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OWEN SMITH POSTERS
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OWEN SMITH, nationally recognized artist known for his artworks for The New Yorker and Rolling Stone as well as numerous book covers, was commissioned by the San Francisco Arts Commission in 2008 to create original works based on a theme for display in special kiosks on Market Street. Most recently, he did the cover illustration for Mark Coggins' new book, The Big Wake-Up, and appeared at "M" for that book event with the author. These posters are from Smith's "Dashiell Hammett's San Francisco" series. Each is SIGNED by the artist; 12" x 18" on heavy glossy stock, at $12.00 each.
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ACE ATKINS - The Ranger
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"Best known for historical thrillers like Infamous, Atkins kicks off a new series with a solid action-packed yarn featuring U.S. Army Ranger Quinn Colson. When Colson returns home to Jericho, Miss., from his most recent tour of duty in Afghanistan for his uncle's funeral, he's surprised to learn that his uncle, former sheriff Hampton Beckett, shot himself to death. An old friend, Deputy Lillie Virgil, suspects that Beckett was actually murdered. Colson's efforts to prove that theory bring him up against both the violent and the corrupt. During Colson's time away, his rural community has been overrun with meth dealers, whose blight affects those close to him. . ." said PW. And Library Journal said: "for Stephen Hunter fans who like fast-moving plots and decisive good guys facing down evil." |
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LAWRENCE BLOCK - A Drop of the Hard Stuff
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 (Mulholland, $25.99).
Grandmaster Lawrence Block brings his 17th Matthew Scudder novel, in which he takes the recovering alcoholic ex-cop private eye back to the early years of his sobriety. He recalls how, when still shaky in his new life, he encounters Jack Ellery, another former heavy drinker slowly ascending the A.A. steps of recovery. When his friend is murdered, that chance convergence becomes a disturbing conundrum: Who killed the man struggling to get back on the right path? A critical episode in the life's journey of Block's most popular protagonist. Wide critical raves, including this from Kirkus: "Matthew Scudder looks back at his first year off the sauce to recall that making amends can be murder.... this lonesome, wintry, compassionate tale is guaranteed to get under your skin, and make you thirsty to boot."
ALSO:
--  'Burglars Can't Be Choosers' (Dutton, 1977, $22.00) NF+/F-. Signed. Light creasing at bottom left edge of spine. DJ very slight wrinkling.
-- 'A Long Line of Dead Men' (William Morrow, 1994, $7.00) F/F. Signed.
-- 'One Night Stands & Lost Weekends' (Harper, 2008, $29.00) Trade paperback. As New. Signed. |
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GERALDINE BROOKS - Caleb's Crossing
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"In 1965, Caleb Cheeshahteaumuck of Martha's Vineyard graduated from Harvard, whose 1650 charter describes its mission as 'the education of the English and Indian youth of this country.' That much is fact. That Caleb befriended Bethia Mayfield, the free-spirited daughter of the island's preacher, is of course fiction -- but it's luscious fiction in the capable hands of Pulitzer Prize winner Brooks (March). As one might expect from Brooks, Bethia is a keen and rebellious lass, indignant that she should be kept from book learning when her slower brother gets the benefit of an education.... Writing in Bethia's voice, Brooks offers a lyric and elevated narrative that effectively replicates the language of the era; she takes on the obvious issues of white arrogance, cultural difference, and the debased role of women without settling into jeremiad. The result is sweet and aching. Highly recommended," said Library Journal.
ALSO buy the new one plus the following and get 10% off both:
-- 'People of the Book' (Viking, 2008, $20.00) F/F. Signed. |
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BONNIE JO CAMPBELL - Once Upon A River
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 (W.W. Norton, $25.95).
