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An Absence of Lightby David L. LindseyISBN 0553569414 (0-553-56941-4)
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After Darkby Phillip MargolinISBN 0553569082 (0-553-56908-2)
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The Alienistby Caleb CarrISBN 0553572997 (0-553-57299-7)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Alienist'Book summary:The year is 1896, the place, New York City. On a cold March night New York Times reporter John Schuyler Moore is summoned to the East River by his friend and former Harvard classmate Dr. Laszlo Kreizler, a psychologist, or "alienist." On the unfinished Williamsburg Bridge, they view the horribly mutilated body of an adolescent boy, a prostitute from one of Manhattan's infamous brothels. The newly appointed police commissioner, Theodore Roosevelt, in a highly unorthodox move, enlists the two men in the murder investigation, counting on the reserved Kreizler's intellect and Moore's knowledge of New York's vast criminal underworld. They are joined by Sara Howard, a brave and determined woman who works as a secretary in the police department. Laboring in secret (for alienists, and the emerging discipline of psychology, are viewed by the public with skepticism at best), the unlikely team embarks on what is a revolutionary effort in criminology-- amassing a psychological profile of the man they're looking for based on the details of his crimes. Their dangerous quest takes them into the tortured past and twisted mind of a murderer who has killed before. and will kill again before the hunt is over. Fast-paced and gripping, infused with a historian's exactitude, The Alienist conjures up the Gilded Age and its untarnished underside: verminous tenements and opulent mansions, corrupt cops and flamboyant gangsters, shining opera houses and seamy gin mills. Here is a New York during an age when questioning society's belief that all killers are born, not made, could have unexpected and mortal consequences. [via]
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The Aquitaine Progressionby Robert LudlumISBN 0553262564 (0-553-26256-4)
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Ashes to Ashesby Tami HoagISBN 0553579606 (0-553-57960-6)
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Atlantisby David GibbinsISBN 0553587927 (0-553-58792-7)
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The Bannerman Effectby John R. MaximISBN 0553285599 (0-553-28559-9)
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Birthday Party : A Lilly Bennett Mysteryby Marne Davis KelloggISBN 0553580493 (0-553-58049-3)
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Black Sandby William J. CaunitzISBN 0553283596 (0-553-28359-6)
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The Black Towerby P. D. JamesISBN 0571107311 (0-571-10731-1)
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Bleeding Heartsby Jane HaddamISBN 0553569368 (0-553-56936-8)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Bleeding Hearts'Book summary:Former FBI agent Gregor Demarkian races against time to prevent a Valentine's Day murder that would keep the perpetrator of a long-unsolved crime secret forever. Reprint. PW. K. [via]
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Blood Testby Jonathan KellermanISBN 0553569635 (0-553-56963-5)
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Bloody Kinby Margaret MaronISBN 0553295144 (0-553-29514-4)
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Body of Truthby David L. LindseyISBN 0553289640 (0-553-28964-0)
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The Bourne Ultimatumby Robert LudlumISBN 0553287737 (0-553-28773-7)
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Brainchildby John SaulISBN 0553265520 (0-553-26552-0)
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The Burning Manby Phillip MargolinISBN 0553574957 (0-553-57495-7)
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Cabal : An Aurelio Zen Mysteryby Michael DibdinISBN 0553561731 (0-553-56173-1)
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The Caretakerby Thomas William SimpsonISBN 0553578057 (0-553-57805-7)
