In the 20th century, the 1990s stood out as America’s last great decade. Social strife, cultural revolts, technological advancement, multiple facets defined the turbulent times. In the Under the Bridge series, these facets are seen through the eyes of a family living in Los Angeles. A father with financial troubles, a mother questioning her role […]

A rising star becomes pirate prey. In a glittering showboat on the antebellum Mississippi, Stella Parrot captivates sold-out crowds and watches her dreams rise with every performance. But when a vicious river pirate attacks her, and her companions prevent him from finishing what he started, the applause gives way to a relentless hunt for revenge. […]

A missing canary. Vanishing pigeons. Ravens blamed for theft and murder. Horses terrified by a danger no human seems able to see. In this unique collection of Sherlock Holmes mysteries, the world’s greatest consulting detective encounters cases in which animals play a crucial role in uncovering the truth. Set against the atmospheric backdrop of Victorian […]

The universe is mostly dark. It is not mostly empty. A brilliant cosmologist has jumped to her death from her office. Her satellite, designed to peer into the hidden architecture of the universe, was destroyed seconds after launch. The official story: a broken woman who had just seen her life’s work ignite in the sky. […]

Magic is drawn from life. Stored in bone. Unlocked by runes. In the impoverished fishing village of Dimmitt, magic means survival. One gifted child could rescue a family from hunger, or be claimed as a weapon for the crown. Fifteen-year-old Nara has never been announced as gifted. She shouldn’t possess magic at all. Yet she […]

Half a million years ago, a dying civilization left something behind. When a derelict alien structure at the edge of the solar system starts broadcasting, Commander Frances Drake takes the science vessel Hawking out to find it. What she finds isn’t a ruin. It’s a machine the size of a city, still running, and it […]

Nobody expects anything from Shep. He is the mage’s errand boy; the orphan who sweeps floors and collects herbs while the baron’s son learns to throw fire. Three tests have confirmed what everyone already believed: no magic, no talent, no future worth mentioning. Then, goblins overrun the dungeon outside Wrenfall, and Shep falls into the […]

Helena Schulz, an English opera singer, leaves the cotton mills and coalfields of Lancashire behind to make it big as a prima donna in Berlin, even singing for Adolf Hitler. But when bombs fall and war intervenes, she swaps Mozart and fame to join the undercover world of the resistance. Shrewd, elegant and resourceful, she […]

A serial killer hides behind an untouchable global institution. A broken system fails the victims. One woman vows to uncover the truth. When young women are found dead in the capital of the Central African Republic, United Nations official Stella Fairmont is reminded of the unsolved disappearance of a friend. As she investigates, she uncovers […]