'A cracking read' Daily Mail 'Midnight in Soap Lake made me fall in love with reading all over again' Stuart Turton ‘A fantastic, assured debut’ Elly Griffiths on Matthew Sullivan The smallest towns hide the biggest secrets. Abigail uprooted her life to move to Soap Lake, Washington. A once-popular tourist destination, the town is now home to a dwindling population and the menacing shadow of an urban legend.With her husband away on a work trip, Abigail is alone when a young boy emerges from the desert scrub, catatonic and covered in blood. His mother, Esme, lies stabbed to death in a nearby car.When Abigail discovers Esme was a local woman who moved away after a series of tragedies, she is compelled to find answers. Esme’s is not the only mysterious death this town has witnessed.But her search attracts unwanted and dangerous attention. Drawn into a complex web of conspiracies and violence, Abigail will learn that the smallest towns can hide the biggest secrets. For fans of Lucy Foley and Chris Whitaker Praise for Matthew Sullivan ‘Matthew Sullivan has written—with great panache and suspense—a smart, twisty crime novel filled with compelling characters set in a world that book-lovers will adore.’ Jess Walter, # 1 New York Times bestselling author of Beautiful Ruins‘An intriguingly dark, twisty story and eccentric characters make this book a standout.’ Kirkus Reviews Readers are loving Midnight in Soap Lake… ‘I was completely immersed’‘An atmospheric and immersive mystery that perfectly balances eerie folklore with a gripping investigation…if you love mysteries that keep you guessing, small-town secrets, and stories that feel like they could be real…a must-read!’‘I couldn’t put this book down!!’‘I enjoyed the spooky energy and complex family histories’‘You can tell from the get-go how much effort, research and planning was involved in creating such a complex plot’‘Sullivan lays this story out masterfully’‘This book was fantastic! I felt like I was THERE!’

'A cracking read' Daily Mail 'Midnight in Soap Lake made me fall in love with reading all over again' Stuart Turton ‘A fantastic, assured debut’ Elly Griffiths on Matthew Sullivan The smallest towns hide the biggest secrets. Abigail uprooted her life to move to Soap Lake, Washington. A once-popular tourist destination, the town is now home to a dwindling population and the menacing shadow of an urban legend.With her husband away on a work trip, Abigail is alone when a young boy emerges from the desert scrub, catatonic and covered in blood. His mother, Esme, lies stabbed to death in a nearby car.When Abigail discovers Esme was a local woman who moved away after a series of tragedies, she is compelled to find answers. Esme’s is not the only mysterious death this town has witnessed.But her search attracts unwanted and dangerous attention. Drawn into a complex web of conspiracies and violence, Abigail will learn that the smallest towns can hide the biggest secrets. For fans of Lucy Foley and Chris Whitaker Praise for Matthew Sullivan ‘Matthew Sullivan has written—with great panache and suspense—a smart, twisty crime novel filled with compelling characters set in a world that book-lovers will adore.’ Jess Walter, # 1 New York Times bestselling author of Beautiful Ruins‘An intriguingly dark, twisty story and eccentric characters make this book a standout.’ Kirkus Reviews Readers are loving Midnight in Soap Lake… ‘I was completely immersed’‘An atmospheric and immersive mystery that perfectly balances eerie folklore with a gripping investigation…if you love mysteries that keep you guessing, small-town secrets, and stories that feel like they could be real…a must-read!’‘I couldn’t put this book down!!’‘I enjoyed the spooky energy and complex family histories’‘You can tell from the get-go how much effort, research and planning was involved in creating such a complex plot’‘Sullivan lays this story out masterfully’‘This book was fantastic! I felt like I was THERE!’

