Fiction A Its Very Best
Discover the finest fiction books with 'Fiction At Its Very Best'—curated list of top-tier novels, must-read classics, and captivating stories for every book lover.
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Lost Empire
by Clive Cussler
Discovering a Confederate relic during a diving expedition in Tanzania, Sam and Remi Fargo learn of the existence of a second artifact that is being ruthlessly sought on multiple continents by a fast-rising Mexican political party. By the best-selling author of The Silent Sea.
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The Orchid File
by David J. Hilton
Set on a sweeping canvas stretching from Noosa, the sub-tropical paradise on Australias Queensland coast, to the bustling streets of Bangkok and Chiang Mai, and on to Thailands Golden Triangle, this action thriller tells a gripping tale of mystery, intrigue and romance. In The Orchid File: The Noosa Connection, Steven Carlson, Australian Secret Service agent and recent widower, is assigned to investigate Thai orchid exporter Chak Artachinda. Chak is suspected of working for a syndicate shipping drugs into the country. Carlson tails his suspect from Noosa to Bangkok, but quickly discovers someone wants him dead. In Chiang Mai, he encounters a beautiful Thai woman named Srisamorn, who harbors a secret of her own that will impact Carlsons mission. Just as Carlson thinks hes found the proof he needs against Chak, he discovers the real secret the exporter is hiding, one involving the rare Noosa Blue orchid. With his life on the line, the only one who can save him is the beautiful Srisamorn.
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What the Night Knows
by Dean Ray Koontz
A companion to The Darkest Evening of the Year centers on an iconic Belgian shepherd that accompanies a man on a cross-country road trip marked by heart-stopping danger and colorful characters. 750,000 first printing.
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Sahara to Shame
by Carol Day
Sahara to Shame is the exciting saga of a woman's quest for freedom and the obstacles she encounters as she struggles to find a better life. As winter arrives in London, Gerry's life is as bleak as the season. Her relationship is crumbling. Richard, her partner and a London police officer, succumbs to violent behavior as his drinking problem escalates. Gerry escapes her abusive relationship and flees to rural France. On her flight south, Gerry meets two elderly sisters who introduce her to Ken who works with a charity that helps young girls find adoptive parents, and Gerry is offered a position at the organization. Gerry accepts the position and then learns what its mission really is-an underground link to child prostitution. This knowledge puts Gerry in serious danger. Meanwhile, Richard and his fellow detectives uncover a connection to the organization in London. Richard searches for Gerry and tries to trace the source of the organization. Gerry and Ken are caught up in the dangerous world of child prostitution that leads them to the seedy underbelly of Central Africa. Will Richard find Gerry before the criminals do? Will Gerry find happiness in a place so far from and different than her former life? Sahara to Shame is a riveting tale of suspense and romance with rich characters, sharp dialogue and a stunning conclusion.
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The 9th Judgment
by James Patterson
After an assailant guns down a mother and her infant at a mall and a cat burglar kills the wife of an A-list actor, Lindsay Boxer and her partner Rich must pick up the pieces, but not before one of the killers forces Lindsay to put her life on the line.
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Under the Dome
by Stephen King
After an invisible force field seals off Chester's Mill, Maine, from the rest of the world, it is up to a select group of citizens to save the town, if they can get past a murderous politician and his son.
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The Postcard Killers
by James Patterson
NYPD detective Jack Kanon and Swedish reporter Dessie Larsson traverse Europe in hot pursuit of a serial killer, one who sends a postcard before each murder and was responsible for the slayings of Jack's daughter and her boyfriend. Cowritten by the best-selling author of Private.
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Time Will Tell
by Eddie Upnick
The year is 2133 and the Nazis control the world. Four scientists are pressured to complete a Time Travel project in time for the 200th anniversary of Hitler's coming to power. A plan is hatched to change history, as the four scientists are transported back to Berlin in 1938. Two SS agents from the future chase the scientists back in time, carrying with them the most hideous weapons of the 22nd century. After the war, the lives of everyone on Earth are threatened by powerful aliens with their own designs for our planet. In this story of remarkable heroism and friendship, will the forces of good defeat the forces of evil and rescue mankind from an unthinkable future? Only Time Will Tell . . . Author Eddie Upnick lives in Bayside, New York, with his wife, Linda.
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Awake, Are We?
by Marty Conner
With the birth of a child comes his impossible destiny. An evil, dark presence hangs menacingly over the fate of two worlds. A war is coming and no one from the Wake World is aware of the danger. The Shadow Night Lord and his dark army have the world of Sublin dangling on a thread waiting for the time when he can seize the ultimate power of destruction. Can the One Dreamer of the Wake World, harness his own dream energy and stand tall against the power of such an adversary in Sublin s darkest hour or will he be seduced by the rewards of such supremacy? Only the paths he chooses can define the fate of the Worlds."