"Most people would flee. After four years, Margaret has learned how to live with the house -- it's her house, after all.

Publisher Annotation: Spenser investigates the past secrets of an elusive tech billionaire in this latest installment of Robert B. Parker's beloved series, and the first written by celebrated writer Mike Lupica. Spenser novel series, 400pp., 75K.

In Afghanistan, a US pilot is shot down during a covert mission. In New York, a mother is forced to flee with her two young children. Finding the connection between the two will lead the Private team right into a deadly trap. A wealthy businessman approaches Jack Morgan, head of Private-the world's largest investigation agency-with a desperate plea to track down his daughter and two grandchildren, who have disappeared without a trace. What at first...

"Emma Carpenter lives in isolation with her golden retriever Laika, house-sitting an old beachfront home on the rainy Washington coast. Her only human contact is her enigmatic old neighbor, Deek, and (via text) the house's owner, Jules. One day, she reads a poorly written--but gruesome--horror novel by the author H. G. Kane, and posts a one-star review that drags her into an online argument with none other than the author himself. Soon after, disturbing...

When a summer mission trip turns horribly wrong ... The gritty, fast-paced finale to the popular Kennedy Stern Christian suspense series. Kennedy learns what it means to suffer for the gospel and vows to persevere under persecution. This time, however, faith alone might not save her ... or the ones she cares about most. Read Captivated today.

Minnesota law professor and Innocence Project volunteer Boady Sanden has been caring for Emma Pruitt, the daughter of his college friend, Ben, since the public defender was gunned down by police four years ago while facing charges for killing his wife. One afternoon, Ruth Matthews brings her brother Elijah's file to Boady at the Innocence Project: Elijah has been convicted of brutally murdering pastor Jalen Bale, but Ruth's certain he's innocent....

"Talia March, Pallas Llewellyn, and Amelia Rivers are dedicated to uncovering the mystery of what happened to them. The women suspect they were test subjects and that there are more people like them--all they have to do is find the list of others who took that same test. Luke Rand is chasing the same list. When a killer begins to stalk them, they realize they have to join forces. The investigation leads them to a remote retreat in the Pacific Northwest....

"Tough-as-nails criminal defense attorney Jane Smith is hip-deep in the murder trial of the century. Actually, her charmless client might've committed several murders. She's also fallen in love with a wonderful guy. And an equally wonderful dog, a mutt. But Jane doesn't have much time. She's just received a terminal diagnosis giving her twelve months. Unless she's murdered before her expiration date" --

When Kennedy Stern's childhood pastor asks her to volunteer at his new pregnancy center, she carves time out of her rigorous college schedule to promote the cause of the unborn. After receiving a disturbing call from someone far too young to carry a child in the first place, Kennedy can no longer blindly hide behind the pro-life platitudes she grew up believing. She resolves to locate the unknown girl but winds up entrenched in a mystery that grows...

"Colette 'Coco' Weber has relocated to her Catalina Island home, where, twenty years before, she was the sole survivor of a deadly home invasion. All Coco wants is to see her aunt Gwen, get as far away from her ex as possible, and get back to her craft--writing obituaries. Thankfully, her college best friend, Maddy, owns the local paper and has a job sure to keep Coco busy, considering the number of elderly folks who are dying on the island. But as...