''A cracking read'' Daily Mail''Midnight in Soap Lake made me fall in love with reading all over again'' Stuart Turton‘A fantastic, assured debut’ Elly Griffiths on Matthew SullivanThe smallest towns hide the biggest secrets.Abigail uprooted her life to move to Soap Lake, Washington. A once-popular tourist destination, the town is now home to a dwindling population and the menacing shadow of an urban legend.With her husband away on a work trip, Abigail is alone when a young boy emerges from the desert scrub, catatonic and covered in blood. His mother, Esme, lies stabbed to death in a nearby car.When Abigail discovers Esme was a local woman who moved away after a series of tragedies, she is compelled to find answers. Esme’s is not the only mysterious death this town has witnessed.But her search attracts unwanted and dangerous attention. Drawn into a complex web of conspiracies and violence, Abigail will learn that the smallest towns can hide the biggest secrets.Praise for Matthew Sullivan‘Matthew Sullivan has written—with great panache and suspense—a smart, twisty crime novel filled with compelling characters set in a world that book-lovers will adore.’ Jess Walter, # 1 New York Times bestselling author of Beautiful Ruins‘An intriguingly dark, twisty story and eccentric characters make this book a standout.’ Kirkus ReviewsReaders are loving Midnight in Soap Lake…‘I was completely immersed.’‘An atmospheric and immersive mystery that perfectly balances eerie folklore with a gripping investigation…if you love mysteries that keep you guessing, small-town secrets, and stories that feel like they could be real…a must-read!’‘I couldn’t put this book down!!’‘I enjoyed the spooky energy and complex family histories.’‘You can tell from the get-go how much effort, research and planning was involved in creating such a complex plot’‘Sullivan lays this story out masterfully’‘This book was fantastic! I felt like I was THERE!’

'A cracking read' Daily Mail 'Midnight in Soap Lake made me fall in love with reading all over again' Stuart Turton ‘A fantastic, assured debut’ Elly Griffiths on Matthew Sullivan The smallest towns hide the biggest secrets. Abigail uprooted her life to move to Soap Lake, Washington. A once-popular tourist destination, the town is now home to a dwindling population and the menacing shadow of an urban legend.With her husband away on a work trip, Abigail is alone when a young boy emerges from the desert scrub, catatonic and covered in blood. His mother, Esme, lies stabbed to death in a nearby car.When Abigail discovers Esme was a local woman who moved away after a series of tragedies, she is compelled to find answers. Esme’s is not the only mysterious death this town has witnessed.But her search attracts unwanted and dangerous attention. Drawn into a complex web of conspiracies and violence, Abigail will learn that the smallest towns can hide the biggest secrets. For fans of Lucy Foley and Chris Whitaker Praise for Matthew Sullivan ‘Matthew Sullivan has written—with great panache and suspense—a smart, twisty crime novel filled with compelling characters set in a world that book-lovers will adore.’ Jess Walter, # 1 New York Times bestselling author of Beautiful Ruins‘An intriguingly dark, twisty story and eccentric characters make this book a standout.’ Kirkus Reviews Readers are loving Midnight in Soap Lake… ‘I was completely immersed’‘An atmospheric and immersive mystery that perfectly balances eerie folklore with a gripping investigation…if you love mysteries that keep you guessing, small-town secrets, and stories that feel like they could be real…a must-read!’‘I couldn’t put this book down!!’‘I enjoyed the spooky energy and complex family histories’‘You can tell from the get-go how much effort, research and planning was involved in creating such a complex plot’‘Sullivan lays this story out masterfully’‘This book was fantastic! I felt like I was THERE!’

'A book with heart,… leads readers on a twisty journey and then culminates in a fascinating and satisfying ending' Laurie L. Dove, USA Today bestselling author of Mask of the Deer Woman‘Tense, twisty. Will both charm and break your heart’ Karen Dionne, internationally bestselling author of The Marsh King's Daughter Every death deserves to be investigated. But should every secret be revealed? When the body of Danny Carn is found in a walk-in freezer after bingo night, the close-knit local community are devastated. It is mourned as a tragic accident.Detective Harry Moberg is put on the case after preliminary enquiries are complete. His boss makes it clear what he wants the outcome to be. But Moberg is not going to accept that when the evidence is pointing elsewhere.Except does Moberg know when to stop digging? Because there’s a fatal secret in his own childhood that is coming into play, and it threatens to bring his past crashing into this investigation.

