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Three teenagers turn an idyllic summer vacation into a violent nightmare in this "compelling and unforgettable" novel by the bestselling author of The Blackboard Jungle (Harper's).

An amnesiac hunts for his lost life in every corner of New York City in this "brilliant" novel from the bestselling author of The Blackboard Jungle (Chicago Tribune). Sunrise in Central Park.

New York Times Bestseller: A passionate, "no-holds-barred" story of an illicit suburban love affair from the acclaimed author of The Blackboard Jungle (TheNew York Times).

James Boswell and Dr. Samuel Johnson team up to solve mysteries in this collection of brilliantly baffling historical crime stories.

Literary legend Samuel Johnson and his biographer, James Boswell, solve mysteries in eighteenth-century London in this delightful story collection.

A Nebula Award winner presents tales that shaped modern science fiction and fantasy-five complete novels by Mark Twain, H. G. Wells, and more.

A tragic affair blooms between a working-class orphan and a wealthy rake in this classic novel of Victorian England. Although Ruth Hilton is kind, life does not treat her kindly in return.

A tale of love, class, and murder during the era of the trade-union movement in nineteenth-century England, from the author of North and South.

A barrister becomes a detective when his friend disappears at an English manor in this classic Victorian novel.

A married aristocratic woman succumbs to desire in this nineteenth-century English novel.

This precursor to the works of Jane Austen and Maria Edgeworth takes a witty look at romance and womanhood in eighteenth-century high society.

A fascinating look'first published in 1894'at two philanthropists known as the "Prisoner's Friends" and the early history of prison reform.

Secrets and scandals steer a young woman's life as she comes of age and finds love in Victorian England.

New York Times Bestseller: This groundbreaking tell-all by a mob hit man is "chilling and compelling-a must-read" (Former FBI agent Joe Pistone, aka Donnie Brasco).

The New York Times-bestselling author of Killer: The Autobiography of a Mafia Hit Man reveals the true story of his most harrowing contract murder.