In 1916, a divorced woman returns to her hometown and finds scorn and romance. San Diego harbor cops are faced with mayhem and murders on the eve of the America's Cup race. Political intrigue, sex and murder in Washington's high circles. A crime organization tries to seize control of the ''Star Wars'' empire. Also Selling 16 THE BOOK OF RUTH , by Jane Hamilton.
Domestic violence rips apart a young woman's life in a tiny Illinois town.
A serial horror tale set in a New England town. An American intelligence operative falls in love with a woman with secrets. An assistant district attorney prosecutes a professor for kidnapping his neighbor's child. A murder trial recalls the wartime internment of Japanese-Americans. A poor London orphan rises to nobility.