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Not to Disturb: A Novel
by Muriel SparkHousehold servants and accidental guests must wait out the orders of the lords of the house: not to disturb. A winter's night; a luxurious mansion near Geneva; a lucrative scandal. The first to arrive is the secretary dressed in furs with a bundle of cash, then the Baron, and finally the Baroness. They lock themselves in the library with specific instructions not to be disturbed for any reason. Soon, shouts and screams emerge from the library; the Baron's lunatic brother starts madly howling in the attic; two of the secretary's friends are left waiting in a car; a reverend's services are needed for an impromptu wedding--and despite all that the servants obey their orders as they pass the time playing records, preparing dinner, and documenting false testimonies while a twisted murder plot unfolds upstairs.
Not Who We Expected (A Locard Institute Thriller)
by Lisa BlackDynamic forensic analysts Ellie Carr and Rachael Davies return in New York Times bestselling author Lisa Black&’s latest riveting Locard Institute thriller, as they solve a deadly mystery unfolding in the shadow of a celebrated rock star. The two crime experts are enlisted by legendary rock star Billy Diamond to find his missing daughter. A level-headed student at Yale, Devon left six months earlier with her boyfriend, Carlos, for a career development retreat in Nevada. Her calls and notes became less frequent until they stopped. Billy wanted to give his daughter space—but after learning Carlos' body was found a few miles upstream from the ranch, he needs answers. Rachael and Ellie hatch a plan—as Ellie goes undercover, Rachael will work with Billy to find out about Devon. But Rachael has a second agenda, to find out why Billy seems so familiar with her late sister Isis, whose little boy Rachael is raising. The music idol is hiding something, but what? The southwest ranch is full of surprises. Devon is not only alive but thriving, and no one mentions Carlos. The attendees follow their leader, Galen, with slavish devotion, and their daily mind-body exercises stretch from brain-numbing to downright treacherous. If Galen is behind some nefarious scheme, how does it relate to the rock star and his daughter? To answer those questions, Rachael will also have to ask: Who was her sister Isis, really? The answers will draw Ellie and Rachael deeper into danger. In Billy&’s world and in Galen's, the living, the missing, and the dead all have secrets.
Not Without Her Child (Sierra's Web #10)
by Tara Taylor QuinnUSA TODAY BESTSELLING AUTHORHer ex-husband wanted to make her pay…So he kidnapped her child. For fifteen months, Jessica Johnson has searched for her baby daughter. Desperate for answers, she&’s hired Sierra's Web investigator Brian Powers, hoping he can accomplish what the police couldn&’t. Her ex-husband, in prison for kidnapping the child, manipulates Jessica in exchange for clues. But as Brian&’s professional detachment is compromised by his growing feelings for Jessica, he fears her ex&’s clues are calculated to get Jessica killed.From Harlequin Romantic Suspense: Danger. Passion. Drama.Feel the excitement in these uplifting romances, part of the Sierra's Web series:Book 1: His Lost and Found FamilyBook 2: Reluctant RoommatesBook 3: Tracking His Secret ChildBook 4: Her Best Friend's BabyBook 5: Cold Case SheriffBook 6: The Bounty Hunter's Baby SearchBook 7: On the Run with His BodyguardBook 8: Not Without Her ChildBook 9: Old Dogs, New TruthsBook 10: A Firefighter's Hidden TruthBook 11: A Family-First ChristmasBook 12: Last Chance InvestigationBook 13: Their Secret TwinsBook 14: Danger on the River
Not Without My Daughter: A Harrowing True Story of A Mother’s Courage
by Betty MahmoodyIn August 1984, Michigan housewife Betty Mahmoody accompanied her husband to his native Iran for a two-week vacation. To her horror, she found herself and her four-year-old daughter, Mahtob, virtual prisoners of a man rededicated to his Shiite Moslem faith, in a land where women are near-slaves and Americans are despised. Their only hope for escape lay in a dangerous underground that would not take her child...
Not Without Risk: Not Without Risk A Man To Die For (St. Simone Florida)
by Suzanne BrockmannA heart-pounding romantic thriller from New York Times bestselling author Suzanne Brockmann, previously published in 1995. Emily Marshall is enjoying a pleasure cruise on the Gulf of Mexico when she stumbles on a murder and a violent drug-smuggling ring. And the only person she can trust is the man who broke her heart so many years ago, Jim Keegan. Jim had thought he was over Emily—until a passionate encounter a beach house proved him wrong. Now, he must face a group of deadly criminals to save the woman he knows he still loves.
