STAIRWAY TO HOMICIDEUnpublished for more than 50 years, HOW LIKE A GOD is the earliest masterpiece by an author who would later be named a Grand Master by the Mystery Writers of America and become world famous for creating one of the most enduring characters in the mystery genre.In the shadowy stairwell of a New York City brownstone, a man stealthily begins to climb. In the pocket of his coat, a loaded revolver. At the top of the stairs, a woman he intends to kill. But who…?This extraordinary novel by Rex Stout, the legendary creator of Nero Wolfe, is a psychological thriller like none you have ever read. As William Sidney climbs the stairs, you’ll dive deep into his troubled past, uncovering scandalous secrets and deceptions. And all the while, step by creeping step, he draws closer to a shocking act of violence…

Kirbie's dream was never to be big in the drug game, but rather to transform her life's struggles into captivating music with hopes to parlay it into a successful singing career. The only problem is that people close to her have other plans for her life.

Kirbie Amor may have made it into the music industry, but she's starting to sense that it's just as treacherous as the drug game she left behind. Her first professional recording ends in a violent assault and she's learning that there's something strange going on with the company she's signed to. And what she doesn't know might hurt her. She tries to ignore it all and focus on the music and her longtime friend Coras Bane—instead of her fiancé Archie—but when she learns that Coras is back with his ex Monifa Chavis, Kirbie regrets ever letting Coras touch her sexually and vows to never let it happen again. But it's too late—her body has become accustomed to the touch of another man. And she's battling with the fact that she's attracted to not just Coras, but other men in her life besides Archie.With plans to leave New York, La'Renz Taylor suspects that his enemy Eliyah Golomb has found out that Sundi is working for him as a mole. After she gets fired and La'Renz discovers that he's...

Kirbie Amor has been betrayed by her longtime lover and now she wants revenge. But the tables turn and she ends up making a decision that pushes her away from her love of music and sets her on a path that leads her deeper into the underworld of drugs and secrecy. La'Renz Taylor has reunited with his mistress Sundi Ashworth. But he has his suspicions that she's not as loyal as she claims to be.