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10 Lb. Penaltyby Dick FrancisISBN 042519745X (0-425-19745-X)
Softcover, Berkley Pub Group
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› Find signed collectible books: '10 LB. Penalty'Book summary:One of the most impressive aspects of Dick Francis's long and celebrated career (he's won three Edgar Awards, the Silver Dagger, the Gold Dagger, a Cartier Diamond Dagger, and was named the 1996 Mystery Writers of America Grand Master) is the freshness that he brings to each of his novels. Though every one of his 30-plus works of fiction has drawn from some aspect of the world of horses, Francis turns this constraint into a powerful source of inspiration. In 10 Lb. Penalty Francis adds several new arrows to his quiver. His protagonist, Ben Juliard, narrates the tale in a vivid first person that begins in his insecure late teens instead of the settled middle age of the usual Francis hero. Also, Ben's relationship with horses is more of a fading dream than an active reality. The book begins with Ben's expulsion from Vivian Durridge's stables; he's removed with a false accusation of glue sniffing. But as Ben soon discovers, it is, in fact, his powerful father's machinations that are behind his ill fortunes. The elder Juliard is "standing for Parliament," and the bachelor candidate needs his son by his side for a year of campaigning if he hopes to win. Ben accedes to his father's wishes. He almost always has, but he soon finds that his "gap year"--his year before entering college--is going to be a nightmare. Orinda Nagle, the widow of the recently deceased Hoopwestern MP, and her companion, Alderney Wyvern, resist George's campaign from the start. Then, Usher Rudd, a muckraking journalist, turns his vitriol to George. When an attempt is made on George's life, he and his son find themselves inside a vigorous tale of suspense that takes several narrative years to sort out.
Francis's lucid prose is the driving force in this political mystery, and the realistic rendering of the complicated father-son relationship between George and Ben adds a sophistication and weight that marks the author's best fiction. --Patrick O'Kelley [via]
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Blackoutby John J. NanceISBN 039914594X (0-399-14594-X)
Hardcover, Penguin Group (USA) Incorporated
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Blackout'Book summary:The master of the airplane thriller and bestselling author of Pandora's Clock is back in his most harrowing adventure ever.
Reviewers have called John J. Nance "a wonderful storyteller"(Chicago Tribune) who gives readers the kind of book they want: "so compelling it's tough to look away" (People), "more addictive than morphine" (The Dallas Morning News), "the non-stop read of your life" (Rocky Mountain News).
As his new thriller Blackout begins, a Boeing 747-400 rises through a beautiful Hong Kong sunset on its way to Los Angeles. But within minutes, the plane is rocked by an explosion outside the cockpit that leaves one pilot dead and another blinded. The huge jet shudders through its descent while hundreds of passengers hold on for their lives.
Kat Bronsky, an FBI agent and terrorism specialist, is assigned the hunt for a Global Express business jet seen nearby prior to the attack. Could the explosion have been a cruel twist of fate? Or could the phantom Global Express have employed some new kind of weapon? Bronsky tracks the Global Express crew across the Pacific to the American Northwest and a breathless, edge-of-the-seat showdown. [via]More editions of Blackout:
Blood Sportby Dick FrancisISBN 0425199169 (0-425-19916-9)
Softcover, Berkley Pub Group
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Bloodlineby Sidney SheldonISBN 0446357448 (0-446-35744-8)
Softcover, Grand Central Pub
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The Breathtakerby Alice BlanchardISBN 044661274X (0-446-61274-X)
Softcover, Grand Central Publishing
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Cauldronby Larry BondISBN 0446515671 (0-446-51567-1)
Hardcover, Grand Central Publishing
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Cauldron'Book summary:The author of Red Phoenix and Vortex outdoes himself--with an epic adventure straight out of tomorrow's headlines. When France and Germany unite against America, Britain and the Eastern European democracies, the former Soviet Union is caught in the middle of a trade war that turns into a shooting war. [via]
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The Cry of the Halidonby Jonathan RyderISBN 0440145090 (0-440-14509-0)
Softcover, Bantam Books
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Cry of the Halidon'Book summary:It's an offer Alex McCauliff just can't refuse: two million dollars for a geological survey of Jamaica's dark interior. All Dunstone, Limited asks for in return is his time, his expertise, and above all his absolute secrecy. No one is to know of Dunstone's involvement - not even McAuliff's handpicked team.
