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The Second Winter

Craig Larsen · Other Press
Pages: 368
Format: Print book

Set in Denmark in the darkest days of World War II, THE SECOND WINTER is a cinematic novel that, in its vivid portrayal of a family struggling to survive the German occupation, both captures a savage moment in history and exposes the violence and want inherent in a father's love. It is 1941....
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Still the Same Man

Jon Bilbao · Hispabooks
Pages: 186
Format: Print book

"An invigorating challenge. The reader indeed finds in it entertainment, emotions and intrigue, but also reflection and thought on grave issues." - Lluís Satorras, BabeliaRiddled with problems, Joanes has to travel to the Mayan Ribera to attend his father-in-law's new wedding....
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The Word Exchange: A Novel

Alena Graedon · Doubleday; 1st edition
Format: Hardcover

A fiendishly clever dystopian novel for the digital age, The Word Exchange is a fresh, stylized, and decidedly original debut about the dangers of technology and the power of the printed word. In the not-so-distant future, the forecasted death of print has become a near reality. Bookstores,...
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Bad Samaritan: A Sister Agatha Mystery

Aimée Thurlo · Minotaur Books; First Edition edition
Format: Hardcover

Sister Agatha of the Our Lady of Hope monastery in Bernalillo, New Mexico has become reknowned - and occasionally infamous - for her crime solving skills. Now she must bring her skills to bear on her most important case yet - her friend and ally Sheriff Tom Green is a suspect in the brutal...
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Path of the Assassin

Brad Thor · Pocket Books; Reprint edition
Pages: 624
Format: Paperback

After rescuing the President from kidnappers in Brad Thor’s roaring national bestselling debut, Navy SEAL turned Secret Service Agent Scot Harvath shifts his attentions to rooting out, capturing, or killing all those responsible for the plot. As he prepares to close out his list,...
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The Book of Spies

Gayle Lynds · St. Martin's Press; First Edition edition
Format: Hardcover

For centuries, emperors, historians, and even the Vatican have tried to locate Ivan the Terrible's magnificent Library of Gold - a long-missing archive containing gold-covered, bejeweled books dating all the way back to the ancient Greeks. Now one of the volumes, The Book of Spies,...
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Seduced

Randy Wayne White · G.P. Putnam's Sons
Pages: 330
Format: Print book

Hannah Smith returns in the stunning new adventure in the New York Times-bestselling series by the author of the Doc Ford novels. A fishing guide and part-time investigator, Hannah Smith is a tall, strong Florida woman descended from many generations of the same. But the problem before...
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The Graveyard of the Hesperides

Lindsey Davis · Minotaur Books
Pages: 325
Format: Print book

In first century Rome, Flavia Albia, the daughter of Marcus Didius Falco, has taken up her father's former profession as an informer. On a typical day, it's small cases---cheating spouses, employees dipping into the till---but this isn't a typical day. Her beloved, the plebeian Manlius...
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Forgotten City: A Claire Codella Mystery

Carrie Smith · Crooked Lane Books
Pages: 320
Format: Print book

NYPD Detective Claire Codella is chomping at the bit for a new case. Lieutenant McGowan is determined to keep her out of the news, but she's about to be back in the public eye in a big way.Broadway legend Lucy Merchant has tragically succumbed to early onset Alzheimer's. At age fifty-six,...
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Die Like an Eagle: A Meg Langslow Mystery

Donna Andrews · Minotaur Books
Pages: 304
Format: Print book

The brilliantly funny Donna Andrews delivers another winner in the acclaimed avian-themed series that mystery readers have come to love. The nineteenth book in her New York Times best-selling series continues to surprise and delight in this next knee-slapping adventure featuring Meg Langslow...
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