''Exuberant plotting and witty prose. Great fun.''The TimesPhoebe Stanbury was killed in the summer of secrets...One balmy June evening in 1881, Phoebe Stanbury stands before the guests at her engagement party: this is her moment, when she will join the renowned Raycraft family and ascend to polite society.As she takes her fiancé''s hand, a stranger holding a knife steps forward and ends the poor girl''s life. Amid the chaos, he turns to her aristocratic groom and mouths: ''I promised I would save you.''The following morning, just a few miles away, timid young legal clerk William Lamb meets a reclusive client. He finds the old man terrified and in desperate need of aid: William must keep safe a small casket of yellowing papers, and deliver an enigmatic message: The Finder knows.With its labyrinth of unfolding mysteries, Claire Evans'' riveting debut will be adored by fans of Kate Mosse, Carlos Ruiz Zafon and Jessie Burton.''A darkly brilliant romp packed with intrigue and romance . . . curl up and prepare to become immersed''Heat''Claire Evans has created a cast of deliciously sinister and mysterious characters. A hugely satisfying read''Good Housekeeping''I stayed up far too late reading this night after night. IT WILL GET YOU HOOKED''Herald Sun''A brilliantly plotted, unpredictable page-turner that builds to a devastating conclusion''Jack Williams, co-creator of The Missing and Rellik''Claire Evans''s debut novel is exciting, ingenious''Good Reading Magazine ''Will keep you guessing''Crime Fiction Lover''The Fourteenth Letter is well researched, well plotted, well written and a jolly good read''Promoting Crime Fiction blog''A delicious and surprising debut novel. Thrilling''Love It Magazine''Builds to a shattering conclusion - it will repay your patience over and again. this is a superb story, well worth the read''Crime Review''A truly thrilling read, and I will be looking out for this author''s next book. Highly recommended'' MyShelf (blog)

''An enthralling read'' -- DAILY MAILIn the gripping new novel by the author of The Fourteenth Letter, a lawyer in Victorian London must find a man he got off a murder charge - and who seems to have killed again . . . Victorian London, 1882.Five years ago, crusading lawyer Cage Lackmann successfully defended Moses Pickering against a charge of murder. Now, a body is found bearing all the disturbing hallmarks of that victim - and Pickering is missing. Cage''s reputation is in tatters, and worse, he is implicated in this new murder by the bitter detective who led the first failed case. Left with no other alternative, Cage must find Pickering to prove his innocence. Did Cage free a brutal murderer? Or is there something more sinister at work?PRAISE FOR CLAIRE EVANS''A darkly brilliant romp packed with intrigue and romance . . . curl up and prepare to become immersed''Heat''Exuberant plotting and witty prose. Great fun''The Times''Claire Evans has created a cast of deliciously sinister and mysterious characters. A hugely satisfying read''Good Housekeeping''If you enjoyed Kate Mosse''s Labyrinth or Jessie Burton''s The Miniaturist, then chances are you''re going to love this new thriller'' Hello Magazine

With an interactive cover, 17 pop-ups and hands-on activities throughout, Alphabet in Motion is an immersive introduction unlike any other to the history of typography and letter shapes

Ever wonder how we ended up with so many different styles of letters? Open any text editor, email client or design app and you will immediately be bombarded with a buffet of typographic choices. Serif or sans serif? Display or text? Classical or contemporary? Formal or casual?Featuring 17 stunning interactive pop-ups, this ABC pop-up book explains—as well as demonstrates—the technologies and philosophies that have shaped letterforms through the ages. Readers will learn about '60s psychedelic type by projecting light through a phototypesetting pop-up; how screen technology shaped letterforms by turning on and off anti-aliasing; or the aesthetics of typographic modularity by reconfiguring the puzzle pieces of Josef Albers' Kombinations-Schrift.Type history is often technical and always visual. It is therefore challenging to fully explain in text or in diagrams alone. The book's interactive features provide a sensory inroad for curious general readers to grasp how typography has transformed through history (and how lettering can convey a point of view or philosophical stance). A 128-page companion essay section includes an essay further contextualizing each pop-up. Alphabet in Motion puts the reader's hands, eyes and minds in touch with the meanings behind the typography that surrounds us in our homes, on our screens and on our streets. If you look carefully, you can see the history of the world—from the Bronze Age to the Information Age—in the microcosm of type.Kelli Anderson is a graphic designer, paper engineer, educator and author who uses design magic to connect people with the hidden talents of everyday things. Her previous publications include This Book Is a Camera (MoMA, 2015)—which transforms into a working camera—and This Book Is a Planetarium (Chronicle, 2017)—which houses paper devices (including a planetarium) and has sold more than 100,000 copies.

