With her debut novel, A Grave Talent, Laurie R. King became the first novelist since Patricia Cornwell to win prizes for Best First Crime Novel on both sides of the Atlantic. Now, in her first stand-alone novel, the Edgar Award and John Creasey Award winner brings us an intelligent, engrossing drama of good and evil--once again showing how Laurie King breaks every rule to craft some of the most fascinating novels in crime fiction.
Anne Waverly is a respected university professor. Few know that, eighteen years ago, her own unwitting act cost Anne her husband and seven-year-old daughter. Fewer still know that her past and her academic specialty--alternative religious movements--have made her a brilliant FBI operative. Four times she has infiltrated suspect communities, escaping her own memories of loss and carnage to find a measure of atonement. Now, as she begins to savor life once more, she has no intention of taking another assignment.
Until, that is, she is given an envelope containing details of the Change group and its leaders, whose Arizona site houses over one hundred children and a school admired by even the local authorities. Outsiders have found these children, many of them rescued from abuse, healthy and content--but far too well-behaved....
Soon Anne--as the eager, pliable seeker Ana Wakefield--is on her way to the red cliffs and high desert air of the Change compound. As she explores its enigmatic mixture of mysticism, hierarchy, and trickery, she grows unexpectedly close to two abandoned children fostered by Change. Fourteen-year-old Jason Delgado is a tough, sexy, wary street kid; his timid, silent little sister Dulcie reminds Anne all too much of her own lost daughter.
Slowly, she comes to see that this is no ordinary community and hers is no ordinary mission. For, far from appeasing the demons of her past, this assignment is sweeping her back into their clutches.
In A Darker Place, King masterfully reinvents the novel of psychological suspense, creating a complex and iron-willed woman who, in searching for the truth among the darker places of her past, discovers her own redemption.
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A slacker hero embarks on a rollicking cross-country journey of love-ins and acid trips in this rich portrait of the 1960s When his foxy professor/girlfriend kicks him out of her apartment, perennial college student Gene Barrett sets off on a road trip in search of a place he can call home. He ventures from Boston to Maine to Iowa City, ultimately making his way to the "last resort" of California's Venice Beach. Experimenting with LSD, hash, and heroin, and encountering rock stars, draft dodgers, and natural food store proprietors living off the land, Gene zigzags through a cross-section of 1960s American counterculture. More than a freewheeling jaunt through the sixties, though, Home Free sheds light on the universal desire for love and belonging. Amidst the haze of drugs and free-loving hippies, Gene is forced to look inward and face his deeply human flaws—because eventually, his life will depend on it. With national bestselling author... Views: 52
It's 1862, and rebel-held Richmond, Virginia, is under attack by Union forces.Belle Slaughter goes undercover as an agent for Pinkerton's Secret Service. Her passport into the capital's society is marriage to the dissolute Confederate colonel, Courtney Monette, but that doesn't cramp her style. She'll play the field and honey-talk her way into the confidence of any eager young Johnny Reb officer who knocks on her boudoir door.What Belle discovers leads her down a dangerous path that—if she's caught—promises risk of death by firing squad or the hangman's noose.As the enemy closes in on her, Kirby Langstrom is hunting down an outlaw irregular and comes across a sinister secret society that is mobilizing its forces under the banner of the South.Whilst both agents struggle against the might of Confederate subterfuge, an old enemy rears his head and with blood in his eye crosses the battle lines in search of revenge.The adversaries are destined to come together against the background... Views: 52
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Stevie Nicks is a musical visionary, poet and songwriter with a truly phenomenal life story. However, it was not always rainbows and butterflies, her life was filled with dangerous addictions that could end her career, even her life. This book will help you learn more about Stevie Nicks, her ups and downs in life and accomplishments in the music industry. What made her a true icon? Rolling Stone claimed that she was the "Queen of Rock And Roll." Stevie Nicks accomplished everything through hard work, dedication and passion.Any fan of Fleetwood Mac, especially during the "Rumours era" knows about the turbulent relationship of Stevie and Lindsey, but this book details the sources of the tension, including excessive drug use, Lindsey's controlling tendencies and harsh critiques of Stevie's songs, and even their competitiveness with each other.Take a journey with us as we bring you closer than ever to Stevie Nicks.Grab your copy now! Views: 52
