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Killing Orders, V.I. Warshawski’s third adventure, starts when her great-aunt Rosa summons the detective to her cold suburban home. Rosa made V.I.’s childhood miserable and the detective resents the command to help her aunt prove she didn't embezzle five million dollars from a local Dominican priory.

Destroy the Guild. Take Danny home. Live our life. That had been my goal. Now? I want her back. I want the Guild out of her life. I’ll sell my soul and work with my enemy if I have to. Whatever it takes.

Book four in the blockbuster Maze Runner series that spawned a movie franchise and ushered in a worldwide phenomenon! And don’t miss The Fever Code, the highly-anticipated series conclusion that finally reveals the story of how the maze was built! Before WICKED was formed, before the...

America’s deadliest covert operative might have met his match as he goes deep undercover to prevent Russia from fomenting chaos in the Middle East in this action-packed novel in the #1 New York Times bestselling series starring Mitch Rapp—“the best hero the thriller genre has to offer”...

Grammy-winning pianist Landon Jeffers’s brain cancer has given him only a few years to live. But when he sleeps, the forgotten terrors of his past torment him. When he wakes, shameful memories come rushing back. Desperate for answers, Jeffers discovers that a brain implant intended to treat his cancer is really a device to control him, forcing him to commit terrible crimes. Now he's being manipulated by an evil crime syndicate and a crooked cop. What if free will isn't? What if your every move is predestined? If you kill, are you guilty of murder?

On April 4, 1968, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. stepped out onto the balcony of the Lorraine Motel in Memphis, Tennessee, and into his killer's line of fire. One shot ended Dr. King's life and forever changed the course of American history—setting into motion a massive cover-up that has withstood a quarter-century of scrutiny. After 18 years of intensive investigation, William F. Pepper has torn away the veil of subterfuge that has hidden the truth surrounding King's death—proving the innocence of convicted assassin James Earl Ray.

In Miami, some murders are approved. Detective Mark Ross knows the case should be simple. A body in the water. An accidental death. Close the file and move on. But the evidence doesn’t fit—and neither does the victim. As Ross investigates, he uncovers a pattern of silenced witnesses and closed cases that were never meant to be reopened. Every time he gets close, the system pushes back. Warrants are denied. Evidence disappears. The task force is shut down. Then Ross survives an attempt on his own life. The truth is chilling: the killings aren’t rogue. They’re sanctioned. Cut loose ...

When sun flares hit the Earth, intense heat, toxic radiation and flooding followed, wiping out much of the human race. Those who survived live in basic communities in the mountains, hunting for food. For Mark and his friends, surviving is difficult, and then an enemy arrives, infecting people with a highly contagious virus. Thousands die, and the virus is spreading. Worse, it's mutating, and people are going crazy. It's up to Mark and his friends to find the enemy - and a cure - before the Flare infects them all.

When secret agent Maggie Black agrees to protect the Mayor of London, she thinks she’s in for a boring night of babysitting. But the simple job gets a lot more complicated when an assassin arrives and takes out the Mayor, framing Maggie as the killer. Unable to explain the evidence against her, Maggie is branded a traitor and hunted by the very people she once fought beside.

America’s deadliest covert operative might have met his match as he goes deep undercover to prevent Russia from fomenting chaos in the Middle East in this action-packed novel in the #1 New York Times bestselling series starring Mitch Rapp—“the best hero the thriller genre has to offer”...

When an MI6 operation in Belarus goes wrong and a key asset is killed, Agent Blackhawk has to go under cover to break a crime and espionage ring in Eastern Europe. Then an expert in biological warfare disappears from a British safe house in Denmark and needs to be found before a Russian assassination team finds him. The attacks are coming from all sides—but will she and her team all survive?

Elias Crowe thought the worst of his life ended at Gettysburg. He was wrong. Kidnapped from his home and sold into slavery, Elias is trapped in a nightmare with no clear escape. The guards are armed, the desert promises death, and the men in charge hold the only thing he has left to lose: his wife, Mara. John Cole is a former slave who made a bargain to buy his family’s freedom. He was supposed to walk away with them at his side. Instead, he finds himself in chains beside Elias, the man he condemned. Two broken men, bound by guilt and desperation, form an alliance forged by their will to ...

