Recently laid off, Jack Heart uses his time away from work to fulfill a lifelong dream: hiking the Appalachian Trail. In winter. After fighting off a sickly black bear, Jack decides to take a break from the Trail. However, he quickly realizes his problems are much greater than rogue wildlife. A toxic beef supply has turned millions of people into Heathens--flesh hungry corpses--and cities are putting themselves under quarantine. Hundreds of miles from home with no food and trapped by vigilantes, Jack Heart descends into a desperate, violent place in order to survive.

When Goldy, owner of Goldilocks' Catering, faces the challenge of whipping up a sumptuous lowfat feast for the Mignon Cosmetics' company banquet, she rises to the occasion brilliantly...only to discover just how ugly the beauty biz can be!On the day of the banquet Goldy finds herself confronting an angry mob of demonstrators--"Spare the Hares"--who object to Mignon Cosmetics' animal-testing policies. As she struggles to carry forty pounds of lowfat fare from her van to the mall where the banquet is being held, she hears an ominous squeal of tires and a horrifying thump. Seconds later, a Mignon employee lies dead on the pavement. And soon the police discover that this hit-and-run was no accident.Now Goldy is enmeshed up to her saute pans in a homicide investigation.  Could the murder have had something to do with Spare the Hares--or with the exotic flower found near the dead body? Though busy serving up Hoisin Turkey and Grand Marnier Cranberry Muffins, Goldy decides to start digging at Mignon's million-dollar cosmetics counter. But when another murder takes place and Goldy herself is attacked, the caterer turned sleuth knows she must step up her search for a gruesome killer. For this time was only a warning. Next time she'll be dead--and it won't be pretty.From the Paperback edition.From Publishers WeeklyFor Colorado's Goldy B. Schulz (last seen in The Last Suppers), the catering proves far less rewarding than the sleuthing when she's called on to prepare a banquet for the Mignon cosmetics company. Forced to forsake mayonnaise and butter in this low-fat luncheon, Goldy is in "caterers' hell." But that's a better place than where Mignon super-saleswoman Claire Satterfield ends up?which is dead. According to Julian Teller, Goldy's catering assistant, Claire had recently suspected she was being followed. Adding to the mystery is a local reporter who has taken to using Mignon's ultra-expensive potions while trying, none too subtly, to extract information Goldy might have gathered from her husband, homicide detective Tom Schulz. When Goldy's initial inquiries earn her an anonymous warning to clear off, she becomes more determined. As always, Davidson includes recipes as she brings events to a proper boil in this latest lively and satisfying outing for Goldy, who not only solves the mystery but also finds, much to her delight, that coffee can save your life.

Becca and Randy are Harley riding detectives who join forces to find the ruthless killer the press have dubbed The Florist. What does the flower he places in his victim's hands have to do with the sick, twisted way he ends their lives? Will they track him down before he strikes again, or will a turn of events find one of them at the mercy of a demented killer?

Now a Major Motion Picture Starring Brad PittJackie Cogan is an enforcer for the mob. When a high-stakes card game is heisted by unknown hoodlums, Cogan is called in to “handle” the problem. Moving expertly and ruthlessly among a variety of criminal hacks, hangers-on, and bigger-time crooks—a classic cast of misfits animated by Higgins’s hilarious, cracklingly authentic dialogue—Cogan gets to the root of the problem and, with five consecutive shots from a Smith & Wesson thirty-eight Police Special, restores order to his corner of the underworld.

As a New Year begins in Bath, Ben Brace proposes to his long-term girlfriend, Caroline. The problem is that she’s the daughter of notorious crime baron, Joe Irving, who is coming to the end of a prison sentence. And Ben’s father George is Bath’s Deputy Chief Constable. But mothers and sons are a formidable force: a wedding in the Abbey and reception in the Roman Baths are set in place before the career-obsessed DCC can step in.

Peter Diamond, Bath’s head of CID, is appalled to be put in charge of security on the day. Ordered to be discreet, he packs a gun and a guest list in his best suit and must somehow cope with potential killers, gang rivals, warring parents, bossy photographers and straying bridesmaids. The laid-back Joe Irving seems oblivious to the danger he is in from rival gang-leaders, while Brace can’t wait for the day to end.

Will the photo-session be a literal shoot? Will Joe Irving’s speech as father of the bride be his last words? Can Diamond pull off a miracle, avert a tragedy and send the happy couple on their honeymoon?

The dazzling sequel to Odinn's Child and Sworn Brother - here is the triumphant conclusion to this epic Viking adventureConstantinople, 1035: Thorgils has become a member of the Varangian lifeguard and witnesses the glories of the richest city on earth but also the murderous ways of the imperial family. Under the leadership of warrior chief Harald Sigurdsson he is set up as the unwitting bait in a deadly ambush to destroy Arab pirates harassing the Byzantine shipping lanes in the Mediterranean. When Harald eventually ascends the throne of Norway, his liegeman Thorgils is despatched on a secret mission to Duke William of Normandy with a plan to coordinate the twin invasions of England. On 20 September 1066 Harald’s fleet of three hundred ships sails up the Ouse, confident of success, but a prophetic dream warns Thorgils that Duke William has duped his allies and the Norsemen are heading for disaster at Stamford Bridge. Thorgils embarks upon a race against time to reach and warn his liege lord before the battle begins. But will Odinn’s devout follower really be able to anticipate what fate has decreed and save the heritage of his Viking ancestors?