Booklist starred: "A dramatic and rhapsodic American odyssey. A female Huckleberry Finn. A wild-child-to-caring-woman story as intricately meshed with the natural life of the river as a myth. . . . A glorious novel destined to entrance and provoke." And Library Journal said: "This second novel by National Book Award finalist Campbell (American Salvage) is set in Murrayville, a rural Michigan town far removed from the modern world. Inhabitants have lived off the Stark River for generations, including 16-year-old Margo Crane's family. . . . Her river odyssey ultimately leads to self-preservation on her terms. A truthful and deeply human story that pulls us in and won't let go. Readers looking for superior fiction are in for an uplifting, first-rate story." |
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LINDA CASTILLO - Breaking Silence
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 (Minotaur $24.99).
Booklist starred: "In addition to creating exceptionally well drawn characters and crafting a gripping plot that takes some shocking turns to a heart-pounding conclusion, Castillo probes with keen sensitivity the emotional toll taken by police work. The third in this series of thrillers (after Sworn to Silence, 2009, and Pray for Silence, 2010) is another winner." Kirkus said: "Kate's third offers plenty of violence, a surprise ending and some insight into the Amish way of life." And PW also praised: "Castillo melds deeply flawed characters with a glimpse into a unique community in which isolation can hide a plethora of secrets." |
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JANE CLELAND - Deadly Threads
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( Minotaur, $24.99)
"Near the start of Cleland's well-crafted sixth Josie Prescott Antiques mystery (after 2010's Silent Auction), Josie is preparing for a workshop on vintage shoes and handbags at her antiques shop in Rocky Point, N.H. When her guest speaker, Riley Jordan, fails to show, Josie decides to begin the class without her. A minute later, Josie discovers why Riley is late after looking under a display table, where she's horrified to see Riley's strangled body. Josie teams with Ellis Hunter, Rocky Point's police chief, and Wes Smith, an investigative reporter for the local newspaper, the Seacoast Star, to find the killer, who soon targets one of Josie's employees. Authentic details of vintage clothing and jewelry, vivid descriptions of coastal New Hampshire in the early spring, credible characters, and a dramatic conclusion make this cozy a winner." |
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MAX ALLAN COLLINS - Kiss Her Goodbye
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 (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, $25.00).
"Set in the 1970s, Collins's impressive third posthumous collaboration with Spillane (after 2010's The Big Bang) finds 'an older, ailing Mike Hammer returning to New York and finding it (and himself) changed,' though readers will see little evidence by the bloody climax that the notoriously violent PI has lost a step to age or illness. . . . Collins's mastery of the character demonstrates that whenever he runs out of original material to work from he would be more than capable of continuing the saga on his own." And Library Journal concluded: "Spillane may have dreamed up these books, but Collins does a bang-up job writing them." |
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CAROLYN COOKE - Daughters of the Revolution
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"For lack of a life jacket, the trajectory of several lives is altered in this smart, sexy, sarcastic, sophisticated novel from Cooke (The Bostons, a New York Times Notable Book). The Goode School, a prestigious New England bastion of male-only education, designed to prepare its wealthy students to become masters of the universe, . . . In 1968, a typing error results in a scholarship offer to the first Negro female in the school's history, . . . Cooke's unique novel defies genre comparisons but has particular relevance as our country's financial woes exacerbate the gap between the power brokers and the rest of us. This cautionary tale deserves wide readership," said Library Journal. |
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GORDON W. DALE - Fool's Republic
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 (North Atlantic Books, $19.95 TPBO)
The New York Journal of Books called it "Important and timely. . . The power of the book is not simply the story, but also the breathtaking prose used to tell that story. A must-read. . ." Citizens' stories of state abuse, from secret wiretapping to unjust imprisonment and worse, make headlines daily. In this political thriller, Simon Wyley floats in a tiny all-white cell. A short-order cook with a genius-level IQ, Wyley has had a steady job for twenty years, paid his taxes, kept to himself. A dedicated husband and father, he's a model citizen. So why is he being held? Wyley is accused of committing crimes against the state -- the charges are always implied, never specified -- and is being held without formal charge, benefit of counsel, or due process of law. He confuses and confounds his interrogators using the only weapons at his disposal, irony and whimsy, to challenge their arrogance and false assumptions. Exhibiting a crackling narrative energy and vivid prose, Fool's Republic is about freedom -- freedom of action, freedom of thought and, ultimately, the freedom to be human. |
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JEFFERY DEAVER - Carte Blanche: A James Bond Novel
|  (Simon & Schuster, $26.99).
