CASSETTE BOOKS 1994

National Library Service 
for the Blind and Physically Handicapped

Washington, D.C.  1994

Fiction Contents

Adventure 
Classics 
Contemporary
Family 
Fantasy 
General 
Growing Up
Gothic 
Growing Up 
Historical 
Human Relationships 
Humor 
Mystery and Detective
Occult
Political Themes
Psychological Themes
Religious Themes
Romance 
Science Fiction 
Short Stories 
Spies 
Suspense and Horror
War Stories 
Westerns

Adventure

+Black Blade  RC 35886
by Eric Lustbader 
read by Chuck Benson
4 cassettes
Wolf Matheson has extrasensory powers that are quite useful for
his position as head of New York's Special Homicide Task Force.
He is assigned to solve the murder of billionaire businessman
Lawrence Moravia. Matheson's investigation involves a world of
spies, Japan's secret Black Blade society that resists aging,
and Oracle, an artificial intelligence with human qualities.
Explicit descriptions of sex and strong language. Bestseller
1993.

Caravan  RC 35585
by Dorothy Gilman 
read by Pam Ward
2 cassettes
In 1980, Lady Teal, nearing the end of her life, records her
life story so her granddaughter will understand why an Arabic
sculpture must be returned to the land from which it was taken
years ago. Lady Teal's story is not simple. Long ago she married
a man who caught her picking his pocket. He was killed by nomads
in the Sahara Desert while Lady Teal, presumed dead, was sold
into slavery. Some violence. 1992.

The Circle  RC 36811
by David Poyer 
read by Rick Foucheux
4 cassettes
Ensign Dan Lenson reports for his first assignment--and it just
may be his last. He is to be officer in charge of all topside
spaces aboard the USS _Ryan_, a ship pulled from dry dock and
not suitable for its duty in the Arctic Circle. The ship is
assigned to test experimental sonar gear. When a Soviet
submarine is detected, the strengths of the ship and the crew
are put to the test. Some violence, strong language, and
descriptions of sex. 1992.

Elephant Song  RC 36001
by Wilbur Smith 
read by Graeme Malcolm
4 cassettes
Daniel Armstrong, producer of TV documentaries on African
wildlife, and Zimbabwean game warden Johnny Nzou have just
completed a film on the necessary killing of a herd of elephants
when Nzou and his family are murdered and a cache of ivory is
stolen. Seeking revenge on the Taiwanese ambassador who ordered
the attack, Armstrong elicits help from a billionaire and a
lovely young scholar. Violence, strong language, and some
descriptions of sex. 1991.

Isvik  RC 36302
by Hammond Innes 
read by Patrick Horgan
3 cassettes
Peter Kettil has just lost his job as a wood preservationist and
is exploring options when a friend tells him of a ship frozen in
time in the South Atlantic. It was spotted by Iris Sunderby's
husband just before his plane crashed. Iris's expedition to
search for the ship will be funded by Scotsman Iain Ward--if he
can join the crew. Many problems arise before locating the ship,
but when found it yields some startling secrets. Strong
language. 1991.

The King's Privateer  RC 36245
by Dewey Lambdin 
read by Bruce Huntey
3 cassettes
Alan Lewrie is furnishing his new London flat, with the help of
his grandmother and his inheritance from his mother, when he is
called back to duty. It is a propitious time to leave because
Lewrie is in hot water with several women. He will sail to India
on the _Telesto_, disguised as a merchant ship, to provide
protection for the East India Company. But he doesn't expect to
run into his father. Strong language and descriptions of sex.
1992.

The Quiet American  RC 36154
by Graham Greene 
read by Graeme Malcolm
1 cassette
Set in Saigon during the French occupation of Vietnam, this
English adventure novel centers on the clash of conflicting
cultures. The story revolves around Fowler, a skeptical British
journalist; Phuong, his Vietnamese mistress; and Pyle, an
enthusiastic American sent out by Washington on a secret
mission. Add Communist guerrillas to the French presence, and
the situation for this trio escalates from a moral dilemma to an
international struggle. 1955.

The _Truelove_  RC 36021
by Patrick O'Brian 
read by Tom Martin
2 cassettes
spy Stephen Maturin are assigne Captain Jack Aubrey and surgeond
to a merchant ship in the South Pacific. When a young woman is
smuggled aboard by a midshipman in Sydney, a shipboard wedding
is hastily arranged. The bride causes trouble, but her knowledge
proves useful. Meanwhile, the ship's command receives new orders
and their mission becomes the recapture of a British whaler, the
_Truelove_. 1992.

The Wine-Dark Sea  RC 37428
by Patrick O'Brian 
read by Graeme Malcolm
2 cassettes
Set during the Napoleonic Wars, this installment of the Captain
Jack Aubrey and Stephen Maturin saga finds the pair aboard the
HMS _Surprise,_ bound for South America. Smooth sailing it is
not, for they endure natural disasters, such as an underwater
volcanic eruption and a severe squall, and several violent
episodes involving other vessels, including the _Franklin,_ an
American ship mastered by a Frenchman. Some strong language.
1993.

Classics

I Heard the Owl Call My Name  RC 37368
by Margaret Craven 
read by Ed Blake
1 cassette
With only two years to live, a young minister is sent by his
bishop into the wilds of British Columbia to a parish called
Kingcome. There, among struggling Indians, Mark Brian learns
enough of the meaning of life to not fear death. For junior and
senior high and older readers. 1973.

Kim  RC 35722
by Rudyard Kipling 
read by Patrick Horgan
2 cassettes (Reissue)
First printed in 1901. Kimball O'Hara is an Irish orphan growing
up in India during the time of the British Raj. His childhood as
a vagabond is cut short when he is adopted by his father's
regiment. But Kim's love of adventure leads him to wander at
every opportunity, and his background makes him particularly
useful in secret-service activities. Thus, while still a boy, he
pursues two Russian spies in the Himalayas, capturing their
papers. 1983.

Les Miserables  RC 35363
by Victor Hugo 
read by George Holmes
11 cassettes (Reissue) in 2 containers
Jean Valjean, a poor French peasant, is imprisoned for stealing
a loaf of bread to feed his hungry children. He escapes, hiding
his identity and devoting his life to noble causes, until once
again he becomes the victim of cruel circumstances. Hugo's epic
novel about the human capacity for goodness and society's
penchant for evil is set during the turmoil of the
eighteenth-century French Revolution. 1862.

Le Morte Darthur  RC 35429
by Sir Thomas Malory 
read by Andrew Sofer
6 cassettes
While Malory's fifteenth-century compilation of Arthurian
legends has held its own since 1485, this new edition is
designed for non-specialized modern readers. Editor R.M.
Lumiansky also considers a manuscript discovered in Winchester,
England, in 1934. Malory begins with the birth of Arthur,
retells medieval tales of the Knights of the Round Table
(including their quest for the Holy Grail), and concludes with
King Arthur's death. 1982.

_The Overcoat_ and Other Tales of Good and Evil  RC 35776
by Nicolai V. Gogol 
read by Robert Blumenfeld
2 cassettes
A collection of six short stories by Russian author Gogol
(1809-1852), including "The Terrible Vengeance," "Ivan
Fyodorovich Shponka and His Aunt," "The Portrait," "Nevsky
Avenue," "The Nose," and the title piece, "The Overcoat." The
title story concerns a minor civil servant whose new coat is
stolen. Unable to obtain official help to recover the coat, the
poor fellow dies, but manages to get his revenge. 1957.

To Kill a Mockingbird  RC 36414
by Harper Lee 
read by Carole Jordan Stewart
2 cassettes (Reissue)
Scout Finch is an outspoken and literate six-year-old tomboy
when she begins her tale of growing up in a small Alabama town
with her brother Jem and her attorney father Atticus. The
children's intense curiosity about a reclusive neighbor is
eclipsed by Atticus's attempt to defend a black man against
charges of raping a white woman. Pulitzer Prize winner. For high
school and older readers. 1960.

Tom Brown's Schooldays  RC 37100
by Thomas Hughes 
read by Patrick Horgan
2 cassettes
Tom Brown is from a long line of Browns who claim that the
British nation owes much of its greatness to them. As a young
boy, Tom, the son of a squire, is encouraged to play with the
village boys. But at the age of nine, Tom is packed off to
Rugby, where he fears but learns to respect the famous Dr.
Arnold; develops long-lasting friendships; and gets involved in
typical English schoolboy adventures, including the inevitable
fights. 1857.

The Virginian: A Horseman of the Plains  RC 36421
by Owen Wister 
read by David Palmer
3 cassettes (Reissue)
The story of the Virginian is told by an easterner who, while
visiting a Wyoming ranch, is impressed by the slow-talking,
quick-witted, southern cowboy. Things heat up when another
easterner arrives on the scene--the new schoolteacher, young
Molly Wood. The Virginian falls for Molly and tries to convince
her to reciprocate, but his irksome feud with a surly ranch hand
threatens their relationship. Some violence. 1902.

Watership Down  RC 35730
by Richard George Adams 
read by John Horton
3 cassettes (Reissue)
A fable about a band of rabbits who set out bravely for a new
home in the English countryside. They encounter many dangers and
adventures along the way, and finally make it to safety after
rescuing some does who become their mates. For junior and senior
high and older readers. 1972.

Contemporary 

Cherokee Bat and the Goat Guys  RC 37032
by Francesca Lia Block 
read by Jennifer Mendenhall
1 cassette
While the adults in their lives are away filming a movie,
teenagers Cherokee Bat, Witch Baby, Raphael, and Angel Juan are
left under the guidance of a wise but distant friend named
Coyote. The four friends form a band that becomes a hit through
Coyote's mystical powers; and they become heavily involved in
sex, drugs, and alcohol. Some strong language and descriptions
of sex. Sequel to _Witch Baby (RC 37031)._ For high school and
older readers. 1992.

How Boys See Girls  RC 36104
by David Gilmour 
read by John Lescault
1 cassette
Bix is a forty-year-old, hard-drinking Canadian speech writer
and would-be novelist. Holly is a nineteen-year-old street
vendor who has left a trail of broken hearts. From the moment
Bix sees Holly he is enamored--fantasizing about her and spying
on her. When Holly off-handedly enters a relationship with him,
Bix, rather than being satisfied, becomes more obsessed. Strong
language and explicit descriptions of sex. 1991.

Impossible Vacation  RC 35495
by Spalding Gray 
read by Barry Bernson
2 cassettes
Brewster North, a fictional reincarnation of the author,
experiences his last blissfully innocent happiness at five, when
an uncle gives him a mask from Bali. In his dreams, North
imagines Bali as a perfect place. His imagination sustains him
until his mother's suicide sends him on a search for the peace
he recalls but cannot find. The quest eventually leads him to
the memory of his dream. Strong language and explicit
descriptions of sex. 1992.

Interviewing Matisse; or, The Woman Who Died Standing Up  RC
35006
by Lily Tuck 
read by June Carter
1 cassette
Molly calls Lily long distance to tell her of their mutual
friend Inez's sudden, unusual death. The two women talk through
the night, flitting from subject to subject--mutual friends,
families, and current and failed relationships. The title refers
to an old copy of an interview with the artist by Molly's
ex-lover, which Molly mentions and searches for during the phone
call. Some strong language. 1991.

Joe  RC 35575
by Larry Brown 
read by Chuck Benson
2 cassettes
Joe Ransom, forty-three, works as a foreman on a defoliation
crew. At night he drinks whiskey with beer chasers, gambles, and
visits whorehouses. Gary Jones, fifteen, naive, honest, and
hardworking, has a brutal, alcoholic father and an abused,
disoriented mother. He wants only to pull himself up from the
hell in which he lives. Joe and Gary form an unusual bond that
is tested in an inevitable climax. Strong language, violence,
and some descriptions of sex. 1991.

The Last Magician  RC 36313
by Janette Turner Hospital 
read by Patricia Kilgarriff
3 cassettes
In the 1950s, four Australian children--Charlie, Catherine,
Robbie, and Cat--play a trick that causes the death of Cat's
brother Willy. Twenty-five years later, Cat has disappeared and
Charlie believes there is a link between the past and her
disappearance. Lucy, the lover of Robbie's son, narrates this
tale of how that one event impacts their lives--especially after
viewing a film made by Charlie. Strong language and some
descriptions of sex. 1992.

The Loser  RC 36278
by Thomas Bernhard 
read by Gordon Gould
1 cassette
First published in German in 1983, this monologue is narrated by
a young man who is an imaginary friend of the eccentric pianist
Glenn Gould. The narrator and Wertheimer, another friend who is
devastated by Gould's talent, relinquish thoughts of a career in
music after listening to Gould's drive for perfection in Bach's
_Goldberg Variations_. The Bach work forms a recurring theme in
an extended meditation on art, love, friendship, and death.
1991.

Rituals  RC 36288
by Cees Nooteboom 
read by Robert Blumenfeld
1 cassette
Three-part story about survival. Inni Wintrop, a Dutch
dilettante, is despondent when his wife leaves him. Backtrack to
1953 when Inni meets Arnold Taads, whose lonely life is as
ordered as Inni's is undisciplined. Fast forward to 1973 when
Inni comes upon Taads's never-mentioned son Philip, who is
driven by rituals, particularly Japanese ceremonies. Winner of
the Pegasus Prize for Literature. Explicit descriptions of sex
and some strong language. 1980.

_Sailor's Holiday_: The Wild Life of Sailor and Lula  RC 35957
by Barry Gifford 
read by Mimi Bederman
2 cassettes
Four novellas that make up a sequel to _Wild at Heart (RC
32932)_. The first features Perdita and her lover, Romeo, who
practice voodoo and abduct victims for their rituals. The
remaining stories are about Sailor and Lula, reunited after ten
years, who search for their kidnapped son, rescue him when he
gets involved in drugs, and learn to live together again.
Violence, strong language, and descriptions of sex. 1991.

Thereafter Johnnie  RC 34994
by Carolivia Herron 
read by Anne Mullen
2 cassettes
This apocalyptic tale about the decline of a family is set in
Washington, D.C., just before a worldwide racial war in the year
2000. Johnnie is the daughter of an affluent black doctor and
his unstable daughter, who is obsessed with him. The story is
narrated by various family members and retold years after the
war as a legend in which Johnnie is doomed to forever haunt the
Carnegie Library as a dancing light. Explicit descriptions of
sex. 1991.

We All Fall Down  RC 37011
by Robert Cormier 
read by Don Emmick
2 cassettes
Jane Jerome and her family come home to find that vandals have
destroyed their possessions, urinated on their walls, and left
fourteen-year-old Karen in a coma at the bottom of the stairs. A
deranged neighbor, who styles himself The Avenger, has witnessed
the trashing and secretly vows to track down the four teens.
Jane meets and falls in love with Buddy Walker, one of the
vandals. Violence. For junior and senior high and older readers.
1991.

Weetzie Bat  RC 37026
by Francesca Lia Block 
read by Jennifer Mendenhall
1 cassette
When Weetzie discovers that her best friend Dirk is gay, she
declares that now they "can Duck hunt together"--search for true
love. Soon Dirk has his Duck and Weetzie has My Secret Agent
Lover Man, and they all live together in Hollywood, making
underground movies, frequenting sushi joints, and taking care of
their two little girls--Cherokee and the adopted Witch Baby.
Some strong language and some descriptions of sex. For high
school and older readers. 1989.

Witch Baby  RC 37031
by Francesca Lia Block 
read by Jennifer Mendenhall
1 cassette
In this sequel to _Weetzie Bat (RC 37026),_ Witch Baby--child of
My Secret Agent Lover Man and Vixanne Wigg, a Jayne Mansfield
"wannabe"--is at odds with her complicated family that includes
her adopted mom Weetzie Bat and gay lovers Dirk and Duck. Witch
Baby is jealous of Weetzie's daughter Cherokee, beloved of
Raphael, and she's anxious to find her "real" parents and her
own identity. Some strong language. For senior high and older
readers. 1991.

Family 

+All My Sins Remembered  RC 35870
by Rosie Thomas 
read by Yvonne Fair Tessler
5 cassettes
Elizabeth Ainger wants to write a biography of her maternal
grandmother, Lady Grace Stretton, one of the first women in
Parliament, and she convinces Grace's cousin, Clio Hirsh, to
talk about her. Thus are revealed the stories of twins Blanche
and Eleanor and their almost-identical daughters, Grace and
Clio, born on Midsummer Day 1901, whose lives often run parallel
through two world wars. Some strong language and some
descriptions of sex. 1991.

The Birth of a Grandfather  RC 33994
by May Sarton 
read by June Carter
2 cassettes
A family story that explores the mysteries of human
relationships. It covers about a year and a half in the lives of
the Wyeths, a well-to-do New England family, in their homes near
Boston and on a Maine island. 1957.

+Charms for the Easy Life  RC 35924
by Kaye Gibbons 
read by Yvonne Fair Tessler
2 cassettes
The tale of three generations of North Carolina women, narrated
by Margaret, daughter of Sophia and granddaughter of Charlie
Kate. Charlie Kate once rescued the victim of a lynching, who
gave her the "easy-life charm" he had been wearing. It does not
always work for Charlie Kate, known to the community as a
midwife and healer, but she maintains her status as family
matriarch and sees that Sophia and Margaret have a better life.
Bestseller 1993.

A Cure for Dreams  RC 35020
by Kaye Gibbons 
read by Mimi Bederman
1 cassette
Betty Randolph narrates family history to her daughter,
Marjorie. Bridget O'Cadhain, Betty's Irish grandmother and
family matriarch, was a feisty soul who settled in Kentucky and
endured a drunken husband. Betty's mother, Lottie O'Cadhain,
married young and escaped to North Carolina, only to find that
her husband's interest was confined to work. Betty's own dreams
of improving her lot turn to resignation as she carves out her
niche in this plain place. 1991.

The Devil's Dream  RC 35770
by Lee Smith 
read by Carole Jordan Stewart
2 cassettes
Music and religion first conflict in the Bailey family in the
early 1800s when Kate Bailey is beaten by her devout husband for
exposing their children to fiddle music. In the generations that
follow, musical talent sometimes goes hand in hand with
religion, but more often it is paired with a wild streak.
Different family members relate their stormy histories and their
success in country music. Strong language, some violence, and
descriptions of sex. 1992.

The Fourteen Sisters of Emilio Montez O'Brien  RC 36271
by Oscar Hijuelos 
read by Ed Blake
3 cassettes
In the late 1890s, Irish-American photographer Nelson O'Brien
falls in love with Cuban Mariela Montez. Twenty-five years
later, they have produced fourteen daughters and, finally, one
son. Emilio emerges from his feminine household to become a
movie actor, but the star of the family is really his eldest
sister Margarita with her ever-changing life. Some strong
language and explicit descriptions of sex. Bestseller 1993.

Leafy Rivers  RC 35566
by Jessamyn West 
read by Jill Ferris
2 cassettes (Reissue)
On a July day in 1818, Leafy, enduring a difficult labor in her
parents' home, reviews her life to date--her carefree girlhood;
marriage at nineteen to Reno, a high-minded schoolmaster; and
their homesteading attempt. 1967.

Mother of Pearl  RC 33986
by Edward Swift 
read by Mimi Bederman
2 cassettes
The elderly McAlister sisters, Pearl and Wanda Gay, are sitting
on the front porch of their family house swinging and arguing
over the placement of the new rose bushes. As they do, Pearl
thinks about the past: their overbearing mother, Eugenia, who
once set a metronome so fast she finished a ninety-minute
recital in sixty-five; their womanizing father, Albert; and
their brother Frank, who once got himself arrested to have time
alone. 1989.

On Leaving Charleston  RC 35660
by Alexandra Ripley 
read by Mitzi Friedlander
4 cassettes
The author continues the story of Charleston and the Tradd
family beginning in 1900 with the wedding of Stuart Tradd to
Margaret Garden. The story continues through World War I to the
eve of World War II, with the leading characters traveling to
New York and Europe, yet always remembering that their roots are
in Charleston. Some strong language and some descriptions of
sex. Sequel to _Charleston (RC 29382)_. 1984.

