London in the late 1980s - the era of Thatcherism and Loadsamoney - is an exciting but sometimes dangerous place to live. Fitzroy Maclean Angel gets by partly through gigging as a jazz trumpet player, partly through taking illegal fares in his de-registered black taxi cab, and partly through ... well, just being in the right place at the right time. And, as he often says himself, it's better to be lucky than good. In Angel Hunt, his third ecapade, Angel has an old university friend drop in on him - quite literally, as he plummets to his death through a skylight window! And that's just the start of Angel's troubles, as he gets his arm twisted by the police to help with their enquiries into a group of animal rights activists, who might just have something rather more deadly on their minds than a bit of foxhunt sabotage ... Back in print for the first time in a decade are the first three titles in Mike Ripley's acclaimed 'Angel' series of comic crime novels. Each title contains a... Views: 58
Russian playwright and historian Radzinsky mines sources never before available to create a fascinating portrait of the monarch, and a minute-by-minute account of his terrifying last days. Updated For The Paperback Edition.From the Trade Paperback edition. Views: 58
Bundles of JoyHER SISTER'S FAMILY...Gentlehearted Faith Nelson had willingly agreed to care for her identical twin's newborn as her own. But now she was living a lie. Because when a frantic Jared McAndrew had arrived to claim his son, Faith had stuck by her promise. Now she was sleeping under Jared's roof, masquerading as his brand-new, temporary wife!And living the ultimate domestic fantasy. Not only did Jared's touch awaken Faith's long-slumbering desire, but he was also the most honorable, loving man she'd ever met. And if she could be granted one wish, Faith didn't want this dream life to end when the baby arrangement did....Sometimes small packages lead to big surprises! Views: 58
Following the extraordinary success of The Yellow Admiral, this latest Aubrey-Maturin novel brings alive the sights and sounds of North Africa as well as the great naval battles in the days immediately following Napoleon’s escape from Elba. Aubrey and Maturin are in the thick of the plots and counterplots to prevent his regaining power. Coloured by conspiracies in the Adriatic, in the Berber and Arab lands of the southern shores of the Mediterranean, by night actions, fierce pursuits, slave-trading and lion hunts, The Hundred Days is a masterpiece. Views: 58
They call her Z, and she is a handful ready to explode. She has entered the war against Gais and the Dark Fae and means to take him on all by herself. She is driven. Aaibhe, Queen of the Seelie Fae, has other plans, and she sends in Prince Danté to execute and preserve her wishes. When Z and the prince meet, hackles go up on both sides. Oooh … no, they don’t like each other—not one bit. They bang heads at every turn, and those turns become a whirlwind of emotions, and feisty Z, well, her attitude is ‘bring it.’ Views: 58
Forensic psychiatrist Jo Beckett returns in a fourth taut, groundbreaking thriller from Edgar Award winner Meg Gardiner.Autumn Reiniger expects something special for her twenty-first birthday. Daddy's already bought her the sports car, the apartment, and admission to the private college where she parties away her weekends. Now she wants excitement, and she's going to get it.Her father signs up Autumn and five friends for an ultimate urban reality" game: a simulated drug deal, manhunt, and jailbreak. It's a high-priced version of cops and robbers, played with fake guns and fast cars on the streets of San Francisco. Edge Adventures alerts the SFPD ahead of time that a "crime situation" is underway, so the authorities can ignore the squealing tires and desperate cries for help.Which is convenient for the gang of real kidnappers zeroing in on their target and a mammoth payday. Because what Daddy doesn't know is that someone has spotted his hedge fund's bulging profits, and... Views: 58
"A taut and tidy thriller"(San Diego Union-Tribune) focusing on a manhunt for a deranged killer—from the nationally bestselling author who "gets better and better."(Tony Hillerman )Living in London while his wife serves as a military attaché at the American Embassy, recently retired Santa Fe police chief Kevin Kerney gets an early morning phone call that changes everything and sends him hurrying home to his New Mexico ranch. Riley Burke, his partner in a horse-training enterprise, has been mowed down on Kerney's doorstep by an escaped prisoner cutting a murderous swath through New Mexico.As the killings mount, Kerney teams up with his half-Apache son, Lieutenant Clayton Istee of the Lincoln County Sheriff's Department, to hunt for a psychotic murderer with a growing appetite for blood—who has no intention of being taken alive. Views: 58
Product DescriptionWhen fashionable 17-year-old Sevana Selwyn travels from her Toronto boarding school to spend a summer in the Canadian wilderness, she sees it as an interruption on her way to pursue her art career on the plains of Alberta. But despite an antagonistic brother who resents sharing his cabin with her, and a primitive, isolated lifestyle she is unprepared for, she finds herself profoundly affected by the beauty of that wild river valley and the friendship of a rugged shepherd, who is facing his own conflicts when his first love unexpectedly comes back into his life. Sevana wants to hold onto the new dreams she finds in the mountains, but the reality of winter on the flatlands, and the flamboyant artist who is determined to win her heart, threaten to steal those dreams away. Besides, what good are dreams that can't come true? Through loss, hope, and self-discovery, Sevana learns the true answer to the destiny she is seeking in this lyrical, coming-of-age novel. Views: 58