Space Galactic Battles Chronicles is a main part of the ancient history of an advanced galaxy, known to be the Lylet System. The inhabitants have ancient technology, but their planets are connected by mysterious warp gates. The Stari, a peace loving group of sanctified warriors, must look to other nations to stop their evil rivals,The Cometra from taking over the galaxy. The Cometra Empire is not the only Empire seeking to conquer the galaxy. The Latokan King Edonis Khan has unified his world''s nations and seeks the same galactic domination as well. Two Stari have been summoned to a distant stari temple, Crato-Star, on a planet of the galaxy''s eastern side.

Pre Chronicles is the 4 act prequel to SGB Chronicles, which was originally the start of the series. It provides incredible insight to the motivations and beliefs of characters in Chronicles such as Tekrin Lavisco and Henry Baswaski. However, its far more than a back story. It answers many questions: like the story of Robert McCloud, How the Cometra empire came to be, and how the Stari Order was founded. The War of the Stars which was started by the original Cometri, Cainon Lazzaro was a major point of history for the galaxy.

'Not for the faint-hearted.' ScotsmanWhat do you do when the life you’ve carefully built for yourself comes apart?Lydia Smith lives a quiet life, spent in the company of her colleagues and customers at the bookstore where she works. But when Joey Molina, a young and mysterious regular, hangs himself in the bookstore and leaves Lydia secret messages hidden in the pages of his books, her world starts to unravel. Why did Joey do it?What did he know?And what does it have to do with Lydia?

When a bookshop patron dies by suicide, his favorite store clerk must unravel the puzzle he left behind in this "shocking, charming, thrilling" (Associated Press) and award-winning debut novel.Lydia Smith lives her life hiding in plain sight. A clerk at the Bright Ideas bookstore, she leads a meticulously ordered existence among her beloved books, eccentric colleagues, and the BookFrogs—the lost and lonely regulars who spend every day browsing the overwhelmed stacks.But when a young BookFrog, Joey Molina, hangs himself in one of the upper rooms of the store, Lydia’s life comes unglued. Inside one of Joey’s pockets is a photograph of Lydia as a little girl. And when she flips through some of his books, she finds them defaced in ways both disturbing and inexplicable. They reveal the psyche of a young man on the verge of an emotional reckoning. The more she puzzles over them, the more they seem to contain a hidden message for her about his final days. What did Joey know? And what does it have to do with Lydia? With "oddball characters and [a] layered plot" (Marilyn Stasio, The New York Times Book Review), Midnight at the Bright Ideas Bookstore is “a smart, twisty crime novel set in a world that booklovers will adore” (Jess Walter, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Beautiful Ruins).

When a bookshop patron dies by suicide, his favorite store clerk must unravel the puzzle he left behind in this "shocking, charming, thrilling" (Associated Press) and award-winning debut novel.Lydia Smith lives her life hiding in plain sight. A clerk at the Bright Ideas bookstore, she leads a meticulously ordered existence among her beloved books, eccentric colleagues, and the BookFrogs—the lost and lonely regulars who spend every day browsing the overwhelmed stacks.But when a young BookFrog, Joey Molina, hangs himself in one of the upper rooms of the store, Lydia’s life comes unglued. Inside one of Joey’s pockets is a photograph of Lydia as a little girl. And when she flips through some of his books, she finds them defaced in ways both disturbing and inexplicable. They reveal the psyche of a young man on the verge of an emotional reckoning. The more she puzzles over them, the more they seem to contain a hidden message for her about his final days. What did Joey know? And what does it have to do with Lydia? With "oddball characters and [a] layered plot" (Marilyn Stasio, The New York Times Book Review), Midnight at the Bright Ideas Bookstore is “a smart, twisty crime novel set in a world that booklovers will adore” (Jess Walter, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Beautiful Ruins).

