Seventeen-year-old Jayna wishes she could spend every second of the day with Andrew. He's her first love, and he understands her like nobody else can. Jayna just wishes Andrew's prejudiced family could accept her - but when they're alone together, it hardly seems to matter.
But something strange has happened to Andrew. He looks . . . different. Pale and drawn, as if he hasn't been outside for days, with mysteriously cold green eyes. He won't go out in the sunlight, and he's unnaturally fast and strong. And now he wants Jayna to join him.
Now she has to make the choice: to lose Andrew forever, or to be with him always - no matter the cost. Views: 452
Before writing such New York Times bestselling thrillers as Blood Dreams and Sleeping with Fear, Kay Hooper made her mark with novels uniquely blending romance and suspense. In this new edition of The Haunting of Josie, Hooper brings together the themes that have remained at the heart of all her work—passion, danger, and a touch of the paranormal—in this classic story of a woman haunted by the past and tempted by a man too irresistible to trust.…
Josie Douglas came to the isolated country cottage with her research, a good alibi, and a gun. She hoped that she’d have enough time to unravel the facts behind the tragedy that years before shattered her life. Instead she found herself in a house haunted by its own dark history. A series of strange coincidences, a ghostly visitor, and a mysterious brass key provide Josie with tantalizing clues to a mystery that keeps her guessing at every turn. As does Marc Westbrook—a landlord who embodies the meaning of the term drop-dead gorgeous. Soon she’ll have to trust him with the secret that drove her into seclusion—a secret that has already cost one man she loved his life.
From the Paperback edition. Views: 451
Whether he is evoking the blind carnage of the Tet offensive, the theatrics of his fellow Americans, or the unraveling of his own illusions, Wolff brings to this work the same uncanny eye for detail, pitiless candor and mordant wit that made This Boy's Life a modern classic.
From the Trade Paperback edition. Views: 450
Catherine Jinks's follow-up to PAGAN'S CRUSADE is another tale with special appeal for boys -- filled with action, featuring a witty young narrator, and loaded with down-and-dirty details of medieval life.
The year is 1188, and Jerusalem is in the hands of the Infidel. Upstanding Crusaders and their squires--like Lord Roland Roucy de Bram and Pagan Kidrouk--are returning to Europe, hoping to rally more knights to their cause. The sardonic young Pagan expects Lord Roland's family to be the picture of fortitude and good manners, but he is in for a rude awakening. Brutish and unfeeling, the de Bram clan cares nothing for the Crusades, or indeed for anything outside their neighborhood in France. Meanwhile, local unrest is brewing. Church authorities are duking it out with the de Brams over a group of "heretics" living nearby. And now Pagan and Roland, sworn to defend Christianity, are left to decide for themselves whom to stand by-and whom to trust. Views: 448
Korean edition of NINE PARTS OF DESIRE - The Hidden World of Islamic Women by the Pulitzer prize winning journalist Geraldine Brooks. This captivating book analyzes how the religious oppression towards women in Islam culture has been distorted in many ways. Translated by Hwang Seong Won. In Korean. Distributed by Tsai Fong Books, Inc. Views: 447
The Baby-sitters are all taking a class at SMS where they are assigned jobs at the Washington Mall. How cool - going to "school" at the mall!
But soon Stacey learns that some pretty bad things are going on there. Besides the regular shoplifting problems, expensive things are being stolen, too. and then Stacey has a big scare when she's working at Toy Town.
