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Commission
Par Finn Carling. 1993
A once-famous writer who has isolated himself with his dog on the island of Corsica has become so detached that…
he refers to himself in the third person. Then an eccentric and wealthy family breaks his solitude with a commission, more like a demand, for the writer to produce a book about their son. The reclusive writer is drawn out of himself and his surroundings to investigate the circumstances of the young man's mysterious deathThe indictment
Par MacKenzie Canter. 1994
Kendall Wilkinson grew up with Peyton, now married to Kendall's cousin and their mutual friend, Roger Dufault. Kendall and Peyton…
have an affair that ends six months before Roger, a developer facing fraud charges, is found beaten to death in a motel room. Handling Roger's estate, Kendall discovers a cryptic letter from his own uncle. Before Kendall can find the link, his uncle dies, revealing a sordid, dangerous hobby. Strong language and violenceThe hellion
Par LaVyrle Spencer. 1984
Tommy Lee Gentry is known as a hellraiser in his hometown of Russellville, Alabama. He has been married three times,…
drives fast cars, drinks, and almost always has a woman with him. He has never been happy, but there is a chance for things to change. Rachel, his childhood sweetheart, is free again. Descriptions of sexCriminal conversation
Par Evan Hunter. 1994
New York District Attorney Michael Welles learns that young playboy Andrew Faviola is acting head of the Mafia operation run…
by his imprisoned father, Anthony Faviola. Planning to take him down, Welles orders heavy surveillance of the younger Faviola. What Welles doesn't realize is that his wife is having an affair with the mafioso, who has hidden his true identity from her. Strong language, violence, and explicit descriptions of sexThe forty fathom bank: a novella
Par Les Galloway. 1994
The narrator recalls the year 1940 in San Francisco when, worried about how he would support his family, he settled…
on a get-rich-quick scheme involving shark fishing. He bought an old boat and hired an experienced fisherman. But life at sea proved difficult, especially when the narrator was called upon to cope with rough waters, a silent partner, a dead engine, and--most dangerous--an overactive imagination. Some strong languageOut of body and mind: a novel
Par Veronica Jean. 1993
Eve White is in prison for killing her art teacher, Adam Sault, with a poisoned apple. She explains how the…
Sandman, her silent guide since she was seven, instructed her to do it after Adam was repulsed by Eve's webbed toes. Eve, who has been in therapy for anxiety attacks and out-of-body experiences, also tells of her unusual past and the trial that landed her in prison. Strong language, some violence, and some descriptions of sexThe legacy
Par Linda Miller. 1994
Jacy Tiernan returns to South Australia when her father, Jake, has a heart attack. Ian Yarbro is not happy to…
see her: ten years ago Jacy broke Ian's heart by fleeing to America when his ex-lover announced she was pregnant by him. Now Jake wants Jacy and Ian to marry and take over his land. But their lust for each other may not be enough to sustain a marriage. Strong language, explicit descriptions of sex, and some violence. BestsellerThe silent suitor (Signet Regency romance)
Par Elisabeth Fairchild. 1994
Miss Sarah Wilkes Lyndle's mother died from a feverish malaise when Sarah was still quite young. That same fever took…
away Sarah's sight. Now, at twenty-four, Sarah has left her sheltered country life behind and come to London for the first time. Lady Castleford, who happens to have a son known as the "Beast" and a handsome nephew known as "Beauty," has agreed to introduce Sarah at Almack'sBorder music
Par Robert Waller. 1993
Texas Jack Carmine is a wandering man who spends very little time on his one-horse ranch in Texas. He happens…
to be in Dillon, Minnesota, one autumn night in 1986, when a man rips off Linda Lobo's G-string instead of putting money in it. Jack attacks the man, and he and Linda run out the back door and keep on going. Thus begins an odyssey that takes Jack back into his troubled past. Some strong language and some descriptions of sex. BestsellerEyes of a child
Par Richard Patterson. 1994
In the sequel to Degree of Guilt (RC 35883), attorney Terri Peralta leaves her emotionally abusive husband, Ricardo Arias, and…
begins a relationship with her boss, Chris Paget. Unemployed Arias demands custody of daughter Elena and accuses Paget's son Carlo of sexually abusing Elena. When Arias is found dead, police suspect Paget, whose campaign for the Senate would have been ruined by Arias. Some violence and some explicit descriptions of sexThe 23rd dream: a novel (Southwest life and letters)