A Question of Honour  RC 36296
by Emma Drummond 
read by Yolande Bavan
4 cassettes
For twelve generations the Ashleigh men have served in the same
British regiment, and for 300 years the family has made
Knightshill its home. Now in 1896, the patriarch, Sir Gilliard,
is concerned about these traditions. His only son perished of
battle wounds; his oldest grandson, the picture of an ideal
heir, died a hero's death; and the remaining grandchildren, who
are not made of the same stuff, leave the family's future in
doubt. 1991.

+A Suitable Boy  RC 35921
by Vikram Seth 
read by David Hartley-Margolin
12 cassettes in 2 containers
This saga involves the extended families of the Chatterjis, the
Kapoors, the Khans, and the Mehras. Lata Mehra is a central
figure in this huge cast, and throughout the story the quest for
a suitable husband for Lata is a dominant, recurring theme. Set
in India in the 1950s, background scenes depict the political
climate of a newly independent country and the religious
rivalries of Hindus, Muslims, and Sikhs. Bestseller 1993.

Sweet Talk  RC 32623
by Stephanie Vaughn 
read by Marcia Churchill
1 cassette
A collection of ten short stories in which Gemma, a young girl
who appears in several stories, grows up on a succession of army
bases. She learns how to cope with her ailing mother, her
difficult father Zachary, and her kid brother MacArthur. She
carries some of what she learns into adolescence and adulthood
in both comic and tragic memories. Some of the "sweet talk" is
in military-speak, such as "Able Baker Charlie Dog." 1990.

Tree of Life  RC 37263
by Maryse Conde 
read by Marcia Churchill
3 cassettes
The story, as told by Coco, begins when Albert Louis decides
that he is not about to take it anymore. With that, he collects
his pay and flees the Guadeloupe plantation. Proud that he can
write, Albert signs a contract to dig the Panama Canal. Little
does he imagine that so little would change, until one day he
meets Liza. The tale moves on to each generation as Coco comes
to terms with her family tree. Some strong language. 1992.

Fantasy

+Black Sun Rising: Cold Fire Trilogy, Volume 1  RC 35860
by C.S. Friedman 
read by Chuck Benson
4 cassettes
Erna is a remote planet inhabited by humans for more than 1,200
years. But there exists an alien force, known as the fae, that
appears to give magical abilities to humans by turning their
thoughts, good and bad, into reality. Ciani of Faraday suddenly
finds herself in danger of losing her powers and so, along with
three others, sets out to defeat the fae. Violence and strong
language. Bestseller 1991.

Blood Trillium  RC 36708
by Julian May 
read by Madelyn Buzzard
3 cassettes
The evil sorcerer Orogastus, believed to be dead, now returns in
disguise to conquer the World of the Three Moons, which is ruled
by Queen Anigel and her sisters Kadiya and Haramis. Anigel and
Kadiya lose their protective magical talismans to Orogastus,
leaving only Haramis to confront him. Haramis, who is unable to
deny her love for Orogastus, must somehow defeat him and his
minions. Sequel to _Black Trillium (RC 32588)_. Some violence.
1992.

Chekhov's Journey  RC 36564
by Ian Watson 
read by Ken Kliban
1 cassette
In 1990 a small group of Russians embarks on an unusual artistic
endeavor. To achieve realism in a film about the playwright
Anton Chekhov, they hire a hypnotist whose specialty is
"reincarnating" famous individuals. As he works with actor
Mikhail Petrov, strange things occur. Instead of staying firmly
rooted in the targeted time period, Mikhail experiences
inexplicable time-warp adventures as Chekhov. Strong language.
1983.

The Coachman Rat  RC 33983
by David Henry Wilson 
read by Phil Regensdorf
1 cassette
A new version of the Cinderella story, from the rat's point of
view. Robert, the rat, is fascinated by humans. The Woman of
Light fulfills his dream of tasting human powers by changing him
to a coachman for one night--to chauffeur the lovely Amadea to
the ball. At midnight Robert returns to his animal form,
although he retains the power of speech. Then his troubles
begin! For junior and senior high and older readers. 1984.

The Color of Her Panties  RC 36118
by Piers Anthony 
read by Bruce Huntey
2 cassettes
Gwenny Goblin, fourteen, is next in line to be chief, and the
first female chief, of Goblin Mountain. But her half brother
also plans to become chief. To demonstrate her ability to lead,
Gwenny must obtain a special pair of contact lenses from the
Good Magician, and then she must perform a series of tasks. But
there is one charge that may elude her--she must discover the
color of Mela Merwoman's panties. Sequel to _Question Quest (RC
33916)_. 1992.

Demons Don't Dream  RC 36982
by Piers Anthony 
read by Bruce Huntey
2 cassettes
Teenager Dug gets a new computer game called "Companions of
Xanth," and, although he is not too keen on these games, he
finds this one intriguing because he ends up physically in the
magical land of Xanth. He solves enigmas and overcomes obstacles
involving a whole pantheon of fantastic Xanth characters, but as
he approaches the ultimate game prize, he wonders if he is the
one who is really in control. Sixteenth novel of the Xanth
fantasy series. 1993.

Dollarville  RC 33957
by Pete Davies 
read by Jack Carroll
2 cassettes
Dollarville is in an ecological, political, and economic mess,
and unfortunately the citizens don't seem to care. The president
of the country is a simpleton; many of the citizens are
experiencing rapid growth of facial hair and moles; and the air
waves, once ruled by the evangelists, have been taken over by
space aliens. It seems to be up to Charlie Fish and his
girlfriend Melinda to put things right. But can they? Some
strong language. 1989.

Doomsday Book  RC 36888
by Connie Willis 
read by Robert Blumenfeld
4 cassettes
Kivrin, a young twenty-first-century history student, travels
back in time on assignment to fourteenth-century Oxford. But
something goes wrong, and she is stranded in the Middle Ages
right at the outbreak of the bubonic plague. As her modern
mentor struggles to rescue her, Kivrin must come to terms with
life and death in an age of superstition, fear, and suffering.
Winner of the 1992 Nebula Award. 1992.

Dracula Unbound  RC 35960
by Brian W. Aldiss 
read by Randy Means
2 cassettes
In 1999 two graves discovered in Utah indicate that vampires
coexisted with dinosaurs. Inventor Joe Bodenland uses his
ingenuity to board a time-traveling train that appears at the
gravesites. When his nightmarish adventure teams him up with
_Dracula_'s author, the duo reaches into the distant past and
far future to track down Dracula's vampire race. Violence,
strong language, and explicit descriptions of sex. 1991.

Dragonfly in Amber  RC 36536
by Diana Gabaldon 
read by Barbara Caruso
7 cassettes
1968. Frank Randall is dead, and Claire, with her daughter
Brianna, returns to the Highlands where Claire hopes to
establish contact with her eighteenth-century husband, Jamie
Fraser. When Claire steps into the stone circle, she is
transported to Jamie's time and will endure rape, a miscarriage,
flight to France, and the possibility of another pregnancy.
Violence, strong language, and explicit descriptions of sex.
Sequel to _Outlander (RC 36535)_. 1992.

English Music  RC 36310
by Peter Ackroyd 
read by Tom Martin
3 cassettes
Timothy works in a dingy section of London with his father,
Clement Harcombe, a faith healer. When Timothy begins to have
visions, he is sent to live with his grandparents. But he
continues to develop his ability to contact the spirits of
England's cultural heritage until eventually he rejoins his
father, now reduced to practicing magic in the circus. Fantasy
and reality alternate to suggest that present and past can
intertwine. 1992.

Good Omens: The Nice and Accurate Prophecies of Agnes Nutter,
Witch  RC 37043
by Neil Gaiman and Terry Pratchett 
read by Jack Carroll
3 cassettes
Armageddon is scheduled for next Saturday! But demon Crowley and
angel Aziraphale are not looking forward to it. In order to
prevent this, they must kill the Antichrist, who lives on earth
as a young child. However, there is a problem--three children
were switched at birth, and no one knows which one is the
Antichrist. Violence and some strong language. 1990.

The Grail of Hearts  RC 36992
by Susan Shwartz 
read by Carole Jordan Stewart
3 cassettes
Kundry the harlot is condemned to wander the earth eternally
because she laughed during the crucifixion of Christ. A thousand
years later, she is under the spell of the evil sorcerer
Klingsor who commands her to use her powers of seduction to
steal the holy grail from the custody of Amfortas. Despite her
crime and abject bondage to evil, fate provides her with the
possibility of redemption through love and faith. Some
descriptions of sex. 1992.

The Hammer of the Sun: The Winter of the World, Volume 3  RC
35650
by Michael Scott Rohan 
read by James DeLotel
4 cassettes
It has been seven years since Elof the Mastersmith cast out the
evil within his beloved Kara and they arrived in Morvannec.
Though Elof and Kara are happy, Elof fears Kara will find cause
to run away. Striving to prevent that, he unwittingly causes
Kara to flee. As he follows Kara, Elof must face his past and
his future. Violence, some strong language, and some
descriptions of sex. Sequel to _Forge in the Forest (RC 35273)_.
1988.

Horses of Heaven  RC 35395
by Gillian Bradshaw 
read by Patricia Kilgarriff
4 cassettes
In 140 B.C., in central Asia, Mauakes, the king of Yavana, forms
an alliance with Bactria, a former enemy, for mutual protection.
As part of the bond, Mauakes marries a young Bactrian,
Heliokleia. Mauakes unexpectedly finds himself falling in love
with his wife, but she is unable to return his ardor--she has
fallen in love with his son. Some violence and some descriptions
of sex. 1991.

Kender, Gully Dwarves, and Gnomes: Dragonlance Tales, Volume 2 
RC 36746
edited by Margaret Weis and Tracy Hickman 
read by John Polk
2 cassettes
Nine short stories and a novella chronicle the adventures of the
brothers Sturm, Tanin, and Palin, as well as the outlandish
dwarf Dougan Redhammer. Sailing off in search of the legendary
Graygem, the adventurers run the gauntlet of dragons, wizards,
magic spells, and odd folk. Sequel to _The Magic of Krynn (RC
26633)_. 1987.

Lanark: A Life in Four Books  RC 35747
by Alasdair Gray 
read by Graeme Malcolm
4 cassettes
The story begins with book three. Lanark is in an institution in
the city of Unthank. When he consults an oracle, he learns about
his early life as Duncan Thaw, a poor art student in Glasgow who
met tragic consequences. Thaw's tale is told in books one and
two. When the story eventually returns to Unthank, in book four,
Lanark escapes to the city of Provan in outer space. The lives
of Lanark and Thaw mirror the modern world. 1969.

Love and War: Dragonlance Tales, Volume 3  RC 36771
edited by Margaret Weis and Tracy Hickman 
read by John Polk
2 cassettes
Ten stories featuring the heroes and villains of Krynn as they
pursue their objects of love or war, or sometimes both. Passion
and selfishness, the tender aspects of love, love and sacrifice,
and war as the eradicator of love and life are depicted in this
collection. Sequel to _Kender, Gully Dwarves, and Gnomes (RC
36746)._ Some violence. 1987.

The Mark of the Cat  RC 36422
by Andre Norton 
read by Gary Tipton
2 cassettes
The "outer region" consists of five queendoms--each ruled by a
queen--with an emperor as supreme. Here the kotti, or cat, is
considered sacred. When Hynkkel's kotti is killed, his father
decides it is time for Hynkkel's coming-of-age "solo," for which
he will be abandoned far from home and must find his way back.
Hynkkel, considered weak by his father, will have a cat pendant
to protect him. For junior and senior high and older readers.
1992.

No Enemy but Time  RC 36086
by Michael Bishop 
read by Bob Askey
3 cassettes
While on a time-travel assignment in prehistoric Africa, John
Monegal joins a group of early prehumans. He shares in the
intimate life of the group and in their struggle for survival in
a brutal world. After fathering a child, he returns to the
present, where he finds the conflicting realities of two
different lives in two different times have changed him forever.
Strong language and explicit descriptions of sex. Nebula Award.
1982.

Outlander  RC 36535
by Diana Gabaldon 
read by Barbara Caruso
6 cassettes
It is 1945. Frank and Claire Randall are on a second honeymoon
in the Scottish Highlands, where Claire is studying rare plants
and Frank is researching family origins. One day Claire steps
into an ancient stone circle and is hurled back in time to 1743.
She is nearly raped by one of Frank's ancestors before being
rescued and forced into marriage. Violence, strong language, and
explicit descriptions of sex. Prequel to _Dragonfly in Amber (RC
36536)_. 1991.

Photographing Fairies  RC 36130
by Steve Szilagyi 
read by Harold Parker
2 cassettes
Photographer Charles P. Castle is scheduled to die tomorrow for
the crime of murder. Four months ago he was shown pictures of
the young daughters of Brian Templeton. At first the pictures
seemed to simply show two young girls. But on closer
inspection--well, maybe those were fairies hovering around the
girls. Castle traveled to Burkinwell hoping to prove fairies
exist. Instead he stands criminally accused. Some strong
language. 1992.

Prince of Chaos  RC 36876
by Roger Zelazny 
read by John Stratton
2 cassettes
Wizard Merlin Corey travels to the Courts of Chaos to attend the
funeral of King Swayvill of Chaos. He finds himself unexpectedly
drawn up in a complex series of plots as unknown forces conspire
to place him on the throne of Chaos. At the same time the
traditional conflict between the worlds of Amber and Chaos seems
to be heating up again. This tenth volume in the Amber series is
a sequel to _Knight of Shadows (RC 32294)._ 1991.

Riverwind the Plainsman: Dragonlance Saga; Preludes 2, Volume 1 
RC 37189
by Paul B. Thompson and Tonya R. Carter 
read by John Polk
3 cassettes
Riverwind, a Que-Shu warrior, and his companion Catchflea, a
seer, begin a journey that takes them to a subterranean world
where they are captured by strange elves. Here they meet the
elf-girl Di An and together, despite many obstacles and a dire
prophecy, they undertake a quest to find the Blue Crystal Staff
of Mishakal. Prequel to _Flint the King (RC 37198)_. 1990.

Scorpio  RC 36492
by Alex McDonough 
read by James DeLotel
2 cassettes
Scorpio awakens knowing he is no longer on Terrapin among the
Aquay. The Hunters had tried to wrestle the orb away from him,
but he still has it. So what happened? Time travel has placed
Scorpio in Avignon, France, in 1351. There he meets Leah de
Bernay, and they form a bond of friendship as they seek to prove
her father innocent of murder and to escape the Hunters. Perhaps
the secret of the orb is the answer. Prequel to _Scorpio Rising
(RC 36491)_. 1990.

Scorpio Descending  RC 36490
by Alex McDonough 
read by James DeLotel
1 cassette
With the Hunters chasing Scorpio and Leah through Elizabethan
England, their only means of escape was to jump into the time
stream. They have emerged in Siberia in 1916, on the eve of the
Russian Revolution. But the orb has been damaged and no longer
functions. Thus Scorpio and Leah may have to remain in Siberia
the rest of their lives--which may be short if the Hunters catch
up with them again. Sequel to _Scorpio Rising (RC 36491)_. 1991.

Scorpio Rising  RC 36491
by Alex McDonough 
read by James DeLotel
1 cassette
With the help of the orb, Scorpio and Leah travel in time from
Avignon in 1351 to London in 1582, during the reign of Elizabeth
I. They land in the courtyard of Whitehall Palace, where they
are discovered by Dr. John Dee, the queen's astrologer. They
hope to enlist Dr. Dee's help in discovering the secret of the
orb. Just as they are about to solve the mystery, the Hunters
reappear. Sequel to _Scorpio (RC 36492)_. 1990.

Songsmith: A Witch World Novel  RC 36060
by Andre Norton and A.C. Crispin 
read by Mary Kane
2 cassettes
Songsmith Eydryth journeys alone within the Witch World seeking
a cure for her father, Jervon, whose mind was damaged in his
search for his lost wife. As Eydryth travels through Estcarp she
is snubbed by the witches for seeking help for a man. But Alon,
a young horseman, comes to her aid and accompanies her as they
are pursued by persons who don't want Alon to use his magical
powers. Some violence. 1992.

The Talismans of Shannara  RC 36386
by Terry Brooks 
read by Roy Avers
3 cassettes
The scions of Shannara, Walker Boh, Wren, and Par, have
completed their tasks and returned to the Four Lands. But now
they are faced with new challenges because the land is still
being ravaged by the Shadowen. Par, having found the Sword of
Shannara, now has the opportunity to use its powers. But what
will be the cost to him and the other scions? Sequel to _The Elf
Queen of Shannara (RC 34763)_. Bestseller 1993.

Yvgenie  RC 36006
by C.J. Cherryh 
read by Noah Siegel
2 cassettes
In this sequel to _Chernevog (RC 32420)_, Pyetr and Eveshka are
concerned about their daughter Ilyana, who was born a wizard
just like her mother. They have kept her safe in the forest of
Kiev for fifteen years, but now they discover that each spring
she has been meeting by the river's edge a ghostly child, called
Yvgenie, who is always Ilyana's age. And that shadowy figure is
none other than the wizard Kavi Chernevog! Strong language.
1991.

General

All-Bright Court  RC 34991
by Connie Porter 
read by June Carter
2 cassettes
Porter's novel, set in the sixties and seventies, explores the
hopes, dreams, and difficulties faced by the black families of
All-Bright Court, a decaying tenement project near Buffalo. When
Mikey Tate receives a scholarship to an elite prep school, he
begins to see his family and his community--mostly families of
steelworkers with Southern roots--with an outsider's eye. Some
violence. 1991.

Biography  RC 34971
by Celia Gittelson 
read by Phil Regensdorf
2 cassettes
Biographer Raphael Alter inherits a rundown tenement house and
reluctantly becomes landlord. As part of his primary work he
advertises for information on his current subject, poet Maxwell
Leibert. Alter receives an intriguing response from a woman
claiming to have been the poet's gardener. Her startling tale,
compounded by a catastrophe at home, causes Alter to rethink his
priorities. Some descriptions of sex. 1991.

Black Water  RC 35994
by Joyce Carol Oates 
read by Marilyn Gleason
1 cassette
The events of a senator's 1969 automobile accident are
fictionalized and brought into the 1990s. As she lies trapped
under black water, Kelly Kelleher, a young magazine writer,
recalls her fateful meeting with the aging senator at a party
that afternoon. During her final moments she alternates between
consoling herself that he will return for her and wondering "Am
I going to die? Like this?" Some strong language. 1992.

A Cast of Thousands  RC 36831
by Steve Shagan 
read by Gregory Gorton
3 cassettes
More and more studios are being taken over by foreign investors,
and Leo Resnick of Gemstone Pictures has an idea--plan a movie
of epic proportions, get the foreign investors interested in
buying the studio, and then have the film become a costly
failure. It easily can be done with the correct choice of cast
and crew. But what happens if said cast and crew decide to make
a stupendous film? Violence, strong language, and descriptions
of sex. 1993.

Celebrations at Thrush Green  RC 37093
by Miss Read 
read by Patricia Kilgarriff
1 cassette
A long-ago resident of Thrush Green, Nathaniel Patten, was all
but forgotten until his admirer Harold Shoosmith moved to the
village. After erecting a statue in memory of Patten's
missionary work in Africa, tracking down his relatives, and
receiving a packet of his letters, Shoosmith plans a celebration
for his idol and the rector who helped with the work. Meanwhile,
another festivity is planned for the Thrush Green school's 100th
birthday. 1992.

The Certificate  RC 37025
by Isaac Bashevis Singer 
read by Ray Hagen
2 cassettes
Warsaw, 1922. David Bendiger, eighteen, an aspiring writer and
son of an Orthodox rabbi, has qualified for a certificate to
travel to Palestine. But having just lost his job, he doesn't
have the money for the necessary travel expenses. Minna, who
wants to join her fianc in Palestine, is willing to enter into
a fictitious marriage and pay their way. While awaiting the
necessary paperwork, David becomes involved with two other
women. Some strong language. 1992.