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Cat on the Scentby Rita Mae BrownISBN 0553575414 (0-553-57541-4)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Cat on the Scent'Book summary:The animals in Crozet, Virginia, are a lot smarter than the humans, which will come as no surprise to the devoted fans of Rita Mae Brown's mysteries featuring Mrs. Murphy the tiger cat, the luxury-loving feline known as Pewter, and Tee Tucker, a curious corgi. In their seventh outing, they're leaps and bounds ahead of Harry Haristeen, the spunky postmistress they call Mom. Long before anyone else knows what's going on, they've figured out the connection between the shot fired at wealthy Sir Henry Vane-Tempest during the reenactment of a Civil War battle and a missing airplane hidden in Tally Urquhart's barn. They're better at finding evidence trampled underfoot at a crime scene than any detective is, and they know just whose lap to drop it in. While they might not understand exactly why county commissioner Archie Ingram is so exercised about Vane-Tempest's plans for development in Albemarle County--particularly when it promises to make him as wealthy as the husband of the woman he loves--they've sniffed out the sexual shenanigans that threaten to derail the private pact between Crozet's leading citizens. If Harry and her friends knew what the animals know, there'd be no mystery about it; there'd only be a charming and lighthearted story of chicanery in the new Old South with plenty of local color, the scent of lilacs wafting through every page, and the deft prose of a writer on top of her game. But then, there'd be no raison d'etre for the liveliest scene in the book, wherein Mrs. Murphy, Pewter, and Tee take a turbo-charged Porsche for a breakneck ride through Virginia's verdant hills and dales. By the end of the book, the only mystery is whether Harry and Fair, her favorite ex-husband, will manage to get back together again in the next installment--or the one after that--of this popular series. --Jane Adams [via]
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Catch As Cat Canby Sneaky Pie Brown, Rita Mae BrownISBN 0553580280 (0-553-58028-0)
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Catering to Nobodyby Diane Mott DavidsonISBN 0553584707 (0-553-58470-7)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Catering to Nobody'Book summary:MEET THE CATERER WHO WHIPPED UP THE
MULTIMILLION-COPY MYSTERY SERIES
AS GOLDY SOLVES HER FIRST MURDER!
Diane Mott Davidsons winning recipe of first-class suspense and five-star fare has won her and caterer Goldy critical raves and a regular place on major bestseller lists across the country. In Goldys tantalizing debut, she serves up a savory dish of secrets, suspicions, and murder....
INCLUDING NEVER-BEFORE-PUBLISHED RECIPES
Catering a wake is not Goldys idea of fun. Yet the Colorado caterer throws herself into preparing a savory feast including Poached Salmon and Strawberry Shortcake Buffet designed to soothe forty mourners. And her culinary efforts seem to be exactly what the doctor ordered...until her ex-father-in-law gynecologist Fritz Korman is struck down and Goldy is accused of adding poison to the menu. Now, with the Department of Health impounding her leftovers, her ex-husband proclaiming her guilt, and her business about to be shut down, Goldy knows she cant wait for the police to serve up the answers. Shell soon uncover more than one family skeleton and a veritable stew of unpalatable secretsthe kind that could make Goldy the main course in an unsavory killers next murder! [via]More editions of Catering to Nobody:
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The Cereal Murdersby Diane Mott DavidsonISBN 055356773X (0-553-56773-X)
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The Clinicby Jonathan KellermanISBN 055357230X (0-553-57230-X)
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A Cold Mindby David LindseyISBN 0553560816 (0-553-56081-6)
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The Complete Sherlock Holmesby Arthur Conan DoyleISBN 0553328255 (0-553-32825-5)
Softcover, Bantam Classic & Loveswept
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Critical Judgmentby Michael PalmerISBN 0553574086 (0-553-57408-6)
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Critical Spaceby Greg RuckaISBN 0553581791 (0-553-58179-1)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Critical Space'Book summary:Penzler Pick, September 2001: Greg Rucka has created a remarkable character named Atticus Kodiak, a bodyguard who, together with assorted friends and associates, has appeared in four previous books. Before reading Critical Space, it's not necessary to know the sometimes complicated history of Atticus and his professional and personal relationships, but it helps.
It helps, for instance, to know that Atticus has been romantically involved with Bridget and Natalie, both of whom have worked on cases with him. It helps to know that Bridget has a very complicated past, which Rucka chronicled in his fourth book, Shooting at Midnight. And it helps to know that he has already had a run-in with one of the most deadly international assassins working--a beautiful woman who goes by the name of Drama.
