In a meaty tribute to mystery sub-genres, Straub ( Ghost Story ) serves up a coming-of-age tale, a country-manor murder mystery and a twisted knot of governmental corruption and cover-up. Ten-year-old Tom Pasmore, a rich resident of the Caribbean island of Mill Walk, is hit by a car and, in a near-death experience, sees visions of himself in the future. During his long recuperation, Tom reads mystery stories brought to him by Lamont von Heilitz, an eccentric neighbor, once a famous detective. Action resumes when Tom, now aged 17 and possessed of sharpened deductive skills, gives the police an anonymous tip to help them solve the murder of a government official's sister. Tom's tip backfires, motivating him to join Lamont in trying to solve a murder that took place 20 years earlier in the Wisconsin resort town where Mill Walk's privileged citizens spend their summers. That layered, complex case reveals a long history of corruption, leads to more murders, to realization of the meaning of Tom's early visions and his discovery of his true identity. While evocative of place and time (the early '60s) and peopled with memorable characters, the story tries to fit into too many subgenres to succeed completely at any one. $200,000 ad/promo. Views: 55
Book II: The Midnight Eye returns…At first it’s a simple lost son case, but for PI Derek Adams things turn quickly to the twilight zone.Soon he’s on a remote island and up to his hips in mer-women, shape-changers and ancient fisher cults.Running back to the city doesn’t help; there’s magic and mayhem loose on the streets.An ancient god is waking up, and only blood will stop him! Views: 55
Mjolnir. Hammer of Thor, the Norse God of Thunder. One of the most formidable weapons in all existence, capable of granting unimaginable power to whomever wields it. And now, it’s fallen to Earth, just within reach of a ruthless dictator. Elisa Hill and her allies must locate the weapon before their enemies. If she fails, she will be at the mercy of the Hammer of the Gods! Views: 55
Get Goosebumps with the startling repackage of a best selling classic. Now with bonus materials!Dr. Brewer is doing a little plant-testing in his basement. Nothing to worry about. Harmless, really. But Margaret and Casey Brewer are worried about their father. Especially when they...meet...some of the plants he is growing down there. Then they notice that their father is developing plantlike tendencies. In fact, he is becoming distinctly weedy-and seedy.Is it just part of their father's "harmless" experiment? Or has the basement turned into another little shop of horrors? Views: 55
Barker, who commanded HMS Endurance, warned the government that the proposed scrapping of this hardy war ship would encourage Argentina to take action against the Falkland Islands. For its action in the Falklands War, the ship's company was given a CBE. '** Views: 55
When Tess Devlin runs into her ex-husband Nick on a Boston sidewalk, she's furious at him for pretending he doesn't know her. She calls his cell to have it out with him, only to discover that he's in New Hampshire with his current girlfriend. But if Nick's in New Hampshire...who did she encounter on the street?Frank Lindbergh's dreams have fallen apart. He wanted to get out of the grim neighborhood where he'd grown up and out of the shadow of his alcoholic father. Now both his parents are dead and he's back in his childhood home, drinking too much himself. As he sets in motion his plans for the future, he's assaulted by an intruder in his living room...an intruder who could be his twin.In an elegant hotel, Tess will find mystery and terror in her own reflection. Outside a famed mansion on Beacon Hill, people are infected with a diabolical malice...while on the streets, an eyeless man, dressed in rags, searches for a woman who wears Tess's face. Views: 55
