When his father's former partner asks for help to settle his daughter's estate, John Delaney get more than he bargained for. The hidden box of tapes Delaney finds in her home provides the first clue the girl's death may not be what it seemed. Through a series of twists and turns, Delaney learns it's related to another "accident" that occurred fifteen years earlier and a thousand miles apart.

"A Spenceresque thriller that's hard to put down." -- Kirkus

"Cleverly plotted with exciting courtroom and action sequences." -- Booklist

"A compelling, interesting and entertaining story with great characters." --Francine Brokaw, The Herald

This is Mitchell Graham's second legal thriller. Mitchell practiced law for thirty years and also holds a degree in neuropsychology. Along the way he represented the United States in numerous fencing competitions. He won or was a finalist in over 87 events worldwide. His third book featuring John Delaney and Katherine Adams is due out next year.

Society bachelor and former army sniper Ben Benedict moves between two worlds--from high-society Washington to the mean city streets, from tuxedos to Glocks. His powerful Virginia family wants him out of harm's way, but Ben stays on the job, determined to make amends for a past that haunts him. Dr. Anna Schuster is fighting demons of her own when she crosses paths with Agent Benedict. The two become adversaries--and lovers--as they search for an Al Qaeda operative bent on revenge. Ben must fight against time--and his own darkness--to rescue millions of innocents and the woman he loves from a virulent bio-weapon in the hands of a dangerous enemy.

"Skillful storyteller Johnston makes what would in lesser hands be melodrama, compellingly realistic."-- Booklist

Joan Johnston is the New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of more than forty award-winning historical and contemporary romantic novels, including her Bitter Creek series featuring The Rivals, The Price, The Loner, The Texan, and The Cowboy.

Johnston received a master of arts degree in theater from the University of Illinois and graduated with honors from the University of Texas School of Law at Austin. She lives in south Florida and Colorado.

With Criminal Paradise, his gritty, satirical take on the Southern California underworld and the faulty society it preys on, Steven M. Thomas earned comparison to such masters as Elmore Leonard and Carl Hiaasen. Now, Thomas has written another smart, sexy thriller featuring his charismatic antihero, the small-time crook Robert Rivers, who has dreams of making the big score and the brains to pull it off -- if only his partner, Reggie, wouldn't keep getting in the way.

The stakes are high for Rivers this time around: He is on the trail of a diamond necklace worth a small fortune. The necklace belongs to beautiful Los Angeles socialite Evelyn Evermore, but Rivers has a foolproof plan to remedy that. Unfortunately, the plan is not Reggie-proof, and when the dust clears, the necklace is gone and the cops are in hot pursuit.

When Rivers learns that Evelyn is mixed up with a 300-pound guru known as Baba Raba, the necklace seems to be within reach once more. Only the deeper Rivers digs, the more it appears that Baba Raba is a dangerous fraud intent on the same prize Rivers is pursuing. Worse, Rivers finds himself developing a soft spot for Evelyn, who isn't the shallow socialite she seems to be.

Soon Rivers and Reggie are barreling headlong into a battle with Baba and a gang of murderous Italian gangsters who, in cahoots with the guru, are using intimidation, extortion and the cats paw of a corrupt politician to gain control of a $100-million swath of oceanfront property. Set in sunny Venice Beach and Indian Wells in the Coachella Valley, Criminal Karma offers exotic locales, fast-paced action, colorful characters, and dazzling plot twists that will keep readers enthralled until the final page.

"This novel is more than a wonderful thriller and a classic caper-gone-wrong. It's a morality tale and a jaw-dropping tour of Southern California at its most crazy and compelling. I loved it." -- T. Jefferson Parker

"From posh hotels to flop houses, from ashram meetings to complicated burglaries, Rivers keeps his eye on the prize, but not without an appealing touch of knight errantry . . . . Rivers is a cunning and resourceful thief capable of blending into his surroundings like a chameleon or meeting force with force when necessary. He does both with charm, wit and surprising decency." -- Publishers Weekly

"As in the first novel, author Thomas writes gracefully and deftly about Southern California, louche and luxe, and Rivers' casual disquisitions on Hindu beliefs are informative and insightful. Give this one to fans of Lawrence Block's Bernie Rhodenbarr." -- Booklist

Steven M. Thomas grew up in a working class suburb of St. Louis, Missouri, where he was not an Eagle Scout or member of the boys choir. He left home the first time at 15, spending the summer hitchhiking across the country, working at odd jobs and writing a journal. He was educated -- eventually -- at Antioch University, the University of Missouri, St. Louis (B.A. English, summa cum laude, 1997) and the University of California, Irvine (Regent's Fellowship, MFA, 1999). Before becoming a fulltime novelist, Thomas worked at different times as a magazine editor, journalist and college lecturer, teaching writing at UCI. He has also been a short order cook and an aluminum siding salesman. He lives with his wife and daughter in Orange County, California.