It is Drama who takes center stage in this latest tale. After quitting a high-profile case as bodyguard to spoiled movie star Skye Van Brandt, Kodiak is approached by an old friend from England who is bringing the famous abused children's advocate, Lady Antonia Ainsley-Hunter, to the States for some appearances. After one near-miss with Lady Antonia, another attempt to abduct her is successful. But it is not a ransom or publicity that the kidnapper wants--she is merely bait for the real target: Atticus. A game of cat and mouse leads through the subways of New York, out to Staten Island, and back over to New Jersey, where Atticus is once again in the presence of Drama, who now needs his help. She has become a target of an assassin named Oxford, who is every bit as good as she is. Drama, who has some idea who might have put the hit on her, needs backup to combat this elite killer.
What is remarkable about this book, and the series as a whole, is not only the writing, which is crisp and concise, but the inside information from Rucka about what it takes to be a bodyguard, what the training is like, and how certain situations are defused. Rucka knows his stuff and deserves a wider audience. --Otto Penzler [via]
Dark Paradiseby Tami HoagISBN 0553561618 (0-553-56161-8)
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A Darker Justiceby Sallie BissellISBN 0553582712 (0-553-58271-2)
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Darkness Peeringby Alice BlanchardISBN 0553581295 (0-553-58129-5)
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Day of the Jackalby Frederick ForsythISBN 0553266306 (0-553-26630-6)
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Deadly Duoby Margery AllinghamISBN 0553254111 (0-553-25411-1)
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Deadly Secrets on the St. Johnsby Patricia H. SprinkleISBN 0553568574 (0-553-56857-4)
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Death of a Dunwoody Matronby Patricia H. SprinkleISBN 0553298879 (0-553-29887-9)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Death of a Dunwoody Matron'Book summary:After the much-hated young wife of a dear friend is found murdered, publicist and amateur sleuth Sheila Travis investigates the woman's past and discovers a string of dead husbands. Reprint. [via]
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Death of a Gluttonby M. C. BeatonISBN 0553409727 (0-553-40972-7)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Death of a Glutton'Book summary:Maria Worth has come to hate her partner, Peta Gore, who has become the bane of her otherwise successful business life. When Peta turns up at a gathering in a remote village, everyone bands together in mutual loathing - but does someone hate her enough to kill her? Hamish Macbeth investigates. [via]
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Death of a Pranksterby M. C. BeatonISBN 0553409697 (0-553-40969-7)
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Death of a Snobby M. C. BeatonISBN 0553409689 (0-553-40968-9)
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Death of an Outsiderby M. C. BeatonISBN 0553407937 (0-553-40793-7)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Death of an Outsider'Book summary:Nobody in the Scottish town of Cnothan had liked the abrasive Englishman, and now that he had been murdered - nobody much minds. Hamish Macbeth's hard luck is that he happened to be on temporary duty in this cloistered village when the killer struck. [via]
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Deception on His Mindby Elizabeth GeorgeISBN 0553575090 (0-553-57509-0)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Deception on His Mind'Book summary:In Deception on His Mind Sergeant Barbara Havers places herself at the center of an investigation in Essex concerning the mysterious death of a recently arrived immigrant from Pakistan. Although still recovering from the broken ribs and nose (received at the end of In the Presence of the Enemy), Havers convinces herself that she needs to stay on the job in order to help her neighbor Taymullah Azhar and his elfin daughter Hadiyyah who have a familial connection to the dead man. As is typical with Elizabeth George's novels (this is the 10th in a popular and powerful series), the murder and its investigation are the central feature of the story. But in this case they are also the means by which she explores the Pakistani experience in a foreign and not always friendly culture. As Havers herself notes, the food