Edgar Roy-an alleged serial killer held in a secure,fortress-like Federal Supermax facility-is awaiting trial. He facesalmost certain conviction. Sean King and Michelle Maxwell arecalled in by Roy's attorney, Sean's old friend and mentor TedBergin, to help work the case. But their investigation is derailedbefore it begins-en route to their first meeting with Bergin, Seanand Michelle find him murdered. It is now up to them to ask the questions no one seems to wantanswered: Is Roy a killer? Who murdered Bergin? With help from somesurprising allies, they continue to pursue the case. But the morethey dig into Roy's past, the more they encounter obstacles,half-truths, dead-ends, false friends, and escalating threats fromevery direction. Their persistence puts them on a collision coursewith the highest levels of the government and the darkest cornersof power. In a terrifying confrontation that will push Sean andMichelle to their limits, the duo may be permanently parted.
'The world has teeth and it could bite you with them anytime it wanted. Trisha McFarland discovered this when she was nine years old. Lost in the woods.' Trisha has only veered a little way off the trail. But in her panic to get back to the path, Trisha takes a turning that leads into the tangled undergrowth. Deeper and deeper in the terrifying woods. At first it's just the bugs, midges and mosquitoes. Then comes the hunger. For comfort she tunes her Walkman into broadcasts of the Red Sox baseball games and the performances of her hero Tom Gordon. As darkness begins to fall, Trisha realises that she is not alone. There's something else in the woods - watching. Waiting ...
The Fortress of Solitude is the story of Dylan Ebdus growingup white and motherless in downtown Brooklyn in the 1970s. It's aneighborhood where the entertainments include muggings along withgames of stoopball. In that world, Dylan has one friend, a blackteenager, also motherless, named Mingus Rude. As Lethem follows theknitting and unraveling of their friendship, he creates anoverwhelmingly rich and emotionally gripping canvas of race andclass, superheros, gentrification, funk, hip-hop, graffiti tagging,loyalty, and memory. The Fortress of Solitude" "is the first greaturban coming of age novel to appear in years.
Book De*ion Dean Koontz’s uniquetalent for writing terrifying thrillers with a heart and soul isnowhere more evident than in this latest suspense masterpiece thatpits one man against the ultimate deadline. If there were speedlimits for the sheer pulse-racing excitement allowed in one novel,Velocity would break them all. Get ready for the ride of yourlife. From Publishers Weekly Starred Review. A diabolic killer plays a harrowing game of catand mouse with a reclusive bartender in Koontz's latest grippingsuspense thriller. Billy Wiles, a 30-something bartender and formerwriter, is content with his solitary Napa County existencelistening to "beer-based psychoanalysis" from tavern regulars;visiting his hospitalized, comatose fiancée, Barbara; and carvingwood sculptures. But the simple life gets mighty complicated whenhe finds a note with a deadly, time-sensitive ultimatum: he mustchoose between the death of a young schoolteacher or an elderlyhumanitarian in six hours. Reluctant local s
Passionate and perceptive, the three short novels that make upBalzac's "History of the Thirteen" are concerned in part with theactivities of a rich, powerful, sinister and unscrupulous secretsociety in nineteenth-century France. While the deeds of "TheThirteen" remain frequently in the background, however, theindividual novels are concerned with exploring various forms ofdesire. A tragic love story, Ferragus depicts a marriage destroyedby suspicion, revelation and misunderstanding. The Duchess deLangeais explores the anguish that results when a society coquettetries to seduce a heroic ex-soldier, while "The Girl with theGolden Eyes" offers a frank consideration of desire and sexuality.Together, these works provide a firm and fascinating foundation forBalzac's many later portrayals of Parisian life in his greatnovel-cycle "The Human Comedy".
