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Edgar, Agatha, and Macavity Award-winning author Jan Burke's Flight shifts the focus away from beloved character Irene Kelly, instead focusing on Irene's detective husband, Frank Harriman. Ten years ago, mobster Whitey Dane was facing a murder rap. Then the evidence vanished, along with a cop who seemed to be dirty. Now, the missing cop's bones have been discovered in the wreckage of a plane crash, and Frank's investigation sends him down a terrifying path.

Lucid, forward-looking, and guided by a level-headed optimism that clearly distinguishes between genuine progress and exaggerated claims, Emerald Cities points the way toward a sustainable future for the American city.

In Dear Irene, intrepid investigative reporter Irene Kelly begins receiving letters from a psychotic pen pal. It seems someone is bent on creating a real life Greek tragedy - and in this play, everyone is supposed to die.

Ruth Galm's spare, poetic debut novel, set in the American West of early Joan Didion, traces the drifting path of a young woman as she skirts the law and her own oppressive anxiety. Into the Valley opens on the day in July 1967 when B. decides to pass her first counterfeit check and flees San Francisco for the Central Valley.

Bridal salon owner Valencia Hill is a wedding planner, but has never planned her own wedding. When one of her clients invites her to a party, Valencia is introduced as handsome, professional baseball player Michael Gomez's girlfriend. Though it's not true, Valencia can't deny her attraction and wouldn't mind making the revelation true, but Michael Gomez has a past of not being able to settle down with one woman. Will Valencia be able to change Michael's philandering ways?

American medieval history professor Dotsy Lamb and her best friend, Lettie Osgood, are working an archaeological dig in the Scottish Highlands on the grounds of Dunlaggan Castle when murder strikes. The victim is genial, well-liked graduate student Froggy Quale, the on-site pollen and spore expert. His roommate, the dig's media man, is the prime suspect, but Dotsy, quite fond of both boys, is convinced otherwise.

Blue Stars brings to life the realities of the modern-day home front: how to get through the daily challenges of motherhood and holding down a job while bearing the stress and uncertainty of war, when everything can change in an instant. It tells the story of Ellen, a Midwestern literature professor who is drawn into the war when her legal ward, Michael, enlists as a marine; and of Lacey, a proud army wife who struggles to pay the bills and keep things going for her son while her husband is deployed.

A luminous collection of short stories focusing on privilege and entitlement, from the best-selling author of The Starboard Sea Damage Control displays Amber Dermont's remarkable gift for portraying characters at crossroads. In " Lyndon", a daughter visits presidential landmarks following the death of her father. In "Damage Control", a young man works at an etiquette school while his girlfriend is indicted for embezzlement. A widow rents herself to elderly women and vacations with them as a "professional grandchild" in " Stella at the Winter Palace".

An erotic retelling of the classic fairy tale in which the mermaid sacrifices everything for passion. This story was selected for the new anthology, Aqua Erotica, edited by Mary Ann Mohanraj.

Nina Chet was raised in an environment of domestic abuse and vowed never to let it happen to her. She put herself through nursing school and seem to have her life on track - except for one thing: she had no one to share it with. Then a chance meeting at the hospital changed all that when she met Brian Mitchell. Tall, dark, and handsome, she'd met the man of her dreams. But when secrets and lies began to surface, Nina finds herself in a vicious cycle of domestic abuse. Will she have the strength to walk away from the man she loves?

Looking for a walk on the wild side, Annabel Percy, the daughter of a powerful politician, gives in to an attraction to a sexy biker she meets one night. But she finds herself living a nightmare when she's kidnapped and transported into a hell on Earth she never could have imagined.

One of America’s most popular and acclaimed mystery writers, Jan Burke has earned the Edgar, Macavity and Agatha Awards for her thrilling tales. As founder of the Crime Lab Project and a member of the board of the California Forensic Science Institute, she brings unmatched authenticity to her novels. In Disturbance, resourceful newspaper reporter Irene Kelly has her hands full investigating a chilling case.

Winner of the Edgar, Macavity and Agatha Awards, Jan Burke is one of the most admired mystery writers in America. The intense sequel to the best-seller Goodnight, Irene, Sweet Dreams, Irene revisits Irene Kelly, an intrepid Las Piernas, California, newspaper reporter.

Dragon Spell continues a new series of Dragonlance fantasy adventures written specifically for listeners ages 10 and up. Sized to fit the young listener market, the series features a group of young companions who band together for friendship and excitement during the golden age of the Dragonlance world.

Set on the brink of war, Frances, an alien in fear for her life, tries to make her escape before an enemy invasion. Embark on her adventure with Laitel, her lover and servant of Lohno, a fugitive of sorts whose philosophy of life has left him alone and in hiding.

KEY News correspondent Diane Mayfield has to give up her vacation and bring her children and her sister to the New Jersey shore town of Ocean Grove to investigate a story. "Girls Who Cry Wolf" is the topic for the season premiere of "Hourglass," television's premiere news magazine show. Diane lands an exclusive interview with a troubled young woman whose tale of being abducted and held against her will for three terrifying days and nights had been disbelieved by the authorities.

Mama's Child is story of an idealistic young white woman who travelled to the American South as a civil rights worker, fell in love with an African American man, and started a family in San Francisco, where the more liberal city embraced them - except when it didn't. They raise a son and daughter, but the tensions surrounding them have a negative impact on their marriage, and they divorce when their children are still young.

For nearly a decade, Pulitzer Prize-winning critic Justin Davidson has explained the ever-changing city of New York to his readers at New York magazine, introducing new buildings, interviewing architects, tracking the way the transforming urban landscape shapes who New Yorkers are. Now, his extensive, inspiring knowledge will be available to a wide audience.

The fifth title in an all-new Dragonlance series for young listeners. Dragon Sword continues a new series of Dragonlance adventures written specifically for listeners ages 10 and up. Sized to fit the young listener market, the series features a new group of young companions who band together for friendship and excitement during the golden age of the Dragonlance world.

Danielle Young was getting her life back on track after a bitter breakup. Hoping for a fresh new start, she moved to Washington, D.C., with her cousin, Vanessa. She found a new job, new friends, and handsome co-worker, Miles Griffin. What's a girl to do? Can she keep her vow to stay single? Or will Miles make it difficult for her to live up to that promise?