may well have improved in Britain with an increasingly diverse population, but that same population has "engendered a score of polyglot problems." Whether or not the dead man is a victim of a racially motivated crime is only one of the questions Havers tries to sort out. The result, with George's typically complex characterizations and deft plot turns, is a deeply satisfying novel. Fans of Havers's superior officer, Thomas Lynley, and his lady love Helen Clyde will be disappointed as the two are off on their honeymoon. But with Lynley out of the picture, Havers, with her prickly personality, caustic tongue, and sound investigative skills, comes well and truly into her own. Nitpickers might question one aspect of the final denouement--motive and opportunity are securely in place but the means are on the outskirts of unbelievable. Still, the book is a rich and enjoyable one that continues to tickle the imagination well after it has been shelved amidst other favorites. --K.A. Crouch [via]
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Die in My Dreamsby Christine GreenISBN 0553569325 (0-553-56932-5)
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Doomed to Dieby Dorothy SimpsonISBN 0553296949 (0-553-29694-9)
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Dreaming of the Bonesby Deborah CrombieISBN 0553579312 (0-553-57931-2)
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Dying for Chocolateby Diane Mott DavidsonISBN 0553560247 (0-553-56024-7)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Dying for Chocolate'Book summary:The caterermeet goldy bear: a bright, opinionated, wildly inventive caterer whose personal life has become a recipe for disaster. She's got an abusive ex-husband who's into making tasteless threats, a rash of mounting bills that are taking a huge bite out of her budget, and two enticing men knocking on her door.the dishnow determined to take control of her life, goldy moves her business and her son to ritzy aspen meadow country club, where she accepts a job as a live-in cook. But just as she's beginning to think she's got it made--catering decadent dinners and posh society picnics and enjoying the favors of philip miller, a handsome local shrink, and tom shulz, her more-than-friendly neighborhood cop--the dishy doctor inexplicably drives his bmw into an oncoming bus.the unsavory killerconvinced that philip's bizarre death was no accident, goldy decides to do a little investigating of her own. But sifting through the unpalatable secrets of the dead doc's life will toss her into a case seasoned with unexpected danger and even more unexpected revelations--the kind that could get a caterer and the son she loves. . .killed [via]
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Eight Skilled Gentlemanby Barry HughartISBN 0553295632 (0-553-29563-2)
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Eleven Daysby Donald HarstadISBN 0553581481 (0-553-58148-1)
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Elvis, Jesus & Coca-Colaby Kinky FriedmanISBN 0553568914 (0-553-56891-4)
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The Fashion in Shroudsby Margery AllinghamISBN 055325412X (0-553-25412-X)
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Fatal Inversionby Barbara VineISBN 0553272497 (0-553-27249-7)
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Fatal Tideby Iris JohansenISBN 0553584391 (0-553-58439-1)
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Number one New York Times bestselling author Iris Johansen last electrified readers with Dead Aim and No One to Trust. Now she offers a new pulse-pounding thriller that takes suspense writing to an all-new level: deep below the surface, where a ruthless killer strikes without warning, without mercy...and with the deadliest intent.
Melis Nemid is treading in dangerous waters--and shes about to be dragged under. As a marine researcher, Melis knows all too well the dangers that can lurk under even the calmest surfaces. But not even she can guess how deep the darkness runs. Only one oceanographer ever came close to discovering the deadly mystery that lies beneath the sea--and he seems to have disappeared from the face of the earth. Now Melis is the last one who knows the truth. And someone is determined that the truth will die with her. For what Melis knows about the deep-sea mystery is only part of a nightmarish past torn by violence. She thought she had put that past behind her when she arrived at her Caribbean island home to research dolphin behavior.
