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61 Hours: A Reacher Novel by Child, Lee (Author) FP 400,000. A bus accident lands Reacher in a small South Dakota town, where a single witness is the only hope that police have to convict a brutal crime ring. In a place where no one can be trusted, one cop puts his faith in Reacher. Reacher is enlisted to protect the witness against all comers. The clock is ticking. The zero hour is approaching - and Lee Child gives his millions of fans an ending that will be talked about all summer long.
Genre: FICTION SUSPENSE Price: $34.00 Form: Trade Cloth Publisher: Random House Publishing Group ISBN-13: 9780385340588 Pages: 400 Pub. Date: May 2010
9th Judgment by Patterson, James (Author); Paetro, Maxine (Author) FP 1.25 MILLION. In this 9th book in the Women's Murder Club series, coauthored by Maxine Paetro, a deranged killer is targeting women and children. Before Lindsay and her friends in the Club can piece together either case, one of the killers forces Lindsay to put her own life on the line - but is it enough to save San Francisco? This series is the bestselling new detective series of the past decade, selling more than 30 million copies worldwide.
Genre: FICTION MYSTERY & DETECTIVE WOMEN SLEUTHS Price: $34.99 Form: Trade Cloth Publisher: Little Brown & Company ISBN-13: 9780316036276 Pages: 448 Pub. Date: April 2010
Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter by Grahame-Smith, Seth (Author) FP 200,000. Abraham Lincoln battles vampires in the new novel from the author of the surprise NEW YORK TIMES bestseller PRIDE AND PREJUDICE AND ZOMBIES. His valiant, bloody fight against the undead was all but lost to history, until Grahame-Smith stumbled upon THE SECRET JOURNAL OF ABRAHAM LINCOLN. Using the journal as his guide, Seth reconstructs Lincoln's life story and uncovers the role vampires played in the birth, growth, and near-death of our nation. You don't know Abe. Honest. With 20 B&W photos.
Genre: FICTION HORROR Price: $26.99 Form: Trade Cloth Publisher: Grand Central Publishing ISBN-13: 9780446563086 Pages: 352 Pub. Date: March 2010
After the Darkness by Sheldon, Sidney (Author); Bagshawe, Tilly (Author) Note: The correct title is SIDNEY SHELDON'S AFTER THE DARKNESS. FP 200,000. One day, a respected financial superstar goes sailing from his Nantucket estate and never comes home. When his abandoned yacht is found far out at sea, the police investigation reveals his death was no accident. The famous investor was involved in some sort of spectacular fraud and was about to be exposed by someone close to him. A classic tale of love and betrayal, following the bestseller SIDNEY SHELDON'S MISTRESS OF THE GAME.
Genre: FICTION MYSTERY & DETECTIVE GENERAL Price: $33.99 Form: Trade Cloth Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers ISBN-13: 9780061728303 Pages: 352 Pub. Date: May 2010
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Allies by Golden, Christie (Author); FP 100,000. A secret revealed with a blast from the past...in the 5th novel of the Fate of the Jedi series (nine books in all) - a thrilling story arc for fans of the Legacy of the Force series, the Dark Lords of the Sith, and the most popular characters in STAR WARS: Luke, Han, and Leia!
Genre: FICTION SCIENCE FICTION GENERAL Price: $32.00 Form: Trade Cloth Publisher: Random House Publishing Group ISBN-13: 9780345509147 Pages: 352 Pub. Date: May 2010
Almost Dead by Gavron, Assaf (Author) Eitan Enoch - nicknamed "Croc" - is a thirty-something Tel Aviv yuppie whose life is turned upside down after he survives four separate suicide bomb attacks. He becomes a (reluctant) media celebrity. To the Israeli resistance, he is "The Man They Couldn't Kill!" So, of course, the Palestinian terrorists who have been organizing the attacks feel he must be taken out. Assaf Gavron has published five novels in Israel. Original TPB.
Genre: Price: $18.99 Form: Trade Paper Publisher: HarperCollins Canada, Limited ISBN-13: 9781554686797 Pages: 288 Pub. Date: April 2010
Ape House by Gruen, Sara (Author) FP 30,000 (Can.) Sara Gruen's WATER FOR ELEPHANTS has become one of the most beloved and bestselling novels of our time. Now Gruen has moved from a circus elephant, to a family of bonobo apes, whose kidnapping from a language laboratory and mysterious appearance on a reality TV show calls into question our assumptions about the relations between apes and humans, and humans' relationships to each other. Author tour: Toronto. Sara Gruen is a Canadian, now living in western North Carolina.
Genre: FICTION GENERAL Price: $29.95 Form: Trade Cloth Publisher: Doubleday Canada, Limited ISBN-13: 9780385664448 Pages: 352 Pub. Date: September 2010
Ark, The: A Novel by Morrison, Boyd (Author) FP 150,000. Archaeologist Dilara Kenner seeks out former combat engineer Tyler Locke to help her uncover the secret behind her father's disappearance and the secret behind the artifact from Noah's Ark that he had been searching for. As the pictures begins to come into focus, they realize they have just seven days to find the Ark before its secret is used to wipe out civilization once again. With a chilling premise, Morrison combines all the best elements of a blockbuster thriller with an intelligent and fascinating exploration of the Old Testament's great mysteries.
Genre: FICTION SUSPENSE Price: $32.99 Form: Trade Cloth Publisher: Simon & Schuster ISBN-13: 9781439181799 Pages: 432 Pub. Date: May 2010
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As Husbands Go: A Novel by Isaacs, Susan (Author) FP 125,000. Jonah Gersten, M.D. is a Park Avenue plastic surgeon, a loving husband and doting dad to his four- year-old triplets. When his murdered body is found in the Upper East Side apartment of second-rate "escort" Dorinda Dillon, his wife Susie is overwhelmed with questions left unanswered. With help from her tough- talking grandma from Miami, she takes on her snooty in-laws, her husband's partners, the NYPD, and the DA, as she tries to prove that her wonderful life with Jonah was not a lie. A rare mix of wit, social satire, and suspense from the critically acclaimed author of PAST PERFECT.
Genre: AMERICAN LITERATURE Price: $29.99 Form: Trade Cloth Publisher: Simon & Schuster ISBN-13: 9781416573012 Pages: 352 Pub. Date: July 2010
Backseat Saints by Jackson, Joshilyn (Author) FP 100,000. Ro Grandee is trapped in a marriage that's thick with love and sick with abuse. She submits, until fate introduces her to an airport gypsy who shares her past and knows her future. Following messages that her long-missing mother has left hidden for her in graffiti, Ro (now reemerged as Rose Mae Lolly) unearths a host of family secrets. What she discovers will force her to choose between being a victim or a survivor. Rose is a returning character from GODS IN ALABAMA.
Genre: FICTION FAMILY LIFE Price: $29.99 Form: Trade Cloth Publisher: Grand Central Publishing ISBN-13: 9780446582346 Pages: 352 Pub. Date: June 2010
Beachcombers: A Novel by Thayer, Nancy (Author) FP 50,000. Reunited for the summer, four sisters start Nantucket Mermaids - a company providing an eclectic range of services for the island's wealthy residents. Over the course of a busy summer, they work, gossip, and, of course, squabble. In the twilight of summer, all four women have changed - transformations that surprise themselves and each other. Nancy Thayer's Nantucket-set novels, including THE SUMMER HOUSE, have become staples for summer beach reads.
Genre: FICTION GENERAL Price: $29.95 Form: Trade Cloth Publisher: Random House Publishing Group ISBN-13: 9780345518286 Pages: 384 Pub. Date: June 2010
Bear, The by Salvatore, R. A. (Author) FP 80,000. In this new adventure set in the NEW YORK TIMES bestselling author R.A. Salvatore's popular world of Corona, allies and battle lines become entangled, motives grow indistinguishable as old friends become enemies and old enemies become allies.
Genre: Price: $33.99 Form: Trade Cloth Publisher: Tom Doherty Associates, LLC ISBN-13: 9780765317919 Pages: 416 Pub. Date: August 2010
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Beatrice and Virgil by Martel, Yann (Author) FP 60,000 (CAN.) A famous author receives a mysterious letter from a man who is a struggling writer but also turns out to be a taxidermist, an eccentric and fascinating character who does not kill animals but preserves them as they lived, with skill and dedication - among them a howler monkey named Virgil and a donkey named Beatrice. A great book for book clubs - it asks a lot of questions about violence, kindness and the power of stories to change us. Yann Martel is the award-winning author of four previous books, the most recent of which is "WHAT IS STEPHEN HARPER READING?" Yann lives in Saskatoon.
Genre: AMERICAN LITERATURE Price: $29.95 Form: Trade Cloth Publisher: Knopf Canada ISBN-13: 9780307398772 Pages: 224 Pub. Date: April 2010
Beautiful Maria of My Soul by Hijuelos, Óscar (Author) FP 100,000. THE MAMBO KINGS PLAY SONGS OF LOVE is a contemporary Pulitzer Prize winning classic, a novel that still captures the imagination 20 years after its publication. And now, in BEAUTIFUL MARIA OF MY SOUL, Oscar Hijuelos returns to the story, but tells it from the point of view of its beloved heroine, Maria.
Genre: Price: $33.99 Form: Trade Cloth Publisher: Hyperion Press ISBN-13: 9781401323349 Pages: 352 Pub. Date: June 2010
Betrayal by Tanenbaum, Robert K. (Author); FP 75,000. Note: The correct title is BETRAYED. New York District Attorney Butch Karp is trying to convict Sharif Jabbar, the imam of a Harlem mosque, for his part in the diabolical attack on the New York Stock Exchange, as well as the brutal stabbing death of heroic Miriam Juma, who tried to stop his evil plot. Karp must also battle forces within the government who would prefer that the Jabbar case "went away," as well as the shadowy power group Sons of Man, who are desperate to keep their identities and purpose hidden. From the NEW YORK TIMES bestselling author of CAPTURE, ESCAPE and MALICE.
Genre: AMERICAN LITERATURE Price: $34.00 Form: Trade Cloth Publisher: Simon & Schuster ISBN-13: 9781439149232 Pages: 416 Pub. Date: July 2010
Better Quality of Murder, A by Granger, Ann (Author) This is the 3rd Victorian crime novel to feature Inspector Ben Ross and his wife Lizzie, following A MORTAL CURIOSITY and RATTLING THE BONES. A woman lies murdered in Green Park. Allegra Benedict was the beautiful Italian wife of an art dealer in Piccadilly. But what had she been doing in London that afternoon and why had she been selling her brooch in the Burlington Arcade just hours before her death? As Ben and Lizzie investigate they uncover more than one reason why someone might want her dead.
Genre: ENGLISH LITERATURE Price: $34.99 Form: Trade Cloth Publisher: Headline Book Publishing ISBN-13: 9780755349081 Pages: 288 Pub. Date: July 2010
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Blindly by Magris, Claudio (Author) FP 8,000 (CAN.) Hailed as a masterpiece upon its initial publication in Italy, BLINDLY is a novel of highly original, poetic intensity. In a shifting, choral monologue - part confession, part psychiatric session - a man recounts (invents, falsifies, hides, screams out) his life, which has passed through the horrors, the hopes and betrayals, and the revolution of the last century, as well as through different lands and seas. Who is the mysterious narrator? He is all the partisans, prisoners, seamen, and rebels who experience the perils and injustices of persecution, war, violence and adventure. From the award-winning author of DANUBE.
Genre: ROMANCE LITERATURE Price: $0.00 Form: Trade Cloth Publisher: Penguin Group (Canada) ISBN-13: 9780670068562 Pages: 0 Pub. Date: April 2010
Blood Oath by Farnsworth, Christopher (Author) FP 100,000. Forget Jason Bourne and Jack Bauer! In this irresistible thriller meet Nathaniel Cole: a 160-year- old vampire sworn to protect and serve the President of the United States, and his ambitious young White House staffer, Zach Barrows. This clever and compulsively readable novel is the first in a new series to feature the ultimate agent, Nathaniel Cole.
Genre: FICTION OCCULT & SUPERNATURAL Price: $31.00 Form: Trade Cloth Publisher: Penguin Group (USA) Incorporat ISBN-13: 9780399156359 Pages: 400 Pub. Date: May 2010
Blood Red by Jardine, Quintin (Author) Primavera Blackstone is enjoying the quiet life in an idyllic village on the coast of Spain. The attractive single mother and 8-year-old Tom, son of the late and still lamented Oz Blackstone, are popular figures in the tiny community. But her close friendship with the parish priest has tongues wagging. Then a dispute explodes with a powerful councilor who refuses to allow the village wine fair to go ahead. When his body is found, head caved in, some ominous questions are asked and Primavera becomes a prime suspect. This is the 2nd novel, following INHUMAN REMAINS, in a brilliant new series by bestselling Scottish crime writer Quintin Jardine.
Genre: PRIVATE INVESTIGATORS FICTION Price: $24.99 Form: Trade Paper Publisher: Headline Book Publishing ISBN-13: 9780755340255 Pages: 352 Pub. Date: April 2010
Blue-Eyed Devil by Parker, Robert B. (Author) FP 175,000. This is the extraordinary new Western from the NEW YORK TIMES bestselling author (recently deceased Jan. 2010) of APPALOOSA and BRIMSTONE - featuring itinerant lawmen Virgil Cole and Everett Hitch. When the new chief, Amos Callico, begins shaking down local merchants for protection money, those who don't want to play along seek the help of Cole and Hitch. But the guns for hire are thorns in the side of the power-hungry chief. There will be a showdown - but who'll be standing.
Genre: FICTION GENERAL Price: $32.50 Form: Trade Cloth Publisher: Penguin Group (USA) Incorporat ISBN-13: 9780399156489 Pages: 288 Pub. Date: May 2010
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Blueeyedboy by Harris, Joanne (Author) FP 20,000 (U.K.) This is the brilliant new novel from Joanne Harris: a dark and intricately plotted tale of a poisonously dysfunctional family, a blind child prodigy, and a serial murderer who is not who he seems. Told through posts on a webjournal called badguysrock, this is a thriller that makes creative use of all the multiple personalities, disguises and mind games that are offered by playing out a life on the Internet. A gripping psychological thriller from the bestselling author of CHOCOLAT and THE LOLLIPOP SHOES. Original TPB.
Genre: Price: $26.95 Form: Trade Paper Publisher: Transworld Publishers Limited ISBN-13: 9780385609517 Pages: 320 Pub. Date: April 2010
Book of Human Skin, The by Lovric, Michelle (Author) FP 8,000 (CAN.) From the author of THE FLOATING BOOK, comes a bewitching story of unmitigated villainy, murder, and love in this gothic historical fiction. Michelle Lovric is a novelist, writer, and anthologist. Her 3rd novel, THE REMEDY, was longlisted for the 2005 Orange Prize for Fiction.
Genre: Price: $26.00 Form: Trade Cloth Publisher: Penguin Group (Canada) ISBN-13: 9780670064076 Pages: 512 Pub. Date: June 2010
Book of Souls by Cooper, Glenn (Author) FP 12,500 (CAN). This is the conclusion to the international sensation LIBRARY OF THE DEAD. Retired FBI agent Will Piper is recruited by a group of ex-Area 51 employees to assist them in obtaining a long-missing book that has just recently surfaced in a London auction house. Will discovers that the ancient volume has had a profound effect on history and contains a secret that humanity many not be prepared to accept. Original TPB. Canadian.
Genre: Price: $21.99 Form: Trade Paper Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers Limit ISBN-13: 9781554683116 Pages: 432 Pub. Date: February 2010
Bourne Objective, The by Lustbader, Eric Van (Author); Ludlum, Robert (Author) FP 450,000. Jason Bourne is back for revenge in the new installment in the bestselling Ludlum series. Having failed to trap and kill Jason Bourne at the start of THE BOURNE DECEPTION, Leonid Arkadin, a brilliant Russian assassin, continues to stalk his nemesis. Hoping to turn the tables, Bourne also hunts Arkadin. But vengeance is a fatal flaw in the armour of even the most proficient professional assassin. Has this fight become too personal for Bourne?
Genre: FICTION MYSTERY & DETECTIVE GENERAL Price: $34.99 Form: Trade Cloth Publisher: Grand Central Publishing ISBN-13: 9780446539814 Pages: 448 Pub. Date: June 2010
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Breakwater House by Quiviger, Pascale (Author); Lederhendler, Lazer (Translator) Translated by Lazer Lederhendler. This is the story of a woman without a name. It is also the story of Lucie and Claire and Aurore and Suzanne - and the complex love between mothers, daughters, and friends. With this thrilling puzzle of a novel, Governor General's Literary Award winner and Giller Prize nominee Pascale Quiviger, author of THE PERFECT CIRCLE, shows that she is a writer who is capable of combining stylistic brilliance, philosophical depth, and sheer riveting storytelling. Suggested Can. price $29.95.
Genre: AMERICAN LITERATURE Price: $22.95 Form: Trade Cloth Publisher: House of Anansi Press ISBN-13: 9780887842306 Pages: 280 Pub. Date: February 2010
Brewski for the Old Man by Smallman, Phyllis (Author) Secrets have a way of unraveling and sometimes the past doesn't stay dead. In this 3rd Sherri Travis mystery, Phyllis Smallman returns to Jacaranda Florida for her best book yet. From a fashion show at the Royal Palms to alligator poaching in the swamp, Sherri struggles to untangle lies, stay alive, keep the Sunset running, and stay one step ahead of disaster. A Dewey Diva pick from Ann Ledden. Canadian author.
Genre: Price: $17.95 Form: Trade Paper Publisher: McArthur & Company ISBN-13: 9781552788363 Pages: 328 Pub. Date: February 2010
Bride Collector, The by Dekker, Ted (Author) FP 250,000. FBI Special agent Brad Raines is facing his toughest case yet. A Denver serial killer has killed four beautiful young women, leaving a bridal veil at each crime scene, and he's picking up his pace. The case becomes personal to Raines when his friend and colleague, a beautiful young forensic psychologist, becomes the Bride Collector's next target. The author of the NEW YORK TIMES bestseller BONEMAN'S DAUGHTERS explores "Where does sanity end and madness begin?"
Genre: FICTION MYSTERY & DETECTIVE GENERAL Price: $29.99 Form: Trade Cloth Publisher: Center Street ISBN-13: 9781599951966 Pages: 448 Pub. Date: April 2010
Broken by Slaughter, Karin (Author) FP 100,000. Detective Lena Adams waits for divers to pull the young man from Lake Grant. His suicide note has already been found. But the body shows signs of a struggle and, suddenly, his death becomes a murder investigation. The Georgia Bureau of Investigation with Special Agent Will Trent, come in to assist in a case that may push them to the breaking point. This is a story that is startlingly sinister, and irrepressibly human. Previous titles by the author include: UNDONE, FRACTURED, BEYOND REACH, FAITHLESS, among others.
Genre: FICTION SUSPENSE Price: $31.00 Form: Trade Cloth Publisher: Random House Publishing Group ISBN-13: 9780385341974 Pages: 400 Pub. Date: June 2010
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Bullet by Hamilton, Laurell K. (Author) FP 350,000. An Anita Blake, Vampire Novel - following FLIRT. The triumvirate created by master vampire Jean-Claude, necromancer Anita Blake, and werewolf Richard Zeeman has made Jean-Claude one of the most powerful vampires in the U.S. He's consolidating power in himself and those loyal to him. But assassins are coming to kill them all. Anita knows they're coming, but even being forewarned doesn't mean you can win.
Genre: Price: $33.50 Form: Trade Cloth Publisher: Penguin Group (USA) Incorporat ISBN-13: 9780425234334 Pages: 320 Pub. Date: June 2010
Buried Secrets by Finder, Joseph (Author) FP 200,000. This is the 2nd thriller in the Nick Heller series, following VANISHED. Heller is a "private spy" who finds out things people want to keep hidden. This time he finds himself in the middle of a life-or-death situation that's both high-profile and intensely personal as he tries to locate the daughter of an old family friend and hedge fund titan. Alexandra is being held prisoner in an underground crypt, a camera trained on her, her suffering streaming live on the Internet for all to see. But to find out where she is being held, Nick has to find out why?
Genre: Price: $31.00 Form: Trade Cloth Publisher: St. Martin's Press ISBN-13: 9780312379148 Pages: 400 Pub. Date: August 2010
Burned by Cast, P. C. (Author); Cast, Kristin (Author) FP 2.5 MILLION. A House of Night Novel - 7th in the bestselling series. With BURNED, award-winning authors P.C. and Kristin Cast take readers deeper into the dark, sexy world of Zoey Redbird, Steve Rae, Aphrodite, and the rest of the cast as they deal with a powerful fallen angel, hateful frenemies, and jealous boyfriends, as well as the most dangerous threat to the House of Night - and the world - yet. YA appropriate.
Genre: CHILDREN'S FICTION Price: $19.99 Form: Trade Cloth Publisher: St. Martin's Press ISBN-13: 9780312606169 Pages: 336 Pub. Date: April 2010
Burning Lamp by Quick, Amanda (Author) FP 175,000. An Arcane Society Novel - 2nd of the Dreamlight Trilogy, following THE PERFECT POISON. The Arcane Society was born in turmoil when the friendship of its two founders evolved into a fierce rivalry. Nicholas Winters' efforts led to the creation of a device of unknown powers called the Burning Lamp. Each generation of male descendants who inherits it is destined to develop multiple talents - and the curse of madness. Lord Griffin Winters is convinced he has the curse, but even as he arranges a meeting with the mysterious women Adelaide Pyne, he has no idea how closely their fates are bound.
Genre: FICTION ROMANCE SUSPENSE Price: $32.50 Form: Trade Cloth Publisher: Penguin Group (USA) Incorporat ISBN-13: 9780399156465 Pages: 352 Pub. Date: April 2010
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Burning Wire, The: A Lincoln Rhyme Novel by Deaver, Jeffery (Author); FP 300,000. Bestselling and award-winning author Jeffery Deaver brings back fan favourite do Lincoln Rhyme and Amelia Sachs with the plot development that everyone's been waiting for. THE BURNING WIRE finds Rhyme, Sachs and the cast of characters from Deaver's earlier books in a breathless two-day race to stop a twisted killer, whose horrific weapon of choice is the very energy that powers our lives. Previous titles include: ROADSIDE CROSSES and THE BODIES LEFT BEHIND.
Genre: RHYME, LINCOLN (FICTITIOUS CHARACTER) FICTI Price: $29.99 Form: Trade Cloth Publisher: Simon & Schuster, Incorporated ISBN-13: 9781439156339 Pages: 448 Pub. Date: June 2010
Burnt Mountain by Siddons, Anne Rivers (Author) FP 225,000. Thayer Wentworth married Aengus, an Irish professor, and they moved to her grandmother's home in Atlanta, not far from her beloved childhood summer camp. Aengus is invited to the camp to tell old Irish tales to the campers and begins to spend less and less time at home. Thayer begins to realize something is not quite right at Camp Forever, and that the man she married is not the man she thought she knew. A dramatic tale of love and betrayal within a wealthy Southern family from the bestselling author of OFF SEASON.
