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A collection of 19 short stories by the award-winning Swanwick, including the 1999 Hugo Award-winning story, "The Very Pulse of the Machine." Other stories include, "The Dead," "Scherzo with Tyrannosaur," "Ancient Engines," "North of Diddy-Wah-Diddy," The Mask," "Mother Grasshopper," "Riding the Gigantosaur," "Wild Minds," "The Raggle Taggle Gypsy-O," "Microcosmic Dog," "In Concert," "Radiant Doors," "Ice Age," "Walking Out," "The Changeling's Tale," "Midnight Express," "The Wisdom of Old Earth," and "Radio Waves."
Tales of the Old Earth
Swanwick, Michael
Berkeley, CA: Frog, Ltd., 2000.
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Teenager Joss is a time-traveling, harminica-playing free spirit. At first she's not happy about being chosen as the study partner and Earth guide to Mavkel, the first alien to attend the Centre for Neo-Classical Studies. When Mavkel becomes ill, however, Joss realizes that going back in time and interceding in past events is the only way to save Mavkel's life. Winner of the 1998 Aurealis Award for Best Young Adult Novel. Shortlisted for the 1999 Victorian Premier's Literary Award for Best Young Adult Fiction. The author's first novel.
Singing the Dogstar Blues
Goodman, Alison
New York: Viking Press, 1998.
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Inscribed on title page, "To Greg: enjoy a walk with 'The Dog'! John Galligan." Introduces Ned "Dog" Oglivie, a former security consultant who now spends his time traveling around the country trout fishing. When in Black Earth, Wisconsin, he discovers the body of another fisherman, then gets involved in the investigation.
The Nail Knot
Galligan, John
Madison, WI: 2003.
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A poignant story of a yellow labrador retriever and the family who loved him. This is the book on which the movie starring Owen Wilson and Jennifer Anniston was based.
Marley & Me: Live and Love With the World's Worst Dog
Grogan, John
New York: William Morrow, 2005.
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A story written by Tolkien for his son after the loss of a toy dog.
Roverandom
Tolkein, J.R.R.
New York: Houghton Mifflin, 1998.
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Self-professed writing genius John Heppel invites the residents of Lochdubh to benefit from his expertise in a createive writing class. Heppel trashes his students' work, however, and members of the class are mad as hatters. When Heppel turns up dead, local policeman Hamish Macbeth must find a way to prove his neighbors are not responsible.
Death of a Bore: A Hamish Macbeth Mystery
Beaton, M. C.
New York: Mysterious Press, 2005.
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Detective Harriet Martens, a competent but relatively low-ranking officer, is surprised when she is brought from Birchesther to London and assigned to head an investigation into corruption in the Maximum Crime Squad. It appears that the Inspector in charge of the case thinks her provincial background makes her a "female gentleman." Unfortunately, the staff assigned to her are not of the same opinion. Harriet's dogged determination will get to the bottom of the situation.
A Detective Under Fire
Keating, H. R. F.
New York: Thomas Dunne Books, 2002.
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Georgia resident Jo Beth Sidden breeds and trains bloodhounds, and, on occasion, does search and rescue of missing persons. In Ten Little Bloodhounds, Jo Beth is asked to find a multi-millionaire's cat, and ends up looking for the man's murderer instead.
Ten Little Bloodhounds
Lanier, Virginia
New York: Harper Collins, 1999.
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This novel won the Malice Domestic Award for the Best First Traditional Mystery. Luke McCain is a small boy who, unbeknownst to himself or anyone around him, holds a secret that men will kill for. Luke's father Carl has taken his son to his friend Lisa Jacobi's country cabin and asked her to hid Luke. Carl then disappears. Chicago businessman Robert Coopper meets Luke one night in the woods after Lisa dropped him out of a cabin window and told him to run away from the men who were breaking in. Lisa later joins Luke and Robert, and together they search for Carl, and the reason why Luke is being pursued.
Lie Down with Dogs
Gleiter, Jan
New York: St. Martin's Press, 1996.
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A Little Yellow Dog
Mosley, Walter
New York: W. W. Norton, 1996.
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Includes: Child Support by David Ballard; Swear Not By the Moon, by Scott Bartels; Keller on the Spot, by Lawrence Block; The Man Next Door, by Mary Higgins Clark; This is a Voice From Your Past, by Merrill Joan Gerber; The Old Spies Club, by Edward D. Hoch; Beyond Dog, by Pat Jordan; Find Miriam, by Stuart Kaminsky; Secrets, by Janice Law; The Adventure of the Giant Bat of Sumatra, by John T. Lescroart; Night Crawlers, by John Lutz; Prayer for Judgment, by Margaret Maron; Con Doctor, by Jay McInerney; Black Dog, by Walter Mosley; Faithless, by Joyce Carol Oates; The Two Ladies of Rose Cottage, by Peter Robinson; Twelve Days Out of Traction, by Dave Shaw; The Power of Suggestion, by Helen Tucker; Take it Away, by Donald E. Westlake; The Best of her Life, by Steve Yarbrough.
The Best American Mystery Stories 1998
Grafton, Sue and Otto Penzler, editors
New York: Houghton Mifflin, 1998.
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Signed by author on title page. Author's first novel. Ridley also wrote the screenplay for the movie based on this book, U Turn.
Stray Dogs
Ridley, John
New York: Ballantine Books, 1997.
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V.I. Warshawski encounters fraud, dogs, and ex-husbands as she investigates the questionable activities of two neighbors. Signed by author on title page. Sara Paretsky has been awarded the Cartier Diamond Award for Lifetime Achievement.
Guardian Angel
Paretsky, Sara
New York: Delacorte Press, 1992.
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The Cat Who Went Into the Closet
Braun, Lilian Jackson
New York: G. P. Putnam's Sons, 1993.
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