But her peace--and her life--is about to be shattered by the arrival of a savage killer. Someone--for reasons unknown even to Melis--is cutting a path of destruction and death that leads directly to her.Only one man can save her--a man who claims to be a fellow oceanographer. He will seek to gain Meliss trust, getting close to her secret and her life. But what this enigmatic man really wants, Melis may not discover until its too late. Because whoever is after her knows her nightmares intimately, and soon she will be forced to relive them all over again. Except for the final nightmare. The one she cant possibly survive. [via]-
The Flanders Panelby Arturo Pérez-Reverte, Margaret Jull CostaISBN 0553377868 (0-553-37786-8)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Flanders Panel'Book summary:Julia, a young Madrid art restorer, is pulled into a shadowy world of metaphor when she discovers a long-covered inscription on a Flemish painting: Who killed the knight? Art, chess and murder are intertwined in this elegant, seductive mystery in the manner of The Name of the Rose. [via]
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For the Sake of Elenaby Elizabeth GeorgeISBN 0553561278 (0-553-56127-8)
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Gone, but Not Forgottenby Phillip MargolinISBN 0553569031 (0-553-56903-1)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Gone, but Not Forgotten'Book summary:The first time Russ went into the bedroom, he missed the rose and the note. His back was to the bed when he stripped off his clothes and hung them in the closet. When fifteen more minutes passed without Vicky, Russ went back into the bedroom to phone her best friend. That was when he saw the note on the pillow on the immaculately made bed. There was a black rose lying across the plain, white paper. Written in a careful hand were the words "Gone, But Not Forgotten." [via]
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The Grilling Seasonby Diane Mott DavidsonISBN 0553574663 (0-553-57466-3)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Grilling Season'Book summary:Caterer and amateur detective Goldy Schulz is at it again in this tasty treat of a novel. Although catering two events more different than a hockey party (complete with the guests chasing pucks on blades) and a decorous breakfast for a doll collectors' convention would be hard to imagine, Goldy manages each with aplomb, Goalies Grilled Tuna and Babsie's Tarts included. While this would be plenty for anyone's plate, Goldy is also trying to decide whether she wants her abusive ex-husband arrested for his current girlfriend's murder. Certainly Goldy is perfectly willing to believe that the Jerk (as Davidson's fans know she has dubbed her former spouse, John Richard Korman) could have done the loathsome deed in one of his violent moments, but she is torn by the desire both to see him brought to justice and for their son not to have a convicted killer for a father. So, between letting the pizza dough rise and baking treasures such as Chocolate Comfort Cookies, Goldy sets out to make sure the police have indeed got the right man.
Davidson's fans will recognize the pattern while new readers will relish her witty, recipe-filled, searing plot. Old friends (all of whom suitably appreciate good food) make their reappearance, including Korman's other ex, Marla, and Goldy's shrimp-peeling husband Tom. While apprentice Julian Teller has left for his restaurant management degree at Cornell, his place in the plot is filled with the more lethargic--if equally good-natured--Maguire Perkins. New characters revolve around the murder itself: Korman's predictably shapely assistant Ree Ann and the very serious doll collectors play a role, as do the administrators of the health maintenance organization Korman has joined. A pleasure to read, even if Goldy's imaginative concoctions make you hungry long before mealtime. --K.A. Crouch [via]
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The Honourable Schoolboyby John Le CarréISBN 0553274376 (0-553-27437-6)
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I, Richardby Elizabeth GeorgeISBN 055338242X (0-553-38242-X)
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The Icarus Agendaby Robert LudlumISBN 0553278002 (0-553-27800-2)
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In Pursuit of the Proper Sinnerby Elizabeth GeorgeISBN 0553575104 (0-553-57510-4)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'In Pursuit of the Proper Sinner'Book summary:The narrative talents of English stage actor Derek Jacobi are put to excellent use in this intriguing mystery of a double murder most foul. Author Elizabeth George presents her popular detectives Thomas Lynley and Barbara Havers with one of their most grisly and difficult cases ever as they search for clues to a bloody crime while struggling to repair their own strained partnership. George's mystery bobs, weaves, twists, and turns from a packed West End theater through the sumptuous halls of a country manor and into the desolate reaches of the high country moors before revealing its delightfully wicked and suspenseful conclusion. Jacobi tackles the complex plot and diverse cast of characters with relish, working his theatrical skills into an outstanding performance. (Running time: 6 hours, 4 cassettes) --George Laney [via]
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In the Presence of the Enemyby Elizabeth GeorgeISBN 0553576089 (0-553-57608-9)
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Killer Pancakeby Diane Mott DavidsonISBN 0553572040 (0-553-57204-0)
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The Killing Hourby Lisa GardnerISBN 0553584529 (0-553-58452-9)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Killing Hour'Book summary:Each time he struck, he took two victims. Day after day, he waited for the first body to be discovered--a body containing all the clues the investigators needed to find the second victim, who waited...prey to a slow but certain death. The clock ticked--salvation was possible.
