Noir

It was supposed to be simple. All struggling actor Carlo Baresi had to do was pick a man up, drive him to the location he specified, then report where he'd taken him. The only problem is, the man isn't who he says he is ... and they both know it. Bookstore owner Joe Donnelly has a reputation for helping those in need, but this plan has been a bad one from the second he stepped in. Discovering someone has switched out the driver is one more complication he doesn't want, especially since Carlo is the kind of distraction that can get a man in serious trouble if he's not careful. But they have something in common. They're both loose ends, struggling to find out what is really going on. And murder is always complicated, even when you're on the same side.

Different motives. One target. Danger stalks a young girl in this international thriller from the Hercule Poirot Award–winning author of Absinthe. It begins with a robbery from the cargo hold of a plane in Belgium; fifty million dollars worth of diamonds are taken. But a Russian mercenary named Alexei leaves with the real prize: a data card containing secret and sensitive information from the Israeli government. When Alexei is killed by an Arab operative while trying to negotiate for more money, the data card survives inside a locket he gave to his lover's daughter, Lucy. In a panic, mother and daughter flee to Jamaica, where Lucy's father lives. Yet the Caribbean island is no safe haven. A serial killer is using Kingston's streets as a hunting ground, targeting young schoolgirls-ones who look a lot like Lucy. And as Arab and Mossad agents converge on the town, Lucy disappears. On the hunt for a psychopath, one police commissioner must keep her wits about her to save Lucy from the monsters that pursue her . . . Praise for Absinthe "Tense, up-to-date Euro-political intrigue, topped off with that rarest of gems: a satisfying finale." -Jim Houghton, Emmy Award–winning writer "Eekhaut populates his book with characters and situations which will stay with you long after you've finished." -Alan Gold, author of The Jericho Files "Eekhaut presents us with lifelike characters, not heroes in the hard-boiled tradition, but human detectives plagued by doubt." -Knack

From the Hercule Poirot Award–winning author of Absinthe, a post–World War II thriller set on the shadowy, twisting streets and canals of Venice. Ten years ago, Ellen Barth was a frontline correspondent during World War II, a witness to the atrocities that the Allies suffered. Now, leaving her scandalous divorce proceedings behind in England, she arrives at a luxurious Venetian hotel, brought to this quiet city in November by a letter offering her a document of historical value. The document is the journal of Alfred Rosenberg, chief ideologue of the Nazi Party and a close friend of Hitler. After it was used to convict him in Nuremberg, the diary disappeared. Inside are the names of fascists still at large, members of the political elite and ruling classes-those with everything to lose. In Barth's hands it is both a weapon and a curse. She has seen first-hand the worst that humanity can do-and knows deep in her heart that those complicit in the horrors should not escape their fates. But she'll have to survive Venice first . . . Praise for Guido Eekhaut "Thrilling . . . Eekhaut expertly ratchets up the tension . . . Fans of Thomas Harris's Black Sunday will find a lot to like." -Publishers Weekly on Purgatory "A Belgian detective worthy to follow in the footsteps of Poirot! Political intrigue, an atmospheric venue, and rollicking action from beginning to end!" -Paul J. Heald, author of Cotton and Raggedyland on Absinthe "An absorbing crime thriller with crisp, smart writing and plenty of engaging details. . . . Great stuff." -Steve Anderson, author of the Kaspar Brothers series