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"In a deadly game of international espionage, Michael Gresham races to expose a conspiracy that threatens America's energy security.
When secrets are being sold to the Russians, and the prize is control of American oil fields, Gresham knows he's up against corruption on a global scale. Pitted against a Russian businessman and a group of United States attorneys he suspects are in the Kremlin's pocket, the savvy lawyer creates a shadow law firm to trap the document sellers.
But the stakes are raised when the FBI delivers chilling news: the Russians have put a contract on Gresham's head, and a lethal assassin named Nadia Karamov is closing in.
Trained by the KGB/FSB to be a deadly manhunter, Karamov is a formidable adversary.
As the assassin draws near, Gresham must work quickly to uncover the spies within the Gray law firm before it's too late. In a pulse-pounding race against time, he'll need all his wits and resources to stay one step ahead of his enemies and protect America's interests.
Can Gresham outwit his foes and expose the traitors, or will he become the hunted in this dangerous game of cat and mouse?"
"Sometimes a victim decides to stop being a victim.
Michael Gresham and Marcel, his investigator, go on the hunt for a client's missing wife. She has been nominated to the United States District Court, and now she can't be found. She's an outstanding lawyer, but Chloe suffers from personality problems. Her personality splits, and an alter personality takes over. There's an accident. Chloe battles to regain her ability to think clearly and survive. She must re-learn how to recognize faces. She struggles with her competing personalities.
Michael Gresham is getting closer to finding her, but then there's a shooting, and everyone becomes a target. Interwoven is the story of Michael's wife and the illness and incarceration she must endure.
Verona is Russian by birth and Russia wants her back. Two women that powerful forces want to victimize. Will they fight back and overcome? Sometimes a victim refuses to remain a victim. Sometimes they even go on the hunt."
"Doctor Jenny Ipswich had the perfect life, until the day her husband died.
Devastation turns into shock when his two-million-dollar life-insurance policy is set to pay out half to another woman. Jenny discovers the secret family in Paris and comes face-to-face with Elise, who is demanding her half of the fortune.
Over Jenny's dead body will she hand over a cent to that imposter.
As the wives square off, Jenny is arrested for her husband's suspicious death. Criminal attorney Michael Gresham is on the case, but disturbing texts, emails, and a horrifying discovery suddenly turn the case personal."
"She's the daughter he doesn't know he has, until she calls him . . . from death row.
Michael Gresham meets his lost daughter, Cache, in her prison cell. She is scheduled for execution in thirty days. Her other lawyers have given up; there is nothing left to do. On a hunch, Michael reviews ancient records.
He is astonished at what he finds. The countdown of her life begins.
Gripping courtroom drama from million-selling John Ellsworth."
"Attorney Michael Gresham has a new go-to person. Her name is Annie and she's twelve.
Annie is a savant. She can look at you and, like her idol, Sherlock Holmes, tell you where you're from, whether or not you're happily married, and where you went to school.
But now she must use her skills to discover who murdered her entire family, because it looks like the killer was actually looking for her. Annie must profile the killer before he kills her. It will take all of her brilliance and all of the lawyering skills of Michael Gresham. But will even that be enough? At the last minute, Annie spins out an entire universe of killers and leads Michael Gresham to their door.
Now the door must be opened."
"Michael Gresham is assigned to prosecuting the case against the at-large killer. When Michael's team has tried everything else to find the killer, they turn to twelve-year old Annie Gresham.
Annie, the savant daughter of Michael Gresham, gathers together all the known evidence and begins mining the data. The killer moves closer. Now everyone is a potential target. Annie creates a shocking profile of the killer, leaving the FBI agents skeptical of Michael Gresham. The noose slips around Michael and he struggles to arrest the killer before the FBI turns on him.
Michael is put on administrative leave. He retains Joy Heavens to come to his defense. Help comes from an unexpected source when Marcel Rainford returns.
In a shocking twist, the true identity of the killer becomes known—too late, for the jury returns with its verdict. Marcel pulls out all the stops to obtain enough evidence to require a new trial. Video is purchased from an unexpected source and brought to court. One day remains to file for a new trial and complete Michael's struggle to be free.
Will the judge buy the shocking truth? Or is Michael's jail cell now his long-term home?"
"A deadly arms shipment, a rigged trial in Russia. Can Michael Gresham navigate a labyrinth of deception to save his clients from execution?