Journalist John Pender has returned to his home town of Whiteshead to rekindle his marriage. Ex-British intelligence officer Dave Johnson has arrived to isolate himself after his fiancé is murdered during a mission that went terribly wrong. But excavations for the new shopping centre unearth a mysterious contagion that threatens to throw their lives into chaos.

Now the residents of Whiteshead are trapped within a quarantine zone with the military on one side and ravenous hordes of living dead on the other. Escape is no longer an option.

Far out in the mouth of the estuary a small Keep sits forlornly surrounded by an apron of jagged rocks. This refuge has always been unassailable, a place of myth and legend that has grown in folklore through the years. Now, it's the survivors' only hope of sanctuary. But there are thousands of flesh-eating infected between them and the Keep and time is running out ...

"Gunn's writing style is very engaging, particularly his action sequences. They are plentiful, intense, appropriately blood-soaked" -- Bookloons

"Almost fifteen thousand men, women and children turned into flesh-eating zombies by a long-forgotten Nazi chemical weapon ...sounds like your thing?" -- David Moody, author of HATER.

"A seemingly idyllic setting, characters full of human weakness and heroism and a mysterious contagion that threatens to destroy everything--fantastic ingredients for a modern horror novel!" -- Gav thorpe, author of MALEKITH

Derek Gunn lives in Dublin, Ireland with his wife and three children and is the author of the post-apocalyptic thriller series, Vampire Apocalypse, widely praised on both sides of the Atlantic. The first two books in the series are; A World Torn Asunder (2006) and Descent into Chaos (2008). The third Vampire Apocalypse book, Fallout, is due out in 2009. An adaptation of Derek's first book is under option and is currently in active development as a major movie. Derek is a member of the International Thriller Writers and the Horror Writers Association. Visit his website at www.derekgunn.com

When Dr. CJ Patterson returns to her Southern hometown, she finds herself surrounded by a series of long-buried secrets--and a killer who seems to know her better than she knows herself...Drugs, prostitution, robbery, homicide--these are four terms that Dr. CJ Patterson learned all too well growing up on the seamy, forgotten streets of inner-city Huntsville, Alabama. Fiercely determined, CJ worked hard to forget where she came from and become an emergency medicine resident at a prestigious Baltimore hospital. But when her younger sister--the only family she ever had--is murdered, CJ is drawn back into the painful past she thought she'd left behind. Her unrelenting investigation uncovers a highly sophisticated web of shocking family secrets, dark obsession, and brutal violence and a killer who will stop at nothing to keep her from learning the truth.....

"Everywhere She Turns is romantic suspense at its best." -- Erica Spindler, New York Times bestselling author of Breakneck.

"The dark and seamy lives of those on society's edge give Webb's latest a desperate quality. This complicated story has a variety of villains, all of whom add to the relentlessly ominous atmosphere. It's riveting, yet darkly and sadly chilling." -- Romantic Times Magazine

Debra Webb wrote her first story at age nine and her first romance at thirteen. It wasn't until she spent three years working for the military behind the Iron Curtain and within the confining political Walls of Berlin, Germany, that she realized her true calling. A five-year stint with NASA on the Space Shuttle Program reinforced her love of the endless possibilities within her grasp as a storyteller. A collision course between suspense and romance was set. Debra has been writing romantic suspense and action packed romantic thrillers since. Visit her at www.DebraWebb.com.

Not long ago, Scott Bryant would have described himself as an ordinary guy. But one act of heroism has changed his life forever--or at least until the apocalypse occurs. Because the end of the world is on its way.

Suddenly and inexplicably possessed of superhuman strength, Scott finds himself allied with the enigmatic and alluring Melanie Regan in a quest to find the mysterious Oracle in hopes of averting the absolute destruction that threatens.

