In his final hours in office, the outgoing President grants a controversial last-minute pardon to Joel Backman, a notorious Washington power broker who has spent the last six years hidden away in a federal prison. What no one knows is that the President issues the pardon only after receiving enormous pressure from the CIA. It seems that Backman, in his heyday, may have obtained secrets that compromise the world's most sophisticated satellite surveillance...

John Katzenbach's fourth novel, now back in print and with a new preface from the author, is brilliantly suspenseful, filled with the remarkable psychological insight for which Katzenbach has become revered. When burnt-out reporter Matt Cowart receives a letter from a death row inmate pleading his innocence, he is tempted to dismiss it out of hand. Sure, they're all innocent. But as the Miami newspaperman digs into the case of Robert Earl Ferguson,...

The Sisterhood is on the verge of implosion in "this entertaining installment in [the] remarkably vital series" from the #1 bestselling author (Booklist).

This time, the Sisterhood might be their own worst enemies . . .
Through all their adventures, the bond of the Sisterhood has remained steadfast and unshakeable. But for the first time, the Sisterhood verges on falling apart when...

When Florida newspaperman Matthew Cowart receives a note from an inmate on death row, he tries to ignore its plea, but Cowart becomes convinced of the prisoner's innocence and his investigative articles contribute to the pardon of a monster.