Mystery & Detective

The Omega Theory: A Novel

by Mark Alpert

“T he wolf shall dwell with the lamb, and the leopard shall lie down with the kid. And a child shall lead them.” She smiled. “That’s you, Michael. That’s why Brother Cyrus needs you. You’re going...

The Boys from Santa Cruz: A Thriller

by Jonathan Nasaw

In his four previous novels of suspense, Jonathan Nasaw gave readers a charming and unlikely hero against the forces of evil in former FBI agent E.L. Pender. Now, in The Boys from Santa Cruz, Pender faces his...

Fallen Hearts

by V.C. Andrews

Proud and beautiful, Heaven came back to the hills -- to rise at last above her family's shame!

As Logan's bride, she would savor now the love she had sought for so long. And free from her father's clutches,...

Dark Angel

by V.C. Andrews

At last, Heaven would find the happiness she longed for...free from the scorn and contempt of her past!

In her grandmother's fine, rich Boston house, Heaven Leigh Casteel dreamed of a wonderful new life of new...

To Ruin A Queen: An Ursula Blanchard Mystery at Queen Elizabeth I's Court

Ursula Blanchard #4

by Fiona Buckley

With historical mysteries and tales of Tudor England in high demand, acclaimed author Fiona Buckley returns with a poignant new novel featuring Ursula Blanchard, waiting woman and secret agent for Queen Elizabeth...

Gates of Paradise

by V.C. Andrews

Stunned by tragedy, desperate and alone, Heaven's daughter clung to the frailest of dreams!

The car crash that killed Heaven and Logan left Annie Casteel Stonewall orphaned and crippled. Whisked off to Farthinggale...

Queen's Ransom: A Mystery at Queen Elizabeth I's Court Featuring Ursula Blanchard

Ursula Blanchard #3

by Fiona Buckley

Long live the Queen! A magnificent Queen Elizabeth I reigned in the movie Shakespeare in Love, but it is the younger queen of the film Elizabeth whom we meet in Fiona Buckley's acclaimed Ursula Blanchard mystery...

Generous Death

by Pickard

As director of the Port Frederick Civic Foundation, Jenny Cain is privy to the charitable intentions of the town's wealthiest citizens. There's eccentric old Arnie Culverson, who's promised millions to the local...

The Prop: A Novel

by Pete Hautman

National Book Award winner Pete Hautman delivers a fast-paced mystery set in the torrid, unforgiving Southwestern desert, where the stakes are sky high and all bets are off.

Peeky Kane is a prop player at an...

A Stranger in the Family: A Novel of Suspense

by Robert Barnard

From Robert Barnard, the internationally acclaimed Diamond Dagger–winning crime writer . . .

Kit Philipson has always felt like something of a stranger in his family. Growing up as the only child of professional...

The Human Pool

by Chris Petit

An epic and hauntingly topical geopolitical thriller spanning six decades and three continents, The Human Pool confirms the journalist and award-winning filmmaker Chris Petit as the heir to John le Carré and...

Seeds of Doubt: A Crime Novel

by Stephanie Kane

Denver defense attorney Jackie Flowers doesn't want to take the case. Convicted child killers are not her favorite clients.

Thirty years ago, Rachel Boyd was just a child herself when she was found guilty of...

The Forbidden Zone: A Novel

by Michael Hetzer

The year is 1984. The place, the Soviet Union. A struggling country awaiting the cure of "perestroika." For too many Russians, this land has become the Forbidden Zone.

In the waning days of the Cold War, Victor...

Pasta Imperfect: A Passport to Peril Mystery

by Maddy Hunter

IT WAS AN OFFER SHE COULDN'T REFUSE....

The discount travel package to Italy seemed like a great deal: Emily Andrew could lead her globe-trotting Iowans on the trip of a lifetime and bring her family to boot....

The Surrogate: A Novel

by Judith Henry Wall

To a penniless twenty-year-old like Jamie Long, surrogate motherhood seemed both an act of altruism and a financial opportunity. But once pregnant and under contract to Amanda Hartmann, the head of a famous...

Last Lullaby: An Eve Diamond Novel

by Denise Hamilton

From multiaward-nominated and national bestselling author Denise Hamilton comes an electrifying new Eve Diamond novel that takes the reader on an exhilarating, heart-stopping, yet poignant ride through the dark...

Third Strike: A Brady Coyne/J. W. Jackson Mystery

Brady Coyne #26

by William G. Tapply & Philip R. Craig

Eminent mystery authors Philip R. Craig and William G. Tapply team up for a richly nuanced new installment in the Brady Coyne/J. W. Jackson series that is a tribute not only to two witty, smart fictional sleuths...

Vineyard Shadows: A Martha's Vineyard Mystery

by Philip R. Craig

It's just another gorgeous June day on Martha's Vineyard until J. W. Jackson and his young son, Joshua, arrive home from clamming to find an ambulance in the driveway and blood on the grass.

Two intruders have...

The End of Marriage: A Novel

by Nina Vida

Sometimes, love is found in the most unexpected places. Sometimes, two people find each other across a crowded room. Sometimes, love conquers all.

But only sometimes...

Ellie Holmgren is no stranger to tragedy....

Don't Cry For Me, Hot Pastrami: A Ruby, the Rabbi's Wife Mystery

by Sharon Kahn

Grab the Dramamine. When 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, seasickness is the...