Melanie herself has been falling into trances, sketching terrifying visions of future events--and she wants answers. She knows better than Scott where to look for help, but even she cannot fathom the powers that have thrust them together in an epic battle of good against evil.

The earth itself will soon turn against its inhabitants, and now mortal and immortal must join forces if any are to survive.

"Graham's dependable romantic flourishes enhance this bewitching blend of Native American lore, ghostly shenanigans and modern-day chicanery." -- For NIGHTWALKER, Publisher's Weekly

New York Times bestselling author Heather Graham has written more than a hundred novels, many of which have been featured by the Doubleday Book Club and the Literary Guild. An avid scuba diver, ballroom dancer and mother of five, she still enjoys her south Florida home, but loves to travel as well.

The Missing Ink, first in the Tattoo Shop Mysteries, features Brett Kavanaugh, a tattooist in Las Vegas. When a girl makes an appointment to get devotion ink with the name of her fiancé embedded in a heart, Brett takes the job, but the girl never shows. The next thing Brett knows, the police are looking for her mysterious client and the name she wanted on the tattoo isn't the name of her fiancé.

"Readers need not be conversant with "street flash" or other industry terms to enjoy the setting and follow Brett down a trail of needles and gloves to the dramatic finale." -- Publishers Weekly

Karen E. Olson, an award-winning author, was a longtime journalist. She lives in Connecticut with her husband, daughter, and two fat cats.

Aussie FBI profiler Sophie Anderson is ready for a new life - a new home and a new job at the Bureau's Los Angeles office. She hopes working in the field again will bring her closer to her cases...and her ability to see into the minds of killers and victims.

Within days of Sophie's arrival in LA, her theory is put to the test when a best-selling crime novelist is murdered - strangled with a pair of stockings, just like the character in her last book. Has fiction become fatal?

". . . gripping read . . ." -- Herald Sun

". . . best book in the series so far. . . " -- The Age

". . . gripping and realistic thriller." -- Good Reading

". . .  twisted, intriguing and brilliant plot." --  Sunday Territorian

"Martin ratchets up the fear and the tension expertly." -- Courier Mail

P.D. Martin--Phillipa Deanne Martin--was born in Melbourne, Australia and developed a passion for crime fiction and story telling at an early age. This interest was backed up with formal education through a Bachelor of Behavioral Sciences (with majors in psychology and criminology) and a Postgraduate Certificate in Professional Writing (creative writing). Fan Mail is the third novel featuring Australian FBI profiler Sophie Anderson, following on from the internationally successful Body Count and The Murderers' Club

Chicago Police Detectives Pete Shannon and Marilyn Benson are thrust into the limelight when their first major investigation turns the city upside down. A madman is on the loose, attacking women who travel downtown to clean offices. As the number of attacks continues to mount, the detectives find themselves pressured by their boss to end this reign of terror committed by a psychopathic rapist.

The community becomes outraged and protests at City Hall, causing the Mayor to demand action by his police department. In the midst of it all, Marilyn learns some disturbing news that forces her to choose between her loyalty to Pete and the man she loves.

"Once again John Wills delivers a nitty-gritty true-to-life "you can taste the atmosphere" story about the life of police officers on the often violent streets of Chicago. Captured in the language and with a feel that only a cop from Chicago can deliver, "Gripped By Fear", second in the Chicago Warrior series, reveals some of the heroism, fears, motivation and courage cops everywhere can relate to." -- Frank Borelli, Editor-In-Chief, Officer.com

Gripped By Fear, the second novel in the Chicago Warrior thriller series, finds John Wills doing what he does best--writing exciting police action/drama from a Christian perspective. His 33 years in law enforcement give him great insight into the police world. He is at work on his third book, continuing along the same theme.

Toronto investigator Jonah Geller is back in this sequel to Howard Shrier's hit debut Buffalo Jump, and now he has opened his own agency, World Repairs, with best friend and partner Jenn Raudsepp. Asked to investigate the apparent suicide of a young woman, they're drawn into the high-stakes world of construction and development on a long-neglected parcel of Toronto's waterfront. Clues lead them to suspect that fabled real estate tycoon Simon Birk--the partner of the dead girl's father--is killing anyone who gets in the way of the project. Without enough evidence to convince Homicide Sergeant Katherine Hollinger, Jonah heads off to Chicago to take on Birk, his creepy hairless bodyguard and a corrupt cop. As Birk unleashes a wave of attacks against Jonah, he calls on reinforcements, including former hit man Dante Ryan, and crafts an audacious plan to take down one of Chicago's most powerful--and dangerous--men.

