Bestselling author and grand master Lawrence Block returns to his deadliest hitman. A man named Nicholas Edwards lives in New Orleans renovating houses, doing honest work and making decent money at it. Between his family and his stamp collection, all his spare time is happily accounted for. Sometimes it's hard to remember that he used to kill people for a living. But when the nation's economy tanks, taking the construction business with it, all it takes is one phone call to drag him back into the game. It may say Nicholas Edwards on his driver's license and credit cards, but he's back to being the man he always was: Keller. Keller's work takes him to New York, the former home he hasn't dared revisit, where his target is the abbot of a midtown monastery. Another call puts him on a West Indies cruise, with several interesting fellow passengers -- the government witness, the incandescent young woman keeping the witness company, and, sharing Keller's cabin, his wife, Julia. But the high drama comes in Cheyenne, where a recent widow is looking to sell her husband's stamp collection . . . In Hit Me, legendary Edgar Grandmaster and New York Times bestselling author Lawrence Block returns to one of his most beloved characters. Welcome back, Keller. You've been missed.

Jim Thompson's classic The Grifters is one of the best novels ever written about the art of the con, an ingeniously crafted story of deception and betrayal that was the basis for the critically acclaimed film by Stephen Frears and Martin Scorcese.  To his friends, to his coworkers, and even to his mistress Moira, Roy Dillon is an honest hardworking salesman. He lives in a cheap hotel just within his pay bracket. He goes to work every day. He has hundreds of friends and associates who could attest to his good character. Yet, hidden behind three gaudy clown paintings in Roy's pallid hotel room, sits fifty-two thousand dollars — the money Roy makes from his short cons, his "grifting." For years, Roy has effortlessly maintained control over his house-of-cards life — until the simplest con goes wrong, and he finds himself critically injured and at the mercy of the most dangerous woman he ever met: his own mother."If Raymond Chandler, Dashiell Hammett and Cornell Woolrich would have joined together in some ungodly union and produced a literary offspring, Jim Thompson would be it."?The Washington Post"My favorite crime novelist—often imitated but never duplicated." ?Stephen King"One of the finest American writers and the most frightening, [Thompson] is on best terms with the devil. Read Jim Thompson and take a tour of hell." ?The New Republic"The most hard-boiled of all the American writers of crime fiction." ?Chicago Tribune

When family secrets turn deadly, who can you really trust?When Amelia Simpson loses her parents in a tragic accident, she retreats from her old life and seeks solace with her grandmother on the quiet Isle of Wight. But peace is short-lived. As those closest to her begin to die under suspicious circumstances, Amelia uncovers chilling secrets buried deep within her family's past. Every new revelation makes her question everything she thought she knew about her childhood, her parents, and the people she trusted most.Detective Inspector Jennifer Stone is called to investigate - but to stop the killer, she must navigate a twisted web of lies, betrayal, and long-hidden truths. The closer she gets, the clearer it becomes that there's no such thing as a perfect family. With danger closing in, Jennifer must risk everything to uncover the truth before Amelia becomes the next victim.Gripping, atmospheric, and full of shocking twists, this British mystery thriller will keep readers guessing until the very last page. Perfect for fans of crime fiction, family dramas, and suspenseful detective stories that explore the darkness behind closed doors.Step onto the haunting shores of the Isle of Wight, where grief and family secrets collide in a chilling mystery that will keep you questioning love, loyalty, and truth until the very last page.Get your copy today and find out how far family secrets can go when love turns lethal.

Where healing becomes horror...In the latest adrenaline-fueled Baker & Tate thriller, Texas Rangers Ruth Baker and Aaron Tate are thrust into a race against time when a brutal murder at a remote psychiatric retreat unearths something far more terrifying.Hidden beneath the weathered farmhouse at Cross Creek Ranch lies a maze of locked therapy rooms—each one a chamber of psychological warfare. The victims they find inside aren't just traumatized... they're transformed. Indoctrinated. And now, unleashed.Dubbed 'The Therapist' by the media, the mastermind behind this twisted program has built a network of sleeper patients across Texas—people weaponized through radical “treatment” to act out their darkest impulses. Some are seeking revenge. Others are protecting their healer. All are dangerous.As Ruth and Aaron close in, the case explodes into a statewide manhunt, forcing them to navigate a deadly gauntlet of attacks, ambushes, and relentless psychological traps. With each move, the enemy strikes harder, forcing the Rangers to question not only who they’re chasing—but what.Because this time, the threat doesn’t hide in the shadows.It hides in the mind.THERAPY FARM is an unrelenting, high-stakes mystery thriller packed with explosive action, psychological warfare, and the trademark emotional punch Baker & Tate fans have come to love.