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The Virgin in the Ice_ The Sixt - Ellis Peters
SUMMARY: In the winter of 1139, raging civil war has sent refugees fleeing north from Worcester, among them an orphaned boy and his beautiful 18-year-old sister. Traveling with a y... -
The Venetian Judgment - David Stone
Apr 2009 At the start of bestseller Stone's formulaic third thriller to feature CIA cleaner Micah Dalton (after The Orpheus Deception), Dalto... -
The Vampire Lestat - Anne Rice
Amazon.com ReviewAfter the spectacular debut of __ in 1976, Anne Rice put aside her vampires to explore other literary interests--Italian castrati in and the Free People of Color ... -
The Vampire Hunter the Vampire - Lisa Childs
SUMMARY: Hunter Liam McKiernan would do anything to lure vampire Jennifer Williams into his trap--even use her sister, Eve, against her. It was only fitting since he believed Jenni... -
The Valkyries - Paulo Coelho
The enchanting, true story of The Valkyries begins in Rio de Janeiro when Paulo Coelho gives his mysterious master, J., the only manuscript for his book The Alchemist. Haunted by a... -
The Use and Abuse of Literature - Marjorie Garber
From Publishers WeeklyStarred Review. Harvard English professor Garber (Patronizing the Arts) leads an expedition through the archives of literature, rejecting expansion of the ter... -
The Unusual Life of Tristan Smi - Peter Carey
From Publishers WeeklyCarey, known for his quirkily skewed re-creations of Australian culture (Oscar and Lucinda; The Tax Collector), has outdone himself in this bizarre, uncannily... -
The Untouchable - John Banville
Amazon.com ReviewA brilliant, engaging, and highly literate espionage-cum-existential novel, John Banville's The Untouchable concerns the suddenly-exposed double agent Victor Mask.... -
The Unsung Hero - Suzanne Brockmann
SUMMARY: After a near-fatal head injury, navy SEAL lieutenant Tom Paoletti catches a terrifying glimpse of an international terrorist in his New England hometown. When he calls for...