Read the opening chapters of Something Strange and Deadly–decide if you like the book BEFORE you buy it!
(And if you do enjoy it, make sure to scroll down and read Chapter 19!)
Something Strange and Deadly by Susan Dennard
Interestingly enough, the following chapter–chapter 19–was actually the opening chapter of the Something Strange and Deadly in early drafts of the book. It also happens to be Susan Dennard’s favorite scene from the book.
Why? Because it has action, a touch of romance, and Eleanor Fitt doing what she does best: getting into trouble and then sorting her way out of it again.


Susan Dennard is a reader, writer, lover of animals, and eater of cookies. Something Strange & Deadly is her first novel.