Most Popular Books by Tom Ryan

“In the mountains Atticus became more of what he’d always been, and I became less—less frantic, less stressed, less worried, and less harried. I felt comfortable letting him lead, and he seemed to know what I needed. He always chose the best route, if ever there was a question, and my only job was to follow.” Middle-aged, overweight, and acrophobic newspaperman Tom Ryan and miniature schnauzer Atticus M. Finch are an unlikely pair of mountaineers, but after a close friend dies of cancer, the two pay tribute to her by attempting to climb all forty-eight of New Hampshire’s four-thousand-foot peaks twice in one winter while raising money for charity. In a rare test of endurance, Tom and Atticus set out on an adventure of a lifetime that takes them across hundreds of miles and deep into an enchanting but dangerous winter wonderland. Little did they know that their most difficult test would lie ahead, after they returned home. . . . At the heart of this remarkable journey is an extraordinary relationship that blurs the line between man and dog, an indelible bond that began when Tom, following the advice of Atticus’s breeder, carried the pup wherever he went for the first month of their life together. Following Atticus is ultimately a story of transformation: how a five-pound puppy pierced the heart of a tough-as-nails newspaperman, opening his eyes to the world’s beauty and its possibilities. It was a change that led to a new life among the mountains; an unforgettable saga of adventure, friendship, and the unlikeliest of family; and an inspiring tale of finding love and discovering your true self.

Boston Globe Bestseller A true story of acceptance, perseverance, and the possibility of love and redemption as evocative, charming, and powerful as the New York Times bestseller Following Atticus. Drawn by an online post, Tom Ryan adopted Will, a frightened, deaf, and mostly blind elderly dog, and brought him home to live with him and Atticus. The only owners Will ever knew had grown too fragile to take care of themselves, or of him. Ultimately, Will was left at a kill shelter in New Jersey. Tom hoped to give Will a place to die with dignity, amid the rustic beauty of the White Mountains of his New Hampshire home. But when Will bites him numerous times and acts out in violent displays, Tom realizes he is in for a challenge. With endless patience and the kind of continued empathy Tom has nurtured in his relationship with Atticus, Will eventually begins to thrive. Soon, the angry, hurt, depressed, and near-death oldster has transformed into a happy, gamboling companion with a puppy-like zest for discovery. Will perseveres for two and a half years, inspiring hundreds of thousands of Tom and Atticus’s fans with his courage, resilience, and unforgettable heart. A story of a dog and an indelible bond that is beautiful, heartbreaking, uplifting, and unforgettable, Will’s Red Coat honors the promise held in all of us, at any stage of life. Will’s Red Coat includes eight pages of color photographs.

Follow cousins on a road trip to Pride as they dive into family secrets and friendships in this contemporary novel—perfect for fans of David Levithan and Becky Albertalli. As kids, Mark and his cousin Talia spent many happy summers together at the family cottage in Ontario, but a fight between their parents put an end to the annual event. Living on opposite coasts—Mark in Halifax and Talia in Victoria—they haven''t seen each other in years. When their grandfather dies unexpectedly, Mark and Talia find themselves reunited at the cottage once again, cleaning it out while the family decides what to do with it. Mark and Talia are both queer, but they soon realize that''s about all they have in common, other than the fact that they''d both prefer to be in Toronto. Talia is desperate to see her high school sweetheart Erin, who''s barely been in touch since leaving to spend the summer working at a coffee shop in the Gay Village. Mark, on the other hand, is just looking for some fun, and Toronto Pride seems like the perfect place to find it. When a series of complications throws everything up in the air, Mark and Talia—with Mark''s little sister Paige in tow—decide to hit the road for Toronto. With a bit of luck, and some help from a series of unexpected new friends, they might just make it to the big city and find what they''re looking for. That is, if they can figure out how to start seeing things through each other''s eyes.