Not Yours to Keep: A Novel
by Zelly RuskinCalled a &“sensational debut&” by Rea Frey, this psychological thriller delves into themes of reproductive rights and healthcare, confronting the complexities that define family—or the risks that lose it all.Billie Campbell, a Massachusetts adoption specialist grappling with fertility issues, dreams of adopting a baby, but not just any baby—her pregnant client&’s baby. While her longing threatens to send her down a dark path, her husband, Tyler, is keeping secrets: he&’s full of doubts about becoming a father, and he&’s also trying to figure out who is sending him upsetting anonymous texts and photos. On the other side of town, Anne, a woman scarred by childhood abuse, obsesses with a second chance at becoming a family with the two people she regrets ever having let go of: the baby she gave up for adoption twenty years ago and the man of her dreams. Their lives become entangled when the client&’s newborn is abducted, and Billie becomes a prime suspect. Amid the chaos unleashed by the abduction, Tyler uncovers a link between the person tormenting him and the abduction—but now Billie has disappeared too. The race to find both her and the baby is on; but will they find them before it&’s too late?
La Nota Discordante
by Claudio Ruggeri Ana García GarcíaRalf Brandenburg, músico de fama internacional, es encontrado asesinado al lado de su amado piano. De la investigación se ocupará Vincent Germano, comisario de policía, el cual, para poder llegar a la verdad, no tendrá a disposición más que las palabras de quien en el pasado ha tenido la oportunidad de conocer al excéntrico y profundo artista de la noche. Para más información sobre el autor y sus libros visita: Blog: http://claudioruggeri.blogspot.it Página Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/Ruggeri.Commissioner.Page O síguelo en Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/RuggeriC83
A Nota Dissonante
by Claudio Ruggeri Julia PedroRalf Brandenburg, um músico mundialmente famoso, é encontrado morto junto do seu estimado piano. O comissário de Polícia, Vincent Germano, encarrega-se da investigação do caso mas para deslindar este caso e chegar à verdade tem ao seu dispor apenas algumas palavras de quem no passado havia conhecido o taciturno e excêntrico artista musical
Nota do Silêncio
by M. A. GardnerO agente aposentado do FBI, Tupper Jones, fez um nome para si mesmo como um detetive particular. Mas hoje não é o dia dele. Sua parceira e braço-direito, Caroline Collins, acordou ao lado do corpo da testemunha do FBI, sem nenhuma lembrança do que aconteceu. Tupper e Caroline devem resolver o mistério do que aconteceu antes que o FBI afaste Caroline pelo assassinato.
The Notched Hairpin: And, The Enchanted Garden (The Mycroft Holmes Mysteries #3)
by H. F. HeardBrilliant detective Mycroft Holmes—Sherlock&’s older brother—tackles cases beyond life and death in this reimagining of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle&’s classic mystery series. When London grows stifling, Mycroft Holmes and his assistant, Sydney Silchester, flee to the English countryside. They rent a charming little house whose sprawling garden boasts a pond, trees, sculpture—and an irresistible mystery. When a dead man is found in the backyard, sitting in the carved throne that forms the garden&’s centerpiece, an antique hairpin buried deep in his chest, the official verdict is suicide. But Mycroft can&’t imagine a man could stab himself in the heart. Vacation is over before it&’s begun; the game is afoot. The death in the garden is only the beginning. This mystery will take Mycroft and Sydney deeper into the underworld of Victorian England than Sherlock Holmes and John Watson ever dared to tread. Unraveling the incident in the backyard will mean understanding more than a simple murder; it will force Mycroft and Silchester to confront the nature of mystery itself. An elegantly constructed golden-age mystery, The Notched Hairpin is a brilliant intellectual investigation of what makes detective stories tick. Author H. F. Heard entrances and amazes fans of Victorian adventures with a mystery-solving duo that can more than hold its own against Sherlock and Watson. The Notched Hairpin is the 3rd book in the Mycroft Holmes Mysteries, but you may enjoy reading the series in any order.
