The three novels collected in this second volume in the Library of America Ross?Macdonald edition represent for many readers the summit of American crime writing.?They remain thrilling for their searing psychological truth-telling, daring flights of narrative invention, and their keenly?observed picture of the manners and morals of a particular time and place (Southern California in the early 1960s).?Each reflects Macdonald’s enduring concern with the hidden crimes and agonizing dysfunctions that haunt families from?one generation to the next. In The Zebra-Striped Hearse, a father’s attempt to protect his daughter from “the complete?and utter personal disaster” of marriage to a troubled drifter sends private detective Lew Archer on a perplexing and increasingly?bloody trail that leads him from Mexico to Lake Tahoe and finally into the maze of a tragically splintered?identity. In The Chill, the search for a young bride gone missing uncovers a succession of seemingly unrelated crimes com
Swearing to dishonor a brutal young nobleman, Wolf, an outlaw knight of Abergwynn, falls in love despite himself with the nobleman's bride, Megan of Dwyrain, who fights a prophecy that says she will m
"Little Noelle's Christmas Wish" and involves a small Parisian girl in the 1950s. Noelle cherishes her Christmas traditions which include annual trips to the World's Biggest Christmas Tree - the Eiffe
Taste the Goodness of GodSara Hagerty found Him when life stopped working for her. She found Him when she was a young adult mired in spiritual busyness and when she was a newlywed bride with doubts ab
On the day after Christmas in 1862, thirty-eight Dakota Sioux Indians were hanged in the largest mass execution in United States history. more than a century later, Kyle Ghostkiller has the chance to
In 1926 James Knox Walker, professor of civil engineering, and his new bride moved onto the campus of what was then known as the Agricultural and Mechanical College of Texas. The greater community of
Coming of age in a land where the Caliph of Khorasan takes a new bride each night and executes her at sunrise, 16-year-old Shahrzad volunteers to marry him in order to break the cycle and exact reveng
A beautiful bride…Skylar Brown is set to marry the man of her dreams. He’s everything she’s ever hoped for in a man: smart, intelligent, sexy and madly in love with her. Or so she thought. When she me
The Colonel turns reluctant sleuth once more when tragedy strikes at a Christmas party, in Margaret Mayhew’s latest atmospheric village mysteryFrog End, that most quintessential of English villages, i
The second intriguing historical mystery to feature Detective Inspector Tom HarperLeeds, England, Christmas Eve, 1890. DI Tom Harper is looking forward to a well-earned rest. But it’s not to be. A you
Santa’s Bully Elf is a heartwarming story about bullying and the spirit of Christmas. When Sparky, a Golden Retriever who helps Santa Claus track bullies, looks into his magical telescope, he spots Is
Josie DuKane is on shaky ground. Having narrowly escaped the notorious Bride Killer, she penned a tell-all memoir that dug up a town’s dark past. Now the book is being made into a movie, and Josie mus
When a lone shooter claims the lives of five people on Christmas Day before turning the gun on himself, it's up to DI Grace Fisher to find out, not who did it, but why and how. Tracing the illegal wea
Author, illustrator Suzy Toronto celebrates the meaning of friendship with this delightfully charming Christmas book that is destined to become a holiday favorite. The heartfelt messages coupled with
A Top Five bestseller in Germany. Teenagers are people too! But what kind? Slaves to consumerism, ruined by porn, and always willing to trade in Granny's Christmas present for a bag of weed or a vodka
The Christmas season offers little cheer for Eileen Dunlop, an unassuming yet disturbed young woman trapped between her role as her alcoholic father's carer in his squalid home and her day job as a se
Ismael escapes to Europe with his new bride, leaving Rigoberto to face the twins' threats, and their claims that he connived with a scheming woman to rob an old man of his fortune.
Shortly before Christmas in 1943, five Army aviators left Alaska’s Ladd Field on a test flight. Only one ever returned: Leon Crane, a city kid from Philadelphia with little more than a parachute on hi
From the creator of the The Wonderful Wizard of Oz comes a hilarious and entertaining tale taking us back to the fantastical origins of so many of our Christmas traditions, as well as the humble origi
A Mistletoe Bride is murdered on Christmas Eve, 1893. Her ghost haunts the family stately home, Willow Manor, until her remains are discovered and the truth revealed. Set in the present day and Victor
This is a collection of joyful festive stories that will keep you warm during the cold winter months. On the first day of Christmas, my true love gave to me...This beautiful collection features twelve
It's always been youActress Chloe O'Connor has become America's sweetheart, but back in little Christmas, Colorado, she's still remembered as a shy, awkward schoolgirl. And there's no one she dreads (
From the author-illustrator team that created Grandma Loves You! and Grandma's Christmas Wish comes a touching story just for Grandpa and grandchild. Told in charming verse with the signature bunny ch
Coral Mellors has a darling three-year-old son, a dead husband, and no place to live. Her husband was a no-good, wife-beating horse-thief, and Coral is terrified her dear Willie will turn out the same
Rosie Maldonne thought she hit it big when she stumbled upon an envelope of cash inQueen of the Trailer Park. But with a nasty flu keeping her laid out, school fees due, and Christmas on the way, she
Poor Hayate Ayasaki is responsible for repaying his parents' 150 million yen debt. One Christmas, he meets a girl named Nagi, and after a series of misunderstandings, he somehow ends up working as her
WHAT MAKES A CANDLE BURN?Solid wax is somehow changed into light and heat. But how? Travel back in time to December 28, 1848 in London, England to one of the most famous juvenile science Christmas lec
A few days before Christmas, with Parma gripped by frost and fog, Ghitta Tagliavini, the elderly owner of a guesthouse in the old town centre, is found murdered in her apartment.The case is assigned t
Comfort food and murder are on the holiday menu in the latest mystery from the national bestselling author ofMacaroni and Freeze . . .All Trixie Matkowski wants for Christmas is a break—just not the b
After all that they’ve been through, no one would deny that Hart and Drake deserve a happily-ever-after life together. But, on the eve of their Christmas wedding, a threat long buried returns to threa
After all that they’ve been through, no one would deny that Hart and Drake deserve a happily-ever-after life together. But, on the eve of their Christmas wedding, a threat long buried returns to threa
Both inspiration and practical information for any bride wanting to plan and grow their perfect wedding flowersFor anyone who wants to add a personal element to their wedding, care for the environment
Call The Midwife is the BBC's most popular drama ever - that is what viewing figures tell us with over ten million viewers per episode. The Christmas edition is always reviewed as a 'must see' event,
In a boxy apartment building in an Illinois college town, Romola Mitra, a newly arrived young bride, anxiously awaits her first letter from home in India. When she accidentally opens the wrong letter,
When Elizabeth Hudson and Trent Wagoner met on a Christmas tree lot in Florida, sparks flew, igniting a fire they both thought would burn for a long time.The problem with fires is that sometimes peopl
