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Artemis Fowlby Eoin ColferISBN 0786817070 (0-7868-1707-0)
Softcover, Hyperion
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Artemis Fowl'Book summary:At last, one of the most talked-about novels of last year is now available in an accessible mass-market edition. Twelve-year-old Artemis is a millionaire, a genius-and above all, a criminal mastermind. But Artemis doesn't know what he's taken on when he kidnaps a fairy, Captain Holly Short of the LEPrecon Unit. These aren't the fairies of bedtime stories-they're dangerous! [via]
Bleedersby Bill PronziniISBN 0786709421 (0-7867-0942-1)
Hardcover, Carroll & Graf Pub
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Blue Screenby Robert B. ParkerISBN 0786285591 (0-7862-8559-1)
Hardcover, Thorndike Pr
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Boobytrapby Bill PronziniISBN 0786705051 (0-7867-0505-1)
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The Bookwoman's Last Fling: A Cliff Janeway Novelby John DunningISBN 0786287934 (0-7862-8793-4)
Hardcover, Thorndike Press
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Bookwoman's Last Fling: A Cliff Janeway Novel'Book summary:In another enthralling bestseller by "master yarn spinner" (Chicago Sun-Times) John Dunning, rare book dealer and relentless private eye Cliff Janeway unravels a deadly plot marked by stolen classics and stable secrets.
When wealthy horse trainer H. R. Geiger dies, Denver bookman Cliff Janeway encounters the legacy of the man's wife, Candice, a true bookwoman who left behind an assortment of rare first-edition children's books. Sent to assess the collection, Janeway soon finds that several titles are missing, replaced by cheap reprints -- while other hugely expensive pieces remain. Why would a thief take one priceless book and leave an equally valuable volume on the shelf? Suspecting foul play, Janeway follows the trail of Candice's shadowy past to California's Golden Gate and Santa Anita racetracks, where he signs on as a racehorse hot walker. Eavesdropping on the chatter among the hands, he doesn't like what he hears. And when he goes to the house where Candice died to look for answers, Janeway finds much more than he bargained for. [via]
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The Case of the Lucky Loserby Erle Stanley GardnerISBN 0792702271 (0-7927-0227-1)
Hardcover, Chivers North Amer
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The Case of the Vagabond Virginby Erle Stanley GardnerISBN 0792705343 (0-7927-0534-3)
Softcover, Chivers North Amer
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Cat Who Could Read Backwardsby Lilian Jackson BraunISBN 0792700996 (0-7927-0099-6)
Softcover, Curley Pub
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The Cat Who Dropped a Bombshellby Lilian Jackson BraunISBN 0786273801 (0-7862-7380-1)
Hardcover, Thorndike Pr
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Cimarron Roseby James Lee BurkeISBN 0786889306 (0-7868-8930-6)
Softcover, Harpercollins
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Classical Whodunitsby Mike AshleyISBN 0786704187 (0-7867-0418-7)
Softcover, Running Press Book Publishers
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The Copper Peacock and Other Storiesby Ruth RendellISBN 0792712633 (0-7927-1263-3)
Hardcover, Chivers North Amer
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Crazyboneby Bill PronziniISBN 0786707305 (0-7867-0730-5)
Hardcover, Carroll & Graf Pub
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Dark Assassinby Anne PerryISBN 0786283467 (0-7862-8346-7)
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Dead Runby P. J. TracyISBN 0786276738 (0-7862-7673-8)
Hardcover, Thorndike Pr
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Dead Run'Book summary:A New York Times Bestselling Author
The Monkeewrench gang returns, in another caustically funny, frighteningly real thriller. Monkeewrench founders Grace MacBride and Annie Belinsky, along with Deputy Sharon Mueller, are driving from Minneapolis to Green Bay, Wisconsin, where they believe a new serial killer is just warming up. When their car breaks down deep in the northern woods, the women are suddenly running for their lives after witnessing a double murder. [via]
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Deadly Duoby Margery AllinghamISBN 0786703350 (0-7867-0335-0)
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Deal Breaker: Library Editionby Harlan CobenISBN 0786263555 (0-7862-6355-5)
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Death of a Charming Manby M. C. BeatonISBN 0786290463 (0-7862-9046-3)
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A Density of Soulsby Christopher RiceISBN 0786886463 (0-7868-8646-3)
Softcover, Miramax
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› Find signed collectible books: 'A Density of Souls'Book summary:Take the sensuous, fecund New Orleans setting, add a generous helping of tangled Southern family history, and season liberally with a sensitive teenage boy rejected by his friends and frightened of his own homoerotic impulses and you wouldn't be surprised to discover that the novel containing all of the above was written by someone named Rice. But a few paragraphs into the first page, it's clear that Anne Rice's son's first novel isn't about vampires or witches and does not otherwise read like one of her exceedingly popular books. The only family resemblance is in the setting, the sexual orientation of the lovingly described male characters, and the scent of overripe magnolias.
