S.J. Parris
S.J. Parris writes about her inspiration for Heresy, which masterfully blends true events with fiction into a page-turning murder mystery set on the sixteenth-century Oxford University campus.
Adam Haslett
A conversation with Adam Haslett, author of Union Atlantic, a deeply affecting portrait of the modern gilded age, the first decade of the twenty-first century.
The spellbinding story of an American lawyer who takes on a nearly impossible case—the defense of an African freedom fighter against his corrupt government’s charge of murder
Play Dead by
David
Rosenfelt
Hardcover: May 2007
Paperback: 1 Aug 2009 Publication information
Attorney Andy Carpenter loves dogs, especially his own beloved Tara. When Andy discovers that this gentle dog is a key witness to a murder, it will take all the tricks he knows to convince a jury to take canine testimony seriously.
The Serpent's Tale by
Ariana
Franklin
Hardcover: Jan 2008
Paperback: 3 Feb 2009 Publication information
Ariana Franklin combines the best of modern forensic
thrillers with the drama of historical fiction in her second novel
in the Mistress of the Art of Death series, featuring medieval heroine Adelia Aguilar.
Dry Ice
: A Novel
by
Stephen
White
Hardcover: Mar 2007
Paperback: 4 Mar 2008 Publication information
New York Times bestselling author Stephen White brings back his popular character, psychologist Alan Gregory, to take on the sociopathic killer from White’s first novel—who, many years later, has walked away from a mental hospital, hungry for revenge.
Imperium
: A Novel of Ancient Rome
by
Robert
Harris
Hardcover: Sep 2006
Paperback: 3 Jul 2007 Publication information
Of all the great figures of the Roman world, none was more fascinating
or charismatic than Cicero. Imperium recounts in vivid detail the
story of Cicero's quest for glory, competing with some of the most
powerful and intimidating figures of his age: Pompey, Caesar, Crassus, and many others.
Isolation Ward by
Joshua
Spanogle
Hardcover: Feb 2006
Paperback: 1 Jan 2007 Publication information
Straight out of today's hospitals and labs, and tomorrow's headlines, comes a frightening, scalpel-sharp debut medical thriller. In an astounding debut, Spanogle takes us on an all-too-real race against time - as a young doctor enters the dark side of scientific research, desperate to stop a terrifying epidemic before it is too late.
Turning Angel by
Greg
Iles
Hardcover: Dec 2005
Paperback: 1 Nov 2006 Publication information
In this complex, ambitious, and gripping first novel, Kermit Roosevelt vividly illustrates the subtle and stark effects of the law on the lives of a group of lawyers, and also on communities and private citizens.
You are about to travel to Edgecombe St. Mary, a small village in the English countryside filled with rolling hills, thatched cottages, and a cast of characters both hilariously original and as familiar as the members of your own family.
The Postmistress is an unforgettable tale of the secrets we must bear, or bury. It is about what happens to love during wartime, when those we cherish leave. And how every story-of love or war-is about looking left when we should have been looking right.
Masterfully blending true events with fiction, this blockbuster historical thriller delivers a page-turning murder mystery set on the sixteenth-century Oxford University campus.
Kostova's masterful new novel travels from American cities to the coast of Normandy, from the late 19th century to the late 20th, from young love to last love. The Swan Thieves is a story of obsession, history's losses, and the power of art to preserve human hope.
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