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A USA TODAY Bestseller From the author of Look Closer comes a new domestic thriller about betrayal and murder inside one twisted family. “David Ellis is a master of layered, complex thrillers. A fast-paced, twisty, wild ride.” —Mary Kubica, New York Times bestselling author of It’s Not...

“Peter Turchin brings science to history. Some like it and some prefer their history plain. But everyone needs to pay attention to the well-informed, convincing and terrifying analysis in this book.” —Angus Deaton, winner of the Nobel Prize in Economics From the pioneering co-founder of...

In her memoir, Giorgia Meloni speaks about herself in depth for the first time. She talks about her roots, her childhood, and her relationship with her mother Anna, her sister Arianna, her grandparents Maria and Gianni, and the pain of her father’s absence. She shares her visceral passion for politics, which took her from her neighborhood of Garbatella to the Government as a Minister, and then to the leadership of Fratelli d’Italia and the European Conservatives.

What leads to political turbulence and social breakdown? How do elites maintain their dominant position? And why do ruling classes sometimes suddenly lose their grip on power? For decades, complexity scientist Peter Turchin has been studying world history like no one else. Assembling vast databases mined from 10,000 years of human activity, and then developing new models, he has transformed the way we learn from the past. End Times is the result: a ground-breaking account of how society works.

Never make a major life decision in the wake of emotional turmoil. Cassie Romano learned this the hard way, leaving sunny San Diego for a teaching position at a private school in the Catskill Mountains in upstate New York after a painful break-up left her heartbroken and in need of a change. It all seemed so perfect in June when she came to interview. But now it’s December, and she’s stranded on top of a mountain surrounded by snow, ice, and acres of wilderness, lonelier than ever and bored out of her mind.

In the heart of wartime Berlin, where darkness stretches beyond blackout curtains and fear clings like autumn frost to leaves, a young Bavarian nurse named Lena stands at the epicenter of history’s most harrowing moral crucible. Her story, like the city itself, unfolds as one of quiet resilience, brutal betrayal, and an unyielding search for hope amid unimaginable horror.

Claire wails when her wedding cake shaped like a birch tree slides toward the floor. Ferries to the island are cancelled, keeping guests on the Seattle-side of the water. To make matters worse, the groom has a hangover, and rain clouds are moving in. Claire’s cousin, who wants to be maid of honor, finds ways to ruin the event. The groom invites his ex-girlfriend, but doesn’t tell Claire. His ex heads to the wedding to create a nightmare, where someone must die. Will Claire survive her wedding day?

Three months. Three missing women. One PI determined to discover the truth. Back from break, PI Martina Monroe clears the air with her boss at Drakos Security & Investigations and is ready to jump right into solving cold cases for the CoCo County Sheriff’s Department. Diving into the cold case files Martina stumbles upon a pattern of missing young women, all of whom were deemed runaways, and the files froze with minimal detective work from the original investigators. The more Martina digs into the women’s last days the more shocking discoveries she makes.

Lacy Farrington Forbes never wanted the life of a debutante. But after a family tragedy pulls her back to America from a post-deb whirl in London on the brink of WWII, she trades ballrooms for battlefields—volunteering with the Red Cross to raise funds for a field hospital near the Russian-Finnish front. Dr. Charles Pembroke III is a young Boston-based doctor who defies familial pressure by earning a degree in structural design at night and then impulsively joins Dr. Noah Fischer’s Finland Field Hospital project as a favor to his Harvard classmate.

A decades-old photo. An unknown child. A secret someone would kill to keep buried. When private investigator Martina Monroe is hired to identify the infant in a decades-old photograph, the case seems simple enough. But the search leads her back to the hometown she swore she’d never return to—a place haunted by old wounds, buried lies, and people desperate to keep the past hidden. As Martina digs deeper, the questions begin to multiply. Who is the child in the photo? Why does no one want her asking questions? And what happened all those years ago that still has the town living in fear?

A close group of friends. A guilty friend with a deadly secret. Her ex-husband’s life is in danger. Irena Fishbone is always in a hurry, rushing between repairing boat engines and caring for her teenage daughter. When her missing ex-husband is found, his life is threatened by a debt-collecting...

Martina Monroe knows some cases leave scars that never heal. After a year that nearly destroyed her life and threatened her family, she’s sworn off anything that could pull her back into danger. That is, until a desperate and heartbroken father walks into her office. His twenty-three-year-old daughter, Lena, is missing. The police are stalled, and he believes time is running out. Martina tries to hand the case to another investigator, but the father refuses to give up.

Her ex-husband disappeared, leaving her overwhelmed, cleaning up the mess he left behind. She suspects a friend of foul play but can’t prove it. She must find out the truth to protect her daughter from heartbreak. Irena Fishbone is always in a hurry, repairing boat engines and caring for her...

Twenty years earlier, a set of female eighteen-year-old twins went missing in the Bay Area. There were no news reports or national coverage. The original investigators had barely touched the case, and like so many other cases of missing teens, were quickly labeled runaways, and the file sat on the shelf. Baffled by the lack of attention for the sisters, Martina insists it will be Hirsch and the Cold Case Squad’s next case.

Formerly an actor, now a private investigator, Alex Wells shook things up when she purchased a cozy ranchette in Gilroy. The town couldn't help but gossip as she introduced a pair of sheep and two beautiful border collies, diving into the world of herding. But when a lifeless body surfaced on her property, the whispers grew louder. A young woman, seeking a night of fun, met a tragic end, her body concealed within an oriental rug. A red pickup truck was the only clue, spotted fleeing the scene. Who was responsible?

Sisters Samantha and Monte Waters are vacationing together in Santiago de Compostela, Spain, enjoying a festival and planning to meet with their brother, Cal—but the idyllic plans are short-lived. When terrorists’ attacks rock the city around them, Monte, a U.S. foreign service officer, and Samantha, an international television correspondent, are separated, and one of them is whisked away in the frenzy.

Embark on a transformative auditory journey with “The Orchid: The Secret Code of Modern Goddesses,” where the serene whispers of self-discovery meet the echoes of empowerment.

Martina and Detective Hirsch, still reeling from their last high-profile case, agree to reopen the missing person case of Sadie Jarreau, a friend of one member of the Cold Case Squad. At first glance, Sadie’s disappearance from the local marina looks like the typical unhappy marriage resulting in a deadly end. But between the marina’s surveillance cameras malfunctioning that day, her husband’s air-tight alibi, and no one with a motive to harm Sadie, Martina and Hirsch are forced to consider a less common scenario - a stranger abduction.

New York City has no shortage of crime, making for a busy schedule for TV newswoman Clare Carlson. But not all crimes are created equal, and when an explosive planted in a car detonates and kills a woman, Clare knows it’ll be a huge story for her. But it’s not only about the story—Clare also wants justice for the victim, Wendy Kyle. Wendy had sparked controversy as an NYPD officer, ultimately getting kicked off the force after making sexual harassment allegations and getting into a physical altercation with her boss.

Learning disabilities (LD) are a root cause of major problems in our society. Vast numbers of youngsters are not receiving appropriate education. Nancy Lelewer’s story began when even less was known about learning disabilities than is known today. In a gripping and fast-moving narrative style, this audiobook brings home the fact that LD persons need to receive instruction via different routes and the earlier the better.