**"A first-rate thriller . . . Past and present merge in The Current, Tim Johnston's atmospheric, exquisitely suspenseful novel of two murders separated by ten years."—The Washington Post“Gripping . . . Johnston’s masterful novel is worth lingering over—it soars above the constraints of a traditional thriller and pulls you deep into the secrets of a grief-stricken town.”—PeopleTim Johnston, whose breakout debut Descent was c...

**The paths of two young men collide and spark unexpected violence in a Wisconsin town where three boys went missing in the 1970s in this absorbing work of literary suspense."An intricate, haunting novel." —Michael Koryta, author of An Honest Man**What if? What if Sean Courtland’s old Chevy truck had broken down somewhere else? What if he’d never met Denise Givens, a waitress at a local tavern, and gotten into a bar fight defending her honor? Or offered a ...

In this emotional story of violence and the aftermath of survival, the New York Times bestselling author of Descentdelivers a tour de force about the indelible impact of a crime on the lives of innocent peopleIn the dead of winter, outside a small Minnesota town, state troopers pull two young women and their car from the icy Black Root River. One is found downriver, drowned, while the other is found at the scene—half frozen but alive.What ...

**The paths of two young men collide and spark unexpected violence in a Wisconsin town where three boys went missing in the 1970s in this absorbing work of literary suspense."An intricate, haunting novel." —Michael Koryta, author of An Honest Man**What if? What if Sean Courtland’s old Chevy truck had broken down somewhere else? What if he’d never met Denise Givens, a waitress at a local tavern, and gotten into a bar fight defending her honor? Or offered a ...

Inside Tim Johnstons Irish Girl readers will find spellbinding stories of loss absence and the devastating effects of chanceof what happens when the unthinkable bad luck of other people of other towns becomes our bad luck our town. Taut lucid and engrossing provocative and darkand often darkly funnythese stories have much to offer the lover of literary fiction as well as the reader who just loves a great story. Its dark in here but brilliant. Tim Johnston is as wise as he is original and h...

In this award-winning collection, listeners will find spellbinding stories of loss, absence, and the devastating effects of chance—of what happens when the unthinkable bad luck of other people, of other towns, becomes our bad luck, our town. Taut, lucid, and engrossing, provocative and dark—and often darkly funny—these stories have much to offer the lover of literary fiction as well as the listener who just loves a great story.

Dark, atmospheric and terrifying psychological serial killer thriller set in a freezing Ontario winter, guaranteed to chill readers to the bone: ‘Forty Words for Sorrow is brilliant’ Jonathan KellermanWhen four teenagers go missing in the small northern town of Algonquin Bay, the extensive police investigation comes up empty. Everyone is ready to give up, except Detective John Cardinal, an all-too-human loner whose persistence only serves to get him removed from homicide.Th...

It’s a hard thing to accept that someone wants you dead. It forces you to decide if you have anything worth living for.Long-time radio “morning man” Lee Garrett is bottoming out. The career he loved has turned sour, leaving behind a dwindling audience and the wreckage of his marriage. When he finds a death threat on his control console, he shrugs it off as a sick prank—until a series of minor harassments turns into a set of undeniable attempts on his life. The suspects are many—he’...

"Delightful reads...You'll want to spend every Christmas with the Frost Family." USA Today Bestselling, Author Barbara Dunlop.James Frost, the black sheep of the family, is back in Carol Falls, Vermont, to build a big box store and prove he’s a success. His plans derail when he learns his high school sweetheart, April Rochester, has moved back to town also, along with her autistic son, Marcus.Ten years ago Jimmy and April eloped, only to be torn apart when April’s parents i...

If you’ve ever had your heart broken - then this book is for you.If you enjoy the taste of strong meat – then this book is for you.If you’ve got a sense of weird that is honed as sharp as a cutthroat’s knife – then this book is for you.Here are six of the strangest love stories you have ever read.WHAT PEOPLE ARE SAYING ABOUT STEVE VERNON:"If Harlan Ellison, Richard Matheson and Robert Bloch had a three-way sex romp in a hot tub, and then a team of sc...

There is a day-to-day mirage that sets the standard. Where the arc of existence is measured by promotions, marriage, children, and the net worth of your final moments. Where decisions are encouraged by those of rational predecessors. Where the winners earn it and the losers deserve it. Where smiles and civility remain the true color test. Where those who work the hardest reap the greatest benefits. Where those we love remain faithful, and the few we idolize reward us with blameless perfect...