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The Accidental Tourist
Meet Macon Leary--a travel writer who hates both travel and strangeness. Grounded by loneliness, comfort, and a somewhat odd domestic life, Macon is about to embark on a surprising new adventure, arriving in the form of a fuzzy-haired dog obedience trainer who promises to turn his life around.
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Chosen Prey
Art history professor James Qatar's hobby of secretly photographing women develops into something more serious as he begins to act out his fantasies--and soon kills one of his prey. Deputy Chief Lucas Davenport realizes Qatar is a monster in the making. The only way to stop him may be for Lucas to walk right into his lair. A killer has some serious cleaning up to do to keep from getting caught--and Davenport's detection skills make him number one on his hit list.
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Pattern Recognition
The accolades and acclaim are endless for William Gibson's coast-to-coast bestseller. Set in the post-9/11 present, Pattern Recognition is the story of one woman's never-ending search for the now. top
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Phantoms
In an all-new afterword, Koontz explains the impact this novel has had on his career. One of his most chilling bestsellers--a tale of an abandoned town and the unimaginable truth behind its silence--was the basis for the 1998 motion picture starring Peter O'Toole and Ben Affleck, with the screenplay written by Koontz. A tale of an abandoned town and the unimaginable truth behind its silence... Now with a new afterword, Dean Koontz explains the impact "Phantoms" had on his career
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The Mask
From the New York Times bestselling author of The House of Thunder and Hideaway. She appeared out of nowhere. And Paul and Carol were drawn to her immediately--the child they had never had. It was a dream come true--until the young girl's mask fell away to reveal the face of terrifying evil. A beautiful young girl appears out of nowhere. A teenager with no past, no family -- no memories. Carol and Paul were drawn to her. She was the child they'd never had. Most mothers would die for such a darling little angel. And that's what frightened Carol most of all...
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A Passionate Man
"A skilled artisan of nuance and insight"(Publishers Weerly),Joanna Trollope presents one of her most thoughtful and moving novels.Archie Logan had all he could ask for His wife still drew his attention the way she did the day they met His children were well-behaved and much loved.He enjoyed being a country doctor,and the Logan house was comfortable.if not spectacular But now,his beloved father-for decades a lonely widower_has begun keeping company with an improbable woman with the even more improbable name of Marina de Breton.And everyone seems to adore her…except Archie.He believes that she s the one wrinkle in his happiness.But he is about to learn that under the smooth surface of his life,there are some issues in desperate need of ironing out…
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Chance
Mafia princess Shirley Meeker wants her husband back. So does her father, kingpin Julius Ventura, and a few other shady characters. Spenser and Hawk head to Vegas to find Anthony Meeker--and confirm their suspicion that all these people aren't just missing Anthony's smile. And when bodies start turning up, Spenser has to make sense of some very disorganized crime.
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Sudden Mischief
Susan Silverman's ex doesn't call himself "Silverman anymore -- he's changed his name to "Sterling". And that's not the only thing that's phony about him. A do-gooding charity fundraiser, he's been accused of sexual harassment by no less than four different women. And not long after Spenser starts investigating, Sterling is wanted for a bigger charge: murder...
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The Body Farm
New York Times bestselling author Patricia Cornwell brings back Kay Scarpetta, consulting forensic pathologist for the FBI's Behavioral Science Unit, in her grittiest and most compelling novel. In rural North Carolina, the brutal murder of eleven-year-old Emily Steiner has shaken a small town. But more disturbing are the details of the crimes, chillingly reminiscent of the handiwork of a serial killer who has eluded the unit for years. Into this volatile atmosphere comes Scarpetta's ingenious, rebellious niece Lucy, an FBI intern with a promising future in Quantico's computer engineering facility--until she is accused of a shocking security violation. While coming to terms with Lucy, Kay must conduct a grisly forensic investigation at a clandestine research facility in Tennessee known as the Body Farm. There she will find more answers to Emily Steiner's murder--and evidence that paints a picture of a crime more horrifying than she imagined . . .