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Science, Sense and Nonsense_ 61 - Joe Schwarcz
When did "chemical" become a dirty word? Forty or so years ago, chemistry - which had been recognized as a miracle-making boon to humanity - somehow became associated with warfare,... -
Scattered Graves - Beverly Connor
SUMMARY: Local politics get nasty when a new mayor is elected and Diane Fallon is replaced with an incompetent crony as head of the crime lab. But just as she's adjusting to life w... -
Scarborough Fair - Chris Scott Wilson
When America needed a hero, John Paul Jones stood up. During the War of Independence, at the battle of Flamborough Head in 1779, commanding a converted East Indiaman, he tackled a ... -
Satan Burger - Mellick Carlton
EDITORIAL REVIEW: "All God does is watch us and kill us when we get boring. We must never, ever be boring." --**Chuck Palahniuk ** Satan Burger is the international cult hit that h... -
Salvation City - Sigrid Nunez
FromThings come undone with shocking rapidity when a flu pandemic ravages America. Cole, the son of liberal atheists and a smart, self-contained boy who loves to draw and counts ex... -
Salaam, Paris - Kavita Daswani
EDITORIAL REVIEW: Tanaya Shah longs for the wonderful world of Paris, the world that she fell in love with while watching Audrey Hepburn in *Sabrina*—so when a proposal comes along... -
Safe Haven - Nicholas Sparks
SUMMARY: When a mysterious young woman named Katie appears in the small North Carolina town of Southport, her sudden arrival raises questions about her past. Beautiful yet self-eff... -
Sacrifice - Alex Archer
On assignment in the Philippines, archaeologist Annja Creed meets with a contact to verify some information. Easy enough. But when the man doesn't turn out to be whom he said he wa... -
Rutland Place - Anne Perry
Things are not what they seem in fashionable Rutland Place, where secrets that are never discussed at tea include murderWhen her mother asks her help in finding a lost locket with ... -
Russian Winter - Daphne Kalotay
EDITORIAL REVIEW: When Nina Revskaya, former star of the Bolshoi Ballet, decides to auction her remarkable jewelry, she hopes to draw a curtain on her past. Instead, she is overwhe...