But British Intelligence knows and they've let Alex know a secret of their own: the last survey team sent to Jamaica by Dunstone vanished without a trace. For McAuliff, it's too late to turn back. Alex already knows about Dunstone...which means he already knows too much.
He is a marked man...but by whom? Dunstone Limited? British Intelligence? A rival company? A beautiful island and a beautiful woman who could be a spy are central to Alex's chance for survival. That and a single word...Halidon. [via]
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The Cry of the Halidonby Robert LudlumISBN 0440021200 (0-440-02120-0)
Hardcover, Delacorte Press
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The Dangerby Dick FrancisISBN 0399128905 (0-399-12890-5)
Hardcover, Putnam Pub Group
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Daughters of Eveby Lois DuncanISBN 0440918642 (0-440-91864-2)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Daughters of Eve'Book summary:Sworn to secrecy. Bound by loyalty.
It's the high school's most exclusive club--but now a twisted mind is leading it. Who will be the first victim? [via]More editions of Daughters of Eve:
Day of Reckoningby Jack HigginsISBN 0425178773 (0-425-17877-3)
Softcover, Berkley Pub Group
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Dead Evenby Brad MeltzerISBN 0446607339 (0-446-60733-9)
Softcover, Grand Central Pub
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Dead Even'Book summary:Sara Tate starts her job as a New York City assistant district attorney the day before massive budget cuts. To keep her job, she grabs a case slated for one of the DA office's hot shots, thinking it will be the kind of showpiece that'll make her a hero. The next day, she learns that the defense attorney on the case is her husband, Jared Lynch. To make matters worse, what appeared to be a simple breaking and entering is beginning to look more like a murder.
Someone is pitting Sara and Jared against each other and both are being threatened: win the case or your spouse dies. Sara and Jared have struggled and suffered more than your ordinary young lawyers and their desperation to protect one another and their life together is almost palpable. But the more they fight to win the case, the more they put each other's lives in jeopardy.
Dead Even is truly gripping. Brad Meltzer has created characters that are realistic enough to be believable, but quirky enough to be captivating. The lawyers are especially determined and the criminals are especially sinister. Even more impressive than his characters is his don't-blink-or-you'll-miss-something plot, which grabs you on page one and doesn't let go until you close the cover. When reading Dead Even, you may find yourself holding your breath as you furiously turn the pages. It's a legal thriller that gives Grisham's books a run for their money. -- Mara Friedman [via]
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Dead Man's Handleby Peter O'DonnellISBN 0445405872 (0-445-40587-2)
Softcover, Grand Central Pub
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Down a Dark Hallby Lois DuncanISBN 0440918057 (0-440-91805-7)
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Draculaby Bram Stoker, David J. Skal, Nina AuerbachISBN 0393970124 (0-393-97012-4)
Softcover, W W Norton & Co Inc
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Dracula'Book summary:Beware Count Dracula. He has been dead for centuries...yet still he walks the earth. He is a vampire-brilliant, bloodthirsty, and cruel. He hides from the light of day and emerges at night to search for his next victims. His Transylvanian castle is a dark and mysterious place, where terror is constant and survival is rare. Visitors are always welcome...to a fate worse than death. [via]
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- Dracula: ISBN 0439154111 (0-439-15411-1)
Softcover, Scholastic, Incorporated - Dracula: ISBN 0440921481 (0-440-92148-1)
Softcover, Bantam Books - Dracula: ISBN 0441165982 (0-441-16598-2)
Softcover, Berkley Pub Group - Dracula: ISBN 0394600312 (0-394-60031-2)
Hardcover, Random House Inc - Dracula: ISBN 0394604474 (0-394-60447-4)
Hardcover, Modern Library - Dracula: ISBN 0393970124 (0-393-97012-4)
Softcover, W W Norton & Co Inc
- Dracula: ISBN 0439154111 (0-439-15411-1)
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Draculaby Stephanie Spinner, Bram Stoker, Jim SpenceISBN 0394848284 (0-394-84828-4)
Softcover, Random House Childrens Books
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Dracula'Book summary:String garlic by the window and hang a cross around your neck! the most powerful vampire of all time returns in our stepping stone classic adaption of the original tale by bran stoker. Follow johnathan harker, mina harker, and dr. Abraham van helsing as they discover the true nature of evil. Their battle to destroy count dracula takes them from the crags of his castle to the streets of london... And back again [via]
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Enquiryby Dick FrancisISBN 0425197050 (0-425-19705-0)
Softcover, Berkley Pub Group
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Enquiry'Book summary:[via]A closed-door enquiry has found a jockey guilty of the lowest possible crime--throwing a race for money. His reputation scarred, he's begun his own investigation--but asking the wrong questions just might get him killed.
