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If My Words Had Wings
by Danielle JawandoA life affirming story of rehabilitation and hope after prison. The third novel from multi-award-winning Danielle Jawando, perfect for fans of Angie Thomas and Elizabeth Acevedo. &‘Jawando&’s writing is incredibly raw and real; I felt completely immersed&’ Alice Oseman, author of the Heartstopper series When fifteen-year-old Tyrell Forrester gets caught up in a high-profile armed robbery, he's sentenced to eighteen months in a young offenders&’ prison. Now he&’s getting out, and he&’s determined to turn his life around. Despite his release, systemic discrimination makes it difficult for Ty to truly be free. Inspired by a visiting poet while inside, Ty discovers a whole new world through spoken word and is finally finding his voice. But will society ever see him as anything other than a criminal? Praise for And the Stars Were Burning Brightly: 'An outstanding and compassionate debut' Patrice Lawrence, author of Orangeboy 'One of the brightest up and coming stars of the YA world' Alex Wheatle, author of Crongton Knights &‘An utter page turner from a storming new talent. Passionate, committed and shines a ray of light into the darkest places - the YA novel of 2020!&’ Melvin Burgess, author of Junk Praise for When Our Worlds Collided: 'A raw, unflinching and powerful story that will stay with me for a long time&’ Manjeet Mann, author of The Crossing &‘A beautiful ode to found family, and a compassionate look at the power of connection borne from the ashes of tragedy and apathy&’ Christina Hammonds Reed, author of The Black Kids &‘Hard-hitting yet still hopeful, this is an emotional powerhouse of a book&’ Alexandra Sheppard, author of Oh My Gods Warning - this novel contains themes that some readers may find upsetting, including suicide and self harm.
Missing White Woman: The razor-sharp new thriller from the award-winning author of LIKE A SISTER
by Kellye GarrettPRE-ORDER THE DARK, SOPHISTICATED NEW THRILLER FROM AWARD-WINNING AUTHOR KELLYE GARRETT &‘A compulsive page-turner with plenty of twists and turns you won't see coming. Kellye Garrett is a rising star, and Missing White Woman is her best one yet&’ Harlan Coben &‘You never know what&’s coming next in Missing White Woman. Kellye Garrett writes with an unstoppable momentum and cultural edge that makes this a thriller not to be missed&’ Michael ConnellyBeautiful. Blonde. Missing. Murdered. It was supposed to be a romantic getaway to New York City. Breanna's new boyfriend, Ty, took care of everything – the train tickets, the sightseeing itinerary, the four-story Jersey City rowhouse with the gorgeous view of the Manhattan skyline. But then Bree wakes up one morning and discovers recently missing dog-walker Janelle Beckett dead in the foyer. Ty is gone, vanished without a trace. A Black woman alone in a strange city, Bree is stranded and out of her depth. There&’s only one person she can turn to: her ex-best friend, a lawyer with whom she shares a very complicated past. As the police and a social media mob close in, all looking for #Justice4Janelle, Bree realises that the only way she can stay out of jail is if she finds out what really happened that night. But when people see only what they want to see, can she uncover the truth hiding in plain sight? PRAISE FOR MISSING WHITE WOMAN: &‘Fantastic. Only Garrett could craft a tale so adroitly attuned to our everyday fears&’ S. A. Cosby 'A one-sitting read that should be on everyone's list!' Mary Kubica 'Taut, suspenseful, and packed with heart, devious twists, and unforgettable characters, this novel grabbed me tight and wouldn&’t let go. A single-sitting read' Meg Gardiner &‘Expertly mixes sorrow and grief, humor and identity, with the chaos of social media&’ Rachel Howzell Hall &‘Bree is unforgettable . . . You are in for such a ride!&’ Rachel HawkinsPRAISE FOR KELLYE GARRETT: 'Garrett&’s prose crackles along at breakneck pace, dissecting issues of race, class, and modern culture with aplomb!' Vaseem Khan 'Suspenseful storytelling at its best. Loved it!' Caz Frear 'Will keep you hooked from first page to last' Olivia Kiernan 'A break-out star in crime fiction . . . I can't wait to see what she does next' Laura Lippman 'A masterful storyteller' Liv Constantine 'Fresh, original, funny and with such a strong voice . . . Garrett is a clear front runner in the genre' Emma Bamford 'Sharp and sassy' Heat
