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From idyllic small towns to claustrophobic urban landscapes, Mallory Viridian is constantly embroiled in murder cases that only she has the insight to solve. But being surrounded by death also makes you a suspect and a social pariah.

So when Mallory gets the opportunity to take refuge on a sentient space station, she thinks she has the solution. However, when aliens and humans alike begin to die, the station is thrown into peril. Stuck smack-dab in the middle of an extraterrestrial whodunit, Mallory has to solve the crime - and fast - or the list of victims could grow to include everyone on board.

Mallory Viridian would rather not be an amateur detective, thank you very much. But no matter what she does, people persist in dying around her - and only she seems to be able to solve the crime.

After fleeing to an alien space station in hopes that the lack of humans would stop the murders, a serial killer had the nerve to follow her to Station Eternity. (Mallory deduced who the true culprit was that time, too.) Now the law enforcement agent who hounded Mallory on Earth has come to Station Eternity, along with her teenage crush and his sister, Mallory's best friend from high school. Mallory doesn't believe in coincidences, and so she's not at all surprised when someone in the latest shuttle from Earth is murdered.

It's the story of her life, after all. Only this time she has more than a killer to deal with. Between her fugitive friends, a new threat arising from the Sundry hivemind, and the alarmingly peculiar behavior of the sentient space station they all call home.

Cosy, romantic fantasy from the award-winning Mur Lafferty, about a travel writer who agrees to write a travel guide - for the supernatural creatures of her home city. ''Irresistible'' KirkusCOULD YOU FIND A HOTEL FOR A HARPY? OR A BAR FOR A BIGFOOT?Following the disaster that was her last job, Zoë is searching for a fresh start as a travel writer. But after stumbling across a seemingly perfect position, Zoë is blocked at every turn because of the one thing she can''t take off her résumé - human. Not to be put off by anything, especially not her blood-drinking boss nor her death goddess co-worker, Zoë delves deep into her new assignment. But her quest to provide the supernatural community with the cosiest cafes and ritziest restaurant reviews must halt when the careful balance between humans and monsters starts to crumble - with Zoë right in the middle.''THE SHAMBLING GUIDE TO NEW YORK CITY is a high-concept, high-comedy romp through the supernatural world. It''s like nothing you''ve ever read before - and that''s a good thing'' Seanan McGuire ''Characters you''ll love - a total delight from cover to cover'' Adam Christopher''Shows exactly why so many writers have been buzzing about Mur Lafferty for so many years: an unbeatable mixture of humour, heart, imagination, and characterisation. I want to live in Mur''s New York'' Cory Doctorow

COULD YOU FIND A MUSEUM FOR A MONSTER? OR A JAZZ BAR FOR A JABBERWOCK? Zoe writes travel guides for the undead. And she''s good at it too - her new-found ability to talk to cities seems to help. After the success of The Shambling Guide to New York City, Zoe and her team are sent to New Orleans to write the sequel, and to find the best beignet pastry in the city, of course. Her writing isn''t all that brings her to New Orleans. The only person who can save Zoe''s new boyfriend from zombism is rumoured to live in the city''s swamps, but she''s out of her element in the wilderness. With colleagues waiting to see her fail, and rumours of something hunting citytalkers, can Zoe stay alive long enough to finish her next book?