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And the Dead Shall Rise: The Murder of Mary Phagan and the Lynching of Leo Frankby Steve OneyISBN 0679764232 (0-679-76423-2)
Softcover, Random House Inc
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› Find signed collectible books: 'And the Dead Shall Rise: The Murder of Mary Phagan and the Lynching of Leo Frank'Book summary:On April 27, 1913, the bludgeoned body of thirteen-year-old Mary Phagan was discovered in the basement of Atlantas National Pencil Factory. The girls murder would be the catalyst for an epic saga that to this day holds a singular place in Americas collective imaginationa saga that would climax in 1915 with the lynching of Leo Frank, the Cornell-educated Jew who was convicted of the murder. The case has been the subject of novels, plays, movies and even musicals, but only now, with the publication of And the Dead Shall Rise, do we have an account that does full justice to the mesmerizing and previously unknown details of one of the most shameful moments in the nations history.
In a narrative reminiscent of a nineteenth-century novel, Steve Oney recounts the emerging revelations of the initial criminal investigation, reconstructs from newspaper dispatches (the original trial transcript mysteriously disappeared long ago) the day-to-day intrigue of the courtroom and illuminates how and why an all-white jury convicted Frank largely on the testimony of a black man. Oney chronicles as well the innumerable avenues that the defense pursued in quest of an appeal, the remarkable and heretofore largely ignored campaign conducted by William Randolph Hearst and New York Times publisher Adolph Ochs to exonerate Frank, the last-minute commutation of Franks death sentence and, most indelibly, the flawlessly executed abduction and brutal lynching of Frank two months after his death sentence was commuted.
And the Dead Shall Rise brings to life a Dickensian cast of characters caught up in the Frank casezealous police investigators intent on protecting their departments reputation, even more zealous private detectives, cynical yet impressionable factory girls, intrepid reporters (including a young Harold Ross), lawyers blinded by their own interests and cowed by the populaces furor. And we meet four astonishing individuals: Jim Conley, who was Franks confessed accomplice and the states star witness; William Smith, a determined and idealistic lawyer who brilliantly prepared Conley for the defenses fierce cross-examination and then, a year later, underwent an extraordinary change of heart; Lucille Frank, the martyred wife of the convicted man; and the great populist leader Tom Watson, who manipulated the volatile and lethal outrage of Georgians against the forces of Northern privilege and capital that were seeking to free Frank.
And the Dead Shall Rise also casts long-awaited fresh light on Franks lynching. No participant was ever indicted, and many went on to prominent careers in state and national politics. Here, for the first time, is the full account of the eventincluding the identities of the influential Georgians who conceived, carried out and covered up the crime. And here as well is the story of the lynchings aftermath, which saw both the revival of the Ku Klux Klan and the evolution of the Anti-Defamation League.
At once a work of masterful investigative journalism and insightful social history, And the Dead Shall Rise does complete justice to one of historys most repellent and most fascinating moments. [via]More editions of And the Dead Shall Rise: The Murder of Mary Phagan and the Lynching of Leo Frank:
Asphalt Jungleby W. R. BurnettISBN 0688031269 (0-688-03126-9)
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Assassination Vacationby Sarah VowellISBN 074326004X (0-7432-6004-X)
Softcover, Simon & Schuster
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Assassination Vacation'Book summary:A New York Times Bestseller
Sarah Vowell exposes the glorious conundrums of American history and culture with wit, probity, and an irreverent sense of humor. From Buffalo to Alaska, Washington to the Dry Tortugas, she visits locations immortalized and influenced by the spilling of politically important blood. The resulting narrative is the disturbing and fascinating story of how American death has been manipulated by popular culture. [via]
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The Big Bad Cityby Ed McBainISBN 0684855127 (0-684-85512-7)
