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Chasing endless summer
Par V. C Andrews. 2024
A young girl trapped in a labyrinthine mansion may finally get the family she longs for when her estranged father…
reappears in her life in this new novel from the world of the #1 New York Times bestselling author of the Flowers in the Attic and Landry series—now popular Lifetime movies. After the tragic death of her mother and a long period of isolation under the thumb of a cruel grandfather, young Caroline Bryer has little to hope for in her life in the foreboding Southerland mansion. Her only companion, her enigmatic cousin, Simon, may be a wolf in sheep's clothing and is not to be trusted. But when Caroline's estranged father suddenly resurfaces with news of a new wife and stepchildren in Hawaii that she'll finally be allowed to visit, Caroline dares to hope for a new, normal life. Desperate for her father's love, Caroline will do anything to stay in this new home. But her troublesome stepsister has other plans, and Caroline cannot tell who to trust and who to run from. Will her new stepbrother and stepsister be a light in her dark life, or will they blot out the last slivers of sun forever?Lone wolf (Orphan X #9)
Par Gregg Hurwitz. 2024
This program is read by multi-award-winning narrator Scott Brick. "The winning combination of Gregg Hurwitz and Scott Brick returns for…
another action-packed listen featuring Evan Smoak.... Brick is so convincing at embodying Smoak that listeners will be forgiven for thinking they too could take on four bad guys to protect a good guy in need of help." — AudioFile on Prodigal Son Once a black ops government assassin known as Orphan X, Evan Smoak left the Program, went deep underground, and reinvented himself as someone who will go anywhere and risk everything to help the truly desperate who have nowhere else to turn. Since then, Evan has fought international crime syndicates and drug cartels, faced down the most powerful people in the world and even brought down a President. Now struggling with an unexpected personal crisis, Evan goes back to the very basics of his mission - and this time, the truly desperate is a little girl who wants him to find her missing dog. Not his usual mission, and not one Evan embraces with enthusiasm, but this unlikely, tiny job quickly explodes into his biggest mission yet, one that finds him battered between twisted AI technocrat billionaires, a mysterious female assassin who seems a mirror of himself, and personal stakes so gut-wrenching he can scarcely make sense of them . Evan's mission pushes him to his limit - he must find and take down the assassin known only as the Wolf, before she succeeds in completing her mission and killing the people who can identify her - a teenaged daughter of her last target, and Evan himself. Matched skill for skill, instinct for instinct, Evan must outwit an opponent who will literally stop at nothing if he is to survive. A Macmillan Audio production from Minotaur BooksDead man's hand: A pike logan novel (Pike Logan #18)
Par Brad Taylor. 2024
New York Times bestselling author and former special forces officer Brad Taylor is back with a propulsive and topical edge-of-your-seat…
thriller featuring Pike Logan as he goes head-to-head with Putin's henchmen. To finally end the war between their nations, a rogue band of Ukranian partisans known as the Wolves teams up with members of Russia's military intelligence to assassinate Vladimir Putin. But Putin is aware of the traitors in his midst and assigns the loyal commander of the Russian National Guard to root them out. It's a mission Victor Petrov is expected to undertake after he prevents Sweden from joining NATO—by assassinating a deputy minister of foreign affairs. After receiving intelligence about the threat in Sweden, the United States sends Pike Logan to identify Petrov's target—only for him to get caught in the crossfire between Putin's agents and the Wolves. When the smoke clears, Pike makes no effort to stop the Wolves on their ultimate mission, believing it just, until he discovers that their operation has unimaginable consequences. For Putin is preparing a devastating endgame: activating the Dead Man's Hand nuclear response that will launch Russia's missiles in the event of his deathEveryone who can forgive me is dead: A novel
Par Jenny Hollander. 2024
What if everything you know about the worst night of your life turns out not to be true? Nine years…
