No more than a dark pencil line on a blank page. A horizon line, maybe. But also a slot for blackness to pour through... A terrible construction site accident takes Edgar Freemantle's right arm and scrambles his memory and his mind, leaving him with little but rage as he begins the ordeal of rehabilitation. A marriage that produced two lovely daughters suddenly ends, and Edgar begins to wish he hadn't survived the injuries that could have killed him. He wants out. His psychologist, Dr. Kamen, suggests a "geographic cure," a new life distant from the Twin Cities and the building business Edgar grew from scratch. And Kamen suggests something else. "Edgar, does anything make you happy?" "I used to sketch." "Take it up again. You need hedges...hedges against the night." Edgar leaves Minnesota for a rented house on Duma Key, a stunningly beautiful, eerily undeveloped splinter of the Florida coast. The sun setting into the Gulf of Mexico and the tidal rattling of shells on the beach

Douglas Adams is back with the amazing, logic-defying,but-why-stop-now fifth novel in the Hitchhiker Trilogy. Here is theepic story of Random, who sets out on a transgalactic quest to findthe planet of her ancestors. Line drawings. "From the Hardcoveredition."

Handsome, strong, and just a little bit dangerous, hald-ComancheChase Wolf is used to getting what he wants. So when he seesFranny-a golden- haired angel with deep green eyes, delicatefeatures, and the sweetest smile-he sets out to make her his. ButFranny is far from the innocent she seems. And the truth may bemore than Chase can bear...

The Broken is a place where people shop at Wal-Mart and magicis nothing more than a fairy tale. The Weird is a realm whereblueblood aristocrats rule and the strength of your magic canchange your destiny. Rose Drayton lives on the Edge, the placebetween both worlds. A perilous existence indeed, made even more soby a flood of magic-hungry creatures bent on absolutedestruction.

A classic work that has charmed generations of readers, thiscollection assembles Carson McCullers's best stories, including herbeloved novella "The Ballad of the Sad Cafe." A haunting tale of ahuman triangle that culminates in an astonishing brawl, the novellaintroduces readers to Miss Amelia, a formidable southern womanwhose cafe serves as the town's gathering place. Among other fineworks, the collection also includes "Wunderkind," McCullers's firstpublished story written when she was only seventeen about a musicalprodigy who suddenly realizes she will not go on to become a greatpianist. Newly reset and available for the first time in a handsometrade paperback edition, The Ballad of the Sad Cafe is a brilliantstudy of love and longing from one of the South's finestwriters.

He has waited for this moment. "He has planned his every move. "He has made it onto the jury in the most explosive trial of the century. "Now the verdict belongs to him. . . . They are at the center of a multimillion dollar legal hurricane: twelve men and women who have been investigated, watched, manipulated, and harassed by high-priced lawyers and consultants who will stop at nothing to secure a verdict. Now that the jury must make a decision in the most explosive trial of the century, a precedent-setting lawsuit against a giant tobacco company. But only a handful of people know the truth: that this jury has a leader, and the verdict belongs to him... He is known only as Juror #2. But he has a name, a past, and he has planned his every move with the help of a beautiful woman on the outside. Now, while a corporate empire hands in the balance, while a grieving family waits, and while lawyers are plunged into a battle for their careers, the truth about Juror #2 is about to explode, in a cross fire of greed

Four women--four friends--share a determinationto stop a killer who has been stalking newlyweds in San Francisco.Each one holds a piece of the puzzle: Lindsay Boxer is a homicideinspector in the San Francisco Police Department, Claire Washburnis a medical examiner, Jill Bernhardt is an assistant D.A., andCindy Thomas just started working the crime desk of the SanFrancisco Chronicle. But the usual procedures aren't bringing themany closer to stopping the killings. So these women form a Women'sMurder Club to collaborate outside the box and pursue the case bysidestepping their bosses and giving each other a hand. The four women develop intense bonds as they pursue a killer whosecrimes have stunned an entire city. Working together, they trackdown the most terrifying and unexpected killer they have everencountered--before a shocking conclusion in which everything theyknew turns out to be devastatingly wrong. Full of the breathtakingdrama and unforgettable emotions for which James Patterson isfamous, 1st to Die

A reclusive millionaire makes a deal with the devil. Justanother horror tale? Don't bet on it. It's from Clive Barker.