"Often funny, sometimes violent, and always thoughtful, with a powerful sense of place throughout. Toronto may have just found its Spenser in PI Jonah Geller, and I can't wait for his next case." -- Sean Chercover, award-winning author of Trigger City and Big City, Bad Blood

"Shrier's first Jonah Geller mystery was terrific; High Chicago is even better." -- Linwood Barclay, bestselling author of No Time for Goodbye

"Equal parts Rambo and Spenser, with the wisdom of a world-weary Rabbi thrown in. I hope Geller returns for a third book...but considering the punishment he's endured in the first two, I doubt he could survive it." -- Lee Goldberg, writer and producer

Howard Shrier was born and raised in Montreal, where he earned an Honours Degree in Journalism and Creative Writing. He began his career as a crime reporter, and has since worked in theatre, television, sketch comedy and improv, as well as high-level government and corporate communications. He now lives in Toronto with his wife and two sons and wonder cat. Howard's first novel, Buffalo Jump, was published to wide acclaim by Vintage Canada in 2008. The sequel, High Chicago, is coming out July 14. Film rights to both books have been optioned by Toronto-based Media Headquarters. Please visit howardshrier.com.

On Christmas Day in 1893, every man, woman and child in a remote mining town will disappear, belongings forsaken, meals left to freeze in vacant cabins, and not a single bone will be found--not even the gold that was rumored to have been the pride of this town will be found either. One hundred and thirteen years later, two backcountry guides are hired by a leading history professor and his journalist daughter to lead them into the abandoned mining town so that they can learn what happened. This has been done once before but the people that went in did not come out. With them is a psychic, and a paranormal photographer--the town is rumored to be haunted. They've come to see a ghost town, but what they are about to discover is that twenty miles from civilization, with a blizzard bearing down, they are not alone, and the past is very much alive....

"Blake Crouch is an outstanding writer who has penned a brilliant piece of work with his latest, ABANDON. The surprises begin early and continue until the very last page. But ABANDON is not merely an exciting thriller with a terrific plot and gangbuster ending; the writing here sings; the characters live; and the universal themes of greed and evil resonate long after the final sentence." -- JOHN LESCROART

"ABANDON is terrific...a great storyteller hitting his stride." -- LEE CHILD

Blake Crouch was born near Statesville, North Carolina in 1978. He attended UNC-Chapel Hill and graduated Phi Beta Kappa in 2000 with degrees in English and Creative Writing. He is the author of DESERT PLACES, LOCKED DOORS, and ABANDON, all published by St. Martin's Press. His short fiction has appeared in Ellery Queen, THRILLER 2, and UNCAGE ME. Blake lives with his family in southwest Colorado, where he is at work on a new book. 

RED BLOODED MURDER is the second book in a new back-to-back-to-back trilogy from critically acclaimed author Laura Caldwell that includes RED HOT LIES (June 2009) and  RED, WHITE & DEAD (August 2009).

Chicago is the Windy City, and these days the winds of change are whipping Izzy McNeil's life all over the map. A high-profile job on Trial TV lands her in the hot seat. After a shocking end to her engagement, she finds herself juggling not only her ex-fiancé, but a guy she never expected.  And a moonlighting undercover gig has her digging deep into worlds she barely knew existed.
 
But all of this takes a backseat when Izzy's friend winds up brutally murdered.  Suddenly, Izzy must balance the demands of a voracious media and the knowledge that she didn't know her friend as well as she thought.

As a Chicago resident and former trial attorney Caldwell brings her vast knowledge of the city's unique character and the legal system to the pages of her mystery trilogy that is gaining wide acclaim and praise.  In describing the trilogy debut, RED HOT LIES, Publishers Weekly said "Former trial attorney Laura Caldwell launches a mystery series that weaves the emotional appeal of her chick lit titles with the blinding speed of her thrillers...(a) headlong chase...readers will be left looking forward to another heart-pounding ride on Izzy's silver Vespa."