Tertuliano Maximo Afonso is a divorced, depressed historyteacher. To lift his spirits, a colleague suggests he rent acertain video. Tertuliano watches the film, unimpressed. But duringthe night, when he is awakened by noises in his apartment, he goesinto the living room to find that the VCR is replaying the video.He watches in astonishment as a man who looks exactly like him-or,more specifically, exactly like he did five years before,mustachioed and fuller in the face-appears on the screen. He sleepsbadly. Against his better judgment, Tertuliano decides to pursuehis double. As he roots out the man's identity, what begins as awhimsical story becomes a "wonderfully twisted meditation onidentity and individuality" (The Boston Globe). Saramago displayshis remarkable talent in this haunting tale of appearance versusreality.
The Diary of a Nobody is so unassuming a work that even its author, George Grossmith, seemed unaware that he had produced a masterpiece. For more than a century this wonderfully comic portrayal of suburban life and values has remined in print, a source of delight to generations of readers, and a major literary influence, much imitated but never equalled. If you don't recognise yourself at some point in The Diary you are probably less than human. If you can read it without laughing aloud you have no sense of humour.
Starred Review。 Some failures lead to phenomenal successes，and this American nurse’s unsuccessful attempt to climb K2，the world’s second tallest mountain，is one of them。Dangerously ill when he finished his climb in 1993，Mortenson was sheltered for seven weeks by the small Pakistani village of Korphe； in return， he promised to build the impoverished town’s first school， a project that grew into the Central Asia Institute， which has since constructed more than 50 schools across rural Pakistan and Afghanistan。 Coauthor Relin recounts Mortenson’s efforts in fascinating detail， presenting compelling portraits of the village elders，con artists， philanthropists，mujahideen， Taliban officials，ambitious school girls and upright Muslims Mortenson met along the way。As the book moves into the post-9/11 world， Mortenson and Relin argue that the United States must fight Islamic extremism in the region through collaborative efforts to alleviate poverty and improve access to educa
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.
Book De*ion About Dean Koontz's Frankenstein Dean Koontz's Frankenstein is the collective title of a series ofnovels co-written by Dean Koontz. Though technically of the mysteryor thriller genres, the novels also feature the trappings ofhorror, fantasy, and science fiction. From the celebrated imagination of Dean Koontz comes a powerfulreworking of one of the classic stories of all time. If you thinkyou know the legend, you know only half the truth. Here is themystery, the myth, the terror, and the magic of… Dean Koontz's City of the Night They are stronger, heal better, and think faster than any humansever created—and they must be destroyed. But not even VictorHelios—once Frankenstein—can stop the engineered killers he’s setloose on a reign of terror through modern-day New Orleans. Now theonly hope rests in a one-time “monster” and his all-too-humanpartners, Detectives Carson O’Connor and Michael Maddison.Deucalion’s centuries-old hi
A man went to knock at the king's door and said, Give me aboat. The king's house had many other doors, but this was the doorfor petitions. Since the king spent all his time sitting at thedoor for favors (favors being offered to the king, you understand),whenever he heard someone knocking at the door for petitions, hewould pretend not to hear . . ." Why the petitioner required aboat, where he was bound for, and who volunteered to crew for him,the reader will discover in this delightful fable, a philosophiclove story worthy of Swift or Voltaire.
Believe the Power In a secluded house not far from Washington,D.C., the FBI is interviewing one of the most important witnessesit has ever had, a young woman named Faith Lockhart. For Faith hasdone too much, knows too much, and she'll tell too much. Believethe Suspense Feared by some of the most powerful men in the world,Faith has been targeted to die. But when a private investigatorwalks into the middle of the assassination attempt, the shootingsuddenly goes wrong, and an FBI agent is killed. Believe theAstounding New Story That Only David Baldacci could Write... NowFaith Lockhart must flee for her life-with her story, with herdeadly secret, and with an unknown man she's forced to trust...
