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The Orpheus Descent: A Novel
Tom Harper · Harper Paperbacks |
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A cerebral literary thriller in the vein of Dan Brown, Matthew Pearl, and Sam Bourne, The Orpheus Descent follows classical philosopher Plato on a mysterious journey to Italy that will ignite a conspiracy that burns into the present.The greatest thinker in human history, Plato, travels... |
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The Reckoning: A John Madden Novel by the Author of River of Darkness
Rennie Airth · Viking
Format: Hardcover |
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Inspector John Madden - who debuted in River of Darkness - returns in a gripping post-World War II murder mysteryOn a quiet afternoon in 1947, retired bank manager Oswald Gibson is shot in the head while fishing. In Scotland, a respectable family doctor is killed in the samemanner - and with... |
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On Scope: A Sniper Novel
Jack Coughlin · St. Martin's Press
Pages: 313
Format: Hardcover |
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Spain is on the brink of economic collapse and European banks demand that any bailout be linked to harsh domestic changes. An alliance of Islamic bankers counters with a rescue package containing no conditions at all. The underlying goal: to break the unity of Europe and put Madrid on the path... |
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Rebellion: A Thriller in Napoleon's Paris
James McGee · W W Norton & Co Inc
Pages: 356
Format: Hardcover |
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Rebellion is brewing in Napoleonic Paris in the fourth adventure in the rollicking Regency thriller series featuring enigmatic Matthew HawkwoodOctober 1812: Britain and France are still at war. France is engaged on two battle fronts - Spain and Russia - and her civilians are growing weary... |
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Thunderstruck & Other Stories
Elizabeth McCracken · The Dial Press; F First Edition edition
Format: Hardcover |
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WINNER OF THE STORY PRIZE LONGLISTED FOR THE NATIONAL BOOK AWARD NAMED ONE OF THE TEN BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY NEWSDAYNAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BYThe Washington Post  San Francisco Chronicle O The Oprah Magazine The Miami Herald Publishers Weekly Kirkus ReviewsFrom... |
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To Kill a Matzo Ball:
Delia Rosen · Kensington |
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"Delia Rosen provides an entertaining deli whodunit." --Mystery Gazette on One Foot in the GravyHitting below the Borscht Belt. . .For ex-Manhattanite Gwen Katz, running Murray's Pastrami Swami, the Jewish deli she inherited from her late uncle in Nashville, Tennessee,... |
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Gossamer Ghost
Laura Childs · Berkley Pub Group
Pages: 336
Format: Hardcover |
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Carmela Bertrand knows that Halloween in New Orleans means a week of rabble-rousing, costumed craziness - and she can't wait to get the party started. But when a local antiques dealer turns up dead, Carmela suddenly finds herself in a real-life danse macabre ... An evening's work... |
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Work Done for Hire
Joe Haldeman · Ace
Pages: 288 |
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Joe Haldeman's "adept plotting, strong pacing, and sense of grim stoicism have won him wide acclaim" (The Washington Post) and numerous honors for such works as The Forever War, The Accidental Time Machine, and the Marsbound trilogy. Now, the multiple Hugo and Nebula award-winning... |
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The Axe Factor: A Jimm Juree Mystery
Colin Cotterill · Minotaur Books
Pages: 294
Format: Hardcover |
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Since Jimm Juree moved, under duress, with her family to a rural village on the coast of Southern Thailand, she misses the bright lights of Chiang Mai. Most of all, she's missed her career as a journalist, which was just getting started. In Chiang Mai, she was covering substantial stories... |
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Identity
Ingrid Thoft · G.P. Putnam's Sons; First Edition edition
Format: Hardcover |
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Thofts gripping sequel...A quirky and empathetic heroine, a fast-moving plot, and a surprise ending make this a winner.—Publishers WeeklyFirecracker P.I. Fina Ludlow returns in the next hard-driving entry in the acclaimed series by Ingrid Thoft.Its been a couple months since Finas last... |
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