There's murder, suicide, and madness at the heart of this rather clumsy coming-of-age story, which focuses on the youthful friendship of Stephen Conlin, Meredith Ducote, Greg Darby, and Brandon Charbonnet. This friendship is destroyed by a sexual incident that takes place just before the foursome enters Cannon, an exclusive prep school. There, Stephen is ostracized by his former friends, now the most popular kids on campus, who'd just as soon forget their own complicity in the event. Envy, passion, and rage drive the narrative, but the emotions are as juvenile as the characters, and the long passages depicting the rituals and cruelties of high school, from pep rallies to football games, slow down the pace without really illuminating character or motivation. The novel reads like a roman à clef. Rice might have been wiser to tell someone else's story rather than his own. --Jane Adams [via]
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The Detective Fiction Reviews of Charles Williams, 1930-1935by Jared C. Lobdell, Charles WilliamsISBN 0786414545 (0-7864-1454-5)
Softcover, McFarland & Co Inc Pub
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A Dilly of a Deathby Susan Wittig AlbertISBN 0786263784 (0-7862-6378-4)
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Donato & Daughterby Sandra ScoppettoneISBN 0786702842 (0-7867-0284-2)
Softcover, Carroll & Graf Pub
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The Emperor's Snuff-Boxby John Dickson CarrISBN 0786702230 (0-7867-0223-0)
Softcover, Carroll & Graf Pub
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Exileby Denise MinaISBN 0786709626 (0-7867-0962-6)
Softcover, Carroll & Graf Pub
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The Fashion in Shroudsby Margery AllinghamISBN 0786702249 (0-7867-0224-9)
Softcover, Carroll & Graf Pub
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Fingerprints: The Origins of Crime Detection and the Murder Case That Launched Forensic Scienceby Colin BeavanISBN 0786885289 (0-7868-8528-9)
Softcover, Hyperion Books
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Full Blast: Library Editionby Charlotte Hughes, Janet EvanovichISBN 0786287098 (0-7862-8709-8)
Hardcover, Thorndike Pr
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The Girl With the Long Green Heartby Lawrence BlockISBN 0786701064 (0-7867-0106-4)
Softcover, Carroll & Graf Pub
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The Golden Orangeby Joseph WambaughISBN 079270620X (0-7927-0620-X)
Hardcover, Curley
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The Great Legendby Rex StoutISBN 0786704438 (0-7867-0443-8)
Softcover, Carroll & Graf Pub
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The Hanged Man's Songby John SandfordISBN 0786260815 (0-7862-6081-5)
Hardcover, Thorndike Pr
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Harry Potter And The Half-Blood Princeby J. K. Rowling, Mary GrandpreISBN 0786277459 (0-7862-7745-9)
Hardcover, Thorndike Pr
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Harry Potter And The Half-Blood Prince'Book summary:The deluxe edition includes a 32-page insert featuring near scale reproductions of Mary GrandPré's interior art, as well as never-before-seen full-color frontispiece art on special paper. The custom-designed slipcase is foil-stamped and inside is a full cloth case book, blind-stamped on front and back cover, foil stamped on spine. The book includes full-color endpapers with jacket art from the Trade edition and a wraparound jacket featuring exclusive, suitable-for-framing art from Mary GrandPré.
Potter News You Can Use
J.K. Rowling has revealed three chapter titles from Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince to be:
- Chapter Two: "Spinners End"
- Chapter Six: "Draco's Detour"
- Chapter Fourteen: "Felix Felicis"
A Few Words from J.K. Rowling
"I am an extraordinarily lucky person, doing what I love best in the world. Im sure that I will always be a writer. It was wonderful enough just to be published. The greatest reward is the enthusiasm of the readers." --J.K. Rowling. Find out more about Harry's creator in our exclusive interview with J.K. Rowling.
Why We Love Harry
Favorite Moments from the Series
There are plenty of reasons to love Rowling's wildly popular series--no doubt you have several dozen of your own. Our list features favorite moments, characters, and artifacts from all five books. Keep in mind that this list is by no means exhaustive (what we love about Harry could fill five books!) and does not include any of the spectacular revelatory moments that would spoil the books for those (few) who have not read them. Enjoy.Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
- Harry's first trip to the zoo with the Dursleys, when a boa constrictor winks at him.
