A surefire computerized betting system draws desperate men who will do anything to gain control of it.

They were both outcasts by a harsh decree-and on the brink of a shared destiny of passion! With her father murdered, her home burned, lovely Alyx Blackelt fled to the woods-and sanctuary in the camp of Raine Montgomery, a nobleman outlawed by the king's edict. There she hid her beauty in the guise of a boy, and her sorrow in her work as Montgomery's squire. But how long could such loveliness as hers be hidden? How long could such a gallant man's desires...

He's a self-described beach bum who won his houseboat in a card game. He's also a knight errant who's wary of credit cards, retirement benefits, political parties, mortgages, and television. He only works when his cash runs out and his rule is simple: he'll help you find whatever was taken from you, as long as he can keep half.

California private eye Kinsey Millhone takes on a case where nothing seems to add up--one apartment burgled of worthless papers, another mindlessly ransacked and destroyed, a house destroyed by arson and a woman brutally slain.

Relations with the Soviet Union reach a perilous state and the president of the United States initiates a daring mission for a select group of courageous pioneers. Led by Captain Duncan Rodrick, a man of strength and daring, the most advanced spaceship ever designed prepares for an incredible journey across the universe Bu on board the ship itself is an enemy willing to die destroy them all a woman whose beauty may ignite a lethal fire of passion,...

Sifting through reams of seemingly unrelated intelligence, CIA analyst Katherine Rule discovers a chilling pattern: an ultrasecret Baltic submarine base ... a crafty Russian spy-master in command ... a carefully planned invasion about to be launched from dark waters.

Charlotte Pitt's sister, Emily, has been accused of murdering her wayward but wealthy husband. Now Charlotte and police inspector Thomas Pitt must breach a formidable uppercrust barrier to prove Emily's innocence.

Detective John Rebus. His city is being terrorized by a baffling series of murders. He's tied to a maniac by haunting memories, and he isn't just a cop trying to catch a killer - he's the man who holds all the pieces of puzzle ...

"In a half-built house high on a bluff overhanging the ocean, reporter Chris Christian persues a treacherous lead and fails to appear for her clandestine dinner date. While in an endangered forest overlooking the Cove, artist Miranda Jones is sharing a secret location with a stranger who might be the man of her dreams. Meanwhile on Main Street, Sally is dishing up home cooking and perfecting her eavesdropping on everything from Jack Sawyer's nefarious...