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**WINNER OF THE CWA IAN FLEMING STEEL DAGGER**A Times, Guardian and Crimereads Book of the Year'Cinematic and insightful. Everybody Knows is a tour de force.' GUARDIAN'A heart-racing journey of danger and redemption.' DAILY MAIL'I doubt there will be a better American crime novel this year.' DAILY TELEGRAPH'Dark and thrilling.' GRAZIAIn Hollywood, nobody talks. But everybody whispers.Welcome to Mae Pruett's LA. A 'black-bag' publicist at one of Hollywood's most powerful crisis PR firms, Mae's job isn't to get good news out, it's to keep the bad news in and contain the scandals. But just as she starts to question her job and life choices, her boss is gunned down in front of the Beverly Hills Hotel, and everything changes.Investigating with the help of an ex-boyfriend, Mae dives headlong into a neon joyride through the jungle of contemporary Hollywood. Pitted against the twisted system she's worked so hard to perpetuate, she's desperately fighting for redemption, and her life.Readers are gripped by Everybody Knows:***** 'The year's best detective novel. . . a fresh take with a compelling heroine worth rooting for.'***** 'Powerful and brutal. I couldn't put it down.'***** 'A wonderful yet wretched exploration of human nature, you will struggle to put this book down or ever forget it'***** 'Addictive. . .an atmospheric neo-noir with crackling dialogue and finely drawn characters.'***** 'A superb story with a genuine sense of moral outrage.'

FROM THE AUTHOR OF EVERYBODY KNOWS'Jordan Harper has mastered articulating the Day-Glo Technicolor nightmare that is postmodern Los Angeles' S. A. COSBY'Hyperspeed, lush, and deadly, it lives up to the title' SARA GRAN'Sun-flecked, blood-drenched, night-saturated' MEG GARDINER 'It's not for the faint-hearted but it's one hell of a journey' BBC, 'Books you need to read in 2026'This place is a crime that can't be solved. And that's why we love it.LA is a brutal, burning city. It is America with nowhere to run. Each night Jake Deal captures it on a livestream to his blood-hungry subscribers. Above board, Doug Gibson is a street lawyer trying to fix the system one case at a time. Underground, Kara Delgado is working for a private concierge company - a make-a-wish foundation for the terminally rich. When Kara's best friend Phoebe goes missing, she soon finds herself in the worlds of both Jake and Doug. Will the remaining humanity of this fragile team kill them all or expose one enormous, unspeakable crime?Readers loved A Violent Masterpiece:⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 'Wow! A contemporary noir masterpiece. Adrenaline-filled pacing that cranks up and up and up and never stops'⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 'Gritty, emotional, and intense . . . I'm a fan!'⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 'Timely and hard-hitting. This one's not just a violent masterpiece, it's a searing f***ing indictment'⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 'Harper makes brutality sing'⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 'PURE EXCELLENCE. the author is truly firing on all cylinders- this book is angry, incisive, and unrelenting'⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 'The language? It defies description. The reader is boiled in oil and lightning-struck, all at the same time. I've never read anything like it'

Sharing the new and evolving approaches to higher education leadership that foster liberatory systemic change.Higher Education Leadership offers a groundbreaking exploration of leadership in higher education. Rozana Carducci, Jordan Harper, and Adrianna Kezar challenge traditional paradigms and ideologies that hinder progress—advocating instead for liberatory systemic change. The authors highlight new and evolving interdisciplinary leadership approaches for resisting and dismantling oppressive systems, including neoliberalism and white supremacy, within and beyond higher education organizations. This comprehensive textbook synthesizes decades of leadership scholarship and dissects the limitations of hierarchical and individual-centered models prevalent in higher education. Through critical analysis, the authors unveil process-centered, shared-power, and equity-oriented approaches that prioritize liberation. By translating classic and revolutionary theories, they empower current and aspiring higher education leaders to reimagine their roles to create more meaningful impact. The authors bring theory to life by exploring the specific context of higher education and providing practical applications. Their survey also identifies gaps in knowledge and methodologies and provides ideas for future leadership research. They invite readers to view leadership as both a problem to be interrogated and dismantled as well as a pathway to a more liberatory future. By recognizing these dual possibilities of leadership, the authors open the door to powerful insights while also offering a cautionary tale. With enriching case studies, vignettes, and discussion questions, Higher Education Leadership serves as an essential resource for graduate classrooms and professionals seeking to critique existing leadership practices and forge new pathways that foster equity and systemic transformation. This thought-provoking textbook offers a new vision for higher education scholars and leaders committed to fostering inclusive, anti-racist, and equitable universities.