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Envyby Sandra BrownISBN 0446611808 (0-446-61180-8)
Softcover, Grand Central Pub
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Epitaph for a Spyby Eric AmblerISBN 0425065642 (0-425-06564-2)
Softcover, Berkley Pub Group
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Escape the Nightby Richard North PattersonISBN 0394528085 (0-394-52808-5)
Hardcover, Random House Inc
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Extreme Denialby David MorrellISBN 0446603961 (0-446-60396-1)
Softcover, Grand Central Pub
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Extreme Denial'Book summary:The pleasures of Santa Fe, New Mexico, and a beautiful woman named Beth Dwyer look very good to burned-out intelligence agent Steve Decker. But beneath the lovely surfaces of both lie darkness and danger--which is why we read this kind of book in the first place, right? David Morrell pulls it off as smoothly as anyone in the genre, working within that frame where our expectations of action and surprise live. His last book, Desperate Measures, is also available in paperback. [via]
Eye of the Stormby Jack HigginsISBN 0425138232 (0-425-13823-2)
Softcover, Penguin Group (USA) Incorporated
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Fatal Cureby Robin CookISBN 0425145638 (0-425-14563-8)
Softcover, Berkley Pub Group
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Fatal Cure'Book summary:Leaving their urban hospital for a modern medical facility in Bartlet, Vermont, Doctors Angela and David Wilson begin to notice puzzling details in the deaths of several terminal patients there. 250,000 first printing. $125,000 ad/promo. Lit Guild & Doubleday Main. Mystery Guild Alt. [via]
Fatal Terrainby Dale BrownISBN 0425162605 (0-425-16260-5)
Softcover, Berkley Pub Group
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Field of Thirteenby Dick FrancisISBN 042519499X (0-425-19499-X)
Softcover, Berkley Pub Group
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Field of Thirteen'Book summary:This first collection of short stories by Dick Francis (author of 10 Lb. Penalty and more than 30 other horseracing mysteries) pulls together five new tales with eight that have appeared scattered in periodicals over the last three decades. One of the pleasures of his stories is witnessing the breadth and variety within Francis's racetrack milieu. In "Dead on Red," a jealous jockey named Davey Rockman hires Emil Jacques, a French assassin and gun collector, to kill the famed rider who stole his job; but Rockman is haunted by his deed much in the same way as is the protagonist in Edgar Allan Poe's "The Tell-Tale Heart." "Raid at Kingdom Hill" tells of Tricksy Wilcox's scheme for a not-so-bright bomb scare, a plan that still might yield the payoff of a lifetime. "Collision Course" is free of murder but frames a delightful conflict between an out-of-work newspaperman and a bounder whose faux manners threaten to bring him down at the peak of his racing syndicate career. The Kentucky Derby story, "The Gift," follows Fred Collyer, a drunken writer who overhears plans for a major racing swindle and struggles against alcohol to publish the story by his deadline. And the collection ends with a what-if story called "Haig's Death" that examines the consequences of the sudden passing of Christopher Haig, an animal feed consultant and race-meeting judge.