- When the Dursleys' house is suddenly besieged by letters for Harry from Hogwarts. Readers learn how much the Dursleys have been keeping from Harry. Rowling does a wonderful job in displaying the lengths to which Uncle Vernon will go to deny that magic exists.
- Harry's first visit to Diagon Alley with Hagrid. Full of curiosities and rich with magic and marvel, Harry's first trip includes a trip to Gringotts and Ollivanders, where Harry gets his wand (holly and phoenix feather) and discovers yet another connection to He-Who-Must-Not-Be-Named. This moment is the reader's first full introduction to Rowling's world of witchcraft and wizards.
- Harry's experience with the Sorting Hat.
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
- The de-gnoming of the Weasleys' garden. Harry discovers that even wizards have chores--gnomes must be grabbed (ignoring angry protests "Gerroff me! Gerroff me!"), swung about (to make them too dizzy to come back), and tossed out of the garden--this delightful scene highlights Rowling's clever and witty genius.
- Harry's first experience with a Howler, sent to Ron by his mother.
- The Dueling Club battle between Harry and Malfoy. Gilderoy Lockhart starts the Dueling Club to help students practice spells on each other, but he is not prepared for the intensity of the animosity between Harry and Draco. Since they are still young, their minibattle is innocent enough, including tickling and dancing charms.
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
- Ron's attempt to use a telephone to call Harry at the Dursleys'.
- Harry's first encounter with a Dementor on the train (and just about any other encounter with Dementors). Harry's brush with the Dementors is terrifying and prepares Potter fans for a darker, scarier book.
- Harry, Ron, and Hermione's behavior in Professor Trelawney's Divination class. Some of the best moments in Rowling's books occur when she reminds us that the wizards-in-training at Hogwarts are, after all, just children. Clearly, even at a school of witchcraft and wizardry, classes can be boring and seem pointless to children.
- The Boggart lesson in Professor Lupin's classroom.
- Harry, Ron, and Hermione's knock-down confrontation with Snape.
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
- Hermione's disgust at the reception for the veela (Bulgarian National Team Mascots) at the Quidditch World Cup. Rowling's fourth book addresses issues about growing up--the dynamic between the boys and girls at Hogwarts starts to change. Nowhere is this more plain than the hilarious scene in which magical cheerleaders nearly convince Harry and Ron to jump from the stands to impress them.
- Viktor Krum's crush on Hermione--and Ron's objection to it.
- Malfoy's "Potter Stinks" badge.
- Hermione's creation of S.P.E.W., the intolerant bigotry of the Death Eaters, and the danger of the Triwizard Tournament. Add in the changing dynamics between girls and boys at Hogwarts, and suddenly Rowling's fourth book has a weight and seriousness not as present in early books in the series. Candy and tickle spells are left behind as the students tackle darker, more serious issues and take on larger responsibilities, including the knowledge of illegal curses.
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
- Harry's outburst to his friends at No. 12 Grimmauld Place. A combination of frustration over being kept in the dark and fear that he will be expelled fuels much of Harry's anger, and it all comes out at once, directly aimed at Ron and Hermione. Rowling perfectly portrays Harry's frustration at being too old to shirk responsibility, but too young to be accepted as part of the fight that he knows is coming.
- Harry's detention with Professor Umbridge. Rowling shows her darker side, leading readers to believe that Hogwarts is no longer a safe haven for young wizards. Dolores represents a bureaucratic tyrant capable of real evil, and Harry is forced to endure their private battle of wills alone.
- Harry and Cho's painfully awkward interactions. Rowling clearly remembers what it was like to be a teenager.
- Harry's Occlumency lessons with Snape.
- Dumbledore's confession to Harry.
Begin at the Beginning
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
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PaperbackIf You Like J.K. Rowling, You'll Love These Authors&
- Cornelia Funke
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Cry of the Icemark
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- Geronimo Stilton
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Dragons of DeltoraA Few Words from Mary GrandPré
"When I illustrate a cover or a book, I draw upon what the author tells me; that's how I see my responsibility as an illustrator. J.K. Rowling is very descriptive in her writing--she gives an illustrator a lot to work with. Each story is packed full of rich visual descriptions of the atmosphere, the mood, the setting, and all the different creatures and people. She makes it easy for me. The images just develop as I sketch and retrace until it feels right and matches her vision." Check out more Harry Potter art from illustrator Mary GrandPré.Did You Know?
