Frederick Forsyth, master of the international thriller, retums with an electrifying story of a man of immense power and a conspiracy to crush the President of the United States. Only one man--Forsyth's most unforgettable hero yet--can prevent the plan from succeeding. His name is Quinn. He is the Negotiator.President Cormack is bent on a signing a sweeping U.S.-Soviet disarmament treaty, and the master conspirator is determined to stop him. The kidnapping of a young man on a country road in Oxfordshire is but the first brutal step in the explosive plot engineer the president's destruction. Enter Quinn. Quinn plays the kidnappers like a master musician. . . until, in a shocking tumabout, he discovers that ransom was not their objection after all--and that he has been lured into a cunningly woven web. Now he must draw upon his deepest strengths--to save not only the victim but the entire free world. Views: 638
Lori Holmes has everything-doting parents, a happy home,
a brand-new college degree, and a wonderful fiance-until fire destroys her home
and family, until grief turns love to ashes, until nightmares steal the peace of
sleep from her tormented mind.
Step by step, an innocent young woman is drawn into a web
of deceit, murder, and supernatural danger Death awaits-but will Lori be
victim…or killer?
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From Publishers Weekly
Bloch, whose professional career is now in its 55th year,
still manages to write with the same enthusiasm and in the same voice he used in
the novels of his prime (c. 1954-1964). A master of pulp fiction, Bloch always
sets up an intriguing premise. In this case, a recently orphaned young woman
whose parents have died in a mysterious fire discovers a school yearbook older
than she is-with her picture printed in it. Bloch piles mystery upon mystery,
adds unsavory characters, false leads and several violent deaths, before
resolving the whole thing in a typically complicated and unbelievable fashion.
Despite, or because of, all this, it's great fun-the thrills and the puzzles
keep the reader engaged all the way through, and the prose is befittingly
purple.
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From Library Journal
Lori returns from college graduation to find her parents
dead, her home burned. In the wreckage, a daffy psychic finds an old college
yearbook containing a photo that looks just like Lori. The "twin" is Priscilla
Fairmount, who disappeared in 1968-the year of Lori's birth. Lori begins having
nightmares and becomes convinced that Priscilla is trying to possess her mind.
Under police suspicion for the fire and for the murder of her family lawyer, she
receives help from her psychiatrist to find out who the mysterious Priscilla is.
Although the story is interesting, most of the characters are two-dimensional.
Lori is particularly disappointing: dependent on everyone else to solve the
mystery, she herself does nothing but indulge in stream-of-consciousness
wordplay. Not bad, but one expects better from the author of American
Gothic (1974) and the film classic Psycho (1959).
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"Lori is all that Bloch's hordes of admirers could
wish: inimitably written, ingeniously sustained, and spinecnilling as only Bloch
can be!"
- Ramsey Campbell
"A new Bloch of terror? Look in the mirror and repeat
after me: he's baaaack! Now go read it and tremble!"
- Harlan Ellison
"It's a terrifying read shot through with those dark
glints of humor only Bob seems to know how to find-a book made for a stormy
afternoon with a big cup of hot chocolate somewhere near at hand. Lori
was made for suspense addicts like myself who like to take their poison
straight; compulsive reading and imaginative plotting. I loved it!"
- Stephen King
"He has become part of the popular psyche, has Robert
Bloch. A dark part, to be sure, but a permanent one."
- Gahan Wilson
"Robert Bloch knows every twist conclusion available and
probably invented most of them. Any time devoted to studying this master is time
well spent."
- Fangoria
"Robert Bloch is one of the all-time masters."
- Peter Straub Views: 638
Disobeying the rules of a frighten vegetable village, Corny Cornswab and his friends sneak out of the cornfields to prove to the other crops that the crows that had dominion over the barn were no longer there, but their actions result in Pop Cornswab (Corny's grandfather) being kidnapped by the crows. Corny feeling guilty gathers his friends and goes on a life or death mission to rescue Pop.As a boy soldier in WWII, Akira Yoshimoto has a profound spiritual experience and he emerges as the Seventh Samurai. Rising to high government office, he makes a deal with right wing Israelis to destroy their enemies in a nuclear holocaust and share world domination. However, Taro Watanabe, an Osaka city detective and his girlfriend, Nana Liberman, stumble onto a clue that plays havoc with Yoshimoto's plan. Taro and Nana are led on a perilous chase ending in a devastating discovery. Views: 638
THE SECOND AURORA TEAGARDEN MYSTERY—NOW A HALLMARK MOVIES & MYSTERY ORIGINAL STARRING CANDACE CAMERON BURE!Death comes calling on small-town librarian Aurora Teagarden in this entertaining mystery from #1 New York Times bestselling author Charlaine Harris.Going to two weddings—one of a former lover—and a funeral for a member of her disbanded crime study club keeps Aurora “Roe” Teagarden quite busy for a few months. Unfortunately, her personal life seems to be at a standstill—until her fortunes unexpectedly change. After the funeral Roe learns that Jane Engle, the deceased, has named her as heir to a rather substantial estate, which includes money, jewelry, and a house complete with a skull hidden in a window seat. Knowing Jane, Roe concludes that the elderly woman has purposely left her a murder to solve. So she must identify the victim and figure out which one of Jane’s ordinary-seeming neighbors is a murderer—without putting herself in deadly danger... Views: 638
A sexy category romance from Entangled's Brazen imprint...
