The latest from the indefatigable Sheldon is full of manipulators, dirty dealers, and dastardly rascals, all snatching at power--political, financial, sexual, or all the above; in other words, business as usual in Sidneys World. The Best Laid Plans begins with the meeting and mating of Oliver Russell, a promising young attorney-cum-gubernatorial candidate, and Leslie Stewart, the beautiful go-getter who is running his public relations campaign. Just as the pair is about to be wed, Russells mento
Tell Me Your Dreams
The fast-paced new novel from the internationally bestselling author of The Best Laid Plans, Morning, Noon & Night and Bloodline. Someone was following her. She had read about stalkers, but they belonged in a different, faraway world. She had no idea who it could be, who would want to harm her. She was trying desperately hard not to panic, but lately her sleep had been filled with nightmares, and she had awakened each morning with a feeling of impending doom. Thus begins Sidney Sheldons chil
S is for Silence
With a long-running series like this one, it can be difficult for a newcomer to know whether youll enjoy the most recent addition. If all the back story, regular characters and previous adventures play a prominent part in the new adventure then a first-time reader can feel a bit lost. Thats not the case with S is for Silence. Its a great place to start if you havent read any of the other books. I have read all of Sue Graftons alphabet series, and generally enjoy the adventures of private eye Kin
Master of the Game
One of Sidney Sheldons most popular and bestselling titles, repackaged and reissued for a new generation of fans. Kate Blackwell is one of the richest and most powerful women in the world. She is an enigma, a woman surrounded by a thousand unanswered questions. Her father was a diamond prospector who struck it rich beyond his wildest dreams. Her mother was the daughter of a crooked Afrikaaner merchant. Her conception was itself an act of hate-filled vengeance. At the extravagent celebrations of
The Sky is Falling[灭顶之灾]
The Sky is Falling contains all the elements which make Sidney Sheldons works impossible to put down: power, money, greed, lust, corruption and a strong female central character. In this instance it is a TV anchorwoman from Washington DC. All her investigative instincts tell her that a brutal series of murders are linked - and she travels the world to prove it. But the closer she comes to uncovering the truth the more she realizes her own life is in jeopardy. However, she is not about to give up
Nature Girl[自然之女]
Honey Santana, impassioned, willful, possibly bipolar, self-proclaimed queen of lost causes, has a scheme to help rid the world of irresponsibility, indifference, and dinnertime sales calls. Shes taking rude, gullible Relentless, Inc., telemarketer Boyd Shreave and his less-than-enthusiastic mistress, Eugenie, into the wilderness of Floridas Ten Thousand Islands for a gentle lesson in civility. What she doesnt know is that shes being followed by her Honey-obsessed former employer, Piejack. And h
Cross[Alex Cross12][克罗斯]
The latest powerful thriller about the FBI agent Alex Cross. Alex has quit his job with the FBI but cant seem to stay away. When a series of brutal rapes are committed across Washington and none of the victims will talk, Sampson calls on Alex for help. Alex uses all his skills as a psychologist to persuade one of the women to tell how the attacker scared her into silence. Crosss hunt for the rapist leads him to the Irishman Michael Sullivan, the deadly hitman from his past, whos returned to Wash
Hannibal Rising[汉尼拔崛起]
Thomas Harris remains both the progenitor of the modern serial killer novel – and its greatest exponent. Red Dragon was the first appearance of the murderous Hannibal Lecter, and with its success, the Harris imitators burgeoned almost immediately. The Silence of the Lambs, however, moved Harris into really rarefied heights, its achievement boltered by the addition of a strongly drawn heroine, trainee FBI agent Clarice Starling. Hannibal, the last outing for Harris’ monstrous Lecter, drew a
State of Fear[恐惧之邦]
The undisputed master of the high-concept thriller has written his most gripping and entertaining book yet In Paris, a physicist dies after performing a laboratory experiment for a beautiful visitor. In the jungles of Malaysia, a mysterious buyer purchases deadly cavitation technology, built to his specifications. In Vancouver, a small research submarine is leased for use in the waters of New Guinea. And in Tokyo, an intelligence agent tries to understand what it all means. Thus begins Michael C
Whiteout
作者简介：肯·福莱特（Ken Follett ），是英国当代著名畅销书作他者。他从70 年代开始创作，至今笔耕不辍，有十几部作品问世，有的已被译成三十多种文字。善于描写两次大战期间的推理小说，其最有名的作品为1980年的《The Key to Rebecca》。Book Description:Human betrayal, medical terror and a race against time...Jealousies, distrust, and hidden rivalries uncover dark secrets, then a dozen vials of a deadly virus go missing.As a blizzard whips out of the north on Christmas Eve, several people converge on a remote family house. Stanley Oxenford, director of a pharmaceutical research company, has everythi
Violets Are Blue[Alex Cross 7]
Washington, D.C., police detective Alex Cross returns for another visit (after Roses Are Red) to the top of the lists and for two new cases of disparate quality. The first, which dominates the narrative, takes place within Americas vampire underground and is as exciting as anything Patterson has written; the second, in which Cross at last defeats the nemesis known as the Mastermind, feels tacked on only to knot loose ends. In San Francisco, two joggers are slain, seemingly by both tiger and huma
Season of the Machete
Gory deaths come thick and fast in this thriller about a married couple of killers for hire who successfully ply their trade on a tropical isle. Opposing them is American Peter Macdonald. The American government is mixed up in it all somehow.
