The editors have paired horror's leading authors with the genre's milestones, featuring Peter Straub and Stephen King, Joe R. Lansdale and Ray Bradbury, Edgar Allan Poe and Nathaniel Hawthorne, Clive Barker and Christopher Marlowe, and many equally inspired matches. Views: 13
In his second novel starring New York Assistant D.A. Butch Karp, the author of No Lesser Plea presents a gritty and suspenseful thriller centering on Karp's dogged pursuit of a master terrorist.From Publishers WeeklyThe FBI, CIA and Miami crime syndicate team up to undermine a case involving cop-killing terrorists, stacking the deck against a prosecutor who wants justice to be served. "Tanenbaum has written a damning indictment of our court system and an entertaining expose of the D.A.'s office," PW praised. Copyright 1990 Reed Business Information, Inc. From Library JournalIn September of 1976, five members of the Croatian National Freedom Party who hijack a Milwaukee-bound airline surrender to New York authorities, who want to prosecute for a hidden bomb which killed a policeman. Assistant District Attorney Roger "Butch" Karp ( No Lesser Plea , LJ 7/87) heads the investigation, aided by his beloved co-worker, Marlene. Karp immediately runs into incredible and extensive complications involving CIA, FBI, Catholic Church, World War II, Yugoslavian, Israeli, and police cover-ups. Crammed full and sometimes difficult to follow, this is for larger collections.Copyright 1989 Reed Business Information, Inc. Views: 13
The conflict between the human Tanu and the reptilian Yilanè reaches a climax as the two implacable enemies face each other in a battle for the destinies of their races. Harrison 's conclusion to his alternate prehistory of Earth excels in its detailed depiction of an alien civilization that might have been. Views: 13
Read this classic romance by New York Times bestselling author Penny Jordan, now available for the first time in e-book! Originally published as Without Trust in 1988. Seduced by her enemy! Accused of committing a scandalous crime, Lark Cummings is devastated. And, in court, ruthless prosecutor James Wolfe shows her no mercy. But then, incredibly, the case is dropped and impoverished Lark is offered a job by a rich widow—unaware that James Wolfe is her employer's enigmatic son. With James's reappearance in her life, Lark fears the strength of her attraction. She's torn—dare she risk her trust to this man who hurt her in the past and give in to the powerful currents pulsing between them? Views: 12
Akar Kessel, a weak-willed apprentice mage sets in motion events leading to the rediscovery of the magical device, the crystal shard. But is it merely an inanimate device… or is it capable of directing the defeat of Ten-Towns? Or have the barbarians already arranged for that themselves? Their brutal attack on the villages of Ten-Towns seals their fate, and that of the youn barbarian Wulfgar. Left for dead, Wulfgar is rescued by the dwarf, Bruenor, in exchange for five years of service… and friendship. With the help of the dark elf, Drizzt, Bruenor reshapes Wulfgar into a warrior with both brawn and brains. But is Wulfgar strong enough to reunite the barbarian tribes? Can an unorthodox dwarf and renegade dark elf persuade the people of Ten-Towns to put aside their petty differences in time to stave off the forces of the crystal shard? Views: 12
In the tradition of the humorous classic Defense of Duffer's Drift, our hero's escape lies in completing a successful mission. Views: 12
Convicted of a crime he did not commit, Jonathan Renn is sentenced to life in the Swamp, a prison planet death row in a distant galaxy. Renn only has two choices, escape the Swamp or die in the process. Defending himself from attacks by deadly, native monster and his fellow convicts, Renn is obsessed with escaping the planet and getting his revenge on the people who set him up. Marla Marie Mendez is even more down on her luck. Trapped inside a cybernetic dog and dropped defenseless into the Swamp, Marla can only rely on Renn and her claws to save her from the unfriendly elements. They must find a way out of the Swamp and quick before their life sentence is cut short. Views: 12
From Publishers WeeklyCalisher's "kissing cousin"part of her family in every respect except bloodwas spunky Katie Pyle, the girl with "brown teacup eyes." When the author, a cheerfully arrogant 15-year-old born to a Southern Jewish family, had trouble coping in tough New York City, Katie, 15 years her senior, was there to give moral support. Through the decades their friendship served as a wellspring that preserved the pristine spontaneity of their shared childhoods. Calisher brings to this slim, brave, deeply affecting memoir the gift for sharply drawn characters and gimlet wit that mark her novels ( False Entry , The New Yorkers ) and short stories. "My family went down like the Lusitania ," she writes after her mother died. Katie helped her weather the storm. Skipping from Port Washington, N.Y., to Port Charlotte, Fla., and following Katie in her metamorphosis from mother-sister figure to wartime nurse to elegant old lady, Calisher keeps the flame of memory and friendship burning bright in a splendid performance. Copyright 1988 Reed Business Information, Inc. Views: 11
"I'm a guide, not a nanny, sweetheart:"Aidan Sawyer was the quintessential jungle guide, and being in his company was akin to cornering a panther. Courtney realized quickly that jaguars and river bandits were not the only dangers on the Amazon.Since day one of their river trek, to find her missionary parents, Aidan had tested and teased Courtney with every manipulative macho trick in the book.Her only hope for temporary relief from Aidan's relentless mischief was to find the mission--and fast. Surely there her parents' presence would protect her from this too-talented rogue! Views: 11
Read this classic romance by New York Times bestselling author Penny Jordan, now available for the first time in e-book! Originally published as Special Treatment in 1988. At the tycoon's command... Susannah is proud of her successful career as a magazine writer. But the new boss—dynamic Hazard Maine—is convinced she's cheating her way to the top. The last thing Susannah needs is this burning longing for her devilishly charming, and terribly arrogant boss. She'll do anything to distract herself from the attraction she feels—even allow him to believe the worst! But now that she's got Hazard's attention, this powerful tycoon isn't going to let Susannah out of his sight—not until they act on the undeniable chemistry between them! Views: 11
Life imitates art in The Lady in the Van, the story of the itinerant Miss Shepherd, who lived in a van in Alan Bennett's driveway from the early1970s until her death in 1989. It is doubtful that Bennett could have made up the eccentric Miss Shepherd if he tried, but his poignant, funny but unsentimental account of their strange relationship is akin to his best fictional screen writing.Bennett concedes that "One seldom was able to do her a good turn without some thoughts of strangulation", but as the plastic bags build up, the years pass by and Miss Shepherd moves into Bennett's driveway, a relationship is established which defines a certain moment in late 20th-century London life which has probably gone forever. The dissenting, liberal, middle-class world of Bennett and his peers comes into hilarious but also telling collision with the world of Miss Shepherd: "there was a gap between our social position and our social obligations. It was in this gap that Miss Shepherd (in her van) was able to live". Bennett recounts Miss Shepherd's bizarre escapades in his inimitable style, from her letter to the Argentinean Embassy at the height of the Falklands War, to her attempts to stand for Parliament and wangle an electric wheelchair out of the Social Services. Beautifully observed, The Lady in the Van is as notable for Bennett's attempts to uncover the enigmatic history of Miss Shepherd, as it is for its amusing account of her eccentric escapades. --Jerry Brotton Views: 10
