Verlag: Penguin Publishing Group Apr 2013, 2013
ISBN 10: 0425251195 ISBN 13: 9780425251195
Anbieter: AHA-BUCH GmbH, Einbeck, Deutschland
Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - From the New York Times bestselling Julie James--a smart, sexy novel that brings together a former football star turned prosecutor and a beautiful restaurant executive who's been burned one too many times by romance. For fans of Susan Mallery and Rachel Gibson.HE'S USED TO GETTING WHAT HE WANTS. A former football star and one of Chicago's top prosecutors, Assistant U.S. Attorney Cade Morgan will do anything to nail a corrupt state senator, which means he needs Brooke Parker's help. As general counsel for a restaurant company, she can get a bug to the senator's table at one of her five-star restaurants so the FBI can eavesdrop on him. All Cade has to do is convince Brooke to cooperateand he's not afraid to use a little charm, or the power of his office, to do just that.AND WHAT HE WANTS IS HERA savvy businesswoman, Brooke knows she needs to play ball with the U.S. Attorney's officeeven if it means working with Cade. No doubt there's a sizzling attraction beneath all their sarcastic quips, but Brooke is determined to keep things casual. Cade agreesuntil a surprising turn of events throws his life into turmoil, and he realizes that he wants more than just a good time from the one woman with whom he could fall terrifyingly, irresistibly in love. . .
Verlag: Penguin Publishing Group Apr 2013, 2013
ISBN 10: 0451465067 ISBN 13: 9780451465061
Anbieter: AHA-BUCH GmbH, Einbeck, Deutschland
Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Jane Yellowrock is a shape-shifting skinwalker who's always up for a fight-even if it means putting her life on the line. The Master of Natchez, Mississippi has a nasty problem on his hands. Rogue vampires-those who follow the Naturaleza and believe that humans should be nothing more than prey to be hunted-are terrorizing his city. Luckily, he knows the perfect skinwalker to call in to take back the streets. But what he doesn't tell Jane is that there's something different about these vamps. Something that makes them harder to kill-even for a pro like Jane. Now, her simple job has turned into a fight to stay alive?and to protect the desperately ill child left in her care.
Verlag: Penguin Publishing Group Apr 2013, 2013
ISBN 10: 0515153087 ISBN 13: 9780515153088
Anbieter: AHA-BUCH GmbH, Einbeck, Deutschland
Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Losing his memory could mean losing his life?Badly beaten and left for dead, Longarm is rescued by a family of Good Samaritans. But he can't remember his name, his profession, or what happened to him. After being nursed back to health, Longarm rides into the nearby mining town of Jensenville, where people seem to know who he is-even if he doesn't. Everyone from the hotel desk clerk who gives him the key to his room to the gorgeous local madam knows his name?James Stevens. Despite headaches that bring him to his knees, Longarm has got to find a way to remember who he really is and who attacked him-because those same hard cases will be coming back to finish the job?.
Verlag: Penguin Publishing Group Apr 2013, 2013
ISBN 10: 0515153133 ISBN 13: 9780515153132
Anbieter: AHA-BUCH GmbH, Einbeck, Deutschland
Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Slocum's gathering no moss?Out in the remote Wasatch Mountains, there isn't much in the way of employment. Luckily, Slocum has a job at the sawmill that will do just fine. But when the owner of the mill tells him he wants a man to hunt down the crook who stole his wife's jewelry, Slocum finds himself switching jobs-for a promised huge payoff. Chasing down the jewel thief seems like a simple tracking job. That's before Slocum winds up in unmapped territory on the trail of a criminal mastermind. Heading into terrible danger, Slocum will have to decide if getting back the most valuable stone is worth putting his own life on the line?.
Verlag: Penguin Publishing Group Apr 2013, 2013
ISBN 10: 0425252167 ISBN 13: 9780425252161
Anbieter: AHA-BUCH GmbH, Einbeck, Deutschland
Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Murder takes center stage in the second Glee Club mystery from the New York Times bestselling author of the Testing trilogy.Singing in a production of the Messiah and rehearsing her show choir for a holiday concert may be more than Paige Marshall can Handel. Not only does she have to contend with the overblown ego of world-renowned tenor David Richard, she now has to quickly revamp the show choir's number, since not one but two other high schools are performing the same song for the quickly approaching competition season.The tempestuous tenor may have a voice to die for, but when he drops dead during rehearsal after drinking poisoned water, Paige has to compose herself and once again solo as a sleuth to find a killer who's no choirboy.