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The Bloodingby Joseph WambaughISBN 0688086179 (0-688-08617-9)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Blooding'Book summary:From the author of The Onion Field and Echos in the Darkness, the historic first use of genetic fingerprint to solve two savage murders in the English Midlands. [via]
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Bones to Ashesby Kathy ReichsISBN 0743294378 (0-7432-9437-8)
Hardcover, Scribner
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Bones to Ashes'Book summary:Under the microscope, the outer bone surface is a moonscape of craters...'Preliminary diagnosis?'. 'Deformity of the bone. Maybe. Cortical destruction on a metacarpal. Maybe. Localised infection? Systemic disease process? Postmortem destruction, either purposeful or natural? A combination of the above? I don't have a diagnosis...'. The skeleton is that of a young girl, no more than fourteen years old - and forensic anthropologist Dr. Temperance Brennan is struggling to keep her emotions in check. Coroner Yves Bradette is being evasive, insisting the bones are ancient and of no interest. But it doesn't quite add up, and a frustrated Tempe is convinced that Bradette is hiding something...It's not Tempe's case; she's overwhelmed with more urgent work in the lab...But the nagging in her subconscious won't let up. A memory triggered, deep in her hindbrain - the disappearance of a childhood friend; no warning, no explanation...Working on instinct, Tempe takes matters into her own hands. But she couldn't have predicted where this case would lead, or the horrors it would eventually uncover...Can Tempe maintain a professional distance as the past catches up with her in this, her most deeply personal case yet? [via]
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The Bookman's Promiseby John DunningISBN 0743476298 (0-7434-7629-8)
Softcover, Pocket Star
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Bookman's Promise'Book summary:Cliff Janeway is back! The Bookman's Promise marks the eagerly awaited return of Denver bookman-author John Dunning and the award-winning crime novel series that helped to turn the nation on to first-edition book collecting.
First, it was Booked to Die, then The Bookman's Wake. Now John Dunning fans, old and new, will rejoice in The Bookman's Promise, a richly nuanced new Janeway novel that juxtaposes past and present as Denver ex-cop and bookman Cliff Janeway searches for a book and a killer.
The quest begins when an old woman, Josephine Gallant, learns that Janeway has recently bought at auction a signed first edition by the legendary nineteenth-century explorer Richard Francis Burton. The book is a true classic, telling of Burton's journey (disguised as a Muslim) to the forbidden holy cities of Mecca and Medina. The Boston auction house was a distinguished and trustworthy firm, but provenance is sometimes murky and Josephine says the book is rightfully hers.
She believes that her grandfather, who was living in Baltimore more than eighty years ago, had a fabulous collection of Burton material, including a handwritten journal allegedly detailing Burton's undercover trip deep into the troubled American South in 1860. Josephine remembers the books from her childhood, but everything mysteriously disappeared shortly after her grandfather's death.
With little time left in her own life, Josephine begs for Janeway's promise: he must find her grandfather's collection. It's a virtually impossible task, Janeway suspects, as the books will no doubt have been sold and separated over the years, but how can he say no to a dying woman?
It seems that her grandfather, Charlie Warren, traveled south with Burton in the spring of 1860, just before the Civil War began. Was Burton a spy for Britain? What happened during the three months in Burton's travels for which there are no records? How did Charlie acquire his unique collection of Burton books? What will the journal, if it exists, reveal?
When a friend is murdered, possibly because of a Burton book, Janeway knows he must find the answers. Someone today is willing to kill to keep the secrets of the past, and Janeway's search will lead him east: To Baltimore, to a Pulitzer Prize-winning author with a very stuffed shirt, and to a pair of unorthodox booksellers. It reaches a fiery conclusion at Fort Sumter off the coast of Charleston, South Carolina.
What's more, a young lawyer, Erin d'Angelo, and ex-librarian Koko Bujak, have their own reasons for wanting to find the journal. But can Janeway trust them?