Arlenui Viagneriui, Pirmojo pasaulinio karo veteranui, teko regėti dūmus žmonių akyse ir anksčiau. Tai būdavo neišvengiamos mirties ženklas. Jis niekada neklysdavo. Kai vieną troškų vakarą nubudęs traukinyje pamato mirties ženklus bendrakeleivių akyse, beviltiškai bando juos atkalbėti tęsti kelionę į Floridos Ki salas. Tik devyniolikametis Polas Brikhilas juo patiki ir abu lieka naktį nuošalioje stotyje, tikėdamiesi išsisukti nuo neišvengiamos mirties. Bičiuliai patraukia į pietus pėsti ir netrukus pasijunta įkalinti „Kiparisų namuose“ – atokioje Meksikos įlankos užeigoje, kuri priklauso mįslingai gražuolei Rebekai, – tiesiog artėjančio uragano kelyje. Tačiau tas pragaištingas 1935 m. uraganas – ne vienintelis jiems gresiantis pavojus. Meksikos įlankos gyventojus valdo kur kas šiurpesnė jėga, todėl šilto ir šalto matęs Arlenas nori kuo greičiau iš ten nešdintis. Bet Polas atsisako palikti Rebeką vieną, net ir išgirdęs draugo perspėjimą, jog užgaišę gali niekada iš ten neištrūkti. Nuo šiurpios pradžios iki stingdančios pabaigos Kiparisų namai yra neprilygstamas „geriausio iš geriausių“ detektyvas su fantastikos prieskoniu, sulaukęs liaupsių iš rašytojų Stepheno Kingo, Peterio Straubo, Deano Koontzo ir Rono Rasho. Michaelis Koryta (g. 1982 m.) jau gimė žinodamas, kuo nori būti, ir negaišo laiko veltui. Aštuonerių pradėjo susirašinėti su mylimais autoriais, o 16-os nutarė pasišvęsti detektyvo žanrui. Su tuo tikslu baigė kriminalistiką Indianos universitete, dirbo privačiu sekliu. Pirmasis Michaelio Korytos romanas Šįvakar aš pasakiau sudie, nominuotas Edgar apdovanojimui, pasirodė tuomet, kai jam buvo dvidešimt vieneri. Vėlesni detektyvai Širdgėlos giesmė, Svetingas kapas, Pavydėk nakčiai, Šaltoji upė taip pat buvo įvertinti kritikų ir skaitytojų visame pasaulyje – jie išversti į dvidešimt kalbų. Kiparisų namai – septintasis 29-erių metų rašytojo romanas. Meistriškai plakdamas įvairius žanrus M. Koryta atkuria slogią JAV ketvirtojo dešimtmečio atmosferą, Didžiąją depresiją, bemaž leidžia užuosti smėlį, viskį, jūros druskos išėstą medieną, pajusti nežinomybės įtampą ir neįvardintą grėsmę, kuri nepaleidžia iki paskutinių romano eilučių. *

"Įtaigumu šis romanas prilygsta geriausiems STEPHENO KINGO ir PETERIO STRAUBO darbams."* Dennis Lehane, KUŽDESIŲ SALOS autorius

Efficient, professional, and without apology, Lily Mansfield is a hired assassin, working as a contract agent for the CIA. Her targets are the powerful and corrupt, those who can't be touched by the law. Now, after 18 years of service, Lily has been drawn into a dangerous game that hasn't been sanctioned, seeking vengeance for her own reasons. Each move bolder than the next, she is compromising her superiors, endangering her very life. Though stress and shock have made her feel somewhat invincible and a little cocky, Lily knows that she too can be taken out in an instant. And if it's her time, so be it. She intends to go down fighting. A CIA agent himself, Lucas Swain recognizes the signs of trauma in the line of fire. His orders are to either bring her in or bring her down. Yet he too is drawn into the game with Lily Mansfield, dancing on a tightrope as he tries to avoid a major international incident while still battling a tenacious foe who is dogging their every step. Keeping laser focus on her task at hand while vigilantly watching her back, Mansfield never sees the lethal peril that lies directly in her path . . . and how loyalty has a price.

A beautiful woman's cold-blooded murder has the mark of the Mafia. Although warned to stay away, Hammer won't stop until he gets revenge.

***Klara and the Sun* is a magnificent new novel from the Nobel laureate Kazuo Ishiguro--author of *Never Let Me Go* and the Booker Prize-winning *The Remains of the Day.***

*Klara and the Sun,* the first novel by Kazuo Ishiguro since he was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature, tells the story of Klara, an Artificial Friend with outstanding observational qualities, who, from her place in the store, watches carefully the behavior of those who come in to browse, and of those who pass on the street outside. She remains hopeful a customer will soon choose her.

*Klara and the Sun* is a thrilling book that offers a look at our changing world through the eyes of an unforgettable narrator, and one that explores the fundamental question: what does it mean to love?

In its award citation in 2017, the Nobel committee described Ishiguro's books as "novels of great emotional force" and said he has "uncovered the abyss beneath our illusory sense of...