Running into Trouble

Running into Trouble

Carolyn Keene

Children's Books / Mystery & Thrillers / Young Adult

Nancy and George have gone undercover at Brookline High to make sure no more harm comes to track star Samantha Matero. A suspicious accident during a recent practice run resulted in a nasty ankle sprain for Samantha, and now she's receiveing a series of threatening notes and phone calls. And while the constant attention and good looks of fellow student Paul Johnson nearly sidetracks her investigation, Nancy's determined to run this race to the end—before Samantha'a hopes run out.
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Red

Red

Jack Ketchum

Horror / Literature & Fiction

A novel of a man and his dog... Red... who is ruthlessly attacked by rich kids who don't appreciate life.. of any kind. And before the whole thing is done there'll be more red. Red for blood... ...intelligent and real ...deeply felt... -Ed Gorman
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Evil Thirst

Evil Thirst

Christopher Pike

Young Adult / Horror / Science Fiction & Fantasy

What Alisa has desired for five thousand years has finally come true—she is once again human. But now she is defenseless, vulnerable, and for the first time in centuries, emotional. As she attempts to reconcile her actions as a vampire with her new connection to humanity, she begins to understand the weight of life and death decisions. Can Alisa resolve her past and build a new identity, or is she doomed to repeat her fatal mistakes? From the paranormal series that netted more than 500,000 copies after its initial publication in 1994, this stylish, repackaged bindup is ideal for today’s vampire-savvy teen audience.
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A Dog Called Demolition

A Dog Called Demolition

Robert Rankin

Science Fiction & Fantasy / Humor

Danny is not sad and lonely any more, because he has "the voice"—the voice of an imaginary dog called Demolition. The dog tells him what to do, like how to adjust the bar code reader in the shop so he can read what people are thinking. Soon, Danny can bend others to his will, and fears no other man.
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Scandals & Love Songs: Isaac Taylor Mystery Series, #7

Scandals & Love Songs: Isaac Taylor Mystery Series, #7

Lashell Collins

Lashell Collins

One of the worlds biggest superstars has been murdered, causing a scandal big enough to rock the city. Now it's Detective Isaac Taylor's job to find the person responsible and bring them to justice. But with a second scandal brewing inside the police department, Ike knows things are about to get dicey. Sidney Taylor is loving married life. But she's also committed to her mission of helping battered women find their power. Even if that means reaching out to a frightened woman right in front of her abuser. With Ike's psychic abilities growing as fast as the massive media coverage, a surprising family scandal, and their own personal doubts to contend with, things seem bleak. But will they be able to keep their new marriage on track or will it all fall apart?
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Enemy of God

Enemy of God

Bernard Cornwell

Historical Fiction / Mystery & Thrillers

The balance of King Arthur's unified kingdom is threatened by Merlin's quest for the last of Britain's 13 Treasures; by the conflict between the ancient religion and the new Christianity; and by Britain's war with the Saxons. A master storyteller continues his retelling of the Arthurian legend.
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Invader

Invader

C. J. Cherryh

Science Fiction & Fantasy

Nearly two centuries after the starship Phoenix disappeared into the heavens, leaving an isolated colony of humans on the world of the atevi, it unexpectedly returns to orbit overhead, threatening the stability of both atevi and human governments. With the situation fast becoming critical, Bren Cameron, the brilliant, young paidhi to the court of the atevi is recalled from Mospheira where he has just undergone surgery. But his sudden and premature return to the mainland is cause for more than mere physical discomfort. For during his brief absence, his government has sent in his paidhi-successor, Deana Hanks - representative of a dangerous archconservative faction on Mospheira who hate the atevi. And though she should depart when Bren is once again able to fill his post, no recall order comes. Cut off from his government and haunted by the continuing threat of assassination, Bren realizes his only hope may be to communicate directly with the Phoenix as the spokesman of the atevi - an action which may cut him off for good from his own species. Yet if he doesn't take this desperate and illegal action, he may be forced to helplessly bear witness to the final destruction of the already precarious balance of world power.
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The Lion's Share

The Lion's Share

Robert Campbell

Robert Campbell

It seems that Congressman Lundatos, who has spent the last year bucking a million ethics charges, wants to have a go at local office - this time with Jimmy Flannery as his running mate. Jimmy has a knack for finding things out, and that could be very useful to the Lion. For Jimmy, it's a shot at becoming alderman of the Fifth, the mayor's ward, and wielding more power than he has ever known. That is, if he wants to hitch up with the likes of Lundatos. Jimmy is mulling over the offer when an anonymous phone call urges him to go to a certain posh apartment in the glamorous Bridgeport district. Here, he's told, is the information he needs to make up his mind. What he finds is a very beautiful, very dead, very naked woman in a tub filled with six inches of water ... and not a drop of blood.
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House of Temptations

House of Temptations

Yvonne Strickland

Yvonne Strickland

Karen has returned to Sonia's house deep in the south of France. Karen has shed her guilt and inhibitions and acknowledged the submissive urges she has suppressed for so long. However, the house holds dark secrets. This book follows on from the House of Temptations and House of Intrigue.
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Wolves on the border

Wolves on the border

Robert N. Charrette

Robert N. Charrette

Product DescriptionMinobu Tetsuhara, a warrior-servant of the devious Warlord Grieg Samsonov, is forced to betray his former colleague, Jaime Wolf, and Wolf's mercenary Dragoons, after the mercenaries refuse to renew their contract with Samsonov and the warlord orders their deaths. About the AuthorRobert N. Charrette is a member of the Society of Creative Anachronisms and the La Belle Compagnie. He has worked as a graphic artist, game designer, art director and commercial sculptor. Other works of the author include A Prince Among Men and Shadowrun series.
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