The wrong man never felt so right...
Ex-fighter Reed Miller has been secretly lusting over his best friend’s girl for months, but he refuses to jeopardize a friendship over a woman—especially one who doesn’t like him all that much. Now that Darcy’s on the market again, it’s even more imperative to stick to his strict hands-off policy. But the sizzling attraction between them is too powerful to ignore, and once he’s had a taste of her…all bets are off.
Darcy Grant is tired of walking the straight and narrow path. She’s on the hunt for passion, and there’s no denying Reed is just the man to give it to her. Although she has no interest in dating a bad boy, and certainly not her ex’s best friend, it’s impossible not to melt beneath Reed’s skillful touch. Now it’s just a matter of setting a few ground rules—and hoping her rule-breaking, sweet-talking bad boy agrees to follow them. But if she lets Reed into her bed, does she stand a chance of keeping him out of her heart? Views: 637
Step into the shoes of Dallas attorney, Stan Turner, in the late 1970's as he begins the practice of law. Broke but determined to get his practice going, Stan starts with only a $2,000 cash advance on his American Express Card. It's the late 70's, a boom time in Dallas, and there are a lot of shady oil and gas and real estate promoters around. It isn't long before a couple of Stan's clients get him in serious trouble. When Stan's wife, Rebekah, is arrested for murder and a client turns out to be a ghost, Stan turns in his legal pad for a detective's notebook and goes to work to solve these most perplexing mysteries.Review"Brash Endeavor" was fabulous-a real page turner-I didn't want it to end! --Allison Robson, KLBK TV 13, Lubbock TXWilliam Manchee could be Dallas' answer to John Grisham. Manchee, an author who has maintained a private law firm in Dallas since 1975, recently published Brash Endeavor, a page-turning tale of a small- time lawyer in over his head with some big time clients. Just like Grisham's books, the protagonist appears to be a thinly veiled version of Manchee. The novel follows Stan Turner--the character that Manchee introduced in the well-received Undaunted, as he moves to Dallas to open up his own law practice and becomes involved with an insurance scam that ends up with his wife being falsely accused of murder. It sounds like just the kind of potboiler that Grisham is known for. Let's just hope Manchee doesn't option any of his books to movie producers. ---- The Dallas Observer, Fall 1998 Views: 637
Lovely, idealistic Tracy Whitney is framed into a fifteen year sentence in an escape-proof penitentiary. With dazzling ingenuity she fights back to destroy the untouchable crime lords who put her there. With her intelligence and beauty as her only weapons, Tracy embarks on a series of extraordinary escapades that sweep her across the globe. In an explosive confrontation Tracy meets her equal in irresistible Jeff Stevens, whose past is as colorful as Tracy's. Views: 637
Vanished! That’s what Andrea Wilton and Brian Strait discover when they come to visit their best friends one evening. Where could they be and does God answer prayers, two questions they find the answers to as they journey to another world of voodoo, murder, and more missing people. Andrea and Brian also discover each other as they learn to scuba, and fight a common enemy.Frightened after finding blood on their carpet, Andrea Wilton agrees to join forces with Trent Michner's best friend, Brian Strait, in order to discover what happened to Trent and his wife, her best friend. The bad guys are not far behind and do everything in their power to discourage the search.A neighbor is murdered on her doorstep leaving behind the first clue in the search. Andrea and Brian follow one clue after another, all the way to Haiti. More missing people lead them to voodoo ceremonies and throw away children.Andrea grows more confident and begins to look a little more closely at Brian as a true friend. Their confidence in their Lord and in each other grows as they discover the evil that lurks just around the corner. Views: 637
Under the reign of Louis XV, corruption and intrigue have been allowed to blossom in France, and Justin Alastair, the notorious Duke of Avon and proud of his soubriquet 'Satanas', flourishes as well. Then, from a dark Parisian back alley, he plucks Leon, a redheaded urchin with strangely familiar looks, just in time for his long over-due schemes of revenge on the Comte de St. Vire. Among the splendours of Versailles and the dignified mansions of England, Justin begins to unfold his sinister plans -- until, that is, Leon becomes the ravishing beauty Leonie...