Rich with the insider's information on rare and collectible books that has made John Dunning famous, and with meticulously researched detail about a mesmerizing figure who may have played an unrecognized role in our Civil War, The Bookman's Promise is riveting entertainment from an extraordinarily gifted author who is as unique and special as the books he so clearly loves. [via]
Capone: The Man and the Eraby Laurence BergreenISBN 0684824477 (0-684-82447-7)
Softcover, Simon & Schuster
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A Case of Lone Starby Kinky FriedmanISBN 0688064108 (0-688-06410-8)
Hardcover, Harpercollins Childrens Books
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The Chillby Ross MacDonaldISBN 0679768076 (0-679-76807-6)
Softcover, Random House Inc
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Csi Miami Florida Getawayby Max Allan CollinsISBN 0743480554 (0-7434-8055-4)
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Dark Specterby Michael DibdinISBN 0679767231 (0-679-76723-1)
Softcover, Random House Inc
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Death and Restorationby Iain PearsISBN 0684814617 (0-684-81461-7)
Hardcover, Scribner
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Death and Restoration'Book summary:Like An Instance of the Fingerpost, Iain Pears's Death and Restoration is grounded in a richly cultured vision rife with references to European history, art, and cuisine. And, though it represents the sixth novel in Pears's Jonathan Argyll series, the author subtly informs new readers of the key relationships and the past histories of his characters within the first three chapters. Once again, Argyll and his soon-to-be wife, Flavia di Stefano, are enmeshed in the Italian art world: Flavia, as a member of the Rome police's art squad and Argyll as a professor of art history.
The suspense of the novel is sustained by the careful revelation of the central art-theft plot; in turn, each major character becomes the narrative center and offers an expanded understanding of the events at San Giovanni. While Argyll is troubled over his fiancée's frequent absences just prior to their wedding, Flavia feels compelled to keep odd hours. She's certain that her old nemesis, Mary Verney, has returned to Rome with the intention of committing a major new theft. And Verney, readers soon learn, is herself in jeopardy. She must steal a Madonna icon from the monastery--despite the close scrutiny she faces from the Rome police force--because the sadistic Mikis Charanis has kidnapped Verney's granddaughter, 8-year-old Louise, and he will only release the child when Verney has acquired the artifact from San Giovanni. Underlying each character's concerns is the mystery of the Madonna itself. Why does Charanis covet this piece over the more valuable, though still dubious, Caravaggio that is also in the monastery? In the end, the novel is a perfect melding of a tightly composed mystery plot, witty dialogue, and a realistic sense of character, all flowing from an intellectual's appreciation for the finer things in life. For readers who discovered Pears's fiction through An Instance of the Fingerpost, the Argyll series--particularly Death and Restoration--offers much to satiate the need for his pleasantly baroque sensibilities. Other works in the Argyll series include The Raphael Affair, The Titian Committee, The Bernini Bust, The Last Judgement, and Giotto's Hand. --Patrick O'Kelley [via]
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Death and the Oxford Boxby Veronica StallwoodISBN 0684195968 (0-684-19596-8)
Hardcover, Simon & Schuster
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The Delta Starby Joseph WambaughISBN 0688019129 (0-688-01912-9)
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The Demolished Manby Alfred BesterISBN 0679767819 (0-679-76781-9)
Softcover, Random House Inc
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Demolished Man'Book summary:In a world policed by telepaths, Ben Reich plans to commit a crime that hasn't been heard of in 70 years: murder. That's the only option left for Reich, whose company is losing a 10-year death struggle with rival D'Courtney Enterprises. Terrorized in his dreams by The Man With No Face and driven to the edge after D'Courtney refuses a merger offer, Reich murders his rival and bribes a high-ranking telepath to help him cover his tracks. But while police prefect Lincoln Powell knows Reich is guilty, his telepath's knowledge is a far cry from admissible evidence. [via]
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Echoes in the Darknessby Joseph WambaughISBN 0688068898 (0-688-06889-8)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Echoes in the Darkness'Book summary:On June 25, 1989, the naked corpse of schoolteacher Susan Reinert was found wedged into her hatchback car in a hotel parking lot near Philadelphia's "Main Line." Her two children had vanished. The Main Line Murder Case burst upon the headlines--and wasn't resolved for seven years. Now, master crime writer Joseph Wambaugh reconstructs the case from its roots, recounting the details, drama, players and pawns in this bizarre crime that shocked the nation and tore apart a respectable suburban town. The massive FBI and state police investigation ultimately centered on two men. Dr. Jay C. Smith--By day he was principal of Upper Merion High School where Susan Reinert taught. At night he was a sadist who indulged in porno, drugs, and weapons. William Bradfield--He was a bearded and charismatic English teacher and classics scholar, but his real genius was for juggling women--three at a time. One of those women was Susan Reinert. How these two men are connected, how the brilliant murder was carried off, and how the investigators closed this astounding case makes for Wambaugh's most compelling book yet. [via]