ago, with the world's eyes on her, Charlie Colbert fled. The press and the police called Charlie a "witness" to the nightmarish events at her elite graduate school on Christmas Eve—events known to the public as "Scarlet Christmas"—though Charlie knows she was much more than that. Now, Charlie has meticulously rebuilt her life: She's the editor-in-chief of a major magazine, engaged to the golden child of the publishing industry, and hell-bent on never, ever letting her guard down again. But when a buzzy film made by one of Charlie's former classmates threatens to shatter everything she's worked for, Charlie realizes how much she's changed in nine years. Now, she's not going to let anything—not even the people she once loved most—get in her way. A Macmillan Audio production from Minotaur BooksSupplication: A Novel
Par Nour Abi-Nakhoul. 2024
"Astonishing." -Claudia Dey, author of Daughter. A hallucinatory horror novel set deeply in the consciousness of a woman exploring a…
changed and frightening world.Our protagonist comes to in a basement, tied to a chair, with a man looming over her. But someone has a knife. We follow her as she emerges from captivity into an unnamed, nightmarish city, seeking some meaning to her new reality. As figures emerge from the night, some offering sanctuary, and others judgement, she keeps moving, making her way through this fever dream of a narrative. SUPPLICATION is a haunting, embodied tale of alienation, fear, and the quest for respite.#crimetime: An audio original
Par Jeneva Rose. 2023
"This is a modern, madcap mystery and best-of-the-best addition to the emerging audio original genre." — Booklist The first audio…
original from Jeneva Rose, the author of blockbuster bestseller The Perfect Marriage , #CrimeTime is a full-cast mystery written with her husband, Drew Pyne, perfect for fans of Only Murders in the Building and Finley Donovan Is Killing It . Going viral has never been so dangerous. Nadiya loves her privacy: living alone and writing a popular series of crime novels under a pen name, she's worked hard to build the quiet life she cherishes. But all that changes when her long-lost half-brother Chase comes to town, needing a place to stay until he can get back on his feet. Chase's dream job is Nadiya's worst nightmare: he's an aspiring TikTok star, oversharing on the internet at every opportunity. When a burglary occurs in the apartment upstairs, Chase decides to film and post all the action. Unbeknownst to him, this was not a random break-in, but a targeted operation run by dangerous criminals. Overnight, Chase's videos go viral, garnering millions of views and amassing a huge following of loyal #Chasers. It's everything he's ever dreamt of, expect the attention has brought the wrong kind of heat. Chase and Nadiya are plunged into a world of organized crime, and together, they must uncover the truth and clear their names before they become the next victims. Performed by a full cast and filled with both laugh-out-loud banter and shocking twists, #CrimeTime is a delightful romp through the murky, unpredictable realms of crime, family, and the TikTok algorithmOne wrong word: A novel
Par Hank Phillippi Ryan. 2024
A heart-racing new psychological thriller from USA Today bestselling and multiple award-winning author, Hank Phillippi Ryan. One wrong word can…
ruin your life. And no one knows that better than savvy crisis management expert Arden Ward. Problem is, she's now forced to handle a shocking crisis of her own. Unfairly accused of having an affair with a powerful client, Arden's life and dreams are about to crash and burn. Then, Arden is given an ultimatum. She has just two weeks to save her career and her reputation. Is Cordelia Bannister the answer to her prayers? Cordelia needs Arden's help for her husband Ned, a Boston real estate mogul. Though he was recently acquitted in a fatal drunk driving accident, his reputation is ruined, and the fallout is devastating not only to the Bannisters' lives, but the lives of their two adorable children. Arden devotes her skill and determination—and maybe her final days on the job—to helping this shattered family, but soon, revelations begin to emerge about what really happened the night of the accident. And then—another car crash throws Ned back into the spotlight. This case is Arden's final chance to protect her own future and clear her name. But the more she tries to untangle the truth, the more she's haunted by one disturbing question—what if she's also protecting a killer? Gossip. Lies. Rumors. Words like that can hurt you. And Arden knows the reality. Sometimes one wrong word can kill. A Macmillan Audio production from Tor ForgeThe Land of Lost Things: A Novel (The Book of Lost Things #2)
Par John Connolly. 2023
The redemptive power of stories and family is revealed in New York Times bestselling author John Connolly&’s atmospheric tale set…