2020 Arthur Ellis Award, Best YA Crime Book 2020 ITW Thriller Award, Best Young Adult Novel 2020 ALA Rainbow Book List The Globe 100, The Globe and Mail 2019 Books of the Year, Quill & Quire Our Favourite Books of the Decade, The Canadian Children''s Book Centre 2020 John Spray Mystery Award Finalist 2020 Amy Mathers Teen Book Award Finalist 2021 Ann Connor Brimer Award for Atlantic Canadian Literature 2021 TAYSHAS Reading List, Texas Library Association "Breathtakingly chilling...eerie and wholly immersive...A tightly plotted mystery." Kirkus Reviews starred review It''s been a year since the Catalog Killer terrorized the sleepy seaside town of Camera Cove, killing four people before disappearing without a trace. Like everyone else in town, eighteen-year-old Mac Bell is trying to put that horrible summer behind him—easier said than done since Mac''s best friend Connor was the murderer''s final victim. But when he finds a cryptic message from Connor, he''s drawn back into the search for the killer—who might not have been a random drifter after all. Now nobody—friends, neighbors, or even the sexy stranger with his own connection to the case—is beyond suspicion. Sensing that someone is following his every move, Mac struggles to come to terms with his true feelings towards Connor while scrambling to uncover the truth.

Fifteen-year-old Aiden is a minor cast member on a long-running high school "dramedy" with a low budget and a loyal following. Aiden and his friends are excited that they''re being promoted to lead roles for the upcoming tenth season of Pop Quiz. But then they learn the show is being canceled. According to the producers, no one even watches TV anymore, with kids preferring the antics of YouTube stars. With the help of some former cast members and a group of hardcore fans, Aiden and his friends attempt to create a movie special to wrap up the storylines and give the series the send-off it deserves. This short novel is a high-interest, low-reading level book for middle-grade readers who are building reading skills, want a quick read or say they don’t like to read! The epub edition of this title is fully accessible.

2021 Lambda Literary Award - LGBTQ Mystery 2021 Crime Writers of Canada Awards of Excellence Finalist for Best Juvenile or YA Crime Book 2021 Best Books for Kids & Teens starred selection, The Canadian Children''s Book Centre 2022 TAYSHAS Reading List, Texas Library Association 2022 ALA Rainbow Book List In her small town, seventeen year-old Delia "Dee" Skinner is known as the girl who wasn''t taken. Ten years ago, she witnessed the abduction of her best friend, Sibby. And though she told the police everything she remembered, it wasn''t enough. Sibby was never seen again. At night, Dee deals with her guilt by becoming someone else: the Seeker, the voice behind the popular true crime podcast Radio Silent, which features missing persons cases and works with online sleuths to solve them. Nobody knows Dee''s the Seeker, and she plans to keep it that way. When another little girl goes missing, and the case is linked to Sibby''s disappearance, Dee has a chance to get answers, with the help of her virtual detectives and the intriguing new girl at school. But how much is she willing to reveal about herself in order to uncover the truth? Dee’s about to find out what’s really at stake in unraveling the mystery of the little girls who vanished.

Friendships are forged on prom night, when four teens help each other through disappointment, near-arrest, parental interference and panic attacks.

"This book is not a biography. I consider them to often times have too much dull material in them. Instead, this is a compilation of dozens and dozens of interesting, even spell binding events in my life, so much so, that readers tell me there isn''t a dull paragraph in the 221 pages of my book! In addition to being very readable, I actually believe that any thoughtful person who reads this and wants to, can easily learn how to become physically stronger, mentally more serene and courageous, and even adept at becoming more spiritually oriented." So I say to you, "Read and enjoy!"

Life in the twenty-first century is designed for comfort-just look around. We have upgrades for everything-airfare, tickets to the big game, and even our phones. But what''s the real cost of comfort?