The Long Ago: A Novel
by Michael McGarrityA soldier returns home from Vietnam in the early 1960s to search for his missing sister in this gripping story of broken lives and a search for happiness. Growing up in Montana, siblings Raymond and Barbara Lansdale held their chaotic world together through their shared childhood fantasy of The Long Ago: a distant place where happiness and tranquility reigned, far from the dysfunction at home. But imagination only goes so far. To escape his painful past, Ray joins the army and finds a career that gives him a sense of purpose and the promise of adventure. Recent news of his kid sister’s disappearance brings Ray home on leave before beginning a stateside assignment almost certain to send him back into the jungles of Vietnam. Determined to find Barbara despite a police investigation that has led nowhere, Ray embarks on a relentless search that takes him from the majestic Montana ranchlands and glitter of Hollywood to the mean streets of L.A. and beyond. As time dwindles, he must confront his worst nightmare. What if Barbara’s search for The Long Ago ended in a shallow, unmarked grave, not in the carefree life she’d once so longed for and imagined? A spin-off from McGarrity’s nationally best-selling Kevin Kerney family saga, The Long Ago is a richly crafted and enthralling story of grit, determination, and the enduring, restorative strength of love.
Deep Lie (Will Lee Series #3)
by Stuart WoodsUndersea espionage meets heart-stopping suspense in this action-packed thriller in the Will Lee series featuring Kate Rule—from #1 New York Times bestselling author Stuart Woods. Sifting through reams of seemingly unrelated intelligence, CIA analyst Kate Rule discovers a chilling pattern: an ultrasecret Baltic submarine base...a crafty Russian spy-master in command...a carefully planned invasion about to be launched from dark waters. Her suspicions, however, are dismissed by those higher up; her theory, they say, is too crazy to be true. But to Kate, it's just crazy enough to succeed—unless she can stop it. If she's right, an attack sub has already penetrated friendly waters. Worse yet, the enemy has penetrated deep into her own life, so deep she can touch him. And in this game, one wrong touch can mean Armageddon.
The Night Flowers
by Sara HerchenroetherPeople tend to think of us as shadows. Blurred black mist. Often, it’s “out of the corner of my eye.” People sense the cold. I’ve heard of ghost hunters who use a tape measure, laying it on the ground to mark our boundaries. I don’t want to be measured. In 1983, deep in New Mexico’s Gila National Forest, the bodies of a young woman and two children were found. Who were they? How did they get there? Thirty years later, two women find themselves drawn to the cold case. Librarian Laura MacDonald begins her own investigation as a way to distract herself from breast cancer treatments and becomes consumed by her search for answers. Jean Martinez is a veteran detective determined to keep working cold cases for the Sierra County police force even as her family begs her to retire. With only fragments from dusty case files and a witness who doesn’t want to remember, this unlikely duo is determined—no matter the cost—to uncover the truth behind the murders. And with their help, the woman in the woods is finally able to tell her story on her own terms and summon the power to be found. The Night Flowers—a haunting debut thriller written with pulse-pounding precision and a deep understanding of the psychology of violence and the tenacity of those who combat it—announces the arrival of Sara Herchenroether as an exciting new voice.
Windy B – The Treasure Chest
by John BarnettOne windy winter’s morning, Fred Roll, Windy B’s favourite baker, heard some bad news. Fred knew immediately that he would have to do something to help. The local hospital would close unless the good people of Windy B could raise enough money to save it. And if they failed? Would the brave baker risk everything and go on the dangerous search for the mysterious treasure chest hidden somewhere in Bumble Bay?
