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“A riveting psychological thriller, a serious dissection of a dysfunctional family and an exploration of the power of art to change lives.” —Associated Press “A fast-paced psychological thriller with a fascinating set of characters. ... A real page-turner.” -B.A. Shapiro, author of The...

Jo Sullivan just wanted some new material for her column in Winds of Change, a weekly rag willing to dust the dirt off the seamier side of Chicago. Then she meets fifteen-year-old Lexie Green, with her haunting eyes, eerie tale, and the terror that sends the girl fleeing into the night. When Lexie disappears, Jo finds herself haunted by her own dark past and unable to ignore the anonymous faces of youth on the streets, Together with Cry, a street graffiti artist and friend of Lexie, Jo uncovers a path littered with corpses, corporate greed and one man's private collection of freeze-dried ...

Josie Tyrell, art model, runaway, and denizen of LA's rock scene finds a chance at real love with Michael Faraday, a Harvard dropout and son of a renowned pianist. But when she receives a call from the coroner, asking her to identify her lover's body, her bright dreams all turn to black. As...

Jack Burke isn't your typical teenager. Blessed with talent beyond measure, Jack's pride overwhelms his inability to make sound decisions. From the time he gets drafted into professional baseball, his character is tested. His childhood dream of a baseball life turns into a nightmare marked by injury, immaturity, and personal tragedy.

With the help of Dan Morgan, an Infantry officer who deployed multiple times to Iraq and Afghanistan as a commander and operations officer, Eads takes listeners on a rollercoaster of combat experiences during the hunt for the most violent terrorist in Iraq, bringing to life the painstaking and horrid details of combat in a sectarian war. He tells the story of the soldiers’ camaraderie, built through adversity, and the love of family that sustained them.

Alleyn performs his mission so successfully that on the night of the Ng'ombwanan Embassy's reception, the house and grounds are stiff with police. However, an assassin does strike, and Alleyn discovers a wealth of suspects in a coterie of ex-colonials residing in the very shadow of the Embassy.

A small group of friends inhabiting the margins of Vancouver society go about their lives, helping each other cope with the trials that come with living in a city that doesn’t seem have much room for them. Book 1 finds the group frantically searching for one of their own, the missing 70-year-old Effie Abramovitch, while at the same time extricating their friend Jinky from being sexually harassed by a dirty city cop selling fentanyl out of his cruiser. ------------------ “What is wrong with you people?” Naz demanded to know. “How the hell did you win the Cold War? Cops like that are ...

When the exuberant president of Ng'ombwana proposes to dispense with the usual security arrangements on an official visit to London, his old schoolmate, Chief Superintendent Alleyn, is called in to persuade him otherwise. Consequently, on the night of the embassy's reception, the house and grounds are stiff with police.

In the era of Rembrandt, Rubens, and Van Dyke, Spain had its own great painter: Diego Velasquez. His assistant is an African slave, Juan, who, by helping his master in his studio in the preparation of paints and stretching of canvasses, becomes an artist himself. Self-taught by watching his master's technique, he is torn between the need to keep his secret, for such work as the creation of art is forbidden to slaves, and the desire to reveal his own talents.

"Cold case" takes on a whole new meaning when vampire detectives risk life and limbs (literally) to connect a series of decades-old kidnappings in Charlotte with current missing persons cases. All clues lead through the veil of Faerieland to the legendary Goblin's Market, a magical bazaar where anything is available - for a price.

Love may find us, if we’re lucky. The Last Painting asks if we have the courage to hold onto it — before time runs out. A mysterious painting. A woman’s last words, tucked behind the canvas to her great love, Katherine Crenshaw Bowman. Except the painting — You And Me By The Sea — is discovered in a thrift store thousands of miles away and given to painter Amy Scott as a housewarming present. When she discovers Jasmine Salamanca’s letter and reads the first line — "I’m dying, Kat" — she overcomes her reluctance to get involved, thanks to her superstitious friend Ash, and ...

What lives in the gaps between worlds? A different and deadly rain falls.... Who can survive? What happens when a snake oil man comes to town? Sarah Jane Huntington coats the world in darkness in these 13 twisted stories. From ghosts to folklore, hauntings to demonic possession, murder to science fiction, take a trip into dark and frightening places.

Formed in Hermosa Beach, California, in 1978, for eight brutal years Black Flag made and played brilliant, ugly, no-holds-barred music on a self-appointed touring circuit of America’s clubs, squats, and community halls. They fought with everybody: the police, the record industry, and even their own fans. They toured overseas on pennies a day and did it in beat-up trucks and vans. Spray Paint the Walls tells Black Flag’s story from the inside, drawing on exclusive interviews with the group’s members, their contemporaries, and the bands they inspired.

An enthralling well-written mystery for readers who enjoyed The Keeper of Lost Things and The Improbability of Love. A dead body. A family torn apart. Someone is lying. Years ago, a forgotten Goya masterpiece was stolen from Teresa’s family home, a crumbling mansion at Owl’s Point. Ever...

The bell above the tattoo studio door doesn’t ring—it clicks, like teeth. Evangeline Marris steps inside looking for a way to remember her sister. She finds Malachai Roan instead: a tattooist who doesn’t just mark skin, but rewrites it. His hands are steady, his voice a vow, and his ink remembers what it touches. Every session cuts deeper—grief into devotion, pain into ritual, love into a kind of possession neither of them can undo. The flowers he draws bloom with secrets; the keyhole he inks beneath her collarbone opens toward something breathing. And in the back room, rows of ...

'Jonnie made me see London through new eyes.' James Corden 'A charming and surprising alternative tour of London. We loved this book' Map Men Jonnie 'is a conduit for the city's soul, distilling its chaotic history into digestible, engaging narratives' The Times Have you ever tried to find a...

After decades searching the globe for the undead monster who remade her in his image, Sonja Blue has found something resembling peace with the psychic detective Palmer and the unearthly child called Lethe, even though The Other—the demonic entity that shares her body—remains a constant threat to everyone she cares about. However, once she learns that Sir Morgan is behind a string of murders in New York City involving women who bear an uncanny resemblance to herself, Sonja abandons her self-made family for the Big Apple.

Dicembre 1944, Budapest: Giorgio Perlasca, sotto le mentite spoglie di diplomatico spagnolo, tenta il salvataggio del giovane Jànos Weisz, figlio di una famiglia ebrea perseguitata. Un quadro misterioso, dono di un artista inquieto e visionario, diventa chiave di salvezza e simbolo di resistenza. Decenni dopo, il dipinto riemerge, coinvolgendo una giornalista veneziana, un funzionario di polizia e un giovane ungherese ignaro del peso che porta nel bagaglio. Tra il fascino decadente di Venezia e i fantasmi del passato, un’indagine si snoda sul confine tra arte, verità e memoria, dove ...

Calvin and Pudge Meet George Washington Carver “He could turn peanuts into paint, soap, and hope… but can he survive Pudge?” What if a single peanut could change a farm… a community… even a nation? In this inspiring and humorous adventure, Calvin and his loyal (and occasionally chaotic) beagle Pudge travel back in time to meet one of America’s most remarkable scientists — George Washington Carver. As they explore fields, laboratories, classrooms, and even the halls of Congress, Calvin discovers that invention isn’t about fame — it’s about service. Through soil ...

Sixteen-year-old Ebony Jones is devastated when her family moves from Houston to her grandmother’s house in the country. There’s absolutely nothing for Ebony in Alula Lake, Texas. So she thinks. Award-winning author Liara Tamani’s What She Missed is a rich and emotional novel that...