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The classic Western, now newly repackaged as part of Bantam's Louis L'Amour's Lost Treasures program—with never-before-seen material from Louis and his son, Beau L'Amour. His dream was to build magnificent steamboats to ply the rivers of the American frontier. But when Jean Talon began his...

A blistering crime novel of the opioid epidemic--and its cops, villains, and victims--written by a twenty-five-year veteran of the DEA. Angel, Kentucky: Just another one of America's forgotten places, where opportunities vanished long ago, and the opioid crisis has reached a fever pitch. When...

The Indian subcontinent was the scene of dramatic upheavals a few thousand years ago. The Northwest region entered an arid phase, and erosion coupled with tectonic events played havoc with river courses. One of them disappeared. Celebrated as -Sarasvati' in the Rig Veda and the Mahabharata, this...

A science-class field trip to the Everglades is supposed to be fun, but Sarah's new at Glades Academy, and her fellow freshmen aren't exactly making her feel welcome. When an opportunity for an unauthorized side trip on an airboat presents itself, it seems like a perfect escape - an afternoon without feeling like a sore thumb. But one simple oversight turns a joyride into a race for survival across the river of grass. Sarah will have to count on her instincts - and a guy she barely knows - if they have any hope of making it back alive.

The study of the apocryphal gospels, documents about the life or sayings of Jesus that did not become part of the New Testament, is a popular discipline among scholars that now fills several shelves of any respectable library. However, few consider the question of whether the Old Testament, also known as the Hebrew Bible, is "complete" and whether in antiquity there were other books besides "Genesis", the "Exodus" or "Judges", with different histories and unknown characters, that were excluded from the canon and got lost in the sands of time.

Father O'Malley and Arapaho lawyer Vicky Holden must uncover a baby-selling scheme at a clinic forty years ago.

The novels that inspired the Channel 5 TV series COOPER AND FRY, starring Robert James-Collier (Downton Abbey) and Mandip Gill (Doctor Who) An atmospheric Fry and Cooper thriller for fans of Peter Robinson and Reginald Hill. A May Bank Holiday in the Peak District is ruined by the tragic...

Lucius Watson is obsessed with learning the truth about his father. Who was E. J. Watson? Was he a devoted family man, an inspired farmer, a man of progress and vision? Or was he a cold-blooded murderer and amoral opportunist? Were his neighbors driven to kill him out of fear? Or was it envy? And if Watson was a killer, should the neighbors fear the obsessed Lucius when he returns to live among them and ask questions?

Probationary constable Peter Grant dreams of being a detective in London's Metropolitan Police. Too bad his superior plans to assign him to the Case Progression Unit, where the biggest threat he'll face is a paper cut. But Peter's prospects change in the aftermath of a puzzling murder, when he gains exclusive information from an eyewitness who happens to be a ghost. Peter's ability to speak with the lingering dead brings him to the attention of Detective Chief Inspector Thomas Nightingale....

A Juvenile Adventure Book set in the Fictional Town of St. John during the Late 19th Century.Get ready to be whisked away on an unforgettable journey with "Lost on the River," an exceptional juvenile adventure novel that takes readers to the spellbinding coastal town of St. John during the late 19th century. Bart Damer, a young and spirited boy, welcomes his friends Phil, Pat, and their companion Solomon for an intriguing vacation in the picturesque town of St. John. Nestled between two expansive seas, with a magnificent river cascading into dramatic falls, St. John is the perfect setting ...

A grand mystery reaching back centuries. A sensational disappearance that made headlines around the world. A quest for truth that leads to death, madness or disappearance for those who seek to solve it. The Lost City of Z is a blockbuster adventure narrative about what lies beneath the...

Brought together by chance, bound together by secrets. A decade into the Great Depression, Millicent Green is a twenty-five-year-old "old maid" living with her marriage-obsessed mother and domineering older brother in the stiflingly small Jewish community of New Bern, North Carolina. Smart and...

Neggers ( The Whisper) spins a tale of stolen jewels, long-lost love, and other secrets in this engaging contemporary romance. Olivia Frost has returned to Knights Bridge, Mass., to turn a historic home into a getaway destination. A neighboring house is in disarray, so Olivia writes to the owner, Dylan McCaffrey, asking him to clean it up. Dylan has no idea his late father left him the property until he gets Olivia’s note. Curious, he travels to Knights Bridge, where he and Olivia hit it off....

A fast-paced sword-and-sorcery adventure of lost treasure, ancient ruins, and deadly sorcery—written in the raw, untamed spirit of Robert E. Howard. Korun has crossed half the world in search of gold, glory, and the kind of danger most men are wise enough to avoid. That search has brought him to a steaming jungle, where a mist-choked river winds past broken ruins and graves that do not stay closed. Something ancient moves beneath the black water. The deeper Korun goes, the more the jungle itself seems to hunger. Others have followed the River of Ghosts in pursuit of treasure. None have ...

Gutsy and her friends, along with Benny and his crew, have just survived a massive attack on New Alamo by the Night Army - a mix of mindless shambling los muertos and sentient half-zombie ravagers. She's also reeling from the revelation that the residents of her town were the lab rats of the biological testing facility linked to creating the most dangerous zom, the Raggedy Man, who controls all of the living dead. And the first raid was only a test. The real Night Army is coming, and this time, it'll be a handful of survivors against seven billion zombies.

Seven year old Cody and five year old Chloe are stranded when the canoe piloted by their meth-addicted father capsizes. He drowns and they are on their own in the Red River Gorge. No one knows where they are and they can only rely on themselves. Their situation worsens when heavy rainfall floods the river and they are forced away from the riverbank and into the wilderness. The terrain of the gorge area is extremely rugged and populated by poisonous snakes, bears, and other predators. Dangers abound and all they have to help them survive are the meager supplies in their small backpacks, ...

In April 1938, Swift River Valley residents held a farewell ball to mark the demise of the quintessential New England town of Enfield and its three smaller neighbors, Greenwich, Dana, and Prescott. The Commonwealth of Massachusetts sacrificed these three towns to build the Quabbin, a massive reservoir of drinking water for residents of Boston. Three prominent residents attended the somber occasion.

In the eighth century BCE, one of the most important provinces within the Assyrian Empire was Samaria. Also known as Israel, Samaria repeatedly rebelled against their Assyrian overlords, but in 722, the Assyrians overran Samaria once and for all, killing countless numbers and sending most of the rest of its inhabitants into forced exile.

In The Guns of Lost River, sharpshooter Ruby Davidson seeks justice for her father’s murder—but her mission is complicated by the arrival of Kane Blackwood, a brooding ex-marshal with secrets of his own. As corruption grips their frontier town, Ruby and Kane must navigate betrayal, danger, and a powerful attraction neither expected. With guns drawn and hearts on the line, they’ll have to fight for justice—and each other—before the truth buries them in the dust.

The Rangers are running an active shooter simulation in an empty mall when they find a young woman’s body, wrapped in plastic in a mechanical closet. When the medical examiner discovers that this woman is missing several organs, it is Faith’s first clue that this is not your average murder. Soon, Faith discovers a trail of bodies matching the killer’s M.O., all stored in remote indoor locations, all with organs removed, each one closer to the last. With the missing organs affecting the decomposition timeline, it’s almost impossible to pinpoint the time of each murder.