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The Hearse Case Scenarioby Tim CockeyISBN 0786889950 (0-7868-8995-0)
Softcover, Harpercollins
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Hearse of a Different Colorby Tim CockeyISBN 0786889632 (0-7868-8963-2)
Softcover, Harpercollins
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Hearse of a Different Color'Book summary:Tim Cockey's debut novel, The Hearse You Came In On, introduced readers to Hitchcock Sewell, the undertaker-turned-reluctant-sleuth, whose mordant irony and blissfully skewed perspective on the humdrum brought a remarkable vigor to a profession not usually known for its liveliness. The good news for Hitch fans is that Cockey's follow-up effort dishes up another heaping helping of sardonic wit:
The planet was one big marble of wretchedness. And I wasn't exactly being lifted aloft by bluebirds either. I was wheeling down the Baltimore- Washington Parkway in my unexciting car on the fourth record-breaking freezing cold day in a row, tuning in to what seemed to be the preexisting fact that I was going to be tracking down a cold-blooded murderer.
Said murderer has deposited a corpse on Hitch's doorstep--in the middle of a wake, no less. The unscheduled body is one Helen Waggoner, a single mother with a double life as a waitress and porn star. Hitch's girlfriend sees the unceremonious delivery as a scoop in the making. Bonnie Nash is a less-than- accurate TV weather woman who's got a bad case of occupational shame ("I'm a pair of breasts that tells you what the weather is going to be tomorrow. Maybe."). She figures that solving a murder ought to earn her a network promotion. But it's not that easy. When Helen's sister also turns to Hitch for some moral and investigative support, the undertaker finds himself digging through the family closets and unearthing some distinctly unsavory skeletons. It turns out that a taste for the (ahem) silver screen is a Waggoner tradition, and that the sisters have a long--and not particularly affectionate--history. It's up to Hitch to put the pieces of the puzzle together before a hired killer with a peculiar signature takes him apart.Cockey has a rare gift for sending up the hallowed conventions of mystery fiction with effortlessly wry turns of phrases: "I looked about to assess the scene. I'm six-three, so I have a decent vantage point for assessing." His plot skills have sharpened since his last outing, and the narrative moves along briskly to a conclusion both tidy and ironic. Appropriately enough, though, in this Hearse, the ride is even more fun than the destination. --Kelly Flynn [via]
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The Hearse You Came in onby Tim CockeyISBN 0786889624 (0-7868-8962-4)
Softcover, Hyperion
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Her Forbidden Knightby Rex StoutISBN 0786704446 (0-7867-0444-6)
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Hundred-Dollar Baby: Library Editionby Robert ParkerISBN 0786288221 (0-7862-8822-1)
Hardcover, Thorndike Pr
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Hundred-Dollar Baby: Library Edition'Book summary:A client from a decades-old case reaches out to Boston PI Spenser-but can he rescue troubled April Kyle once more?
Longtime Spenser fans will remember that once upon a time, though not so long ago, there was a girl named April Kyle-a beautiful teenage runaway who turned to prostitution to escape her terrible family life. The book was 1982's Ceremony, and, thanks to Spenser, April escaped Boston's "Combat Zone" for the relative safety of a high-class New York City bordello. April resurfaced in Taming a Sea-Horse, again in dire need of Spenser's rescue-this time from the clutches of a controlling lover. But April Kyle's return in Hundred-Dollar Baby is nothing short of shocking.
When a mature, beautiful, and composed April strides into Spenser's office, the Boston PI barely hesitates before recognizing his once and future client. Now a well-established madam herself, April oversees an upscale call-girl operation in Boston's Back Bay. Still looking for Spenser's approval, it takes her a moment before she can ask him, again, for his assistance. Her business is a success; what's more, it's an all-female enterprise. Now that some men are trying to take it away from her, she needs Spenser.
