As the first anniversary of the formation of the Kings Lake murder squad approaches, there's a problem—they’ve run out of murders. As a result, they are given the task of reviewing unsolved cold cases. One of these comes back to life in unexpected ways as the team tries to discover the identity of the young woman whose body was found in the Norfolk countryside two decades ago. And even if they can give her a name, how can they possibly find her killer after so many years?

In this "unjustly neglected" masterpiece, Nancy Lemann gives an atmospheric account of the New Orleans trial of the Governor of Louisiana for racketeering, fraud, and bribery. This 40th anniversary edition features a new introduction by critic James Wolcott and an afterword by the author.New Orleans-born novelist Nancy Lemann returned to her hometown from Manhattan in 1985, tasked by renowned editor Tina Brown to cover Governor Edwin Edwards's two corruption trials for Vanity Fair. The work that emerged from this trip was less a straightforward account of the court proceedings and instead a masterful portrait of the politicians, their families, the lawyers, and the other reporters covering the trials, rendered in sparse, wry vignettes. Championed and edited by Gordon Lish, The Ritz of the Bayou is Lemann's sole book of nonfiction and has attained lost classic status in the decades it has languished out of print. In hazy, atmospheric scenes of...

Everyone in Rockhead Point watched in fascination as the Barnett brothers found their women, and their happily ever afters. But I’m not a Barnett. I’m the last man standing; the odd one out. Happily single until she stumbled into my world. I don’t know if it was fate, legacy, or destiny that brought her to me, but I don’t care. Because now I know she exists, she’s all I want and need. But while my life is perfect, hers is falling apart; and instead of being her choice, I become her only option. I’d give her the world to make her happy, but what if the one thing she needs is the only thing I’m not willing to give? Forget the Barnett family legacy. Now, it’s all about the myth of the Montana Mountain Protectors.

Gray Empire is a high-stakes archaeological thriller that follows Rick Townsend, a treasure hunter and researcher, as he unravels a centuries-old mystery hidden beneath Oak Island. Partnered with the brilliant paleographer Dr. Monica Scott, Rick discovers that the infamous Money Pit isn't just a treasure vault—it's a doorway to something far more sinister.Their quest leads them from Nova Scotia to the ruins of Rosslyn Castle, uncovering evidence of a brutal war between the Knights Templar and the Knights Hospitaller over sacred relics with demonic power. As they piece together clues from ancient coins, cryptic symbols, and forgotten journals, Rick and Monica realize they're not just hunting for treasure—they're racing against a secret cabal that has spent centuries orchestrating the rise of the Antichrist.At the heart of it all lies the True Grail: the actual blood of Jesus Christ. And in the darkness beneath Oak Island, an ancient entity named Remphan waits patiently for the one who will unlock the apocalyptic prophecy.Gray Empire is Indiana Jones meets The Da Vinci Code, where the line between archaeology and occult warfare blurs in the shadowy empire that exists between darkness and light.