Les vélos du Père Divin: Les vélos du Père Divin (Trilogie de la rivière Passaic #1)
by Steve BassettDans ce premier livre de la trilogie de la rivière Passaic qui se déroule en 1945, une guerre de diffusion entre les deux journaux de Newark tourne au sang lorsque les foules concurrentes de la ville mettent fin à leur trêve. La bataille fait rage dans le troisième quartier infesté de crimes de la ville, où des adolescents en première ligne sont des coureurs de numéros. Joey Bancik et Richie Maxwell, deux enfants de chœur catholiques, sont recrutés par des bookmakers noirs utilisant leur salon de coiffure comme façade. Ils se rendent vite compte qu’ils sont des joueurs dans un jeu dangereux, mais l’argent facile est trop beau pour laisser passer.
Lemuria (Matthew Bishop (Español) #2)
by Burt ClinchandhillLos secretos del pasado pertenecen al futuro. Cuando en todo el mundo desaparecen las últimas tribus vivas aisladas, el profesor Matthew Bishop se ve arrastrado de nuevo, sin quererlo, a una aventura que le llevará por todo el globo. Su interés personal aumenta cuando su íntima amiga Jennifer Porter desaparece y parece estar implicada de algún modo. Siguiendo las pistas ocultas, y con la ayuda del Vaticano y de viejos amigos, Bishop descubre la verdad sobre el siguiente paso en la evolución. Es una verdad que no termina en esta Tierra, sino que podría muy bien significar el final de ella, en un viaje a través de tres continentes y hacia los cielos. EVOLVED PUBLISHING PRESENTA el segundo libro de la serie "Matthew Bishop" de thrillers de conspiraciones religiosas, ideal para fans de Dan Brown y Michael Crichton.
Había una vez un Crimen
by Alan Brenham¿Qué pasa si un depredador se convierte en la presa? ¿Qué pasa si un cazador tiene ojos en tu hijo? En un juego retorcido del gato y el ratón, la detective Madison Chase debe burlar a una asesina en serie que apunta a los delincuentes sexuales, antes de que su propia hija se convierta en la próxima víctima. Octubre en Fort Worth adquiere un tono siniestro para Penny Grimes. No es solo una justiciera; es una verdugo poética, dejando a pedófilos sin cabeza como sus horribles tarjetas de visita. Cada escena del crimen está adornada con una rima escalofriante, burlándose de la policía y, en particular, acosando a la veterana detective de homicidios Madison Chase. Pero Penny tiene una agenda más oscura. Ha puesto su mirada en la hija de Chase, Emily, una rubia de cuatro años de ojos azules que es la imagen viva del niño que Penny siempre ha anhelado. Sin que Chase lo sepa, mientras ella sigue la pista de la asesina en serie más escurridiza de Fort Worth, Penny está planeando secuestrar a Emily. Para despistar a Chase, Penny la incrimina magistralmente por uno de los asesinatos. Ahora, Chase no solo está luchando para resolver el caso; está luchando para limpiar su nombre y proteger a su hija de las garras de una depredadora trastornada. En una carrera de pulso contra el tiempo, Madison Chase debe recorrer un laberinto de engaño, venganza y motivos oscuros. ¿Puede detener a la asesina más mortífera de Fort Worth antes de que su familia sea destrozada para siempre? Las apuestas nunca han sido más altas
La Segunda Revolucion China
by Ted HalsteadEl presidente de China se ve enfrentado a muchos problemas, como los conflictos en la frontera india y el Mar de China Meridional, creados por él mismo. Otros que simplemente sucedieron, como los desastres pendientes en la presa de las Tres Gargantas y la planta nuclear más antigua de China,
L'ultimo martire americano
by Tom WintonSinossi Non succede spesso, ma ogni tanto una piccola anima sorge dalle affollate profondità dell'oscurità e fa oscillare la terra sul suo asse. L’ultima volta che è accaduto era il 2008 quando un portiere disoccupato, investito di buona volontà di seconda mano, è salito sul palcoscenico mondiale a Stoccolma e ha accettato il premio Nobel per la letteratura. In questo me-me del ventunesimo secolo, il cinquantanovenne Thomas Soles potrebbe benissimo essere considerato l'ultimo martire americano. Un “uomo semplice” come si autodefinisce, scrive un libro che resuscita il movimento operaio internazionale quasi morto. La risposta ai suoi pensieri e alle sue percezioni è sbalorditiva. In tutto il mondo, da un polo all'altro, dall'America allo Zimbabwe, le orme marcianti dei lavoratori, giovani e vecchi, fanno tremare la terra. Ma non tutti sono contenti. C'è una cricca affiatata ed elitaria che è assolutamente livida sui pensieri e sugli ideali che riempiono le pagine del suo libro. E nel momento in cui Tom e sua moglie Elaina tornano a casa dalla Svezia, si rendono conto di quanto sia arrabbiata questa folla affamata di profitti.
