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Defense attorney Paul Madriani gets caught in a web of deceitand murder involving Cold War secrets, a rare coin dealer who onceworked for the CIA, and a furious assassin in one of the mostentertaining novels yet in this "New York Times" bestsellingseries. A woman pauses in the hallway of a darkened San Diego beachhouse at night--listening for just the right moment when she canflee before her companion notices that she's gone. A man outsidewatches the same mansion, waiting for a sign that he can enter onhis mission of blood and carnage. So begins this riveting new taleabout Paul Madriani and his latest case--that of Katia, a womanaccused of an unlikely crime--a trial that will unravel a carefulbut horrifying conspiracy. Madriani soon realizes that he's signedonto something much more sinister than a botched heist. As hesearches for the truth that will clear Katia's name, he findshimself on a path that takes him from Southern California to CostaRica, and, ultimately, to a secret buried since Castro's rise topow

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Finest heroic poem in Old English celebrates character andexploits of Beowulf, a young nobleman of the Geats, a people ofsouthern Sweden. Narrative combines mythical elements, Christianand pagan sensibilities, actual historical figures and events tocreate a striking work of great power and beauty. Genealogies.

"A Bewitching mystery--first in the new paranormal chick-litmystery series." Antiques-shop clerk Maggie O'Neill was a littleweirded out when she discovered her new boss Felicity was a witch.But when Felicity becomes the suspect in a local murder, Maggiemust enlist Felicity's wiccan friends for help--and discover herown spellbinding talent.

When Woolf debuted in 1961, audiences and critics alike couldnot get enough of Edward Albee's masterful play. A dark comedy, itportrays husband and wife George and Martha in a searing night ofdangerous fun and games. By the evening's end, a stunningrevelation provides a climax that has shocked audiences for years.With the play's razor-sharp dialogue and the stripping away ofsocial pretense, Newsweek keenly foresaw Who's Afraid ofVirginia Woolf? as "a brilliantly original work of art-anexcoriating theatrical experience, surging with shocks ofrecognition and dramatic fire that will be igniting Broadway forsome time to come."

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