This spell-binding novel of court intrigue, treason, and romantic adventure is a rare look at Egyptian history. Presents an inside view of daily life and the secret rituals involved in being a...
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Author: Jacq, ChristianSummary:Genre: Historical fiction -
Author: Matthiessen, PeterSummary:Murder suspect E.J. Watson is gunned down by an enraged mob, each claiming self-defense. Over four decades later, his son returns to the Florida Everglades in order to discover the truth.
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Author: Judd, CameronSummary:
Jeremy Prine is reunited with old Civil War buddies to go after close to a million dollars in stolen loot. But despicable killers have also caught scent of the treasure--and before it's all over...
Genre: Historical fiction, Western fiction -
Author: AviSummary:While learning to sail during a visit to his grandmother's at the Connecticut shore, eleven-year-old Tony becomes excited about the rumors of sunken treasure in the area and starts following a...
Genre: Juvenile fiction -
Author: Gardner, JohnSummary:Instead of lauding the hero Beowulf, the spotlight shines on Grendel, whose grotesque body and blood thirst condemn him to the life of an outlaw, but whose soul delights in dark humor, dramatic...
Genre: Fantasy fiction, Juvenile fiction -
Author: Lansky, AaronSummary:
In 1980 an entire body of Jewish literature--the physical remnant of Yiddish culture--was on the verge of extinction. Precious volumes that had survived Hitler and Stalin were being passed down...
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Author: Dunning, JohnSummary:
Criminal defense attorney Erin D'Angelo, Cliff's bookstore partner, needs a favor. Her first true love, Robert Marshall, has been murdered, and his wife Laura has confessed. But Erin smells...
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Author: Chappell, HenrySummary:
In the lage 1830s, the Mexican War is winding down, but tensions between the Texans and the Comanches threaten the fledgling Texas Republic. Towns are being raided and hundreds of murdered...
Genre: Bildungsromans, Historical fiction -
Author: Braun, MattSummary:
In the harsh environment of New Mexico, Clint and Virgil Brannock keep a vigilant watch over their ranch and family lest cheats and hustlers move in. Meanwhile corrupt attorney Stephen Benton and...
Genre: Western fiction -
Author: Dunning, JohnSummary:
Traveling to Idaho at the invitation of a wealthy horse owner, Cliff discovers a stunning collection of first-edition children's classics. The books are valued in the millions, which would be...
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Author: Millhauser, StevenSummary:
Presents Martin Dressler, son of an immigrant cigar maker, who, in dedicating his life to the American dream, becomes a symbol of it.
Genre: Historical fiction -
Author: Begley, LouisSummary:
Albert Schmidt, proud traditional gentleman and lawyer of the old school, was almost down for the count. His beloved wife was dead, he had stumbled into early retirement, and relations with his...
Genre: Psychological fiction -
Author: AviSummary:Living on a poor island in 1932, a young boy determines, despite his family's bitter opposition, to identify and somehow bring to justice the liquor smugglers who have been terrorizing the island...
Genre: Juvenile fiction -
Author: Cook, RobinSummary:
New York City medical examiners Dr. Laurie Montgomery and Dr. Jack Stapleton confront a ballooning series of puzzling hospital deaths of young, healthy people after successful routine surgery. It...
Genre: Medical fiction -
Author: Hosp, DavidSummary:
A policewoman is left for dead in an alley, and when she recovers she points the finger at an El Salvadorian immigrant with gang ties. But all the evidence is pointing the other way. And as lawyer...