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.
One of the most celebrated writers of our time gives us his first cycle of short fiction: five brilliantly etched, interconnected stories in which music is a vivid and essential character.
In her most accomplished novel, Barbara Kingsolver takes us on an epic journey from the Mexico City of artists Diego Rivera and Frida Kahlo to the America of Pearl Harbor, FDR, and J. Edgar Hoover. The Lacuna is a poignant story of a man pulled between two nations as they invent their...
The acclaimed author of Motherless Brooklyn and The Fortress of Solitude returns with a roar with this gorgeous, searing portrayal of Manhattanites wrapped in their own delusions, desires, and lies.
The Pulitzer Prize-winning author— "an immensely gifted writer and a magical prose stylist" (Michiko Kakutani, New York Times)—offers his first major work of nonfiction, an autobiographical narrative as inventive, beautiful, and powerful as his acclaimed, award-winning fiction.
Like Robin Hood, Zorro is a story that almost everyone knows, but few have read. The original book by Johnston McCulley is out of print and ...
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The 2009 National Book Award Winners(Nov 19 2009) The winners of the 2009 National Book Awards have been announced at the National Book Foundation's 60th National Book Awards Ceremony and Benefit...
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