A stunning debut novel of brutality and survival on the Southern Front of World War I. Views: 51
A noir mystery set in San Francisco, The Chinese Jars follows Samuel Hamilton, an ad salesman for the local newspaper, as he investigate the suspicious death of a casual acquaintance. The unraveling evidence leads him through a maze of traffickers in Chinese antiquities to Mister Song's Many Chinese Herbs store. Mr. Song is a powerful man in his neighborhood, and his vessels are a safe place for Chinatown residents to deposit money and documents.ReviewSteeped in the colorful reality of 1960s Chinatown, not to mention a quintessentially 1960s bar called, appropriately, Camelot; graced with fine writing and a fascinating plot that stretches from Chinatown to China; populated by a wonderful mix of the poisonous, the villainous, the rascally, the kindhearted and the inscrutable, Chinese Jars has all the elements of a great mystery. --Betsy Burton, owner of The King's English Bookshop in Salt Lake CityFrom the Back CoverA noir mystery set in San Francisco in the early 1960s, The Chinese Jars follows Samuel Hamilton, an ad salesman for the local newspaper, as he investigates the suspicious death of a supposed millionaire and casual acquaintance from the Camelot bar. The unraveling evidence leads him through a maze of traffickers in Chinese art and antiquities, shady businessmen, and femme fatales to Mister Song's Many Chinese Herbs store. Mr. Song is a very powerful man in his neighborhood, and his vessels are a safe place for Chinatown residents to deposit money and documents.“… a tantalizing evocation of the San Francisco of yesteryear. A page turner of murder and suspense carried by a cast of memorable characters including Chinatown itself.”Amy Tan Views: 51
HE VOWED HE'D COME FOR HER . . . Murdered before he could wed Regin the Radiant, warlord Aidan the Fierce seeks his beloved through eternity, reborn again and again into new identities, yet with no memory of his past lives. SHE AWAITS HIS RETURN . . . When Regin encounters Declan Chase, a brutal Celtic soldier, she recognizes her proud warlord reincarnated. But Declan takes her captive, intending retribution against all immortals — unaware that he belongs to their world. TO SATE A DESIRE MORE POWERFUL THAN DEATH . . . Yet every reincarnation comes with a price, for Aidan is doomed to die when he remembers his past. To save herself from Declan's torments, will Regin rekindle memories of the passion they once shared — even if it means once again losing the only man she could ever love? Views: 51
Few know the city of Los
Angeles the way #1 bestselling author and acclaimed suspense master
Jonathan Kellerman does. His thrilling novels of psychological drama and
criminal detection make the capital of dreams a living, breathing
character in all its glamour and infamy. That storied history of fame,
seduction, scandal, and murder looms large in Mystery, as Alex Delaware finds himself drawn into a twisting, shadowy whodunit that’s pure L.A. noir—and vintage Kellerman. The
closing of their favorite romantic rendezvous, the Fauborg Hotel in
Beverly Hills, is a sad occasion for longtime patrons Alex Delaware and
Robin Castagna. And gathering one last time with their fellow faithful
habitués for cocktails in the gracious old venue makes for a bittersweet
evening. But even more poignant is a striking young woman—alone and
enigmatic among the revelers—waiting in vain in elegant attire and dark
glasses that do nothing to conceal her melancholy. Alex can’t help
wondering what her story is, and whether she’s connected to the silent,
black-suited bodyguard lingering outside the hotel.Two days
later, Alex has even more to contemplate when police detective Milo
Sturgis comes seeking his psychologist comrade’s insights about a grisly
homicide. To Alex’s shock, the brutalized victim is the same beautiful
woman whose lonely hours sipping champagne at the Fauborg may have been
her last.But with a mutilated body and no DNA match, she remains
as mysterious in death as she seemed in life. And even when a tipster’s
sordid revelation finally cracks the case open, the dark secrets that
spill out could make Alex and Milo’s best efforts to close this horrific
crime not just impossible but fatal. Views: 51
Product DescriptionA RUN DEVIL RUN NOVELLACalifornia girl Lisa is living a very un-Hollywood life, and that’s just fine by her. She took over her father’s pool service business and enjoys sunny days and a quiet home life with her mom. But one of the guys on her crew who moonlights as musician occasionally puts an extra spring in her step, and when she starts facing financial pressures, she starts wondering if there might be a few things she’s missing. Then her mom finds out that one of Lisa’s premier clients possesses a mysterious and enigmatic pair of shoes that are rumored to change fortunes, and lives, for those who wear them.Will Lisa decide to take a walk on the wild side and test the powers of the supposedly serendipitous high heels? And do the shoes really possess magical powers that could make Lisa’s Cinderella dreams come true? Or is what Lisa really wants just a click of her heels away in the form of a smoldering rock drummer? From swank Beverly Hills days to sexy Sunset Strip nights, Lisa is on the cusp of finding out what really makes LA glitter. Views: 51
