By Michael Palmer
Renee Ballard is working the night beat again, and returns to Hollywood Station in the early hours only to find a stranger rifling through old file cabinets. The intruder is retired detective Harry Bosch, working a cold case that has gotten under his skin. Ballard kicks him out, but then checks into the case herself and it brings a deep tug of empathy and anger. Bosch is investigating the death of fifteen-year-old Daisy Clayton, a runaway on the streets of Hollywood who was brutally murdered. Now, Ballard joins forces with Bosch to find out what happened to Daisy and finally bring her killer to justice.
The thrilling story of the year that won the Revolutionary War from New York times bestselling author of In the Heart of the Sea and Valiant Ambition.
Disowned by her family because it’s assumed she stole millions in a sophisticated con game for which former fiance George Everard was responsible, 19-year-old Belgian Paulien Mertens creates a new identity in 1920s Paris, intent on proving her innocence and getting even with George.
The Vampire Chronicles continue with a riveting, rich saga–part adventure, part suspense–Prince Lestat and the story of the Blood communion as he tells the tale of his coming to rule the vampire world and the eternal struggle to find belonging, a place in the universe for the undead, and how, against his will, he must battle the menacing, seemingly unstoppable force determined to thwart his vision and destroy the entire vampire netherworld.
The church of St. Ethelred in the village of Thirk Magna is renowned for its team of bell-ringers, the troupe led by identical twins Mavis and Millicent Dupin. Mavis and Millicent are lifelong residents of the remote village-or were, until their home is broken into one night, and Millicent is murdered. But who’s the killer? Is it one of their co-workers? Or perhaps Joseph Kennell, a retired lawyer. Agatha Raisin can find the killer –and hopefully a handsome man to buy her dinner while she’s at it.
Pete Baning was Clanton’s favorite son, a returning war hero, the patriarch of a prominent family, a farmer, father, neighbor, and a faithful member of the Methodist Church. Then one cool October morning in 1946 he rose early, drove into town, walked into the Church, and calmly shot and killed Reverend Dexter Bell. As if the murder wasn’t shocking enough, it was even more baffling that Pete’s only statement about it-to the sheriff, to his defense attorney, to the judge, to his family and friends, and to the people of Clanton-was “I have nothing to say.” And so the murder of the esteemed Reverend Bell became the most mysterious and unforgettable crimes Ford County has ever known.
The New York Times bestselling author of Flight Behavior, The Lacuna, and the Poisonwood Bible returns with a timely novel that interweaves past and present to explore the human capacity for resiliency and compassion in times of great upheaval.
From #1 New York Times bestselling author Karen Kingsbury comes a classic story about second chances, featuring the beloved Baxter family and a young father who finds his whole world turned upside down on the eve of his divorce.
Hope Anderson is at a crossroads. At thirty-six, she’s been dating her boyfriend, an orthopedic surgeon, for six years. With no wedding plans in sight, and her father recently diagnosed with ALS, she decides to use a week at her family’s cottage in Sunset Beach, N.C.. Tru Walls has never visited North Carolina but is summoned to Sunset Beach by a letter from a man claiming to be his father. A safari guide, born and raised in Zimbabwe, Tru hopes to unravel some of the mysteries surrounding his mother’s early life and recapture memories lost with her death. When the two strangers cross paths, their connection is as electric as it is unfathomable…but in the immersive days that follow, their feelings for each other will give way to choices that pit family duty against personal happiness in devastating ways.
Upon returning to the states from a European jaunt, Stone Barrington makes the acquaintance of a stunning woman who seems like she could be an ideal candidate to meet some of his professional–and personal–needs. Before long, though, Stone is put to the task of protecting his new hire when New York City is rocked by a series of disturbing crimes, and it looks as if she might be the next target. In the city that never sleeps there’s always a plot being hatched, and the only recourse is constant vigilance and a bit of luck. But if those defensive systems fail, Stone will have to go head-to-head against some of the most dastardly scum he’s ever faced…