Verlag: Penguin Publishing Group Apr 2013, 2013
ISBN 10: 042526341X ISBN 13: 9780425263419
Anbieter: AHA-BUCH GmbH, Einbeck, Deutschland
Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Genny loved her husband, Max, but something was missing-a sexual charge that was instead ignited by his business partner, Sean. He was ruggedly handsome, and he knew it. He had a heart-stopping smile and a slow, sexy New Orleans drawl that made Genny weak. The more time they spent together, the stronger the attraction between them became. Then her husband offered to share her with Sean for one intoxicating encounter? But what begins as a night of forbidden desire quickly spirals into a whirlwind of murder, sensual submission, and secrets, and a scorching passion is kindled that threatens to consume everyone it touches.
Verlag: Penguin Publishing Group Apr 2013, 2013
ISBN 10: 0425252035 ISBN 13: 9780425252031
Anbieter: AHA-BUCH GmbH, Einbeck, Deutschland
Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - When it comes to gardening, Cassandra 'Casey' Calhoun isn't afraid to get her hands dirty. But when it comes to murder, she's not the kind of gal to let any killer get away clean.
Verlag: Penguin Publishing Group Apr 2013, 2013
ISBN 10: 042525819X ISBN 13: 9780425258194
Anbieter: AHA-BUCH GmbH, Einbeck, Deutschland
Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Danger stalks the city of steam and shadows. Janus Mikani and Celeste Ritsuko work all hours in the Criminal Investigation Division, keeping citizens safe. He's a charming rogue with an uncanny sixth sense; she's all logic-and the division's first female inspector. Between his instincts and her brains, they collar more criminals than any other partnership in the CID. Then they're assigned a potentially volatile case in which one misstep could end their careers. At first, the search for a missing heiress seems straightforward, but when the girl is found murdered-her body charred to cinders-Mikani and Ritsuko's modus operandi is challenged as never before. It soon becomes clear the bogeyman has stepped out of nightmares to stalk gaslit streets, and it's up to them to hunt him down. There's a madman on the loose, weaving blood and magic in an intricate, lethal ritual that could mean the end of everything?.
Verlag: Penguin Publishing Group Apr 2013, 2013
ISBN 10: 0451417828 ISBN 13: 9780451417824
Anbieter: AHA-BUCH GmbH, Einbeck, Deutschland
Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Vitala Salonius, champion of the warlike game of Caturanga, is as deadly as she is beautiful. She's a trained assassin for the resistance, and her true play is for ultimate power. Using her charm and wit, she plans to seduce her way into the emperor's bed and deal him one final, fatal blow, sparking a battle of succession that could change the face of the empire.
Verlag: Penguin Publishing Group Apr 2013, 2013
ISBN 10: 0451413490 ISBN 13: 9780451413499
Anbieter: AHA-BUCH GmbH, Einbeck, Deutschland
Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Desperate, fearless, and hunted For former Navy SEAL Dare O'Rourke, Section 8 was legendary. The son of one of its missing members, he grew up in the shadow of its secrets. All he knew was that it was a cabal of operatives discharged from branches of the military and reassigned to extremely dangerous, off-the-books international missions. And that their handler was as shrouded in mystery as the missions themselves. Nothing can stop them. Nothing can break them. Now the handler of Section 8 has given extreme orders to kill any remaining members, along with their families. Dare must save his long-lost half sister, Avery, whom he was never meant to meet. Determined to fight for their lives and find their missing father, Dare and Avery bring together those who are in danger because of their relationship to Section 8 for one last mission-to avenge their families and to survive.
