Small Favors

THE INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER ΓÇó From the critically-acclaimed author of House of Salt and Sorrows comes a mesmerizing and chilling fairy-talesque novel about Ellerie Downing,a young woman in a small town with monsters lurking in the trees and dark desires hidden in the shadowsΓÇöin Amity Fallsnothing is more dangerous than a wish come true. Ellerie Downing is waiting for something to happen. Life in isolated Amity Fallssurrounded by an impenetrable foresthas a predictable sameness. Her days are filled with tending to her family’s beehiveschasing after her sistersand dreaming of bigger things while her twinSamuelis free to roam as he wishes. Early town settlers fought off monstrous creatures in the woodsand whispers that the creatures still exist keep the Downings and their neighbors from venturing too far. When some townsfolk go missing on a trip to fetch suppliesa heavy unease settles over the Falls. Strange activities begin to plague the townand as the seasons changeit’s clear that something is terribly wrong. The creatures are realand they’re offering to fulfill the residents’ deepest desireshowever grandfor just a small favor. These seemingly trifling demandshoweverhide sinister intentions. Soon Ellerie finds herself in a race against time to stop Amity Fallsher familyand the boy she loves from going up in flames. \