Best known for powerful 1950s melodramas like All That Heaven Allows, Written on the Wind, The Tarnished Angels, and Imitation of Life, Douglas Sirk (1897–1987) brought to all his work a distinctive style that led to his reputation as one of twentieth-century film’s great directors. Sirk worked in Europe during the 1930s, mainly for Germany’s UFA studios, and then in America in the 1940s and ’50s. The Films of Douglas Sirk: Exquisite Ironies and Magnificent Obsessions provides an overview of his entire career, including Sirk’s work on musicals, comedies, thrillers, war movies, and westerns. One of the great ironists of the cinema, Sirk believed rules were there to be broken. Whether defying the decrees of Nazi authorities trying to turn film into propaganda or arguing with studios that insisted characters’ problems should always be solved and that endings should always restore order, what Sirk called “emergency exits” for audiences, Sirk always fought for his vision. Offering fresh insights into all of the director’s films and situating them in the culture of their times, critic Tom Ryan also incorporates extensive interview material drawn from a variety of sources, including his own conversations with the director. Furthermore, his enlightening study undertakes a detailed reconsideration of the generally overlooked novels and plays that served as sources for Sirk’s films, as well as providing a critical survey of previous Sirk commentary, from the time of the director’s “rediscovery” in the late 1960s up to the present day.

Neil plays guitar with his family''s band, the Family McClintock, even though he can''t stand the Celtic music they play. Neil doesn''t dance, he hates the outfits, and every single performance reminds him that he isn''t as talented as the rest of the family. When his buddy Bert convinces him to form a rock band and enter a local talent show, Neil''s playing improves and everyone notices, including a girl who shares his musical interests. He starts to think that all those years of practice might come in handy after all. But it all comes to a head when Neil has to choose between an important gig with the family band and the talent show. He''s only sure of one thing: whatever he decides to do, he''s going to be letting someone down. This short novel is a high-interest, low-reading level book for middle-grade readers who are building reading skills, want a quick read or say they don’t like to read! The epub edition of this title is fully accessible.

Danny thinks he must be the only seventeen-year-old guy in Cape Breton—in Nova Scotia, maybe—who doesn''t have his life figured out. His buddy Kierce has a rule for every occasion, and his best friend Jay has bad grades, no plans and no worries. Danny''s dad nags him about his post-high-school plans, his friends bug him about girls and a run-in with the cops means he has to get a summer job. Worst of all, he''s keeping a secret that could ruin everything.

Gerri waits outside all night to audition for Big Time, her favorite TV singing competition. She believes she has a shot at success, but when she’s insulted by one of the judges and kicked out of the competition, she thinks she’ll probably never sing again. After a teacher at her school asks her to join a choral club, Gerri reluctantly gets involved. Even though she can’t read music and she doesn’t know the other kids, she finds herself enjoying the group and learning a lot about music. A cute guy she met at the Big Time auditions joins the group, and when they perform their unique mashups at an open-mic night, Gerri realizes there’s more than one way to be a successful—and happy—singer! This short novel is a high-interest, low-reading level book for middle-grade readers who are building reading skills, want a quick read or say they don’t like to read! The epub edition of this title is fully accessible.

2025 EDGAR NOMINEE FOR THE LILIAN JACKSON BRAUN MEMORIAL AWARD! Everyone in My Family Has Killed Someone meets The Goonies in The Treasure Hunters Club—a rollicking murder mystery set in a seaside town filled with pirate lore, family secrets, unforgiveable grudges, secret societies, and of course, a treasure lost to time. WELCOME TO MAPLE BAY, NOVA SCOTIA For nearly a century, people have ventured to the idyllic seaside town of Maple Bay in search of a legendary lost pirate treasure, but locals know there’s more than just gold buried in the sand. As the paths of three strangers converge in Maple Bay, the truth is about to be blown wide open. But not before the bodies start to pile up. Peter Barnett is rapidly approaching 40 with little to show for it when a mysterious letter invites him to Maple Bay and the mansion his estranged family has called home for generations. Seventeen-year-old Dandy Feltzen is isolated and adrift following the death of her beloved grandfather, until his final request and a tantalizing clue sets her on a mission to solve the mystery he spent his entire life chasing. Cass Jones has given up on her dream of being a successful author when an unexpected opportunity lands in her lap: a housesitting gig in remote Maple Bay, where she stumbles on the perfect subject matter for her breakout book—and the handsome sailor who might be just the person to help her research it. Peter, Dandy and Cass have never met, but they’re on a collision course with each other and the mystery that has defined Maple Bay for two centuries, and none of them are prepared for the shocking truths that may or may not still be buried there.

