Elmore Leonard is the undisputed master, the 'King Daddy of crime writers' (Seattle Times), in the august company of the all-time greats of mystery/noir/crime fiction genre: John D. MacDonald, Dashiell Hammett, James M. Cain, et al. The creator of such unforgettable classics as Stick, Out of Sight, and Get Shorty-not to mention the character of U.S. Marshal Raylan Givens, lately of TV's hit series Justified-Leonard is in fine form with Mr. Paradise....

His career derailed by the vengeful billionaire Curtlee family for his part in convicting one of their number for murder, former homicide detective Abe Glitsky learns that the killer has won a retrial at the same time a star witness has been murdered.

Four-year-old Marissa Fordham, brutally slashed and mutilated, witnessed the murder of her mother. To protect their fragile witness, the police call in Anne Leone, child advocate. But when one loose thread begins to unravel the shroud of lies behind the case, a truth more terrible than anyone could have imagined is revealed--a truth that will put Anne and Haley directly in the sights of a killer.

Just before dawn in the hills near the Scottish border, a man murders a young woman. At the same time, a hot-air balloon crashes out of the sky. There's just one survivor. She's seen the killer's face - but he's also seen hers. And he won't rest until he's eliminated the only witness to his crime. Alone, scared, trusting no one, she's running to where she feels safe - but it could be the most dangerous place of all-- The twelve sightseers in a hot-air...

The storied Hotel Chevalier on Paris' ritzy Right Bank hosts celebrities, dignitaries, and, for one hour, Lana Gibson, an American woman who's escaped the monotony of her staid married life for a cultural jaunt to the City of Light. But when that curiosity leads her to the hotel's private elevator which serves only the ultra-elite penthouse Suite Imperial, she spies much more than plush carpets and gilt chandeliers: a young woman caught in the clutches...

Finally getting the chance to know her father, Baltimore PI Clay Maynard, equine therapist Taylor Dawson helps him investigate the murder of a young mother, which leads her into the arms of a fellow employee and brings her face-to-face with true evil.

Blair parece tenerlo todo en la vida: es joven, guapa y, tras un razonable divorcio, duena de su propio negocio: un exclusivo gimnasio. De repente toda su vida se desmorona al ser testigo del asesinato de una de sus clientas. Para complicar mas las cosas, el policia encargado del caso es Wyatt, un ex-novio de Blair que la dejo un buen dia sin mas explicaciones. Wyatt parece decidido a proteger a la joven del asesino que sigue ahi fuera, y tambien...