Based on the true story of a famous trial, this novel is Law and Order: 1800, as Alexander Hamilton and Aaron Burr investigate the shocking murder of a young woman who everyone - and no one - seemed to know.At the start of a new century, a shocking murder transfixes Manhattan, forcing bitter rivals Alexander Hamilton and Aaron...
The Jackal's Mistress: A Novel
Author: Chris Bohjalian
Publisher: Doubleday
In this Civil War love story, inspired by a real-life friendship across enemy lines, the wife of a missing Confederate soldier discovers a wounded Yankee officer and must decide what she's willing to risk for the life of a stranger, from the New York Times bestselling author of such acclaimed historical fiction as Hour...
High Tea and Misdemeanors (A Tea Shop...
Author: Laura Childs
Publisher: Berkley
When a wedding is tragically averted by the death of the bride, Theodosia is determined to prove that it was murder in the latest entry in this New York Times bestselling series.. Theodosia Browning and her tea sommelier, Drayton Conneley, are tapped to cater the elegant wedding of Bettina and Jamie. Theodosia and Drayton...
A woman invited to her wealthy fiance's family retreat realizes they are hiding a terrible secret -- and that she's been there before, by the bestselling author of What Lies in the Woods.. A whirlwind romance.When Theodora Scott met Connor -- wealthy, charming, and a member of the powerful Dalton family -- she fell...
Head Cases: A Novel
Author: John McMahon
Publisher: Minotaur Books
Head Cases follows an enigmatic group of FBI agents as they hunt down a murderer seeking his own justice in this electrifying - and commercial - series debut.. FBI Agent Gardner Camden is an analytical genius with an affinity for puzzles. He also has a blind spot on the human side of investigations, a blindness that sometimes...
The Business Trip: A Novel
Author: Jessie Garcia
Publisher: St. Martin's Press
"A stunning and accomplished debut, with hugely relatable characters and an addictive storyline that kept me turning the pages well into the night. Bravo!" --BA Paris, New York Times bestselling author. "Wow, The Business Trip was nonstop twists and turns. I loved the unusual way that the story was told,...
Death Upon a Star (An Evelyn Galloway...
Author: Amy Patricia Meade
Publisher: Severn House
Be careful what you wish for . . . Introducing Hollywood script supervisor Evelyn Galloway, who's drawn into a murder investigation after landing her dream job on the set of Hitchcock's Rebecca.. 1939, Los Angeles. Evelyn Galloway can't believe her luck! On her first day in LA, she lands her dream job of script...
The Case of the Missing Maid (Harriet...
Author: Rob Osler
Publisher: Kensington
The acclaimed author of the Anthony, Agatha, Macavity, and Lefty Award-nominated Devil's Chew Toy delights with the first in a new historical mystery series set in turn-of-the-19th-century Chicago, as America is entering its Progressive Era and Harriet Morrow, a bike-riding, trousers-wearing lesbian, has just begun...
No Comfort for the Dead
Author: R.P. O'Donnell
Publisher: Crooked Lane Books
After witnessing a murder, a small-town librarian is forced to act when the local police arrest the wrong man, perfect for fans of Dervla McTiernan and Carlene O'Connor.. 1988, West Cork, Ireland. Emma Daly has returned to her home in Castlefreke, a small and peaceful village where everybody knows everybody. She has taken...