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Laura's Staff Picks

The Dark Half by Stephen King

"Shedding his pseudonym of George Stark, Thad Beaumont expects to live a healthy, happy life as a writer with his wife and twins. But when a brutal roadside murder produces fingerprints that match Thad's, the Beaumonts must again contend with Stark--Thad's dark half who kills and destroys everyone in his path."

$7.99

Different Seasons by Stephen King

"This collection of four novellas, markedly different in tone and subject, includes three that have become well-received movies. The first (filmed as The Shawshank Redemption) is a rich, satisfying tale about an innocent man who nurtures hope and devises a scheme to escape from prison. In "Apt Pupil," a boy discards his innocence by enticing an old man to travel with him into a reawakening of long-buried evil. In "The Body" (filmed as Stand By Me), a writer looks back on the trek he took with three friends on the brink of adolescence. The final novella, "The Breathing Method", is a horror yarn about a woman whose indomitable spirit keeps her baby alive under extraordinary circumstances."

$7.99

Mystery Walk by Robert McCammon

"The latest addition to Pocket's McCammon backlist once again demonstrates his multi-faceted talent in this "impressive performance" (Associated Press) which tells of a murdered family, a world of innocence and a world of evil, and of two boys born to a dangerous legacy to walk with the dead."

$7.99

An Instance of the Fingerpost by Iain Pears

"In England of the 1660s, a young woman is accused of the murder of a New College fellow, who has been found dead under mysterious circumstances. Four extremely diverse witnesses give their accounts of the events--but only one reveals the extraordinary truth."

$7.99

The Illuminatus! Trilogy by Robert Shea and Robert Anton Wilson

"People are missing. The rest of the world is on the brink of nuclear annihilation. Are the events connected? Are the events what they seem? So begins the wild, ingenious and utterly fascinating ride that is "The Illuminatus! Trilogy". Without knowing it, Joseph Malik, journalist, has stumbled upon something big--bigger and more profound than anything that has ever crossed his desk as the editor of the liberal magazine "Confrontation." Now Malik has disappeared, and jaded New York City detective Saul Goodman must find him. At first Goodman thinks he's been saddled with a normal missing-person case, but soon he finds there is more to this case than even the scope of his imagination can comprehend."

$17.95

Lelia's Staff Picks

The Irish Cottage Murder by Dicey Deere

"This first in a cozy series features American Torrey Tunet and her adventures in a charming Irish village. Fluent in several languages, Torrey translates for the rich and famous. When a corpse turns up in the village bog, and a priceless diamond necklace is missing, all fingers point to Torrey. It looks as though her secrets may have caught up with her."

$5.99

The Alpine Nemesis by Mary Daheim

"When news is slow for Emma Lord, publisher of the "Alpine Advocate", the town's oldest family feud flares up, leaving three people dead, their bodies stowed in a meat freezer. The startling discovery of a fourth body launches Emma on the story of a lifetime. As she races to scoop the local radio station, Emma unwittingly uncovers a shocking conspiracy that will change her life."

$6.99

The Golden One by Elizabeth Peters

"A new year, 1917, is dawning, and the Great War that ravages the world shows no sign of abating. Answering the siren call of Egypt once more, Amelia Peabody and her family arrive at their home in Luxor to learn of a new royal tomb ransacked by thieves. Soon an even more disturbing outrage concerns the intrepid clan of archaeologists: the freshly and savagely slain corpse of a thief defiling the ancient burial site.

Yet this is nothing compared with the lethal fate that threatens Ramses. Besieged by the British and defended by formidable Turkish and German forces, the fortified seaport of Gaza guards the gateway to the Holy Land. Answering a call he cannot refuse from British military intelligence, Ramses must journey to this ancient, fabled city to undertake a mission as personal as it is perilous. Death will surely be his lot if he is caught or exposed. Meanwhile, Ramses's wife, Nefret, guards a secret of her own...."

