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Called to the home of her fiancé's former mistress late one night, Francesca finds her curiosity piqued. But upon arrival, she is shocked to find Daisy Jones's bloodied body…and even more devastated when the evidence points to one suspect—her fiancé, Calder. Francesca cannot—will not—believe that Calder is capable of such an act. Still, she is unable to shake her instinctive sense that Calder is lying about something. The police are far less inclined to believe his innocence, and Calder is arrested for Daisy's murder.

Despite the misgivings of her fiancé, Calder Hart, Francesca cannot turn away from a threat that is terrorizing the tenement neighborhood of Lower Manhattan. A madman has attacked three women, but while the first two victims survived, the third is found dead. All the victims are impoverished but beautiful Irishwomen - and Francesca fears that her dear friends Maggie Kennedy and Gwen O'Neil could be next. Soon she is working with her former love, police commissioner Rick Bragg - Calder's half brother and worst rival.

When the son of a Chicago billionaire is murdered, the only lead in this high-profile crime is an exclusive dating service that discreetly caters to the rich and famous. Who better to go undercover in that world of promising matches and questionable motives than an ace cop who is as attractive as she is tough? Detective Kristen Conner may not be able to figure out her own love life, but she is about to get a crash course on finding Mr. Right, even as she finds herself in the crosshairs of a determined killer’s gun.

“Oates is a fearless writer.” —Los Angeles Times “Oates is a master of the dark tale—stories of the hunted and the hunter, of violence, trauma, and deep psychic wounds.” —Booklist (starred review) Sourland is a gripping, haunting, and intensely moving collection of short stories by...

“A mesmerizing storyteller who seems almost unnaturally able to enter the tormented inner lives of her characters.” —Denver Post Black Dahlia & White Rose is a brilliant collection of short fiction from National Book Award winner and New York Times bestselling author Joyce Carol Oates, one...

The publication of The Complete Short Stories of James Purdy is a literary event that marks the first time all of James Purdy's short stories - 56 in number, including seven drawn from his unpublished archives - have been collected in a single volume. As prolific as he was unclassifiable, James Purdy was considered one of the greatest - and most underappreciated - writers in America in the latter half of the twentieth century.

As a young woman, Democratic congresswoman Carolyn Maloney asked her grandmother for career advice. She was shocked by the reply: "Get married." Though much has changed for women since then, more has remained the same. On a January night in 2008, Maloney and her daughter attended a Hillary Clinton rally in New Hampshire. Men in the audience held "Iron My Shirt" posters aloft. This small incident provoked outrage, but it provided an important peephole onto larger problems that women face today.

Listeners will delight in this tale of an urbanite who leaves her magazine job to move to Collelungo, Italy, population: 200. There, in the ancient city center of a historic Umbrian village, she sets up house with the enticing local gardener she met on vacation only weeks earlier. This impulsive decision launches an eye-opening series of misadventures when village life and romance turn out to be radically different from what she had imagined. Love lost with the gardener is found instead with Marcus, an abandoned English pointer that she rescues.

There are so many ways to find out. From a cell phone. From a bank statement. From some weird supermarket encounter. One morning in early January 2005, Wendy Plump's friend came to tell her that her husband was having an affair. It was not a shock. Actually, it explained a lot. But what Wendy was not prepared for was the revelation that her husband also had another child, living within a mile of their family home. Monogamy is one of the most important of the many vows we make in our marriages.

The question of exactly what sex differences exist and whether they have a biological foundation has been one of our culture's favorite enduring discussions. It should. After a baby is born, a parent's first concern is for its physical health. The next concern is its sex. Only in the most modern societies does sex not virtually guarantee the type of future life a new human being will have. Even in modern societies, one's sex usually plays a large role in the path a life follows.

To be successful in the 21st century global marketplace you need many things--determination, well-articulated goals, and a bit of luck. But more than anything else, you need kindness. Kindness becomes the key business asset when you couple a caring attitude toward others with a focus on achieving your goals. Often people see business as a choice between being kind and being successful. This is a fictitious trade-off. Nice people are more successful.