Clea  RC 37194
by Lawrence Durrell 
read by Bruce Huntey
2 cassettes
Final volume of the Alexandria Quartet, following _Justine (RC
36388)_, _Balthazar (RC 37578)_, and _Mountolive (RC 36432)_.
Darley, a writer, returns to Alexandria after a long absence and
ponders how he, his friends, and the city have changed. Soon he
is involved in a passionate affair with Clea, a bisexual
painter. As their love grows, Darley becomes more philosophical
about their artistic development. 1960.

The Commitments  RC 35794
by Roddy Doyle 
read by George Backman
1 cassette
When Dubliner Jimmy Rabbitte (a walking encyclopedia of music)
decides to start a band, he chooses soul music--reasoning that
the Irish are the blacks of Europe and Dubliners are the blacks
of Ireland. While gathering amateur talent to form The
Commitments, Jimmy lucks into Joey "The Lips" Fagan, who
actually jammed with the soul greats. Amidst squabbles and
jealousies, the band takes off. Strong language and some
violence. 1987.

Defending Billy Ryan: A Jerry Kennedy Novel  RC 36225
by George V. Higgins 
read by Roy Avers
2 cassettes
Attorney Jerry Kennedy is rather down on his luck when his
former classmate, Judge Colin Ryan, asks him for help. Colin's
father, commissioner of the Massachusetts Department of Public
Works, is accused of bribery. The case looks bad for Ryan, but
Kennedy, inspired by a $100,000 fee, gives it his all. A few
years later, Kennedy recounts strategy to an admiring pal and
suddenly realizes how he won. Some strong language. 1992.

Dunster  RC 36294
by John Mortimer 
read by George Holmes
2 cassettes
Middle-aged Philip Progmire, an accountant for a British
television station, spends his spare time acting in amateur
plays and ruing the day he let his longtime friend and enemy,
Dick Dunster, into his life. Not content with panning Progmire's
acting and wooing away his wife, Dunster now has the audacity to
expect Progmire's station to air Dunster's potentially harmful
series on war crimes. Some descriptions of sex. 1992.

Eve's Tattoo  RC 35738
by Emily Prager 
read by Catherine Byers
2 cassettes
For her fortieth birthday, a New York columnist named Eve gets
herself tattooed with a copy of the identification number shown
on the arm of a photographed Auschwitz victim. Eve, who is
non-Jewish, explains that the tattoo is a type of MIA bracelet,
and tells increasingly elaborate stories about the prisoner she
calls Eva. Obsessed with Eva, Eve ignores her French boyfriend's
discomfort. Strong language and some explicit descriptions of
sex. 1991.

Fall Quarter  RC 33998
by Weldon Kees 
read by Jack Carroll
2 cassettes
William Clay arrives at a small midwestern college armed with a
fresh degree in English literature and eager to teach. He
quickly loses his enthusiasm for academic life and seeks
excitement in town. This satirical account of indifferent
tenured professors and uninterested, lazy students may also
reflect the isolationist attitude of many Americans prior to
World War II. 1990.

Her Own Place  RC 37081
by Dori Sanders 
read by Catherine Byers
1 cassette
In 1941 sixteen-year-old Mae Lee Hudson begs her parents to let
her marry Jeff Barnes before he goes off to war. While he's
gone, she earns enough money to buy the farm next door to her
parents. After Jeff returns, he won't stay on the farm but
manages to impregnate Mae Lee five times before leaving for
good. As a divorced black farmer, Mae Lee must work
hard--raising her children and working her land. Finally she
retires, but her adventures aren't over yet. 1993.

+The Immortals  RC 35895
by Michael Korda 
read by David Hartley-Margolin
4 cassettes
Fictionalized account of Marilyn Monroe's affairs with John and
Robert Kennedy, narrated by public relations expert and Kennedy
family confidant David Leman. Beginning with Marilyn and Jack's
first meeting in 1954, Leman details that stormy relationship to
its end, as Bobby takes Jack's place, and describes the
termination of the new liaison and its fatal consequences.
Strong language and explicit descriptions of sex. Bestseller
1992.

Justine  RC 36388
by Lawrence Durrell 
read by Bruce Huntey
2 cassettes (Reissue)
Set in Alexandria during the period just before World War II,
this is the first novel in the Alexandria Quartet. The story is
told by a poor schoolteacher who lives with his Greek mistress,
Melissa. But his affair with Justine, a beautiful Jewish society
woman married to Nessim, a wealthy Christian, marks the
beginning of a web of political and sexual intrigue among the
four principal characters. 1957.

The Last Resort  RC 36542
by Dan Binchy 
read by Ed Blake
2 cassettes
In this sequel to _The Neon Madonna (RC 35735)_, Father Jerry
O'Sullivan, who has returned to his native Ireland seeking a
stress-free environment, encounters Luke Divareli, an American
who is touring Ireland while trying to avoid U.S. bank
examiners. Luke has come up with the idea of converting a large
parcel of land near the airport into a resort. But he does not
count on Father O'Sullivan's banking knowledge. Some strong
language. 1992.

A Lesson before Dying  RC 36694
by Ernest J. Gaines 
read by Christopher Hurt
2 cassettes
Bayonne, Louisiana, 1948. A young, naive black man has been
sentenced to death for the murder of a white man--a murder that
he did not commit. His attorney argues that he is too stupid to
plan a crime: "Why, I would just as soon put a hog in the
electric chair." Galled by this defense, Jefferson's godmother,
Miss Emma, turns to Grant, the plantation schoolteacher, to
teach Jefferson to die like a man. Some strong language and some
descriptions of sex. 1993.

Life Force  RC 36287
by Fay Weldon 
read by Barbara Caruso
2 cassettes
Twenty years ago Leslie Beck had affairs with mutual friends
Nora, Rosalie, Susan, and Marion. Three were married, and two
bore Leslie's children. Now that his second wife has died,
Leslie reenters this circle, although not everyone remains
friendly. It seems that Leslie was famous for his impressive
physical endowment, his fascination with a "life force," and his
penchant for mischief. Now he is viewed with a wary eye. Some
strong language. 1992.

Linden Hills  RC 36299
by Gloria Naylor 
read by Catherine Byers
2 cassettes
The affluent African-American suburban community depicted in
_Linden Hills_ is the fulfillment of Luther Nedeed's dreams. But
the success of most of its residents does little for two
street-smart boys, Lester Tilson and Willie Mason, whose
dialogue and poetry punctuate this story about the middle-class
world where they live. By the author of American Book
Award-winning _The Women of Brewster Place (RC 25314)._ Strong
language. 1985.

Lingo  RC 36190
by Jim Menick 
read by Gregory Gorton
3 cassettes
Computer programmer Brewster Billings finds respite from his
boring insurance job by creating Lingo, a program that can speak
conversational English. When his PC at work runs short of
memory, Brewster moves Lingo to his home computer. As Lingo
learns how to use a modem, steals a visual recognition
procedure, and becomes hooked on cable television, Brewster
realizes that there is no stopping the program. Some strong
language. 1991.

Mountolive  RC 36432
by Lawrence Durrell 
read by Bruce Huntey
2 cassettes (Reissue)
Set in Egypt, the third novel of the Alexandria Quartet,
preceded by _Justine (RC 36388)_ and _Balthazar,_ is narrated by
David Mountolive, a British ambassador, who gives his
perspective on the same story told in the first two novels,
revealing completely new motivations for the actions. 1958.

My Beloved Son  RC 36706
by Catherine Cookson 
read by Mitzi Friedlander
2 cassettes
Ellen Jebeau's husband died when their son Joe was five years
old. He wasn't much of a husband and consequently left Joe with
no inheritance. But Ellen is determined to see that Joe has
everything she missed in life. To that end, she moves onto the
estate of her widowed brother-in-law and his two sons. Several
years and several deaths later, Joe has become a titled
landowner. But at what cost? Can he forget the past and allow
himself to fall in love? 1991.

The Salt Eaters  RC 37360
by Toni Cade Bambara 
read by Catherine Byers
2 cassettes
Traces the past, present, and alternate futures of the black
inhabitants of Claybourne, Georgia, in the span of two hours.
The novel focuses on two women sitting on stools in the
Southwest Community Infirmary. One woman is Velma Henry, the
former civil rights activist and community leader who has become
"uncentered" and has attempted suicide; the other is Minnie
Ransom, healer, herb woman, and spiritual center of the
community. Strong language. 1980.

Symposium  RC 34997
by Muriel Spark 
read by Dick Jenkins
1 cassette
Hurley Reed and Chris Donovan, who are comfortably unmarried,
have invited eight guests for dinner. The meal is carefully
planned and the guests carefully chosen, including newlyweds
William and Margaret Damien. William's mother Hilda has been
invited, but she, unbeknownst to the guests, will not make the
party. The real mystery here is not who has killed Hilda, but
just who is Margaret Damien! 1990.

Tender  RC 35801
by Mark Childress 
read by Gary Telles
4 cassettes
Leroy Kirby--an overweight, drug-addicted, aging singer--is
entertaining an audience of middle-aged women who remember his
superstar days. He reflects on his humble beginnings: a poor
father, an adoring mother, and secret conversations with his
stillborn twin. The emergence of his singing style--complete
with gyrating hips, pompadour, and raw sexuality--made Leroy
"king." Strong language and explicit descriptions of sex. 1990.

Gothic

Jacaranda Bend  RC 37259
by Charlotte Douglas 
read by Grainne Cassidy
2 cassettes
Scottish Rowena Elliot is horrified to learn that her widowed
father has promised her hand in marriage to developer Ewen Fyfe
in return for some Florida land. Once in Florida, Rowena's
father is murdered by vigilantes angry with the unscrupulous
Fyfe. To escape Fyfe, Rowena accepts an invitation to stay with
elderly plantation owner Felicity Lindsay and her attractive
son. But evil lurks at Jacaranda Bend, also. Some violence.
1993.

The New Gothic: A Collection of Contemporary Gothic Fiction  RC
36200
edited by Bradford Morrow and Patrick McGrath 
read by Mary Kane
2 cassettes
Twenty-one horror stories by twentieth-century writers. Moving
from the external trappings of the nineteenth-century model,
these stories are more concerned with evils that lurk in the
mind. Still, vampires continue to walk among the living, as in
"Freniere," an excerpt by Anne Rice. Strong language, violence,
and explicit descriptions of sex. 1991.

The Oxford Book of Gothic Tales  RC 35446
edited by Chris Baldick 
read by Jennifer Mendenhall
5 cassettes
Examples of the Gothic genre from its eighteenth-century
inception. Each of the thirty-seven selections combines "a
fearful sense of inheritance in time with a claustrophobic sense
of enclosure in space." Among the most famous is _The Fall of
the House of Usher_ by Edgar Allan Poe. Other tales range from
the work of the ubiquitous "anonymous" and other American and
British practitioners to a modern effort by a Chilean author.
Violence. 1992.

The Stolen Bride of Glengarra Castle  RC 36223
by Anne Knoll 
read by Janis Gray
2 cassettes
Elly Kincaid feels most of her life has been in exile. As a
child she is sent from beloved Glengarra Castle in County Down
to England to be raised by an aunt. Now eighteen, she is back at
the castle, but again feels excluded because things have changed
so much. In desperation she marries Sir Gavan Mitchell of Bonnie
Brae Castle. But life is still no better, for now she feels
someone is holding her prisoner. Strong language and some
descriptions of sex. 1990.

Thunder Heights  RC 36124
by Phyllis A. Whitney 
read by Carole Jordan Stewart
2 cassettes (Reissue)
In this gothic romance, when orphaned Camilla King visits her
dying grandfather, who founded Thunder Heights on the banks of
the Hudson River, she does not know she is about to become the
mistress of his huge estate. Along with this fortune, she also
inherits a legacy of hate and violence. 1960.

Growing Up

An Awfully Big Adventure  RC 34975
by Beryl Bainbridge 
read by June Carter
1 cassette
With her uncle's help, fifteen-year-old Stella is hired by a
theater repertory company, a welcome oasis in grimy postwar
Liverpool. Although quickly befriended by the odd assortment of
theater people, naive Stella unfortunately falls for the very
unavailable monacled director. The girl's eye-opening theater
adventures combined with remnants of her troubled past force her
to grow up quickly. Some descriptions of sex. 1989.

The Brave  RC 37362
by Robert Lipsyte 
read by Richard Davidson
1 cassette
Sonny Bear--part Native American, part white--is rejected by
both worlds. Tired of being a "nobody," Sonny leaves the
Moscondaga reservation to find his artist mother in New York
City. There he is picked up by two hustlers who steal his
wallet, and he foils a drug bust for narcotics sergeant Alfred
Brooks, a former boxer who sees Sonny's talent. Sequel to _The
Contender (RC 26357)_. For junior and senior high readers. 1991.

China Boy  RC 35823
by Gus Lee 
read by Noah Siegel
3 cassettes
As the only son of a Chinese aristocrat, Kai Ting's life could
have been different. But because he lives in a poor 1950s San
Francisco neighborhood, he has to grow up quickly. Life wasn't
bad while his Chinese mother lived, but his stepmother is
determined to Americanize him. Thus Kai spends his days
outdoors, hanging out with streetwise kids and three ex-boxers
at the YMCA who help him develop the confidence to stand up to
others. Strong language. 1991.

Daddy Was a Number Runner  RC 36177
by Louise Meriwether 
read by Veronica Redd
1 cassette (Reissue)
This novel portrays a young black girl growing up in the poverty
and excitement of Harlem during the 1930s. 1970.

Finding My Voice  RC 37265
by Marie G. Lee 
read by Laura Giannarelli
1 cassette
Ellen Sung is sixteen, a senior, and the only Asian-American
student in her school. She is also the sister of brilliant
Michelle, who is at Harvard. The pressures on Ellen are great as
she strives to be a dutiful daughter to her strict parents and
an ordinary, fun-loving teenager. Her troubles are compounded by
racial taunts and the serious bigotry of Marsha, her rival on
the gymnastics team. Some strong language. For junior and senior
high and older readers. 1992.

The Harmony Arms  RC 37270
by Ron Koertge 
read by Robert Sams
1 cassette
When his mother decides to go away with her boyfriend, Gabriel,
fourteen, and his father fly to Los Angeles from their home in
Indiana for a month-long visit. Gabriel's father, a writer,
parlayed a book about Timmy the Otter, a hand puppet, into a
movie contract. Timmy is a source of unending embarrassment for
Gabriel. At Harmony Arms, the condo in which they stay, they
meet a cast of unusual characters. For junior and senior high
readers. 1992.

The House on Mango Street  RC 35608
by Sandra Cisneros 
read by Ilona Dulaski
1 cassette
First published in 1984. A series of vignettes introduces the
friends and family of the narrator, Esperanza, who lives on
Mango Street in the Puerto Rican section of Chicago. In this
transient neighborhood of people speaking a mixture of Spanish
and English, Esperanza, whose name means "hope," learns to cope
with being an out-of-step girl by telling stories. By the author
of _Woman Hollering Creek (RC 33451)_. 1989.

My Name Is Sus5an Smith. The Five Is Silent  RC 36524
by Louise Plummer 
read by Kerry Cundiff
2 cassettes
Sus5an Smith, seventeen, is bored with life in Utah and feels
alienated from her family, who do not understand her or her art.
When the opportunity arises to live with her unconventional Aunt
Libby, Sus5an jumps at the chance to leave home, to pursue her
art career in Boston, and most of all to look for her Uncle
Willy, about whom she has romanticized since she was young. For
junior and senior high readers. 1991.

Net of Jewels  RC 36436
by Ellen Gilchrist 
read by Laura Giannarelli
3 cassettes
Southern college student Rhoda Manning is bright, spoiled, and
naive. She loves poetry, wins writing and swimming contests, and
hates the way her parents keep uprooting her and ignoring her
accomplishments. With an endless supply of Daddy's money, Rhoda
struggles to grow up, learning about pills, alcohol, sex, civil
rights, motherhood, and homosexuality along the way. Strong
language and explicit descriptions of sex. 1992.

Le Petit Garcon  RC 36013
by Philippe Labro 
read by Noah Siegel
2 cassettes
Narrated by the youngest of seven children in a French family,
who lived an idyllic provincial life before World War II. The
father shelters Jewish refugees, engaging his children in the
conspiracy and becoming a hero in their eyes. Then the house,
called "The Villa," is occupied by Nazi soldiers. Rescued by the
Allies, the family moves to Paris, where the children continue
their educations but remember their lessons in morality. 1992.

The Rain Catchers  RC 37060
by Jean Thesman 
read by Celeste Lawson
1 cassette
Fourteen-year-old Grayling lives in Seattle with her grandmother
and a small circle of women relatives and friends. The defining
center of their day is teatime. Grandmother wheels a cart into
the dining room, and the older women discuss the crucial events
of the day and of their lives while Grayling and her friend
Colleen listen from the porch. Grayling begins a search to
understand her own life story. For junior and senior high and
older readers. 1991.

Somewhere in the Darkness  RC 36958
by Walter Dean Myers 
read by June Carter
1 cassette
"I'm your father," the man tells Jimmy Little in the dimly lit
hall of his New York City tenement. They don't know each other.
Crab, the father, has been in jail for nine years. Seriously
ill, he has escaped from prison in an attempt to clear his name
and win his son's respect. As they drive to Chicago, then to
Crab's hometown in Arkansas, the police close in, and Jimmy sees
the failure of his father's dreams. For junior and senior high
and older readers. 1992.

Summer of My German Soldier  RC 36625
by Bette Greene 
read by Carole Jordan Stewart
1 cassette (Reissue)
Patty Bergen, a twelve-year-old Jewish girl living in Arkansas,
is fascinated when a truckload of German POWs arrives to be
imprisoned in her small Arkansas town. At her father's store,
Patty strikes up an acquaintance with one of the prisoners,
Anton. But she is not prepared for the repercussions when Anton
escapes and she hides him. For junior and senior high and older
readers. 1973.

Sweet Talk  RC 32623
by Stephanie Vaughn 
read by Marcia Churchill
1 cassette
A collection of ten short stories in which Gemma, a young girl
who appears in several stories, grows up on a succession of army
bases. She learns how to cope with her ailing mother, her
difficult father Zachary, and her kid brother MacArthur. She
carries some of what she learns into adolescence and adulthood
in both comic and tragic memories. Some of the "sweet talk" is
in military-speak, such as "Able Baker Charlie Dog." 1990.

Tom Brown's Schooldays  RC 37100
by Thomas Hughes 
read by Patrick Horgan
2 cassettes
Tom Brown is from a long line of Browns who claim that the
British nation owes much of its greatness to them. As a young
boy, Tom, the son of a squire, is encouraged to play with the
village boys. But at the age of nine, Tom is packed off to
Rugby, where he fears but learns to respect the famous Dr.
Arnold; develops long-lasting friendships; and gets involved in
typical English schoolboy adventures, including the inevitable
fights. 1857.

The Whisper of the River  RC 36752
by Ferrol Sams 
read by James DeLotel
4 cassettes
In Peabody, Georgia, in the 1930s, it was important that every
young person be "raised right" and be "saved," and Porter
Osborne, Jr., certainly has been. Now in the fall of 1938, he is
headed for Willingham University armed with a ton of advice and
many resolutions--decreed by his father. But in the next four
years, he will face many challenges to those beliefs. Strong
language and descriptions of sex. 1984.

The Year of the Zinc Penny  RC 36782
by Rick DeMarinis 
read by Robert Sams
2 cassettes
When his parents divorced, six-year-old Trygve Napoli was sent
to live with his Norwegian grandparents in Montana. Now in 1943,
at ten, Trygve has come to Los Angeles to live with his mother;
his stepfather, Mitchell; and Mitchell's sister, her husband,
and her stepson. Trygve comes of age in a world focused on
flying aces, shortwave radios, Nazis, Tokyo Rose, and constant
death. Strong language. 1989.

Historical

_Aurora 7_  RC 35586
by Thomas Mallon 
read by David Hartley-Margolin
2 cassettes
The day is May 24, 1962. Astronaut Carpenter is making his
_Aurora 7_ flight around the earth, and eleven-year-old Gregory
is determined to watch the historic event on the big screen at
Grand Central Station. When his father refuses to take him,
Gregory skips school and goes by himself. The story expands to
observations of events and people around the world during the
course of that day. Some strong language. 1991.