Can the ghost of Nora's mother help her stop her dad from getting remarried? It's been three years since Nora's mother died, and while she and her sister, Patsy, want her father to be happy again, they're not ready for him to remarry. They especially don't want him to marry "the Tooth"—the woman with the overbite who could soon be their stepmother. While the girls try to upend their dad's relationship, they soon find themselves competing for the new guy at school. As Nora begins to feel more and more alone, she senses something strange . . . a laugh, a touch, even a kiss. And she knows exactly who they are coming from—her mother. Views: 52
**Why Does Everyone Else Have all the Fun? **Nadine Clayton was tired of being the wallflower at every party! Brought up by a loving but strict grandma, she'd hidden behind her thick glasses for toolong while life-and especially romance--passed her by. So she tossed out her frumpy clothes, let down her hair, and took off for an island paradise. Who knew? Maybe she'd meet a handsome, mysterious stranger... like Ulysses Deane. Ulysses claimed he wasn't looking for love. He said that herd been burned before, and that the last thing he wanted was to become some tourist's island fling. But his searing kisses and passionate embraces told Nadine a different story. He was hiding something ... and suddenly Nadine realized that maybe she was getting far more adventure than she'd bargained for. WHY DOES EVERYONE ELSE HAVE ALL THE FUN?Nadine Clayton was tired of being the wallflower at every party! Brought up by a loving but strict grandma, she'd hidden behind her thick glasses for too long, while life--and especially romance--passed her by. So she tossed out her frumpy clothes, let down her hair, and took off for an island paradise. Who knew? Maybe she'd meet a handsome, mysterious stranger. . .like Ulysses Deane. Ulysses claimed he wasn't looking for love. He said that he'd been burned before, and that the last thing he wanted was to become some tourist's island fling. But his searing kisses and passionate embraces told Nadine a different story. He was hiding something. . .and suddenly Nadine realized that maybe she was getting far more adventure than she'd bargained for. Views: 52
Hasan is eleven years old. He loves cricket, pomegranates, the night sky, his clever, vibrant artistic mother and his etymologically obsessed lawyer father, and he adores his next-door neighbour Zehra. One early summer morning, while lazing happily on the roof, Hasan watches a young boy flying a yellow kite fall to his death. Soon after, Hasan's idyllic, sheltered family life is shattered when his beloved uncle Salman, a dissenting politician, is arrested and charged with treason... Set in a land ruled by an oppresive military regime, this eloquent, charming and quietly political novel vividly recreates the confusing world of a young boy on the edge of adulthood, and beautifully illustrates the transformative power of the imagination. Views: 52
When her mother is shot by a rancher, Lara Wolfe becomes the last Dominant of Yellowstone’s Lamar Canyon pack. Her mother’s dying wish sends her to South Dakota’s Black Hills to find her mate, but Lara would rather continue her mission—saving her pack. As her mate, Ogden is bound to protect her, but following her means risking his home and his very life. Are they willing to pay the price? Views: 52
Kendall has a crush—and the ghost of his mother has something to say about it. The second book in a hilariously haunting tween series that Kirkus Reviews calls "bright, bubbly fun."Kendall Williams talks to dead people all the time. Like it or not, it's kind of her thing—the ghosts need her help resolving issues from when they were alive, and she's good at figuring out their problems. What she can't figure out, however, is why the ghost of her crush's mother is haunting her. Add to that her ghost-client's obnoxious brother who thinks Kendall is crushing on him, her father who is getting serious with his girlfriend, and her BFF who thinks Kendall's losing her mind, and it's enough to make this "ghost whisperer" seriously consider getting out of the ghost-helping business once and for all! Views: 52
In a coastal town on the Outer Carolina Banks, David Ribault and Merrill Poulnot are trying to revive their stale relationship and commit to marriage, and a slick developer claiming to be related to a historic town hero, Rawson Steele, has come to town and is buying up property. Steele makes a romantic advance on Merrill and an unusual 5 a.m appointment outside of town with David. But Steele is a no-show, and at the time of the appointment everyone in the town disappears, removed entirely from our space and time to a featureless isolated village—including Merrill and her young son. David searches desperately but all seems lost for Steele is in the other village with Merrill. Kit Reed's Where is a spooky, unsettling speculative fiction. At the publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management software (DRM) applied. Views: 52