Collects color kitten photos that went head-to-head in cuteness battles on the Web site Kittenwar.com, revealing the victors, analyzing selected battles, and also presenting such tools as the Kittenological Personality Test and a "cuteography" chart.

Quando Dee Skinner aveva sette anni, fu costretta a guardare impotente la sua migliore amica Sibby Carmichael mentre veniva rapita nei boschi dietro casa loro. Dieci anni dopo, il mistero è ancora irrisolto e Dee ha imparato a far fronte al suo senso di colpa per quel terribile giorno creando un podcast che si occupa di persone scomparse. Non solo, Radio Silent è molto popolare grazie a decine di migliaia di seguaci devoti. Con la sua voce distorta da filtri, Dee diventa il Cercatore e spinge i suoi ascoltatori ad aiutare a risolvere i casi di persone scomparse condividendo informazioni e indizi online. A parte il suo migliore amico Burke, nessuno conosce l’identità segreta di Dee ed è così che lei vorrebbe mantenere le cose. Quando Layla, la bambina che vive nella vecchia casa di Dee, scompare e viene lasciato un biglietto che allude alla sparizione di Sibby, il vecchio caso è riportato alla luce e l’anonimato scrupolosamente protetto da Dee rischia di saltare. Quando appare un’email nella sua casella di posta che traccia una connessione tra Layla e Sibby, suggerendo che Sibby sia ancora viva, Dee capisce che non si può più nascondere dal passato. Ma è pronta per quello che potrà scoprire sulle ragazze scomparse? E ancora più importante, lo è per quello che conoscerà di sé stessa?

Un viaggio alla scoperta di sé e del senso della vita nel silenzio di montagne incontaminate e selvagge. In compagnia di un piccolo amico davvero speciale.

Merirosvojen aarre, perhesalaisuuksia ja lukuisia murhia. Idylliseen rannikkokaupunkiin sijoittuva koukuttava murhamysteeri on täynnä uskomattomia käänteitä ja yllätyksiä sekä eloisia henkilöhahmoja. Maple Bay on kaunis kuin postikortti. Vuonna 2023 sinne asettuu kirjoituskammosta kärsivä kirjailija Cass, joka on saanut työpaikan talonvartijana. Pian sen jälkeen kaupunkiin saapuu myös Peter, joka toivoo saavansa uudelleen yhteyden varakkaaseen isoäitiinsä. Samoihin aikoihin paikallinen teini, Dandy, on juuri perinyt salaisen aarteenetsijöiden klubin jäsenyyden isoisältään. Maple Bay on kuuluisa legendaarisesta merirosvojen aarteesta, jota klubi on usean sukupolven ajan koettanut löytää. Kun aarteenetsijöiden klubin jäseniä alkaa kuolla yksi toisensa jälkeen, Dandy epäilee, että kyseessä on synkkääkin synkempi salajuoni. Cass, Peter ja Dandy lyöttäytyvät murhaajajahtiin, jonka lopputulosta he eivät olisi voineet kuvitellakaan. Aarteenetsijöiden klubi on täydellinen lukukokemus Agatha Christien ja Ann Cleevesin faneille. Tom Ryan on palkittu kirjailija, käsikirjoittaja ja tuot taja. Aarteenetsijöiden klubi on hänen ensimmäinen aikuisille tarkoitettu cosy crime mysteeritrillerinsä. Tom Ryan asuu Nova Scotiassa miehensä ja koiransa kanssa. Hän kirjoittaa parhaillaan toista mysteeritrilleriään.

