*A NEW YORK TIMES* NOTABLE BOOK
The beloved and acclaimed William Trevor's last ten stories
"The great Irish writer, who died in 2016 at the age of 88, captured turning points in individual lives with effective understatement. This seemingly quiet but ultimately volcanic collection is his final gift to us, and it is filled with action sprung from human feeling."— The New York Times Book ReviewWith a career that spanned more than half a century, William Trevor is regarded as one of the best writers of short stories in the English language. Now, in Last Stories , the master storyteller delivers ten exquisitely rendered tales—nine of which have never been published in book form--that illuminate the human condition and will surely linger in the reader's mind long after closing the book. Subtle yet powerful, Trevor gives us insights into the lives of ordinary people. We encounter a tutor and his pupil, whose lives are thrown into turmoil when they meet again years later; a young girl who discovers the mother she believed dead is alive and well; and a piano-teacher who accepts her pupil's theft in exchange for his beautiful music. This final and special collection is a gift to lovers of literature and Trevor's many admirers, and affirms his place as one of the world's greatest storytellers. Views: 465
A DEAD, UNARMED BLACK KID. A COP ON THE HOOK. AND TWO DETECTIVES MUST SEARCH FOR THE TRUTH WHILE THE CITY BURNS
A storm-drenched night in the lower East Side of Manhattan. Amid pouring rain, breaking glass and barking dogs, a harrowing chase through a densely populated housing project leaves a young, unarmed black kid dead at the hands of the police.
Tasked with leading the Force Investigation Team, NYPD detective Frank Flynn must once again team up with IA investigator Christine Levy to look into the deadly shooting.
Yet before the investigation can get off the ground, community unrest boils over, sparked to violence by a flamboyant civil rights leader determined to get justice for the young man, regardless of the collateral damage.
The investigation spirals out of control as cops are targeted, an overzealous prosecutor forces an indictment, and Flynn and Levy tug at the threads of a conspiracy that reaches the pinnacle of the city’s political leadership, threatens very powerful people, and leaves Flynn and Levy scrambling to put all the moving pieces together while the city burns.
Book 2 in the clutch-at-your-throat thriller series from David DeLee, author of the award-winning Grace deHaviland Bounty Hunter series.
The Flynn & Levy Series (in chronological order):
Moral Misconduct
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SONG OF THE WANDERER, the second volume of the million-copy-selling UNICORN CHRONICLES, is finally available on as an ebook! With over 4,000 Five-Star reviews on Good Reads, this mesmerizing sequel to INTO THE LAND OF THE UNICORNS finds Cara Diana Hunter ready to return to the human world to bring her grandmother, Ivy Morris, back to Luster.Alas, the task turns out to be far more complicated than Cara had first thought, since the "gates" between Earth and Luster are only open at certain times and only found in particular locations. And there are strange new questions to be answered: What is the Rainbow Prison? What is the significance of the haunting "Song of the Wanderer"? What was it that drove Ivy to become the Wanderer in the first place?Happily, Cara has new friends to help her on her quest, including the unicorns Belle and Finder, the mysterious Geomancer, and a most persnickety gryphon.Adventure, action, heartbreak, triumph, and surprises galore... Views: 464
USA Today Bestselling Author L.T. Ryan's Jack Noble series travels back to the beginning as Noble and Bear are tossed into the CIA-sponsored program that allows them to live as ghosts with no rules other than to get the job done by any means necessary.
After completing training, they are sent overseas to recover an operative being held and tortured by terrorists in Aleppo, Syria. Saving the woman is not without risks, as the young team learns first hand.
It isn't long before their assumptions of who is on their side, and who is working against them are turned upside down. As Noble and Bear close in on the agent, they uncover an enemy that hits far closer to home than they ever imagined.
Filled with pulse-pounding action, intrigue, and suspense, The First Deception takes you on an international thrill ride that leaves you begging for more.
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Streetfighter, fugitive, hero ... Aubry Knight is now a powerful man with powerful friends. And someone wants to kill him.Their opening shot is the death of one of Aubry's dearest friends. Their next attack is on Aubry's child. Knight is drawn inexorably toward New Africa, toward the mysteries of his own past, and toward a future that may take him far from Los Angeles and the only life he's ever known.To win this battle, and save his family, Aubry Knight must defeat himself. Views: 464
"A lush chronicle of wealth, art, adventure, loneliness, love, and folly told by a narrator you won't be able to forget." —Kirkus, starred reviewOne of Literary Hub's Most Anticipated Books of 2019.A Best Book of Summer at amNY, Moda Operandi, Publishers Weekly, Southern Living, and Thrillist.A Best Book of July at The Washington Post, Hello Giggles, Refinery 29, TIME Magazine, and Mind Body Green.It is 1937, and Europe is on the brink of war. In the haute-bohemian circles of Austria, Germany, and Paris, Hitler is circulating a most-wanted list of "cultural degenerates"—artists, writers, and thinkers whose work is deemed antithetical to the new regime. To prevent the destruction of her favorite art (and artists), the impetuous American heiress and modern art collector, Leonora Calaway, begins chartering boats and planes for an elite group of surrealists to Costalegre, a mysterious resort in the Mexican... Views: 464