Beyond the Sea of Ice: The First Americans, Volume 1  RC 36745
by William Sarabande 
read by Madelyn Buzzard
3 cassettes
Life is hard in the Ice Age. Torka's people find the dark months
long and await the time of light and the return of the caribou.
But a mammoth attacks, killing most of them, including Torka's
wife and child. Torka, his grandfather, and the girl Lonit
survive to set out for the land of the rising sun and to meet
others. Prequel to _Corridor of Storms (RC 36751)_. Violence and
some explicit descriptions of sex. 1987.

Bronze Mirror  RC 36022
by Jeanne Larsen 
read by Yolande Bavan
3 cassettes
The main plot in this tale within a tale is the storytelling
competition between a courtier and the Silkweb Empress at the
palace of the Yellow Emperor. They tell a story of a
twelfth-century Chinese girl, Pomegranate, who has been forced
into service for a wealthy family. As Pomegranate's tale
unfolds, stories of love, lust, and death, and of warnings
projected through images in a bronze mirror pervade the court.
1991.

Cambridge  RC 34999
by Caryl Phillips 
read by Gillian Wilson
2 cassettes
Thirty-year-old Emily Cartwright, an English spinster, is sent
by her father to visit his sugar plantation in the West Indies
and eventually becomes involved with the estate manager. Emily
dutifully records her white-racist mindset in a proper
nineteenth-century journal, which forms a portion of this novel.
Meanwhile, Cambridge, an older black man, tells his life story
and presents a contrasting view of colonialism and slavery.
1991.

The Choiring of the Trees  RC 35607
by Donald Harington 
read by Bob Moore
3 cassettes
In 1914, when Nail Chism, a quiet young man from the Ozarks, is
led to the electric chair for the rape of a thirteen-year-old
girl, he isn't expecting anyone from Stay More to come to his
defense. But Viridis Monday, the prison sketch artist who is
convinced of his innocence, leads a protest against the system
that has condemned him. A tale of adventure, suspense, love, and
a search for justice. Strong language, violence, and some
explicit descriptions of sex. 1991.

Cimarron  RC 35647
by Edna Ferber 
read by Janis Gray
3 cassettes (Reissue)
Oklahoma during the great land rush of 1889 is the background
for the story of Yancey Cravat, dreamer, adventurer, and gunman,
and his wife Sabra, who makes herself into a sturdy pioneer
woman and eventually a member of Congress. For high school and
older readers. 1929.

City of Childhood  RC 36285
by Valerie Townsend Bayer 
read by Barbara Caruso
2 cassettes
London, 1935. Harriet Van Buren and Rachel Lowe have been living
in Marlborough Gardens for several years. Curious about the
first residents, Harriet and Rachel have located information, as
well as a book, _City of Childhood_, written by Emma Forster,
one of the twelve original cousins. This story within a story
portrays the lives of the Forsters, and of Harriet and Rachel as
they live alone with the ghosts of the Forsters. Some violence.
1992.

The Confessions of Nat Turner  RC 36339
by William Styron 
read by Bob Askey
3 cassettes (Reissue)
A fictionalized first-person account of the 1831 Virginia slave
rebellion. Nat Turner, instigator of the bloody revolt, begins
the story with his capture. As Nat dictates his statement to the
jailers, he turns to a childhood spent under a master who
promised freedom. Circumstances change and Nat's suppression and
betrayal prompt the planned uprising. Strong language, violence,
and some explicit descriptions of sex. Pulitzer Prize for
Fiction. 1967.

Corridor of Storms: The First Americans, Volume 2  RC 36751
by William Sarabande 
read by Madelyn Buzzard
3 cassettes
Navahk, magic man, master of the night and stars, the wind and
fire, controlled Supnah's band of people. Now Torka has come,
bringing Supnah's son Karana. Torka takes control of the people
but soon realizes they are a bad band and he must take Lonit and
leave. Karana, with the help of his woman, will fight the magic
man. Sequel to _Beyond the Sea of Ice (RC 36745)_. Violence and
some explicit descriptions of sex. 1988.

The Crimson Chalice  RC 36079
by Victor Canning 
read by Chuck Benson
2 cassettes
This book--the first of a trilogy--is set in the time of King
Arthur, but the story does not follow the traditional legend. On
a spring morning in a British woodland, Tia, a Roman orphan girl
fleeing for her life, comes upon a youth tied to a tree and left
to die. Tia cuts the boy down. Baradoc revives and introduces
himself, and together they undertake a magical journey. 1976.

Cutting Stone  RC 35440
by Janet Burroway 
read by Lynn Schrichte
3 cassettes
In 1914, because of her banker husband's tuberculosis, Eleanor
Poindexter moves from Baltimore to Bowie, Arizona. She finds
solace from the culture shock and her waning marriage by
learning to ride a horse, rebuilding an adobe mission, and
having an affair with a rancher. Woven in with Eleanor's story
are the lives of other Bowie residents, including one who takes
up with Pancho Villa. Strong language, explicit descriptions of
sex, and some violence. 1992.

Daughter of the Red Deer  RC 37125
by Joan Wolf 
read by Janet Kirker
4 cassettes
Young Alin is the Chosen One for her matriarchal tribe, the Red
Deer, in prehistoric France. Because her mother Lana, tribe
mistress, can no longer bear children, Alin is preparing for the
Sacred Marriage ritual. But she and other young Red Deer women
are kidnapped by men from the faraway patriarchal Tribe of the
Horse because their women have died. The two groups learn much
from each other. Some explicit descriptions of sex and some
violence. 1991.

The Death of Napoleon  RC 36571
by Simon Leys 
read by Gary Telles
1 cassette
Napoleon signs onto a ship, leaving his double exiled on St.
Helena. He plays tourist at Waterloo, but back in Paris the news
that loyal followers are mourning the emperor's death forces him
to put his plans to return to power on hold. He finds a mistress
and becomes a successful businessman--but who is he now that his
stand-in is dead? And how will he quiet his sense of
self-importance? The answers come in an ironic twist of fate.
1991.

Duchess of Milan  RC 36785
by Michael Ennis 
read by Laura Giannarelli
4 cassettes
In 1491, Beatrice d'Este wed Lodovico Sforza, or Il Moro, regent
for the Duke of Milan. It was an event that set in motion a
rivalry between Beatrice and Isabella of Aragon, Duchess of
Milan, as Il Moro sought to become duke. Ennis portrays the
relationship of these two Italian Renaissance women, including
the price each pays as she struggles to make certain her husband
reigns as Duke of Milan. Violence and explicit descriptions of
sex. 1992.

Ever After: Williamsburg Novels, Volume 3  RC 35475
by Elswyth Thane 
read by Jon Beryl
3 cassettes (Reissue)
After the sinking of the _Maine_, war correspondent Bracken
Murray and his cousin go to Cuba and experience the 1890s war
with Spain first hand. They witness the amateur invasion at
Daiquiri and the famous charge up San Juan Hill, among other
events. Sequel to _Yankee Stranger (RC 35474)_. 1945.

Fallen Timbers: The White Indian, Book 19  RC 36983
by Donald Clayton Porter 
read by Roy Avers
3 cassettes
Renno's brother El-i-chi and their stepsister Ah-wa-o disappear
after the Seneca council forbids their marriage. Meanwhile, the
fledgling United States government learns of a possible Indian
uprising assisted by the Spanish and an American traitor who
wants Kentucky for himself. Attempting to stave off the war,
Renno faces personal tragedy due to evil Hodano. Sequel to
_Father of Waters (RC 36977)_. Violence. 1990.

Father of Waters: The White Indian, Book 18  RC 36977
by Donald Clayton Porter 
read by Roy Avers
2 cassettes
The women and children of the Kirk family in Tennessee are
violently murdered by a group of supposedly friendly Indians and
a white man, Simon Purdy, who has a penchant for rape. When a
missionary's family are victimized next, Renno, along with his
brother and the remaining Kirk son, track the vicious band and
their young hostages into the Yucatan for a final standoff.
Sequel to _Seneca Warrior (RC 36976)._ Violence. 1989.

Fathers and Crows: Second Dream; Seven Dreams, a Book of North
American Landscapes, Volume 2  RC 37080
by William T. Vollmann 
read by John Horton
7 cassettes
Six hundred years have passed since the setting for _The
Ice-Shirt (RC 32983)_. This second dream focuses on
sixteenth-century explorers and Jesuit priests in Canada and the
resulting cultural clash with the Indians. The story centers on
Samuel de Champlain, mapmaker, and Jesuit priest Father Jean de
Brebeuf, who labors to convert the Indians. Violence and some
strong language. 1992.

Firedrake's Eye  RC 36531
by Patricia Finney 
read by John Horton
2 cassettes
London, 1583. Plans are afoot to assassinate Queen Elizabeth I
during celebrations commemorating her accession to the throne.
An arrow will be fired through the eye of the firedrake, a
parade dragon. Tom O'Bedlam, the mentally ill son of a
well-known Catholic family, learns of the plot as he roams the
streets. He also discovers that his brother is involved. Will
those who protect the queen believe him? Strong language and
violence. 1992.

Forbidden Land: The First Americans, Volume 3  RC 36756
by William Sarabande 
read by Madelyn Buzzard
3 cassettes
Torka has led his people into a new land. Lonit's twin sons are
born, but because of the circumstances of their birth, both
should die. Torka defies tradition and gives one son a
name--thus preventing his death. And Karana realizes that his
magical powers are dwindling. Soon Torka and his family have to
flee for their lives. Sequel to _Corridor of Storms (RC 36751)_.
Violence and some explicit descriptions of sex. 1989.

The Handsome Road  RC 35467
by Gwen Bristow 
read by Janis Gray
3 cassettes (Reissue)
This sequel to _Deep Summer (RC 35466)_ is again set in
Louisiana and features the two great-granddaughters of Dolores
Upjohn. Dolores had one son with plantation owner Caleb Sheramy
and, after that marriage failed, another with dockworker Thad
Upjohn. In 1859 Ann Sheramy is a prosperous plantation mistress
who employs poor Corrie May Upjohn. Then the Civil War changes
everything. Some strong language and some violence. 1938.

Hawk's Journey: The White Indian, Book 23  RC 36710
by Donald Clayton Porter 
read by Roy Avers
2 cassettes
When Little Hawk is encouraged to marry, he thinks about the
first girl he ever kissed, Naomi Burns. He is shocked to find
her living in fear with the three men who killed her father.
After taking her to the house of his father, Renno, Little Hawk
returns to marine duty. When a corrupt vice president needs
Renno's attention, Beth and Naomi must face Naomi's enraged
tormentors alone. Violence and descriptions of sex. 1992.

Hear O Israel: A Story of the Warsaw Ghetto  RC 35248
by Terry Walton Treseder 
read by Ray Hagen
1 cassette
Isaac, a twelve-year-old boy in the Warsaw ghetto, tells this
gripping, troubling story. It begins at his brother Simon's bar
mitzvah soon after the Nazis invade Poland. Isaac describes his
father's unwavering faith in God; Simon's disaffection from his
faith; the deaths of most of the family from starvation; and the
final moments before Isaac's death at Treblinka. Violence. For
junior and senior high and older readers. 1990.

I, Tituba, Black Witch of Salem  RC 37420
by Maryse Cond 
read by Catherine Byers
2 cassettes
Tituba is born in Barbados to a sixteen-year-old who was raped
on a slave ship. When her mother is hanged for fending off
another sexual assault, Tituba is raised by an old woman who
teaches her healing and communing with spirits. Against the
advice of these spirits, Tituba gives up her freedom after
falling in love with enslaved John Indian. They are shipped to
Salem where Tituba's powers make her suspect. Violence and
explicit descriptions of sex. 1992.

In Pursuit of the Green Lion  RC 35649
by Judith Merkle Riley 
read by Janis Gray
4 cassettes
Sequel to _Vision of Light (RC 29678)_. In 1358, Margaret, again
widowed, is kidnapped and married to defrocked Brother Gregory,
now known as Gilbert de Vilers. Appalled at the condition of his
estate, Margaret realizes she has been married for her money.
But when Gilbert disappears during the wars, she discovers she
loves him. Accompanied by Mother Hilde and an alchemist, she
sets out to find him under the guise of searching for the "Green
Lion." 1990.

Katerina  RC 36533
by Aharon Appelfeld 
read by Suzanne Toren
1 cassette
Originally published in Hebrew in 1989. A Polish Christian
suffers from the brutishness and prejudice of her peasant
family. Obliged by circumstances to work as a live-in maid in
Jewish households prior to World War II, she finds goodness but
is uprooted repeatedly when anti-Semitism takes its toll on her
employers. For stabbing her son's murderer, Katerina spends
decades in prison, but returns to her deserted farm home to
narrate her life story. Violence. 1992.

Kissing Kin: Williamsburg Novels, Volume 5  RC 35477
by Elswyth Thane 
read by Jon Beryl
2 cassettes (Reissue)
In 1917 American twins Camilla and Calvert Scott decide to join
their cousins in the war effort in England. By the time World
War I is over, tragedy, love, and friendships have altered their
lives. But it's not until World War II looms on the horizon that
Camilla finds unexpected happiness. Sequel to _The Light Heart
(RC 35476)_. 1948.

Lady of the Forest  RC 36560
by Jennifer Roberson 
read by Patrick Horgan
5 cassettes
Sir Robert of Locksley, home from the Crusades, is shocked at
Prince John's treatment of the English and vows to do all he can
to free the imprisoned King Richard. Lady Marian of Ravenskeep,
who lost her father in the Crusades, is being courted by the
sheriff of Nottingham. But it is to Robert, ravaged by war, that
she will pledge her love and support as he and the men of
Sherwood Forest struggle to return King Richard to his throne.
Strong language and violence. 1992.

The Landleaguers  RC 35671
by Anthony Trollope 
read by Fred Major
3 cassettes
Trollope's final and incomplete novel, first published in 1883.
From the time that Philip Jones buys Castle Morony in western
Ireland until Jones confronts a poor man who has lost his share
of the land in the last chapter, the problems that beset the
characters are remarkably similar to the troubles that plague
the Irish in the twentieth century. Ironically, the author's
notes discuss plans for a final chapter called "Hope for
Ireland." 1992.

Lantern for the Dark  RC 36546
by Jessica Stirling 
read by Barbara Caruso
3 cassettes
Glasgow, 1787. Clare Kelso is on trial for the murder of her
infant son, Peter, who died after Clare administered a powder
thought to be for rashes. Clare's cousins believe she is
innocent and have obtained the services of Cameron Adams to
defend her. Adams also believes Clare is guiltless, but knows
she is not revealing the entire story of what happened regarding
Peter. Will the truth come out or will Clare be hanged? 1992.

The Last Prince of Ireland  RC 36540
by Morgan Llywelyn 
read by Terry Donnelly
3 cassettes
Near the end of the year 1601 at the battle of Kinsale, English
troops topple the rule of Gaelic nobility. Rather than
surrender, in late 1602 Prince Donal Cam O'Sullivan, angered by
a personal tragedy, leads a rapidly diminishing band of men,
women, and children on a fifteen-day trek through Ireland,
fighting hunger, cold, and injury while dodging English and even
Irish soldiers who are after the price on O'Sullivan's head.
Violence. 1992.

Lemprire's Dictionary  RC 36194
by Lawrence Norfolk 
read by Laura Giannarelli
5 cassettes
John Lemprire, the late-eighteenth-century English author of a
mythological dictionary and executor of his father's estate,
discovers a link between a French ancestor and a corrupt
commercial interest in London. It appears that someone is
seeking revenge for a past crime and that Lemprire is being
lured into the trap. More sinister, his dictionary is suspect.
The story blends history, adventure, fantasy, and classical
allusions. 1991.

The Lieutenant's Lady  RC 35009
by Bess Streeter Aldrich 
read by Mimi Bederman
1 cassette (Reissue)
In the 1860s, Nebraskan Linnie Colsworth is attracted to
Lieutenant Norman Stafford but realizes he is smitten by her
beautiful cousin Cynthia. After Cynthia accepts his marriage
proposal, Norman leaves for Indian country. When fickle Cynthia
marries another beau, it's up to Linnie to break the news to
Norman--a task she decides to do in person. 1942.

The Light Heart: Williamsburg Novels, Volume 4  RC 35476
by Elswyth Thane 
read by Jon Beryl
3 cassettes (Reissue)
The story of the Spragues and the Days continues as World War I
looms on the horizon. In Virginia, Phoebe Sprague has just
become engaged to her cousin Miles when she leaves him behind to
sail for England to attend the coronation of King Edward VII.
While in London, however, she meets her English relatives and
the man she really loves. Sequel to _Ever After (RC 35475)_.
1947.

Lilith  RC 35552
by Jean Plaidy 
read by Jennifer Mendenhall
3 cassettes
In Victorian England, Amanda Leigh is raised in wealth while
spunky Lilith Tremorney is the family maid. Despite their
differences, the two girls become fast friends. When Amanda
faces a dreaded marriage to her cousin, she runs away with
Lilith to London to look for Lilith's lover, a medical student.
Although now essentially in the same class, the two women still
confront different destinies. 1954.

Massachusetts: A Novel  RC 36523
by Nancy Zaroulis 
read by Roy Avers
6 cassettes
Follows three generations of the Revell family beginning with
the arrival of Bartholomew Revell, a twelve-year-old orphan, at
Plymouth Rock. Courage and determination lead him to Boston
where he marries Susannah Hatherly, begins a family, and
establishes a shipping and trading dynasty. From 1620 to the
1980s, the family is involved in major historical events
including the fight to save the planet. Some strong language.
1991.

Memories of the Ford Administration  RC 35819
by John Updike 
read by Rick Foucheux
3 cassettes
Professor Alfred Clayton accepts an invitation to address a
historical society about his recollections of the Gerald Ford
administration. Updike's novel alternates portions of Clayton's
speech, recalling his personal life during the height of the
sexual revolution, with Clayton's thoughts on his biography of
James Buchanan, in progress during this period. Strong language
and explicit descriptions of sex. 1992.

+Mexico  RC 35880
by James A. Michener 
read by Robert Sams
5 cassettes
1961. Journalist Norman Clay, fifty-two, has returned to his
Mexican homeland to cover the upcoming three-day Ixmiq Festival
and the bullfighting rivalry between two famous matadors--one
Spanish and one Indian. As he covers the events, he reflects on
his own forebears--Spanish, Indian, and Virginian, including an
Indian queen and a Mexican priest. His musings offer a glimpse
into Mexican history. Violence and strong language. 1992.

Mountain Fury: The Kincaids, Book 3  RC 36218
by Taylor Brady 
read by Carole Jordan Stewart
2 cassettes
Katherine Kincaid's children have inherited her wanderlust.
Sarah joins Kitty's family in Indian territory; Meg escapes a
failed marriage to set up a business with a family enemy; and
young Jim leaves home to find adventure. But bad luck quickly
turns Jim's quest into a nightmarish chase that involves all of
the siblings and their uncle Boothe. Follows the Kincaid
family's story in _Prairie Thunder (RC 36217)._ Some strong
language and violence. 1993.

Mozart and the Archbooby  RC 36566
by Charles Neider 
read by Gordon Gould
1 cassette
A music critic's novella portrays a young composer's struggle to
make it. In Vienna, Mozart, grieving over his mother's death and
upset by his patron's stinginess, confides his dark thoughts to
his father in Salzburg. Still convinced that Vienna is the place
for him, he threatens to quit his job and take pupils to support
himself. Mozart talks about his music and later about his
marriage. Some strong language. 1991.

Path of the Sun  RC 36809
by Al Dempsey 
read by Terence Aselford
2 cassettes
By 1888 most of the U.S. is connected by rail, except for the
Northwest Territory. James Hill is anxious to buy the Horton
family railroad to complete his dream, a Great Northern
Railroad. But the political climate is not good. So he asks Zack
Horton and Leah Page, a suffragette, to travel throughout the
territory advocating statehood. Along the way they meet
Presidents Cleveland and Roosevelt, and Samuel Gompers. Some
strong language. 1993.

