Military investigator David Stafford receives a low profile assignment, but when he travels to a base outside Atlanta he stumbles into a big secret, one that the military will do anything to cover up.
Jane Austen is enjoying a summer visit to Derbyshire's craggy peaks, sparkling streams, and cavernous gorges. But there, amid scenes of unsurpassed beauty, she stumbles upon the ugliest slaughter she has ever seen. High in the rocks near the town of Bakewell lies the body of a young gentleman. With blond curls and delicate features, the victim has the face of an angel
Los Angeles greeting-card artist Wollie Shelley is dating 40 men in 60 days as research for a radio talk show host’s upcoming book. Wollie is meeting plenty of eligible bachelors but not falling in love, not until she stumbles over a dead body en route to Rio Pescado – a state-run mental hospital – and is taken hostage by a charismatic “doctor” who is on the run from the Mob.
This little book resurrects a British translation that has long been out of print. While Laughter won't quite explain why the French love Jerry Lewis, or keep you in stitches, it's a bracing read that will make you think twice about laughing the next time someone stumbles into a lamppost. --Robert Burns Neveldine
