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National bestseller – inspiration for the MGM+ original series – one of Time Magazine's 100 best mystery and thriller books of all time. In his triumphant fictional debut, Stephen Carter combines a large-scale, riveting novel of suspense with the saga of a unique family. The Emperor of Ocean Park is set in two privileged worlds: the upper crust African American society of the Eastern seaboard—families who summer at Martha’s Vineyard—and the inner circle of an Ivy League law school. “Beautifully written and cleverly plotted.

#1 New York Times bestseller. From “a legal literary legend” (USA Today) comes a gripping thriller of two childhood friends who find themselves on opposite sides of the law as adults, with all of John Grisham’s trademark twists and turns. For most of the last hundred years, Biloxi was known for its beaches, resorts, and seafood industry. But it had a darker side. It was also notorious for corruption and vice, everything from gambling, prostitution, bootleg liquor, and drugs to contract killings.

From New York Times bestselling author Eric Jerome Dickey, “one of the most successful Black authors of the last quarter-century”* comes a novel about how one chance meeting can change everything in this thrilling, sexy tale of star-crossed lust. They say the love of money is the root of all evil, but for Ken Swift, it's the love of a woman. Ken is twenty-one, hurting people for cash to try to pay his way through college, when he lays eyes on Jimi Lee, the woman who will change the course of his entire life.

“American Spy updates the espionage thriller with blazing originality.” —Entertainment Weekly. “There has never been anything like it.” —Marlon James, GQ. “So much fun... Like the best of John le Carré, it’s extremely tough to put down.” —NPR. Named one of the ten best books of the year by Chicago Tribune and one of the best books of the year by the New York Times Book Review – Time – NPR – Entertainment Weekly – Esquire – BuzzFeed – Vulture – Real Simple – Good Housekeeping – The New York Public Library. What if your sense of duty required you to betray the man you love?

From debut author Kit Mayquist comes a propulsive and atmospheric modern gothic with all the splendor of The Great Gatsby—and all the secrets, lies, and darkness that opulence can hide. Med school dropout Lena is desperate for a job, any job, to help her parents, who are approaching bankruptcy after her father was injured and laid off nearly simultaneously.

"You-Jeong Jeong is a certified international phenomenon... Genuinely surprising and ultimately satisfying... Seven Years of Darkness [bolsters] the case for Jeong as one among the best at writing psychological suspense." —Los Angeles Times. Named a most anticipated book of Summer 2020 by CrimeReads, Bustle, and AARP.org. The truth always rises to the surface... When a young girl is found dead in Seryong Lake, a reservoir in a remote South Korean village, the police immediately begin their investigation.

An instant New York Times bestseller! “This is an absolute, can’t-put-it-down thriller...It’s truly a wild ride that had me flying through chapter after chapter—which I think is the perfect way to kick off your year of reading.” —Reese Witherspoon (Reese’s Book Club Pick January 2023). Armed with only hazy memories, a woman who long ago witnessed her friend’s sudden, mysterious death—and has since spent her life trying to forget—sets out to track down answers. What she uncovers, deep in the woods, is hardly to be believed.

A new English translation of one of the most important, controversial Iranian novels of the twentieth century. Winner of the 2023 Lois Roth Persian Translation Award. A Penguin Classic. Written by one of the greatest Iranian writers of the twentieth century, Blind Owl tells a two-part story of an isolated narrator with a fragile relationship with time and reality. In first person, the narrator offers a string of hazy, dreamlike recollections fueled by opium and alcohol.

Instant National Bestseller • One of Kobo CA's top horror ebooks and top horror audiobook of 2024. A tragic plane crash that leaves two women stranded and fighting for their lives kicks off this sweeping and hilarious novel from award-winning writer Drew Hayden Taylor that blends thriller, murder mystery, and horror with humour and spectacle.

An epic survival-thriller about four teens who get lost in the Paris catacombs for days—a gripping and propulsive story of love, danger, betrayal, and hope...even when all seems lost. "Tense and fast-moving, with a unique setting and compelling characters, Under the Surface is Diana Urban’s best yet."—Karen M. McManus, #1 New York Times bestselling author of One of Us Is Lying—Ruby is terrified to cave to her feelings for Sean and risk him crushing her heart.