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The demolished man - Alfred Bester
SUMMARY: In the year 2301, the wealthiest man in the universe is determined to commit murder in a world in which telepaths are used to detect possible crimes before they can happen... -
The book of other people - Zadie Smith
From Publishers WeeklyStarred Review. "The instruction was simple: make somebody up," explains novelist Smith in her introduction to this marvelous compendium of 23 distinct, punge... -
The Phantom of the Opera - Gaston Leroux
EDITORIAL REVIEW: The Phantom of the Opera (in French, Le Fantome de l'Opera) is a French novel by Gaston Leroux. It was first published as a serialization in Le Gaulois from Septe... -
The Last Juror - John Grisham
Amazon.com ReviewIn 1970, small town newspaper The Clanton Times went belly up. With financial assistance from a rich relative, it's purchased by 23-year-old Willie Traynor, forme.... -
The Cloister Walk - Kathleen Norris
A New York Times bestseller for 23 weeksA New York Times Notable Book of the Year"A strange and beautiful book...Part memoir, part meditation, it is a remarkable piece of writing."... -
Stalling for Time_ My Life as a - Gary Noesner
From Publishers WeeklyNoesner, a former FBI hostage negotiator for 23 years, was the first person to run the bureau's Crisis Negotiation Unit. Looking back, he recalls some major s... -
Soft Target_ The Second Spider - Stephen Leather
There’s only one thing more dangerous than a corrupt cop…. and that’s a corrupt cop with a gun. When a group of armed police in an elite unit turn maverick and st... -
Soft Apocalypse - Will McIntosh
From Publishers WeeklyIn this moving debut from Hugo-winner McIntosh, the prosperous world of 2023 ends not with a bang but with a crackle, the sound of genetically engineered bamb... -
Nightmares and Dreamscapes - Stephen King
SUMMARY: King's third collection, after Night Shift (1978) and Skeleton Crew (1985), offers 23 formerly uncollected works, with King as bizarre as ever. A handful of the stories ha... -
Murder on K Street_ A Capital C - Margaret Truman
From Publishers WeeklyTruman's 23rd Capital Crimes novel (after 2006's Murder at the Opera) offers little suspense and even less insight into the wheelings and dealings of contempo...