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Endpeaceby Jon ClearyISBN 0688147100 (0-688-14710-0)
Hardcover, Harpercollins
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Eyes of a Childby Richard North PattersonISBN 0679760318 (0-679-76031-8)
Softcover, Random House Large Print
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False Prophetby Faye KellermanISBN 068810553X (0-688-10553-X)
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The Far Side of the Dollarby Ross MacDonaldISBN 0679768653 (0-679-76865-3)
Softcover, Vintage Books
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Fatlandsby Sarah DunantISBN 0743269233 (0-7432-6923-3)
Softcover, Simon & Schuster
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The Fingerprintby Patricia WentworthISBN 0708922651 (0-7089-2265-1)
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The Glitter Domeby Joseph WambaughISBN 0688002072 (0-688-00207-2)
Hardcover, Smithmark Pub
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Goneby Jonathan KellermanISBN 073932604X (0-7393-2604-X)
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Gone Fishin'by Walter MosleyISBN 0743451759 (0-7434-5175-9)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Gone Fishin''Book summary:Gone Fishin' actually marks the first appearance of Ezekiel "Easy" Rawlins, as well as his homicide-prone sidekick Raymond "Mouse" Alexander. But the story takes place in 1939, when both protagonists are still living in Houston. This is no tightly plotted mystery, but an atmospheric coming-of-age story, which gives the reluctant Easy an education in sex and death, family and forgiveness. As always, Mosley's prose is a marvel: musical, funny, and full of no-frills lyricism. And the unfolding of Easy's character is every bit as gripping as the breakneck plotting of the later installment. [via]
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Grievous Sinby Faye KellermanISBN 0688105548 (0-688-10554-8)
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Grift Senseby James SwainISBN 0743406222 (0-7434-0622-2)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Grift Sense'Book summary:Penzler Pick, July 2001: The first four pages of this casino-themed debut are smashing--literally. Then James Swain, himself a gambling expert and professional magician, gets to the real story, and at that point, the plot starts churning out more twists than a corkscrew factory on overtime. Soon the characters are so enmeshed in their own self-serving lies, scams, and schemes that the only thing for a reader to do is just take a deep breath and let the steady barrage of surprises wash over him.
There's no point in saying "take a deep breath and enjoy the scenery," because in Swain's Las Vegas, what one gazes upon is most likely to be a casino's gambling floor as viewed from security monitors. "Watching surveillance videos," he explains, "is a unique experience. The cameras filtered twice as much light as the human eye, and as a result hairpieces looked like rugs, cheap suits took on zebra stripes, and women wearing red dresses became naked. It was like entering the Twilight Zone."
All too familiar with this eerie, totally paranoid, 24/7 universe is one-time Atlantic City cop Tony Valentine, who now runs a one-man consulting business he calls Grift Sense. To say of someone that he has that particular form of larcenous intuition, the author tells us, is "the highest compliment" one hustler can pay another. Grift sense means "that you not only knew how to do the moves, you also knew when to do them."
And even if Valentine is 62 and settled in Florida, away from the action, he's never lost his ability to "feel when a hustle's going down, even if (he doesn't) know exactly what it is." That's why the Acropolis Resort & Casino is determined to lure him West to check out what looks like funny business going on between blond blackjack dealer Nola Briggs and a player named Frank Fontaine, who happens to be winning a little too steadily. Swain's easy expertise with the world of gaming and gamblers makes Grift Sense into a fascinating guidebook, as well as a vivid debut in a series that so far has a flavor all its own. --Otto Penzler [via]
Hammerhead Ranch Motelby Tim DorseyISBN 0688167837 (0-688-16783-7)
Hardcover, HarperCollins Publishers
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Hark!by Ed McBainISBN 0743476522 (0-7434-7652-2)
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The Haunted Monasteryby Robert Hans Van GulikISBN 068417975X (0-684-17975-X)
Softcover, Simon & Schuster
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The Hecklerby Ed McBainISBN 0743463072 (0-7434-6307-2)
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The Horn of Rolandby Ellis PetersISBN 0688003206 (0-688-00320-6)
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The Horse You Came in Onby Martha GrimesISBN 0679747702 (0-679-74770-2)
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The Husbandby Dean KoontzISBN 0739326619 (0-7393-2661-9)
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The Immaculate Deceptionby Iain PearsISBN 0743272412 (0-7432-7241-2)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Immaculate Deception'Book summary:From internationally bestselling author Iain Pears comes the seventh in his Jonathan Argyll series -- an intriguing mystery of love, loss, and artistic license.