April claims to be in the dark about who it is that's trying to shake her down, but with a bit of legwork and a bit more muscle, Spenser and Hawk find ties to organized crime and local kingpin Tony Marcus, as well as a scheme to franchise the operation across the country. As Spenser again plays the gallant knight, it becomes clear that April's not as innocent as she seems. In fact, she may be her own worst enemy. [via]More editions of Hundred-Dollar Baby: Library Edition:
In the Heat of the Nightby John BallISBN 0786708832 (0-7867-0883-2)
Softcover, Carroll & Graf Pub
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Killing Ravenby Margaret CoelISBN 0786261307 (0-7862-6130-7)
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When the body of a white man is recovered from a shallow grave in one of the most troubled corners of the Wind River Reservation, Father John O'Malley knows that if the murderer isn't caught quickly, this tragedy will only be the beginning. The victim's widow is already out for revenge. And the one person Father John believes could lead him to the killer is a terrified fifteen-year-old girl running for her life. [via]
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A Kiss Before Dyingby Ira Levin, Otto PenzlerISBN 0786711647 (0-7867-1164-7)
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The Long Farewellby Michael InnesISBN 0792701429 (0-7927-0142-9)
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Long Spoon Laneby Anne PerryISBN 0786272716 (0-7862-7271-6)
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The Lost Adventures of Sherlock Holmesby Ken GreenwaldISBN 0792451074 (0-7924-5107-4)
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Lost Get-Back Boogieby James Lee BurkeISBN 0786881011 (0-7868-8101-1)
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The Mammoth Book Of New Historical Whodunnitsby Mike AshleyISBN 0786715715 (0-7867-1571-5)
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The Mammoth Book of Historical Whodunnitsby Mike AshleyISBN 0786700246 (0-7867-0024-6)
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The Mammoth Book of Roman Whodunnitsby Mike AshleyISBN 0786712414 (0-7867-1241-4)
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The Man Who Smiledby Henning Mankell, Laurie ThompsonISBN 0786293195 (0-7862-9319-5)
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Memory in Deathby J. D. RobbISBN 0786282320 (0-7862-8232-0)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Memory in Death'Book summary:Eve Dallas is one tough cop. Shes got no problem dealing with a holiday reveler in a red suit who plunges thirty-seven stories and gives new meaning to the term sidewalk Santa. But when she gets back to the station and Trudy Lombard shows up, its all Eve can do to hold it together. Instantly, shes plunged back into the past, to the days when she was a vulnerable, traumatized girl - trapped in foster care with the twisted woman who now sits in front of her, smiling. Trudy claims she just wanted to see how Eve was doing. But Eves husband, Roarke, suspects otherwise - and his suspicions prove correct when Trudy arrives at his office demanding money in exchange for keeping the ugly details of his wifes childhood a secret. Barely restraining himself, Roarke shows her the door - and makes it clear that shed be wise to get out of New York and never bother him or his wife again. But just a few days later, Trudys found on the floor of her hotel room, a mess of bruises and blood. A cop to the core, Eve is determined to solve the case, if only for the sake of Trudys bereaved son. Unfortunately, Eve is not the only one to have suffered at this womans hands, and she and Roarke will follow a circuitous, dangerous path to find out who turned this victimizer into a victim. [via]
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Murder in the Hearse Degreeby Tim CockeyISBN 0786889977 (0-7868-8997-7)
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Olivia Joules and the Overactive Imaginationby Helen FieldingISBN 0786267569 (0-7862-6756-9)
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The Palace Tigerby Barbara CleverlyISBN 0786715723 (0-7867-1572-3)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Palace Tiger'Book summary:India, 1922: Joe Sandilands, Scotland Yard detective, is staying with Governor Sir George Jardine in Simla when there is some unexpected news. Sir George sends Joe off to the Princely State of Ranipur in the company of Edgar Troop, an experienced hunter, at the request of the Maharajah, an old ally of the British. A man-eating tiger is terrorizing the northern villages, and the two men are invited to join a hunting party in the forest. But the quality of the weaponry with which Sir George supplies him raises Joes suspicions. The rifle will be perfect for the tiger, but why has he also been issued with the small Browning M pistol, designed for use on human targets?[via]
The Maharajah is dying and the succession is unclear. His first son has recently been killed in a panther-related incident. Then a second son dies dramatically before Joes eyes. The third and last remaining sonthe favorite successor in the eyes of the Britishis only twelve years old.
In the luxurious setting of the Maharajahs court with its array of powerful, scheming characters, Joe must track down a clever murdererall under the mocking and hostile eye of the ruthless Chief of State Police.More editions of The Palace Tiger:
Parallel Liesby Ridley PearsonISBN 0786889616 (0-7868-8961-6)
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Peeperby Loren D. EstlemanISBN 0792707516 (0-7927-0751-6)
Softcover, Chivers North Amer
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A Prayer for Owen Meanyby John IrvingISBN 0792481976 (0-7924-8197-6)
Hardcover, World Pubns
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Promise Meby Harlan CobenISBN 0786285613 (0-7862-8561-3)
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Pulp Mastersby Martin Harry Greenberg, Edward GormanISBN 0786708735 (0-7867-0873-5)
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Raffles the Amateur Cracksmanby HornungISBN 0792701577 (0-7927-0157-7)
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The Red House Mysteryby Alan Alexander MilneISBN 0792708539 (0-7927-0853-9)
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Red Lightby T. Jefferson ParkerISBN 0786889756 (0-7868-8975-6)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Red Light'Book summary:Parker's many fans met Merci Rayborn, the Orange County homicide investigator, in The Blue Hour, and will be happy to renew their acquaintance with her in Red Light. Although she's still mourning the death of her former partner Tim Hess, who fathered her 2-year-old son, her relationship with fellow cop Mike McNally is progressing nicely, and so is her career on the force. Then two murders, decades apart, come together in a way that shakes Merci's world both personally and professionally; two beautiful young prostitutes are both killed for what they knew and what they threatened to tell. Who's covering up the corruption in the department that led to the first murder? And was Merci's lover responsible for the second? Someone's sending Merci evidence that disappeared from the police locker years ago; did that same person frame Mike too?
