It's a big week at Cogwheel Stadium—the Clayton Cogs are playing for the pennant! But the other team's batters seem to know the pitches too well, and it's clear someone in the stadium is stealing the Cogs' pitcher's signals. Now the Boxcar Children must find out who is spying for the other team! Views: 17
Rome, 61 BCRECRUITED as a gladiator, young Marcus Cornelius Primus faces a new life of brutal training, governed by strict rules, as he learns the skills of an elite warrior.But Marcus cannot simply forget his past. His father lies murdered by soldiers and his mother has been kidnapped and forced into slavery. Marcus is determined to find his father's old commander, Pompeius the Great, to seek justice for his family and set his mother free.Yet, unbeknown to him, Marcus is hiding a life-threatening secret. And if the Romans discover it, there will be no escape . . . Views: 17
Slocum's got a bug to squash...He calls himself the Cockroach. Hated by the good and feared by the bad, this Mexican bandit's atrocities are downright ugly. His latest crime, torching a ranch and kidnapping the rancher's wife, has brought him to the attention of a man even more notorious—John Slocum. But like his namesake, the Cockroach rarely comes out in daylight, preferring to operate from the shadows and keep his identity secret even from his own outlaws, leaving Slocum to wonder whether or not the Cockroach actually exists... Views: 17
William and Molly lead a life of small pleasures, riddles at the kitchen table, and games of string and orange peels. All around them a city rages with war. When the uprising began, William's wife was taken, leaving him alone with their young daughter. They keep their heads down and try to remain unnoticed as police patrol the streets, enforcing a curfew and arresting citizens. But when an old friend seeks William out, claiming to know what happened to his wife, William must risk everything. He ventures out after dark, and young Molly is left to play, reconstructing his dangerous voyage, his past, and their future. An astounding portrait of fierce love within a world of random violence, The Curfew is a mesmerizing feat of literary imagination.From the Trade Paperback edition. Views: 17
Salonika, Greece; December 1939. In the dead of night, a clandestine order of monks embarks on a desperate mission: to transport a mysterious vault to a hiding place high in the Italian Alps. Its sinister contents, concealed for centuries, could rip apart the Christian world. Now, as the Nazi threat marches inexorably closer, men both good and evil will be drawn into a violent and deadly hunt, sparking a relentless struggle that could forever change the world as we know it. Praise for Robert Ludlum and The Gemini Contenders "[Robert Ludlum's] most ambitious novel . . . Its twist and turns carry the reader on a fast bobsled run. . . . A marvelously unflagging imagination."--The New York Times "A winner . . . one of those books you intend to put down after just one more chapter . . . suddenly it's two in the morning and you've read the whole thing."--United Press International "A skyrocket of a book... Views: 17
A gripping historical mystery, set in the north of England - Yorkshire, 1909. When Laura Harcourt accepts a position in Wainthrope, home to a prosperous wool mill and its respected owner, Ainsley Beaumont, she does not dream that it will change her life forever. But she arrives to find the Beaumont family still torn apart by the death of Theo, Ainsley’s son, in a disastrous fire twenty years ago; and the Beaumonts have secrets – secrets that DI Charlie Womersely, investigating a body found floating in the mill dam, must uncover if he is to find the truth . . .ReviewThe strength of Rowe's 12th mystery set in second-century Britain (after 2010's Requiem for a Slave) lies more in the well researched history than the whodunit plot. While Longinus Flavus Libertus, a pavement maker and occasional sleuth, is attending the birthday celebration of Emperor Commodus in Glevum (ancient Gloucester), his patron, Marcus Septimus, summons him to track down a missing bride. Audelia, a former vestal virgin, was slated to marry Publius Martinus, one of the richest men in Rome, who'd come to Britannia for the wedding. Despite having next to nothing to go on (no one can describe Audelia, who usually wore a veil), Libertus has no choice but to accept Septimus's order to find the woman before word of her disappearance becomes public knowledge. The discovery of a mutilated corpse raises the stakes. The rich character of Libertus compensates for a somewhat disappointing ending. --Publishers Weekly, May 30, 2011Laura Harcourt, the plucky 21-year-old heroine of this solid stand-alone set in 1909 from British veteran Eccles (Last Nocturne), has sought her independence from her wealthy family by serving in a refuge for destitute women in London's East End. After realizing that such work is not for her, Laura accepts a position in Wainthorpe, a small Yorkshire town, to catalogue books in a 16th-century manor house owned by Ainsley Beaumont, who runs a large mill in the area. On arrival, Laura is shaken to see that a wing of the house destroyed in a fire years before remains "an empty fire-blackened shell." Later, when a man's body surfaces in the water near the mill dam, signs of blunt force trauma to the head suggest foul play. The killer's identity will surprise more than a few readers, but the book's main strength lies in the author's gift for describing people and scenery. --Publishers Weekly, May 30, 2011Laura Harcourt is at loose ends after a stint at a women's shelter in the slums of East London, so when she receives an offer to travel to the Yorkshire village of Wainthorpe and catalog wealthy mill owner Ainsley Beaumont's library, she decides to accept. When she arrives, she finds the entire Beaumont family mysterious and unwelcoming. The one bright note is handsome Tom Illingworth, a longtime friend of the Beaumonts, to whom Laura is instantly attracted. It's a shock when, soon after Laura arrives, Ainsley Beaumont is murdered. A further shock awaits. When Beaumont's will is read, Laura learns that Ainsley has left her £15,000. Why would a man she had just met leave her money? Laura realizes that Wainthorpe and the Beaumonts have many dark secrets, but she's determined to get at the truth. Set in early-twentieth century Britain, Eccles' latest enjoyably blends historical romance and suspenseful murder mystery in a keep-'em-guessing plot with revealing insights into English society at the time and authentic period ambience. Entertaining reading for fans of British historicals. -- Booklist, July 1, 2011 About the AuthorMarjorie Eccles was born in Yorkshire and spent much of her childhood there and on the Northumbrian coast. She is the recipient of the Agatha Christie Short Story Styles Award. A keen gardener, she lives with her husband in Hertfordshire. Views: 17
Tschai is a planet orbiting the star Carina 4269, 212 light-years from Earth. It is populated by three alien, mutually hostile species; the displaced, native Pnume; and various human races, some of whom live as slaves or clients of the aliens. Each of the four novels relates Reith's adventures with one of the species, and is named after that species. In order, the books are:City of the ChaschServants of the WankhThe DirdirThe Pnume Views: 17
Sometimes it’s the little things in life that make all the difference, like chromosomes, sperm, bugs or an endangered seabird that nests in old-growth forests. But, what’s big or what’s little depends entirely on your perspective. Faye Pearson is a three-and-a-half-foot tall female scientist doing entomological research in the tallest trees on Vancouver Island, who is pit with a ragtag group of protesters against the might of a multinational logging corporation. The story of Faye and her struggle to function in a world not made for people her size is poignant and heart-warming. Whether she is lusting after her climbing partner, standing up to a conflicted logging boss, dressing down an insulting interviewee, nurturing a wayward child in the midst of an environmental standoff, or being carted off under the arm of a Mountie, you’ll be unable to resist this amazing woman. There is a fall in Eriksson’s novel, but also incredible moments of grace. Falling from Grace is a novel of no small achievement. Views: 17
