"An artful and evocative adventure steeped in local humor, lore, and legend of eleventh-century England."--BooklistDOMESDAY IS COMINGIn 1086 England's mighty king, William the Conqueror, sends out surveyors and census takers to record the resources of his land and its people. Some welcome these inquisitive royal agents and their "day of judgment." Others hate them. But wherever the king's men go they bring excitement, and sometimes murder....In ancient Bedwyn town, the king's Domesday researchers are suddenly faced with the violent death of the very man whose claims have drawn them there--a wealthy miller, savaged by a wolf in Savernake Forest.Now two clever king's men, soldier Ralph Delchard and lawyer Gervase Bret, must investigate not only questionable land claims but the miller's death as well. Have well-fed monks of Bedwyn Abbey somehow contrived the man's demise? Has his soft-eyed wife betrayed him? Is the dreaded Savernake wolf the familiar of the town witch, or is it the hound of heaven? No one knows except a dead man...."A story that invites comparison to the crystalline novels of Ellis Peters."--Kirkus Reviews

In *Othello*, Shakespeare creates powerful drama from a marriage between the exotic Moor Othello and the Venetian lady Desdemona that begins with elopement and mutual devotion and ends with jealous rage and death. Shakespeare builds many differences into his hero and heroine, including race, age, and cultural background. Yet most readers and audiences believe the couple’s strong love would overcome these differences were it not for Iago, who sets out to destroy Othello. Iago’s false insinuations about Desdemona’s infidelity draw Othello into his schemes, and Desdemona is subjected to Othello’s horrifying verbal and physical assaults. The authoritative edition of *Othello* from The Folger Shakespeare Library, the trusted and widely used Shakespeare series for students and general readers, includes: -Freshly edited text based on the best early printed version of the play -Full explanatory notes conveniently placed on pages facing the text of the play -Scene-by-scene plot summaries -A key to the play’s famous lines and phrases -An introduction to reading Shakespeare’s language -An essay by a leading Shakespeare scholar providing a modern perspective on the play -Fresh images from the Folger Shakespeare Library’s vast holdings of rare books -An annotated guide to further reading Essay by Susan Snyder The Folger Shakespeare Library in Washington, DC, is home to the world’s largest collection of Shakespeare’s printed works, and a magnet for Shakespeare scholars from around the globe. In addition to exhibitions open to the public throughout the year, the Folger offers a full calendar of performances and programs. For more information, visit Folger.edu. **

It's been over two years since Melanie's life was forever changed. Over two years since she met Holden on a Panama Canal cruise that went awry. Over two years since she had the best sex of her life for ten amazing days before returning to the real world and tucking that vacation adventure away forever. After walking away from Melanie, Holden worked several long-term assignments for the Holt Agency, keeping himself busy, keeping his mind off the woman who had seemed so perfect for him in every way. Their lives weren't compatible. She was a professor at Georgetown. He thrived on dangerous rescues and protection details. Time has not changed how either of them feels for each other, nor has it changed their circumstances. But Melanie's apartment has been ransacked and another professor has been found dead. Someone is after her. She might not like it, but she needs Holden's protection. The two of them can try to keep their feelings for each other at bay,...

Delle dreams of becoming a cheerleader for Salem University, but she soon discovers the horrifying truth about what happened to last year's cheerleaders, and she realizes she may die if she makes the squad

The bestselling author of Blaze presents a heart-pounding account of the world's greatest nuclear disaster, based on sources not available before the fall of the Soviet Union. Read's enthralling account is filled with acts of courage--and also bumbling confusion, secrecy, lies, and coverups. Read spent many months in Russia interviewing hundreds of survivors and experts. Photographs. 3 maps.