*FILMED AS SHE RIDES SHOTGUN, NOW A FILM ON AMAZON PRIME * A gritty, propulsive debut about a father, a daughter, and the hardest lessons in life . . .'Striking...visceral, violent and utterly compelling, it nevertheless shines with humanity' Daily Mail'Burns bright and fast' Peter Swanson, author of Sunday Times bestseller Her Every Fear‘If nowhere was safe for her, then the only place he could let her be was with him’Meet Polly: eleven years old and smart beyond her years. But she’s a loner, always on the outside, until she is unexpectedly reunited with her father.Meet Nate: fresh out of jail and driving a stolen car, Nate takes Polly from the safety of her quiet existence into a world of robbery, violence and the constant threat of death.And he does it to save her life.A Lesson in Violence is a gripping and emotionally wrenching novel that upends even our most long-held expectations about heroes, villains and victims. Nate takes Polly to save her life, but in the end it may very well be Polly who saves him.‘This fast-paced and gritty page turner explores the ways in which love can both brutalize and redeem us’ Amy Engel, author of The Roanoke Girls‘Urgent and beautiful' Lauren Beukes, author of The Shining Girls'One of the best debuts I've ever read' Simon Toyne, author of Sunday Times bestseller Solomon Creed'The language is searing, the action relentless, the beauty wrenched from ugliness truly astounding' Robin Wasserman, author of Girls on Fire'An extremely impressive debut' Peter Swanson, author of Sunday Times bestseller The Kind Worth Killing'Darkly irresistible...in Polly McClusky, the eleven-year-old girl at the heart of his , Jordan Harper gives us a hero for our times’ Megan Abbott, author of The Turnout

Sometimes to find yourself, you have to go back to where you came from. You just might not like what you find. A searing thriller about family, redemption and revenge, from the award-winning author of A Lesson in Violence. 'Beautifully written' S. A. Cosby ‘Burns bright and fast’ Peter Swanson‘Darkly irresistible’ Megan Abbott________________After failing in his new life, Luke decides to go home, back to the one place where he’d once felt he belonged. But that was a long time ago and now he has to face the life that he chose to run away from: The Combine. The gang that his uncle now leads, but which his father still runs from prison. Brutal, unforgiving . . . family.  Reunited with his childhood friend Callie and tagging along on jobs with her and her boyfriend Pretty Baby, Luke soon discovers that he might have a place back home after all. When another gang try to encroach on their turf, The Combine and Luke must go to war to save all that they know.   But in trying to be someone you’re not, can you ever find out who you really are?   Family is everything and blood is love. ________________Reader's cannot get enough of The Last King of California . . .***** 'Good lord, this book was everything i wanted and needed.'***** 'This is the first of author Jordan Harper’s books I have read and it won’t be the last!'***** 'My likely pick for book of the year. Ferocious writing and storytelling.'***** 'A noir tour-de-force.'***** 'Such a brilliant writer and a great story.'________________More praise for Jordan Harper . . .‘When I say The Last King of Californiasubverts the stereotypical American Outlaw Mythos, it's the highest praise I can give it. No one is thinking deeper about what crime fiction is than Jordan Harper’ S. A. Cosby'Urgent and beautiful' Lauren Beukes'Fast-paced and gritty' Amy Engel'Truly astounding' Robin Wasserman'Easily one of the best things I'll read this year. Visceral and violent. An exploration o family and loyalty. Reads like poetry. Bravo!' Chris McDonald'[A] gripping and emotional journey . . . Authors paint pictures with words, and like the Mona Lisa or Van Gogh's Sunflowers, some of their books are instant masterpieces sure to inspire readers and elicit envy from fellow wordsmiths.The Last King of California is simply that good. Jordan Harper wields words like weapons .. . It is like poetry on the page' BoloBooks Top Read of 2022'Blistering, brutal, with a big beating (black) heart,The Last King of California confirms Harper as one of the finest writers of noir today, with what's easily a best-of-the-year book' James. D. F. Hannah, Shamus-winning author of the Henry Malone novels