boston (mass.)

Presents Nathaniel Hawthorne's classic novel set during seventeenth century New England about a young woman, Hester Prynne, who is condemned by Puritan law to wear a scarlet "A" as a symbol of her adultery; and contains over 800 SAT vocabulary words with definitions.

Presents Hawthorne's 1850 novel about a young wife in colonial New England who is condemned by Puritan law to wear a scarlet "A" as the symbol of her sin; and includes selections from related writings by Hawthorne, a sampling of criticism, and rare illustrations.

When Justin and Libby Denbe, along with their beautiful 15-year-old daughter, disappear, investigator Tessa Leone must race against time to expose the Denbes' darkest secrets to discover who would want to kidnap such a perfect little family and just how far they are willing to go.

Jane Whittaker has awakened to a nightmare. She doesn't know her name or her age. Frightened and confused, she wanders the streets of Boston in a bloody dress with $10,000 in the pocket.

Boston private investigator Carlotta Carlyle pulls out all the stops when Paolina, the now-teenage girl she has mentored for years, disappears without a trace, and as her search continues, Carlotta begins to suspect Paolina has been snatched by her biological father--a Columbian drug lord believed by many to be dead.

Boston private investigator Carlotta Carlyle, unable to get anyone to share information about why her mob-connected boyfriend Sam Gianelli has been indicted for a murder that is keeping him out of the country, decides to take a simple job checking out a fiance for a nervous bride-to-be, but when the young woman is found dead, Carlotta suddenly finds herself under suspicion and in over her head.

Bernard Doyle, former Boston Mayor and father of two adopted sons, has done his best to keep his sons interested in politics; however, one snowy evening an accident triggers into motion a series of events that will change their lives forever.

Fifteen-year-old Ryan McIntyre is sent to St. Ignatius Catholic School where he falls under the spell of the popular Father Sebastian, an exorcist assigned to work with some of the school's most troubled teens.

Boston Medical Examiner Maura Isles discovers that the corpse on her table is alive and rushes her to the hospital; however, the woman murders a security guard and takes hostages, among them the pregnant wife of FBI agent Gabriel Dean.