When a decapitated corpse washes up on the banks of the Hudson River, a New York suburb is sent into an uproarCommuters waiting for the morning train into Manhattan in the small Hudson River town of Riverside are the first to see the body. She drifts out of the river, naked and headless, shocking the onlookers before they board their train to work.Riverside Police Chief Harold Baltimore can't get away from her so easily. A black chief in a white town, he's ...

**Gripping crime thrillers from the New York Times–bestselling author of The Intruder and Proving Ground—"Nobody writing suspense novels does it as well" (James Patterson).Praised by everyone from Stephen King and James Patterson to Dennis Lehane and James Ellroy, New York Times–bestselling author Peter Blauner has proven himself a master of the crime thriller. In the three novels collected here—including Blauner's Edgar Award–winning de...

"On rare occasions I read a book that reminds me of why I fell in love with storytelling in the first place. This is such a book." —Stephen KingPeter Blauner's epic Picture in the Sand is a sweeping intergenerational saga told through a grandfather's passionate letters to his grandson, passing on the story of his political rebellion in 1950s Egypt in order to save his grandson's life in a post-9/11 world.When Alex Hassan gets accepte...

Crime thrills from the New York Times–bestselling author of Sunrise Highway—"One of the best books I've read in a long, long time" (Stephen King).When Allison Wallis was beaten to death, Detective Francis X. Loughlin found the killer—Julian Vega, a teenager with a crush on the murdered girl. Using his natural sense of empathy, he cozied up to young Julian, convincing him to give a confession that would put him away until he was thirty-six....

A terrorist attack casts one man as a hero—and suspect—in this "remarkable" thriller from the New York Times–bestselling author (Stephen King).Coney Island is a weird place, packed with people from every walk of life, and David Fitzgerald fits in well. An English professor at a tough public school, he works hard to connect with students with whom he has little in common. Sometimes he succeeds; sometimes he fails. But one of his failures is about to become ...

"First rate suspense, with a soupcon of horror in the Hannibal Lecter vein . . . You won't be disappointed." —Stephen KingIn the summer of Star Wars and Son of Sam, a Long Island schoolgirl is found gruesomely murdered. A local prosecutor turns a troubled teenager known as JT from a suspect to a star witness in the case, putting away a high school football star who claimed to be innocent.Forty years later, JT has risen to chief of police, but there's a trail ...

As World War II draws near, a dying genius fights against hate to preserve his legacy.Cancer has ravaged Sigmund Freud. It is 1938, and the great doctor has fled Vienna for London, where he races to finish his final, most dangerous work: a radical reimagining of the origins of Judaism, which posits that Moses was murdered by his followers. Though his colleagues say that such a controversial text could only give grist to those who would do the Jews harm, Freud is ada...

A Brooklyn lawyer's murder places his Iraq War veteran son and two detectives on a collision course in this crime novel by an Edgar Award–winning author.Nathaniel Dresden never really got along with his father, an infamous civil rights lawyer who defended criminals and spearheaded protest movements. As an act of rebellion, Natty joined the US Army and served in Iraq, coming back with a chest full of commendations and a head full of disturbing memories.But whe...

The Atlantic City mob has a guy on the ropes in this "gritty novel with integrity and style" from the New York Times–bestselling author (James Patterson).Raised in the Atlantic City Cosa Nostra, Anthony Russo spent his life trying to escape the mob. But his stepfather has dreams for the boy—to be a consigliere or maybe even the capo of his own crew some day. So far, Anthony has stayed away, but...

As World War II draws near, a dying genius fights against hate to preserve his legacy.Cancer has ravaged Sigmund Freud. It is 1938, and the great doctor has fled Vienna for London, where he races to finish his final, most dangerous work: a radical reimagining of the origins of Judaism, which posits that Moses was murdered by his followers. Though his colleagues say that such a controversial text could only give grist to those who would do the Jews harm, Freud is adamant about relea...

**From New York Times bestselling author and Edgar Award winner Peter Blauner comes a gritty new audiobook."Ari Fliakos gives a splendid performance. His versatile voice and energy enliven the many characters in this thriller." — Library Journal"Ari Fliakos enhances an exciting story with his expert narration. He gives everyone a unique identity, differentiating them through varying tones, voices, and accents." — AudioFile Magazine**Nathan...

"Peter Blauner has created one of most the memorable psychopaths since Hannibal Lecter." — Washington PostFrom Peter Blauner, the writer Dennis Lehane calls "one of the most consistently bracing and interesting voices in American crime literature," comes a new thriller about a lone young cop on the trail of a powerful killer determined not just to stop her, but to make her pay.In the summer of Star Wars and Son of Sam, a Long Islan...