Detective Sergeant Barbara Havers and her partner, Inspector Thomas Lynley, discover that the case they've taken on is far more complex than a typical kidnapping, revealing secrets that could have far-reaching effects outside of the investigation. With both her job and the life of a little girl on the line, Barbara must decide what matters most, and how far she’s willing to go to protect it.
At the end of her bestselling memoir, MENNONITE IN A LITTLE BLACK DRESS, Rhoda Janzen had reconnected with her family roots, though her future felt uncertain. When this overeducated professor starts dating the most unlikely of men --- a weight-liftin', church-goin', truck-drivin' rocker named Mitch --- she begins a surprising journey to faith and love.
Every year, a traveler time throws a party with all the other versions of who he has been and who he will be. The year he turns 39 the party takes a turn for the worse. He encounters the body of his 40-year-old self, dead of a gunshot wound to the head. He has one year to save himself, and all the other guests. But can he trust his past and future selves?
Mystery Writers of America Grand Master Lawrence Block brings back his hit man, Keller, in this fifth book of the series. Keller’s life might have changed for the better with his new wife and life in a new city, but he still practices his dark side profession in five new assignments that take him everywhere from a West Indies cruise to his old haunts in New York City.
For any woman caught in an emotionally destructive marriage, licensed clinical social worker, relationship coach, and marriage counselor Leslie Vernick offers a personalized path forward. Based on decades of experience, her intensely practical, biblical advice will show you how to establish boundaries and break free from emotional abuse today.
Orphaned and unmarried in a time when women are legal property of their fathers, husbands and guardians, Julia Elliston finds herself at the mercy of an anonymous guardian who plans to establish her as a servant in far-off Scotland. But when a titled dowager offers to introduce Julia into society, a realm of possibilities opens. Before she knows what’s happening, Julia finds herself a pawn in a deadly game between two of the country’s most powerful men.
In a no-holds-barred narrative style, Ruthie and Michael Dean chronicle their dating mishaps, hilarious attempts to find love, and many mistakes --- helping women understand just what men are thinking and how to attract Mr. Right. REAL MEN DON’T TEXT offers game-changing perspectives, bringing a fresh approach to love, sex and dating.
Soho Crime has released a collection of Martin Limón's award-winning short stories featuring Sergeants George Sueño and Ernie Bascom. The stories within have been published over the last 20 years in a variety of magazines, mostly in Alfred Hitchcock, but have never before been available in book form.
What if Kennedy was not killed that fateful day? What would the 1964 campaign have looked like? How would JFK, in his second term, have approached Vietnam, civil rights, the Cold War? And what small turns of fate in the days and years before Dallas might have kept him from ever reaching the White House in the first place? The answers Jeff Greenfield provides and the scenarios he develops are startlingly realistic.
Jillian Kane appears to have it all --- a successful career, a gorgeous home, a loving husband, and two wonderful children. The reality behind closed doors is something else entirely. When, in an act of desperation, Jillian flees her abusive marriage, her worst nightmare is realized, and she finds herself on the run with her two young children, no money, and no plan.
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December's Books on Screen roundup includes the films The Housemaid, Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Last Straw, 100 Nights of Hero,The Chronology of Water and Not Without Hope; the series premiere of Paramount+'s "Little Disasters"; the season premiere of "Percy Jackson and the Olympians" on Disney+ and Hulu; the season finales of HBO's "IT: Welcome to Derry" and Apple TV+'s "Down Cemetery Road"; the midseason finales of "Tracker" and "Watson" on CBS; and the DVD/Blu-ray releases of Karen Kingsbury's The Christmas Ring and Black Phone 2.