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All rise…for Judge Stone.
The most respected citizen in Union Springs, Alabama (population
3,314), is Judge Mary Stone. She holds two responsibilities sacred:
running her family farm and presiding over her courtroom. Everything
changes when she draws the most controversial case in the history of
the South.
Criminally, it’s open-and-shut.
Ethically, there is no middle ground.
Essentially, it’s a choice between life and death.
No judge can satisfy everyone. It would be dangerous to try. But Judge
Stone is willing to fight to bring justice to the people and place she
loves.
Billie and Mickie Banks grew up on a small farm in the American
Mid-West. As sisters, they couldn’t be more different. Billie, kind,
loving and a gifted science graduate, longs for love. While
hard-hearted Mickie, who has no interest in education or her sister,
relies on her striking looks and charm, and has no regard for who she
hurts to get everything and everyone she wants.
Determined to seek fame and fortune, Mickie moves to Los Angeles and
becomes a model. She swiftly becomes involved with Alex Addison, a
rich, smooth-talking, but unscrupulous surgeon. Billie, who has joined
her sister in LA where work is more plentiful, becomes deeply
suspicious of the mystery around Mickie’s new life and the person she’s
involved with, but her concern and love for her sister is met with
contempt.
But just as Mickie discovers the life of wealth and extravagance she’s
always craved, a major scandal threatens to blow her seemingly perfect
world apart. Is Alex a criminal or is he a genius? As Mickie risks a
prison sentence, Billie must ask herself whether bad people can ever
truly change.
In Washington, DC …
Metro PD detective John Sampson stands in a crater in the middle of a
DC street, calling in the bomb
squad. “Dispatch, this is Sampson. Contact the FBI and the ATF. We’ve
got a suspected terrorist attack
here.”
In Chapel Hill, NC …
Alex Cross searches the apartment of a missing psychology grad
student—his own son Damon. Has
following in his famous father’s footsteps made Damon a target?
From FBI headquarters, in police stations, on airplanes, and at murder
scenes, the detectives track crimes committed hundreds of miles apart.
It will take more than distance to weaken the partnership of Sampson
& Cross.
EVERY LIFE HAS ITS PRICE
She’s known as the Wolf: an assassin working through a kill list with
cool efficiency.
Then someone gets in her way: Evan Smoak.
First, he refuses to conveniently die.
Then he stops her killing others.
Evan has the Wolf’s measure. He met plenty like her in a former life.
But not since he's had so much to lose.
And the powers behind her are bigger than he could possibly imagine.
The Wolf's got Evan in her sights.
She won’t stop. It’s kill – or be killed. Cat and mouse.
And Evan has one fatal weakness.
His humanity . . .
The first book in the new dark
and decadent Society of Villains series, this is a dark age-gap mafia
romance . . .
He's Deathless. She's trying to find a reason to live.
Lila
My innocence was ripped from me one fateful night under the starless
sky.
Resulting in an unwanted teenage pregnancy and a secret the Camorra
must bury.
My father decided to hand me off to the highest bidder.
The lucky winner? Tiernan Callaghan, psychopath extraordinaire.
The Irish mafia prince wants me for all the wrong reasons.
Alliance. Money. Prestige. War.
I am but a pawn in his twisted game.
The man who sits on a throne of his enemies' skulls thinks I'm a
weakling.
Little does he know, in this chess game, the underdog wins.
Because the thing about bad bishops?
They protect good pawns.
The new novel from the worldwide Number One bestselling author behind
the Emmy- and Golden Globe-winning HBO series Big Little Lies and
recent smash hit bestseller Apples Never Fall.
We’re all so busy, caught up in life's moments, big and small . . .
The flight attendant working a shift on her birthday.
The mother struggling alone with two young children.
The newlyweds excited about their tropical honeymoon .
The overworked father missing his kid’s big show.
The young man returning from his best friend’s funeral.
The ER nurse wondering what retirement will bring.
All strangers. All unsuspecting. Each with a life heading in a
particular direction – or so they imagine.
Because an elderly woman is about to step into each of their paths. In
just a few words, she will make a prediction, tying herself to all of
them. And, in being bound to her, these disparate strangers will all
face similar existential dilemmas. .
Who is this woman? Is she a genuine clairvoyant? A charlatan? The
answer to prayers, or a harbinger of nightmares?
What she will prove to be is an agent of chaos, fraying relationships,
putting entire futures into doubt and causing the most ordered of lives
to unravel in the most unexpected of ways . . .
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Jigsaw
(Paperback)
Jonathan Kellerman
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When a young woman is found dead at her kitchen table – with DNA
belonging to her ex-boyfriend at the scene – psychologist Alex Delaware
and Detective Milo Sturgis assume it’s an open-and-shut case.
But the guy has an airtight alibi. Could an enemy from his shady past
have framed him?
