Lara Lington has always had an overactive imagination, but suddenly that imagination seems to be in overdrive. Normal professionaltwenty-something young women don't get visitedby ghosts. Or do they? When the spirit of Lara'sgreat-aunt Sadie mysteriously appears, she has onerequest: Lara must find a missing necklace that hadbeen in Sadie's possession for more than seventy-five years, because Sadie cannot rest without it. Lara and Sadie make a hilarious sparring duo, and atfirst it seems as though they have nothing in common.But as the mission to find Sadie's necklace leads tointrigue and a new romance for Lara, these very'different "twenties" girls learn some surprisingtruths from and about each other.
本书精选法国著名作家莫泊桑的39篇中短篇小说，有《羊脂球》《我的叔叔于勒》《项链》等不朽名篇，内容丰富多彩，结构巧妙动人。
Book De*ion "Moves like a roller coaster without brakes...Koontz is America'sNo.1 author of thrillers. One of his finest novels." -------Denver Pos We have your wife. You can get her back for two millioncash. On an ordinary afternoon, an ordinary man, a gardener of modestmeans, gets a phone call out of his worst nightmare. the caller isdead serious. He doesn't care that Mitch can't raise that kind ofmoney. He's confident that Mitch will find a way, If he loves hiswife enough... Mitch does love her enough. He loves her more than life itself.He's got sixty hours to prove it. He has to find the two million bythen. But he'll pay a lot more. He'll pay anything. From its tense opening to its shattering climax, The Husband is athriller that will hold you in its relentless grip for every twist,every shock, every revelation. This is a Dean Koontz novel, afterall. And there's no other experience quite like it. Book Dimension length: (cm)17.4 width:(cm)10.6
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.
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
Every so often a character so captures the hearts andimaginations of readers that he seems to take on a life of his ownlong after the final page is turned. For such a character, one bookis not enough--readers must know what happens next. Now Dean Koontzreturns with the novel his fans have been demanding. With theemotional power and sheer storytelling artistry that are histrademarks, Koontz takes up once more the story of a unique younghero and an eccentric little town in a tale that is equal partssuspense and terror, adventure and mystery--and altogetherirresistibly odd. We're all a little odd beneath the surface. He'sthe most unlikely hero you'll ever meet--an ordinary guy with amodest job you might never look at twice. But there's so much moreto any of us than meets the eye--and that goes triple for OddThomas. For Odd lives always between two worlds in the small deserttown of Pico Mundo, where the heroic and the harrowing are everydayevents. Odd never asked to communicate with the dead--it'ssomething
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.
A magnificent saga of American fiction, the Sacketts series isone of the greatest treasures by legendary storyteller LouisL'Amour. In The Daybreakers, L'Amour spins the tale of two brotherswho couldn't be more different -- yet remain bound by theirrestlessness of spirit."RIDE WITH THE LAW, NEVER AGAINST IT".Youhad to push to start a fight with Orrin Sackett, but not with hisbrother, Tyrel. Tye had been born to trouble, and the night hestepped between his brother and a bullet changed the course of boththeir lives forever. Now their trail pointed west, to Santa Fe, afrontier town on the edge of violence -- but justice had to comebefore putting down roots in a lawless land. Orrin took on the jobof marshal, while Tye commanded fear and respect even without abadge. But when a loose end from their past turned up, one brotherwas forced to revert to his old ways -- if the other's dreams wereto be realized....
在线阅读本书 Book De*ion Mrs H.D. Everett was the last in a long line of gifted Victoriannovelists who knew how to grip the reader through the invasion ofeveryday life by the abnormal and dramatic, leaving the facts toproduce their special thrills without piling on the agony. 'Ialways know', says one of her characters, 'how to distinguish atrue ghost story from a faked one. The true ghost story never hasany point and the faked one dare not leave it out.' From thechilling horror of The Death Mask to the shocking violence of TheCrimson Blind, from the creeping menace of Parson Clench to themounting suspense of The Pipers of Mallory, these thrilling storieswere enthusiastically received by readers and critics when theyfirst appeared, and are sure to delight and terrify the modernreader in equal measure. Synopsis The Crimson Blind Other Stories is a work of mystery. About the Author Part of Wordsworth's Mystery Supernatural series, featuringclassic spine chilling tales, some previously u
The #1 New York Times betseller #1 New York Times bestselling author Nora Roberts takesreaders deep into the rugged Black Hills of South Dakota, where theshadows keep secrets, hunters stalk the land, and a childhoodfriendship matures into an adult passion.
