Bantam Books

We remember months, because months have names, because they are linked to the seasons, and because they have their own character. Looking at the First World War month by month reveals its complexity while preserving a sense of time.From the opening shots to the signing of the armistice, the First World War lasted almost 52 months. It was fought on...

The present can be tense . . .A young couple trying to get to New York City are stranded at a lonely motel in the middle of nowhere. Before long they're trapped in an ominous game of life and death.But the past can be worse . . .Meanwhile, Jack Reacher sets out on an epic road trip across America. He doesn't get far. Deep in the New England woods,...

Before Stephanie can even step foot off Flight 127 Hawaii to Newark, she's knee deep in trouble. Her dream vacation turned into a nightmare, and she's flying back to New Jersey solo. Worse still, her seatmate never returned to the plane after the L.A. layover. Now he's dead - and a ragtag collection of thugs and psychos, not to mention the FBI, are...

Flavia de Luce, 'one of the most precocious, resourceful, and well, just plain dangerous, heroines around' (Lisa Gardner) triumphantly returns in her second wonderfully madcap and disarmingly sinister mystery....

BOHEMIA, 1741On the northern banks of the Vltava River, an extraordinary event is taking place. Inside a private chapel, a high-born Hungarian lady is being laid to rest. But not before her heart is removed from her body, and she is buried beneath a layer of heavy stones -- lest she rise again to prey upon her victims.VENICE, 2010Holidaying in the...

What he hears horrifies him. The car was taken by force, and on the back seat was a passenger. An eleven-year-old girl. Who is still missing.Before long the jacker starts to communicate with the police. And Caffery becomes certain that he is planning to take another car. And another child.Who is the car-jacker? How is he chosing his targets? And -...