Notches (The Montana Mysteries Featuring Gabriel Du Pré #4)
by Peter Bowen&“[An] enjoyable series of interest to western crime readers, especially those favoring Montana authors C. J. Box, Craig Johnson, and Keith McCafferty as well as fans of the Hillermans&” (Booklist). The news is bad: five young women—so far—raped, tortured, and left in the Montana wilderness to be devoured by coyotes. It&’s not long before Gabriel Du Pré, Métis Indian cattle inspector and occasional deputy, gets the call from Sheriff Benny Klein, summoning him to yet another grisly crime scene—this time in his own backyard. Not far from the victim, he finds two more murdered women, their bodies arranged over each other in a cross. A message from the killer? But what does it mean? Working alongside a Blackfoot FBI agent and his feisty female partner, Du Pré, a father and grandfather with two daughters of his own, gives his all to the manhunt. But as more victims are found, and a young woman he cares about disappears, he will come to the grim realization that he must learn to think like this monster in order to catch him. &“Like the most memorable creations in detective fiction, [Du Pré&’s] moral center is unshakeable&” (Booklist).Notches is the 4th book in The Montana Mysteries Featuring Gabriel Du Pré series, but you may enjoy reading the series in any order.
Notches: A Collection
by M EnnenbachA Collection of dark, twisted and some humorous stories including an epic dark poem from the tormented mind of M. Ennenbach. Each story will give you a window into the darkness of the soul. Fueled by raw, powerful emotions. They will chew you up and spit you out, leaving you quivering on the floor in a gruesome mess begging for more. Are you brave enough to traverse the dark path laid before you or will you become another notch on the wall?
The Note: A Novel
by Alafair BurkeA vacation in the Hamptons goes terribly wrong for three friends with a complicated history.&“I absolutely loved The Note. Trust no one in this irresistible page-turner.&” —Ashley Elston, #1 New York Times best-selling author of First Lie WinsIt was meant to be a harmless prank. Growing up, May Hanover was a good girl, always. Well-behaved, top of her class, a compulsive rule-follower. Raised by a first-generation Chinese single mother with high expectations, May didn&’t have room to slip up, let alone fail. Her friends didn&’t call her the Little Sheriff for nothing.But even good girls have secrets. And regrets. When it comes to her friendship with Lauren and Kelsey, she's had her fair share of both. Their bond—forged when May was just twelve years old—has withstood a tragic accident, individual scandals, heartbreak and loss. Now the three friends have reunited for the first time in years for a few days of sun and fun in the Hamptons. But a chance encounter with a pair of strangers leads to a drunken prank that goes horribly awry. When she finds herself at the center of an urgent police investigation, May begins to wonder whether Lauren and Kelsey are keeping secrets from her, testing the limits of her loyalty to lifelong friends.What had they gone and done? The Note is a page-turner of the highest order from one of our greatest contemporary suspense writers.
Notes from Ghost Town
by Kate EllisonOlivia Tithe was excited for the summer and spending it with her best friend, Stern. But that was ruined when he was murdered...by Olivia's mother. Flashing forward, Olivia's life has been transformed since that awful night. After her mother's incarceration, Olivia must move on, but she hates her father's new fiancée, Heather, and with her dad's new real estate development (she calls it Ghost Town) in the works, she barely sees him. But a new boy, Austin, has kindled feelings inside her that she hasn't felt since Stern's death. Arriving at the same time as this new guy is a mysterious note that brings Stern's murder back to the forefront; Olivia knows that she must discover the truth behind her friend's death once and for all.