You may have picked up this book on the recommendation of your therapist orattorney. At this point, you are likely sick and tired of coparenting with someoneyou see as the problem—someone you believe deserves very little or no parentingtime. Each uncomfortable interaction with your coparent seems more troubling andstressful than the last. Perhaps the conflict has even reached the point that yourchild is now resisting or refusing contact with you or the other parent, and yourfamily is now in a crisis. Did you pick up this book because you are searching for away forward that will bring some relief from the conflict and even peace—if you darehope for that? You are not alone in searching for a solution. This is a crisis thathas confounded professionals and the courts. Doctors Moran, McCall, and Sullivan arethree psychologists who together have many decades of experience working withhigh-conflict parents. They regularly write professional articles and makepresentations at conferences for counselors, attorneys, and judges abouthigh-conflict coparenting problems including alienation, domestic violence, andparents with mental health conditions. They know from experience that coparenting isnever easy, even in the best of circumstances and also that splitting up onehousehold with children into two separate households is guaranteed to require someadjustments for both parents and children. Children challenge even the most skillfulcoparents. It has also been their experience that generally after hefty resourcesare spent, the courts find it is in the child''s best interest to have a relationshipwith both parents, and the courts will order the family into reunification therapythat offers skills development suggestions similar to those described in this book.Overcoming the Alienation Crisis: 33 Coparenting Solutions is a must-have resourcefor professionals and parents wanting to restore parent-child relationships.Psychologists Moran, McCall, and Sullivan present a balanced view of alienation,coparenting conflict dynamics, and parent-child resist refuse problems. Drawing ondecades of experience as clinical forensic experts with family court cases, theydrill down into the everyday challenges and dilemmas parents face when a childresists or refuses contact with a parent. Coparents who feel like they have beenfighting a hopeless war will discover new understandings about why parent-childcontact problems are so difficult to resolve. In a Q&A format, coparents willfind 33 hands-on solutions, strategies, and tips for frustrating yet all-too-commoncoparenting situations and predicaments such as • Your child believes horrible,slanderous things about you. • Your child refuses to go to their other parent''shome. • Your child refuses calls, texts, and gifts from you. • Your child says theydon''t want to be around their new stepparent. This book will serve as a compass anda guide to move you beyond high conflict and into family peacemaking. The hope is tohelp you remove your children from the crosshairs of your continual conflict. Allproceeds from the sale of this book go to Overcoming Barriers, a 501 (c)(3)nonprofit organization.

'A cracking read' Daily Mail 'Midnight in Soap Lake made me fall in love with reading all over again' Stuart Turton ‘A fantastic, assured debut’ Elly Griffiths on Matthew Sullivan The smallest towns hide the biggest secrets. Abigail uprooted her life to move to Soap Lake, Washington. A once-popular tourist destination, the town is now home to a dwindling population and the menacing shadow of an urban legend.With her husband away on a work trip, Abigail is alone when a young boy emerges from the desert scrub, catatonic and covered in blood. His mother, Esme, lies stabbed to death in a nearby car.When Abigail discovers Esme was a local woman who moved away after a series of tragedies, she is compelled to find answers. Esme’s is not the only mysterious death this town has witnessed.But her search attracts unwanted and dangerous attention. Drawn into a complex web of conspiracies and violence, Abigail will learn that the smallest towns can hide the biggest secrets. For fans of Lucy Foley and Chris Whitaker Praise for Matthew Sullivan ‘Matthew Sullivan has written—with great panache and suspense—a smart, twisty crime novel filled with compelling characters set in a world that book-lovers will adore.’ Jess Walter, # 1 New York Times bestselling author of Beautiful Ruins‘An intriguingly dark, twisty story and eccentric characters make this book a standout.’ Kirkus Reviews Readers are loving Midnight in Soap Lake… ‘I was completely immersed’‘An atmospheric and immersive mystery that perfectly balances eerie folklore with a gripping investigation…if you love mysteries that keep you guessing, small-town secrets, and stories that feel like they could be real…a must-read!’‘I couldn’t put this book down!!’‘I enjoyed the spooky energy and complex family histories’‘You can tell from the get-go how much effort, research and planning was involved in creating such a complex plot’‘Sullivan lays this story out masterfully’‘This book was fantastic! I felt like I was THERE!’

