The Red QueenBarbara Halliwell, on a grant at Oxford, receives an unexpected package a centuries old memoir by a Korean crown princess. An appropriate gift indeed for her impending trip to Seoul, but Barbara doesn't know who sent it. On the plane, she avidly reads the memoir, a story of great intrigue as well as tragedy. The Crown Princess Hyegyong recounts in extraordinary detail the ways of the Korean court and confesses the family dramas that left her childless

and with it their ancient rituals

\"Hall's writing manages to combine acute sensitivity and daring

” —New York Times Magazine

and laugh-out-loud hilarious

the nerdy boy next door

The #1 New York Times bestselling author returns with this candid

life and loyalty

and devoted mother

and to discuss what steps should be taken

friendship and family secrets…

It all begins with the scratching in the ceiling

Genevieve Timmons poses as a spiritualist to swindle wealthy mourners—until a failed con lands her in jail