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Baldacci, David Split Second
Vision September 1, 2004 0446614459 / 9780446614450 Mass Market Paperback
From Barnes & Noble&newline;The Barnes & Noble Review&newline;From the bestselling author of Last Man Standing and Absolute Power comes another high-tension thriller guaranteed to get your heart hammering.&newline;&newline;Sean King is a former Secret Service agent who, eight years ago, botched the job of protecting a presidential candidate. When he meets Michelle Maxwell, an attractive agent whose political charge has just been kidnapped, the two disgraced operatives uncover an ominous connection between the incidents. They team up, and -- as bodies begin to pile up -- they find themselves racing against the clock to prevent an assassin from striking again along the campaign trail.&newline;&newline;A masterful craftsman, Baldacci manipulates his story line with great effectiveness, creating a sense of danger and foreboding and imbuing even secondary characters with enough depth and dimension to rescue them from stereotypes. Conspiracies and mysteries abound in this taut mystery that weaves together action-packed scenarios and solid emotional impact. If Absolute Power elevated Baldacci to the highest ranks of suspense fiction, the compulsively readable Split Second will solidify his position at the top. Tom Piccirilli&newline;&newline;From the Publisher&newline;This explosive novel and instant &doublequote;New York Times&doublequote; bestseller is the tale of two disgraced Secret Service agents racing against time to find the common thread that connects a series of assassinations and abductions. &doublequote;A fast-paced thriller.&doublequote;--&doublequote;The Denver Post.&doublequote;&newline;&newline;Publishers Weekly&newline;&doublequote;We just solved a huge, complicated mystery,&doublequote; says one protagonist to another in this latest novel from the bestselling author of Last Man Standing, Absolute Power, etc. And that is the problem: this story of two disgraced Secret Service agents who come together to solve two campaign-trail crimes doesn't play to Baldacci's strengths, which are suspense and action (as well as strong characterizations; here's one thriller author who writes people that readers care about). The novel is primarily a mystery, with lots of talk and untangling of clues, and a less than gripping one at that. It begins in 1996, when Secret Service agent Sean King is distracted-by what isn't revealed until near the book's end-just when the presidential candidate he's guarding is shot dead. Eight years later, agent Michelle Maxwell lets the candidate she's watching enter a funeral parlor room alone; he's kidnapped. Then a body appears in the office of King, who's now a successful lawyer in North Carolina. Maxwell sees King on TV and decides to look into the event that caused his disgrace, so similar to hers. Meanwhile, King's old flame, Joan Dillinger, an ex-agent whose security firm has been hired to find the kidnapped presidential candidate, hires King to help in the hunt. The narrative ties binding the characters don't loosen much over the novel's course, as curious cross-currents flow between the two cases, all leading to a cinematic but off-the-wall denouement that reveals a villain who is more cartoon than human. What saves this novel are a few strong but brief action sequences and, above all, the interplay among the principal characters, particularly the romantic tensions among King, Maxwell and Dillinger. This is, alas, Baldacci's weakest thriller in years-but with its terrific title, the Baldacci name and heavy promo, it's bound to hit the lists. (Sept.) Copyright 2003 Reed Business Information.&newline;&newline;Library Journal&newline;Former Secret Service Agent Sean King tries for vindication, having lost his job when the candidate he was protecting lost his life. Copyright 2003 Reed Business Information.&newline;&newline;Kirkus Reviews&newline;Two defrocked Secret Service Agents investigate the assassination of one presidential candidate and the kidnapping of another. Baldacci (The Christmas Train, 2002, etc.) sets out with two plot strands. The first begins when something distracts Secret Service Agent Sean King and during that &doublequote;split second,&doublequote; presidential candidate Clyde Ritter is shot dead. King takes out the killer, but that's not enough to save his reputation with the Secret Service. He retires and goes on to do often t 3.0 Stars
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Bear, Greg Darwin's Children
New York Del Rey April 1, 2003 0345448359 / 9780345448354 Hardcover
From the Publisher&newline;Greg Bear's Nebula Award–winning novel, Darwin's Radio, painted a chilling portrait of humankind on the threshold of a radical leap in evolution-one that would alter our species forever. Now Bear continues his provocative tale of the human race confronted by an uncertain future, where &doublequote;survival of the fittest&doublequote; takes on astonishing and controversial new dimensions.&newline;&newline;DARWIN'S CHILDREN&newline;&newline;Eleven years have passed since SHEVA, an ancient retrovirus, was discovered in human DNA-a retrovirus that caused mutations in the human genome and heralded the arrival of a new wave of genetically enhanced humans. Now these changed children have reached adolescence . . . and face a world that is outraged about their very existence. For these special youths, possessed of remarkable, advanced traits that mark a major turning point in human development, are also ticking time bombs harboring hosts of viruses that could exterminate the &doublequote;old&doublequote; human race. &newline;&newline;Fear and hatred of the virus children have made them a persecuted underclass, quarantined by the government in special &doublequote;schools,&doublequote; targeted by federally sanctioned bounty hunters, and demonized by hysterical segments of the population. But pockets of resistance have sprung up among those opposed to treating the children like dangerous diseases-and who fear the worst if the government's draconian measures are carried to their extreme.&newline;&newline;Scientists Kaye Lang and Mitch Rafelson are part of this small but determined minority. Once at the forefront of the discovery and study of the SHEVA outbreak, they now live as virtual exiles in the Virginiasuburbs with their daughter, Stella-a bright, inquisitive virus child who is quickly maturing, straining to break free of the protective world her parents have built around her, and eager to seek out others of her kind.&newline;&newline;But for all their precautions, Kaye, Mitch, and Stella have not slipped below the government's radar. The agencies fanatically devoted to segregating and controlling the new-breed children monitor their every move-watching and waiting for the opportunity to strike the next blow in their escalating war to preserve &doublequote;humankind&doublequote; at any cost.&newline;&newline;&newline;From the Hardcover edition.&newline;&newline;The Washington Post&newline;Readers who prefer their fiction dark and strong might like Greg Bear's Darwin's Children. Bear is best known for high-concept hard sf novels such as The Forge of God. But in this sequel to Darwin's Radio, he has combined sf and the medical thriller. - Martin Morse Wooster&newline;&newline;Publishers Weekly&newline;In this masterful sequel to his Nebula Award-winning Darwin's Radio, Bear takes us into a near future forever changed by the birth of millions of genetically enhanced babies to mothers infected with the SHEVA virus. These children may represent the next great evolutionary leap, but some fear their appearance rings a death knell for traditional humanity. Geneticist Kaye Lang, archeologist Mitch Rafelson and their daughter, Stella Nova, have been hiding from an increasingly repressive U.S. government that wants to put the so-called &doublequote;virus children&doublequote; in what are essentially concentration camps. Eventually, the family is captured, and when Mitch resists he's arrested on a trumped-up charge of assaulting a federal officer. In later years, Kaye returns to genetics and Mitch, once he's out of jail, to archeology, but neither gives up hope of finding and freeing their daughter. Meanwhile, Stella, imprisoned but surrounded by her own kind, begins to explore the full significance of what it means to be post-human. Though cast in a thriller mode, like much of Bear's recent work, this novel may contain too much complex discussion of evolutionary genetics to appeal to Michael Crichton or Robin Cook fans. Nonetheless, Bear's sure sense of character, his fluid prose style and the fascinating culture his &doublequote;Shevite&doublequote; children begin to develop all make for serious SF of the highest order. (Apr. 1) Forecast: An eight-city author tour, plus national print advertising in both mainstream and SF/fantasy publications, should launch this into bestseller territory. Look for furt 3.0 Stars
