Coonts, Stephen:Saucer: The Conquest
- edizione con copertina flessibile 2011, ISBN: 9780312994488
Paperback. Acceptable., Paperback. Very Good., Paperback. Good., Paperback. Very Good., 257 pages. Royal octavo (9 1/4' x 6") bound in original publisher's wrappers. uncorrected proof. Sp… Altro …
Paperback. Acceptable., Paperback. Very Good., Paperback. Good., Paperback. Very Good., 257 pages. Royal octavo (9 1/4' x 6") bound in original publisher's wrappers. uncorrected proof. Spare writing and a roster of flawed, struggling characters highlight this terse, engrossing debut, which earns high marks for its original setting and plot. It's 1965 in Boston, just before the first English-language mass in America is to be celebrated by Cardinal Cushing. George Sedgewick, the priest who is delivering communion wafers personally blessed by the pope, is murdered at Logan Airport, and the hosts are stolen. In charge of the case is Ray Dunn, the ADA who fixes things for DA Johnny Cahill and cleans up after Johnny's playboy son, Eddie. Meanwhile, narcotics detective Manny Manning, searching for the supplier of a killer strain of heroin, hears about the imminent street presence of a new drug that's about to be declared illegal in the U.S., a drug called LSD. The two searches converge when the past of the dead priest points to electroshock therapy and secret experiments conducted at the naval base at Portsmouth. It's a bleak tale told with no frills--and no nobility either. In the world that Flood--a Boston federal prosecutor writing under a pseudonym--has created, no one is untainted: Ray Dunn is haunted by the arrest of his father in a police corruption scandal and is compromised by his clean-up activities for the DA; Manny Manning was an informant gathering evidence against his fellow cops for the feds; and even the Monsignor who knows Sedgewick lies. In Flood's 1965 Boston, there are no easy answers and no clear victors--except perhaps the pseudonymous Flood himself, a natural storyteller, who, with this accomplished first novel, has claimed his own piece of turf in the city of George Higgins and Robert Parker. Condition: Heal end pages bumped else a very good to fine copy., W W Norton & Co, 1996, I Books, 2004-12-28. First Edition. Mass Market Paperback. Very Good. 182 pages; some edge wear; Genocide on his home planet drove Scorpio to take a blind leap into the time vortex- only to land on Earth in the year 1351, in a medieval city full of violence and intrigue. He found a friend in the young and beautiful Leah de Bernay, who is herself pursued by enemies: her father has been wrongfully accused of murder and thrown into prison. As Scorpio and Leah race to prove her father's innocence, they are chased by the mysterious and vicious Hunters- the deadly assassins who drove Scorpio from his home planet. They know that he traveled through time with the help of a glowing orb of power, and they mean to have it. Pursued at every step by the Hunters, Scorpio and Leah jump through time to Elizabethan London, to seek help from Queen Elizabeth's astrologer. But time is running out for them to decipher the secret of the orb, if they are to save themselves from the Hunters, and Scorpio's home planet from destruction!, I Books, 2004-12-28, New York: Onyx, 2002. First - First edition. Mass Market Paperback. Good. 377 pp. spine creasing, edge wear; Big-city environmental lawyer Lauren Van Horn returns to her small hometown in Utah to help her sister in a personal crisis. Lauren doesn't expect to see Gabe Randolph, the secret love of her teenage years. He's returned as an oil producer whose ideas about the environment clash with Lauren's. Her intense attraction to Gabe, though, throws her emotions into chaos., Onyx, 2002, SURVIVAL BOOKS, 2011. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has soft covers. In fair condition, suitable as a study copy., SURVIVAL BOOKS, 2011, Worldwide Library. Very Good. 1998. Paperback. The spine and front cover, next to the spine, are creased from reading. The pages are clean, no tears or soiling. The pages and binding are tight. ; A Mel Pickett Mystery; Vol. 1; 16mo 6" - 7" tall; 253 pages; Though his crime-scene days are behind him, retired Toronto police detective Mel Pickett is intrigued by the body discovered near his weekend cabin in the woods, and becomes an unofficial advisor to the one-man police force. The corpse is identified as Timmy Marlow, a notorious womanizer. The folks of Larch River are busy speculating which husband might have done it. Or which jilted lady…or drinking pal with a grudge. An arrest is made but Mel, with his finely honed instincts as a big-city cop, suspects there's more to the case than the obvious. The legwork he does reveals secrets buried in stone…and a clever, nearly perfect crime and a devious killer. Will combine shipping on more than one book. ., Worldwide Library, 1998, New York: Bantam Books, 1989. Mass Market Paperback. Good. 245 pages; spine creasing, edge wear, inside covers foxed; Quintessential New York cop Jake Neuman rakes through the political muck of the city to solve the murder of an investigative reporter whose death is linked to the secret life of an ambitious--and beautiful--federal prosecutor., Bantam Books, 1989, Kansas City, MO, USA: Andrews and McMeel, 1997. Trade paperback, 80 pages.. First Edition. Soft Cover. Fine., Andrews and McMeel, 1997, Warner Books. Very Good. 2000. Paperback. The spine and front cover, next to the spine, are creased from reading. The pages