Jeffery Deaver was selected by Ian Fleming Publications to write the new James Bond thriller. We are thrilled to welcome back the international number-one bestselling author of more than two dozen other suspense novels. Raves from the U.K. press: "There have been other Fleming impersonators, including Kingsley Amis and Sebastian Faulks, but the author of The Bone Collector is the biggest international name to take the job. He is also one of the world's smoothest, most devious, thriller writers -- a far better craftsman than Fleming, in fact. So could he assume Fleming's identity rather than write another Jeffery Deaver novel only with a hero called Bond? And could he, for that matter, resist thriller publishing's current obsession with relentless action inspired by the success of the Bourne movie franchise -- and indeed Quantum Of Solace? The answers are emphatically 'Yes' " (The Telegraph). And from The Sunday Express: "Fleming was a master of succinct plotting and deft characterization, his books deceptively slim but containing so much. Deaver too is a genius and this publishing marriage was truly made in heaven. . . . and, by the way, it is going to make a great movie."
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--  'The Burning Wire' (Simon & Schuster, 2009, $14.00) NF/F. Signed, Wrinkling at bottom edge of spine.
-- 'Edge' (Simon & Schuster, 2010, $26.99) As New. Signed. |
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PATRICK DEWITT - The Sisters Brothers
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 (Ecco, $24.99)
PW starred: " Dewitt's bang-up second novel (after Ablutions) is a quirky and stylish revisionist western. . . . a frontier baron known as the Commodore orders Charlie and Eli Sisters, his hired gunslingers, to track down and kill a prospector named Herman Kermit Warm, . . . Eli's deadpan narration is at times strangely funny . . . but maintains the power to stir heartbreak, as with Eli's infatuation with a consumptive hotel bookkeeper. As more of the brothers' story is teased out, Charlie and Eli explore the human implications of many of the clichés of the old west and come off looking less and less like killers and more like traumatized young men. With nods to Charles Portis and Frank Norris, DeWitt has produced a genre-bending frontier saga that is exciting, funny, and, perhaps unexpectedly, moving." |
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PAUL DOIRON - Trespasser
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 (Minotaur, $24.99).
In this follow-up to Doiron's Edgar Award-nominated novel, The Poacher's Son, Maine game warden Mike Bowditch's quest to find a missing woman leads him through a forest of lies in search of a killer who may have gotten away with murder once before. Booklist starred: ""Doiron delivers another perfectly plotted mystery peopled with multidimensional characters, but, in addition, his writing has matured. His descriptions of Maine's midcoast are incredibly evocative of the sights, sounds, and smells of early spring, and the heart-pounding account of Mike's fourwheeling chase through the woods is a masterpiece of high-octane narrative. Suggest this series to fans of C. J. Box and Nevada Barr." A starred review also from 'Library Journal': "Doiron serves up a tense thriller that stars a memorable main character and brings the rugged Maine landscape vividly to life." |
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KEITH DONOHUE - Centuries of June
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 (Crown, $24.00).
"A tour de force in its mastery of styles, the book also has moments of high silliness -- though toward the end Donohue weaves the threads of plot together in a surprising and affecting way," said Kirkus. And Library Journal praised: "A man's late-night visit to the bathroom results in a fall, opening a hole in his head through which a parade of women from his past lives enter one by one. Each woman bears a grievous anger toward the narrator, who, in the course of their relationship, deserted or destroyed her. Centuries of American history are viewed through these relationships, and each chapter of his previous lives is beautifully reported in the prose of the day. . . . Donohue's tour de force blends aspects of time travel and reincarnation genres into a witty whole. With a touch of David Mitchell and Audrey Niffenegger, but a witty style uniquely the author's own, . . ., is a pleasure to read." |
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JASON GOODWIN - The Bellini
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 (London: Faber & Faber, 2008, $38.00).