Poe, who most historians of literature credit as the creator of the short story, declared that a good short story should have nothing extraneous. Francis's stories, for the most part, obey Poe's dictum. Each character and description fits tightly into an unfolding plan so that the mystery or twist is revealed with a satisfying economy of words. While Field of 13 will appeal to Francis loyalists, newcomers, too, will find much to relish in the short fiction of this mystery grand master. --Patrick O'Kelley [via]
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First Bloodby David MorrellISBN 0446364401 (0-446-36440-1)
Softcover, Grand Central Pub
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› Find signed collectible books: 'First Blood'Book summary:First came the man: a young wanderer in a fatigue coat and long hair. Then came the legend, as John Rambo sprang from the pages of FIRST BLOOD to take his place in the American cultural landscape. This remarkable novel pits a young Vietnam veteran against a small-town cop who doesn't know whom he's dealing with -- or how far Rambo will take him into a life-and-death struggle through the woods, hills, and caves of rural Kentucky.
Millions saw the Rambo movies, but those who haven't read the book that started it all are in for a surprise -- a critically acclaimed story of character, action, and compassion. [via]More editions of First Blood:
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Fox Evilby Minette WaltersISBN 0425214923 (0-425-21492-3)
Softcover, Berkley Pub Group
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Fox Evil'Book summary:Minette Walters's ninth novel, Fox Evil, set in the seemingly bucolic English countryside, establishes a blistering new standard for contemporary suspense.
When elderly Ailsa Lockyer-Fox is found dead in her garden, dressed only in nightclothes and with bloodstains on the ground near her body, the finger of suspicion points at her wealthy husband, Colonel James Lockyer-Fox. A coroner's investigation deems it death by natural causes, but the gossip surrounding James refuses to go away.
Friendless and alone, James and his reclusive behavior begins to alarm his attorney, whose concern deepens when he discovers that his client has become the victim of a relentless campaign accusing him of far worse than the death of his wife. James is unwilling to fight the allegations, choosing instead to devote his energies to a desperate search for the illegitimate granddaughter who may prove his savior as he battles for his name-and his life. [via] 
The Gridby Philip KerrISBN 0446603406 (0-446-60340-6)
Softcover, Grand Central Publishing
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Jianby Eric LustbaderISBN 0394543289 (0-394-54328-9)
Hardcover, Random House Inc
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Live Baitby P. J. TracyISBN 0399151478 (0-399-15147-8)
Hardcover, Putnam Pub Group
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Live Bait'Book summary:Minneapolis detectives Leo Magozzi and Gino Rolseth are bored-ever since they solved the Monkeewrench case, the Twin Cities have been in a murder-free dry spell, as people no longer seem interested in killing one another. But when elderly Morey Gilbert is found dead in the plant nursery he runs with his wife, Lily, the crime drought ends-not with a trickle, but with a torrent. Who would kill Morey, a man without an enemy, a man who might as well have been a saint? His tiny, cranky little wife is no help, and may even be a suspect; his estranged son, Jack, an infamous ambulance-chasing lawyer, has his own enemies; and his son-in-law, former cop Marty Pullman, is so depressed over his wife's death a year earlier he's ready to kill himself, but not Morey. The number of victims-all elderly-grows, and the city is fearful once again. Can Grace MacBride's cold case-solving software program somehow find the missing link?
