<b>A<i> NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW</i> BEST CRIME NOVEL OF THE YEAR</b><b><br /></b><b>A<i> CrimeReads </i>Best Crime Novel Notable selection </b><b><i></i><i></i><i></i><i></i><i></i><br /></b><b>Harry Bosch and LAPD Detective </b><b>Renée Ballard come together again on the murder case that obsessed Bosch's mentor, the man who trained him---new from #1 <i>New York Times </i>bestselling author Michael Connelly</b> <b><br /></b> <br />Back when Harry Bosch was just a rookie homicide detective, he had an inspiring mentor who taught him to take the work personally and light the fire of relentlessness for every case. Now that mentor, John Jack Thompson, is dead, and his widow gives Bosch a murder book, one that Thompson took with him when he left the LAPD twenty years before -- the unsolved killing of a troubled young man.<br /><br />Bosch takes the murder book to Detective Renée Ballard and asks her to help him discover what about this crime lit Thompson's fire all those years ago. As she begins her inqueries -- while still working her own cases on the midnight shift -- Ballad finds aspects of the initial investigation that just don't add up.<br /><br />The bond between Bosch and Ballard tightens as they become a formidable investigation team. And they soon arrive at a disturbing question: Did Thompson steal the murder book to work the case in retirement, or to make sure it never got solved? <br />Written with the intense pacing and masterful suspense that have made Michael Connelly "the hard-boiled fiction master of our time" (NPR),<i> The Night Fire</i> continues the unofficial partnership of two fierce detectives determined not to let the fire with burn out.

<b>#1 <i>New York Times </i>bestseller --</b><b>If the Women's Murder Club can't be together this Christmas, a killer is to blame. </b><b><br /></b>As the holidays approach, Detective Lindsay Boxer and her friends in the Women's Murder Club have much to celebrate. Crime is down. The medical examiner's office is quiet. Even the courts are showing some Christmas spirit. And the news cycle is so slow that journalist Cindy Thomas is on assignment to tell a story about the true meaning of the season for San Francisco. <br />Then a fearsome criminal known only as "Loman" seizes control of the headlines. Solving crimes never happens on schedule, but as this criminal mastermind unleashes credible threats by the hour, the month of December is upended for the Women's Murder Club. Avoiding tragedy is the only holiday miracle they seek.

<b>Virgil Flowers will have to watch his back--and his mouth--as he investigates a college culture war turned deadly in another one of Sandford's "madly entertaining Virgil Flowers mysteries" (<i>New York Times Book Review</i>).</b><br /><br />At the local state university, two feuding departments have faced off on the battleground of science and medicine. Each carries their views to extremes that may seem absurd, but highly educated people of sound mind and good intentions can reasonably disagree, right? <br /><br />Then a renowned and confrontational scholar winds up dead, and Virgil Flowers is brought in to investigate . . . and as he probes the recent ideological unrest, he soon comes to realize he's dealing with people who, on this one particular issue, are functionally crazy. Among this group of wildly impassioned, diametrically opposed zealots lurks a killer, and it will be up to Virgil to sort the murderer from the mere maniacs.

<p><b>Quiet towns keep big secrets.</b></p><p>Private investigator Jessica Shaw is leading a quiet life in a Californian desert community, where she spends her days working low-level cases. But when a former resident asks Jessica to help her sister, Rue Hunter—a convicted murderer whose execution is days away—Jessica can’t resist the offer.</p><p>Rue doesn't remember what happened the night two high school students were killed thirty years ago, but everybody in town is certain she’s guilty. As Jessica looks for answers, she finds that local rumors point one way and evidence points another. And nobody wants to face the truth. Meanwhile, Jessica can’t shake the feeling that someone is stalking her—now more than ever, she knows she can’t trust anyone.</p><p>As Jessica digs deeper, she encounters local secrets in unlikely places—including the police department itself. But the clock is ticking, and Jessica must find the truth fast—or Rue’s bad memory may be the death of them both.</p>

<b>Investigator Kendra Michaels -- whose former blindness has left her with uniquely insightful observational skills -- must put her life on the line to catch a terrifying murderer setting his sights on some of society's most vulnerable in this electrifying new novel from the #1 <i>New York Times </i>and Edgar Award winning writing duo Iris and Roy Johansen.</b> <b><br /></b> Dr. Kendra Michaels, blind for the first twenty years of her life before gaining her sight via a revolutionary surgical procedure, is a renowned investigator known for her razor-sharp senses--honed during her years in the dark--and keen deductive abilities. <br /> Now her skills are needed uncomfortably close to home. Two staff members have been murdered at a school for the blind where Kendra spent her formative years. But the murders are puzzlingly dissimilar: one victim was brutally stabbed, while the other was killed by a bullet to the head. Are the crimes related? Or is Kendra on the hunt for more than one dangerous killer? <br /> With the killer (or killers) still on the loose, Kendra must put her life on the line to unravel a terrifying conspiracy. But Kendra soon discovers that she herself may hold the key to the deadliest secret of all..

