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...
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Author: Judd, CameronSummary:Genre: Historical fiction, Western fiction
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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...
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Author: Begley, LouisSummary:
Old-school lawyer Albert Schmidt has spent years climbing the ladder of success. But now, at what should be the pinnacle of his career, he is widowed, forcibly retired and harbors mixed feelings...
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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: Kurlansky, MarkSummary:
The booming 1980s have arrived--and in Manhattan's Lower East Side, that means the yuppies have arrived, too. Gentrification has begun! Amidst the hubbub, Nathan Seltzer pursues an affair with the...
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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: Hosp, DavidSummary:
Scott Finn, rising star at a Boston law firm, has worked hard to pull himself out of the Charlestown projects. When the body of his co-worker and old flame, Natalie Caldwell, floats to the surface...
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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...
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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: Braun, MattSummary:
The Brannock brothers have very different dreams for their lives in the wide-open spaces of the American Southwest. Virgil is a railroad man; Clint is in the Calvary; and Earl has settled in with...
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Author: Braun, MattSummary:
Lawman Clint Brannock has survived his two brothers and become the patriarch of the extensive Brannock family. Elizabeth, his stouthearted sister-in-law, is a political powerhouse in her own right...
Genre: Historical 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.
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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