Filled with intelligent, well-drawn characters, sparkling, snappy dialogue, and razor-sharp plotting, P. J. Tracy's stylish, high-voltage new nail-biter will have readers on the edge of their seats. [via]More editions of Live Bait:
Mallory's Oracleby Carol O'ConnellISBN 0399139753 (0-399-13975-3)
Hardcover, Putnam Pub Group
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Memoirs of an Invisible Manby Harry F. SaintISBN 0440201225 (0-440-20122-5)
Softcover, Dell Publishing
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Memoirs of an Invisible Man'Book summary:Memoirs Of An Invisible Man, by Saint, H.F.. 1st ptg. 4 1/4 x 7. [via]
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Mexico Setby Len Deighton, Robert GottliebISBN 0394535251 (0-394-53525-1)
Hardcover, Knopf Publishing Group
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The Mikoby Eric LustbaderISBN 039453929X (0-394-53929-X)
Hardcover, Smithmark Pub
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The Naked Faceby Sidney SheldonISBN 0446341916 (0-446-34191-6)
Softcover, Grand Central Pub
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Nathan's Runby John GilstrapISBN 0446604682 (0-446-60468-2)
Softcover, Grand Central Pub
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Night Judgement at Sinosby Jack HigginsISBN 0425161994 (0-425-16199-4)
Softcover, Penguin Group (USA) Incorporated
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Nobody Lives Foreverby John E. GardnerISBN 0425123200 (0-425-12320-0)
Softcover, Berkley Pub Group
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Nobody Lives Forever/James Bondby John E. GardnerISBN 0399131515 (0-399-13151-5)
Hardcover, Putnam Pub Group
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Nobody Lives Forever/James Bond'Book summary:Ian Fleming's master spy James Bond in Nobody Lives Forever, 1986 BCE, by James Gardner. Hardcover with dust jacket, 183 pages, published by G. P. Putnam's Sons. [via]
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The Other Side of Midnightby Sidney SheldonISBN 0446357405 (0-446-35740-5)
Softcover, Grand Central Pub
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Out of Sightby Elmore LeonardISBN 0440214424 (0-440-21442-4)
Softcover, Dell Publishing
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P Is for Perilby Sue GraftonISBN 0399147195 (0-399-14719-5)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'P Is for Peril'Book summary:When Dowan Purcell, a respected physician who operates a nursing home, disappears, his ex-wife hires Santa Teresa PI Kinsey Millhone to look into it. Fiona Purcell is still seething over Dow's affair and subsequent marriage to Crystal, a former stripper, yet they're still friends, and she seems worried. But when his body is discovered, she's among the suspects. Both of Dow's wives, at least one of his business partners, and perhaps even Crystal's teenage daughter had motives to kill.
While in her most recent adventures (N Is for Noose, O Is for Outlaw) Kinsey has acquired new digs, an extended family, and a few more gray hairs, in this one (which takes place some time in the mid-'80s), she's 36, still living in the remodeled garage that was blown up in an earlier novel. Easier than a facelift, and while Sue Grafton is a solid enough writer to pull it off, dedicated Kinsey fans will miss the more complex and multidimensional character who aged so ruefully and interestingly in the '90s. This isn't Grafton's strongest case; it's hard to care about any of Purcell's women or his associates. More exciting is the secondary plot, which involves a handsome landlord who offers Kinsey the new office space she's been seeking and turns out to be a lot more trouble than she bargained for. Despite its somewhat plodding pace and the echo of a more evolved heroine that rings through its pages, Grafton's many fans will probably shoot P Is for Peril right to the top of the bestseller list. --Jane Adams [via]
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Personal Injuriesby Scott TurowISBN 0446608602 (0-446-60860-2)
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Pleading Guiltyby Scott TurowISBN 0446365505 (0-446-36550-5)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Pleading Guilty'Book summary:Returning to the now-renowned locale of Kindle County, Scott Turow gives us Mack Malloy, ex-cop, not-quite-ex-drunk, and partner-on-the-wane in one of the country's most high-powered law firms. A longtime ally of the wayward, Mack is on the trail of a colleague, his firm's star litigator, who has vanished with more than five million dollars of a client's money. Mack will descend into the enthralling and ominous heart of a city...taking you with him on his final, desperate, and courageous crusade to reinvent himself from the depths of his own shattered soul. [via]
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The Programby Stephen WhiteISBN 0440237262 (0-440-23726-2)
Softcover, Bantam Books
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Program'Book summary:Alan Gregory, the Boulder psychologist who's starred in Stephen White's long-running series of suspense novels, takes second billing in The Program. The star is Kirsten Lord, a New Orleans prosecutor who lands in Gregory's office after her husband is killed and her daughter's life threatened by a criminal she sent to prison. "Every precious thing I lose, you will lose two" is the warning that sends her on the run until she finally lands in the Witness Protection Program. But the danger's a long way from over. As a prosecutor, she was a loud and public critic of "the program," and as events unfold, it appears that her deadliest enemies may not be safely behind bars.
