The New York Times –bestselling author who "knows how to make you shiver" pits a legendary US spy against a cunning terrorist (Harlan Coben).She was once part of a famous Washington, DC, power couple. Now, she's been killed in an explosion that will bury her secrets with her. But Thomas Laker won't let that happen . . .On the books, the former college football player is an NSA consultant. Off of them, he's an agen...

A blast of international intrigue, including an Edgar Award–nominated short story featuring Thomas Laker, from the New York Times –bestselling author.After a terrorist attack in Estonia, Homeland Security agent Thomas Laker is sent to diffuse the situation. He's told to take his diplomacy skills but leave his gun. Bad advice. Failing to stop a second bombing, Laker is set up to take the fall for the botched operation. Ins...

A suspense thriller set in the Ozarks from the New York Times–bestselling author of The Night Caller, who "knows how to make you shiver" (Harlan Coben).When the men find him, the boy's legs look like they were run through a wood-chipper. He's bleeding heavily and near death, but he still has strength to tell them of the monster that attacked him: a dark, massive creature that emerged from the bottom of the lake. The child dies before he can say mo...

A desperate ex-cop searches for a shadowy killer in a thriller by the New York Times–bestselling author: “One of the masters of the police novel.” —Ridley PearsonA killer dubbed “The Night Prowler” has turned the city that doesn’t sleep into a town kept awake by terror. Unseen, he enters couples’ homes. Unsuspected, he lingers until the perfect moment arrives. He leaves “gifts” for his victims—before taking their lives.Enter ex-homicide cop Frank Q...

The New York Times–bestselling author of Single White Female introduces hard-boiled Florida PI Fred Carver: "Lutz has never written leaner prose" ( USA Today).When the criminal's bullet shattered his knee, Fred Carver's colleagues called him lucky. Between his pension and the insurance check, they said, he had a nice, easy retirement to look forward to. But Fred Carver would rather have his knee. His career finished, his marriage over, he...

An amateur ballroom dancer is targeted by a serial killer in this riveting mystery by veteran John LutzMary Arlington only feels alive when she is dancing. The rest of her life, dominated by a violent boyfriend and a mother intent on drinking herself to death, isn’t worth being awake for, but when she dances the tango her troubles disappear. She’s gotten so good that her studio is taking her to the national competition in Ohio, where she will prove to the world and...

Two award-winning masters of crime fiction, Bill Pronzini and John Lutz, join forces for a chilling tale of a serial killer who targets the residents of a single city block on Manhattan's Upper West SideLewis Collier watches the people living on West 98th Street through his telescope, the "Eye of God," ready to mete out the ultimate punishment for every perceived sin. Those who transgress must suffer and die, and no one is safe—not the building superintendent or his...

TEMPERS FLARE IN THE HEAT OF THE NIGHT……And the wrong move, the wrong word, even the wrong look can set off any man or woman already driven past their boiling point. A Hot and Sultry Night for Crime, edited by bestselling author Jeffery Deaver, features 20 stories of people dealing with not just the torrid weather, but all different kinds of heat. From a retired police chief pitching in on a missing dog report that leads to him solving a murder to...

Kidnap proves only the prelude to a diabolically clever scheme of fraud and murder in this vivid tale of taut suspense.Private investigator Alo Nudger didn't have to think twice about accepting the 2,500 fee from Gordon Clark, whose seven-year-old daughter had been "kidnapped" by his ex-wife, Joan. After all, the pay was good, and the job seemed simple enough: bring young Melissa back from Florida to her frantic father. Nudger arrives at his destination to find only an empty house ...

A con man takes to the road with a blond drifter, trying to stay one step ahead of a vengeful killer in this chilling thriller from New York Times–bestselling author John LutzLou Roebuck couldn't tell the truth if his life depended on it. If he could, he might not have lost his job and his wife, or ended up driving over his old nemesis, Ingrahm, in his Thunderbird. Now Roebuck's a thief and a murderer on the run with nobody to listen to his tall tales but E...

A Manhattan woman's new roommate is a nightmare in this classic psychological thriller that inspired the hit film, Single White Female.Things could be better for computer consultant Allie Jones. With her boyfriend moved out, she needs to find a new way to make rent on her Upper West Side apartment.After placing an ad in the classifieds, she meets Hedra Carlson, a shy, awkward office temp. While Hedra may not be the perfect applicant, she's the best...

"The Justice KillerThere's a twisted serial killer stalking the streets of New York City, dealing his own perverse version of justice. He kills swiftly and silently, leaving his calling card--a red "J"--on the bodies of his prey. His victims have one thing in common: they've all been jurors in the city's most infamous cases--cases in which the killer was found "not guilty." Overnight, the Justice Killer has the city in a stranglehold. And there's only one man who h...