Summoned to the hospital to learn the motives behind a teenage girl's suicide attempt, Alan discovers that the girl's young stepsister lies near death in another hospital with a heart disease. Denied an experimental new treatment that could save her life by her parent's managed-care provider, the stepsister has become a symbol of the health care system more concerned with costs than with the lives of its patients. And when a wealthy executive of ...

Everyone on Rand's Island swore Eva Haskel was crazy. Ever since the well-publicized, unsolved kidnapping of her baby, she was a tragic figure on the tiny island off the Connecticut coast, wildly mourning the child who mysteriously vanished six long years ago. Then a shocking twist of fate and a very determined young woman enter Eva's dark world to bring her son home at last.... <P><BR>Bethany Logan, a spirited teacher at a private ...

Joanna's life in Japan is perfect. She sings in a successful nightclub that she owns. At night she's plagued by the dream of a man with a needle and feelings of being violated. She meets fellow American Alex Hunter, who helps Joanna awaken to the fact that she's not who she thinks she is. Special release date of 4/20/95. ...

Set in Virginia is the 1980s, "Tidewater Blood" opens at the annual LaBlanc family celebration. But this year's celebration goes off with more of a bang than the rich and pretentious LeBlancs had counted on. Just as the party is set to begin, the front of the mansion house explodes. Now Charley, the LeBlanc family black sheep, finds himself looking for a killer. ...

Back in print, a witty and deliciously quirky novel about life in '60s Britain<P>"The Users is a remarkable debut -- sexy without being lubricious, tough, witty, with a very palatable astringency. The dialogue is paint-fresh and the characters very much of our time". -- Anthony Burgess<P>"Very, very funny. Three corpses litter the last chapters, but the wit lingers on". -- The New York Times Book Review<P>Originally published ...

Reed weaves an intricate web of Gothic suspense with a touch of wit, a dash of romance, and a chilling dose of mystery. Writer Meredith Barlow travels to the mysterious Boothe House for a much-needed retreat, only to find her respite shattered by a haunting family secret. ...

A womanizing married Senator, enjoying a tryst in his Delaware beach home with a beautiful black woman, discovers that his paramour has accidentally drowned. Aware of the scandal that could ensue and destroy his political career, the Senator mounts a campaign of cover-up and cynical lies designed to deflect the potential damage. This suspenseful tale of adultery, media manipulation, and political chicanery has familiar overtones and exposes the ...

After her husband is gunned down, New Orleans District Attorney Kristen Lord enters the Witness Protection Program with her young daughter. But Kristen soon realizes she only has her daughter and psychologist Alan Gregory to trust. Assigned to help her slip into a new life, Gregory is supposed to be her ally--but could he be another person out to destroy her? ...

Anna, a self-sufficient and reliable single mother, packs her bags one day for a short Italian vacation. She leaves her beloved six-year-old daughter, Lily, at home with good friends. But when Anna doesn't return, everyone begins to make excuses, until the likelihood that she might not come back becomes chillingly real. ...

One man's obsessive quest to protect the innocent -- while facing the guilt in his own past.<P>Terry Naughton has come up against his share of heinous criminals in his years on the force -- but nothing has prepared him for the Horridus, the brilliant madman who is terrorizing the children of Orange County.<P>As he races to stop the Horridus before his crimes escalate, Naughton learns that the Horridus may not be the only enemy. When ...