High Island

WHEN EVERYONE KNOWS YOUR NAME, EVERY CASE IS PERSONAL . . . On the rugged Isle of Hoy, a wealthy couple’s dream of building a stunning eco-home becomes a waking nightmare when the peat yields a grisly secret: the remains of a young mother and her baby. For DI Erling Flett, the discovery is a...

Before Shetland and Vera, Ann Cleeves wrote the George and Molly Palmer-Jones series following remarkable mysteries in a birdwatching community—now available for the first time in the US. Old college friends Rob, Oliver, and Mick reunite on an American bird watching tour. It is the first time...

'Lin Anderson is one of Scotland’s national treasures' - Stuart MacBride, Sunday Times bestselling author of the Logan McRae series 'The start of a very special new series' - Deon Meyer, international bestselling author of the Benny Griessel series When everyone knows your name, every case is...

As destiny weaves its rich tapestry, a compelling drama plays out against a background of wild forests, elegant castles, hidden temples, and savage battlefields. This is the medieval Japan of Lian Hearn's imagination, where animal spirits clash with warriors and children navigate a landscape as serene as it is deadly.

As a storyteller, Maureen Nash can't help but see the narrative cues woven through her life. Like the series of letters addressed to her late husband from a stranger—the proprietor of The Moon Shell, a shop on Ocracoke Island, off the coast of North Carolina. The store is famous with shell collectors, but it's the cryptic letters from Allen Withrow, the shop's owner, that convince Maureen to travel to the small coastal town in the middle of hurricane season. At the very least, she expects she'll get a good story out of the experience, never anticipating it could end up a murder mystery.

Romp through the Seventies Caribbean with this light-hearted autobiography. Have you ever felt there must be more to life than this? It was the early Seventies and my husband and I were trapped in the numbing bondage of nine to five jobs. We were young, impulsive and thirsting for new experiences. Throwing caution to the winds we sold our new home and bought tickets on a banana boat to the West Indies. This is the story of our adventures. From Trinidad and Tobago to Tortola in the British Virgin Islands. Anecdotes include gambling with a Princess and a Baroness, Army mutiny and trial for ...

When Evie Mead’s husband, Robert, suddenly drops dead of a heart attack, a mysterious note is found among his possessions. It indicates that Evie may own the rights to a crumbling Art Deco hotel on Tregarrick Rock, one of the Isles of Scilly, off the coast of Cornwall. Still grieving, Evie is inclined to leave the matter to the accountant to sort out. Her sister, Margot, however, flown in from her glamorous career in LA, has other plans. Envisioning a luxurious weekend getaway, she goes ahead and buys two tickets to Tregarrick.

"Another satisfying summer read from the queen of the beach." — Kirkus From the New York Times bestselling author of The Weekenders comes a delightful new audiobook about new love, old secrets, and the kind of friendship that transcends generations. When ninety-nine-year-old heiress Josephine...

High Island Blues is the eighth and final mystery novel featuring George and Molly Palmer-Jones by Ann Cleeves, author of the Shetland and Vera Stanhope crime series. Swarms of migrating birds fall from the sky seeking shelter as the spring storms begin, but the birders are distracted by a far...

An action-packed urban fantasy adventure set on the islands of Hawaii! I'm Marcus Aries, and as the duly-appointed guardian of the Hawaiian Islands, it’s my job to ensure peace and balance between the world of the supernatural and the mortal realm. Things have been quiet lately, and I couldn’t be happier about it. That is, until the recently appointed kingpin of the Hawaiian cartel showed up and offered me a job I can’t refuse. Now I’m stuck trying to track down a murderer. To make matters worse, I've agreed to serve as a security consultant for the upcoming United Nations meeting. ...

When his wife, Imogen, flees to the Pacific Northwest seeking adventure, British aristocrat Hamish Walker must pull out all the stops to prove he’s not the boring homebody she thinks he is. He just didn’t expect “all the stops” to include a wildly inappropriate crush on the very sexy, very male, adventure guide who promised to help him look cool in front of his wife. And when the three end up marooned on a sailboat in the Salish Sea with a malfunctioning engine, all bets are off. But they might as well snuggle for warmth, right?

Before Shetland and Vera, Ann Cleeves wrote the George and Molly Palmer-Jones series following remarkable mysteries in a birdwatching community—now available for the first time in the US. The picturesque privately owned island of Gillibry off the North Devon coast turns out to be the perfect...

#1 New York Times bestselling author Nelson DeMille delivers the long-awaited follow-up to his classic novel The Gold Coast. When John Sutter's aristocratic wife killed her mafia don lover, John left America and set out in his sailboat on a three-year journey around the world, eventually...

Updated throughout with recent developments and additional illustrations Reveals how solar outbursts caused the end of the last ice age, unleashed catastrophe upon ancient advanced civilizations, and led to six millennia of a Solar-Induced Dark Age Includes evidence from solar...

Scorned in more ways than one, a former teen heiress attempts the ultimate revenge heist at her father’s luxury wedding—if only her infuriatingly charming ex-boyfriend would get out of the way—in this funny and fast-paced romantic thriller. “A perfectly delicious tale of greed, family...

“A mesmerizing, head-spinning—and sometimes madcap-hilarious—take of have and have-nots.”—People (Book of the Week) NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY REAL SIMPLE AND KIRKUS REVIEWS “In the smart, breezy, sweet spot between Meg Wolitzer and Elin Hilderbrand...

After a local couple's path to the altar is sabotaged, retired spy Irma Abercrombie and sun-deprived nerd Violet Blackheart get roped into lending a hand sorting out the duo's wedding woes—and all the bodies. Meanwhile, Violet preps for her business partner's island arrival—blender drinks at the ready—as Irma secretly tries to track down Violet's former CFO...and their company's former money.

"A luminous and beautiful novel that gently lures the reader into a captivating story with a mystery at its heart." – Jennifer Saint, bestselling author of Ariadne Set on a secluded island off the British coast, The Women of Pearl Island is a moving and evocative story of family secrets...

One small town billionaire + One hippie hearted girl back to restart her life = a satisfyingly sweet second chance short clean romance with all the feels! After years apart, Grace returns to her hometown only to cross paths with her first love, Tucker Ellison, a man tied to the family that once tore them apart. Tucker, now a successful businessman, offers Grace an unexpected job opportunity, rekindling old feelings she thought were long buried. As they navigate the tension between their unresolved past and Tucker’s complicated family dynamics, Grace must decide if she can trust Tucker ...

In a world where chains of floating islands drift high above a desolate surface, the sky is the only home many have ever known. But as the islands begin to fall, one scavenger captain finds herself holding the key to unraveling the mystery behind their collapse. Rhea Vale, the tenacious captain of a beleaguered skyskiff, navigates the perilous wreckage of fallen islands to make a living. Her life changes forever when she stumbles upon a living core-map, an artifact linked to the legendary World Engine believed to keep the sky realms afloat. With islands dropping and factional tensions ...