The Bibliomysteries series includes short tales by Anne Perry, Jeffery Deaver, Ken Bruen, and C. J. Box
An ancient scroll draws a bookseller into a chilling mystery
Monty Danforth finds the tin buried beneath a shipment of leather-bound classics. Inside is a millennia-old vellum manuscript written in an unfamiliar but unmistakably ancient language. Danforth tries to photocopy and photograph it, but he ends up with blank images, as though the ink were made of something impervious to modern technology. As the scroll’s mystery enchants him, this hapless bookseller falls into a cutthroat conspiracy that he may never escape.
Soon a dead-eyed old man and his granddaughter come calling for the scroll. Danforth refuses to sell them the manuscript, but they will not be the last to demand it. Powerful forces crave the secrets locked within this ancient document, and Danforth will survive only if he can master its power. Views: 33
One night in the on-call room can never be enough for this couple!Regular lovemaking is Dr. Luca DiAngelo's preferred antidote to stress. But even he is surprised by the passion a brush with danger inspires in prickly E.R. doctor Mia McKenzie.Vulnerable Mia is furious she slept with the devilishly charming Sicilian and she's determined to give her hot lover the cold shoulder. But the chemistry that blazes between them might just melt the hardest of hearts....Sydney Harbor HospitalFrom saving lives to sizzling seduction, these doctors are the very best! Views: 33
Claire Hayes was an Englishwoman with pale blonde hair and dark, burning eyes. Soon she was crossing the wild, wide American continent. Its roughness would strengthen her, and five men would help make her a woman: Peter, the husband drawn to prayer and the golden California sun; Morton, the trapper who saved her life and wanted full payment; Lone Eagle, the tall chief who bought her, loved her, and gave her his child; Don Hernando, the Spanish-American aristocrat; and Camden Summers, the fearless half-Indian, half-English scout. And always there was Claire, surviving them all! "A master storyteller." —The Nashville Banner. "The master's touch in storytelling." —Publishers Weekly. "V. J. Banis is a national treasure. His stories are filled with believable characters and situations, and are meticulously researched. I couldn't put this one down!"—Robert Reginald. Views: 33
Joe Gans captured the world lightweight title in 1902, becoming the first black American world title holder in any sport. Gans was a master strategist and tactician, and one of the earliest practitioners of "scientific" boxing. As a black champion reigning during the Jim Crow era, he endured physical assaults, a stolen title, bankruptcy, and numerous attempts to destroy his reputation. Four short years after successfully defending his title in the 42-round "Greatest Fight of the Century," Joe Gans was dead of tuberculosis.This biography features original round-by-round ringside telegraph reports of his most famous and controversial fights, a complete fight history, photographs, and early newspaper drawings and cartoons. Views: 33
A powerful new thriller from the author of “How to Get Behind in Banking”"I killed a man tonight. Not intentionally. Well...I’m fairly sure I didn’t mean to, but then I haven’t really been feeling quite right lately. Been a little bit out of sorts."Andrea Halston leads a comfortable life. She has a lovely home, three charming sons, and enough money to make work unnecessary. This leaves Andrea with time on her hands - too much time. Time to brood over her dark, tragic past and time to simmer at the affair her husband is having. As her children fly the nest, the past begins to spill into her life with devastating consequences; Andrea is driving home and she kills a cyclist in a hit-and-run accident, provoking an unexpected elation.And as Andrea’s life continues to disintegrate, the bodies begin to pile up... Views: 33
Set against the backdrop of Redwood forests and shimmering vineyards, Seré Prince Halverson's compelling debut tells the story of two women, bound by an unspeakable loss, who each claims to be the mother of the same two children. To Ella Beene, happiness means living in the northern California river town of Elbow with her husband, Joe, and his two young children. Yet one summer day Joe breaks his own rule-never turn your back on the ocean-and a sleeper wave strikes him down, drowning not only the man but his many secrets.For three years, Ella has been the only mother the kids have known and has believed that their biological mother, Paige, abandoned them. But when Paige shows up at the funeral, intent on reclaiming the children, Ella soon realizes there may be more to Paige and Joe's story. "Ella's the best thing that's happened to this family," say her close-knit Italian-American in-laws, for generations the proprietors of a local market. But their devotion quickly falters when the custody fight between mother and stepmother urgently and powerfully collides with Ella's quest for truth.The Underside of Joy is not a fairy-tale version of stepmotherhood pitting good Ella against evil Paige, but an exploration of the complex relationship of two mothers. Their conflict uncovers a map of scars-both physical and emotional-to the families' deeply buried tragedies, including Italian internment camps during World War II and postpartum psychosis.Weaving a rich fictional tapestry abundantly alive with the glorious natural beauty of the novel's setting, Halverson is a captivating guide through the flora and fauna of human emotion-grief and anger, shame and forgiveness, happiness and its shadow complement . . . the underside of joy.Review"The Underside of Joy" covers the transforming experiences of most of our lives -- marriage, parenthood and death -- with maturity, understanding and grace.... the book offers a lot to think about. I suspect it will be a book club favorite."--M.L. Johnson, Associated Press"[An] exquisite debut... moving and hopeful"--People Style Watch"Seré Prince Halverson's debut novel is a faultless exploration of sadness and shame, anger and forgiveness; a story well told about people we would like to know."--Shelf Awareness"Halverson's gloriously down-to-earth novel is so pitch perfect that as readers reluctantly reach the last page, wanting more, they will have to take it on faith that this really is her first fiction."--Library Journal, Starred Review"...As she mines the family secrets her characters hold close and how those affect their relationships with one another, Halverson proves she's a wordsmith and a storyteller to keep an eye on."--Bookpage, Fiction Top Pick"A poignant debut about mothers, secrets and sacrifices...Halverson avoids sentimentality, aiming for higher ground in this lucid and graceful examination of the dangers and blessings of familial bonds."--*Kirkus Reviews"Halverson paints a lovely picture of small-town life and intimate family drama…Nuanced characters and lack of cliché make for a winning debut."--Publishers Weekly*"Halverson’s debut novel marks her as a strong new voice in women’s fiction…this would make an excellent book-club choice."--BooklistFrom the Back Cover"The writing in The Underside of Joy is as purely beautiful as the story is emotionally complex. When Ella Beene is wrenched from a state of unexamined happiness into confusion and grief, she finds that her only hope of emerging whole is to face searing and long-buried truths. Ella embarks on a difficult journey, both morally and materially, one that requires her to risk losing everything she most loves. I cheered (sometimes through tears) her every step."-- New York Times bestselling author of Falling Together and *Love Walked In* Marisa de los Santos"Searingly smart and exquisitely written, Halverson's knockout debut limns family, marriage and a custody battle in a way that gets under your skin and leaves you changed. To say I loved this book would be an understatement."-- New York Times bestselling author of Pictures of You Caroline Leavitt Views: 33
