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A sitting US President is missing. President Bill Clinton partners with number one best-selling author James Patterson in a powerful, one-of-a-kind thriller filled with the kind of insider details that only a President can know.

On 13th November 2022 in the small quiet town of Moscow, Idaho, the unthinkable happened. Four innocent college students were murdered in their home. In the ensuing investigation, the local police and FBI did a lot right. But what did they get wrong? We’ve learned about the four heartbroken families – the Mogens, Goncalves, Kernodles, and Chapins. We have the backstory for Bryan Kohberger, brilliant graduate student, loner, apparent incel. Now, after over 300 exclusive interviews and in-depth reporting, James Patterson and prize-winning journalist Vicky Ward finally have some answers.

This “celebration of the world of books” (Kirkus) from New York Times bestselling author James Patterson is a collection of riveting stories celebrating the heroic efforts of the people who are on the front lines getting our books into the world.​

Former special agent Elinor Gilbert has disappeared from law enforcement. She hasn’t been on a case in years—until her old FBI boss offers a special surveillance detail. The target: An art dealer suspected of ties to organized crime. The location: A ritzy New York mansion. The assignment: An undercover gig…as a grandmotherly live-in nanny.

Nick Andino isn’t exactly “hero” material. He’s perfectly happy working at his family’s Greek diner, pining over his crush, and avoiding his bully. His life isn’t very exciting…until destiny comes calling. Dr. Zeus, the over-the-top king of the gods, zooms into town with a quest that Nick must complete to save Andinos past and present from being erased from history. Accompanied by a fast-talking Hermes, Nick journeys back to ancient Greece, where his ancestors await—along with new friends and a whole host of Greek gods and monsters.

In The Coldest Case: A Black Book Audio Drama, homicide detective Billy Harney sends his new partner, Kate, deep undercover in a notorious Chicago drug ring. When several members of the ring soon turn up dead, Billy abruptly pulls Kate out, blowing her cover. Kate’s informant inside the gang quickly disappears. As does the ring’s black book.... When Billy can’t find the informant, he wonders if Kate is secretly harboring her, since the two grew close during Kate's weeks undercover.

Before Marilyn Monroe, there was Norma Jeane. No one would have thought that the girl who spent her childhood between foster homes and orphanages would one day become a global star. The Last Days of Marilyn Monroe tells the extraordinary story of Marilyn Monroe’s life – and the shocking circumstances of her death. For decades, fans have speculated about the truth of her final days. Was it suicide? A tragic accident? Murder? Drawn from rigorous research, this book seeks answers.

Vreemd: een vrouw wordt op klaarlichte dag vermoord, in het bijzijn van meerdere getuigen, maar niemand kan de dader beschrijven. Inspecteur Lindsay Boxer krijgt al snel het unheimliche gevoel dat de dader in het politiekorps zelf gezocht moet worden – en dat hij opnieuw zal toeslaan. Dit 14de deel in de reeks 'Women's Murder Club' heeft de bekende combinatie van persoonlijke ervaringen (schokken in het huwelijk, spanningen tussen vriendinnen…) en snel escalerende onderzoeken, met een cliffhanger die je gewoon naar het volgende deel dwingt.

In dit confronterende deel van de spanndende Women’s Murder Club boekenreeks jaagt Detective Lindsay Boxer uit San Francisco ogenschijnlijk op twee criminelen. De eerste is een juwelendief met de bijnaam ‘Hello Kitty’, die van rijke en bekende mensen steelt – met de dood ten gevolge. De tweede is een moordenaar die het op moeders en kinderen gemunt heeft en cryptische boodschappen achterlaat, geschreven met lippenstift. Lukt het Lindsay om deze zaken op te lossen, ondanks de persoonlijke uitdagingen die ze naast haar werk doormaakt?

