The much-loved comic thriller by the author of the Edgar Award–winning The Butcher’s Boy is now, by popular demand, back in print, featuring a new Introduction by bestselling author Carl Hiaasen.When Leroy “Chinese” Gordon breaks into a professor’s lab at the University of Los Angeles, he’s after some pharmaceutical cocaine, worth plenty of money. Instead, he finds the papers the professor has compiled for the CIA, which include a blueprint for throwing a large city into c...

EDGAR AWARD WINNER • After a high-level assassination, a professional hitman becomes a target himself and must fight to survive—while evading the government analyst who’s suddenly on his trail—in this “brilliantly plotted thriller” (The Washington Post) from New York Times bestselling author Thomas Perry.With an Introduction by Michael Connelly**“Shrewdly planned and executed.”—**The New York Times Book Review

A detective’s murder investigation takes a perilous turn when she becomes the elusive serial killer’s next target in this “bone-chilling [and] transfixing crime story” (The New York Times) from the award-winning author of The Butcher’s Boy.“A fast-paced thriller . . . tightly plotted, with a lot of action and plenty of twists.”—The Denver PostWhen the cousin of Los Angeles underworld figure Hugo Poole is found sho...

Justine Poole takes her job as a security agent seriously. When she prevents a brazen theft at the Beverly Hills home of two of her clients - killing two of the five armed robbers in the process - she is initially lauded in the media as a local hero. But the spotlight soon puts her in the crosshairs of the crime kingpin behind the burglaries.So begins a cat and mouse game featuring two characters who know more about deadly pursuit than anyone else in the business. As the hardened k...

NOW A MAJOR TV SERIESA finalist for the Barry Award for Best ThrillerTo all appearances, Dan Chase is a harmless retiree in Vermont with two big dogs and a grown daughter with alife of her own. But most sixty-year-old widowers don't have multiple drivers' licenses, savings stockpiled in banks across the country and two Beretta nanos stashed in the spare bedroom closet. Most have not spent decades on the run.Now, the toppling ...

**A dead detective leaves his wife flat broke and in mortal danger in this crime thriller by the New York Times–bestselling author of Silence.When Los Angeles P.I. Phil Kramer is shot dead on a deserted suburban street, his wife, Emily, is left with an emptied bank account and a lot of questions. How could Phil leave her penniless? What was he going to do with the money? And, most of all, who was this man she had married?Meanwhile, professional hi...

A California PI hunts for a killer in the shadowy world of online escorts in a "cool, tough-minded" thriller by the New York Times–bestselling author ( The New York Times).Jack Till, a retired LAPD homicide detective, is now happy to take routine cases as a private investigator. But when a murdered girl's parents ask for his help, Till can't say no. The victim had been working as a high-class prostitute, and Till soon finds that she was one of sev...

A disgraced police officer’s request sends Jane Whitefield on a perilous adventure of sacrifice, betrayal, and vengeance—a “gripping” (The Washington Post Book World) novel from the award-winning author of The Butcher’s Boy.“A challenging and satisfying thriller . . . [with] many surprising twists.”—The New York TimesJane Whitefield is a Native American guide who leads people out of the wilderness—not the tree-fil...

A tenacious attorney grapples with a dangerous group of thieves in this new thriller from the author of The Old Man.Charles Warren, Los Angeles attorney, has dedicated his career to aiding people in financial straits. He is particularly skilled at the art of recovering assets that have been embezzled or hidden. In his newest case, helping a beautiful young widow find the money missing from her late husband's investment accounts, Charlie recognizes a famili...

**A Booklist, Kirkus, and Deadly Pleaures Magazine Best Thriller of the YearA private security agent finds that being branded as the City of Angels' latest hero could also make her its next victim. . . .**Justine Poole takes her job seriously providing security for wealthy and high-profile Hollywood stars. When she prevents a brazen robbery at the Beverly Hills home of two of her clients—killing two of the five armed robbers in the process—she is ...

Rescue artist Jane Whitefield leads a deadly crime syndicate on a frantic chase with only one winner in this gripping thriller.Jane Whitefield helps people disappear.Now the bad guys want to do the same to her.Jane's clients come to her for new identities when they're fleeing desperate situations. It's how she meets Sara, a young woman in serious danger who needs to escape. Sara's violent boyfriend found out about her lover, and murdered him in front...

A private investigator becomes embroiled in a gruesome murder investigation, tracking a killer who will do anything to avoid capture—a “bona fide nail-biter” (The New York Times) from the award-winning author of The Butcher’s Boy.“Pursuit is relentless, filled with twists and turns, that rare page-turner that keeps one reading late into the night to finish.”—The Boston GlobeWINNER OF THE GUMSHOE A...