A collection of seven short stories set in the Outlander universe, never before published together, including two original stories and featuring beloved character Jamie Fraser. BESEIGED:...
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Author: Gabaldon, DianaSummary:
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Author: Harford, TimSummary:
Tim Harford reveals the economics behind everything from supermarkets to insurance companies to airlines in this entertaining and informative book. To protect both our wallets and our bank...
Genre: Business and economics -
Author: Helprin, MarkSummary:
Freddy is the bright but aloof Prince of Wales. Fredericka is his blonde, beautiful and beloved wife. When they stumble into a public relations nightmare with no easy solution, they must make...
Genre: Political fiction -
Author: Walker, MartinSummary:
An anonymous skull, an unsolved murder, sinister rumors about Cold War espionage—Bruno's investigation into a long-standing cold case takes him into the tangled inheritance of a Bergerac...
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Author: McCall Smith, AlexanderSummary:
Precocious six-year-old Bertie joins the scouts to escape his mother, Matthew learns to handle the challenges of marriage, and Domenica deals with loneliness. Even four-legged Cyril gets in on the...
Genre: Humorous fiction -
Author: Pagnamenta, Peter, Williams, MomokoSummary:
Arthur Hart-Synnot, a third-generation British officer, was sent to Japan in 1904 to learn the language of Britain's newest ally. Masa Suzuki, a beautiful Japanese woman scorned because of an...
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Author: McCall Smith, AlexanderSummary:
Stil enduring psychotherapy, the precocious Bertie gets a chance to escape when he joins a junior orchestra trip to Paris--wher he is accidentally left behind. Never fear for Bertie, though. He...
Genre: Humorous fiction -
Author: McCall Smith, AlexanderSummary:
The focus is squarely on precocious six-year-old Bertie this time, as the young lad with the overbearing mother learns to speak Italian, play the saxophone, and do yoga.
Genre: Humorous fiction -
Author: McCall Smith, AlexanderSummary:
There is the surveyor who dreams of a membership in Muirfield golf club. There is the pushy Stockbridge mother. There is the intellectual lady who sees herself as part of a much larger world....
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Author: McCall Smith, AlexanderSummary:
Between glances in the mirror, vain Bruce contemplates a new career as a wine merchant. His troubled flatmate Pat finds herself looking for true love at a nudist picnic. Precocious Bertie, now six...
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Author: King, Laurie R.Summary:
The Art of Detection is another spellbinding tale starring San Francisco homicide inspector Kate Martinelli. The victim is Sherlock Holmes aficionado Philip Gilbert, whose collection of priceless...
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Author: Doig, IvanSummary:
Doig captures the passion and tenacity of turn-of-the-century immigrants struggling to build new lives amidst Montana's windswept Rockies. The tale unfolds into a contest of the heart between Anna...
Genre: Historical fiction -
Author: King, Laurie R.Summary:
King explores'Sherlock Holmes's initial meeting with Mary Russell. Holmes is in a decidedly dark temper as he searches the countryside for wild bees, until he meets the headstrong young woman who...
Genre: Historical fiction, Short stories -
Author: McCall Smith, AlexanderSummary:
The residents of 44 Scotland Street grapple with problems both trivial and severe, but none so great as when six-year-old Bertie Pollock--who longs to be seven--mislays his mum and learns a...
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Author: Stross, CharlesSummary:
As head of the Rule 34 Squad, Detective Inspector Liz Kavanaugh keeps a close eye on Internet activity, monitoring whether people are participating in harmless fantasies or engaging in illegal...
Genre: Science fiction