Disorganized crime: a gang of would-be bank robbers have little going for them except a pair of bumbling detectives. Another stakeout: Seattle detectives Chris Lecce and Bill Reimers team up on a stakeout, this time with female detective Gina Garrett and her mischievous dog. Father hood: A lovable, small-time crook's latest scheme of hiting it big is only temporarily interrupted when his two kids suddenly appear to reclaim him as their dad. Oscar:...

"Aldwych West, an eighty-year-old modern-day aristocrat living alone in his Manhattan townhouse, is used to having what he wants. And when he sets eyes on August Dupond, a strong, stunningly beautiful soloist in the New York City Ballet, he decides he must have him. Soon they strike up a closeness that falls between the blurry lines of friendship, sponsorship, and love, and August moves in with Aldwych. But eventually August starts bringing home other...

In a house on the Cape 'older than the Republic', Robert MacIver, a historian who long ago played rugby for Scotland, creates a list of rules by which to live out his last days. The most important rule, to "tell a story to its end", spurs the old Scot to invent a strange and gripping tale of men in the trenches of the First World War. This invented tale of inhumanity and betrayal prompts MacIver's memories of his own role in World War II and of Vietna,...

"Introduce children to the importance of protecting the environment with this illustrated story book about deforestation and its effect on animals. Join fisherman Finn and his dog, Skip, on their second adventure in this illustrated story book for young children, which teaches them about deforestation and what they can do to help. This book is the ideal introduction to the environmental concerns facing our forests, featuring colourful illustrations...

"As featured in USA Today, The Irish Cowboy tells the story of an old rancher named Hap who is holding on to the pain of a lost love while also fighting to keep what little is left of his life, his property, and his pride."--Page 4 of cover.