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Psychotherapist Jeremy Carrier's romance with nurse Jocelyn Banks is cut short by her kidnapping and brutal murder. Considered a suspect,…
Jeremy is compelled by another killing, an enigmatic colleague, and a series of anonymous clues to find the culprit. Some explicit descriptions of sex, some violence, and some strong language. 2003.
This text provides information on: how to provide and achieve complete satisfaction; enjoying, exploring and refreshing a loving sexual relationship;…
creating the right environment, identifying needs, sharing fantasies. It is a guide book for today's sexual attitudes. Explicit descriptions of sex. 1999.
Robert finds himself alone and naked in the middle of thick jungle. He has no idea how he got there.…
The last thing he remembers is being in an airplane on his way back from holiday. As Robert struggles to stay alive, he slowly begins to realise he is not entirely alone. For junior and senior high readers. Followed by "The black room" (DC33237). 2005. (The lost trilogy ; 1)
Collected stories of a suspense writer who began his career writing pulp westerns for magazines. Thirty works span Leonard’s career…
from "Trail of the Apache" (1951) to "Hurrah for Captain Early!" (1994). Some violence and some strong language. 2007.
Nobody likes The Complaints - they're the cops who investigate other cops. Complaints and Conduct Department, to give them their…
full title, but known colloquially as 'The Dark Side', or simply 'The Complaints'. It's where Malcolm Fox works. He's just had a result, and should be feeling good about himself. But he's a man with problems of his own. He has an increasingly frail father in a care home and a sister who persists in an abusive relationship - something which Malcolm cannot seem to do anything about. But, in the midst of an aggressive Edinburgh winter, the reluctant Fox is given a new task. There's a cop called Jamie Breck, and he's dirty. The problem is, no one can prove it. 2009.
Steve Carella of the 87th Precinct is up against a con man who uses various scams against young women. The…
recovery of a floater from the River Harb and Betty Prescott's report of a swindle perpetrated against her set in motion an investigation that uncovers the murders of several other young women. But it is Steve's wife's desire for a tattoo that brings the case to an end. Strong language. Originally published in 1957. 2003.
China, 1929. For years Lydia Ivanova believed her father was killed by the Bolsheviks. But when she learns he is…
captive in Stalin-controlled Russia, the fiery-haired girl is willing to leave everything behind - even her Chinese lover, Chang An Lo. Journeying with her half-brother Alexei, Lydia begins a dangerous search. Tension grows between the two, for while Alexei is searching for his past, Lydia is looking for her future. But when Alexei disappears, Lydia is left almost penniless in Soviet Russia - and doubting the choices she has made. Sequel to "The Russian concubine". 2009.
In the sewers of Deptford there lurks a dark presence which fills the tunnels with fear. The rats worship it…
in the blackness and name it Jupiter, Lord of All. Into this twilight realm wanders a small and frightened mouse. Far from family and friends he perishes, and in so doing is the unwitting trigger of a chain of events which hurtle the Deptford Mice into a doom-laden world of terror and sorcery. Followed by "The Crystal Prison". For junior high readers. 1996. (Deptford mice trilogy ; 1)
An innocent young mouse lies murdered in a moonlit field, as the screech of an owl echoes across the ripening…
corn. It is summer. Newly arrived in the countryside from the horrors of Jupiter's lair, the Deptford Mice find themselves embroiled in a series of horrible murders. At first the simple country mice suspect Audrey - but the truth is far more sinister. Sequel to "The Dark Portal"; followed by "The Final Reckoning". For junior high readers. 1998. (The Deptford mice trilogy ; 2)
A month-by-month course which builds confidence and enables even complete beginners to appreciate the benefits of yoga. Step-by-step instructions guide…
you through the course as you learn new postures and develop your own daily programme. The book also integrates the meditative side of yoga to build a calm, positive manner. 1997.
British photographer Jinx Kingsley is in trouble. She awakens in a clinic to the news that she tried to kill…
herself twice after her fiance left her for her best friend, Meg. Although she has amnesia, Jinx is certain she would not have done this. Now she learns that she is suspected of murder. Strong language and some descriptions of violence. 1995.
On an island off the coast of Maine, a man is found dead. There's no identification on the body. Only…
the dogged work of a pair of local newspapermen and a graduate student in forensics turns up any clues. But that's just the beginning of the mystery. Because the more they learn about the man and the baffling circumstances of his death, the less they understand. 2005.
When the recent church sex scandals emerged, and when it became apparent that these scandals had been covered up by…
the church hierarchy, the author visited many victims of molestation by priests and found lives in emotional chaos. He questioned the bishops and found an ossified clergy that has a sense of privilege and entitlement. Disillusioned with his church, though not with his faith, he writes about the loss of moral authority yet uses his trademark mordant humour to good effect. 2004.
Historian relates the political dilemmas facing the Allies during World War II, including the future of conquered Germany. American Secretary…
of the Treasury Henry Morgenthau, Jr. urged harsh punitive measures in retaliation for Nazi crimes against European Jews, while others sought rehabilitation and the establishment of democracy to prevent further German aggression. Bestseller. Some strong language and some descriptions of violence. 2007, c2002.
After his young wife Tessa's murder in Kenya, British diplomat Justin Quayle investigates her death and the disappearance of her…
African colleague. He eventually discovers that Tessa had uncovered a scheme involving a multinational pharmaceutical company that unethically tests drugs on the local populace. Strong language. Bestseller. 2001.
This deluxe volume brings all Beatrix Potter's 23 Peter Rabbit tales and verses together in one book. The texts are…
complete and unabridged. The stories are arranged in the order in which they were first published. Each story stands alone but several are linked together by events and characters. Grades P-2. 1997.
Chance had ruled Marty Strauss' life for as long as he could remember. Now at last luck was turning his…
way. Paroled from prison, he becomes bodyguard to Joseph Whitehead, one of the richest men in Europe. But Whitehead has also played with chance, an ancient game which gave him vast power and wealth, in exchange for his immortal soul. Now the forces he played against are back to claim what's theirs. Explicit descriptions of violence and explicit descriptions of sex. 1986.
Commander Drinkwater is dispatched in haste to replace the captain of HMS "Melusine", who has been shot in a duel.…
"Melusine" sails as escort to the whaling fleet from Hull on its annual expedition to the Greenland Sea. During the whale hunt the loss of one of the vessels sets off a train of misfortune, disaster, death and treachery in this remote sea. Sequel to "The bomb vessel" (DC29184). 1985.
Lili comes to stay with Margaret's mother during the preparations for Margaret's marriage to Syl, an older and - as…
far as Margaret is concerned - undesirable man. Margaret, 19, believed that the best part of her life was over. After a shocking experience in Egypt, she found herself engaged to a man she disliked. Back in Croydon, she was deep in despair - until Lilli arrived. Unlike Margaret, she could manipulate disasters, and she did, as the outcome of the novel shows. Followed by "The Skeleton in the Cupboard". 1987. (Summerhouse Trilogy ; 1)