Forbidden
Ted Dekker & Tosca Lee
Hardcover, 384 pp., $24.99
Center Street (September 13, 2011)

The world’s greatest threats have all been silenced. There is no anger, no hatred, no war. But a terrible secret has been closely guarded for centuries: Every single soul walking the earth is actually dead, genetically stripped of true humanity. Fleeing pursuit, with only moments to live, a young man named Rom stumbles into possession of a vial of blood and a piece of cryptic writing. When consumed, the blood will bring him back to life. When decoded, the message will lead him on a perilous journey that will require him to abandon everything…

Unsaid
Neil Abramson
Hardcover, 368 pp., $23.99
Center Street (August 4, 2011)

Unsaid is told from the perspective of Helena Colden, a veterinarian who has just died of breast cancer. Helena is forced to witness the emotional deterioration of her husband David. He tries to carry on the life that Helena created for them, but he is too grief-stricken. Because of Helena, David becomes involved in a court case to save the life of a chimpanzee that may hold the key to unlocking the mysteries of animals consciousness. Through this case all the threads of Helena’s life entwine and explode, unexpectedly, painfully, beautifully.

The Priest’s Graveyard
Ted Dekker
Hardcover, 368 pp., $24.99
Center Street (April 19, 2011)

The last thing Renee Gilmore remembers is being rescued by a pair of unknown arms after her drug-dealer boyfriend attempts to murder her. She wakes up in a beautiful glass house surrounded by doctors and the man that saved her life, Lamont Myers. Lamont offers her protection, if she abides by his rules. Among these; she must not leave the house, making her the bird in his gilded cage.

The Bride Collector
Ted Dekker
Hardcover, 448 pp., $24.99
Center Street (April 13, 2010)

A Denver serial killer has killed four, leaving a bridal veil at each crime scene. Unable to crack the case, Raines appeals for help from a most unusual source: residents of a private psychiatric institution for mentally ill individuals whose are extraordinarily gifted. There he meets Paradise, a diagnosed with schizophrenia, who may also have an extrasensory gift: the ability to experience the final moments of a person’s life. In a desperate attempt to find the killer, Raines enlists Paradise’s help. Gradually, he starts to question whether sanity resides outside the hospital walls…or inside.

Try Dying
James Scott Bell
Hardcover, 288 pp., $21.99
Center Street (October 24, 2007)

Ty Buchanan is a rising star in his L.A. law firm, until the suspicious death of his fiancee forces him into the underbelly of the city to discover the truth behind her death. He soon has more than his career on the line, as he finds himself tangled up with a mysterious group of former gang members, and becomes the target of a killer.

Try Darkness
James Scott Bell
Hardcover, 304 pp., $21.99
Center Street (July 30, 2008)

Recovering from his fiancée’s death and a false accusation of murder, Ty Buchanan is far from his life as a lawyer for a big L.A. firm. He offers legal services from his “office” at a coffee bar. A woman with a six-year-old girl comes to him for help. She’s being illegally evicted from a transient hotel, represented by his old law firm and former best friend. Buchanan won’t back down. But then she ends up dead. Determined to find the killer and protect the little girl, Buchanan must depend on skills he never needed in the courtroom.