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Brown, Dan Deception Point
Pocket Books Premium Edition April 1, 2006 1416524886 / 9781416524885 Mass Market Paperback
From the Publisher&newline;&newline;&newline;A shocking scientific discovery. A conspiracy of staggering brilliance. A thriller unlike any you've ever read....&newline;&newline;When a NASA satellite discovers an astonishingly rare object buried deep in the Arctic ice, the floundering space agency proclaims a much-needed victory - a victory with profound implications for NASA policy and the impending presidential election. To verify the authenticity of the find, the White House calls upon the skills of intelligence analyst Rachel Sexton. Accompanied by a team of experts, including the charismatic scholar Michael Tolland, Rachel travels to the Arctic and uncovers the unthinkable: evidence of scientific trickery - a bold deception that threatens to plunge the world into controversy. But before she can warn the president, Rachel and Michael are ambushed by a team of assassins. Fleeing for their lives across a desolate and lethal landscape, their only hope for survival is to discover who is behind this masterful plot. The truth, they will learn, is the most shocking deception of all.&newline;&newline;&newline;Publishers Weekly&newline;Struggling to rebound from a series of embarrassing blunders that have jeopardized its political life at the start of this lively thriller, NASA makes an astounding discovery: there is a meteor embedded deep within the arctic ice. And it isn't just any meteor. Inside the huge rock, which crashed to earth in 1716, are fossils of giant insects proof of extraterrestrial life. Yet, given NASA's slipping reputation, the question arises: Is the meteor real or a fake? That uncertainty dogs NASA and its supporters in Brown's latest page-flipper, a finely polished amalgam of action and intrigue. Trying to determine the truth are intelligence agent Rachel Sexton and popular oceanographer Michael Tolland, both among the first to suspect something is amiss when the meteor is pulled from the ice. Their doubts quickly make them the targets of a mysterious death squad controlled by someone or something that doesn't want the public to hear the meteor may be a fraud. Together, Sexton and Tolland scramble across arctic glaciers, take refuge on ice floes, are rescued by a nuclear submarine, then find themselves trapped aboard a small research vessel off the coast of New Jersey. All the while, the nation's capital is buzzing as to whether NASA has engaged in deception. Or is NASA just a dupe for aerospace companies that have long wanted a bigger share of space contracts? Brown (Angels & Demons) moves into new territory with his latest. It's an excellent thriller a big yet believable story unfolding at breakneck pace, with convincing settings and just the right blend of likable and hateful characters. He's also done his research, folding in sophisticated scientific and military details that make his plot farmore fulfilling than the norm. (Nov.) Copyright 2001 Cahners Business Information.&newline;&newline;Library Journal&newline;In the midst of a particularly nasty presidential campaign, a discovery is made in the Arctic wilderness that could turn the tide of the election and forever change the course of history. President Zachary Herney is a decent politician who unfortunately seems to have channeled the spirit of Warren Harding and seeks advice in selecting his advisors. When notified of the discovery, Zachary sees a chance to get his reelection campaign back on track and asks a National Reconnaissance Office spook to check into the claims. It just so happens she is the daughter of Zachary's opponent, a sleaze ball who is raking NASA over the coals for the billions it spends on often failed missions. There's intrigue aplenty, both in the Arctic and in Washington, and Brown (The DaVinci Code) does not disappoint with this genuine page-turner. Reader Richard Poe excellently captures the tension, suspense, and terror with his well-modulated voice. He infuses all of the characters with a distinct personality. Essential for all libraries.-Joseph L. Carlson, Allan Hancock Coll., Lompoc, CA Copyright 2005 Reed Business Information.&newline;&newline;Kirkus Reviews&newline;A mostly tedious third technothriller from the author of Angels and 3.5 Stars
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Brown, Dan Digital Fortress
St. Martin's Press January 2004 0312995423 / 9780312995423 Mass Market Paperback
From the Publisher&newline;&newline;&newline;Praise for Dan Brown and Digital Fortress:&newline;&newline;&doublequote;A new master of smart thrills.&doublequote;&newline;- People&newline;&newline;&doublequote;Digital Fortress is the best and most realistic techno-thriller to reach the market in years. Dan Brown's ability to paint in living color the gray area between personal freedom vs. national security...is awesome...Readers will feel a chilling thrill a minute.&doublequote;&newline;- The Midwest Book Review&newline;&newline;&doublequote;Dan Brown has to be one of the best, smartest, and most accomplished writers in the country.&doublequote;&newline;- bestselling author Nelson DeMille&newline;&newline;&doublequote;More intelligence secrets than Tom Clancy...Digital Fortress is closer to the truth than any of us dare imagine.&doublequote;&newline;- MacDonnell Ulsch, managing director of the National Security Institute&newline;&newline;&doublequote;Dan Brown writes a rocket-fast thriller with enough twists and surprises to keep even the most seasoned readers guessing.&doublequote;&newline;- bestselling author Vince Flynn&newline;&newline;&doublequote;Exciting...will rivet cyber-minded readers.&doublequote;&newline;- Booklist&newline;&newline;&doublequote;In this fast-paced, plausible tale, Brown blurs the line between good and evil enough to delight patriots and paranoids alike.&doublequote;&newline;- Publishers Weekly&newline;&newline;&newline;What People Are Saying&newline;John Nance&newline;A disturbing, cutting-edge techno-thriller that should galvanize everyone who sends or receives e-mail or even dreams of navigating the web.&newline;-(John L. Nance, author of Pandora's Clock, Blackout)&newline;&newline;&newline;John Mance&newline;A disturbing, cutting-edge techno-thriller that should galvanize everyone who sends or receives e-mail or even dreams of navigating the web.&newline;-(John L. Mance, author of Pandora's Clock, Blackout)&newline;&newline;&newline;Larry Lasker&newline;Digital Fortress is smart and reads with all the pace of a hit movie.&newline;-(Larry Lasker, screenwriter, Wargames and Sneakers)
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Carre, John Le The Little Drummer Girl
Random House Publishing Group September 1984 0553267574 / 9780553267570 Mass Market Paperback
From the Publisher&newline;&newline;&newline;John le Carre's classic novels deftly navegate readers through the intricate shadow worlds of international espionage with unsurpassed skill and knowledge, and have earned him unprecedented worldwide acclaim.&newline;&newline;In this thrilling and thought-provoking novel of Middle Eastern intrigue, Charlie, a brilliant and beautiful young English actress, is lured into &doublequote;the theatre of the real&doublequote; by an Israeli intelligence officer. Forced to play her ultimate role, she is plunged into a deceptive and delicate trap set to ensnare an elusive Palestinian terrorist.&newline;&newline;Time Magazine&newline;A triumph.&newline;&newline;Newsweek&newline;Le Carre is simply the world's greatest fictional spymaster.
