Freda and Brenda spend their days working in an Italian-run wine-bottling factory. A work outing offers promise for Freda and terror from Brenda; passions run high on that chilly d...
SUMMARY: A young woman in 15th-century Italy must flee for her life after stumbling upon a deadly secret when she serves as a model for Botticelli in a rip-roaring novel that blend...
SUMMARY:Crafted with all the skills that have made his previous books bestsellers, The Book of Secrets will be essential reading for Deepak Chopra's huge number of followers...
From School Library JournalGrade 5-8–At the dawning of the Middle Ages, Thorston, an old alchemist, works feverishly to create gold and to dose himself with a concoction that will ...
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SUMMARY:Death is no stranger in the city of Erisín, but some deaths attract more attention than others.When a prostitute dies carrying a royal signet, Isyllt Iskaldur, necro...
EDITORIAL REVIEW: "Christine Barber is new to the Southwest in the sense that *The Replacement Child* is her first novel. But she has a great feel for the territory and for the fam...
Review“Agatha Christie has made it awfully hard for the rest of us, because whenever we think of a clever twist—she’s already done it.” (Elizabeth Peters, New York Times bestsellin...
SUMMARY: Denny is a secretary who has just begun an affair with her boss, while also maintaining a friendship with his wife. Invited to the family's house for Thanksgiving dinner, ...
Amazon.com ReviewAuthor Anthony Bourdain is a talented chef whose two previous thrillers (, ) were seasoned with the kind of culinary details that delighted the Food Chann...