Merci doesn't want to believe McNally's involved, but everything points to him. When she's forced to arrest him, everything she believes in comes in for a painful reexamination. And when her efforts to solve both killings lead inexorably back to where they started--to the department itself--she faces the most difficult challenge of all.
Parker is a masterful writer, with a sure command of the idiom, a fine sense of pacing, and more emotional depth than many of his colleagues. Fans will applaud this outing, and new readers will seek out his extensive backlist. --Jane Adams [via]
The Return of the Black Widowersby Isaac Asimov, Charles Ardai, Harlan EllisonISBN 0786716517 (0-7867-1651-7)
Softcover, Carroll & Graf Pub
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Return of the Black Widowers'Book summary:Until his death in 1992, author Isaac Asimov would write more than 120 ingenious tales of detection and deduction, and in 66 of them he would present his armchair detectives, the Black Widowers, with the mind-teasing puzzles that they would strive to solve in often-quarrelsome conversation. The Black Widowers club is meeting again. In a private dining room at New Yorks luxurious Milano restaurant, the six brilliant men once more gather for fine fare served impeccably by their peerless waiter, Henry. At table, too, will of course be that requisite dinner guest to challenge their combined deductive wit: a man whose marriage hinges on finding a lost umbrella; a woman shadowed by an adversary who knows her darkest secrets; a debunker of psychics unable to explain his unnerving experience in a haunted house; or a symphony cellist accused of attacking his wife with a kitchen knife. In addition to six stories that have never before appeared in any collection, this volume includes the ten best-ever Black Widowers cases, among them the very first to be published, in Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine, as well as the first brand new Black Widowers story to appear in more than ten years. [via]
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The Saint and Mr. Tealby Leslie CharterisISBN 0786702281 (0-7867-0228-1)
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The Shifting Tideby Anne PerryISBN 0786265884 (0-7862-6588-4)
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Silent Joeby T. Jefferson ParkerISBN 0786890037 (0-7868-9003-7)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Silent Joe'Book summary:Scarred for life by a brutal father, Joe Trona found a safe haven and a loving childhood in the home of the couple who adopted him. Now he spends his days as a deputy for the Orange County sheriff's department and his nights as a driver and aide to Will Trona, the influential politician who rescued him from the Hillside Children's Home. An expert in firearms and the martial arts, Joe has been backing Will up for a long time. Still, his skill isn't enough to keep Will alive, and when his father is killed right in front of Joe's eyes, the young deputy vows to avenge him. But first he must find out how the kidnapping of a tycoon's daughter, a scam to line the pockets of Will Trona's political enemies, the murder of two Guatemalan immigrants, the unholy activities of a charismatic minister who's a close friend of the Trona family, and the strange alliance of two rival L.A. gangs are connected to Will's death.
