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A contemporary classic by one of America's most important living writers, this edition of A Good Scent from a Strange Mountain includes two subsequently published stories that brilliantly complete the collection's narrative journey, ...
Featuring interviews, articles and the definitive,view on two crime-writing giants, Harlan Coben and,Michael Connelly.
No-one in the annals of crime is capable of arousing such passionate debate as the perpetrator of the Whitechapel Murders in 1888.
Tommy Russo jumps at the chance of owning a part share in a racehorse. To finance his contribution, he takes to petty crime but this soon escalates. Tommy will do anything to obtain his share of the American Dream, even commit murder.
"Jack Harper isn't a bad man, but he's stuck in a loveless marriage with a mediocre job just trying to keep sober.
The basis for the film Straight Time, this compelling novel, first published in 1973 and written by a man who had spent most of his life in prison, is the story of an ex-con's attempt to negotiate the straight world--and his swan dive back ...
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In the woods outside the town of Willnot, the remains of several people have suddenly been discovered, unnerving the community and unsettling Hale, the town's all-purpose general practitioner, surgeon, and conscience.
. . Praise for Anthony J. Quinn: "This should make Quinn a star, for it is unquestionably one of the crime novels of the year." --Daily Mail "Superbly original.
This is a story of revenge and retribution, of facing down the ghosts of the past, of untold desires, of yearning and forgiveness and synchronicity, of the great distance of lives lived in dangerous proximity to each other.
The woman on the bed was barely out of her teens.
Provides an introduction to the history of Africa, touching on such topics as the significance of the Arab presence, the rise and fall of nation-states, the beginning of the slave trade, and the periods of colonization and independence.
Enlivening the mix are Gordon's beautiful girlfriend, Margaret, his temperamental cat, Dr. Henry Metzger, and Metzger's friend, an enormous half-wild dog with huge teeth.
Also paints a humorous portrait of contemporary society. "Still Life with Woodpecker is sort of a love story that takes place inside a pack of Camel cigarettes.
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Wang Shuo imagines an Olympics where nations,compete not on the basis of athletic prowess, but,on their citizens' capacity for humiliation.
David Ogilvy created some of the most memorable advertising campaigns that set the standard for others to follow. This book is the distillation of all the successful Ogily concepts, tactics and techniques.
Young Alex Hamilton is intelligent and independent but given to sudden fits of rage.
Post Rodney King beatings and riots LA is a tinderbox of racial tension.