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Shares the stories behind the creations of many of the mystery genre's most popular characters, revealing the inspirations for such examples as Michael Connelly's Harry Bosch and Alexander McCall Smith's Precious Ramotswe.

Sensitive Ethan, recently dumped by his fiancee, turns to his misogynist brother Kyle to help win her back. When Kyle advises Ethan to act like a ''real man'' and treat his fiancee like just another girl, Ethan is repulsed. But, the more he gets out into the dating world, the mor...

Not too long ago the children of Aberdeen struck a blow against the tyranny of their oppressors - an army of giant robot chickens. But the chickens were not defeated and now the city's warring factions have formed a council hoping to keep their chicken overlords at bay. But there...

Robert McCall has rededicated his life to the pursuit of justice. But when his mission strikes close to home, he will be consumed by vengeance, seeking a revenge that knows no boundaries.

Mma Ramotswe has become engaged to Mr. J.L.B. Matekoni, the garage owner, but his rude and exploitative maid has other ideas, and tries to frame her for a serious offense. Mma Ramotswe helps an American woman whose son disappeared in Botswana some years previously, and deals with...

"In the spirit of #1 New York Times bestseller The fault in our stars, a "lovely, touching book" (Alexander McCall Smith) about two estranged brothers who come together when one of them discovers he has a brain tumor and the other emerges as his caretaker. This is the life: Not t...

The frigid Rocky Mountain air is nothing compared to the chill between a gorgeous scientist and a hardened FBI agent. But out in the middle of nowhere, all it takes is body heat to melt the snow. Alex Scott has been doing just fine on her own, studying mountain lions and livi...

The author of the best-selling and universally adored No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency series now gives us The Forever Girl, a novel about love and following one's heart, and the unex­pected places to which this can lead us. Amanda and her husband, David, feel fortu­nate to be ...

"An anthology of short stories, essays, poetry, and comics about the Mexican American experience"-- Provided by publisher.