Jenna Metcalf's mother, a scientist who studied grief among elephants, disappeared mysteriously over ten years ago after a tragic accident. With the help of a psychic and a jaded private detective, Jenna searches for the truth of what happened. As the three try to uncover some answers, they realize that in asking the hard questions, they may have to face hard answers.

The USA Today bestselling author of In Another Time reimagines the pioneering, passionate life of Marie Curie using a parallel structure to create two alternative timelines, one that mirrors her real life, one that explores the consequences for Marie and for science if she'd made a different choice.

In Poland in 1891, Marie Curie (then Marya Sklodowska) was engaged to a budding mathematician, Kazimierz Zorawski. But when...

A violent past leads to a present danger. When an old college roommate invites Claire Britten to join her on an archaeological dig at a Florida peat bog, it's an offer the renowned forensic psychologist can't refuse. Claire's husband, criminal lawyer Nick Markwood, is comforted to see Claire working on a prehistoric burial site instead of an open grave for once. But Claire's investigative instincts kick in when some of The Black Bog's perfectly preserved...

"Refreshing.... Asks urgent questions about female ambition. Fans of Lab Girl have found a worthy successor."-Real Simple A powerful debut novel-a wonderfully engaging infusion of Lab Girl, The Assistants, and Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine-that pits the ambition of scientific discovery against the siren call of love. Emily Apell arrives in Justin McKinnon's renowned research lab with the single-minded goal of making a breakthrough...

Her beauty almost certainly saved her from the rising Nazi party and led to marriage with an Austrian arms dealer. Underestimated in everything else, she overheard the Third Reich's plans while at her husband's side, understanding more than anyone would guess. She devised a plan to flee in disguise from their castle, and the whirlwind escape landed her in Hollywood. She became Hedy Lamarr, screen star. But she kept a secret more shocking than her...

In a 2030 America led by an isolationist authoritarian government, a star biotech scientist trying to discover the key to immortality becomes a whistleblower when she uncovers alarming activity in the wastelands of what was once Florida.