The World Below

Dune

The first volume of a series co-written by Frank Herbert`s son, examining the prehistory of the legendary planet of Arrakis, more commonly known as Dune.

Lasher

Rowan Mayfair, queen of a coven of witches, flees the compelling, irresistible Lasher, the demon father of her child. By the author of The Witching Hour. 700,000 first printing. $700,000 ad/promo. Lit Guild Main. Tour.

The Testament

Nate O`Riley, a high-powered D.C. lawyer and recovering alcoholic, must fight both a morally corrupt legal system and his own recurring addiction to find Rachel Lane, a young woman working as doctor deep in the Brazilian wetlands. Rachel has inherite...

The Pelican Brief

When the Supreme Court's most liberal and most conservative justices are gunned down, law student Darby Shaw builds a case against a powerful suspect, whose threats send her underground. By the author of The Firm. 250,000 first printing. $500,000 ad/promo. Tour.

The Rainmaker

Memphis lawyer Rudy Baylor thought his law degree would be his ticket to the good life. Now without a job, he pins his hopes on an insurance dispute that has left a family devastated and opened a door to a lawsuit. By the time he gets to court, a hea...

The Chamber

Twenty-two years after the bombing of a Mississippi law office in which Marvin Kramer's two sons died, Klan member Sam Cayhill, the accused killer, has nearly exhausted his death row appeals, until young lawyer Adam Hall takes the case. 1,750,000 first printing. $500,000 ad/promo.

The Client

An 11-year-old boy, Mark Sway, witnesses the suicide of a Mafia lawyer who unburdens himself of his client`s murderous secret before he pulls the trigger. Now Mark is stuck with the knowledge of the whereabouts of a missing body and a killer who want...

Schmidt Delivered

In this sequel to ABOUT SCHMIDT, Begley's eponymous hero is trying to convince his absurdly young girlfriend to marry him. At the same time, his maddening daughter's marriage has unraveled and she returns home in need of money. But when Schmidt meets...

The Journey Home

Olafsson`s novel takes place in the 1960s, when Disa, a cook at a country hotel in Somerset, discovers she has a terminal illness. Determined to return to her native Iceland to die, she makes the hazardous journey, at the end of which she must face n...

The Crusader

At the Santes Creus monastery in Spain, Brother Francisco returns from the Crusades a changed man: he is full of grisly tales of his adventures, and he is possessed by demons. Brother Lucas is assigned the task of exorcism; if he succeeds he will bec...