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

In The Sackett Brand, Louis L'Amour spins the story of acourageous man who must face overwhelming odds to track down akiller. Tell Sackett and his bride Ange came to Arizona to build ahome and start a family. But on Black Mesa something goes terriblywrong. Tell is ambushed and badly injured. When he finally managesto drag himself back to where he left Ange, she is gone. Desperate,cold, hungry, and with nothing to defend himself, Tell is stalkedlike a wounded animal. Hiding from his attackers, his rage andfrustration mount as he tries to figure out who the men are, whythey are trying to kill him, and what has happened to his wife.Discovering the truth will be risky. And when he finally does, itwill be their turn to run.

It seemed the perfect place to lie low. The owner of the ranchwas an attractive gray-haired lady who had once been an actress.The other woman was a beautiful, fragile-seeming blonde. Theyneeded repairs done, and he needed to disappear for a while. Thefirst sign that things were not as they should be was when aPinkerton man questioned him about a missing woman. Then heaccidentally found a will belonging to the previous owner of theranch. After that, a young lady showed up in town making claimsthat the place belonged to her. Worried that his hideout wasturning into a battleground, he didn't know what would be moredangerous, staying or leaving. For a man interested only in passin'through, he suddenly found himself entangled in a deadlystruggle....

Barrie Mayer, a beautiful Washington literary agent, finds hertrip to Budapest cut short -- when her body turns up dead. But herbest friend, Colette Cahill, a CIA agent, knows that Barrie wascarrying something else in her briefcase, and she suspects theworst. When the Agency instructs her to investigate, Colette couldlose her own life in the high-stakes search.... "Smooth...seductive." ASSOCIATED PRESS

娇生惯养的家猫在四处寻找故事， 勇敢的流浪猫把故事变成了美味。一个现代寓言故事， 告诉你创造世界的秘密。娇生惯养的小猫喵小爪探向黑夜，想为自己闻一个故事。狡猾的狐狸答应给她讲故事，却在心里盘算着如何享用这送上门来的美味。小爪向狐狸一步步走近，越来越近，越来越近……突然——她还没明白怎么回事，一切就这么结束了。…………流浪猫大脾气毛毛带着她的三个饥饿的猫宝宝一路寻觅。但茫茫夜色中没有任何东西可以拿来充饥。毛毛开始在屋顶引吭高歌，她准备给孩子们讲一个故事。没想到，那竟然是一个可以“吃”的故事。一个现代寓言故事，告诉你创造世界的秘密。

She has the knack of guiding us along the seamier side of lifewhile making us feel refreshed and restored like a terrific gospelblues singer GUARDIAN

Chinese edition of A Thousand Splendid Suns by Hosseini (author of the Kite Runner) has occupied a spot on the New York Times bestselling fiction list since its publication in May 2007. Whereas "the Kite Runner" focuses on the relationships among men, "Thousand" is about two women, a generation apart, being challenged by war-torn Kabul over thirty years. Distributed by Tsai Fong Books, Inc.

Crispin Mayo was a reckless young brawler who'd left his tinyfishing village for the vast American frontier. Headed west to joina railroad construction crew, he came upon an isolated station--anda mystery. The shack was abandoned, but fresh blood spattered thefloor, and the telegraph was clicking away unattended. When Mayostepped inside and put a hand on the telegraph key, he had no wayof knowing the course of his life would change forever--and that hewould become entangled with a band of Civil War veterans with ascore to settle against the government...and a feisty young womanwho'd risk anything to save the people she loved. Cris Mayo, whohad never backed away from a fight in his life, was about to havehis courage put to the ultimate test.

He was etched by the desert's howling winds, a big,broad-shouldered man who knew the ways of the Apache and the waysof staying alive. She was a woman alone raising a young son on aremote Arizona ranch. And between Hondo Lane and Angie Lowe was thewarrior Vittoro, whose people were preparing to rise against thewhite men. Now the pioneer woman, the gunman, and the Apachewarrior are caught in a drama of love, war, and honor.

