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
" Over the years I have been proud to write about the men andwomen of the American frontier. But I have written many storieswith entirely different settings which I have long wanted to sharewith my readers. " I have collected some of these in YONDERING.They are glimpses of what my own life was like during the earlyyears. Those were the rough years; often I was hungry, out of workand facing situations such as I have written about. " Althoughthese stories take place in a variety of locales, they are storiesof people living under conditions similar to the way they mighthave lived on the frontier. I hope you'll enjoy YONDERING." --LouisL'Amour
From #1 "New York Times" bestselling author Tami Hoagcomes this romance classic about a man in love--and the woman who'sdetermined to prove it to him... Maggie McSwain should have beenthrilled when Rylan Quaid asked her to marry him. Instead, she wascrushed. After all her romantic fantasies, Ry's proposal wasmissing one crucial element: "love. "But Maggie would prove to Rythat he had a heart--and then she'd use every teasing, temptingounce of seductive power she had to capture it. The next time heproposed to her--and there would be a next time--common sense wouldbe the last thing on his mind. As far as Ry was concerned, solidpartnerships made for lasting marriages--and that's what he couldhave with Maggie. Of course he wanted her, as any man with eyeswould want her. But he couldn't love her...because he'd vowed neverto fall in love again. Now it seemed that the only way to make herhis wife was to use reverse psychology. He'd just retract hisproposal--and pretend to be immune to her charms. He had no
They came by river and by wagon train, braving the endlessdistances of the Great Plains and the icy passes of the SierraNevada. They were men like Linus Rawlings, a restless survivor ofIndian country who'd headed east to see the ocean but left hisheart--and his home--in the West. They were women like LilithPrescott, a smart, spirited beauty who fled her family and fell fora gambling man in the midst of a frontier gold boom. Thesepioneering men and women sowed the seeds of a nation with theircourage--and with their blood. Here is the story of how their pathswould meet amid the epic struggle against fierce enemies andnature's cruelty, to win for all time the rich and untamedWest.
"The Lonesome Gods" is Louis L'Amour's biggest and mostimportant historical novel to date, a sweeping adventure of theCalifornia frontier. Here is the fascinating story of JohannesVerne, a young man left to die by his vengeful grandfather, rescuedby outlaws and raised in part by the Indians of the desert.Strengthened by the love of two women--Miss Nesselrode, whosemysterious past fires her ambitions for the future and Meghan, awillful young beauty--Verne grows to become a rugged adventurer, aman strong enough to embrace the awesome power of the Palm Springsdesert, and bold enough to stake a claim in the bustling world ofopportunity that was early-day Los Angeles.
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.
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。
His love was wild... his soul untamed... his touch forbidden....From acclaimed author Susan Krinard comes the second novel in amagnificent trilogy of a powerful clan whose sensual legacy iscloaked in secrecy-and a beautiful woman kidnapped by an outlawwhose forbidden embrace could reveal her true identity.... Once aWolf In the unspoiled expanses of the American West, Toma sAlejandro Randall was called El Lobo, the desperado and sworn enemyof powerful financier Cole MacLean. Few humans knew his trueidentity: heir to a wolf bloodline that made him as much an exoticbeast as a devastatingly attractive man. It was Toma s's plan tolure Cole MacLean's elegant fiance e, Lady Rowena Forster, from herNew York mansion to the wild frontier. There he planned to seducethe golden-haired beauty as revenge for the destruction of hisfamily at MacLean's hands. But once she was in his possession, ElLobo found himself unable to resist the call of his own untamedpassion-a passion that would claim the beauty for his own. As forLad
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
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
#1 "New York Times" bestselling author Tami Hoag mixes passion,politics, heartbreak, and humor in this powerful classic novelignited by a man and woman whose desire for each other could leadthem both to ruin. They were totally wrong for each other. Aromantic odd couple. It was clear at first sight. Bronwynn PrescottPierson was a jet-setting socialite, a one-time fashion icon, andnow a runaway bride. Wade Grayson was a straitlaced, ambitiouscongressman from the American heartland. They couldn't have hadless in common and more to lose by their accidental meeting in theVermont woods, where they'd each gone in hopes of escaping thepast. Both drawn to the ruins of the old Foxfire estate, the womanfrom Venus and the man from Washington were playing a dangerousgame with the most volatile and unpredictable of human emotions.And when it all blew up, the press would be there to broadcast thedisaster to the world. But what their enemies didn't count on wasthat the power that drew them together would always be a littles
After falling in love with handsome Rook Galloway, Lady ArianeBurke-Marchand finds herself pitted against Rook when their homeplanets go to war, but she is unable to overcome her feelingsdespite the newfound conflict.