Notes from the Burning Age
by Claire North&“ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS I'VE READ IN RECENT YEARS. THOUGHT PROVOKING, IMAGINATIVE AND PACKS A HELL OF AN EMOTIONAL PUNCH.&” —Adrian Tchaikovsky, author of Children of TimeFrom one of the most imaginative writers of her generation comes an extraordinary vision of the future…Ven was once a holy man, a keeper of ancient archives. It was his duty to interpret archaic texts, sorting useful knowledge from the heretical ideas of the Burning Age—a time of excess and climate disaster. For in Ven's world, such material must be closely guarded so that the ills that led to that cataclysmic era can never be repeated.But when the revolutionary Brotherhood approaches Ven, pressuring him to translate stolen writings that threaten everything he once held dear, his life will be turned upside down. Torn between friendship and faith, Ven must decide how far he's willing to go to save this new world—and how much he is willing to lose.&“A riveting tale of subterfuge and deadly self-indulgence&” (Publishers Weekly, starred review) from award-winning author Claire North, Notes from the Burning Age puts dystopian fiction in a whole new light.Also by Claire North:The First Fifteen Lives of Harry AugustTouchThe Sudden Appearance of HopeThe End of the Day84KThe GameshouseThe Pursuit of William Abbey
Notes from the Internet Apocalypse: A Novel (The Internet Apocalypse Trilogy)
by Wayne GladstoneWhen the Internet suddenly stops working, society reels from the loss of flowing data and streaming entertainment in Wayne Gladstone's provactive novel, Notes from the Internet Apocalypse. Addicts wander the streets talking to themselves in 140 characters or forcing cats to perform tricks for their amusement, while the truly desperate pin their requests for casual encounters on public bulletin boards. The economy tumbles and the government passes the draconian NET Recovery Act.For Gladstone, the Net's disappearance comes particularly hard, following the loss of his wife, leaving his flask of Jamesons and grandfather's fedora as the only comforts in his Brooklyn apartment. But there are rumors that someone in New York is still online. Someone set apart from this new world where Facebook flirters "poke" each other in real life and members of Anonymous trade memes at secret parties. Where a former librarian can sell information as a human search engine and the perverted fulfill their secret fetishes at the blossoming Rule 34 club. With the help of his friends---a blogger and a webcam girl, both now out of work---Gladstone sets off to find the Internet. But is he the right man to save humanity from this Apocalypse?For those of you wondering if you have WiFi right now, Wayne Gladstone's Notes from the Internet Apocalypse examines the question "What is life without the Web?"
Notes From Underground
by Fyodor Dostoevsky Richard Pevear Larissa VolokhonskyDostoevsky’s most revolutionary novel, Notes from Underground marks the dividing line between nineteenth- and twentieth-century fiction, and between the visions of self each century embodied. One of the most remarkable characters in literature, the unnamed narrator is a former official who has defiantly withdrawn into an underground existence. In full retreat from society, he scrawls a passionate, obsessive, self-contradictory narrative that serves as a devastating attack on social utopianism and an assertion of man’s essentially irrational nature.
Notes on a Drowning: The razor-sharp and unmissable debut legal thriller from award-winning writer Anna Sharpe
by Anna SharpeAlex knows she risks getting fired from her law firm if she takes on another unpaid case, but when she hears Rosa's desperate voice at the other end of the phone, she knows she has to help: the body of Rosa's shy teenage sister, Natalia, has been dragged, lifeless, from the Thames. Alex can't help but think of her own missing little sister. She knows how a lack of answers can eat you alive.Kat has worked hard to become Special Adviser to the Home Secretary, and is eager to finally put the dark and tragic part of her past behind her. But when she discovers a series of cover-ups, she begins to wonder whether her seemingly perfect new boss could be involved. Then she's shocked to discover a letter that raises worrying questions about a girl found drowned in London... Natalia.There are complex and painful reasons for Alex and Kat not to work together, but when it becomes clear that there are powerful people involved in Natalia's death, and that other girls are at risk, Alex and Kat must overcome their differences to find answers. Will they save the girls and discover the truth? Or will the high-powered players in this game stop Alex and Kat for good?What readers are saying about Notes on a Drowning:'Fast-paced, topical, sharp and with a heart, I could see Notes on a Drowning played out on screen. Hope Anna Sharpe's cracking out the next one.' Sarah Vaughan'A belter of a book. Shrewd, powerful, and constructed of smoke and mirrors, it's contemporary thriller writing at its breathless best. Anna Sharpe knows how to weave a tale.' Helen