Wounded, dehydrated, and escaping a violent feud with the menof Bob Sutton's ranch, Trace Jordan is near collapse when hedescends from the heat of the desert into a cool, secluded canyon.He wakes to find a beautiful woman gently caring for his injuries.Maria Cristina and her family have also suffered at the hands ofSutton and his men. The experience has left her hostile anddefiant. But Jordan sees another side of Maria, and the more timethey spend together, the greater his concern for her safetybecomes. Sutton's men are watching and waiting for him to showhimself. If he escapes, Maria will be left behind to face theirbrutality. But if he convinces her to join him, he will be leadingher into a heat-blasted, waterless desert. And if that doesn't killthem, the Apaches will.

Julie Parsons exploded onto the literary scene with her debut novel, Mary, Mary, which, according to The New York Times, "takes the psychological suspense thriller to places it rarely dares to go." Now, in The Courtship Gift, a shy female entomologist is pitted against a murderous maniac. Dublin on a cold April night. Anna Neale arrives home late and discovers her husband, David, dead in his study, his face a rictus mask of agony. Anna gazes with disbelief at the telltale marks on his skin. It seems David died from anaphylactic shock induced by a bee sting. But it is not bee season, and he has known all his life that he is allergic to the bee's poison. Anna finds a peculiar package addressed to David and begins to suspect that he was murdered. As the weeks pass, Anna learns that nothing in her life with David had been as it seemed. In death, her husband is an utter stranger to her. She is now alone, defenseless, and feels herself falling apart. This is just what attracts the handsome and

Here is an historic adventure of extraordinary power waiting tosweep you away to exotic lands as one of the most popular writersof our time conquers new storytelling worlds. Louis L'Amour hasbeen best known for his ability to capture the spirit and drama ofthe authentic American West. Now he guides his readers to an evenmore distant frontier -- the enthralling lands of the 12th century.At the center of "The Walking Drum" is Kerbouchard, one ofL'Amour's greatest heroes. Warrior, lover, scholar, Kerbouchard isa daring seeker of knowledge and fortune bound on a journey ofenormous challenge, danger and revenge. Across the Europe, theRussian steppes and through the Byzantine wonder of Constantinople,gateway to Asia, Kerbouchard is thrust into the heart of thetreacheries, passions, violence and dazzling wonders of amagnificent time. From castle to slave gallery, from sword-rackedbattlefields to a princess's secret chamber, and ultimately, to theimpregnable fortress of the Valley of Assassins, "The Walking Drum"is

A TARNISHED PAST:Rough and ready as any of the Randolph boys,Monty bristled under his eldest brother's tight rein.All the wanted to do was light out from Texas for a new beginning.But a spirited beauty was hot on his trail,bringing with her a blazing passion he couldn't deny and painful memories he couldn't forget. A SHINING FUTURE:An orphan with nothing to her name excpt a herd of cattle,Iris Richmond had to get her livestock to Wyoming's open ranges before rustlers wiped her out refused to help her.Never one to take no for an answer .Iris saddled up to coax,rope,and tame the ornery cowboy she'd always desired.

Hopalong rides into a firestorm of violence and betrayal. On therain-drenched trail to the lawless town of Seven Pines, Hopalongdiscovers two men -- one dead, the other badly wounded. Returningwith medical help, Hopalong finds the wounded man has been shotthrough the temple. Who would commit such a murder? To find out,Hopalong hires on at Bob Ronson's Rocking R Ranch. There he learnsthat more than a thousand cattle have been run off by men keepingone scheming eye on the ranch and the other on the monthlystagecoach shipments of gold. Hopalong is determined to stop thoseresponsible. But even the best gunfighter needs men he can trust towatch his back, men willing to risk their lives to do what's right.With their help, Hopalong fights to save the Rocking R, only tofind himself the target of a ruthless gunman in a life-and-deathstruggle for frontier justice.

