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GARMENT OF SHADOWS
KING, LAURIE R.
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In a strange room in Morocco, Mary Russell is trying to solve a pressing mystery: Who am I? She has awakened
with shadows in her mind, blood on her hands, and soldiers pounding on the door. Out in the hivelike streets,
she discovers herself strangely adept in the skills of the underworld, escaping through alleys and rooftops,
picking pockets and locks. She is clothed like a man, and armed only with her wits and a scrap of paper
containing a mysterious Arabic phrase. Overhead, warplanes pass ominously north. Meanwhile, Holmes is
pulled by two old friends and a distant relation into the growing war between France, Spain, and the Rif Revolt
led by Emir Abd el-Krim—who may be a Robin Hood or a power mad tribesman. The shadows of war are
drawing over the ancient city of Fez, and Holmes badly wants the wisdom and courage of his wife, whom he’s
learned, to his horror, has gone missing. As Holmes searches for her, and Russell searches for herself, each
tries to crack deadly parallel puzzles before it’s too late for them, for Africa, and for the peace of Europe.
MYSTERY 1ST PRINTING 50,000
BANTAM 288 PAGES
9780553807998 SERIES: HOLMES & RUSSELL
$31.00 HC
SEPTEMBER 2012
THE GENERAL'S MISTRESS
GRAHAM, JO
Elza believed her Dutch husband would be her handsome prince, with whom she’d live happily ever after. But he
soon turned cold, dismissive, and scornful, more interested in politics than Elza. When he grows violent, she
leaves everything and runs away to post-revolutionary Paris, where she finds herself in need of a protector. Elza
makes a deal with a commander in the French army: in exchange for his defense against her husband, she will
become his mistress. So begins a sensual journey that leads from the decadent salons of Paris to the Italian
coast to the bed of General Napoleon Bonaparte himself. Elza finds that she has a survivor’s instincts, a
courtesan’s passion, and the gift of second sight. When a tarot reading reveals the face of a soldier who she
senses is her soulmate, Elza must once again decide if she is strong enough to risk everything for her destiny.
FICTION 1ST PRINTING 50,000
GALLERY 416 PAGES
9781451667219
$18.99 TP Original
OCTOBER 2012
GIRL IN THE GLASS
MEISSNER, SUSAN
By the author of The Shape of Mercy.
FICTION - CHRISTIAN 1ST PRINTING 40,000
WATERBROOK 352 PAGES
9780307730428
$17.99 TP Original
SEPTEMBER 2012
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