illustrated by Annika Le Large

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A captivating new gift book featuring over 100 real-life mysteries that might just give you goosebumps

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Perfume and Pain: A Novel Lavanya Naidu illustrated by Annika Le LargePerceptive and wittylike a Sally Rooney novel set in Southern California. Star Tribune (Minneapolis) Its this authors best work yet. A Sapphic roller coaster ride. Kirkus Reviews (starred review) A controversial LA author attempts to revive her career and finally find true love in this hilarious nod to 1950s lesbian pulp fiction. Having recently moved both herself and her formidable perfume bottle collection into a tiny bungalow in Los Angeles, mid