Every secret Joe uncovers leads deeper into his beloved father's murky past and ultimately his own. But the reader stays right with this extraordinary man as he battles his demons and ultimately vanquishes them. Author T. Jefferson Parker (The Blue Hour, Red Light, Laguna Heat) is one of the best thriller writers working today. Fans of Michael Connelly and Dennis Lehane--and Raymond Chandler, for that matter--will appreciate Parker's ability to create a complex, fascinating, and fully realized hero whose inner reality is brilliantly revealed by his actions. Will Trona is an equally intriguing invention; while ultimately he is an enigma, we remain convinced that he is worthy of his son's devotion. Silent Joe is a mindful, intelligent novel you can't put down. It should break Parker out with the really big boys of mystery fiction, the million-sellers with the marquee names. In fact, he's a much better writer than most of them, and unlike many, he never tells the same story twice. --Jane Adams [via]
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Snow Blindby P. J. TracyISBN 0786288248 (0-7862-8824-8)
Hardcover, Thorndike Press
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Snow Blind'Book summary:When the corpses of three police officers are discovered entombed in snowmen, Grace MacBride and her team of crime-busting computer jocks at the Monkeewrench firm are called in to assist. What they discover is a terrifying link among the victims that reaches beyond the badge and crosses the line between hard justice and stone cold vengeance.[via]More editions of Snow Blind:
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Snow Gardenby Christopher RiceISBN 0786888067 (0-7868-8806-7)
Softcover, Miramax
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Snow Garden'Book summary:Christopher Rice became a publishing sensation overnight with his rst novel, A Density of Souls. The stunningly wide-ranging coverage included appearances on The Rosie ODonnell Show, MTVs Real World, and The Early Show, print features in everything from USA Today to The Advocate, and a website deluged with e-mails from fans. One of the most original writers of a new generation was launched. His new novel, The Snow Garden, is a story of murder and sexual menace on a snowbound university campus. When a respected professors wife drives to her death in an icy river, an illicit relationship between a student and his teacher threatens to come to light, and within days Atherton University is the scene of escalating speculation and intrigue. Another death emerges from the shadows, and the connections between the two accidents begin to look uncomfortably close. As in A Density of Souls, Christopher Rice explores the dynamic within a tightly knit group of young people haunted by sexual memories and fears and driven by obscure desires. The Snow Garden casts this web of friendship and passion against the backdrop of a threat that grows darker as the novel proceeds. The result is a stunning new novel from an arresting talent. [via]
Spook: A "Nameless Detective" Novelby Bill PronziniISBN 0786710861 (0-7867-1086-1)
Hardcover, Carroll & Graf Pub
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The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hydeby Robert Louis Stevenson, Michael Lawrence, Ian AndrewISBN 0789420694 (0-7894-2069-4)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde'Book summary:The young Robert Louis Stevenson suffered from repeated nightmares of living a double life, in which by day he worked as a respectable doctor and by night he roamed the back alleys of old-town Edinburgh. In three days of furious writing, he produced a story about his dream existence. His wife found it too gruesome, so he promptly burned the manuscript. In another three days, he wrote it again. The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde was published as a "shilling shocker" in 1886, and became an instant classic. In the first six months, 40,000 copies were sold. Queen Victoria read it. Sermons and editorials were written about it. When Stevenson and his family visited America a year later, they were mobbed by reporters at the dock in New York City. Compulsively readable from its opening pages, Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde is still one of the best tales ever written about the divided self.
This University of Nebraska Press edition is a small, exquisitely produced paperback. The book design, based on the original first edition of 1886, includes wide margins, decorative capitals on the title page and first page of each chapter, and a clean, readable font that is 19th-century in style. Joyce Carol Oates contributes a foreword in which she calls Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde a "mythopoetic figure" like Frankenstein, Dracula, and Alice in Wonderland, and compares Stevenson's creation to doubled selves in the works of Plato, Poe, Wilde, and Dickens.
This edition also features 12 full-page wood engravings by renowned illustrator Barry Moser. Moser is a skillful reader and interpreter as well as artist, and his afterword to the book, in which he explains the process by which he chose a self-portrait motif for the suite of engravings, is fascinating. For the image of Edward Hyde, he writes, "I went so far as to have my dentist fit me out with a carefully sculpted prosthetic of evil-looking teeth. But in the final moments I had to abandon the idea as being inappropriate. It was more important to stay in keeping with the text and, like Stevenson, not show Hyde's face." (Also recommended: the edition of Frankenstein illustrated by Barry Moser) --Fiona Webster [via]
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Survivor In Deathby J. D. RobbISBN 0786275103 (0-7862-7510-3)
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In her newest novel in this number-one New York Times-bestselling series, Nora Roberts writing as J. D. Robb returns to the New York City of 2059, where Lieutenant Eve Dallas will struggle to solve the murder of a seemingly ordinary family - and protect one small, terrified survivor. [via]