For newlywed and Italian art theft squad head Flavia di Stefano, the honeymoon is over when a painting, borrowed from the Louvre and en route to a celebratory exhibition, is stolen. Desperate to avoid public embarrassment -- and to avoid paying a ransom -- the Italian prime minister leans hard on Flavia to get it back quickly and quietly.
Across town, her husband, art historian Jonathan Argyll, begins an investigation of his own, tracing the past of a small Renaissance painting -- an Immaculate Conception -- owned by Flavia's mentor, retired general Taddeo Bottando. Soon both husband and wife uncover astonishing and chilling secrets, and Flavia's investigation takes a sudden turn from the search for an art thief to the hunt for a murderer.
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Intensityby Dean KoontzISBN 0679765034 (0-679-76503-4)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Intensity'Book summary:A young woman staying as a guest in a Napa Valley farmhouse becomes trapped in a fight for survival with a self-proclaimed "homicidal adventurer", and races to warn his next intended victim. Unrelentingly terrifying, this book lives up to its name. [via]
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Jack Carter's Lawby Ted LewisISBN 0718113225 (0-7181-1322-5)
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Jack Maggsby Peter CareyISBN 0679760377 (0-679-76037-7)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Jack Maggs'Book summary:As a novelist, Peter Carey is hardly a stranger to the 19th century: his Oscar and Lucinda was a veritable treasure-trove of Victoriana. In this novel, however, Carey has set himself an even more complicated task--reimagining not only a vanished era but one of that era's masterpieces. Jack Maggs is a variation on Great Expectations, in which Dickens's tale is told from the viewpoint of Australian convict Abel Magwitch. The names, it's true, have been tinkered with, but the book's literary paternity is unmistakable. So, too, is the postcolonial spin that Carey puts on Dickens's material: this time around, the prodigal Maggs is perceived less as an invading alien than a righteous (if not particularly welcome) refugee.
Of course, rewriting a page-turner from the past offers some major perils, not the least of them being comparisons to the original. Carey, however, more than withstands the test of time, alluding to the formality of Victorian prose without ever bending over backward to duplicate it. In addition, his eye for physical detail--and the ways in which such details open small or large windows onto character--is on par with that of Dickens. Here, for example, he pins down both the body and soul of a household servant: "Miss Mott was lean and sinewy and there was nowhere much for such a violent shiver to hide itself. Consequently it went right up her spine and disappeared inside her little white cap and then, just when it seemed lost, it came out the other side and pulled up the ends of her thin mouth in a grimace." Throw in a wicked mastery of period slang, a subplot about Victorian mesmerism (of which Dickens was, in fact, a practitioner), and an amazing storytelling gift, and you have a novel which meets and exceeds almost any expectation one might bring to it. [via]
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Jack the Ripperby Daniel FarsonISBN 0718110501 (0-7181-1050-1)
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The Last Judgementby Iain PearsISBN 0684814595 (0-684-81459-5)
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The Last Manly Manby Sparkle HayterISBN 0688155170 (0-688-15517-0)
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Les Miserablesby Victor HugoISBN 0685113973 (0-685-11397-3)
Softcover, French & European Pubns
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Les Miserables'Book summary:This is a pre-1923 historical reproduction that was curated for quality. Quality assurance was conducted on each of these books in an attempt to remove books with imperfections introduced by the digitization process. Though we have made best efforts - the books may have occasional errors that do not impede the reading experience. We believe this work is culturally important and have elected to bring the book back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide. This text refers to the Bibliobazaar edition. [via]
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The Life and Crimes of Agatha Christieby Charles OsborneISBN 0708985831 (0-7089-8583-1)
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A Little Yellow Dogby Walter MosleyISBN 0743451805 (0-7434-5180-5)
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A Masculine Endingby Joan SmithISBN 0684189380 (0-684-18938-0)
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Mayhew's London Underworldby Peter QuennellISBN 0712695702 (0-7126-9570-2)
Softcover, Sterling Pub Co Inc
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Mercyby Jodi PicoultISBN 0743422449 (0-7434-2244-9)
Softcover, Washington Square Pr
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Mercy'Book summary:Police chief of a small Massachusetts town, Cameron McDonald makes the toughest arrest of his life when his own cousin Jamie comes to him and confesses outright that he has killed his terminally ill wife out of mercy.
