"The enthralling new novel from the acclaimed author of Fallen Land, The River of Kings, and Gods of Howl Mountain. Vietnam veteran, retired racehorse jockey, and keeper of secrets, Anse Caulfield rescues exotic big cats, elephants, and other creatures for Little Eden, a wildlife sanctuary near the abandoned ruins of a failed development on the Georgia coast. But when Anse's prized lion escapes and is killed, he becomes obsessed with replacing her-even...

Presents an anthology of the best literary essays published in the past year, selected from American periodicals.

What frightens us, what unnerves us? What causes that delicious shiver of fear to travel the lengths of our spines? It seems the answer changes every year. Every year the bar is raised; the screw is tightened.

Mystery authors from twenty countries reveal their favorite mystery novels, in a collection of essays that features contributions from Jo Nesbo, Jeffery Deaver, and Sophie Hannah.