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Clancy, Tom Executive Orders
Berkley August 1, 1997 0425158632 / 9780425158630 Mass Market Paperback
From the Publisher&newline;5 CDs / 6 hours&newline;Read by Edward Herrmann&newline;Also available on cassette&newline;&newline;&newline;&doublequote;I don't know what to do. Where's the manual, the training course, for the job? Whom do I ask? Where do I go?&doublequote;&newline;&newline;Debt of Honor ended with Tom Clancy's most shocking conclusion ever: a joint session of Congress destroyed, the President dead, most of the Cabinet and the Congress dead, the Supreme Court, the Joint Chiefs. Dazed and confused, the man who only minutes before had been confirmed as the new Vice-President of the United States is told that he is now President.&newline;&newline;President John Patrick Ryan&newline;&newline;And that is where Executive Orders begins. Ryan had agreed to accept the vice-presidency only as a caretaker for a year, and now suddenly an incalculable weight has fallen on his shoulders. With stunning force, his responsibilities crush in upon him. He must calm an anxious and grieving nation, allay the skepticism of the world's leaders, conduct a swift investigation of the tragedy, and arrange a massive state funeral - all while attempting to reconstitute a Cabinet and Congress with the greatest possible speed.&newline;&newline;But that is not all. Many eyes are upon now, and many of them are unfriendly. In Beijing, Tehran, and other world capitals, including Washington, D.C., there are those eager to take advantage where they may, some of whom, from Ryan's past, harbor intense animosity toward the new President himself. Soon they will begin to move on their opportunities; soon they will present Jack Ryan with a crisis so great even he could not imagine it.&newline;&newline;Publishers Weekly&newline;At 896 pages, half a million words and nearly four pounds, Clancy's new novel is a bruiser. It packs a whale of a wallop too, starting with a knock-down premise set up in Debt of Honor, which ended with a jetliner crashing into the Capitol, taking out the president, congress, the cabinet and the Supreme Court justices. As the new novel opens, longtime Clancy hero Jack Ryan, named minutes before the crash to the post of V.P., has just been sworn in as chief of state. What's it like to be thrust into the world's hottest hotseat? Clancy has, in effect, written three novels in one here. The first, running about 200 pages, deals with that question in brilliant detail the crushing of Ryan's personal life as he's sucked into the vortex of presidential duty and scrutiny; the tentative acceptance of ultimate power and responsibility as he realizes he is The Man. Within this scenario, Clancy seeds his other major story lines. Domestic opposition to Ryan and to his grassroots American values is stirred up by venal politicos, fat cats and corrupt media types as Ryan tries to rebuild the government along conservative lines. Foreign trouble arises in Iran, meanwhile, which subsumes Iraq and unleashes biological warfare on the U.S., allowing Clancy to toss in a medical thriller-within-a-thriller that holds its own with Cook and Palmer. Like a savvy crooner saving his hit songs for the encore, Clancy waits until his final 150 pages to give readers the stuff that put him on the map: here, strutted in a fury of air, sea and land battles between Yanks and &doublequote;rag-heads.&doublequote; As usual, Clancy offers no moral middle ground, only white hats and black; he also soapboxes mercilessly for a radically right agenda. He's a war-gamer without peer, though, and his plotting here is masterful, as is his strumming of patriotic heartstrings. This is heavyweight entertainment, and come pub date it's going to be the world champion of the bestseller lists.&newline;&newline;Library Journal&newline;Jack Ryan, Clancy's amazing upwardly mobile series hero, must put together a government from the wreckage left at the end of Debt of Honor (Putnam, 1994). While Jack, who assumed the U.S. presidency after the shocking deaths of the president and many congresspeople, attends to affairs of state, selecting a new Cabinet and arranging for special Congressional elections, enemies far and near continue to create nefarious plots against the United States. Political enemies prove themselves equally relentless, attacking the very legitimacy of Ryan's presid 4.0 Stars
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Cornwell, Patricia All That Remains (Kay Scarpetta Series #3)
HarperCollins Publishers April 1993 0380718332 / 9780380718337 Mass Market Paperback
From the Publisher&newline;&newline;&newline;#1 New York Times bestselling author Patricia Cornwell's heart-stopping thriller featuring gutsy medical examiner Kay Scarpetta&newline;&newline;In Richmond, Virginia, young lovers are dying. So far, four couples in the area have disappeared, only to be found months later as mutilated corpses. When the daughter of the president's newest drug czar vanishes along with her boyfriend, Dr. Kay Scarpetta knows time is short. Following a macabre trail of evidence that ties the present homicides to a grisly crime in the past, Kay must draw upon her own personal resources to track down a murderer who is as skilled at eliminating clues as Kay is at finding them....&newline;&newline;&newline;Larry King&newline;A heckuva good thriller. -USA Today&newline;&newline;Newsweek&newline;Colorful...sensational...dead on.&newline;&newline;Cosmopolitan&newline;Scarpetta uses a microscope in her forensic lab the way Sherlock Holmes wielded a magnifying glass.&newline;&newline;Denver Post&newline;Captivating...what a ride!...You'll probably stay up all night turning the pages.&newline;&newline;Publishers Weekly&newline;Chief Medical Examiner Kay Scarpetta plays a tense cat-and-mouse game with a serial killer, an old enemy, in her sixth outing (following The Body Farm), and he has her badly rattled. The story begins as a rotten Christmas for Scarpetta: Temple Gault has struck again, leaving a naked, apparently homeless girl shot in Central Park on Christmas Eve; Scarpetta, as the FBI's consulting pathologist, is called in. Later, a transit cop is found shot in a subway tunnel, and, back home in Richmond, Va., the body of a crooked local sheriff is delivered to Scarpetta's own morgue by the elusive, brilliant Gault. The normally unflappable Scarpetta finds herself hyperventilating and nearly shooting her own niece. In the end, some ingenious forensic detective work and a visit to the killer's agonized family set up a high-tech climax back in the New York subway, which Gault treats as the Phantom of the Opera did the sewers of Paris. There's something faintly unconvincing about Gault (in a competitive field, it's tough to create a really horrific serial killer), and Scarpetta, stuck with her own family troubles and involved in a rather glum affair with a colleague, seems to be running low on energy. Still, this is a compelling, fast-moving tale, written in a highly compressed style, and only readers who know that Cornwell can do better are likely to complain. Literary Guild, Doubleday Book Club and Mystery Guild selections. (Aug.)&newline;&newline;Library Journal&newline;Cornwell's Dr. Kay Scarpetta is fast becoming everyone's favorite forensic specialist; her latest outing, The Body Farm (LJ 9/1/94), was #2 on the New York Times Best Sellers list. This time, Scarpetta must contend with a serial killer who has breached the FBI's top secret artificial intelligence system.&newline;&newline;School Library Journal&newline;YA-- The decomposed bodies of Fred Cheyney and Deborah Harvey don't show up for months, well into Dr. Kay Scarpetta's account of her investigation into their disappearance. The two lovers are the fifth pair in a string of mysterious ``couple murders,'' all bearing the same characteristics: two young people completely vanish, leaving behind an abandoned car and no clues about their fate. Months later the skeletal remains are found by hunters in remote wooded locales, and no evidence about the causes of death can be discovered. At the same time, the FBI appears to be foiling attempts to discover the identity of the murderer by withholding crime-scene information, and Kay's old friend Abby, a newspaper reporter, complicates matters by conducting her own search for the truth. This rich brew makes for a compelling story to which Cornwell has added such stand-bys from her two previous Scarpetta novels as Pete Marino, a middle-aged police detective, and Benton Wesley, an FBI investigator who knows how to keep a secret. Mystery-loving YAs and fans of Cornwell's previous novels will enjoy her latest.-- Carolyn E. Gecan, Thomas Jefferson Sci-Tech, Fairfax County, VA&newline;&newline;BookList&newline;eading Cornwell's latest is like riding one of those amusement-park roller coasters. The rider gets on, and the car starts slowly up the
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Cornwell, Patricia Last Precinct (Kay Scarpetta Series #11)
Penguin Group (USA) Incorporated July 2001 0425180638 / 9780425180631 Mass Market Paperback
