The novels of Lee Child are: ?Spectacular.? -- The Seattle Times ?Terrific?swift and brutal.? -- The New York Times ?What a page-turner should be.? --Michael Connelly ?Bang-on suspense.? -- Houston Chronicle ?The best-written, best-plotted, best in just about every way...? -- The Boston Globe From the ... more »

Essie Sue's latest fundraiser transports Ruby and the congregants of Temple Rita from Eternal, Texas, to a Caribbean cruise ship commanded by a Jewish sea captain. The food is terrible and Captain Goldberg has the hots for her. Ruby almost pays with her life. The good news is that she finds romance on ... more »

F-14 flying ace Sean Woods has been ordered by the military to remain silent about the death of his best friend in a brutal terrorist attack and his government's reluctance to retaliate. But the maniacal leader of a resurrected society of assassins dating back to the eleventh century isn't going to be ... more »

As a single mother struggling to get by in a tough neighborhood, policewoman Jessie Cline knows she can't protect her son from the streets forever. For his sake, she takes a job as assistant police chief in a small island town off the coast of Washington state where she lived as a child. But her search ... more »

Edgar Award winner Jonathan Kellerman once more explores the corruption of California's golden coast and produces a novel of complex characterizations and nonstop suspense. By the time psychologist Dr. Alex Delaware reached the school the damage was done: A sniper had opened fire on a crowded playground ... more »

In this masterfully written fiction debut, David Corbett combines a gripping crime story with a poignant tale of enduring love. Freelance photographer and wildcat smuggler Dan Abatangelo blows into Vegas to hit the tables and taste the night life. In his path waits Shel Beaudry, a knockout redhead with ... more »

North Carolina's hills are a crazy quilt of old farmsteads and new beginnings, of locals, strangers, artists, and new age wanderers....Here Elizabeth Goodweather has made her life, a still-young widow who moves easily between the gentrified world of Asheville and old-timers in their hollows. But when ... more »

After college, best friends Erin Kelley and Darcy Scott move to the city to pursue exciting careers; Erin is a promising jewelry designer, Darcy finds success as a decorator. On a lark, Darcy persuades Erin to help their TV producer friend research the kinds of people who place personal ads. It seems ... more »

Clinton McKinzie writes powerhouse thrillers that are like nothing you've ever read-- novels that crackle with raw emotion and brilliantly explore the nature of risk: the risk that lovers take, adventurers seek, and men and women live with on both sides of the law. In an unforgettable new novel, set ... more »

As a forensic sculptor, Eve Duncan deals in death every day of her life. It's her job. And while it might seem macabre to some, Eve knows from personal experience that her work, giving a face and a name to the victims of violent death, helps bring closure to their families. Now that job is about to put ... more »

Benjamin Thorpe is an architect and family man alone in New York City on business. He spends his empty hours in an obsessive search for female companionship. When a prostitute is murdered, detectives find her path has crossed Thorpe's. But did he do it? Evan Hunter and Ed McBain have combined talents ... more »

The smart, saucy sleuth Regan Reilly is in New York to attend a crime conference. Thomas Pilsner -- the frenetic president of the Settlers' Club on Gramercy Park -- calls Regan, distraught over the sudden deaths of two members who had promised to donate diamonds to save the Club. But now the diamonds ... more »