One tranquil May evening, semi-famous novelist Andrew Thomas strolls down his long gravel drive to check his mailbox. Inside is a note: Greetings. There is a body buried on your property, covered in your blood. The unfortunate young lady's name is Rita Jones. In her jeans pocket you'll find a slip of ... more »

Upon his return to Los Angeles from a harrowing adventure in the South Pacific, Alex Delaware is called upon by his friend Milo Sturgis to help solve the murder of a celebrity author. For three months the police found no clues to the murder of Hope Devane, psychology professor and controversial author ... more »

An extraordinary fiction debut: a large, stirring novel of suspense that is, at the same time, a work of brilliantly astute social observation. The Emperor of Ocean Park is set in two privileged worlds: the upper crust African American society of the eastern seaboard--old families who summer on Martha ... more »

Lust will make a fool of any man, but it is only love that can truly ruin him. So says Victor Carl, the ethically adventurous Philadelphia lawyer who usually ends up doing the right thing, but, as his law partner says, often for all the wrong reasons. Late one night Victor gets a panicked phone call ... more »

IT IS THE GREATEST BOUNTY HUNT IN HISTORY. The targets are the finest warriors in the world-commandos, spies, terrorists. And they must all be dead by 12 noon, today. The price on their heads: almost $20 million each. Among the names, one stands out. An enigmatic Marine with the call-sign Scarecrow. ... more »

An aging hitman invests his retirement money in a miniature golf course, inheriting three dysfunctional employees. Even the condo he buys isn't normal with an over-sexed neighbor who discovers his identity and has a price for silence. He's considering coming out of retirement. more »

Summer, 1895, and the social season in Newport is in full swing. Among the Four Hundred, grand entertainments are planned, fashionable outfits are displayed, and people partake of every pleasure, from an outing at Bailey's Beach to tennis at the Casino. Few are unduly troubled by the murder of maids ... more »

Yellow light filled the attic. The light locked with the dust--tons of dust up here--and the atmosphere of the place stuffed his head like a fever. It seemed that he perceived this light with every nerve of his body. The attic was mostly empty but toward the south wall was a queer arrangment of chains ... more »

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No one writes legal suspense like Perri O'Shaughnessy. Blending powerful human drama with legal thrills, mystery, humor, and unforgettable characters, the New York Times bestselling author has created a uniquely entertaining series of novels centered around lawyer and single mother Nina Reilly. Now, ... more »

Edgar award-winning author of the popular historical novels A Conspiracy of Paper and A Spectacle of Corruption, David Liss showcases his amazing versatility with this brilliant new tale of contemporary suspense: a literary thriller set in Florida, where killing is a matter of conscience. No one is more ... more »

The irrepressible Bishop Blackwood Ryan heads to The University on the South Side of Chicago to investigate a baffling locked-room mystery. Someone has assassinated a Russian Orthodox monk in his office at the Divinity School--despite the fact that the door of his office was bolted shut from the inside ... more »