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The old certainties of the Cold War have been swept away by the new tide of detente that has washed over the superpowers. But even if international superpower relations have changed, human nature has not altered very much. The new powder keg is the Middle East where this adventure story is set.

The Dark Tower: Book 2

The Drawing of the Three

by Stephen King

Dark Tower: the epic series from which Black House was built.

Death of a Scriptwriter (Hamish Macbeth Mysteries (Paperback))

Death of a Scriptwriter (Hamish Macbeth Mysteries (Paperback))

by M. C. Beaton

Scottish detective Hamish Macbeth investigates the slaying of a mystery writer who dares to complain about a television adaptation of her books that turns her aristocratic heroine into a marijuana-smoking hippie.

Death of an Addict (Hamish Macbeth Mysteries (Paperback))

Death of an Addict (Hamish Macbeth Mysteries (Paperback))

by M. C. Beaton

M.C. Beaton's Hamish Macbeth doesn't fit everyone's idea of a cozymystery hero. The police constable prefers his flock of Highland sheep and fine single-malt Scotch to cats and cups of tea, and the details of his success with women would bring a maidenly blush to Miss Marple's cheek. Yet his charm is definitely of the soft-boiled variety. Death of an Addict, Beaton's 15th book in this series, begins with the... (more)

Death of a Cad (Hamish Macbeth Mysteries (Paperback))

Death of a Cad (Hamish Macbeth Mysteries (Paperback))

by M. C. Beaton

A Constable Hamish Macbeth Mystery. When Priscilla Halburton-Smythe brings her London playwright fiance home to Lochdubh, the whole town is delighted -- save perhaps for love-smitten bobby Hamish Macbeth. But the morning after a posh engagement party, one of the guests, Captain Bartlett, is murdered on a grouse hunt.Unfortunately, the prime suspects are the party guests. And a second murder soon follows the first.... (more)

Freedom: Book 1

Freedom's Landing

by Anne McCaffrey

The first in the "Catteni" sequence. When the alien race of Catteni invaded Earth, they forced thousands of humans into their spaceships, and transported them to an eerie and seemingly uninhabited planet. But it was not as empty as it seemed. McCaffrey has won both the Hugo and Nebula awards.

The Earthsea Cycle: Book 6

The Other Wind

by Ursula K. Le Guin

THE NEW EARTHSEA NOVEL--NOW IN MASS MARKET World Fantasy Award Winner--Best Novel

The Cat Who: Book 1

The Cat Who Could Read Backwards

by Lilian Jackson Braun

Prize-winning reporter Jim Qwilleran's latest assignment is to cover the art beat for the Daily Fluxion. Sounds easy enough--unless your art beat includes a stabbing in an art gallery, vandalized paintings, and a fatal fall from a scaffolding! Reissue.

The Cat Who Knew Shakespeare (Cat Who...)

The Cat Who: Book 7

The Cat Who Knew Shakespeare (Cat Who...)

by Lilian Jackson Braun

An accident has claimed the life of the local paper's eccentric publisher, but to Qwilleran and his feline friends it smells like murder. They soon sniff out a shocking secret, but Koko's snooping may prove CATastrophic. The newest addition to the spectacular "Cat" mysteries series. Original.

The Cat Who Played Post Office (Cat Who...)

The Cat Who: Book 6

The Cat Who Played Post Office (Cat Who...)

by Lilian Jackson Braun

An unexpected inheritance throws reporter Jim Qwilleran into the limelight of the rich and famous--until a missing maid and a shocking murder show him the unsavory side of the upper crust. But it's his Siamese Koko's propensity for clues that leads the roving reporter to some unlikely suspects. Original.

The Cat Who Turned On and Off (Cat Who...)

The Cat Who: Book 3

The Cat Who Turned On and Off (Cat Who...)

by Lilian Jackson Braun

Qwilleran and Koko, the beautiful Siamese cat, are back on the mystery beat. When a mysterious fall ends the life of one of Junktown's leading citizens, Qwilleran is convinced it was no accident. And Koko is about to prove him right. Reissue.

