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#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER The classic legal thriller that inspired the blockbuster film starring Julia Roberts and Denzel Washington “There is a propulsiveness to [Grisham’s] narrative that keeps the pages turning briskly.”—People In suburban Georgetown, a killer’s Reeboks...

In the first Alex Delaware novel, Dr. Morton Handler practiced a strange brand of psychiatry. Among his specialties were fraud, extortion, and sexual manipulation. Handler paid for his sins when he was brutally murdered in his luxurious Pacific Palisades apartment. The police have...

When the phone rings in the middle of the night, child psychologist Alex Delaware does not hesitate. Driving through the dream-lit San Fernando Valley, Alex rushes to Jamey Cadmus, the patient he had failed five years before—and who now calls with a bizarre cry for help. But by the time Alex...

“Speedy, exhilarating, and smooth. Nobody does it better.” —Washington Post “The man knows how to grab you—and Pronto is one of the best grabbers in years.” —Entertainment Weekly Fans of U.S. Marshal Raylan Givens of the hit TV series Justified are in for a major treat. The...

A Finalist for the Sidewise Award for Alternate History “A clever and imaginative tale.” —Steve Berry, New York Times bestselling author A thought-provoking novel that imagines what would have happened if the British had succeeded in kidnapping General George Washington. British special...

The bestselling author of When The Bough Breaks, Blood Test, and Over The Edge delivers the most stunning novel yet and featuring psychologist-detective Dr. Alex Delaware. At a party for a controversial Los Angeles sex therapist, Alex encounters a face from his own past--Sharon...

Vegas Duncan's release from prison is right on time for his older brother Junior's engagement to the voluptuous Sonya Brown. Unfortunately Junior's attempt at happiness comes to a screeching halt when Sonya's husband, the mysterious Brother X, and his army of Muslim hit men declare war on the Duncan clan. Duncan family patriarch LC Duncan has gone up against many foes in his time.

It is a case unlike any psychologist Dr. Alex Delaware has ever encountered. Five-year-old Woody Swope is ill, but the real problem is his parents. They refuse to agree to the one treatment that could save this boy's life. Alex sets out to convince Mr. and Mrs. Swope--only to find that the...

Mary Carelli, one of the most powerful women in TV journalism, is charged with the murder of Mark Ransom, America's most eminent novelist. Her attorney, Christopher Paget, sets out to shock the courtroom with revelations about Ransom as a twisted sexual predator. But as the trial unfolds, it is...

Nuria will ihre Leidenschaft für den geheimnisvollen Stalker, der ihr bis nach Australien gefolgt ist und nachts in ihrem Zimmer auftaucht, weiter ausleben. Seine nächtlichen Besuche werden für Nuria zum geliebten Tabu voller Verlockung. Doch dann taucht eine dunkle Gestalt aus ihrer Vergangenheit wieder auf und will Nuria für sich gewinnen. Sie steht zwischen den beiden Männern, einer gefährlicher als der andere und beide verfeindet bis aufs Blut. Nuria muss entscheiden, wem sie sich hingibt und ihr Vertrauen schenkt.

Seit Monaten wird Nuria von einem Unbekannten verfolgt. Um dem Stalker zu entkommen, verlässt sie ihre Heimat Spanien und flüchtet nach Australien, wo sie als Au-pair arbeitet. Doch weitere Geheimnisse warten dort auf sie: Die Tochter der Familie ist verschwunden, und Zain, der älteste Sohn, scheint mehr darüber zu wissen, als er zugibt. Seine düstere Ausstrahlung nervt Nuria gewaltig und zieht sie dennoch in seinen Bann. Ein verhängnisvolles Verlangen, denn plötzlich lauert ihr Stalker nachts wieder in den Schatten ihres Zimmers, um sie ausgerechnet vor Zain zu beschützen.

A BBC Radio full-cast dramatisation from the Queen of Crime. Father Gorman is called to a dingy rooming house to see a woman who, before she dies, confesses a bizarre tale to him. Leaving the house he is followed but, in the fog, a fatal blow is struck. Nine names on a piece of paper found in...