Prof. Brandt Savage--grandson of the legendary action hero--is forced into a top-secret training program where he discovers his true calling...as the perfect assassin. Dr. Brandt Savage is on sabbatical from the University of Chicago. Instead of doing solo fieldwork in anthropology, the gawky, bespectacled PhD finds himself enrolled in a school where he is the sole pupil. His professor, "Meed," is demanding. She's also his captor. Savage emerges...

Only two people know that 1930s society man Lamont Cranston has a secret identity as the Shadow, a crusader for justice. One is his greatest love, Margo Lane; the other his fiercest enemy, Shiwan Khan. When Khan ambushes the couple, Lamond awakens a century and a half later -- in a world both unknown and disturbingly familiar. He meets Maddy Gomes, a teenager with her own secrets. And Khan's power continues to be felt over the city and its people....

"Eleanor is happiest when she's left alone to dream up elaborate stories. Sam is polished, fun, and popular. Still, the sisters have always been there for each other—until everything changed. Now Sam is somewhere in Seattle, and Eleanor runs after her. Nothing is easy in the big, unforgiving city. As Eleanor faces new setbacks, she also makes new friends and tells new stories. Eleanor can rewrite her life in so many ways . . . but can she make a...

"Recruited into the FBI when her unorthodox programming skills get her kicked out of MIT, a computer genius tracks a killer who has been targeting young women through a sophisticated messaging app."-- Angela Hoot's unorthodox programming skills get her kicked out of MIT's graduate school-- and into the FBI's cyber-forensics unit as an intern. There's a messaging app with sophisticated tracking capabilities surfaces. Its beta users, all young women,...

"Philadelphia is in a state of shock over the fate of two hometown heroes: Eagles starting quarterback Archie Hughes, and his even more famous wife, Grammy-winning singer Francine Hughes. One spouse is murdered. The other is suspect #1. Even before the case hits the courtroom, it's the hottest ticket in town. For the defense: Cooper Lamb, private investigator to the stars. For the prosecution: Veena Lion, a sleuth so bright she's got to wear shades....

"Detective Michael Bennett faces a professional sniper who could be anyone -- anywhere -- in New York City. A killer uses fearsome precision to take out impossible targets. Detective Michael Bennett teams up with a shooting expert, a former Army Ranger and sniper with the NYPD's Emergency Service Unit. But Officer Rob Trilling seems more comfortable with rifles than he is with people. When this new partner begins to log unexplained absences from duty,...