What could make a woman kill her husband—and then never speak another word? Alicia Berenson seems to have the perfect life until one night, when she shoots her husband Gabriel five times and falls completely silent. Her silence turns the tragedy into a mystery that fascinates the public, while Alicia is confined to a secure psychiatric unit. Years later, criminal psychotherapist Theo Faber becomes determined to uncover what happened and make her speak. But as he digs deeper into Alicia’s past, the search for the truth begins to reveal secrets that may change everything.
What if the woman everyone thinks they know has been hiding the real story all along? In The Mabel Maker, Elsie Mabel Fitzpatrick is an eighty-one-year-old with a sharp tongue, a stubborn spirit, and a secret she has protected for decades. Once known as “Mad Mabel Waller,” Australia’s youngest convicted murderer, she now finds herself pulled into the spotlight when a neighbor’s death brings old questions back to life. With an inquisitive young neighbor, suspicious locals, and unwanted attention closing in, Elsie must decide whether it’s finally time to reveal the truth. A witty and surprising story about identity, resilience, and being underestimated.
What if an unexpected friendship could reveal the truth you’ve been searching for? In Remarkably Bright Creatures, Tova Sullivan finds comfort in her quiet nights working at the Sowell Bay Aquarium after losing her husband and living with the mystery of her son’s disappearance decades earlier. There, she forms a unique bond with Marcellus, a highly intelligent giant Pacific octopus who holds secrets about the past. A tender and hopeful story about grief, connection, and how unlikely companions can help us find answers, healing, and new beginnings.
Salvador Zuni is a master carver of traditional Native American fetishes. He is also a cheat. He makes synthetic amber that rivals anything to be found in nature, complete down to the insects he places inside. His recipe is worth…
Mac Travis went to the Florida Keys to disappear, but his new commercial diving job turns out to be more than he planned. An artifact discovered while working on a bridge pier quickly draws the attention of a real estate…
Would you drop everything and move to a town with a peculiar name, because an odd little man made you a strange offer? Millie Thorn did, and she could never have guessed what mysteries and revelations were awaiting her in…
Amateur sleuth Sloan Krause delves into a murderous winter wonderland in another delightful mystery from cozy writer Ellie Alexander, Without a Brew. It's winter in the Bavarian village of Leavenworth, Washington, which for local brewmaster Sloan Krause means lots of…
Curiosity just might be the death of Mrs. Murphy--and her human companion, Mary Minor "Harry" Haristeen. Small towns are like families: Everyone lives very close together. . .and everyone keeps secrets. Crozet, Virginia, is a typical small town-until its secrets…
"Winter Festival" is a captivating tale that weaves together the strands of loss, love, and a lingering mystery. Della, the protagonist, is haunted by the memory of her late husband, Seth, which leads to a surreal encounter with him in…
The darkness closed around her. She tried to clear her vision, but there was no light, no noise, nothing. Only the emptiness, the echoing sound of being alone. Fear pulsed through her. The man had come out of nowhere. Who…
"When the estranged wife of a high-powered pharmaceutical CEO witnesses the brutal slaying of her husband's latest mistress, the prime suspect in the homicide claims that FBI profiler and criminal psychologist Bridget Bishop is his unlikely alibi. After the savage…
When the storm dies...where will you hide? When a violent summer storm hits the Lincolnshire Wolds, the tiny village of Bag Enderby falls foul of the devastating deluge. Homes are flooded, fallen trees lie across the winding lanes, and in…