Par Kathlyn Egbert. 1993
When middle-aged Adam Stauffer is diagnosed with Stage IV cancer, he and his family try to prepare for his impending…
death. After a difficult period when Adam is temporarily put on a respirator, he convinces his wife to travel with him and their three children back to his father's Texas ranch. As Adam explains, slowly dying feels like getting ready to go back to where you came from. Adam's journal entries describe his growing acceptanceFloating city: a Nicholas Linnear novel
Par Eric Lustbader. 1994
Floating City, in the Vietnam jungle, is controlled by Rock, an American who has created a powerful nuclear weapon, the…
Torch. It is up to Nicholas Linnear to locate Rock and destroy the Torch. Linnear gets help from his friend Lew Croaker but must face demons from his past before he can complete his mission. Sequel to The Kaisho (DB 37959/BR 9447). Violence, strong language, and explicit descriptions of sexSlow waltz in Cedar Bend
Par Robert Waller. 1993
Michael Tillman is a middle-aged college economics professor in Cedar Bend. He first meets Jellie Braden, forty, during a reception…
at the dean's home. They are immediately attracted to each other, but she is married and Michael does have some scruples. When Jellie unexpectedly returns to India, Michael follows, and learns of a secret that has haunted her for a long time. Some descriptions of sex. BestsellerTemptation's trail
Par Dana Ransom. 1994
Seventeen-year-old Amanda Duncan has come to Texas to find her brother, a courier who disappeared with some jewels. A wealthy…
orphan, Amanda is able to hire the tracker she has read about in dime westerns: Harmon Bass. But Bass is not what she expected. He is small and wiry, one-quarter Apache, and obsessed with a nightmare from his past. And Amanda falls in love with him. Strong language, violence, and explicit descriptions of sexPromise me anything
Par Meryl Sawyer. 1994
When his uncle dies, Alex Savich inherits the failing British diamond company that his uncle sunk all of their savings…
into. As Alex tries to save the firm by sneaking diamonds smuggled by his uncle onto the market, he fights a wild attraction to jewelry designer Brett Lamont. Just as their relationship begins, Brett's missing lover returns and Alex is caught up in Russian political intrigue. Strong language and explicit descriptions of sexThe bridges of Madison County
Par Robert Waller. 1992
Robert Kincaid, a photographer for National Geographic, arrives in Madison County, Iowa, on August 16, 1965, to photograph covered bridges.…
He stops at the home of Francesca Johnson to ask directions, but stays for four wonderful days--days that awaken within them a deep and abiding love, which creates another being called "us." But she is married, and they must let go of one another. Some descriptions of sex. BestsellerA time for love
Par Constance O'Day-Flannery. 1991
In the dentist's chair with her mind clouded by laughing gas, businesswoman Elle Mackenzie is suddenly transported back to 1876.…
She is mistaken for Jordan McCabe's mail-order bride and taken to his Texas ranch. Other twists of fate find her actually married to Jordan, and mother of two orphaned children. But fear of returning to the 1990s threatens her happiness. Some violence, some strong language, and some descriptions of sexCasino moon: a novel
Par Peter Blauner. 1994
After college, Anthony Russo knows more than ever that he doesn't want to follow his stepfather Vin's footsteps into the…
mob. But Anthony's construction business is failing; he's unhappily married to the niece of Vin's boss, Teddy; and Teddy is calling his loans in. Vin tries to get Anthony "made" by crediting him with a murder, while Anthony grasps at a long-shot money venture and falls in love. Strong language, violence, and some explicit descriptions of sexMind prey
Par John Sandford. 1995
When psychiatrist Andi Manette and her two daughters are kidnapped, everyone thinks it's for her wealthy family's money. Instead, their…
abductor is John Mail, a former patient who is obsessed with Manette. When Mail learns Deputy Chief Lucas Davenport, Night Prey (RC 38595, BR 9692), is heading up the investigation, he is thrilled. Mail is a gamer who has played Davenport's computer games. Strong language and violence. BestsellerKiss of the wolf
Par Jim Shepard. 1994
Recently separated, high school teacher Joanie Mucherino is driving her son, Todd, home from his confirmation party when she hits…
a man in the road. Realizing he's dead, Joanie can't bring herself to notify the police, much to Todd's dismay. The next day they learn the victim was a friend of car salesman Bruno Minea, who has had a crush on Joanie since childhood. And Bruno is determined to find the hit-and-run driver. Strong language and some violence