Some of the most interesting passages put Kirsten and Gregory together in scenes that underscore White's professional expertise. A clinical psychologist in private practice in Boulder, he brings his understanding of human nature out of the consulting room and onto the page. Fans of Jonathan Kellerman's Alex Delaware will love Alan Gregory, whose relatively minor role at the start grows as the plot deepens and turns a hunt-and-chase thriller into a multidimensional, complex, and vividly realized novel. Long overdue for a place high on the bestseller list, White may well break out with this one. --Jane Adams [via]
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The Road to Omahaby Robert LudlumISBN 0394573293 (0-394-57329-3)
Hardcover, Random House Publishing Group
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Road to Omaha'Book summary:"A very funny book... no character is minor: they're all hilarious." --Houston Chronicle.
In The Road To Gandolfo, Robert Ludlum introduced us to the outrageous General MacKenzie Hawkins and his legal wizard, Sam Devereaux, whose plot to kidnap the Pope spun wildly out of control into sheer hilarity. Now Ludlum's two wayward heroes return with a diabolical scheme to right a very old wrong -- and wreak vengeance on the (expletive deleted) who drummed the hawk out of the military. Their outraged opposition will be no less than the White House. Byzantine Treachery. Discovering a long-buried 1878 treaty with an obscure Indian tribe, the hawk -- a.k.a. Chief Thunder Head -- hatches a brilliant plot that will ultimately bring him and his reluctant lawyer Sam before the Supreme Court. Their goal: to reclaim a choice piece of American real estate -- the state of Nebraska. Which just happened to the headquarters of the U.S. Strategic Air Command! Will they succeed against the powers that be? Will the Wopotami tribe ever have their day in the Supreme Court? From the Oval Office to the Pentagon, all the president's men are outfitted, until it rests with CIA Director Vincent "Vinnie the Bam-Bam" Mangecavallo to cut Sam and Hawk off at the pass. And only one thing is certain: Robert Ludlum will keep us in nonstop suspense and side-splitting laughter-through the very last page.
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The Runnerby Christopher ReichISBN 0440234689 (0-440-23468-9)
Softcover, Dell Island Books
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Runner'Book summary:Set against the backdrop of post-World War II Germany, The Runner is the story of Devlin Judge, an ex-New York City detective turned lawyer on the hunt for Nazi SS soldier Erich Seyss, recently escaped from an American POW camp. Seyss, a former Olympic track star known as "The White Lion," is responsible for myriad heinous war crimes, including the murder of a platoon of unarmed American prisoners--one of whom was Judge's own brother. Initially a member of the International Legal Tribunal, set to try former Nazis for crimes against humanity, Judge begs for the opportunity to track Seyss down. With only a week in which to do so, his hunt for the cold-blooded killer leads Judge to a race not only for his own life but for the future of Europe itself. Judge is pursuing a killer, but he is also chasing the ghosts of guilt, having decided not to enlist in the hopes of advancing his legal career: "Erich Seyss was his confession and his penance, his expiation and absolution, all tucked into a black-and-silver uniform with a death's-head embroidered on its collar and his brother's blood on its cuff."
The Runner lacks the crackling tension of Numbered Account, Christopher Reich's first novel. Even the moments of crucial conflict, or of bloody disaster, seem wan and pallid. The novel is, paradoxically, handicapped by Reich's respect for historical detail: his interest in presenting the grim realities of postwar existence leads him into extensive descriptions of place and time that fail to merge with the story he spins. These "set pieces" stand awkwardly apart, like dour history professors coaxed into supervising the machinations of rambunctious students. Reich's general fidelity to detail also means that the moments in which he temporarily throws accuracy to the wind are painfully apparent: how on earth would Judge, a well-fed and well-dressed American, manage to look as if he belonged in a German work-group detail? And when would any three-star general ever tolerate the gum-cracking insouciance of Judge's driver Darren Honey, a sergeant with no regard for military hierarchy? Oddly enough, the authorial liberties Reich takes with General George Patton, saddling him with a megalomaniac's hatred of the Russians and a schemer's plot to redraw the boundaries of postwar Europe, are largely successful and add a welcome note of barely contained evil.
