Billy Harney was born to be a cop. The son of Chicago's chief of detectives, whose twin sister is also on the force, Billy plays it by the book. Alongside Detective Kate Fenton, Billy's tempestuous, adrenaline-junkie partner, there's nothing he wouldn't sacrifice for his job. Enter Amy Lentini, a hard-charging assistant state's attorney hell-bent on making a name for herself-who suspects Billy isn't the cop he claims to be. They're about to be linked...

How does a respectable young woman fall into Los Angeles' hard-boiled underworld? Shadow-dodging through the glamorous world of 1950s Hollywood and its seedy flip side, Megan Abbott's debut, Die a Little, is a gem of the darkest hue. This ingenious twist on a classic noir tale tells the story of Lora King, a schoolteacher, and her brother Bill, a junior investigator with the district attorney's office. Lora's comfortable, suburban life is jarringly...

"A Gentleman of Leisure" by P. G. Wodehouse is a delightful comedy of manners that follows the adventures of Jimmy Pitt, a charming but penniless young man who finds himself unexpectedly embroiled in a series of humorous escapades. The story begins with Jimmy Pitt, a member of London's high society, facing financial ruin due to his extravagant lifestyle and lack of income. Desperate for a solution, Jimmy hatches a plan to impersonate a wealthy American...

Shadow chasing: Carla had found paradise in Mexico and a temptation too sweet to deny: Philip. Theirs promised to be much more than a casual holiday romance ... until Carla learned that he was a cop. For all my tomorrows: A young widow turns to her husband's best friend for support until he mysteriously leaves town without warning. He returns three years later, as mysteriously as when he left, with an interest in her that seemed to go beyond the...