Now, a heated murder trial plunges the town into upheaval, and drives a wedge into a contented marriage: Cameron, aiding the prosecution in their case against Jamie, is suddenly at odds with his devoted wife, Allie -- seduced by the idea of a man so in love with his wife that he'd grant all her wishes, even her wish to end her life. And when an inexplicable attraction leads to a shocking betrayal, Allie faces the hardest questions of the heart: when does love cross the line of moral obligation? And what does it mean to truly love another?
Praised for her "personal, detail-rich style" (Glamour), Jodi Picoult infuses this page-turning novel with heart, warmth, and startling candor, taking readers on an unforgettable emotional journey. [via]
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Metzger's Dogby Thomas PerryISBN 0684179482 (0-684-17948-2)
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Miseryby Stephen King, Maria MirISBN 074323359X (0-7432-3359-X)
Softcover, Simon & Schuster Mass Market
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Misery'Book summary:Can a best-selling author escape from a psychotic nurse who wants him to respect her favorite literary character?. [via]
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Mourning Ragaby Ellis PetersISBN 0708905765 (0-7089-0576-5)
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Night Of The Jabberwockby Fredric BrownISBN 0688031501 (0-688-03150-1)
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Nocturnesby John ConnollyISBN 0743270193 (0-7432-7019-3)
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Pale Horse Comingby Stephen HunterISBN 0684863618 (0-684-86361-8)
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Pilgrim's Restby Patricia WentworthISBN 0708909388 (0-7089-0938-8)
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Plain Truthby Jodi PicoultISBN 0743275012 (0-7432-7501-2)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Plain Truth'Book summary:Jodi Picoult has touched readers deeply with her acclaimed novels, such as Keeping Faith and The Pact. Gifted with "a remarkable ability to make us share her characters' feelings" (People), Picoult now explores the complex choices of the heart for a young Amish woman -- the compelling journey of discovery for an urban lawyer who befriends and protects her.
The small town of Paradise, Pennsylvania, is a jewel in Lancaster County -- known for its picture-postcard landscapes and bucolic lifestyle. But that peace is shattered by the discovery of a dead infant in the barn of an Amish farmer. A police investigation quickly leads to two startling disclosures: the newborn's mother is an unmarried Amish woman, eighteen-year-old Katie Fisher. And the infant did not die of natural causes. Although Katie denies the medical proof that she gave birth to the child, circumstantial evidence leads to her arrest for the murder of her baby.
One hundred miles away, Philadelphia defense attorney Ellie Hathaway has achieved an enviable, high-profile career. But her latest court "victory" has set the sands shifting beneath her. Single at thirty-nine and unsatisfied with her relationship, Ellie doesn't look back when she turns down her chance to make partner and takes off for an open-ended stay at her great-aunt's home in Paradise.
Fate brings her to Katie Fisher. Suddenly, Ellie sees the chance to defend a client who truly needs her, not just one who can afford her. But taking on this case challenges Ellie in more ways than one. She finds herself not only in a clash of wills with a client who does not want to be defended but also in a clash of cultures with a people whose channels of justice are markedly different from her own.
