The mystery writer Ariadne Oliver stages a murder hunt at an annual fete and Poirot is to award the prize. Ms. Oliver proceeds to introduce the actress playing the corpse. Only she...
For "Darwin Year," a fresh-eyed and enchanting journey through South America in his footsteps One snowy day in Ushuaia, Argentina, the self-proclaimed "southernmost city in the wor...
From Publishers WeeklyThe prologue of veteran horror writer Saul's ( Second Child ) new novel is wonderfully scary: A pregnant teenage "swamp rat" of the Everglades, spying on a se...
From Publishers WeeklyIn this impressive sequel to A Wild Sheep Chase , Murakami displays his talent to brilliant effect. The unnamed narrator, a muddled freelance writer, is 34 an...
A STANDOUT in the Steinbeck canon, Cup of Gold is edgy and adventurous, brash and distrustful of society, and sure to add a new dimension to the common perception of this all-Ameri...
SUMMARY: NINTH IN THE 'CONTINUOUSLY SURPRISING AND DEVIOUSLY WRITEN' SERIES Genetically engineered interstellar surgeon Dr. Cherijo Torin, her husband Duncan Reever, and a handpick...
James Patterson has a position that is unassailable -- as one of America's most reliable crime and thriller writers, his best-selling status is assured. But it has to be said that ...
SUMMARY: Based on interviews with 91 internationally recognized creative people-among them Nobel physicist John Bardeen, arts administrator-performer Kitty Carlisle Hart, writer De...
SUMMARY: A brand new original paperback series from a military man--and a skilled writer of military adventure. Old soldiers never die...except inside...when they lack a reason to ...
Although food writer and dilettante chef Angie Amalfi is ready to start thinking about cutting a wedding cake with her delectable homicide detective boyfriend Paavo Smith, Paavo's ...