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Ekman, Kerstin: Blackwater
Book Number: 41006
Vintage 1996 8vo softcover 432pp reading copy. Annie Raft and her six-year-old daughter arrive in the remote Swedish village of Blackwater one midsummer night to meet Annie's boyfriend, who never shows up. In the morning, they stumble across two campers who have been stabbed to death in their tent. At the center of the subsequent murder investigation are the town's physician, who could have mistaken the campers for his wife and her lover; the members, including Annie's boyfriend, of a back-to-the-earth commune; and the Brandbergs, a family of rough-and-tumble locals who don't cotton to outsiders. It turns out that the youngest Brandberg, Johan, terrified of his father and half-brothers, has recently run away from home and in fact was seen passing close to the murder site on the night the campers were killed. Eighteen years later, with the double murders still unsolved, a string of coincidences leads to Annie's death and the eventual unraveling of the mystery. This is splendid fiction, dark and compelling, filled with off-center characters and ominous events, told smoothly through multiple points of view. Its setting-the logging-ravaged Scandinavian woods-matches perfectly the sense of gloom that permeates the plot. Despite having written 16 previous novels, Ekman is making her English-language debut here, and the translation seems flawless. It's no surprise that this novel, first published in Sweden in 1993, has won the Swedish Crime Academy's Award for Best Crime Novel, the August Prize and the Nordic Council's Literary Prize.
Keywords: blackwater iraq war mercenary war iraq mercenaries special forces mystery military scandinavian literature bush Blackwater Ekman Kerstin
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Horton, Babs: A Jarful of Angels
Book Number: 41010
Pocket Books May 6, 2003 8vo softcover 320pp very good. Four imaginative children, one magical summer, one terrible secret. bookseller stamp.
Keywords: A Jarful of Angels Horton Babs
Price: $12.00 |
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Lewis, Janet: The Wife of Martin Guerre
Book Number: 41011
Penguin Books Ltd 6 Jun 1996 8vo softcover 96pp very good. When he suddenly returns, Bertrande is overwhelmed by a renewed bliss, but as the months pass she has a terrible fear that the man she has welcomed is not Martin Guerre. Impelled by an oppressive sense of sin and intense hatred for her betrayer, she is driven to accomplish her own downfall.
Keywords: The Wife of Martin Guerre Lewis Janet
Price: $9.00 |
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Natshki, Shizuko: The Third Lady
Book Number: 41013
Mandarin 5 Jul 1990 8vo softcover 256pp very good. Obsessive love and tragic irony are the main ingredients in this tale in which a man who sets out to murder his lover's enemy actually murders his lover. Natsuki is also the author of "Murder at Mt. Fuji".
Keywords: The Third Lady Natshki Shizuko
Price: $12.00 |
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Natsuki, Shizuko: Murder at Mount Fuji
Book Number: 41014
Mandarin January 1990 8vo softcover 192pp very good.
Keywords: Murder at Mount Fuji Natsuki Shizuko
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Wharton, Herb: Unbranded
Book Number: 41024
University of Queensland Press June 1, 2000 8vo softcover 192pp very good. From the riotous picnic races to the famous Mt Isa rodeo, from childhood in the yumba to gutsy outback pubs, Unbranded presents a strikingly original vision of Australia. With a rollicking cast of stockmen, shearers, barmaids and tourists, this novel is the story of three men. Sandy is a white man; Bindi, a Murri; Mulga is related on his mother's side to Bindi, and on his Irish father's side to Sandy. Their saga and enduring friendship covers forty years in the mulga country of the far west. It tells how Sandy achieves his dream of owning a cattle empire; how Bindi regains part of his tribal lands for his people, and how Mulga finally sits down to write about their shared experiences. Mulga's journey also brings him face-to-face with the dark side of urban despair and his people's struggle with alcohol. "One of the most important Black texts ... a creative work of significance. I read Herb's novel throughout the night, not being able to put it down. I found it thralling."
Keywords: Unbranded Wharton Herb
Price: $14.00 |
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Donovan, Kay: Bush Oranges
Book Number: 41271
Viking 2001 8vo hardcover in d/w. 220pp very good.
Keywords: Bush Oranges Donovan Kay
Price: $9.00 |
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Carlyle, Liz: Two Little Lies
Book Number: 41548
Piatkus Books February 2, 2006 8vo softcover 300pp very good. National bestselling author Liz Carlyle presents the second book in her scandalous new romance series -- a fiery duel of desire and deception with love as the ultimate prize.... Once, he spurned the woman he loved. The Earl of Wynwood was far too reckless to handle a sophisticated woman like Viviana Alessandri. And the beautiful opera singer was far too famous to make a suitable wife for Wynwood. Twice, she wagered with her heart. Crushed by Wynwood's refusal to marry, Viviana offered her hand to another, a wealthy count. But fate has a way of playing with lovers' hearts -- and passion has a way of setting them on fire. Two little lies tore them apart. But now, at a gala affair celebrating Wynwood's recent betrothal, Viviana will get one last chance to win back his love...again...and again.
Keywords: Two Little Lies Carlyle Liz
Price: $8.00 |
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Clare, Anna: Flood
Book Number: 41549
Virgin Black Lace May 1, 2007 8vo softcover 272pp very good. Erotic fiction.
Keywords: kresley cole Flood Clare Anna
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Richler, Mordecai: Barney's Version
Book Number: 41668
Random House of Canada, Limited 1998 8vo softcover 432pp very good. Barney Panofsky smokes too many cigars, drinks too much whiskey, and is obsessed with two things: the Montreal Canadiens hockey team and his ex-wife Miriam. An acquaintance from his youthful years in Paris, Terry McIver, is about to publish his autobiography. In its pages he accuses Barney of an assortment of sins, including murder. It's time, Barney decides, to present the world with his own version of events. Barney's Version is his memoir, a rambling, digressive rant, full of revisions and factual errors (corrected in footnotes written by his son) and enough insults for everyone, particularly vegetarians and Quebec separatists. But Barney does get around to telling his life story, a desperately funny but sad series of bungled relationships. His first wife, an artist and poet, commits suicide and becomes--à la Sylvia Plath--a feminist icon, and Barney is widely reviled for goading her toward death, if not actually murdering her. He marries the second Mrs. Panofsky, whom he calls a "Jewish-Canadian Princess," as an antidote to the first; it turns out to be a horrible mistake. The third, "Miriam, my heart's desire," is quite possibly his soul mate, but Barney botches this one, too. It's painful to watch him ruin everything, and even more painful to bear witness to his deteriorating memory. The mystery at the heart of Barney's story--did he or did he not kill his friend Boogie?--provides enough forward momentum to propel the reader through endless digressions, all three wives, and every one of Barney's nearly heartbreaking episodes of forgetfulness. Barney's Version, winner of Canada's 1997 Giller Prize, is Richler's 10th novel, and a dense, energetic, and ultimately poignant read.
Keywords: Barney's Version Richler Mordecai
Price: $15.00 |
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