Wat kan een zwangere vrouw missen als kiespijn? Afgezaagde hoofden staan vast hoog op de lijst. Twee vrouwenhoofden worden aangetroffen op het domein van bestsellerauteur Harry Chandler. Lindsay Boxer, rechercheur moordzaken voor de politie van San Francisco, herinnert zich dat de verdwijning van Chandlers echtgenote nooit werd opgelost en vermoedt dat het domein nog andere geheimen verbergt. Ze krijgt een tweede zaak op haar bord: een drugsdealer is doodgeschoten met een vuurwapen dat uit de locker van hààr departement gestolen werd. Lindsay's man Joe gedraagt zich bovendien vreemd.

Journaliste Cindy Thomas vindt het lijk van een dakloze man. Tot haar ontzetting onderzoekt de politie de zaak amper: die heeft haar handen vol met meerdere overlijdens in de elite van San Francisco – overlijdens zonder duidelijke doodsoorzaak. Cindy trekt dan maar zelf op onderzoek uit. Yuki, een ander lid van de Women's Murder Club, krijgt een moeilijk dossier op haar bord. Ze heeft een video waarin een moeder haar dochter beschuldigt van de moord op haar man, maar is dat genoeg voor een veroordeling? Bovendien worstelt Yuki met gender issues.

In una notte di dicembre, in un lussuoso piedàterre di Washington, un senatore viene assassinato con fredda determinazione. Unico indizio: una macabra poesiola, firmata Jack & Jill, in cui si annuncia che quel delitto è soltanto il primo di una lunga serie, destinata a colpire personaggi influenti della capitale. Ma chi sono Jack & Jill? E qual è il loro piano? Nella stessa notte, vicino a una scuola elementare nella zona più popolare di Washington, viene rinvenuto il corpo di una bambina.

Max Einstein is not your typical genius. She hacks the computer system at NYU to attend classes, builds inventions to help the homeless, and talks to Albert Einstein! (Okay, that's just in her imagination). But everything changes when Max is recruited by a mysterious organization! Their mission: solve some of the world's toughest problems using science. She's helped by a diverse group of young geniuses from around the globe as they invent new ways to power the farthest reaches of the planet. But that's only if the sinister outfit known only as The Corporation doesn't get to her first.

They're about to make off with millions in stolen diamonds - until someone beats them at their own game. Three thieves have been planning the perfect diamond heist for months. They're finally ready to make the hit, and everything is set to go off without a hitch - until a rival crew shows up to steal the diamonds at the exact same time.

Magazine editor Jane Avery spends her nights alone with Netflix and Oreos - until the Dress turns her loose. Suddenly she's surrendering to dark desires, and New York City has become her erotic playground. But what began as a fantasy will go too far...and her next conquest could be her last.

Lauren Stillwell isn't your average damsel in distress. When the NYPD cop discovers her husband leaving a hotel with another woman, she decides to beat him at his own game. But her revenge goes dangerously awry, and she finds her world spiraling into a hell that becomes more terrifying by the hour.

Bick Kidd and his globe-trotting siblings Beck, Storm and Tommy may have completed their first treasure hunt after their father was lost at sea, but their kidnapped mother is still in the hands of nasty pirates. Their search for a rescue plan takes them down the Nile river in Africa, where they'll have to navigate everything from Egyptian pyramids in the desert to wet-and-wild jungles—not to mention life-threatening encounters with wilderness diseases, angry hippos and some seriously bad guys—in order to find the treasure and save the day.

Someone is poisoning diners in New Orleans' best restaurants. Now it's up to chef and homicide cop Caleb Rooney to catch a killer - who has an appetite for revenge.

Detective Alex Cross is being stalked by a psychotic genius, forced to play the deadliest game of his career. Cross's family - his loving wife Bree, the wise and lively Nana Mama, and his precious children - have been ripped away. Terrified and desperate, Cross must give this mad man what he wants if he has any chance of saving the most important people in his life. The stakes have never been higher: What will Cross sacrifice to save the ones he loves?

Listeners get a chance to participate in James Patterson's wildly successful Middle School series in this interactive book featuring more than 80 hilarious anecdotes from dueling siblings Rafe and Georgia Khatchadorian - plus dozens of fun-filled activities!