In 1919, young couple Tommy Beresford and Tuppence Cowley form a partnership, hiring themselves out as "young adventurers". Their first case, however, is more of an adventure than they expect--working to find documents that, if they were known to the general public, would fuel a communist revolution in Britain. Undercover agents Tommy and Tuppence know that Jane Finn was carrying top secret documents when she disappeared five years ago. What they...

Dana and Lynette have long envisioned their future together, but when Dana returns from the seminary a changed man and a flirtatious houseguest comes to stay for the summer, a rift in their romance begins to grow.

When an accident befalls her employer, brilliant and beautiful Carol Berkley suddenly finds herself faced with the greatest challenge of her young life as she assumes the reins of the company. Carol wonders who she can trust. Certainly not the dashing Philip Duskin for, despite what her heart tells her, he appears to be incompetent and untrustworthy. Will Carol decide to follow her heart and discover the meaning of trust -- and love?

"I can only write what I know, and I know nothing but China, having always lived there," wrote Pearl Buck. In The Good Earth she presents a graphic view of a China when the last emperor reigned and the vast political and social upheavals of the twentieth century were but distant rumblings for the ordinary people. This moving, classic story of the honest farmer Wang Lung and his selfless wife O-lan is must reading for those who would fully appreciate...

Hercule Poirot is vacationing on the Cornish coast when he meets Nick Buckly. Nick is the young and reckless mistress of End House, an imposing structure perched on the rocky cliffs of St. Loo. Poirot has taken a particular interest in the young woman who has recently narrowly escaped a series of life-threatening accidents. Something tells the Belgian sleuth that these so-called accidents are more than just mere coincidences or a spate of bad luck....

"This magnificent novel has become a classic since its publication in 1936. It brings the drama of the Civil War and the Reconstruction vividly to life as it tells the story of Scarlett O'Hara, the spoiled and selfish daughter of a wealthy plantation owner, who arrives at young womanhood just in time to see the Civil War sweep away the life for which her upbringing had prepared her. After the fall of Atlanta, she returns to the plantation and by stubborn...

On a quiet morning in St. Mary Mead, a maid wakes Colonel Bantry and his wife to inform them that a young woman is dead in their library. The victim is dressed in a tawdry dress, with dyed hair and heavy make-up. Mrs. Bantry knows that as long as the murder remains unsolved her husband will be the target of suspicion and gossip, so she asks Miss Marple for help. The victim is 18-year-old Ruby Keene, a dancer at the Majestic Hotel, whose body is identified...

"The whistle of the Texas Pacific express train nerved Wade Holden to dare one more argument against the unplanned holdup and robbery his chief had undertaken. Standing there in the dark night under the trees with the misty rain blowing in his face and the horses restlessly creaking leather, Wade thought swiftly, realizing the peril in speaking ill of men Simm Bell chose as comrades for a job of banditry"--Amazon.

Max Brand's The Bandit of the Black Hills is a thrilling Western adventure filled with danger, intrigue, and the enduring fight for justice. Set against the rugged and wild backdrop of the Black Hills, this classic tale captures the essence of the frontier, where law and order are fragile and courage is the ultimate currency. The story follows a mysterious outlaw whose reputation as a bandit strikes fear into the hearts of settlers and lawmen alike....

Nero Wolfe finds himself trying to solve a murder and save his own hide from the Mob after a millionaire businessman asks him to look into the background of his daughter's boyfriend.