From Publishers WeeklyStarred Review. Kellerman, the son of bestsellers Faye and Jonathan Kellerman, shows that his impressive debut, Sunstroke, was no fluke with this gripping psychological page-turner that echoes the best of Hitchcock. Jonah Stem, a young medical resident at St. Agatha's, a midtown Manhattan teaching hospital, heroically intervenes when he encounters an attractive woman desperately fleeing a knife-wielding assailant early one morning on a street near Times Square. After Stem kills the man in self-defense, he enjoys a brief celebrity, but his life soon becomes complicated when the woman he rescued, Eve Gones, seeks him out and the two begin a frenzied affair. Taken aback by Gones's masochism, Stem attempts to end the relationship, but soon finds himself stalked relentlessly. Kellerman artfully conveys Stem's descent into near madness, making the step-by-step degradation of a decent man who was in the wrong place at the wrong time plausible and chilling. Author tour. (Jan.) Copyright © Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. ReviewTrouble opens like a Scrubs episode-you can easily imagine Zach Braff as medical student Jonah Stem, wandering Times Square at 2 a.m., his shoes squishy with, uh, emergency-room detritus following a rough night on call.... But like Scrubs, in the end Trouble is a satisfying journey into the bizarre. 3 1/2 out of 4 stars -- _People_, February 5, 2007 After a relatively cheery debut, the talented Kellerman (_Sunstroke_, 2005) travels to Ruth Rendell country, and the bet here is you won't have read a more nightmarish novel all year. -- _Kirkus Reviews_, December 1, 2006
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The case seems so simple, Inspector Morse deemed it beneath his notice. A wealthy, elderly American tourist has a heart attack in her room at Oxford's luxurious Randolph Hotel. Missing from the scene is the lady's handbag, which contained the Wolvercote Tongue, a priceless jewel that her late husband had bequeathed to the Ashmolean Museum just across the street. Morse proceeds to spend a great deal of time thinking--and drinking--in the hotel's bar, certain the solution is close at hand--until conflicting stories, suspicious doings, and a real murder convince him otherwise... Views: 8
Department of Justice operative Miranda Tyler has her hands full. The maternally-challenged beauty has been drafted to hide the daughter of a witness in a high-profile, murder case. The assignment means returning to her Georgia hometown and seeking help from the high school heartthrob who betrayed her years before....Tall, dark and sexy, Caleb Blackfox had always had his way with women. That was until Miranda walked in on him playing doctor with the homecoming queen and dumped him. Now, ten years later, Miranda walks back into his life and asks for his help. This time, determined to win back the girl who got away, Caleb is willing to do whatever it takes to make her stay! Views: 8
As Teague Donovan, a PI, and Hoyt Newman, a small town deputy, work together to solve a series of murders involving homeless boys, they begin to develop an interest in each other. One that seems fated not to come to fruition since Teague is city, through and through, and Hoyt is definitely country to the core. Views: 8
In a Japanese seaside neighborhood lives Jason Parker: a sixth grader one year older than his classmates a stinking foreigner to some classmates an orange belt in aikido a big brotherJason Parker is just a boy trying to get through his days with calm and courage. If only everyone around him would let him.This is a beautifully spare novel in verse about one boy's life-a story that will resonate with anyone who has ever struggled to fit in. Views: 8
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Flightsend is Charlie's new home, whether she likes it or not. Her mother sees it as an end to all that's gone so tragically wrong, but for Charlie it's the end of her family, not to mention her social life. They had been a proper family. Mum, Sean and Charlie, with a new baby sister on the way. But the baby died before she was born and everything changed. Gradually, her mother pushed Sean away, before resigning from her job and selling the house, forcing Sean to find somewhere else to live.Although Charlie believes her mother is making a terrible mistake, she can only offer support - but who will support Charlie, with Sean cut out of their lives? She's certain that the move to a ramshackle cottage, miles from anywhere, can only make things worse.She couldn't be more wrong. This first summer at Flightsend proves to be a turning point for them both. For Charlie's mum there's a new business and the fresh start that she knew she... Views: 8
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When Ryan takes over her care, the chemistry is explosive. Their feelings for each other grows deeper, heading toward love. Jesse’s insecurities threatens everything they’ve got. Can Ryan prove to Jesse he’s not going anywhere? What’s more, can he show her, she’s not damaged, but perfect? Views: 8
A man owes Slocum his life—and Slocum aims to collect.Joe Cash is fit to be lynched when Slocum first sees him. Unaware of the man's name—let alone his nasty lack of character—Slocum takes pity, and saves his neck. Getting them both mixed up in a ranch war, Cash turns from bad to evil. Switching sides for profit, he sends a young ranch hand to do Slocum in—only to turn tail when the scheme doesn't work. Now Slocum's on his trail—about to undo the mistake of saving Cash's life... Views: 8
