General Fiction

Love and jealousy erupt into violence in The Crazy Kill, a classic thriller in Chester Himes's trailblazing Harlem Detectives series. One early morning, Reverend Short is watching from his bedroom window as the A&P across the street is robbed. As he...

"With this splendid debut, Steven Wright announces his arrival as a major new voice in the world of political thrillers. I enjoyed it immensely." --John GrishamA blistering and thrilling debut--a biting exploration of American politics, set in a small...

Can one woman's fear undo the rest of her life? Alex Carter's struggle with love, loss, and faith requires her to face long-held dreams and the man she once left behind. For Alex Carter, everything is going according to plan--she's built a successful...

Young Pablo and his Spanish Harlem crew are used to getting money from every angle and aspect. Serious about his business, Young Pablo lays down anyone against him, including those who don't show him loyalty. But when one of his crew, Flaco, who is also...

SLIM-has made millions, legally and illegally. He is about to retire from the game with the beautiful Lisa, a sista he loves and adores. She feels the same for Slim, but that love is put to the test when an old flame steps back in her life, and he is...

In the third installment of the suspenseful Miriam Black series, Miriam is on the road again, having transitioned from "thief" to "killer." Miriam Black is being developed as a TV series on Starz with the producers of Breaking Bad. Hired by a wealthy...

A slim, bountiful, beautifully written (and gorgeously translated) 'Portrait of the Chef as a Young Man.' --Nancy Klinke, The New York Times Book ReviewOne of BBC Culture's Ten Books to Read this March and The Rumpus Book Club Pick for MarchMaylis de...

Winner of the Western Heritage Award, this beautifully crafted historical novel from one of the West's most popular writers tells the true story of the friendship between Valentine McGillycuddy, a young doctor plucked from his prestigious medical career...

Babe Gordon, the star of this brilliant, sophisticated novel of modern New York's racy set, is a strange woman. She uses her beauty and her sexual allure as a soldier uses his weapons-without mercy or scruples. Her basic appeal attracts all types of men,...

Seven short stories from one of the most influential African-American authors of the early twentieth century have been edited for modern readers. Changes include standardized spellings and replacement of offensive terms. The bones of the stories are just...

Joey, Evan, and Cee hail from Charlotte's infamous west side. Best friends since childhood, they have experienced highs, lows, and everything in between together.Evan is one of the country's most sought-after wedding and event planners. Cee is an A-list...

For the first time together in one volume, the complete short story collection starring Sookie Stackhouse--with a new introduction from the #1 New York Times bestselling author of the series, Charlaine Harris. For the first time together in one volume,...

Now in an omnibus edition, the Lambda Award-nominated supernatural Smoke series presents contemporary fantasy with a gothic twist. When Tony Foster relocated to Vancouver with his vampire Henry Fitzroy, he knew it was his chance to get his act together...

Like Water for Chocolate trilogy is an ode to feminine independence and the best recipe for the maladies of our times: estrangement, eating disorders, social media. María, addicted to food, is abandoned by her husband after the birth of their first child...

In the spirit of Khaled Hosseini, Nadia Hashimi and Shilpi Somaya Gowda comes this powerful debut from a talented new voice--a sweeping, emotional journey of two childhood friends in Mumbai, India, whose lives converge only to change forever one fateful...

Kira Franklin, a black newspaper reporter in Southwest Virginia in 1993, begins to question her own culture when she pursues a story on a local Cherokee community raising money to reclaim ancestral lands. The Harper family is part of a long line of...