writer on the brink of financial ruin when she accepts the job offer of a lifetime. Jeremy Crawford, husband of bestselling author Verity Crawford, has hired Lowen to complete the remaining books in a successful series his injured wife is unable to finish. Lowen arrives at the Crawford home, ready to sort through years of Verity’s notes and outlines, hoping to find enough material to get her started. What Lowen doesn’t expect to uncover in the chaotic office is an unfinished autobiography Verity never intended for anyone to read. Page after page of bone-chilling admissions, including Verity's recollection of the night her family was forever altered. Lowen decides to keep the manuscript hidden from Jeremy, knowing its contents could devastate the already grieving father. But as Lowen’s feelings for Jeremy begin to intensify, she recognizes all the ways she could benefit if he were to read his wife’s words. After all, no matter how devoted Jeremy is to his injured wife, a truth this horrifying would make it impossible for him to continue loving her.

Witch Dreams

Witch Dreams
Author: Vivian Vande Velde
Publisher: Marshall Cavendish
Total Pages: 144
Release: 2005
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 9780761452355

Sixteen-year-old Nyssa uses her ability to see into people's dreams to discover who murdered her parents six years ago.

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User Unfriendly
Author: Vivian Vande Velde
Publisher: HarperCollins
Total Pages: 256
Release: 2001-09-01
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 0547351593

It’s the most advanced computer role-playing game ever: When you play you’re really there—in a dark dream teeming with evil creatures, danger-filled fortresses, and malevolent sorceries. The game plugs directly into your brain—no keyboard, no modem, no monitor. And for game hacker Arvin Rizalli and his friends, no cash up front, no questions asked . . . and no hope of rescue when the game goes horribly, deathly wrong.

Being Dead

Being Dead
Author: Vivian Vande Velde
Publisher: HarperCollins
Total Pages: 221
Release: 2003-09-01
Genre: Young Adult Fiction
ISBN: 0547351658

A sixteen-year-old will give anything to be with her true love—even though he died two hundred years ago. . . . A sopping-wet little dead girl stalks a teen who had nothing to do with her death—honest! . . . A heartless man dances with his wife—after she's passed away. From the hilarious to the horrific, master storyteller Vivian Vande Velde explores the world of the dead—and the undead—in this surprisingly moving collection of unnerving tales.

Forgiving the Dead Man Walking

Forgiving the Dead Man Walking
Author: Debbie Morris
Publisher: Zondervan
Total Pages: 254
Release: 2000-08
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 0310231876

Robert Willie, the death-row prisoner in Dead Man Walking, was convicted of raping a woman who tells her story here.