Many miles away, a former LAPD officer is found brutally murdered in
her garage. Her co-workers knew her as meticulously organized, but her
house is full of junk and meaningless objects – except for the
envelopes full of cash hidden within the chaos…
But as Alex and Milo dig deeper, they discover shocking links between
the victims. It soon becomes clear they have a complicated – and deadly
– puzzle to solve.
Detectives Alex Cross and John Sampson must divide and conquer when
they’re sent to investigate two serious crimes.
In Washington DC, John Sampson stands in a crater in the middle of a
street and calls in the bomb squad for a suspected terrorist attack.
In North Carolina, Alex Cross searches the apartment of a missing
psychology grad student – his own son Damon. Has following in his
famous father’s footsteps made Damon a target?
From FBI headquarters to police stations, airplanes to murder scenes,
the detectives track crimes committed hundreds of miles apart.
It will take more than distance to weaken their unstoppable partnership.
Q is out of MI6 . . .
. . . and in over his head
After Major Boothroyd (aka Q) is unexpectedly ousted from his role with
British Intelligence developing technologies for MI6's 00 agents, he
finds himself back in his sleepy hometown of Wickstone-on-Water. His
childhood friend, renowned quantum computer scientist Peter Napier, has
died in mysterious circumstances, leaving behind a cryptic note. The
police seem uninterested, but Q feels compelled to investigate and soon
discovers that Napier's ground-breaking work may have attracted
sinister forces . . . Can Q decode the truth behind Napier's death,
even as danger closes in?
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Private Rome
(Hardcover)
James Patterson, Adam Hamdy
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Jack Morgan, ex-Marine helicopter pilot and CIA agent, is in Italy to
open the latest outpost of his international private investigation
firm. Its wealthy client base demands maximum force and maximum
discretion.
But when a priest is murdered at the firm’s opening party, Morgan and
Matteo Ricci—a decorated former Rome police inspector, now Morgan’s
newly appointed deputy—come under intense scrutiny.
As Morgan and Ricci work the case, they discover that eight priests
have died, all under watch of the Swiss Guard and the Vatican
Police.
Private relies on the world’s most advanced forensic tools to make and
break cases. This one rests on breaking the secret hold of the Holy
See’s all-powerful, all knowing inner circle.
Get ready for a turbo-charged short read from two of the world’s biggest thriller writers and featuring two of fiction's most famous action characters.
Jack Reacher and Will Trent...
Twice the action!
Twice the drama!
Double the trouble!
Will Trent is undercover at Fort Knox. His assignment: to investigate a twenty-two-year-old murder. His suspect’s name: Jack Reacher. Jack Reacher is in Fort Knox on his own mission: to bring down a dangerous criminal ring operating at the heart of America’s military. Except now Will Trent is on the scene.
But there’s a bigger conspiracy at play – one that neither the special agent nor the ex-military cop could have anticipated. And the only option is for Jack Reacher and Will Trent to team up and play nicely. If they can…
In this twisty thriller from New York Times bestselling author Colleen
Hoover, a frustrated author looks for her muse in a remote hideaway,
but what she finds defies all expectations…and reality.
Her words used to set the page on fire. But a viral backlash over her
latest film adaptation forced Petra Rose to take a hiatus, resulting in
missed deadlines and an overdue mortgage. Branded a fraud and
fame-hungry opportunist, she learned the hard way what happens when the
internet turns on you. And she’s been uninspired to write ever since.
Now, with her next suspense novel outlined and savings nearly gone, she
retreats to a secluded lakeside cabin, hoping to find inspiration. It’s
Petra’s last-ditch attempt to save her career―and herself.
Then he shows up.
Detective Nathaniel Saint arrives with disturbing news, his presence
igniting a creativity in her she thought long since burned out. Petra’s
words return in a rush, and her fictional cop character begins to
mirror the very real cop who’s becoming her muse.
Their “research” sessions blur the lines between fantasy and reality.
Each glance, every touch pulls Petra deeper into a world she thought
she’d never lose herself in again. She’s never felt more alive. But
inspiration this powerful comes at a cost.
When Saint starts taking his role in her career a little too seriously,
Petra’s forced to confront the chaos she created. But doing so could
cost her more than the reputation she’s been trying to salvage. The
reputation the world wrote for her―the reputation only she can reclaim.
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The Widow
(Paperback)
John Grisham
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She needs a lawyer. He needs a payday.
Simon Latch is a small-town lawyer struggling with debt, gambling
issues and an impending divorce. But when Eleanor Barnett, an
85-year-old widow, visits his office to secure a new will, it seems his
luck has finally changed: she claims she's sitting on a $20 million
fortune and no one else knows about it.
She could be the ticket to his fortune.
Once he's hooked the richest client of his career, Simon works quietly
to keep her wealth under the radar, even from his own assistant. But
there are complications: other lawyers are circling his client like
vultures.
But when she is hospitalised after a car accident, Eleanor's story
begins to crack. Simon realises that nothing is as it seems. And as
events spiral out of control, he finds himself on trial for a crime he
swears he didn't commit: murder.