in the same magical universe as the &“enchanting, engrossing, and enlightening&” (Sun-Sentinel, Fort Lauderdale) The Book of Lost Things.&“Twice upon a time—for that is how some stories should continue…&” Phoebe, an eight-year-old girl, lies comatose following a car accident—a body without a spirit. Ceres, her mother, can only sit by her bedside and read aloud the fairy stories Phoebe loves in the hope they might summon her back to this world. But an old house on the hospital grounds, a property connected to a book written by a vanished author, is calling to Ceres. Something wants her to enter, to journey to a land colored by the memories of childhood, and the folklore beloved of her father—a land of witches and dryads, giants and mandrakes; a land where old enemies are watching and waiting… The Land of Lost Things.Distant Sons: A Novel
Par Tim Johnston. 2023
The paths of two young men collide and spark unexpected violence in a Wisconsin town where three boys went missing…
in the 1970s in this "intricate, haunting novel" (Michael Koryta, author of An Honest Man).What if? What if Sean Courtland&’s old Chevy truck had broken down somewhere else? What if he&’d never met Denise Givens, a waitress at a local tavern, and gotten into a bar fight defending her honor? Or offered a ride to Dan Young, another young man like Sean, burdened by secrets and just drifting through the small Wisconsin town? Instead, Sean enlists Dan&’s help with a construction job in the basement of a local—the elderly, reclusive Marion Devereaux—and gradually the two men come to realize that they&’ve washed up in a place haunted by the disappearance of three young boys decades earlier. As Sean and Dan&’s friendship deepens, and as Sean gets closer to Denise and her father, they come to the attention of a savvy local detective, Corrine Viegas, who has her own reasons for digging into Dan&’s past—and for being unable to resist the pull of the town&’s unsolved mystery. And with each chance connection, an irreversible chain of events is set in motion that culminates in shattering violence and the revelation of long-buried truths. Gripping and immersive, this crime novel by bestselling author Tim Johnston becomes so much more: a book about friendship and love and good hard work—and a masterful read about how the most random intersection of lives can have consequences both devastating and beautiful.New York Times bestselling author of THE GOOD GIRL Mary Kubica is back with another exhilarating thriller as a widow&’s…
pursuit of the truth leads her to the darkest corners of the psyche.Clara Solberg&’s world shatters when her husband and their four-year-old daughter are in a car crash, killing Nick while Maisie is remarkably unharmed. The crash is ruled an accident…until the coming days, when Maisie starts having night terrors that make Clara question what really happened on that fateful afternoon.Tormented by grief and her obsession that Nick&’s death was far more than just an accident, Clara is plunged into a desperate hunt for the truth. Who would have wanted Nick dead? And, more important, why? Clara will stop at nothing to find out—and the truth is only the beginning of this twisted tale of secrets and deceit.Told in the alternating perspectives of Clara&’s investigation and Nick&’s last months leading up to the crash, master of suspense Mary Kubica weaves her most chilling thriller to date—one that explores the dark recesses of a mind plagued by grief and shows that some secrets might be better left buried.Don't miss Mary Kubica's chilling upcoming novel, She's Not Sorry, where an ICU nurse accidentally uncovers a patient's frightening past...And look for the new editions of The Good Girl, Pretty Baby, Don&’t You Cry and The Other Mrs. featuring brand new covers!More edge-of-your-seat thrillers by New York Times bestselling author Mary Kubica: The Good Girl Pretty Baby Don&’t You Cry When the Lights Go Out Local Woman Missing Just The Nicest Couple The Other Mrs. She&’s not SorryCommitment: A novel
Par Mona Simpson. 2023
A NEW YORKER AND LOS ANGELES TIMES BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR • A masterful and engrossing novel about a single…
mother&’s collapse and the fate of her family after she enters a California state hospital in the 1970s.&“A sweeping family epic that took me from one American coast to another…Simpson is so attuned to the family heart.&” —Weike Wang, author of Joan Is OkayWhen Diane Aziz drives her oldest son, Walter, from Los Angeles to college at UC Berkeley, it will be her last parental act before falling into a deep depression. A single mother who maintains a wishful belief that her children can attain all the things she hasn&’t, she&’s worked hard to secure their future in caste-driven 1980s Los Angeles, gaining them illegal entry to an affluent public school. When she enters a state hospital, her closest friend tries to keep the children safe and their mother&’s dreams for them alive.At Berkeley, Walter discovers a passion for architecture just as he realizes his life as a student may need to end for lack of funds. Back home in LA, his sister, Lina, who works in an ice-cream parlor while her wealthy classmates are