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“Wildly entertaining.”—New York Times Book Review From the bestselling and award-winning author comes a wickedly clever and fast-paced novel of greed, revenge, obsession—and quite possibly the perfect murder. Simon and Vicky couldn’t seem more normal: a wealthy Chicago couple, he a...

From the bestselling author of Look Closer comes a new domestic thriller about betrayal and murder inside one twisted family Siblings Allison and Luke have been through a lot together. They’ve always stood by each other. They’d do anything for each other. When Allison’s husband, Finley...

Generally naive about their world, children are thought to be nearly incapable of serious wrongdoing and are rarely suspects in violent crimes. Yet, from the 1960s to the mid-90s, the U.S. saw several waves of juvenile murders that caused widespread public concern. The phenomenon created longstanding debates about the sources or causes of a child killer's mindset. Some blame external triggers like video games, rock music or pornography, while others argue the causes are deeper issues, such as an underdeveloped brain experiencing abuse and neglect.

A guy is walking down the street and falls in a hole. He can’t get out and calls for help. A doctor comes by, drops down a script, and says he will consult with his colleagues. The guy says thanks but I’m still stuck in this hole. A minister comes by and wants to help. He drops down a prayer and says he’ll have his congregation pray for him. The guy says thanks, but I’m still stuck in this hole. I come by and see him huddled up against himself. I ask what’s going on, he tells me, and I jump in the hole. He says, “Great, now we are both stuck down here!”

On a hot summer night in 1980, two-year-old Audrey Culter was snatched from her bedroom and never seen again. Twenty-six years later, her brother, Sammy, fatefully crosses paths with the man the police failed to convict for her abduction and murder. A few weeks later, that man is dead, murdered. Private attorney Jason Kolarich is engaged to defend Audrey's brother. But can he trust the people who hired him?

Set in the adrenaline-fueled timeline between the novels Threshold and Ragnarok, this compilation is an electrifying journey through time and danger. Embark on a globe-trotting adventure that spans continents and eras, from the radioactive wastelands of Chernobyl to the menacing depths of the Superstition Mountains. Witness as each member of the Chess Team—King, Queen, Rook, Bishop, Knight, and Deep Blue—faces their own harrowing challenges, encounters unimaginable horrors, and battles against the clock to save not just themselves but the very fabric of the world.

Er lebt in seiner eigenen Welt, abgeschottet, scheinbar ohne Empfindung. Doch dann wird der Kriegsveteran Tommy des Mordes an einer Studentin...

These are stories of two brothers and their family, their planes, and their lives in the airspace over Scottsdale and the State of Arizona. Looking back, these times sound like fantasies, but they were not long ago. They remind us that amid Arizona’s frenzied growth, there are still remote pieces of landscape and airspace that beckon those who would live and fly there, like David and Michael Ellis.

Discover the creative processes and intriguing inspirations behind the work of leading fantasy artist John Howe - conceptual designer on The Lord of the Rings movie trilogy - in this enhanced, immersive audiobook.

Breaking away from the historically dominant narrative that White females make the best teachers, this book contends that effective teachers can be both "windows" and "mirrors" for students. Teachers should reflect the student population in racial and cultural terms while also serving as windows for students to see opportunities that lie outside of their immediate circumstances.

Marty Kalish is a young man suffocating in the heat of an affair with a married woman named Rachel. When Rachel's husband disappears one night, Marty is one of the first to be questioned. With few likely suspects, the police arrest him for murder. We want him to be innocent, but the more he tells us, the more we fear he is guilty. And as the twists and turns of the plot unfold, we can't be completely sure.

Attorney Paul Riley has built a lucrative career on his famous prosecution of Terry Burgos, a serial killer who emulated the lyrics of a violent song to gruesomely murder six girls, including the daughter of billionaires Harland and Natalia Bentley. Now, fifteen years later, the police are confronted with a new series of murders - and the grisly second verse to the song. Riley is the first to realize that the two cases are connected and that the line between copycat and cover-up has been blurred.

Jason Kolarich has spent the past year struggling to recover from the horrific deaths of his wife and baby daughter. On the night of their deaths, Kolarich was at the office, awaiting a call from a confidential informant named Ernesto Ramirez — a call that never came. Kolarich blames himself not only for the deaths of his wife and child, but for the informant’s murder as well. He can’t bring back his family, but he can find out who killed Ramirez and bring the killer to justice.

La nuit, Sapphire se déhanche sans honte sur la scène du Gentlemen's Jewels. Le jour, elle redevient Rafaëlla Gonzalez et s'occupe avec acharnement de son fils, Aljan, et de sa sœur Angelina. Ruslan Volkov a mis entre parenthèses sa carrière de flic et a quitté New York dans l'espoir de retrouver Irina, disparue deux ans plus tôt. Sa piste ? Andrei Kosma, proche de Poliakov, nouveau client du club de strip-tease le plus huppé de Pittsburgh.

Jenna Murphy is geboren in Bridgehampton, een kuststadje ten noorden van New York. Nu is ze er terug, om er te werken als rechercheur. Een bitterzoet moment, want het volgt op de mislukking van haar loopbaan bij de politie van New York. Bridgehampton wordt opgeschrikt door een brutale moord. Jenna is meteen geïntrigeerd: het huis aan Ocean Drive 7, waar het slachtoffer gevonden is, staat bekend als een spookhuis.

Abbie, Winnie, Serena en Bryah besluiten tot een spontane vakantie naar Monte Carlo. Ze geven zich volledig over aan de luxe van het hotel, het zwembad, de sashimi, de champagne - en de mannen. Hun weekend van grenzeloos genot neemt echter een duistere wending als ze wakker worden op een jacht, omsingeld door de politie. De vrouwen worden gearresteerd en beschuldigd van verschrikkelijke misdaden die ze niet hebben begaan - toch?

Vom Opfer zum Schöpfer: Verantwortung übernehmen und dein Leben in die Hand nehmen ist ein inspirierender Ratgeber für alle, die ihr Leben aktiv gestalten und innere Blockaden überwinden wollen. In diesem Buch lernst du, wie du die Opferrolle hinter dir lassen und die volle Verantwortung für dein Leben übernehmen kannst – egal, ob es um persönliche Ziele, Beziehungen oder berufliche Herausforderungen geht.

A deadly showdown at the end of the world is just the opening move in Dane Maddock’s war with the shadowy Prometheus group. Joined by archaeologists Jade Ihara and Nick Kismet, Prometheus’ sworn enemy, Maddock and Bones make a perilous descent into the world of the arcane. Who will win the race to possess the lost elemental relics?

A USA TODAY Bestseller Bestselling and award-winning author David Ellis delivers a fast-paced, twisty thriller that will surprise readers at every turn. Leo Balanoff is a crusading attorney with unthinkable skeletons in his closet. He's also a diagnosed pathological liar. When a predatory...

It is summertime in a small town in Texas. To keep the children of the community entertained, the town librarian has asked her father to come and tell them a story. The old man, known as Hank, is a bit nervous but agrees. Hank begins to tell his mystical fairy tale about a young boy, a princess, a talking sword, and an evil dragon. Hank is a masterful storyteller. In no time at all, he captures the hearts and imaginations of the children and the adults gathered in the library.