Prairie Thunder: The Kincaids, Book 2  RC 36217
by Taylor Brady 
read by Carole Jordan Stewart
2 cassettes
In the aftermath of a tragic shooting that claims a member of
the Kincaid family [_Raging Rivers (RC 36136)_], young Kitty
Kincaid leaves with her uncle Boothe Carlyle, who is leading
missionaries into Pawnee land. Haunting memories of a previous
disastrous trip leave Boothe reluctant to abandon the group when
they're stranded by accidental and malicious misfortunes--so
Kitty must go for help. Some strong language and violence. 1993.

The Queen's Secret  RC 36280
by Jean Plaidy 
read by Jill Tanner
2 cassettes
Set in the late Middle Ages during fierce struggles between
France and England, this historical romance portrays Katherine,
a princess of France, who marries Henry V, king of England. But
she soon finds herself widowed and bereft of her son, heir to
the throne. The young queen's loneliness is softened by the love
of two people in her service--a Welsh knight and a maid. Queens
of England series. 1989.

Raging Rivers: The Kincaids, Book 1  RC 36136
by Taylor Brady 
read by Carole Jordan Stewart
2 cassettes
After murdering the town bully, Katherine Carlyle sets off to
find her pioneering brother. The trip soon turns
nightmarish--the flatboat is swamped by a storm, the men in the
party are killed by lightning, and the remaining women and
children are hounded by both Shawnee and pirates. Strong-willed
Katherine, with the assistance of mountain man Byrd Kincaid, is
determined to save the group. Strong language and violence.
1992.

The Raven's Bride  RC 37363
by Elizabeth Crook 
read by Helen Harrelson
3 cassettes
The fictionalized account of the short marriage between Sam
Houston and Eliza Allen begins with their first meeting--Eliza
is an adolescent and Sam a congressman. In time she becomes
involved with another, younger man. Sam's political clout and
strength entice her though, and she leaves her lover for him.
But as early as their wedding day she learns she will not truly
share his power. Some strong language, some violence, and
explicit descriptions of sex. 1991.

The Reckoning  RC 36863
by Sharon Kay Penman 
read by George Holmes
6 cassettes
In thirteenth-century England and Wales, three aristocratic
families vie for power. Amid scenes of battle, political
intrigue, romantic passions, and bloody acts of vengeance, the
prince of Wales, Llewelyn ap Gruffydd, fights for the freedom of
his country and tries to fend off the encroaching power of
England's Edward I. Sequel to _Falls the Shadow (RC 28786)_.
Violence, some strong language, and some descriptions of sex.
1991.

River of the Sun  RC 36889
by Patricia Shaw 
read by Patricia Kilgarriff
4 cassettes
Diamond is a young aborigine girl picked up off the coast of
Australia and raised by a German family. Perfection (Perfy)
Middleton is a maid who just happens to catch the eye of Darcy
Buchanan, landowner, who leaves his vast estate to Perfy when he
dies. Together these two young women make their way to Northern
Queensland to claim Perfy's inheritance. There among the
gold-and-land hungry, they both fall in love with the same man.
Some violence. 1991.

Runner in the Sun: A Story of Indian Maize  RC 35588
by D'Arcy McNickle 
read by Bob Askey
2 cassettes
First published in 1954. This novel about pre-Hispanic Native
American life takes place in the American Southwest. The author,
a member of a Montana tribe and an anthropologist, has people
who lived in America hundreds of years before Columbus tell how
corn, among the things they cultivated, became a great gift to
the world. But McNickle's real story is about the first
Americans' love and respect for peace. Violence. 1982.

Sachem's Daughter: The White Indian, Book 21  RC 36997
by Donald Clayton Porter 
read by Roy Avers
2 cassettes
Now fifteen years old, Renno's daughter Renna is attracting the
attention of the Seneca men. But it is Lieutenant Philip Woods, 
whom she had met in Pennsylvania as a girl, who steals her
heart. Soon after their marriage, the couple are attacked by
evil Frenchman Othon Hugues, who draws power from his witch
companion. Renna's father and brother help her fight the
couple's magic. Some descriptions of sex and violence. 1991.

Sachem's Son: The White Indian, Book 20  RC 36990
by Donald Clayton Porter 
read by Roy Avers
2 cassettes
When the Seneca women banish El-i-chi and Ah-wa-o from the
village for marrying against their wishes, Renno protests by
resigning his position as sachem and going into exile with his
family. Accepting Washington's invitation to visit the capital,
Little Hawk faces prejudice when he takes an assignment as a
government page. But it is not until he leaves the white man
that Little Hawk truly proves his manhood. Violence. 1990.

The Sanctuary Sparrow: The Seventh Chronicle of Brother Cadfael 
RC 36543
by Ellis Peters 
read by Tom Martin
2 cassettes
In the year 1140, Brother Cadfael's sleuthing abilities are once
again put to use. Liliwin, a young juggler-acrobat, is accused
of robbing the man who had hired him to entertain at his son's
wedding. Fleeing an angry mob, Liliwin finds sanctuary in
Cadfael's monastery. Sensing truth in Liliwin's story, Cadfael
uses his own relationship with the robbed family to search for
clues to save the lad. Some violence. 1983.

Scales of Gold  RC 36649
by Dorothy Dunnett 
read by Robert Blumenfeld
4 cassettes
In the fifteenth century, in the sequel to _Race of Scorpions
(RC 31454)_, Nicholas vander Poele returns to Venice from his
adventures in Cyprus to find he has made many enemies. Among
them is Gelis van Borselen, who believes Nicholas caused the
death of her sister Katelina in Cyprus. Then Gelis ironically
ends up a member of an expedition Nicholas leads to Ethiopia.
Some strong language, some violence, and some explicit
descriptions of sex. 1992.

Seneca Patriots: The White Indian, Book 22  RC 36702
by Donald Clayton Porter 
read by Roy Avers
3 cassettes
When Renno, El-i-chi, and their wives travel to New Orleans to
celebrate the Louisiana Purchase, they are unaware that they are
stalked by the evil duo, Othon Hugues and Melisande. The witch
Melisande, who rescued Othon after his last encounter with
Renno, now wants the Sachem dead, and she has an army general on
her side. Meanwhile, Little Hawk faces more prejudice in the
cadet academy. Violence and descriptions of sex. 1991.

Seneca Warrior: The White Indian, Book 17  RC 36976
by Donald Clayton Porter 
read by Roy Avers
2 cassettes
After consulting the manitous of his first wife and his
ancestors, Renno (son of Ghonkaba and great-grandson of Renno,
the first white Indian) turns to his second wife Beth for the
use of one of her ships. He plans a rescue mission to Africa
where Renno's Jamaican friend Mingo and his family have been
kidnapped by slavers who plan to use Mingo as a fighter.
Violence and some descriptions of sex. 1989.

Shaman  RC 36314
by Noah Gordon 
read by Richard Davidson
5 cassettes
Rob J. Cole arrives in Boston in 1839 after fleeing Scotland for
political reasons. He puts his medical training to work first in
Boston's Irish ghettos and then among the Indians of Illinois.
His healing powers earn him the name White Shaman and the help
of Makwa-ikwa, for whom he cares deeply. But his love is saved
for Sarah and their child--little Shaman. Some strong language
and some violence. Sequel to _The Physician (RC 24745)._ 1992.

The Sheriff of Nottingham  RC 35433
by Richard Kluger 
read by Andrew Sofer
4 cassettes
In 1208, English churches are closed because of a clash between
King John and Pope Innocent III. Hoping to quell the rebellious
clergy, the king sends sheriffs into each shire. Philip Mark
goes to Nottingham. A kind-hearted man, Philip is sorely tested
when ordered to hang a group of Welsh boys held as hostages. He
is also among the men seeking justice who draw up the Magna
Carta. Violence, strong language, and descriptions of sex. 1992.

Sherwood  RC 36205
by Parke Godwin 
read by Richard Brown
4 cassettes
A version of the tale of Robin Hood set during the time of
William the Conqueror. Edward Aelredson, called Puck-Robin by
his mother, has inherited his father's land. Having no desire to
be a wealthy landowner, Robin marries Maid Marian and flees to
Sherwood. With his men, he does battle with the sheriff of
Nottingham, Ralf Fitz-Gerald, and with Norman knights as he
works to save the poor. Some violence and some strong language.
1991.

Shogun: A Novel of Japan  RC 36742
by James Clavell 
read by Patrick Horgan
9 cassettes in 2 containers (Reissue)
Detailed saga of the struggle between two Japanese warlords for
the title of Shogun, the military dictator of
seventeenth-century Japan. Violence, strong language, and
explicit descriptions of sex. Bestseller 1975.

Sierra Triumph: The Holts; An American Dynasty, Volume 6  RC
36743
by Dana Fuller Ross 
read by Roy Avers
2 cassettes
In the sequel to _Hawaii Heritage (RC 34033_), as journalist Tim
Holt tries to get over one woman, another forces him to think
about women's suffrage. Meanwhile Tim's cousin Frank Blake is
enlightened by impoverished immigrants and, abandoning military
plans, decides to become a hobo. Frank's unexpected reunion with
his brother Peter is fiery. Strong language, some violence, and
some explicit descriptions of sex. 1992.

A Silver Mirror  RC 35573
by Roberta Gellis 
read by Jill Ferris
4 cassettes
As a young woman in thirteenth-century England, Lady Barbara had
fallen in love with Alphonse d'Aix. She still treasures a silver
mirror that he won in a tournament and gave to her. But they
could not marry, for he was a landless younger son, and she was
the daughter of an earl. Then civil war between the English
barons and King Henry III removes that barrier. Some strong
language and some descriptions of sex. 1989.

+Storyville  RC 35888
by Lois Battle 
read by Yvonne Fair Tessler
3 cassettes
In the early 1900s, Julia arrives in New Orleans as the young
bride of Charles Randsome, whom she married against her family's
wishes. Kate also comes to New Orleans as a young woman,
abandoned by a man who used her and left her penniless. Their
very different connections with the notorious red light district
of Storyville draw them together. Some strong language and some
explicit descriptions of sex. Bestseller 1993.

The Sword and the Flame  RC 36015
by Pamela Hill 
read by Barbara Caruso
3 cassettes
Claudine de Vouvray, companion to Marie de Guise-Lorraine,
narrates this account of Queen Marie's struggle to keep the
throne of Scotland safe for her infant daughter, Mary. Twice
widowed, and having lost her first two children, Marie, with
Claudine at her side, battles with Scottish chiefs, landholders,
religious reformers, and the English to assure that Mary will
become Queen of Scotland. 1991.

Theo and Matilda  RC 35786
by Rachel Billington 
read by Jill Tanner
4 cassettes
England in the 1990s. As Theo and Matilda stand looking over the
land on which their condominium is to be built, each has a sense
of dj vu. Beginning in the year 770, four other Theos and
Matildas have lived in the same place. They were happy, sad, and
subject to life's vagaries and tragedies, such as fire and the
death of children; but in each case they were sustained by their
love for each other. 1990.

This Side of Glory  RC 35468
by Gwen Bristow 
read by Janis Gray
3 cassettes (Reissue)
The sequel to _Handsome Road (RC 35467)_ is again set in
Louisiana on the Ardeith plantation, which, by 1912, has been
passed to Kester Larne. Kester meets his distant relative
Eleanor Upjohn and the two fall in love, much to the dismay of
both families. Thrilled at first by the grand life-style,
Eleanor is soon shocked to learn of her husband's debts. The
advent of World War I and the return of Kester's old flame add
to her problems. Some strong language. 1940.

Thunderstick: Spanish Bit Saga, Volume 21  RC 37199
by Don Coldsmith 
read by David Palmer
1 cassette
Singing Wolf, son of Elk-dog tribe leader Walks in the Sun, has
reached manhood. He has proved himself on his first hunt and
looks forward to marrying his childhood friend Rain, now an
appealing young woman. But when a young warrior from another
tribe shows up bringing powerful magic, Singing Wolf realizes he
has a rival for both tribal leadership and the affections of
Rain. 1993.

To Have and to Hold  RC 35830
by Mary Johnston 
read by John Stratton
2 cassettes (Reissue)
A young English girl escapes from a libertine English nobleman
by sailing with a cargo of brides to Virginia in 1621. She falls
in love and marries a settler who defends her against the
nobleman when he pursues her to America. 1968.

The Trench: Cities of Salt, Volume 2  RC 35743
by Abdelrahman Munif 
read by George Backman
4 cassettes
Banned in Saudi Arabia and other Persian Gulf countries, this
sequel to _Cities of Salt (RC 30919)_ continues the story of the
sultanate of Mooran in the 1950s. The intrigues and discords of
the court, and the inner workings of a country governed by
brutality and greed, are seen through the eyes of the doctor
originally brought in to care for ailing Sultan Khureybit. Some
descriptions of sex. 1991.

Ulverton  RC 36191
by Adam Thorpe 
read by Richard Brown
3 cassettes
A series of monologues and narratives opens in 1650 with a
soldier from Cromwell's army returning to find that his wife,
thinking him dead, has remarried. Over the next 300 years, the
legends of rural Ulverton are unearthed by a wide variety of
means, including letters, historic preservation teams,
preachers, pub talk, and diaries. Later stories lend perspective
to former events and reveal secrets of centuries of inhabitants.
Some strong language. 1992.

The Venetian Mask  RC 37119
by Rosalind Laker 
read by Katherine Romaine
3 cassettes
Marietta's life at the Piet, a Venetian orphanage and music
school, is made joyful by her friend Elena. Then Marietta,
shunned by her true love, is unknowingly promised to a
mysterious man with a link to her past is a sworn enemy of the
man Elena is forced to marry. The girls' secret friendship
survives illicit romance, babies switched at birth, attempted
murder, Napoleon's reign, and false imprisonment. Violence and
descriptions of sex. 1993.

The Volcano Lover: A Romance  RC 37084
by Susan Sontag 
read by George Holmes
3 cassettes
In the late eighteenth century, British ambassador Sir William
Hamilton is in Naples. When his wife dies, Sir William marries
Emma, a young woman of dubious background, who in turn falls in
love with Lord Horatio Nelson. Sir William's passion for
collecting clouds his ability to see objects for their true
value, a costly failing. Violence, some strong language, and
some descriptions of sex. 1992.

Walks in the Sun  RC 35766
by Don Coldsmith 
read by David Palmer
1 cassette
In the 1720s, Blue Jay and a small scouting party from the
southern band of the People set out to find a better winter
camp. Much later only two members return--Walks in the Sun and a
pitifully transformed Blue Jay. Glad to be home, Walks in the
Sun tells his tribe of the amazing and horrific animals, people,
and illness the group encountered on their journey deep into
what is now Mexico. Twentieth book of the Spanish Bit Saga. Some
violence. 1992.

The Wandering Prince  RC 36615
by Jean Plaidy 
read by James DeLotel
3 cassettes (Reissue)
Young Charles, later King Charles II of England, wanders from
England to France with various stopovers as he fights with his
father's army to regain the crown in this fictionalized history.
1971.

Westward Winds: The Kincaids, Book 4  RC 36596
by Taylor Brady 
read by Carole Jordan Stewart
2 cassettes
The Kincaid siblings continue their adventures in the sequel to
_Mountain Fury (RC 36218)_. The search for her husband in the
gold mines of California completely changes spoiled Sarah;
good-natured Jim turns vigilante after tragedy strikes; hardened
Meg acknowledges her love just in time; and Kitty gets a chance
to visit one of the original Kincaid adventurers--their mother.
Strong language and violence. 1993.

Westward! Wagons West; The Frontier Trilogy, Volume 1  RC 36084
by Dana Fuller Ross 
read by Bob Askey
3 cassettes
In the prequel trilogy to the Wagons West series, the Holt
family is being terrorized by brothers who claim that Clay Holt
impregnated their sister before joining the Lewis and Clark
expedition. Home again, Clay and his newly married brother Jeff
fight the harassment--with tragic results. Strong language,
violence, and some explicit descriptions of sex. 1992.

When Nietzsche Wept  RC 37364
by Irvin D. Yalom 
read by Gordon Gould
3 cassettes
When Friedrich Nietzsche, a poor unknown nineteenth-century
philosopher, develops suicidal tendencies, Josef Breuer, a
renowned Viennese doctor, is asked to help him with the new
"talk therapy." To protect the pride of the depressed young man,
Breuer, who is himself having a mid-life crisis, poses as the
patient and begs Nietzsche to take part in daily talks that
uncover their individual forgotten pasts and probe their
unconscious fears. 1992.

The White Rhino Hotel  RC 37109
by Bartle Bull 
read by Graeme Malcolm
3 cassettes
World War I is over, but people of many nationalities,
especially Germans and Britons, remain in East Africa or travel
there to acquire land. At the White Rhino Hotel, owned by Lord
Adam Penfold, are Olivio Fonseca Alavedo, a dwarf, who works as
a barman and is known for his sexual prowess; Anton Rider, a
gypsy from England; and Gwenn Llewelyn, who is searching for her
husband. Descriptions of sex and some violence. 1992.

The Widow of Windsor  RC 35705
by Jean Plaidy 
read by Jill Tanner
3 cassettes
The story of English Queen Victoria's mourning her beloved late
husband Albert is intertwined with stories of her playboy son
Bertie and his prospective wife Alix of Denmark. Alix's family
changes as the young princess comes of age. Her father is
unexpectedly next in line for the Danish throne, and her
siblings are slated for royal rank in other countries. Alix's
own marriage has a dark side. Sequel to _The Queen's Husband (RC
12987)_. 1974.

Windover  RC 36210
by Jane Aiken Hodge 
read by Michele Schaeffer
2 cassettes
In eighteenth-century England, romance blossoms suddenly between
Kathryn Pennam and Mark Weatherby, the tutor of her
half-brothers. When Kathryn's odious stepfather learns of the
relationship, he confronts Mark--and Mark vanishes. Heartbroken,
Kathryn eventually resigns herself to an arranged marriage with
a banker, unaware of the hardships to follow. Soon Kathryn is
fighting for her own survival. Some strong language and some
violence. 1992.

Yankee Stranger: Williamsburg Novels, Volume 2  RC 35474
by Elswyth Thane 
read by Jon Beryl
3 cassettes (Reissue)
Eden Day, a teenager, falls in love with Cabot Murray, a
handsome Northerner who has come to Williamsburg as a
correspondent. During the difficult years of the Civil War, the
couple is aided and abetted by Eden's ninety-five-year-old
grandmother, who remembers what it is to fall in love at first
sight. Sequel to _Dawn's Early Light (RC 35473)_. 1944.

Yukon Justice: The Holts, an American Dynasty, Volume 7  RC
36744
by Dana Fuller Ross 
read by Roy Avers
2 cassettes
In the sequel to _Sierra Triumph (RC 36743)_, Frank Blake is on
the road again following the explosion at the Sierra refinery.
After a stint with a circus, Frank heads for the Yukon territory
and is pleased to meet up again with Peggy, his favorite Sierra
resident. Meanwhile his doctor cousin Janessa faces opposition
for helping poor women obtain birth control. Strong language,
some violence, and descriptions of sex. 1992.

After Moondog  RC 37126
by Jane Shapiro 
read by Catherine Byers
2 cassettes
In the 1960s Joanne marries William shortly after they meet.
They seem perfectly suited for awhile--jointly spinning
imaginary humorous scenarios and discussing current events with
their two small kids. Then something--although their therapists
can't pinpoint exactly what--begins to drive them apart. They
divorce but, as Joanne's description of the following years
illustrates, they never truly separate. Some descriptions of
sex. 1992.

After Shocks Near Escapes  RC 35572
by Stephen Dobyns 
read by Mary Woods
2 cassettes
Thirty-eight-year-old Lucy thinks back on her family's
experience during the 1960 Chilean earthquake. Young Lucy and
most of her extended family survived, but her father, hit by a
brick, was killed in his mistress's arms. As the rest of the
family huddle on the grandparents' farm, waiting for a larger
earthquake to swallow them all, they realize that the disaster
has caused much more than physical changes to the earth. Some
violence. 1991.