Genre: FICTION ROMANCE GENERAL Price: $29.99 Form: Trade Cloth Publisher: Grand Central Publishing ISBN-13: 9780446527897 Pages: 350 Pub. Date: August 2010
Cabal, The by Hagberg, David (Author) FP 50,000. New installment in the NEW YORK TIMES bestselling Kirk McGarvey series. CIA operative Todd Van Buren meets with a WASHINGTON POST investigative reporter who has uncovered strong evidence that a powerful lobbyist has formed a shadowy group called the Friday Club, a cabal whose members include high- ranking men inside the government. That afternoon Van Buren, son-in-law to legendary spy Kirk McGarvey is gunned down. A grief-stricken, McGarvey is drawn into a far-reaching and bizarre investigation of his career, the stakes of which could destabilize the U.S. government and shake the financial world.
Genre: Price: $29.99 Form: Trade Cloth Publisher: Tom Doherty Associates, LLC ISBN-13: 9780765320209 Pages: 352 Pub. Date: July 2010
Capitol Game, The by Haig, Brian (Author) FP 40,000. A small company discovered a miraculous polymer, that when coated on any vehicle, was the equivalent of 30 inches of steel. Jack Wiley, a successful Wall Street banker enlists the help of the Capitol Group, one of the country's largest and most powerful corporations in a quick, bloodless takeover of that small company. It seems like a partnership made in heaven...until the Pentagon's investigative service begins nosing around, and the deal turns into a nightmare. A stand-alone thriller from the NEW YORK TIMES bestselling author of THE HUNTED.
Genre: FICTION SUSPENSE Price: $31.99 Form: Trade Cloth Publisher: Grand Central Publishing ISBN-13: 9780446195614 Pages: 400 Pub. Date: August 2010
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Captive Queen, The by Weir, Alison (Author) FP 5,000 (CAN.) For historical fiction readers, comes a tantalizing new novel from the NEW YORK TIMES bestselling author of INNOCENT TRAITOR and THE LADY ELIZABETH. In this latest novel Weir imagines the world of Eleanor of Aquitaine, the beautiful twelfth-century woman who was Queen of France until she abandoned her royal husband for the younger man who would become King of England. Henry II and Eleanor took over the English throne in 1154, thus beginning one of the most influential reigns and tumultuous royal marriages in all of history.
Genre: Price: $29.95 Form: Trade Cloth Publisher: Doubleday Canada, Limited ISBN-13: 9780385667081 Pages: 400 Pub. Date: July 2010
Case of the Man Who Died Laughing, The: Vish Puri, Most Private Investigator by Hall, Tarquin (Author) FP 5,000 (CAN.) This is a delightful, amusing and deeply mysterious 2nd novel to feature Vish Puri - head of Delhi's Most Private Investigators - following THE CASE OF THE MISSING SERVANT. To solve this latest murder case, Puri and his team of unstoppable undercover operatives must travel from Delhi's Shadipur slum, home of India's ancestral magicians, to the holy city of Haridwar on the Ganges - entering a world in which illusion and the supernatural are virtually indistinguishable. For fans of Alexander McCall Smith and Colin Cotterill.
Genre: ENGLISH LITERATURE Price: $29.99 Form: Trade Cloth Publisher: McClelland & Stewart ISBN-13: 9780771038273 Pages: 256 Pub. Date: June 2010
Chalcot Crescent by Weldon, Fay (Author) It's 2013 and 80-year-old Frances (part-time copywriter, has-been writer, one-time national treasure) is sitting on the stairs of Number 3, Chalcot Crescent, listening to debt collectors pounding on her door. From this house she's witnessed five decades of world history - she writes about the Shock, the Crunch, the Squeeze, the Recovery, the Fall, the Crisis and the Bite, about ration books, powercuts, National Meat Loaf (suitable for vegetarians) and the new Neighbourhood Watch. The problem is that fact and fiction are blurring; is it her writer's imagination, old age, or plain paranoia? A Dewey Diva pick from Ann Ledden.
Genre: ENGLISH LITERATURE Price: $24.95 Form: Trade Paper Publisher: McArthur & Company ISBN-13: 9781552788486 Pages: 304 Pub. Date: June 2010
Cherry Electra by Duggan, Matt (Author) FP 5,000 (CAN.) Locked in jail, a nameless narrator who signs himself "E" writes a series of letters to his girlfriend, identified only as "T." Awaiting trial for the murder of his best friend's father E writes to T to explain what happened - and to convince her of his innocence. It just so happens that T will be the star witness for the Crown. This is a compelling, sly novel about an addictive love affair, a destructive friendship, a twisted storyteller, and a cherry car. From Silver Birch Award nominated author of THE ROYAL WOODS. Canadian author - Toronto. Original PB.
Genre: AMERICAN LITERATURE Price: $19.95 Form: Trade Paper Publisher: Key Porter Books ISBN-13: 9781552639436 Pages: 288 Pub. Date: April 2010
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Children in the Morning by Emery, Anne (Author) This is the 5th mystery featuring Monty Collins. When Beau Delaney, the Halifax hotshot whose exploits are the subject of a new Hollywood film, is charged with the murder of his wife Peggy, it's lawyer and bluesman Monty Collins who takes the case. But when Beau's family dynamics and the appearance of a mysterious child alert Monty that his client is keeping secrets, others join in to help keep Beau from a life in prison. Canadian author - Halifax. Suggested Can. price $26.95.
Genre: AMERICAN LITERATURE Price: $24.95 Form: Trade Cloth Publisher: ECW Press ISBN-13: 9781550229271 Pages: 312 Pub. Date: May 2010
Come Again No More: A Novel by Todd, Jack (Author) FP 75,000. From the award-winning author of the acclaimed SUN GOING DOWN comes a continuation of his epic American trilogy that presents the portrait of a marriage and a family struggling to survive the turbulent time of the Dust Bowl. Based on family letters and diaries, COME AGAIN NO MORE is a compact, bittersweet novel, a moving and vivid portrayal of a family's triumphs and tragedies paralleling the glories and shameful underbelly of a nation struggling through tough economic times. Jack Todd now lives in Montreal.
Genre: FICTION FAMILY LIFE Price: $32.99 Form: Trade Cloth Publisher: Simon & Schuster ISBN-13: 9781416598497 Pages: 384 Pub. Date: September 2010
Confession of Katherine Howard, The by Dunn, Suzannah (Author) FP 50,000 (UK). Eighteen-year-old Katherine Howard thought she could have it all: a King and a lover! But when allegations are made about her girlhood love affairs, only her childhood friend Cal Tilney knows the truth. But if she tells, Katherine will die. From the bestselling author of QUEEN OF SUBTLETIES, THE SIXTH WIFE, and THE QUEEN'S SORROW.
Genre: ENGLISH LITERATURE Price: $32.95 Form: Trade Cloth Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers Limit ISBN-13: 9780007258291 Pages: 320 Pub. Date: June 2010
Cookbook Collector, The: A Novel by Goodman, Allegra (Author); FP 50,000. Two sisters, opposite in ever way. Twenty-eight-year-old Emily is the pragmatic CEO of a Silicon Valley startup, Veritech. Twenty-three-year-old Jessamine is a grad student in philosophy, an environmental activist, and a part-timer at Yorick's Used and Rare Books in Berkeley. Emily's success in the dot com bubble has its costs, while Jess's work on a cache of rare cookbooks pulls her closer to her charming, arrogant employer. A tantalizing novel about appetite, temptation, and fulfillment - a "Sense and Sensibility" for the Internet Age - from the bestselling author of INTUITION.
Genre: FICTION GENERAL Price: $29.95 Form: Trade Cloth Publisher: Random House Publishing Group ISBN-13: 9780385340854 Pages: 416 Pub. Date: July 2010
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Corduroy Mansions: A Novel by McIntosh, Iain (Illustrator); McCall Smith, Alexander (Author) FP 15,000 (CAN.) From the author of the 44 Scotland Street series comes a brand-new series set in London. "Corduroy Mansions" is the affectionate nickname given to a genteelly crumbling mansion block in London's vibrant Pimlico. This is the home patch of - among others - a lovelorn literary agent, possibly the first ever nasty Liberal Democrat MP and Freddie de la Hay, an urbane terrier trained to be vegetarian and respectful of feline rights, and with the ability to fasten his own seatbelt. Other incredible characters pass each other on the stairs of this delightful residence.
Genre: ENGLISH LITERATURE Price: $29.95 Form: Trade Cloth Publisher: Knopf Canada ISBN-13: 9780307399083 Pages: 368 Pub. Date: July 2010
Crashers by Haynes, Dana (Author) FP 100,000. Whenever a plane goes down in the U.S., a "Go Team" made up of experts is assembled by the National Transportation Safety Board to investigate. Those people are known informally as "Crashers." When a passenger plane slams into the ground outside Portland, Oregon, the "Crashers" quickly get to work. They discover that the plane was deliberately brought down and the people responsible are preparing for another action. A brilliantly conceived, high-energy thriller.
Genre: FICTION SUSPENSE Price: $29.99 Form: Trade Cloth Publisher: St. Martin's Press ISBN-13: 9780312599881 Pages: 352 Pub. Date: June 2010
Crime Stories by Robinson, Peter (Author, Foreword by) FP 5,000 (CAN.) Bestselling Canadian author Peter Robinson once again selects and introduces stories for crime fiction lovers: a compilation of outstanding contemporary crime writing from the English-speaking world. Features a selection of 15 stories from writers - established and new: a rich source of literary menace, psychological insight and roaring plot. Includes: Lee Child, John Connolly, Colin Cotterill, Jeffery Deaver, Sue Grafton, Sophie Hannah, Reginald Hall, Maureen Jennings, and Ruth Randall. Original TPB.
Genre: LITERATURE Price: $22.00 Form: Trade Paper Publisher: Penguin Group (Canada) ISBN-13: 9780143172345 Pages: 320 Pub. Date: May 2010
Crown of Destiny by Small, Bertrice (Author) Lara, faerie woman of Hetar, finally meets her long-foretold destiny in the 6th and concluding novel in the popular World of Hetar series by NEW YORK TIMES bestselling author Bertrice Small. Other titles in the series include: A DISTANT TOMORROW, THE TWILIGHT LORD and THE SHADOW QUEEN.
Genre: Price: $16.95 Form: Trade Paper Publisher: Harlequin Enterprises, Limited ISBN-13: 9780373774494 Pages: 384 Pub. Date: May 2010
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Cum Laude by Ziegesar, Cecily von (Author); FP 200,000. At last, the author of the "Gossip Girl" series writes a novel for readers of all ages. CUM LAUDE is a witty, intimate, and unconventional take on the coming-of-age story. College is about more than just cramming and keg parties. It's about doing things you'd never imagine yourself doing because you're madly in love, stuck in the middle of nowhere, and may have just taken a mind-altering substance.
Genre: FICTION GENERAL Price: $29.99 Form: Trade Cloth Publisher: Hyperion Press ISBN-13: 9781401323479 Pages: 272 Pub. Date: June 2010
Cure by Cook, Robin (Author) FP 300,000. New York City medical examiner Laurie Montgomery and her husband, fellow medical examiner Jack Stapleton investigate the death of CIA agent Kevin Markham in what appears to be a poisoning. Together they discover associations to a large pharmaceutical company and several biomedical start-ups dealing with stem-cell research. Laurie and Jack race to connect the dots before they are consumed in a dangerous game of biotech espionage. A medical thriller from the bestselling author of INTERVENTION and FOREIGN BODY.
Genre: FICTION MYSTERY & DETECTIVE GENERAL Price: $33.50 Form: Trade Cloth Publisher: Penguin Group (USA) Incorporat ISBN-13: 9780399156625 Pages: 384 Pub. Date: August 2010
Damaged: A Maggie O'Dell Novel by Kava, Alex (Author) FP 85,000. Though she is putting herself in the projected path of a category 5 hurricane, Special Agent Maggie O'Dell is sent to investigate the torso in a cooler found off the Pensacola Coast. Eventually she is able to trace the body back to a man who mysteriously disappeared weeks earlier after a hurricane hit Port St. Lucie, Florida. Only Port St. Lucie is on the Atlantic side. How did his body end up six hundred miles away in the Gulf of Mexico? Another psychological thriller with trademark cliffhanger chapters, behind-the-scenes forensic details and colourful characters, from the author of BLACK FRIDAY.
Genre: FICTION PSYCHOLOGICAL Price: $28.95 Form: Trade Cloth Publisher: Knopf Doubleday Publishing Gro ISBN-13: 9780385531993 Pages: 400 Pub. Date: July 2010
Dangerous by Palmer, Diana (Author) NEW YORK TIMES bestselling author Diana Palmer delivers a sweeping new tale of adventure and romance in the West. As they combine forces in a dangerous investigation, the stakes rise ever higher. Winnie's life is on the line, and she'll need FBI agent Kilraven more than ever. But if they are to have a future together, her ruthless Texan will need to confront his past and risk it all for their love. Diana Palmer has over 42 million copies of her books in print. Her most recent books include: LAWMAN, FEARLESS and HEARTLESS.
Genre: Price: $27.95 Form: Trade Cloth Publisher: Harlequin Enterprises, Limited ISBN-13: 9780373774593 Pages: 384 Pub. Date: May 2010
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Dark Blood by MacBride, Stuart (Author) FP 50,000 (UK). A Logan McRae Thriller - from the bestselling author of COLD GRANITE and BLIND EYE. Martin Knox has served his time, so why shouldn't he be allowed to live wherever he wants? Yes, in the past he was a violent rapist, but he's seen the error of his ways. Found God. Wants to leave his dark past in Newcastle behind him and make a new start. Or so he says. Detective Sergeant Logan McRae isn't exactly thrilled to be part of the team helping Knox settle into his new Aberdeen home. Things are about to go very, very wrong.
Genre: ENGLISH LITERATURE Price: $32.95 Form: Trade Cloth Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers Limit ISBN-13: 9780007244607 Pages: 496 Pub. Date: June 2010
Dark Flame by Noel, Alyson (Author) FP 1.5 MILLION. True love never dies. From #1 NEW YORK TIMES bestselling author Alyson Noel comes the highly anticipated 4th book in the Immortals series, following EVERMORE, BLUE MOON, and SHADOWLAND. "A mesmerizing tale of teenager angst, love and sacrifice... The startling but satisfying ending shows that Noel knows how to keep her audience hooked." - PUBLISHERS WEEKLY (Starred Review).
Genre: Price: $21.99 Form: Trade Cloth Publisher: St. Martin's Press ISBN-13: 9780312590970 Pages: 384 Pub. Date: July 2010
Dark Vineyard, The by Walker, Martin (Author) FP 7,500 (CAN.) This is the 2nd in the charming new Bruno series, that marries the charm of THE NO. 1 LADIES' DETECTIVE AGENCY with the atmosphere of A YEAR IN PROVENCE. A large barn and the fields surrounding it are ablaze. When Bruno arrives at the scene, the smell of gasoline leaves no doubt - it was arson. Soon after, a Californian wine mogul arrives with plans to buy half the valley and create an industrial- scale wine-making operation. When a body turns up in a vat of wine, it's up to Bruno to use his skills, tact and local knowledge to find out the truth. From the author of BRUNO, CHIEF OF POLICE.
Genre: ENGLISH LITERATURE Price: $27.99 Form: Trade Cloth Publisher: HarperCollins Canada, Limited ISBN-13: 9781554682669 Pages: 0 Pub. Date: May 2010
Dark-Hunters, The by Kenyon, Sherrilyn (Author) FP 100,000. Volume 2 in the manga adaptation of Kenyon's Dark-Hunter series. In the war against vampires, mankind has only one hope: The Dark-Hunters. Ancient warriors who died of brutal betrayal, the Dark-Hunters have sworn themselves into the service of the goddess Artemis to protect us. It's a pact with pretty good perks. Immortality, power, psychic abilities, wealth and a cool wardrobe. But it comes with a few drawbacks: fatal sun poisoning and a new, irreparable dental problem. A humorous and action-packed graphic novel.
Genre: COMICS & GRAPHIC NOVELS MANGA FANTASY Price: $11.99 Form: Trade Paper Publisher: St. Martin's Press ISBN-13: 9780312554002 Pages: 208 Pub. Date: March 2010
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Dead in the Family by Harris, Charlaine (Author) FP 1 MILLION. A Sookie Stackhouse Novel - following DEAD AND GONE - "Mixes humorous Southern- fried fantasy with biting satirical commentary." - PUBLISHERS WEEKLY. After enduring torture and the loss of loved ones during the brief but deadly Faery War, Sookie is hurt and angry. The only bright spot in her life is the love she feels for vampire Eric Northman who's under scrutiny by the new Vampire King because of their relationship. Though the door to Faery has been closed, there are still some Fae on the human side - and one of them is angry at Sookie. Very, very, very angry!
Genre: AMERICAN LITERATURE Price: $32.50 Form: Trade Cloth Publisher: Penguin Group (USA) Incorporat ISBN-13: 9780441018642 Pages: 320 Pub. Date: May 2010
Dead Like You by James, Peter (Author) This is the 6th novel in the Detective Superintendent Roy Grace series, following DEAD TOMORROW. A serial rapist is terrorizing Brighton. The victims' shoes were always taken by the offender. The crimes are very similar to a series of unsolved crimes in 1997. Is Grace dealing with a copycat, or has "Shoe Man" resurfaced? Soon Grace and his team will find themselves in a desperate race against the clock to identify and save the life of the new sixth victim.
Genre: ENGLISH LITERATURE Price: $34.99 Form: Trade Cloth Publisher: Pan Macmillan ISBN-13: 9780230706873 Pages: 500 Pub. Date: August 2010
Dead Republic, The by Doyle, Roddy (Author) FP 5,000 (CAN.) After spending thirty years in America, Henry returns to Ireland and in Dublin he's caught up in a bomb blast. In three brilliant novels, A STAR CALLED HENRY, OH PLAY THAT THING and now with THE DEAD REPUBLIC Roddy Doyle has told the whole history of Ireland in the twentieth century. And in the person of his hero, Henry Smart, he has created one of the great characters of modern fiction.
Genre: ENGLISH LITERATURE Price: $32.00 Form: Trade Cloth Publisher: Knopf Canada ISBN-13: 9780307398970 Pages: 336 Pub. Date: May 2010
Death Echo by Lowell, Elizabeth (Author) FP 200,000. Former CIA agent Emma Cross finds herself caught in the middle of an international incident. Lucky for her she's got a new partner as menacing and distrustful as the worst enemy she's ever faced and as deadly. NEW YORK TIMES bestselling author Elizabeth Lowell cuts a new edge in romantic suspense with this thrilling tale of passion, danger and intrigue.
Genre: FICTION ROMANCE SUSPENSE Price: $32.99 Form: Trade Cloth Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers ISBN-13: 9780061629754 Pages: 384 Pub. Date: June 2010
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Debutante, The by Tessaro, Kathleen (Author) FP 12,500 (CAN.) Cate is sent to help value the contents of a once-grand Georgian house in England. Cataloguing its contents she comes across a box containing some mysterious objects. Returning to London, she immerses herself in piecing together the clues contained in the box, and uncovers the story of two of the most famous debutantes of their generation. Can the dark events of one woman's past change Cate's own ability to live and love again? From the bestselling author of ELEGANCE.
Genre: AMERICAN LITERATURE Price: $15.99 Form: Trade Paper Publisher: HarperCollins Canada, Limited ISBN-13: 9781554688210 Pages: 0 Pub. Date: June 2010
Deliver Us from Evil by Baldacci, David (Author) FP 750,000. Following the success of his NEW YORK TIMES bestsellers TRUE BLUE and FIRST FAMILY, David Baldacci returns with a new thriller featuring Shaw, the shadowy operative from THE WHOLE TRUTH and photojournalist Katie James. They are reunited in a deadly duel of nerve and wits against a surprising enemy and led around the world at a breakneck pace.
Genre: AMERICAN LITERATURE Price: $34.99 Form: Trade Cloth Publisher: Grand Central Publishing ISBN-13: 9780446564083 Pages: 416 Pub. Date: April 2010
Devil Amongst the Lawyers, The: A Ballad Novel by McCrumb, Sharyn (Author) FP 100,000. The NEW YORK TIMES bestselling author returns to her Appalachian Ballad series after an eight- year hiatus - bringing her fans classic storytelling and the return of her most beloved character, Nora Bonesteel. Carl, an eighteen-year-old novice journalist from Tennessee, searches for the truth in a murder trial of a young mountain woman, while other journalists sell the story to the highest bidder. Carl relies on his cousin Nora - gifted with the "sight" - for help. McCrumb's previous novel THE ROSEWOOD CASKET is being adapted for film.
Genre: FICTION HISTORICAL Price: $29.99 Form: Trade Cloth Publisher: St. Martin's Press ISBN-13: 9780312558161 Pages: 336 Pub. Date: June 2010
Devil and Sherlock Holmes, The: Tales of Murder, Madness, and Obsession by Grann, David (Author) Acclaimed NEW YORKER writer and author of the breakout debut bestseller THE LOST CITY OF Z, David Grann offers a collection of spellbinding narrative journalism. Grann revels in telling stories that explore the nature of obsession and that piece together true and unforgettable mysteries. Throughout the collection, Grann's hypnotic accounts display the power - and often the willful perversity - of the human spirit. Compulsively readable, this is a brilliant mosaic of ambition, madness, passion and folly.
Genre: Price: $32.00 Form: Trade Cloth Publisher: Knopf Doubleday Publishing Gro ISBN-13: 9780385517928 Pages: 352 Pub. Date: March 2010
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Devil Colony, The by Rollins, James (Author); FP 350,000. Combining his trademark elements of science, history, and breakneck suspense, this is the next thrilling Sigma Force novel from the bestselling author of THE DOOMSDAY KEY. It features Painter Crowe, director of Sigma, as he seeks the answers to a horrible massacre in an Indian cave in the Rocky Mountains. His search takes him down a dark path that will lay bare secrets hidden since the founding of America.
Genre: Price: $35.99 Form: Trade Cloth Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers ISBN-13: 9780061784781 Pages: 448 Pub. Date: June 2010
Discord's Apple by Vaughn, Carrie (Author) FP 100,000. When her father died, Evie Walker inherited his old house in Colorado and with it a magical storeroom: a place where wondrous treasures from myth and legend are kept safe until they are needed again. The magic of the storeroom prevents access to any who are not intended to use the items. But just because it has never been done does not mean it cannot be done. There are certainly those who will give anything to find a way in. This is a new urban fantasy novel from the NEW YORK TIMES bestselling author of the Kitty Norville series.
Genre: Price: $28.99 Form: Trade Cloth Publisher: Tom Doherty Associates, LLC ISBN-13: 9780765325549 Pages: 304 Pub. Date: July 2010
Dogboy by Hornung, Eva (Author) FP 10,000 (CAN.) Romochka is four years old, abandoned in a condemned building. Driven onto the Moscow streets by cold and hunger, he finds refuge with a pack of feral dogs and is suckled by one he names Mamochka. He learns what it is like to be a dog in a loving clan. But Romochka is a boy, and he is drawn back into the dangerous world of human beings. This is an extraordinary novel about what it means to be human in an inhuman world.
