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It began four million years ago when a gleaming black monolith cast its shadow on the stark African savanna *an inexplicable apparition that ignited the spark of human consciousness, transforming ape into man. It continued at the dawn of the 21st century when an identical black monolith was excavated on the moon *propelling Dave Bowman and his deputy Frank Poole on a mission to Jupiter that ended in the mutiny of... (more)

Anita Blake: Vampire Hunter: Book 2

The Laughing Corpse

by Laurell K. Hamilton

Animator and vampire hunter Anita Blake is about to discover that some secrets are better left buried—and some people better off dead…

ApprenticeTess Gerritsen

Apprentice

by Tess Gerritsen

Here's the Church, Here's the SteepleTempa Pagel

Here's the Church, Here's the Steeple

by Tempa Pagel

Andy Gammon, former Detroiter, has managed to blend nicely into everyday life in a small Massachusetts seaport with her dyed-in-the-wool Yankee husband, Gus, their two children, and her crusty mother-in-law Mayta. At first, updating the history of the First Parish Church for its tricentennial celebration is just one more way for the former social studies teacher to get involved in her adopted community. Then a... (more)

Temperance Brennan Novels: Book 9

Break No Bones

by Kathy Reichs

Following the tremendous success of Cross Bones, Kathy Reichs explores another high-profile topic in Break No Bones -- a case that lands forensic anthropologist Temperance Brennan in the middle of a gruesome international scheme. Summoned to South Carolina to fill in for a negligent colleague, Tempe is stuck teaching a lackluster archaeology field school in the ruins of a Native American burial ground on the... (more)

Harper Connelly: Book 2

Grave Surprise

by Charlaine Harris

Charlaine Harris is already a star and a New York Times bestseller with her vampire mysteries starring Sookie Stackhouse and her Lily Bard mysteries. This second installment to her new supernatural mystery series might just be her biggest hit yet. Grave Sight's Harper Connelly is back, and her ability to find the dead and see their last moments is in higher demand than ever... A college class gets more... (more)

Shadowfires

by Dean Koontz

A fearful divorcee is relieved when her enraged ex-husband dies in a freak accident, but her terror returns when his body disappears and she is stalked by a man who looks just like him. Reissue. AB.

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3001: The Final Odyssey

by Arthur C. Clarke