A God in Ruins
by Leon UrisA God in RuinsSpanning the decades from World War II to the 2008 presidential campaign, A God in Ruins is the riveting story of Quinn Patrick O'Connell, an honest, principled, and courageous man on the brink of becoming the second Irish Catholic President of the United States. But Quinn is a man with an explosive secret that can shatter his political amibitions, threaten his life, and tear the country apart--a secret buried for over a half century--that even he does not know...
Green Girl: A Novel
by Kate ZambrenoWith the fierce emotional and intellectual power of such classics as Jean Rhys's Good Morning, Midnight, Sylvia Plath's The Bell Jar, and Clarice Lispector's The Hour of the Star, Kate Zambreno's novel Green Girl is a provocative, sharply etched portrait of a young woman navigating the spectrum between anomie and epiphany.First published in 2011 in a small press edition, Green Girl was named one of the best books of the year by critics including Dennis Cooper and Roxane Gay. In Bookforum, James Greer called it "ambitious in a way few works of fiction are." This summer it is being republished in an all-new Harper Perennial trade paperback, significantly revised by the author, and including an extensive P.S. section including never before published outtakes, an interview with the author, and a new essay by Zambreno.Zambreno's heroine, Ruth, is a young American in London, kin to Jean Seberg gamines and contemporary celebutantes, by day spritzing perfume at the department store she calls Horrids, by night trying desperately to navigate a world colored by the unwanted gaze of others and the uncertainty of her own self-regard. Ruth, the green girl, joins the canon of young people existing in that important, frightening, and exhilarating period of drift and anxiety between youth and adulthood, and her story is told through the eyes of one of the most surprising and unforgettable narrators in recent fiction—a voice at once distanced and maternal, indulgent yet blackly funny. And the result is a piercing yet humane meditation on alienation, consumerism, the city, self-awareness, and desire, by a novelist who has been compared with Jean Rhys, Virginia Woolf, and Elfriede Jelinek.
No Lesser Plea: No Lesser Plea, Depraved Indifference, And Immoral Certainty (Butch Karp and Marlene Ciampi #1)
by Robert K. TanenbaumFirst in the New York Times–bestselling series: Two district attorneys go up against a brilliant killer in this &“exceptionally good&” legal thriller (Publishers Weekly). The plan was simple: When the manager carries the bags of money out of the supermarket, Mandeville Louis will be waiting with a shotgun. He&’ll kill the manager, kill the guard, and cruise away. But when Louis&’s driver shows up late, he&’s forced to improvise—and the result is a disaster. He storms a liquor store, killing two and leaving a trail the cops have no trouble following. But even behind bars, Mandeville Louis won&’t go down without a fight. An expert in legal procedure, Louis has never met a loophole too small to shimmy through. He&’s going to bob and weave his way into a plea bargain and back onto the streets—unless Butch Karp can stop him. A firebrand assistant district attorney who&’s just been assigned to Homicide, he wants to make an example of Louis. With the help of the brilliant Marlene Ciampi, Karp intends to break Mandeville Louis—and strike a blow for justice. Written by a legendary prosecuting attorney, No Lesser Plea is a perfect introduction to this saga of life in gritty 1970s New York. No Lesser Plea is the 1st book in the Butch Karp and Marlene Ciampi series, but you may enjoy reading the series in any order. &“Butch Karp and Marlene Ciampi are the most interesting pair of characters in the suspense genre today.&” —Chicago Tribune &“An attorney himself, Tanenbaum has infused this book with a strong collection of characters, a raunchy energy that crackles in the out-of-office lawyer talk and a basic sense of outrage at a system that is failing miserably.&” —Publishers Weekly
Reversible Error: Reversible Error, Material Witness, And Justice Denied (Butch Karp and Marlene Ciampi #4)
