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When Elmore Leonard died in 2013, he left behind a 60-year legacy of crime novels that, through their trademark wit and grit, transcended genre fiction. He also left behind a treasure trove of unpublished early stories. Their razor-sharp dialogue and headlong pacing reveal a master who honed his craft from a young age.

Kate Chopin is a widely considered the forerunner to the feminist authors of the twentieth century. Focusing on themes of race and gender, her short stories largely center on life in rural Louisiana. In "The Story of an Hour," Louise Mallard has just learned that her husband is dead - believed to have died during a train accident. Her family fears that the news will kill Louise, who suffers from a weak heart.

Medicine and mayhem from the best-selling co-author of Crisis on Doona. An epidemic is spreading from colony to colony in the vast reaches of space. Dr. Shona Taylor, with her team of four-legged assistants - including a dog with an immune system that can synthesize vaccines - sets out to find a way to stem the killer disease.

Dr. Shona Taylor, her growing family, and her highly trained menagerie of useful animals land on a planet only to discover a colony of humans and alien ottles plagued by a strange disease that causes rapid aging. Dr. Taylor must discover the cause in order to save the population - as well as her family and friends - before it’s too late

Heroine and renowned FBI profiler Karen Vail returns in an explosive thriller set against the backdrop of California's wine country. Hoping to find solace from the demons that haunt her, Vail makes her first trip to the Napa Valley. But shortly after arriving, a victim is found in the deepest reaches of an exclusive wine cave, the work of an extraordinarily unpredictable serial killer.

In Taylor's Ark and Medicine Show, Shona Taylor fought death and disease - with a menagerie of very special assistants. Now, in an all-new novel, Dr. Taylor takes on a new assignment, and discovers a chilling reality behind a picture-perfect planet.