The Runner works best as a moving meditation on personal and social disjunction: Judge, Seyss, Patton, and the rest are desperately engaged in deciphering the proper place for prewar rules in the postwar chaos--and in confronting the uneasy suspicion that perhaps, after all, there is no place for them or for their beliefs. Judge must move past his easy assumption that the Allied victory was not "just a symbol of superior might but of superior morality": "Overnight, he'd become the hunted, not the hunter.... At some point during the last twenty-four hours, he'd crossed over an interior median into unknown waters. He'd abandoned the rigid structure of his previous life, renounced his worship of authority, and forsworn his devotion to rules and regulation. He'd tossed Hoyle to the wind, and he didn't care." --Kelly Flynn [via]
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The Saintby Leslie CharterisISBN 0441749178 (0-441-74917-8)
Softcover, Berkley Pub Group
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Shadow Preyby John SandfordISBN 0425208842 (0-425-20884-2)
Softcover, Berkley Pub Group
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Shadow Prey'Book summary:Lucas Davenport goes on a city-to-city search for a killer with a grisly m.o.--he slashes his victims' throats with an Indian ceremonial knife. [via]
A Sight for Sore Eyesby Ruth RendellISBN 0440235448 (0-440-23544-8)
Softcover, Dell Pub Co
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Skinny Dipby Carl HiaasenISBN 0446615129 (0-446-61512-9)
Softcover, Grand Central Pub
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Slay Rideby Dick FrancisISBN 0425196739 (0-425-19673-9)
Softcover, Berkley Pub Group
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Slay Ride'Book summary:[via]When a champion jockey disappears--right before a big race and the birth of his child--Investigator David Cleveland bets on foul play.
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A Small Death in Lisbonby Robert WilsonISBN 0425184234 (0-425-18423-4)
Softcover, Berkley Pub Group
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SSNby Tom ClancyISBN 0425159116 (0-425-15911-6)
Softcover, Berkley Pub Group
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› Find signed collectible books: 'SSN'Book summary:China has invaded the oil-rich Spratly Islands. The American response has been swift and deadly, resulting in the start of World War III. SSN: Strategies of Submarine Warfare presents 15 thrilling scenarios--fact-based mission profiles for Captain Bartholomew Mackenzie and the crew of the nuclear submarine the U.S.S. Cheyenne--stirring plots and characters, perfectly accurate details, and the chilling knowledge that these events could really happen. [via]
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The Stepford Wivesby Ira LevinISBN 0394481992 (0-394-48199-2)
Hardcover, Random House Inc
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Stormy Weatherby Carl HiaasenISBN 0446603422 (0-446-60342-2)
Softcover, Grand Central Pub
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Stormy Weather'Book summary:A hilarious new novel of greed and corruption from the bestselling author of Strip Tease. The story focuses on southern Florida at the height of the tourist season, when a ferocious hurricane hits--luring con artists, carpetbaggers, and would-be saviours like hyenas to the lion's kill. "Hiaasen (hilself is a one-man force of nature".--Variety. Major advertising, including key city radio and print ads in The New York Times Book Review and Miami Herald. [via]
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Stranger in the Mirrorby Sidney SheldonISBN 0446356573 (0-446-35657-3)
Softcover, Grand Central Pub
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Strip Teaseby Carl HiaasenISBN 0446600660 (0-446-60066-0)
Softcover, Grand Central Pub
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Summer of Fearby Lois DuncanISBN 044098324X (0-440-98324-X)
Softcover, Laurel Leaf
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From the moment Rachel's cousin Julia arrives that summer, she seems to seep into Rachel's life like a poison. Everyone else is enchanted by her--including Rachel's boyfriend. But what does Julia really want? [via]More editions of Summer of Fear:
Terminalby Robin CookISBN 0425155064 (0-425-15506-4)
Softcover, Berkley Pub Group
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The Third Eyeby Lois DuncanISBN 0440987202 (0-440-98720-2)
Softcover, Random House Childrens Books
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Third Eye'Book summary:When Karen closes her eyes, the visions come. Through time and space, she sees a place where stolen children sleep. And if Karen denies a young policemans request for help, the children may never go home again. [via]
