February Thriller Releases Arrive

- *The Heir of Whitestone* is a new Victorian-era romantic mystery from Catherine Coulter, set in 1842 London. The story follows a brilliant train engine innovator with a secret past and no memory of his life before being pulled from the Thames as a boy. - While known for her FBI Thrillers, Catherine Coulter has written numerous historical romance trilogies and quartets. The protagonist of *The Heir of Whitestone* was rescued and raised by Ryder Sherbrooke, connecting this new novel to the world of her popular Sherbrooke historical romance series. - John Gilstrap's *No Mercy* and *Hostage Zero* are the first and second installments, respectively, in the long-running Jonathan Grave series. *No Mercy* was originally published in 2009, and *Hostage Zero* was first released in 2010. - The protagonist of Gilstrap's series, Jonathan "Digger" Grave, is a freelance hostage rescue specialist and a former Special Forces officer who runs a private security firm. - Mark Greaney's *The Hard Line* is the 15th book in the bestselling Gray Man series. The series follows former CIA operative and assassin Courtland Gentry, also known as "The Gray Man." - A significant portion of *The Hard Line* is set in the United States, a departure for the globe-trotting series, as Gentry and his team investigate assassinations of U.S. counterintelligence agents. - The Gray Man series was adapted into a major Netflix film in 2022, starring Ryan Gosling as Court Gentry. - In *The Hard Line*, protagonist Court Gentry finds himself hunted by another legendary assassin, forcing him to confront his own family's past to protect them.