Fields'A timely and hugely entertaining political thriller written with humour and sensitivity, and an important story at its heart. Anna Sharpe has created something fresh and new, and I can't wait for the next one.' Charlotte Philby'A compelling, emotional and unputdownable thriller' Nadine Matheson'Anna Sharpe is a masterful storyteller.' Kia Abdullah'Breakneck plot skillfully delivered with writing to die for.' Imran Mahmood'My kind of thriller: pacy, absorbing and smart, with great characters and brilliant dialogue on every page. I loved it!' TM Logan'A whip-smart, taut thriller...It zips along like a high-end Netflix drama you can't help but binge.' Jane Casey'Two women united by a painful secret take on the establishment in this tense, big-hearted, super-smart legal thriller. Anna Sharpe is one to watch.' Tammy Cohen'Notes on a Drowning is a whip smart thriller, and I adored Alex, a clever, funny lawyer who is trying to hold together her career and failing marriage while trying to find out what really happened to her sister. Both gripping and compassionate, I really hope this is a series, and it would be perfect for TV.' Jo Callaghan'A gripping political thriller from an exciting new voice. I can't wait to read what Anna Sharpe writes next.' Cass Green'This Anna Sharpe is a bit good. Compelling characters, glamorous locations with a deep dive into a dark and murky world. Loved it!' Rachel Wolf'Fast action and packed with tension. Full of twists. This is a one-sitting read.' Quentin Bates
Notes on a Drowning: The razor-sharp and unmissable debut legal thriller from award-winning writer Anna Sharpe
by Anna SharpeAlex knows she risks getting fired from her law firm if she takes on another unpaid case, but when she hears Rosa's desperate voice at the other end of the phone, she knows she has to help: the body of Rosa's shy teenage sister, Natalia, has been dragged, lifeless, from the Thames. Alex can't help but think of her own missing little sister. She knows how a lack of answers can eat you alive.Kat has worked hard to become Special Adviser to the Home Secretary, and is eager to finally put the dark and tragic part of her past behind her. But when she discovers a series of cover-ups, she begins to wonder whether her seemingly perfect new boss could be involved. Then she's shocked to discover a letter that raises worrying questions about a girl found drowned in London... Natalia.There are complex and painful reasons for Alex and Kat not to work together, but when it becomes clear that there are powerful people involved in Natalia's death, and that other girls are at risk, Alex and Kat must overcome their differences to find answers. Will they save the girls and discover the truth? Or will the high-powered players in this game stop Alex and Kat for good?What readers are saying about Notes on a Drowning:'Fast-paced, topical, sharp and with a heart, I could see Notes on a Drowning played out on screen. Hope Anna Sharpe's cracking out the next one.' Sarah Vaughan'A belter of a book. Shrewd, powerful, and constructed of smoke and mirrors, it's contemporary thriller writing at its breathless best. Anna Sharpe knows how to weave a tale.' Helen Fields'A timely and hugely entertaining political thriller written with humour and sensitivity, and an important story at its heart. Anna Sharpe has created something fresh and new, and I can't wait for the next one.' Charlotte Philby'A compelling, emotional and unputdownable thriller' Nadine Matheson'Anna Sharpe is a masterful storyteller.' Kia Abdullah'Breakneck plot skillfully delivered with writing to die for.' Imran Mahmood'My kind of thriller: pacy, absorbing and smart, with great characters and brilliant dialogue on every page. I loved it!' TM Logan'A whip-smart, taut thriller...It zips along like a high-end Netflix drama you can't help but binge.' Jane Casey'Two women united by a painful secret take on the establishment in this tense, big-hearted, super-smart legal thriller. Anna Sharpe is one to watch.' Tammy Cohen'Notes on a Drowning is a whip smart thriller, and I adored Alex, a clever, funny lawyer who is trying to hold together her career and failing marriage while trying to find out what really happened to her sister. Both gripping and compassionate, I really hope this is a series, and it would be perfect for TV.' Jo Callaghan'A gripping political thriller from an exciting new voice. I can't wait to read what Anna Sharpe writes next.' Cass Green'This Anna Sharpe is a bit good. Compelling characters, glamorous locations with a deep dive into a dark and murky world. Loved it!' Rachel Wolf'Fast action and packed with tension. Full of twists. This is a one-sitting read.' Quentin Bates
Notes on a Drowning: ‘A high-octane, page-turning thriller’ Jennie Godfrey