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Sweet Poisonby David RobertsISBN 0786708190 (0-7867-0819-0)
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Tether's Endby Margery AllinghamISBN 0786703830 (0-7867-0383-0)
Softcover, Carroll & Graf Pub
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Tether's End'Book summary:When a murdered London pawnbroker's corpse is missing, clues are scant and witnesses few. Scotland Yard Superintendent Charles Luke has come up with a farfetched theory, and even the imperturbable Albert Campion has doubts when evidence points them to a most unlikely conclusion. Previous published. [via]
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Thief Lordby Cornelia FunkeISBN 0786280921 (0-7862-8092-1)
Softcover, Thorndike Pr
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Thief Lord'Book summary:Imagine a Dickens story with a Venetian setting, and you'll have a good sense of Cornelia Funke's prizewinning novel The Thief Lord, first published in Germany in 2000. This suspenseful tale begins in a detective's office in Venice, as the entirely unpleasant Hartliebs request Victor Getz's services to search for two boys, Prosper and Bo, the sons of Esther Hartlieb's recently deceased sister. Twelve-year-old Prosper and 5-year-old Bo ran away when their aunt decided she wanted to adopt Bo, but not his brother. Refusing to split up, they escaped to Venice, a city their mother had always described reverently, in great detail. Right away they hook up with a long-haired runaway named Hornet and various other ruffians who hole up in an abandoned movie theater and worship the elusive Thief Lord, a young boy named Scipio who steals jewels from fancy Venetian homes so his new friends can get the warm clothes they need. Of course, the plot thickens when the owner of the pawn shop asks if the Thief Lord will carry out a special mission for a wealthy client: to steal a broken wooden wing that is the key to completing an age-old, magical merry-go-round. This winning cast of characters--especially the softhearted detective with his two pet turtles--will win the hearts of readers young and old, and the adventures are as labyrinthine and magical as the streets of Venice itself. (Ages 9 and older) --Karin Snelson [via]
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To Catch a Spyby Stuart M. KaminskyISBN 0786710233 (0-7867-1023-3)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'To Catch a Spy'Book summary:Toby Peters has rubbed elbows with, and taken a beating for, most of the brightest stars from Hollywood's 1940s heyday. Judy Garland, Errol Flynn, Bette Davis, Charlie Chaplin--this disheveled, taco-gulping L.A. private eye has worked for them all. Usually to his regret. In Stuart M. Kaminsky's wacky but charming To Catch a Spy, he adds the terminally suave Cary Grant to his client list.
As 1943 comes to an end, with Allied bombs battering Berlin and Americans celebrating a new pork bonus among their wartime food stamps, Grant hires Peters to make a late-night swap of money for "compromising documents." ("I'm not being blackmailed over some crime or sexual indiscretion," Grant insists. "It's more important than that.") However, the mysterious messenger is shot before he can hand Peters the papers. His dying words: "George Hall." It's only the vaguest of clues, but enough to send Toby and Grant--who's working for British Intelligence Services--on a bungling chase that leads to a second corpse, a cabal of Nazi sympathizers, and a perilous confrontation on a moonlit precipice.
What's most remarkable about this 22nd Peters outing is that it's just as welcome as the first, 1977's Bullet for a Star. Kaminsky, a film historian, employs his knowledge of Tinsel Town's "golden age" to both nostalgic and comic effect. More lighthearted than 2001's A Few Minutes Past Midnight, but still featuring Kaminsky's usually suspect cast of supporting eccentrics--including Irene Plaut, Toby's addled landlady, and dentist-from-hell Shelly Minck--To Catch a Spy is Raymond Chandler by way of the Marx Brothers. --J. Kingston Pierce [via]
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The Triggerman's Danceby T. Jefferson ParkerISBN 0786889179 (0-7868-8917-9)
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A Trouble of Foolsby Linda BarnesISBN 0786889535 (0-7868-8953-5)
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Twospotby Bill Pronzini, Collin WilcoxISBN 0786700424 (0-7867-0042-4)
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Under Ordersby Dick FrancisISBN 0786289988 (0-7862-8998-8)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Under Orders'Book summary:"Sadly, death at the races is not uncommon. However, three in a single afternoon was sufficiently unusual to raise more than one eyebrow."
It's the third death on Cheltenham Gold Cup Day that really troubles super-sleuth Sid Halley. Last seen in 1995's Come to Grief, former champion jockey Halley knows the perils of racing all too well-but in his day, jockeys didn't usually reach the finishing line with three .38 rounds in the chest. But this is precisely how he finds jockey Huw Walker-who, only a few hours earlier, had won the coveted Triumph Hurdle.
Just moments before the gruesome discovery, Halley had been called upon by Lord Enstone to make discreet inquiries into why his horses appeared to be on a permanent losing streak. Are races being fixed? Are bookies taking a cut? And if so, are trainers and jockeys playing a dangerous game with stakes far higher than they are realistic?
Halley's quest for answers draws him even deeper into the darker side of the race game, in a life-or-death power play that will push him to his very limits-both professionally and personally. [via]More editions of Under Orders:
Vanishing Pointby Marcia MullerISBN 0786289449 (0-7862-8944-9)
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The Whitechapel Horrorsby Edward B. HannaISBN 078670019X (0-7867-0019-X)
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