Immersing herself in Katie Fisher's life -- and in a world founded on faith, humility, duty, and honesty -- Ellie begins to understand the pressures and sacrifices of those who to live "plain." As she peels away the layers of fact and fantasy, Ellie calls on an old friend for guidance. Now, just as this man from Ellie's past reenters her life, she must uncover the truth about a complex case, a tragic loss, the bonds of love -- and her own deepest fears and desires.
Moving seamlessly from psychological drama to courtroom suspense, Plain Truth is a triumph of contemporary storytelling. Jodi Picoult presents a fascinating portrait of Amish life rarely witnessed by those outside the faith -- and discovers a place where circumstances are not always what they seem, where love meets falsehood, and where relationships grow strong enough to span two worlds. [via]
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Prayers for the Deadby Faye KellermanISBN 0688143679 (0-688-14367-9)
Hardcover, Harpercollins
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Prayers for the Dead'Book summary:Dr. Azor Moses Sparks is an extremely esteemed heart surgeon, a devout fundamentalist Christian, a cyclist, a friend of biker gangs; a friend to all. Until he is found dead in an alley with his chest ripped open, that is. Where does one go to begin in the investigation of a man who had no enemies? Lt. Peter Decker starts with the man's family, which he discovers is large and filled with strife and unstable characters. He also finds some problems in his own affairs, mostly involving religious beliefs--his own, those of his Orthodox Jewish wife and those of a Roman Catholic priest who plays a prominent role in the multilayered thriller. [via]
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Prince of Thievesby Chuck HoganISBN 0743496825 (0-7434-9682-5)
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Red Deathby Walter MosleyISBN 0743451767 (0-7434-5176-7)
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The Risk of Darkness: A Simon Serrailler Crime Novelby Susan HillISBN 0701179791 (0-7011-7979-1)
Softcover, Chatto & Windus
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The Riverman: Ted Bundy and I Hunt for the Green River Killerby William J. Birnes, Robert D. Keppel, G.L. Ridgway, Ann RuleISBN 0743463951 (0-7434-6395-1)
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The Russia Houseby John Le CarreISBN 0743464664 (0-7434-6466-4)
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The Safe Houseby Nicci FrenchISBN 0718143051 (0-7181-4305-1)
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Silent Witnessby Richard North PattersonISBN 0679774165 (0-679-77416-5)
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Simisolaby Ruth RendellISBN 0679765026 (0-679-76502-6)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Simisola'Book summary:In the quiet Sussex country town of Kingsmarkham, the daughter of Nigerian physician Raymond Akande is missing. "It's probably nothing, " says Dr. Akande to his friend and client Chief Inspector Wexford, whose help he enlists.
But the days that follow prove the doctor dreadfully wrong. A young woman is found murdered not Melanie, but the last person to have seen and spoken to her. A second woman's body is discovered, again not Melanie's, but like her, young and black. A third woman turns up beaten and unconscious; like the others, she is of Nigerian origin. As Inspector Wexford's investigation stretches from days into weeks, it becomes his unhappy obligation to counter the hopes of the doctor and his wife. In Wexford's professional opinion, Melanie, like the other young women, has become the victim of a serial killer with a horrifyingly singular objective.
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Sin Cityby Max Allan CollinsISBN 0743444043 (0-7434-4404-3)
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Six Easy Piecesby Walter MosleyISBN 0743442547 (0-7434-4254-7)
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Slow Motion Riotby Peter BlaunerISBN 0688100686 (0-688-10068-6)
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Smiley's Peopleby John Le CarreISBN 0743455800 (0-7434-5580-0)
Softcover, Scribner
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Smiley's People'Book summary:John le Carre's classic novels deftly navigate readers through the intricate shadow worlds of international espionage with unsurpassed skill and knowledge and have earned him -- and his hero, British Secret Service agent George Smiley -- unprecedented worldwide acclaim.
Rounding off his astonishing vision of a clandestine world, master storyteller le Carre perfects his art in "Smiley's People."