From Barnes & Noble&newline;Our Review&newline;A Violent Present and a Haunting Past&newline;Patricia Cornwell's thrilling latest, The Last Precinct, begins just after last year's megaselling Black Notice concludes. In Black Notice, Cornwell's famous chief medical examiner, Kay Scarpetta, narrowly escapes from a savage French serial killer named Jean-Baptiste Chandonne. What Scarpetta doesn't realize is that, although the freakish, werewolflike Chandonne is now in police custody, she is still under his control.&newline;&newline;In The Last Precinct, the tables are turned when Kay is suspected in the nauseatingly gruesome murder of Deputy Police Chief Diane Bray. Before she can begin to save what she holds dearest (her reputation), she must battle some demons of her own; only then can she be objective enough to find the clues needed to clear her own name and make sure the monster who tried to kill her can never kill again. &newline;&newline;As the clues begin to pile up, Kay discovers that Bray's murder, among others, goes far deeper than anyone realized. The scope of the Chandonne crime family's power also becomes evident. As always, Scarpetta depends on cop Pete Marino and her niece, Lucy, but Scarpetta also finds herself forced to trust Jaime Berger, a prosecutor from New York, when she learns her biggest lesson: No one can be trusted when dealing with a family that uses money and murder to get anything -- and anyone -- they want. &newline;&newline;While Kay is moving forward with her investigation, she begins to receive crank phone calls from someone claiming to be Benton Wesley, Scarpetta's one true love, who died over a year ago. Kay is now forced to painfully return Benton to the forefront of her consciousness; somehow his murder ties into Kay's current situation and the clues she is now discovering. But the surprising connections don't end there: Pete Marino's own son, whom he disowned years ago, is also suddenly part of the picture. &newline;&newline;There is one thing Cornwell makes clear in this brisk, cleverly constructed thriller, which even lays claim to an archaeological dig in the historic Jamestown colony: The past does not always remain in the past. Considering the way the serial killer is apprehended at the very beginnings of The Last Precinct, it's amazing that Cornwell is able to keep the suspense so high as her seemingly simple story slowly unfolds into deep complexity. The Last Precinct always remains two steps ahead until the fingernail-biting finale; there's no question that Cornwell has earned herself another bestseller.&newline;&newline;--Jennifer Jarett&newline;&newline;From the Publisher&newline;Now Patricia Cornwell brings her millions of readers a novel concerning crimes with roots in a murder from the distant past. When Kay Scarpetta is mandated to investigate the 400 year-old violent death of one of America's first settlers at Jamestown, Virginia, it seems like the perfect match: modern technology's savviest avatar versus an age-old crime. Kay's involvement in the case attracts headlines, and more-the unwelcome ire of a person or persons unknown.&newline;&newline;Kay and those closest to her soon find themselves the targets of vicious hate crimes that are clearly inspired by her connection to the archaeological excavation. At first more nuisance than assault, the nature of the attacks quickly escalates to violence. Worse still, those sworn to protect prove to be the enemy, forcing Scarpetta, her niece Lucy, and detective Peter Marino to take matters into their won hands- torquing the rule of law and changing their lives forever. In a case ranging from an 18th-century murder to mortal risk in present day, The Last Precinct pits Kay Scarpetta against a rogue enemy who will stop at nothing to stop her.&newline;&newline;Publishers Weekly&newline;&doublequote;My central nervous system spikes and surges, my pulse pounds. I am sweating.... &doublequote; If only readers would share this response with Cornwell's immensely popular Kay Scarpetta, Virginia's chief medical examiner. But most won't. Kay has plenty of reason to be upset. She's standing in a room in a shabby motel where a body has been found, severely tortured. She's under official suspicion of having murdered maleficent
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Cornwell, Patricia Unnatural Exposure (Kay Scarpetta Series #8)
Penguin Group (USA) July 1998 0425163407 / 9780425163405 Mass Market Paperback
From the Publisher&newline;Always packed with unrelieved tension and constant surprises, a new novel from Patricia Cornwell is cause for celebration. Virginia's chief medical examiner, Kay Scarpetta, is called in to examine the remains of a woman found in a landfill, her body dismembered in the same expert way she'd seen before. And while Scarpetta is investigating, the bold killer contacts her through the Internet, inviting her to download the police photos, and signs off with the chilling name, deadoc. When Scarpetta and her niece discover that the victim was exposed to a rare smallpox-like virus before she died, she realizes that they re up against a killer with access to an incredible arsenal of deadly force -- and now it's directed at her!&newline;&newline;Publishers Weekly&newline;In this return to the luridly fascinating world of Dr. Kay Scarpetta, Cornwell delivers the goods her fans love best. Moving from serial dismemberment to a high-tech virus that threatens a pox-like epidemic, this eighth appearance (following last year's Cause of Death) of the compulsive forensics pathologist who is Virginia's Medical Examiner and a consultant to the FBI ranges from Dublin to Richmond, Va., making stops at a tiny barrier island in the Chesapeake Bay and the government's huge biological defense facility in Dugway, Utah. Tours of Graceland in Memphis and Atlanta's Center for Disease Control are added before the closing in London. The dismembered corpse of an elderly woman found in a Virginia landfill doesn't quite fit the profile of earlier dismemberments; also puzzling is the pattern of pustules found on the torso. As Scarpetta follows the forensics clues, she faces the unscrupled ambitions of a slick FBI agent; the difficulties encountered by Lucy, her beloved niece, computer genius and a lesbian; her own exposure to the unidentified, sometimes fatal virus (and subsequent quarantine); and the turbulent ambivalence of her feelings for Agent Wesley Benton. Fully as satisfying as previous Kay Scarpetta novels, this one is built on a sturdy workmanlike plot and doles out rewards in the gory, high-tech details, allowing readers to overlook the lapses of Cornwell's non-Scarpetta venture in this year's earlier &doublequote;Hornet's Nest.&doublequote;&newline;&newline;Library Journal&newline;Kay Scarpetta grapples with a serial killer who contacts her via the Internet in this latest from crime novelist Cornwell, who is involved in some headline-making scandal of her own: In a recent trial, she was named as the former lover of a woman whose husband attempted to murder her in a rage over the affair.&newline;&newline;Kirkus Reviews&newline;Whoever shot the latest unidentified female victim Dr. Kay Scarpetta's called out to examine-whoever cut off her head, dismembered her, and bagged her torso for disposal in a Virginia landfill-may have been doing her a favor. Though Virginia's chief medical examiner doesn't realize it until she's called out to an even more horrific death scene-an inoffensive old woman on Tangier Island who seems to have died of smallpox-the earlier victim had signs of the same ravaging illness, supposedly eradicated in 1977. The violence to the first victim, and the care taken to conceal her identity, would point to murder even if Scarpetta hadn't started to get sinister computer messages from somebody called &doublequote;deadoc,&doublequote; who soon goes on to order the President: &doublequote;apologize if not i will start on france&doublequote; [sic]. Arrayed against deadoc are the Richmond homicide squad (headed by Scarpetta's old friend Capt. Pete Marino), the Virginia State Police, the FBI (including Scarpetta's on-again lover Benton Wesley and her niece Lucy), the Center for Disease Control, and the US Army Medical Research Institute of Infectious Diseases. But in true Cornwell fashion, the good guys are their own worst enemies: The state cops and the FBI are mired in turf wars; a slick state investigator's determined to arrest the wrong perp and smear Lucy for an old lesbian affair; the USAMRIID, woefully underfunded, has furloughed so many unessential employees that there's hardly a nurse to care for Scarpetta when she comes down with a fever she can only
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Crichton, Michael Next
Harper November 13, 2007 0060873167 / 9780060873165 Mass Market Paperback