by Robert K. TanenbaumBook Four of the bestselling Butch Karp legal thriller series: Karp, Marlene, and a few honest cops must stand up to a hive of corrupt politiciansAssistant District Attorney Butch Karp is finally recognized for his heroic service to New York City when a group of politicians back him for the top job as Manhattan&’s district attorney. But a series of cases involving vigilante murders begins to reveal the true motives of those civil servants standing by his side. It&’s Karp versus the dirty city in one of Tanenbaum&’s most revealing and caustic legal thrillers— a stunning indictment of civil corruption and overreach. This ebook features an illustrated biography of Robert K. Tanenbaum including rare photos from the author&’s personal collection.
Depraved Indifference: No Lesser Plea, Depraved Indifference, And Immoral Certainty (Butch Karp and Marlene Ciampi #2)
by Robert K. TanenbaumA prosecutor defies the FBI, CIA, and Mafia to bring terrorists to justice in this thriller from the New York Times–bestselling author of Justice Denied. After hijacking a flight to Milwaukee, a group of Croatian terrorists inform the FBI of bombs they&’ve planted across the country. If their demands are not met, the bombs will explode. The plan goes perfectly until one of the weapons goes off in the Bronx, killing a police officer—in assistant district attorney Butch Karp&’s jurisdiction. Prosecuting a few terrorist cop killers should be a slam-dunk, but Karp and his assistant, Marlene Ciampi, are getting resistance from unexpected quarters—including the NYPD itself. The Archdiocese of New York hires a top lawyer to defend the accused. And when the FBI, CIA, and Miami Mafia team up to undermine the case, it&’s clear these Croatians are no ordinary terrorists. As Karp and Ciampi uncover powerful ties, and secrets that reach from anticommunist Cuba to Nazi war crimes, they realize their fight for justice has become a fight for their lives. From the New York Times–bestselling author and former Manhattan assistant district attorney, Depraved Indifference is an insider&’s &“damning indictment of our court system and an entertaining exposé of the DA's office&” (Publishers Weekly). This ebook features an illustrated biography of Robert K. Tanenbaum including rare photos from the author&’s personal collection.
Material Witness: Reversible Error, Material Witness, And Justice Denied (Butch Karp and Marlene Ciampi #5)
by Robert K. TanenbaumIn this &“wild, exhilarating ride&” from the New York Times–bestselling author, a prosecutor goes undercover—on the court—after a basketball player&’s murder (Chicago Tribune). Marion Simmons is big. He&’s tough. And he takes a long time to die. Simmons survives the long ride through Queens, clinging to life until the car stops in an abandoned lot, and a hit man puts two bullets in his head. When the police arrive, they recognize the dead man instantly. Simmons is the most famous basketball player in New York City, and his murder—along with the fortune of cocaine found in the car—will turn the sport upside down. When he was in college, Butch Karp dreamed of playing professional basketball. Instead, he became the toughest prosecutor in the District Attorney&’s office. To get to the truth of Simmons&’ murder, Karp goes undercover as a player—putting his life on the line to cleanse the sport of drug dealing, point shaving, and murder for hire. From the former Manhattan assistant DA and bestselling author of Justice Denied, Material Witness is a standout legal thriller in the long-running Butch Karp and Marlene Ciampi series. Material Witness is the 5th book in the Butch Karp and Marlene Ciampi series, but you may enjoy reading the series in any order. &“A winner . . . a master of the crime grime of Manhattan . . . for those who have stalked the criminal courts there&’s tremendous authenticity.&” —F. Lee Baily &“Extraordinary . . . sexy dialogue, rousing action, pungent observation on the New York criminal justice system.&” —Chicago Tribune
The Last Detective: Introducing Detective Superintendent Peter Diamond (A Detective Peter Diamond Mystery #1)
