In the Hour of Crows: A Novel (Original)

By: Dana Elmendorf

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Synopsis: "In the Hour of Crows enthralls like a delicious dark spell.&”—Glendy Vanderah, bestselling author of Where the Forest Meets the StarsIn a small town in Appalachia, people paint their doorways blue to keep spirits away. Black ferns grow where death will follow. And Weatherly Opal Wilder is a Death Talker.When called upon, she can talk the death out of the dying and save their lives—only once, never twice. But this truly unique gift comes at a price, rooting Weatherly to people who only want her around when they need her and resent her unfamiliar ways when they don&’t.Weatherly&’s cousin Adaire also has a gift: she&’s a Scryer and can see the future reflected back in dark surfaces. Right before she is killed in an accident, Adaire saw something unnerving, and that&’s why Weatherly believes she was murdered—never thinking for a moment that it was an accident. But when Weatherly, for the first time, is unable to talk the death out of the mayor&’s son, the whole town suspects she is out for revenge, that she wouldn&’t save him.With the help of clues Adaire left behind and her family&’s Granny Witch recipe box, Weatherly sets out to find the truth behind her cousin&’s death, whatever it takes.Imbued with magic, witchery, and suspense, Dana Elmendorf&’s In the Hour of Crows is a thrilling tale of friendship, identity, and love.

Book Quality:: Publisher Quality
Book Size:: 400 Pages
ISBN-13:: 9780369749871
Related ISBNs:: 9780778310495
Publisher:: MIRA Books
Date of Addition:: 06/04/24
Copyrighted By:: Dana Elmendorf
Adult content:: No
Language:: English
Has Image Descriptions:: No
Categories:: History, Literature and Fiction, Mystery and Thrillers, Science Fiction and Fantasy
Submitted By:: Bookshare Staff
Usage Restrictions:: This is a copyrighted book.