Russell Books, Victoria BC
"The Iggy Tube was a terrifying toy that could change the course of history - or destroy the world!
To the two schoolboys who discovered it, the 'Iggy' was a handy gadget for reading people's minds.
To the group of tycoons who were willing to pay a king's ransom for it, the tube meant possession of the world's wealth.
To the world powers whose spies had orders to get the tube, it meant control of mankind."
"Marilyn Monroe has been murdered. And tough, irrepressible ex-cop PI Grace Smith is hired to hunt down the killer. But there are no all-expenses-paid trips to California for this investigation: Marilyn Monroe is a seaside donkey, and Grace is too broke to turn down the case.
During the investigation Grace finds herself increasingly drawn into the mystery surrounding the murder of a young prostitute whose death occurred on the same night as Marilyn's. But pitting her wits against a deranged criminal mind while trying to keep one step ahead of the police is not easy. And as Grace uncovers an extraordinary tale of greed and betrayal she soon realises her own life is in grave danger."
"Philip Stenning was grateful to the man who'd saved his life, grateful enough to change his identity and become part of a daredevil prison escape, grateful enough to risk being caught in the center of a family crossfire.
But Philip Stenning wasn't aware that his gratitude would carry him out of the skies into a new nerve-stretching race for his life..."
"One of the most significant films of the past ten years is one that American audiences still cannot see. Entitled I Am Curious - Yellow, it was made by the Swedish director, Vilgot Sjoman, whose earlier films included My Sister, My Love and 491. Wherever the film has been shown in Europe - in Sweden, Denmark, Germany, France - it has been acclaimed by critics as an important work of art in its honest and forthright portrayal of the social, political, and sexual problems of today's youth.
This volume presents the full text of the scenario, together with 266 stills from the picture. Also included is an appendix of pertinent testimony about the film by key witnesses in the US District Court case."
"There is no braver officer in Napoleon's cavalry than Etienne Gerard - especially in his own opinion. Whether kidnapped by gangs of brigands or outnumbered by enemy troops, the plucky little soldier is constantly gallant, chivalrous and ready to face any danger, even if he doesn't always think before he acts.
With great gusto Gerard recounts the swashbuckling exploits and adventures of his glittering military career - carrying out secret missions for Napoleon, making a daring break from an English prison, rescuing ladies in distress, duelling to the death against the dastardly Baron Straubenthal and even saving the day at the Battle of Waterloo."
"Tarzan and Mugambi, the giant Negro, with silent, feral Sheeta the panther at their side, together with Tarzan's hideous crew of great apes, made a formidable company. But they were stalking a vicious human killer who held Tarzan's son and wife as hostage..."
"Peggy Jean Deitrich smells of heat and roses, volunteers in the local library, and hides her bruises well. Once Billy Bob Holland made love to her in the woods above the river. Now Peggy Jean is married to the richest man in town. And Billy Bob, a former Texas Ranger who now defends criminals for a living, is out to destroy them.
Earl Deitrich has had his way with the town of Deaf Smith for years. Then Earl accused a hapless roustabout of a crime, and touched off a chain reaction of murder from the streets of Houston to the hill country around Billy Bob's ranch. Fueled by his memories and regrets, following a trail of shattered lives, Billy Bob knows that he must go after Earl with a vengeance. He just doesn't know how many people will get in the way - or who will be the last to die."
"This was the most fearsome challenge in Hercule Poirot's long career - as the greatest detective himself admitted.
Against him were aligned the forces of a global empire of evil whose power was beyond the imagination of an unsuspecting world.
Ahead of him was a trail of terror with pitfalls at every step and death at every bizarre turn.
And always with him was the knowledge that in this game for the highest stakes of all. Poirot's first mistake would be his last..."
"A trickster taking money from an old woman for his own private charity... A cheater fleecing small businesses of their hard-earned money with the oldest gimmick in town... A ladies' man after women's money, with just a little bit of love... Handsome, charming, and the deadliest denizen of the city!
If the detectives of the 87th precinct knew every trick in the book, why were the bodies still washing up on the shore?"
The Chronicles of Crime, Victoria BC
"It's closing time at the Gai-Moulin, and Jean Chabot and Rene Delfrosse are planning to rob the till to pay off their debts. To their surprise, they stumble upon a dead body. What at first seems to the police an open and shut case proves more complicated when the body turns up next at the zoo, stuffed into a wicker basket. Into the puzzlement steps Maigret, who makes one of the most dramatic and colorful entrances of his career as he sorts out the tangled web of deceit."
"The man is hanging from a beam in the ceiling, his small bare feet pointing to the floor, when Detective Grijpstra and Sergeant de Gier find him. Suicide? Or murder? Piet Verboom, alive, ran the Hindist Society, a restaurant-cum-commune located on a narrow Amsterdam street. Dead, his business interests now seem a good deal more complex. And why should a man of the spirit wear such an expensive gold watch? Many more questions will occur to the two policeman before they can solve this highly enjoyable mystery - one of van de Wetering's very best."
"As any herpetologist will tell you, the fer-de-lance is among the most dreaded snakes known to man. When someone makes a present of one to Nero Wolfe, Archie Goodwin knows he's getting dreadfully close to solving the devilishly clever murders of an immigrant and a college president. As for Wolfe, he's playing snake charmer in a case with more twists than an anaconda - whistling a seductive tune he hopes will catch a killer who's still got poison in his heart."
"In all his year of detecting, the unflappable Nero Wolfe has never encountered an investigation as damnably messy as this one. For what began as a clean case of larceny quickly sank into a quagmire of blackmail and broken promises, international scandal and cold-blooded murder. Now, Nero Wolfe and his able assistant, Archie Goodwin, must bridge eras and oceans to find the link between a Wild West lynching and a respected British peer. Only then can they save Wolfe's beautiful young client - and a hotly disputed stake of a cool million dollars."
Well, there you go. I've a couple of more books on order but maybe I'll try to be good until January... or maybe the end or middle of November.. ;0) Enjoy checking out these books!
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