<b>A REESE WITHERSPOON x HELLO SUNSHINE BOOK CLUB PICK</b><b><br /></b><b>NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER</b><b><br /></b><b>A true-crime podcast sets a housewife's present life on a collision course with her secret past. One of the Year's Best Books (<i>Washington Post</i>, <i>New York Times Book Review</i>)</b><b><br /></b>The day Anna McDonald's quiet, respectable life exploded started off like all the days before: Packing up the kids for school, making breakfast, listening to yet another true crime podcast. Then her husband comes downstairs with an announcement, and Anna is suddenly, shockingly alone.<br />Reeling, desperate for distraction, Anna returns to the podcast. Other people's problems are much better than one's own -- a sunken yacht, a murdered family, a hint of international conspiracy. But this case actually is Anna's problem. She knows one of the victims from an earlier life, a life she's taken great pains to leave behind. And she is convinced that she knows what really happened.<br />Then an unexpected visitor arrives on her front stoop, a meddling neighbor intervenes, and life as Anna knows it is well and truly over. The devils of her past are awakened -- and in hot pursuit. Convinced she has no other options, she goes on the run, and in pursuit of the truth, with a washed-up musician at her side and the podcast as her guide.<br /><b>"Daredevil storytelling at its finest...Offers plot twists and zig-zags that take readers on a wild ride... A giddy celebration of the art of storytelling itself." --NPR's <i>Fresh Air</i></b>

<p><b>A <i>Washington Post</i>, <i>Wall Street Journal</i>, and Amazon Charts bestseller.</b></p><p><b>“Lisa Gray explodes onto the literary stage with this taut, edge-of-the-seat thriller, and her headstrong protagonist, Jessica Shaw, reminiscent of Lee Child’s Jack Reacher, delivers a serious punch.” —Robert Dugoni, <i>New York Times</i> bestselling author</b></p><p>Private investigator Jessica Shaw is used to getting anonymous tips. But after receiving a photo of a three-year-old kidnapped from Los Angeles twenty-five years ago, Jessica is stunned to recognize the little girl as herself.</p><p>Eager for answers, Jessica heads to LA’s dark underbelly. When she learns that her biological mother was killed the night she was abducted, Jessica’s determined to solve a case the police have forgotten. Meanwhile, veteran LAPD detective Jason Pryce is in the midst of a gruesome investigation into a murdered college student moonlighting as a prostitute. A chance encounter leads to them crossing paths, but Jessica soon realizes that Pryce is hiding something about her father’s checkered history and her mother’s death.</p><p>To solve her mother’s murder and her own disappearance, Jessica must dig into the past and find the secrets buried there. But the air gets thinner as she crawls closer to the truth, and it’s getting harder and harder to breathe.</p>

<b>A small-town cop seeks vengeance on twelve escaped inmates in this novel of “jaw-dropping twists . . . </b><b>crisp in execution and thrilling until the very end” (<i>The Wall Street Journal</i>).</b><br />  <br /> When twelve inmates pull off an audacious prison break, it liberates more than a thousand convicts into the nearby small town. The newly freed prisoners rape, murder, and destroy the quiet community—burning down homes and businesses. An immense search ensues, but the twelve who plotted it all get away.<br />  <br /> After two years, the local and federal police agencies have yet to find them. Then, the mayor calls in Leah Hawkins, a local cop who lost a loved one that terrible night. She’s placed on sabbatical to travel across the country learning advanced police procedures. But the sabbatical is merely a ruse. Her real job is to track down the infamous twelve—and kill them.<br />  <br /> Leah’s mission takes her from Florida to New York and from the beaches of California to an anti-government settlement deep in the Ozarks. But when the surviving fugitives realize what she’s up to, a race to kill or be killed ensues in this nonstop tale of vengeance from the Edgar Award–winning author of <i>The Butcher’s Boy</i>.<br />  <br /> “Leah proves to be both a brilliant detective and a cunning predator.” —<i>Associated Press</i><br />  <br /> “Perry is an expert storyteller . . . <i>A Small Town</i> unfolds like a 1950s film noir.” —<i>Wall Street Journal</i>

