After a devastating car accident, Nick whispers his last words to his wife, Mackenzie: “As soon as they know I’m dead, they’ll come after you.”
Frightened and bewildered, Mackenzie travels to Philadelphia for the reading of her late husband’s will. To her shock, she learns that Nick’s mother, Cora, is not dead as he always claimed—rather, she is living as a recluse in the family’s gloomy nineteenth-century mansion. Desperate to understand why her husband lied to her for so many years, Mackenzie accepts Cora’s invitation to stay as her guest.
As the women come together in the same house, their stories entwine, each driven by an agenda. Cora clings to her memories and will do anything to protect her family’s secrets, while Mackenzie struggles to uncover a terrible truth long denied. But as she brings to light the darkness in her husband’s past, is Mackenzie putting her own future at risk?
Revised edition: This edition of The Book of James includes editorial revisions.

The Book of James

Literature & Fiction

Green, Ellen J.

Genre Fiction

Thomas & Mercer

Dark secrets and family crimes drive a ruthless female serial killer in Ellen J. Green’s breathtaking sequel to Amazon Charts bestseller Twist of Faith.Ava Saunders was only a child when she saw her mother murdered—a brutal family mystery that was buried with her. Unearthing the past has been Ava’s obsession. Anyone in her way has paid the price. Now on the run, Ava needs to disappear, and she gets her chance when the skeletal remains of her latest victim are mistaken for Ava herself. Is it a sign? Have her sins been washed away? Or has she been given a second chance to finish what she started?The case surrounding the trail of murders has consumed Ava’s friend Detective Russell Bowers. Victim by victim, he’s been hunting the hunter. One new chilling clue has left no doubt in Russell’s mind: Ava is alive, and not well.He can’t help but follow her, from the shores of the Mediterranean to the mountains of Italy, where the last of Ava’s blood relatives are hiding her family’s most dreadful secret—and where Russell himself could be pulled into the unforgivable darkness of Ava’s revenge.

Absolution (Ava Saunders)

United States

When family secrets are unearthed, a woman’s past can become a dangerous place to hide…
After the death of her adoptive mother, Ava Saunders comes upon a peculiar photograph, sealed and hidden away in a crawl space. The photo shows a shuttered, ramshackle house on top of a steep hill. On the back, a puzzling inscription: Destiny calls us.
Ava is certain that it’s a clue to her elusive past. Twenty-three years ago, she’d been found wrapped in a yellow blanket in the narthex of the Holy Saviour Catholic Church—and rescued—or so she’d been told. Her mother claimed there was no more to the story, so the questions of her abandonment were left unanswered. For Ava, now is the time to find the roots of her mother’s lies. It begins with the house itself—once the scene of a brutal double murder.
When Ava enlists the help of the two people closest to her, a police detective and her best friend, she fears that investigating her past could be a fatal mistake. Someone is following them there. And what’s been buried in Ava’s nightmares isn’t just a crime. It’s a holy conspiracy.

Twist of Faith (Ava Saunders, 1)

In this gripping novel by Amazon Charts bestselling author Ellen J. Green, the past is not a place for forgiveness...but for revenge. Ava Saunders's memories are the things nightmares are made of. Only three years old when her mother was murdered and her father disappeared, Ava's been living to avenge the past--and eliminating anyone who comes between her and the truth. Off the grid and on the run, Ava has fled the United States on a willful mission: To seek out those who adopted her and find the blood relatives who abandoned her. Whatever the risk. To do it, Ava needs the help of the only two people she can trust with her secrets: Detective Russell Bowers and her reluctant best friend, Joanne. Together they set off on a journey down Ava's dark and twisted history that reaches from Italy to the jungles of Vietnam and to Paris for a chilling family reunion and a final reckoning. For Ava, as a lifetime of betrayal, murder, and revenge comes full circle, even redemption comes with a price.

Silent Redemption (Ava Saunders, 3)

