The Death of Mr. Love, a novel inspired by a true story where the victim became a villain and the killer became a hero, offers a rare and fascinating insight into the psychosexual undercurrents of Indian life. The reverberations from the notorious Nanavati society murder in 1950s Bombay -- the fatal consequence of an affair between an Indian playboy and his married English lover -- were so great that they reached the offices of Prime Minister Nehru...

"When Donna Moran leaves Chicago, it's as the daughter of Iggie Moran, a businessman with a shady background and a reputed drug kingpin. When she returns, she is Sister Mary Magdalene of the reclusive Carmelite order, called to testify before a grand jury in a sensational murder trial that touches her father. Sister Mary Teresa Dempsey of the declining order of Martha and Mary offers to shelter the controversial nun. But the M & M's Frank Lloyd Wright--designed...

Twenty-one years ago, in a single night of terror, Raymond Lomak earned a kind of immortality for himself as the most notorious mass murderer of our time. Today, at noon, the gates of San Quentin prison will open and Raymond Lomak, apparently rehabilitated, will go free. Through his eventual meeting up with the fabulously wealthy and colorful Tex Harnett, cowboy movie star of years past and present owner of Los Angeles' professional football team,...

"La comunidad de Newton es un elegante barrio residencial que ofrece una instantánea perfecta de la vida acomodada, hasta que un día aparece en mitad del bosque el cadáver de Ben Rifkin, de tan solo catorce años, con tres puñaladas en el pecho, momento en que el apacible vecindario pierde la inocencia para siempre. El ayudante del fiscal del distrito, Andy Barber, se hace cargo del caso, al que se le da la máxima prioridad. Sin embargo, cuando...

Rob Trenton, an American dog trainer by profession, makes a tour of Paris and Switzerland with fellow passengers from his ship. Artist Linda Carroll arouses his curiosity. Strange Merton Ostrander joins them for the return. When New York customs agents search Rob for contraband after a fake tip-off, Rob's life is turned upside down.

Perry Mason has no hesitation about defending penniless ex-salesman Albert Brogan against a charge of armed robbery. That's because nightclub hostess Inez Kaylor's testimony will guarantee that the accusations against the alleged hold-up won't hold up in court. But, when the hostess has the bad manners to stand Mason up instead of taking the stand, Perry's defense may not have a leg to stand on.

Four riveting courtroom thrillers in one volume, by the best selling writer of his time. In The Case of the Gilded Lily, Mason's skill is tested when a wealthy business tycoon, trying to keep his wife's past a secret, makes every mistake in the book. In The Case of the Daring Decoy, desperate efforts to stave off a hostile corporate takeover lead to the murder of a sexy blonde. And the clues just don't add up. In The Case of the Fiery Fingers,...

"Esta novela es la historia de una criada acusada de asesinato en el Londres del siglo XIX, pero es también la de todas las mujeres que, a lo largo de muchas generaciones, tuvieron que luchar por encontrar su propia voz en un mundo que no quería escucharlas. El extraordinario debut literario de Sarah Collins, galardonado con el prestigioso Premio Costa y alabado por autoras de la talla de Margaret Atwood, nos habla de una mujer que, teniéndolo...

Newly elected district attorney Doug Selby has a problem on his hands. While he may have beaten the corrupt political machine in the election, a death takes place shortly after the recount election confirms his position. Aided only by his friend, a newly elected Sheriff who puts justice over politics, and a woman reporter, he finds himself in a case where he has only 24 hours to solve the case - or be recalled and let Madison City fall back into the...