'A cracking read' Daily Mail 'Midnight in Soap Lake made me fall in love with reading all over again' Stuart Turton ‘A fantastic, assured debut’ Elly Griffiths on Matthew Sullivan The smallest towns hide the biggest secrets. Abigail uprooted her life to move to Soap Lake, Washington. A once-popular tourist destination, the town is now home to a dwindling population and the menacing shadow of an urban legend.With her husband away on a work trip, Abigail is alone when a young boy emerges from the desert scrub, catatonic and covered in blood. His mother, Esme, lies stabbed to death in a nearby car.When Abigail discovers Esme was a local woman who moved away after a series of tragedies, she is compelled to find answers. Esme’s is not the only mysterious death this town has witnessed.But her search attracts unwanted and dangerous attention. Drawn into a complex web of conspiracies and violence, Abigail will learn that the smallest towns can hide the biggest secrets. For fans of Lucy Foley and Chris Whitaker Praise for Matthew Sullivan ‘Matthew Sullivan has written—with great panache and suspense—a smart, twisty crime novel filled with compelling characters set in a world that book-lovers will adore.’ Jess Walter, # 1 New York Times bestselling author of Beautiful Ruins‘An intriguingly dark, twisty story and eccentric characters make this book a standout.’ Kirkus Reviews Readers are loving Midnight in Soap Lake… ‘I was completely immersed’‘An atmospheric and immersive mystery that perfectly balances eerie folklore with a gripping investigation…if you love mysteries that keep you guessing, small-town secrets, and stories that feel like they could be real…a must-read!’‘I couldn’t put this book down!!’‘I enjoyed the spooky energy and complex family histories’‘You can tell from the get-go how much effort, research and planning was involved in creating such a complex plot’‘Sullivan lays this story out masterfully’‘This book was fantastic! I felt like I was THERE!’

''A cracking read'' Daily Mail''Midnight in Soap Lake made me fall in love with reading all over again'' Stuart Turton‘A fantastic, assured debut’ Elly Griffiths on Matthew SullivanThe smallest towns hide the biggest secrets.Abigail uprooted her life to move to Soap Lake, Washington. A once-popular tourist destination, the town is now home to a dwindling population and the menacing shadow of an urban legend.With her husband away on a work trip, Abigail is alone when a young boy emerges from the desert scrub, catatonic and covered in blood. His mother, Esme, lies stabbed to death in a nearby car.When Abigail discovers Esme was a local woman who moved away after a series of tragedies, she is compelled to find answers. Esme’s is not the only mysterious death this town has witnessed.But her search attracts unwanted and dangerous attention. Drawn into a complex web of conspiracies and violence, Abigail will learn that the smallest towns can hide the biggest secrets.Praise for Matthew Sullivan‘Matthew Sullivan has written—with great panache and suspense—a smart, twisty crime novel filled with compelling characters set in a world that book-lovers will adore.’ Jess Walter, # 1 New York Times bestselling author of Beautiful Ruins‘An intriguingly dark, twisty story and eccentric characters make this book a standout.’ Kirkus ReviewsReaders are loving Midnight in Soap Lake…‘I was completely immersed.’‘An atmospheric and immersive mystery that perfectly balances eerie folklore with a gripping investigation…if you love mysteries that keep you guessing, small-town secrets, and stories that feel like they could be real…a must-read!’‘I couldn’t put this book down!!’‘I enjoyed the spooky energy and complex family histories.’‘You can tell from the get-go how much effort, research and planning was involved in creating such a complex plot’‘Sullivan lays this story out masterfully’‘This book was fantastic! I felt like I was THERE!’

