by Agatha Christie · Dodd, Mead
One of Christie's last published novels, and perhaps Hercule Poirot's most controversial investigation, this stunner from the Queen of Crime isn't just a mystery...it made history.
by Joseph Wambaugh · Delacorte Press
The story of ten cops working the nightwatch out of Wiltshire Division in Los Angeles. Off duty they attend choir practice, a euphemism for the orgies of drink, food and sex that help them to escape the emotional torture of police work.
by Robert Ludlum · Dial Press
In Dec. 1939 in Greece trucks enter an encampment of monastic brothers to deliver an iron vault. What are the contents and why is there such urgency?
by Irving Stone · Doubleday
The 19th century archaeologist, with the help of his Greek wife, proved that Homer's Troy, with all its fabulous treasure, really existed.
by Ira Levin · Random House
It is 1974, but for Dr Mengele and his group of Nazis, World War II is not yet over. They have a terrible plan to conquer the world, but how does it involve a group of boys that come from different countries, yet all look exactly the same? Only one man can find out.
by Chaim Potok · Knopf
David Lurie learns that all beginnings are hard. He must fight for his place against the bullies in his Depression-shadowed Bronx neighborhood and his own frail health. As a young man, he must start anew and define his own path of personal belief that diverges sharply with his devout father and everything he has been taught....
Historical bestseller data sourced from the New York Times Book Review, archived by Hawes Publications.
