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Robert Sulzberger appeared to have a perfect life—a respected position in the City Council, a lovely family, a house with all the trimmings—but behind the façade, his life was crumbling. Drawn into a world of crime and corruption, Sulzberger couldn't find a way out. He couldn't escape. And when he tried to walk away, he found himself behind bars. The trial captures the media's attention, and the dark forces of politics are thrown into the limelight. As the son of a convicted serial killer, Tex Hunter knows just how dangerous those forces can be.

With advanced cybernetics showing up in the possession of low-level criminals, Luke Cage is hired to investigate a factory manufacturing medical devices in rural Virginia. Leaving Jessica Jones during a delicate moment in their relationship, he makes plans to travel south but is devastated to learn that a cousin who scoped out the plant for him has been found dead. The police report states it was an accident. But Luke has long known that official words are just that: words.

On a critical mission to Afghanistan to investigate the opium trade, Rex Dalton stumbles across spine-chilling deceit and corruption that snakes through the highest echelons of power in Afghanistan, America, and Europe. When urgent requests to his superiors to eradicate the drug empire fall on deaf ears, Dalton, with his military dog, Digger, at his side, takes matters into his own hands, stirring up a hornet's nest so deadly that even he, one of the world’s most lethal assassins, might not survive.

They tried to assassinate him. Big mistake. A secret organization controls the world from the shadows. Danny Pearson just became their biggest threat. A simple favour in Vienna. Pick up a package, get out clean. But when Danny arrives, a lethal Chinese assassin is already there—and he's not leaving witnesses.

When the body of a badly mutilated woman is discovered, Detective Jon Pilgrim realizes they’re hunting a disturbed new killer, with a particular hatred for women. But the victims personal life is full of twists and turns, leading to several potential suspects, and few answers. Elsewhere, Nathan is working with new team member Ellie investigating the murder of a rich but reclusive man. All signs point to an escaped convict who has a history with Nathan and Kate. Delving into the two horrific cases, secrets are uncovered and danger lurks around every corner.

The echoes of a murder reach deep into the halls of the U.S. Supreme Court in this electrifying new thriller featuring defense attorney Paul Madriani from New York Times bestselling author Steve Martini. Terry Scarborough is a legal scholar and provocateur who craves headline-making celebrity...

From #1 New York Times bestselling author and Edgar Award winner Alex Berenson, comes a supercharged espionage thriller about marriage and the dangerous secrets spouses keep. Rebecca and Brian Unsworth appear to have it all: a nice house in a Washington,?DC, suburb; two well-behaved teenagers...

There are excellent reasons why New York Times bestselling author Laura Lippman has won the Edgar, Agatha, Anthony, Nero Wolfe, and every other major award the mystery genre has to offer. To the Power of Three is just one of those reasons. Lippman’s brilliant and disturbing tale of three...

A seductive, cold-blooded assassin with a flawless record—especially when the target is male. Her specialty? Deletion. Silent. Precise. Final. With a sniper’s eye and a heart sealed by years of trauma and betrayal, Eve has made a career out of eliminating men who think they’re untouchable.

In Kentucky's mountains, ginseng is worth more than gold--and men will kill to control it. What begins as a fight over roots buried deep in the soil twists into something darker, where the harvesting no longer stops at plants. When the trade in wild collides with an even more sinister, lucrative market, trust disappears, bodies vanish and survival becomes the only rule.

While building his career as a private investigator in the Maine countryside, Ryan Tapia takes the case of Dr. Ed Healey, a local physician suffering from an acute case of cobalt poisoning. A mine has recently opened in Pushaw county, extracting the valuable minerals needed for batteries in electronic devices and electric cars. But a deadly "Fan" of poison is seeping out . . .

Eric Byte Johansson is the best at what he does. Hired by the most powerful people on the dark web, he makes problems disappear. His latest mission? A daring heist at the highly secured Swiss International Bank. With his brilliant mind and a team of professionals, Eric plans the perfect operation to steal the unstealable. But Detective Ava Reeves from INTERPOL’s Cyber Crime Division is hot on his trail. A talented investigator with a sharp eye, Ava knows there’s a mastermind behind a series of global cyber heists.

In the heart of Blake County, an unprecedented legal storm is brewing. A long-time US senator, Bill Collins, is at the epicenter of this maelstrom. A man of power and influence, he now stands indicted, accused of an unthinkable crime—conspiring in the region's most recent unsolved murders. Enter Maggie Reynolds: a top-notch trial lawyer, famous for handling high-profile criminal defense cases. In a surprise twist, she crosses the aisle to stand on an unfamiliar side of the courtroom. Tapped as a special prosecutor, Maggie finds herself leading the State's case against the senator.

Ex-cop John Jordan, now a prison chaplain in the Florida Panhandle, witnesses the bloody death of Potter Correctional Institution inmate Ike Johnson. But what exactly did he witness? Murder, accident, or suicide? Jordan discovers that in the closed society of captives and captors no act goes unseen, and no one takes kindly to a cop in a collar. He soon finds his reputation, his career, and even his life are at stake.

Written by a professional illusionist - based out of Branson, Missouri - this is a realistic account of a magician, Chance Powers, using his knowledge of theatrical illusion to expose fraud, outwit criminals, rescue friends, escape violence, and take down the boss of a New York City crime family. The adventures of Chance and his gorgeous assistant, Stephanie Reynolds, and robust stage manager, Narvel White, stay within the realm of possibility. The amazing things they do really could happen. The techniques they use are based on things the author has personally experienced.

Following the gruesome murder of his father and shady arrest of his brother, Michael Russo is forced to take over the Russo Crime family. His first objective as the Don of the Russo family is to avenge his father’s death and wipe out the gang that orchestrated the assassination. With the help of the other crime families of Devas, Michael executes his vengeance in a gruesome and pivotal fashion. Afterwards, he settles into the life of a Don and tries to focus on managing the family business.

“Powerful….A gripping tale that is a mystery only in the same sense as To Kill a Mockingbird was….Brilliant, insightful, moving.” —Chicago Sun-Times There are excellent reasons why New York Times bestselling author Laura Lippman has won the Edgar, Agatha, Anthony, Nero Wolfe, and...

Peter Russo escaped the full-scale onslaught launched by the Gambini Family, and is hiding out on the outskirts of Devas, hatching the best plan of counterattack his genius mind could offer. The Don of the Gambini crime family, having been defied once by the wily Russo Don, is hell bent on squishing this young foe at all costs, even if it means forging alliances with old enemies. Peter’s counter offensive offers a royal flush victory encased in a bloody web of violence, new alliances and fresh ''blood vendettas''.

Carmen Fenton is a waitress at Greyton’s Grill. She is also a student studying to earn a college degree in marketing. Upon graduation, she hopes to receive an internship with a marketing firm where she can eventually climb the corporate ladder. With the laborious hours that come along with being a waitress, she’s eager to graduate and start her career. Unaware of the competitive nature of the marketing business, she’s ill-prepared for practices that are often high-handed and cut-throat.