Peter Abrahams

Renowned sculptor Roy Valois receives the worst news since learning of his adored wife Delia's death in South America fifteen years ago. His doctor tells him he's dying-and a morbid curiosity about how he'll be remembered inspires Roy, with the help of a local computer geek, to hack into a newspaper's system to read his prewritten obituary. But the death notice includes a small discrepancy about his late wife-and by calling the mistake to the attention...

An avid Sherlock Holmes fan, eighth grader Ingrid Levin-Hill is kidnapped while investigating mysterious happenings in her home town.

After a knee injury destroys sixteen-year-old Cody's college hopes, he drops out of high school and gets a job in his small Montana town, but when his ex-girlfriend disappears from her Vermont boarding school, Cody travels cross-country to join the search.

Aspiring author Ivy Seidel accepts a part-time position teaching writing to a group of convicted criminals hoping the experience will add depth and darkness to her own work. But in the haunting writings of charismatic inmate Vance Harrow she discovers a talent possibly greater than her own. And in the startling, disturbing stories Harrow has to tell, Ivy finds a dangerous new purpose-and a terrifying temptation that lures her into an inescapable world...

Nina Kitchener's desire to have a family becomes a nightmare when the child she has had by artificial insemination is kidnapped, and she must find the sperm donor, who she is convinced has stolen her baby.

Jessie Shapiro is annoyed when her daughter, Kate, is late returning from a weekend with her ex-husband, but when it becomes clear that both of them have disappeared without a trace, annoyance gives way to pure terror. The police think it's merely one more battle in the never-ending custody war. Jessie doesn't believe them, and sets out alone on a desperate search for Kate, leaving a world of normalcy and security behind her.

Discover how the individual parts of the human body function and work together: in this accessible and fascinating examination, you can navigate through the body from head to toe, looking at each individual area. As you read The Human Body, you will find out incredible facts, such as: • The average person produces about 0.75-1.1ml tears (lacrimal fluid) every day • A marathon runner achieves 40 percent greater cardiac output than an untrained...

A small town on the Mexican border draws an array of characters in search of romance, sanctuary, fame, or fortune.

"Robbie and friends, using a magical charm, protect a Canarsee Indian burial ground from urban developers"--Provided by publisher.