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The Magician's Assistant

Ann Patchett · Harcourt Brace; 1st edition
Format: Paperback

"A secretive magician's death becomes the catalyst for his partner's journey self-discovery in this "enchanting" book (San Francisco Chronicle) "that is something of a magic trick in itself" (Newsweek) .
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Penance of the Damned

Peter Tremayne · Minotaur Books
Pages: 352
Format: Print book

Ireland, AD 671. King Colgú of Cashel is shocked to learn that his loyal Chief Bishop and advisor has been murdered in the old enemy fortress of the Uí Fidgente. When word reaches Cashel that the culprit will be executed under new law, a larger conflict looms. Dispatched to investigate,...
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The Life I Left Behind

Colette McBeth · Minotaur Books
Pages: 352
Format: Hardcover

Six years ago, Melody Pieterson was attacked and left for dead. Only a chance encounter with a dog walker saved her life. Melody's neighbor and close friend David Alden was found guilty of the crime and imprisoned, and the attack and David's betrayal of her friendship left Melody a different...
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Ali Reynolds Mystery #13

Johann Sebastian Bach · Touchstone
Pages: 352
Format: Hardcover

The thirteenth book in New York Times bestselling author J.A. Jance's popular series featuring Ali Reynolds, a former Los Angeles news anchor turned amateur sleuth.
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The Heavens May Fall

Allen Eskens · Seventh Street Books
Pages: 301
Format: Paperback

FEATURING THREE CHARACTERS FROM THE BESTSELLING BOOK-CLUB FAVORITE THE LIFE WE BURY, THIS NOVEL EXPLORES A RIVETING MURDER CASE TOLD FROM TWO OPPOSING PERSPECTIVES. Detective Max Rupert and attorney Boady Sanden's friendship is being pushed to the breaking point. Max is convinced that...
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Pirate Vishnu

Gigi Pandian · Henery Press
Pages: 289
Format: Paperback

A WHIRLWIND OF ADVENTURE"Fast-paced and fascinating as Jaya's investigation leads her this time to India and back to her own family's secrets." - Susan C. Shea, Author of the Dani O'Rourke MysteriesA century-old treasure map of San Francisco's Barbary Coast. Sacred...
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The days of abandonment

Elena Ferrante; Ann Goldstein · Europa Editions
Pages: 188
Format:  Print book : Fiction : English : 10th Anniversary Reader's editionView all editions and formats

A bestseller in Italy for almost a year, "The Days of Abandonment" shocked and captivated its public when first published - the gripping story of a woman's descent into devastating emptiness after being abandoned by her husband with two young children to care for alone. When she finds...
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The House of Secrets

Brad Meltzer · Grand Central Publishing
Pages: 368
Format: Large Print Hardcover

A secret worth killing for.A woman with no past.An act of treason that changed America.#1 bestselling author Brad Meltzer returns with
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Bittersweet: A Novel

Miranda Beverly-Whittemore · Random House Inc
Pages: 385
Format: Book

Suspenseful and cinematic, Bittersweet exposes the gothic underbelly of an idyllic world of privilege and an outsider's hunger to belong. On scholarship at a prestigious East Coast college, ordinary Mabel Dagmar is surprised to befriend her roommate, the beautiful, wild, blue-blooded...
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Where My Heart Used to Beat: A Novel

Sebastian Faulks · Henry Holt and Company, 2016.
Pages: 352
Format: Print book

A sweeping drama about the madness of war and the power of love that marks acclaimed novelist Sebastian Faulks's return, after twenty years, to the fictional territory of his #1 international bestseller BirdsongLondon, 1980. Robert Hendricks, an established psychiatrist and author, has so bottled...
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Kingdom Come

Tim Green · Grand Central Publishing; First Edition edition
Format: Hardcover

Bob King is a self-made billionaire who parlayed a rusty backhoe into 27th spot on Forbes list. Now, his corporation is a multi-billion dollar construction company that instills greed and competition among friends, including his son Scott and his two best friends, Thane and Ben. But instead...
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Murder at the Brightwell: A Mystery

Ashley Weaver · Minotaur Books
Pages: 325
Format: Paperback

Shortlisted for the Edgar AwardsAshley Weaver's debut mystery, Murder at the Brightwell, is a delicious, stylish novel in which murder invades British polite society and romance springs in unexpected places, and a wonderful testament to the enduring delight of the traditional mystery."An...
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Midnight at the Bright Ideas Bookstore: A Novel

MATTHEW SULLIVAN · Scribner
Pages: 336
Format: Hardcover

Goodreads Debut Author of the Month and an Indie Next Pick! "Sullivan's debut is a page-turner featuring a heroine bookseller who solves a cold case with clues from books - what is not to love?" - Nina George, author of The Little French Bistro, and the New York Times bestselling...
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Death of a Bachelorette

LAURA LEVINE · Kensington
Pages: 304
Format: Hardcover

Freelance writer Jaine Austen thought working for a knock-off reality show in the tropics would be paradise. But when she and her kitty Prozac find themselves trapped between a dimwitted leading man, catty contestants, and a cold-blooded murderer, the splashy gig becomes one deadly nightmare...Jaine's...
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Death of an Honest Man

M. C. Beaton · Grand Central Publishing
Pages: 256
Format: Hardcover

Sergeant Hamish Macbeth--Scotland's most quick-witted but unambitious policeman--returns in M.C. Beaton's new mystery in her New York Times bestselling series.DEATH OF AN HONEST MANNobody loves an honest man, or that was what police sergeant Hamish Macbeth tried to tell newcomer Paul English....
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