Genre: ENGLISH LITERATURE Price: $29.99 Form: Trade Cloth Publisher: HarperCollins Canada, Limited ISBN-13: 9781554683727 Pages: 304 Pub. Date: March 2010
Dragongirl by McCaffrey, Todd J. (Author) FP 50,000. For readers of Anne McCaffrey's beloved Pern series comes the 3rd solo Dragonriders novel from NEW YORK TIMES bestselling author Todd J. McCaffrey. In this sequel to the bestselling DRAGONHEART, Fiona must learn to balance responsibility and ambition, help a friend discover her own place among the dragonriders, and solve the mystery of the illness that threatens the very survival of Pern.
Genre: Price: $31.00 Form: Trade Cloth Publisher: Random House Publishing Group ISBN-13: 9780345491169 Pages: 464 Pub. Date: July 2010
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Edge of Apocalypse by Lahaye, Tim (Author) FP 500,000. This exciting new novel - 1st in a new series from the coauthor of the Left Behind series - pulls readers into an adrenaline-fueled, political thriller chronicling the beginning of The End: the earth-shattering events leading up to the Apocalypse foretold in Revelation.
Genre: Fiction / General / Suspense Price: $31.99 Form: Trade Cloth Publisher: Zondervan Books ISBN-13: 9780310326281 Pages: 352 Pub. Date: May 2010
Elegy for April: A Novel by Black, Benjamin (Author) FP 75,000. John Banville is back - writing as Benjamin Black in this 3rd installment in the Quirke series. In ELEGY FOR APRIL, Quirke - the hard drinking, insatiably curious Dublin pathologist is determined to find his daughter's best friend, a well-connected doctor. With the help of his old sparring partner, D.I. Hackett, they follow April's trail through some of the darker byways of the city and encounter complicated and ugly truths about family savagery, Catholic ruthlessness, and race hatred.
Genre: FICTION PSYCHOLOGICAL Price: $30.00 Form: Trade Cloth Publisher: Henry Holt & Company ISBN-13: 9780805090918 Pages: 304 Pub. Date: April 2010
Every Last One: A Novel by Quindlen, Anna (Author) FP 400,000. This moving and surprising new novel by beloved author Anna Quindlen is about a suburban family and the unintended, explosive consequences of what seem like small, casual actions. Previous NEW YORK TIMES bestsellers include: RISE AND SHINE, BLESSINGS and BLACK AND BLUE, among others.
Genre: Price: $31.00 Form: Trade Cloth Publisher: Random House of Canada, Limite ISBN-13: 9781400065745 Pages: 320 Pub. Date: April 2010
Evil in Return by Forbes, Elena (Author) This is the highly anticipated 3rd installment in Elena Forbes' thrilling Mark Tartaglia Mystery series, following DIE WITH ME and OUR LADY OF PAIN. Novelist Joe Logan is found dumped in a disused crypt at the Brompton Cemetery. He's been tied up, shot, and castrated. Detective Tartaglia is convinced Logan's personal life holds the key, but unraveling his recent past proves difficult. Then a second body is found in a boathouse on the Thames - killed in an identical fashion. A vicious and methodical killer is on the loose. What links the two dead men? DIE WITH ME and OUR LADY OF PAIN. Suggested Can. price $21.95.
Genre: ENGLISH LITERATURE Price: $0.00 Form: Trade Cloth Publisher: House of Anansi Press ISBN-13: 9780887848155 Pages: 0 Pub. Date: June 2010
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Executive Intent by Brown, Dale (Author) FP 200,000. NEW YORK TIMES bestselling author of ROGUE FORCES is back with another action-packed tale of intrigue and technological weaponry that pits the world's superpowers in a contest for dominance of space as well as Earth's oceans.
Genre: FICTION THRILLERS Price: $34.99 Form: Trade Cloth Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers ISBN-13: 9780061560859 Pages: 416 Pub. Date: May 2010
Executor, The by Kellerman, Jesse (Author) FP 50,000. Perpetual graduate student Joseph Geist is at his wit's end. His girlfriend kicked him out; he's hit a dead end on his dissertation; his funding has been cut off. Desperate for income, he responds to a curious ad in the newspaper: someone is searching for a conversationalist. And so Joseph meets Alma Spielman: a woman who, with her old-world ways and razor-sharp mind, is his intellectual soul mate. How is he to know that what seems to be the best decision of his life is the one that will seal his fate? A masterful and inventive thriller from the author of THE GENIUS.
Genre: FICTION FANTASY GENERAL Price: $32.50 Form: Trade Cloth Publisher: Penguin Group (USA) Incorporat ISBN-13: 9780399156472 Pages: 352 Pub. Date: April 2010
Extinction Club by Moore, Jeffrey (Author) FP 5,000 (CAN.) Nile Nightingale heads, illegally, into Quebec's Laurentian Mountains, to escape addictions, exhaustions, and problems of home. He didn't expect to find the body of a teenage girl - left for dead - in a church yard. Against his better judgment he resolves to treat her wounds and find those who tried to kill her. This is a darkly comic tale, in which the very urban Nile and the country-smart, near-genius Celeste teach each other about life and death, love and loss. From the winner of the Commonwealth Writers' Prize for PRISONER IN A RED-ROSE CHAIN.
Genre: AMERICAN LITERATURE Price: $32.00 Form: Trade Cloth Publisher: Penguin Group (Canada) ISBN-13: 9780670067978 Pages: 288 Pub. Date: September 2009
Extinction Event, The by Black, David (Author) FP 40,000. After Jack Slidells' discovery of his law partner's death in an apparent drug/sex killing, he and the beautiful Caroline Wonder are suddenly hurled into an apocalyptic maelstrom of violence and intrigue. A page- burning, pulse-pounding chase-thriller , that is also populated with colourful characters almost Dickensian in their energy and flamboyance. From the bestselling author of LIKE FATHER and THE KING OF FIFTH AVENUE.
Genre: Price: $31.00 Form: Trade Cloth Publisher: Tom Doherty Associates, LLC ISBN-13: 9780765322616 Pages: 352 Pub. Date: May 2010
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Faculty Club, The: A Novel by Tobey, Danny (Author) FP 150,000. This is an ingenious and gripping thriller set at the world's most exclusive law school. But something dark is stirring behind the ivy. When a mysterious club promises success beyond his wildest dreams, rising star of first-year class, Jeremy Davis, uncovers a macabre secret older than the university itself. In a race against time, Jeremy must stop an ancient ritual that will sacrifice the lives of those he loves most and blur the lines between good and evil. This debut novel is a contemporary thriller in the tradition of THE DANTE CLUB and RULE OF FOUR.
Genre: Price: $29.99 Form: Trade Cloth Publisher: Simon & Schuster ISBN-13: 9781439154298 Pages: 320 Pub. Date: June 2010
Faithful Place by French, Tana (Author) A compelling psychological mystery from one of the most exciting new voices in crime fiction - author of THE LIKENESS and IN THE WOODS. The course of Frank Mackey's life was set by one defining moment when he was nineteen. The moment his girlfriend, Rosie, failed to turn up for their rendezvous in Faithful Place, failed to run away with him to London as they had planned. Now twenty years later, Frank gets a call from his sister to say that Rosie's suitcase has been found. Frank embarks on a journey into his past that demands he reevaluate everything he believes to be true.
Genre: Price: $24.99 Form: Trade Paper Publisher: Hodder & Stoughton Canada ISBN-13: 9780340977606 Pages: 560 Pub. Date: July 2010
Falcon Seven by Huston, James (Author); FP 100,000. Two Navy fliers in an F/A-18 are shot down in the mountains of Pakistan after bombing a suspected al Qaeda meeting. They are captured and then taken secretly to The Hague, where they will be put on trial for war crimes at the International Criminal Court. The building they bombed was actually a medical post set up by Europeans for Afghan refugees, and sixty innocent people were killed. Huston's potent mix of international intrigue, sizzling courtroom drama, and high-intensity action combine to make this heart-stopping thriller a must-read. From the author of MARINE ONE.
Genre: FICTION THRILLERS Price: $29.99 Form: Trade Cloth Publisher: St. Martin's Press ISBN-13: 9780312364328 Pages: 320 Pub. Date: May 2010
Fever Dream by Child, Lincoln (Author); Preston, Douglas (Author) FP 400,000. From the bestselling authors of CEMETERY DANCE comes a shocking thriller as Pendergast returns in his most personal case yet - the murder of his wife Helen. When he embarks on a quest to uncover the mystery of her death, Pendergast learns that she had secrets she wished to keep hidden. Now he finds himself faced with the question: who was the woman he married?
Genre: FICTION MYSTERY & DETECTIVE GENERAL Price: $32.99 Form: Trade Cloth Publisher: Grand Central Publishing ISBN-13: 9780446554961 Pages: 416 Pub. Date: May 2010
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Find, The by Page, Kathy (Author) Anna Silowski works as a curator in a prestigious paleontological museum; Scott Macleod dropped out of school, has a confused relationship with his native roots, and an alcoholic father. Anna, it seems, is at the top of her game; Scott does not even know what his might be. A day's prospecting leads Anna to make an extraordinary discovery in the remote part of B.C. where Scott lives. She finds herself unexpectedly dependent on Scott who is recruited to help on the excavation. A Dewey Diva pick from Ann Ledden. Canadian author.
Genre: ENGLISH LITERATURE Price: $24.95 Form: Trade Paper Publisher: McArthur & Company ISBN-13: 9781552788370 Pages: 256 Pub. Date: April 2010
Fly Away Home: A Novel by Weiner, Jennifer (Author) FP 450,000. Sylvie has spent the last thirty-eight years being the ideal politician's wife. After a painful public betrayal, she retreats to her grandmother's rambling seaside home in Connecticut to ride out the scandal and find herself again. She is joined by her two daughters who are also in failed relationships. Together, this family of women find their voices, their purpose, and the power they've had all along. Written with Weiner's signature blend of heartbreak and humor, as in her previous book BEST FRIENDS FOREVER.
Genre: Price: $29.99 Form: Trade Cloth Publisher: Simon & Schuster ISBN-13: 9780743294270 Pages: 368 Pub. Date: July 2010
Follow Me Down by Strange, Marc (Author) An Orwell Brennan Mystery - from the author off SUCKER PUNCH: A Joe Grundy Mystery. The forests around Dockerty, Newry County, hide many secrets. Some are never meant to be unearthed, one is still waiting to be buried. At the edge of the woods near the Warren farm, a man hangs in a tree. Two arrows pin him to the trunk. The dead man is the responsibility of Metro Homicide. Orwell has been ordered off the case. But there are too many unanswered questions to suit him. He can't and won't let go until he knows what really happened. From the author off SUCKER PUNCH. Canadian author - Toronto. Note: Suggested Can. price $26.95.
Genre: AMERICAN LITERATURE Price: $24.95 Form: Trade Cloth Publisher: ECW Press ISBN-13: 9781550229264 Pages: 260 Pub. Date: May 2010
For the Win by Doctorow, Cory (Author) FP 200,000. Imbued with the same lively, subversive spirit and thrilling storytelling that made LITTLE BROTHER an international sensation, FOR THE WIN is a prophetic and inspiring call-to-arms for a new generation who are engrossed in multiplayer online games. Young Adult Fiction from a Canadian author. Dewey Diva pick by Rosayln Steele.
Genre: Price: $19.99 Form: Trade Cloth Publisher: Tom Doherty Associates, LLC ISBN-13: 9780765322166 Pages: 480 Pub. Date: May 2010
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Foreign Influence by Thor, Brad (Author) FP 550,000. Note: The correct title is FOREIGN INFLUENCE. This is the 9th novel to feature Navy SEAL turned covert operative Scot Harvath whose mission is to target America's enemies - both foreign and domestic. This latest assignment has Harvath investigating abroad when a group of American college students is killed in a bombing in Rome. Simultaneously, a young woman is struck by a Yellow taxi in a hit-and-run on Chicago's west side. Harvath uncovers a shocking connection and races to prevent one of the most audacious and unthinkable acts of war in the history of mankind.
Genre: Price: $34.99 Form: Trade Cloth Publisher: Simon & Schuster ISBN-13: 9781416586593 Pages: 368 Pub. Date: June 2010
Forest Laird, The by Whyte, Jack (Author) FP 30,000 (CAN.) This is the 1st book in Jack Whyte s masterful new trilogy, the Guardians. THE FOREST LAIRD leads readers through the many lives of William Wallace - an outlaw and a fugitive, a hero and a patriot, a rebel and a kingmaker. He is the first heroic figure from the Scottish Wars of Independence brought blazingly to life in the trilogy, and will be followed by his two compatriots Robert the Bruce, King of Scots; and Sir James Douglas, known as The Black Douglas. The focus on Scotland will appeal to a whole new readership for Whyte's books. Canadian author - Kelowna, B.C.
Genre: Price: $36.00 Form: Trade Cloth Publisher: Penguin Group (Canada) ISBN-13: 9780670068463 Pages: 720 Pub. Date: September 2010
Fragile: A Novel by Unger, Lisa (Author) FP 60,000. A stunning new thriller from the NEW YORK TIMES bestselling author of BEAUTIFUL LIES, BLACK OUT and DIE FOR YOU. In this newest novel, FRAGILE, Lisa Unger examines the small town secrets exposed when a teenager goes missing in circumstances similar to another young girl's disappearance twenty years earlier. Unger is known for her insights into human behaviour and delving into the chilling ways we hide ourselves from one another.
Genre: FICTION FAMILY LIFE Price: $28.00 Form: Trade Cloth Publisher: Crown Publishing Group ISBN-13: 9780307393999 Pages: 336 Pub. Date: August 2010
Frankenstein: Lost Souls: A Novel by Koontz, Dean (Author) FP 600,000. A new novel in the Frankenstein series - now in a hardcover format - following FRANKENSTEIN: DEAD & ALIVE. In LOST SOULS Dean Koontz puts a singular twist on the classic tale of ambition and science gone wrong, and forges a new legend uniquely suited to our times - a story of revenge, redemption, and the razor-thin line that separates humanity from inhumanity as we consider a new invitation to the apocalypse. Featuring the indelible characters and genre-blending mix of supernatural suspense, sci-fi, mystery, romance, dead-pan humour, and high-adventure that have enthralled readers across the spectrum.
Genre: FICTION MYSTERY & DETECTIVE GENERAL Price: $32.00 Form: Trade Cloth Publisher: Random House Publishing Group ISBN-13: 9780553808018 Pages: 352 Pub. Date: June 2010
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Galilean Secret, The by Howard, Evan Drake (Author) FP 100,000. A crumbling scroll long lost in a forgotten cave offers a provocative and illuminating new interpretation of the man known as Jesus and his relationship with Mary Magdalene. An expertly plotted story based on the author's actual research in Israel, the novel entwines two stories: one set amidst the modern-day conflicts in the Middle East, the other set in ancient Palestine, yet both offer a perspective on the universal struggle for true freedom and love.
Genre: Fiction / General / Historical Price: $29.99 Form: Trade Cloth Publisher: Ideals Publications ISBN-13: 9780824947941 Pages: 496 Pub. Date: May 2010
Ghost Brush, The by Govier, Katherine (Author) FP 10,000 (CAN.) In an art gallery in Washington, Rebecca is accosted by the ghost of O-Ei. From modern-day Washington, DC, to colourful 19th-century Japan, this breathtaking work of imagination takes readers on a journey into the hidden life of one of the world's great "lost" artists: O-Ei, the daughter of the great Japanese printmaker Hokusai. The novel shines light on contemporary issues of authorship and masterworks, as well as the tender and ambiguous love between a father and daughter. Original TPB.
Genre: AMERICAN LITERATURE Price: $22.99 Form: Trade Paper Publisher: HarperCollins Canada, Limited ISBN-13: 9781554686438 Pages: 0 Pub. Date: May 2010
Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest, The by Larsson, Stieg (Author) FP 50,000 (CAN.) This is the hugely anticipated final novel in the critically acclaimed Millennium Trilogy - an international phenomenon - with over 21 million copies sold worldwide and published in 34 countries. As the novel opens, Lisbeth Salander - the heart and soul of Larsson's two previous novels (THE GIRL WHO PLAYED WITH FIRE and THE GIRL WITH THE DRAGON TATTOO) - is under close supervision in the intensive care unit of a provincial Swedish city hospital. And she's fighting for her life, and plotting her revenge against the man who tried to kill her, and the government institutions that very nearly destroyed her life.
Genre: FICTION THRILLERS Price: $32.00 Form: Trade Cloth Publisher: Penguin Group (Canada) ISBN-13: 9780670069033 Pages: 572 Pub. Date: May 2010
Glass Harmonica, The: A Novel by Wangersky, Russell (Author) FP 4,000 (CAN.) When retiree Keith O'Reilly witnesses the murder of his neighbour - an architect and "come- from-away" named Dennis Conners - by a pizza delivery man one night during a snowstorm, a unique series of stories begins to unfold. As the narrative weaves from neighbour to neighbour, house to house, family secrets and personal struggles are quietly disclosed to the reader. This is a terrific debut novel - rich in character, description, and dialogue - from critically-acclaimed and award-winning writer of non-fiction, Russell Wangersky (St. John's, NFLD).
Genre: Price: $29.95 Form: Trade Cloth Publisher: Thomas Allen Publishers ISBN-13: 9780887625244 Pages: 336 Pub. Date: April 2010
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Glass Rainbow, The by Burke, James Lee (Author) FP 250,000. This is the much-anticipated new novel in the Dave Robicheaux series, following the NEW YORK TIMES bestseller SWAN PEAK. Detective Dave Robicheaux is back home in New Iberia Parish and once again on the trail of a killer. But when his best friend is accused of murder and his daughter gets involved with some shady business, Robicheaux will need to muster every ounce of guts, wit, and investigative chops he has to solve the case. Note: Also available in Trade Paper Can. Edition: 9781439195345.
Genre: Price: $34.00 Form: Trade Cloth Publisher: Simon & Schuster, Incorporated ISBN-13: 9781439128299 Pages: 384 Pub. Date: July 2010
God of the Hive, The by King, Laurie R. (Author) FP 55,000. Note: The correct title is THE GOD OF THE HIVE. Top ten NEW YORK TIMES bestselling author Laurie R. King "enriches the Sherlockian legacy" (THE BOSTON GLOBE) in her mesmerizing, powerful conclusion to the blockbuster hit THE LANGUAGE OF BEES. Mary Russell and Sherlock Holmes are each on the trail of exposing a ruthless villain who intends to see the entire Holmes bloodline bled dry. Will being apart help them solve a devilishly difficult mystery, or make them easier targets?
Genre: FICTION SUSPENSE Price: $29.95 Form: Trade Cloth Publisher: Random House Publishing Group ISBN-13: 9780553805543 Pages: 368 Pub. Date: April 2010
Good Man Jesus and the Scoundrel Christ, The by Pullman, Philip (Author) FP 6,000 (CAN.) From the writer of the controversial THE GOLDEN COMPASS comes an articulation of his belief through the "myth" of the life of Jesus Christ. This book of fiction will provide a new account of the life of Jesus, challenging the gospels and arguing that the version in the New Testament was shaped by the apostle Paul. This book is part of the Myth series. "Parts of it read like a novel, parts like a history, and parts like a fairy tale. I wanted it to be like that because it is, among other things, a story about how stories becomes stories." - Phillip Pullman. Toronto tour for media and events.
Genre: FICTION CHRISTIAN GENERAL Price: $27.00 Form: Trade Cloth Publisher: Knopf Canada ISBN-13: 9780307399212 Pages: 240 Pub. Date: April 2010
Good Son, The: A Novel by Gruber, Michael (Author) FP 100,000. Somewhere in Pakistan, Sonia Laghari and eight fellow members of a symposium on peace are being held captive by armed terrorists. Sonia, a deeply religious woman as well as a Jungian psychologist, has become the de facto leader of the kidnapped group. While her son Theo, an ex-Delta soldier, uses his military connections to find and free the victims, Sonia tries to keep them all alive by working her way into the kidnappers' psyches and interpreting their dreams. From the NEW YORK TIMES bestselling author of AIR AND SHADOWS.
Genre: FICTION SUSPENSE Price: $31.00 Form: Trade Cloth Publisher: Henry Holt & Company ISBN-13: 9780805091281 Pages: 400 Pub. Date: May 2010
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Greedy Little Eyes by Livingston, Billie (Author) FP 5,000. In this collection of short stories, Bille Livingston explores the universal craving for connection , both emotional and physical. Some of the stories have been awarded prizes from such magazines as THIS, PRISM, and THE FIDDLEHEAD. The story "You're Taking All of the Fun Out of It" was shortlisted for the Journey Prize. Canadian author - Vancouver. Original TPB.
Genre: AMERICAN LITERATURE Price: $22.00 Form: Trade Paper Publisher: Random House of Canada, Limite ISBN-13: 9780679313243 Pages: 256 Pub. Date: June 2010
Hanging Tree, The: A Starvation Lake Mystery by Gruley, Bryan (Author) FP 75,000. "Many good crime novels appear every month but few have the depth and poignancy of STARVATION LAKE." - BOOKLIST (starred review). When Gracie McBride, the wild girl who had vanished for fifteen years is found dead in an apparent suicide shortly after her homecoming, it sends shockwaves through her native Starvation Lake. Gus carpenter, editor of the Pine County PILOT, sets out to solve the mystery with the help of Sheriff's Deputy Darlene Esper. This is a compelling story about family and friendship, sex and violence, and of love falling short of making everything right. Original TPB.
Genre: Price: $19.99 Form: Trade Paper Publisher: Simon & Schuster ISBN-13: 9781416563648 Pages: 288 Pub. Date: August 2010
Hangman by Kellerman, Faye (Author) FP 250,000. Peter Decker and Rina Lazarus are back on a case - and this time they've got to stop a familiar sociopath - in this electrifying new tale of suspense from the bestselling author of BLINDMAN'S BLUFF. Faye Kellerman is the author of 27 novels, 20 NEW YORK TIMES bestselling mysteries featuring the husband-and- wife team of Decker and Lazarus.
Genre: FICTION MYSTERY & DETECTIVE GENERAL Price: $33.99 Form: Trade Cloth Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers ISBN-13: 9780061702563 Pages: 384 Pub. Date: August 2010
Hannah's List by Macomber, Debbie (Author); #1 NEW YORK TIMES bestselling author of TWENTY WISHES brings readers another heartwarming tale of life and love on Blossom Street. On the anniversary of his beloved wife's death, Dr. Michael Everett receives a letter Hannah had written him. In it she reminds him of her love and makes one final request. An impossible request: "I want you to marry again." She tells him he shouldn't spend the years he has left grieving her. And to that end she's chosen three women she asks him to consider. As millions of readers know, Debbie Macomber understands what's in a woman's heart.
Genre: Price: $27.95 Form: Trade Cloth Publisher: Harlequin Enterprises, Limited ISBN-13: 9780778327806 Pages: 416 Pub. Date: April 2010
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Heart of the Matter by Giffin, Emily (Author) FP 1,300,000. Author of four blockbuster bestselling novels - SOMETHING BORROWED, SOMETHING BLUE, BABY PROOF and LOVE THE ONE YOU'RE WITH - delivers her most layered and emotionally novel to date. In alternating points of view, Griffin tells a story of three good people caught in an untenable triangle, each questioning everything they once believed about love and loyalty. And each, ultimately, discovering what is truly at the heart of the matter.