Is it safe to shop at Washington Mall anymore? The Baby-sitters aren't sure - but they're going to make sure this mystery is solved! Views: 447
and i cried as much as when i read it the first time. is it just me. . . or was julian the hottest character?!? wow!!! why on earth did jenny choose tom over julian? tom was nice yeah, but he was kinda boring and plain. julian was so compelling and seductive, i wish he was real! forget about jenny, if he wanted a girl that could appreciate him. . . *S* i'm not obsessed with him or anything, and i know he's just fiction, but LJS has created a truly unforgettable character. the endind of this book was soooo sad! when julian died i was crying so much. at the beginning he was the typical "bad guy," but at the end he proved himself worthy. he actually gave up his existance (can't say life can i?) to save jenny. . . Views: 445
Mystery and suspense readers are in for a rare treat
with The Black Mask Murders, a unique achievement in the art of
sophisticated action entertainment. It is the first in a series featuring the
three seminal authors of the American private eye novel-Dashiell Hammett,
Raymond Chandler, and Erle Stanley Gardner-each, in turn, as himself, the
detective-hero. In the first of this delightfully offbeat mystery series, "Dash"
Hammett is the narrator, with the other two in subsidiary roles; their turns
will come in subsequent books. The reader encounters high-stakes crime and
corruption in a dazzling murder case in the chic glitter-world of Hollywood
during its golden age. Colorful sequences extend from New York to San
Francisco's Chinatown to Southern California's Big Bear Lake country.
Authentically recreated, the legendary masters of
suspense fiction live again as they follow a complex, danger-filled blood trail
in pursuit of a fabled jeweled treasure-the real-life inspiration for Hammett's
classic novel. The Maltese Falcon.
Gritty and glamorous, fascinating and fast-paced, bold
and brilliantly conceived, here is a compulsive read for those who seek the
unusual in the best of mystery and suspense. There's never been a novel quite
like The Black Mask Murders.
***
From Publishers Weekly
Veteran author Nolan (Logan's Run) launches a
series to be narrated by those crime writers he calls "The Black Mask
Boys"-Dashiell Hammett, Raymond Chandler and Erle Stanley Gardner. Hammett leads
off this 1935 plot, jam-packed with movie stars and moguls, gangsters,
blackmailers, nasty pre-Miranda cops and even a gem-encrusted human skull dating
from the Crusades. Readers will be reminded less of The Maltese Falcon
than of Hammett's early pulp fiction. This tale, featuring some incredibly
daring sleuthing by all three writers-made-characters, moves along like a
crumpled cocktail napkin caught up in the windstorm and seems to have about the
same weight in the end. Cameo appearances include those by Scott Fitzgerald and
Heinie Faust, who wrote as Max Brand (and other names). Nolan dredges up some
pretty portentous prose in this plumbing of the past (an encounter with
Fitzgerald leaves Dash ruminating: "All that talent-and all that booze. A bad
combination."). Of interest as a period piece and for its insider allusions,
this is no hard-boiled tale.
***
From Booklist
Dashiell Hammett was a real-life detective as well as the
author of several classic detective novels, including The Maltese Falcon. Now
he's also a fictional character, the narrator of this series debut that also
features two of Hammett's fellow contributors to Black Mask magazine, Erle
Stanley Gardner and Raymond Chandler. The real author, William Nolan, is a
scholar of Black Mask-era fiction and the author of Hammett: Life at
the Edge (1987). Set in Hollywood shortly before the appearance of the
Falcon movie, the story finds Hammett asked to deliver a jewel-encrusted ruby to
a local mobster. A shootout occurs, and the bad guy gets the icon and the girl
for which it was to serve as ransom. Hammett, Gardner, and Chandler work to
recover both the jewel and the girl. Nolan mixes as many biographical facts into
the narrative as possible, serving up a healthy portion of literary history
along with the action. There's gunplay, humor, and just enough realism to
humanize Hammett and his cronies. The premise may ultimately wear thin, but for
now, it's perfectly good fun for the hard-boiled crowd.
***
"A talented original."
-Ross MacDonald
"William F. Nolan is a hell of a writer! I have real
admiration for his stories."
-Peter Straub
"I envy Bill Nolan's successful productivity, and I also
envy the incredible spectrum of his work-fantasy, science fiction, mystery,
suspense-Nolan is a fine writer."
-Richard Matheson
"Nolan's scholarship is impeccable, his organization of
material flawless… his work belongs on every serious mystery reader's
shelf."
-Joe Gores
"Mr. Nolan has considerable skills… His stories are
bright and individual."
-The New York Times
"A gifted writer… intriguing and imaginative."
-The Los Angeles Times Views: 438
From his triumphant debut with Snow Crash to the stunning success of his latest novel, Quicksilver, Neal Stephenson has quickly become the voice of a generation. In this now-classic thriller, he and fellow author J. Frederick George tell a shocking tale with an all-too plausible premise.