The police were never in time.
Years have passed; but for this killer, time has stood still. As a heat wave of epic proportions descends, the game begins again. Two girls have disappeared...and the clock is ticking.
Rookie FBI agent Kimberly Quincy knows the killers deadline can be met. But shell have to break some rules to beat an exactingly vicious criminal at a game hes had time to perfect.
For the Killing Hour has arrived....
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Kissed a Sad Goodbyeby Deborah CrombieISBN 055357924X (0-553-57924-X)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Kissed a Sad Goodbye'Book summary:Nominated for an Edgar, Deborah Crombie's 1997 Dreaming of the Bones was such a triumph in all respects that it's a hard act to follow. Kissed a Sad Goodbye, Crombie's sixth book about Scotland Yard's Duncan Kincaid and Gemma James, isn't quite as spectacular as her previous rendition. Still, the author who creates her very British world from a town in North Texas has managed to come up with an entirely respectable and highly enjoyable effort. Her story offers a fascinating setting in place of the poignant, personal drama that invigorated Dreaming of the Bones.
The body of a lovely young woman is found in London's fashionable Docklands area. She turns out to be Annabelle Hammond, the director of an old family firm of tea merchants. She was a woman of tremendous talent and sexual appetite, but also the kind of harsh and abrasive personality that provides plenty of motives for murder. The Hammond family is also historically linked to the self-made property developer Lewis Finch and his son, an activist dropout and street musician. The other suspects include a spineless boyfriend who works at the tea firm, a secretary too loyal to be true, and herrings of various shades of crimson. Kincaid and James have to solve it all, even as their own personal problems threaten to intrude. Thanks to Crombie's enviable ability to bring people and places to life with a single phrase, the story zips along like the new Docklands electric railroad.
Previous Kincaid-James books in paperback include Dreaming of the Bones, All Shall Be Well, Leave the Grave Green, and Mourn Not Your Dead. --Dick Adler [via]
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Last Respectsby Catherine AirdISBN 0553258117 (0-553-25811-7)
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The Little Drummer Girlby John Le CarréISBN 0553267574 (0-553-26757-4)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Little Drummer Girl'Book summary:In this enthralling and thought-provoking novel of Middle Eastern intrigue, Charlie, a brilliant and beautiful young actress, is lured into 'the theatre of the real' by an Israeli intelligence officer. Forced to play her ultimate role, she is plunged into a deceptive and delicate trap set to ensnare an elusive Palestinian terrorist. THE LITTLE DRUMMER GIRL is a thrilling, deeply moving and courageous novel of our times. [via]
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The Matarese Countdownby Robert LudlumISBN 0553579835 (0-553-57983-5)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Matarese Countdown'Book summary:In the audio version of Robert Ludlum's espionage thriller, The Matarese Countdown, the confident voice of actor Stephen Lang (Broadway credits include Hamlet, Death of a Salesman, and A Few Good Men) sets the stage. "He jumped out of the raft and pulled it between the rocks to the sand, securing it to the trunk of a palm ... it was time for the hunt, and hopefully luck would be part of it." And so the chase is on. Lang leads us through a suspenseful tale of inbred corporate corruption and free-market murder.