are clean, no tears or soiling. The pages and binding are tight. A tiny crease on the upper right corner of the front cover. ; 16mo 6" - 7" tall; 564 pages; Born into a fine old Charleston family, Hammond Cross is determined to be the city's next district attorney -- without sacrificing his integrity. Prosecuting the sensational murder of real estate magnate Lute Pettijohn could be his ticket into the office. Yet while Hammond anticipates his success, someone near him is plotting his downfall...Steffi Mundell, colleague, ex-lover, and rival for the DA's office; Rory Smilow, the homicide detective without equal and Hammond's avowed enemy; the wily and beautiful Davee Pettijohn, Lute's widow and Hammond's lifelong friend, who's too honest to mourn the husband she despised; and Hammond's prime suspect, the mysterious woman who shares the secret that would be fatal to Hammond's ambitions. For the first time in his career, he's bending the rules in favor of the suspect. All clues point to her guilt. Yet she holds in reserve the perfect alibi -- Hammond Cross. Will combine shipping on more than one book. ., Warner Books, 2000, Avon. Very Good. 1979. Stated First Printing. Paperback. The spine and both covers, next to the spine, are creased from reading. The pages are clean, no tears or soiling. The pages and binding are tight. All three page edges are red stained. The covers and the cover edges are scuffed from shelf wear. The spine has a slight curve from reading. There is a string of numbers written upside-down on the blank area of the last page. There is a slightly diagonal crease on the top, middle of the back cover. ; Thick 16mo 6" - 7" tall; 538 pages; The story is of a man destined for the ultimate political prize… of a woman who secretly shared his relentless climb while blazing a turbulent destiny of her own… of a city-as dazzling and corrupt as the men and woman who built it. ATLANTA is the story of Young Turner, the congressman who found that the love of his life was the one he had to hide: Sara Wertham, the silky, quick-tempered woman who saw no reason to segregate her charms; Claiborne Tate, the millionaire evangelist whose prayers for a new housing project were answered by the Mafia; and Jay Viner, the liberal newspaperman whose most explosive lead came C. O. D. From the KKK. Will combine shipping on more than one book. ., Avon, 1979, Fawcett Gold Medal. Fair. 1994. Paperback. The spine and both covers, next to the spine, are creased from reading. There is a diagonal crease on the upper back cover. The pages are clean, no tears or soiling. The pages and binding are tight. There is a name faintly stamped on the bottom page edges. ; 16mo 6" - 7" tall; 403 pages; An intense legal thriller of a sizzling divorce case that turns deadly. Tough and street-smart, a principled rebel against an establishment he has always scorned, Dan Lazar has risen from the working class to become one of Philadelphia's top criminal defenders. But now divorced and badly missing his young son, disillusioned by years of representing vicious criminals, humiliated by the politically ambitious DA's charge that he bribed a witness in a brutal rape-homicide case, Dan is burned out, depressed, and ready to call it quits. Then beautiful Suan Boelter walked into his life with a hot divorce case. On the surface he would seem to have nothing in common with Susan Boelter, the beautiful and patrician wife of Peter Boelter, who runs the city's dominant newspaper and heads one of its most powerful families. But when Peter deserts her and files for divorce, moving to seize everything that is precious to her, including custody of their thirteen-year-old daughter, Susan turns to a reluctant Dan for help. Suddenly, Peter is found dead. Susan becomes the prime suspect in his murder. Driven by his love for her and by an inner need to defend someone in whose innocence he can truly believe, Dan starts to investigate. The gripping story of one man's internal battle between love and justice and the lengths to which a wealthy family will go to hide its secrets. Will combine shipping on more than one book. ., Fawcett Gold Medal, 1994, Jove Books. Very Good. 1982. Paperback. The spine and both covers, next to the spine, are creased from reading. The pages are clean, no tears or soiling. The pages and binding are tight. All three page edges are yellow stained. The lower left corner of the back cover is creased and the last three pages in the book have the lower left corner bent over. The edges of the covers and spine are scuffed from shelf wear. ; 16mo 6" - 7" tall; 278 pages; IN THE DEPTHS OF NEW YORK CITY ONE MAN WATCHES… The city sleeps, secure in its knowledge that World War II is nearly over. The Americans are on the Rhine, the Russians are massed at the eastern borders, and President Roosevelt is about o make a major speech in the Grand Ballroom of New York's most famous hotel. But in the vast catacombs below the lavish hostelry, even as the Secret Service and hotel security band together to protect the President, the last hope of the Reich lies in wait for a final masterstroke of vengeance... Will combine shipping on more than one book. ., Jove Books, 1982, Amar Chitra Katha/ACK Media, 2010. Softcover. New. Gautama was born a prince, over 2500 years ago in Lumbini, in the northern part of India. He left the comfortable life of the palace, his young wife and infant son, to go in search of true knowledge. After a life of wandering, austerities and meditation, he became Buddha (`the Enlightened one`). Buddha taught compassion, non-violence and the need for right conduct in life. His teachings spread far and wide even outside India, in China and Southeast Asia. The `Jataka` (Birth-cycle) tales narrate the stories related to the `seekers of truth` - those who wish to follow the path of Buddha. The 550 Jatakas that form the canon, many are about both animals and humans. The stories were originally were compiled in the Pali language. In one of the stories in this collection, a young man takes the advise of a man to be enterprising. He starts a business with a dead mouse, and makes his first profit by selling it to a cat-owner. With the sale money he buys raw sugar which he then he sells as sugar-water and so on till he becomes a millionaire. He calls on the adviser to express his gratitude for the advice.. and wins over his daughter as a bride. In another story, a water carrier earns just a coin more than the usual. He hides it in the city-wall. When he returns to retrieve his money in a hurry, the king catches him running in hot sun. The King is curious about the poor mans secret. The poor man values his treasure so much that only the offer of half the kingdom stops him from running for his hidden `treasure`. Printed Pages: 32., Amar Chitra Katha/ACK Media, 2010, Cat's Eye is the story of Elaine Risley, a controversial painter who returns to Toronto, the city of her youth, for a retrospective of her art. Engulfed by vivid images of the past, she reminisces about a trio of girls who initiated her into the fierce politics of childhood and its secret world of friendship, longing, and betrayal. Elaine must come to terms with her own identity as a daughter, a lover, an artist, and a woman--but above all she must seek release from her haunting memories. Disturbing, hilarious, and compassionate, Cat's Eye is a breathtaking novel of a woman grappling with the tangled knot of her life., Anchor, It has been more than twenty years since Vicky Maitland last set foot on English soil. Two decades ago she left the city of Liverpool with her three childrenleaving behind the husband she dearly loved, who had cruelly and inexplicably turned against them allto begin a new life in America. Now nervous and apprehensive, with a fateful letter burning a hole in her pocket, Vicky has finally come home in search of the truth and the shattering secrets behind Barney's shocking betrayalsecrets only Vicky's old friend, Lucy Baker, knows but swore never to reveal, HarperTorch, Lesson #1: Every man loves a mystery.A scandalous siren called "Ria" has electrified the ton. Every gentleman in London desires her; every woman envies her. And they are all desperate to know the secrets of the tantalizing, seductively beautiful courtesan. All except Justin, the Earl of Baybary. He knows all about Ria. He learned every inch of her tender skin, every taste of her luscious lips . . . on their wedding night.Lesson #2: No man can make you lose control . . . unless you let him.Though theirs was an arranged marrige, still Victoria surrendered to passion and gave herself to Justin completely. When he left her alone the next morning, she swore she would never again let him into her bed. Now, though she has other reasons for returning to the city, she enjoys tormenting Justin, letting him see the way other men lust for her. But keeping herself from him is such exquisite torture . . . and forgiveness will lead to an ecstasy unbelievably divine., Avon, February 2002. A helpless nation watches as the city of Ahmedabad in India is rocked by religious violence. In the aftermath and before the sun rises, more than 100 Muslim men, women, and children are killed, most burned alive. Above the smoke and flames, the dead begin to intervene. So begins Raj Kamal Jhas mesmerizing new novel, in which the murdered whisper from footnotes and photographs. At the heart of the novel is its narrator Jay, a man who carries with him an unspeakable secret and a newborn baby, and a mystery woman who writes with her fingers on glass, drawing man and child out of their home and on a journey across the burning city. A work of fiction that challenges the way we look at the most twisted events of our times and evoking both terror and tenderness, Fireproof is a compelling testimony to the ordinary nature of collective evil, and to the extraordinary power of individual conscience., Macmillan UK, Harper Perennial, 2003-04-01. Paperback. Very Good. VG- Mild cover wear. Mild aging to clean pages with tight binding., Harper Perennial, 2003-04-01, New York: St. Martin's Paperbacks, 2006-03-07. Mass Market Paperback. Good. faint spine creasing, edge wear; Someone is using top-secret information about saucer technology, information that comes from the mysterious top-secret region in Nevada known as Area 51. Meanwhile, Charley takes up flying space planes to the moon for the French lunar base project. There she discovers a madman and a world-threatening antigravity beam? When Charley sees how high the stakes are, she needs the kind of help that only Rip can bring her?by prying his saucer out of the hands of the U.S. Government and hurtling it toward the moon... A furious duel is in the offing between a megalomaniac bent on the conquest of Earth and a handful of runaway heroes. As a plot that reaches back 50 years explodes, a horrific weapon is trained on the Earth?s cities; humankind is dragged to the brink and offered a fearsome choice: surrender or death..., St. Martin's Paperbacks, 2006-03-07<