$25.95

Old Murders by Frankie Y. Bailey

"If you think life in a small Southern town is boring, then you've never been to Gallagher, Virginia. While a bitter battle for the heart of downtown Gallagher is brewing between an out-of-town multimillionaire real estate developer and a local entrepreneur, it's discovered that a local artist is missing. At the same time, the story of a 50-year-old murder resurfaces, and someone wants to make sure the truth about the case is buried forever. At the center of it all is Lizzie Stuart, an academic who teaches criminal justice at Piedmont State University and who has a talent for trouble both professionally and personally."

$23.95 prior to 25% new hardcover discount
$13.95 trade paper

Chet Gecko: The Chameleon Wore Chartreuse by Bruce Hale
"Chet Gecko loves a good mystery. Almost more than he loves his fee--stinkbug pie.So when fellow fourth grader Shirley Chameleon asks him to find her missing brother, Billy, Chet expects the case to be as easy a pie. But Billy's disappearance is part of a larger plot, one that involves the Rat Sisters, a riddling junkyard dog, and a vicious Gila monster named Herman. If Chet doesn't solve the case fast, the entire school could be humiliated. Worst of all, Chet might not get his fee. And Chet's hungry. . ."

$4.95

Andrew's Staff Picks

All the Rage by F. Paul Wilson

"Can you imagine a new chemical compound, a non-addictive designer drug that heightens your assertiveness, opens the door to your primal self, giving you an edge wherever you compete? Whether on the street or the football field, in a classroom or a boardroom. Wouldn't you be tempted to try it...just once? What happens if it releases uncontrollable rage and makes you a killer?

In All the Rage, Repairman Jack finds himself fighting against the makers and sellers of a dangerous new street drug -- Berserk. The drug brings out the user's most aggressive behavior, and gifts him with a god-like feeling -- useful in small doses, but also capable of sending the user into a mindless, destructive rage. After investigating, Jack finds that the drug comes from a surprising source, a source that may have deadly effects on Jack's life and the lives of those he cares most about."

$7.99

Welcome Back to the Night by Elizabeth Massie

"A family reunion should be a happy event, a time to see familiar faces, meet new relatives, and reconnect with people you haven't seen in a while. But the Lynch family reunion wasn't a happy event at all. It was the beginning of a terrifying connection between three cousins and a deranged woman who, for a brief time, had been a part of the family. When these four are reunited, a bond is formed, a bond that fuses their souls and reveals dark, chilling visions of a tortured past, a tormented present and a deadly future -- not only for them, but for their entire hometown. But will these warnings be enough to enable them to change the horrible fate they have glimpsed?"

$5.99

Mort by Terry Pratchett

"In this Discworld installment, Death comes to Mort with an offer he can't refuse -- especially since being, well, "dead" isn't compulsory. As Death's apprentice, he'll have free board and lodging, use of the company horse, and he won't need time off for family funerals. The position is everything Mort thought he'd ever wanted, until he discovers that this perfect job can be a killer on his love life."

$6.50

The Goodbye Look by Ross MacDonald

"The private eye had died by a bullet to his head, and Archer knew it could just as easily have been him. The case had begun with a stolen gold box, but now it was a search under the hot California sun for a missing rich boy, a hobo, and a gun that had been used for two murders -- fifteen years apart. In the land of earthquakes and other natural disasters, the lives of some lowlifes and newly rich have come crashing together, and for Lew Archer, the only way out now is to unravel the mystery that started so many years, and dead bodies, ago."

$12.00

Murder on the Yellow Brick Road by Stuart Kaminsky

"The year is 1940, and Los Angeles-based private eye Toby Peters has been called before the real-life Wizard of Oz himself -- Louis B. Mayer, legendary studio head of Metro-Goldwyn Mayer. His job: to track down a murderer stalking the back lots of one of Hollywood's most powerful movie companies. It's a treacherous trail of clues that Peters must follow -- one as winding as the Yellow Brick Road, and deadlier than a field of poppies. But does Toby Peters possess enough brains, heart, and courage to solve this bizarre case before he becomes the latest victim of Hollywood's new Wicked Witch of the West . . . ?"

$12.00