Lovely, idealistic Tracy Whitney is framed into a fifteen yearsentence in an escape-proof penitentiary. With dazzling ingenuityshe fights back to destroy the untouchable crime lords who put herthere. With her intelligence and beauty as her only weapons, Tracyembarks on a series of extraordinary escapades that sweep heracross the globe. In an explosive confrontation Tracy meets herequal in irresistible Jeff Stevens, whose past is as colorful asTracy's. Show more Show less

Talk about a change of pace! Renowned suspense writer and EdgarAwardwinner James Patterson, author of suchbestsellers-turned-blockbuster-movies asAlong Came a Spider andKiss the Girls, exposes his sensitive sidein his new novel,Suzanne's Diary for Nicholas. Katie Wilkinson'sboyfriend Matt dumpsher; not a total cad, he leaves her a gift, a diary kept bySuzanne,his first wife, for their son Nicholas. Though it's not exactlythediamond ring Katie was hoping for, she's unable to make herselfdestroy thediary--against her better judgment, Katie begins toread.Drawn against her will into the other woman's world, Katielearns of physicianSuzanne's heart attack at age 35 and herdecision to slow down, accomplished bya move to Martha's Vineyardand a new job as a simple country doctor. When lovecomes knocking,in the form of housepainter-cum-poet Matt Harrison, Suzanne isreadyto listen to her newly repaired heart. Though painful for Katie,shebegins to know and like Suzanne and her infant son Nicholas.Suzanne's devotionto Ma

“After Dark is a streamlined, hushed ensemble piece. …Standing above the common gloom, Murakami detects phosphorescence everywhere, but chiefly in the auras around people, which glow brightest at night and when combined.” The New York Times Book Review A sleek, gripping novel of encounters set in Tokyo during the spooky hours between midnight and dawn, by an internationally renowned literary phenomenon. Murakami’s trademark humor, psychological insight, and grasp of spirit and morality are here distilled with an extraordinary, harmonious mastery. Combining the pyrotechnical genius that made Kafka on the Shore and The Wind-up Bird Chronicle international bestsellers, with a surprising infusion of heart, Murakami has produced one of his most enchanting fictions yet. “Murakami is masterful with symbolism.. . . Night. . . can’t blacken the ever-shifting shutter speeds of Murakami’s cockeyed Kodak.. . . It is straight- ahead jazz with a quiet grace.” The Los Angeles Times

New York Times bestselling author and Cosmopolitan editor inchief Kate White delivers a sensational mystery that sends hergutsy, single, thirty-something sleuth Bailey Weggins behind thescenes of a hot new TV show--now available in tradepaperback. Do old flames burn brightest? Now that the TV show Morgue isshooting in Manhattan, the crime journalist for Buzz is rememberingher fling with its gorgeous star, Chris Wickersham. But when Chrisdoes contact Bailey Weggins, his intentions are all too honorable:It's to tell her that an actor from the show has gonemissing. Delving deep into the glamorous yet crazy world of TV, Baileysoon finds herself in the middle of a killer story--literally. Andas the case gets hotter, so does the action under thecovers--especially the moment Bailey's crush Beau Regan comes backto town. With a dead body on the scene, ominous phone calls, and astalker targeting her, it's clear that this reporter must unearththe truth now--before she becomes the inspiration for Morgu

Computer whiz Ashley Patterson is convinced she is beingstalked. Coworker Toni Prescott has a penchant for Internet datingand little time for anyone else. And Alette Peters prefers quietweekends in the arms of a beefcake artist. They know virtuallynothing about each other--until the three women are linked by amurder investigation that will lead to one of the most bizarretrials of the century.

'All modern American literature comes from one book by MarkTwain called Huckleberry Finn, ' Ernest Hemingway wrote. 'It's thebest book we've had.' A complex masterpiece that has spawnedvolumes of scholarly exegesis and interpretative theories, it is atheart a compelling adventure story. Huck, in flight from hismurderous father, and Nigger Jim, in flight from slavery, pilottheir raft thrillingly through treacherous waters, surviving acrash with a steamboat, betrayal by rogues, and the final threatfrom the bourgeoisie. Informing all this is the presence of theRiver, described in palpable detail by Mark Twain, the formersteamboat pilot, who transforms it into a richly metaphoric entity.Twain's other great innovation was the language of the book itself,which is expressive in a completely original way. 'The invention ofthis language, with all its implications, gave a new dimension toour literature, ' Robert Penn Warren noted. 'It is a languagecapable of poetry.' "From the eBook edition."