When two CIA operatives uncover evidence of a massive weapons shipment entering the U.S., their investigation takes a perilous turn. Arrested in Moscow and facing trumped-up charges, they need a miracle to escape a Russian firing squad.
Enter Michael Gresham, a brilliant American lawyer tasked with defending the accused in a hostile foreign court. As the trial descends into a sham of justice, Gresham finds himself embroiled in a web of corruption, secrets, and lies.
With the odds stacked against him and the lives of his clients hanging by a thread, Gresham must outwit the KGB and expose the truth, even as the judge threatens to lock him up for challenging the system.
In a pulse-pounding legal thriller that will keep you guessing until the very end, bestselling author John Ellsworth takes listeners on a wild ride through the shadows of international espionage and the perils of the Russian legal system.
Can Gresham beat the odds and save his clients, or will he become another victim of a deadly conspiracy?"
"THE INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER
'Steve Brusatte has a rare gift for bringing the distant past vividly and fascinatingly to life' - Bill Bryson'Soaringly brilliant' - Alice Roberts
'One of the stars of modern palaeontology' - National Geographic
A New Scientist and Times most anticipated book of 2026, from the bestselling author of The Rise and Fall of the Dinosaurs.
Billions of birds share the planet with us. With their flamboyant plumage and joyous dawn serenades, many of them are impossible to miss. But how did they get here, how did they break the bounds of Earth and begin to fly, and how does their legacy shape our world?
In delightfully energetic prose, expert palaeontologist Steve Brusatte takes us through their 150-million-year history, from their origins among small carnivorous dinosaurs to the 10,000-plus species that thrive today. Along the way, we meet fantastic birds from all around the world, some known only through fossils. There are elephant birds that stand as high as a basketball hoop and lay eggs as big as watermelons; demon ducks that weigh more than cows; aeroplane-sized seabirds that soar the world's thermals; and predatory penguins the size of gorillas.
Lively, majestic and full of wonder, The Story of Birds will ensure you never see birds the same way again.
'Steve Brusatte tells the amazing story of birds with enthusiasm and brio' - Henry Gee
'An eye-opening tour into the amazing world of birds' - Venki Ramakrishnan
*The Story of Birds was no. 10 on the New York Times Hardcover Nonfiction best seller list for the week ending May 2, 2026."
"Gresham's toughest case yet . . .
Carlos puts in his forty hours a week, pays his taxes, and loves his family. But when his daughter gets sick and the only treatment that will save her is far beyond his means, he does the only thing he can think of.
He robs banks.
The money comes in, but so does unwanted help from the criminal underworld and soon it's all out of control.
Facing armed robbery charges and a prosecution lawyer who wants to stick a needle in his arm and watch him die, Carlos turns to Michael Gresham.
Gresham's first target is the prosecution. She plays ruthless, but he knows there's a dark secret somewhere beneath that facade.
Bank robberies, courtroom drama, and unexpected turns fill this legal thriller from million-selling John Ellsworth."
"Who defends the defense lawyer?
Michael Gresham's career is hanging by a thread. The lawyer who stops at nothing to defend others is in the defendant's chair, alone.
Enter Harley Sturgis, a lawyer whose own career is on the brink of collapse. But Gresham's case could be her salvation.
Save Gresham, save his legacy, and save her own job.
There's only one problem.
According to the greatest legal minds in the city, Gresham is guilty."
"A missing tenant, an irate mother–in–law, and a killer hiding in a Toronto rooming house—out–of–work PI Patrick Bird is back in business.
Patrick Bird thought he was helping his mother–in–law collect back rent from a deadbeat tenant at her Ossington Avenue rooming house, not starting a new investigation. But when he discovers Jack Turner’s third–floor darkroom is demolished and the photographer is missing, the other tenants come under scrutiny: Mr. Yusuf, the international student training to be a doctor; Danny Blinken, the shifty taxi driver; and Shirley Burton, the young nurse far from home.
As Bird investigates, he uncovers information about a former tenant, James Earl Ray, who had assassinated Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. just weeks earlier and had been hiding out in a room on the second floor."
"A judge's wife is dead, and the public are demanding blood.
It's the sort of case that will end a defense attorney's career.
But Michael Gresham doesn't have much left to lose and when he smells a rat in this headline grabbing story, it's the justice establishment that needs to be worried.
A brilliant legal mind with nothing to lose becomes a formidable adversary to those who abuse their power.
Gripping courtroom drama from million-selling John Ellsworth."
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