"[An] arresting memoir" about one man's life in an L. A. street gang, from age ten in the 1970s to his prison turnaround twenty-five years later ( Publishers Weekly).Colton "C-Loc" Simpson was a Crip. Beginning at the age of ten in the mid-1970s, Simpson's world was defined in terms of war. By the time he quit, Simpson had risen through the ranks to become Stabilizer and, later, General.Simpson was the son of Dick Simpson, a ballplayer for the Califo...

This much-anticipated, game-changing special edition of Canada's premier annual fiction anthology celebrates the country's best emerging Black writers.For over thirty years, The Journey Prize Stories has consistently introduced readers to the next generation of great Canadian writers. The 33rd edition of Canada's most prestigious annual fiction anthology proudly continues this tradition by celebrating the best emerging Black writers in the country, as sele...

'Brilliantly twisty' Publisher's Weekly'The plot twists will give you whiplash' Washington Post'The mystery is authentic, the lead-up genuinely suspenseful' Kirkus____________________________FIVE VICTIMS. ONE KILLER.When five teenage girls are abducted, Chicago PD Detective Billy Harney leads the investigation to find them.Harney and h...

The highly-anticipated sequel to Sunday Times bestseller The Black Book___________________________Detective Billy Harney exposes an evil lurking deep within his city - but it also brings his own past demons to light...To Billy Harney, the newest member of Chicago PD's elite strike force, getting shot in the head, stalked by a state's attorney, and accused of murder by his fellow cops is all part of ...

"Incredible! You'll be on the edge of your seat to see if the heroine can make it out alive."-Catherine Coulter, New York Times bestselling author on Irresistible ForceThe only thing more powerful than fear is desire...A seasoned K-9 officer with the police in Maryland, Cole Jamison has left her old life behind her. With a new home and a new partner-a protective canine named Hugo-Cole is ready for fresh challenges. A crucia...

This anthology includes 21 stories by Stuart Kaminsky, Max Allan Collins, Sara Paretsky, Libby Fischer Hellmann, Marcus Sakey, Sean Chercover, J.A. Konrath, Barbara D'Amato, and more. Originally published in hardcover and paperback in October, 2007.Blue is the new Noir, and nobody does Blues like Chicago.Migrating north from the Mississippi delta, the Blues found itself on the frozen streets of Chicago, struggling to survive in the Windy City's sti...

She never thought she’d see him again…a second chance sports romance in the Wild Men Series by USA Today bestselling author Melissa Belle.SkyColton Wild isn’t just the famous football player everyone sees on their television screen.I met Colton one summer vacation when we lined up on opposite sides of a flag football field. He was the cocky kid with clear blue eyes and a constant smirk. When he picked me up over his shoulder and ran with me the length of th...

A convicted drug trafficker and advocate for prison reform "provides more than just a seamy look at prison life. A chilling, timely portrayal" (Tara McKelvey, The New York Times Book Review ).American jails and prisons confine nearly 13.5 million people each year, and it is estimated that 6 to 7 percent of the U.S. population will be confined in their lifetimes. Despite these disturbing numbers, little is known about life...

Accidents happen. The Vice President has seen enough of them: he's seen the economy crash, foreign policy bungled, and civil liberties destroyed. When he gives speeches, he puts his foot in his mouth so often his tongue should have "welcome" printed on it. But when the accidents start turning deadly, a plot to assassinate the VP is discovered.There is no love lost between this administration and CURE, the secret government agency created decades ago to protect the United States. Re...

"A rip-snorting, full-throttle novel . . . It kept me up late into the night." —Stephen KingForced out of his firm, a hard-living attorney takes on one final, highly charged case—defending a notorious gang of bikers against murder chargesA few years ago, Will Alexander was the top criminal lawyer in Santa Fe, with a thriving practice, a famously flamboyant courtroom style, and a marriage that landed him on the front page of the society secti...

In this tender-hearted debut, set against the tumultuous backdrop of life in 1973, when homosexuality is still considered a mental illness, two boys defy all the odds and fall in love.The year is 1973. The Watergate hearings are in full swing. The Vietnam War is still raging. And homosexuality is still officially considered a mental illness. In the midst of these trying times is sixteen-year-old Jonathan Collins, a bullied, anxious, asthmatic kid, who aside from an...

The political BONFIRE OF VANITIES: a novel based on the Clinton campaign which has become the most controversial book for years. 'The greatest betrayal of an American leader since Deep Throat whispered to Woodward and Bernstein and forced the resignation of Nixon. The anonymous author. . . has set out to destroy what remains of the Clintons' tenure with a devastating account of the 1992 presidential campaign' Sunday Times.