春秋乱世，她从乱坟岗重生，寄人篱下。她女扮男装，混迹于游侠之间，靠聪明才智和经商之才，成为流亡齐地的赵公子出的门客和姬妾。她爱财如命，见金子两眼放光。他则以打压她为乐，没收她的财源。 帷幔下，她以身相许，几多缱绻。她助他执掌赵国国政，一心为他。他则姬妾成群，另立她人为后。乱世争霸，她运筹帷幄，笑傲群雄。最终，她能否靠自己的才能让他一心一意，死心塌地？ 一对欢喜冤家，一场草根女与古代的情爱纠葛大戏，于春秋苍茫大地上，正在激情上演

戏剧与现实交错的杰作在雷格纳·希尔部推理小说《喜欢交际的女人》里，他创造的一对独特的侦探搭档也首度登场。一位是心宽体胖、好色贪怀、爱斗嘴耍活宝的刑事主任达尔齐尔，另一位则是教养优雅、学识丰富的警官帕斯科。自从柯南·道尔创造了华生医生作为神探福尔摩斯的搭档之后，推理小说家就经常使用这种对比手法，用一位“次要而平凡”的角色来衬托神探的不凡。这些二号人物有时候是侦探的朋友，有时候是记者，有时候是助手或忠仆，但多半不脱烘托主角的功能。但雷格纳·希尔采取了另外一种途径：他让侦探的搭档有能力也有作用，甚至是重要的互补，没有对方彼此都不是完整的；他又让两人的文化特质与思考形态南辕北辙，比较与冲突的趣味因而源源不绝。仅此一项，就是希尔对推理小说的重大贡献。希尔的小说结构复杂紧凑，在我们要读的

《寄居者》的故事发生在抗战期间的上海，由女主人公玫在晚年讲述给一位传记作者听：玫在1939年的上海，爱上一名刚刚逃离集中营上岸的犹太男子。那时赶上约瑟夫·梅辛格臭名昭著的“解决方案”就要实施，为让爱人去美国，玫临时在上海抓了个救星另一位美国青年做自己的丈夫。乱世中，小人物们开始一串连环套式的命运救助，，玫用“爱人”的钱赎救了“丈夫”，用“丈夫”的护照让“爱人”脱险，同时，以毁掉对爱情的原始理解和信念的方式，去实现了爱情……故事结局在爱情的部分出人意料，令人叹惋。这部作品是严歌苓在题材、写作手法和女性角色塑造上又一次新鲜成功的尝试。同时，小说延续了作者独特的自述式与视觉化的叙事风格。

In a host of consecutive bestsellers, Jonathan Kellerman haskept readers spellbound with the intense, psychologically acuteadventures of Dr. Alex Delaware-and with excursions through the rawunderside of L.A. and the coldest alleys of the criminal mind.""Rage offers a powerful new case in point, as Delaware and LAPDhomicide detective Milo Sturgis revisit a horrifying crime from thepast that has taken on shocking and deadly new dimensions. TroyTurner and Rand Duchay were barely teenagers when they kidnappedand murdered a younger child. Troy, a remorseless sociopath, diedviolently behind bars. But the hulking, slow-witted Rand managed tosurvive his stretch. Now, at age twenty-one, he's emerged ahaunted, rootless young man with a pressing need: to talk-onceagain-with psychologist Alex Delaware. But the young killer comesto a brutal end, that conversation never takes place. Has karmacaught up with Rand? Or has someone waited for eight patient yearsto dine on ice-cold revenge? Both seem strong possibilities toStur

Roses link four novellas by four romance writers. The best isRoberts' powerful fairy tale of a kingdom imprisoned in ice andsnow that features a wounded hero from another land who appreciatesall that the young hardworking queen does for her people, evenrisking her own life to magically heal those who need it. MarianneWillman's story is about the daughter of a king hidden from theevil sorceress queen by means of an amulet forged with rose petals.Jill Gregory's tale is of a princess who, upon her twentiethbirthday, will lose the protection that has kept her hidden fromthe evil sorcerer who had slain her family. Her only hope ofsurviving is to marry a man with a magical sword. Ruth Ryan Langantells of a mute girl in war-torn Scotland and a wounded warrior. Aswith all collections, some stories will appeal more to some readersthan to others. Diana Tixier Herald。

Hollywood homicide detective Petra Connor takes center stage inbestseller Kellerman's elaborate, suspenseful, albeit improbable,thriller. Connor, who assisted Kellerman's main series detective,psychologist Alex Delaware, in 2003's A Cold Heart, proves anengaging protagonist, fully capable of carrying a story on her own.She's investigating a seemingly random drive-by shooting thatclaimed four teenage victims when a precocious 22-year-old graduatestudent intern, Isaac Gomez, presents her with evidence that aserial killer has struck on the same day, June 28, every year forthe past six years. Though his proof relies entirely on astatistical analysis he's performed, his unquestioned brillianceprompts Connor to do a little extracurricular digging that turns upsuggestive clues supporting Gomez's theory. Meanwhile, afterdoggedly pursuing even the slightest lead in the drive-by shootingcase, Connor suspects that one of the victims, perhaps the one whowasn't claimed by any next-of-kin, was deliberately targeted. While

As NYPD Lt. Eve Dallas races to find a serial killer, shebecomes very involved with one of the suspects. Her overpoweringfeelings for a man she barely knows could jeopardize herinvestigation, her faith in herself--and her life. J.D. Robb is thepseudonym for bestselling author Nora Roberts.

