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Anna is not simply a selfish beauty, but a dangerously disturbed sociopath. Anna sets out to systematically destroy the new life John, her step-father, has built, and when she turns up dead, John is at the top of the suspect list.

Solving twin mysteries will expose Bernie to the chilling face of human evil. But before she can discover the truth, a blizzard, a suspicious accidental drowning, and the arrival of a new FBI agent complicate the investigation.

The Promisor vows to take the lives of men and women during their most precious moments - midway through buying an engagement ring or trying on a gown for a day that will never come. Lincoln Rhyme and Amelia Sachs return to New York City to take the case.

An accomplished concert pianist, Richard received standing ovations from audiences all over the world. Richard now has ALS, and his entire right arm is paralyzed. The loss of his hand feels like a death, a loss of true love, a divorce - his divorce.

Infused with Alexander McCall Smith's renowned charm and warmth, The Good Pilot Peter Woodhouse is an uplifting story of love and the power of friendship to bring sworn enemies together.

John Scalzi returns with Head On, the stand-alone follow-up to the New York Times-bestselling Lock In. Chilling near-future SF with the thrills of a gritty cop procedural, Head On brings Scalzi's technological speculation to the world of sports.

From #1 New York Times-bestselling author and 'Queen of Suspense' comes a thrilling investigation asking what we truly know about those we trust, and the secrets lying in even the most idyllic of neighborhoods.

In the new mystery in the bestselling Richard Jury series, MWA Grand Master Martha Grimes brings London's finest and 'the Filth' together on a double-homicide case that involves Kenyan art, rare gems, astrophysics, and a long-fermented act of revenge.

#1 New York Times-bestselling author Jo Nesbo retells Macbeth, one of Shakespeare's most tragic plays. Set in the 1970s in a run-down industrial town with low employment and high crime, a police force struggles to shed the incessant drug problem.

From the Man Booker Prize-winning author of The Sense of an Ending, a novel about a young man on the cusp of adulthood and a woman who has long been there, a love story shot through with sheer beauty, profound sadness, and deep truth.

When her ex's wife goes missing, Angela claims to have no involvement. But when criminologist Novak begins questioning her, she tells her story, one of betrayal, jealousy, and people who all have motives for retribution. If she's telling the truth, who's lying?

For most of the first two years of her life, Jules lived in foster care. With only the flimsiest of clues, she sets out to learn the truth about her past. But as the divide between her and her mother widens, she finds herself close to losing everything.

When 16-year-old Daisy's perfect older sister gets closer to engagement to the Crown Prince of Scotland, relentless media attention forces her into near seclusion in the castle. They try to turn her into a lady, but she may rewrite the royal rulebook.

Six teens have the ideal summer job: working as seasonaires for the clothing line Lyndon Wyld. But corporate greed, professional rivalries, and personal conflicts mix with sex, drugs, and the naivete of youth, exploding in a murder that sullies their summer.

From the Florida shores to an English country retreat, Stone Barrington embarks on a quest to protect a businesswoman while searching for the mastermind behind the plot against her. But he may find that her enemy is far more dangerous than he thought.

Seventeen-year-old Eelyn was raised to be a warrior. Her life is brutal but simple: fight and survive. Until the day she sees the impossible on the battlefield - her brother, fighting with the enemy - the brother she watched die five years ago.

As a new series debuts, a young lawyer races to save his client from execution, putting him at odds with his own father: Thomas Pitt, head of London's Special Branch investigators.

A rich psychopath, Taryn Grant had run successfully for the U.S. Senate. But Lucas is convinced she is responsible for three murders, and once a psychopath had gotten that kind of rush, he or she often needed another fix.

Every so often Carol descends into a death-like coma that she calls the Black Place. When she falls into it again, her husband makes preparations for her funeral, hoping to inherit her fortune. Only her former lover can save her, but will it be in time?

When her husband is appointed president of the Confederacy, Varina is placed at the white-hot center of one of the darkest moments in American history. She and her children escape Richmond as fugitives with 'bounties on their heads.'

The hunt for a killer lures Lindsay out of her jurisdiction, and gets inside her in dangerous ways. She suffers unsettling medical symptoms, and her friends and confidantes in the Women's Murder Club warn her against taking the crimes too much to heart.

A delectable, rollicking food memoir, cookbook, and loving tribute to a region, a vanishing history, a family, and, especially, to his mother. Including 74 mouthwatering Bragg family recipes for classic southern dishes passed down through generations.

