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"I devoured this book in one day, and I guarantee you will too." —Julie Clark, New York Times bestselling author of The Last Flight and The Lies I Tell. "An expertly woven story of love, revenge, and murder. In a world where so many books feel so similar—this was a refreshingly unique read and an addictive blend of love and mystery that I couldn't put down. This is storytelling at its finest and I can't recommend this book enough." —AR Torre, New York Times bestselling author of Every Last Secret.

The New York Times bestselling author of The Diamond Eye and The Rose Code returns with a haunting and powerful story of female friendships and secrets in a Washington, DC, boardinghouse during the McCarthy era. Washington, DC, 1950. Everyone keeps to themselves at Briarwood House, a down-at-the-heels all-female boardinghouse in the heart of the nation's capital, where secrets hide behind white picket fences.

Attica Locke—a writer and producer of FOX's Empire—delivers an engrossing, complex, and cinematic thriller about crime and racial justice. Los Angeles Times Book Prize Finalist (Mystery/Thriller). Edgar Award Nominee (Best First Novel). The Orange Prize for Fiction (Shortlist). "A near-perfect balance of trenchant social commentary, rich characterizations, and action-oriented plot.... Attica Locke [is] a writer wise beyond her years." —Los Angeles Times. "Atmospheric... deeply nuanced... akin to George Pelecanos or Dennis Lehane....

A wealthy, charismatic, and controversial "benefactress of art," Drewe Hildebrand disappears from her estate on the Hudson River, seemingly abducted in the night. Her young niece, Marta, found in a desolate wooded area close by, is too traumatized to describe the abductors. A provocative exhibit of avant-garde "bio-art" that includes a blood mask of Drewe Hildebrand is disrupted by protestors.

Jesse Hall is a 29 year-old lawyer who grew up in poverty and learned about injustice first hand. Upon graduation, he picked Caldwell & Shaw, a preeminent San Francisco silk-stocking firm, determined to learn about the use and abuse of power, then build a war chest, enter politics, and fight for the disadvantaged. The firm sends Jesse to Guatemala to vet the local lawyer defending the son of C&S's biggest client, Calvin (Cal) Covington. Young Kevin is accused of murdering a popular Guatemalan human rights advocate, Marisa Andrade.

In the small upstate town of Misty River, two seemingly unconnected crimes occur in the space of two years. First, the town's beloved Italian baker Frank is found lying in a pool of blood, with his head nearly severed from his body. The brutal, cold-blooded murder that shocked the residents of Misty River was never solved. Two years later, elementary school teacher Olivia is abducted and forced at gunpoint into the secluded woods along the Misty River, where she is brutally beaten and raped on Saint Patrick's Day night.

A prominent San Francisco law firm is about to go under, and senior partner Austin Barrington will stop at nothing to save it, but ambition, desire, and even murder threaten to destroy everything.

The US Air Force's top secret, state-of-the-art stealth bombers are dropping from the skies. The official verdict is pilot error, but a young pilot's widow and a maverick young lawyer don't think so. Their investigation uncovers government dirty dealing, billion-dollar fraud and murder.

The sequel to Florian's Gate and The Amber Room. Jeffrey Sinclair embarks on a mysterious assignment into the crumbling Soviet empire, where he is confronted by the struggle for power, wealth, and souls.

Prepare to have your conception of truth rocked to its very foundation. It is the year 2004. Violent crime is the number one political issue in America. Now, the Swift and Sure Anti-Crime Bill guarantees a previously convicted violent criminal one fair trial, one quick appeal, then immediate execution. To prevent abuse of the law, a machine must be built that detects lies with 100 percent accuracy. Once perfected, the Truth Machine will change the face of the world.