Unanswered questions.
Lovely, titian-haired Leonie, ward of the dashing Duke of Avon, had all Paris at her feet. Yet her true origins remained shrouded in mystery. And neither the glittering soirees nor the young aristocrats who so ardently courted her could still the question that plagued her young heart.
What was her mysterious parentage?
Just one man held the secret, the one she feared most in the world--the iron-willed Comte de Saint-Vire, deadly enemy of the Duke. He would give her the answer--for a price. But could she betray the man she secretly, helplessly loved? And could this proud young beauty bear to face the truth when it came? Views: 636
Wild, fantastic, yet overwhelmingly logical, this yarn could come only from Chicago's own Sherlock Holmes and that favorite of American mystery fans, Harry Stephen Keeler. Here he gives us a brand-new webwork of mysteries — a cracksman who uses not dynamite, but a violin; a second-hand safe with amazing secrets inside; a volcanic island in the Pacific; a fantastic kingdom in Europe; and a pair of lovers caught in the very center of this whirlwind of danger and detection. As usual, this breathless yarn is filled with facts and incidents undreamed of in the usual mystery story. Keeler fans will find it a special treat."My guiltiest pleasure is Harry Stephen Keeler. He may been the greatest bad writer America has ever produced. Or perhaps the worst great writer. I do not know. There are few faults you can accuse him of that he is not guilty of. But I love him." — Neil Gaiman Views: 636
Bitter at first bite… Corazon Ferreira is one heck of a jaded woman. Not only did her husband dump her for a pretty, vivacious blonde, but her sister has lost her mind and married a vampire. Worse, it turns out that Cora herself was a vampire’s mate in a past life…the very same vampire she witnessed killing someone. If only Cora hadn’t inadvertently been caught up in the ill-laid plans of a reanimated corpse and its master, she could deal with the distractingly gorgeous vampire. But it’s only Alec who stands between her and those who threaten her existence, and there’s only so much temptation a woman can bear before she starts taking her heart as seriously as her head… Views: 636
A bitterly comic novel of middle-aged angst and middle-class American life in the 1960s, by the acclaimed author of *Little Big Man*
It is the late sixties in suburbia, and Carlo Reinhart’s life is a mess. He’s fat, broke, middle aged, and unemployed. His anarchist son hates him, and his wife has taken a younger lover and thrown Carlo out of the house. In fact, the only one who doesn’t consider him contemptible and ridiculous seems to be Carlo’s adoring, overweight daughter, who is almost as pathetic as he is. Even his affair with a twenty-two-year-old nymphomaniac is strangely unsatisfying.
Then, just as he’s reaching his lowest point, the self-styled Ultimate Human Irrelevancy is offered a golden opportunity to grab a piece of the American Dream, thanks to the reappearance of his old school chum Bob Sweet. Bob, who has a gift for success, is inviting Reinhart to get in on the ground floor of his latest venture: cryonics. But while Carlo loves the taste of the good life that his friend has suddenly provided, he’s not quite certain whether Sweet wants him as a partner . . . or as a human popsicle.
The third novel in Thomas Berger’s acclaimed Carlo Reinhart Series, Vital Parts is a stingingly hilarious swipe at twentieth-century culture and mores. Unrestrained and unapologetic, it is a tour de force from a master satirist that stands alongside Joseph Heller’s Catch-22, John Kennedy Toole’s A Confederacy of Dunces, and the novels of Kurt Vonnegut as a trenchant and funny comment on American life. Views: 636
Reporter Maddy Banks doesn’t realize what she’s getting into when she makes arrangements to have an anonymous interview with an assassin. Her life in Paris was safe, with a devoted if slightly smug boyfriend and a career that was slowly taking off. When she first meets the man calling himself Constantine she can’t see him and his voice is disguised. Even so, she feels a distinct, erotic pull that horrifies her.
Con has no use for relationships, particularly with a reporter. But he can’t get Maddy Banks out of his mind, and when he runs into her later that evening he can’t resist playing with fire. Neither of them had any idea how brightly it would burn. Views: 636
American novelist Louisa May Alcott best known for her novel "Little Women" and its follow up sequels "Little Men" and "Jo\'s Boys". She based the characters in her novel on herself and her family. Where her heroin Jo was based on herself she never married. Growing up among many well know intellectuals of the day like Ralph Waldo Emerson, Henry David Thoreau she started writing for Atlantic Monthly. Serving as a nurse during the civil war her letters home became one of her less famous books "Hospital Sketches". Views: 636