'A cracking read' Daily Mail 'Midnight in Soap Lake made me fall in love with reading all over again' Stuart Turton ‘A fantastic, assured debut’ Elly Griffiths on Matthew Sullivan The smallest towns hide the biggest secrets. Abigail uprooted her life to move to Soap Lake, Washington. A once-popular tourist destination, the town is now home to a dwindling population and the menacing shadow of an urban legend.With her husband away on a work trip, Abigail is alone when a young boy emerges from the desert scrub, catatonic and covered in blood. His mother, Esme, lies stabbed to death in a nearby car.When Abigail discovers Esme was a local woman who moved away after a series of tragedies, she is compelled to find answers. Esme’s is not the only mysterious death this town has witnessed.But her search attracts unwanted and dangerous attention. Drawn into a complex web of conspiracies and violence, Abigail will learn that the smallest towns can hide the biggest secrets. For fans of Lucy Foley and Chris Whitaker Praise for Matthew Sullivan ‘Matthew Sullivan has written—with great panache and suspense—a smart, twisty crime novel filled with compelling characters set in a world that book-lovers will adore.’ Jess Walter, # 1 New York Times bestselling author of Beautiful Ruins‘An intriguingly dark, twisty story and eccentric characters make this book a standout.’ Kirkus Reviews Readers are loving Midnight in Soap Lake… ‘I was completely immersed’‘An atmospheric and immersive mystery that perfectly balances eerie folklore with a gripping investigation…if you love mysteries that keep you guessing, small-town secrets, and stories that feel like they could be real…a must-read!’‘I couldn’t put this book down!!’‘I enjoyed the spooky energy and complex family histories’‘You can tell from the get-go how much effort, research and planning was involved in creating such a complex plot’‘Sullivan lays this story out masterfully’‘This book was fantastic! I felt like I was THERE!’

'A book with heart,… leads readers on a twisty journey and then culminates in a fascinating and satisfying ending' Laurie L. Dove, USA Today bestselling author of Mask of the Deer Woman‘Tense, twisty. Will both charm and break your heart’ Karen Dionne, internationally bestselling author of The Marsh King's Daughter Every death deserves to be investigated. But should every secret be revealed? When the body of Danny Carn is found in a walk-in freezer after bingo night, the close-knit local community are devastated. It is mourned as a tragic accident.Detective Harry Moberg is put on the case after preliminary enquiries are complete. His boss makes it clear what he wants the outcome to be. But Moberg is not going to accept that when the evidence is pointing elsewhere.Except does Moberg know when to stop digging? Because there’s a fatal secret in his own childhood that is coming into play, and it threatens to bring his past crashing into this investigation.

Space Galactic Battles Chronicles is a main part of the ancient history of an advanced galaxy, known to be the Lylet System. The inhabitants have ancient technology, but their planets are connected by mysterious warp gates. The Stari, a peace loving group of sanctified warriors, must look to other nations to stop their evil rivals,The Cometra from taking over the galaxy. The Cometra Empire is not the only Empire seeking to conquer the galaxy. The Latokan King Edonis Khan has unified his world''s nations and seeks the same galactic domination as well. Two Stari have been summoned to a distant stari temple, Crato-Star, on a planet of the galaxy''s eastern side.

Pre Chronicles is the 4 act prequel to SGB Chronicles, which was originally the start of the series. It provides incredible insight to the motivations and beliefs of characters in Chronicles such as Tekrin Lavisco and Henry Baswaski. However, its far more than a back story. It answers many questions: like the story of Robert McCloud, How the Cometra empire came to be, and how the Stari Order was founded. The War of the Stars which was started by the original Cometri, Cainon Lazzaro was a major point of history for the galaxy.

'Not for the faint-hearted.' ScotsmanWhat do you do when the life you’ve carefully built for yourself comes apart?Lydia Smith lives a quiet life, spent in the company of her colleagues and customers at the bookstore where she works. But when Joey Molina, a young and mysterious regular, hangs himself in the bookstore and leaves Lydia secret messages hidden in the pages of his books, her world starts to unravel. Why did Joey do it?What did he know?And what does it have to do with Lydia?

When a bookshop patron dies by suicide, his favorite store clerk must unravel the puzzle he left behind in this "shocking, charming, thrilling" (Associated Press) and award-winning debut novel.Lydia Smith lives her life hiding in plain sight. A clerk at the Bright Ideas bookstore, she leads a meticulously ordered existence among her beloved books, eccentric colleagues, and the BookFrogs—the lost and lonely regulars who spend every day browsing the overwhelmed stacks.But when a young BookFrog, Joey Molina, hangs himself in one of the upper rooms of the store, Lydia’s life comes unglued. Inside one of Joey’s pockets is a photograph of Lydia as a little girl. And when she flips through some of his books, she finds them defaced in ways both disturbing and inexplicable. They reveal the psyche of a young man on the verge of an emotional reckoning. The more she puzzles over them, the more they seem to contain a hidden message for her about his final days. What did Joey know? And what does it have to do with Lydia? With "oddball characters and [a] layered plot" (Marilyn Stasio, The New York Times Book Review), Midnight at the Bright Ideas Bookstore is “a smart, twisty crime novel set in a world that booklovers will adore” (Jess Walter, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Beautiful Ruins).