by Peter Lovesey"I am so excited for you to be at the very beginning of this trend-setting, beautifully written, vivid series."—from the introduction by LOUISE PENNYThe first installment in one of crime fiction&’s most enjoyable, iconic series—now featuring a rare peek into Diamond&’s origins and the author&’s process in bringing him to life.A woman&’s body has been found floating in the weeds in a lake near Bath. There are no marks on her and no murder weapon. No one will identify her. It looks like Detective Superintendent Peter Diamond has his work cut out for him. Diamond is one of the last detectives of his kind, a gumshoe whose heroes solved crimes by question and answer, door stepping and deduction. To unravel this one, Diamond must locate two missing letters attributed to Jane Austen and defy his superiors in order to save a woman unjustly accused of murder.Over thirty years and twenty-one subsequent novels, Peter Lovesey has bewitched his enormous fandom with the wry, stubborn, and fiendishly clever Peter Diamond. The Last Detective started it all, and it is now reissued in a gorgeous deluxe edition featuring an introduction by Louise Penny, an afterword by the author, and fascinating true-crime context describing how this book came to be.
Stage Door to Terror: A QUIX Book (A Miss Mallard Mystery #Vol. 1)
by Robert QuackenbushWorld-famous duck-tective Miss Mallard&’s trip to Paris gets complicated in this engaging Aladdin QUIX mystery.Miss Mallard is in Paris to visit an old friend and becomes involved in one of the most terrifying cases of her career: the disappearance of a star performer and the long-ago theft of a fabulous jewel!
Lying Beside You (Cyrus Haven Ser. #3)
by Michael RobothamCyrus Haven and Evie Cormac return in Robotham&’s latest page-turning, psychological thriller in this &“gripping and eerie&” (Karin Slaughter) series, reaffirming why Stephen King has proclaimed this author &“an absolute master.&”If I could tell you one thing about my brother, it would be this. Two days after his nineteenth birthday, he killed our parents and twin sisters because he heard voices in his head. As defining events go, nothing else comes close for Elias, or for me. As a boy, Cyrus Haven survived a family massacre and slowly pieced his life back together. Now, after almost twenty years, his brother is applying to be released from a secure psychiatric hospital—and Cyrus is expected to forgive Elias and welcome him home. Elias is returning to a very different world. Cyrus is now a successful psychologist, working with the police, sharing his house with Evie Cormac, a damaged and gifted teenager who can tell when someone is lying. Evie has gone back to school and is working part-time at an inner-city bar, but she continues to struggle with authority and following rules. When a man is murdered and his daughter disappears, Cyrus is called in to profile the killer and help piece together Maya Kirk&’s last hours. Police believe she was drugged and driven away from the same bar where Evie is working. Soon, a second victim is taken, and Evie is the only person who glimpsed the man behind the wheel. But there&’s a problem. Only two people believe her. One is Cyrus. The other is the killer.
My Brother the Duck
by Pat Zietlow MillerA new sibling book with humor, heart, and a dash of the scientific process sure to delight young readers.Is Stella's new baby brother a duck? All the evidence seems to be pointing in that direction, but Stella knows that scientists can't just wing it. Further research is definitely required.This sweet and silly book is just ducky for new siblings, fledgling scientists and anyone who loves a good laugh.• Read-aloud books for children and siblings• Pat Zietlow Miller has published numerous children's books, including the critically acclaimed Be Kind.For new siblings who enjoyed The New Small Person, Little Miss Big Sis, and Julius Baby of the World will love the sweet and silly humor of My Brother the Duck.• Children's books for ages 3–5• New siblings, big sister books• STEM principlesPat Zietlow Miller is the is the award-winning picture book author of Be Kind, Sophie's Squash, Sharing the Bread, The Quickest Kid in Clarksville, and Wherever You Go, among others.Daniel Wiseman is a growing presence in children's books, having illustrated a dozen books in the past three years.