A collection of shortfrontier stories personally selected and introduced by the author.

WThen an infected bolt of cloth carries plagae from London toan isolated mountain viilage, a housemaid named Anna' Frith emergesas an unlikely heroine and healer. ThroUgh Anna s eyes we followthe story" of the plague vear, I666, as her fellow viliagers makean extraordinan choice: convinced by a visionary young, ministerthey elect to quarantine themselves within the village boundariesto arrest the spread of the disease. But as death reaches intoevery household.faith flays. When villagers turn from prayers tomurderous witch-hunting, Anna must confront the deaths of family,,the disintegration of her community, and the lure of illicit love.As she struggles to survive, a year of plague becomes instead arumsmirabilis, a year of wonders."

1996 wurde das Teatro La Fenice in Venedig vom Feuer zerst?rt.Ausgehend von dieser Trag?die gestaltet der Autor einbeeindruckendes historisches Portr?t einer einzigartig sch?nenStadt und seiner Bewohner und prominenten G?ste.

娇生惯养的家猫在四处寻找故事， 勇敢的流浪猫把故事变成了美味。一个现代寓言故事， 告诉你创造世界的秘密。娇生惯养的小猫喵小爪探向黑夜，想为自己闻一个故事。狡猾的狐狸答应给她讲故事，却在心里盘算着如何享用这送上门来的美味。小爪向狐狸一步步走近，越来越近，越来越近……突然——她还没明白怎么回事，一切就这么结束了。…………流浪猫大脾气毛毛带着她的三个饥饿的猫宝宝一路寻觅。但茫茫夜色中没有任何东西可以拿来充饥。毛毛开始在屋顶引吭高歌，她准备给孩子们讲一个故事。没想到，那竟然是一个可以“吃”的故事。一个现代寓言故事，告诉你创造世界的秘密。

娇生惯养的家猫在四处寻找故事， 勇敢的流浪猫把故事变成了美味。一个现代寓言故事， 告诉你创造世界的秘密。娇生惯养的小猫喵小爪探向黑夜，想为自己闻一个故事。狡猾的狐狸答应给她讲故事，却在心里盘算着如何享用这送上门来的美味。小爪向狐狸一步步走近，越来越近，越来越近……突然——她还没明白怎么回事，一切就这么结束了。…………流浪猫大脾气毛毛带着她的三个饥饿的猫宝宝一路寻觅。但茫茫夜色中没有任何东西可以拿来充饥。毛毛开始在屋顶引吭高歌，她准备给孩子们讲一个故事。没想到，那竟然是一个可以“吃”的故事。一个现代寓言故事，告诉你创造世界的秘密。

He was a tough enforcer for a New York gang. But when youngTom Shanaghy made one too many enemies, he skipped town on afast-moving freight. He landed in a small Kansas town that had bigdreams, no name, and the need for an honest lawman. Tom figuredthat a knuckle-and-skull man from Five Points would be perfect forthe job. He didn't know that a high-stakes cattle drive was headedhis way and that leading it was a vindictive rancher bent onsettling an old score, even if he had to destroy the town to do it.Tom had himself stuck in the middle of the feud before sunset onhis first day in town. All he could do was hope that his years onthe Bowery had left him with the smarts he needed to keep himselfalive.

Released in 2005 in Arabic, Girls of Riyadh caused a sensation throughout the Arab world. Now in English, Rajaa Alsanea's bold first novel exposes the hidden lives of young upper-class women and their personal conflicts with culturaltradition and offers Westerners an unprecedented glimpse into a society often veiled from view. From the Saudi singles scene in Riyadh to their travels outside the country, four young women, Gamrah,Michelle, Sadeem, and Lamees, literally and figuratively shed traditional garb as they negotiate, their love lives; their professional successes; their rebellions, large and small; and ultimately their place-somewhere in between contemporary Western society and their Islamic home.