From the Publisher&newline;Welcome to our genetic world.&newline;Fast, furious, and out of control.&newline;This is not the world of the future-it's the world right now.&newline;&newline;Is a loved one missing some body parts? Are blondes becoming extinct? Is everyone at your dinner table of the same species? Humans and chimpanzees differ in only 400 genes; is that why an adult human being resembles a chimp fetus? And should that worry us? There's a new genetic cure for drug addiction-is it worse than the disease?&newline;&newline;We live in a time of momentous scientific leaps; a time when it's possible to sell our eggs and sperm online for thousands of dollars; test our spouses for genetic maladies and even frame someone for a genetic crime.&newline;&newline;We live in a time when one fifth of all our genes are owned by someone else, and an unsuspecting person and his family can be pursued cross-country because they happen to have certain valuable genes within their chromosomes. . . .&newline;&newline;Devilishly clever, Next blends fact and fiction into a breathless tale of a new world where nothing is what it seems, and a set of new possibilities can open at every turn. Next challenges our sense of reality and notions of morality. Balancing the comic and bizarre with the genuinely frightening and disturbing, Next shatters our assumptions, and reveals shocking new choices where we least expect.&newline;&newline;The future is closer than you think. Get used to it.&newline;&newline;Publishers Weekly&newline;&newline;&newline;Do you own your body's cells? If a doctor develops a cure for a disease using your cells in the process, are you entitled to a share of the profits? These are some of the questions Crichton explores in his latest science-as-boogeyman polemic. Baker does all he can to give life to the characters, but they are little more than tools to convey the plot, so the author leaves him little to work with. Baker subtly shifts the tone of his voice to distinguish between characters and deftly alters the cadence of his speech to keep the narrative flowing. Despite his best efforts, though, Baker cannot turn the nonfiction interludes between chapters into anything remotely interesting. As if these weren't distracting enough, the multiple subplots make it quite difficult to keep track of what's going on, or how one plot line relates to another. Reading a book that goes in this many directions would be difficult enough, but on audio it's almost impossible to follow. Baker's performance is excellent all around, but listeners hoping Crichton would return to Jurassic Parkform will be left wanting. Simultaneous release with the S&S hardcover (reviewed online). (Jan.)Copyright 2007 Reed Business Information&newline;&newline;Steve Forbes - Forbes Magazine&newline;Will cool your ardor for biotechnology. Crichton graphically portrays all the hideous things that can go wrong with genetic research. Critics carp that he exploitatively mixes fiction with fact to conjure up an array of Frankenstein-like outcomes. But so what? The last century showed us what the once popular, seemingly scientific idea of eugenics--the belief that we could improve human beings the way we improve animals and plants through selective breeding, planting and culling--led to. Most Western countries, including the U.S., forced sterilization on hundreds of thousands of people because the prevailing thought was that their bad genes shouldn't be passed on to future generations. The Nazis carried that idea to its murderous conclusion. (18 Jun 2007)&newline;&newline;Jodi L. Israel - Library Journal&newline;&newline;&newline;Crichton's books dazzle listeners with technical jargon that sends them fleeing to an encyclopedia to find answers and actual characters who rub elbows with their fictitious counterparts. The subjects here are genetic engineering, genetic tampering, cross-cultural gene experiments, and stem cell research. Crichton screeches down the genetic highway at breakneck speed, tossing out truth and fiction in equal amounts. Can an African Grey parrot be able to carry on conversations with its owners? What about experiments to place commercial advertising on animals and fish? Throughout these flights of fancy are several story lines that bring the gene 3.0 Stars
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Cussler, Clive Fire Ice
Berkley May 27, 2003 0425190641 / 9780425190647 Paperback
From Barnes & Noble&newline;NUMA, that techno-savvy 21st-century swashbuckling team, once again marches into battle. This time, Kurt Austin and his colleagues must thwart the plans of a Russian mining mogul who is plotting to make himself a postmodern Ivan the Terrible.&newline;&newline;From the Publisher&newline;&newline;&newline;The hero of Serpent and Blue Gold confronts a deadly global plot, in the breathtaking new Kurt Austin adventure.&newline;&newline;Book Magazine&newline;Kurt Austin is the dashing leader of the National Underwater & Marine Agency, an exploration team that has a knack for saving the world from global disasters and ruthless megalomaniacs. The dastardly villain is Boris Razov, a potentially insane Russian millionaire who thinks he's the second coming of Ivan the Terrible and has plans to destroy the East Coast with an enormous tidal wave. The premise may sound silly-would-be czars, giant tsunamis-but the authors skillfully make it all come together. This intriguing, high-tech adventure has thrills, wit and a dose of testosterone. Especially clever is Austin's post-Cold War relationship with his Russian black operative doppelgänger known only as Ivan. While Tom Clancy's books may have gotten bogged down in incomprehensible techno-speak, Cussler knows how to keep a story surging ahead. Gadgetry never gets in the way of 007 flair. &newline;-Michael Phillips &newline;&newline;&newline;Publishers Weekly&newline;This newest addition to the Kurt Austin series (after Blue Gold) has the men from NUMA (Native Underwater & Marine Agency) team up with former KGB spies to face down a Russian mobster with czarist aspirations and a zealot's hatred for the &doublequote;corruption and materialism&doublequote; of the Western lifestyle. The NUMA research vessel Argo is in the Black Sea for a PR jaunt when Austin spots the overdue TV crew being chased down an island beach by mounted Cossacks. Austin learns from his old KGB Cold War adversary Vladimir Petrov that the island is a mothballed submarine base commandeered by paranoid mobster Mikhail Razov (employer of the Cossacks), a billionaire who built Ataman Industries by taking over utilities and mines sold by the state. Razov claims descent from the Romanovs and is plotting to assume the throne. Meanwhile, when a U.S. Navy sub goes missing and a mysterious tidal wave swamps a Maine coastal town, the NUMA team figures out that Ataman is mining &doublequote;fire ice&doublequote; unstable and explosive solid methane in the high-pressure deep-sea bottom. Austin and his oceanographic team join forces with Petrov and set out to foil Razov's plot. Cussler is in top form here, working in a role for Old Ironsides and Czar Nicholas II's crown while throwing in enough derring-do and eco-lore to leave his fans breathless. Coauthor Kemprecos (Blue Gold, with Cussler) adds his oceanographic expertise to the mix. Copyright 2002 Cahners Business Information.&newline;&newline;Library Journal&newline;This is the third in the series of Kurt Austin novels coauthored by Cussler and Kemprecos. Austin is a larger-than-life hero in the mold of Dirk Pitt, the central character of more than a dozen novels authored by Cussler alone. His latest adventure includes such good stuff as tidal waves, a mad Russian mining tycoon who thinks he's the tsar, his Rasputin-like assistant, murders, Cossacks charging, Old Ironsides firing, and, oh, yes, the inevitable gorgeous heroine. While the fast-paced plot is wildly improbable (it revolves around &doublequote;fire ice,&doublequote; the frozen methane hydrate deposits in the depths of the ocean, which, if disturbed, will accelerate global warming and destroy the environment), and there's nary a doubt that Austin will save the day, the novel is still a lot of good fun. With Cussler's following, this is bound to be a good summertime hit. For all general collections. [Previewed in Prepub Alert, LJ 2/1/02.] Robert Conroy, Warren, MI Copyright 2002 Cahners Business Information.&newline;&newline;School Library Journal&newline;Adult/High School-Deposits of &doublequote;fire ice,&doublequote; frozen methane hydrate found in abundance off of the East Coast of the United States, become potential hazards of monumental proportions. When an insane Russian mining mogul decides he can use the sub stance to threaten and d 3.5 Stars
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Cussler, Clive Treasure of Khan
Penguin Group (USA) Incorporated November 2006 0399153691 / 9780399153693 Hardcover
From the Publisher&newline;Genghis Khan almost conquered the world. Now, one man wants to finish the job-unless Dirk Pitt can stop him.&newline;&newline;Publishers Weekly&newline;Dirk Pitt's 19th adventure, the second collaboration between father and son Clive and Dirk Cussler (after 2004's Black Wind), offers a plot as credible as it is monstrous and the kind of exotic aquatic detail that amazes, informs and entertains. The action, and there's plenty of it, ranges from Siberia's Lake Baikal and the wilds of Mongolia to the Hawaiian islands. The treasure is that of Genghis and Kublai Khan, the great Mongolian conqueror and his grandson. The villain is a modern-day Mongol with dreams of restoring national power and pride. The heroes are Pitt, sidekick Al Giordino and Pitt's son and daughter, Dirk Jr. and Summer, all affiliated with Pitt's National Underwater and Marine Agency (NUMA). The exploits of Pitt and company, particularly their narrow escapes, tend toward the larger-than-life, but these are nicely balanced by down-to-earth explanations of such phenomena as seiche waves and oil seeps. 750,000 first printing. (Dec.) Copyright 2006 Reed Business Information.&newline;&newline;Library Journal&newline;Dirk Pitt Sr. and his partner, Al Giordino, take center stage in this latest National Underwater and Marine Agency (NUMA) adventure. The two are on Lake Baikal in Siberia when a massive earthquake disrupts their research. The rescue of a scientific survey vessel and its passengers reveals a sinister agenda somehow tied to the history of Genghis Khan, one of the world's greatest conquerors. As more earthquakes occur around the globe, major oil-supply pipelines are fractured, and the U.S. President and his staff watch as soaring gas prices create a worldwide panic. Can Dirk Sr. and Al repair the pipelines, deduce the culprit, and save the world? The quality fans expect from a Clive Cussler novel is in abundance, even as Clive shares billing for a second time (after Black Wind) with his son, Dirk. Their latest will easily top the best sellers lists. For all fiction collections. [See Prepub Alert, LJ 8/06.]-Jeff Ayers, Seattle P.L. Copyright 2006 Reed Business Information.
