Since the beginning of time it had worked its will on humanity, and for as long as man could remember, he had struggled against its power. But in the 21st century the battle was...
SUMMARY:Can fear kill? There are those who believe so--but Amelia Peabody is skeptical. A respected Egyptologist and amateur sleuth, Amelia has foiled felonious schemes from...
Product DescriptionThomas knows that Wicked can't be trusted, but they say the time for lies is over, that they've collected all they can from the Trials and now must rely on the G...
From Publishers WeeklyTouted as a blockbuster, this assured debut thriller delivers in full--and then some. A young American doctor haunted by his father's murder stumbles into a c...
Product DescriptionBeing chosen as a griffin's companion has allowed Arren Cardockson to gain a place of status within the land of Cymria. But Arren can never escape the prejudice ...
Amazon.com ReviewMark Haddon's bitterly funny debut novel, The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time, is a murder mystery of sorts--one told by an autistic version of...
Amazon.com ReviewAlthough it's billed as "the first great 19th-century novel of the 21st century," The Crimson Petal and the White is anything but Victorian. The story of a well-r....
From Publishers WeeklyStarred Review. All most people know of the Crimean War is the charge of the Light Brigade, but this war was both global and modern, insists noted historian a...
From Publishers WeeklyReprint of Guterson's 1989 debut, a collection of short stories set mostly in the Pacific Northwest. Copyright 1995 Reed Business Information, Inc. From...
From Library JournalThis "cottage" is actually the huge estate of fading movie star Cooper Winslow, who is so down on his luck that he must rent a part of it to make ends meet. But...