"Starts with a bang and never slows down—a very superior high-stakes thriller." —#1 New York Times bestselling author Lee ChildWhen a bombing at 10 Downing Street wounds the Prime Minister and tests Great Britain's resolve, American ex-cop Adam Tatum must confront a conspiracy in the highest halls of powerFormer Michigan detective Adam Tatum receives an unexpected offer, a golden opportunity that seems almost too good to be true. He travels to 10 Downing Street to participate in a high-stakes conference. Immediately after his visit, a bomb detonates, wounding the prime minister and placing Adam Tatum squarely in the crosshairs of suspicion.Sensing a setup, Tatum flees with his family, desperately fighting for survival in an unfamiliar country. The lives of his children, the future of his marriage, and the fate of a nation depend on Tatum exposing the conspirators who pegged him for a fall. Georgia Turnbull,... Views: 46
"Martin Fletcher, who headed up NBC TV's Tel Aviv News Bureau, knows his territory and it shows on every page. Promised Land is a great sweeping epic, reminiscent of Leon Uris' Exodus; a moving story of triumph and tragedy, new love and historic hate, expertly told by a cast of unforgettable characters. Fletcher's writing is superb and rises to the level of importance that this story demands and deserves. Historical novels don't get much better than Promised Land." —Nelson DeMille, #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Cuban AffairPromised Land is the sweeping saga of two brothers and the woman they love, a devastating love triangle set against the tumultuous founding of Israel.The story begins when fourteen-year-old Peter is sent west to America to escape the growing horror of Nazi Germany. But his younger brother Arie and their entire family are sent east to the death camps. Only Arie... Views: 46
From Publishers WeeklyAs World Fantasy Award-winning author Lee ( Dark Dance ) imagines Scarabae, they are men and women of elegance and dark mystery, seductive creatures of few words and many secrets. Among them and yet set apart are Rachaela and her daughter Ruth, each unsure of her place in this lost tribe. Ruth's inner torment has exploded in violence against strangers and, shockingly, against her own kind. Their story, set in modern London, unfolds slowly, with grace and freshness, as Lee avoids cliches and weaves her own vision of the life and, perhaps most intriguing, the morality of the Scarabae. Fabulous scenes of death and destruction mingle with moments of astonishing sensuality. Images leap off the page by virtue of the author's evocative descriptions, though in spots she seems to take a false step, with writing that fails to evoke the desired image ("wolf brown day"). One is left wanting to know much more about this strange, complicated and compelling clan. But this is only the second book in Lee's Blood Opera Sequence, and she presumably will build from here. Copyright 1994 Reed Business Information, Inc. Views: 46
Despite being worlds apart, Seren and Brennon are brought together in a single moment. When the doe Brenn shoots turns into a woman before his eyes, he has no choice but to bring her home with the hope that she’ll recover. What he doesn’t realize, however, is that Seren is capable of healing herself and she may be able to cure his wounds as well, and not just the ones that run skin deep. Views: 46
Since the attacks on September 11, 2001, terrorism has remained the chief threat to international stability and security. The 50 Worst Terrorist AttackS draws on all forms of terrorism—international, transnational, and domestic—anywhere in the world, covering all types of acts (e.g., bombings, assassinations, armed attacks, skyjackings) by any organization and ideology. The work goes beyond documenting the key events that occurred in or involved the United States; it also covers important terrorist attacks by left- and right-wing organizations, religiously motivated groups, and separatists that are largely unknown among Western audiences.Each entry supplies the details of the attack—the perpetrators, victims, and eventual resolution—as well as the political, social, and international contexts in which the event occurred. Readers will grasp the evolution of terrorist activities and methodologies in the 20th and 21st centuries, understand the... Views: 46
