Stories of famously eccentric Princetonians abound–such as that of chemist Hubert Alyea, the model for The Absent-Minded Professor, or Ralph Nader, said to have had his own key to the library as an undergraduate. Or the “Phantom of Fine Hall,” a figure many students had seen shuffling around the corridors of the math and physics […]
Commander Adam Dalgliesh visits Larksoken, a community in the shadow of a nuclear power station, engaged in tying up his aunts estate. A serial killer known as the Whistler is terrorising the neighbourhood and Dalgliesh is drawn into the lives of the headlanders when it quickly becomes apparent that the Whistler isnt the only murderer […]
March 1997. A woman has her throat cut behind a bar in Carter Crossing, Mississippi. Just down the road is a big army base.Is the murderer a local guy or is he a soldier? Jack Reacher, still a major in the military police, is sent in undercover.The county sheriff is a former U.S. Marine and […]
Peter thinks he has the worlds biggest problem – his little brother Fudge. Fudge causes trouble wherever he goes and its usually up to Peter to sort out the mess. When Peter wins a tiny green turtle called Dribble hes determined to keep it away from his brother. But when Fudge does get his hands […]
Sergeant Amy Callan and Lieutenant Caroline Cook have a lot in common. Both were army high-flyers.Both were acquainted with Jack Reacher.Both were forced to resign from the service. nnNow they re both dead.nnBoth were found in their own home, naked, in a bath full of paint.Both apparent victims of an army man.A loner, a smart […]
Mankell is by far the best writer of police mysteries today. He is in the great tradition of those whose works transcend their chosen genre to become thrilling and moral literature Michael Ondaatje Herbert Molin, a retired police officer, is living alone in a remote cottage in the vast forests of northern Sweden. He has […]
Identical twins Jessica and Elizabeth Wakefield cant believe their eyes. While on a family vacation at the Triple Z Ranch, they meet two perfect guys–who happen to be thirteen-year-old twins! Elizabeth hits if off immediately with Nick Handel, and his brother Chris, is the boy of Jessicas dreams. At first. After one double date, the […]
Computer whiz Ashley Patterson is convinced she is being stalked. Coworker Toni Prescott has a penchant for Internet dating and little time for anyone else. And Alette Peters prefers quiet weekends in the arms of a beefcake artist. They know virtually nothing about each other–until the three women are linked by a murder investigation that […]
When Dr. Craig Bowman is served with a summons for medical malpractice, hes shocked, enraged, and more than a little humiliated. A devoted physician who works continuously in the service of others, he endured grueling years of training and is now a partner in an exclusive concierge medical practice. No longer forced to see more […]
This novel weaves together three stories of international intrigue. In the first a doctor is forced to confront his fathers killer, in the second a detective investigates a series of horrific murders, while in the third an international organization devises a masterplan of apocalyptic dimensions.