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★Chuck Hogan是一位以犯罪小說著稱的作家，擅長將真實犯罪故事以小說般的鋪陳呈現，這是他首部非小說著作。★他透過與當事人多次會談、現場踏勘和大量資料整理，重現案件並且強調人物和事件的真實感，使閱讀既緊湊又充滿情感共鳴.《The Carpool Detectives》是一部根據真實事件改編的非小說類作品，描述四位洛杉磯地區的媽媽在新冠肺炎疫情期間組成團隊，共同破解一宗15年前的雙屍懸案。這些女性沒有警察或偵探背景，但憑藉堅定的決心與智慧，透過仔細調查、分析警方檔案和現場尋找線索，最終找出兇手，並幫助警方取得突破性進展。書中不僅描寫她們的偵探過程，還深入探討了這些女性在母親身份之外尋找自我價值的心路歷程，以及疫情帶來的生活變化和挑戰。這部書融合了真實犯罪敘事與人性故事，適合喜愛懸疑真實事件和人物深度描寫的讀者.The incredible true story of a group of moms who, united by a search for new purpose, attempt to solve a fifteen-year-old double murder.“A true crime mystery that reads like a novel . . . It can be easy to forget that the underlying case is based on real, not fictional, murder.”—Los Angeles TimesA lot of us like to think we could solve a mystery. Can these four moms actually do it?In 2020, Marissa, Jeannie, Samira, and Nicole find themselves at a familiar crossroads: when motherhood takes charge of their lives, they begin grappling with their own identities. Their thriving careers seem like a lifetime ago, and as their children be

曾經什麼都能做到的 Angelica，因嚴重疲憊而跌入低谷。幸好在朋友陪伴下，她慢慢站起來，並從一個意想不到的安慰來源得到力量——一隻熊玩偶。劇院吉祥物 Peri 在社群上不斷為她加油，兩人甚至變成了朋友，而 Angelica 似乎還心動了？為了找出熊裝背後的那個人，她到劇院實習。也許她不再是無所不能的女孩，但或許正成為能擁有屬於自己魔法的人。NATIONAL BESTSELLER • Being a teenager is no fairy tale . . . but that doesn’t mean you can’t find a little magic. A high schooler’s journey to recover from burnout leads to a surprising romance with a twist from the bestselling author ofThe Magic Fish.APUBLISHERS WEEKLYBEST BOOK OF THE YEARA CCBC Choices List Selection!Angelica was the girl who could do it all—until suddenly, she couldn’t. Burnout hit hard. Now, after some very low moments, she’s ready to get her life back together, thanks to her friends, and one very surprising source of comfort.A bear.Peri is the mascot of the local theater. He’s been sending Angelica supportive messages from his social. They’ve become friends, and Angelica might even have . . . a crush?Determined to find the human behind the bear costume, Angelica gets an internship at the theat