The year is 1902. The place is New York City. A famous stage actress has been found strangled in an artist's studio, and the artist herself has vanished. Francesca Cahill, the city's most unconventional heiress and famous amateur sleuth, is once again on the case - for the murder victim is none other than her brother's mistress. And when the sole witness to the crime is also found strangled and only one clue is left behind - a silk stocking - it becomes evident that a madman is on the loose.

Key West, 2016. Sea levels are rising, coral reefs are dying. In short, everything is going to hell. It's here that two young filmmakers find something to believe in: an old sailor who calls himself Daniel Defoe and claims to be 560 years old. In fact, old Dan is in the prime of his life - an incredible, perhaps eternal American life. The story unfolds over the course of a millennium, picking up in the 16th century in the Viceroyalty of New Granada and continuing into the 26th. Some things remain constant throughout the centuries, and being on the edge of ruin may be one.

Man fand sie am Strand von Pellworm: die zwei Polizistinnen sind angeblich freiwillig in den Tod gegangen. Hielten sie die Machtkämpfe innerhalb der Weiblichen Kriminalpolizei nicht aus?

In eindringlichen Szenen beschreibt Herta Müller das Leben der deutschsprachigen Banatschwaben im kommunistischen Rumänien...

Mord in der Berliner Staatsoper: der berühmte italienische Tenor Malfitano wird im dritten Akt von Puccinis Tosca erschossen. Der Täter: ein stadtbekannter Klavierstimmer und Meister seines Fachs, der schon in Karajans Diensten stand. Wie konnte es zu diesem unfassbaren Geschehen kommen? Die Kinder des "Mörders", die Zwillinge Patrice und Patricia, reisen überstürzt nach Berlin. Jahre zuvor waren sie vor ihrer inzestuösen Liebe an verschiedene Enden der Welt geflohen. Ihr Wiedersehen und die unbegreifliche Schuld des Vaters führen zu einer radikalen Umkehr.

Anni hat ein Geheimnis: Im Wald wartet Ponyherz auf sie. Ein Wildpferd. Zusammen können sie reiten wie der Wind. Anni ist vor kurzem aufs Land gezogen. Hier gibt es Pferdeflüsterer, Reiterhöfe - und leider auch jede Menge Stallzicken. Was kann man mit denen schon anfangen? Anni wünscht sich so sehr, echte Freunde zu finden. Und dann, eines Tages, begegnet ihr Ponyherz.

Anni hat ein Geheimnis: Im Wald wartet Ponyherz auf sie. Ein Wildpferd. Zusammen können sie reiten wie der Wind. Wilddiebe sind unterwegs! Wie soll Anni Ponyherz bloß beschützen? Es darf doch niemand von ihrem Wildpferd wissen: nicht der Pferdeflüsterer Piet und schon gar nicht die zickigen Mädchen vom Reiterhof. Anni treibt ein gefährliches Spiel.

Neapel um 1740: die ganze Stadt liegt dem berühmten Kastraten Gasparo Conti zu Füßen. Auch um die junge Contessa Carlotta ist es geschehen, als sie ihn in der Oper zum ersten Mal singen hört. Eine leidenschaftliche Affäre nimmt ihren Lauf, voll Musik und erotischem Raffinement. Die Liebe, erkennt Carlotta, ist wie die Musik, ein Geschenk des Augenblicks, rauschhaft und flüchtig wie ein Sommerwind. Selten wurde so klug, so hinreißend sinnenfroh über die Verführungskraft der menschlichen Stimme geschrieben.

Anni hat ein Geheimnis: Im Wald wartet Ponyherz auf sie. Ein Wildpferd. Zusammen können sie reiten wie der Wind. Doch Wilddiebe sind unterwegs! Wie soll Anni Ponyherz bloß beschützen? Es darf doch niemand von ihrem Wildpferd wissen: nicht der Pferdeflüsterer Piet und schon gar nicht die zickigen Mädchen vom Reiterhof. Anni treibt ein gefährliches Spiel.