New Releases by John Searles

"The long-awaited new novel from the bestselling author of Help for the Haunted and Strange but True, a twisty psychological suspense novel following the intertwining fates of three people"--

“After teaching a course to college students pursuing trade careers, George Searles realized his students needed a book that focused on practical applications, rather than theory—and that explored workplace communication in a user-friendly tone. Workplace Communications: The Basics takes a down-to-earth approach to writing and communicating on the job, teaching the essentials in an accessible style appropriate for any student or course. The clear, concise nature of the book meets the needs of not only its originally intended audience, but the needs of students taking technical communication at a wide range of institutions for any major as well. The Seventh Edition retains and enhances the text’s pedagogical aids, rich examples, and practical exercises, preparing students to communicate successfully in any workplace environment.”--Publisher’s description.

DVĚ SESTRY. JEDNO TEMNÉ TAJEMSTVÍ... Jedné zasněžené zimní noci vezmou rodiče svou dceru Sylvii s sebou na tajemnou schůzku do nedalekého kostela. Zatímco dívka čeká v zaparkovaném autě, jsou její otec i matka za nejasných okolností brutálně zavražděni. Dospívající dívka, žijící po tragické události v péči starší sestry, se rozhodne na vlastní pěst zjistit, co se té osudné noci v kostele doopravdy stalo a kdo nese zodpovědnost za smrt rodičů. Během neúnavného pátrání se vrací do let předcházejících zločinu i do období těsně poté a postupně odhaluje temné a nelítostné události, které navždy změnily osud celé její rodiny, včetně jí samotné... „Bohatý a vzrušující příběh... Napínavý a zároveň citlivý pohled pod povrch záhady jménem rodina.“ – Khaled Hosseini, autor bestselleru LOVEC DRAKŮ

VRAŽDA A POMSTA, SMRT A LÁSKA... Po pádu z požárního schodiště u svého bytu na Manhattanu se Philip Chase nastěhuje zpátky domů ke své matce Charlene, zahořklé ženě, která se nikdy úplně nesmířila se smrtí mladšího syna Ronnieho, k níž došlo před pěti lety. Otupělý sledováním televize a hádkami s matkou upadne Philip do stavu netečnosti. Všechno se změní jedné zimní noci, kdy se na jejich prahu objeví Ronnieho přítelkyně ze střední školy Melissa Moodyová, aby jim oznámila, že je těhotná. A otcem, jak tvrdí, je Ronnie... Tak začíná podivuhodný příběh, v němž se Philip a jeho matka probírají Melissinou i svou minulostí. Ve snaze dobrat se odpovědí na otázky, které je trápily po celý život, podniknou neobvyklou cestu, během níž jsou nuceni čelit vraždě i pomstě, smrti i lásce, a na jejímž konci možná někdo z nich dojde i kýženého vykoupení... Podle knihy natáčí producent muzikálového hitu La La Land film s Amy Ryanovou a Gregem Kinnearem v hlavních rolích.

Tout commence par un appel téléphonique, une nuit neigeuse de février. Couchée dans son lit, la jeune Sylvie Mason entend ses parents au téléphone à l’autre bout du couloir. Ce n’est pas la première fois qu’on les appelle si tard car ils ont une occupation pour le moins inhabituelle : ils prêtent main-forte aux « âmes tourmentées » pour les aider à retrouver la paix. Mais cette fois, Sylvie sent que cet appel n’est pas comme les autres, d’autant qu’on les convainc de se rendre à la vieille église à l’orée de la ville. Là, ses parents disparaissent, l’un après l’autre, par les portes rouges de l’édifice, laissant Sylvie seule dans la voiture. Bientôt, elle s’endort... réveillée un peu plus tard par des coups de feu. Au fil du roman, qui oscille entre les années ayant mené à cette nuit-là et les mois qui suivirent, la jeune Sylvie n’aura de cesse de chercher les réponses aux questions qui la harcèlent, quitte à découvrir des secrets qui hantent sa famille depuis des années. Alliant le sens dérangeant de l’étrange d’un Stephen King et la tendresse fantasque d’un John Irving, Pitié pour leurs âmes nous est raconté par la voix captivante d’une jeune héroïne bien décidée à découvrir la vérité sur ce qui s’est réellement passé cette nuit d’hiver. Traduit de l''anglais par Philippe Loubat-Delranc

