Its a minor accident that brings prosecutor Kerry McGrath to the plastic surgeons office with her beloved daughter, Robin. But even as the doctor assures Kerry that her daughters scars will heal, she spies a familiar-looking beautiful woman in the waiting room and is seized by an overpowering sense of deja vu. When, on a […]
Introducing Isabel Dalhousie the heroine of the latest bestselling series from the author of the No. 1 Ladies Detective Agency. Isabel, the editor of the Review of Applied Ethics and an occasional detective, has been accused of getting involved in problems that are, quite frankly, none of her business. In this first installment, Isabel is […]
Former pop star Heather Wells has settled nicely into her new life as assistant dorm director at New York College – a career that does not require her to drape her size 12 body in embarrassingly skimpy outfits. She can even cope (sort of) with her rocker ex-boyfriends upcoming nuptials, which the press has dubbed […]
When they were children, Sean Devine, Jimmy Marcus, and Dave Boyle were friends. But then a strange car pulled up to their street. One boy got into the car, two did not, and something terrible happened — something that ended their friendship and changed all three boys forever. Twenty-five years later, Sean is a homicide […]
The Thin Man, Dashiell Hammetts classic tale of murder in Manhattan, became the popular movie series with William Powell and Myrna Loy, and both the movies and the novel continue to captivate new generations of fans. Nick and Nora Charles, accompanied by their schnauzer, Asta, are lounging in their suite at the Normandie in New […]
The members of the Womens Murder Club face an unspeakable menace in the most suspenseful hospital drama since Coma. Lieutenant Lindsay Boxer is shopping with the newest member of the Womens Murder Club, lawyer Yuki Castellano, and Yukis mother, Keiko, when suddenly Keiko collapses. Shes rushed to San Francisco Medical Center where her condition stabilizes. […]
In the life of Precious Ramotswe??a woman duly proud of her fine traditional build??there is rarely a dull moment, and in the latest installment in the universally beloved No. 1 Ladies?? Detective Agency series there is much happening on Zebra Drive and Tlokweng Road. Mma Ramotswe is experiencing staffing difficulties. First Mr. J.L.B. Mate-koni asks […]
Alexandra (Barney) Barnaby roars onto the Miami Beach scene in hot pursuit of her missing baby brother, “Wild” Bill. Leave it to the maverick of the family to get Barney involved with high-speed car chases, a search for sunken treasure, and Sam Hooker, a NASCAR driver whos good at revving a womans engine. Engaged in […]
Do the mysteries of an ancient Indian civilization hold the key to solving the baffling disappearance of a noted anthropologist? Lieutenant Joe Leaphorn teams with Officer Jim Chee of the Navajo Tribal Police to try to find out, but the case turns more and more sinister. And a series of mystifying murders??each more bizarre than […]
Handsome Cambridge dropout Mark Callender died hanging by the neck with a faint trace of lipstick on his mouth. When the official verdict is suicide, his wealthy father hires fledgling private investigator Cordelia Gray to find out what led him to self-destruction. What she discovers instead is a twisting trail of secrets and sins, and […]
In her most eagerly anticipated novel yet, Elizabeth George brings back Scotland Yards Thomas Lynley to investigate a ruthless crime. After the senseless murder of his wife, Detective Superintendent Thomas Lynley retreated to Cornwall, where he has spent six solitary weeks hiking the bleak and rugged coastline. But no matter how far he walks, no […]
Murders present meet murders past in P.D. James??s latest harrowing, thought-provoking thriller. Commander Adam Dalgliesh is already acquainted with the Dupayne–a museum dedicated to the interwar years, with a room celebrating the most notorious murders of that time–when he is called to investigate the killing of one of the family trustees. He soon discovers that […]
On any given day, one out of four Americans opts for a quick and cheap meal at a fast-food restaurant, without giving either its speed or its thriftiness a second thought. Fast food is so ubiquitous that it now seems as American, and harmless, as apple pie. But the industrys drive for consolidation, homogenization, and […]
The astonishing, uplifting story of a real-life Indiana Jones and his humanitarian campaign to use education to combat terrorism in the Talibans backyard. Anyone who despairs of the individuals power to change lives has to read the story of Greg Mortenson, a homeless mountaineer who, following a 1993 climb of Pakistans treacherous K2, was inspired […]