''Exuberant plotting and witty prose. Great fun.''The TimesPhoebe Stanbury was killed in the summer of secrets...One balmy June evening in 1881, Phoebe Stanbury stands before the guests at her engagement party: this is her moment, when she will join the renowned Raycraft family and ascend to polite society.As she takes her fiancé''s hand, a stranger holding a knife steps forward and ends the poor girl''s life. Amid the chaos, he turns to her aristocratic groom and mouths: ''I promised I would save you.''The following morning, just a few miles away, timid young legal clerk William Lamb meets a reclusive client. He finds the old man terrified and in desperate need of aid: William must keep safe a small casket of yellowing papers, and deliver an enigmatic message: The Finder knows.With its labyrinth of unfolding mysteries, Claire Evans'' riveting debut will be adored by fans of Kate Mosse, Carlos Ruiz Zafon and Jessie Burton.''A darkly brilliant romp packed with intrigue and romance . . . curl up and prepare to become immersed''Heat''Claire Evans has created a cast of deliciously sinister and mysterious characters. A hugely satisfying read''Good Housekeeping''I stayed up far too late reading this night after night. IT WILL GET YOU HOOKED''Herald Sun''A brilliantly plotted, unpredictable page-turner that builds to a devastating conclusion''Jack Williams, co-creator of The Missing and Rellik''Claire Evans''s debut novel is exciting, ingenious''Good Reading Magazine ''Will keep you guessing''Crime Fiction Lover''The Fourteenth Letter is well researched, well plotted, well written and a jolly good read''Promoting Crime Fiction blog''A delicious and surprising debut novel. Thrilling''Love It Magazine''Builds to a shattering conclusion - it will repay your patience over and again. this is a superb story, well worth the read''Crime Review''A truly thrilling read, and I will be looking out for this author''s next book. Highly recommended'' MyShelf (blog)

''An enthralling read'' -- DAILY MAILIn the gripping new novel by the author of The Fourteenth Letter, a lawyer in Victorian London must find a man he got off a murder charge - and who seems to have killed again . . . Victorian London, 1882.Five years ago, crusading lawyer Cage Lackmann successfully defended Moses Pickering against a charge of murder. Now, a body is found bearing all the disturbing hallmarks of that victim - and Pickering is missing. Cage''s reputation is in tatters, and worse, he is implicated in this new murder by the bitter detective who led the first failed case. Left with no other alternative, Cage must find Pickering to prove his innocence. Did Cage free a brutal murderer? Or is there something more sinister at work?PRAISE FOR CLAIRE EVANS''A darkly brilliant romp packed with intrigue and romance . . . curl up and prepare to become immersed''Heat''Exuberant plotting and witty prose. Great fun''The Times''Claire Evans has created a cast of deliciously sinister and mysterious characters. A hugely satisfying read''Good Housekeeping''If you enjoyed Kate Mosse''s Labyrinth or Jessie Burton''s The Miniaturist, then chances are you''re going to love this new thriller'' Hello Magazine

With an interactive cover, 17 pop-ups and hands-on activities throughout, Alphabet in Motion is an immersive introduction unlike any other to the history of typography and letter shapes

Ever wonder how we ended up with so many different styles of letters? Open any text editor, email client or design app and you will immediately be bombarded with a buffet of typographic choices. Serif or sans serif? Display or text? Classical or contemporary? Formal or casual?Featuring 17 stunning interactive pop-ups, this ABC pop-up book explains—as well as demonstrates—the technologies and philosophies that have shaped letterforms through the ages. Readers will learn about '60s psychedelic type by projecting light through a phototypesetting pop-up; how screen technology shaped letterforms by turning on and off anti-aliasing; or the aesthetics of typographic modularity by reconfiguring the puzzle pieces of Josef Albers' Kombinations-Schrift.Type history is often technical and always visual. It is therefore challenging to fully explain in text or in diagrams alone. The book's interactive features provide a sensory inroad for curious general readers to grasp how typography has transformed through history (and how lettering can convey a point of view or philosophical stance). A 128-page companion essay section includes an essay further contextualizing each pop-up. Alphabet in Motion puts the reader's hands, eyes and minds in touch with the meanings behind the typography that surrounds us in our homes, on our screens and on our streets. If you look carefully, you can see the history of the world—from the Bronze Age to the Information Age—in the microcosm of type.Kelli Anderson is a graphic designer, paper engineer, educator and author who uses design magic to connect people with the hidden talents of everyday things. Her previous publications include This Book Is a Camera (MoMA, 2015)—which transforms into a working camera—and This Book Is a Planetarium (Chronicle, 2017)—which houses paper devices (including a planetarium) and has sold more than 100,000 copies.