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 century-old 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.
*The UK hardback edition will feature four different hidden covers as foil designs printed underneath the dust jacket. These will be available for a limited time only so make sure you pre-order to guarantee getting one. If you order online, you will receive one of the four hidden covers at random. We recommend visiting a bookshop as soon as possible after the book is published to try to collect them all!*
The No. 1 Sunday Times bestseller is back! Alchemy of Secrets is the first adult
novel from global fantasy phenomenon Stephanie Garber, the multimillioncopy
bestselling author of the Caraval and Once Upon a Broken Heart series . .
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.
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 Timesbestselling
author
Author Biography
Stephanie Garber is the No. 1 New York Times and Sunday Times bestselling author of the
Caraval series and the Once Upon a Broken Heart series. Her books have been published
in thirty languages.
Previous Titles
Caraval series
C a ra va l (2017)
Le ge nda ry (2018)
Fina le (2019)
Spe cta cula r (2024)
Once Upon a Broken Heart series
O nce Upon a Brok e n He a rt (2021)
The Ba lla d of Ne ve r Afte r (2022)
A C urse for True Love (2023)
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