When a bookshop patron dies by suicide, his favorite store clerk must unravel the puzzle he left behind in this "shocking, charming, thrilling" (Associated Press) and award-winning debut novel.Lydia Smith lives her life hiding in plain sight. A clerk at the Bright Ideas bookstore, she leads a meticulously ordered existence among her beloved books, eccentric colleagues, and the BookFrogs—the lost and lonely regulars who spend every day browsing the overwhelmed stacks.But when a young BookFrog, Joey Molina, hangs himself in one of the upper rooms of the store, Lydia’s life comes unglued. Inside one of Joey’s pockets is a photograph of Lydia as a little girl. And when she flips through some of his books, she finds them defaced in ways both disturbing and inexplicable. They reveal the psyche of a young man on the verge of an emotional reckoning. The more she puzzles over them, the more they seem to contain a hidden message for her about his final days. What did Joey know? And what does it have to do with Lydia? With "oddball characters and [a] layered plot" (Marilyn Stasio, The New York Times Book Review), Midnight at the Bright Ideas Bookstore is “a smart, twisty crime novel set in a world that booklovers will adore” (Jess Walter, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Beautiful Ruins).

You may have picked up this book on the recommendation of your therapist orattorney. At this point, you are likely sick and tired of coparenting with someoneyou see as the problem—someone you believe deserves very little or no parentingtime. Each uncomfortable interaction with your coparent seems more troubling andstressful than the last. Perhaps the conflict has even reached the point that yourchild is now resisting or refusing contact with you or the other parent, and yourfamily is now in a crisis. Did you pick up this book because you are searching for away forward that will bring some relief from the conflict and even peace—if you darehope for that? You are not alone in searching for a solution. This is a crisis thathas confounded professionals and the courts. Doctors Moran, McCall, and Sullivan arethree psychologists who together have many decades of experience working withhigh-conflict parents. They regularly write professional articles and makepresentations at conferences for counselors, attorneys, and judges abouthigh-conflict coparenting problems including alienation, domestic violence, andparents with mental health conditions. They know from experience that coparenting isnever easy, even in the best of circumstances and also that splitting up onehousehold with children into two separate households is guaranteed to require someadjustments for both parents and children. Children challenge even the most skillfulcoparents. It has also been their experience that generally after hefty resourcesare spent, the courts find it is in the child''s best interest to have a relationshipwith both parents, and the courts will order the family into reunification therapythat offers skills development suggestions similar to those described in this book.Overcoming the Alienation Crisis: 33 Coparenting Solutions is a must-have resourcefor professionals and parents wanting to restore parent-child relationships.Psychologists Moran, McCall, and Sullivan present a balanced view of alienation,coparenting conflict dynamics, and parent-child resist refuse problems. Drawing ondecades of experience as clinical forensic experts with family court cases, theydrill down into the everyday challenges and dilemmas parents face when a childresists or refuses contact with a parent. Coparents who feel like they have beenfighting a hopeless war will discover new understandings about why parent-childcontact problems are so difficult to resolve. In a Q&A format, coparents willfind 33 hands-on solutions, strategies, and tips for frustrating yet all-too-commoncoparenting situations and predicaments such as • Your child believes horrible,slanderous things about you. • Your child refuses to go to their other parent''shome. • Your child refuses calls, texts, and gifts from you. • Your child says theydon''t want to be around their new stepparent. This book will serve as a compass anda guide to move you beyond high conflict and into family peacemaking. The hope is tohelp you remove your children from the crosshairs of your continual conflict. Allproceeds from the sale of this book go to Overcoming Barriers, a 501 (c)(3)nonprofit organization.