preparing for Ivy league schools, wages a high stakes gamble to go there with them. And Donny, the little brother everybody loves, begins to hide in plain sight, coding, gaming, and drifting towards a life on the beach, where he falls into an escalating relationship with drugs.Moving from Berkeley and Los Angeles to New York and back again, this is a story about one family trying to navigate the crisis of their lives, a crisis many know first-hand in their own families or in those of their neighbors. A resonant novel about family and duty and the attendant struggles that come when a parent falls ill, Commitment honors the spirit of fragile, imperfect mothers and the under-chronicled significance of friends, in determining the lives of our children left on their own. With Commitment, Mona Simpson, one of the foremost chroniclers of the American family in our time, has written her most important and unforgettable novel.The Truants: 'one Of The Standout Books Of The Summer' Stylist
Par Kate Weinberg. 2019
One of the New York Times Book Review's Top Ten Best Crime Novels of 2020One of USA Today's Best Books…
2020"[A] hypnotic debut. . . .[An] uncommonly clever whodunit."--New York Times Book ReviewPerfect for lovers of Agatha Christie and The Secret History, The Truants is a seductive, unsettling, and beautifully written debut novel of literary suspense--a thrilling exploration of deceit, first love, and the depths to which obsession can drive us.People disappear when they most want to be seen.Jess Walker has come to a concrete campus under the flat gray skies of East Anglia for one reason: to be taught by the mesmerizing and rebellious Dr. Lorna Clay, whose seminars soon transform Jess's thinking on life, love, and Agatha Christie. Swept up in Lorna's thrall, Jess falls in with a tightly knit group of rule-breakers--Alec, a courageous South African journalist with a nihilistic streak; Georgie, a seductive, pill-popping aristocrat; and Nick, a handsome geologist with layers of his own.But the dynamic between the friends begins to darken, until a tragedy shatters their friendships and love affairs, and reveals a terrible secret. Soon Jess must face the question she fears most: what is the true cost of an extraordinary life?An Entertainment Weekly Best Book of JanuaryA USA Today Must-Read Book of WinterAn Observer Book of the Year (UK)A Marie Claire Top 5 Christmas Read (UK)A Times Best New Crime Novel (UK)A Guardian Top 10 Golden Age Detective NovelAn Irish Times Best Debut of 2019An Apple Books Pick for JanuaryReagan Through the Looking Glass (Hacking Wonderland #1)
Par Allyson Lindt. 2017
To most people, Jabberwock is a myth.A horror story that politicians and CEO's tell their interns, about a mysterious figure…
who pulls the strings of the world's most powerful, from the shadowy corners of the deep web.Reagan knows he's real. Jabberwock is the reason people around her are dying. Two men insist they can keep her safe and help her find answers. Hare is sweet, soft-spoken, and introduces her to a wicked walk on the wild side, spiced with temptation and thrill.Hatter has kept secrets from her since they met. But he speaks her language, and a single touch from him ignites her desire.As she follows the tracks down the rabbit hole, Reagan is dropped headfirst into a world of the dangerous and surreal, where everything and everyone has a price. And her time is running out to discover if it's the Hatter or the Hare who owns Jabberwock's bounty on her.Publisher’s Note: This book was previously released under the same title. It is part one of a duet. It does not stand alone. Book two is The Hatter and The Hare.Other Books By Allyson LindtValkyrie's Legacy Series (Urban Fantasy)Valkyrie RebornValkyrie HuntedValkyrie ConcealedValkyrie CrownedThree Player Co-op (Ménage Romance)Looking For ItWaiting For ItAsking For ItRunning For ItFighting For ItGame for Cookies Series (Ménage Romance)Seduction GamesControl GamesTwo Plus One (Ménage Romance)Their NerdTheir Matchmaker3d20 Series (Ménage Romance)Roll Against TrustRoll Against RegretRoll Against DiscoveryRoll Against BetrayalSubscribe, Live, Love Series (Ménage Romance)Red HuntedRed ConsumedBeauty ClaimedBeauty AwakenedUbiquity Series (Urban Fantasy Reverse Harem)Seductive SoulSoul ReaperSoul BetrayerTruth's Harem Series (Urban Fantasy Reverse Harem)Fate's IllusionInnovation's MuseApathy's HeroRidden Hard (M/F Contemporary Romance)Hard FlipHard PackRiding the WaveDrive Me WildLove Equation (Contemporary Romance)RivalCharmed by the GeeksRegretRestraintLove Games (M/F Contemporary Romance)His ReputationHer AirmanHis CosplayerLove Hack (M/F Contemporary Romance)His HackerHis InfatuationHer SurrenderHacking Wonderland (Suspense)Reagan through the Looking GlassThe Hatter and the HarePainting the Roses RedReigning HeartsNull Equation (Dystopian Romance)Over ExposedOver StimulatedOver SharedStand Alone TitlesSeeking More (M/F New Adult Romance)Destined for Temptation (Paranormal Romance)The Hatter and The Hare (Hacking Wonderland #2)
