Henry Carter Hull

"Odder spends her days off the coast of central California, practicing her underwater acrobatics and spinning the quirky stories for which she's known. She's a fearless daredevil, curious to a fault. But when Odder comes face- to-face with a hungry great white shark, her life takes a dramatic turn, one that will challenge everything she believes about herself--and about the humans who hope to save her"--

A collection of the novels and short stories written by John Steinbeck from 1932 to 1937, including "To a God Unknown," "Tortilla Flat," "In Dubious Battle," and "Of Mice and Men."

Molly and Niel Sloan awake to see golden rain falling. In their remote California mountain town, they learn from their television of enormous waterspouts and blizzards around the globe; then, the television ceases, as do all other forms of communication with the outside world. The Sloans are left, together with their neighbors, in the midst of a purple fog, disturbed by a threat they cannot identify or understand. Together they discover that the world...

"At the height of the military dictatorship in South Korea, Insuk and Sungho are arranged to be married. The couple soon moves to San Jose, California, with an infant and Sungho's overbearing mother-in-law. Adrift in a new country, Insuk grieves the loss of her past and her divided homeland, finding herself drawn into an illicit relationship that sets into motion a dramatic saga and echoes for generations to come. From the Gwangju Massacre to the...

California Bureau of Investigation agent Kathryn Dance chases an escaped killer and cult leader known as the "Son of Manson," whose murder of a wealthy computer engineer's family years ago left the youngest daughter alive.

Attorney Paul Madriani finds himself defending an old nemesis on solicitation charges, but when the crime's only witness turns up dead, his client is charged with murder.