Artemis Fowl: Book 3

Artemis Fowl: The Eternity Code

by Eoin Colfer

Thirteen-year-old criminal mastermind Artemis Fowl has constructed a supercomputer from stolen fairy technology. In the wrong hands, it could be fatal for humans and fairies alike. But no need to worry, Artemis has a brilliant plan. He's not going to use the computer; he's just going to show it to a ruthless American businessman with Mafia connections. His bodyguard, Butler, will be with him. What could possibly... (more)

Death of a Perfect Wife (Hamish Macbeth Mysteries (Paperback))

Death of a Perfect Wife (Hamish Macbeth Mysteries (Paperback))

by M. C. Beaton

"Offbeat, utterly endearing . . ." Booklist.A Hamish Macbeth Mystery.When Paul and Trixie Thomas move to the village of Lochdubh, Trixie jumps into things with a vengeance. She organizes an anti-smoking league, promotes vegetarian cooking, even starts a birdwatching society. It's too much . . . too perfect. It doesn't feel like the old Lochdubh anymore. So when Trixie is murdered, not everyone is exactly... (more)

Discworld: Book 30

The Wee Free Men

by Terry Pratchett

There's trouble on the Aching farm: monsters in the river, headless horsemen in the lane—and Tiffany Aching's little brother has been stolen by the Queen of Fairies. Getting him back will require all of Tiffany's strength and determination (as well as a sturdy skillet) and the help of the rowdy clan of fightin', stealin' tiny blue-skinned pictsies known as the Wee Free Men! Master storyteller and gifted comic... (more)

xxxHOLiC, Vol. 2 (Xxxholic (Graphic Novels))

xxxHOLiC, Vol. 2 (Xxxholic (Graphic Novels))

by Clamp

WATCH OUT FOR WITCHES Kimihiro Watanuki thought he had signed up with a bunch of weirdoes, and he was right! He became the unfortunate indentured servant of a woman known as Yûko Ichihara, who was widely rumored to be the time-space witch. Now his voyage through the worlds of the occult are off and running, as he and Yûko go visiting fortune tellers and horoscope readers. But can the future really be told? ... (more)

Dark Force Rising (Star Wars: The Thrawn Trilogy, Vol. 2)

Dark Force Rising (Star Wars: The Thrawn Trilogy, Vol. 2)

by Timothy Zahn

When Grand Admiral Thrawn takes command of what is left of the Imperial fleet and launches a massive campaign against the New Republic, Han and Lando Calrissian race to find proof of treason inside the highest Republic Council. Reprint.

The Dreaming 1 (Dreaming)

by Queenie Chan

When twin sisters Amber and Jeanie are accepted into an exclusive Australian boarding school, their future looks bright. But the school's halls harbor a terrible secret: students have been known to wander into the surrounding bushlands and vanish...without a trace! No one knows where they went--or why. But as Amber and Jeanie are about to learn, the key to the school's dark past may lie in the world of their... (more)

XXXHOLIC [KCDX] Vol. 1 (XXX Horikku) (in Japanese)

XXXHOLIC [KCDX] Vol. 1 (XXX Horikku) (in Japanese)

by Clamp

Watanuki Kimihiro is haunted by visions of ghosts and spirits. Seemingly by chance, he encounters a mysterious witch named Yuuko, who claims she can help. In desperation, he accepts, but realizes that he’s just been tricked into working for Yuuko in order to pay off the cost of her services. Soon he’s employed in her little shop—a job which turns out to be nothing like his previous work experience! Most of... (more)

Othello 1 (Othello (Del Rey))

by Satomi Ikezawa

HOW THE OTHER HALF LIVES Yaya’s high school friends haven’t been very nice. They call her “Yaya the cry-ya! Yaya the misfi-ya!” But no matter how badly they act, Yaya is just too naïve and trusting to believe the worst of her friends. Hard-rocking, butt-kicking Nana is just the girl to grab hold of Yaya’s timid demeanor and turn it upside down. Nana exposes Yaya’s “friends” as slime bags, doles out punishment, and... (more)

Daughter of the Lioness: Book 2

Trickster's Queen

by Tamora Pierce

Aly’s adventure continues. . . . No longer a slave, Alanna’s daughter is now spying as part of an underground rebellion against the colonial rulers of the Copper Isles. The people in the rebellion believe that a prophecy in which a new queen will rise up to take the throne is about to be realized. Aly is busy keeping the potential teenage queen and her younger siblings safe, while also keeping her in the dark... (more)

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