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Half a life Half a life V. S. Naipaul One of the finest living writers in the English language, V. S. Naipaul gives us a tale as wholly un-expected as it is affecting, his first novel since the exultantly acclaimed A Way in the World, pu… OL103096W
Now and Forever Now and Forever Danielle Steel Although Jessica and Ian Clarke have been married seven years, they insist the thrill and excitement haven't dimmed. At Jessica's urging, Ian has quit his advertising job to become a struggling write… OL10614114W
Killshot Killshot Elmore Leonard It’s not Carmen Colson and her ironworker husband Wayne’s fault that they were in the real estate office when a pair of thugs walked in with extortion on their minds. But as far as aging Ojibway Indi… OL111704W
Death of a bore Death of a bore M. C. Beaton Minor writer John Heppel has a problem--he's a consummate bore. When he's found dead in his cottage, there are plenty of suspects. But surely boredom shouldn't be cause for murder, or so thinks local… OL112894W
In the Night Room In the Night Room Peter Straub In the wake of a grotesque accident, a famous children’s book author realizes that the most basic facts of her existence, including her existence itself, have come into question. Willy Patrick, th… OL114300W
While my pretty one sleeps While my pretty one sleeps Mary Higgins Clark Après "La Nuit du renard", "La Clinique du docteur H", "Un cri dans la nuit", ce nouveau thriller de Mary Higgins Clark nous plonge dans le milieu new-yorkais de la mode. Ethel Lambston, écrivain … OL13069W
The herring-seller's apprentice The herring-seller's apprentice L. C. Tyler A darkly subversive take on the detective novel, peopled by a memorable cast of eccentrics. OL13683855W
A fatal feast A fatal feast Donald Bain The newest novel in the USA Today bestselling series finds Jessica Fletcher cooking up a heartwarming holiday dinner—and a fresh serving of trouble...Jessica Fletcher would like nothing more than to … OL14857838W
The Casebook of Victor Frankenstein The Casebook of Victor Frankenstein Peter Ackroyd When two nineteenth-century Oxford students--Victor Frankenstein, a serious researcher, and the poet Percy Bysshe Shelley--form an unlikely friendship, the result is a tour de force that could only… OL14914924W
The Gargoyle The Gargoyle Andrew Davidson An extraordinary debut novel of love that survives the fires of hell and transcends the boundaries of time. The narrator of The Gargoyle is a very contemporary cynic, physically beautiful and sexu… OL14991669W
The Vanishing Passenger The Vanishing Passenger Gertrude Chandler Warner,Robert Papp The famous mystery writer, Gilbert Finch, is coming to Greenfield to speak at the library, and the Aldens can't wait to meet him. When they go with Grandfather to pick Finch up at the train station, … OL15061326W
Midnight is a lonely place Midnight is a lonely place Barbara Erskine Kate Kennedy, a successful author, moves to a remote cottage in the country to escape a crumbling romance. Soon, however, strange things begin to happen around the cottage--doors slam, windows open, … OL15146466W
The Summer We Fell Apart The Summer We Fell Apart Robin Antalek The children of a once-brilliant playwright and a struggling actress, the four Haas siblings grew up in chaos—raised in an environment composed of neglect and glamour in equal measure. When their fat… OL15177380W
Good Things I Wish You Good Things I Wish You A. Manette Ansay The acclaimed author of Vinegar Hill returns with a story of two unlikely romances—one historical, the other modern-day—separated by thousands of miles and well over a century.Battling feelings of lo… OL15180154W
A Good Hard Look A Good Hard Look Ann Napolitano Crippled by lupus at twenty-five, celebrated author Flannery O’Connor was forced to leave New York City and return home to Andalusia, her family farm in Milledgeville, Georgia. Years later, as Flann… OL15746131W
Summer in Baden-Baden Summer in Baden-Baden Leonid T͡Sypkin The narrator recounts his journey to Leningrad as the story of the 1867 travels of Fyodor Dostoyevsky and his new wife, Anna Grigoryevna, also unfolds. OL15840221W
Plexus Plexus Henry Miller ""Plexus is the core volume in The Rosy Crucifixion: the volume which has the most complete description of Henry Miller's basic values, beliefs, opinions, judgments, both at the time of his 'Crucifix… OL15856404W
Waxwings Waxwings Jonathan Raban A novel set in Seattle at the turn of the millennium follows two immigrants as they struggle to achieve the American dream in the midst of terrorism, economic fireworks, and unrest in the streets. OL15857720W
Darkness, my old friend Darkness, my old friend Lisa Unger Jones Cooper has given up his post at the Hollows Police Department and is having trouble facing a horrible event from his past. Then psychic Eloise Montgomery comes to him with predictions about his… OL16175659W
What the Single Dad wants... What the Single Dad wants... Marie Ferrarella "He's Brandon Slade, for God's sake, and you're just you." He was a famous writer, the son of a Broadway legend. How had levelheaded Isabelle Sinclair let herself fall head over heels in love with… OL16454946W
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