It has always been thought, people diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) are born without emotions and feelings. They were a bit like Spock from Star Trek ̶ analytical and logical. To the world, it seems, they can't love, and in turn, they can't care for anyone. People with ASD make the best assassins.Carolyn Johnston, the eight-year-old daughter of the recently deceased prostitute Freda Johnston, finds herself a captive of the men who murdered her mother. As fate would hav...

Death has a way of drawing people together, and it's no exception for Betty Hall and her mother, Zoe Payne. With the death of Innocence ‒ Betty's daughter and Zoe's granddaughter ‒ the two were again united but for only a few short weeks.One day, not long after Zoe returned to her home with a traveling circus in California, Betty received a call from the Santa Monica police saying her mother's body had washed up under its famous pier. The following day, Betty, her dad FJ, and his f...

"There is no backup planet for us."– unknown.According to environmentalists, humans are rapidly poisoning the earth. That's why environmentalists seek to preserve the air, land, and water that all life—humans, animals, and plants—depend upon. They strive to conserve and protect entire ecosystems found in different habitats throughout our planet.But, in Franklin, Kentucky, aliens are the primary threat to our planet. Just ask Jed Duncan. He found his best friend, Luth...

Raymond Harris has looked into the eyes of the dead before, but none ever touched him like the eyes of a sixteen-year-old girl found murdered in an abandoned house on the outskirts of Franklin, Kentucky. Her death struck a nerve, because Ray knew her.Ray knew her likes and dislikes. He knew everything about her, because she was his Godchild. She was the granddaughter of Ray's best friend, and Ray knew her grandpa would seek revenge.Finding her killer would become the drivin...

The government lost a hydrogen bomb around Tybee Island, Georgia, in 1958, or is that an old wives' tale?If it is only a tale, then why are three young men trying to find it, in hopes of selling it to make a dirty bomb?Before the week is out, six friends from Kentucky will get caught up in kidnapping, murder, and treason, while trying to save one of their own and perhaps the citizens of Tybee Island and Savannah, Georgia.

Detroit Police Detective Russ Baker is in charge of the Cold Cases and with his ghostly friend and partner, Wes Loomis, they have to solve murders to be able to send the victim’s spirits to the hereafter. Russ is given a case by his girlfriend Mary, who transfers from Missing Persons to work with Russ. Together they go out to find a missing boy who’s mother was murdered by his abductor. Wes is on the job tracking down leads but even he runs into problems. Too many leads that all end up blo...

#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • The iconic thriller series that inspired the upcoming streaming show on Prime Video, in development now!Alex Delaware and LAPD detective Milo Sturgis investigate the death of Alex’s most mysterious patient to date in this sensational thriller from the master of suspense, #1 New York Times bestselling author Jonathan Kellerman.**At nearly one hundred years old, Thalia Mars is a far cry from the patients that ...

In this electrifying thriller by New York Times bestseller Linda Castillo, Kate Burkholder must uncover a family's long-hidden past to solve a brutal murderWhen a tornado tears through Painters Mill and unearths human remains, Chief of Police Kate Burkholder finds herself tasked with the responsibility of identifying the bones—and notifying the family. Evidence quickly emerges that the death was no accident and Kate finds herself plunged into a thirty year...

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • OPRAH’S BOOK CLUB PICK • Pulitzer Prize winner Elizabeth Strout continues the life of her beloved Olive Kitteridge, a character who has captured the imaginations of millions.“Strout managed to make me love this strange woman I’d never met, who I knew nothing about. What a terrific writer she is.”—Zadie Smith, The Guardian“Just as wonderful as the original . . . Olive, Again poig...

Returning to the town he was raised in was hard, except that Harley can once more see the only golden light of those days. He’d walked away from her because she’d been too young, and he would never be good enough. Harley was back to check on the War Dog Bowser, but Harley can’t help but feel like he never really left. But when Harley snags the War Dog from one of Bowser’s handlers, Harley knows he has to put a stop to this guy forever.Over all these years Jasmine awaits Harley’s re...

Tori Cannon's life is in chaos. She's lost her job, her grandmother just died, and her lease has run out. Her only hope is to live with her grandfather on Lotus Bay near Lake Ontario and revive his failing bait and tackle business. Convincing him not to sell it is one of her problems. Topping that, her troubles increase when she finds a dead body on the property—a man with spikes filling his mouth. The victim's enemies are a rich woman who wants to level his eyesore of a home and his daugh...

**A New York Times Bestseller * A USA Today Bestseller * In this feminist, suspenseful thriller the daughter of a con artist is taken hostage in a bank heist—and will need to tap into all her skills in order to survive.“If you’re looking for a queer YA contemporary book with complex characters, loads of action to keep you reading WAY past your bedtime — and a story so well written I might have shed a tear over it — you need to read The Girls I’ve Been by ...