Match wits with great detectives, devious criminals, and some of the finest minds in the all-time annals of detective literature. From crime-suspense (Tom Curry's "The Sign") to hard-boiled fiction ("A Hand of Pinochle") to modern noir ("Soul's Burning" by Bill Pronzini), the scope of these 100 detective stories is as wide as the tales are short. They're the brainchildren of such top names as James M. Barrie ("The Adventure of the Two Collaborators"), O. Henry ("The Mystery of the Rue de Peychaud"), Charles Dickens ("An Artful Touch"), Bret Harte ("The Stolen Cigar-Case"), Jack London ("The Leopard Man's Story"), R.L. Stevens ("The Carnival Caper"), Stephen Deninger ("Damsel with a Derringer"), Nick Spain ("Duck Behind that Eight-Ball!"), and countless others. There's even one by Abraham Lincoln, "The Trailor Murder Mystery," which appeared in 1843. Prison breakouts, grand larceny, homicide: trying to solve these tricky cases will be a treat for all mystery fans. CONTENTS INTRODUCTION According to Plan by Ray Darby Adventure of the Baritone Singer by George Barton The Adventure of the Table Foot by Zero (Allan Ramsay) The Adventure of the Two Collaborators by Sir James M. Barrie The Adventures of Shamrock Jolnes by O. Henry Affirmative Action by Jon L. Breen Anchor the Stiff! by Dan Gordon An Artful Touch by Charles Dickens An Axe to Grind by Curt Hamlin Behind Murder’s Eight-Ball by Don James Better Hands by Dale Clark The Bloodless Corpse by O. R. Dale Bread Ahead by C. J. Henderson Cache and Carry by Marcia Muller and Bill Pronzini Calling Dr. Death by C. William Harrison The Cap’n Sleeps by John Earl Davis The Carnival Caper by R. L. Stevens The Case of the Barking Beagle by R. L. Stevens Checkmated! by Coretta Slavska The Clarion Call by O. Henry The Clincher by Jack Foxx The Cop and the Lady by Booton Herndon Cop Maker by Ronald Henderson The Course of Justice by Hugh B. Cave Curtains for Kelly by John Randolph Phillips Cut Glass by Frederick Arnold Kummer, Jr. Damsel with a Derringer by Stephen Dentinger The Dead Go Overboard by Fenton W. Earnshaw Death Racket by Frederick Arnold Kummer, Jr. The Deer that Ate a Diamond by Edward D. Hoch Detective for a Day by Walt Sheldon Die Before Bedtime by Walt Sheldon Dogs Know by Gary Lovisi Duck Behind that Eight-Ball! by Nick Spain Dust by James W. Holden Escape by Jack Foxx Exhibit D by John Maclay Extra Service by John Mallory Eye-Witness by Donald S. Aitken Eye Witness by David X. Manners A Friend of Davy Jones’ by Dan Gordon Granny Gumption Solves a Murder by C. J. Henderson and Charles Hoffman A Hand of Pinochle by Theodore Tinsley Harsh Light of Day by Wayne D. Dundee Heir-in-a-Hurry by Morris Cooper Higher Education by Sidney Waldo Hip and Thigh by H. H. Matteson If the Body Fits— by Larry Holden Ignorance of Art by Vincent Hall Incident in a Neighborhood Tavern Bill Pronzini In the Library by W. W. Jacobs Ink’s Jinx by Anthony Clemens An Irreducible Detective Story by Stephen Leacock Kansas City Connection Wayne McMillan Knit One—Kill Two by Fergus Truslow The Leopard Man’s Story by Jack London The Man Who Collected “The Shadow” by J. V. Drexel The Man Who Died Too Often by David Crewe The Mann Act by Michael A. Black Memento Mori Alex Saxon Mrs. Belcourt Draws a Bier by Alan Ritner Anderson Murder at Rose Cottage by Edward D. Hoch Murderer’s Handicap by Alex Barber Murder Offstage by R. L. Stevens Murder on the Limited by Howard Finney The Mystery of the Rue de Peychaud by O. Henry Naked in Darkness by Hugh B. Cave Night Watch by Scott O’Hara Night Work by Gerald Tollesfrud A Novel Forgery by Rodrigues Ottolengui Old Calamity’s Stick-up by Joseph Fulling Fishman Old Guy by Maitland LeRoy Osborne The Outside Ledge by L. T. Meade and Robert Eustace Packed House by Robert Zacks The Pattern by Alex Saxon A Point of Honor by Larry Segriff The Rosary Michael A. Black Safety Deposit by B. B. Fowler The Seventieth Number Stephen Dentinger A Shroud with a Silver Lining by Marion Lineaweaver The Sign by Tom Curry The Sign of the “400” by R. K. Munkittrick Smoke Sign by Dale Clark Smothered Mate by Stephen Dentinger Snapping Out of It by Bruce Holland Rogers Something Green Edward D. Hoch Something Wrong by Bill Pronzini Souls Burning by Bill Pronzini The Spell of the Black Siren by Dick Donovan The Stolen Cigar-Case by Bret Harte Summer’s End by William Manners The Terrarium Principle by J. V. Drexel Three Men and a Corpse by Victor K. Ray Today’s Special—Poison! by V. E. Thiessen The Trailor Murder Mystery by Abraham Lincoln A Tulip in the Snow by John McCurnin The Umbrosa Burglary by R. C. Lehmann Waiting by Jim Knapp While the Cat’s Away— by Dorothy Dunn The Wire-Pullers by Morris Cooper ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

Nathaniel Starbuck is a rebel, a young Yankee fighting for the South against the North in the American Civil War. It is the summer of 1861 when Nate arrives in Richmond, Virginia, suddenly to be rescued from a lynch mob by Washington Faulconer who is raising his own Legion in the interests of the Confederacy. Personal and political loyalties are tested to the limit, and Nate quickly learns to fight in his own interests and those of his adopted country and friends while the United States of America tears itself violently, unforgivingly apart in the first bloody battles of the Civil War.

Welcome back to Kindle County... ...where skies are generally gray, the truth is seldom simple, and the partners of a top-drawer corporate law firm are counting on one world-weary attorney to save them from front-page scandal and financial ruin.

"Now this is the Law of the Jungle--as old and as true as the sky; And the Wolf that shall keep it may prosper, but the Wolf that shall break it must die." --from "The Law of the Jungle" Kipling’s innovative experiments with language-especially the dialects of the ordinary soldier-won him many admirers, and still stand out as truly modern today. Among the famous poems featured here are “Mandalay,” “Gunga Din” “The Ballad of East and West,” and the beloved “If.”

With the same deadpan mania and genius for dislocation that he brought to his internationally acclaimed novels A Wild Sheep Chase and Hard-Boiled Wonderland and the End of the World, Haruki Murakami makes this collection of stories a determined assault on the normal. A man sees his favorite elephant vanish into thin air; a newlywed couple suffers attacks of hunger that drive them to hold up a McDonald's in the middle of the night; and a young woman discovers that she has become irresistible to a little green monster who burrows up through her backyard. By turns haunting and hilarious, The Elephant Vanishes is further proof of Murakami's ability to cross the border between separate realities -- and to come back bearing treasure. From the Trade Paperback edition.

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