**There's no way William A. Cozzano can lose the upcoming presidential election. He's a likable midwestern governor with one insidious advantage—an advantage provided by a shadowy group of backers. A biochip implanted in his head hardwires him to a computerized polling system. The mood of the electorate is channeled directly into his brain. Forget issues. Forget policy. Cozzano is more than the perfect candidate. He's a special effect.
“Complex, entertaining, frequently funny."—Publishers Weekly
“Qualifies as the sleeper of the year, the rare kind of science-fiction thriller that evokes genuine laughter while simultaneously keeping the level of suspense cranked to the max."— San Diego Union-Tribune*
“A Manchurian Candidate for the computer age.” —Seattle Weekly
*
*
From the Trade Paperback edition. Views: 437
This fourth book about the Hatford brothers and the Malloy sisters begins shortly before Christmas, three months after the Malloys move to Buckman, WV. As the holiday season approaches, the boys and girls continue to play pranks on one another and begin to learn the consequences of their actions. Caroline Malloy and Wally Hatford are partners for their fourth-grade December project and discover that, instead of annoying one another, they need to learn how to work together in order to receive a passing grade. Told in their alternating viewpoints, the story moves quickly, continuing the mischief and humor of the previous novels. Readers will be especially taken with precocious and dramatic Caroline, who will stop at nothing for revenge. While it is not necessary to read the first three books, fans of the series will enjoy references to the characters' past pranks and will delight in the promise of future additions to this ongoing battle between these rivals.
From the Trade Paperback edition. Views: 434
While reading a magazine, Claudia comes up with the idea of starting a personals column in her school paper. She helps others, but will she ever find the perfect boy for her? Views: 433
Three cassettes 3 hours
Read by Judy Kaye
Kinsey's skills are about to be sorely tested. She is about to meet her duplicitous match in a couple of world-class prevaricators who quite literally take her for the ride of her life.
L is for Lawless: Call it Kinsey Millhone in bad company. Call it a mystery without a murder, a treasure hunt without a map, a quest novel with truly mixed-up motives. Call it the return of Kinsey as a bad girl - quick-witted and quicksilvery - poking her nose into everybody's dirty laundry as she joins up with a modern-day Bonnie and Clyde in an Our Gang comedy that will take her halfway across the country and leave her with a major headache and an empty bank balance.
America's favorite borderline delinquent is back with her one-liners on tape and her energy level on high, romping through her fastest and funniest adventure in this, her twelfth foray into the alphabet of crime. Views: 432
** WALDENBOOKS BOOK OF THE WEEK **** LOCUS RECOMMENDED READING LIST **An alien armada from the center of Orion makes its deadly way through the galaxy, destroying all human life in the process, and only Marine Corporal Kenneth Jonson and the Aggressor Six team can stop the onslaught.REVIEWS:"An intense and satisfying novel."—Walter Jon Williams"Wil McCarthy brings thought and insight to the realm of fast-paced, action science fiction. AGGRESSOR SIX is a taut, vivid adventure that never rests. A splendid debut for a bright light on the SF horizon."—David Brin"A fine novel... from a writer who's going to be around for a very long time. This one is a calling card."—Daniel Keys Moran"I enjoyed it... Wil McCarthy is a writer to watch."—Vernor Vinge"A neat, action-filled novel. What starts out like Heinlein ends up looking a lot more like Haldeman. AGGRESSOR SIX is a satisfying debut."—Gary K. Wolfe, Locus"An exciting debut... an exciting start to a promising career."—Fred Cleaver, The... Views: 428
Ted Wallace is an old, sour, womanising, cantankerous, whisky-sodden beast of a failed poet and drama critic, but he has his faults too.
Fired from his newspaper, months behind on his alimony payments and disgusted with a world that undervalues him, Ted seeks a few months repose and free drink at Swafford Hall, the country mansion of his old friend Lord Logan.
But strange things have been going on at Swafford. Miracles, Healings, Phenomena beyond the comprehension of a mud-caked hippopotamus like Ted... Views: 428
