Mystery Books
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DamageFrom New York Times bestseller John Lescroart comes an explosive look at the seductive power of revenge and the terrible costs of
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Thunder of Heaven (Martyr's Song, Book 3)The world's worst fears have dawned. Nothing stands in the way of total destruction...except the love of one woman.Deep
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The Cat Who Saw StarsJim Qwilleran and his cats, Koko and Yum Yum, have a close encounter with a killer in this mystery in the bestselling Cat Who s
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The Apocalypse WatchAmerican agent Harry Latham has penetrated the fortresslike mountain hideaway of the Brotherhood of the Watch, a neo-Nazi organiza
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From the Corner of His EyeHis birth was marked by wonder and tragedy.He sees beauty and terror beyond our deepest dreams.His story will chan
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A Grave TalentThis gripping debut of the Kate Martinelli mystery series won the Edgar Award for Best First Mystery, generating wide critical acc
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Cold Paradise (A Stone Barrington Novel)Stone Barrington gets reacquainted with a long-buried case and an ex-lover in this electrifying thriller in the #1 New York
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Mystery Movies
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Interstellar (Blu-ray + DVD Combo Pack)With our time on Earth coming to an end, a team of explorers undertakes the most important mission in human history; traveling bey
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Shutter IslandAcademy Award® winning director Martin Scorses once again teams up with Leonardo DiCaprio in this spine-chilling thriller that cr
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BasicAcademy Award(r) nominees John Travolta (Best Actor in a Leading Role, Pulp Fiction, 1994) and SamuelL. Jackson (Best Actor in a S
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Seven (New Line Platinum Series)Seven: Platinum Series (Dbl DVD)
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The Bone CollectorHe takes his victims' lives and leaves behind mysterious pieces of a bizarre puzzle. And the only person who may be able to make s
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Mystery Authors
Book reviews - The Seersucker Whipsaw
The Seersucker Whipsaw
Author: Ross Thomas
Clinton Shartelle doesn't seem like a good choice to run a political campaign in Albertia.
For one thing, he's American, and Albertia is a small coastal republic in Africa, about to be cut loose from the English Crown. For another, Shartelle is Southern and fiercely proud of it, and his ideas about racial politics veer unpredictably from progressive to rigidly old-fashioned. Rich natural resources make Albertia attractive to businessmen on both sides of the Atlantic, opening it up to political corruption. For his part, Shartelle is hired to make sure that a British industrialist's favored candidate wins the presidency. But the opposition is backed by the CIA, for whom murder is just another political tool.