Echoing the fiction of Joseph Kanon, Alan Furst, and Daniel Silva, this deeply intelligent debut literary thriller—set within a world still reeling from World War II—explores how the actions of a few can change the course of history.

It’s 1939 and the world is on the brink of war, but Thomas Danforth is in New York City living a fortunate life. But on a snowy evening walk along Gramercy Park, a friend makes a fateful request—and involves Thomas in a dangerous idea that could change the fates of millions…

Long unavailable to readers, Kipps is a classic rags-to-riches story that addresses the moral and emotional difficulties that come with wealth and a change of social station. It will make you think, have you laughing, and capture your heart.

Loyalty is tested when brothers find themselves on opposing sides in this historical adventure set during the English Civil War.

“Carter’s stories are in a league of their own.” —Bristol Observer

The beloved actor and screenwriter's second novel, set in 1903, stars a young concert violinist named Jeremy Webb, who one day goes from accomplished adagios with the Cleveland Orchestra to having a complete breakdown on stage.

"Wilder lovingly depicts… the miraculous joy and inevitable loss that liberate true emotion." —Publishers Weekly

Told in a stunning range of voices, styles, and settings—from inside the Hale-Bopp cult to the deck of a conquistador’s galleon adrift at the end of the ocean—the stories in this collection capture the transformations and discoveries at the edge of irrevocable change.

Set in Caxley, the quiet country town neighboring the village of Fairacre, The Caxley Chronicles follow two intertwined families, the Howards and the Norths, through the tumultuous first half of the 20th century.

"Miss Read reminds us of what is really important. And if we can’t live in her world, it’s certainly a comforting place to visit.” —USA Today

The acclaimed author of The Berlin Conspiracy and The Lisbon Crossing sends Agent Jack Teller to Iran during two equally volatile times in the nation’s recent history: on the eve of a CIA-sponsored coup in 1953, and in 1979, the year of the infamous Islamic revolution.

“Powered by relentless pacing and a storyline abounding in subterfuge, treachery, and subversion . . . [a] Ludlumesque page-turner.” —Publishers Weekly

New York Times–bestselling authors

After two bestselling series examining the Civil War and WWII, Newt Gingrich and William R. Forstchen have turned their sharp eye for detail on the Revolutionary War with To Try Men's Souls.