Peter Blauner0.0 This debut thriller charts the intermingled lives of Steven Baum, a probation officer with liberal ideas and Darryl King, his most uncontrollable client. The story of Baum and Darryl's inevitable collision unfolds against the background of a tense and racially divided city.
Лоуренс Блок3.8 Еще одна встреча с Лоуренсом Блоком и его героем. В романе "Пляска на бойне" (1991) частному детективу Мэту Скаддеру случайно попадает в руки видеокассета, где поверх кинобоевика оказывается записанный кем-то садистский порнофильм об истязании, изнасиловании и, в конце концов, убийстве неизвестного мальчика.
Как любой нормальный человек, наделенный острым чувством справедливости и любви к ближнему, Мэт Скаддер не может пройти мимо подобного акта злодеяния. И он начинает расследование...
Thomas Adcock0.0 Born and bred in Hell's Kitchen, Detective Neil Hockaday didn't think that much about an old geezer calling himself Picasso and babbling about slaughter on Tenth Avenue--until the killings began. Now it's up to Hock to stop a murderer who makes killing an art--real masterworks in paint, flesh, and blood. Original.
Теодор Тейлор0.0 Chip Clewt, known simply as the weirdo, lives like a hermit in the Powhatan Swamp, a National Wildlife Refuge that is at the center of a heated controversy between local hunters and environmentalists. A hunting ban on the Powhatan is about to expire. The environmentalists want to protect the wildlife; the hunters are oiling their guns. Then someone completely unexpected comes forward to spearhead the conservation effort--the weirdo.
Betsy Byars0.0 The Blossom family has an especially eventful weekend during which Junior Blossom loses the school hamster and Pap's dog Mud is put on trial for the hamster's murder!
"Byars captures the conflict and tension of courtroom drama, the ups and downs of personal relationships, and the rewards of lasting friendships."-- "School Library Journal," starred review.
