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Seizure
Par Robin Cook. 2003
Senator Ashley Butler will hold up permission for stem-cell research being proposed by doctors Daniel Lowell and Stephanie D'Agostino unless…
they secretly perform experimental surgery on him to cure his Parkinson's. The politician also complicates the deal by wanting to use cells obtained from the Shroud of Turin. Bestseller.The cat who talked turkey
Par Lilian Jackson Braun. 2004
A dead body found on his property slightly dims Moose County columnist Jim "Qwill" Qwilleran's excitement over a new bookstore…
and a neighboring town's upcoming bicentennial. After wild turkeys, rare for the area, suddenly appear Qwill looks to his clairvoyant cat, Koko, for answers. Bestseller.Changes
Par Danielle Steel. 1983
Melanie Adams seems to have it all: success as a TV documentary producer, twin teenage daughters, and a glamorous life…
that's perfect for a single mother. But Peter Hallam, a world-famous heart surgeon and widower with three children, makes her realize she doesn't yet have everything she wants. Some strong language and some descriptions of sex. Bestseller 1983The wicked day
Par Mary Stewart. 1983
A vivid retelling of the story of Mordred, bastard son of King Arthur and his half-sister. This version portrays Mordred,…
who Merlin prophesied would be Arthur's doom, as a victim of fate rather than a dastardly traitor. Follows "The Crystal Cave" (BRA 15682), "The Hollow Hills" (BRA 13360), and "The Last Enchantment" (BRA 16178). Bestseller 1983No cure for death: a Mallory novel
Par Max Collins. 1983
At the local bus station, ex-cop Mallory of Port City, Iowa, defends a blonde stranger when she is accosted by…
a fierce, one-eyed man. The woman tells Mallory her sad life story, leaves for her bus, and is found hours later dead in a suspicious car accident. Self-appointed detective Mallory looks for clues that will lead him to her murderer. Some strong language and some descriptions of sexHot money
Par Dick Francis. 1987
Complex detective novel that blends the ambience of horse racing with the volatile world of high finance. Gold trader Malcolm…
Pembroke contacts the one son he feels he can trust, amateur steeplechase jockey Ian, a few weeks after Malcolm's fifth wife, Moira, is murdered. Malcolm believes that Moira, who was on the point of divorcing him and suing for half his estate, was murdered to prevent this legacy takeover. BestsellerMission M.I.A: a novel
Par J. C Pollock. 1982
Pet sematary (Signet Book)
Par Stephen King. 1983
Dr. Louis Creed, his wife Rachel, their children Ellie and Gage, and Winston Churchill, the family cat, move to Ludlow,…
Maine from Chicago. They settle in a spooky rambling house near an ancient Indian burial ground where children bury their pets. Beyond that is another cemetery with strange powers of resurrection. Strong language. Bestseller 1983The India fan
Par Victoria Holt. 1988
A Gothic romance that moves from Victorian England to India. The daughter of a village vicar, Drusilla Delany has always…
acquiesced to the demands of the powerful Framlings. She must act as a reluctant friend to the arrogant daughter Lavinia and must also keep her head about her when Sir Fabian Framling shows more than a passing interest in her life. Some strong language and some descriptions of sex. BestsellerTreasure: a novel
Par Clive Cussler. 1988
When the great library of Alexandria was sacked in A.D. 391, perhaps some of its fabulous art treasures and volumes…
from its library escaped the flames and were ferried across the Atlantic. This is the premise of a suspense caper that features green-eyed Dirk Pitt, a James Bond type whom "no woman could completely possess." Some strong language. BestsellerOne more Sunday
Par John MacDonald. 1984
A complex novel about the legacy of an influential and charismatic television preacher, Rev. John Tinker Meadows, a man in…
the high-stakes, high-profit business of saving souls. The religious and economic empire of the Meadows family comes under scrutiny with the disappearance of an investigative journalist on assignment from New York. Strong language and explicit descriptions of sex. Bestseller 1984Lake Wobegon days
Par Garrison Keillor. 1985
Autobiographical sketches with stories about the inhabitants of Lake Wobegon, an imaginary Minnesota town. Lake Wobegon's history and mores are…
presented in tales that are outrageous, earthy, warm, sly, and sometimes both funny and sad. BestsellerWin, lose, or die
Par John Gardner. 1989
James Bond is back. This time he is protecting the leaders of Britain, the Soviet Union, and the United States…
as they meet aboard HMS "Invincible." BAST (Brotherhood of Anarchy and Secret Terror) is up to no good and Bond must foil "the Cat," a mysterious female terrorist, and "the Viper," the head of BAST. Never a dull moment for the intrepid Bond. Some violence and strong language. Bestseller 1989White Ninja
Par Eric Lustbader. 1990
The ninja Nicholas Linnear loses his way on the Moonlit Path, and is stripped of his warrior powers. Consequently he…
becomes a "shiro ninja"--a white ninja. And it couldn't happen at a worse time. Nicholas is estranged from his wife, his best friend needs help in thwarting a takeover attempt, and a mad man is stalking the streets of Tokyo. Sequel to "The Miko" (BR 05898). Violence and explicit descriptions of sex. BestsellerTeenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: a novelization
Par B. B Hiller. 1990
In this novelization of the movie, "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles," the teenage mutant ninja turtles--Leonardo, Michaelangelo, Donatello, and Raphael--save New…
York City from a vicious, criminal ninja clan known as The Foot. For grades 3-6. BestsellerIndiana Jones and the last crusade
Par Rob MacGregor. 1989
The time is the 1930s, and archaeologist Indiana Jones has set out on his most deadly mission so far. Indy's…
father, Dr. Henry Jones, knows the hiding place of the most extraordinary ancient relic of all time, and the Nazis are trying to extract that information from him. It is up to Indy to rescue his father and retrieve the relic. Strong language. BestsellerOklahoma pride
Par Dana Ross. 1990
1889. Tim Holt sells the "Virginia City Beacon," which he won from Waldo Howard in a poker game, and heads…
for the Oklahoma territory to stake a claim with his young cousin Peter Blake. But trouble seems to follow Tim, and before long he again finds his life threatened. His father, Toby, now a senator, is also courting danger--his ex-mistress is bent on revenge. Sequel to "Oregon Legacy" ( BR 08217). Some strong language. BestsellerThe Russia house
Par John Carré. 1989
Is Russia's defense system as good as they say it is? Documents have been smuggled out of Russia indicating that…
the Soviet defense system is in utter shambles, but England and the United States are uncertain about the validity of the information. London publisher "Barley" Blair is recruited to go to Russia and uncover the facts, but no one plans on his falling in love with Katya. Some strong language. BestsellerLazarus
Par Morris West. 1990
Pope Leo XIV's life is hanging in the balance--he is about to undergo open-heart surgery, and he has been targeted…
for assassination by an Islamic terrorist group. As he recovers from surgery, the pope experiences a change of heart in some of his policies. But can he put them into effect before the terrorists take action? He'll have to fight the very forces he put in place. Sequel to "The Clowns of God" (RC 15877, BR 04962). BestsellerThe Quincunx
Par Charles Palliser. 1989
Set in nineteenth-century England, this tale of disinheritance, murder, and deception links together all levels of society. A quincunx of…
families--the Huffams, Mompessons, Clothiers, Maliphants, and Palphramonds--are all linked together by the codicil to the will of the wealthy but long-deceased Jeoffrey Huffam. John Huffam's mother holds the codicil, but many others will stop short of nothing, including murder, to get it. Bestseller