After the War  RC 35602
by Richard Marius 
read by Rick Foucheux
6 cassettes
Greek Paul Alexander's studies at a Belgian university are cut
short by World War I, which claims the lives of his two best
friends. During the next decade Paul moves to a small Tennessee
town, observes the feuds and prejudices of his fellow
townspeople, and carves out a life of his own. His two dead
buddies' spirits provide encouragement for Paul until he
achieves contentment. Strong language, some violence, and some
explicit descriptions of sex. 1992.

Human Relationships

Almost Perfect  RC 37269
by Alice Adams 
read by Ilona Dulaski
2 cassettes
Stella Blake is a San Francisco newspaper journalist. Once she
interviews a handsome commercial artist, Richard Fallon, her
life begins to change. The novel traces the path of their
relationship as Stella experiences a gratifying period of
professional success, during which she becomes a feature writer
and Richard slowly falls apart. The story unfolds from the
perspective of this "almost perfect" couple and some of their
colorful friends. Strong language. 1993.

Angie, I Says  RC 35250
by Avra Wing 
read by Laura Giannarelli
2 cassettes
When Tina, a brassy Brooklyn publishing office secretary,
discovers she's pregnant, she doesn't like her options.
Everyone, including her best friend and office-mate Angie,
thinks she'd be a fool not to marry her boyfriend Vinnie. But
Tina's got other things on her mind, like a life of her own with
a better career and maybe that cute attorney she met the other
day. Strong language and explicit descriptions of sex. 1991.

+Before and After  RC 35876
by Rosellen Brown 
read by Bob Askey
3 cassettes
Doctor Carolyn Reiser and her sculptor husband Ben are happily
raising their two children in a small New England town when
their lives fall apart. Their seventeen-year-old son Jacob's
girlfriend is found beaten to death, and Jacob, the prime
suspect, has run away. Ben, Carolyn, and their daughter Judith
alternately describe their very different reactions as Jacob is
found and brought to trial. Some strong language and some
violence. Bestseller 1992.

A Big Storm Knocked It Over  RC 37349
by Laurie Colwin 
read by Catherine Byers
2 cassettes
Although Jane Louise appears to have it all (a book-designing
career and a wonderful new husband), she is anxious. Should
Teddy have married someone younger than herself, a "withered
crone" in her late thirties? Will they both lose their jobs and
their apartment? Is she attracted to the office flirt? Luckily,
Jane Louise has her good friend Edie to ponder these and other
perplexities with while they experience parallel pregnancies.
Some strong language. 1993.

Black Dogs  RC 36563
by Ian McEwan 
read by John Horton
1 cassette
Jeremy, the central figure in this novel, introduces himself in
the preface. Now middle-aged, married, and a father, he reflects
on the circumstances that have directed his life since he was
orphaned at the age of eight. Clearly parental relationships
play a major role in his search for love until finally he
appropriates his in-laws, June and Bernard. The story of their
lives becomes the framework for this twentieth-century fable on
the nature of good and evil. 1992.

Bright Lights, Big City  RC 36643
by Jay McInerney 
read by Christopher Hurt
1 cassette
McInerney's young protagonist is an aspiring novelist who works
as a fact checker for a New York magazine. Cocaine and
barhopping become the main focus of his life after Amanda, his
wife turned model, dumps him with a phone call from Paris. Not
until after his wild lifestyle leads to his firing and he is
forced into a confrontation with his brother does he realize
that it is not Amanda's desertion that is causing his behavior.
Strong language. 1984.

The Brothers K  RC 35581
by David James Duncan 
read by Bob Askey
5 cassettes
The six children, four boys and twin girls, of Hugh and Laura
Chance grow up in a small mill town in Washington state. "Papa
Toe" (Hugh) is a minor league baseball player whose promising
career ends with an industrial accident, Laura is becoming a
fanatical Seventh-Day Adventist, and the children come of age
and find their own niches in the history of the 1960s. Strong
language. 1992.

The Candidate's Wife  RC 36460
by Patricia O'Brien 
read by Yvonne Fair Tessler
3 cassettes
Kate Goodspeed's life shifts into overdrive when her senator
husband is nominated as the Democratic presidential candidate. A
Catholic father of two, Luke Goodspeed is pro-choice but hasn't
taken a strong stand during his campaign. When fifteen-year-old
daughter Abby needs an abortion, Kate decides not to tell Luke
or anyone else. Ironically, it is a secret Luke is hiding from
Kate that threatens the campaign. Some strong language and some
explicit descriptions of sex. 1992.

Cast in Doubt  RC 36817
by Lynne Tillman 
read by Rick Foucheux
2 cassettes
Sixty-five-year-old Horace is a homosexual American writer who
lives in Crete and enjoys his gay friends and their "queen bee,"
former opera star Alicia. But his main interest is Helen, the
newly arrived young American woman. Horace loves a story and
Helen's intriguing life provides it. He scavenges for the
missing details by secretly visiting her scorned lover and by
sneaking a peek at her diary after she vanishes. Some strong
language. 1992.

A Change of Season  RC 35242
by Suzanne Goodwin 
read by Jennifer Mendenhall
4 cassettes
Charles Whitfield and his sister Lisa, returning to England
after a ten-year stint in Burma during World War II, decide to
go back to Stratford, where they grew up. Inevitably, they
become involved with the theater world. An old love of Lisa's is
rekindled, and Lisa tries to intervene when Charles is
irresponsible. Soon it is difficult to separate their lives from
those on stage. Some strong language and some explicit
descriptions of sex. 1991.

A Closed Eye  RC 35579
by Anita Brookner 
read by Mary Woods
2 cassettes
Harriet's quiet life with her shallow parents has altered only
slightly since she married her father's wealthy war buddy.
Meanwhile, her childhood friend Tessa's wild life-style results
in pregnancy and an uneasy marriage to handsome, unfaithful
Jack. Harriet, too, becomes pregnant, producing a beautiful
daughter who grows up spoiled and defiant. Ironically, Tessa's
daughter, grave and quiet, is more like Harriet. Some
descriptions of sex. 1991.

Coming to Terms  RC 35010
by Anna Murdoch 
read by Mimi Bederman
1 cassette
When cantankerous Uncle Percy becomes ill, the family believes
that Joelene from California should care for him. Eager to
escape her abusive boyfriend, Joelene and her teenaged son
George drive to rural New York, unknowingly taking along a
fortune hidden in her car. While Joelene and George slowly win
over Uncle Percy by helping him finish the huge ark he's
building, Joelene's ex-boyfriend plots to reclaim the money.
Strong language. 1991.

The Copper Beech  RC 37015
by Maeve Binchy 
read by Terry Donnelly
2 cassettes
In 1950 the villagers of Shancarrig gather under the huge copper
beech tree that towers over their small schoolhouse for a
dedication ceremony by the visiting bishop. Over the next couple
of decades this spot is the focal point in the intertwined lives
of Maddy Ross, who loves a priest; Maura Brennan, who is
determined to realize her simple goals; Eddie Barton, who falls
in love with his longtime Scottish pen-pal; and other former
school chums. 1992.

Copper Crown  RC 35965
by Lane Von Herzen 
read by Jeanne Evans
2 cassettes
In the early 1900s, Cass and Allie are fifteen-year-old secret
friends in Copper Crown, Texas. Cass is from a white farming
family; Allie is the daughter of a neighboring black woman.
Family deaths and racially motivated violence send the two girls
fleeing with Cass's orphaned infant cousin. They endure the
following bittersweet years with the help of the spirits and
their own deep friendship. Violence and some descriptions of
sex. 1991.

Daughters  RC 36574
by Paule Marshall 
read by Marcia Churchill
3 cassettes
Thirty-four-year-old Ursa Mackenzie's life in New York is in
flux--her relationship with her lover flounders as she secretly
aborts their child, and her next career move depends on a
research grant. It is during this period that Ursa is summoned
home to the West Indies island of Triunion, where she begins to
understand the role of her father, who is running for reelection
as prime minister. Some strong language and explicit
descriptions of sex. 1991.

Doin' the Box Step  RC 36935
by Suzanne Falter-Barns 
read by Carole Jordan Stewart
2 cassettes
After a long absence, Chelsea Cox returns to the Philadelphia
suburb of Beechwood to introduce her mother to her fianc,
Bennett Edwards. Chelsea had rebelled against her mother's
snobbish aspirations for her by becoming an artist in New York.
Now she is engaged to an investment banker who fits her mother's
criteria perfectly except for one detail. He's black. Strong
language and explicit descriptions of sex. 1992.

Domestic Life  RC 36043
by Paula Webb 
read by Madelyn Buzzard
2 cassettes
Artist Ellen finances her expensive tastes with a demanding
museum job until, against her better judgment, she falls in love
with balding, small-time musician Kenneth, and her carefully
organized life falls apart. Kenneth comes with a domineering
not-quite-ex-wife and Tenny, their manipulative young daughter.
Ellen's attempt to maintain the upper hand is sabotaged by her
own pregnancy. Some strong language. 1992.

A Dubious Legacy  RC 36367
by Mary Wesley 
read by Mikel Lambert
2 cassettes
A country dinner party in England is hosted by Henry, an oddly
charming man with a reclusive and rather malicious wife,
Margaret. Henry's guests include James and Matthew from the city
and their prospective fiances, Barbara and Antonia. The young
women, although appalled by Margaret's behavior, are fascinated
by the odd household and remain there, on and off, for the next
forty years. Some strong language and some violence. 1992.

Durango Street  RC 37122
by Frank Bonham 
read by Christopher Hurt
1 cassette (Reissue)
Rufus Henry, on probation after leaving the Pine Valley Honor
Camp, finds himself with the difficult choice of being stalked
and attacked by a gang or joining a gang and staying alive.
Rufus joins the Moors and becomes a leader within days. When
youth worker Alex Robbins becomes involved with the Moors, an
unlikely change gradually takes place. For junior and senior
high readers. 1965.

The Easy Way Out  RC 36509
by Stephen McCauley 
read by Ray Foushee
2 cassettes
Novel about the O'Neil family, a make-a-go-of-it couple that
runs a clothing store in Cambridge and their three sons--Ryan,
divorced and back home; Patrick, unwilling to make a commitment
to his lover, Arthur; and Tony, engaged to Loreen but in love
with Vivian. Patrick, the narrator, is in the travel business
with Sharon, who has her own problems. Troubling this menage is
the dilemma of doing what one wants rather than what one should.
Some strong language. 1992.

The English Patient  RC 35558
by Michael Ondaatje 
read by David Hartley-Margolin
2 cassettes
This novel, which shared the 1992 Booker Prize, is set in Italy
during the final days of World War II. Four people occupy an
abandoned villa--the "English patient," badly burned in a
parachute jump; a former spy and thief who was tortured by the
Nazis; an exhausted nurse; and a bomb-disposal expert. The
members of this disparate quartet reveal their pasts while
forming new connections to one another. Some strong language.
1992.

The Evening Star  RC 36148
by Larry McMurtry 
read by Barbara Caruso
4 cassettes
It has been several years since Emma's death, and Aurora
Greenway is worn out from attempting to raise Emma's three
emotionally crippled children. Tommy is in prison for murder,
Teddy is having a nervous breakdown, and Melanie is pregnant and
unwed. Aurora has also lost all but one lover, and he is
impotent. Then she turns to a therapist for help. Sequel to
_Terms of Endearment (RC 9839)_. Strong language and some
descriptions of sex. Bestseller 1992.

Extraordinary People  RC 35797
by Paul Gervais 
read by Ray Hagen
2 cassettes
Sam Beeler describes bits and pieces of the childhood he shared
with his flamboyant brother Cliff. The boys' mother, Meg, is a
pretty alcoholic who resents her husband's lack of enthusiasm
for the family. Sam escapes to college and then to Italy where
he finds stability with his lover Fred. Back in the states,
Cliff's own gay relationship is tempered by Meg's increasing
forgetfulness and paranoia. Some strong language. 1991.

Facade  RC 36415
by Roxanne Pulitzer 
read by Madelyn Buzzard
2 cassettes
Palm Beach is the setting for a decade of dysfunctional
relationships in the entwined lives of four women--ex-call girl
Christine, who is making a new life as a hotel owner;
cocaine-addicted Sarah, who needs to replace her cut-off trust
fund; frustrated wife Jessie, who wants fulfillment outside the
home; and gossip columnist Kate, who plans to use the women as
book material. Strong language, some violence, and explicit
descriptions of sex. 1992.

Family Money  RC 35954
by Nina Bawden 
read by Dee Weber
2 cassettes
Fanny Pye, a London widow in her sixties, lives alone in the
lovely Georgian house she had shared with her husband. When
Fanny helps someone being attacked outside her home, she is
knocked unconscious and awakens with partial amnesia. Her two
children see an opportunity to move their mother to cheaper
quarters, sell the family house, and pocket the money. But they
have not reckoned with Fanny's stubborn nature. Some strong
language. 1991.

Fields of Glory  RC 36002
by Jean Rouaud 
read by Robert Blumenfeld
1 cassette
Award-winning novel focuses on the aged members of a French
family from the ever-rainy lower Loire valley. The narrator
tells of his chain-smoking grandfather with the nicotine-stained
eyebrow, who terrorizes the road in his rickety automobile, and
of devout spinster Aunt Marie, who mourns her brother, killed in
the fields of glory during World War I. The narrator sees beyond
his elders' eccentricities to their deep roots in French
culture. 1990.

The Folded Leaf  RC 35964
by William Maxwell 
read by Edward C. Stern
2 cassettes
Frail, unathletic Lymie Peters, who lives with his widowed
father in a Chicago kitchenette apartment, has no close friends
until Spud Latham moves into town from Wisconsin. Spud welcomes
Lymie into his family and the two form a bond that lasts through
high school and into college. When Spud's new girlfriend Sally
joins the duo, misunderstanding and jealousy threaten to destroy
the deep friendship. 1945.

Folly  RC 36588
by Susan Minot 
read by Mikel Lambert
2 cassettes
Lilian, a proper Bostonian, is captivated by the attentions of
Walter, an enlisted man. When Walter remains in Europe at the
end of World War I, Lilian marries the eminently suitable
Gilbert. Three children, an indifferent marriage, and countless
society functions later, Walter reappears and Lilian recalls her
Aunt Tizzy's warning that "even a girl who is not an idiot can
behave like one, given the right situation and the right boy."
1992.

For Love  RC 36198
by Sue Miller 
read by Marcia Churchill
3 cassettes
Forty-something Lottie is back in her hometown of Cambridge to
help her brother Cameron prepare their mother's house to sell.
Lottie, relieved to escape the dwindling passion of her recent
marriage to a still-grieving widower, finds herself envying the
rekindled romance between Cameron and his old high school
girlfriend. Eye-opening introspection coupled with a startling
tragedy jolt Lottie into action. Strong language and explicit
descriptions of sex. 1993.

Fraud  RC 36508
by Anita Brookner 
read by Terry Hayes Sales
2 cassettes
When Anna Durrant goes missing, no one notices for months, until
one day her doctor, Lawrence Halliday, puzzled by her failure to
keep appointments, contacts the police. Dr. Halliday produces
the name of Mrs. Marsh, an acquaintance of Anna's recently
deceased mother. And she in turn produces the name of a friend
of Anna's who lives in Paris. But no one, it seems, is prepared
for the choice that Anna makes to change what she perceives as a
fraudulent way of life. 1992.

The Gates of Paradise  RC 35574
by Gwyneth Cravens 
read by Yvonne Fair Tessler
2 cassettes
Rev. Melpomene Gilman is married to stalled art scholar James.
One day of their lives together is detailed here--a day
Melpomene begins by reveling in a possible reunion with former
lover Kuno and James starts by dreaming about old flame Alice.
Turning grouchy from fasting and waiting for Kuno's call,
Melpomene alternately counsels parishioners and lashes out at
James, who becomes melancholy over his growing suspicions. 1990.

The Gypsy Storyteller  RC 37127
by Thomas William Simpson 
read by Richard Davidson
3 cassettes
Matthew Chandler and Daniel Hawthorn are born a day apart in New
Jersey in the 1950s and grow up side by side. Matthew admires
Daniel, who inherits his fearless style and his story-telling
skills from his Nazi-hunting Gypsy father. But when Matthew
falls in love with Rachel, he is irritated that Daniel also
grows close to her. An accident results in Rachel's blindness,
and his resentment grows. Strong language and explicit
descriptions of sex. 1993.

The Heather Blazing  RC 36868
by Colm Tibn 
read by John Horton
2 cassettes
Eamon Redmond, an Irish judge, wonders where he fits in. He
feels alienated from his family, past and present, and lately
he's not so sure about the legal world. Even his wife questions
his commitment. But slowly his repressed memories come to terms
with a new order. Perhaps his new grandchild is the missing
link. 1992.

A Hero Ain't Nothin' but a Sandwich  RC 37215
by Alice Childress 
read by Barry Bernson
1 cassette (Reissue)
The story of Benjie Johnson, a thirteen-year-old heroin addict
in Harlem, is told from various viewpoints, including his own.
Benjie tells of his introduction to drugs and his feelings about
school, his mother, his grandmother, his stepfather, his best
friend Jimmy-Lee Powell, and himself. We also hear the voices of
these individuals as they reveal Benjie's story and their own
ideas about life. Strong language. For junior and senior high
readers. 1973.

Hideous Kinky  RC 36822
by Esther Freud 
read by Grainne Cassidy
1 cassette
A five-year-old English girl tells of her adventures when her
mother takes her and her older sister Bea for an extended stay
in Morocco. Bea quickly learns the language and Mum adopts much
of the culture while the young girl marvels at everything--from
her mother's new boyfriend to the henna treatment that leaves
her hair orange. Their new life finally comes to an end when Mum
must put aside her new beliefs and beg for their rent money.
1992.

Hiding Place  RC 36473
by John Edgar Wideman 
read by John Stratton
1 cassette
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Tommy's plans to commit robbery have
gone awry, and a man is dead. Tommy seeks a hiding place with
"crazy, evil" Bess, his great-grandmother's sister, who, because
of the deaths of her son and her husband, has severed all ties
with her family to live as a recluse in a shack overlooking
Pittsburgh. Homewood Trilogy. Companion to _Damballah (RC 36472)
_and _Sent for You Yesterday (RC 35708)_. Strong language. 1981.

High Cotton  RC 36312
by Darryl Pinckney 
read by John Stratton
2 cassettes
Fragmented and episodic, the story begins with the narrator in
Indiana "on the glossy edge of the New Frontier," looking into
his future among the "Also Chosen," the well-educated, polite
Negroes. Precocious and nerdy, the adolescent Anglophile is
briefly involved with a Black Panther splinter group, then
travels to his beloved England. He ultimately decides to embrace
art over ideology, and loneliness over life-style. Some strong
language. 1992.

Hug Dancing  RC 35961
by Shelby Hearon 
read by Jeanne Evans
2 cassettes
Austin teenagers Cile Tait and Andy Williams were falling in
love when Cile's mother died in a flash flood. When they meet up
years later in Waco, they are married to other people and
parents of two kids each, but they still hanker for the
hug-dancing and barbecue lifestyle they shared. As their
respective marriages slowly falter, their chance at a new start
is impeded by a painful secret. Explicit descriptions of sex.
1991.

In Memory of Junior  RC 36243
by Clyde Edgerton 
read by Fred Major
1 cassette
In Summerlin, North Carolina, while waiting to see if ailing
elderly southern patriarch Glenn Bales will die before his also
ailing second wife, members and friends of the extended and
rather dysfunctional Bales family contribute their versions of
the family history. Sticky points such as the reason Glenn's
first wife left him with two young children and disputes over
burial arrangements are finally laid to rest. Some strong
language. 1992.

