WINNER of the Ditmar Awards for Best Novel and Best New Talent, the Norma K Hemming Award, and the Aurealis Award for Best Fantasy Novel! Poison. Treachery. Ancient spirits. Sieges. The Poison Wars begin now, with City of Lies, a fabulous epic fantasy debut by Sam Hawke I was seven years old the first time my uncle poisoned me... Outwardly, Jovan is the lifelong friend of the Chancellor's charming, irresponsible Heir. Quiet. Forgettable. In secret,...

When the deadly siege of Silasta awakens malevolent ancient spirits, Jovan and Kalina find the limits of their skills tested by their efforts to protect the city-state from magical assassins and treacherous politicians.

This work narrates the enormous impact that some natural products have had in our history. A good amount of intertwined knowledge parades through it: chemistry tells us about their structure, the biology of their function in the organisms that originate them, medicine responsible for the effect that many of them have on human beings, the anthropology of their use by traditional societies, history tells of their importance in the future of our civilization...

"Kell, leaving the affairs of the state to his wife, embarks on a journey with Willow, an old friend, to her homeland, which is being ravaged by a malevolent poison that alters everything it infects, to stop her cousin from damning her people in an attempt to find a cure"-- Provided by publisher.

"Identical twin sisters Alex and Hannah are the owners of Murder and Mayhem, a mystery bookshop that sells their famous poison-themed Killer Chocolates. But now, there's a real killer in their midst. Shortly before Christmas, their septuagenarian neighbor, Jane, confides to Alex that a murderer from a true-crime show has taken up residence in the village. Unfortunately, she's also shared her suspicions with town gossip Netta. The next morning, Alex...

Batman and his crime-fighting cousin, Batwoman, discover that the Joker toxin is being used, causing odd behavior in Gotham City.

Renowned marine adventurer Dirk Pitt returns to stem a toxic outbreak in the thrilling novel from the grand master of adventure and #1 New York Times–bestselling author.
 
While investigating an unexplained poisonous spill in the Caribbean Sea that may ultimately threaten the United States, Dirk Pitt unwittingly becomes involved in something even more dangerous—a post-Castro power struggle for the control...

Spending the summer with his hotel-developer father in Puerto Rico, seventeen-year-old Lucas turns to a legendary cursed girl filled with poison when his girlfriend mysteriously disappears.

In the tiny northern town of St. Polonius, everyone over the age of twelve falls asleep after the traditional tasting of the Sacred Bear Liver at the Founders' Day Festival, leaving the children in charge, including Jean who tries to solve the mystery.