Victoria Sterling is a woman on a mission. Her father’s death leaves her with a failing stagecoach business and no safety net. With the odds stacked against her, she puts everything on the line for one last attempt. James Whitlock is a marshal tasked with taking down the most dangerous outlaw gang in the territory. When he agrees to help Victoria, he realizes her route will take her straight through the heart of the gang’s domain, and the job may cost her life. Victoria and James must work together to do what no one else could: save her business and end the gang’s reign of terror. But...

Ada Hobbes has cleaned for Dr Tindall for many years and begins the morning like any other day. But the house is not empty after all. The blood-covered George Tindall is sprawled across the floor. Detective Inspector Harvey Marmion and Sergeant Joe Keedy arrive to a horrific scene. Someone enjoyed killing Tindall, without a doubt. Their investigation takes them out of London and on the trail of three different women as it emerges that Dr Tindall was not the respectable local GP after all, but a bigamist whose third wife had some very interesting connections in the crime fraternity.

After a violent train robbery, a stranger is left for dead, with no memory of who he is. Rescued by the rancher Sam Garrett and his widowed sister Sarah, he takes the name "Jack" and begins the slow road to recovery, never knowing if the men who attacked him will return to finish the job… Grateful for their kindness, Jack works to repay them. He has a natural way with horses, yet no memory of the life he left behind. The more time he spends at the ranch, the stronger his bond grows with Sarah, a bond shadowed by the mystery of who he was before the robbery. But Copper Valley is no safe ...

"A thinking person's disaster novel. No cheap thrills, the action compliments the deeper themes." One morning, you wake up to find that the electrical grid has gone dark. And it's not just your home, not just your community, not just your county... No light, no heat, no computers... What happens next? "A hidden gem..." Consider this... If the world became devoid of central governments tomorrow, and just a few pockets of intrepid survivors spread across the vast span of the North American continent remained, what new nations might exist a hundred years from now? "Great multi-part survival ...

Elinor Ashcroft was only eight when masked men tore her from her family, and ended up being raised among a tribe of Natives. She grows into a fierce survivor loyal to the mother and brothers who saved her, even as hunger, danger, and the spread of white settlement close in from every side… Pinkerton Nathaniel Boone is sent west to recover a missing heiress, hoping the case will prove he is ready to stand on his own after his mentor’s death. Yet when he finally finds Elinor, he discovers a woman who wants nothing from her old life—and a trail of secrets that reaches far beyond a ...

In this brilliant portrayal of lovers who kill and the men and women who are their unwitting victims, Ann Rule expertly analyzes shocking, headline-making cases, unmasking the motives that transform sex and passion into deadly crimes. Recounting several cases where the search for true love went...

Evelyn Harper shoots her abusive husband to protect her son, then flees Indiana under the cover of night. They find refuge in Arlington, Wyoming, where Evelyn starts over as a seamstress, but danger isn’t finished with her yet… Widowed sheriff Jonathan Tate has kept his heart buried since his wife's death, focused solely on protecting his town. Yet, Evelyn’s strength and guarded warmth catch him off guard. He senses she’s running from something, and he’s not sure if he can trust her… or afford not to. When ruthless outlaws appear in Arlington, Evelyn and Jonathan face their ...

Ethan Carter is a former Confederate guerrilla running from his past. Now, he works as a federal marshal, trying to make amends for his sins through law and order. But when his son, Daniel, is kidnapped, Ethan’s carefully built life crumbles. With everything on the line, he’s willing to stop at nothing to bring his boy home. Melinda Prescott, a grieving widow, has buried her sorrow in the quiet life of a schoolteacher. But when she hears about Daniel’s abduction, something stirs inside her. Determined to help Ethan find his son, Melinda insists on joining him, though she hides her own...