Three bodies are found scattered across South Africa. One on the shores
of the Indian Ocean, one in a farm invasion in modern KwaZulu-Natal,
and one in 1880, in the aftermath of the Anglo-Zulu War.
Detective Sannie van Rensburg and marine biologist and former soldier
Adam Kruger are each on the trail of a mystery, while more than a
century ago colonial police officer Peter Gregory has a secret mission:
to find the lost sword of the great Emperor Napoleon Bonaparte.
But he’s not the only one who wants it.
From the blood-soaked battlefields of colonial-era Zululand to the
modern-day political struggles over land and poaching in South Africa
and war in the Middle East, these investigations are on a dangerous
collision course.
Because people will kill for a symbol of power.
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His & Hers
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Alice Feeney
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Two women. One dead husband. And only one alibi...
Camille Bayliss suspects her husband Ben hides a dark secret. But as he
tracks her every move, she cannot prove it.
Aubrey Price believes lawyer Ben Bayliss knows the truth about the
night that wrecked her life a decade ago. But she needs a way in.
When Camille and Aubrey meet, they hatch a plan.
For twelve hours, Aubrey will take Camille's place. Ben will track the
wrong woman, Camille can spy on Ben, and both women will get their
answers.
Except the next morning, Ben is found murdered.
Two women need an airtight alibi, but only one of them has it. And one
false step is all it takes for everything to come undone...
Jess needs a fresh start. She's broke and alone, and she's just left
her job under less than ideal circumstances. Her half-brother Ben
didn't sound thrilled when she asked if she could crash with him for a
bit, but he didn't say no, and surely everything will look better from
Paris. Only when she shows up - to find a very nice apartment, could
Ben really have afforded this? - he's not there.
The longer Ben stays missing, the more Jess starts to dig into her
brother's situation, and the more questions she has. Ben's neighbors
are an eclectic bunch, and not particularly friendly. Jess may have
come to Paris to escape her past, but it's starting to look like it's
Ben's future that's in question.
The socialite - The nice guy - The alcoholic - The girl on the verge -
The concierge
Everyone's a neighbor. Everyone's a suspect. And everyone knows
something they're not telling.
The long-awaited follow-up to the
global bestselling The Last Thing He Told Me, soon to be a major series
on Apple TV+ (coming 2026).
Five years after her husband, Owen, disappeared, Hannah Hall and her
stepdaughter, Bailey, have settled into a new life in Southern
California. Together, they’ve forged a relationship with Bailey’s
grandfather Nicholas and are putting the past behind them.
But when Owen shows up at Hannah’s new exhibition, she knows that she
and Bailey are in danger again.
Hannah and Bailey are forced to go on the run in a relentless race to
keep their past from catching up with them. As a thrilling drama
unfolds, Hannah risks everything to get Bailey to safety—and finds
there just might be a way back to Owen and their long-awaited second
chance.
We’re all so busy, caught up in life's moments, big and small . . .
The flight attendant working on her birthday.
The mother struggling with two young children.
The newlyweds off to their tropical honeymoon .
The overworked father missing his kid’s big show.
The young man returning from his best friend’s funeral.
The ER nurse wondering what retirement will bring.
All strangers. All unsuspecting. All on their own journey – or so they
imagine.
Because they are each about to encounter an elderly woman. In just a
few words, she will make a prediction, tying herself to them all. And,
in being bound to her, these disparate strangers will be drawn together
. . .
Who is this woman? Is she a clairvoyant? A charlatan? The answer to
prayers, or a harbinger of nightmares?
They are about to find out – here one moment . . .
He’s the perfect man.
He says he loves you.
You think he might even be made for you.
Before long he’s moved into your house – and into your heart.
And then he leaves for days at a time. You don’t know where he’s gone
or who he’s with.
And you realise - if you looked back - you’d say to yourself:
DON’T LET HIM IN.
Don’t miss the new read-in-one-sitting Lisa Jewell novel; a cautionary
story that could happen to you…
She's looking for the perfect man. He's looking for the perfect victim.
Sydney Shaw, like every single woman in New York, has terrible luck
with dating. She’s seen it all: men who lie in their dating profile,
men who stick her with the dinner bill, and worst of all, men who can't
shut up about their mothers. But finally, she hits the jackpot.
Her new boyfriend is utterly perfect. He's charming, handsome, and
works as a doctor at a local hospital. Sydney is swept off her feet.
Then the brutal murder of a young woman―the latest in a string of
deaths across the coast―confounds police. The primary suspect? A
mystery man who dates his victims before he kills them.
Sydney should feel safe. After all, she is dating the guy of her
dreams. But she can’t shake her own suspicions that the perfect man may
not be as perfect as he seems. Because someone is watching her every
move, and if she doesn’t get to the truth, she’ll be the killer’s next
victim...
A dark story about obsession and the things we’ll do for love, #1 New
York Times bestselling author Freida McFadden proves that crimes of
passion are often the bloodiest…
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