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Something terrible has happened in the snowbound village of Kingdom Come, Wyoming, where 12 eerily identical houses stand dark and abandoned. Meals remain untouched on dining room tables, cars are still in garages, and the town's residents have vanished into thin air. This is the disturbing setting where vacationing medical examiner Maura Isles and her traveling companions find themselves trapped during a ferocious snowstorm.

In the murky shadows of an alley lies a female’s severed hand. On the tenement rooftop above is the corpse belonging to that hand, a red-haired woman dressed all in black, the body nearly decapitated. Two strands of silver hair — not human — cling to her body. They are Rizzoli’s only clues, but they’re enough for her and medical examiner Maura Isles to make a startling discovery: This violent death had a chilling prequel.

In Wyoming for a medical conference, Boston medical examiner Maura Isles joins a group of friends on a spur-of-the-moment ski trip. Days later, Boston homicide detective Jane Rizzoli is determined to learn what happened to her friend. The investigation plunges Jane into the twisted history of Kingdom Come, where a gruesome discovery lies buried beneath the snow.

No one takes readers to the dark side and back with more razor-sharp jolts and sheer suspense than the storytelling master behind Ice Cold and The Keepsake. When New York Times best-selling author Tess Gerritsen has a tale to tell, put yourself in her expert hands and prepare for the shocks and thrills that are certain to follow.

For the second time in his short life, Teddy Clock has survived a massacre. Two years ago, he barely escaped when his entire family was slaughtered. Now, at 14, in a hideous echo of the past, Teddy is the lone survivor of his foster family’s mass murder. Orphaned once more, the traumatized teenager has nowhere to turn - until the Boston PD puts Detective Jane Rizzoli on the case. Determined to protect this young man, Jane discovers that what seemed like a coincidence is one part of a killer’s mission.

Brought to you Penguin. The Summer Guests is the exhilarating and gripping new thriller from Sunday Times bestselling author of The Spy Coast. THE MARTINI CLUB ISN’T OPEN TO EVERYONE . . . Maggie Bird’s ‘book group’ is an unusual one – a group of retired spies living an anonymous life...

Boston Detective Jane Rizzoli is on the case of a big game hunter found dead in his apartment, alone with the body of a beautiful white snow leopard he had recently been commissioned to procure and stuff for a high-profile museum in the area. Medical examiner Maura Isles connects the case to a number of seemingly unrelated deaths where the victims have all been found hanging upside down, the hallmark of a leopard's kill.

Brought to you by Penguin. We’ve all done things we’re ashamed of . . . When Ava arrives at Brodie’s Watch, she thinks she has found the perfect place to hide from her past. Something terrible happened, something she is deeply ashamed of, and all she wants is to forget. But the old house...

In her most masterful novel of medical suspense, New York Times bestselling author Tess Gerritsen creates a villain of unforgettable evil--and the one woman who can catch him before he kills again. He slips into their homes at night and walks silently into bedrooms where women lie sleeping...

Jane Rizzoli and Maura Isles—the inspiration for the hit TNT series—continue their crime-solving streak. The bestselling author of The Surgeon returns—and so does that chilling novel’s diabolical villain. Though held behind bars, Warren Hoyt still haunts a helpless city, seeming to...

Boston Detective Jane Rizzoli is on the case of a big game hunter found dead in his apartment, alone with the body of a beautiful white snow leopard he had recently been commissioned to procure and stuff for a high-profile museum in the area. Medical examiner Maura Isles connects the case to a number of seemingly unrelated deaths where the victims have all been found hanging upside down, the hallmark of a leopard's kill.

Bondone, estremo lembo del Trentino, terra di boschi e di case addossate alla montagna. Qui, nel 1961, il confine è una ferita ancora aperta, nella lingua, nei cognomi della gente, e il lavoro del carbone scandisce una vita fatta di silenzi pieni di voci e ricordi di guerra che sono brace sotto la cenere. Così, quando Adele arriva all'Osteria della Rina, scarmigliata e con lo sguardo di chi fugge, il paese trattiene il fiato. È forestiera, e in un luogo dove ci si conosce tutti da generazioni, quella ragazza rappresenta un mistero e forse una minaccia.

While visiting Julian “Rat” Perkins, the 16-year-old boy with whom she survived a terrible ordeal, Maura Isles is startled to learn that all the students at Evensong are survivors of violence. Isolated in the Maine wilderness, the boarding school teaches its students the science and investigative skills needed for a high-level crime fighting career. Meanwhile in Boston, Detective Jane Rizzoli investigates the murder of Teddy Clock’s foster family, a slaughter that only Teddy survived.

Um grupo de turistas desembarca em Botsuana para um safári, sem imaginar que entre eles há um assassino cruel, um predador que, ao término de uma semana, transforma uma aventura na selva em um pesadelo. O que ele não sabe é que, nessa caçada humana, uma de suas presas consegue escapar. Seis anos depois, um homem é pendurado e eviscerado em sua própria casa em Boston.

New York Times bestselling author Tess Gerritsen knows how to expertly dissect a brilliantly suspenseful story, all the while keeping fascinated readers riveted to her side. By turns darkly enthralling and relentlessly surprising, The Keepsake showcases an author at the peak of her storytelling...

Jane Rizzoli and Maura Isles—the inspiration for the hit TNT series—continue their crime-solving streak. The bestselling author of The Surgeon returns—and so does that chilling novel’s diabolical villain. Though held behind bars, Warren Hoyt still haunts a helpless city, seeming to...

"Anni Novanta. Sarah Leroy e Angélique Courtin si sono conosciute all'età di sette anni al cimitero di Bouville-sur-Mer, piccolo paese sulla Manica. Nel giorno del funerale della mamma di Sarah, Angélique le si era avvicinata, aveva il profumo del mare e della cioccolata calda e il suo abbraccio è stato l'inizio della loro indissolubile amicizia. La solidarietà è l'unica cosa che salva dalle ingiustizie della vita, le aveva detto Angélique.

New York Times bestselling author Tess Gerritsen knows how to expertly dissect a brilliantly suspenseful story, all the while keeping fascinated readers riveted to her side. By turns darkly enthralling and relentlessly surprising, The Keepsake showcases an author at the peak of her storytelling...

L'anno è il 1969. Richard Nixon ha prestato giuramento come presidente, Neil Armstrong ha fatto un piccolo passo per l'uomo e un grande passo per l'umanità, e Maxine Simmons, ex reginetta di bellezza, donna esuberante e ospite impeccabile, sarebbe pronta ad accogliere a testa alta, per il giorno del Ringraziamento, la crema dell'alta società di Palm Springs. Ma ha appena scoperto che il marito intende lasciarla per la segretaria ragazzina, incinta di quel figlio che lei non è mai riuscita a dargli.

Jane Rizzoli and Maura Isles—the inspiration for the hit TNT series—continue their bestselling crime-solving streak. A blessed event becomes a nightmare for pregnant homicide detective Jane Rizzoli when she finds herself on the wrong side of a hostage crisis in this timely and relentless...