Verlag: Penguin Publishing Group Apr 2013, 2013
ISBN 10: 0425252027 ISBN 13: 9780425252024
Anbieter: AHA-BUCH GmbH, Einbeck, Deutschland
Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - As the first female police chief in Pecan Springs, Texas, Sheila Dawson has cracked many a mystery in collaboration with local sleuth China Bayles. Now Sheila puts her smarts to work, sifting through secrets to find a killer on the prowl? Larry Kirk, Pecan Springs' computer guru, has been shot dead in his kitchen. At first Sheila believes it to be suicide, but further investigation reveals that Kirk's death wasn't self-inflicted. And the truth is reinforced by her friend China Bayles' news-Larry recently asked her for legal advice in regards to a stalker. As a police chief in a male-dominated force, Sheila meets many challenges, especially when her theories rock the boat in high-profile cases like that of George Timms, who was caught breaking into Larry's shop. Now that Larry is dead, Sheila is sure the burglary is connected to the murder. But when Timms disappears instead of turning himself in, Sheila must prove she's got what it takes to hunt down a predator who's loose on the streets of Pecan Springs?.
Verlag: Penguin Publishing Group Apr 2013, 2013
ISBN 10: 0425252078 ISBN 13: 9780425252079
Anbieter: AHA-BUCH GmbH, Einbeck, Deutschland
Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - A new Cupcake Bakery Mystery from New York Times bestselling author Jenn McKinlay is icing on the cupcake!.
Verlag: Penguin Publishing Group Apr 2013, 2013
ISBN 10: 051515346X ISBN 13: 9780515153460
Anbieter: AHA-BUCH GmbH, Einbeck, Deutschland
Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - From the author of Dreamspinner and A Dance Through Time.ESCAPING INTO THE PAST.
Verlag: Penguin Publishing Group Apr 2013, 2013
ISBN 10: 0515153710 ISBN 13: 9780515153712
Anbieter: AHA-BUCH GmbH, Einbeck, Deutschland
Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - THE NEW BISHOP/SCU NOVELAfter years away, Jessie Rayburn has finally returned homeunwelcomedto a town of menacing whispers: Baron Hollow, North Carolina. It's as though she never left. That's why she's so afraid.She left behind her estranged sister, Emma, who has her own secrets to protect. But Emma is afraid to reveal what's really troubling her and keeping her awakestrange dreams of women being murdered, brutally, viciously. Now, in this conspiracy of silence, Emma's bad dreams are becoming more real than ever.Even with the help of Noah Bishop, cofounder of Haven, the group of psychic investigators that Jessie works for, Jessie and Emma fear they won't be able to outrun the secrets buried in Baron Hollowor the evil targeting them one last time.
Verlag: Penguin Publishing Group Apr 2013, 2013
ISBN 10: 0451414373 ISBN 13: 9780451414373
Anbieter: AHA-BUCH GmbH, Einbeck, Deutschland
Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Someone wants to crash Stone Barrington s party in this New York Times bestseller in Stuart Woods s thrilling series. Stone Barrington is in Bel-Air, overseeing the grand opening of the ultra-luxe hotel, The Arrington, built on the grounds of the mansion belonging to his late wife, Arrington Carter. The star-studded gala will be attended by socialites, royalty, and billionaires from overseas.and according to phone conversations intercepted by the NSA, it may also have attracted the attention of international terrorists. To ensure the safety of his guests and the city of Los Angeles Stone may have to call in a few favors from his friends at the CIA.
Verlag: Penguin Publishing Group Apr 2013, 2013
ISBN 10: 0451532074 ISBN 13: 9780451532077
Anbieter: AHA-BUCH GmbH, Einbeck, Deutschland
Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - For more than 150 years, Hans Christian Andersen's beloved fairy tales have charmed and entertained audiences around the world. Blending old folk tales with fantasy, the Danish bard's stories are rich in humor and sharp with irony. The forty-seven fables in this beautifully translated collection tell of kings and princesses, of farm boys and mermaids, of witches and ogres. Some of the tales-like The Little Match Girl and The Emperor's New Clothes-we know by heart. Others-like The Jumpers and The Flying Trunk-are sure to become instant favorites. Packed with memorable characters (who could forget the Ugly Duckling or the Little Mermaid ), Andersen's fairy tales have withstood the test of time, delighting generation after generation of children and adults-and they promise to remain bedtime favorites for centuries to come?.
