Features

Alison Gaylin, author of The Collective

Camille Gardener is a grieving --- and angry --- mother who, five years after her daughter’s death, is still obsessed with the privileged young man she believes to be responsible. When her rash actions draw the attention of a secret group of women --- the collective --- Camille is drawn into a dark web where these mothers share their wildly different stories of loss, as well as their desire for justice in a world where privilege denies accountability. Fueled by mutual rage, the collective members devise and act out retribution fantasies via precise, anonymous, highly coordinated revenge killings. As Camille struggles to comprehend whether this is a role-playing exercise or a terrifying reality, she must decide if these women are truly avenging angels or monsters.

Read more »

The Collective by Alison Gaylin

The USA Today bestselling and Edgar Award–winning author of NEVER LOOK BACK and IF I DIE TONIGHT plumbs the dark side of justice and the depths of diabolical revenge in this propulsive novel of psychological suspense that melds the driving narrative of THEN SHE WAS GONE with the breathtaking twists of THE CHAIN and the violent fury of Kill Bill.

Just how far will a grieving mother go to right a tragic wrong?

Camille Gardener is a grieving --- and angry --- mother who, five years after her daughter’s death, is still obsessed with the privileged young man she believes to be responsible.

Read more »

Week of October 24, 2022

Paperback releases for the week of October 24th include THE MIDNIGHT LOCK, the 15th installment in Jeffery Deaver's long-running series featuring his beloved protagonists, Lincoln Rhyme and Amelia Sachs, who search for a criminal whose fascination with breaking locks terrorizes New York City; A MAN OF HONOR, the prequel to Barbara Taylor Bradford's dazzling saga, A WOMAN OF SUBSTANCE, which tells Blackie O'Neill's story for the first time --- his tumultuous life, the obstacles facing him, the desire he has to throw off the impotence of poverty and move up in the world; Elizabeth Brundage's THE VANISHING POINT, a gripping literary thriller about a man reckoning with the mysterious death of his former roommate; THE COLLECTIVE, a propulsive novel of psychological suspense in which Alison Gaylin asks how far a grieving mother will go to right a tragic wrong; and GREENWICH PARK by Katherine Faulkner, a twisty, whip-smart debut thriller about impending motherhood, unreliable friendship and the high price of keeping secrets.

Read more »