BRILLIANCE AUDIO ^

6 September 1949, East Camden, New Jersey. The shocking true story of the first recorded mass shooting in America. In less than twelve minutes, twenty-eight-year-old Howard Barton Unruh shot thirteen people dead on his block on River Road. Why did he do it? Could someone have stopped him?\nThe sky was cloudless the morning twelve-year-old Raymond Havens was sent out to get a haircut. He walked across River Road to the barbershop and was just settling into his seat when his neighbor, a quiet, gentle man, Howard Unruh took out a Luger and opened fire on the customers.\nThe shooting struck panic across small-town America. In the local community of East Camden, schools and stores closed. Little Raymond couldn’t sleep. What led his friendly neighbor to become a killer? While he set about trying to figure it out, Howard’s mother, vilified by the victims’ families, struggled to make sense of the horrific acts her son had committed.\nThe lives of those that had survived Howard’s killing spree were blown apart and they continue to have repercussions today. Several decades after Howard Unruh shot his deadly bullets, a gunman opened fire in a high school and a young girl hid in a closet – just like her grandfather did that fateful day on River Road.\nA compulsive page-turner about a shocking crime that has become a heartbreaking part of everyday life in America, Murder in the Neighborhood will have you asking—how well do we ever really know those around us? Are we ever really safe?\nRead what everyone is saying about Murder in the Neighborhood:\n“An engrossing and utterly fascinating insight into a chilling and untold part of American history… impossible to put down.” Gregg Olsen, the #1 New York Times bestselling author of If You Tell\n“A phenomenal read… incredible insight to human behavior and the brain. Green did a remarkable job bringing this tragedy to life through a haunting and encapsulating narration. I will recommend this piece of work over and over.” Goodreads reviewer, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐\n“God! I can’t get enough of it! I wish I could read the book for the first time again!... fantastic.”Chubby girl with a page-a-vu, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐\n“An absolute cracker of an account… Brilliant.” Nigel Adams Bookworm, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐\n“I really enjoyed… very cleverly written… a fascinating and detailed account… I would recommend it to true crime aficionados.” NetGalley reviewer, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐\n“An arresting, exciting, compelling tale of true crime. Meticulously researched and pieced together into a narrative that is difficult to tear away from.” Goodreads reviewer\n“Remarkable… A must for true crime fans.” Goodreads reviewer, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐\n“If you like true crime then I 100% recommend you read this book.” Goodreads reviewer\n“An excellent read.” Goodreads reviewer, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐\n“Well-crafted true crime that’s been wonderfully researched.” Book Zone

Murder in the Neighborhood: The true story of America’s first recorded mass shooting

History

Americas

Thread

On 6th September 1949, twenty-eight-year-old Howard Barton Unruh shot thirteen people in less than twelve minutes on his block in East Camden, New Jersey. The shocking true story of the first recorded mass shooting in America has never been told, until now.\nThe sky was cloudless that morning when twelve-year-old Raymond Havens left his home on River Road. His grandmother had sent him to get a haircut at the barbershop across the street - where he was about to witness his neighbour and friend Howard open fire on the customers inside.\nTold through the eyes of young Raymond, who had visited Howard regularly to listen to his war stories, and the mother trying to piece together the disturbing inner workings of her son's mind, Murder in the Neighbourhood uncovers the chilling true story of Howard Unruh, the quiet loner who meticulously plotted his revenge on the neighbours who shunned him and became one of America's first mass killers.\nWith Ellen's access to Howard's diaries, newly released police reports and psychiatric records alongside interviews with surviving family members, Murder in the Neighbourhood is a compulsive page-turner that will have you asking - how well do we ever really know those around us? Are we ever really safe?\nA gripping untold true story that will leave your heart pounding. Perfect for fans of In Cold Blood, If You Tell and American Predator.\nRead what everyone is saying about Murder in the Neighbourhood:\n'An engrossing and utterly fascinating insight into a chilling and untold part of American history... impossible to put down.' Gregg Olsen, the #1 New York Times bestselling author of If You Tell\n'A phenomenal read... incredible insight to human behavior and the brain. Green did a remarkable job bringing this tragedy to life through a haunting and encapsulating narration. I will recommend this piece of work over and over.' Goodreads reviewer, 5 stars\n'God! I can't get enough of it! I wish I could read the book for the first time again!... fantastic.' Chubby girl with a page-a-vu, 5 stars\n'An absolute cracker of an account... Brilliant.' Nigel Adams Bookworm, 5 stars\n'I really enjoyed... very cleverly written... a fascinating and detailed account... I would recommend it to true crime aficionados.' NetGalley reviewer, 5 stars\n'An arresting, exciting, compelling tale of true crime. Meticulously researched and pieced together into a narrative that is difficult to tear away from.' Goodreads reviewer\n'Remarkable... A must for true crime fans.' Goodreads reviewer, 5 stars\n'If you like true crime then I 100% recommend you read this book.' Goodreads reviewer\n'An excellent read.' Goodreads reviewer, 5 stars\n'Well-crafted true crime that's been wonderfully researched.' Book Zone

Murder in the Neighbourhood: The true story of America's first recorded mass shooting

Biographies & Memoirs

Historical

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The Book of James

Absolution (Ava Saunders)

Twist of Faith (Ava Saunders, 1)

Silent Redemption (Ava Saunders, 3)

Twist of Faith (Ava Saunders, 1)

Twist of Faith (Ava Saunders, 1)

Murder in the Neighborhood: The true story of America’s first recorded mass shooting

Murder in the Neighbourhood: The true story of America's first recorded mass shooting

Silent Redemption (Ava Saunders, 3)