Par Allyson Lindt. 2017
Hatter has made a career of keeping people at arm's length. He doesn't expect Reagan to throw a wrench in…
his plans, though. Intoxicating, brilliant, and incredible in bed, she's knocked him off-kilter in a way he never expected.Hare has been called a lot of names in his time—fanatical, mad, and obsessive are at the top of the list. But he's so close to getting what he wants. No one stands in his way, until Reagan. Her view of the world is an odd blend of rose-colored cynicism, and the things she lets him—begs him to—do her body, haunt his dreams and darkest fantasies. But she could ruin his life if he doesn't move the chess pieces right.Both men will risk their livelihoods, connections, and power to have her, but only one will kill if he can't.Publisher’s Note: This book was previously published under the same name. It is part two of a duet. It does not stand alone. Book 1 is Reagan Through the Looking Glass. Other Books By Allyson LindtValkyrie's Legacy Series (Urban Fantasy)Valkyrie RebornValkyrie HuntedValkyrie ConcealedValkyrie CrownedThree Player Co-op (Ménage Romance)Looking For ItWaiting For ItAsking For ItRunning For ItFighting For ItGame for Cookies Series (Ménage Romance)Seduction GamesControl GamesTwo Plus One (Ménage Romance)Their NerdTheir Matchmaker3d20 Series (Ménage Romance)Roll Against TrustRoll Against RegretRoll Against DiscoveryRoll Against BetrayalSubscribe, Live, Love Series (Ménage Romance)Red HuntedRed ConsumedBeauty ClaimedBeauty AwakenedUbiquity Series (Urban Fantasy Reverse Harem)Seductive SoulSoul ReaperSoul BetrayerTruth's Harem Series (Urban Fantasy Reverse Harem)Fate's IllusionInnovation's MuseApathy's HeroRidden Hard (M/F Contemporary Romance)Hard FlipHard PackRiding the WaveDrive Me WildLove Equation (Contemporary Romance)RivalCharmed by the GeeksRegretRestraintLove Games (M/F Contemporary Romance)His ReputationHer AirmanHis CosplayerLove Hack (M/F Contemporary Romance)His HackerHis InfatuationHer SurrenderHacking Wonderland (Suspense)Reagan through the Looking GlassThe Hatter and the HarePainting the Roses RedReigning HeartsNull Equation (Dystopian Romance)Over ExposedOver StimulatedOver SharedStand Alone TitlesSeeking More (M/F New Adult Romance)Destined for Temptation (Paranormal Romance)Ice Storm (The Ice Series #4)
Par Anne Stuart. 2007
RITA Award-winner Anne Stuart sends The Ice Series heads to London, where a shadowy world of mercenaries and assassins provides…
the backdrop for old flames sparked anew.Behind her mask is a deadly secret…The powerful head of the covert mercenary organization The Committee, Isobel Lambert is a sleek, sophisticated professional who comes into contact with some of the most dangerous people in the world. But beneath Isobel&’s cool exterior a ghost exists, haunting her with memories of another life...a life that ended long ago.But Isobel&’s past and present are about to collide when Serafin, mercenary, assassin and the most dangerous man in the world, makes a deal with The Committee.Previously published.Chasing Endless Summer (Sutherland Series, The)
Par V. C. Andrews. 2024
A young girl trapped in a labyrinthine mansion may finally get the family she longs for when her estranged father…
reappears in her life in this new novel from the world of the #1 New York Times bestselling author of the Flowers in the Attic and Landry series—now popular Lifetime movies. After the tragic death of her mother and a long period of isolation under the thumb of a cruel grandfather, young Caroline Bryer has little to hope for in her life in the foreboding Southerland mansion. Her only companion, her enigmatic cousin, Simon, may be a wolf in sheep&’s clothing and is not to be trusted. But when Caroline&’s estranged father suddenly resurfaces with news of a new wife and stepchildren in Hawaii that she&’ll finally be allowed to visit, Caroline dares to hope for a new, normal life. Desperate for her father&’s love, Caroline will do anything to stay in this new home. But her troublesome stepsister has other plans, and Caroline cannot tell who to trust and who to run from. Will her new stepbrother and stepsister be a light in her dark life, or will they blot out the last slivers of sun forever?Nobody's Angel
Par Jack Clark. 2010
QUENTIN TARANTINO on NOBODY'S ANGEL: &“My favorite fiction novel this year was written by a taxi driver who used to…
