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VERY GOOD CONDITION ORIGINAL BOOK SEE MY STORE FOR LOADS MORE BARGAINS 4 BOOKS IN ONE BOUND IN RED LEATHER DEATH PENALTIES PAULA GOSLING Detective Luke Abbott plays a minimal role in this new series title from another popular British writer. Temporarily working for Scotland Yard, Abbott finally backs up ambitious young Detective Sergeant Nightingale, who suspects a connection between the "accidental" death of an interior designer's husband and subsequent harassment of the woman. Fraught with foreboding, a brooding Victorian mansion, female insecurities, wild suspicions, and other Gothic underpinnings, the novel's plot waffles a bit but may appeal to series followers and those who appreciate a struggling-against-all-odds heroine River God by Wilbur Smith.the fair-haired young lion of a warrior, the gods have decreed that he will lead Egypt's army in a bold attempt to reunite the Kingdom's shared halves. But Tanus will have to defy the same gods to attain the reward they have forbidden him, an object more prized than battle's glory: possession of the Lady Lostris, a rare beauty with skin the color of oiled ceder--destined for the adoration of a nation, and the love of one extraordinary man. International bestselling author Wilbur Smith, creator of two dozen highly acclaimed novels, draws readers into a magnificent, richly imagined saga. Exploding with all the drama, mystery and rage of a bygone time, River God is a masterpiece from a storyteller at the height of his powers. From The Critics Publishers Weekly Set against the backdrop of the Hyksos invasion of Egypt, circa 1780 B.C., Smith's adventurous tale of ancient love, intrigue and avarice was a three-week PW bestseller. (Feb.) Library Journal Lostris, a new princess of ancient Egypt, is in love with the dashing army officer Tanus, whom she has known since childhood. But a nobleman who ruined Tanus's father and schemes to do the same to Tanus gets in the way. Determined to win Lostris and win revenge for his father, Tanus sets out with his army to rid the kingdom of the bandit clans that leech the wealth of the kingdom. The story is told from the perspective of Taita, a eunuch slave. Strutting about with all the substance of cardboard, the tale's comic book characters manage to have talents and characteristics that emerge just in the nick of time to move the story along. LA VYRLE SPENCER - NOVEMBER OF THE HEART IT IS A WARM SUMMER'S EVENING IN 1895 AT ROSE POINT COTTAGE ON WHITE BEAR LAKE. BUT COMMODORE BARNETT'S PLANNED VICTORY DINNER HAS BEEN SPOILT - HIS TEAM LOST THE YACHT RACE, AND HE JUST CAN'T FIGURE OUT WHY. AGAINST HIS PRINCIPLES, HE AGREES TO LET HIS KITCHEN HAND TRY TO SOLVE THE PROBLEM. JENS HARKEN IS NO ORDINARY ODD-JOBS MAN. WORKING 'BELOW STAIRS' TO PAY HIS WAY IN THE NEW WORLD, HE HAPPENS TO BE A MASTER BOAT BUILDER. SOON HE IS DESIGNING A YACHT BOUND TO WIN - THE LORNA D. BUT HE'S NOT BARGAINED FOR THE ENTHUSIASMS OF BARNETT'S DAUGHTER, THE REAL LORNA. LORNA, BEAUTIFUL AND DETERMINED, WITH LUSH AUBURN HAIR AND A HEART-SHAPED FACE, CAN'T HELP FALLING FOR THE CHARMS OF THE BLUE-EYED, OPEN HEARTED NORWEGIAN. THEIR LOVE SETS THEIR WORLDS SPINNING. BUT IT CAN ONLY BRING SORROW AND SHAME TO THE FAMILY THAT HOLDS LORNA SO DEAR PICNIC ON AMOUNT KENYA FELICE BENUZZI In 1943, Felice Benuzzi and two Italian compatriots escaped from a British POW camp in equatorial East Africa with only one goal in mind--to climb the dangerous seventeen-thousand-foot Mount Kenya. No Picnic on Mount Kenya is the classic tale of this most bizarre and thrilling adventure, a story that has earned its place as a unique masterpiece of daring and suspense
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