Nancy Drew meets Yellowjackets in We Had a Hunch--a dark and suspenseful thriller from USA Today bestseller Tom Ryan that asks a simple question: what happens to your favorite teenage detectives when they grow up? Few stories captured the public''s imagination in the year 2000 like the friendly rivalry between the Teen Detectives of Edgar Mills, Massachusetts. Twin sisters Alice and Samantha VanDyne were thrust into the spotlight when they helped their father Sheriff Bill VanDyne bust a dangerous drug smuggling ring. Across town, bookish Joey O''Day proved himself to be a talented investigator of a different sort when he used his computer skills to expose an online grifter preying on elderly victims. As the two sets of teenage sleuths began jockeying to outdo each other, they became a sensation, appearing on talk shows and the covers of teen magazines. But when a brutal series of murders rocked Edgar Mills, a deadly miscalculation on the part of the VanDyne twins led to the shocking and gruesome deaths of both their father and Alice''s boyfriend. The killer, Bruce Phillip Kershaw--better known as The Janitor--was ultimately captured, but both Edgar Mills and their beloved Teen Detectives would never be the same. It''s been a quarter century since The Janitor terrorized Edgar Mills, and the Teen Detectives have grown up. Samantha and Joey have scattered: Sam to Los Angeles and a life as a B List reality TV star, and Joey to a lucrative tech career in Boston. Alice, on the other hand, still lives in Edgar Mills, rooted by her guilt and heartbreak. When Edgar Mills is shaken by a new murder that matches The Janitor''s M.O., Kershaw offers, from his maximum-security prison cell, to provide information that could help crack this new case. The catch? He''ll only talk to the teen detectives that put him away.

Thanksgiving is normally the start of a joyous holiday season in the Chicago, but not this year, for a bogeyman has his sights set on the city. His name is Belsnickel, and he is an unseen, globetrotting disaster monger who has peddled his deadly wares in the Windy City a number of times in the past. Now the bogeyman is planning to cloud up and rain all over Chicago''s Thanksgiving holiday, hatching a deadly plot that threatens to explode into a tragedy of the first order. But this time Belsnickel faces stiff opposition from a quirky group of street-smart Chicago characters led by a careworn homeless man called Black Peter. Belsnickel and Black Peter share a common history; these foes have done battle many times in the past, in many places, including Chicago. Their timeworn struggle is once more coming to a head in the city by the lake, a confrontation between the perfect terrorist and his only nemesis. Before Black Peter can save the innocent citizens of Chicago, he must figure out what sort of disaster Belsnickel is planning. Even then, a downhearted Black Peter and his allies may be too late to stop the enigmatic bogeyman. Thanksgiving in that Toddlin'' Town--could be a blast!

Ordinary life gave Westmill its definition-industrial lifelessness provided its reputation. When the son of a single-parent Latina teams with the son of a secretly abused Southern Lady, a fresh heartbeat emerges.

The sexually abused often blame themselves. However there is hope and transformation for the victims when they realize, It’s Not Their Fault.

Tom Ryan believes "Mental illness is the biggest challenge in the world". 1. Every year in the U.S. records show that approx. 35,000 commit suicide. Chew on this, in 10+ years the Afghan and Iraq war less than 7,000 troops have been killed. In that same period over 300,000 have committed suicide in the United States. It is reported in 2012 more military personnel died from suicide than the battlefield.2. 70% of people who see a mental health professional never report it the insurance carrier for fear of the stigma of being labeled mentally ill.3. The majority of the mentally ill rarely seek professional help, and live an isolated life of pain and suffering.His book is a cutting edge, honest, uncensored look inside the world of mental illness and the stigma attached to it.As an author with bi-polar disorder and depression, "Am I the Only One" is a first-hand look at these mental illness challenges that can sometimes lead to suicide. The chapters within the book explore how mental illness can affect, and ultimately destroy your own life and the lives around you. In it''s conclusion, Tom offers four "how-to" steps to greatly reduce mental illness."Am I the Only One" is an uncensored look inside the mind of mental illness and a MUST read for families and friends who cope with those who suffer from mental illness.

An Uncensored Look Inside the Mind of Mental Illness for Individuals, Families and Friends