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Promises to Keep - Ann Tatlock
Eleven-year-old Roz (Rosalind) Anthony and her family have just moved to Mills River, Illinois, to escape an abusive situation. Only days after settling into their new home, they a... -
Playing for Pizza - John Grisham
EDITORIAL REVIEW: Rick Dockery was the third-string quarterback for the Cleveland Browns. In the AFC Championship game, to the surprise and disma... -
N is for Noose - Sue Grafton
SUMMARY: Tom Newquist had been a detective in the Nota Lake sheriff's office--a tough, honest cop respected by everyone. When he died suddenly, the townfolk were sad but not surpri... -
Mom - Dave Isay
"What I want to say to you is that sometimes life catches you by surprise and you feel unequipped to handle what it brings you, but every bit of life you've lived before that momen... -
M Is for Magic - Neil Gaiman
EDITORIAL REVIEW: Stories to delight, enchant, and surprise you. Bestselling author and master storyteller Neil Gaiman here presents a breathtaking collection of tales that may chi... -
Life, the Universe, and Everyth - Douglas Adams
In consequence of a number of stunning catastrophes, Arther Dent is surprised to find himself living in a hideously miserable cave on prehistoric Earth. However, just as he thinks ... -
Liberating Atlantis - Harry Turtledove
FromStarred Review Followers of Turtledove’s Atlantis trilogy (Opening Atlantis, 2007; The United States of Atlantis, 2008; and this book) won’t be surprised that it concludes wit.... -
Inside of a Dog_ What Dogs See, - Alexandra Horowitz
SUMMARY:What do dogs know? How do they think? The answers will surprise and delight you as Alexandra Horowitz, a cognitive scientist, explains how dogs perceive their daily ... -
H.M.S. Surprise - Patrick O'Brian
EDITORIAL REVIEW: "Few, very few books have made my heart thud with excitement. H.M.S. Surprise managed it." 'Helen Lucy Burke, Irish Press Third in the series of Aubrey/Maturin ad... -
Full Dark House - Christopher Fowler
From Publishers WeeklyIt's no surprise to find plenty of gothic touches in British author Fowler's debut mystery, the first in a series, given the renown of his horror fiction (_Ru...