After undergoing a brutal procedure of female genital mutilation in Africa, the main character of this novel immigrates to the United States and descends into a world of madness.

Walker's novel spans 500,000 years as it tells the story of men and women in Europe, Africa, and America--their spiritual lives and their attempts to comprehend their worlds. The plot centers on an aging, much-victimized woman and the young American rock musician for whom she creates feathered costumes; the two fall passionately in love, finding not only sensual but spiritual fulfillment.

Celie is a poor black woman whose letters tell the story of 20 years of her life, beginning at age 14 when she is being abused and raped by her father and attempting to protect her sister from the same fate, and continuing over the course of her marriage to "Mister," a brutal man who terrorizes her. Celie eventually learns that her abusive husband has been keeping her sister's letters from her and the rage she feels, combined with an example of love and independence provided by her close friend Shug, pushes her finally toward an awakening of her creative and loving self.

Walker's novel spans 500,000 years as it tells the story of men and women in Europe, Africa, and America--their spiritual lives and their attempts to comprehend their worlds. The plot centers on an aging, much-victimized woman and the young American rock musician for whom she creates feathered costumes; the two fall passionately in love, finding not only sensual but spiritual fulfillment.

In Walker's second 'Molly Cates' novel, a school bus driver and 11 of his young charges are kidnapped by a cult of religious fanatics and held underground at the group's highly fortified compound. Crime reporter Molly Cates steps in to help the authorities, and her ex-husband, negotiate with Samuel Mordecai, the cult's iron-willed leader.

A savage killer is stalking New Orleans. The New Orleans Police Commissioner asks the FBI to send their top criminal pathologist, Dr. Jessica Coran. At the same time a man known as "The Vampire Killer" has escaped from prison, leaving a trail of blood-drained bodies in his wake. No one knows where he is, but they know he's coming for Jessica--the woman who put him behind bars.