Sniffers, fussy, sneaky, naughty and bad-tempered children are all awful - but who's the worst child ever? Mrs Mackle is sure that it's Susan Solly! But what has snail-mad Susan done that's so terrible...? Find out in this funny story for girls and boys aged seven and up. Anne Fine is the author of many prize-winning and best-loved books for children and adults. The Tulip Touch won the Whitbread Children's Book of the Year Award; Goggle-Eyes won the Guardian Children's Fiction Award and the Carnegie Medal; Flour Babies won the Carnegie Medal and the Whitbread Children's Book of the Year; Bill's New Frock won a Smarties Prize and Mrs Doubtfire was made into a major film starring Robin Williams. Anne Fine was named Children's Laureate in 2001 and was awarded an OBE in 2003. Views: 46
The non-fiction book narrates about a horrendous journey of Donner Party. In 1846 a large party of emigrants crossed western plains from Missouri to California. On their way they were blocked in the mountain pass and had to survive a long winter without food. The starvation led to cannibalism. Only a half of the party reached California's lush country. Views: 46
During a CIA budget war, a group of assassins mistakenly triggers an ingenious CIA plot originally planned in the 1950s - and a worldwide killing spree of top-level Russian officials begins . . . Only the Destroyer, with the all-wise Chiun and the ever-wild Ruby, can stop them from reaching their primary target - the Russian premier! However, in the midst of all this carnage, Chiun still wants Remo and Ruby to create a super baby as heir to Sinanju, before the government's budget cuts wipe out welfare funds! How will The Destroyer cope with life and death, love and procreation, all at once? Views: 46
In his new novel John Masters returns to an old love, the Indian Army, but chooses a new setting: the trenches of Flanders in the early months of the Great War. The Ravi Lancers are an anomaly, the private regiment of an Indian prince, serving with the British. Their new commanding officer, Warren Bateman, a seconded Indian cavalryman, is determined to mould the regiment into a first-class fighting force, although like all the best officers of the old Indian Army he is sympathetic to his men. They, though, owe their allegiance to the second-in-command, Prince Krishna Ram, the Rajah's heir and a demi-god. It was Krishna's anglophile enthusiasm which brought the Lancers to the Western Front. But once there bitter conflict becomes inevitable. The tension between these two men moves to a more personal level when, during leave in England, Krishna has a passionate affair with Warren's sister, while Warren learns of his wife's unfaithfulness with another man. Private and military pressures combine to harden and embitter Bateman. He becomes a tyrant to his men, suppressing their traditions and religious customs, without which they are more than ever demoralised. Only one living writer could have done justice to this subject: the clash between two men and their women; between two sorts of military tradition; between infinitely different cultures. As before in John Masters's novels East and West do meet, but the result is as tragic as it is poignant. The Ravi Lancers is a magnificent and moving novel: as powerful as anything its author has ever written. Views: 46
Pattern is only thirteen, but is already rising through the ranks at Mrs Minchin's Academy of Domestic Servitude and seems destined for a life below stairs. But fate intervenes when she is packed off to the small and secretive Duchy of Elffinberg, to serve as lady's maid to the lately orphaned Grand Duchess.Pattern's young new mistress is excitable and paranoid, yet despite their differences the two girls forge an unlikely friendship that quickly turns into a battle for survival. For picture-perfect Elffinberg hides an extremely dark and deadly secret . . .Armed only with her trusty sewing basket, a bottle of smelling salts and J. Bulcock's inestimable guide, The Duties of a Lady's Maid, Pattern will need all her wits and resourcefulness when dealing with above-stairs conspiracies and below-stairs intrigue. Darning stockings has never been so dangerous. Views: 46
The first novel of the Bryant and May mysteries, in which the two detectives, Arthur Bryant and John May, are members of the fictional Peculiar Crimes Unit. _________________________ When a bomb devastates the office of London’s most unusual police unit and claims the life of Arthur Bryant, his partner John May searches for clues to the bomber’s identity. Before long he is on the trail through Blitz-ravaged London and the gothic world of the theatre. Views: 46
