Doubleday

A NovelBased on a true story, comesa sweeping historical novel about a beautiful con artist whose turn-of-the-century escapades take her around the world as she's doggedly pursued by a Pinkerton Agency detectiveThe novel opens in 1917 with our cunning protagonist, May Dugas, standing trial for extortion. As the trial unfolds, May tells her...

Edna Ferbers classic paean of love to the Mississippi River and the showboats that ran up and down it is once again available in hardcover as a facsimile of the first edition. First published in 1926, this timeless tale of the Cotton Blossom, Capn Andy, his shrewd wife Parthy, and their beautiful daughter Magnolia her remarkable daughter Kim was...

Ten years later, Katie, a struggling actress in New York, is still haunted by the tragedy.Her friend Carly remains in a coma, and Katie desperately wants to achieve success and stardom not only for herself but also for her two old friends.Her big chance comes when she is discovered and wins a major role in a Broadway play.A promising love affair...

In Portland, Oregon, the wives of several prominent businessmen have disappeared without a trace, leaving behind only a black rose and a note with a simple message: ';Gone, But Not Forgotten.' An identical series of disappearances occurred in Hunter's Point, New York, ten years agobut the killer was caught, the case was closed and...

';[Hackworth is] honest, extremely intelligent, and perhaps the best military leader this country has had since Patton.' Philadelphian InquirerHow many years?How many battlefields?How many men haveWhat it takes to payTHE PRICE OF HONORWith a golden name and a platinum future, U.S. Army Special Forces Captain Sandy Caine was born to be a...

A NovelIn her long-awaited fifth novel, acclaimed writer Marita Golden takes another unflinching look into the face of family, race, love and identity.For twelve years Carson Blake inhabited a world of his own creation. Scorned by the father who was incapable of showing him affection and nearly consumed by the mean streets of Prince Georges County,...