Genre: FICTION PSYCHOLOGICAL Price: $31.99 Form: Trade Cloth Publisher: St. Martin's Press ISBN-13: 9780312554163 Pages: 384 Pub. Date: May 2010
Hearts on a String: A Novel by Radish, Kris (Author) FP 100,000. From the bestselling author of ANNIE FREEMAN'S FABULOUS TRAVELING FUNERAL comes a lively, heartwarming tale of sisterhood and solidarity, with wit and charm to spare. Radish tells the story of five incredible women, each at crossroads, each waiting for a plane that will take them to a new chapter in her life. When a storm strands them, however, they make a spontaneous decision to rent a luxury suite at the airport hotel. There they find the answers they are seeking, the fun they needed to have, and the unexpected and always cherished connection that unite all women. Original TPB.
Genre: FICTION GENERAL Price: $17.50 Form: Trade Paper Publisher: Random House Publishing Group ISBN-13: 9780553384758 Pages: 336 Pub. Date: May 2010
Heaven's Fury: A Novel by Frey, Stephen (Author) FP 75,000. This is a riveting new thriller about a small-town Wisconsin sheriff who becomes entangled in a grisly murder case that he must solve before a once-in-a-lifetime snowstorm consumes them all. Suspenseful, surprising, and utterly captivating, this latest novel proves yet again that Frey is a true master of the spellbinding thriller. Previous books include: THE TAKEOVER and THE INSIDER.
Genre: Price: $29.99 Form: Trade Cloth Publisher: Simon & Schuster ISBN-13: 9781416549673 Pages: 336 Pub. Date: September 2010
Heliopolis by Scudamore, James (Author) FP 4,000 (CAN.) As a child, Ludo was plucked out of the shantytown where he was born and transported to a world of languid, cosseted luxury. Now twenty-seven, he works high above the sprawling metropolis of Sao Paulo for a vacuous "communications company." But this is not his world, and this is not a simple rags to-riches story: Ludo's destiny moves him around like a chess piece, showing him extremes of opulent excess and abject poverty, taking him to the brink of madness and brutality. Longlisted for the 2009 Man Booker Prize and well received in the U.K. where it was first published.
Genre: FICTION GENERAL Price: $22.00 Form: Trade Paper Publisher: Penguin Group (Canada) ISBN-13: 9780143175445 Pages: 288 Pub. Date: January 2010
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Husband and Wife by Stewart, Leah (Author) FP 40,000. Sarah, a responsible 35-year-old traded her dreams of becoming a poet to attend to her two small children and for a steady job that allowed her husband to devote himself to his fiction. But her world is turned upside-down when she realizes that her husband's new book, INFIDELITY, is based on fact. The author of the celebrated THE MYTH OF YOU AND ME delivers an honest and emotionally searing tale of infidelity, betrayal, identity, and second chances.
Genre: FICTION FAMILY LIFE Price: $32.99 Form: Trade Cloth Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers ISBN-13: 9780061774508 Pages: 352 Pub. Date: May 2010
Hypnotist, The by Rose, M. J. (Author) International bestselling author M. J. Rose conjures a mesmerizing follow-up to the first two books in her unique reincarnation series - THE REINCARNATIONIST and THE MEMORIST. Can we know who we are if we don't know who we were? Who owns the art and soul of our civilization? THE HYPNOTIST is a novel that will keep you turning pages and asking questions. "Haunting, lyrical...Not to be missed." - James Rollins.
Genre: Price: $27.95 Form: Trade Cloth Publisher: Harlequin Enterprises, Limited ISBN-13: 9780778326755 Pages: 416 Pub. Date: May 2010
Ice Cold: A Novel by Gerritsen, Tess (Author) FP 200,000. NEW YORK TIMES bestselling author of THE KEEPSAKE and THE BONE, among others, returns with a red-hot new suspense novel featuring detective Jane Rizzoli and Boston medical examiner Maura Isles. Rizzoli's latest investigation leads her to an abandoned valley and a gruesome discovery, as she searches for the missing Maura Isles. But it turns out Maura is not dead - she's on the run, forced to place her life in the hands of the unlikely savior who has kept her alive until now: a sixteen-year-old boy.
Genre: Price: $31.00 Form: Trade Cloth Publisher: Random House Publishing Group ISBN-13: 9780345515483 Pages: 368 Pub. Date: July 2010
Ideal Wife, An: A Novel by Townley, Gemma (Author) FP 50,000. For fans of Sophie Kinsella, here is the 3rd novel in Gemma Townley's Wild trilogy, following THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING MARRIED and A WILD AFFAIR - each novel a clever modern re-imagining of an Oscar Wilde play. The irresistible heroine Jessica Wild starts a campaign to transform herself into the ideal wife for her new husband Max. But when a former rival who knows a devastating secret about Jessica shows up, chaos ensues, with plenty of romance, misunderstanding - and even blackmail! Original TPB.
Genre: FICTION ROMANCE GENERAL Price: $17.00 Form: Trade Paper Publisher: Random House Publishing Group ISBN-13: 9780345499844 Pages: 256 Pub. Date: June 2010
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Imperial Bedrooms by Ellis, Bret Easton (Author) FP 100,000. Bret Ellis follows the infamous teenagers from his first novel LESS THAN ZERO into an even more desperate middle age. Clay a successful screenwriter, has returned from New York to Los Angeles to help cast his new movie, and he's soon drifting through a long-familiar circle. But soon Clay's own demons emerge once he meets a gorgeous young actress determined to win a role in his movie. And when his life careens out of control, he's forced to come to terms with the deepest recesses of his character.
Genre: FRIENDSHIP FICTION Price: $29.95 Form: Trade Cloth Publisher: Knopf Doubleday Publishing Gro ISBN-13: 9780307266101 Pages: 192 Pub. Date: June 2010
In a Strange Room: Three Journeys by Galgut, Damon (Author); FP 5,000 (CAN.) A young man named Damon takes three journeys, through Greece, India, and Africa. To those who travel with him and to those whom he meets on the way - including a handsome enigmatic stranger, a group of careless backpackers, and a woman on the edge - he is the Follower, the Lover, and the Guardian. Yet, despite the man's best intentions, each journey ends in disaster. These short stories demonstrate the hauntingly beautiful evocation of one man's search for love and a place to call home - from the author of THE GOOD DOCTOR, a finalist for the Man Booker Prize. Original TPB.
Genre: ENGLISH LITERATURE Price: $22.99 Form: Trade Paper Publisher: McClelland & Stewart ISBN-13: 9780771035968 Pages: 224 Pub. Date: August 2010
In Harm's Way by Pearson, Ridley (Author) FP 100,000. The NEW YORK TIMES bestselling author of KILLER SUMMER and KILLER VIEW delivers another extraordinary Walt Fleming thriller. Sun Valley sheriff Walt Fleming's budding relationship with photographer Fiona Kenshaw hits a rough patch after Fiona is involved in a heroic river rescue and she attempts to duck the press. Then Walt gets a phone call from the police in Seattle to report that a recent murder may have a Sun Valley connection. After a badly beaten body is discovered just off a local highway, Walt knows there is link - but can he pull the pieces together in time?
Genre: IDAHO FICTION Price: $32.50 Form: Trade Cloth Publisher: Penguin Group (USA) Incorporat ISBN-13: 9780399156540 Pages: 368 Pub. Date: August 2010
In the Name of Friendship by French, Marilyn (Author); Set in the Berkshire Mountains of western Massachusetts in the landmark year of 2000, this wise novel is a group portrait of four disparate women whose personalities vary as greatly as their circumstances and ages. The four weather past and present family crises while collectively they forge emotional links that help each person refashion her life. A Dewey Diva pick from Ann Ledden. From the author of the internationally bestselling THE WOMEN'S ROOM. Note: Originally published by Feminist Press 2008.
Genre: AMERICAN LITERATURE Price: $16.95 Form: UK-B Format Paperback Publisher: McArthur & Company ISBN-13: 9781552788431 Pages: 352 Pub. Date: May 2010
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In the Name of Honor by Patterson, Richard North (Author) FP 350,000. Note new title: IN THE NAME OF HONOR. Home from Iraq, a lieutenant kills his commanding officer. Was it self-defense or premeditated murder? This is a courtroom thriller about the high cost of war and secrets of two families with a tangled history. From the bestselling and critically acclaimed author of THE SPIRE and EXILE, among others.
Genre: FICTION HISTORICAL Price: $31.00 Form: Trade Cloth Publisher: Henry Holt & Company ISBN-13: 9780805087741 Pages: 416 Pub. Date: June 2010
Infinity: Chronicles of Nick by Kenyon, Sherrilyn (Author) FP 500,000. From the #1 NEW YORK TIMES phenomenon Sherrilyn Kenyon comes the 1st novel in her brand new young adult series, The Chronicles of Nick. At fourteen, Nick thinks he knows everything about the world around him, until the night when his best friends try to kill him. Saved by a mysterious warrior who has more fighting skills than Chuck Norris, Nick is sucked into the realm of the Dark-Hunters immortal vampire slayers who risk everything to save humanity.
Genre: FICTION SCIENCE FICTION GENERAL Price: $19.99 Form: Trade Cloth Publisher: St. Martin's Press ISBN-13: 9780312599072 Pages: 560 Pub. Date: June 2010
Innocent by Turow, Scott (Author) FP 750,000. This is the sequel to the genre-defining, landmark bestseller PRESUMED INNOCENT originally published in HC 1987. Now two decades later, INNOCENT continues the story of Rusty Sabich and Tommy Molto who are, once again, twenty years later, pitted against each other in a riveting psychological match after the mysterious death of Rusty's wife.
Genre: FICTION MYSTERY & DETECTIVE POLICE PROCEDUR Price: $34.99 Form: Trade Cloth Publisher: Grand Central Publishing ISBN-13: 9780446562423 Pages: 416 Pub. Date: May 2010
Insatiable by Cabot, Meg (Author) FP 100,000. This is a brilliantly funny, modern day sequel to DRACULA with the kind of twist only NEW YORK TIMES bestselling author Meg Cabot can imagine!
Genre: FICTION ROMANCE ADULT Price: $29.50 Form: Trade Cloth Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers ISBN-13: 9780061735066 Pages: 320 Pub. Date: June 2010
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Inside Out: A Novel by Eisler, Barry (Author) FP 50,000. The CIA has avoided scandal by "accidentally" destroying videotapes that show American soldiers waterboarding, but in truth, waterboarding was standard operating procedure and the CIA videotaped it all. Under political pressure, the CIA has executed twelve men shown to be tortured. Worse, the tapes still exist...and the CIA is being blackmailed. Now Ben Treven, returns - off the the CIA books - to find and take out the blackmailer. An action-packed and politically charged thriller from the author of FAULT LINE.
Genre: FICTION MYSTERY & DETECTIVE GENERAL Price: $29.95 Form: Trade Cloth Publisher: Random House Publishing Group ISBN-13: 9780345505101 Pages: 352 Pub. Date: June 2010
Intercept by Robinson, Patrick (Author) This is the newest Mack Bedford thriller from the co-author of the #1 NEW YORK TIMES bestseller LONE SURVIVOR. A left-leaning appeal court judge liberates four of the most dangerous al Qaeda terrorists from Guantanamo Bay and the CIA field office tracks them back to Pakistan's northwest mountain range. Now, a fateful communication from the mountains of the Afghan side of the border is intercepted by Britain's secret surveillance station. Al Qaeda is planning a new hit on the U.S. mainland. The CIA know there is only one man who can stop them - retired Navy SEAL Lt. Commander Mack Bedford.
Genre: Price: $32.95 Form: Trade Cloth Publisher: Vanguard Press ISBN-13: 9781593155841 Pages: 352 Pub. Date: May 2010
Invisible Bridge, The by Orringer, Julie (Author) FP 60,000. This is Julie Orringer's astonishing first novel - eagerly awaited since the publication of her heralded bestselling short story collection, HOW TO BREATHE UNDERWATER. It is an epic tale that tells the unforgettable story of three brothers bound by history and love, of a marriage tested by disaster, of a Jewish family's struggle against annihilation, and of the dangerous power of art in a time of war.
Genre: FICTION ROMANCE GENERAL Price: $32.00 Form: Trade Cloth Publisher: Knopf Doubleday Publishing Gro ISBN-13: 9781400041169 Pages: 624 Pub. Date: May 2010
Island Beneath the Sea by Allende, Isabel (Author) FP 250,000 (U.S.) 12,500 (CAN.) Spanning four decades, this is the moving story of the intertwined lives of Tete, a teenage slave of an African mother and a white sailor, and of Valmorain, a plantation owner's son. It's the story of one woman's determination to find love amid loss, to offer humanity though her own has been battered, and to forge her own identity in the cruelest of circumstances. From the international bestselling author of INES OF MY SOUL.
Genre: FICTION GENERAL Price: $34.99 Form: Trade Cloth Publisher: HarperCollins Canada, Limited ISBN-13: 9780061988240 Pages: 464 Pub. Date: April 2010
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Island, The: A Novel by Hilderbrand, Elin (Author) FP 180,000. From NEW YORK TIMES bestseller Elin Hilderbrand, a new novel set on Tuckernuck Island off the coast of Nantucket. Four women - a mother, her sister, and two grown daughters - head to Tuckernuck for a retreat, hoping to escape their troubles. Instead, they find only drama, secrets, and life-changing revelations. A captivating novel of summer and surprises from the author of CASTAWAYS, BAREFOOT, THE SHACK, among others.
Genre: FICTION CONTEMPORARY WOMEN Price: $31.99 Form: Trade Cloth Publisher: Little Brown & Company ISBN-13: 9780316043878 Pages: 416 Pub. Date: July 2010
It All Began in Monte Carlo by Adler, Elizabeth (Author) FP 75,000 (CAN.) Sunny Alvarez and Mac Reilly seem to find trouble in the south of France. This time, all the trouble began in Monte Carlo. With their relationship in jeopardy, Sunny heads to Monte Carlo where she is pulled into a web of intrigue involving a series of robberies and high-end jewelry stories. When Mac shows up, he's already to do anything to get Sunny back, not the least of which is to solve her problems and save her life. Beach reading suspense from the NEW YORK TIMES bestselling author of THERE'S SOMETHING ABOUT ST. TROPEZ.
Genre: Price: $31.00 Form: Trade Cloth Publisher: St. Martin's Press ISBN-13: 9780312385156 Pages: 384 Pub. Date: July 2010
J'Adore Dior by Lafleche, Isabelle (Author) When Catherine Lambert, an effortlessly chic Parisian lawyer, receives an offer to transfer to the New York office of her prestigious firm, she unhesitatingly accepts. A dedicated follower of fashion and everything stylish, she is determined to conquer the high-flying world of Manhattan law - and love. This debut novel by a corporate attorney is a fun tale of love, glamour, deceit and the pursuit of a corner office. Original TPB.
Genre: AMERICAN LITERATURE Price: $19.99 Form: Trade Paper Publisher: HarperCollins Canada, Limited ISBN-13: 9781554681235 Pages: 400 Pub. Date: April 2010
Juliet by Fortier, Anne (Author) FP 25,000 (CAN.) When Julie Jacobs begins investigating the history of her ancestor Giulietta, whose legendary love for a young man named Romeo turned medieval Siena upside down, she learns that the notorious curse - "A plague on both your houses!" - is still at work, and that she is the next target. Full of secrets, sleeping potions, medieval wedding rituals, curses, and sibling rivalries, JULIET is at heart an epic romance that proves love is strong enough to conquer even death.
Genre: AMERICAN LITERATURE Price: $29.99 Form: Trade Cloth Publisher: HarperCollins Canada, Limited ISBN-13: 9781554684991 Pages: 0 Pub. Date: August 2010
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Kill for an Orchid by Wan, Michelle (Author) Death in the Dordogne series - This 4th title completes the mystery series, following DEADLY SLIPPER, THE ORCHID SHROUD, and A TWIST OF ORCHIDS. This latest novel by Michelle Wan features lush landscapes and tantalizing food - and of course the ongoing quest to find the haunting, mysterious Cypripedum Incognitum, Julian's mystery orchid. Canadian.
Genre: Price: $29.95 Form: Trade Cloth Publisher: Doubleday Canada, Limited ISBN-13: 9780385664868 Pages: 320 Pub. Date: February 2010
King's Mistress, The: A Novel by Campion, Emma (Author) FP 75,000. This is an enthralling novel - from an expert in Medieval Literature and History - that will appeal to fans of Philippa Gregory and Alison Weir. It is the story of Alice Perrers, the notorious mistress of King Edward III. As one of the King's favourite she brings jealousy and hatred in her wake, and some will stop at nothing to see her fall from grace.
Genre: YOUNG WOMEN FICTION Price: $31.00 Form: Trade Cloth Publisher: Crown Publishing Group ISBN-13: 9780307589255 Pages: 416 Pub. Date: July 2010
Lake Shore Limited, The by Miller, Sue (Author) FP 100,000. Unforgettable characters beckon readers into this new novel from the bestselling author of THE SENATOR'S WIFE. The story centers around a play, "The Lake Shore," written by Wilhelmina "Billy" Gertz. It is about a terrorist bombing of a train as it pulls into Union Station in Chicago and about a man waiting to hear the fate of his estranged wife who is traveling on it. Sue Miller's novel deals with the dislocations wrought in our lives by accidents of fate and time and how we try to make peace with who we become in circumstances beyond our control.
Genre: FICTION PSYCHOLOGICAL Price: $30.00 Form: Trade Cloth Publisher: Knopf Doubleday Publishing Gro ISBN-13: 9780307264213 Pages: 288 Pub. Date: April 2010
Last Christian, The: A Novel by Gregory, David (Author) FP 100,000. A.D. 2088. Missionary daughter Abigail Caldwell emerges from the jungle for the first time in her 34 years, the sole survivor of a disease that wiped out her village. Abby goes to America and discovers a nation where Christianity died out. But a larger threat looms. Brain transplants have begun, and with them comes the promise of eternal existence. Abby and Professor Daniels uncover a plot to force the entire planet to convert to this "transhuman" status - forever losing all possibility of a connection with God. Abby is determined to save her faith. From the bestselling author of DINNER WITH A PERFECT STRANGER.
Genre: FICTION SCIENCE FICTION GENERAL Price: $17.99 Form: Trade Paper Publisher: The Doubleday Religious Publis ISBN-13: 9781400074976 Pages: 352 Pub. Date: May 2010
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Left Hand of God, The by Hoffman, Paul (Author) FP 75,000. This is the first novel in an epic, ambitious trilogy that will prove irresistible to the readers who have turned the Inheritance Cycle, Twilight, and his Dark Materials series into publishing phenomena. THE LEFT HAND OF GOD is the story of sixteen-year-old Thomas Cale, who has grown up imprisoned at the Sanctuary of the Redeemers, a fortress run by a secretive sect of warrior monks in a distant, dystopian past. He is one of thousands of boys who train all day in hand-to-hand combat, in preparation for a holy war that only High Priests know is now imminent.
Genre: FICTION HORROR Price: $32.50 Form: Trade Cloth Publisher: Penguin Group (USA) Incorporat ISBN-13: 9780525951315 Pages: 384 Pub. Date: June 2010
Lethal Rage by Pilkey, Brent (Author) Filled with drugs, prostitution, and crime, this mystery explores the unglamorous life of a street cop in the rough and tumble 51 Division. Jack Warren, a young officer who enters the dangerous downtown streets after working in a virtually crime-free area, is immediately thrown into a brutal war against a crack-cocaine dealer intent on taking over the city's drug trade. Jack soon discovers that no one is safe from the dealer's quest for domination when the war turns horrifically personal. Working with the division's elite major-crime unit, Jack learns there is an imperceptible yet enormous difference between the law and justiceand being a police officer and surviving in the 51. Genre: AMERICAN LITERATURE Price: $0.00 Form: Trade Cloth Publisher: ECW Press ISBN-13: 9781550229257 Pages: 240 Pub. Date: May 2010
Liar's Lullaby, The by Gardiner, Meg (Author) FP 50,000(UK). When you have to take on the White House there's only one woman to call - Jo Beckett. When a rock singer is killed onstage during a concert, Jo Beckett is called in to perform a psychological autopsy. But Tasia McFarland's death causes Jo all kinds of problems, because Tasia is the ex-wife of the President of the United States. From the author of THE MEMORY COLLECTOR, also featuring Jo Beckett, forensic psychologist.
Genre: ENGLISH LITERATURE Price: $32.95 Form: Trade Cloth Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers Limit ISBN-13: 9780007337613 Pages: 284 Pub. Date: July 2010
Lion, The by DeMille, Nelson (Author) FP 1,000,000. Nelson DeMille returns with his highly-anticipated sequel to THE LION'S GAME (2000). John Corey, former NYPD homicide detective and now a special agent for the Terrorist Task Force, is back. Unfortunately for Corey, so is Asad Khalil, the notorious Libyan terrorist otherwise known as "The Lion." Khalil has returned to America to make good on his threats to take care of unfinished business.
Genre: COREY, JOHN (FICTITIOUS CHARACTER) FICTION Price: $34.99 Form: Trade Cloth Publisher: Grand Central Publishing ISBN-13: 9780446580830 Pages: 600 Pub. Date: June 2010
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Live to Tell by Gardner, Lisa (Author) FP 200,000. In her most shocking thriller yet, bestselling author of THE NEIGHBOR, brings back her troubled and brilliant heroine, Sergeant Detective D. D. Warren. Her case this time: an entire family wiped out in a seemingly senseless fit of violence. But to look closer is to see that the most devastating crimes are the ones closest to home, and solving them brings Warren closer to the edge than she's ever been before. A thriller that's in full throttle and never lets up.
Genre: FICTION MYSTERY & DETECTIVE GENERAL Price: $31.00 Form: Trade Cloth Publisher: Random House Publishing Group ISBN-13: 9780553807240 Pages: 400 Pub. Date: July 2010
Living Dead, The: The Beginning by Romero, George (Author) FP 250,000. This novel follows different groups of people as they react to an epidemic of zombies, working together or, for some, using their limited knowledge of zombies to try to survive. But is survival even possible? Or desirable? Legendary film director George A. Romero, the greatest authority on modern-day zombies delivers the debut horror novel that fans have been waiting for - the story of the origins of the living dead.
Genre: FICTION HORROR Price: $31.99 Form: Trade Cloth Publisher: Grand Central Publishing ISBN-13: 9780446561839 Pages: 320 Pub. Date: July 2010
Long Way Home, The by Pilcher, Robin (Author) FP 100,000 (CAN.) In the vein of Maeve Binchy, Rosamunde Pilcher, and Nicholas Sparks, NEW YORK TIMES bestselling author Robin Pilcher returns with his most enchanting novel yet, filled with captivating twists and turns of heart. Claire and her husband Art return to Scotland to take care of an ailing relative who can no longer live on his own. They become involved in a dramatic conflict over his property and how it can be developed. THE LONG WAY HOME, a masterful novel by a master storyteller, will keep readers on the edge of their seats.