Verlag: Penguin Publishing Group Apr 2013, 2013
ISBN 10: 0451237773 ISBN 13: 9780451237774
Anbieter: AHA-BUCH GmbH, Einbeck, Deutschland
Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - A vampire finds herself in a hair-raising situation in this Broken Hearts novel from New York Times bestselling author Michele Bardsley.Archaeologists like me, Moira Jameson, are ready for trouble. Okay, maybe not human-species-threatening trouble. Or the kind of trouble that arrives in the form of a sexy werewolf named Drake. Yeah. Werewolf. And I thought ancient curses and walking corpses were a joke. Um?not so much.'Cause a walking corpse named Karn wants to reveal vampires, and all of parakind, to the humans. And everyone else thinks that's a bad idea. Then a pyramid mysteriously appears in Broken Heart, Oklahoma, and I'm appointed to get inside, survive booby traps, and awaken two very old, very hungry vampires. Luckily, Drake has my back (and my front). Unfortunately, archaeology sometimes reveals some very nasty surprises. And I'll have to decide between saving myself?or saving the world.
Verlag: Penguin Publishing Group Apr 2013, 2013
ISBN 10: 0425229017 ISBN 13: 9780425229019
Anbieter: AHA-BUCH GmbH, Einbeck, Deutschland
Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - IT BEGAN WITH A DISAPPEARANCE On a balmy May night in Miami, Frank Griga and his girlfriend, Krisztina Furton, vanished from the face of the earth. Frank had made a fortune in the adult hotline business and had met Krisztina, an exotic dancer, while searching for models for his advertisements. Three weeks later, their torsos were found inside metal drums sunk in a murky canal. IT ENDED IN MURDER So began the unraveling of the most diabolical death-for-dollars plot in history. All evidence led investigators to Miami's Sun Gym-a Mecca for serious bodybuilders. The gym's owner, two muscle-bound managers, and a steroid-crazed personal trainer were the ringleaders of a gang that targeted wealthy Floridians for kidnapping, extortion, and death. This is the story of how a band of brutal thugs planned to make a fortune from fear and blood-and how the quick actions of the authorities stopped the gang before any more innocents were killed.
Verlag: Penguin Publishing Group Apr 2013, 2013
ISBN 10: 0425252043 ISBN 13: 9780425252048
Anbieter: AHA-BUCH GmbH, Einbeck, Deutschland
Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Set in the Great Smoky Mountains of Tennessee, J. J. Cook's thrilling new mystery series features Fire Chief Stella Griffin, who solves crime with the help of her predecessor, who just happens to be a ghost? NO MATCH FOR MURDER After knocking the lights out of her boyfriend when she catches him cheating on her, Chicago fire fighter Stella Griffin hops on her Harley and heads for Sweet Pepper, Tennessee, where she ends up becoming the small town's fire chief. When her dear friend Tory Lambert dies after her gingerbread-style house is set ablaze, Stella suspects arson and foul play. As Stella investigates, she gets help from a most unlikely source-the ghost of Eric Gamlyn, Sweet Pepper's old fire chief. And if that isn't enough to rattle her, attractive police officer John Trump seems to have taken an interest in her. But Stella's got to stay focused if she hopes to smoke out a killer before her own life is extinguished.INCLUDES DELICIOUS RECIPES!.
Verlag: Penguin Publishing Group Apr 2013, 2013
ISBN 10: 0451239695 ISBN 13: 9780451239693
Anbieter: AHA-BUCH GmbH, Einbeck, Deutschland
Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Darcy Merriweather is Enchanted Village's newest resident Wishcrafter-a witch who can grant wishes for others. But as Darcy prepares a celebration for a magical florist, she discovers that every rose has its thorns? When magical florist Harriette Harkette decides to throw a lavish eightieth birthday party for herself, she hires Darcy's Aunt Ve's personal concierge service, As You Wish, to plan the soiree. But turning eighty isn't all Harriette is celebrating-the Floracrafter has recently created the midnight black Witching Hour rose, the first all-natural rose of that color. Darcy works hard on planning an extravagant celebration that will make Harriette feel like the belle of the ball. But when cake delivery boy Michael Healey-a former employee at Harriette's greenhouse-is found dead, the celebration takes a turn. Now Michael's ghost has imprinted on Darcy, meaning that they're bonded until she can untangle the thicket surrounding his murder-and what exactly it has to do with the Witching Hour rose.
