A great, mystery novel can thrust the reader into a world of intrigue and suspense. It’s a page, turning thriller where danger lurks at every corner. International Best Selling Author, Henning Mankell, weaves a riveting, mystery novel in The Man From Beijing.

The story unfolds in the cold, wintry hamlet of Hesjovallen, Sweden. Hesjovallen is inhabited by a retired community and appears to be a place of solace and peace. Enchanted by the frosty scenery, a photographer raises his lens to capture its beauty...but he soon discovers a grisly crime scene. Police unearth a heinous massacre where nineteen people were murdered. The only clues left behind are a sharpened sword and a small, red ribbon. Thus, begins the chase to find the suspect and his motive.

Set in the sultry, Southern town of Jackson, Mississippi, Kathryn Stockett weaves a compelling story in her debut novel The Help. Stockett artfully intersects the narratives of two, black maids and a Southern, white woman testing the boundaries of race and society. At first glance, the novel basks in the slow, easy trot of Southern living. The characters gab with a southern drawl, and the town is friendly and inviting. But the story quickly thrusts itself into the political and social landscape of the 1960’s.