<b>Round and round she goes, blonde pigtails flying, her high-pitched giggle catching on the wind. But as the ride slows to a stop, her seat is suddenly empty. Little Lucy is gone…</b><br /><br />When seven-year-old Lucy Ross is snatched from the carousel in Denton city park, <b>Detective Josie Quinn</b> joins the frantic search. She’s the one who finds Lucy’s sparkly butterfly backpack abandoned by the ticket booth, a note with a devastating message stuffed inside: <b>answer your phone, or your sweet little darling will die…</b><br /><br />The next day, Lucy’s parents are filled with hope when they pick up a call which they think is from their babysitter – but instead it’s a chilling male voice on the line. Josie races to the babysitter’s small apartment only to find her lifeless body in a tangle of sheets on her bed.<br /><br />Josie is faced with the most high-stakes case of her career as each new phone call from someone connected to the family ends with the shocking discovery of another body. <b>This twisted killer wants revenge, and he won’t stop until the Ross family are in pieces…</b><br /><br />Something is telling Josie that Lucy’s parents aren’t giving her the whole truth, but digging deeper into their lives will force her to confront a life-changing secret of her own. <b>Does Josie have what it takes to crack this case? She has no choice if she’s going to bring Lucy home alive…</b><br /><br /><b>An absolutely unputdownable new crime thriller from an Amazon, <i>USA Today</i> and <i>Wall Street Journal</i> bestselling author. Readers who love Robert Dugoni, Angela Marsons and Rachel Caine will be hooked until the final, jaw-dropping page.</b><br /><br /><h2><b>Readers adore <i>Her Silent Cry</i>:</b></h2><br />‘<b>GO AND READ THIS NAIL-BITING, UNPUTDOWNABLE BOOK</b>.’ Goodreads reviewer, 5 stars<br /><br />‘<b>I read this book in</b> <b>one sitting, hooked from the first page</b>, spent most of this read <b>sat on the edge of my seat</b>. In places <b>I was shocked but kept on reading</b>. <b>I HAD TO KNOW</b>…<b> I</b> <b>did not want this book to end</b>… <b>Highly Recommended</b>. <b>Hell no, this is a</b> <b>MUST READ!</b>’ Goodreads reviewer, 5 stars<br /><br />‘<b>Wow! What a thrill ride</b>!... The reader gets <b>sucked into the drama</b>... The <b>surprises keep coming</b>. I was <b>literally glued to the pages of this book</b>.’ Goodreads reviewer, 5 stars<br /><br />‘<b>Wow </b>this book<b> had me on the edge of my seat holding my breath</b>… <b>Absolutely loved it</b> and found it <b>very hard to put down</b>… <i>Her Silent Cry</i> definitely gets <b>5 stars</b> from me it was <b>awesome</b>.’ <i>Bonnie’s Book Talk</i>, 5 stars<br /><br />‘<b>Fast pace </b>combined with a<b> suspenseful and twisted plot</b>, <b>filled with secrets</b>… <b>Intensity levels go through the roof</b>... I myself was <b>too busy flying through the pages</b> and enjoying myself to really stand still… If you are a fan of <b>intense and thrilling</b> detective thrillers that <b>pack a punch</b>, you should <b>definitely schedule yourself a meeting with Detective Josie Quinn soon!</b>’ <i>It’s All About Books,</i> 5 stars<br /><br />‘An <b>edge-of-your-seat nail-biter</b>, and <b>my most favorite Josie novel</b> to date!! A <b>great read</b>!! <b>Love, LOVE, LOVE</b> <b>this series!!... </b><b>I LOVED it!!</b>’ <i>Tropical Delusions</i>, 5 stars<br /><br />‘<b>5 stars plus</b> for this <b>great read</b>!! <b>I </b><b>couldn't swipe the pages fast enough</b>. I tried to put <i>Her Silent Cry </i>down and get some sleep - that didn't happen!!! Light was back on in 5 minutes, <b>I just had to know what happened</b>… <b>Twists and turns to make your head spin</b>… <b>Don’t miss this series!!</b>’ Goodreads reviewer, 5 stars<br /><br />‘<b>OMG</b>...<b> I</b> <b>can’t say enough good things</b> about this book… an <b>emotional roller coaster</b>… <b>so many twists and turns</b>… The ending definitely <b>threw me for a loop</b>. I would’ve never guessed it in a million years… <b>such a</b> <b>shocking twist</b>.’ Goodreads reviewer, 5 stars

<b>Sometimes figuring out the truth means going to the point of no return. For Mitchum, returning is not important. Read 3 exciting thrillers from the world's #1 bestselling writer! </b><br /><b>HIDDEN:</b> After being rejected from the Navy SEALs, Mitchum becomes his small town's unofficial private eye. But his investigation skills are put to the test when he must find his missing teenage cousin--and uncovers a government conspiracy in the process.<br /><b>MALICIOUS</b>: Mitchum is back. His brother's been charged with murder. Nathaniel swears he didn't kill anyone, but word on the street is that he was involved with the victim's wife. Now, Navy SEAL dropout Mitchum will break every rule to expose the truth--even if it destroys the people he loves.<br /><br /><b>MALEVOLENT:</b> Mitchum has never been more desperate. One by one his loved ones have become victims of carefully staged attacks. There's only one way to stop the ruthless mastermind intent on destroying everyone around him--to go on the most dangerous hunt of his life. <br />