by Anna Sharpe'Powerful' Reader Review, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐'Gripping' Reader Review, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐'High-octane' Reader Review, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐'Grabs you' Reader Review, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐'Atmospheric' Reader Review, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐'Timely' Reader Review, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐Alex knows she risks getting fired from her law firm if she takes on another unpaid case, but when she hears Rosa's desperate voice at the other end of the phone, she knows she has to help: the body of Rosa's shy teenage sister, Natalia, has been dragged, lifeless, from the Thames. Alex can't help but think of her own missing little sister. She knows how a lack of answers can eat you alive.Kat has worked hard to become Special Adviser to the Home Secretary, and is eager to finally put the dark and tragic part of her past behind her. But when she discovers a series of cover-ups, she begins to wonder whether her seemingly perfect new boss could be involved. Then she's shocked to discover a letter that raises worrying questions about a girl found drowned in London... Natalia.There are complex and painful reasons for Alex and Kat not to work together, but when it becomes clear that there are powerful people involved in Natalia's death, and that other girls are at risk, Alex and Kat must overcome their differences to find answers. Will they save the girls and discover the truth? Or will the high-powered players in this game stop Alex and Kat for good?What your favourite thriller writers are saying about Notes on a Drowning:'It's excellent - razor sharp writing, a gripping plot and a level of authenticity that comes straight from years of legal experience right at the coal face. Highly recommended' Harriet Tyce'Fast-paced, topical, sharp and with a heart, I could see Notes on a Drowning played out on screen. Hope Anna Sharpe's cracking out the next one.' Sarah Vaughan'Witty and warm' Adele Parks, Platinum'My kind of thriller: pacy, absorbing and smart, with great characters and brilliant dialogue on every page. I loved it!' TM Logan'A whip-smart, taut thriller...It zips along like a high-end Netflix drama you can't help but binge.' Jane Casey'A whip-smart thriller, and I adored Alex, a clever, funny lawyer who is trying to hold together her career and failing marriage while trying to find out what really happened to her sister. Both gripping and compassionate, I really hope this is a series, and it would be perfect for TV.' Jo Callaghan'A belter of a book. Shrewd, powerful, and constructed of smoke and mirrors, it's contemporary thriller writing at its breathless best. Anna Sharpe knows how to weave a tale.' Helen Fields
Notes on an Execution
by Danya KukafkaAnsel Packer is scheduled to die in twelve hours.He knows what he's done, and now awaits the same fate he forced on those girls, years ago. Ansel doesn't want to die; he wants to be celebrated, understood. But this is not his story.As the clock ticks down, three women uncover the history of a tragedy and the long shadow it casts. Lavender, Ansel's mother, is a seventeen-year-old girl pushed to desperation. Hazel, twin sister to his wife, is forced to watch helplessly as the relationship threatens to devour them all. And Saffy, the detective hot on his trail, is devoted to bringing bad men to justice but struggling to see her own life clearly.This is the story of the women left behind.Blending breathtaking suspense with astonishing empathy, Notes On An Execution presents a chilling portrait of womanhood as it unravels the familiar narrative of the American serial killer, interrogating our cultural obsession with crime stories, and asking readers to consider the false promise of looking for meaning in the minds of violent men.
Notes on an Execution
by Danya KukafkaIn the tradition of Long Bright River and The Mars Room, a gripping and atmospheric work of literary suspense that deconstructs the story of a serial killer on death row, told primarily through the eyes of the women in his life—from the bestselling author of Girl in Snow. <p><p>Ansel Packer is scheduled to die in twelve hours. He knows what he’s done, and now awaits execution, the same chilling fate he forced on those girls, years ago. But Ansel doesn’t want to die; he wants to be celebrated, understood. <p><p>Through a kaleidoscope of women—a mother, a sister, a homicide detective—we learn the story of Ansel’s life. We meet his mother, Lavender, a seventeen-year-old girl pushed to desperation; Hazel, twin sister to Ansel’s wife, inseparable since birth, forced to watch helplessly as her sister’s relationship threatens to devour them all; and finally, Saffy, the detective hot on his trail, who has devoted herself to bringing bad men to justice but struggles to see her own life clearly. As the clock ticks down, these three women sift through the choices that culminate in tragedy, exploring the rippling fissures that such destruction inevitably leaves in its wake. <p><p>Blending breathtaking suspense with astonishing empathy, Notes on an Execution presents a chilling portrait of womanhood as it simultaneously unravels the familiar narrative of the American serial killer, interrogating our system of justice and our cultural obsession with crime stories, asking readers to consider the false promise of looking for meaning in the psyches of violent men.
