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Lynley is sent undercover to investigate the death of Ian Creswell at the request of the man's wealthy uncle. The death has been ruled an accidental drowning, and nothing on the surface indicates otherwise, but when Lynley enlists the help of his friends Simon and Deborah St. James, the trio's digging finds that the clan is awash in secrets, lies and motives.

Losing that third-generation engagement ring was bad enough, but losing it on the day your parents are coming to town makes it downright catastrophic. And just when Poppy Wyatt is convinced that things can't get any worse, they do: She loses her phone. Her prospects brighten slightly when she finds a cell-phone discarded in a nearby trashcan, but she soon discovers that its businessman owner refuses to quietly accede to her good fortune. As the day develops, Poppy learns that the best-laid plans of mice and brides-to-be sometimes seem less propitious than mistakes, mishaps, and misfortune.

For months, Mitch Rapp has been steadily working his way through a list of men, bullet by bullet. With each kill, the tangled network of monsters responsible for the slaughter of 270 civilians becomes increasingly clear. He is given his next target: a plump Libyan diplomat who is prone to drink and is currently in Paris without a single bodyguard.

Five years after he married Kristen, they learn that he has Asperger syndrome. The diagnosis explains his ever-growing list of quirks and compulsions, his melt down in social exchanges, and his clinical-strength inflexibility. But it doesn't make him any easier to live with. Determined to change, he sets out to understand Asperger syndrome and learn to be a better husband, devoting himself to improving his marriage with an endearing yet hilarious zeal.

Hired to expose the criminal networks of a Russian bureaucrat who has amassed an illicit fortune, London investigator Benjamin Webster uncovers evidence that his target may also be responsible for the murder of a colleague.