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Fielding, Joy Puppet
New York Pocket Star November 22, 2005 0743488016 / 9780743488013 Paperback
From the Publisher&newline;&newline;&newline;In this new page-turner by New York Times bestselling author Joy Fielding, the life of a beautiful young defense attorney is thrown into turmoil when she is called back to her hometown to defend her disturbed, estranged mother, who publically shot and killed a man.&newline;&newline;High-powered, twenty-eight-year-old defense attorney Amanda Travis likes several things: the colour black, lunchtime Spinning classes at the fitness centre on Clematis Street in downtown Palm Beach; her all-white one-bedroom, oceanfront condo; a compliant jury; men whose wives don't understand them.&newline;&newline;Some of the things she doesn't: the colour pink; when the temperature outside her condo's floor-to-ceiling windows falls below sixty-five degrees; clients who don't follow her advice; being asked to show I.D. when she goes to a bar; nicknames of any shape or size.&newline;&newline;Something else Amanda Travis doesn't like: memories.&newline;&newline;But when Ben, the first of her two ex-husbands, calls from her hometown of Toronto with the alarming news that her mother has shot and killed a man in the lobby of the Four Seasons Hotel, it becomes more and more difficult for Amanda to continue running from her past. Now she must return to face her demons and the life she left behind - a love that once consumed her and a mother who holds a strange, dark power over everyone she encounters. &doublequote;Puppet&doublequote; is the nickname Amanda's mother once called her. But now Amanda is determined to fight her mother's fatal whims - even if it kills her.&newline;&newline;Library Journal&newline;Amanda, a beautiful young Florida defense attorney, receives puzzling news from her ex-husband, Ben-her mother has shot and killed a stranger in the lobby of Toronto's Four Seasons Hotel. Although long estranged from her mother and embittered over a loveless childhood, Amanda flies to Toronto. Ben, also a lawyer and serving as her mother's counsel, informs Amanda that her mother has confessed to the murder but refuses to reveal her motive. Amanda then tracks down the victim's sister, who tells Amanda that the murdered man stole her real brother's identity 20 years ago. Amanda doggedly and testily pursues the truth, which emerges through Chinatown-like revelations of incest and shocking blood ties among the victim's widow, Amanda, and her mother. A crisp reading by Broadway and television actress Laura Hicks provides energy to a somewhat ponderous plot, which might benefit from abridgment. Recommended for fiction collections that expect healthy circulation of Fielding's novels.-Judith Robinson, Univ. at Buffalo, NY Copyright 2005 Reed Business Information. 3.5 Stars
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Foglia, Leonard 1 Ragged Ridge Road
Simon & Schuster Adult Publishing Group April 1998 0671003550 / 9780671003555 Mass Market Paperback
From the Publisher&newline;The once-glorious mansion needs repair, but everything about it - the chestnut moldings, the soaring foyer, the grand staircase and twenty-two rooms - filled Carol Roblins with hope from the moment she saw it. This was the home that would replace the cramped quarters of her husband's army base. Maybe the fresh start would improve the relationship between Blake and their learning-disabled son, Sammy, giving their crumbling marriage one last chance. But before they can resolve the tensions between them, Blake leaves for a military assignment in Europe. Alone with Sammy in their new home, Carol delves into her restoration, fired by a dream of opening a bed-and-breakfast, &doublequote;The Christmas Inn.&doublequote; As she recovers long-lost blueprints and research the mansion's history, she learns it was once home to a storybook couple - and a shocking murder.... Piece by piece, Carol uncovers the glittering lives - and shattering tragedy - of Charles and Veronica. But the more questions she asks, the more hostile the townspeople become. Soon she discovers secrets within the house itself: hints of a forbidden desire, a terrible jealousy, and a woman's lies. In the face of terrifying anonymous threats - and fearing for Sammy's safety - Carol makes solving the murder her personal quest. But as her world and Veronica's begin to blur together, she spirals closer to the shocking truth - a discovery that someone in her small town would kill to keep hidden.&newline;&newline;Publishers Weekly&newline;Carol Robbins and her Army husband, Blake, decide to buy their first home when they're assigned to Pennsylvania. Carol falls in love with a neglected mansion in the rural town of Fayette, which they later learn was the location of a brutal murder in 1928. Their troubled marriage is further shaken when Blake accepts a new posting in Germany, and Carol finds comfort in their son, Sammy, and the process of returning the mansion to its original splendor as &doublequote;Christmas Inn,&doublequote; a bed and breakfast. While restoring the house, Carol becomes obsessed with the 70-year-old tragedy of Charles and Veronica Kennedy, the home's earlier owners. She doesn't understand the animosity of Fayette historian Esther McPherson and Mayor Lyle Quinn to her project, although the hostility of Paul Clemson, the squalid tenant she evicts, is expected. Feeling vulnerable, Carol is tempted by both handyman Walker White and actor Will Williams. Then, when another tragedy hits, she determines that only a solution to the old murder mystery will bring peace. Despite some minor flaws (namely stereotyped and one-dimensional supporting cast members), this coauthored debut is adroitly constructed, with eerily riveting snippets of the original tragedy punctuating the progress of the contemporary tale. Carol's final encounter with a murderer caps this clever tale with resonant irony. (July)&newline;&newline;Kirkus Reviews&newline;In love with the decaying Kennedy mansion in backwoods Fayette, Pennsylvania, Carol Roblins talks her husband into her scheme to buy and restore it. But that's the last thing she does talk him into, since he's promptly posted overseas and tells her they both need room to think about their marriage. So Carol and her son Sammy, who's slowed by Attention Deficit Disorder, set about transforming the mansion into a bed and breakfast called the Christmas Inn. She isn't daunted by the news that the original Kennedys both died violently on Christmas Eve, 1928, only a year after their romantic wedding, so that even the name she's chosen for the inn sends chills down the spines of locals with long memories-like Lyle Quinn, the ga-ga son of Charles Kennedy's banking partner, and historical society stalwart Esther McPherson, who has her own reasons for wanting to stifle Carol's plans. And when reinforcements arrive-a hunky contractor who slides into spending night after night on the living-room sofa and an even hunkier TV star whose idea of a joke is to tell an on-camera interviewer that he and Carol have solved the Kennedy mystery and will be turning the story into a Movie of the Week-you can be sure that modern-day t
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Follett, Ken World Without End
New York, N.Y. Dutton Adult October 9, 2007 0525950079 / 9780525950073 Hardcover
