There are many terrible ways to die, but few die as terribly as Elizabeth Creay, a young mother and Washington Post reporter. Tortured in her Washington, D.C., townhouse, she didn't go out of this world easily. Now it's the job of Detective Jack Cassian and Sergeant Darius D Train to figure out who could ... more »

It was the golden age of eBay. Optimistic bidders went online to the world's largest flea market in droves, ready to spend cash on everything from garden gnomes to Mercedes convertibles. Among them were art collectors willing to spend big money on unseen paintings, hoping to buy valuable pieces of art ... more »

Once again the incomparable New York Times bestselling master of suspense, Elizabeth Peters, brings an exotic world of adventure, intrigue, and danger to vivid life, in a tale as exciting, mysterious, and powerful as ancient Egypt. A unique treasure obtained by unscrupulous means, the small gold statuette ... more »

J'ai découvert Marseille voilà quelques années, lorsque j'avais entrepris de donner ma version du comte de Monte-Cristo, héros marseillais comme on sait. J'y avais recueilli mille impressions, faits et gestes, personnages qui m'étaient demeurés à l'esprit. Je suppose qu'un écrivain parle toujours de ... more »

A mysterious death in a Virginia farm town has the locals scratching their headswhile frisky feline Mrs. Murphy and her friends, fat-cat Pewter and corgi Tee Tucker, uncover clues as they curl their way around a cold-blooded killer. This balmy summer in Crozet, Virginia, postmistress Mary Minor Harry ... more »

USA Today bestselling author Mary Daheim knows how to spin a mystery with a tight plot and captivatingly eccentric characters. And her vivid Pacific Northwest setting-a character in itself-has garnered her a plethora of devoted fans. Now her resourceful and resolute journalist Emma Lord is back with ... more »

The brilliant author of Fear Itself pulls readers into an intricate web of ritual killings orchestrated by an evil pair of murderers who always manage to be one step ahead of the law. Former FBI Special Agent E.L. Pender may be retired, but he jumps at the chance to help solve a particularly gruesome ... more »

Renowned for her acclaimed Victorian novels as well as a stunning new series set in World War I, Anne Perry consistently dazzles us with stories rife with emotion, intrigue, and psychological depth. She recently expanded her talents with the delightfully rendered novella, A Christmas Journey , which ... more »

Detective fiction doesn't get any better than Marcia Muller's novels featuring San Francisco private eye Sharon McCone. Now, in her latest adventure, newlywed McCone must tackle the cold case of a missing woman and face her own worst fears: what can happen when a marriage goes bad-or turns deadly. For ... more »

Readers of Anne Perry's bestselling suspense novels revel in a world that is all their own, sharing the privileged existence of Britain's wealthy and powerful elite in West End mansions and great country houses. It is also a world in which danger bides in unsuspected places and the line between good ... more »

Despite the fact that Juarez is a Mexican border city just across the Rio Grande from El Paso, Texas, most Americans are unaware that for more than twelve years this city has been the center of an epidemic of horrific crimes against women and girls, consisting of kidnappings, rape, mutilation, and murder ... more »

Retiring on a pension after being torpedoed in WWII, Tristan Jones embarks on a test of endurance that will last over two years, nearly killing him more than once. Attempting to sail farther North than anyone ever has, he embarks from Iceland on the Cresswell in the summer of 1959. His only companion ... more »