Alchemy of Secrets: The spellbinding new fantasy world from the global No. 1 bestselling author of Caraval and Once Upon a Broken Heart soon to be a major TV series

What if the urban legends you've always heard about were real?

Holland St. James has always believed in magic.

While most people dismiss legends and supernatural stories as nothing more than fiction, Holland is fascinated by the possibility that there might be something real hidden behind them. Her obsession leads her to a mysterious university class, Folklore 517: Local Legends and Urban Myths, held in an old movie theatre and taught by an enigmatic woman known only as the Professor.

For Holland, the class is more than an academic curiosity. It becomes the doorway into a world she never imagined existed.

When she begins investigating a local legend known as the Watch Man, she discovers that the stories surrounding him may be frighteningly real. The Watch Man possesses a terrifying ability: he can tell people when they will die.

And when he tells Holland that she will die at midnight the following day, her fascination with folklore becomes a desperate race against time.

The only apparent way to save herself is to find an ancient and mysterious object known as the Alchemical Heart.