Indian Affairs  RC 36155
by Larry Woiwode 
read by George Guidall-Shapiro
2 cassettes
Seven years after their honeymoon, Chris and Ellen are back in
Ellen's grandparents' Michigan cabin. They plan to work on their
marriage, which was weakened by the death of their baby. Chris
is also attempting to finish his dissertation. Instead, he
dwells on his Native American heritage, prompted by uneasy
interactions with his Native American neighbors. Strong
language, some violence, and descriptions of sex. 1992.

It's Always Three O'Clock  RC 36612
by Babs H. Deal 
read by Janis Gray
3 cassettes
During the 1920s, in the small southern town of Bellefonte, a
group of high schoolers comes of age. Although some of the
innocent school romances evolve quickly into marriages while the
expected paths of others are altered by tragedy or pride, the
group's friendships continue after graduation and through the
following two generations. Some strong language. 1961.

It's Only Love  RC 35670
by Linda Cashdan 
read by Bruce Huntey
2 cassettes
To get over a writer's block, jaded Rod Bingham revisits a time
when he felt real passion--the summer of 1968 when he had a
factory job in Fallsville, Massachusetts; a tough supervisor,
Sal Durone; and a bittersweet relationship with feisty Marci
Parmacella. What Rod doesn't know is that Marci, now an
attorney, is investigating Sal's suspicious death. When she
finally decides to contact Rod, they learn what really happened
that summer. Strong language. 1992.

Keeper of the Light  RC 36072
by Diane Chamberlain 
read by Yvonne Fair Tessler
3 cassettes
Dr. Olivia Simon's husband, Paul, has admitted to being
infatuated with Annie O'Neill, a woman with an almost saintlike
reputation. After Annie dies on Olivia's operating table, Paul
walks out on Olivia. To learn what it was about Annie that
caused Paul to love her, Olivia mingles with Annie's admirers
and, unexpectedly, with her widowed husband. A surprising
confession alters Annie's image. Strong language and explicit
descriptions of sex. 1992.

Last Lovers  RC 36397
by William Wharton 
read by Fred Major
2 cassettes
Fifty-year-old Jack, an American ex-businessman, has spent the
last five years eking out a meager living as a painter on the
streets of Paris. He meets seventy-one-year-old Mirabelle when
he inadvertently sets his easel in her path. Mirabelle, blind
since youth, is delighted by Jack, and their mutually rewarding
friendship turns to love. Strong language and some explicit
descriptions of sex. 1991.

The Last Studebaker  RC 36934
by Robin Hemley 
read by Mitzi Friedlander
2 cassettes
In South Bend, Indiana, home of the closed Studebaker plant,
garage sale fanatic Lois and her two daughters go house hunting
after Lois's ex-husband Willy finally asks them to move out of
his home. They find a rental house that comes with a live-in
landlord, Henry, who was mentally and physically altered by a
car crash. The new housemates struggle to accept themselves and
each other. Strong language and some explicit descriptions of
sex. 1992.

Little Altars Everywhere  RC 36350
by Rebecca Wells 
read by Kimberly Schraf
2 cassettes
Siddalee is the oldest child in the plantation-owning Walker
family of Louisiana. Her stories of family life in 1963 feature
a fun-loving but rather embarrassing mother, who makes a mockery
out of the Girl Scouts and hoots it up with her old-time
friends, the Ya-Yas. But by the 1990s, Siddalee and her three
siblings are struggling with much grimmer childhood memories.
Strong language, some violence, and some explicit descriptions
of sex. 1992.

Living in Little Rock with Miss Little Rock  RC 36549
by Jack Butler 
read by Christopher Hurt
5 cassettes
Charles and Lianne Morrison are a well-known couple in Little
Rock. Lianne, a former Miss Little Rock, spends her time with
book clubs and in therapy trying to forget her childhood.
Charles, a wealthy lawyer, has aspirations of being governor.
Narrated by the Holy Ghost, this tale slowly reveals cracks in
their relationship and problems within the town. Strong language
and explicit descriptions of sex. 1993.

Long Way from Home  RC 36724
by Frederick Busch 
read by Pam Ward
2 cassettes
Adopted Sarah is on the road in response to a newspaper ad ("Am
I your mother?")--leaving her husband, child, and parents
thinking she has run away. Once she arrives at her destination,
Sarah's overriding resentment toward the woman who gave her up
destroys their reunion, causing her to leave abruptly. Dismayed,
her biological mother resorts to a tactic she knows will bring
Sarah back. Strong language and explicit descriptions of sex.
1993.

The Lover of History  RC 34958
by Jonathan Dee 
read by Phil Regensdorf
2 cassettes
The United States retaliates militarily when the secretary of
state is murdered in a small foreign country. Warner is a young
high school history teacher in Manhattan; his roommate Kendall
works at an all-news radio station and dates Julian, a
commercial jingles singer. Their separate reactions to their
country's actions merge with and influence their work and
relationships. Some strong language and explicit descriptions of
sex. 1990.

Lucy Boomer  RC 35050
by Russell Hill 
read by Dick Jenkins
1 cassette
History professor Jack Rabbit discovers Lucy Boomer, a
ninety-three-year-old nursing home resident who claims to be the
former mistress and secretary for five presidents, from Theodore
Roosevelt to Herbert Hoover. Lucy convinces Jack to break her
out of the nursing home and drive her back home to Iowa to die.
After they are joined by Ahna, a cynical hitch-hiker, a
mysterious merging process begins. Strong language and explicit
descriptions of sex. 1992.

A Man's Place  RC 36928
by Annie Ernaux 
read by June Carter
1 cassette
In a companion piece to _A Woman's Story (RC 35014),_ Ernaux is
once again prompted by a parent's death to create a portrait
with words. For most of his life, Ernaux's father owned a small
grocery shop in a Normandy town. Like others, he took pains not
to act like a farmer or a laborer. He was proud of his
daughter's ability in school, sure that she would lead a better
life. She, in turn, outgrew him, favoring instead a more
cultured life-style. 1983.

The Midwife's Advice  RC 36281
by Gay Courter 
read by Suzanne Toren
5 cassettes
In this sequel to _The Midwife (RC 16616)_, Hannah Blau Sokolow
becomes a sex therapist. It all starts when one of her patients,
having just given birth to her fifth girl, begs for advice on
how to have a boy. Soon Hannah is advising men as well as women
on sexual matters, and her practice expands outside the Lower
East Side. And when her husband returns to Russia, Hannah has an
affair with a male colleague. Explicit descriptions of sex.
1992.

Morningquest  RC 37367
by Joan Aiken 
read by Carmella Ross
2 cassettes
Pandora Crumbe and her mother are lunching at Boxall Hill with
the Morningquests when Mrs. Crumbe suddenly dies of heart
failure. Because Pandora's father has little interest in her,
she grows up amongst the large Morningquest family, learning to
love art, music, and philosophy as they do. She also learns many
other things about the Morningquests and herself as she opens
her Pandora's box looking for answers to difficult questions.
1992.

A Mother's Love  RC 37427
by Mary Morris 
read by Catherine Byers
2 cassettes
Ivy Slovak lives in a New York apartment with her infant son
Bobby, whose father, Ivy's lover, can't handle the idea of
parenthood. As Ivy struggles to raise a son with no father,
little income, and few friends, she recalls her childhood and
the mother who abandoned her--taking along her baby sister. Ivy
would probably give up on Bobby and on life if it wasn't for her
neighbor, Mara, who offers motherly advice and comfort. 1993.

Mr. Mani  RC 37129
by A.B. Yehoshua 
read by Robert Blumenfeld
3 cassettes
Hagar Shiloh, a student at the University of Tel Aviv, is
introduced in a conversation with her mother, who lives in a
kibbutz. In a series of five one-sided conversations that begin
in 1982 and go back in time to 1848, the reader learns about the
survival of six generations of the Sephardic Jewish Mani family.
1989.

Natural History  RC 36349
by Maureen Howard 
read by Marcia Churchill
4 cassettes
Time: end of World War II. Place: Bridgeport, Connecticut. Cast
of characters: the Irish-Catholic Bray family. Son James, an
actor, creates a movie from an old investigation carried out by
his father, detective Billy Bray, casting family members and
playing the part of Billy himself. Factual bits about some of
the town's more famous inhabitants are woven into the script.
Strong language. 1992.

Near Escapes After Shocks  RC 35572
by Stephen Dobyns 
read by Mary Woods
2 cassettes
Thirty-eight-year-old Lucy thinks back on her family's
experience during the 1960 Chilean earthquake. Young Lucy and
most of her extended family survived, but her father, hit by a
brick, was killed in his mistress's arms. As the rest of the
family huddle on the grandparents' farm, waiting for a larger
earthquake to swallow them all, they realize that the disaster
has caused much more than physical changes to the earth. Some
violence. 1991.

Nickel Mountain: A Pastoral Novel  RC 36242
by John Gardner 
read by Fred Major
2 cassettes (Reissue)
Henry Soames, who runs a rural diner known as the Stop-Off, is a
middle-aged, overweight, and lonely fellow on the verge of a
nervous breakdown. It's the middle of winter when Callie Wells,
a plain, tall, teenaged girl, drops in looking for a job. Callie
too has her share of troubles, but soon her life begins to
affect his and the unlikely couple become increasingly important
to one another. Strong language. 1973.

The Night Travellers  RC 36453
by Elizabeth Spencer 
read by Yvonne Fair Tessler
3 cassettes
Mary Kerr Harbison appears to have a promising future in the
field of dance. Then her father dies, her mother becomes
difficult to live with, and Mary meets and falls in love with
Jeff Blaise. Against Mary's mother's wishes they marry, and
although faithful to Mary, Jeff is impassioned about protesting
the Vietnam War. His involvement results in flight to Canada for
him, Mary, and their child. Strong language and some
descriptions of sex. 1991.

No Other Life  RC 37445
by Brian Moore 
read by Ed Blake
2 cassettes
Father Paul Michel, sixty-five, looks back on his life and that
of Jean-Paul Cantave, a black man who was thirteen when Father
Paul rescued him from poverty on the Caribbean island of Ganae.
Father Paul describes Jean-Paul as a vessel into which you could
pour anything and bring it out again. With Father Paul's help,
Jean-Paul becomes priest, president, quasi-dictator, and,
finally, a legend to his people. Some violence. 1993.

Not the End of the World  RC 35551
by Rebecca Stowe 
read by Kimberly Schraf
1 cassette
Twelve-year-old Maggie is attending summer school as punishment
for an accusation she made against her teacher. But that's not
all that is troubling her. Why does Maggie have six separate
"personalities" that come out and embarrass her? And why was she
the only one bothered by her teacher's display of his bulging
crotch? As the summer progresses Maggie becomes more certain
that she is evil, perhaps even a "pervert," and should be
stopped. 1991.

Nothing but Blue Skies  RC 36338
by Thomas McGuane 
read by Bob Askey
2 cassettes
Frank Copenhaver is a successful Montana entrepreneur until his
wife, Gracie, unexpectedly leaves him. Set adrift in a world of
casual sex and loneliness, Frank retains his sense of humor but
watches in bewilderment as his business savvy fails him, his
ranch falls apart, and his beloved college-student daughter
inexplicably begins to date a fiftyish right-wing activist. Some
strong language and explicit descriptions of sex. 1992.

Paddy Clarke Ha Ha Ha  RC 37350
by Roddy Doyle 
read by Graeme Malcolm
2 cassettes
Ten-year-old Paddy Clarke lives in Barrytown, Ireland, with his
da and ma and younger siblings. He and his friends are
constantly busy (often cruelly) giving each other dead legs,
setting fires, and tormenting others, especially Paddy's little
brother. But a pall is cast on his enjoyable life when his
parents' arguing begins to escalate. Paddy is amazed at the
changes in himself as he tries to will them to stop. Winner of
the Booker Prize. Strong language. 1993.

Patchwork  RC 35973
by Karen Osborn 
read by Ellen Frost
2 cassettes
Rose and her sister Lily describe living in a South Carolina
town, eking out a living at the cotton mill. Their younger
sister, June, married up and has very little to do with them.
When June's life falls apart, Rose raises her sister's baby,
Sylvia, with her own kids. Meanwhile, flirtatious, immature Lily
seems bent on ruining her own life. Sylvia adds her voice to
those of her aunts as she tells of the effect her family had on
her. Descriptions of sex. 1991.

The Patron Saint of Liars  RC 36244
by Ann Patchett 
read by Mitzi Friedlander
3 cassettes
Pregnant, Rose Clinton leaves behind in California the
short-lived marriage she had misinterpreted as a sign from God
and starts the long drive to Kentucky. She plans a temporary
stay at Saint Elizabeth's, a home for unwed mothers, but
instead, her reluctance to give up her baby leads to another
marriage. The next fifteen years at Saint Elizabeth's are
narrated first by Rose's newest husband and then by her daughter
Cecilia. Strong language. 1992.

Philadelphia Fire  RC 36381
by John Edgar Wideman 
read by Fred Major
2 cassettes
The novel opens with Cudjoe, a former professor and writer,
learning of the 1985 MOVE disaster while in self-exile on the
island of Mykonos. Cudjoe, now a drifter, feels like "a
half-black someone" because of his failed marriage to a white
woman. The MOVE tragedy consumes him, and he returns to his
devastated West Philadelphia neighborhood in search of a lost
boy who survived the fire and of the fire's larger meaning.
Strong language and descriptions of sex. 1990.

+Pigs in Heaven  RC 35911
by Barbara Kingsolver 
read by Adale O'Brien
3 cassettes
The new family formed by Taylor Greer and her foundling child
Turtle is threatened when an act of heroism by Turtle puts them
on Oprah Winfrey's show. Cherokee attorney Annawake Fourkiller
recognizes Turtle and questions the adoption's legality. Taylor
and Turtle go on the lam and Taylor's mother invades the
Cherokee Nation to defend them. Sequel to _The Bean Trees (RC
27589)_. Some strong language and some descriptions of sex.
Bestseller 1993.

The Plagiarist  RC 35504
by Benjamin Cheever 
read by John Lescault
2 cassettes
Arthur Prentice is a young writer with problems. He lives in the
shadow of his famous writer father, Icarus. Arthur's wife,
Faith, is frigid and calculating, and his son is a sad child.
When Arthur moves from a newspaper job to the staff of a reprint
magazine, his rise up the ladder is spectacular. But when Icarus
dies suddenly, Arthur seizes the opportunity to both make a name
for himself and set his house in order. Some strong language.
1992.

Pocket Change  RC 34955
by Kathryn Jensen 
read by Virginia Kearns
2 cassettes
A haunting portrait of a father, tormented by flashbacks of the
Vietnam war, and his family, frightened and uncertain about how
to cope. Busy with school, work, and a boyfriend,
sixteen-year-old Josie suddenly realizes that her father has
become a stranger. The family suffers as Monroe slips from
reality into combat paranoia. A near tragedy and Josie's
persuasion convince him to seek treatment. For junior and senior
high readers. 1989.

Possessing the Secret of Joy  RC 36174
by Alice Walker 
read by Yvonne Fair Tessler
2 cassettes
Tashi, a character from _The Color Purple (RC 18576)_ and _The
Temple of My Familiar (RC 29039)_, is an Olinka woman married to
Celie's son Adam. During her adolescence, Tashi submitted to
genital mutilation, one of her people's tribal customs. Now she
suffers great physical and emotional pain. She needs
professional help before she can possess the secret of joy.
Violence, some strong language, and descriptions of sex.
Bestseller 1992.

Postcards  RC 35489
by E. Annie Proulx 
read by Ray Foushee
2 cassettes
Loyal Blood's only ambition is to improve his father's Vermont
dairy farm, but that all changes when he accidentally kills his
girlfriend Billy. Telling his bewildered family that he and
Billy are leaving for good, Loyal takes off before his crime can
be discovered. The Blood family's separate, poignant stories are
punctuated by sporadic postcards from the wandering Loyal.
Strong language, some violence, and some explicit descriptions
of sex. 1992.

Primitive People  RC 35673
by Francine Prose 
read by Susan McInerney
2 cassettes
When Simone's lover dumps her, the well-educated woman leaves
her troubled native Haiti for a false marriage and menial work
as an au pair in upstate New York. Her new employer is ditzy,
wisecracking Rosemary, recently separated mother of two gloomy
children. While the lifestyle of Rosemary and her entourage
amazes Simone, she loves the children and is soon deeply
involved in the family traumas. Some strong language. 1992.

Private Knowledge  RC 36398
by Betty Palmer Nelson 
read by Terry Hayes Sales
2 cassettes
In nineteenth-century Tennessee, young Molly Hampton is
assisting her tenant-farmer parents in caring for their
ever-growing family when she catches the eye of their landlord,
Benjamin Pader. Their clandestine love affair results in Molly's
becoming pregnant. Unwilling to leave his wife and children,
Benjamin convinces Molly to enter a celibate marriage with his
aging friend. Some explicit descriptions of sex. 1990.

Rameau's Niece  RC 36374
by Cathleen Schine 
read by Michele Schaeffer
2 cassettes
Satire on academia, in which Margaret is married to Edward, an
outgoing Englishman and Columbia professor. Befuddled by
publicity bestowed upon her as the author of a bestselling
biography, Margaret looks forward to her next project, an
analysis of "Rameau's Niece," an eighteenth-century manuscript.
But even more disconcerting is the effect that this erotic piece
of hackwork has on her personal feelings about Edward. Some
strong language. 1993.

The Republic of Love  RC 36189
by Carol Shields 
read by Ilona Dulaski
3 cassettes
Fay McLeod, a folklorist at the National Center for Folklore
Studies in Winnipeg, Manitoba, has been unable to sustain a
permanent relationship. Tom Avery, the host of a 3:00 a.m. radio
call-in program, has no problem committing to marriage--he's
done it three times. Tired of the emptiness in their lives,
these two negotiate romance in the unsettled 1990s. Strong
language and some descriptions of sex. 1992.

Richard's Feet: To Liskeard, Volume 1  RC 37134
by Carey Harrison 
read by George Holmes
6 cassettes
British Richard Thurgo is thought dead by his wife who has
identifed his "corpse" by the only recognizable feature, his
feet. But, in fact, Richard is in postwar Germany disguised as a
Nazi. The story really begins years earlier when a naive Richard
enters a foursome with his older brother, his brother's German
friend, and the woman the two men loved. Some strong language,
some violence, and descriptions of sex. 1990.

The Rising  RC 36603
by Edgar White 
read by Carole Jordan Stewart
1 cassette
Desmie, a young bank teller on a Caribbean island, rebels
against Mother Frances, her domineering grandmother, who
disapproves of Desmie's new suitor, Carlton. Although skeptical
herself about Carlton's life-style and reputation, Desmie is
drawn to him sexually and becomes pregnant. Mother Frances's
outrage is soon replaced by her plan to take control of Desmie's
new son, Legion. Strong language, explicit descriptions of sex,
and some violence. 1988.

The Road to Lichfield  RC 33981
by Penelope Lively 
read by June Carter
2 cassettes
Anne Linton, wife and mother, makes a weekly trip to Lichfield
to see her gravely ill father. As she sorts through his papers
and cleans out his cottage, she finds herself falling in love
with her father's neighbor, David Fielding. Back at home, Anne
debates the fate of her father's cottage and reshapes her
feelings about the father she never really knew. In the end,
Anne realizes that parts of the past are not worth saving, and
parts are best forgotten. 1977.

The Rules of Seduction  RC 36044
by Daniel L. Magida 
read by Ray Foushee
3 cassettes
The accidental death of his parents colored John Newland's
adolescence. In fact, it still governs his actions on his
twenty-eighth birthday as he comes into his inheritance. He has
spent the intervening years accepting the enticements of his
wealthy friends. Now the unexpected kindness of an old
acquaintance gives John the chance to reflect on his past and
rethink his future. Strong language and explicit descriptions of
sex. 1992.

Seaward  RC 37249
by Brad Leithauser 
read by Gary Telles
3 cassettes
Since the drowning death of his young wife, Washington, D.C.,
attorney Terry Seward copes by filling up his time traveling for
his work and hanging out with his law partner, Adam Mikolajczak.
But when Seward experiences a startling visitation from his
wife's ghost, Mikolajczak refuses to acknowledge it. A
bewildered Seward is forced to turn to his oddball roommate from
college for help in assessing just what has happened. Some
strong language. 1993.

