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One afternoon, Commissario Guido Brunetti gets a frantic call from the director of a prestigious Venetian library. Someone has stolen pages out of several rare books. After a round of questioning, the case seems clear: the culprit must be the man who requested the volumes, an American professor from a Kansas university. The only problem --- the man fled the library earlier that day, and after checking his credentials, the American professor doesn’t exist.

Lauren Clay has returned from a tour of duty in Iraq just in time to spend the holidays with her family. Joining the army allowed Lauren to continue to provide for her family, but it came at a great cost. When she arrives home unexpectedly, it’s clear to everyone in their rural New York town that something is wrong. But her father is so happy to have her home that he ignores her odd behavior and the repeated phone calls from an army psychologist.

Harry Sanders is a young foreign service officer in 1960s Indochina when a dangerous and clandestine meeting with insurgents --- and a brief but passionate encounter with Sieglinde, a young German woman --- alters the course of his life. He marries the captivating May, who is fleeing her own family disappointments. On the surface, they are a handsome, successful couple --- but the memory of Sieglinde persists in Harry’s thoughts, and May has her own secrets.

In WHITEY ON TRIAL, the truth about infamous Boston gangster Whitey Bulger is revealed through trial testimony, interviews with cops, FBI agents, prosecutors and defense attorneys, and members of the jury that ultimately found Bulger guilty on 31 counts, including 11 murders. An exclusive letter from Whitey to McLean offers insight into his state of mind immediately following the verdict.

Thirteen-year-old orphan Alice Ringwald has no memory beyond six months ago. The only life she knows is the new one she's creating one day at a time with the loving couple who recently adopted her and gave her new hope. That hope, however, is shattered one night when she is abducted by a strange man. In a frantic FBI manhunt, he vanishes. So begins WATER WALKER, a modern-day parable that examines the staggering power of forgiveness.

After surviving the trauma of abduction, Cooper is plagued by a deep fear he can’t control. A vacation aboard the restored Getaway with his friends is just what he needs. But trouble follows this crew, and the idea of a carefree vacation soon disappears along with a missing woman. Cooper keeps busy and hides behind his practical jokes. But fear has a way of rising. A prank gone wrong, a dark water dive, and the four friends find more than they bargained for --- just below the surface.

Jesus changed the life of every person He met in the Gospels through powerful experiences and words. Timothy Keller’s take on these conversations --- with a skeptical student, a religious insider, an outcast and more --- shows how the central events in Jesus’ life provide ways for us to encounter Him here and now.

GOD FOR US explores the meaning of Lent, its importance in spiritual formation, its significance in preparation for Easter, and the holy season of Easter itself. Lent and Easter reveal the God who is for us in all of life --- for our liberation, for our healing, for our wholeness. They remind us that even in death, there can be found resurrection.

After Andrea Wilson receives the devastating news that her husband has been lost at sea, she returns home to Iowa with her young son, Lukas. Sadly, when the family farm burns and her father dies, Andrea is left with nothing. She must rely on the kindness of the people from the nearby Amana village who invite her to stay with them for a time, and discovers much generosity and contentment among the Amanans. But is the simple, cloistered life in Amana what Andrea wants for Lukas's future?

Nurse Lauren Barclay put her life on hold to keep a watchful eye on her troubled sister. But that means confronting the brooding physician assistant who caused painful turmoil in her family. PA and single parent Elijah Landry is determined to protect his disabled brother and make peace with Lauren. He wants that and so much more. But as Lauren and Eli draw closer, a powerful hurricane roars toward Houston. Can hope weather the storm?