With his customary polish, Ludlum has devised a mind-bending plot that twists and turns through a complex maze of deadly consequences, pitting his team of heroes against a vicious and all-powerful evil empire. As in the popular prequel, The Matarese Circle, Lang uses his impressive vocal talents to create characters whose accented voices, regional dialects, and identifiable speech patterns heighten the drama. Some might consider the performance over the top, but it is nonetheless skillful and helps carry the action in this far-reaching tale of international intrigue. (Running time: nine hours, six cassettes) -- George Laney [via]
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Missing Josephby Elizabeth GeorgeISBN 0553566040 (0-553-56604-0)
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The Monkey's Raincoatby Robert CraisISBN 0553275852 (0-553-27585-2)
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A Mystery Bred in Buckheadby Patricia H. SprinkleISBN 0553568973 (0-553-56897-3)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'A Mystery Bred in Buckhead'Book summary:When Sheila Travis joins her family and friends at the Delacourt Christmas party--an Atlanta tradition--a priceless manuscript turns up and Sheila soon learns that someone is willing to kill to make sure it never gets published. [via]
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Parting Breathby Catherine AirdISBN 0553254146 (0-553-25414-6)
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A Perfect Spyby John Le CarréISBN 0553264567 (0-553-26456-7)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'A Perfect Spy'Book summary:He is Magnus Pym, charming, enigmatic, a star player in "The Great Game" of British intelligence. He is a man of spectacular gifts whose sudden, mysterious disappearance devastates his family, friends, and colleagues, while shattering the fragile foundations of covert spy networks on both sides of the Iron Curtain. John le Carre's brilliant new masterpiece explores the very essence of espionage itself, interweaving the gripping story of a desperate international manhunt with the compelling history of a complex and tortured life. Here is a stunning tale of obligation and betrayal - and of irresistable forces that cruelly play on the human flaws of a perfect spy. [via]
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Playing for the Ashesby Elizabeth GeorgeISBN 0553572512 (0-553-57251-2)
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Ratkingby Michael DibdinISBN 0553282379 (0-553-28237-9)
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The Road to Omahaby Robert LudlumISBN 0553560441 (0-553-56044-1)
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The Russia Houseby John Le CarréISBN 0553285343 (0-553-28534-3)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Russia House'Book summary:When London publisher Barley Blair receives an important smuggled document from Moscow, the English spymasters are forced to use him to establish the document's veracity. His collusion with Katya, the Moscow intermediary, may represent the way of the future, to the distaste of espionage professionals on both sides. [via]
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The Scorpio Illusionby Robert LudlumISBN 0553566032 (0-553-56603-2)
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A Small Town in Germanyby John Le CarreISBN 0553286196 (0-553-28619-6)
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Smiley's People : A Novelby John Le CarréISBN 0553264877 (0-553-26487-7)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Smiley's People : A Novel'Book summary:When a Russian émigré is found murdered on Hampstead Heath, Smiley is called out of retirement to exorcise some Cold War ghosts from his clandestine past. What follows is Smiley the human being at his most vulnerable and Smiley the case officer at his most brilliant, and it takes to a thrilling conclusion his career-long, serpentine battle with his great rival and nemesis, the enigmatic and ruthless Russian spymaster Karla.[via]More editions of Smiley's People : A Novel:
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The Spy Who Came in from the Coldby John Le CarreISBN 0553264427 (0-553-26442-7)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Spy Who Came in from the Cold'Book summary:It would be an international crime to reveal too much of the jeweled clockwork plot of Le Carré's first masterpiece, The Spy Who Came in from the Cold. But we are at liberty to disclose that Graham Greene called it the "finest spy story ever written," and that the taut tale concerns Alec Leamas, a British agent in early Cold War Berlin. Leamas is responsible for keeping the double agents under his care undercover and alive, but East Germans start killing them, so he gets called back to London by Control, his spy master. Yet instead of giving Leamas the boot, Control gives him a scary assignment: play the part of a disgraced agent, a sodden failure everybody whispers about. Control sends him back out into the cold--deep into Communist territory to checkmate the bad-guy spies on the other side. The political chessboard is black and white, but in human terms the vicinity of the Berlin Wall is a moral no-man's land, a gray abyss patrolled by pawns.
