A group of well-to-do tourists is visiting Italy’s magnificent churches, but they’ve found themselves stumbling into an unholy web of blackmail and drug-smuggling—and, in the depths of a Roman basilica, murder. Fortunately Inspector Roderick Alleyn is among the group as part of an undercover assignment, and prepared to extract a confession...

In 1928 Melbourne, Phryne investigates the death of a fairy tale author by infiltrating the women's magazine where she worked. Meanwhile, her personal life is in turmoil as she awaits her lover's return from China, only to face mysterious assaults and warnings from his family.

A stunning breakout novel from the beloved author of the Carlotta Carlyle mystery series. Linda Barnes slowly winds the strings tighter and tighter, leading the reader ever more deeply into the lives of her characters with pitch-perfect pacing and mesmerizing prose.

"Hooked from the first chapter, Linda Barnes’ The Perfect Ghost makes me wonder what the hell I’ve been doing all these years not reading Linda Barnes." —Lisa Lutz, New York Times bestselling author 

Winner of the National Jewish Book Award

A poignant tale about the enduring friendship between two men under the shadow of the Second World War.

Discover seventeen beautiful projects that show readers how to get the most from their precut fabric bundles. Simple step-by-step instructions and illustrations make creating quilts from bundles accessible to quilters of all abilities.

The heiress to a vast fortune is targeted in this page-turning novel from the author of the Miss Silver Mysteries

“Well done and full of creeps.” —Kirkus Reviews

Phryne Fisher, Flower Queen extraordinaire, tackles a missing girl case in St Kilda's vibrant Flower Festival, encountering danger, old flames, and even elephants in her quest to find a missing loved one.

The eight short stories in Judge Dee at Work cover a decade during which the judge served in four different provinces of the T’ang Empire. From the suspected treason of a general in the Chinese army to the murder of a lonely poet in his garden pavilion, the cases here are among the most memorable in the Judge Dee series.

New York Times bestselling author

A mysterious murder in a dystopian future leads a novice investigator to question what she’s learned about the foundation of her population-controlled society.

“[A]n intimate post-apocalyptic mystery...Well-crafted and heartfelt.” —Kirkus Reviews

From the creator of Jason Bourne

A deadly attack rocks The Hague—and Covert-One's Jon Smith is caught in the crossfire. As chaos erupts and a war criminal escapes custody, Smith uncovers a plot targeting him and the West. With a new weapon in enemy hands, the race is on to stop a global catastrophe.

As the eldest brother, attorney Jace Granger is determined to take responsibility for Granger Aeronautics, his family's failing business. But the years of mismanagement seem impossible to untangle. As CEO, he hires a consultant to turn the company around. Smart, sexy Shana Bradford is the right person for the job—and the right woman to turn Jace's world upside down.

Tycoon Zac’s wedding to innocent waitress Freddie is pure convenience. Zac will help keep Freddie’s family together, if she provides him with a Da Rocha baby. When Freddie falls pregnant, Zac realizes he craves more than just an heir. He wants to keep Freddie in their marriage bed—forever.

In the second volume of The Origins of Totalitarianism, the political theorist traces the decline of European colonialism and the outbreak of World War I. Through portraits of Disraeli, Cecil Rhodes, Gobineau, Proust, and T.E. Lawrence, Arendt illustrates how this era ended with the decline of the nation-state and the disintegration of Europe’s class society.  

A mind-bending journey through some of the most weird and wonderful facts about our universe, vividly illuminating the hidden truths that govern our everyday lives.

“The tone is consistently light and breezy...an addictive, intriguing, and entertaining read...a handy guide for anyone yearning to spice up their conversational skills.“ ―Booklist

After years of silence, the two women’s lives, intertwined in more ways than one, are once more turned upside down, in this sequel to the blockbuster Garden of Lies.

“Fans of [Garden of Lies] will not be disappointed.” —Publishers Weekly