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This edge-of-the-seat suspense novel graphically depicts the final moments before a condemned killer's execution. The plot centers on Frank Beachum, an inmate who insists he is innocent of murdering a young pregnant woman. His only hope lies with reporter Steven Everett, who is depicted as deeply flawed—struggling with alcoholism and infidelity. In contrast, Beachum emerges as a more sympathetic character. The narrative critiques capital punishment, highlighting that state-sanctioned executions can be unjust, police investigations may be careless, and exonerating evidence can be overlooked. In this story, glaring inconsistencies are missed by authorities, but the troubled Everett, preoccupied with personal issues, manages to uncover the truth and identify the real killer just as time runs out. Klavan's relentless pacing and sharp writing enhance the story's tension, making the reader question the justice system. The film adaptation, starring Clint Eastwood, is likely to present Everett in a more favorable light.

MAJOR NEW NETFLIX SERIES This must-read story is a confident, action-and-violence packed thriller, and future classic noir SF novel from a multi-award-winning author. Four hundred years from now mankind is strung out across a region of interstellar space inherited from an ancient civilization discovered on Mars. The colonies are linked together by the occasional sublight colony ship voyages and hyperspatial data-casting. Human consciousness is digitally freighted between the stars and downloaded into bodies as a matter of course. But some things never change. So when ex-envoy, now-convict Takeshi Kovacs has his consciousness and skills downloaded into the body of a nicotine-addicted ex-thug and presented with a catch-22 offer, he really shouldn¿t be surprised. Contracted by a billionaire to discover who murdered his last body, Kovacs is drawn into a terrifying conspiracy that stretches across known space and to the very top of society.

A thriller which weaves together three stories of international intrigue. In the first a doctor has to confront his father's killer, in the second a detective investigates a series of horrific murders, and in the third an international organization devises a masterplan of apocalyptic dimensions.

Defense attorney Paul Madriani is mired in a complex web of intrigue and murder when the sister of his late wife, embroiled in a bitter custody battle with her former husband, becomes the prime suspect in the murder of her ex-husband and his new young wife.

Set in a Florida theme park, the narrative features a comatose, colossal God as a central attraction. The plot thickens when a cunning judge initiates a trial in The Hague, accusing God of crimes against humanity. This unique blend of humor and ferocity explores themes of divinity and accountability, making it a standout title recognized as a New York Times Notable Book of the Year.

Closer...They found the first body hideously swollen and still warm. Then they found two severed hands. Then two staring heads in wall ovens. 150 were grotesquely dead and it had hardly begun in the tiny mountain town of Snowfield, California.and closer...At first they thought it was a maniac. Then they thought it was an obscene new disease. Then they thought it was the Russians.and closer...Then they found out the truth. And they saw it in the flesh. And it was worse than anything any of them had ever imagined...

'The best debut, in my opinion, is COMPELLING EVIDENCE' John Grisham

A finales del siglo XVII, en Salem, Nueva Inglaterra, Elizabeth Stewart es acusada de brujería y condenada a muerte. Trescientos años más tarde, Kim Stewart, una atractiva enfermera, hereda la finca de su antepasada y decide trasladarse allí en compañía de Edward, un investigador científico. Animados por el hallazgo de unos extraños hongos que aparentemente poseen propiedades terapéuticas, Edward y un grupo de científicos instalan un moderno laboratorio en la finca y proyectan convertir la especie en un fármaco cuya comercialización les rendirá una fortuna. Mientras tanto, Kim se dedica a investigar en los archivos históricos del lugar y descubre que Elizabeth utilizaba esos mismos hongos en sus preparados culinarios y que fue conducida a la hoguera por provocar estados de posesión diabólica. Inevitablemente, surgen preguntas inquietantes: ¿Acaso esos misteriosos hongos estimulan el despertar de los instintos más primarios? ¿Acaso pueden revivir repentinamente al hombre depredador que todos llevamos dentro?.

An Oprah Book Club® selection A New York Times Notable Book The Mulvaneys are blessed by all that makes life sweet. But something happens on Valentine’s Day, 1976—an incident that is hushed up in the town and never spoken of in the Mulvaney home—that rends the fabric of their family life...with tragic consequences. Years later, the youngest son attempts to piece together the fragments of the Mulvaneys’ former glory, seeking to uncover and understand the secret violation that brought about the family’s tragic downfall. Profoundly cathartic, this extraordinary novel unfolds as if Oates, in plumbing the darkness of the human spirit, has come upon a source of light at its core. Moving away from the dark tone of her more recent masterpieces, Joyce Carol Oates turns the tale of a family struggling to cope with its fall from grace into a deeply moving and unforgettable account of the vigor of hope and the power of love to prevail over suffering. “It’s the novel closest to my heart....I’m deeply moved that Oprah Winfrey has selected this novel for Oprah’s Book Club, a family novel presented to Oprah’s vast American family.”—Joyce Carol Oates