When sexy Nightkeeper Dez goes rogue, the bounty hunterenlisted to catch him is Reese, his former lover. The sexual energybetween them is hotter than ever-but the life-and-death stakesattached to the chase may pull them apart for good.

Psychologist-detective Dr. Alex Delaware finds terror in theheart of paradise in this relentlessly sinister novel by America'spremier writer of psychological suspense, the author of tensuccessive New York Times bestsellers. Three months inparadise, all expenses paid. It's an invitation Alex Delawarecan't refuse. Dr. Woodrow Wilson Moreland, a reveredscientist and philanthropist on the tiny Pacific island of Aruk,has invited Alex to his home to help him organize his papers forpublication-- a light workload leaving Alex plenty of time to enjoya romantic interlude with Robin Castagna. Quickly, however, secretive houseguests, frightening nocturnalvisitors, and the elusive Dr. Moreland himself dim the pleasures ofdeep blue water and white sand. The cases Moreland chooses to share--a patient driven to madnessby a cruel, unspeakable act; a man who succumbed forty years ago toradiation poisoning after a nuclear blast; a young woman, brutallymurdered, whose mutilated body was found on the beach j

A plucky street boy who smokes, gambles, and speaksungrammatically, Dick is also honest and hardworking. Aquintessential novel of adventure, romance, and coming-of-age, itis also an exhilarating tale of one boy's metamorphosis from dirtystreet urchin to gentleman.

It came in a plain brown wrapper, no return address--anaudiocassette recording of a horrifying, soul-lacerating scream,followed by the sound of a childlike voice chanting: "Bad love. Badlove. Don't give me the bad love... ." For Alex Delaware the tapeis the first intimation that he is about to enter a livingnightmare. Others soon follow: disquieting laughter echoing over aphone line that suddenly goes dead, a chilling act of trespass andvandalism. He has become the target of a carefully orchestratedcampaign of vague threats and intimidation rapidly building to acrescendo as harassment turns to terror, mischief to madness. Withthe help of his friend LAPD detective Milo Sturgis, Alex uncovers aseries of violent deaths that may follow a diabolical pattern. Andif he fails to decipher the twisted logic of the stalker's mindgames, Alex will be the next to die. Taut, penetrating, terrifying,"Bad Love" is vintage Kellerman. Also available on BDD AudioCassette.

Elena Gilbert is once again at the centre of magic and dangerbeyond her imagining. And once more, Stefan isn't there to help!Elena is forced to trust her life to Damon, the handsome but deadlyvampire who wants Elena, body and soul. They must journey to theslums of the Dark Dimension, a world where vampires and demons roamfree, but humans must live as slaves of their supernatural masters.Damon's brother, the brooding vampire Stefan whom Elena loves, isimprisoned here, and Elena can only free him by finding the twohidden halves of the key to his cell. Meanwhile, the tensionbetween Elena and Damon mounts until Elena is faced with a terribledecision: which brother does she really want to be with? The drama,danger and star-crossed love that fills each Vampire Diaries bookis in full effect here, with Elena Gilbert once again filled withsupernatural powers.

The Watergate in Washington, D.C., is one of the world's mostfamous addresses--although not everyone knows exactly what it is.This imposing, fabulous complex is made up of a hotel, residences,restaurants, offices, shops, and more. It is a haven for the famousafter they break out and, on occasion, for the infamous when theybreak in. Its very name has become part of our history. Margaret Truman, herself the bearer of one of the world's mostfamous names, knows Washington's ins and outs, including who is"in" and who is "out." In this absorbing, timely Capital Crimesmystery, she shows us around this fascinating city that isAmerica's center of power and--some would say--corruption. Some ofthose who are "out" here are very dead indeed. The glittering cast of characters includes Vice President JoeAprile, who plans to become president, if he can avoid a temptingvice; a glamorous Washington hostess and fund-raiser, ElfieDorrance, with a propensity for marrying rich and powerful men andthen grieving p

Let number-one New York Times bestselling author Nora Roberts fly you into Lunacy, Alaska, and into a colorful, compelling new novel about two lonely souls who find love - and redemtion... Lunacy was Nate Burke's last chance. As a Baltimore cop, he'd watched his partner die on the street - and the guilt still haunts him. With nowhere else to go, he accepts the job as chief of police in this tiny, remote Alaskan town, where the peace provides a balm for his shattered soul - and an unexpected affair with pilot Meg Galloway warms his nights... But other things in Lunacy are heating up. Nate suspects the killer in an unsolved murder still walks the snowy streets. His investigation will unearth the secrets and suspicions that lurk beneath the placid surface, as well as bring out the big-city survival instincts that made him a cop in the first place. And his discovery will threaten the new life - and the new love - that he has finally found for herself.

In the stillness of a golden September afternoon, deep in thewilderness of the Rockies, a solitary craftsman, Grady Adams, andhis magnificent Irish wolfhound, Merlin, step from shadow intolight...and into an encounter with mystery. That night, a pair ofsingular animals will watch Grady's isolated home, waiting to maketheir approach. A few miles away, Camillia Rivers, a local veterinarian, beginsto unravel the threads of a puzzle that will bring to her door allthe forces of a government in peril. At a nearby farm, long-estranged identical twins come togetherto begin a descent into darkness...In Las Vegas, a specialist inchaos theory probes the boundaries of the unknowable...On a Seattlegolf course, two men make matter-of-fact arrangements formurder...Along a highway by the sea, a vagrant scarred by the pastbegins a trek toward his destiny. In a novel that is at once wholly of our time and timeless,fearless and funny, Dean Koontz takes readers into the momentbetween one turn of the world and the next, acros