"I read A Guest of the Reich breathlessly, and found myself amazed by the pluck, guts, and courage of Gertrude Legendre." —Lisa Birnbach, author of True Prep "Thrilling!" —Bill Dedman, author of Empty Mansions The dramatic story of a South Carolina heiress who joined the OSS and became the first American woman in uniform taken prisoner on the Western front—until her escape from Nazi Germany. Gertrude "Gertie" Legendre was a big-game hunter from a wealthy industrial family who lived a charmed life in Jazz Age America. Her adventurous spirit made her the inspiration for the Broadway play Holiday, which became a film starring Katharine Hepburn. When the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor, Legendre, by then married and a mother of two, joined the OSS, the wartime spy organization that preceded the CIA. First in Washington and then in London, some of the most closely-held United States... Views: 568
Ettie Smith, has hurt her back and is consumed with the pain until she learns two people with close ties to her Amish community have been murdered. When fear runs through the entire community, Ettie is determined to find out who the killer is and why he leaves a scarecrow in the front yard of his victims. Is this a copycat crime modelled on the unsolved scarecrow murders from the sixties, or could it be the same killer on another murderous spree? Ettie's investigations lead her to one man. When the local detective disregards her opinion, Ettie goes it alone. How close can Ettie get to the murderer without finding herself in grave danger? Is Ettie about to make the biggest mistake of her life? Views: 568
New York Times bestseller Allison Brennan's latest novel featuring FBI Agent Lucy Kincaid finds her on the trail of a serial killer."BRENNAN [IS] A MASTER."—Associated Press With a background in psychology, FBI Agent Lucy Kincaid is good at getting into the heads of killers and victims both. Still, her latest case is leaving her stumped. A third body has turned up in San Antonio—and it bears the same unique and troubling M.O. as the first two. The killer is clearly trying to send a message. But what is it—and to whom? All roads keep leading Lucy down a dead end. . ."CAN'T-PUT-IT-DOWN SUSPENSE."—Fresh FictionThe victims are all married men who led honest lives alongside their adoring wives, but have nothing else in common. When Lucy catches each widow in a lie, she realizes that things are not at all as they seem. What begins as a seemingly straightforward... Views: 568
William Thomas Clark shares the initials with the World Trade Center for a reason: he was born on September 11th, 2001, at 8:46 am, the same time the first plane hit the North Tower. Because of this, he can see the ghosts of those lost on 9/11. Flash forward ten years. The memorial is about to open and William Thomas Clark enters the lives of four people in New York affected by the terrorist attacks in different ways - a retired veteran who lost his daughter to flight United 93, a widow of a first responder, a 911 operator whose first day happened to be her last, and a doctor who finds the body of the woman he loved while working the Triage Center at Ground Zero.In 30 Feet Strong, the question of how a second can send us on a downward spiral that demands our most unshakeable strength to recover is one that several characters tackle. Throughout the novel, William Thomas Clark makes these same characters see that this strength does not have to be a solitary one, it can be found... Views: 568
Available again, an acclaimed collection from an American master that USA Today called "Powerful . . . lyrical, vivid, engaging." Originally published twenty-five years ago, Platte River is one of the early collections that established Rick Bass's reputation as a master of the short form and one of the best writers of his generation. It contains three novellas of contemporary America, each informed by the mysteries of nature and the heart. Set along borders, both physical and immaterial, all of the novellas combine a spare but radiant naturalism with an outsize aspiration to folklore or myth.In the title story, a former pro linebacker living a simple, isolated life in the Canadian woods just across the border from Montana struggles with his artist girlfriend's desire to escape. Invited by his best friend from their college football days to give a talk at the school where the friend now teaches, he flies to northern Michigan. In the class the next... Views: 568
