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Blood of Victory
by Alan Furst
Hardcover: Aug 2002
Paperback: 1 May 2003
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November 1940, and the battle to cut Germany's oil supply rages through the spy haunts of the Balkans amid the street fighting of a fascist civil war. This is classic Alan Furst, combining remarkable authenticity and atmosphere with the complexity and excitement of an outstanding spy thriller.

The Emperor of Ocean Park
by Stephen L. Carter
Hardcover: Jun 2002
Paperback: 1 May 2003
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Intricate, superbly written, often scathingly funny - a brilliantly crafted tapestry of ambition, family secrets, murder, integrity tested, and justice gone terribly wrong.

The Jesus Thief
by J.R. Lankford
Hardcover: 1 Mar 2003
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The story of a momentous undertaking -- an attempt to clone Christ. Brilliantly conceived, masterfully written, this soaring novel is a triumph, and a touching and unexpected love story, born amid swirling events.

The Vendetta Defense
by Lisa Scottoline
Hardcover: Feb 2001
Paperback: 1 Mar 2002
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In a case steeped in blood and memory, it will take a stroke of brilliance to save Pigeon Tony. But if anyone just might see justice done, it's this gutsy young attorney who'll risk everything to win ... including her life.

A Heart of Stone
by Renate Dorrestein
Hardcover: Jan 2001
Paperback: 1 Jan 2002
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Seamlessly alternating the past and present, taut with Hitchcockian tension and warmed by a redemptive love story, A Heart of Stone tells a darkly humorous, yet ultimately compassionate tale.

Kingdom of Shadows
by Alan Furst
Hardcover: Jan 2001
Paperback: 1 Oct 2001
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In spymaster Alan Furst's most electrifying thriller to date, Hungarian aristocrat Nicholas Morath becomes embroiled in a daring and perilous effort to halt the Nazi war machine in eastern Europe.

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