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Detective Easy Rawlins returns in a mystery set in 1961 Los Angeles as Easy accepts a job searching for a beautiful woman nicknamed Black Betty who works as a housekeeper in Beverly Hills.

Alex Cross's first case since joining the FBI has his new colleagues perplexed. Across the country, men and women are kidnapped in broad daylight and then disappear completely. These people are not being taken for ransom, Alex realizes. They are being bought and sold. And it seems The Wolf is...

The year is 2030. Annabeth works a stable job at CRONUS, a time travel company that caters to wealthy clients. Life is harsh, but she’s willing to keep her head down—until a vision of a past that never happened leads her to question everything she knows. They call it madness, but she’ll learn to call it memory.

As a rapper who hasn't been lost to the gimmick of autotunes and meaningless lyrics, Sinful K stays true to himself. With just sixteen bars, he can grab the attention of millions all across the world. While everyone hears what they consider dope music, Sinful is simply trying to escape past traumas by getting lost in his music. However, there is no amount of money or fame that could extinguish the pain and torture he's endured. The music only brings him peace for moments in time… what he desires is for his mind, body, and spirit to be on one accord, permanently.

Eighteen years have gone by since the separation, and now Journal is an adult. She's struggling out here in the real world, and in a very unhealthy relationship with her longtime boyfriend, Hakeem. Everything in her life changes the day that she meets Mr. Genesis Banks, better known as Slick.

A classic in the black literary tradition, The Spook who Sat by the Door is both a comment on the civil rights problems in the United States in the late 1960s and a serious attempt to focus on the issue of black militancy. Dan Freeman, the 'spook who sat by the door', is enlisted in the CIA's elitist espionage program. Upon mastering agency tactics, however, he drops out to train young Chicago blacks as 'Freedom Fighters' in this explosive, award-winning novel.

Devin "Smoke" Dillinger lives by a simple code—protect what's his at all costs. As the third oldest Dillinger and owner of a successful weapons distribution business, Smoke has a reputation that precedes him. He's a man of few attachments who prides himself on control, discipline, and keeping people at arm's length...until an unexpected visitor walks through his door.

There's no place like home for the holidays ... especially for Lesley Carver. Life in the big city just wasn't her jam and now she's back in Hickory Falls, working at the family diner and helping her mom after she took a tumble. Lesley longs to build a life here, working at the cafe, selling her handmade ornaments and ... er, apparently reviving her high school crush on her best friend’s older brother. Only one problem, her mom wants her to leave Hickory Falls far behind.

Fans of Verity will be engrossed by this unpredictable novel of suspense as a new bride’s fairytale marriage becomes a prison of secrets. From the New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of The Perfect Ruin, this insidiously sexy, twist-filled psycho-drama is reminiscent of the classic...

'MASSIVELY ENTERTAINING' BERNARDINE EVARISTO 'WARM, FUNNY, FULL OF HEART' DIANA EVANS, AUTHOR OF ORDINARY PEOPLE 'PROFOUNDLY MOVING' ANTONIA HODGSON, AUTHOR OF THE RAVEN SCHOLAR 'ABUNDANT IN LOVE, HEART AND SOUL' LISA OWENS, AUTHOR OF NOT WORKING 'HUGELY SATISFYING' BIDISHA 'A TRIUMPH' LISA...

A relationship is the last thing she wants right now. For her, business comes first, and mixing business with pleasure is something she vowed never to do. In his mind, relationships are just not built for men like him. But when fate aligns his paths with hers, all the walls he's had built up around his heart come crashing down. Things between them were only supposed to be professional. But what happens when they realize that keeping things strictly professional just isn't nearly enough?

A gruesome war results in the old gods' departure from earth. The only remnants of their existence lie in two girls. Twins, separated at birth. Goddesses who grow up believing that they are human. Daughters of Nri explores their epic journey of self-discovery as they embark on a path back to one another. Strong-willed Naala grows up seeking adventure in her quiet and small village. While the more reserved Sinai resides in the cold and political palace of Nri.

Walter Mosley's infamous detective Easy Rawlins is back, with a new mystery to solve on the sun-soaked streets of Southern California. Ezekiel "Easy" Porterhouse Rawlins is an unlicensed private investigator turned hard-boiled detective always willing to do what it takes to get things done in...

A mother’s worst nightmare. A husband’s darkest secret. A truth that will shatter everything. When seven-year-old Romello Armstrong vanishes during a playdate, his mother Tia’s world implodes. The press conference meant to find him only raises more questions. The community canvassing reveals disturbing secrets. And her seemingly supportive husband Murphy is hiding something that could destroy them all. But this is no ordinary kidnapping.

They were forgotten. Until someone chose to see them. In a city where survival comes before purpose, a group of young lives collide with something they've never truly known — structure, accountability, and belief. Under the guidance of Elijah Cross, what begins as a second chance becomes something far greater. But transformation doesn't go unnoticed. As pressure builds from outside forces — systems, opinions, and fear — their new life is put under scrutiny. One by one, they are tested. Together, they are challenged. When one them is taken, everything changes.

Southside Kings is the explosive entry point into a five-audiobook crime saga built on power, loyalty, and survival. This isn't the full story… this is where it begins. In South Jamaica Queens, the rules are simple—respect is earned, loyalty is everything, and betrayal is never forgotten. The Southside Kings didn't just rise… they took control. But when pressure builds and enemies start closing in, cracks begin to form from within.

You ever accidentally ended up in perfect sync?

Police Officer, Jabari Miller, finds himself at the center of a citywide storm after being involved in the shooting of an unarmed teenager. As protests and civil unrest sweep through Durham, North Carolina, Jabari faces intense public scrutiny and a high-stakes trial that weighs heavily on his mind.

In a bustling and class-divided Nigerian state, a strong-willed female detective is called to the mansion of a wealthy politician to investigate the disappearance of a house girl’s daughter. Olori’s four-year-old daughter, Frieda, has vanished. Working as a house girl for wealthy politician...

After experiencing her first heartbreak and ending a four-year relationship that went terribly wrong, Signy picks up the pieces of her broken heart and heads back home to her hometown. As a young woman trying to regain her bearings, she is knocked back off her rocker when she is put into a position that was not of her doing. Getting caught up with her father's transgressions was not on her bingo card.