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Tom Clancy's Net Forceby Steve PerryISBN 0425182673 (0-425-18267-3)
Softcover, Berkley Pub Group
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Twice Shyby Dick FrancisISBN 0425198774 (0-425-19877-4)
Softcover, Berkley Pub Group
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Unspeakableby Sandra BrownISBN 0446607193 (0-446-60719-3)
Softcover, Grand Central Pub
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Unspeakable'Book summary:Anna Corbett is deaf and mute, but she's not stupid. When the young widow is told by her aging father-in-law, Delray Corbett, that Jack Sawyer has been hired to work their eastern Texas ranch merely as an extra pair of hands, Anna knows that it's really the news of criminal Carl Herbold's recent prison break that has Corbett hiring the tough drifter. Carl Herbold, along with his brother Cecil, swore vengeance against Corbett, their stepfather, for cooperating with the police when the two were convicted of armed robbery. The Herbold boys were also suspected of another crime--the murder of young Patsy McCorkle--but Ezzy Hardge, then sheriff of Blewer County, Texas, never found the proof needed to go to trial. Twenty years have passed, and the McCorkle murder remains a mystery. A man obsessed, Ezzy Hardge continues to search for clues that will convict the Herbolds of the monstrous murder. Soon, Carl and his brother will take their revenge. But Anna and her 5-year-old son, David, are unaware of the degree of viciousness with which the Herbold brothers can strike. Only hired hand Jack Sawyer knows the real danger, and his growing love for Anna and David keeps him close despite the impending onslaught. Yet the longer he remains in Blewer, the more he risks revealing his past--and one particular secret that may destroy his only chance at Anna's love. In Unspeakable, Sandra Brown once again flexes her "literary muscle," providing a fast-paced, spine-tingling tale of passion, conspiracy, and stark brutality. It's a story that unfolds through the eyes of diverse, compelling characters, and culminates in a delicious ending you won't expect. --Kate Breslin [via]
Visionby Dean R. KoontzISBN 0425098605 (0-425-09860-5)
Softcover, Berkley Pub Group
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Whip Handby Dick FrancisISBN 0425203549 (0-425-20354-9)
Softcover, Berkley Pub Group
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White Deathby Clive Cussler, Paul KemprecosISBN 0425195457 (0-425-19545-7)
Softcover, Berkley Pub Group
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White Death : A Kurt Austin Adventureby Clive Cussler, Paul KemprecosISBN 0399150412 (0-399-15041-2)
Hardcover, Penguin Group (USA) Incorporated
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› Find signed collectible books: 'White Death : A Kurt Austin Adventure'Book summary:Critics and fans everywhere have welcomed the enormously entertaining new series from Clive Cussler: the adventures of Kurt Austin, taken from the NUMA(r) Files.
Hailed as a hero for the new millennium, Austin is the leader of NUMA(r)'s Special Assignments Team-and the threat before him now is definitely special. A confrontation between a radical environmentalist group and a Danish cruiser has forced Austin and colleague Joe Zavala to come to the rescue of a shipful of trapped men; but when the two of them investigate further, they discover that something far more sinister is at work. A shadowy multinational corporation is attempting to wrest control of the very seas themselves-no matter what havoc results-and is killing anyone who attempts to stop them. When Austin's boat blows up and he just barely survives, it seems certain he is the next in line to die-but he cannot stop now. For the environmental disaster has already begun, and only he and NUMA(r) stand in the way. . . .
Rich with all the hair-raising adventure and endless imagination unique to Cussler, White Death is an exceptional thriller from the grand master of adventure fiction. [via]More editions of White Death : A Kurt Austin Adventure:
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Word of Honorby Nelson DemilleISBN 0446301582 (0-446-30158-2)
Softcover, Grand Central Pub
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Word of Honor'Book summary:He is a good man, a brilliant corporate executive, an honest, handsome family man admired by men and desired by women.
But a lifetime ago Ben Tyson was a lieutenant in Vietnam.
There the men under his command committed a murderous atrocity -- and together swore never to tell the world what they had done. Now the press, army justice, and the events he tried to forget have caught up with Ben Tyson. His family, his career, and his personal sense of honor hang in the balance. And only one woman can reveal the truth of his past -- and set him free. [via]
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