ONE OF POPSUGAR'S BEST NEW BOOKS TO DIVE INTO THIS SUMMERONE OF CRIME READS' MOST ANTICIPATED SUMMER CRIME BOOKS OF 2020A house with the darkest of secrets. A woman who is the only one who knows.It's another bright, sunny day in Venture, Illinois, the sort of place where dreams come true and families can get a fresh start. Cecelia Holmes deserves it after the home invasion that shattered her previous life. Now everything seems perfect - her high-security SmartHome, her doting husband, her sweet daughter. Until she begins to feel spied on. Her husband doesn't believe her. Her neighbors ignore her. So when she discovers a shocking secret about the prior occupant of their house, she feels that she has no one to turn to. And now Cecelia must face her fears alone... Views: 88
Two old friends reconnect in Dublin for a dramatic, revealing evening of confidences and catching up in this captivating new book from the author of the Booker Prize-winning Paddy Clarke Ha Ha Ha.Two friends meet for dinner on the north side of Dublin. David has been living for 25 years in England, where he and his wife moved after getting married in order to put some distance between themselves and his family and the ghosts of hers. Joe married, stayed in Dublin, and is now a father with an estranged wife and children. As their evening together begins Joe begins to tell David about an encounter he has had with a woman from their pasts. The woman was a beautiful, elusive acquaintance from their twenties with whom they both were half in love, mostly from afar. Joe has run into her at his children's high school, and his story unfolds from there. Davy listens barely suppressing a rush of emotions—rage, curiosity and repulsion, as the... Views: 88
A missing girl. A dark secret. Dr Claire Roget is drawn into a deadly game to find the truth behind a young girl's disappearance in this chilling mystery. It's been six years since fourteen-year-old Marvel Trustrom went missing - six long years for Marvel's seriously ill father, Tom Trustom, who's desperate to know what happened to his daughter. DS Zed Willard has always believed that Jonah Kobi, a serial killer serving life for the murders of four other girls in the area, is responsible for Marvel's disappearance - but with no evidence or witnesses, and Kobi denying any involvement, forensic psychiatrist Dr Claire Roget is Willard's last hope. Can she persuade Kobi to reveal the truth and finally confess to Marvel's murder? Claire is soon drawn into a battle of wits with a dangerous psychopath, as well as a world of dark secrets. Can she find out what really happened to Marvel and fulfil a father's dying wish before it's too late? Views: 88
A US Marshal puts in an appearance in Pomme Valley, Oregon, while searching for a fugitive rumored to be hiding in the area.Getting ready to celebrate his milestone 40th birthday, Detective Vance Samuelson manages to convince his friends, Zack Anderson and Harry Watt, to join an adventure-seeking thrill club, the Dysfunctional Daredevils, in an effort to prove they're all still young at heart. And, as luck would have it, the US Marshal believes his missing fugitive just might be hiding among the Daredevils, in plain sight.Can Zack and the dogs uncover the identitfy of the disguised murderer? Will any more accidents befall the hapless adrenaline junkies of Pomme Valley? Pick up your copy of the next thrilling adventure, featuring everyone's favorite canine crime-fighting duo, Sherlock and Watson! Views: 88
This middle-grade debut, which will surely appeal to fans of Wonder, explores self-image, friendship, and grief, while highlighting the importance of taking chances. It will make you laugh and cry, and you will be eager to share it with someone you love.Seventh grade is not going well for Will Levine. Kids at school bully him because of his funny-looking chin. His science teacher finds out about the turtles he spent his summer collecting from the marsh behind school and orders him to release them back into the wild. And for his bar mitzvah community service project, he has to go to the hospital to visit RJ, an older boy struggling with an incurable disease. Unfortunately, Will hates hospitals.At first, the boys don't get along, but then RJ shares his bucket list with Will. Among the things he wants to do: ride a roller coaster, go to a concert and a school dance, and swim in the ocean. To Will, happiness is hanging out in his room, alone, preferably with his... Views: 88
The path to the top is never easy...The title of Serpent King is up for grabs, and Torga's going to need the power it brings to protect his new family. Standing in his way are eight Royal Serpents and a host of shadowy forces who want to manipulate Torga for their own personal gain.As if that wasn't enough, the jotnar are returning to Asgard, threatening the people Torga swore to protect. He has to become stronger, but will his allies pay the price for his rise to power? Views: 88
In Paul Greci's Hostile Territory, a catastrophic earthquake strands four teens in the Alaskan wilderness—and leaves them without a civilization to return to.Josh and three other campers at Simon Lake are high up on a mountain when an earthquake hits. The rest of the camp is wiped out in a moment—leaving Josh, Derrick, Brooke, and Shannon alone, hundreds of miles from the nearest town, with meager supplies, surrounded by dangerous Alaskan wildlife.After a few days, it's clear no rescue is coming, and distant military activity in the skies suggests this natural disaster has triggered a political one.Josh and his fellow campers face a struggle for survival in their hike back home—to an America they might not recognize.An Imprint Book Praise for The Wild Lands:"This rugged survival story places a group of teens in a dark, burned-out post-apocalyptic nightmare. Your heart will pound for them... Views: 88
A rebel alien roaming the far reaches of the galaxy. An Interstellar Bride on the run for her life. When her life crash lands into his on a remote planet, they'll need each other to survive. The Interstellar Brides Program guarantees it can match any female on Earth, even a cynical, street-wise, and very jaded Zara, who just wants to start over. But when she arrives on her new home planet... she gets more than promised: Murder? Check. Smugglers? Check. A sexy as hell pirate who demands she follow his orders? Um, what? Zara didn't volunteer for this mess, but she's a fighter. A survivor. She'll work with a sexy—did I say bossy?—rebel to bring down the bad guys and take on a Rogue 5 legion in order to obtain what she wants, a white picket fence kind of life in outer space... if she can live long enough to get it. Views: 88
