The disappearance forty years ago of Harriet Vanger, a young scion of one of the wealthiest families in Sweden, gnaws at her octogenarian uncle, Henrik Vanger. He is determined to know the truth about what he believes was her murder. He hires crusading journalist Mikael Blomkvist, recently at the wrong end of a libel case, to get to the bottom of Harriet's disappearance. Lisbeth Salander, a twenty-four-year-old, pierced, tattooed genius hacker, possessed...

James Patterson's blockbuster Alex Cross series has sold over 100 million copies--and now he's bringing those thrills to a new generation! Alex's son Ali is eager to follow in his father's footsteps as a detective, but when his℗best friend goes missing, what price will he have to pay to solve the mystery?Ali Cross has always looked up to his father, former detective and FBI agent Alex Cross. While solving some of the nation's most challenging crimes,...

When the squirrel Tail comes barreling into the chicken coop ranting about a round, shiny, green, big, scary thing in the yard, Dirt, Sweetie, Poppy, and Sugar investigate this strange object.

"'J' is for Jaffe: Wendell Jaffe, deceased. Or so it seemed until his former insurance agent spotted him in the bar of a dusty little resort halfway between Cabo San Lucas and La Paz. Five years ago, Jaffe's thirty-five-foot ketch was found drifting off the Baja coast. He'd left a note admitting he was bankrupt, with criminal indictment certain to follow. Just two months ago, California Fidelity had finally paid in full on his $500,000 insurance policy....

Jacko Argyle dies in prison after being convicted for the murder of his mother, but when Dr. Arthur Calgary proves the boy's innocence old wounds from the rest of the family are opened, and Dr. Calgary wonders if one of them is the real murderer.--

When he finds a torn piece of paper with only part of a word on it, boy detective Nate sets out to find the missing pieces.

One of Boston’s elite has been murdered. The accused is his new wife. She’s blonde, beautiful, and young. The jury’s going to hate her. With next-to-no alibi, and multi-million reasons to kill her husband, she needs the best defense money can buy. His name is Spenser, and he’d give anything to believe her.