Verlag: Penguin Publishing Group Apr 2013, 2013
ISBN 10: 0425250660 ISBN 13: 9780425250662
Anbieter: AHA-BUCH GmbH, Einbeck, Deutschland
Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Lieutenant Eve Dallas must foil a terrorist plot in this explosive thriller in the #1 New York Times bestselling In Death series.It was just another after-work happy hour at a bar downtown until the madness descended. And after twelve minutes of chaos and violence, more than eighty people lay dead. Lieutenant Eve Dallas is trying to sort out the inexplicable events. Surviving witnesses talk about seeing things monsters and swarms of bees. They describe sudden, overwhelming feelings of fear and rage and paranoia. When forensics makes its report, the mass delusions make more sense: it appears the bar patrons were exposed to a cocktail of chemicals and illegal drugs that could drive anyone into temporary insanity if not kill them outright. But that doesn t explain who would unleash such horror or why. Eve s husband, Roarke, happens to own the bar, but he s convinced the attack wasn t directed at him. It s bigger than that. And if Eve can t figure it out fast, it could happen again, anytime, anywhere. Because it s airborne.
Verlag: Penguin Publishing Group Apr 2013, 2013
ISBN 10: 0425260992 ISBN 13: 9780425260999
Anbieter: AHA-BUCH GmbH, Einbeck, Deutschland
Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - A senseless slaughter leads Lucas Davenport down a twisted path in this thriller from the #1New York Times bestselling author. Lucas Davenport has seen many terrible murder scenes. This is one of the worst. In the Minnesota town of Wayzata, an entire family has been killed husband, wife, two kids, dogs. On the wall, in blood: Were coming. No apostrophe. There s something about the scene that tugs at Lucas s cop instincts it looks an awful lot like the kind of scorched-earth retribution he s seen from Mexican drug gangs. But this is a seriously upscale town, the husband ran a modest software company, the wife dabbled in local politics. None of it seems to fit. Until it does.
Verlag: Penguin Publishing Group Apr 2013, 2013
ISBN 10: 042526016X ISBN 13: 9780425260166
Anbieter: AHA-BUCH GmbH, Einbeck, Deutschland
Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Embrace your inner Jane and find a new way of life in thrift!.
Verlag: Penguin Publishing Group Apr 2013, 2013
ISBN 10: 0425256081 ISBN 13: 9780425256084
Anbieter: AHA-BUCH GmbH, Einbeck, Deutschland
Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - USA Today bestselling author Lauren Dane delivers a second serving of sexy in her new Delicious novel, in which taste and temptation make up a sweet recipe? Mary Whaley has her hands full running a successful catering company and overseeing her supper club. She has everything she ever wanted-or so she thought. When she meets ridiculously hot and very dirty rock star Damien Hurley at her friend's engagement party, the attraction she feels is overpowering-and she isn't about to deny herself. Damien is used to a hard and fast life. He and two of his brothers started a band when they were fresh out of high school-then they hit the big time and stayed there. He's also a legendary madman on the stage and in the bedroom. But when he meets Mary, something clicks, and the bad boy starts thinking he may have finally found something good. What begins as a series of fleeting trysts soon gets much more complicated. Damien can't figure out why Mary doesn't want more from him. And before long, it's Damien who wants more from Mary. But it turns out Mary is no stranger to celebrity news, and he's got a very big job ahead of him: proving that he's worth more than a one-night stand?.
Verlag: Penguin Publishing Group Apr 2013, 2013
ISBN 10: 1594486670 ISBN 13: 9781594486678
Anbieter: AHA-BUCH GmbH, Einbeck, Deutschland
Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - From the New York Times bestselling author of Bird by Bird, Hallelujah Anyway, and Almost Everything'If there is a doyenne of the parenting memoir, it would be Anne Lamott.'-Time In Some Assembly Required, Anne Lamott enters a new and unexpected chapter in her own life: grandmotherhood. Stunned to learn that her son, Sam, is about to become a father at nineteen, Lamott begins a journal about the first year of her grandson Jax's life. In careful and often hilarious detail, Lamott and Sam-about whom she first wrote so movingly in Operating Instructions-struggle to balance their changing roles. By turns poignant and funny, honest and touching, Some Assembly Required is the true story of how the birth of a baby changes a family-as this book will change everyone who reads it.
