A coming-of-age tale for young adults set in the trenches of the Vietnam War in the late 1960s, this is the story of Perry, a Harlem teenager who volunteers for the service when his dream of attending college falls through. Sent to the front lines, Perry and his platoon come face-to-face with the Vietcong and the real horror of warfare. But violence and death aren't the only hardships. As Perry struggles to find virtue in himself and his comrades, he questions why black troops are given the most dangerous assignments, and why the U.S. is even there at all. Views: 41
April, 1986: American airplanes stationed in Britain attack Libya. Civilian casualties are heavy; world opinion is outraged. University lecturer Loretta Lawson is staying in the country for a few days' rest. But she is soon pitchforked into an alarming world of vigilante attacks, peace protesters, domestic violence and international intrigue - a criss-cross trail of mystery with a startling and fearful conclusion. Views: 40
Diane di Prima (CCAC faculty) Views: 40
(Silhouette Romance # 609)GETAWAY WEEKENDGregory Duncan was looking forward to getting away from the pressures of his law practice by spending the weekend alone in his friend's country cabin. What he hadn't bargained on was another houseguest--an obviously frightened, utterly charming young woman who also needed to escape. One look at Brandi and Greg hoped she wouldn't need to get away from him!Brandi Martin's life was in danger. Her attempt to find refuge at Tim's empty cabin hadn't turned out quite as she had expected. Greg was comforting, but she was wary of the feelings he stirred within her. She trusted this man with hey life. Could she possible learn to trust him with her heart? Views: 40
When Miami Homicide Detective Hoke Moseley receives an unexplained order to let his beard grow, he doesn't think much about it. He has too much going on at home, especially with a man he helped convict ten years before moving in across the street. Hoke immediately assumes the worst, and considering he has his former partner, who happens to be nursing a newborn, and his two teenage daughters living with him, he doesn't like the situation on bit. It doesn't help matters when he is suddenly assigned to work undercover, miles away, outside of his jurisdiction and without his badge, his gun, or his teeth. Soon, he is impersonating a drifter and tring to infiltrate a farm operation suspected of murdering migrant workers. But when he gets there for his job interview, the last thing he is offered is work.In this final installment of the highly acclaimed Hoke Moseley novels, Charles Willeford's brilliance and expertise show on every page. Equally funny, thrilling, and disturbing, The Way We Die Now is a triumphant finish to one of the most original detective series of all time.From the Trade Paperback edition.From Publishers WeeklyDetective Hoke Mosely, the protagonist of Willeford's Miami Blues and other novels, returns in this latest mystery set in Miami and nearby Collier County. Hoke is a busy man: his teenage daughters and live-in ex-partner keep his head turning at home; his work on the cold-case file has at last yielded a clue in a physician's murder; and two men from the Caribbean isles have turned up dead in an apartment sprayed by an exterminator. Further, a killer Hoke nabbed 10 years earlier, unexpectedly paroled, has chosen to lease a home facing Hoke's own. That's not all. In the Everglades, Haitian migrant workers are missing and a particularly vicious redneck farmer is suspected of killing them. So Hoke is summoned for special assignment, and then police work really gets interesting. If ever there was a mystery writer who dismissed Alfred Hitchcock's disdain for the "plausibles," it is Willefordhe is meticulous about the details of Hoke's police and personal life. As if to balance his low-key approach and the amassing of mundane minutiae, Willeford draws a shockingly violent, ugly scene in which the redneck's hired man beats Hoke and attempts to rape him. And simmering beneath the surface is Hoke's nearly sociopathological obsession with the racial tensions between the ethnic groups who uneasily co-exist in southern Florida. As usual with Willeford's crime novels, this is an absorbing, often amusing and disturbing read. Copyright 1988 Reed Business Information, Inc. Review"No one writes a better crime novel than Charles Willeford." --Elmore Leonard“If you are looking for a master’s insight into the humid decadence of South Florida and its polyglot tribes, nobody does that as well as Mr. Willeford.” --The New York Times Book Review“Willeford builds up enormous tension--you are compelled to keep reading.” --The Philadelphia Inquirer“Pure pleasure . . . Mr. Willeford never puts a foot wrong.” —The New YorkerFrom the Trade Paperback edition. Views: 40
The fourth part of the "Brentford Trilogy". Amazing, but true, Brentford Town Council has agreed to host the next Olympic Games. However, something sinister is afoot in Brentford, and it is up to the regulars of The Flying Swan to save the world as we know it. Views: 40
Sword-Singer once again unites Del and Tiger—she among the greatest of Northern sword masters, he a Southron warrior of legendary skills—on a new and perilous journey into the North, to the Place of Swords, where Del must submit to trial-by-combat for the slaying of her sword-master. Views: 39
Valentina is the most dangerous woman in the world. A powerful psychic, she's used to turn loyal American operatives into KGB double agents. But, Valentina has one weakness - her infatuation with Daniel Fulton, the brilliant, enigmatic American pianist. Valentina hopes her love for Fulton will free her from the KGB. Instead, she's trapped into using her powers one final time. Success will change history. Failure will doom the only person she loves... at the Summit THE PSYCHIC THRILLER SERIES, in recommended order Summit Marlborough Street OTHER TITLES by Richard Bowker Senator Pontiff SCIENCE FICTION TITLES by Richard Bowker Replica Forbidden Sanctuary The Portal (An Alternative History Novel) Dover Beach (The Last P.I. Series, Book 1) The Distance Beacons (The Last P.I. Series, Book 2) ABOUT RICHARD BOWKER: Critically-acclaimed author Richard Bowker has published a variety of novels including science fiction, mysteries and thrillers. When he isn't writing, Richard enjoys life with family and friends, and offering thoughts on writing, reading and learning at www.richardbowker.com Views: 38
Her faith takes her across the world and into the path of a most extraordinary man. Freshly arrived in East Africa, Emma Pickering is instantly drawn to Adam King. The rugged cowboy is as compelling as he is mysterious. And if he'll agree to a marriage of convenience, it would solve both their problems. Emma could secure her inheritance-and with it, her chance to find her sister. Adam could gain the funds needed to carve his ranch out of the savanna. Yet their match is anything but "convenient" when Emma's fears gain hold, and malicious whispers threaten to tear the couple apart. Only their love and shared faith can save their life together. Views: 38
In Danger's Hour is a thrilling novel of the least-known, least glamorous and most dangerous areas of war by the master storyteller of the sea. Reeman's previous novels include Battlecruiser, Iron Pirate, Horizon, White Guns and Sunset. Views: 38
Frucht's first novel, a look at six people, many of them strangers to each other, whose paths cross during the separation and rejuvenation of a marriage. The world of SNAP is skewed, oddball, surreal, feeling as if the characters have entered an intricate hall of mirrors. Views: 38
They had made a binding arrangementDutch surgeon Sebastian van Tecqx had offered Emily's father the chance to have a life-changing operation. But favors don't come cheap, and the doctor expected something in return. It wasn't hard for Emily to exchange her drab nurse's lodgings for Sebastian's luxurious home, but how could Emily stop herself from falling in love with her charismatic employer? Especially once Sebastian made it clear that marriage was not part of the bargain. Views: 37
THE BRASS RING (Loveswept # 264)When her handsome tennis pro fiance slipped the carousel's beribboned brass ring onto her wrist and murmured, "With this ring, I thee wed," Dr. Shawna McGuire felt tears of happiness slip from her eyes. In twenty-four hours she'd be Mrs. Parker Harrison, and not even a veiled warning from the carnival's gypsy fortune-teller could shadow her joy. But only a day later her world was shattered, when a tragic accident left the man she loved clinging to life. Vowing to help him recover, Shawna stayed by his side until he awakened, only to learn a bitter truth: Parker didn't remember her at all! Haunted by nightmares, filled with guilt and self-pity, Parker yearned only to recall his past, but Shawna refused to give him up... even when it seemed he'd betrayed her love before. When so much was pulling them apart, Shawna dared a desperate gamble. But would her passionate bedside manner bring back the lover that she'd lost? Views: 37
