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A Spot of Bother - Mark Haddon
From Publishers WeeklyRecent retiree George Hall, convinced that his eczema is cancer, goes into a tailspin in Haddon's (_Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time_) laugh-out-... -
A Singular Man - J. P. Donleavy
SUMMARY: Mysteriously rich and desperately lonely, George Smith appears to be under attack from all quarters. His former wife and four horrible children are suing to get his money,... -
A Question of Belief - Donna Leon
SUMMARY: As Venice experiences a debilitating heatwave, Commissario Brunetti prepares to escape the city and spend time with his family in the mountains. For Ispettore Vianello, ho... -
A Perfect Evi - Alex Kava
SUMMARY: Nick Morrelli is the Platte City, Nebraska, sheriff who must be smarter than he appears, since there's a framed Harvard law degree hanging on his wall. Not that appearance... -
A Lion Among Men_ Volume Three - Gregory Maguire
SUMMARY: While civil war looms in Oz, Brrr—the Cowardly Lion—surrenders the story of his life to a tetchy oracle named Yackle. Abandoned as a cub, Brrr's path from infancy in the G... -
A Lesser Evil - Lesley Pearse
SUMMARY: When Fifi moves to London with her bricklayer boyfriend Dan, her mother is outraged. Despite initial feelings of horror at her new surroundings, Fifi finds the freedom fro... -
A Hedonist in the Cellar_ Adven - Jay McInerney
Amazon.com ReviewThose who find most wine writing hopelessly recondite will eagerly quaff novelist Jay McInerney's A Hedonist in the Cellar, a collection of his essays originally .... -
A Good Day To Die - Simon Kernick
Dennis Milne is back! A dark, gritty, utterly page-turning novel set in London's meanest of mean streets: the follow-up to the hugely acclaimed debut, The Business of Dying. Whe... -
A False Mirror - Charles Todd
From Publishers WeeklyStarred Review. The complex, evocative ninth installment in Todd's series set in post-WWI England (after 2006's Long Shadow) showcases the pseudonym... -
A Devil Is Waiting - Jack Higgins
A devil is indeed waiting . . . The President is coming to London, but not to an entirely warm welcome. A fanatical mullah is offering a blessing to anyone who will assassinate ...