Stephen King and Peter Straub join forces again to create a thriller of unsurpassed power; a twisting, compelling story of a small American town held in the grip of evil beyond all reason. The result of their previous collaboration was The Talisman.

Tragic tale of a retarded man and the friend who loves andtries to protect him.

Maggie O'Neill must turn on her own charms-mystical andotherwise-while investigating the death of one of her customersfrom the antique shop, Enchantments.

Oscar is a sweet but fat sci-fi obsessed introvert who -- from the New Jersey home he shares with his old world mother and rebellious sister -- dreams of becoming the Dominican J.R.R. Tolkien and, most of all, of finding love. But Oscar may never get what he wants. Blame the fuku -- a curse that has haunted Oscar's family for generations, following them on their epic journey from New Jersey to Washington Heights and back to Santo Domingo. Encapsulating Dominican American history, Oscar's story open our eyes to an astonishing vision of the contemporary American experience and explores the endless human capacity to persevere -- and risk it all -- in the name of love. Pulitzer Prize winning novel

Indiana, 1818. Moonlight falls through the dense woods thatsurround a one-room cabin, where a nine-year-old Abraham Lincolnkneels at his suffering mother's bedside. She's been stricken withsomething the old-timers call "Milk Sickness." "My baby boy..." she whispers before dying. Only later will the grieving Abe learn that his mother's fatalaffliction was actually the work of a vampire. When the truth becomes known to young Lincoln, he writes in hisjournal, "henceforth my life shall be one of rigorous study anddevotion. I shall become a master of mind and body. And thismastery shall have but one purpose..." Gifted with his legendaryheight, strength, and skill with an ax, Abe sets out on a path ofvengeance that will lead him all the way to the White House. While Abraham Lincoln is widely lauded for saving a Union andfreeing millions of slaves, his valiant fight against the forces ofthe undead has remained in the shadows for hundreds of years. Thatis, until Seth Grahame-Smith stumbled upon The Secret Journa

Join Jeanne Willis in the funniest talent show ever. In a fabulous rhyming text, meet bears with baggy bottoms, pigs with perky pinky ones and peacocks who love to put theirs on display. Perfect for reading aloud and guaranteed to cause fits of giggles, one thing's for sure - whoever is the winner, bottoms are top! This title is from the dynamic duo behind "Bottoms Up"!

Rand is on the run with Min, but his destination is a mystery to Cadsuane. Mazrim Taim, leader of the Black Tower, is revealed to be a liar, but his purpose remains shrouded in secrecy. Perrin is hunting desperately for Faile, now a prisoner of Sevanna's sept. With Elyas Machera, Berelain, the Prophet, and a very mixed army of disparate forces, he is moving through country rife with bandits and roving Seanchan ...while the man called Slayer is stalking the Wolf Dream and Tel'aran'rhiod. In Tar Valon, the schemers and counter-schemers in Elaida's White Tower are shaken to the core when Egwene and the rebels appear suddenly outside the walls. In Ebou Dar, the Seanchan princess known as Daughter of the Nine Moons arrives - and Mat, who has been recuperating in the Tarasin Palace, is introduced to her. Will the marriage that has been foretold come about? WINTER'S HEART is a triumph of epic storytelling, and a magnificent addition to a landmark series in the fantasy genre.

The Lost Symbol is the long awaited sequel to Dan Brown's TheDa Vinci Code . The Da Vinci Code was an international phenomenonwith 81 million copies in print worldwide. In Britain it was eventhe best-selling Paperback ever. The filming was also a hugesuccess. Since May 2009, is Angels and Demons worldwide intheaters. In his new book, The Lost icon again Robert Langdon is the hero.Readers will cheer again from the first page of Robert Langdon,when they accompanied him on an exciting journey of discovery fullof surprises - and all in just 12 hours time for action. DanBrown's talent for storytelling interwoven with historicalelements, codes and intrigue make the new thriller once again atrue "Paget Uri. This novel was a strange and wonderful trip," Dan Brown himselfsays "The result of five years of research into a 12-hour actionwas to weave and stimulating challenge. Robert Langdon's lifestrides definitely faster than my own.