Detective Marlow sets out to find the missing wife of a publishing magnate. Several smack-arounds, one dead gigolo, a few angry cops, a booze-soaked frame-up and one dame in the lake later, Marlowe finds the killer and finds that he's also looking at the business end of a gun.

"The revered New York Times bestselling author returns with a novel set in 1960s Baltimore that combines modern psychological insights with elements of classic noir, about a middle-aged housewife turned aspiring reporter who pursues the murder of a forgotten young woman. In 1966, Baltimore is a city of secrets that everyone seems to know--everyone, that is, except Madeline "Maddie" Schwartz. Last year, she was a happy, even pampered housewife. This...

Andel was lying quietly, trying to divide reality and imagination: his successful company, waves… waves of the lake, waves of unluck… face, face of a mermaid. A mermaid? "Wait, I am not in a fairy tale."Lady Of the Lake, part 1 (out of 5) - Out Of the WatersAnastazie´s heart and mind were dark. As if there was no sun, no light, no future. She decided to die. Because she always loved water, she had come here. Now completely divided from the surroundings,...

The beloved author of Saving Amelie and Night Bird Calling returns with a transformative new historical novel about the wonder and complexities of friendship, love, and belonging, perfect for fans of L. M. Montgomery, Louisa May Alcott, and Lauren Willig's Band of Sisters. When she is forced to leave her beloved Prince Edward Island to attend Lakeside Ladies Academy after the death of her parents, the last thing Adelaide Rose MacNeill expects to...

They help ghosts find justice, but when the case is personal, will their feelings get in the way of their job? Fresh off a successful case, Cheryl and Adam are beckoned to Cheryl's hometown Ridge Point by a ghost eager for justice. Cheryl's ex-husband could be the ghost's murderer. Racked with guilt, she wants to turn him in before he hurts anyone else. But when they get to Ridge Point, they find a town terrorized by a serial killer on the loose,...

Getting away with murder. Seems unlikely, but in the gated community of Avalon it's what's in style. It all starts with Hudson's accidental decapitation. It was a terrible accident. He was drunk and in the middle of a fight with his second wife. They both pressed the garage door button at the same time. The LAPD didn't give it a second thought. Instead of grieving, his wife breathes free air again. She is a rich woman with freedom. The other wives...

King Arthur wasn't the first to wield Excalibur… Viviane's Master's death is the last thing she saw before being banished topside. The vision of her fin, unable to reach his stone corpse drifting to the ocean bed, obscured by running ink, is the only thing precious left to her. Now she is her family's last smith, and she will survive. Too valuable to lose in the fight. Too valuable to slaughter when conquered. Too rare to sacrifice to Oberon's...

A trip to the Lake District reveals a sinister plot involving sea monsters, gingerbread, and...murder. In dire need of a holiday, Lady Rample sets out for the Lake District where she finds herself in the midst of a local gingerbread war. And yes, that's as daft as it sounds, at least in her opinion. What's meant to be a relaxing holiday turns into a mystery most intriguing when Lady Rample stumbles first upon a tales of a sea monster and then the...

DI Sarah Gilchrist and DS Bellamy Heap are called in when the body of a man is found floating in a lake belonging to a reclusive ex-Hollywood actress. When Major Richard Rabbitt, owner of a large estate in Sussex, is found floating in a lake belonging to Nimue Grace, a charismatic former Hollywood actress, DI Sarah Gilchrist and DS Bellamy Heap are called in to investigate - and quickly discover Rabbitt was a notoriously difficult man to deal with. Rabbitt...

One is his first love. The other is his best love. Which will be Walter's true love? Walter Scott has three passions: Scotland, poetry, and Mina Stuart. Though Mina is young and they are from different stations in society, Walter is certain their love is meant to be. For years, he has courted her through love letters. She is the sunshine of his soul. Though Mina shares Walter's love of literature and passionate temperament, it's hard for her to know...