'With powerful, graceful prose, John Sedgwick brings to life a haunting, largely forgotten tale about the Cherokee, one of the most storied tribes in American history.' -Candice Millard, author of The River of Doubt and Destiny of the Republic.

Cohen's deep dive into the cutting-edge world of stem cell research and his journalistic investigation of hope includes interviews with doctors, scientists, and religious leaders, as well as conversations with others living with chronic conditions.

In The Duchess, Junor casts her insightful, sensitive eye on the intriguing, once widely despised, and little known Camilla Parker Bowles, revealing in full the remarkable rise of a woman who was once the most notorious mistress in the world.

A story for anyone who has ever imagined running away with the circus or wanted a loved one to live forever, The Electric Woman is ultimately about death-defying acts of all kinds, especially that ever constant, good old-fashioned, and unconditional love.

A personal and urgent examination of Fascism in the twentieth century and how its legacy shapes today's world, written by one of America's most admired public servants, the first woman to serve as U.S. Secretary of State.

Raw, urgent, yet disarmingly beautiful, The Girl Who Smiled Beads captures the true costs and aftershocks of war: what is forever lost, what can be repaired, the fragility and importance of memory, and the faith that one can again learn to love oneself.

New York Times-bestselling author Ali Wentworth offers her hilarious and unique advice on surviving the absurdity of modern life in her third collection of laugh-out-loud comic vignettes.

With humor and the biting insight of a native, the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of The Looming Tower explores the history, culture, and politics of Texas, while holding the stereotypes up for rigorous scrutiny.

Drawing on cutting-edge research, award-winning journalist Jonathan Rauch shows that from our 20s-40s, happiness follows a U-shaped trajectory, declining from the optimism of youth into a low slump in middle age before rising again in our 50s.

In this moving memoir, Earhardt reminisces about growing up with a father who loved his children unconditionally, how her Christian faith has shaped her life, and the dynamic journalism career that has made her a trusted household name.

From Cecile Richards - president of Planned Parenthood Federation of America and the Planned Parenthood Action Fund for more than a decade - comes a story about learning to lead and make a change, based on a lifetime of fighting for women's rights.

Drawing on exclusive interviews with her family members and closest friends, Morton introduces us to the real Meghan as he reflects on the impact she has already had on the rigid traditions of the House of Windsor, as well as what the future might hold.

In exploring the psyche (and psychoses) of the likes of Richard III, Macbeth, Lear, Coriolanus, and the societies they rule over, Greenblatt illuminates the ways in which Shakespeare delved into the lust for absolute power and its catastrophic consequences.

This lively, illustrated book - part biography, part inspiration, part words of wisdom and life lessons - highlights the very best of Dolly Parton, from her quotable Dollyisms and powerful spirituality, to her belief in the human ability to overcome adversity.

A stunning picture book biography of the legendary folk musician, labor and civil rights activist, and environmentalist Pete Seeger from New York Times-bestselling author Colin Meloy and beloved cut-paper artist Nikki McClure.

Journey to an underground world where adventure awaits and heroes are made in this middle grade novel from the bestselling, Pulitzer-nominated author of The Monk of Mokha and Her Right Foot.

Lucy Callahan was struck by lightning. She doesn't remember it, but it changed her life forever by giving her genius-level math skills, and at age 12 she's technically ready for college. She just has to pass one more test: middle school.

Every beachgoer knows that there's nothing more terrifying than a...SHARRRK! But this shark is just misunderstood, or is he? In a wholly original story, Dykeman and Magoon take this perennial theme and turn it on its (hammer)head.

Across the barnyard, Pip the chick spots a new friend to play with - Pup! But Pup isn't sure he likes how Pip plays - too rough. These two friends will weather the storm, though. A bright, fun celebration of spring and friendship!

Sunny is just that - sunny. Always ready with a smile and something nice to say. But it seems the only thing he does right in his dad's eyes is win first place running the mile. But Sunny doesn't like running. So he stops. Right in the middle of a race.

Tensions are running high when multi-billionaire Lars Sjoburg is poisoned and demands to go home and everyone is looking to Dash Gibson to solve the case in this third and final book in the New York Times-bestselling Moon Base Alpha series.

Funny and poignant, Newbery Medalist and New York Times-bestseller Erin Entrada Kelly's You Go First is an engaging exploration of family, bullying, word games, art, and the ever-complicated world of middle school friendships.