R. J Ellory

In the hunt for a serial killer, an NYPD detective's suspicion verges on obsession in this "meaty, beautifully written crime novel" (Publishers Weekly, starred review). Detective Frank Parrish barely notices the death of a young heroin dealer-just another casualty of the drug war. But when the dealer's sister turns up as the first of many corpses, Frank must try to make sense of the disturbingly uniform deaths, all while battling his own demons....

Orphaned by an act of senseless violence that took their mother from them, half-brothers Clarence Luckman and Elliott Danziger have been raised in state institutions, unaware of any world beyond its walls. But their lives take a sudden turn when they are seized as hostages by a convicted killer en route to death row. Earl Sheridan is a psychopath of the worst kind, and as he and his two hostages set off on a frenetic path through California...

"Annie O'Neill has it all: a cozy Manhattan apartment, a beautiful bookshop and a network of supportive friends. But at the heart of her life is a hole--a place vacated by her father when he died in her childhood. So when a mysterious man named Forresterenters the shop and claims to be her father's oldest friend she jumps at the chance to find out more of her own past. But Forrester's not being free with the answers she needs. He's much more interested...