Genre: FATHERS AND DAUGHTERS FICTION Price: $31.00 Form: Trade Cloth Publisher: St. Martin's Press ISBN-13: 9780312354350 Pages: 304 Pub. Date: March 2010
Lost River by Booth, Stephen (Author) FP 50,000 (UK). A Ben Cooper and Diane Fry Mystery - 10th in the series, following THE KILL CALL. A May Bank Holiday in the Peak District is ruined by the tragic drowning of an eight-year-old girl. For Detective Constable Ben Cooper, a helpless witness to the tragedy, the incident is not only traumatic, but leads him to become involved in the tangled lives of the dead girl's family which leads to a secret that the whole family might be willing to cover up.
Genre: FICTION MYSTERY & DETECTIVE POLICE PROCEDUR Price: $34.95 Form: Trade Cloth Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers Limit ISBN-13: 9780007243488 Pages: 368 Pub. Date: May 2010
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Lost Summer of Louisa May Alcott, The by McNees, Kelly O'Connor (Author) FP 75,000. Millions of readers have fallen in love with LITTLE WOMEN. But how could Louisa May Alcott - who never had a romance - write so convincingly of love and heartbreak without experiencing it herself? Deftly mixing fact and fiction, Kelly O'Connor McNees imagines a love affair that would threaten Louisa's writing career - and inspire the story of Jo and Laurie in LITTLE WOMEN. Stuck in a small town in New Hampshire in 1855, Louisa finds herself torn between a love that takes her by surprise and her dream of independence as a writer in Boston. The choice comes with a steep price.
Genre: AUTHORS FICTION Price: $31.00 Form: Trade Cloth Publisher: Penguin Group (USA) Incorporat ISBN-13: 9780399156526 Pages: 352 Pub. Date: April 2010
Love Market, The by Mason, Carol (Author); Celine is running her own business, called The Love Market, a professional matchmaking service in Northern England. She's coping with the unanticipated heartbreak of a marriage ending, and a daughter Aimee who wants to know the "adult" reason why her parents split up. When, out of the blue, Patrick - her first love - emails. Tempted to find out if all the old feelings can possibly still be there, she's thrown into tailspin again when her husband Mike has an unusual proposition for her, forcing her to question whether a divorce really means it's over. From the bestselling author of THE SECRET LIVES OF MARRIED WOMEN. Canadian author.
Genre: Price: $24.95 Form: Trade Paper Publisher: McArthur & Company ISBN-13: 9781552788455 Pages: 280 Pub. Date: February 2010
Love Verb, The by Green, Jane (Author) FP 5,000 (CAN.) Successful photographer Callie couldn't be more unlike her younger sister, Steff, who has never held down a job - or a boyfriend - for more than six months. Their divorced and perpetually feuding parents have almost given up hope that Steff will learn to be responsible...until they all receive a shocking email that changes their lives forever, and brings them together one extraordinary summer in Maine. Jane Green is a NEW YORK TIMES bestselling author of THE BEACH HOUSE and SWAPPING LIVES.
Genre: Price: $30.00 Form: Trade Cloth Publisher: Penguin Group (Canada) ISBN-13: 9780670069149 Pages: 384 Pub. Date: June 2010
Lover Mine by Ward, J. R. (Author); FP 250,000 (U.S.) 8,000 (CAN.) A Novel of the Black Dagger Brotherhood - 8th in the series, from the NEW YORK TIMES bestselling author of LOVER AVENGED. John Matthew has come a long way since he was found living among humans, his vampire nature unknown. Taken in by The Brotherhood, no one could guess what his true history was - or his true identity. Xhex has long steeled herself against the attraction to John. Until fate intervenes and she discovers that love, like destiny is inevitable.
Genre: FICTION ROMANCE PARANORMAL Price: $32.50 Form: Trade Cloth Publisher: Penguin Group (USA) Incorporat ISBN-13: 9780451229854 Pages: 528 Pub. Date: April 2010
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Lowcountry Summer by Frank, Dorothea Benton (Author) FP 250,000. Return to Tall Pines Plantation in this long-awaited sequel to PLANTATION. When her mother dies, Caroline Wimbley Levine returns to her home in South Carolina. And in this lush countryside, old hurts, betrayals, and dark secrets will surface, and a new generation will rise along the banks of the mighty Edisto River. This novel is infused with humour and poignancy and filled with lively characters.
Genre: Price: $33.99 Form: Trade Cloth Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers ISBN-13: 9780061961175 Pages: 352 Pub. Date: June 2010
Lucid Intervals by Woods, Stuart (Author) FP 350,000. A Stone Barrington Novel. Stone Barrington and his former cop partner, Dino, are enjoying some pasta at a restaurant when in walks former client and all-round sad sack Herbie Fisher...with a briefcase containing $14 million in cash. Herbie says he won it in a lottery and now he needs a lawyer. After a single gunshot breaks the window above Herbie's head and sends diners scrambling, Stone and Dino suggest that Herbie might need a bodyguard and a private investigator, too. Always entertaining - from the author of LOITERING WITH INTENT.
Genre: FICTION GENERAL Price: $32.50 Form: Trade Cloth Publisher: Penguin Group (USA) Incorporat ISBN-13: 9780399156441 Pages: 304 Pub. Date: April 2010
Lucy by Gonzales, Laurence (Author) FP 100,000. An explosive, daring novel that suggests what might happen when a young girl is discovered to be the result of the experimental breeding of human and ape. Lucy, the 14-year-old daughter of a primatologist, a girl who has had only apes as playmates, is rescued from the jungles of the Congo during a civil war uprising and brought to live in the suburbs of Chicago. Here is a novel that has as its underpinnings the moral, ethical, and philosophical issues of cutting-edge biotechnology, genetic engineering, and cloning, and that masterfully explores what it means to be human. From the author the bestseller DEEP SURVIVAL.
Genre: CHICAGO (ILL.) FICTION Price: $28.95 Form: Trade Cloth Publisher: Knopf Doubleday Publishing Gro ISBN-13: 9780307272607 Pages: 320 Pub. Date: July 2010
Map of True Places, The by Barry, Brunonia (Author) FP 250,000. The author of the beloved NEW YORK TIMES and international bestseller THE LACE READER is back with an emotionally resonant novel of tragedy, secrets, identity, and love in which a psychotherapist finds the strands of her own life in the death of a troubled patient.
Genre: FICTION GENERAL Price: $33.99 Form: Trade Cloth Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers ISBN-13: 9780061624780 Pages: 432 Pub. Date: May 2010
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Mapping of Love and Death, The by Winspear, Jacqueline (Author) FP 75,000. In this latest installment, London psychologist and investigator, Maisie Dobbs, must unravel a case of wartime love and death - an investigation that leads her to a doomed affair between a young cartographer and a mysterious nurse. From the author of the NEW YORK TIMES bestsellers AMONG THE MAD and AN INCOMPLETE REVENGE.
Genre: FICTION GENERAL Price: $33.99 Form: Trade Cloth Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers ISBN-13: 9780061727665 Pages: 352 Pub. Date: March 2010
Master of Happy Endings, The: A Novel by Hodgins, Jack (Author) FP 5,000 (CAN.) Still mourning the death of his beloved wife, a 77-year-old retired teacher, now living alone on a small island off the coast of B.C. decides to put himself up for adoption. He advertises in the local newspaper and suggests a tutoring position for a young actor in exchange for his room and board. This leads to a whirlwind adventure in Malibu, Hollywood, and the world of film-making. The experience forces him to deal with the ghost of his aspiring actor-father and his first love, a successful film actress still living in L.A. From a Governor General Award-winning author - Vancouver.
Genre: Price: $32.95 Form: Trade Cloth Publisher: Thomas Allen Publishers ISBN-13: 9780887625237 Pages: 356 Pub. Date: May 2010
Men and Dogs: A Novel by Crouch, Katie (Author) FP 100,000. When Hannah was 11, her father disappeared. Her family accepted the fact, but Hannah remained steadfastly convinced of his imminent return. Now, twenty years later, Hannah sets out on an uproarious, dangerous quest to solve the mystery of her missing father, a journey that will test the whole family's concepts of faith and loyalty. Much like Julia Roberts in MY BEST FRIEND'S WEDDING, Hannah follows the misguided impulses of a heart that's in the right place. From the author of the bestseller GIRLS IN TRUCKS.
Genre: FICTION ROMANCE GENERAL Price: $28.99 Form: Trade Cloth Publisher: Little Brown & Company ISBN-13: 9780316002134 Pages: 288 Pub. Date: April 2010
Men from the Boys by Parsons, Tony (Author) FP 30,000 (UK). The final episode in the trilogy that began with the million-copy bestseller MAN AND BOY, followed with MAN AND WIFE and ends ten years on with MEN FROM THE BOYS. Ten years on from MAN AND BOY, it is crunch time for Harry! Life is good for Harry Silver. He has a beautiful wife, three wonderful children and a great job as producer of the cult radio show, "A Clip Round the Ear." But Harry is about to turn forty and his ex-wife is back in town. Soon it could be time to kiss the good life goodbye!
Genre: ENGLISH LITERATURE Price: $34.95 Form: Trade Cloth Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers Limit ISBN-13: 9780007327768 Pages: 384 Pub. Date: July 2010
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Midnight in a Perfect Life by Collins, Michael (Author) Karl is a troubled writer standing on the precipice of forty. After a degree of success in his early career he is now battling with what he terms his 'opus', his legacy to the world. But his partner Lori, the main breadwinner, is also thinking about her destiny and wants a child. As they embark on fertility treatment, Karl is forced to confront his deepest fear - that he will turn out to be like his father, a travelling salesman who was found dead after apparently committing murder when Karl was just thirteen. A Dewey Diva pick from Ann Ledden. This is a new novel from the Booker shortlisted author of THE KEEPERS OF THE TRUTH.
Genre: ENGLISH LITERATURE Price: $24.95 Form: Trade Paper Publisher: McArthur & Company ISBN-13: 9781552788523 Pages: 304 Pub. Date: May 2010
Miracle on the 17th Green by Patterson, James (Author); De, Jonge Peter (Author) FP 175,000. Just in time for the golf season, James Patterson's classic heart-warming novel about the power of family - originally published in 1996 - is beautifully repackaged for a new generation of golfers. The story focuses on the life of Travis McKinley who feels that he has accomplished nothing of consequence in his life. Then one day he plays a round of golf and finds himself for the first time in the zone - playing life a pro. In astonishing short order, he finds himself playing in the PGA Senior Open at Pebble Beach, where a miracle takes place.
Genre: FICTION SPORTS Price: $24.99 Form: Trade Cloth Publisher: Little Brown & Company ISBN-13: 9780316092104 Pages: 208 Pub. Date: May 2010
Mountain Between Us, The by Martin, Charles (Author) FP 100,000. Flying together on a storm-ravaged night are a gifted surgeon facing a painful separation from his wife and a young magazine writer on her way to her wedding. When their plane crashes in a frigid and remote mountain wilderness, they are plunged into a life-and-death ordeal. As the days turn to weeks on the unforgiving mountain, the two heal from their painful physical wounds even as they are forced to confront surprising and painful truths about their lives. From the author of the classic love story WHERE THE RIVER ENDS.
Genre: FICTION CHRISTIAN GENERAL Price: $25.00 Form: Trade Cloth Publisher: Broadway Books ISBN-13: 9780767927000 Pages: 320 Pub. Date: June 2010
Mr. Darcy Broke My Heart by Pattillo, Beth (Author); FP 40,000. In the tradition of her bestselling JANE AUSTEN RUINED MY LIFE, Beth Pattillo returns with a new novel featuring an Austen lover who uncovers an early draft of PRIDE AND PREJUDICE - and discovers that Jane Austen didn't always have Mr. Darcy in mind for Lizzie Bennet. This is a story of a woman who finds that love isn't logical and that a true hero can appear in the most unexpected of places. Original TPB.
Genre: FICTION CHRISTIAN ROMANCE Price: $17.99 Form: Trade Paper Publisher: Ideals Publications ISBN-13: 9780824947934 Pages: 272 Pub. Date: February 2010
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My Name Is Memory by Brashares, Ann (Author) FP 300,000. From the NEW YORK TIMES bestselling author of THE SISTERHOOD OF THE TRAVELING PANTS comes an imaginative, inspired magical book - a love story that lasts more than one lifetime. Daniel has spent centuries falling in love with the same girl: Sophia. Daniel has "the memory," the ability to recall past lives and recognize the souls of those he's previously known. Interwoven through Sophia and Daniel's unfolding present day relationship are glimpses of their expansive history together. From 552 Asia Minor to 1918 England and 1972 Virginia, the two souls share a long and sometimes tortuous path.
Genre: FICTION ROMANCE GENERAL Price: $32.50 Form: Trade Cloth Publisher: Penguin Group (USA) Incorporat ISBN-13: 9781594487583 Pages: 336 Pub. Date: June 2010
Naamah's Curse by Carey, Jacqueline (Author) FP 60,000. Moirin's Quest Trilogy. Jacqueline Carey, NEW YORK TIMES bestselling author of the Kushiel's Legacy series, delivers book two in her new lushly imagined trilogy featuring daughter of Alba, Moirin. Far from the land of her birth, Moirin sets out across Tatar territory to find Bao, the proud and virile Ch'in fighter who holds the missing half of her diadh-anam, the divine soul-spark of her mother's people. NAAMAH'S KISS, the first book in the trilogy received a starred review from BOOKLIST and PUBLISHERS WEEKLY.
Genre: FICTION FANTASY GENERAL Price: $32.99 Form: Trade Cloth Publisher: Grand Central Publishing ISBN-13: 9780446198059 Pages: 576 Pub. Date: June 2010
Nearest Exit, The by Steinhauer, Olen (Author) FP 150,000. Mio Weaver has nowhere to turn but back to the CIA in this brilliant follow-up to the NEW YORK TIMES bestselling espionage novel THE TOURIST. Before he can get back to the CIA's dirty work, he has to prove his loyalty to his new bosses, who know little of Milo's background and less about who is really pulling the strings in the government above the Department of Tourism. Milo finds himself in a dangerous position, between right and wrong, between powerful self-interested men, between patriots and traitors - especially as a man who has nothing to lose. Many reviews liken Steinhauer's writing to John Le Carre.
Genre: FICTION ESPIONAGE Price: $31.00 Form: Trade Cloth Publisher: St. Martin's Press ISBN-13: 9780312622879 Pages: 416 Pub. Date: May 2010
Nemesis by Davis, Lindsey (Author); FP 25,000 (U.K.) A Marcus Didius Falco Novel - 20th in the bestselling Falco detective series. When a mutilated corpse turns up near Rome, Falco and his friend Petronius investigate, even though it means traveling in the dread marshes inhabited by the notorious freedmen, the Claudii. But just as they are making progress, the Chief Spy, Anacrites, snatches their case away from them. He fails to cover up the fact that the violent Claudii have acquired corrupt protection at the highest level. Making further inquiries after they have been warned off can only be dangerous - but when did that stop Falco and Petronius?
Genre: ENGLISH LITERATURE Price: $35.95 Form: Trade Cloth Publisher: Random House ISBN-13: 9781846056123 Pages: 336 Pub. Date: July 2010
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News Where You Are, The by O'Flynn, Catherine (Author) FP 6,000 (CAN.) This tells the story of Frank, a local TV news presenter in England. Beneath his awkwardly corny screen persona, Frank is haunted by disappearances: the mysterious hit-and-run that killed his predecessor Phil Smethway; the demolition of his father's post-war architecture; and the unmarked passing of those who die alone in the city. Frank struggles to make sense of these absences whilst having to report endless local news stories and trying to cope with his resolutely miserable mother. A heartbreaking, yet hilarious, novel from the author of the prize-winning WHAT WAS LOST.
Genre: ENGLISH LITERATURE Price: $29.95 Form: Trade Cloth Publisher: Doubleday Canada, Limited ISBN-13: 9780385668941 Pages: 256 Pub. Date: July 2010
No Mercy by Kenyon, Sherrilyn (Author) FP 500,000. A Dark-Hunter Novel. Shapeshifter Dev Peltier thought he knew it all. But one night when a Dark- Hunter, who is also an official member of the Dogs of War, sashays into his bar, he realizes that he might have met his match. Samia was one of the fiercest Amazon warriors of her tribe, but an act of betrayal made her a Dark-Hunter, and she's been annoyed ever since. But as old enemies and new move into New Orleans, she realizes that Dev might just be the only hope she and mankind have to save the world.
Genre: FICTION ROMANCE GENERAL Price: $29.99 Form: Trade Cloth Publisher: St. Martin's Press ISBN-13: 9780312546564 Pages: 448 Pub. Date: August 2010
Noah's Turn by Finkleman, Ken (Author) FP 12,500 (CAN.) This is the darkly humorous story of Noah Douglas and his consuming envy of a much more successful friend who he eventually murders with a machete. Noah must deal with the mental and moral fallout from the murder, for which he feels little remorse, and appears not to be even a suspect. Fast-paced and laced with sharp observations on vanity and hubris, this is Finkleman's short masterpiece. From the creator of the groundbreaking series "The Newsroom."
Genre: AMERICAN LITERATURE Price: $27.99 Form: Trade Cloth Publisher: HarperCollins Canada, Limited ISBN-13: 9781554687527 Pages: 0 Pub. Date: August 2010
Nobodies Album, The by Parkhurst, Carolyn (Author) FP 125,000. Bestselling novelist Octavia Frost has just completed her latest book - a revolutionary novel in which she has rewritten the last chapters of her previous book, removing clues about her personal life concealed within, especially a horrific tragedy that befell her family years ago. On her way to deliver the manuscript to her editor, she learns that her estranged son Milo, a rock star, has been arrested for murder. She drops everything to go to him. From the bestselling author of THE DOGS OF BABEL comes a dazzling literary mystery about the lengths to which some people will go to rewrite their past.
Genre: FICTION MYSTERY & DETECTIVE GENERAL Price: $30.00 Form: Trade Cloth Publisher: Knopf Doubleday Publishing Gro ISBN-13: 9780385527699 Pages: 320 Pub. Date: June 2010
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Nowhere to Run by Box, C. J. (Author) FP 100,000. A Joe Pickett Novel. Strange things have been going on in the mountains near Baggs, Wyoming, and game warden Joe Pickett's conscience won't let him leave his temporary post without checking it out. Joe doesn't mind admitting that the farther he rides on the trail, the more he wishes he could just turn around and go home. He is right to be concerned, because what awaits him is like nothing he's ever dealt with, like something out of an old story, except this is all too real and deadly. Previous titles in the series include: BELOW ZERO and BLOOD TRAIL.
Genre: PICKETT, JOE (FICTITIOUS CHARACTER) FICTION Price: $32.50 Form: Trade Cloth Publisher: Penguin Group (USA) Incorporat ISBN-13: 9780399156458 Pages: 368 Pub. Date: April 2010
Old Republic - Fatal Alliance, The by Williams, Sean (Author) FP 100,000. The same parntership between LucasArts and BioWare that brought the critically acclaimed, fan- favourite game STAR WARS: KNIGHTS OF THE OLD REPUBLIC are joining forces to develop a brand- new, cutting-edge, groundbreaking online STAR WARS multiplayer online video game. This is the prequel novel!
Genre: Price: $32.00 Form: Trade Cloth Publisher: Random House Publishing Group ISBN-13: 9780345511324 Pages: 432 Pub. Date: July 2010
Omega Point, The by Strieber, Whitley (Author) FP 75,000. December 21, 2012: despite the ominous predictions of new age gurus nothing much happened. However, on that day, a new energy begins to enter the solar system in the form of the expanding energy cloud from a supernova. The estate of a wealthy 19th-century explorer Herbert Action is the refuge of people who not only understand what's happening, but possess the extraordinary knowledge necessary to save mankind. As the planet heads for destruction, good and evil join in a battle for this knowledge. Who will win? From the author of THE GRAYS.
Genre: Price: $29.99 Form: Trade Cloth Publisher: Tom Doherty Associates, LLC ISBN-13: 9780765323347 Pages: 320 Pub. Date: June 2010
One Day by Nicholls, David (Author) FP 40,000. It's 1988 and Dexter Mayhew and Emma Morley have only just met. They both know that the next day, after college graduation, they must go their separate ways. But after only one day they can't stop thinking about one another. Over two decades - on the same day, July 15th each year - we follow their squabbles and fights, hopes and disappointments, laughter and tears. As the true importance of that one day is revealed, they must come to grips with the nature of love and life itself. Already a huge bestseller in England, this is a brilliantly funny and moving novel, in the vein of Nick Hornby. Original TPB.
Genre: MAN-WOMAN RELATIONSHIPS FICTION Price: $17.95 Form: Trade Paper Publisher: Knopf Doubleday Publishing Gro ISBN-13: 9780307474711 Pages: 448 Pub. Date: June 2010
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Overton Window, The by Beck, Glenn (Author) FP 750,000. Noah Garner, a 20-something public relations executive is well-educated, and like many of the younger generation, far more concerned about his social life than the future of the economy. As the two ruling political parties do their best to keep Americans divided and distracted, a historic terrorist attack shakes the country to the core. As those around him panic, Noah realizes a master plan to transform America is rapidly unfolding. Exposing that plan and revealing the conspirators behind it, is the only way to save both the country and the woman he loves. A new thriller from the author of THE CHRISTMAS SWEATER.
Genre: Price: $34.00 Form: Trade Cloth Publisher: Simon & Schuster ISBN-13: 9781439184301 Pages: 288 Pub. Date: May 2010
Passage, The by Cronin, Justin (Author) FP 20,000 (CAN.) At an army research station in Colorado, an experiment is being conducted by the U.S. Government: twelve men are exposed to a virus meant to weaponize the human form by super-charging the immune system. But when the experiment goes terribly wrong, terror is unleashed. This startling and stunning thriller brings to life a unique vision of the apocalypse and plays brilliantly with vampire mythology. Previous titles by the author include: THE SUMMER GUEST and MARY AND O'NEIL.
Genre: FICTION HORROR Price: $32.95 Form: Trade Cloth Publisher: Doubleday Canada, Limited ISBN-13: 9780385669511 Pages: 784 Pub. Date: June 2010
Passionate Pleasures by Small, Bertrice (Author) FP 75,000. This is Small's 5th book in her Erotic Pleasures series, following FORBIDDEN PLEASURES, SUDDEN PLEASURES, DANGEROUS PLEASURES and PRIVATE PLEASURES. Librarian Kathryn St. John of Egret Point's library has turned the local ladies on to the interactive network The Channel. It's there that Kathryn acts out her sexual fantasies. But her seductions spill out into the real world and reach Timothy Blair, new to Egret Point. He wants to satiate both of their desires but how can he possibly compete with fantasy lovers? Original TPB.
Genre: FICTION ROMANCE ADULT Price: $18.50 Form: UK-B Format Paperback Publisher: Penguin Group (USA) Incorporat ISBN-13: 9780451227003 Pages: 304 Pub. Date: August 2010
People of the Longhouse by Gear, W. Michael (Author); Gear, Kathleen O'Neal (Author) FP 50,000. Young Odion and his little sister, Tutelo are captured and taken away from their Yellowtail Village. War Chief and Deputy Gonda think they are tracking an ordinary war party herding captive women and children to an enemy village. Instead, they are following an old witch-woman named Gannajero, who captures children for her own purposes...From the bestselling authors of PEOPLE OF THUNDER.