Wedding bells ring Detective Alex Cross and Bree's wedding plans are put on hold whenAlex is called to the scene of the perfectly executed assassinationof two of Washington D.C.'s most corrupt: a dirty congressmen andan underhanded lobbyist. Next, the elusive gunman begins pickingoff other crooked politicians, sparking a blaze of theories--is themarksman a hero or a vigilante? A murderer returns The case explodes, and the FBI assigns agent Max Siegel to theinvestigation. As Alex and Siegel battle over jurisdiction, themurders continue. It becomes clear that they are the work of aprofessional who has detailed knowledge of his victims'movements--information that only a Washington insider couldpossess. Caught in a lethal cross fire As Alex contends with the sniper, Siegel, and the wedding, hereceives a call from his deadliest adversary, Kyle Craig. TheMastermind is in D.C. and will not relent until he has eliminatedCross and his family for good. With a supercharged blend of action,deception, and suspense,
Vivre avec les siens devrait couler de source... et pourtantce sont les relations les plus délicates, où les blessures commeles joies sont les plus profondes. Qui d'entre nous ne s'estinterrogé sur la signification de l'amour ? Qui n'a connu ledésarroi provoqué par l'usure du quotidien ou par un attachementtrop vif ? Et lorsque le couple devient une famille, commentaccueillir l'enfant, le protéger tout en le laissant libre ? Danscet ouvrage essentiel, Jacques Salomé nous guide à la rencontre denos proches. ?tre ouvert au monde afin de faire durer l'amour.Trouver l'épanouissement au sein du couple et en famille. Go?ter,tout simplement, la joie d'être entouré.
The combination of cartoons with sharp wit is what makes this book so uniquely special.' Books Quaterly (Waterstones) '... full of charm ... imaginative and bursting with inventive, off-the-wall humour, making them great stories to be read aloud.' Waterstones Books Quarterly 'another triumph from the creative pen of Cressida Cowell.' Writeaway.org '... inspired series ... its enchantment lies primarily in the comical, affectionate and often irritable relationship between Hiccup (the only nerd in the violent Viking Hooligan tribe) and his runty little dragon Toothless.' Amanda Craig, The Times Fiercely exciting and laugh-aloud funny, it is as full of joy for children of 7+ who have given up reading as for those who love it. Amanda Craig, The Times CHILDREN'S BOOK OF THE WEEK: This book is great fun and has a Blackadderish sense of humour ... full of the sort of jokes that will make schoolboys snigger. Nicolette Jones, The Sunday Times How to Train Your Dragon is a delightful narrative caper... It offers
A new tie-in edition of Agatha Christie's bestseller, tocoincide with the broadcast of the new movie on ITV starringGeraldine McEwan. Includes a full colour plate section, a 'makingof' essay, background facts and a bonus chapter. 'Anyone whomurdered Colonel Protheroe,' declared the parson, brandishing acarving knife above a joint of roast beef, 'would be doing theworld at large a service!' It was a careless remark for a man ofthe cloth. And one which was to come back and haunt the clergymanjust a few hours later. From seven potential murderers, Miss Marplemust seek out the suspect who has both motive and opportunity.
Ever since the day her classmate Jenny-May Butler vanished, Sandy Shortt has been haunted by what happens when something - or someone -disappears. Finding has become her goal. Jack Ruttle is despera.te to find his younger brother Donal who vanished into thin air a year ago. So when he spots an ad for Sandy's missing persons agency, he's certain that shewill answer his prayers and find his missing brothel But then Sandy disappears too, stumbling upon a place that is a world away from the only one she has ever known. Now all she wants, more than anything, is to find her way home.
At the end of the nineteenth century China is rocked byhumiliating foreign attacks and local rebellions. The only constantis the power wielded by one woman: the resilient, ever-resourcefulTzu Hsi, also known as Empress Orchid. Moving from the intimacy ofthe concubine quarters into the spotlight of the world stage,Orchid makes a dramatic metamorphosis from a strong-willed youngwoman to a wise political leader, who must not only face theperilous condition of her fading empire but also a series ofdevastating personal losses. Yearning to step aside yet growingconstantly into her role, only she can hold the nation's rivalfactions together. In this sequel to the bestselling novel EmpressOrchid, Anchee Min brings to life one of the most important figuresin Chinese history, a very human leader who assumes powerreluctantly, and who sacrifices all she has to protect both thoseshe loves and her doomed empire. --This text refers to the Paperback edition.