A Fatal Vineyard Season: Martha's Vineyard Mystery #10 (Martha’s Vineyard Mysteries #10)
by Philip R. CraigMartha’s Vineyard is home to ex-Boston cop J.W. Jackson, his adored wife Zee, their toddler Joshua, and newborn daughter Diana. For others, the picturesque vacation spot is a relaxing escape. But there is no escape for Julia Crandel and Ivy Holiday, two Hollywood actresses staying in the Vineyard town of Oak Bluffs. Their arrival has incurred the wrath of a pair of local gangsters, and a deadly stalker from out of the young ladies’ past has found out where they are hiding. Twin hurricanes are about to slam the idyllic island—one a natural climatic disaster, the other an all-too-human catastrophe—and it looks as if J.W. is going to get caught in the middle.
After the End: An Owen Taylor Story (BookShots)
by James PattersonA devastated soldier's wife wants Special Ops veteran Owen Taylor to avenge her broken husband. And she won't have to ask twice.It's payback time.BookShotsLightning-fast stories by James PattersonNovels you can devour in a few hoursImpossible to stop readingAll original content from James Patterson
The Whispers: A Novel
by Ashley Audrain&“Expertly, subtly and powerfully rendered….[The Whispers] delivers a sucker-punch ending you&’ll have to read twice to believe.&”—The New York Times Book Review&“[An] electrifying…razor-sharp page-turner.&” —Carley Fortune, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Every Summer After Featured in summer reading recommendations by Good Morning America, TIME, ELLE, The Washington Post & more From the New York Times bestselling author of The Push, a propulsive page-turner about four families whose lives are changed when the unthinkable happens—and what is lost when we give in to our own worst impulsesOn Harlow Street, the well-to-do neighborhood couples and their children gather for a catered barbecue as the summer winds down; drinks continue late into the night.Everything is fabulous until the picture-perfect hostess explodes in fury because her son disobeys her. Everyone at the party hears her exquisite veneer crack—loud and clear. Before long, that same young boy falls from his bedside window in the middle of the night. And then, his mother can only sit by her son&’s hospital bed, where she refuses to speak to anyone, and his life hangs in the balance.What happens next, over the course of a tense three days, as each of these women grapple with what led to that terrible night?Exploring envy, women&’s friendships, desire, and the intuitions that we silence, The Whispers is a chilling novel that marks Audrain as a major women's fiction talent.
Manner of Death (A Jack Stapleton & Laurie Montgomery Novel #14)
by Robin CookIn the new fast-paced medical thriller from bestselling author Robin Cook, fan favorites Jack and Laurie are inadvertently drawn into a dangerous vortex of a series of homicides that have been cleverly staged as suicides.After Dr. Jack Stapleton&’s near-death confrontation with a medical serial killer, his wife, NYC Chief Medical Examiner Laurie Montgomery, is carrying the load both at work and at home. When Laurie insists that Dr. Ryan Sullivan—an underperforming senior pathology resident who is spending his required month at the medical examiner's office but who truly detests doing forensic autopsies—assist her on a suicide autopsy in hopes of stimulating his interest in the field, the last thing she expects is to be unwittingly drawn into a major conspiracy that puts her own life in jeopardy. Desperate to avoid performing as many forensic autopsies as possible, Dr. Ryan Sullivan offers to participate in a research project on a series of suicides put together by one of the medical legal investigators. These suicides, like the case Ryan analyzes with Laurie, hint at some bothersome questions about their "manner of death." Although the project was more of a ruse than a serious study, Ryan surprises himself by immediately uncovering unexpected shared commonalities. Most astonishing of all, Ryan's inquiries eventually put him and Laurie at risk by leading to a nefarious cancer diagnostics company that promotes the very latest, groundbreaking cancer screening technology in a shockingly self-serving and fraudulent fashion.