Local Town

THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER—OVER A MILLION COPIES SOLD! "Dark and twisty, with white-knuckle tension and jaw-dropping surprises." —Riley Sager, New York Times bestselling author of Home Before Dark In this smart and chilling thriller, master of suspense Mary Kubica, author of Just the...

Eat Like a Local—Boise, Idaho by Christina Dunn offers the inside scoop on food in Boise.

This is the story of a local government manager who got hired by a small mountain town in the Colorado Rocky Mountains in his first city manager job. The job got complicated from the first day and developed into more and more complexity.

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Travel Like a Local Cape Town, South Africa by Author Michele Olieslager offers first-hand and personal insight into the best ways to visit this beautiful country.

The instant New York Times bestseller about one man's battle to save hundreds of jobs by demonstrating the greatness of American business. The Bassett Furniture Company was once the world's biggest wood furniture manufacturer. Run by the same powerful Virginia family for generations, it was also...

Eat Like a Local—Portland, OR by Makayla Weaver offers the inside scoop on adventure and helpful tips for foodies and tourists in Portland, OR.

In this action-packed thriller, a quiet seafront town is targeted by vicious criminals, leaving locals no choice but to team up and save the place they love. The Inn at Gloucester stands alone on the rocky shoreline. Its seclusion suits former Boston police detective Bill Robinson, novice owner...

An enchanting debut novel exploring second chances and blossoming romance in a charming port town in Maine, perfect for fans of J. Courtney Sullivan’s The Cliffs and Catherine Newman’s Sandwich. Just about everything has gone wrong for Gwen Gilmore over the past year. She’s lost her mother...

On a winding mountain road into the town of Denton, Pennsylvania, Detective Josie Quinn finds the body of a local teenage girl, Dina Hale. The sight of plum-colored bruises gathering around the girl’s neck pierces Josie’s heart, but the discovery of a second girl’s empty purse in the dirt nearby gives her a flicker of hope that one person, at least, made a lucky escape. Dina’s parents are grief-stricken as the town rallies together in a desperate search for the second girl, who waitressed with Dina. The two best friends were on their way to a shift when they were attacked.

The grumpiest man in this small town is the father of my baby. It’s not breaking and entering if the door’s unlocked, is it? I mean, I did knock. My brothers are on their way to Samuel Oakley’s house to syrup and glitter bomb him. I need to warn the man. When Sam races into his office, rifle in hand, naked and dripping wet, I realize my mistake. But I can’t regret getting another chance to see him naked, because that man… I’d go to jail for that. In all the commotion, I might have forgotten to tell him I’m pregnant with his child, but that doesn’t give him the right to barge...

On January 7, 1994, residents of the Berkshire Hills woke up to a typical snowy winter day in the majestic woods of Western Massachusetts. The quaint New England towns, the idyllic scenery and the people who lived there could have stepped out of a Norman Rockwell painting.

Over the past several years, Hardwick, Vermont, a typical hardscrabble farming community of three thousand residents, has jump-started its economy and redefined its self-image through a local, self-sustaining food system unlike anything else in America.

Madison is learning to deal with the death of her abusive mother, while witnessing the horrifying accident of her adopted mother. Her small town continues to pull her back to the place she is trying so hard to forget. Raising Liberty, finishing college, and working on her writing career consumes her time, and it’s becoming more than one person can do on their own.

A chilling horror-thriller debut where a mother's search for her missing daughter battles against the shadows of a historic, dangerous legend. Single mother Jenna arrives on the tranquil shores of Athelsea fueled by the desperate hope to find Chloe, her teenage daughter who’s disappeared from...

The News is Dying. And It’s Taking You With It. Seth Kesler is a man of the old world. A writer in Champaign-Urbana with a master’s degree in communications, he still finds comfort in the smell of fresh ink and the weight of a morning daily. So when the defunct C-U Journal is resurrected by the enigmatic and predatory Richard W. Fields, Seth wants to believe it’s a sign of hope. He couldn't be more wrong. The men delivering the paper aren't just newsies—they are shadows of a dark regime. Led by the manic Cedrick and the haunting, pallid "Skeleton Man," the staff of the Journal seems...

Mara Voss arrived in Blackwater Hollow looking for a quiet refuge. She inherited a shop filled with dusty volumes at the edge of a forgotten river. She thought her greatest challenge would be paying off old debts. She was wrong. The building holds a dark secret. Hidden beneath the floorboards is a manuscript that writes itself. Every new page added to the ancient ledger unleashes another terrifying event upon the isolated community. The townspeople are trapped in a cycle of their own silent complicity. They know exactly what happens when the ink dries. Now the locals are turning hostile. ...

It's the perfect getaway. But the past will always find you . . . When ex-cop Bill Robinson takes over The Inn by the Sea, all he wants is a quiet escape from the city. But when a crime boss moves into town and begins terrorizing Bill's friends, he can't just sit back and watch. It's not long...

In the quiet New England town of Havenwood, an old stone well demands a price for every wish it grants. For journalist Mara Kane, it’s a place she’s avoided for twenty years, ever since a childhood wish ended in tragedy. But when a series of bizarre murders reawakens the terrifying local legend of the "Well Wraith," Mara is pulled back into the town’s dark history. Each victim is found with a silver dollar—the same coin Mara threw into the well two decades ago. To stop the killings, Mara must confront the secrets she’s spent a lifetime burying. As she digs into a string of cold ...

Madison loves the little family she’s created in Chicago and is excited as their family begins to grow. Once again, Madison feels drawn back to small-town Missouri when her friends need her help. Madison and Hamilton’s dreams are finally coming true only to feel that Athens holds the key to their happiness. Hamilton’s career is still on the upswing, winning the World Series, and finding his soulmate in Madison. His heart is full with Liberty, and he can’t wait to continue building their family. As the season begins, tragedy strikes and threatens his life in the Major Leagues.