New York: Morrow (imprint of Harper Collins), (2016). SIGNED first edition - A psychological thriller about a getaway vacation rental gone wrong - and two very different women, neither of whom will yield, not before they've dredged up everything hidden no matter who is destroyed. "An absolutely riveting novel that starts with a situation that could happen to any of us, and slowly and masterfully escalates it into a crisis of character for two women that is both nail-bitingly suspenseful and full of insight into our collective humanity. (Alice LaPlante) SIGNED on the title page. 370 pp.

New York: Crown, (2012) dj. Hardcover - Told in alternating voices, this is a darkly witty and rather nasty story of a marriage gone very very wrong. A compulsive read. 419 pp. ISBN: 9780307588364.

New York: Viking PressA. L. Burt, (2007) dj. Hardcover first edition - The author's first novel to be published in the US - a quirky take on the story of Hamlet, this is the story of an 11 year old boy whose father's ghost appears to him at his funeral and introduces him to "The Dead Fathers Club.' 328 pp. ISBN: 978-0-670-038336.

New York: Viking PressA. L. Burt, (2007). First edition - The author's first novel to be published in the US - a quirky take on the story of Hamlet, this is the story of an 11 year old boy whose father's ghost appears to him at his funeral and introduces him to "The Dead Fathers Club.' 314 pp.

New York & Boston: Little Brown, (2015). First edition - The author's second novel, a suspenseful story of the secret hidden under a supposed new friendship: "You don't remember her--but she remembers you. Two different women; two different worlds. On the face of it, Emma and Nina have very little in common. Isolated and exhausted by early motherhood, Emma finds her confidence is fading fast. Nina is sophisticated and assured, a successful artist who seems to have it all under control. As the friendship develops, as Emma gratefully invites Nina into her life, it emerges that someone is playing games-and the stakes could not be higher." 261 pp.

New York & Boston: Little Brown, (2015) dj. Hardcover first edition - The author's second novel, a suspenseful story of the secret hidden under a supposed new friendship: "You don't remember her - but she remembers you. Two different women; two different worlds. On the face of it, Emma and Nina have very little in common. Isolated and exhausted by early motherhood, Emma finds her confidence is fading fast. Nina is sophisticated and assured, a successful artist who seems to have it all under control. As the friendship develops, as Emma gratefully invites Nina into her life, it emerges that someone is playing games-and the stakes could not be higher." 261 pp. ISBN: 978-0316369879.

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1998. SIGNED first edition - The author's second novel, set in a small Connecticut town, a thriller about a man determined to hunt down the hit-and-run driver who killed his ten year old son. SIGNED on the title page. 301 pp.

Naperville, IL: Sourcebooks Landmark, (2023) dj. Hardcover first edition - A twisty thriller set in Edinburgh, Scotland on New Year's Eve. "The stage is set for a lavish party in one of Edinburgh's best postcodes. It's a moment for old friends to set the past to rights - and move on. And yet, the celebration fails to materialize. Because someone at this party is going to die." 295 pp plus a reading group guide. ISBN: 978-1728263847.

New York: Arbor House, (1986) dj. Hardcover first edition - The author's second book, set in the 60s and 70s, featuring Joe Hank King, a domineering father and the charismatic and "undisputed leader of the counterculture revolution" and the daughter who eventually gets her revenge on him for a lifetime of inflicted damages. 274 pp. ISBN: 0-.87795805.