Genre: Price: $31.00 Form: Trade Cloth Publisher: Tom Doherty Associates, LLC ISBN-13: 9780765320162 Pages: 304 Pub. Date: July 2010
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Piers' Desire by Ackerman, Marianne (Author) This is the story of a Montreal-born thriller writer Piers Le Gris. Piers is living in a drafty mansion in Avignon owned by Nelly Reboul, a beautiful French woman in her seventies and when Nelly's seductive 17-year-old niece Magali moves into the house, their quiet life is disrupted by her sensuality. Piers quickly becomes deeply entwined in the intrigue surrounding Magali's relationship with her obsessive and violent Arab boyfriend, and fears for both Magali and himself. A Dewey Diva pick from Ann Ledden. Fiction from the Canadian author of the bestselling novel JUMP.
Genre: AMERICAN LITERATURE Price: $24.95 Form: Trade Paper Publisher: McArthur & Company ISBN-13: 9781552788509 Pages: 200 Pub. Date: May 2010
Pink Bra and Black Jacket by Germain, Rafaële (Author) Long time friends Chloe, Antoine and Juliette want nothing to do with love. They even go so far as to create their own CELIBACY MANIFESTO in which they explicitly vow to "be now and forever remain celibate." Then. without warning, Chloe betrays the friends' solemn pact by deciding to head off in search of true love. This book has sold 80,000 copies in French! From the Canadian author of GIN & TONIC AND CUCUMBER.
Genre: Price: $19.95 Form: Trade Paper Publisher: McArthur & Company ISBN-13: 9781552788554 Pages: 454 Pub. Date: June 2010
Plotline by Grace, Nancy (Author) FP 250,000. 2nd in the Hailey Dean mystery series, following THE ELEVENTH VICTIM. Ex-felony prosecutor, Hailey Dean, leaves years of crime scenes behind for a new life in Manhattan. Resuming her practice of psychology in the city, she's lured on camera as a TV crime fighter. There, she learns that the TV industry isn't as glamorous as it seems. In fact, it's downright deadly! Another edge-of-your-seat thriller inspired by Nancy Grace's own life and experiences.
Genre: Price: $33.99 Form: Trade Cloth Publisher: Hyperion Press ISBN-13: 9781401323134 Pages: 304 Pub. Date: August 2010
Poison: A Novel of the Renaissance by Poole, Sara (Author) FP 100,000. Before the Tudors, there were the Borgias. In this first novel set in Italy during the Renaissance meet Francesca Giordano. Determined to avenge the killing of her father, Francesca defies all convention to claim the position of poisoner serving Cardinal Rodrigo Borgia, head of the most notorious and dangerous family of Italy. She becomes the confidante of Lucrezia Borgia and the lover of Cesare Borgia. At the same time, she is drawn to the young renegade monk who yearns to save her life and her soul. A great blend of history and mystery. Original TPB.
Genre: FICTION HISTORICAL Price: $17.99 Form: Trade Paper Publisher: St. Martin's Press ISBN-13: 9780312609832 Pages: 400 Pub. Date: August 2010
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Postcard Killers, The by Patterson, James (Author); Marklund, Liza (Author) FP 1.1 MILLION. After NYPD Detective Jack Kanon's daughter and boyfriend were murdered while on a vacation in Rome, other couples have become victims of the same sadistic killers. Now Kanon teams up with a Swedish reporter - because every killing is preceded by a postcard to the local newspaper - and they think they know where the next victims will be. James Patterson teams up with #1 European bestseller Liza Marklund to create the scariest vacation thriller ever! Can be read as a stand-alone.
Genre: FICTION MYSTERY & DETECTIVE POLICE PROCEDUR Price: $34.99 Form: Trade Cloth Publisher: Little Brown & Company ISBN-13: 9780316089517 Pages: 400 Pub. Date: August 2010
Pray for Silence: A Thriller by Castillo, Linda (Author) FP 150,000. A fast-paced thriller and psychological puzzle - 2nd in the series featuring Police Chief Kate Burkholder. In the quiet town of Painters Mill an Amish family of seven has been found slaughtered on their farm. Burkholder and her small force have few clues, no motive, and no suspect. Formerly Amish herself, Kate is no stranger to secrets, but she can't get her mind around the senseless brutality of the crime. The first book, SWORN TO SILENCE, was a NEW YORK TIMES bestseller and received great reviews.
Genre: FICTION SUSPENSE Price: $29.99 Form: Trade Cloth Publisher: St. Martin's Press ISBN-13: 9780312374983 Pages: 320 Pub. Date: June 2010
Predator: A Novel by Blackstock, Terri (Author) FP 150,000. In PREDATOR, the newest page-turner by bestselling author of DOUBLE MINDS, a killer is stalking the online social network "GrapeVyne." Determined to bring her teenage sister's murderer to justice, Krista Carmichael puts her own life on the line to bait the killer. But when this online predator turns his sights on her, will she be able to control the outcome? Note: Suggested Can. price $23.99.
Genre: FICTION CRIME Price: $19.99 Form: Trade Cloth Publisher: Zondervan ISBN-13: 9780310321996 Pages: 352 Pub. Date: May 2010
Pregnant Widow, The by Amis, Martin (Author) FP 5,000 (CAN.) The eagerly anticipated new novel from the inimitable Martin Amis. Summer 1970 - a long, hot summer. In a castle in Italy, half a dozen young lives are afloat on the sea of change, trapped inside the history of the sexual revolution. The girls are acting like boys, and the boys are going on acting like boys, and Keith Nearing - twenty years old, a literature student all clogged up with the English novel - is struggling to twist feminism and the rise of women towards his own ends. This is a comedy of manner and a nightmare, brilliant, haunting and glorious risque.
Genre: BROTHERS FICTION Price: $32.95 Form: Trade Cloth Publisher: Knopf Canada ISBN-13: 9780676977813 Pages: 272 Pub. Date: May 2010
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Private by Patterson, James (Author); Paetro, Maxine (Author); FP 1.1 MILLION. Former Marine and CIA agent Jack Morgan inherits his father's renowned security and detective business - along with a case load that tests him to the breaking point. On top of all that, Morgan takes on solving the horrific murder of his best friend's wife. As Morgan fights the urge to exact brutal revenge on that killer, he has to navigate a workplace imbroglio that could blow the roof off his elite agency. This hypercharged thriller is in development as a major network television series.
Genre: FICTION SUSPENSE Price: $34.99 Form: Trade Cloth Publisher: Little Brown & Company ISBN-13: 9780316096157 Pages: 400 Pub. Date: June 2010
Private Life by Smiley, Jane (Author) FP 100,000. Margaret Mayfield is nearly an old maid at twenty-seven when she marries Captain Andre Jackson Jefferson Early. He's the most famous man their Missouri town has ever produced: a naval officer and an astronomer. But as World War II approaches, Andrew's obsession with science takes a darker turn, forcing Margaret to reconsider the life she so carefully constructed. This is a stunning novel - from the Pulitzer Prize- winner for A THOUSAND ACRES - that traverses the intimate landscape of one woman's life from the 1880s to WWII.
Genre: FICTION PSYCHOLOGICAL Price: $32.00 Form: Trade Cloth Publisher: Knopf Doubleday Publishing Gro ISBN-13: 9781400040605 Pages: 336 Pub. Date: May 2010
Promise of Rain, The by Milner, Donna (Author); Ethie Coulter was born after her father returned from the war in 1945. When his wife dies in bizarre circumstances, Howard Coulter must look after 11-year-old Ethie and her two older brothers. Howard was one of hundreds of Canadian soldiers sent to the Far East who became a POW, watching his friends die. Yet he carries more than the physical and mental scars inflicted by his captors. Something happened in Hong Kong. Ethie, inquisitive and fearless, will be the one to work her way towards the truth and help her father come to terms with the past. A Dewey Diva pick from Ann Ledden. Canadian author.
Genre: AMERICAN LITERATURE Price: $24.95 Form: Trade Paper Publisher: McArthur & Company ISBN-13: 9781552788400 Pages: 320 Pub. Date: April 2010
Promised War, The: A Thriller by Greanias, Thomas (Author) FP 125,000. This is the 1st in an exciting new trilogy from NEW YORK TIMES bestselling author Thomas Greanias, starring Sam Deker from THE ATLANTIS REVELATION. Israeli counter-terrorism agent Sam Deker is captured and taken to Jordon where he is tortured to reveal Israel's most guarded secret. He escapes with his comrade Uri Elezar, making it all the way to the border to be taken down again. This time, however, Deker wakes up in the middle of the ancient Israelite army on the eve of its historic siege of Jericho. Deker doesn't know if he is dead, in some torture-induced psychosis, or really back in time.
Genre: Price: $32.99 Form: Trade Cloth Publisher: Simon & Schuster ISBN-13: 9781416589143 Pages: 320 Pub. Date: June 2010
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Queen of the Night by Jance, J. A. (Author) FP 200,000. This is a multi-layered thriller in which murders past and present connect the lives of three families. In addition to her several series, J. A. Jance also has written three interrelated novels about the Walker Family: HOUR OF THE HUNTER, KISS OF THE BEES, and DAY OF THE DEAD. This new novel features characters from these books.
Genre: FICTION MYSTERY & DETECTIVE GENERAL Price: $33.99 Form: Trade Cloth Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers ISBN-13: 9780061239243 Pages: 368 Pub. Date: July 2010
Question of Belief, A: A Commissario Guido Brunetti Mystery by Leon, Donna (Author) This is the 19th novel in Donna Leon's "deeply satisfying series" (THE SEATTLE TIMES) featuring Commissario Guido Brunetti as he investigates crime in the stifling heat of a Venetian summer. In A QUESTION OF BELIEF Brunetti tries to help a troubled colleague and solve the murder of a Venetian official involved in a complicated scam.
Genre: Price: $29.50 Form: Trade Cloth Publisher: Grove/Atlantic, Incorporated ISBN-13: 9780802119421 Pages: 288 Pub. Date: April 2010
Reckless by Gross, Andrew (Author) FP 250,000. The shocking murder of a suburban family uncovers a frightening global conspiracy in this new thriller from the NEW YORK TIMES bestselling author of THE BLUE ZONE, THE DARK TIDE, and DON'T LOOK TWICE. "...an automatic must read for lovers of fast, topical, can't-put-it-down thrillers." - Lee Child (author).
Genre: FICTION MYSTERY & DETECTIVE GENERAL Price: $33.99 Form: Trade Cloth Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers ISBN-13: 9780061655951 Pages: 416 Pub. Date: April 2010
Red Hook Road by Waldman, Ayelet (Author) FP 75,000. Ayelet Waldman's follow-up novel to LOVE AND OTHER IMPOSSIBLE PURSUITS explores the aftermath of a family tragedy. Set on the coast of Maine over the course of four summers, RED HOOK ROAD tells the story of two families and of the ways in which their lives are unraveled and stitched together by misfortune, by good intentions and failure, and by love and calamity. As she writes with obvious affection for these unforgettable characters, Waldman skillfully interweaves life's finer pleasures - music and literature - with the more mundane joys of living.
Genre: FICTION FAMILY LIFE Price: $30.00 Form: Trade Cloth Publisher: Knopf Doubleday Publishing Gro ISBN-13: 9780385517867 Pages: 352 Pub. Date: July 2010
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Red Queen, The: A Novel by Gregory, Philippa (Author) FP 350,000. This is the 2nd book in The Cousins' War series from the NEW YORK TIMES bestselling author of THE WHITE QUEEN. Believing that her piety and lineage has destined her for greatness beyond her ordinary looks and expedient marriage, Margaret Beaufort is determined to see her son Henry on the throne of England - regardless of the cost. And after constant battles kill any other claimants, the little boy is the last Lancaster male to bear a claim to the throne. THE RED QUEEN once again reminds us why Philippa Gregory's name has become synonymous with bestselling historical fiction.
Genre: Price: $34.00 Form: Trade Cloth Publisher: Simon & Schuster ISBN-13: 9781416563723 Pages: 448 Pub. Date: August 2010
Red Star Rising: A Thriller by Freemantle, Brian (Author) FP 25,000. The body of a murdered, tortured Russian has been found in Moscow. Sadly, this isn't unusual. But unlike most corpses, this one has been found on the lawn of the British Embassy. London sends special agent Charlie Muffin to investigate. This is an intriguing up-date on the classic spy thriller, set in modern-day Russia where the only thing that has changed about the KGB is its name.
Genre: FICTION THRILLERS Price: $31.00 Form: Trade Cloth Publisher: St. Martin's Press ISBN-13: 9780312315535 Pages: 368 Pub. Date: August 2010
Rehearsal, The by Catton, Elanor (Author) FP 10,000 (CAN.) In the aftermath of a high-school scandal, a group of teenage girls is jolted into an intoxicating new awareness of their own potency and power. The sudden public scrutiny turns their very act into a performance, and every platform a stage. When the local drama teacher decides to turn the scandal into a play, the real world and the theatre world collide, and soon the boundaries between private and public, fact and fantasy begin to dissolve. From a new voice in contemporary fiction. Author tour: Toronto, Calgary, Vancouver. YA appropriate.
Genre: AMERICAN LITERATURE Price: $29.99 Form: Trade Cloth Publisher: McClelland & Stewart ISBN-13: 9780771019838 Pages: 320 Pub. Date: April 2010
Rembrandt Affair, The by Silva, Daniel (Author) FP 500,000. Gabriel Allon returns in a new novel from the bestselling author of THE DEFECTOR. Having severed ties with the Office, Gabriel has retreated to the Cornish coast with only one thing in mind: healing his wife, Chiara, after her encounter with evil. But an unspeakable act of violence once again draws Gabriel into a world of danger when an art restorer is brutally murdered and the newly discovered Rembrandt is taken. Before Gabriel is done, he will have undertaken a journey through some of the 20th-century's darkest history - and come face-to-face with some of the same darkness within himself.
Genre: FICTION MYSTERY & DETECTIVE GENERAL Price: $33.50 Form: Trade Cloth Publisher: Penguin Group (USA) Incorporat ISBN-13: 9780399156588 Pages: 448 Pub. Date: July 2010
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Return to Sender by Michaels, Fern (Author) At seventeen, Lin Townsend finds herself pregnant and alone. Nick Pemberton, the baby's father, sends back her letters unopened and marked "Return to Sender. Now nineteen years later, a successful business owner, with her son about to start college, she crosses paths with Nick - a millionaire CEO. Seeing him fills her with anger and she sets out to seek revenge. But even as her plan succeeds, Lin begins to realize that the truth is more complicated and surprising than she imagined. From the #1 NEW YORK TIMES bestselling author of MR. AND MISS ANONYMOUS, and most recently THE SCOOP.
Genre: Price: $29.45 Form: Trade Cloth Publisher: Kensington Publishing Corporat ISBN-13: 9780758212733 Pages: 336 Pub. Date: April 2010
Rising, The by McGilloway, Brian (Author) This is the 4th book in the award-winning Inspector Devlin series. When Devlin is summoned to a burning barn, he finds inside the charred remains of the local drug dealer, Martin Kielty. It soon becomes clear that Kielty's death was no accident, and suspicion falls upon a local vigilante group - former paramilitaries calling themselves The Rising. When other deaths occur, Devlin realizes that the spate of deaths is more complex than mere vigilantes. Gripping, heartbreaking, and always surprising, this is McGilloway at his best.
Genre: FICTION MYSTERY & DETECTIVE POLICE PROCEDUR Price: $15.99 Form: Trade Cloth Publisher: Pan Macmillan ISBN-13: 9780230701373 Pages: 368 Pub. Date: April 2010
Robin and Ruby by Soehnlein, K. M. (Author) In his award-winning bestseller THE WORLD OF NORMAL BOYS, K.M. Soehnlein introduced readers to the richly compelling voice of teenager Robin MacKenzie. In ROBIN AND RUBY, he revisits Robin and his younger sister, masterfully depicting the turbulence of the mid-1980s and that fleeting time between youth and adulthood - when everything we will become can be shaped by one unforgettable weekend.
Genre: FICTION GENERAL Price: $29.45 Form: Trade Cloth Publisher: Kensington Publishing Corporat ISBN-13: 9780758232182 Pages: 352 Pub. Date: March 2010
Rule of Nine, The by Martini, Steve (Author) FP 250,000. Defense attorney Paul Madriani tracks an extremist hellbent on destroying the entire Supreme Court in one deadly stroke, and puts his own life on the line. This is a thrilling and provocative new novel in the NEW YORK TIMES bestselling series, following GUARDIAN OF LIES.
Genre: FICTION SUSPENSE Price: $34.99 Form: Trade Cloth Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers ISBN-13: 9780061930218 Pages: 400 Pub. Date: June 2010
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Rules of Betrayal by Reich, Christopher (Author) FP 225,000. In 1980, a secret American B-52 crashes high in a remote mountain range on the Pakistan- Afghanistan border. Nearly 30 years later, and spanning locales from those peaks to New York City, a terrible truth will be revealed. Jonathan Ransom returns as the resourceful doctor thrown into a shadowy world of double and triple agents where absolutely no one can be trusted. To stay alive, Ransom must unravel the mystery surrounding his wife, Emma - an enigmatic and lethal spy who plays by her own rules - and discover where her loyalties truly lie. Follows: RULES OF VENGEANCE and RULES OF DECEPTION.
Genre: PHYSICIANS FICTION Price: $32.00 Form: Trade Cloth Publisher: Knopf Doubleday Publishing Gro ISBN-13: 9780385531542 Pages: 368 Pub. Date: July 2010
Sandalwood Tree, The by Newmark, Elle (Author) FP 75,000. In 1947, a young American couple arrive in India to start a new chapter in their lives. Upon their arrival, they are caught up in the violence surrounding Britain's imminent departure from India. They are forced to remain in a small village. It is here that Evie discovers a packet of old letters hidden in their colonial bungalow. The letters hint at a strange and compelling story of love and war involving two young Englishwomen in 1857, living in the same house. Evie embarks on a mission to uncover the Victorian story. A love story from the author of THE BOOK OF UNHOLY MISCHIEF.
Genre: Price: $29.99 Form: Trade Cloth Publisher: Simon & Schuster ISBN-13: 9781416590590 Pages: 384 Pub. Date: September 2011
Satan Lake by Dryansky, J&G (Author) It's the summer of 1984 and a killer who repeatedly manages to sneak up on people during the sex act upsets the superficially idyllic town of Whitman. Like a modern day Hansel and Gretel tale, SATAN LAKE engages our emotions in the plight of two kids on the cusp of puberty, Angie and Ross, who are trying to help each other straighten out lives twisted by abusive and dysfunctional adults, in a world that is Norman Rockwell by day and Edward Hopper by night. Their plight and the dread hanging over the town come together in a shocking resolution. From the authors of the international bestseller FATIMA'S GOOD FORTUNE.
Genre: Price: $24.95 Form: Trade Paper Publisher: McArthur & Company ISBN-13: 9781552788417 Pages: 250 Pub. Date: April 2010
Savages: A Novel by Winslow, Don (Author) FP 100,000. Part-time environmentalist and philanthropist Ben and his ex-mercenary buddy Chon run an independent Laguna Beach-based marijuana operation, reaping significant profits from an established clientele. But they may have come up against something that they can't handle: the Mexican Baja Cartel wants in, and saying no is unacceptable. A brilliant thriller from the author of THE DAWN PATROL.
Genre: Price: $32.99 Form: Trade Cloth Publisher: Simon & Schuster, Incorporated ISBN-13: 9781439183366 Pages: 320 Pub. Date: July 2010
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Savor the Moment by Roberts, Nora (Author) FP 1 MILLION (U.S.) 80,000 (CAN.) Book Three in the Bride Quartet - following VISIONS IN WHITE and BED OF ROSES. Wedding baker Laurel McBane is surrounded by her best friends and by romance while working at Vows wedding planning company. She's had a mega-crush since childhood on her best friend Parker's brother, Delaney. Some infatuations last longer than others, and Laurel is convinced that he is still out of her reach. After a mind-blowing kiss with Del - she'll have to quiet the doubts in her mind to turn a moment of passion into forever. Original TPB.
Genre: AMERICAN LITERATURE Price: $20.00 Form: Trade Paper Publisher: Penguin Group (USA) Incorporat ISBN-13: 9780425233689 Pages: 352 Pub. Date: April 2010
Scarlet Contessa, The: A Novel of the Italian Renaissance by Kalogridis, Jeanne (Author) FP 125,000. Daughter of the Duke of Milan and wife of the conniving Count Girolamo Riario, Caterina Sforza was the bravest warrior Renaissance Italy ever knew. She ruled her own lands, fought her own battles, and openly took lovers whenever she pleased. Her remarkable tale is told by her lady-in-waiting, Dea, a woman knowledgeable in reading the "triumph card," the predecessor of modern-day Tarot. From the author of THE BORGIA BRIDE, and other numerous dark fantasy and historical novels.
Genre: Price: $31.00 Form: Trade Cloth Publisher: St. Martin's Press ISBN-13: 9780312369538 Pages: 512 Pub. Date: July 2010
Scarlet Nights by Deveraux, Jude (Author) FP 175,000. This is the 3rd book in the Edilean series, following DAYS OF GOLD and LAVENDER MORNING. Sara and Greg are engaged to be married. But unbeknownst to Sara, Greg is a big time fraud man, descended from a long line of con artists and thieves. In fact, his mother is also in Edilean, incognito, masterminding a scheme to pull off the heist of a lifetime. An undercover cop, Mike Newland, tips Sara off that her fiance is not who he seems, and asks Sara to help gather evidence against Greg. Filled with romance, adventure and humour, this is Jude Deveraux at her best.
Genre: FICTION ROMANCE FANTASY Price: $34.00 Form: Trade Cloth Publisher: Simon & Schuster ISBN-13: 9781439107973 Pages: 384 Pub. Date: August 2010
Search, The by Roberts, Nora (Author) FP 750,000. Several years ago Fiona Bristow was the survivor of the Red Scarf serial killer, who shot and killed her cop fiance and his partner. Now Fiona lives an idyllic life in a quaint house on an island off Seattle's coast and runs a dog-training school, and volunteers with the canine search and rescue team. But all that changes when Simon Doyle seeks her out to help train his out-of-control puppy. At the same time a copycat killer emerges out of the shadows to reclaim the women who slipped out of his hands. Previous NEW YORK TIMES bestselling titles: BLACK HILLS and TRIBUTE.
Genre: FICTION ROMANCE GENERAL Price: $33.50 Form: Trade Cloth Publisher: Penguin Group (USA) Incorporat ISBN-13: 9780399156571 Pages: 496 Pub. Date: July 2010
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Secret Affair, A by Balogh, Mary (Author) FP 75,000. This is the 5th and final novel in Mary Balogh's NEW YORK TIMES bestselling Regency romance series featuring the spellbinding Huxtable family. A SECRET AFFAIR spotlights the darkly mysterious cousin Constantine, the black sheep of the family, as he finds an unexpected love. Mary Balogh grew up in Wales and now lives in Nova Scotia.
