Mela Lee

1996 was the year that changed everything for Maggie Dawes. Sent away at sixteen to live with an aunt she barely knew in Ocracoke, a remote village on North Carolina’s Outer Banks, she could think only of the friends and family she left behind, until she met Bryce Trickett, one of the few teenagers on the island. Bryce showed her how much there was to love about the wind-swept beach town—and introduced her to photography, a passion that would...

"Every day without fail, Travis Devine puts on a cheap suit, grabs his faux-leather briefcase, and boards the 6:20 commuter train to Manhattan, where he works as an entry-level analyst at the city's most prestigious investment firm. In the mornings, he gazes out the train window at the lavish homes of the uberwealthy, dreaming about joining their ranks. In the evenings, he listens to the fiscal news on his phone, already preparing for the next grueling...

A methodical killer is targeting multigenerational families in and around Washington, DC--striking under cover of darkness, triggering no alarms, leaving no physical evidence of any kind. Alex isn't the only one investigating. Also on the case is a charismatic true-crime author who sees patterns the detectives miss. The writer calls 'The Family Man' a perfect crime story. Alex knows there is no perfect crime--the investigation should never become...

For the first time, John Sampson is on his own. The brilliant crime-solving duo of Washington, DC's, Metro PD and the FBI has a proven MO: Detective Alex Cross makes his own rules. Detective John Sampson enforces them. When military-style attacks erupt, brutally sidelining Cross, Sampson is sent reeling. The patterns are too random--Sampson's friend, his partner, his brother--have told him. Don't trust anyone. As a shadow force advances on the nation's...

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On the night of her husband's 40th birthday, Rachel Abbott receives a sexy, explicit text from her husband, which she quickly realizes was meant for another woman. Divorce is inevitable, but Rachel is determined not to leave her thirteen-year marriage with nothing. Rachel's husband, Matt, the rising star of a political dynasty with eyes on the White House, can't afford a messy split in the middle of his reelection campaign. They strike a deal: Rachel...

A passing comet has caused irreversible change to the growth of fungi, spawning a dangerous, invasive species in the Pacific Northwest that threatens to control the lives of humans and animals alike.

In 2004, Rosemarie, Ada, Caroline, and Kasey are in their final days of high school and on the precipice of all the things teenagers look forward to when anything in life seems possible ... from falling in love, to finding their dream jobs, to becoming who they were meant to be. In 2019, Kasey has returned to her small Southern hometown of Goldie for the first time since high school--and she still hasn't told even her closest friends the truth of...

James Patterson's #1 bestselling hero Detective Alex Cross hunts down a serial killer who targets entire families—and who will next be coming for the Crosses.    A precise killer, he always moves under the cover of darkness, flawlessly triggering no alarms, leaving no physical evidence.     Cross and Sampson aren’t the only ones investigating.     Also in on this most intriguing case is the world’s bestselling true-crime author,...