From the Publisher&newline;Ken Follett has 90 million readers worldwide. The Pillars of the Earth is his bestselling book of all time. Now, eighteen years after the publication of The Pillars of the Earth, Ken Follett has written the most-anticipated sequel of the year-World Without End. &newline;&newline;In 1989 Ken Follett astonished the literary world with The Pillars of the Earth, a sweeping epic novel set in twelfth-century England centered on the building of a cathedral and many of the hundreds of lives it affected. Critics were overwhelmed-&doublequote;it will hold you, fascinate you, surround you&doublequote; (Chicago Tribune)-and readers everywhere hoped for a sequel. &newline;&newline;World Without End takes place in the same town of Kingsbridge, two centuries after the townspeople finished building the exquisite Gothic cathedral that was at the heart of The Pillars of the Earth. The cathedral and the priory are again at the center of a web of love and hate, greed and pride, ambition and revenge, but this sequel stands on its own. This time the men and women of an extraordinary cast of characters find themselves at a crossroad of new ideas- about medicine, commerce, architecture, and justice. In a world where proponents of the old ways fiercely battle those with progressive minds, the intrigue and tension quickly reach a boiling point against the devastating backdrop of the greatest natural disaster ever to strike the human race-the Black Death. &newline;&newline;Three years in the writing, and nearly eighteen years since its predecessor, World Without End breathes new life into the epic historical novel and once again shows that Ken Follett is a masterful authorwriting at the top of his craft.&newline;&newline;The Washington Post - Diana Gabaldon&newline;The millions of readers who enjoyed Ken Follett's Pillars of the Earth (1989) will certainly enjoy its sequel, World Without End. While it would be grossly unfair to say that it's the same book with different characters, the similarities of structure give a definite feeling of deja vu...The novel's greatest strength lies in its well-researched, beautifully detailed portrait of the late Middle Ages. Society at every level is here, mingling in an altogether convincing way. Follett shows the workings of politicians in all their corrupt glory, in both religious and temporal spheres. Of course, the best research in the world does not a story make, but Follett also comes through with a terrifically compelling plot.&newline;&newline;Publishers Weekly&newline;&newline;&newline;Eighteen years after Pillars of the Earthweighed in with almost 1,000 pages of juicy historical fiction about the construction of a 12th-century cathedral in Kingsbridge, England, bestseller Follett returns to 14th-century Kingsbridge with an equally weighty tome that deftly braids the fate of several of the offspring of Pillars' families with such momentous events of the era as the Black Death and the wars with France. Four children, who will become a peasant's wife, a knight, a builder and a nun, share a traumatic experience that will affect each of them differently as their lives play out from 1327 to 1361. Follett studs the narrative with gems of unexpected information such as the English nobility's multilingual training and the builder's technique for carrying heavy, awkward objects. While the novel lacks the thematic unity of Pillars, readers will be captivated by the four well-drawn central characters as they prove heroic, depraved, resourceful or mean. Fans of Follett's previous medieval epic will be well rewarded. (Oct.)Copyright 2007 Reed Business Information&newline;&newline;David Faucheux - Library Journal&newline;&newline;&newline;Best known for such tightly plotted World War II thrillers as The Key to Rebecca and more contemporary suspense novels like The Third Twin, British author Follett returns to the West Country town of Kingsbridge, the setting for his huge historical epic, Pillars of the Earth, released in 1989. In Pillars, Follett uses the building of a cathedral to portray an England torn by civil war and strife that affects all levels of society. This long-awaited sequel opens 200 years later, in 1327, and continues the story of some of Jack's descendan 4.0 Stars
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Griffin, W.E.B. The Saboteurs
Jove May 29, 2007 0515143065 / 9780515143065 Paperback
From the Publisher&newline;If coincidence had thrown these men together in any normal military organization, and if, improbably, they had become buddies there, any commanding officer with enough sense would have broken up the gang as threats to &doublequote;good military order and discipline.&doublequote; &newline;But they weren’t in any normal military organization.&newline;They were in the Office of Strategic Services.&newline;&newline;The Battle of the Atlantic is at its peak. Packs of German U-boats are hunting and sinking U.S. supply ships. Ships are burning at their moorings in U.S. ports, and a series of explosions has afflicted trains and train stations around the country - is it all accidental or is it sabotage? Meanwhile, Allied forces are secretly preparing to invade first Sicily and then Italy, and there is a lot of work that needs to be done beforehand, some with the most unlikely of helping hands. As the war heats up, &doublequote;Wild Bill&doublequote; Donovan’s agents - Dick Canidy, Eric Fulmar, Stan Fine, and the rest of the crew, answerable only to Donovan and the president - suddenly find themselves battling on two fronts at once . . . and fate is just about to deal them a few surprises.&newline;&newline;&newline;Publishers Weekly&newline;Bestseller Griffin and his son, Butterworth, resuscitate Griffin's Men at War series, first published in paperback during the 1980s under the pseudonym Alex Baldwin and featuring the Office of Strategic Services; its fabled chief, Col. William J. &doublequote;Wild Bill&doublequote; Donovan; and OSS agent Maj. Richard M. Canidy. Two primary plot lines drive this new adventure: the U.S. preparation for the invasion of Sicily and mainland Italy in 1943, and the tale of four German saboteurs who have landed in America. The authors are heavily invested in their research, meticulously describing almost every element of life in the 1940s, to the detriment of the action. The German saboteurs are eventually dealt with, but the behind-the-lines Sicilian operation led by Canidy is only hastily outlined after a long buildup. One supposes that the Sicilian story that's promised but never delivered will appear in future installments. This is pretty much all show and no go, but readers who have a strong interest in WWII home-front history should be satisfied. Author tour. (June) Copyright 2006 Reed Business Information.&newline;&newline;Scott R. DiMarco - Library Journal&newline;&newline;&newline;Griffin, author of many best-selling books (The Brotherhood of War, Badge of Honor), is joined by his son in continuing this well-received World War II OSS series. The Saboteursincludes several areas of historical interest: war profiteering, the desperate and fragile hold that the Americans had on the supply line to Europe, the sabotage performed by German intelligence agents while disguised as Americans in the heartland, the preparation for the Allied invasion of Sicily and then Italy, the American interaction with organized crime to aid in achieving war goals, and the men and womenâ??some brave, some cowardlyâ??who actually fought the war. From the Office of the President of the United States and the docks of New York to London's Blitz and occupied Sicily, the listener is taken on an adventure. The authors have a true gift for storytelling; one hopes this series continues for years to come. Read by David Colacci, this is highly recommended.&newline;&newline;Library Journal&newline;Griffin, author of many best-selling books (The Brotherhood of War, Badge of Honor), is joined by his son in continuing this well-received World War II OSS series. The Saboteurs includes several areas of historical interest: war profiteering, the desperate and fragile hold that the Americans had on the supply line to Europe, the sabotage performed by German intelligence agents while disguised as Americans in the heartland, the preparation for the Allied invasion of Sicily and then Italy, the American interaction with organized crime to aid in achieving war goals, and the men and women-some brave, some cowardly-who actually fought the war. From the Office of the President of the United States and the docks of New York to London's Blitz and occupied Sicily, the listener is taken on an adventure. The author 2.0 Stars
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Johansen, Iris Countdown (Eve Duncan Series #5)
Random House Publishing Group March 2006 0553586513 / 9780553586510 Mass Market Paperback
From the Publisher&newline;&newline;&newline;When it reaches zero, you die.&newline;&newline;#1 New York Times bestselling author Iris Johansen sets her readers' pulses racing once again in this relentless psychological thriller of a young woman caught in a maze of secrets and stalked by a merciless killer. The countdown begins the moment you open this riveting novel that only grows more electrifying as the pages turn, more exciting as time runs out. . . .&newline;&newline;&doublequote;Don't kill her. She's no good to us dead.&doublequote; These words haunt Jane MacGuire after a shocking attack shatters her world in an instant. Was it a random kidnapping attempt–or the countdown to something far more sinister?&newline;&newline;Who is after her–and what do they want so badly they'll kill anyone in their way? That's what Jane is determined to find out, without the help of the police, the FBI, or her adoptive parents, forensic sculptor Eve Duncan and her husband, Joe Quinn, of the Atlanta PD–because whoever is after her won't hesitate to hurt those she loves the most. Now Jane will go on the run with the only man who may be more dangerous than those who are pursuing her. A smuggler, a con man, and who knew what else, Mark Trevor had his own mysterious reasons for wanting to keep Jane safe and out of the hands of a killer obsessed with a two-thousand-year-old mystery that could rock the modern-day world. &newline;&newline;Orphaned at an early age, Jane grew up the hard way, but she was given a new life, a loving family, and a chance to pursue her interest in one of the greatest archaeological finds ever unearthed. Now someone was trying to destroy that new life before it could even get started. The past is returning withthe kind of vengeance that knows no mercy. The countdown has already begun, and it's approaching zero faster than anyone thinks.&newline;&newline;&newline;Publishers Weekly&newline;Prolific bestseller Johansen subjects gutsy Jane Maguire to more troubles in her latest thrill ride. Jane, the adopted daughter of forensic sculptor Eve Duncan, was threatened by one serial killer in 1999's The Killing Game and another in 2004's Blind Alley, so it's no surprise that she's in danger again. The once troubled adolescent is now a brilliant Harvard student and talented artist who spends her summers at far-off archeological digs in Pompeii and Herculaneum, but she's still haunted by her resemblance to Cira, a woman who lived 2,000 years ago in the latter city. Suddenly she's being ambushed in alleys. Does the attempted kidnapping have something to do with Blind Alley's climax, in which Eve; her husband, Joe Quinn of the Atlanta PD; soldier of fortune Mark Trevor; and Jane, the bait, triumphed over the psychopath who was killing women who looked like Cira? You bet it does, as Trevor turns up in Cambridge, enigmatic but still definitely magnetic, determined to protect Jane from danger due to new developments regarding Cira, &doublequote;the femme fatale of the ancient world.&doublequote; Seems all kinds of notorious criminals are after Cira's lost gold, but some people have mass murder on their minds. Action, romance, castles, bomb plots and a booby-trapped hideaway in snowbound Idaho-what more could Johansen fans want? Agent, Andrea Cirillo at the Jane Rotrosen Agency. (May) Copyright 2005 Reed Business Information.&newline;&newline;Library Journal&newline;Does the death of Jane's friend Mike have anything to do with her past life on the streets and an unfortunate encounter with a serial killer? Copyright 2004 Reed Business Information.
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Johnstone, William W. Vengeance In The Ashes
Pinnacle September 1, 1999 0786020237 / 9780786020232 Paperback
From the Publisher&newline;&newline;&newline;&doublequote;We're bringing law and order back in this nation.&doublequote;-Ben Raines&newline;&newline;Scourge Upon The Land&newline;&newline;While ending the rule of slavers, thugs, and the cannibalistic Night People on the Hawaiian Islands, Ben Raines and his rebel army learn of a new threat to America. A grim specter from the past-an army of Nazis led by the maniacal Jesus Dieguez Mendoza Hoffman-is marching through South America toward the vulnerable heartland of America. Not content enough to crush America, Hoffman has singled out Ben Raines for a hideous fate. Now, with the famed warrior a prisoner, his life hanging in the balance, only the outnumbered but undefeated Rebels stand in the way of the terrorist-trained Death's Head battalions bent on destroying the once proud land of liberty and freedom! 5.0 Stars
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Koontz, Dean Cold Fire
Penguin Group (USA) January 1991 0399135790 / 9780399135798 Hardcover
From the Publisher&newline;Reporter Holly Thorne is intrigued by Jim Ironheart, who has saved 12 lives in the past three months. Holly wants to know what kind of power drives him, why terrifying visions of a churning windmill haunt his dreams, and just what he means when he whispers in his sleep that an enemy who will kill everyone is coming. &newline;&newline;&doublequote;A master storyteller, sometimes humorous, sometimes shocking, but always riveting. His characters sparkle with life. And his fast-paced plots are wonderfully fiendish, taking unexpected twists and turns.&doublequote; - The San Diego Union-Tribune&newline;&newline;Publishers Weekly&newline;Koontz ( The Bad Place ) leads us a nice chase for about two-thirds of his latest thriller, after which he sinks into soap opera. Responding to an inexplicable compulsion, ex-schoolteacher Jim Ironheart flies from Southern California to Portland, Ore., where he averts, at the last minute, the accidental death of a schoolboy. Local reporter Holly Thorne, taken with Jim's piercing gaze, sets up a computer search for data on similar rescues. She finds a dozen such cases across the U.S.; every news item mentions a mysterious ``Jim'' with penetrating eyes. As she follows the story of a lifetime, Holly realizes Jim is being guided by some strange Power. Confronting him, she finds he has no idea of the source of the Power. Now in love with Jim, Holly starts sharing his nightmares and abandons the story to help him. Their initially exciting adventures then yield to rather tepid encounters with ``The Friend,'' who may be: an alien on earth for 10,000 years; ``The Enemy'' in disguise; a projection of Jim's hyperkinetic personality; or all of the above. Suspense succumbs to psychobabble, ushering in a predictable ending. Literary Guild and Doubleday Book Club main selections; Mystery Guild featured alternate. (Jan.)&newline;&newline;Library Journal&newline;Teacher Jim Ironheart, aptly named, is sent by forces unknown to save chosen people in life-threatening situations. By chance, a young but jaded reporter stumbles onto his missions, and joins him to investigate who is controlling him and why. Shared nightmares begin to point to an extraterrestrial influence, and the pair are forced to confront Ironheart's forgotten past for answers. Koontz ( The Bad Place , LJ 12/89), a master at maintaining mystery and suspense, weaves themes from earlier novels into this latest thriller. Even if the ending calls to mind DuMaurier and Hitchcock, Cold Fire contains all the ingredients--likable characters, nail-biting suspense, and above all, unlimited imagination--that will please Koontz's fans. For all popular collections. Literary Guild and Doubleday Book Club main selection; Mystery Guild featured alternate; previewed in Prepub Alert, LJ 9/1/90.--Eric W. Johnson, Teikyo Post Univ. Lib., Waterbury, Ct.
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Koontz, Dean Darkfall
Penguin Group (USA) March 1987 0425104346 / 9780425104347 Mass Market Paperback
From the Publisher&newline;Strange Days Winter gripped the city. Terror gripped it, too. They found four corpses in four days, each more hideous than the last.&newline;&newline;Strange Nights At first the cops thought they were dealing with a psychopath. But soon they heard eerie sounds in the ventilation system. And saw unearthly silver eyes in the snow-slashed night.&newline;&newline;Final Hours In a city paralyzed by a blizzard, something watches, something stalks…
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