From the author of the cult classic Lives of the Saints, a diaristic novel of middle-aged reckoning that roves from Washington, D.C. to New Orleans, from court records to Don Giovanni, all of it riotously narrated by one of American fiction’s most singular voices.Delery Anhalt—middle-aged and prone, like Don Quixote, to “embroidering everything into vast ideals” but incapable (like Desdemona?) of identifying the Shakespearean villains in her life—finds herself at a crossroads. Her father and his peers, the old guard of New Orleans, are entering their twilight years. Her daughters are stepping decisively into adulthood. Delery, caught between the demands of the generations, takes stock of herself in a series of diaries that move freely between present and past: from the waning days of Covid and her employment as a virtual court monitor of criminal cases in New Orleans to the travails of daily life in Washington, DC. Throughout,...

He's been sinking them for years, but now the coffins of his victims are rising from the bayou...A rotted coffin was pulled from the river, then a second, and a third. Search teams now work around the clock pulling pinewood tombs from the murky waters of the Louisiana delta. And missing women from the last year are at the center of a state-wide manhunt for the man who buried them alive.In the same waterways where she and her sister were taken, former stage magician and hypnotist Sophie Quinn joins forces with the FBI to uncover who is taking these women and if any can still be saved. But in these dark waterways, the ghosts of Sophie's past are restless—and the man who took everything from her may yet take more.

When honor and duty collide, one man must choose his fate. Elite enforcer Rafian is on a deadly mission to the Cesare Mining Station in pursuit of a perilous fugitive.  Uncovering a brutal underworld of smugglers, slavers, and corrupt leaders, Rafian is drawn into a war among rival factions. Torn between his duty and his compassion, he's forced to choose a side in order to complete his task.  But as danger escalates, it's unclear who he can trust and where his loyalties ultimately lie.Violence ensues.Lives hang in the balance.And Rafian's humanity is on the line.Can he complete his mission without losing himself along the way?

Bess Choi is proud of what she's accomplished. Owner of Strange Brew, a popular coffee shop in Silence, she's worked hard and has overcome many obstacles to build the life she has. It's a good life, one that includes work she loves, an apartment to call her own, and plenty of good friends.But an unexpected phone call comes as a brutal reminder of a time she thought she'd left far behind. Suddenly, she's faced with the choice to turn her back on the beautiful life she created, or break her guilty silence.Chief Deputy Hugo Alexander isn't sure when exactly he started seeing the quiet coffee shop owner as more than simply a good friend. It's hard to pinpoint the moment when she went from a supportive friend to him and his teenage son, to the woman who features in his dreams and fantasies.Unfortunately, Bess Choi seems to have him firmly locked in the friend zone, and it's not until worrisome things start happening around her, she cautiously starts lowering the...

A compelling, intimate memoir of grief, heartbreak and what we owe the natural world – all learned from the dog who saved her life.Only a teenager when her beloved father was murdered by his political opponents, as an adult Fatima Bhutto longed to build a happy family life. When she met a charismatic, alluring man, she thought she had found something special.This is the story of how Fatima freed herself from the tight coils of the man's manipulative charm and his dangerous, intoxicating hold over her. It's a tale that crosses continents, and travels into myth, literature, astronomy and art. By Fatima's side for the entire journey is Coco: a small, ferociously loyal Jack Russell terrier.In The Hour of the Wolf, Fatima Bhutto weaves wolf ethnography with her own suppressed maternal instinct; and an exploration of coercive attachments with one of humanity's connection to nature. The result is a memoir as intellectually compelling as it is intimate and evocative.

My ex is a world-famous rockstar.And this Christmas... he's about to discover he's a father. Phoenix Sterling was once my everything—late-night melodies, tangled sheets, and a future I was foolish enough to believe in. Then he left, choosing a record deal over me.I thought I could move on... until two pink lines changed everything. I tried to tell him, but he my calls went unanswered.For four years I've raised our daughter alone. Then my editor sends me to Chicago—days before Christmas—to interview the man who walked away.When a blizzard shuts down the airport and leaves us snowed in together, my only way home is squeezing onto a tiny tour bus with my rockstar ex.But when it breaks down in a storybook small town decked out for the holidays, hot chocolate turns into a snowball fight... and a slow dance under falling snow makes it impossible to keep my walls up.Phoenix...

London's first woman doctor and a skeptical Scotland Yard detective find their holidays sidelined by a murderer threatening the royal family in this historically rich, gritty mystery set in Victorian London.1867: For commoners and nobility alike, the Isle of Wight is an ideal holiday destination. Queen Victoria and her family frequently spend time at Osborne House, their stunning coastal residence. For the next few days the island will also be home to Dr. Julia Lewis, who is traveling with her grandfather and her great-aunt. But despite the pleasant surroundings, Julia is beset by worries. Julia and Inspector Richard Tennant grew close during their last investigation, but he abruptly left England on a dangerous chase. She has heard nothing from him in weeks; meanwhile her maid, Kate, is nervous about rising anti-Irish sentiment. Editorials call for harsh retaliation against those determined to rid Ireland of British rule. When Julia is...