An orphaned teen investigates the deaths of her demonologist parents in this occult mystery and coming of age tale by a New York Times–bestselling author. “A dazzling, dark portrait of a troubled family beset by the supernatural. Searles ratchets up the tension with every passing chapter, and delivers authentic and well-earned scares—all written through the lens of a lonely teenager searching for answers. The result is a novel both frightening and beautiful.” —Gillian Flynn Sylvie Mason’s parents have an unusual occupation: helping “haunted souls” find peace. After receiving a strange phone call late one snowy night, they are lured to an old church on the outskirts of town, where Sylvie falls asleep in the car and is awoken by the sound of gunshots. Orphaned on that night, Sylvie comes under the care of her reckless, distant older sister, still living in the rambling Tudor house that guards the relics of her parents’ past. As she pursues the mystery of their deaths. Sylvie’s story weaves back and forth between the time leading up to the murders and the months following, uncovering the truth of what happened that night—and the secrets that have haunted her family for years. A Boston Globe Best Crime Novel of the Year An Entertainment Weekly Top Ten “Must List” Winner of the American Library Association’s Alex Award Publishers Weekly, Library Journal, and Booklist starred reviews “I was completely consumed by Help for the Haunted; I read it in one sitting. I just can’t decide what I loved the most: its perfectly pitched teenage narrator; the ghost story that kept me riveted; the thriller that made me say, Oh, just one more chapter.” —Jodi Picoult, New York Times bestselling author of Lone Wolf and The Storyteller “Searles craftily uses the conventions of the horror novel to cast light on the troubled dynamics at work inside a family, as well as the pressures from the outside world. His novel is both a suspenseful page turner and a provocative look at what it means to be haunted.” —The Columbus Dispatch

Now a Major Motion Picture starring Amy Ryan, Greg Kinnear, and Blythe Danner. “Sinister and complex.... You’ll race right through it.”—New York Times After a mysterious fall from his New York City apartment, Philip Chase has moved back home with his mother, Charlene, a bitter woman who has never fully accepted the death of her younger son, Ronnie, five years earlier. Surrounded by memories of the family he no longer has, and trying to forget the reasons he left New York, Philip is in stasis. But everything changes late one windy February night when Ronnie''s high school girlfriend shows up on their doorstep. A sad young woman who still bears the scars of the accident that took Ronnie''s life, Melissa is nine months pregnant. The father, she claims, is Ronnie. Now Philip and his mother must confront not only Melissa''s past but also their own: the secrets each has buried and the lies each has told. But not everyone wants the past exposed…. At once a moving story of redemption and a heart-stopping work of suspense, Strange but True “will hold you transfixed” (Salon.com).

Get ready for a full year of the best sex ever with the latest offering fromCosmopolitan. This sexy game gives couples 365 ideas for turning up the heat in the bedroom and the living room and the car and on the kitchen counter...and, well pretty much anywhere. Players take turns pulling tickets, which roll out of the box to reveal a naughty task, such as: o Put on an exercise DVD and do it together naked. o Flip a coin. Heads, do it in the bedroom. Tails, on the floor in the kitchen. Flip it again. Heads, you''re on top. Tails, he''s on top. And one more time. Heads, lights on. Tails, lights off. o Undress each other and kiss or caress every body part as it comes into view. o Some tickets refer the players to a page number in the enclosed booklet, where they''ll find sex positions, fantasy cards, and sexy scenes to read aloud to each other. That''s one whole year of hot sex, with a new (and very naughty) carnal challenge to try every night.

It is June 1971. Dominick Pindle, a tenderhearted but aimless Massachusetts teenager, spends his nights driving around with his mother and dragging his wayward father out of bars. Late one evening, Dominick''s search puts him face-to-face withhis father''s seductive mistress, Edie Kramer. Instantly in lust, he begins a forbidden relationship with this beautiful, mysterious woman. Before long, though, their erotic entanglement leads to a shocking death, and Dominick discovers that the mother he betrayed hid secrets as dark and destructive as his own. Charged with the exhilarating narrative pace of a thriller and set during a complicated and explosive era, Boy Still Missing is the critically acclaimed debut novel from John Searles. It renders a deeply affecting portrait of a boy whose passage into adulthood proves as complex and impassioned as the history that unfolds before his eyes.

Massachusetts, au début des années soixante-dix. Entre rêve américain et contestation. Dominick Pindle est un adolescent de quinze ans qui grandit dans une petite ville ouvrière. Avec son ami Leon, ils traînent, écoutent les Who, rêvent de belles voitures et de jolies filles. La nuit, Dominick sillonne les rues avec sa mère, dépressive, pour extraire des bars son ivrogne de père. Un soir, il le découvre dans le lit de la belle Edie, sa maîtresse. Pour épargner sa mère, il lui cache la vérité. Commence alors entre Edie et lui une amitié qui, très vite, va bouleverser sa vie... A travers le parcours initiatique de son jeune héros, John Searles brosse le portrait de l''Amérique de l''époque. Derrière les déboires de cet adolescent attachant, au regard frais et idéaliste, se dessinent les thèmes de la condition féminine, de l''avortement et de l''adoption, sujets toujours actuels, traités avec finesse, humour et une sensibilité de tous les instants.

This lighthearted look at identity is packed with 30 quizzes that are divided into three sections--love, life, and lust--in true Cosmo style.

In this comparative study of Philip Roth and John Updike, Searle examines their literary methods, provides background materials about each writer, and discusses their themes. He finds that Roth concentrates on the individual within the society, while Updike describes society''s typical individual; Roth writes in the first person, Updike in the third; setting is incidental to Roth, while Updike can be considered a regional writer. He points out that both writers share themes such as ethnicity, interpersonal relationship, moral responsibility and guilt, and are preoccupied with subsidiary concerns such as materialism, the importance of meaningful work, the fallen state of the clergy, and the idea of sport as metaphor. ISBN 0-8093-1175-5 : $16.95.