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Carter Beats the Devil
by Glen David GoldWell-written historical novel dealing with the death of Warren Harding, a famous illusionist, and a secret for which men would kill.
French Quarter
by Stella CameronSet in lush and languid New Orleans, FRENCH QUARTER is the story of Celina Payne, a talented and beautiful woman thrust into a harrowing world of murder and deceit, who must not only fight for her life and her future, but for the soul of a man who could fulfill her entirely--or ruin both their lives. Celina Payne still celebrates the day she met visionary New Orleans business man Errol Petrie. When Petrie hired her to represent Dreams--a company that caters to the whims of the wealthy and uses the profits to fund the wishes of dying children--he rescued her from a domineering mother and the suffocating world of high society. But Celina's new-found happiness is shattered all too soon. Arriving one morning at Petrie's opulent French Quarter mansion, Celina finds him dead--with all the evidence of a night of sexual excess around him--and is hurled into an unimaginable nightmare. The days and weeks that follow, Celina will be hounded by a cadre of scandal-hungry reporters who smell sensation in her boss's flamboyant death, and stalked by a ruthless politician who sees a way to turn her vulnerability to his advantage. But most of all, Celina finds herself fleeing Jack Charbonnet, Petrie's business partner and best friend. The bitter and volatile Charbonnet is certain that Celina is hiding something about his old friend's murder, and will stop at nothing to discover what it is. Jack is right about one thing, Celina is keeping a secret--one that makes her heart swell with tenderness and sorrow ... and one she is determined to keep. In the sultry heat of the bayou, amid the gothic buildings of the French Quarter, passions tangle, as Jack and Celina draw dangerously close to the truth about Errol Petrie--and alarmingly close to each other. And when Jack's ties to New Orleans underworld come back to haunt him, he will find himself trapped with Celina in a world more twisted, more starkly evil than even he could ever have imagined. French Quarter delivers chilling suspense, seething sensuality, and an utterly compelling love story. A tale that will draw readers into the world of a woman who dares to break more than one unwritten rule .
The Best Mysteries of Isaac Asimov
by Isaac AsimovThe stories are not exercises in violence, not thrillers, not psychological suspense stories. They are, in general, puzzles and rather intellectual ones.
The Old Gods Laugh
by Frank YerbyAmerican journalist gets caught up in struggle between dictator and rebels in Latin American country; adventure, love, intrigue, some violence.
Ring
by Koji SuzukiWhen four teen agers die at the same time from the same cause, Asakawa begins an investagation into the occult.
Unholy Fire: A Novel of the Civil War
by Robert J. MrazekJOHN "KIT" McKITTREDGE is a young Union officer from Maine who is terribly wounded in one of the first battles of the Civil War. Still unfit for active duty after nine months in the hospital, he is recruited by an unorthodox colonel named Valentine Burdette to work in the Provost Marshal General's Department in Washington. The beleaguered capital, now swollen to seven times its prewar population, is filled with saloons, brothels, spies, thieves, and murderers. It is also rife with official corruption and political intrigue. While investigating what appears to be a routine case of military procurement fraud, Kit becomes embroiled in the murder of a beautiful young woman who has had the misfortune to attend the birthday party of Union General Joseph Hooker, the notorious and charming libertine. The investigation leads Kit through a series of harrowing adventures--both on the battlefield and in the capital's darkest dens of depravity--until he and Val Burdette must confront a vast criminal conspiracy that threatens both their own lives as well as the fate of the Republic.
Man Eater
by Ray ShannonRonnie Deal is an up-and- comer at Velocity Pictures whose fast- paced lifestyle takes a detour after she intervenes on behalf of a female who's being beaten unmercifully by an angry thug,
Germanicus
by David WishartMarcus Valerius Messalla Corvinus, a young Roman patrician, investigates the death of Germanicus, the adopted son of the Emperor Tiberius.
The Killing Bee
by Matt WittenWhen writer and stay-at-home dad Jacob Burns arrives at his sons' school to a chorus of battle cries, he thinks he's gone back in time to the '60s.
D is for Deadbeat
by Sue GraftonFeaturing P I Kinsey Millhone: "D is for Deadbeat" - Kinsey searches for an old client who turns up dead;
A Present For Grandfather (The Adventures of Benny and Watch #2)
by Gertrude Chandler WarnerAn Early Reader, Benny wants to get something special for his grandfather's birthday, but he has trouble finding the right present while trying to keep an eye on his dog Watch.
Meet the Boxcar Children (The Adventures of Benny and Watch #1)
by Gertrude Chandler WarnerAn Early Reader. Four orphaned children make a home for themselves in an abondoned boxcare and are united with their grandfather.
A Game for Heroes
by Jack HigginsThe days of the 3rd Reich are numbered, but on an isolated island outpost in the English Channel, the German army has vowed to fight to the death.
Kittens, Cats And Crime
by Ed GormanThe editor says that cats and crimes go together like icecream and hot fudge sauce. For those who agree, this is a collection of old and new mysteries. What they all have in common is a feline ... somewhere!
Zombies Of The Gene Pool
by Sharyn MccrumbIn the 1950s, eight young men, dreaming of literary immortality, buried a time capsule With their science fiction stories and cultural relics. Now the capsule is being dredged up.
Kings of many castles
by Brian Freemantlethe world witnesses in horror the Moscow assassination attempt upon the American and Russian presidents.
The Case of the Runaway Money (Bobbsey Twins, #2)
by Laura Lee HopeThe contribution box at the Lakeport Kids' Mini-Marathon to Help the Hungry is missing and it is up to the twins to solve the mystery in order to prove Nan innocent.
The Eyes of the Killer Robot (Johnny Dixon #4)
by John Bellairs13-year-old Johnny Dixon is put in jeopardy when he and Professor Childermass try to find a robot made many years ago by an evil wizard.
The Green Turtle Mystery
by Ellery QueenThis eerie mystery thriller features a vanishing girl, a Spanish-speaking parrot, and a time-telling turtle in a case that baffles even the Secret Service.
Basil of Baker Street
by Eve TitusBasil, the famous sleuth of mousedom, lived in the cellar of Sherlock Holmes' house. A devoted admirer of the great detective, he had learned his craft by listening at the feet of Holmes himself.