Anita Shreve   In a Nazi-occupied Belgian village, Claire Daussois, the wife of a resistance worker, shelters a wounded American bomber pilot in a secret attic hideaway. As she nurses...

Philippa Gregory   Three Women Who Share One Fate: The Boleyn InheritanceAnne of ClevesShe runs from her tiny country, her hateful mother, and her abusive brother to a throne whose...

Joseph Finder   When (not if---the deal has already been signed) this terrific thriller gets made into a movie, you might see Morgan Freeman as a crusty lawyer who specializes...

David LodgeChanging Places: A Tale of Two Campuses(The Campus Trilogy #1)Anyone intrigued by differences between American and British academic institutions will find this an amusing and accurate send-up. David Lodge,...

Robertson Davies"Should I have taken the false teeth?" This is what Dr. Jonathan Hullah, a former police surgeon, thinks after he watches Father Hobbes die in front of the High...

John Irving   “One night when she was four and sleeping in the bottom bunk of her bunk bed, Ruth Cole woke to the sound of lovemaking—it was coming from...

Sandra GullandIn this first of three books inspired by the life of Josephine Bonaparte, Sandra Gulland has created a novel of immense and magical proportions. We meet Josephine in the...

Walter MosleyIn spite of remarkable differences, Eric and Tommy are as close as brothers. Eric, a Nordic Adonis, is graced by a seemingly endless supply of good fortune. Tommy is...

Kevin NelsonWhy do people have near-death experiences? Are there physical explanations for those out-of-body sensations and tunnels of light? And what about moments of spiritual ecstasy? If Buddha had been...

Mary McGarry MorrisMartha Horgan is not like other women. She stares. She has violent crushes on people. She can't stop telling the truth. Martha craves love, independence, and companionship, but...

JF FreedmanIncriminating evidence has led to the arrest of a close family friend. It has also led defense attorney Luke Garrison to suspect something far more disturbing than an open-and-shut...

Ralph PetersShocking scenes of battle…unforgettable soldiers…heartbreaking betrayals…. In this stunning, fast-paced novel, a ruthless future war unfolds in a 21st century nightmare: Los Angeles is a radioactive ruin; Europe lies...