Colonel Utah Blaine, held captive by the Army of theRevolution, broke out of jail and headed north from Mexico withnothing but the clothes on his back. Then he found new troublestruggling at the end of a noose-and stepped in just in time tosave the life of a Texas rancher. The would-be executioners werethe rancher's own men, looking to steal his land. Now Utah has aunique proposition: Have the wealthy Texan play dead, introducehimself as the spread's new foreman, and take care of the outlawsone by one. The wage to fight another man's war? A hundred a monthplus expenses. The cost of falling in love while he earns thatwage? It wasn't exactly part of the original agreement, but Utahwill soon find out-unless the bad guys get to him first.
A collection of shortfrontier stories personally selected and introduced by the author.
A word from Louis L'Amour: " Almost forty years ago, when myfiction was being published exclusively in 'pulp' westernmagazines, I wrote several novel-length stories, which my editorscalled 'magazine novels'. In creating them, I became so involvedwith my characters that their lives were still as much a part of meas I was of them long after the issues in which they appearedbecame collector's items. Pleased as I was about how I brought thecharacters and their adventures to life in the pages of themagazines, I still wanted the reader to know more about my peopleand why they did what they did. So, over the years, I revised andexpanded these magazine works into fuller-length novels that Ipublished in paperback under other titles. " These particular earlymagazine versions of my books have long been a source of greatspeculation and curiosity among many of my readers, so much so oflate, that I'm now pleased to collect three of them into book formfor the first time. " I hope you enjoy them."
Dan Killoe--over six feet of tough, raw, lightning fast man.He had a trail heard and a mass of settlers to get across unknownterritory to a new land. Then he gave shelter to a stranger beinghunted by Felipe Soto, scar-faced leader of the renegadeComancheros. This time Killoe was borrowing more trouble than hewanted to handle.
The open West was a land where wanderers could find themselves ahome--a home to fight for, to be changed by, sometimes to die for.Jed Ashbury was one such journeyman, taking on the identity of adead man. Allen Ring was another: he'd won his plot of land in acard game only to find he had to win again with a gun. From ahas-been boxer to a ranch hand taking on his bosses' troubles, thecharacters in these classic Louis L'Amour short stories are allandquot; riding for the brandandquot; -staying loyal to whatmatters, staking the West with their courage and their blood.
Utah Blaine Held captive south of the border, Colonel UtahBlaine escaped with nothing but the clothes on his back. Then hefound new trouble by saving the life of a Texas rancher. Thewould-be executioners were the rancher's own men, looking to stealhis land. Now Utah has a unique proposition: Have the wealthy Texanplay dead, introduce himself as the spread's new foreman, and takecare of the outlaws one by one. The wage to fight another man'swar? Generous. The cost of falling in love while earning that wage?Utah will soon find out--unless the bad guys get him first. SilverCanyon "You're not wanted in Hattan's Point," Matt Brennan was toldmoments after arriving in town. "There's trouble here and men arepicking sides." But Matt wasn't going anywhere until he found outwhat the dispute was about--and got to know Moira Maclaren. Sheconsidered him nothing more than a drifting ranch hand, and hewanted to prove her wrong. To do it, he'd have to solve the mysteryof the growing violence--a mystery that could make
#1 "New York Times" bestselling author Tami Hoag mixes mysteryand romance in this moving classic novel of a missing woman and thesearch that brings together the unlikeliest of lovers.... She was ablond goddess, a box office megastar. Every woman wanted to be her;every man wanted to bed her. But over a year ago Devon Staffordvanished without a trace. As a biographer, Jake Gannon had taughthimself to follow the clues of a person's life story like adetective. As an ex-Marine, he was accustomed to being firmly incontrol. But when his car died in a little town called Mare's Neston the Carolina coast, he had to admit he'd come to a dead end.There he met a .38-toting tow-truck driver named Dixie La Fontaine.She was no celebrity, but Dixie had an irresistible sex appeal allher own. What did this down-to-earth woman know about a missingmovie star? Surprisingly, quite a lot. And Jake was going touncover it all...if Dixie didn't end up shooting him first.
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。
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.
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。
Filled with exciting tales of the frontier, the chronicle ofthe Sackett family is perhaps the crowning achievement of one ofour greatest storytellers. In Treasure Mountain Louis L’Amourdelivers a robust story of two brothers searching to learn the fateof their missing father — and finding themselves in a struggle justto stay alive. Orrin and Tell Sackett had come to exotic New Orleans looking foranswers to their father’s disappearance twenty years before. Touncover the truth, the brothers enlisted the aid of a trailwisegypsy and a mysterious voodoo priest as they sought to re-createtheir father’s last trek. But Louisiana is a dangerous land, and with one misstep thebrothers could disappear in the bayous before they even set foot onthe trail that led to whatever legacy their father had left behind... and a secret worth killing for.
