“A Gift upon the Shore is a lyrical, haunting story of two women, an artist and a writer, surviving in a dark near future. Driven by rich and fully drawn characters, this is a powerful, compelling story of a friendship that survives the devastation, only to face a more difficult test from the ‘gift’ found upon the shore… It is also about remaining human under the worst of conditions, and the humanizing influence of books and art, even when their existence is threatened.\n“Above all, it is a poignant expression of the durability, grace, and potential of the human spirit.” 
—Jean M. Auel

A Gift Upon the Shore

Science Fiction & Fantasy

M.K. Wren

Fantasy

Penguin Books, Ltd.

A widow who feels her husband's drowning was not accidental calls upon a former intelligence agent and private detective to uncover the truth

Curiosity Didn't Kill the Cat (A Conan Flagg Mystery)

Mystery, Thriller & Suspense

Mystery

Ballantine Books

Book five in the Pacific Northwest mystery series featuring bookstore owner and P.I. Conan Flagg. Forty years after Leland Langtry ran off with his secretary and $10,000 in company funds, his body was found inside a boarded-up silver mine tunnel. His ex-partner's knife is still in his chest, and although dead, is declared guilty. But the convicted man's widow doesn't see it that way, and hires private investigator Conan Flagg to find the real murderer--an impossible job made tougher by the curious reticence of nearly everyone in town whenever Leland Langtry is mentioned.... "Conan Flagg may join that intrepid club of private eyes whose members include Ellery Queen, Nero Wolfe, Hercule Poirot, and Sherlock Holmes." THE SEATTLES TIMES

Seasons of Death

Fawcett

The police called it an accident. The dead man's wife insisted it was murder. Either way it was maddeningly mysterious. Captain Harold Jeffries, swaddled in his robe, had settled down for a cozy evening with Crime and Punishment when his wife left the house for a bridge party. An hour later he was dead. What could have induced him to dress and go out into the stormy night—much less to walk on the beach, which he hated and never went near? Conan Flagg, proprietor of the Holliday Beach Bookshop and Rental Library, is persuaded by Jeffries' widow to investigate privately; and astonishingly, all the clues lead to Flagg's own Dickensian establishment. With passing assistance from Meg, the bookstore cat, Flagg baits a trap to catch a rat—and finds himself dangerously involved in a crime with implications far beyond this lazy seaside village.

Curiosity Didn't Kill the Cat

Published for the Crime Club by Doubleday

Conan Flagg, book shop proprietor and sometime private detective, is summoned to his friend's ranch in eastern Oregon where he is confronted by blackmail, cattle rustling, and murder

Oh, Bury Me Not (Conan Flagg, Book 3)

Thrillers & Suspense

When Conan Flagg ended up on the receiving end of a friend's hefty punch one stormy night, a broken hand and sore jaw were only the least of the damages. For Brian Tally, owner of the Surf House restaurant had aimed his swing at an IRS auditor... and although he had laid Conan out instead, the auditor turned up the next morning - dead - in the Surf House freezer.Of all the suspects, Brian is the only one without an alibi, and one piece of incriminating evidence seems to prove his guilt beyond a doubt. Conan, however, prefers to entertain other possibilities... perhaps the head chef in love with Brian's girlfriend, perhaps a pill-popping janitor, or the almost too-perfect matronly bookkeeper, or the alcoholic real estate agent . . . yet Brian seems flawlessly framed. And Conan Flagg once again dons his role as detective to save a friend and solve a fascinating, deadly riddle.

Nothing's Certain But Death

Doubleday/Crime Club

1st NEL edition paperback vg condition. In stock shipped from our UK warehouse

Sword of the Lamb

Science Fiction

New English Library Ltd.

In the 33rd century, a dazzling empire is poised on the brink of annihilation Born into the House of DeKoven Woolf, Lord Alexand is heir to a mighty industrial empire. But deep at the heart of the Concord brews dangerous unrest that threatens civilization with the specter of a third dark age. The only hope for the future is the Society of the Phoenixa powerful revolutionary group that has sworn to overthrow the Concord. By committing to the ultimate treason and joining forces with his own brother, martyred leader of the Phoenix, Alexand will forfeit more than just his birthright of power.

Sword of the Lamb: Book One of the Phoenix Legacy

Literature & Fiction

Genre Fiction

Backinprint.com

The triumphant conclusion to the magnificent saga of an empire that spans the starsJael. The son of a thief, he became the servant of the highest destiny of all Lady Adrien Eliseer. A woman of fragile beauty and tragic legacy, she hid behind a veil of secrets and carried the burden of an unspeakable dream. Alex Ransom. Once a Lord, he sacrificed everything vital to his life in order to save the Concord, and must now face the ultimate sacrifice . . .

House of the Wolf (Phoenix Legacy)

A Gift upon the Shore is a lyrical, haunting story of two women, an artist and a writer, surviving in a dark near future. Driven by rich and fully drawn characters, this is a powerful, compelling story of a friendship that survives the devastation, only to face a more difficult test from the gift found upon the shore It is also about remaining human under the worst of conditions, and the humanizing influence of books and art, even when their existence is threatened.

A Gift upon the Shore

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