Literature/Poetry

Monographs ||

Mankell, Henning: THE WHITE LIONESS.

Author: Mankell, Henning
Country: New York
Language: English
Year Published: 1998
No. of pages: 440
Illustrations:
Binding: Softbound
Size: 8” x 5”
Weight: 1.00
ISBN: 9781400031559
Biblio/Bio:
Code: 6890

Price: $15.00

The execution-style murder of a Swedish housewife looks like a simple case even though there is no obvious suspect. But then Wallander learns of a determined stalker, and soon enough, the cops catch up with him. But when his alibi turns out to be airtight, they realize that what seemed a simple crime of passion is actually far more complex—and dangerous. The search for the truth behind the killing eventually uncovers an assassination plot, and Wallander soon finds himself in a tangle with both the secret police and a ruthless foreign agent. Combining compelling insights into the sinister side of modern life with a riveting tale of international intrigue, The White Lioness keeps you on the knife-edge of suspense.

MUSIC FOR THE THIRD EAR.

Author: Schwartz Senstad, Susan
Country: New York
Language: English
Year Published: 2001
No. of pages: 255
Illustrations:
Binding: Hardbound with Jacket
Size: 8 1/2”x 5 1/2”
Weight: 1.00
ISBN: 312266219
Biblio/Bio:
Code: 4604

Price: $9.50

Seeking asylum from a distant conflict in Eastern Europe, Zheljka and Mesud are given refuge in the home of Hans Olav and Mette in Oslo, Norway. Their arrival will have profound consequences. Through their new life together, both families struggle to acknowledge the unspoken pain in their lives. Powerful and compassionate, this is a deeply moving novel about war and its consequences.

Nesbø, Jo: PHANTOM.

Author: Nesbø, Jo
Country: United States
Language: English
Year Published: 2012
No. of pages: 378
Illustrations:
Binding: Hardbound
Size: 9 1/2”x 6 1/2”
Weight: 3.00
ISBN: 9780307960474
Biblio/Bio: Bio.
Code: 6973

Price: $16.50

When Harry Hole left Oslo again for Hong Kong, trying to forget about his actions in The Leopard and to put his life as a cop behind him, he thought he was away for good. But then Oleg—the boy Harry helped raise but deserted, the son of the woman he lost but still loves—was arrested for murder, and now Harry has returned to prove that Oleg is not a killer. Barred from rejoining the police force, Harry sets out on a solitary, increasingly dangerous investigation that takes him deep into the underworld of the most virulent drug ever peddled in Oslo, and into the maze of his own past, where he will uncover the truth that finally matters to Oleg, and to himself. One of Europe's most critically acclaimed and successful crime writers, Jo Nesbø won the highly prestigious Glass Key Award for Best Nordic Crime Novel with his first novel featuring the brilliant but alcoholic detective Harry Hole, while The Redbreast, his first Harry Hole mystery in English, was voted as the best Norwegian crime novel of all time by Norwegian book club readers. "Nesbø wrings out the tension, by turns painful and delicious, with consummate skill. The surprises come like an avalanche as the end nears."—Sunday Express (London) "Jo Nesbø writes tightly plotted, claustrophobic thrillers with plenty of snow and a brutal yet hopelessly romantic policeman hero.... They're also exuberantly, ingeniously gruesome."—Sunday Telegraph (London)

Nesser, Håkan: INSPECTOR AND SILENCE, THE.

Author: Nesser, Håkan
Country: New York
Language: English
Year Published: 2011
No. of pages: 281
Illustrations:
Binding: Hardbound
Size: 9 1/2” x 6 1/2”
Weight: 2.00
ISBN: 9780375425233
Biblio/Bio:
Code: 6836

Price: $14.50

Nesser's fine fourth Insp. Van Veeteren mystery (after 2009's Woman with a Birthmark) finds the crime-weary detective teetering on the brink of retirement while sweltering through a brutal case of rape and murder at a camp run by a religious group.

NO WORDS IN ENGLISH. A Novel

Author: Kouhi, Elizabeth
Country: Minnesota
Language: English
Year Published: 1999
No. of pages: 119
Illustrations:
Binding: Softbound
Size: 8 1/2”x 5 1/2”
Weight: 1.00
ISBN: 878391355
Biblio/Bio:
Code: 4395

Price: $9.95

When six-year-old Anna and her family stepped off the boat from Finland onto the Canadian shore, the English language spoken around her seemed to have no words, just gutteral sounds, and seemed impossible to learn. Learning English posed just one of the many difficulties faced by Anna and her family, as they struggled to survive in the harsh Canadian wilderness.