Four sisters, all different. But when one is threatened by the killers of her husband, they close ranks to protect each other. There's stolen money, mayhem, guns, and murder. Only, are they all to be trusted? Or does one of the sisters hold a secret that's too awful to disclose? And who exactly are the Lipstick Killers?

Sadie, Niki, Poppy and Kate. Four women who are on the surface sexy, confident and wealthy - but each of them is trapped in a loveless and sometimes violent marriage to four of the most feared London gangsters. For years they have lived a life of idle luxury - shopping, lunching, and occasionally playing away - but all the time loyally staying behind the scenes while their men rule the East End criminal underworld with violence and terror. But times change and events conspire and they decide to fight back and take their men on at their own game. Because when it comes to getting the money, the female is definitely more deadly than the male...

On a night no one will ever forget, Della Black and three of her seven children are killed in a horrific fire in their trailer. As the surviving children are caught in the middle of a custody battle between their well-intentioned neighbor and their father and his pregnant mistress, new truths about what really happened the night of the fire come to light. When the fire marshal determines the cause — arson — rumors quickly circulate as the townspeople search for answers. Ronnie Black is the kind of man who can leave his wife and children for a younger woman, but is he capable of something more sinister? Ronnie and his girlfriend, Brandi Tate, maintain his innocence — he’s a loving,...

In his introduction, guest editor James Patterson observes, “I often hear people lamenting the state of Hollywood... If that’s the case, I’ve got one thing to say: read these short stories. You can thank me later.” Patterson has collected a batch of stories that have the sharp tension, drama, and visceral emotion of an Oscar-worthy Hollywood production. Spanning the extremes of human behavior, The Best American Mystery Stories 2015 features characters that must make desperate choices: an imaginative bank-robbing couple, a vengeful high school shooter, a lovesick heiress who will do anything for her man, and many others in “these imaginative, rich, complex tales” worthy of big-screen...

Вы держите в руках необычную книгу. Двадцать шесть известных авторов, среди которых Маргарет Этвуд, Элис Хоффман, Одри Ниффенеггер, объединились, чтобы признаться в любви великому Рэю Брэдбери, который, по его собственному признанию, почувствовал себя гордым отцом необычного семейства: «Двадцать шесть авторов этого сборника замечательных и самобытных историй пришли домой к папе, и не могу передать, как я горд. Моя семья — это семья циркачей, странных и удивительных комедиантов в полуночных балаганах, фокусников, укротителей львов и прекрасных чудил. Когда собирается все семейство — это поистине выдающееся событие». В каждой истории, вошедшей в сборник, вы найдете незабываемую метафору,...

What do you imagine when you hear the name… Bradbury? You might see rockets to Mars. Or bizarre circuses where otherworldly acts whirl in the center ring. Perhaps you travel to a dystopian future, where books are set ablaze… or to an out-of-the-way sideshow, where animated illustrations crawl across human skin. Or maybe, suddenly, you're returned to a simpler time in small-town America, where summer perfumes the air and life is almost perfect… almost. Ray Bradbury—peerless storyteller, poet of the impossible, and one of America's most beloved authors—is a literary giant whose remarkable career has spanned seven decades. Now twenty-six of today's most diverse and celebrated authors...