This is the U.K. SIGNED first, which was inadvertently left off Monday's U.K. news. We recently were able to obtain a few, which we've priced very reasonably. "In his third mystery to feature eunuch detective Yashim, Edgar Award winner Goodwin has the investigator for the Ottoman Court traveling to Venice, where murders obscure his hunt for a portrait. Fans of ... detailed historical novels will love this superb foray into another time and place, in which Goodwin integrates 19th-century history with a fine mystery," said Library Journal. |
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JASON GOODWIN - An Evil Eye
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( Farrar, Straus, $26.00).
PW starred: "Edgar-winner Goodwin's masterful fourth mystery thriller set in Istanbul under the Ottoman Turks (after The Bellini Card) finds his series hero, the eunuch Yashim, attempting to navigate treacherous political shoals following the death of Sultan Mahmut II in 1840. International pressures heighten the uncertainty surrounding the empire's direction under Mahmut's youthful successor. In this tense climate, Yashim looks into the killing of an unknown man dumped in a Christian monastery's cistern. While Goodwin excels at plotting, the book's main strength lies in the assured depiction of a nation restrained by a corrupt leadership far removed from the old traditions of transparency and justice. The details of how Yashim prepares meals may amuse Robert Parker fans."
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SARA GRAN - Claire DeWitt & The City of the Dead
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"In this captivating first in a projected series from Gran (Dope), PI Claire DeWitt comes to New Orleans to help a client, Leon Salvatore, find his ADA uncle, Vic Willing, who went missing at the time of Hurricane Katrina. Claire relies often on the 'maddening... notoriously difficult' Détection by legendary French detective Jacques Silette . . . .The haunting atmosphere of post-Katrina New Orleans lingers long after the revelation of Vic's fate," said PW. And Library Journal concluded: "This is not to be missed -- Claire is a moody, hip, and meticulous investigator. Gran builds an addictive sense of anticipation with a fantastical frame. Alternately gritty and dreamy,. . . " |
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STEVE HAMILTON - Misery Bay
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 (Minotaur, $24.99).
PW starred, calling the Edgar-winner's eighth in series "superb . . . PI Alex McKnight looks into the murders of three young people, all made to look like suicides. McKnight, a retired Detroit cop who lives quietly in rural Paradise, Mich., receives an unexpected visit from Sault Ste. Marie police chief Roy Maven, his professional nemesis. . . The stark frozen landscape of Lake Superior is beautifully drawn as are the characters of McKnight and Maven, who develop an unlikely bond. Assured prose, a thrilling plot, and a surprising, satisfying conclusion make this a winner." And George Pelecanos said: "Hamilton writes tough, passionate novels. . . This is crime writing at its very best." |
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RON HANSEN - A Wild Surge of Guilty Passion
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 (Scribner, $25.00).
Based on a real case whose lurid details scandalized Americans in 1927 and sold millions of newspapers, acclaimed novelist Ron Hansen's latest work is a tour de force of erotic tension and looming violence. "Ruth Snyder is found bound and gagged in her own hallway, and her husband has been murdered in his sleep. Given her superficial injuries and implausible explanations, detectives soon suspect her of being involved. Hansen ('The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford') follows this grisly first chapter with a flashback to the beginning of Ruth's adulterous relationship with corset and brassiere salesman Judd Gray. . . Occasionally distracting from the story with particulars of the era's products, buildings, and current events, the author has nevertheless created an entertaining and sexy crime novel for adult readers. Although not technically a mystery, this book should also be popular with fans of hard-boiled crime novels," said Library Journal. |
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AMANDA HODGKINSON - 22 Britannia Road
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Publishers Weekly called it a "powerful debut . . . . Hodgkinson alternates viewpoints to relay the story of three desperate characters, skillfully toggling between the war and its aftermath with wonderfully descriptive prose that pulls the reader into a sweeping tale of survival and redemption." And Library Journal praised: "This debut novel moves between wartime Poland and postwar England as it follows the shifting fortunes of Janusz Nowak and his wife, Silvana. . . . Fans of novels like 'The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Society' and Sarah's Key, who can never have too much of a good war story, will warm to this fine debut."