Genre: FICTION ROMANCE REGENCY Price: $28.00 Form: Trade Cloth Publisher: Random House Publishing Group ISBN-13: 9780385343305 Pages: 352 Pub. Date: May 2010
Secret in the Family, A by Andrews, Lyn (Author) It's 1959 and best friends Dee and Jean are looking forward to the future as Liverpool enters the swinging sixties. Living in a rundown part of the city, soon both their families are reluctantly re-housed out in Kirkby. But this is just the first of many changes in their lives. Jean's father sets her up in her own business after a win on the Irish Sweepstake and both girls are lucky in love. Life is going well, but, when Dee's father finds out a disturbing truth about her fiance, everything falls apart. A new novel from the queen of romantic sagas, author of A DAUGHTER'S JOURNEY.
Genre: FICTION FAMILY LIFE Price: $34.99 Form: Trade Cloth Publisher: Headline Book Publishing ISBN-13: 9780755346103 Pages: 352 Pub. Date: May 2010
Serious Men by Joseph, Manu (Author) Ayyan Mani is one of thousands stranded in the slums of Mumbai, a seemingly insignificant cog at the Institute of Theory and Research. Partly to entertain himself, party to cheer up his work-worn wife, partly to bolster his ten-year-old son's confidence, Mani weaves an outrageous fiction around the boy - a fiction that captures the interest of his superiors and threatens to set into motion an unstoppable and disastrous chain of events. A wonderfully imaginative debut filled with lively and unforgettable characters. Original TPB.
Genre: ENGLISH LITERATURE Price: $22.99 Form: Trade Paper Publisher: HarperCollins Canada, Limited ISBN-13: 9781554686704 Pages: 0 Pub. Date: August 2010
Seven Good Reasons Not to Be Good by Gould, John (Author) FP 7,500 (CAN.) Forty-something Matt receives a postcard from his friend Zane who informs him that he is dying. With his job and personal life in tatters, and a father with dementia, Matt decides it's time to make a trip from Vancouver to Toronto. He wants to save his friend, wave off his dad, and maybe find something of himself that he lost long ago. A finalist for the Giller Prize (KILTER), John Gould's prose dazzles even as it reveals the novel's complex heart: the imperfect art of letting go. Canadian author.
Genre: AMERICAN LITERATURE Price: $29.99 Form: Trade Cloth Publisher: HarperCollins Canada, Limited ISBN-13: 9781554686322 Pages: 0 Pub. Date: August 2010
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Seven Year Switch by Cook, Claire (Author) FP 60,000. The bestselling author of MUST LOVE DOGS and LIFE'S A BEACH takes readers on a rollicking getaway without leaving the comfort of home. They say that every seven years you become a completely new person. In this novel, it takes a Costa Rican getaway to help Jill Murray make her choice between the woman she is and the woman she want to be.
Genre: FICTION FAMILY LIFE Price: $32.99 Form: Trade Cloth Publisher: Hyperion Press ISBN-13: 9781401341169 Pages: 256 Pub. Date: June 2010
Shadow Zone by Johansen, Iris (Author); Johansen, Roy (Author) FP 300,000. While mapping the ancient underwater city of Marinth in the Atlantic Ocean, submersible designer Hannah Bryson makes a shocking discovery: she may have finally uncovered the truth about the once-glorious city's mysterious demise. But Hannah realizes that the ancient city's explosive secret could have dire consequences for the modern-day world. The #1 NEW YORK TIMES bestselling mother and son authors of SILENT THUNDER bring readers a new heart-pounding thriller.
Genre: Price: $31.99 Form: Trade Cloth Publisher: St. Martin's Press ISBN-13: 9780312611606 Pages: 416 Pub. Date: July 2010
Shadows in the Streets, The by Hill, Susan (Author) FP 5,000 (CAN.) Simon Serrailler is back in the 5th installment of this extremely popular series. Serrailler has just wrapped up a particularly difficult case for SIFT (Special Incident Flying Task force) and is on a sabbatical for a couple of months on a far-flung Scottish island. He is called back just before his leave is due to end by Paula Devenish the Chief Constable, when two local prostitutes go missing and are subsequently found strangled. Then other women go missing. Is this all the work of one serial killer? For fans of Reginald Hill, P.D. James and Ruth Rendell.
Genre: ENGLISH LITERATURE Price: $29.95 Form: Trade Cloth Publisher: Knopf Canada ISBN-13: 9780307399120 Pages: 320 Pub. Date: May 2010
Shoot to Thrill by Tracy, P. J. (Author) FP 60,000. A Monkeewrench Novel. It begins with a floater: a bride, face down in the Mississippi River. The Monkeewrench crew - a team of computer geeks who assist the police with special anticrime software - are invited by the FBI to investigate a series of murder videos posted on the Web. It's not long before the group discovers the frightening link between the unlucky bride and the latest, most horrific use of the Internet yet. P.J. Tracy is the pseudonym of the a mother-daughter writing team, authors of SNOW BLIND.
Genre: FICTION THRILLERS Price: $31.00 Form: Trade Cloth Publisher: Penguin Group (USA) Incorporat ISBN-13: 9780399155208 Pages: 320 Pub. Date: April 2010
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Short Squeeze by Knopf, Chris (Author) FP 5,000 (CAN.) Jackie Swaitkowski is a smart-aleck Southampton attorney. Her business relies on the constant movement of the Hamptons' real estate market. After making an odd request to evict his sister-in-law from his home, one of Jackie's clients turns up dead. Jackie would have expected that to be the end of it, but an envelope found on the corpse contains an item so unusual that Jackie finds herself working on something bigger - and more dangerous - than real estate. A new mystery series from the author of THE LAST REFUGE, TWO TIME, and HEAD WOUNDS. Original TPB.
Genre: AMERICAN LITERATURE Price: $19.95 Form: Trade Paper Publisher: Random House of Canada, Limite ISBN-13: 9780307357304 Pages: 256 Pub. Date: June 2010
Silent Scream: An Anna Travis Mystery by La Plante, Lynda (Author) FP 50,000. After a commission to write a tell-all memoir, a hot, British film star, Amanda Delany, is found brutally murdered. The suspects line up - from jealous ex-roommates to famous lovers to a corrupt agent. Meanwhile, Anna Travis is up for promotion, but her boss is blocking her, with an accusation of professional misconduct. This latest case, her toughest challenge so far, could make or break Anna's career. From the bestselling author of the PRIME SUSPECT series.
Genre: Price: $32.99 Form: Trade Cloth Publisher: Simon & Schuster ISBN-13: 9781439139295 Pages: 416 Pub. Date: July 2010
Sizzling Sixteen by Evanovich, Janet (Author); FP 2.5 MILLION. This is the 16th Stephanie Plum novel. Yes, it's time for Stephanie and the gang to get up to their old antics. Someone wants to kill Vinnie, but who? The list is long. And Lula's involved in a Ponzi scheme. And Stephanie is chasing a dangerous skip. Sure to be another #1 bestseller.
Genre: Price: $33.99 Form: Trade Cloth Publisher: St. Martin's Press ISBN-13: 9780312383305 Pages: 320 Pub. Date: June 2010
Skin by Hayder, Mo (Author) FP 50,000 (CAN.) A Jack Caffery thriller! When the decomposed body of a young woman is found near some railway tracks just outside Bristol one hot May morning, all indications are that she committed suicide. That's how the police want it too -- all neatly squared away. But DI Jack Caffery is not so sure. He is on the trail of someone predatory, someone who hides in the shadows and can slip into houses unseen. And for the first time in a very long time, he feels scared. A terrifying, riveting new book from the bestselling author of THE DEVIL OF NANKING. Original TPB.
Genre: SCOTLAND FICTION Price: $22.99 Form: Trade Paper Publisher: HarperCollins Canada, Limited ISBN-13: 9781554686414 Pages: 384 Pub. Date: April 2010
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Snowman, The by Nesbø, Jo (Author); FP 5,000 (CAN.) The next thrilling installment in the Harry Hole series. After the disappearance of a young mother, Harry and his team delve into unsolved case files, and discover that an alarming number of wives and mothers have gone missing over the years. For the first time in his career, Harry finds himself confronted with a serial killer operating on his turf, a killer who will drive him to the brink of insanity. A brilliant thriller from the international star of crime fiction, author of THE DEVIL'S STAR, THE REDBREAST, NEMESIS, and THE REDEEMER. Original TPB.
Genre: GERMANIC LITERATURE Price: $24.95 Form: Trade Paper Publisher: Random House of Canada, Limite ISBN-13: 9780307358653 Pages: 464 Pub. Date: March 2010
So Cold the River by Koryta, Michael (Author); FP 50,000. Eric Shaw is approached to do a documentary on Campbell Bradford, a 95-year-old billionaire whose childhood is wrapped in mystery. In Bradford's hometown, Eric discovers an extraordinary past: a hotel that has been restored to its former grandeur. But something else has been restored too - a long forgotten evil that will stop at nothing to settle a decades-old score. A supernatural thriller of unstoppable ferocity and bone- chilling terror from the author of ENVY THE NIGHT. Author tour: Toronto.
Genre: FICTION SUSPENSE Price: $29.99 Form: Trade Cloth Publisher: Little Brown & Company ISBN-13: 9780316053631 Pages: 528 Pub. Date: June 2010
Solar by McEwan, Ian (Author) FP 40,000 (CAN.) Michael Beard is a Nobel Prize-winning physicist, whose best work is behind him, as well he is an inveterate philanderer. When Beard's professional and personal worlds are entwined in a freak accident, an opportunity presents itself, a chance for Beard to extricate himself from his marital mess, reinvigorate his career and very possibly save the world from environmental disaster. An engrossing, satirical and very funny new novel about climate change.
Genre: BRITISH AND IRISH FICTION (FICTIONAL WORKS Price: $32.00 Form: Trade Cloth Publisher: Knopf Canada ISBN-13: 9780307399243 Pages: 304 Pub. Date: March 2010
Sonderberg Case, The by Wiesel, Elie (Author); Temerson, Catherine (Translator) FP 30,000. Yedidyah's longing for the past takes on another aspect when he is assigned to cover the murder trial of a German expatriate named Werner Sonderberg. Sonderberg returned alone from a walk he took in the Adirondacks with an elderly uncle, whose lifeless body was soon retrieved from the woods. His plea is enigmatic: "Guilty . . . and not guilty." But it strikes a chord in Yedidyah, plunging him into feelings that bring him harrowingly close to madness. An enthralling psychological mystery with Wiesel's signature elegance and thoughtfulness.
Genre: ROMANCE LITERATURE Price: $29.95 Form: Trade Cloth Publisher: Knopf Doubleday Publishing Gro ISBN-13: 9780307272201 Pages: 192 Pub. Date: August 2010
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Spider Bones: A Novel by Reichs, Kathy (Author) FP 600,000. This is the 13th novel featuring forensic anthropologist Dr. Temperance Brennan. Temperance is called to the scene of a drowning in Hemmingford, Quebec. The body is identified as a man originally declared dead four decades earlier in 1968 - killed in Vietnam. Tempe exhumes the soldier's corpse from his grave in N.Carolina and flies the remains to Hawaii for analysis. But it's not long before another set of remains is found with the first victim's dog tags tangled amongst them. Soon the remains of a third unidentified body are uncovered. A complex and riveting tale from the author of 206 BONES.
Genre: Price: $32.00 Form: Trade Cloth Publisher: Simon & Schuster ISBN-13: 9781439102398 Pages: 320 Pub. Date: August 2010
Spies of the Balkans: A Novel by Furst, Alan (Author) FP 75,000. A novel of intrigue and passionate love affairs, peopled with agents and spies - German, Serbs, Greeks, Albanians, and those who serve whoever will pay them - SPIES OF THE BALKANS confirms Alan Furst's status as "an incomparable expert at his game." (Janet Maslin, THE NEW YORK TIMES). This is a stunning new WWII-era novel from the author of THE SPIES OF WARSAW.
Genre: Price: $31.00 Form: Trade Cloth Publisher: Random House of Canada, Limite ISBN-13: 9781400066032 Pages: 256 Pub. Date: June 2010
Spy, The: An Isaac Bell Novel by Cussler, Clive (Author); Scott, Justin (Author) PF 700,000 (U.S.) 25,000 (CAN.) It is 1908, and international tensions are mounting as the world plunges toward war. When a brilliant battleship gun designer dies in an apparent suicide, the man's daughter turns to the legendary Van Dorn Detective Agency to clear his name. Isaac Bell takes the case and soon realizes that the man was murdered. And when more suspicious deaths occur, it becomes clear that an elusive spy is orchestrating the destruction of America's brightest technological minds...and the murders all connect to a top- secret project called Hull 44. From the NEW YORK TIMES bestselling author of THE CHASE.
Genre: PITT, DIRK (FICTITIOUS CHARACTER) FICTION Price: $35.00 Form: Trade Cloth Publisher: Penguin Group (USA) Incorporat ISBN-13: 9780399156434 Pages: 448 Pub. Date: June 2010
Star Wars: Clone Wars Gambit: Siege by Miller, Karen (Author) FP 75,000. This is the 2nd installment of a two-book Obi-Wan Kenobi and Anakin Skywalker adventure, set against the backdrop of the Clone Wars. Obi-Wan and Anakin are on the run from General Lok Drud and his droid army. They eventually seek shelter in a remote Lanteeban village, but the Separtists track them down. Now they're under siege...and the little time they've bought themselves is running out. Original TPB.
Genre: FICTION SCIENCE FICTION GENERAL Price: $17.50 Form: Trade Paper Publisher: Random House Publishing Group ISBN-13: 9780345509000 Pages: 272 Pub. Date: July 2010
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Stay a Little Longer by Garlock, Dorothy (Author) FP 20,000. Louise Watkins, raised in small-town Minnesota in the 1920s, runs a boarding house and is the town's midwife. She is the source of strength for her neighbours and friends. One day, she befriends a stranger, a man badly scarred by wounds suffered during the War. Despite his disfigurement, she finds herself intensely drawn to this enigmatic man, who seems so mysterious yet familiar. Dorothy Garlock is the author of over 50 novels, including the successful Route 66, Depression-era trilogy.
Genre: FICTION GENERAL Price: $29.99 Form: Trade Cloth Publisher: Grand Central Publishing ISBN-13: 9780446540209 Pages: 384 Pub. Date: April 2010
Still Missing by Stevens, Chevy (Author) FP 150,000. Interwoven with the story of the year Annie, a thirty-two-year-old realtor, spent as the captive of a psychopath in a remote mountain cabin, which unfolds through sessions with her psychiatrist, is a second narrative recounting events following her escape - her struggle to piece her shattered life back together and the ongoing police investigation into the identity of her captor. The truth doesn't always set you free. A beautifully crafted debut novel filled with twists and turns. Canadian author - Vancouver Island.
Genre: FICTION PSYCHOLOGICAL Price: $29.99 Form: Trade Cloth Publisher: St. Martin's Press ISBN-13: 9780312595678 Pages: 352 Pub. Date: July 2010
Stork Raving Mad: A Meg Langslow Mystery by Andrews, Donna (Author) FP 50,000. 11th in the series. Meg's house becomes a crime scene when the dean of the English department is found murdered. The only way to restore peace is to help Chief Burke solve the murder - all before dashing off to the hospital to give birth to her twins! Fans of the award-winning, critically acclaimed series will gobble this one up - it's another stark raving and maddeningly funny mystery from one of the most talented authors in the genre today.
Genre: Price: $29.99 Form: Trade Cloth Publisher: St. Martin's Press ISBN-13: 9780312621193 Pages: 320 Pub. Date: July 2010
Storm Prey by Sandford, John (Author) FP 700,000. One cold Minnesota morning, three men burst into a hospital pharmacy, duct tape the two workers and clean the place out. But then things go bad, one of the workers dies, and as they hurry out to their truck they find themselves, just for a second, face-to-face with a blond woman in the garage: Weather Karkinnen, surgeon, wife of an investigator named Lucas Davenport. Did she see enough? There's only one thing to do: Find out who she is and eliminate the only possible witness. A brilliant thriller from the #1 NEW YORK TIMES bestselling author of WICKED PREY.
Genre: FICTION GENERAL Price: $35.00 Form: Trade Cloth Publisher: Penguin Group (USA) Incorporat ISBN-13: 9780399156496 Pages: 416 Pub. Date: May 2010
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Stranger Like You, A by Brundage, Elizabeth (Author) FP 75,000. Hedda Chase, a top executive producer at Gladiator Films, recently pulled the plug on a film project by one of her predecessors because it was too violent, not credible, and the ending implausible. Hugh Waters thought the script was his ticket to the big time - until Hedda tampered with his plans. So Hugh decides to prove otherwise by staging his script's ending and casting Hedda as the victim. He kidnaps her, leaves her in the locked trunk of her BMW, and lets "destiny" take its course. A taut and terrifying thriller about the length to which we'll go to make our dreams come true. From the author of THE DOCTOR'S WIFE.
Genre: FICTION GENERAL Price: $32.50 Form: Trade Cloth Publisher: Penguin Group (USA) Incorporat ISBN-13: 9780670022007 Pages: 272 Pub. Date: August 2010
Strip by Perry, Thomas (Author) FP 40,000. Thomas Perry, author of RUNNER, is back with a fast-paced thriller that will appeal to Carl Hiaasen fans. When a strip club owner is robbed by a masked gunman little does the robber know that he is robbing a gangster. So begins the tale in which Manco Kapuk's goons begin searching for the culprit in order to seek revenge. Detective Nick Slosser is assigned to the case and is kept busy unravelling the mystery behind Kapek's growing empire, a brewing gang war, and a triple killing in the gritty streets and opulent hills of L.A.
Genre: FICTION SUSPENSE Price: $32.50 Form: Trade Cloth Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Trad ISBN-13: 9780151015221 Pages: 352 Pub. Date: May 2010
Summer House, The by Willett, Marcia (Author) In the small inlaid wooden box, Matt's mother had kept all his childhood memories. Amongst them are many photos of Matt as a child, growing up. But something about the photos has always puzzled Matt - was that really him? Why did he not remember those clothes? The toys? And where, in the photos, was his sister Imogen? He has a strange unresolved feeling that there is something missing in his life. "Deservedly compared to her countrywomen, Binchy and Pilcher, Marica Willett is an equally gifted storyteller." - BOOKLIST.
Genre: ENGLISH LITERATURE Price: $24.95 Form: Trade Paper Publisher: McArthur & Company ISBN-13: 9781552788424 Pages: 300 Pub. Date: April 2010
Supreme Justice by Margolin, Phillip (Author) FP 150,000. Filled with the fast-paced twists and surprises that propelled EXECUTIVE PRIVILEGE, this latest novel of suspense reunites attorney Brad Miller, FBI agent Keith Evans, and private investigator Dana Cutler to untangle a five-year-old case involving a ghost ship and the President's nominee to the U.S. Supreme Court.
Genre: AFRICAN AMERICANS FICTION Price: $33.99 Form: Trade Cloth Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers ISBN-13: 9780061926518 Pages: 352 Pub. Date: May 2010
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Sweet Misfortune: A Novel by Milne, Kevin Alan (Author) FP 50,000. When her ex-fiance moves back to their small Washington town, he is surprised at how bitter and unhappy Sophie has become. He proposes a bet - she must place an ad in the paper that simply states "Wanted: Happiness." If at least 100 people respond, proving happiness isn't a myth, she agrees to a date with him. If not, he'll leave her alone forever. Kevin Alan Milne, author of THE PAPER BAG CHRISTMAS and THE NINE LESSONS, delivers a sweet story about finding love and proving that happiness is not just a myth.
Genre: FICTION GENERAL Price: $24.99 Form: Trade Cloth Publisher: Center Street ISBN-13: 9781599952970 Pages: 288 Pub. Date: June 2010
Switch by Mckenzie, Grant (Author) FP 7,500 (CAN.) How far will one man go to save the people he loves most? Sam White is an out-of-work actor, making a living as a security guard in a shopping mall. He returns home one night to find his house blown up and two body bags being removed from it. He assumes the bodies are those of his wife and daughter, until he receives a call from a man saying they are alive, but will only be spared if Sam follows instructions and completes the increasingly violent tasks set out for him. A brilliantly paced Canadian debut for fans of Harlan Coben and Lee Child. Original TPB.
Genre: AMERICAN LITERATURE Price: $25.00 Form: Trade Paper Publisher: Penguin Group (Canada) ISBN-13: 9780143173359 Pages: 384 Pub. Date: August 2010
Take a Chance on Me by Mansell, Jill (Author) This is a sweet, funny and romantic novel from the SUNDAY TIMES #1 bestselling author of RUMOUR HAS IT. Cleo Quinn is looking for Mr. Right. Her sister Abbie has problems of her own - husband Tom has become distant and withdrawn. In TAKE A CHANCE ON ME, the two sisters are about to discover that the past can come back to haunt you, and that love can flourish in the most unlikely places.
Genre: FICTION ROMANCE GENERAL Price: $34.99 Form: Trade Cloth Publisher: Headline Book Publishing ISBN-13: 9780755328208 Pages: 416 Pub. Date: April 2010
Take Four by Kingsbury, Karen (Author) FP 250,000. This is the final book in the Above the Line series by NEW YORK TIMES bestselling author Karen Kingsbury. In TAKE FOUR, filmmakers Chase Ryan and Dayne Matthews finally ink a deal with the nation's top young actor. But the actor takes a public fall that threatens his reputation. Now the producers must act as missionaries to save the film, their families, and the young movie star.
Genre: Fiction / General / Contemporary Price: $24.99 Form: Trade Cloth Publisher: Zondervan Books ISBN-13: 9780310322009 Pages: 352 Pub. Date: July 2010
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Tell-All by Palahniuk, Chuck (Author); FP 15,000 (CAN.) This is a dark reimagining of "All About Eve" and a hilarious assault on celebrity, from the author of SNUFF and PYGMY. This newest title, TELL-ALL, is soaked, nay, marinated in the culture of vintage Hollywood, from the luminaries of the showbiz gossip column world to the stars and less bright lights.
Genre: Price: $29.95 Form: Trade Cloth Publisher: Doubleday Canada, Limited ISBN-13: 9780385666312 Pages: 336 Pub. Date: May 2010
Templar Knight, The by Guillou, Jan (Author) FP 25,000. A knight in the Holy Land. A woman in the frozen north. A war that kept them apart. Follows THE ROAD TO JERUSALEM - hailed by Diana Gabaldon in the WASHINGTON POST as "a great . . . beautifully constructed book. . . . [Guillou] has a remarkable grasp of the mind-set of the period."
Genre: FICTION HISTORICAL Price: $33.99 Form: Trade Cloth Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers ISBN-13: 9780061688577 Pages: 480 Pub. Date: May 2010
Tempted by Trouble by Dickey, Eric Jerome (Author) Note: The title is TEMPTED BY TROUBLE. NEW YORK TIMES bestselling author Eric Jerome Dickey returns with a flaming-hot stand-alone novel set in the world of conmen and thieves. Eric Jerome Dickey is the author of seventeen novels, including DYING FOR REVENGE, PLEASURE, WAKING WITH ENEMIES, and SLEEPING WITH STRANGERS.
Genre: Price: $33.50 Form: Trade Cloth Publisher: Penguin Group (USA) Incorporat ISBN-13: 9780525950585 Pages: 400 Pub. Date: August 2010
That Perfect Someone by Lindsey, Johanna (Author); FP 200,000. In her forty-seventh novel - the 10th in her popular Malory series, NEW YORK TIMES bestselling author Johanna Lindsey tells the passionate story of an English lord-turned-pirate who must marry the fiancee he abandoned nine years ago. Other romantic titles from the author include: A ROGUE OF MY OWN, NO CHOICE BUT SEDUCTION, and CAPTIVE OF MY DESIRES.
