Tom and Huck have reincarnated as twin white cats, and they're now familiars for a modern-day witch-and, of course, they want to be boys again This whimsical novel by Lisa Mannetti captures the flavor of Twain's writing, yet brings Tom and Huck to life in a contemporary framework that is utterly delightful "Huck always said it was a powerful lot of trouble to write a book, and if he'd a known it ahead of time, he wouldn't have gone through with it. That's his version of the truth, anyhow. And it's a lot more work than anyone bargains for when they sit down to write-but you add writin along...

Tom and Huck have reincarnated as twin white cats, and they're now familiars for a modern-day witch-and, of course, they want to be boys again This whimsical novel by Lisa Mannetti captures the flavor of Twain's writing, yet brings Tom and Huck to life in a contemporary framework that is utterly delightful "Huck always said it was a powerful lot of trouble to write a book, and if he'd a known it ahead of time, he wouldn't have gone through with it. That's his version of the truth, anyhow. And it's a lot more work than anyone bargains for when they sit down to write-but you add writin along...

Contains the Bram Stoker Award-nominated novella DISSOLUTION which is soon to be a full feature film directed by Paul Leyden (director of Come Back to Me and Cleaners)
DEATHWATCH, the explosive novella collection from Bram Stoker Award-Winning Author Lisa Mannetti. In Dissolution, Stuart Granville is a would-be medical student from the South who's been expelled for drinking and believes he's heading north to Hyde Park, New York to tutor twin girls. Instead, he discovers that his charges, Abby and Eleanor, have never been to school of any kind. They are also Siamese twins and their...

Ambientato nel 1865, tra Romania e Bulgaria, il romanzo racconta la storia di Imre, di sua moglie Mimi e la figlia Lenore, una famiglia di zingari. Imre, padre e marito devoto, e un mezzo-zingaro, e commercia cavalli. I tre stanno rientrando in Romania per fare visita alla madre di Mimi, Anyeta, che si trova sul letto di morte. Imre, il capofamiglia, nasconde pero un segreto: Anyeta aveva cercato di sedurlo, anni prima, in cambio di un prestito economico che le aveva chiesto. Anyeta e una strega, dotata di tremendi poteri, e sia la figlia che la comunita zingara ne sono spaventati. Eppure...

"'Magic' is the operative word for this moody novella. The magic of Harry Houdini serves as an overriding backdrop here, but another kind of magic permeates these pages-the magic of fine writing. Don't expect the usual linear plot, because there is no direct narrative. Vivid dreams, surreal images, hypnotic memories, all serve to flesh out an unsettling tale that sweeps us into a new fictional dimension. Read The Box Jumper and share the magic." - William F. Nolan, author of Logan's Run and screenwriter of Burnt Offerings "A haunting tale of madness and mystery. Mannetti leads the reader...