Le Carré beats most spy writers for two reasons. First, he knows what he's talking about, since he raced around working for British Intelligence while the Wall went up. He's familiar with spycraft's fascinations, but also with the fact that it leaves ideals shaken and emotions stirred. Second, his literary tone has deep autobiographical roots. Spying is about betrayal, and Le Carré was abandoned by his mother and betrayed by his father, a notorious con man. (They figure heavily in his novels Single & Single and A Perfect Spy.) In a world of lies, Le Carré writes the bitter truth: it's every man for himself. And may the best mask win. --Tim Appelo [via]
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Sue Graftonby Sue GraftonISBN 0553618288 (0-553-61828-8)
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The Survivors Clubby Lisa GardnerISBN 0553584510 (0-553-58451-0)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Survivors Club'Book summary:One of todays most electrifying suspense novelists, New York Times bestselling author Lisa Gardner returns with a shattering thriller that dares to play on our deepest vulnerabilities. In this masterful new novel, the killer may very well be the one you sympathize with the most....
THE FIRST RULE IS NEVER BLAME THE VICTIM.
They survived what no woman should ever have to endure. Now these three women have the means, the opportunity, and the perfect motive. Are they trying to get away with murder--or is someone trying to make sure that this time they dont get away at all? The Survivors Club. . .thats what Jillian Hayes, Carol Rosen, and Meg Pesaturo call it. They wont consider themselves victims. They are survivors. They faced the blazing headlines and helped lead the investigation that caught the man who changed their lives forever.
And now that Eddie Como, the College Hill rapist, has been murdered, shot down outside a packed courthouse moments before his trial was about to begin, all three women are openly ecstatic that hes dead. They are also the prime suspects in his murder. Detective Sergeant Roan Griffin knows all too well what can drive even the best people to cross the line. But he has never seen a case quite like this one. No one doubts that the murder of Eddie Como was a professional job, especially when the gunman is killed only blocks away from the shooting.
But questions taunt Griffin: Who ordered the deaths of Eddie Como and his killer? Could three ordinary women have been driven to do the unthinkable? Had someone in the Survivors Club become a killer? Griffin seeks the truth--and finds himself confronted with the leader of the Survivors Club. Jillian Hayes is beautiful, successful, cool as ice, and she harbors a pain that mirrors Griffins own. Did the horror of what happened to her push her over the thin and desperate line that separates survival and revenge? And if it did, could he blame her--or anyone in the Survivors Club? Then another woman is brutally attacked.
Suddenly, with the city on the ragged edge of panic, gripped in a media and political firestorm of controversy, cover-up, and conspiracy, the hunt is on for a ruthless and cunning killer. For Griffin, this may well be the case that shatters his career. For Jillian, the harrowing nightmare is beginning all over again. Someone is out there. Someone who wants to finish what was started. Someone who wants to make sure that no one survives the Survivors Club. [via]-
Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spyby John Le CarréISBN 0553267787 (0-553-26778-7)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy'Book summary:British Secret Service agent George Smiley has a world-class problem: he has discovered a mole--a Soviet double agent who has managed to burrow his way up to the highest level of British Intelligence. Now Smiley must use a lifetime's worth of espionage skills to ferret out a spy who's gotten too close for comfort. **MASS MARKET PAPER** [via]
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To Play the Foolby Laurie R. KingISBN 0553574558 (0-553-57455-8)
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A Traitor to Memoryby Elizabeth GeorgeISBN 0553582364 (0-553-58236-4)
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An Unsuitable Job for a Womanby P. D. JamesISBN 0571101615 (0-571-10161-5)
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Vendettaby Michael DibdinISBN 0553296396 (0-553-29639-6)
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Where Nobody Diesby Carolyn WheatISBN 0553273698 (0-553-27369-8)
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With Childby Laurie R. KingISBN 0553574582 (0-553-57458-2)
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Your Royal Hostageby Antonia FraserISBN 0553280198 (0-553-28019-8)
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