Genre: Price: $34.00 Form: Trade Cloth Publisher: Simon & Schuster ISBN-13: 9781439101070 Pages: 384 Pub. Date: June 2010
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They're Watching by Hurwitz, Gregg (Author) FP 125,000. Patrick Davis is a man with troubles. First his Hollywood dreams crumble and then his marriage hits a snag. Now DVDs start being delivered to his house which show that someone is watching him and his wife. Then the e-mails start, and someone offers to fix everything, to take the mess his life has become and make it alright. Patrick figures it's the offer of a lifetime. But Patrick couldn't be more wrong. This intricate, thought provoking thriller by the author of TRUST ON ONE is already a bestseller in the U.K.
Genre: FICTION PSYCHOLOGICAL Price: $29.99 Form: Trade Cloth Publisher: St. Martin's Press ISBN-13: 9780312534905 Pages: 368 Pub. Date: July 2010
Thieves of Darkness, The: A Thriller by Doetsch, Richard (Author); FP 125,000. In his bestselling thrillers THE THIEVES OF HEAVEN and THE THIEVES OF FAITH, Richard Doetsch introduced readers to Michael St. Pierre, a reformed master thief with a penchant for getting into trouble that takes him clear across the globe. This 3rd book in the series now raises the stakes for this unlikely hero, who becomes lost in a search of an ancient artifact: a map that holds a secret of incredible age, with roots in the foundations of Judaism, Christianity, and Islam.
Genre: FICTION SUSPENSE Price: $29.99 Form: Trade Cloth Publisher: Simon & Schuster ISBN-13: 9781416598954 Pages: 480 Pub. Date: August 2010
Thin, Rich, Pretty by Harbison, Beth (Author) FP 150,000. Holly will do anything to be thin. Lexi will do anything to be rich. And Nicola will do anything to be pretty. This is the story of three women who believe that happiness is the next size down, the next dollar figure up, or the next appreciative glance from a stranger. But mostly it's the story of how three women save each other, and show each other the path to true contentment. A summer read from the author of SHOE ADDICTS ANONYMOUS.
Genre: FICTION CONTEMPORARY WOMEN Price: $29.99 Form: Trade Cloth Publisher: St. Martin's Press ISBN-13: 9780312381981 Pages: 352 Pub. Date: July 2010
Thirteen Hours by Meyer, Deon (Author) FP 5,000 (CAN.) A riveting thriller from South Africa's bestselling crime writer, author of BLOOD SAFARI. Benny Griessel, a legendary detective, is now concentrating on staying sober and mentoring the new generation of crime fighters - mixed race, Xhosa and Zulu. But when an American backpacker disappears in Cape Town, panicked politicians know who to call: Benny has just thirteen hours to save the girl, save his career, and crack open a conspiracy that threatens the country.
Genre: FICTION SUSPENSE Price: $29.95 Form: Trade Cloth Publisher: Random House of Canada, Limite ISBN-13: 9780307356642 Pages: 352 Pub. Date: April 2010
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This Body of Death by George, Elizabeth (Author) FP 300,000. An Inspector Lynley Novel. When the body of a woman is found in an isolated London cemetery, Scotland Yard Detective Inspector Thomas Lynley is called in to help the new chief. There, Lynley and his former partner, Barbara Havers, ind that the roots of the crime trace to a long-ago act of violence that has poisoned subsequent generations. A multi-layered jigsaw puzzle of a story from the NEW YORK TIMES bestselling author of 15 novels of psychological suspense.
Genre: FICTION MYSTERY & DETECTIVE POLICE PROCEDUR Price: $36.99 Form: Trade Cloth Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers ISBN-13: 9780061160882 Pages: 704 Pub. Date: April 2010
This Must Be the Place: A Novel by Racculia, Kate (Author) FP 50,000. Mona Jones and her daughter Oneida are two self-declared outcasts. Their life is turned upended when Arthur Rook shows up at their boarding house with a shoe box containing his late wife's mementos and keepsakes, and a postcard from sixteen years ago, addressed to Mona but never sent. Slowly the contents of the box begin to fit together to tell a story - one of a powerful friendship, a lost love, and a secret that, if revealed, could change everything that Mona, Oneida and Arthur know to be true. This novel introduces memorable, charming characters that refuse to be forgotten.
Genre: NEW YORK (STATE) FICTION Price: $30.00 Form: Trade Cloth Publisher: Henry Holt & Company ISBN-13: 9780805092301 Pages: 368 Pub. Date: July 2010
Thousand Autumns of Jacob de Zoet, The by Mitchell, David (Author) FP 6,000 (CAN.) The year is 1799, the place Dejima, a man-made island that is the Japanese Empire's single port and sole window to the world. To this place comes Jacob de Zoet, a young, devout and ambitious clerk who must spend five years in the East to earn enough money to deserve the hand of his wealthy fiance. This panoramic novel brings to vivid life the tottering of the Dutch maritime empire, the seizing-up of the Shogun's dynasty, the encroachment of British ambitions, and the people caught up a tectonic shift between East and West. This is an unforgettable book that will be read for years to come.
Genre: FICTION HISTORICAL Price: $32.00 Form: Trade Cloth Publisher: Knopf Canada ISBN-13: 9780676979299 Pages: 304 Pub. Date: June 2010
Time's Legacy by Erskine, Barbara (Author) Barbara Erskine returns with this beautiful and haunting tale of dark forces and mystical powers. In present-day Cambridge, Abi, a recently-ordained priest of the Church of England, is appointed to a notoriously difficult parish. The priest in charge is the charismatic but fundamentalist Kier. He objects to her mysticism, her practice of healing in particular. When she sees a vision of a congregation in an old church, Kier accuses her of witchcraft, but Abi soon sees more visions; an entire Roman family history, dark with betrayal and a promise of bloody revenge. From the author of DAUGHTERS OF FIRE and THE WARRIOR'S PRINCESS.
Genre: Price: $32.95 Form: Trade Cloth Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers Limit ISBN-13: 9780007302277 Pages: 448 Pub. Date: August 2010
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Too Many Murders: A Carmine Delmonico Novel by McCullough, Colleen (Author) This is the riveting sequel to ON OFF from international bestseller Collen McCullough - a master of suspense. Set in the late sixties in a sleepy New England college town, the well-loved cast of ON OFF, including the newly married Carmine and Desdemona, returns. Twelve murders have taken place on one day. All are different, and no victim is connected to any of the others. At the same time, Delmonico finds himself pitted against the mysterious Ulysses, a spy giving armaments secrets to the Russians. Are the murders and espionage somehow linked?
Genre: FICTION MYSTERY & DETECTIVE HISTORICAL Price: $24.95 Form: Trade Paper Publisher: McArthur & Company ISBN-13: 9781552788325 Pages: 320 Pub. Date: December 2009
Tough Customer: A Novel by Brown, Sandra (Author) FP 650,000. Dodge Hanley, the indispensable investigator from SMASH CUT returns as a flawed protagonist in TOUGH CUSTOMER. Dodge has used shady means of delivering the goods in the past...but when it comes to aiding the daughter of his former lover, real estate mogul Caroline King, his dogged perseverance knows no bounds. Determined to uncover the truth for Caroline and her daughter Berry, Dodge teams with a small-town sheriff to track down a depraved man who's obsessed with having Berry - or killing her. This time it's not just Dodge's life at risk. He stands to lose his heart. Another exceptional sizzling thriller from Sandra Brown.
Genre: Price: $32.00 Form: Trade Cloth Publisher: Simon & Schuster, Incorporated ISBN-13: 9781416563105 Pages: 288 Pub. Date: August 2010
Tout Sweet by Wheeler, Karen (Author) TOUT SWEET is a feel-good tale of a very successful newspaper fashion editor who hangs up her high heels to renovate a village house in France. There she encounters a host of new friends and unsuitable suitors, soon learning that true happiness can be found in the simplest of things - a bike ride through the countryside on a summer evening, or six glasses of pineau in a neighbour's garden. Perfect reading if you've ever dreamed of chucking away your BlackBerry in favour of real blackberries and downshifting to a simpler life abroad. Already a bestseller in the U.K.
Genre: HANDICRAFT Price: $18.95 Form: Trade Paper Publisher: McArthur & Company ISBN-13: 9781552788462 Pages: 352 Pub. Date: February 2010
Truth by Temple, Peter (Author) FP 5,000 (CAN.) In this heartbreaking, nerve-wracking novel, author Peter Temple lays bare the soul of a man, Stephen Villani, Head of Homicide, as he faces the moral decline of a society and himself. Incapable of constancy as a father and a husband, damaged as a son and true only to his job and the confrontational stance he knows best, he seems unable to intervene while his teenage daughter runs with drug dealers. From the author of the highly acclaimed and prize-winning THE BROKEN SHORE.
Genre: FICTION MYSTERY & DETECTIVE GENERAL Price: $32.00 Form: Trade Cloth Publisher: Random House of Canada, Limite ISBN-13: 9780307358851 Pages: 400 Pub. Date: May 2010
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Truth about Delilah Blue, The by Cohen, Tish (Author) FP 15,000 (CAN.) What if everything you knew about your parents turned out to be a lie? At the age of twenty, Delilah must decide if her mother is the selfish woman she assumed had left her behind when she was only eight years old, or whether somewhere deep inside her father's memory lies a more complicated truth. Tish Cohen is the author of the GLOBE AND MAIL bestsellers INSIDE OUT GIRL and TOWN HOUSE. Original TPB.
Genre: AMERICAN LITERATURE Price: $19.99 Form: Trade Paper Publisher: HarperCollins Canada, Limited ISBN-13: 9781554685868 Pages: 0 Pub. Date: June 2010
Undead and Unfinished by Davidson, MaryJanice (Author); FP 150,000. Vampire Queen Betsy Taylor returns in this 9th novel in the NEW YORK TIMES bestselling series, following UNDEAD AND UNWELCOME. Betsy Taylor is having a tough time getting through the "Book of the Dead" - until the Devil strikes a bargain. She offers Betsy a chance to finish the cursed thing and finally discover all of its mysteries. There's just one catch...she must interact with her family's past. In doing so, the future will be impacted in ways she never anticipated.
Genre: Price: $31.00 Form: Trade Cloth Publisher: Penguin Group (USA) Incorporat ISBN-13: 9780425234358 Pages: 304 Pub. Date: July 2010
Under Heaven by Kay, Guy (Author) FP 25,000 (CAN.) Inspired by the glory of Tang Dynasty China in the 8th-century, Guy Gavriel Kay melds history and the fantastic into something both powerful and emotionally compelling. UNDER HEAVEN is a novel on the grandest narrative scale, encompassing the intimate details of individual lives in an unforgettable time and place. From the author of YSABEL, winner of the World Fantasy Award 2008. Canadian author - Toronto.
Genre: AMERICAN LITERATURE Price: $34.00 Form: Trade Cloth Publisher: Penguin Group (Canada) ISBN-13: 9780670068098 Pages: 512 Pub. Date: March 2010
Unfinished Score by Blackwell, Elise (Author) Suzanne hears on the radio that a jetliner has crashed and her lover is dead. Alex Elling was a renowned orchestra conductor. Suzanne is a concert violist, long unsatisfied with her marriage to a composer whose music turns emotion into thought. Now, more alone than she's ever been, she must grieve secretly. But as complex as that effort is, it pales with the arrival of Alex's widow, who blackmails her into completing the score for Alex's unfinished viola concerto. A psychologically compelling novel of love, loss, sex, class and betrayal from the author of GRUB, HUNGER and THE UNNATURAL HISTORY OF CYPRESS PARISH.
Genre: Price: $28.95 Form: Trade Cloth Publisher: Unbridled Books ISBN-13: 9781936071661 Pages: 272 Pub. Date: April 2010
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Untitled #1 by Richie, Nicole (Author) From the luxurious bungalows to Chateau Marmont to the hidden hollows of middle America, from the loving arms of her childhood sweetheart to the cold embrace of the tabloids, Richie's latest book explores the deepest longings and darkest secrets of a troubled young superstar. As Coco finds out, the price of anonymity is high - and that the very life you run from is the one that won't let you hide. "Valley of the Dolls" meets Jackie Collins for a new generation in the latest novel from the author of THE TRUTH ABOUT DIAMONDS.
Genre: Price: $29.99 Form: Trade Cloth Publisher: Simon & Schuster ISBN-13: 9781439166154 Pages: 288 Pub. Date: September 2010
Untitled Forerunner Novel #1 by Bear, Greg (Author) FP 300,000. This is the 1st book in the Forerunner trilogy - a new series. Hugo and Nebula Award-winner and bestselling author Greg Bear takes readers deep into the time of the Forerunners, an ancient engineering race. Halo fans will discover just who the race is, how they harnessed technology and engineering the way they did, and what caused them to disappear completely from existence as we know it.
Genre: Price: $29.99 Form: Trade Cloth Publisher: Tom Doherty Associates, LLC ISBN-13: 9780765323965 Pages: 352 Pub. Date: July 2010
Untitled Roy Grace Novel 6 by James, Peter (Author) TRADE PAPER EDITION. Note: The title is DEAD LIKE YOU.
Genre: Price: $19.99 Form: UK-Trade Paper Publisher: Pan Macmillan ISBN-13: 9780230711242 Pages: 500 Pub. Date: August 2010
Veil of Night by Howard, Linda (Author) FP 200,000. Another edge-of-your seat romantic suspense from NEW YORK TIMES bestselling author of BURN, DEATH ANGEL, and UP CLOSE AND DANGEROUS, among others.
Genre: FICTION ROMANCE SUSPENSE Price: $31.00 Form: Trade Cloth Publisher: Random House Publishing Group ISBN-13: 9780345506894 Pages: 256 Pub. Date: August 2010
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Vigilantes, The by Griffin, W. E. B. (Author); Butterworth IV, William E. (Author) FP 300,000. A Badge of Honor Novel - the bestselling chronicle of the Philadelphia police force, following THE TRAFFICKERS. There's a sudden spike of murders in Philadelphia, but no one seems to mind much because the victims are all seem to be lowlifes. Vigilante groups spring up claiming credit for some of the hits. As the targets get bigger and events start moving out of control, Homicide Sergeant Matthew Payne realizes that if he and his team can't figure out who's behind this very soon, the violence could overtake them all. This is storytelling at its best - filled with authentic colour and detail.
Genre: FICTION MYSTERY & DETECTIVE POLICE PROCEDUR Price: $33.50 Form: Trade Cloth Publisher: Penguin Group (USA) Incorporat ISBN-13: 9780399156632 Pages: 352 Pub. Date: June 2010
Waking the Witch by Armstrong, Kelley (Author) FP 7,500 (CAN.) The new novel in Kelley Armstrong's bestselling Women of the Otherworld series showcases the fascinating Savannah Levine, a powerful young witch with a rebellious past and a troublesome heritage. But at twenty-one she knows she needs to grow up, so she becomes a responsible member of their supernatural detective agency. Pitted against shamans, demons, a voodoo-inflected cult and garden-variety goons, Savannah has to fight to ensure that her first case isn't her last. Kelley Armstrong (Canadian - ON) is the bestselling YA author of the Darkest Powers trilogy.
Genre: AMERICAN LITERATURE Price: $29.95 Form: Trade Cloth Publisher: Random House of Canada, Limite ISBN-13: 9780307357595 Pages: 368 Pub. Date: August 2010
Walk, The by Evans, Richard Paul (Author); FP 350,000. From the bestselling author of THE CHRISTMAS BOX and THE CHRISTMAS LIST comes an inspiring new series about an advertising executive who loses everything and then embarks on a walk across America, from California to Maine in order to reclaim his life. This heartwarming book covers the first 12 days of his journey.
Genre: FICTION BIOGRAPHICAL Price: $24.99 Form: Trade Cloth Publisher: Simon & Schuster, Incorporated ISBN-13: 9781439187319 Pages: 224 Pub. Date: April 2010
Wanna Get Lucky? by Coonts, Deborah (Author) FP 100,000. This is the 1st novel in a dazzling series focused on casino "fixer" Lucky O'Toole - head of Customer Relations at The Babylon, the newest, most opulent mega-casino and resort on the Strip. "A dead-on portrait of Las Vegas that is somehow dark, outrageous, and hilarious at the same time. Lucky O'Toole is wise, witty, and brimming with cheery cynicism." - Douglas Preston, author. Deborah Coonts is the wife of the bestselling author Stephen Coonts.
Genre: Price: $29.99 Form: Trade Cloth Publisher: Tom Doherty Associates, LLC ISBN-13: 9780765325433 Pages: 352 Pub. Date: May 2010
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War Memoir of HRH Wallis, Duchess of Windsor, The by Auspitz, Katherine (Author); Was it the greatest love story of the twentieth century or a bloodless coup? The memoir, apparently found in her former Paris home, is said to have been written in the Duchess's own hand. Kate Auspitz, a meticulous academic/historian supplies twenty-six pages of footnotes that ground the story firmly in published recollections of the major figures of the time. The plot rests on little known historic details that make Wallis's role in the events entirely plausible...A captivating novel about one of the most reviled women in history and one who continues to fascinate readers.
Genre: FICTION HISTORICAL Price: $30.00 Form: Trade Cloth Publisher: Penguin Group (Canada) ISBN-13: 9780670069286 Pages: 224 Pub. Date: February 2010
Warhol Gang, The by Darbyshire, Peter (Author) FP 7,500 (CAN.) An absurdist tale for an age of absurdism, a black comedy for anyone who's ever been trapped in an endless mall or fantasized about wiping out everyone in the office. THE OFFICE meets FIGHT CLUB in this neon-lit, adrenaline-fuelled ride from the award-winning author of PLEASE. Canadian.
Genre: AMERICAN LITERATURE Price: $29.99 Form: Trade Cloth Publisher: HarperCollins Canada, Limited ISBN-13: 9781554680764 Pages: 0 Pub. Date: May 2010
Watch by Sawyer, Robert (Author) FP 6,000 (CAN.) This is the 2nd book in the WWW Trilogy, following WAKE. Caitling Decter, blind but with a signal-processing retinal implant, can see digital data streams on the Web. That's were she perceived an extraordinary presence, and woke it up. It calls itself Webmind. But Webmind has come to the attention of WATCH - the secret government agency that monitors the Internet for threats to the U.S.- and they want it purged from cyberspace. Caitlin will do anything to protect her new friend. Canadian author - Mississauga, ON.
Genre: AMERICAN LITERATURE Price: $30.00 Form: Trade Cloth Publisher: Penguin Group (Canada) ISBN-13: 9780670067428 Pages: 448 Pub. Date: March 2010
Way of Kings, The by Sanderson, Brandon (Author) FP 150,000. Book One of the Stormlight Archive. A new epic fantasy series from the NEW YORK TIMES bestselling author chosen to complete Robert Jordan's The Wheel of Time series. THE WAY OF KINGS introduces the three protagonists who will be our windows on the strange and wondrous world of Roshar - a richly imagined setting as real as science fiction's Dune - and the drama about to unfold there.
Genre: Price: $33.99 Form: Trade Cloth Publisher: Tom Doherty Associates, LLC ISBN-13: 9780765326355 Pages: 592 Pub. Date: August 2010
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We Are All Made of Glue by Lewycka, Marina (Author) When Georgie Sinclair spots Mrs. Shapiro, an eccentric old Jewish neighbour rummaging through her garbage in the middle of the night, it's just the distraction she needs and a firm friendship is formed. Then Mrs. Shapiro is admitted to hospital and to Georgie's surprise, she is named as her next of kin. She finds herself unravelling a mystery that takes her from Highbury to wartime Europe to the Middle East, and learning a bit about DIY along the way. Just released to great reviews! From the author of A SHORT HISTORY OF TRACTORS IN UKRAINIAN (shortlisted for a Booker Prize). Canadian.
Genre: FICTION GENERAL Price: $32.00 Form: Trade Cloth Publisher: Penguin Group (Canada) ISBN-13: 9780670063994 Pages: 352 Pub. Date: December 2009
Whiplash by Coulter, Catherine (Author) FP 650,000. An FBI Thriller - featuring agents Dillon Savich and Lacey Sherlock. When a supply of a critical drugs used in chemotherapy runs out, Dr. Kender hires private investigator Pulaski to prove that there is something more sinister going on at Schiffer Engel's manufacturing facility in Indiana. When an employee at the plant is murdered, Sherlock and Savich are called in to help. The murder of a foreign national on federal land can only mean the German drug company has a secret of epic proportions. Previous titles: KNOCKOUT and TAILSPIN.
Genre: FICTION THRILLERS Price: $33.50 Form: Trade Cloth Publisher: Penguin Group (USA) Incorporat ISBN-13: 9780399156533 Pages: 400 Pub. Date: June 2010
Whisper, The by Neggers, Carla (Author) A year ago archaeologist Sophie Malone barely survived being left for dead in an Irish cave; Boston detective Scoop Wisdom recovered from an explosion that nearly took his life. Now they are both after the person or persons who tried to kill them. When Sophie finds Scoop's chief suspect hanged in a vicious ritualistic manner, Scoop's suspicions turn toward her. They must push aside their differences and make the connections between missing ancient artifacts and modern-day forensic evidence left at each scene...before the killings start again. Romantic suspense form the bestselling author of THE WIDOW and THE ANGEL.
Genre: Price: $27.95 Form: Trade Cloth Publisher: Harlequin Enterprises, Limited ISBN-13: 9780778328513 Pages: 400 Pub. Date: June 2010
Whisperers, The: A Thriller by Connolly, John (Author) FP 100,000. In his latest gripping Charlie Parker thriller NEW YORK TIMES bestselling author of THE GATES takes readers between the border of Maine and Canada, where a dangerous evil lurks. A group of disenchanted former soldiers has begun a smuggling operation, and what is being moved is infinitely stranger and more terrifying than anyone can imagine. In order to defeat them, private detective Charlie Parker must form an uneasy alliance with a man he fears more than any other, the killer known as The Collector. With razor- edge sharpness and break-neck speed, Connolly delivers his most chilling thrill-ride to date.
Genre: Price: $29.99 Form: Trade Cloth Publisher: Simon & Schuster ISBN-13: 9781439165195 Pages: 352 Pub. Date: July 2010
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World above the Sky, The by Stetson, Kent (Author); 17-year-old Eugainia St Clare Delacroix - the Living Holy Grail - is transported from certain death at the hands of her enemies to the safety of the New World. The year is 1398. Fleet commander Prince Henry Sinclair clings to the dying Templar dream of establishing a New Arcadia with Eugainia enthroned at its beating heart. Eugainia lands, weakened and near death, on the Atlantic coast of present-day Canada. She meets Mimktawo'qu'sk of the peaceful tribe of Mi'kmaqs. In the time of the Two made One, Mimktawo'qu'sk and Eugainia redefine divinity and forge a new and shining world. A Dewey Diva pick from Ann Ledden. Canadian. Genre: AMERICAN LITERATURE Price: $24.95 Form: Trade Paper Publisher: McArthur & Company ISBN-13: 9781552788516 Pages: 320 Pub. Date: May 2010
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