It is 1978. Corrado Dusa is head of Italy's Christian Democrat Party and the country's Senior Minister. He is also considered to be the key figure in resolving the crisis of dissent and violence that permeates political life. But Dusa has been kidnapped and now his son, Bernardo, a member of a militant extremist group, has disappeared. The press is aghast while the family sense disaster. Can Dusa's release be negotiated? Under what conditions? And - most importantly - with what results? First published in 1981 (The Bodley Head Press) Massie's stylish and enthralling thriller won a Scottish Arts Council Award: exploring America's influence on Europe and the causes of terrorism, The Death of Men is sure to have an arresting affect on readers today Views: 48
The Beast; that was what they called her. With her plump body and rough tomboy ways, she felt more like a clown. It was hopeless. Poor penniless Tilly could only sit among the chaperons as a paid companion to the spiteful Lady Aileen. The best she could do was sit; sit and dream. But suddenly Phillip, Marquess of Heppleford, the most eligible bachelor of all - decided he wanted her for himself, to be his wife, and they were married. His intent was to keep his freedom, fulfill the conditions of his father's will, and shock his aunts. He never imagined he'd return from a scandalous adventure in Paris only to find a seductive beauty - a beauty who had learned that loving well is the best revenge. Views: 47
Read this classic romance by USA Today bestselling author Carole Mortimer, now available for the first time in e-book! A ruthless seduction Media magnate Jason Earle has no right to make demands, much less insist that Eden Shaw travel to England to see her long absent grandfather. After all, the old man had ignored Eden for years! As her grandfather's emissary, Jason may be breathtakingly handsome, but that shouldn't give him power over Eden...if only she can resist the magnetism between them! Originally published in 1981 Views: 47
Oceanville, California nestled by the wide blue waters of the Pacific but it was no vacation resort. More like a retirement home. Leastways, strangers who stumbled on it never came out again alive and mostly never had time to say hi to the folks before they were dead. Unless they were kept around just long enough to pleasure Miss Eve. It was her brother who ran the vicious bunch of hoodlums and Mexican whores who made up the citizenry. So it looked like the end of the road for Barnaby Gold when he came into town, just aiming to buy a horse. But, sure as hell, he didn't reckon on paying with his life. Views: 47
When New Mexico's youngest senator, Nick Raffer, rescues Santa Fe reporter Julie Dever from a car wreck, circumstances collide to trap them in a temporary marriage of convenience. But can Julie claim her husband's love before the signatures on the marriage vows expire? Views: 46
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Winner of the Pulitzer Prize and the National Book Award! A thrilling, page-turning piece of writing that describes the forces conspiring to tear apart the United States--with the disintegrating political processes and rising tempers finally erupting at Bull Run. "...a major work by a major writer, a superb re-creation of the twelve crucial months that opened the Civil War."--The New York Times. Views: 46
A Is For Amour, B Is For Bondage, C Is For Co-Eds and D Is For Dress-Up kick off a new series from Alison Tyler and Cleis Press. From Amour to Zippers, this alphabetical extravaganza of erotic delights features 26 hot volumes of explicit, playful stories.The couples in these stories love to put on a costume and try out a new persona for some playful, amorous fun. Rachel Kramer Bussel shows what happens when a modern girl becomes Dorothy for the Day,” while Bryn Haniver’s narrator makes short work of an old prom dress in Rags to Riches.” Views: 45
Banished for the sin of mercy, Severian, one of the ancient guild of Torturers, flees from exile. In a mountain wilderness he meets the Alzabo, in whom those eaten seem to live on, adopts as son only to lose him in battle, discharges an old debt to vengeance, encounters fanged aliens who hide behind masks of beauty, and helps the people of the floating islands in their unending battle for freedom.
Won British Fantasy Award in 1983. Won Locus Award for Best Fantasy Novel in 1983. Nominated for BSFA Award in 1982. Nominated for Nebula Award for Best Novel in 1982. Nominated for Hugo Award for Best Novel in 1983. Nominated for World Fantasy Award in 1983. Views: 44
Their separation had solved nothing
Vicki's husband, Wade, had thrown her out four years earlier and told her never to return. But now he'd turned up again--and he wanted her and their little son, Graham, back on his Australian cattle station.
Wade had married her only to spite his grandfather, so Vicki was suspicious of his present motives. And Wade himself was as remote and unforgiving as ever.
Vicki hadn't the strength or resources to fight him, nor the courage to endure a loveless marriage a second time. She was trapped .. Views: 43
After two statesmen are assassinated and two top agents murdered, Quiller, the Bureau's number one agent, travels from Tian'anmen Square, to Seoul, to the Korean mountains on the trail of justice. In Peking ("Pekin" in British usage) the crowds gather for the funeral
of the Chinese Premier. Quiller reports it: "The British delegates
formed a short line along the side of the catafalque as their leader
placed the Queen's wreath carefully against it; then suddenly the sky
was filled with flowers and the bloodied body of the Secretary of State
was hurled against me by the blast as the coffin exploded.""Quiller takes over where Bond left off." (Bookseller) Views: 43
THE SORCERER’S APPRENTICEVermithrax, the last of dragonkind, swooped down over the kingdom of Urland, let loose a torrent of flames, and reduced everything to smoldering ash. Then, finding the newly blackened wasteland much to its liking, it settled in for a long stay.Desperate, the villagers finally sought the help of Ulrich, the last living sorcerer. But Ulrich was too old, too feeble. That left only Galen to go against the might and terror of the deadly dragon. Of the use of weapons he knew nothing. He was merely a sorcerer’s apprentice, and of the Old Magic he knew very little. Views: 43
It's the wildest bar in Chinatown, run by a proprietor named Wing who will steal your bar change every chance he gets. On payday the groupies mingle there with off-duty LAPD cops, including homicide detectives Martin Welborn and Al Mackey, who get assigned the case of a murdered Hollywood studio boss who may have been involved in some very strange and dangerous filmmaking. Hilarious at times, heartbreaking at others, this book was likened by theNew York Daily News to a "one-two combination that leaves the reader reeling." "Let us dispel forever the notion that Mr. Wambaugh is only a former cop who happens to write books. . . . This would be tantamount to saying that Jack London was first and foremost a sailor. Mr. Wambaugh is, in fact, a writer of genuine power, style, wit and originality." -The New York Times Book Review "Wambaugh's cops, like the soldiers in Catch-22, are men and women in a frenzy, zany grotesques made that way by the outrageous nature of the things they deal with." -Los Angeles Times Book Review " Wambaugh is] a good writer who becomes better with each successive book." -The Detroit News "Wambaugh sidesteps all the cliches." -The Baltimore Sun The son of a policeman, Joseph Wambaugh (b. 1937) began his writing career while a member of the Los Angeles Police Department. He joined the LAPD in 1960 after three years in the Marine Corps, and rose to the rank of detective sergeant before retiring to write fulltime in 1974. His first novel, The New Centurions (1971), was a quick success, drawing praise for its realistic action and intelligent characterization. He followed it up with The Blue Knight (1972), which was adapted into a feature film and allowed him to retire from the force. Since then Wambaugh has continued writing about the LAPD. He has been credited with a realistic portrayal of police officers, showing them not as superheroes but as people struggling with a difficult job, a depiction taken mainstream by the television drama Police Story, which Wambaugh helped create in the mid-1970s. Wambaugh has also written nonfiction, winning a special Edgar Award for 1974's The Onion Field, an account of the longest criminal trial in California history. His most recent novel is Hollywood Moon (2009). Views: 42