hand it out to his passengers. It&’s a terrific story and character study of a cabbie in Chicago during a time when a serial killer is robbing and murdering cabbies. Kudos to Hard Case Crime for publishing Mr. Clark&’s book.&”TWO KILLERS STALK THE STREETS OF CHICAGO—CAN ONE TAXI DRIVER CORNER THEM BOTH?Eddie Miles is one of a dying breed: a Windy City hack who knows every street and back alley of his beloved city and takes its recent descent into violence personally. But what can one driver do about a killer targeting streetwalkers or another terrorizing cabbies? Precious little—until the night he witnesses one of them in action...Everybody Knows: A Novel
Par Jordan Harper. 2023
In this &“dazzling&” (New York Times Book Review) mystery from an Edgar Award winning author, a fearless black-bag publicist exposes…
the belly of the L.A. beast.A New York Times Best Crime Book of the Year • A NYTBR Editors' Choice Selection • An ABA January 2023 Indie Next List Pick • Recommended by New York Times Book Review • NPR/Fresh Air • Wall Street Journal • Washington Post • LA Times • CrimeReads • The Boston Globe • South Florida Sun Sentinel • Alta Online • Lit Hub• Kirkus Reviews• Publishers Weekly• NBC/TODAY and many more! Welcome to Mae Pruett&’s Los Angeles, where &“Nobody talks. But everybody whispers.&” As a &“black-bag&” publicist tasked not with letting the good news out but keeping the bad news in, Mae works for one of LA&’s most powerful and sought-after crisis PR firms, at the center of a sprawling web of lawyers, PR flaks, and private security firms she calls &“The Beast.&” They protect the rich and powerful and depraved by any means necessary. After her boss is gunned down in front of the Beverly Hills Hotel in a random attack, Mae takes it upon herself to investigate and runs headfirst into The Beast&’s lawless machinations and the twisted systems it exists to perpetuate. It takes her on a roving neon joyride through a Los Angeles full of influencers pumped full of pills and fillers; sprawling mansions footsteps away from sprawling homeless encampments; crooked cops and mysterious wrecking crews in the middle of the night. Edgar Award-winner Jordan Harper&’s Everybody Knows is addicting and alarming, a &“juggernaut of a novel&” and &“an absolute tour de force.&” It is what the crime novel can achieve in the modern age: portray the human lives at the center of vast American landscapes, and make us thrill at their attempts to face impossible odds. "The book everybody's been waiting for" —Michael Connelly "An absolute tour de force"—S. A. Cosby "The best mystery novel I've read in years" —James PattersonBreakheart Hill
Par Thomas H. Cook. 1995
A small-town doctor is haunted by the decades-old murder of his first love in this &“novel of stunning power&” by…
an Edgar Award–winning author (Booklist). Ben Wade is a middle-aged doctor in Choctaw County, Alabama, and back in 1962 he dreamed of spending the rest of his life with Kelli Troy. But he never had the chance to confess his love for Kelli before her body was found on Breakheart Hill. Decades later, the small town is still haunted by that violent death—especially Ben. He&’s never been able to move on, because he&’s the only one who knows what really happened that summer afternoon . . . &“A haunting evocation that gains power and resonance with each twist of its spiral-like narration.&” —Publishers Weekly &“A climax that is so unexpected the reader may think [Cook] has cheated. But there is no cheating here, only excellent storytelling.&” —Booklist &“Cook has long been one of my favorite writers.&” —Harlan Coben, New York Times–bestselling author of Hold Tight &“[A] masterful crime novelist.&” —Toronto StarThe Quest for Anna Klein
Par Thomas H. Cook. 2011
On the eve of WWII, a wealthy young New Yorker is drawn into an international plot by an alluring and…
dangerous woman: “Captivating.” —Kirkus ReviewsIt’s 1939 and the world is on the brink of war, but Thomas Danforth is in New York City living a charmed life. The well-traveled son of a wealthy importer, he’s in his twenties and running the family business, looking forward to a bright future. Then, during a dark, snowy walk along Gramercy Park, a friend makes a fateful request—and involves Thomas in a dangerous plot that could change the fates of millions.Thomas is asked to open up his secluded Connecticut mansion to a mysterious woman who will receive training in firearms and explosives. Thus begins an international scheme carried out by the captivating Anna Klein which will ensnare Thomas in more ways than one. When it all goes wrong and Anna disappears, he will travel far from home once again, but this time, into a war-torn world that is much more dangerous, in this story by an Edgar Award–winning author known for his “piercing thrillers” (Daily News, New York).“No other suspense writer takes readers as deeply into the heart of darkness as Thomas H. Cook.” —Chicago Tribune“Laced with dozens of intriguing historical anecdotes.” —Kirkus Reviews“Cook’s work is elegant, philosophical, and literary. This book is to be treasured, and is bound to earn him new readers. Grade A.” —The Plain Dealer