This revised and expanded edition of Michael Johnson's Life with an Angel offers a deeper look into the mysterious life—and afterlife—of Mary Margaret, the Angel who forever changes the lives of three young Hoosiers. Joe Anderson recounts his childhood in Indiana during the 1960s, where he, his best friend Amy, and his younger brother Mitch first encounter Mary Margaret on earth. Through Joe's eyes, readers follow the trio as they are guided by their Angel to help others, witness life from...

Don't Let Me Die Here follows a young Marine in the 1960s who leaves home to fight in the Vietnam War and finds himself caught between duty, love, and the unseen world beyond life. Amid the chaos of combat, he falls in love with a Vietnamese girl—only to discover that her brother is fighting on the opposite side of the war. Their relationship becomes a fragile bridge between enemies, forcing him to confront the humanity on both sides of the conflict.The story deepens as the Marine ...

This sequel to the book "Don't Let Me Die Here" continues the story of a young Marine who enlists in the 1960s and is sent to fight in the Vietnam War. In this novel "Where Have All the Friends Gone," the narrative follows the Marine, Joe Anderson, as he journeys from Vietnam back to his home in Indiana. The story takes readers through Okinawa, Hawaii, and Los Angeles. Joe crosses the ocean on a Navy ship, forming new friendships, including with a future U.S. Senator. Upon reaching Los Ang...

Travel with Joe Anderson as he heads east along Route 66, finally returning home to Indiana. After two years in the Marines and a hard tour as a combat veteran in Vietnam, Joe is ready for peace—yet the Mother Road has other plans. As he drives, Joe stumbles into strange and unpredictable mysteries: a chance meeting with the legendary TV cowboy Roy Rogers, encounters with people who should no longer be alive, and moments that blur the line between memory, fate, and the supernatural. This j...

A New York Times bestseller—over a million copies sold!A National Book Award winnerA Boston Globe-Horn Book Award winnerBestselling author Sherman Alexie tells the story of Junior, a budding cartoonist growing up on the Spokane Indian Reservation. Determined to take his future into his own hands, Junior leaves his troubled school on the rez to attend an all-white farm town high school where the only other Indian is the school mascot.

A killing to keep old Wyoming secrets and treasuresDeath hits close to home for Elizabeth “E.M.” Danniher – or, rather, close to the Hovel, as she’s dubbed her decrepit rental house. Her elderly neighbor kills a man apparently robbing her of Western artifacts. As a former top-flight national TV reporter, Elizabeth knows self-defense might satisfy the legal system, yet leave her neighbor in danger.Doing what she does best – asking questions – Elizab...

In the peaceful town of Grace Valley, neighbors are like family-and just as meddlesome, too.June Hudson is the town's doctor, a caring, capable woman who now has a bit of explaining to do. People are beginning to notice the bloom in her cheeks-and the swell of her belly. Happily, DEA agent Jim Post is back in June's arms for good, newly retired from undercover work and ready for new beginnings here in Grace Valley.Expecting the unexpected is a way of life in Grace Valley, a...

At the end of Dayton's first WWII blackout drill, a murder victim is found with private investigator Maggie Sullivan's name and address in his pocket. Hours earlier he sat in her office asking for help – and using a different identity.With the war draining men from all walks of life, a homicide detective long dismissive of Maggie's skills reaches out to form an eggshell-fragile alliance. Warily they work in tandem to find the person behind two vastly different deaths: An ex-con kil...

Ten "beautifully imagined and crafted stories" of the American West by the Pulitzer Prize–winning author of Independence Day (Joyce Carol Oates).In these ten exquisite stories, Richard Ford explores the wind-scrubbed landscape of the American West and the guarded hopes and gnawing loneliness of the people who live there: a refugee from justice driving across Wyoming with his daughter and girlfriend in a stolen Mercedes; a boy watching his family dissolve i...

A promise between best-friends…Curt never thought he’d be forced to keep a pledge to watch over Eric’s family, but an assassin made that vow a harsh reality.Eighteen months later, he’s still keeping an eye on them, but somewhere along the line, his feelings for the pretty widow have shifted.Dana had been both a mother and a father to her children during her husband’s multiple deployments, but once he retired, she’d thought those days were over… she was wrong.

In Patrick F. McManus’s comic mystery, a person who turns up missing during an avalanche turns up murdered—and everyone is a suspect.When the call comes in that Mike Wilson, the unlikable owner of West Branch Lodge, has gone missing, Sheriff Tully is delighted. This is an excellent opportunity for Tully, his tracker pal Dave, and his retired sheriff father, Pap, to enjoy a few evenings of hot tubs and single-malt scotch at the luxurious lodge while working the case...