It's always been considered special. And now that the raiders invaded, it's gone and only two people know where it is. But how many people want it? No one knows, except Damian, the object's guardian who is chased onto a ship headed for Brazil. But when the ship sinks, Damian ends up on an island and his worst fears come true. Now it's up to a team ...more

Poison pen letters lead to murder in this new Hamish Macbeth mystery from M.C.Beaton. When the townspeople of Lochdubh begin receiving poison pen letters, no one takes them very seriously, even if they are full of wild accusations. But Hamish fears that they might lead to something deadly. His instincts prove correct when the town's postmistress is...more

Gentle by name, gentle by nature. Everyone in the sleepy Scottish town of Lochdubh adores elderly Mrs. Gentle--everyone but Hamish Macbeth, that is. Hamish thinks the gentle lady is quite sly and vicious, and the citizens of Lochdubh think he is overly cranky. Perhaps it's time for him to get married, they say. But who has time for marriage when th...more

Conrad Borscz loses his wife, his job and his home in the space of a week. To recuperate, he goes to a guesthouse on the south coast. What could possibly go wrong? How about murder, heart failure, a face off with an aged Nazi, a jealous husband and an incompetent police force, illicit drugs, overdoses and falling in love at exactly the wrong time? ...more

Ann Hood is firmly rooted in the physical world--practical, realistic, and skeptical about many things in life at the cusp of the second millennium. But despite these traits, she traveled all the way from Rhode Island to El Santuario de Chimayo in New Mexico with her newborn daughter, believing she could bring home a miracle for her dying father. U...more

Faraday Trust, a fashionably liberal boarding school with a reputation for musical excellence is struggling in the face of exams. Poor test scores have prompted several withdrawals, and as a result, the trustees are beginning to worry. The headmaster has been asked to step down and a raging battle for his position is about to begin. In the midst of...more

Elizabeth Bennet is the perfect Austen heroine: intelligent, generous, sensible, incapable of jealousy or any other major sin. That makes her sound like an insufferable goody-goody, but the truth is she's a completely hip character, who if provoked is not above skewering her antagonist with a piece of her exceptionally sharp -- but always polite --...more