Verlag: Penguin Publishing Group Apr 2013, 2013
ISBN 10: 0142196789 ISBN 13: 9780142196786
Anbieter: AHA-BUCH GmbH, Einbeck, Deutschland
Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - 'J. I. Baker takes a bold run into Cain and DeLillo territory and scores.' -Barry Gifford, author of Wild at HeartIn the early-morning hours of August 5, 1962, Los Angeles County deputy coroner Ben Fitzgerald arrives at the home of the world's most famous movie star, now lying dead in her bedroom. There he discovers The Book of Secrets-Marilyn Monroe's diary-revealing a doomed love affair with a man she refers to only as 'The General.' In the following days, Ben unravels a cover-up that implicates the Kennedys, the Mafia, and the CIA. Soon the sinister and surreal accounts recorded in The Book bleed into Ben's own life, and he finds himself trapped-like Monroe-in a deepening paranoid conspiracy. A knockout combination of fact and legend, The Empty Glass is a riveting debut thriller.
Verlag: Penguin Publishing Group Apr 2013, 2013
ISBN 10: 1440325278 ISBN 13: 9781440325274
Anbieter: AHA-BUCH GmbH, Einbeck, Deutschland
Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Subtitled, 'Quick Facts & Timelines Of American History To Help You Understand Your Ancestor'.
Verlag: Penguin Publishing Group Apr 2013, 2013
ISBN 10: 045141814X ISBN 13: 9780451418142
Anbieter: AHA-BUCH GmbH, Einbeck, Deutschland
Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - If you feel like your kids are killing you, you've come to the right place. This irreverant, hilarious guide to the trials of motherhood makes the perfect gift for mom-or any woman with a huge heart and a mouth that sometimes needs washing out with soap.Attention all potty-mouthed, cheap-wine-drinking mothers: Prepare to meet your match. Any bad thought you've had about your kids, Nicole Knepper has had worse. Much worse. It's not that she doesn't love her kids. It's that she understands what a mind-f\* % it can be to try to civilize those wild little beasts.Based on her hugely popular Facebook page, 'Moms Who Drink and Swear,' this book reveals why family dinners are like herpes, how to avoid smashing toys that are being fought over, and the joy of hearing that your son has murdered his imaginary friend. As Nicole rants and raves about caring for children (without crushing their souls), family togetherness (without too many tears), the saving grace of girlfriends (and vodka), and love and marriage (and all the baggage that goes with them), she gets to the heart of what every exasperated mom is thinking, just much funnier.
Verlag: Penguin Publishing Group Apr 2013, 2013
ISBN 10: 0142196754 ISBN 13: 9780142196755
Anbieter: AHA-BUCH GmbH, Einbeck, Deutschland
Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - The New York Times bestseller that explains how groundbreaking scientific discoveries can help each of us achieve our personal best.
Verlag: Penguin Publishing Group Apr 2013, 2013
ISBN 10: 0143107070 ISBN 13: 9780143107071
Anbieter: AHA-BUCH GmbH, Einbeck, Deutschland
Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Gower, Neil (illustrator). Neuware - One of Time's All-Time 100 Best NovelsThe writer whom Fran Lebowitz called 'the real F. Scott Fitzgerald' makes his Penguin Classics debut with this beautiful deluxe edition of his best-loved book. One of the great novels of small-town American life, Appointment in Samarra is John O'Hara's crowning achievement. In December 1930, just before Christmas, the Gibbsville, Pennsylvania, social circuit is electrified with parties and dances. At the center of the social elite stand Julian and Caroline English. But in one rash moment born inside a highball glass, Julian breaks with polite society and begins a rapid descent toward self-destruction. Brimming with wealth and privilege, jealousy and infidelity, O'Hara's iconic first novel is an unflinching look at the dark side of the American dream-and a lasting testament to the keen social intelligence if a major American writer.For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators.