At a tuberculosis sanitarium in the Adirondacks, a young tutor falls in love with a mysterious woman who survived the Lusitania disaster.“Bad Juliet will hold you in its grip from its opening pages, combining the pacing and twists of a thriller with the compelling characterizations and masterful prose of a writer at the top of his form.” — Nino Ricci, award-winning author of The Origin of SpeciesRecently j...

When Giles Blunt's first crime novel appeared, the Toronto Star said it "immediately raises the bar of Canadian crime fiction." The Globe and Mail calls him "a master storyteller," and fans of Blunt's fiction are familiar with his ability to shape a tense narrative for maximum impact. With Vanishing Act, his debut collection of verse, Blunt delivers equally potent strength and quality, opening up for the reader a new, "wicked pack of cards" – in that deck, a cast...

**SHORTLISTED FOR THE NED KELLY AWARD FOR BEST CRIME FICTIONSHORTLISTED FOR THE ABIA FOR GENERAL FICTION BOOK OF THE YEAR**SHORTLISTED FOR THE DANGER AWARD - BEST DEBUT CRIME FICTIONOnce you’re online, there’s nowhere to hideIs it paranoia – or is someone watching?For years, Reagan Carsen has kept her life offline. No socials. No internet presence. No photos. Safe.Until the day she stumbles on a shoc...

**NATIONAL BESTSELLER2022 Winner of the Golden Poppy Award for Nonfiction (California Independent Booksellers Alliance)A revelatory, urgent narrative with national implications, exploring the decline of California’s largest utility company that led to countless wildfires — including the one that destroyed the town of Paradise — and the human cost of infrastructure failure**Pacific Gas and Electric was a legacy company built by innovators and visionaries, est...

A male escort takes on an inexperienced client and breaks the first rule of rent boys: don't get attached.After updating his Rent Boy blog profile, well-endowed porn star Ty receives a text from a sexually inexperienced client. Andy, the client, asks Ty to provide him with the necessary know-how so should he ever get a date with the guy he's attracted to, he'll be fully prepared.Little does Ty know that this hookup will lead to a friendship that will subsequently change his...

This impassioned account of Gordon's mission to Khartoum and the wider Anglo-Egyptian crisis of 1882–1886 combines memoir, political indictment, and historical reappraisal. Drawing on contemporaneous diary entries and eyewitness observation from both official and unofficial circles, the author argues that British policy in Egypt and the Sudan caused needless suffering, and he writes with a deliberate honesty that admits his own earlier misjudgments. He especially revises his view of Gordon...

Even Sinners Have Souls, edited by E.N. Joy, features NOIRE, CHUNICHI, KASHAMBA WILLIAMS, B.L.U.N.T. AND NIKKI TURNER. These respected authorities have all come together for the first time ever, taking a break from penning their norm, to pen a piece of work that truly flowed from their spirits.Each gritty and profound story is told in a raw and real voice, luring the readers in by the poignant story-lines, themes and the genuine talents and abilities of each of these prolific autho...

A master crime writer trains every weapon in his arsenal on a crime against humanity.In 1980s El Salvador, a young woman is detained in a government torture squad’s head-quarters, suspected of supporting guerilla forces. There, a bookish new recruit, Victor Peña, is assigned to assist in her interrogation. Before they learn so much as her name—Lorca—the squad relentlessly break her, body and soul. It is a terrifying journey into human cruelty and courage, one which...

“One of the best novels of [the year]. . . Giles Blunt has a tremendous talent.” —Tony Hillerman“Forceful . . . surprising . . . [Blunt’s] insights into suffering and madness give his characters their true voice.” —The New York TimesIn the quiet Canadian town of Algonquin Bay, a frozen body has been found in an abandoned mine shaft. She is quickly identified as Katie Pine, a teenager who had disappeared months ago. At the time, Det...

New house, new job. A new start with his brother….Two out of three isn't bad, right?Rhys returns to his hometown and must face the brother he's been avoiding for two years. In his heart, Rhys still hopes to recapture the bond they once shared.Jake willingly offers him the hand of friendship, but Rhys is reluctant to confront their past, fearing it will only rip them apart again.When Rhys sees ghostly figures in the grounds of a local historic house, it leads...

I desire to place on record in a succinct and tangible form the events which have come within my knowledge relating to the origin of the English occupation of Egypt—not necessarily for publication now, but as an available document for the history of our times. At one moment I played in these events a somewhat prominent part, and for nearly twenty years I have been a close and interested spectator of the drama which was being acted at Cairo. It may well be, also, that the Egyptian question,...

Boston, 1854. Sam Miller and Abigail Clark flee to Kansas Territory seeking freedom from their pasts. Instead, they find themselves at the heart of a brewing civil war.As pro-slavery bushwhackers clash with abolitionist jayhawkers, Sam and Abigail's lives become entangled with John Wesley, a freed slave, and Zeb Baker, a psychopathic slave hunter. When personal vendettas collide with historical forces, Sam descends into a spiral of violence that threatens everything he holds dear.