Television and radio personality Matt Harper has bought an old house in the north of England. It seems ideal for him, his partner Aileen, and her three children -- until they find a child's skeleton in the attic. Here is crime writing at its best -- richly evocative and deeply poignant -- from one of ... more »

From a luminous new voice in suspense fiction comes this wise, witty, and uplifting novel--a mystery with heart that will illuminate more than just whodunit and why. In her stunning debut, Cristina Sumners, an Episcopalian priest brings to life an unforgettable town, a less-than-perfect crime, and two ... more »

The doctors call it Munchausen by proxy, the terrifying disease that causes parents to induce illness in their own children. Now, in his most frightening case, Dr. Alex Delaware may have to prove that a child's own mother or father is making her sick. Twenty-one-month-old Cassie Jones is bright, energetic ... more »

In a hushed Vatican reading room, the scene was shocking: a crazed professor shot dead after brandishing evidence of a grisly crime. Moments later, two bodies are found in a nearby church, each with a gruesome calling card from the killer. Thus begins David Hewson's elegant and electrifying new novel ... more »

The South American Jungle Guards Many Secrets... and a remarkable site nestled between two towering Andean peaks, hidden from human eyes for thousands years. Dig Deeper... through layers of rock and mystery, through centuries of dark, forgotten legends. Into Ancient Catacombs... where ingenious traps ... more »

For Webster Martin, Shelly was a dream come true. Webster's best friend Carl fared less well. He'd gone home with Shelly's friend... and had a bullet in his head by morning. The night was unforgettable for Shelly, too. Dr. Harrison's experiments had borne fruit. But success often comes with a price. ... more »

Here is a brilliant, gripping medical detective story that follows virus hunters on three continents as they track the emergence of a deadly new brain disease that first killed cannibals in New Guinea, then cattle and young people in Britain and France, before ultimately spreading all around the world ... more »

His two previous novels, Every Dead Thing and Dark Hollow, were international bestsellers. Now the compulsively readable (Publishers Weekly) John Connolly confirms his position as one of our leading crime novelists with a story of superb menace and style. The body of Grace Peltier, a brilliant Ph.D. ... more »

Master storyteller Leon Uris, internationally acclaimed author of such bestsellers as Exodus, Topaz, QB VII,Trinity, the Haj and Mitla Pass , continues the epic story of the Irish struggle for freedom in Redemption . A dramatic saga set against the backdrop of growing unrest in Ireland and a world on ... more »

Travel To The Bottom Of The Earth... to place you never dreamed existed. Beneath The Ice... a hand-picked team of specialists makes its way toward the center of the world. They are not the first to venture into this magnificient subterranean labyrinth. Those they follow did not return. Over The Rocks ... more »

The year is 1984, the placethe Soviet Union. Victor Perov, a brilliant Soviet scientist agrees to a joint Soviet-American astrophysics project. Though his faith in Communism is unwavering, his scientific alliance with Katherine Sears, an American astrophysicist, soon turns romantic. When Katherine learns ... more »

ROSS THOMAS is ranked as one of the very top thriller writers by his fellow authors, and his readers loudly agree. Thomas won two Edgar Awards, for The Cold War Swap and for Briarpatch. Ross Thomas died in 1995; since then, all but one of his 25 novels went out of print. This should never have happened ... more »