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CRAIG JOHNSON - Hell is Empty
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PW called it "stellar" and Library Journal starred: "Wyoming sheriff Walt Longmire sets out to recapture a group of escaped convicted murderers. Among them is Raynaud Shade, who confessed to murdering a young boy and burying his body in the Bighorn Mountains. . . Series fans and readers who enjoy C.J. Box and other authors of Western mysteries will be enthralled by this electrifying and intense work; a triumph." Booklist praised: ""The story starts with a pitch-perfect piece of Johnson's trademark scene- setting and then roars off into the wilderness, hardly leaving readers time to catch their breaths. . . . when it comes to bad weather, western lore, and a chilling hint of the supernatural, few writers write it better." |
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ERIK LARSON - In The Garden of Beasts
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"[Larson's] best and most enthralling work of novelistic history. . . there has been nothing quite like Mr. Larson's story of the four Dodds, characters straight out of a 1930s family drama, transporting their shortcomings to a new world full of nasty surprises. . . The Dodds' story is rich with incident, populated by fascinating secondary characters, tinged with rising peril and pityingly persuasive about the futility of Dodd's mission," said Janet Maslin in the New York Times. And PW starred: "In this mesmerizing portrait of the Nazi capital, Larson plumbs a far more diabolical urban cauldron than in his bestselling The Devil in the White City . . . a vivid, atmospheric panorama of the Third Reich and its leaders, including murderous Nazi factional infighting, through the accretion of small crimes and petty thuggery." |
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DONNA LEON - Drawing Conclusions
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Booklist starred Leon's 20th book, calling it "... one of her best.... So what makes the book stand out? It's simply this: Brunetti walks around Venice a lot in this novel, and when he walks, he muses. And when he muses, the reader listens almost hypnotically, transfixed by the somehow ennobling ordinariness of this remarkable man's humanity but also by the subtlety of his mind and his absolute refusal to succumb to the tyranny of bureaucrats and moralists.... over the last several years, [Leon] has become a must-read for all those who favor character-driven crime stories." And PW concluded: "Leon provides a vivid view of Venice, balancing the city's "glory days" with the reality of "the flaking dandruff of sun-blasted paint peeling from shutters." Compassionate yet incorruptible, Brunetti knows that true justice doesn't always end in an arrest or a trial."
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-- 'The Anonymous Venetian' (UK: MacMillan, 1994, 1st/1st, $220.00) Signed and inscribed "To Peggy, As ever, with my love, Donna" on title page. NF/NF. Very light shelf wear, pages browning. -- 'Death And Judgment' (HarperCollins, 1995, 1st/1st, $219.00) Signed. F-/F. Pages browning. -- 'Death In A Strange Country' (HarperCollins, 1993, 1st/1st, $275.00) Signed. Also signed and inscribed on dedication page under "For Peggy Flynn" "the best of friends, love Don -." F/F. Pages browning. -- 'A Sea Of Troubles' (UK: William Heinemann, 20011st/1st, $69.00) . Signed. F-/F Pages browning.
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PETER LOVESEY - Stagestruck
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"At the start of Lovesey's superb 11th mystery featuring Det. Supt. Peter Diamond, pop singer turned actress Clarion Calhoun collapses on stage at Bath's Theatre Royal, the victim of some chemical preparation that disfigures her face. . . After the clever reveal of the main criminal, many readers will go back to the beginning to see how artfully a major clue was planted. Once again, Lovesey proves he has few peers as a crafter of contemporary fair-play whodunits," said PW. CWA's Silver, Gold and Diamond Daggers, along with numerous US honors.
ALSO, buy the new one plus the following and get 10% off!:
-- 'Skeleton Hill' (Soho Press, 2009, $24.00) As New. Signed. |
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HENNING MANKELL - The Troubled Man
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Booklist starred: "Readers whose knowledge of Scandinavian crime fiction goes beyond Stieg Larsson know that it was Henning Mankell who jump-started what has developed into a 20-year golden age. Mankell's latest novel, the final volume in his Kurt Wallander series, represents a landmark moment in the genre. We pick up Wallander's story with the aging inspector feeling his 60-plus years and suffering from memory problems that lead to his suspension from the Ystad police force. Mankell, sweeping gracefully between reflections on international politics and meditations on the inevitable arc of human life, never lets his story become engulfed by darkness. Always a reticent man, Wallander shows an intensity of emotion here, a last gasp of felt life, that is both moving and oddly inspiring. An unforgettable series finale." And Kirkus called Mankell "that rare thing: a true original." |
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PAUL MCEUEN - Spiral
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Booklist starred, calling it "a stunning achievement. . . It's hard to reckon with the realization that a prominent scientist in a cutting-edge field, writing his first novel in his 'spare time,' has created what may be the most gripping and engrossing thriller this reviewer has ever read in almost 50 years of thriller reading. . . McEuen has created an indelible hero in 85-year-old Liam Connor, a diminutive scientific giant. But Liam dies at the hands of a brilliant, merciless female assassin within the first 50 pages. . . McEuen, also a Cornell physicist, wisely writes about what he knows -- science, nanoscience, and Cornell -- but also shows a true gift for plotting, pace, characterization, and writerly clarity. . . He offers brief, lucid disquisitions on science; notes that a large university is the ideal place to begin a global plague; posits that 'synthetic biology' will surpass silicon microelectronics as the next big technological wave; and remarkably, he makes these ideas accessible to typical thriller aficionados. . ." |
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KEN MERCER - East On Sunset
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Publishers Weekly starred: "Former narcotics detective Will Magowan, who was fired from the LAPD for substance abuse, has a lot to be happy about in Mercer's stellar follow-up to 'Slow Fire' (2010). Besides getting back together with his wife, Laurie, and having a baby on the way, baseball fan Will has a new job as a security guard for the L.A. Dodgers. Meanwhile, Erik Crandall, who was put behind bars five years earlier after a drug bust, is now free and seeking payback -- from Will. . . . Mercer masterfully ratchets up the suspense as the flawed, fully human Will strives to clear his name and protect his family at any cost." |
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PATRICIA MORIN - Mystery Montage
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The short story Homeless, from this collection, was a finalist for an Anthony Award in the Best Short Story category. "Morin's stories are diverse and exotic, spanning the globe from Atlantic City and San Francisco to Honolulu and even a small village in Africa. It's these far-flung settings that keep things interesting and vibrant; each story immerses the reader in a new world. Morin's voice changes with each locale; she's got an uncanny knack for creating wildly differing characters and, yet, infusing them all with enough personality to bring them to life and make them believable. . . . It reads like an anthology filled with works from a variety of authors -- a difficult feat for one person to pull off. . ." said San Francisco Book Review. |
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JO NESBO - The Snowman
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"In this chilling installment in Nesbø's Insp. Harry Hole crime series (The Devil's Star, etc.), a snowman left in the front yard of Birte Becker's Oslo house is the only clue to the woman's disappearance. Nesbø breathes new life into the serial killer subgenre, giving it a Norwegian twist and never losing his laconic hero in the process," said PW. And Library Journal concluded: "Nesbø is being hailed as the next Stieg Larsson or Henning Mankell; this work is being compared to Peter Høeg's Smilla's Sense of Snow, among others. Apt comparisons, but they don't go far enough. This is simply the best detective novel this reviewer has read in years." Jo Nesbø is a musician, songwriter, economist, and author. His previous Harry Hole novels include The Redbreast, Nemesis, and The Devil's Star. His books, translated into forty languages, have sold more than six million copies worldwide, and he has received the Glass Key Award for best Nordic crime novel (previously awarded to Stieg Larsson and Henning Mankell). |
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THOMAS PERRY - The Informant
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 (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, $27.00)
PW starred: "Edgar-winner Perry's excellent third Butcher's Boy novel (after 'Sleeping Dogs') pits the Butcher's Boy (aka Michael Schaeffer), an impeccably effective hit man, against his old nemesis, Elizabeth Waring, an impeccably honest Justice Department official.... Perry offers a compelling, rapid-fire plot, credible Mafia and FBI secondary characters, an indictment of self-serving officialdom, and the old soul-shattering moral dilemma: what is truth?" And Kirkus also starred: "Beneath the sky-high body count, the twisty plot is powered by Perry's relentless focus on the question of where the next threat is coming from and how to survive it."
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ARTHUR PHILLIPS - Tragedy of Arthur
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 (Random House, $26.00)
In the New York Times, Michiko Kakutani praised: "[This] is a novel about the discovery of what is reputed to be a lost Shakespeare play, and with it Arthur Phillips has found the perfect vehicle for his cerebral talents: his ingenuity; his bright, elastic prose; and, most notably, his penchant for pastiche -- for pouring his copious literary gifts into old vessels and reinventing familiar genres. . . . Mr. Phillips has created a wonderfully tricky Chinese puzzle box of a novel that is as entertaining as it is brainy. . . . he's constructed a sly, spirited novel that deftly showcases his own versatility and shiny literary panache." And Booklist said: "The always-original Phillips has outdone himself in this clever literary romp. . . . Phillips, who has been on everyone's radar since the publication of Prague (2007), continues to intrigue and amaze." And PW starred: "A long-lost Shakespeare play surfaces in Phillips's wily fifth novel, . . . funny and brazen, smart and playful."
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BILL PRONZINI - Camouflage
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Nameless may not like David Virden, but the case is simple enough: find his ex-wife -- and they know where she is. Deliver some papers to her and it's all done. But she refuses the papers, sends a message to Virden to never contact her again, and slams the door. His colleague, Tamara, tells Nameless that Virden threatens to sue, stops payment on his checks, and claims that the woman they located isn't his wife. Then he disappears and his fiancée hires Nameless to find out why. Clearly, someone is trying to make Nameless the monkey in the middle.
ALSO:
-- 'Problems Solved' (Crippen & Landrau, 2003, $25.00) As New. Overprint. Limited Edition. Signed. With pamphlet inserted "Do I Dare To Eat A Peach?"
-- 'Burgade's Crossing' (Five Star, 2003, $47.00) As New. Signed. |
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JAMES ROLLINS - The Devil Colony
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The recent volcanic eruption in southern Iceland is eerily similar to a major plot point in Rollins' new thriller, which touches on the truth behind diverse and seemingly unconnected events. "A secret from the past threatens to destroy the modern world in bestseller Rollins's riveting seventh Sigma Force novel. . . . When the members of the special forces unit known as Sigma, led by Painter Crowe, investigate, they uncover a massive conspiracy that has its roots in Mormonism, Native American legends, Thomas Jefferson, and explorer Meriwether Lewis, to name just a few of the fascinating characters and scientific threads that stitch this intricate action thriller together. Rollins gets better with each book, and his position at the top of this particular subgenre remains unshaken," said PW. And Lee Child said: "Terrible secrets, the sweep of history, an epic canvas, breathless action. . . nobody -- and I mean nobody -- does this stuff better than Rollins."
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-- 'Jake Ransom & the Howling Sphinx' (Harper, $16.99). As New. Signed. |
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JOHN SCALZI - Fuzzy Nation
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"In this gripping estate-authorized reboot of H. Beam Piper's Hugo-nominated 1962 classic Little Fuzzy, Scalzi (Old Man's War) changes the hero from a grandfatherly miner to a handsome hunk and updates the plot with new events while retaining the prescient focus on ecological concerns. . . . A perfectly executed plot clicks its way to a stunning courtroom showdown in a cathartic finish that will thrill Fuzzy fans old and new," said PW. John Scalzi is a prolific journalist, columnist, and non-fiction writer whose books include The Rough Guide to the Universe and The Book of the Dumb. His web journal The Whatever is one of the longest-established and most widely-read weblogs on the net. |
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M.C. SCOTT - Rome: The Coming of the King
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 (Bantam UK, $41.00). Signed. Second book in series. One man battles to save his kingdom as violent unrest threatens Rome's empire. The new historical adventure in M.C. Scott's Rome series. "Religious and political tensions, passion and intrigue, superb action sequences and real and imagined characters are seamlessly woven together to create a fascinating and exciting story on a truly epic scale," said The Guardian.
And The Independent said: "Full of good fights and battles. . . Scott's version is not only perfectly tenable in theory; it is grippingly sustained in her fiction." |
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LISA SEE - Dreams of Joy
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 (Random House, $26.00).
"This is the eagerly anticipated sequel to See's Shanghai Girls, and what a sequel it is! Continuing the story of Pearl and May Chin, who escaped the Japanese invasion of China during the 1930s, the novel centers on Joy, the daughter that both women have raised, one as aunt, one as mother. . . . Readers of historical fiction will appreciate the authentic details that See weaves into her novel. You don't have to read Shanghai Girls to love this book, but if you have, this sequel will make you want to reread its predecessor," said Library Journal. And PW concluded: "As always, See creates an immersive atmosphere -- her rural China is far from postcard pretty -- but Joy's education is a stellar example of finding new life in a familiar setup, and See's many readers will be pleased to see the continued development of Pearl and May's relationship." |
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STEVE ULFELDER - Purgatory Chasm
| ( Minotaur, $23.99).
"Ulfelder couples precise, evocative prose with an original private investigator in his compelling hard-boiled debut. . . . Ulfelder smoothly navigates the many plot twists, and effortlessly introduces wrinkles in his protagonist's backstory that enhance the character. Fans of Michael Koryta's PI crime novels will find a lot to like," said 'PW.' And 'Library Journal' also praised: "Conway Sax is a former race car driver who lost everything because of his alcohol addiction. . . . This outstanding debut by a former journalist and racing enthusiast is gritty and fast-paced, with an intriguing plot and believable characters. Ulfelder has introduced a solid new protagonist, and the many race car anecdotes add to the novel's allure. It will appeal strongly to readers of Loren D. Estleman and Ross MacDonald and those who enjoy hard-boiled detective mysteries." |
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S.J. WATSON - Before I Go To Sleep
|  (Doubleday UK, $39.00). Crimesquad called it ". . . an astounding piece of work. . . a tour de force, a haunting tapestry woven from a single woman's ragged thoughts, desperate to make sense of the past she constantly forgets. . . This is writing of the highest calibre." And other raves for this debut: "It's exceptionally accomplished. . . The structure is so dazzling it almost distracts you from the quality of the writing" (The Guardian), and "S. J. Watson's debut doesn't put a foot wrong. . . brilliantly simple. . . Unforgettable" (Financial Times Weekend). |
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DON WINSLOW - Satori
| ( Grand Central, $25.99)
S&S 2 for April 2011. "Nicholai Hel was already an accomplished assassin, a master of hoda korosu ('naked kill'), when introduced in Trevanian's 1979 Shibumi. Now Winslow (The Life and Death of Bobby Z) dons Trevanian's mantle and cloaks Hel in a tangled series of adventures and misadventures in this exciting prequel.... Winslow successfully fleshes out Hel's mixed heritage (aristocratic Russian mother, surrogate Japanese father and mentor), and eventually takes him to war-torn Vietnam, where Hel's expertise in applying Go strategy is as important to his survival as his physical skills. Winslow has crafted an impressive prelude to a highly esteemed classic thriller." And Kirkus concluded: "Perfect for Shibumi fans and anyone else who likes their espionage over the top." |
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