Notes on Surviving the Fire: A Novel
by Christine MurphyWhen Sarah&’s only friend in her graduate program is found dead of an alleged heroin overdose, Sarah is forced back into the orbit of the man in their department who assaulted her. A hurtling ride of a novel—darkly funny and propulsive.At a Ph.D. program in Southern California, Sarah and her best friend, Nathan, spend their time working on their theses, getting high, and keeping track of the poor air quality due to nearby forest fires. No one believes Sarah when she reports a fellow student for raping her at a party—&“He&’s such a good guy!&”—and the Title IX office simply files away the information, just like the police. Nathan is the only person who cares.When Sarah finds Nathan dead of an overdose from a drug he&’s always avoided, she knows something isn&’t right. She starts investigating his death as a murder, and as the pieces fall into place, she notices a disturbing pattern in other student deaths on campus.As a girl, Sarah grew up in the forests of Maine, following her father on hunts, learning how to stalk prey and kill, but only when necessary. Now, she must confront a different type of killing—and decide if it can be justified. Notes on Surviving the Fire is a story about vengeance, the insidious nature of rape culture, and ultimately, a woman's journey to come back to herself.
Nothing As It Seems: A Mary Kubica Anthology
by Mary KubicaFrom New York Times bestselling author Mary Kubica comes three heart stopping thrillers where nothing is at is seems, now together in one e-book package that will keep you reading late into the night.THE GOOD GIRL&“I&’ve been following her for the past few days. I know where she buys her groceries, where she has her dry cleaning done, where she works. I don&’t know the color of her eyes or what they look like when she&’s scared. But I will.&”One night, Mia Dennett enters a bar to meet her on-again, off-again boyfriend. But when he doesn&’t show, she unwisely leaves with an enigmatic stranger. At first Colin Thatcher seems like a safe one-night stand. But following Colin home will turn out to be the worst mistake of Mia&’s life...DON&’T YOU CRYIn downtown Chicago, Esther Vaughan disappears from her apartment without a trace. A haunting letter is found among her possessions, leaving her roommate Quinn Collins to question how well she really knew her friend. Meanwhile, in a small Illinois town, a mysterious woman appears in the coffee shop where eighteen-year-old Alex Gallo works. He is immediately drawn to her, but what starts as an innocent crush quickly spirals into something far more sinister…As Quinn searches for answers and Alex is drawn further under the stranger&’s spell, master of suspense Mary Kubica takes readers on a taut and twisted thrill ride that builds to a stunning conclusion.PRETTY BABYHeidi Wood has always been a charitable woman. Still, her husband and daughter are horrified when Heidi returns home one day with a young woman named Willow and her four-month-old baby in tow. Disheveled and apparently homeless, this girl could be a criminal—or worse. Nevertheless, Heidi invites Willow and the baby to take refuge in their home, despite her family&’s objections. As clues into Willow&’s past begin to surface, Heidi is forced to decide how far she&’s willing to go to help a stranger. What starts as an act of kindness quickly spirals into an unrelenting web of lies and a story far more twisted than anyone could have anticipated.Don't miss Mary Kubica's chilling upcoming novel, She's Not Sorry, where an ICU nurse accidentally uncovers a patient's frightening past...Look for these other edge-of-your-seat thrillers by New York Times bestselling author Mary Kubica: Every Last Lie When the Lights Go Out The Other Mrs. Local Woman Missing Just The Nicest Couple She's Not Sorry
Nothing Bad Happens Here
by Rachel Ekstrom CourageSun, sand, and secrets...&“Part mystery, part thriller... and absolutely pitch-perfect! A summer in Nantucket you won&’t forget!&” —Sarah Beth Durst, New York Times bestselling author of The Lake HouseA carefree New England vacation is just what sixteen-year-old Lucia needs to chase her sadness away. At least, according to her mom, who whisks them away for the summer with her ridiculously wealthy new boyfriend. Nothing bad happens in Nantucket, a charming island with cobblestone streets and million-dollar cottages.But when Lucia stumbles upon the body of a teenage girl on a beach, the discovery reopens old wounds from her past. With the dead girl's identity a mystery, Lucia takes it upon herself to investigate and crosses paths with Selah and her pack of devil-may-care besties. The three girls are beautiful, chaotic, and a little wild—and they help Lucia forget her crushing sense of grief and loneliness. But as Lucia becomes a part of their shimmering world, she begins to suspect that there are dark secrets hidden in this quiet enclave, and that uncovering them may be the key to solving the dead girl&’s murder. Not everything on this island is what it seems…