Book De*ion Let number-one New York Times bestselling author Nora Roberts flyyou into Lunacy, Alaska, and into a colorful, compelling new novelabout two lonely souls who find love - and redemtion... Lunacy was Nate Burke's last chance. As a Baltimore cop, he'dwatched his partner die on the street - and the guilt still hauntshim. With nowhere else to go, he accepts the job as chief of policein this tiny, remote Alaskan town, where the peace provides a balmfor his shattered soul - and an unexpected affair with pilot MegGalloway warms his nights... But other things in Lunacy are heating up. Nate suspects thekiller in an unsolved murder still walks the snowy streets. Hisinvestigation will unearth the secrets and suspicions that lurkbeneath the placid surface, as well as bring out the big-citysurvival instincts that made him a cop in the first place. And hisdiscovery will threaten the new life - and the new love - that hehas finally found for herself. "Roberts is among the best popul
A magician's daughter has inherited her father's talents-andhis penchant for jewel thievery. Then she meets an escape artistwho captures her heart and has secrets that could shatter herillusions...
When twelve-year-old Billy Straight, a runaway struggling tosurvive L.A.'s most dangerous streets, becomes the sole eyewitnessto a brutal murder, he becomes the target of the media, bountyhunters, and a killer, as L.A.P.D. homicide detective Petra Connorraces against time to save his life. Reissue.
Brilliant, fearless, incorruptible, Andrew Trevayne was aself-made millionaire at thirty-five, former Undersecretary ofState, current head of one of the nation's most prestigiousfoundations. Now, at the express wish of the president, Trevayneundertakes an investigation into the " secret government" --and isswept up in a tidal wave of intrigue and danger beyond thecorridors of official power...into a nightmare maze where Mafialeaders and billionaires mingle...where Congress and even thepresidency itself can be bought and sold. Here, in this sizzlingworld of mystery, seduction, and betrayal...where his family'ssurvival and his own hinge on a hair trigger...where sinisterforces are poised to exact a chilling conspiracy...here, a man likeTrevayne can become a dreaded enemy, a duped pawn--or a king.
When Jim Hawkins joins the crew of the Hispaniola as cabin boy,he little guesses the danger that awaits him.Within days,with three red crosses on and old map as their only guide,he and a motley crew set for Treasure Island.Their journey bodes well:The craft is fine and the Union Jack flies high above the mizzen.But all too soon the black flag of piracy casts its ugly shadow upon the deck.A seafaring sage complete with mutiny,pirates,and a one-legged cook,Treasure Island is one voyage you will never forget! 作者简介： ROBERT LOUIS STEVENSON（1850-1894）was born into a successful engineering family in Edinburgh,Scotland.Although he entered Edinburgh University to study engineering,he spent most of his time teaching himself to write in different styles.By 1871,Stevenson had decided to devote himself to literature as a caeer.In 1880,he married Fanny Osbourne,a divorced american woman,whom he had followed to California.They returend to Scotland,but soom left agains on a series of journeys necessitated
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.
He died beneath the Statue of Freedom, clutching a 9-mm pistolin his hand. But as dawn rose, the politician would die again--in ahail of rumor and character assassination. Now one man suspects the shattering truth: that the congressman'ssuicide was a carefully planned murder. In the heart of the freeworld, a furious struggle begins: to reclaim a man's innocence,expose a woman's lie, and stop a chilling conspiracy of murder thatreaches halfway around the world. . . .
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.
In an effort to remove a family curse and humor her grandfather,MacKenzie Sinclair heads for the Guatamalan jungle to return anancient amulet that her great-great grandfather, PeregrineSinclair, had taken from the Mayan ruins of Tikal during one of hisexpeditions. She ends up being catapulted back in time and into thelife of Liam O'Shea, Peregrine's partner and a man who neverreturned from the original expedition. Effective characterizationpropels the occasionally complex story (there is a smallwhite-slavery subplot) from the steamy Central American jungles tothe restrictive, glittering 1884 San Francisco social scene withall the grace and sensuality readers have come to expect fromKrinard. Krinard has written a number of alternative realityromances and is especially known for her sensual, mysticaldepiction of werewolves (Prince of Shadows, Bantam, 1996). Shelives in Concord, California. Copyright 1997 Reed Business Information, Inc.
