Crown Publishing Group

From its blood-chilling opening scene, White Darkness will grab you by the throat and keep on squeezing. On the island nation of Haiti, the shadowy Colonel Hugo Ferray is making another of his surprise nighttime visits. While he sits in the elegant dining room entertaining Mr. and Mrs. Dalwani and their three teen-age daughters with witty...

A NovelLucky Me is that rare book that capturesin the vein of Elinor Lipman and Elizabeth Bergwhat it really means to be a modern woman.Julie Berman seems to have it all: a beautiful home in suburban New Jersey, a loving husband, a budding career as a freelance journalist, and two great kids. To the outside world, her life is perfectlittle do they...

A hit and run. Simple as that. And suddenly harmless old Gerry Figuroa is lying dead on the asphalt. New Jersey cop turned private investigator Jackson Donne sure as hell doesnt want to investigate his drinking buddys death, but hes made a promise that leaves him no choice. And before long, hes drawing uncomfortably close to a...

A NovelDear Lily . . .At age thirty-four, Lily Brown has her life just the way she likes it. And whats not to like? Shes got a great job as an advice columnist for the local newspaper, an adorable four-year-old son, and an ex-husband, Teddy, who still thinks shes wonderful. She even lives in the same beach house where she grew up, with a great view...

A NovelAmid the disapproving gossip of the Court, a royal romance defies all obstacles.The Court of Franois I is full of lust, intrigue, and bawdy bon tempsa different world from the quiet country life Diane de Poitiers led with her elderly husband. Now a widow, the elegant Diane is called back to Court, where the Kings obvious interest marks...

A NovelTake chocolate candy, add a family business at war with itself, and stir with an outsider's perspective. This is the recipe for True Confections, the irresistible new novel by Katharine Weber, a writer whose work has won accolades from Iris Murdoch, Madeleine L'Engle, Wally Lamb, and Kate Atkinson, to name a few.Alice Tatnall Ziplinsky's...