In London at dead of night, George Smiley, sometime acting Chief of the Circus (aka the British Secret Service), is summoned from his lonely bed by news of the murder of an ex-agent. Lured back to active service, Smiley skillfully maneuvers his people -- "the no-men of no-man's land" -- into crisscrossing Paris, London, Germany, and Switzerland as he prepares for his own final, inevitable duel on the Berlin border with his Soviet counterpart and archenemy, Karla. [via]
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Spend Gameby Jonathan GashISBN 0708906737 (0-7089-0673-7)
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The Stainless Steel Rat Wants You!by Harry HarrisonISBN 0718117271 (0-7181-1727-1)
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Steppin' on a Rainbowby Kinky FriedmanISBN 0684864878 (0-684-86487-8)
Hardcover, Simon & Schuster
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Strange Loyaltiesby William McIlvanneyISBN 068811413X (0-688-11413-X)
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Such Men Are Dangerousby Lawrence BlockISBN 0743458443 (0-7434-5844-3)
Softcover, Simon & Schuster Australia
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A Taste for Deathby Peter O'DonnellISBN 0708936725 (0-7089-3672-5)
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The Tin Princessby Philip PullmanISBN 0679876154 (0-679-87615-4)
Softcover, Random House Childrens Books
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Two Little Girls in Blueby Mary Higgins ClarkISBN 0743497295 (0-7434-9729-5)
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The Unburiedby Charles PalliserISBN 0743410513 (0-7434-1051-3)
Softcover, Washington Square Pr
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Unburied'Book summary:Though putatively a mystery set (mostly) in the Victorian age, Charles Palliser's The Unburied has more in common with Umberto Eco than Arthur Conan Doyle. Like The Name of the Rose, this novel is set in a scholarly community and features a lost manuscript as the McGuffin of choice. And here, too, the mystery is not really what the book is about at all. Palliser's tale centers on Edward Courtine, a Cambridge don with a bee in his bonnet about Alfred the Great. It doesn't take a great medievalist to figure out that Courtine has allowed emotion to cloud his reason concerning the Saxon monarch: his version of Alfred's life and character is so forgiving as to be downright suspicious.
When it is suggested that a source dear to his heart may in fact be fraudulent, he accuses his critics of cowardice. According to Courtine, those revisionist scoundrels doubt the veracity of his beloved source "because their own self-serving cynicism is reproached by the portrait of the king that Grimbald offers. You see, his account confirms how extraordinarily brave and resourceful and learned Alfred was, and what a generous and much-loved man." Now Courtine has come to the cathedral town of Thurcester because he believes Grimbald's original manuscript may be in the cathedral library--a manuscript that he hopes will validate his own version of the great king's reign.
Palliser takes his time setting up his story, seeding it with clues that more often than not lead to dead ends. We learn, for example, that Courtine was once married, that his wife ran off with another man, and that he blames his school pal Austin Fickling for the rupture in his marital bliss. Dark doings at the cathedral are also hinted at, with quite a lot of space devoted to a murder that occurred centuries earlier. Meanwhile, ecclesiastical renovations turn up some unpleasant surprises--and as yet another murder ensues, Courtine is swept up in less scholarly pursuits. As the hapless academic (a Watson without a Holmes) pursues one red herring after another, it becomes apparent that Courtine's psyche is the real mystery on hand. History, he discovers, can obscure as much as it elucidates. All these years, his obsession with an idealized past has provided an excellent refuge from the realities of his present. In the end, what he uncovers is the secret of himself--and the reader of The Unburied is treated to a fine ghost story, in which the ghosts are quite literally all in the mind. --Alix Wilber [via]
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Vadimby Donald JamesISBN 0712684190 (0-7126-8419-0)
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The Vintage Book of Classic Crimeby Michael DibdinISBN 0679768556 (0-679-76855-6)
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The Watchman: A Joe Pike Novelby Robert CraisISBN 0743281632 (0-7432-8163-2)
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The White Cottage Mysteryby Margery AllinghamISBN 0701120975 (0-7011-2097-5)
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Works of Victor Hugo: The Hunchback of Notre Dame, Les Miserablesby Victor HugoISBN 0681410566 (0-681-41056-6)
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Worth More Dead: And Other True Casesby Ann RuleISBN 074344874X (0-7434-4874-X)
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