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Titles 2003
New titles - selected on the basis of good reviews.
Nonfiction, fiction and mystery titles are included on these lists. Books
for kids and teens (fiction and nonfiction) are also listed.
December 2003
- Faith Fox
Author: Gardam, Jane
Publisher: Carroll & Graf $ 25 ISBN: 078671221x
Kirkus
A novel of comedy and conversation, birth and death, and the differences
between England's well-born and plain people. - Publisher Marketing.
Updated 9.25.03
- Rope Eater
Author: Jones, Ben
Publisher: Doubleday $ 24 ISBN: 0385509774
PW Booklist LJ
A voyage of Arctic exploration during the American Civil War becomes an epic
of madness and survival, in a stunning first novel animated by the spirits of
Poe, Crane, Conrad, and Melville.
Suggested Reading: All Stars | Fiction & Mystery
Debuts | Historical Fiction Stars | Sea
Stories
Updated 11.25.03
- Air
Author: Ryman, Geoff
Publisher: Griffin $ 13.95 (paper) ISBN: 0312261217
PW
Chung Mae is the fashion expert of the farming village of Kizuldah, Karzistan.
The town gets Air, a new communication technology that will connect everyone
without wires or computers. But the initial test of Air is a disaster; people
are killed by the shock, and Mae ends up imprinted with the memories of a dying
old woman.
Updated 11.12.03
- Starfist: Lazarus Rising
Author: Sherman, David & Dan Gragg
Publisher: Del Rey $ 19.95 ISBN: 0345460006
PW
The popular Starfist series, featuring Marines in the far future, makes its
hardcover debut with this story of a war against aliens on the planet Kingdom.
Updated 10.7.03
- For the Love of Mike
Author: Bowen, Rhys
Publisher: Minotaur $ 23.95 ISBN: 0312313004
Kirkus
Full of the rich detail of New York's teeming immigrant community and the
colorful historical personalities of the age, For the Love of Mike is
the triumphant third installment in Rhys Bowen's Agatha Award-winning series. -
Publisher Marketing.
Updated 9.25.03
- Pretty Dead: A Jack McMorrow Novel
Author: Boyle, Gerry
Publisher: Prime Crime $ 23.95 ISBN: 0425192016
PW
In the series that's "a sure thing for anyone who has enjoyed Parker's
Spenser novels" ( Library Journal), reporter Jack McMorrow investigates
the murder of a woman with ties to a very wealthy and prominent Boston family--who
might have buried their dirty secrets with the victim.
Updated 11.12..03
- The Weaver and the Factory Maid
Author: Grabien, Deborah
Publisher: Minotaur $ 22.95 ISBN: 0312314221
LJ
Haunted by the ghosts of characters memorialized in their songs, a pair of
lovers must uncover the truth behind the ghosts' deaths. - Publisher Marketing.
Updated 9.25.03
- Winter's End
Author: Rickets, John
Publisher: Minotaur $ 23.95 ISBN: 0312310978
Kirkus
In this powerful debut, the small town of Winter's End is beset by a pervading
sense of evil as the sheriff realizes he may well be part of a killer's game--a
game that is not yet over.
Updated 10.8.03
- Charlie Opera
Author: Stella, Charlie
Publisher: Carroll & Graf $ 25 ISBN: 0786712139
PW Booklist
A gritty underworld thriller that takes mob bosses, hit men, and gangland wannabes
to Las Vegas, where the name of their game is Charlie Opera.
Updated 11.25.03
- Murder Between the Covers: A Dead-End Job Mystery
Author: Viets, Elaine
Publisher: NAL $ 5.99 (paper) ISBN: 0451210816
Helen Hawthorne has a new job "off the books" at a bookstore in
Fort Lauderdale--until the owner is murdered. But since the arrogant man
had so many enemies, Helen will have to read between the lines to uncover
the truth about a clever killer.
Updated 12.1.03
Age and grade designations are approximate, parental judgement should be used.
- Lionboy
Author: Corder, Zizou
Publisher: Dial $ 15.99 ISBN: 0803729820
PW
From an exciting new mother/daughter writing team comes this captivating
adventure. Set in a near future that blends the familiar and the new
in unexpected, intriguing ways, LionBoy is an exhilarating,
suspenseful whirlwind of a novel.
Grades: 5+ Category: Fiction | Speculative Fiction | Action & Adventure
Updated 11.26.03
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