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Title	Authors	Description	OpenBook ID
The Rise of Silas Lapham	William Dean Howells	The Rise of Silas Lapham is a novel written by William Dean Howells in 1885 about the materialistic rise of Silas Lapham from rags to riches, and his ensuing moral susceptibility. Silas earns a fortu…	OL10415255W
Being there	Jerzy N. Kosinski	Being There is a satirical novel by the Polish born writer Jerzy Kosinski, first published in 1971. Set in America the story concerns Chance, a simple gardener who unwittingly becomes a much sought a…	OL10695414W
Black Hills	Nora Roberts	In this #1 New York Times bestseller, Nora Roberts takes readers deep into the rugged Black Hills of South Dakota, where the shadows keep secrets, hunters stalk the land, and a childhood friendship m…	OL111417W
Time and again	Nora Roberts	Time Was Cal Hornblower is flying his ship when he has an accident. He wakes up in a remote Oregon cabin, rescued by Libby Stone. But something is drastically wrong. His environment is different, …	OL111537W
Birthright	Nora Roberts,Michel Ganstel	When five-thousand-year-old human bones are found at a construction site in the small town of Woodsboro, the news draws archaeologist Callie Dunbrook out of her sabbatical and into a whirlwind of adv…	OL111543W
The brass verdict	Michael Connelly	Things are finally looking up for defense attorney Mickey Haller. After two years of wrong turns, Haller is back in the courtroom. When Hollywood lawyer Jerry Vincent is murdered, Haller inherits his…	OL111709W
The White Gryphon (Valdemar	Mercedes Lackey,Larry Dixon	It has been ten years since the magical Cataclysm, which destroyed the twin strongholds of the two world's most powerful Mages, killing Urtho, creator of the gryphons, and sending his forces into exi…	OL112573W
The End of Youth	Rebecca Brown	The End of Youth is a collection of 13 linked stories, essays and rants, about carrying on after youth’s hope is gone. In "Afraid of the Dark," a child learns that there is good reason to be afraid…	OL12037831W
Green Light	Lloyd C. Douglas	*** Those who have read the book have much to say about this (and other) quality workings of Lloyd Douglas, so please be sure to check out ''community reviews'' at: https://www.goodreads.com/book/s…	OL12590W
Daddy's little girl	Mary Higgins Clark	From Mary Higgins Clark, America's bestselling "Queen of Suspense," comes a chilling story of murder that reaches the heights of suspense while exploring the depths of the criminal mind. Ellie Cavana…	OL13060W
Dark horse	Tami Hoag	In her latest thriller, New York Times bestselling author Tami Hoag takes readers on a suspense-filled ride of shocks and twists leading to an explosive finish. It is the story of an ex-cop, a missin…	OL134443W
Flowers in the Attic	V. C. Andrews	Flowers in the Attic is a 1979 Gothic novel by V. C. Andrews. It is the first book in the Dollanganger Series. The novel is written in the first-person, from the point of view of Cathy Dollanganger. …	OL134834W
Tales of Mystery and Imagination [29 stories]	Edgar Allan Poe	Tales of Mystery and Imagination, London: George Harrap and New York: Brentanos, 1919. (This famous and frequently copied collection features elaborate illustrations by Harry Clarke. The original edi…	OL13537898W
South street	William Gardner Smith	"Philadelphia's South Street provides the scene for a novel which has for a subject the inter-racial contacts and strains that were the meat of Mr. Smith's Last of the Conquerors (Reviewed on p. 269,…	OL141590W
Deliverance	James Dickey	The setting is the Georgia wilderness, where the state's most remote white-water river awaits. In the thundering froth of that river, in its echoing stone canyons, four men on a canoe trip discover a…	OL14856962W
Lady killer	Lisa Scottoline	Mary DiNunzio is a trademark Lisa Scottoline heroine—she's strong, she's smart, and she's got plenty of attitude. In recent years, she's become a big-time business-getter at Rosato & Associates, but …	OL14914127W
Worst Case	James Patterson,Michael Ledwidge	Best case: survivalThe son of one of New York's wealthiest families is snatched off the street and held hostage. His parents can't save him, because this kidnapper isn't demanding money. Instead, he …	OL14920173W
Six Tales (Fall of the House of Usher / Gold-Bug / Murders in the Rue Morgue / Mystery of Marie Rog…	Edgar Allan Poe	[Fall of the House of Usher](https://openlibrary.org/works/OL41078W)	OL14938104W
American Women Writers	Edith Wharton,Louisa May Alcott,Kate Chopin,Edna Ferber	[The Awakening][1] / Kate Chopin -- A whisper in the dark / Louisa May Alcott -- Selected stories / Edna Ferber -- The house of mirth (an extract) / Edith Wharton. [1]: https://openlibrary.…	OL14943618W
Cinemonsters	Martin H. Greenberg,Ray Bradbury,Charles G. Waugh,Edgar Allan Poe,Frank D. McSherry	Collection contains: Who goes there? / John W. Campbell, Jr. -- [Masque of the Red Death](https://openlibrary.org/works/OL41050W) / Edgar Allan Poe -- Casting the runes / M.R. James -- The foghor…	OL15012283W