When an executed murderer’s fingerprints turn up at a new crime scene, Kay Scarpetta investigates. Prepare for the kind of riveting suspense this best-selling author delivers so well.

On the eve of a top secret space mission, Captain Calli Chase detects a tripped alarm in the tunnels deep below a NASA research center. A NASA pilot, quantum physicist, and cybercrime investigator, Calli knows that a looming blizzard and government shutdown could provide the perfect cover for sabotage, with deadly consequences. As it turns out, the danger is worse than she thought. A spatter of dried blood, a missing security badge, a suspicious suicide—a series of disturbing clues point to Calli’s twin sister, Carme, who’s been MIA for days.

Newlyweds Tricia and Ethan are searching for the house of their dreams. But when they visit the remote manor that once belonged to Dr. Adrienne Hale, a renowned psychiatrist who vanished without a trace four years earlier, a violent winter storm traps them at the estate… with no chance of escape until the blizzard comes to an end. In search of a book to keep her entertained until the snow abates, Tricia happens upon a secret room. One that contains audio transcripts from every single patient Dr. Hale has ever interviewed.

Sydney Shaw, like every single woman in New York, has terrible luck with dating. She’s seen it all: men who lie in their dating profile, men who stick her with the dinner bill, and worst of all, men who can't shut up about their mothers. But finally, she hits the jackpot. Her new boyfriend is utterly perfect. He's charming, handsome, and works as a doctor at a local hospital. Sydney is swept off her feet. Then the brutal murder of a young woman—the latest in a string of deaths across the coast—confounds police. The primary suspect? A mystery man who dates his victims before he kills them.

It’s Christmas Eve and Stella Hansen is broke. She is so broke that despite working two jobs, she can’t even afford a present for her husband on their first Christmas as man and wife. But then a mysterious storekeeper at a pawn shop offers Stella an intriguing trade. Stella wants more than anything to buy her husband the Christmas gift of his dreams. But will it come at a terrible price?

In New York City in the early 1930s, a man is poisoned on a crowded streetcar during rush hour. Everyone sees Longstreet die - but no one sees the killer. Inspector Thumm's few clues all lead up a blind alley. He finally seeks the aid of Drury Lane - retired Shakespearean actor, master of disguise, and amateur sleuth. Seated amid the splendor of the vast medieval halls of his castle on the Hudson, Drury Lane hears the story from the inspector.

「幕末を動かしたのは龍馬ではない。」 「わたしは反薩長史観でやります。歴史は色んな見方がありますから、反対の見方を知っておいても損は無い。」偏った幕末ブームに一石投じる宣言からスタートした講義は、ペリー来航の様子へと滑らかに滑り出す。ペリー自身の執筆による日本遠征記録を紹介し、強引な初交渉の様子をリアルに語ります。 事実は小説よりも奇なり・・・綿密な資料調査と鋭い考察を基に、幕末動乱をリアルに、そしてダイナミックに語る『半藤一利 幕末史講義』。ベストセラー本『幕末史』は慶応MCCシティキャンパスで行われたこの講義を基に書き起こされました。いわば、半藤氏の生原稿と同等の価値を持つ貴重な録音です。【このコンテンツはCD版のCD1、トラック1「ペリー提督来る」で構成されています】

Erika Cass has a perfect family and a perfect life. Until the evening when two detectives show up at her front door. A high school girl has vanished from Erika's quiet suburban neighborhood. The police suspect the worst - murder. And Erika's teenage son, Liam, was the last person to see the girl alive. Erika has always sensed something dark and disturbed in her seemingly perfect older child. She wants to believe he's innocent, but as the evidence mounts, she can't deny the truth - Liam may have done the unthinkable.

The Stranger appears out of nowhere, perhaps in a bar or a parking lot or at the grocery store. His identity is unknown. His motives are unclear. His information is undeniable. Then he whispers a few words in your ear and disappears, leaving you picking up the pieces of your shattered world.

江戸を戦火から救った英傑の会談!!明治維新という舞台で西郷隆盛、勝海舟という2人の雄が成し遂げた偉業について、江戸っ子半藤一利が鋭い視点で分析、熱く語る。歴史ファンならずとも一聴の価値あり!!【講師紹介】作家 半藤一利- 1930年、東京都生まれ。『文藝春秋』『週刊文春』各編集長を歴任。最近の昭和史ブームを作った作家。幕末・維新にも関心が深い。