The Inheritance

"Despite her business success in Washington, DC, a woman troubled by questions about her roots and identity receives a s... (more)

"Despite her business success in Washington, DC, a woman troubled by questions about her roots and identity receives a surprising letter from a solicitor's firm; meanwhile, the death of a clan patriarch in Scotland's Shetland Islands paralyzes the economy of an entire community"-- (less)

"A mysterious bequest of money leads to a murder in this new novel in the critically acclaimed and bestselling series wh... (more)

"A mysterious bequest of money leads to a murder in this new novel in the critically acclaimed and bestselling series whose last installment The New York Times called "a sterling addition to this well-polished series." Charles Lenox has received a cryptic plea for help from an old Harrow schoolmate, Gerald Leigh, but when he looks into the matter he finds that his friend has suddenly disappeared. As boys they had shared a secret: a bequest from a mysterious benefactor had smoothed Leigh's way into the world after the death of his father. Lenox, already with a passionate interest in detective work, made discovering the benefactor's identity his first case - but was never able to solve it. Now, years later, Leigh has been the recipient of a second, even more generous bequest. Is it from the same anonymous sponsor? Or is the money poisoned by ulterior motives? Leigh's disappearance suggests the latter, and as Lenox tries, desperately, to save his friend's life, he's forced into confrontations with both the most dangerous of east end gangs and the far more genteel denizens of the illustrious Royal Society. When someone close to the bequest dies, Lenox must finally delve deep into the past to uncover at last the identity of the person who is either his friend's savior - or his lethal enemy"-- (less)

When conflict photographer Jackson Swann dies, he leaves behind a conflict of his own making when his three daughters, e... (more)

When conflict photographer Jackson Swann dies, he leaves behind a conflict of his own making when his three daughters, each born to a different mother, discover that they{u2019}re now responsible for the family{u2019}s Oregon vineyard{u2014}and for a family they didn{u2019}t ask for. After a successful career as a child TV star, Tess is, for the first time, suffering from a serious identity crisis, and grieving for the absent father she{u2019}s resented all her life. Charlotte, brought up to be a proper Southern wife, gave up her own career to support her husband's political ambitions. On the worst day of her life, she discovers her beloved father has died, she has two sisters she never knew about and her husband has fallen in love with another woman. Natalie, daughter of Jack{u2019}s longtime mistress, has always known about her half sisters, and has dreaded the day when Tess and Charlotte find out she{u2019}s the daughter their father kept. As the sisters reluctantly gather at the vineyard, they{u2019}re soon enchanted by the Swann family matriarch and namesake of Maison de Madeleine wines, whose stories of bravery in WWII France and love for a wounded American soldier will reveal the family legacy they've each inherited and change the course of all their lives. (less)

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The chief Washington correspondent for the New York times examines the effect the Bush administration's foreign and dome... (more)

The chief Washington correspondent for the New York times examines the effect the Bush administration's foreign and domestic policies will have on global politics. This trenchant analysis of the Bush administration's legacy is a riveting, behind-the-scenes account of the foreign policy decisions that have come out of the White House in the last eight years. (less)

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