A young sheriff and a hardened killer form an uneasy and complicated bond in this mesmerizing novel set on the plains of Montana. Their uneasy friendship takes a startling turn with a brazen act of violence that yokes together the two haunted souls by the secrets they share – and by the rugged country that keeps them…
Cousins Masha and Rachel Morgenstern board the luxury liner the SS Manhattan bound for New York, desperate to escape the concentration camps that claimed the rest of their family. America offers a safe haven, but to reach it they must survive a hazardous Atlantic crossing. But, under the waves, the Manhattan is being stalked by a German U-boat…
Where did the universe come from? What was there before it? What will the future bring? And finally, why is there something rather than nothing? With his characteristic wry humor and clear explanations, Krauss takes us back to the beginning of the beginning, presenting recent evidence for how our universe evolved–and the implications for how it will end.
