GOOD PEOPLE


A family, and the security to enjoy it; that's all Tom and Anna Reed ever wanted. But years of infertility treatments have left them with neither. The emotional and financial costs are straining their marriage and endangering their dreams. So when their downstairs tenant dies in his sleep, the $400,000 they find stashed in his kitchen seems like a chance at the fairy tale ending they've dreamed of.

But Tom and Anna soon realize that fairy tales never come cheap... (more)





AT THE CITY'S EDGE


Jason Palmer loved being a soldier. But returned from Iraq with an "other than honorable" discharge, he's finding rebuilding his life the toughest battle yet. Elena Cruz is a talented cop, the first woman to make Chicago's prestigious Gang Intelligence Unit. She's ready for anything the job can throw at her.

Until Jason's brother is murdered in front of his own son... (more)





THE BLADE ITSELF


Danny Carter has it all: a job with a future, the love of an exceptional woman, and a home on the opposite side of Chicago from the rough streets he came up. He's proud of the life he's made, and wants only to enjoy it in peace.

But Danny wasn't always a good guy. Seven years ago, he made a mistake that changed his life forever. A mistake that haunts his nightmares still.

A mistake that's coming back... (more)






SHORT STORY ANTHOLOGIES




KILLER YEAR

Coming 01.22.08


Bestselling author Lee Child presents stories from 13 of crime fiction's rising stars, plus contributions from masters Allison Brennan, Ken Bruen, Laura Lippman, MJ Rose and Duane Swierczynski.

Publisher's Weekly wrote that "the disturbingly good new talent showcased in this volume bodes well for the future of the genre," and Kirkus called it "lean and taut, expertly crafted in the good old hard-boiled tradition." (more)




CHICAGO BLUES


Nobody does Blues like Chicago. This collection of dark stories captures the depths to which people sink when they run out of options. The emptiness and pain spawned by greed. The violence — or occasionally, the bittersweet redemption — that springs from a broken heart.

Other contributors include Sara Paretsky, Stuart Kaminsky, Barbara D'Amato, Max Allan Collins, Sean Chercover, Michael Black, JA Konrath, and Libby Fischer Hellmann. With an introduction by Rick Kogan. (more)




THESE GUNS FOR HIRE


Thirty original hitman stories by authors like David Morrell, Ed Gorman, Lawrence Block, Sean Doolittle, William Kent Krueger, and, well, me.

Booklist called it "a guaranteed hit," and Library Journal wrote that "the many pleasures of pulp are here in abundance." (more)