The Jester
Just who is writing the coauthored Patterson novels makes for interesting water-cooler chat, but whether the majority of words are contributed by Patterson or Gross, this terrific new novel is prime Patterson all the way, another step in the authors application of his patented storytelling style to a multitude of genres-in this case, historicals. The title character is, when introduced in 1096, an unassuming innkeeper in a French village oppressed by the local nobleman. To earn his freedom, Hugh
When the Wind Blows
Frannie ONeil, a young and talented veterinarian whose husband was recently murdered, comes across a discovery in the woods near her animal hospital. Soon after, Kit Harrison, an FBI agent, arrives on Frannies doorstep. And then there is eleven-year-old Max.
The Lake House[The Sequel to When the Wind Blows]
When the Wind Blows (1998), to which this is a sequel, has been Pattersons most successful novel around the world, according to an authors note. That novel, about children genetically engineered to fly, also thrilled most critics. This one wont, despite some charms, and the reason manifests itself in the three paragraphs-paragraphs, mind-that begin chapter 41: They were elated to be together again-the flock! The tribe! The family! Patterson tends toward shorthand writing, and generally it works
Hide And Seek
From the bestselling author of Along Came a Spider, Kiss the Girls and Cat and Mouse, this is a breathtaking novel of terror and suspense. Already a bestseller around the world - now reissued in striking new cover style. Maggie Bradford is on trial for murder - in the celebrity trial of the decade. As one of the worlds best-loved singer-songwriters, she seems to have it all. So how could she have murdered not just one, but two of her husbands? Will Shepherd was Maggies second husband. A magnific
London Bridges[Alex Cross 10]
London Bridges is something of a departure for James Pattersons Alex Cross novels in that it contains a serious speculation about what would--some might say, what will--happen if international crime copies the methods of terrorists or forms an alliance with them. The Russian mafia boss known as the Wolf delivers an ultimatum--large cash payments will be made and various prisoners released, or he will set off nuclear explosions in London, New York, Paris and Tel Aviv. To prove his seriousness, he
The Big Bad Wolf[Alex Cross 9]
Grade 2-4–Beginning with the endpaper that shows a boy outlined in blue ink roaring at a frightened wolf that is hiding next to a bed, readers are caught up in the wry humor of both text and illustrations. The child explains, Usually, when I get home from school, nothing exciting happens. Then, the Big Bad Wolf arrives at his house and moans, Nobody believes in me anymore. I dont scare anyone. Sympathetically, the boy sets about helping his new friend regain his confidence. Each of 12 chapters h
Four Blind Mice[Alex Cross 8]
Theres absolutely no denying the fact that its impossible to put down a Patterson thriller once its been picked up--and Four Blind Mice is no exception. And its not just the cliff-hanging chapters: Patterson is a stylist of real distinction, and in Alex Cross he has created one of the most memorable (and durable) protagonists in the genre (no mean achievement, given Pattersons avoidance of the usual clichés: recovering alcoholic cop, endless conflict with superiors, etc.). Having fought a bloody
Kiss the Girls[Alex Cross 2]
Detective Alex Cross makes his second appearance in the worldwide No 1 bestseller that also became a No 1 box office hit as a film starring Morgan Freeman -- now reissued in striking new cover style. In Kiss the Girls, Washington-based homicide detective Alex Cross is thrust into a case he will never forget. This time there isnt just one serial killer, there are two. One collects beautiful, intelligent women on college campuses on the east coast. The other is terrorising LA with a series of unsp
