A retired Scotland Yard detective reluctantly agrees to travel to Canada to retrieve the body of a murdered colleague. Once he’s involved, he can’t resist delving into the oddities of the crime, seemingly linked to the theft of three letters from the American Civil War era.

“Tightly plotted and featuring a lead character who keeps us glued to the page, the book should definitely suit readers looking for an intriguing lead character and a solid mystery.” —Booklist

Defense lawyer Calla Gentry is good at her job, and getting off her newest client, who's been accused of rape and murder, should be a cinch. But as she digs into the details of the case, Calla realizes this may be the same man who traumatized her sister years ago. Now Calla is torn between doing what she was hired for and taking revenge on a man who could very well be a monster.

The plus-size parole officer returns in this new novel by the author of Anthony Award finalist Devil’s Food and Double Espresso. This time around, a sexy colleague “borrows” Loretta Kovacs’s partner—and paramour—Frank Marvelli for an assignment in San Francisco.

The second book in Lois Lowry's Giver Quartet, which began with the bestselling and Newbery Medal-winning The Giver.

Left orphaned and physically flawed in a civilization that shuns and discards the weak, Kira faces a frighteningly uncertain future. When she is summoned to judgment by The Council of Guardians, Kira prepares to fight for her life.