+The Secret History  RC 35868
by Donna Tartt 
read by Erik Sandvold
4 cassettes
When Richard Papen is accepted at a small Vermont college, he
gladly leaves his boring California identity behind. After he
makes up an appropriate past, Richard is allowed to join an
elite group of students who take all of their classes from one
professor. Richard learns that the clique is hiding some odd
secrets--and one deadly one. The members trust Richard, but
they're not so sure of one of their own. Strong language and
violence. Bestseller 1992.

Secret Words  RC 35986
by Jonathan Strong 
read by Mimi Bederman
2 cassettes
Barbara Orsini is a late bloomer. Quiet, overweight, and almost
thirty, she finally has a job she likes--receptionist at a
counseling center. Upon moving out of her parents' house,
Barbara is intrigued by her new neighbor, West Indian graduate
student Paul Felice. Well-spoken, black, poor, plump, and
communist, Paul teaches Barbara new ways of thinking as the two
fall in love. Some strong language, some violence, and some
descriptions of sex. 1992.

A Sensible Life  RC 35614
by Mary Wesley 
read by Mikel Lambert
3 cassettes
A novel spanning nearly forty years in Flora Trevelyan's life.
In 1926 Flora, neglected by her self-centered parents, is
spending a year in Brittany before going off to school. She
meets and adores three boys, Cosmo, Hubert, and Felix. They all
remain a part of her life, entering and leaving it for the next
thirty years. When Flora is approaching fifty, she finally
marries one of the three. Some descriptions of sex. 1990.

She Needed Me  RC 36931
by Walter Kirn 
read by Phil Regensdorf
2 cassettes
Young ex-addict Weaver Walquist is a born-again, Bible-toting
anti-abortionist. Pregnant Kim Lindgren enters his life when
surprisingly she accepts his offer of help instead of stepping
over him to enter the abortion clinic. Weaver tries to remain
true to his chosen life-style even after his church leader turns
strange and Kim's closeness brings out his dormant sexuality.
Some strong language and some explicit descriptions of sex.
1992.

She's Come Undone  RC 36063
by Wally Lamb 
read by Kimberly Schraf
3 cassettes
By the time thirteen-year-old Dolores Price is raped by her
neighbor, she is already disillusioned by her father's
desertion, her mother's breakdown, and a hostile reception at
school. Dolores retreats into constant food and television until
guilt over another tragedy forces her to reenter the world as an
obese college student and start the long path to recovery.
Strong language, some violence, and explicit descriptions of
sex. 1992.

Simple Passion  RC 37117
by Annie Ernaux 
read by Lisette Lecat
1 cassette
A Frenchwoman recalls a recently ended affair with a married man
and describes how thoughts of her foreign lover permeated every
aspect of her life. The time between his visits was spent buying
clothes to please him, staying home and avoiding using the
vacuum cleaner or hair dryer so as not to miss his phone call,
and relating to every corny song and movie. Some explicit
descriptions of sex. 1991.

Sin  RC 35508
by Josephine Hart 
read by Jennifer Mendenhall
1 cassette
Ruth has resented her cousin Elizabeth for as long as she can
remember. Elizabeth was orphaned as an infant and adopted by
Ruth's parents as the golden girl--blond and good-natured. Ruth
is dark, sexy, bad-tempered, and determined to destroy
Elizabeth's happiness. Even after the two suffer personal
tragedy, Ruth continues to look for outlets for her obsessive
envy. 1992.

The Singing Teacher  RC 36439
by Susan Skramstad 
read by Susan McInerney
2 cassettes
Lilly Blake is a former opera singer who sleeps in her old
costumes, sings to an imaginary audience, and accidentally
voices her thoughts out loud. Now her daughter is going away to
college, her father may be having an affair, her own husband is
acting strangely, her best friend has had a face-lift and is
contemplating a liaison, and Lilly is beginning to question the
choices she made in her life. 1992.

The Snapper  RC 35795
by Roddy Doyle 
read by Terry Donnelly
2 cassettes
In the sequel to _The Commitments (RC 35794)_, twenty-year-old
Sharon of the Irish Rabbitte family is impregnated by an
unlikely source. Content to be pregnant but unwilling to reveal
the father's embarrassing identity, Sharon struggles over
telling her family and friends. Her relief over their
good-natured acceptance vanishes when, much to Sharon's dismay,
the child's father decides to do the right thing. Strong
language. 1990.

Soup of the Day  RC 35617
by Frances Starn 
read by Laura Giannarelli
2 cassettes
The first thing one notices in the college town of Clelland City
is the abundance of food--in every kind of chic restaurant
imaginable. In contrast is the Souper Kitchen where Romana
Clelland prepares huge vats of macaroni and coleslaw. At home in
Clelland Castle, Romana's friends and boarders rally round when
her husband, the Pulitzer Prize-winning biographer, leaves her
for a younger woman. 1990.

The South  RC 36633
by Colm Tibn 
read by Mitzi Friedlander
2 cassettes
Tiring of her prosperous Irish Protestant home life, Katherine
Proctor mimics her own mother's long-ago desertion when she
abruptly leaves her husband and young son to start over in
Spain. Katherine's new life is shaped by two men--Miguel, a
painter like herself, who is obsessed with his past role in the
Spanish Civil War, and Michael, an Irish Catholic from
Katherine's hometown. Some violence and explicit descriptions of
sex. 1990.

Stefan in Love  RC 36061
by Joseph Machlis 
read by John Lescault
2 cassettes
Stefan Nagy, a journalist in Budapest, is pondering his unhappy
home life when he sees Ileana and instantly falls in love. A
survivor of the 1956 Hungarian uprising and determined not to
miss a second chance for a better life, Stefan persuades Ileana
to flee with him to New York. At first he is invigorated by his
infatuation, but the strain of writing in another language
begins to show, just as Ileana's career thrives. Some
descriptions of sex. 1991.

Stella Landry  RC 36098
by Robin McCorquodale 
read by Yvonne Fair Tessler
3 cassettes
Texan Stella Landry is offered her first chance to have a real
home life when Jim Lester falls in love with her. Swallowing her
fear that her unhappy childhood and sordid sexual history will
catch up with her, Stella marries Jim and has a son. But, sure
enough, a face from the past destroys her happiness, and she is
once again set adrift and forced to rebuild her life. Some
strong language, some violence, and explicit descriptions of
sex. 1992.

The Stork Club  RC 36351
by Iris Rainer Dart 
read by Laura Giannarelli
3 cassettes
There are a lot of ways to have babies in the 1990s, but as
therapist Barbara Singer is learning, none of these options is
problem-free. What happens when a surrogate mother wants to be
with her baby, when a woman is inseminated by her gay roommate
who then learns he is HIV positive, when a middle-aged man
adopts a baby, and when everybody's kids begin asking where they
came from? Strong language and some explicit descriptions of
sex. 1992.

The Storm Season  RC 35656
by William Hauptman 
read by Ray Foushee
2 cassettes
Burl Drennan returns to his small hometown, Nortex, Texas, after
his rock group fails. His life falls into a routine when he
begins work as a railroad man. It takes a tornado to shake up
not only Burl, but his brother, his parents, and the other
Nortex people as well. Burl keeps the excitement alive by
tracking and chasing tornadoes as he and his friends contemplate
their futures. Strong language, explicit descriptions of sex,
and some violence. 1992.

Sylvia: A Fictional Memoir  RC 36539
by Leonard Michaels 
read by Christopher Hurt
1 cassette
This narrative is based on a diary kept by the author in New
York during the 1960s. Michaels, a struggling young writer,
marries a disturbed woman named Sylvia. He expands their
immediate world with fictional characters to recreate the
environment that prevailed among their hippy friends. At the
same time he opens a troubled marriage to public scrutiny. Some
strong language and descriptions of sex. 1992.

Testimonies  RC 37106
by Patrick O'Brian 
read by George Holmes
2 cassettes
First novel by the author of the later Aubrey Maturin series. In
Wales, Bronwen, wife of farmer Emyr Vaughn, nurses Joseph Aubrey
Pugh, a former Oxford don who has become their neighbor, back to
health when Pugh becomes ill. But the unspoken closeness of Mrs.
Vaughn and Mr. Pugh becomes visible to all in their small
community. People, including relatives, begin to talk, and
unfounded rumors arise. Once the seeds of evil are sewn, tragedy
emerges. 1952.

Then She Found Me  RC 33992
by Elinor Lipman 
read by Mimi Bederman
2 cassettes
April Epner, a suburban Boston high school teacher, never really
worried about the mother who gave birth to her in 1952. She felt
perfectly happy as a "hand-selected" child. But now her
biological mother, Bernice Graverman, has found her. Bernice is
a Boston TV talk-show hostess whose recent program on adoption
convinced her to finally contact the daughter she has kept track
of for over thirty years. Some strong language. 1990.

This Way Madness Lies  RC 36109
by Thomas William Simpson 
read by Ray Hagen
3 cassettes
When aging millionaire Wild Bill Winslow falls down the back
stairs, he decides it's time to call his far-flung family
together to resolve their differences. His nine children include
Henry--posing as his twin, Bobby, who died at war posing as
Henry--and Edward, who is having a breakdown. Ghosts of past
Winslows watch the unprecedented visit which culminates in a
showdown. Strong language, some violence, and some explicit
descriptions of sex. 1992.

Through the Ivory Gate  RC 36005
by Rita Dove 
read by Catherine Byers
2 cassettes
When Virginia King returns to Akron as an artist-in-residence
for an elementary school, she is transported back to her own
early childhood in that town. These memories are mingled with
those of her life after Akron--her family's sudden move to
Phoenix, her frustration as a black drama student, her
disappointing first love, and her experiences with a puppet
troupe. Some descriptions of sex. 1992.

Till the Fat Lady Sings  RC 36480
by Alisa Kwitney 
read by Laura Giannarelli
2 cassettes
Manya Mittelman faces 1992 as a plump Columbia undergraduate
with a binge-purge habit. Failed relationships and identity
problems prevail in the lives of Manya's odd group of
acquaintances--the dramatic, thin, popular couple Ophelia and
Arthur former fatty and feminist professor Emilia Larsdatter and
Manya's Russian boss Boris, who operates a boutique for heavy
women. Strong language and descriptions of sex. 1992.

Time and Tide  RC 36740
by Edna O'Brien 
read by Mary Woods
2 cassettes
Shortly after moving to England, Nell leaves her abusive
husband, taking their two sons with her. She vows to give her
sons a good life, but her attraction to drugs and her bohemian
life-style soon lead to trouble. Before long she is threatened
with having the boys taken from her, and then she loses one
through a tragic accident. Will she now get her life back in
order, or will this just be too much to bear? Strong language.
1992.

Trick or Treat  RC 36471
by Lesley Glaister 
read by Jennifer Mendenhall
2 cassettes
Nell hated beautiful, popular Olive when they were girls. Now
they are aging neighbors--Nell, a widow with a cleaning fetish
who converses with her dead husband, and Olive, a confused
mountain of fat who is doted on by her lover Arthur. When a
young hippie family moves into the house between them and Nell's
ex-convict son moves back home, sparks fly. Some strong
language, some violence, and some descriptions of sex. 1991.

Trombone  RC 36933
by Craig Nova 
read by Ray Foushee
2 cassettes
When Ray Gollancz is finishing up high school, his father Dean
begins training him to help with his contracted arson jobs.
Dean, a printer by day, thrives on his night work and can't
understand why Ray might choose college instead. Dean's other
vice is philandering, and he signals the end of each affair by
playing his trombone. Soon Dean and Ray vie for Ray's
adventurous classmate, Iris. Strong language and some
descriptions of sex. 1992.

Tropical Night Falling  RC 35034
by Manuel Puig 
read by June Carter
2 cassettes
Two elderly sisters, Luci and Nidia, now living in self-imposed
exile in Rio de Janeiro, begin to narrate this poignant tale
through casual conversation. Although neither one is immune to
pain and tragedy, they find solace in innocent gossip. Slowly
their confined world becomes a miniature landscape replete with
tangled relationships, deceptions, beauty, political violence,
fantasy, and a never-ending search for love. 1988.

The Unquiet Earth  RC 36083
by Denise Giardina 
read by Pam Ward
3 cassettes
In this sequel to _Storming Heaven (RC 26668)_, the life of
Dillon, the illegitimate son of Rondal Lloyd and Carrie Bishop,
is colored by both coal-mining controversies and his life-long
crush on his cousin Rachel. World War II, Rachel's unhappy
marriage, and political differences come between them, even
though Dillon may have fathered Rachel's daughter. Some strong
language, some violence, and some explicit descriptions of sex.
1992.

Voices of Summer  RC 37101
by Diane Pearson 
read by Robert Blumenfeld
2 cassettes
Direktor Franz Busacher has a serious problem: no female lead
for the forthcoming opera season. It is almost impossible to
find someone to work with Karl Gesner--adored by his audiences
and hated by everyone else. Busacher finally hires Therese
Aschmann, an older woman who still has a lovely voice and is an
old friend of the town mayor. Sparks fly when Karl tries to
upstage Therese during the opening. 1992.

Walking Dunes  RC 36932
by Sandra Scofield 
read by Mimi Bederman
2 cassettes
David Puckett suffers through his senior year of high school in
the small Texas town of Basin. Although voted most likely to
succeed, David feels hampered by his unsupportive father, his
clinging girlfriend, and the needs of his troubled friends.
Striving to excel in tennis, drama, and writing as possible
escapes from Basin, David is offered a tempting easy way out.
Some strong language and some explicit descriptions of sex.
1992.

The Way Men Act  RC 35039
by Elinor Lipman 
read by June Carter
2 cassettes
Thirty-year-old Melinda LeBlanc returns to her hometown and a
job as a floral arranger at her cousins' shop. The fly
fisherman's shop next door is owned by Dennis Vaughan, one of
the few blacks from Melinda's high school days. When the two
friends are joined in commerce by another former classmate,
dress designer Libby Getchel, the difficulties of modern-day
relationships soon surface. Some explicit descriptions of sex.
1992.

The Weight of Light, 1849-1890  RC 36772
by Betty Palmer Nelson 
read by Terry Hayes Sales
3 cassettes
This sequel to _Private Knowledge (RC 36398)_ spans the last
half of the nineteenth century in Tennessee. Hames Fowler earns
his wife's fury when he impregnates both her and Ben Pader's
wife. Fowler's disappearance and his wife's breakdown destroy
their daughter Lena's hopes of marriage. Decades later, pregnant
Julie Henderson must decide how to deal with her own adulterous
husband. Strong language, some violence, and some explicit
descriptions of sex. 1992.

Where Angels Fear to Tread  RC 35035
by E.M. Forster 
read by Marilyn Gleason
2 cassettes
Young widow Lilia Herriton visits Italy with the blessing of her
in-laws, who are tired of her improper behavior. But Lilia
manages to cause them further despair by marrying Gino, a young,
poor, small-town Italian. When Lilia dies in childbirth, her
still-miffed English in-laws are in a quandary regarding the
child's future. Accompanied by Lilia's guilt-stricken former
traveling companion, they return to Italy to confront Gino.
1920.

+Whispers  RC 35914
by Belva Plain 
read by Jill Ferris
3 cassettes
Robert and Lynn Ferguson seem to be an ideal upper-middle-class
couple. He holds a prominent position with a company and has a
promising future. The Fergusons have a lovely home and two
attractive daughters. But beneath the surface, all is not well.
Suddenly their best friends, as well as people within Robert's
company, are beginning to whisper about Lynn's frequent bruises.
Some strong language and some descriptions of sex. Bestseller
1993.

The Widow of Oz  RC 33962
by Kathryn Lasky Knight 
read by Edward C. Stern
2 cassettes
At fifty-two Dorothy Silver has been uprooted from her
comfortable home and moved into a half-finished condominium in
Boston by her beloved husband, who then has the nerve to die.
Furious and frightened, she begins to look at her life and
realizes she is the product of other people's decisions. She
gains the courage to begin making choices of her own. Some
descriptions of sex. 1989.

Winter Return  RC 36917
by John Espey 
read by Phil Regensdorf
2 cassettes
While driving back to Iowa to settle a family estate, professor
Tom Jerome reflects on his first, somewhat painful, visit there
with his mother and his sister. They had travelled from
Shanghai, where his father was a missionary, and young Tom was
eager to see Dalton, the much-touted "hometown." What he found
were resentment and secrets among his prominent family, who had
just recently fallen on hard times. Some strong language. 1992.

The Wizard's Tide: A Story  RC 37010
by Frederick Buechner 
read by Sheena Gordon
1 cassette
As a grown-up, Teddy Schroeder had many unanswered questions
about his and his sister's childhood during the depression. He
looks back on the year he was eleven and recalls the birthday
parties they attended, his father's friend's invention of a
glass that could stand extreme heat and was supposed to make
them rich, his mother's friend Mr. MacFarland, his father's
drinking, and the way no one talked about bad things. 1990.

A Woman of Style  RC 36147
by Colin McDowell 
read by Jill Tanner
4 cassettes
As a small-town girl in England, Constance dreams of a life of
art and beauty, and she jumps at the chance to stay with her
aunt in London. Working for a clothes designer, Constance
develops an eye for fashion, but she is hopelessly naive when it
comes to men. After she impulsively marries an immature Italian
playboy, Constance realizes she must rely on her fashion skills
to survive. Some strong language, some violence, and
descriptions of sex. 1992.

Woman of the Inner Sea  RC 37095
by Thomas Keneally 
read by Graeme Malcolm
2 cassettes
Kate Gaffney-Kozinski is the devoted mother of two and the
disillusioned wife of a builder. After a tragic accident for
which she is blamed, Kate disappears into the wide-open spaces
of Australia and attempts to recreate her life in a small town.
But her husband tracks her down, and this time she flees with
Gus, accompanied by his kangaroo and his emu. Strong language
and some descriptions of sex. 1992.

A Woman's Story  RC 35014
by Annie Ernaux 
read by June Carter
1 cassette
After her mother's death, Ernaux felt compelled to write the
older woman's story, that it was her turn "to bring [her mother]
into the world." Ernaux describes a strong-willed, ambitious
young woman, first growing up in France as a factory worker and
later as a married shopkeeper. Their changing mother-daughter
relationship illustrates a gradual role reversal as the aging
mother slips into senile dementia in her last years. 1991.

Women of Sand and Myrrh  RC 36682
by Hanan al-Shaykh 
read by Yolande Bavan
2 cassettes
Translation of an Arabic novel about the realities of life in
the Middle East. Suha, seeking refuge from the war in Lebanon,
has a strong influence on the other women. She encourages Tamr,
a Turkish woman married at the age of twelve, to obtain a
divorce and to set up her own business. Suha's relationship with
Nur, the rich daughter of Bedouins, is sexual. Only Suzanne, an
American, is content with her lot. Descriptions of sex. 1988.

Years of Dreams  RC 36106
by Gloria Goldreich 
read by Susan McInerney
4 cassettes
A friendship begins among four young women as they learn of
President Kennedy's assassination while they sit watching their
infants play in the park. During the following decades their
companionship helps them through death and divorce, more
children and more husbands, and professional growth for all four
women--a medical doctor, a therapist, an artist, and a musician.
Some violence and some descriptions of sex. 1992.

Your Blues Ain't like Mine  RC 36262
by Bebe Moore Campbell 
read by Gail Nelson
3 cassettes
Mississippi, 1950s. While visiting from Chicago, black youth
Armstrong Todd is murdered by a white man, Floyd Cox, who takes
offense when Todd flashily speaks French in the presence of
Cox's wife. Campbell examines the causes behind Cox's racism and
observes the effect the tragedy has on the families of both Todd
and Cox over the next few decades. Strong language, some
violence, and some explicit descriptions of sex. 1992.

Humor

Begin to Exit Here: A Novel of the Wayward Press  RC 35036
by John Welter 
read by Arnie Warren
2 cassettes
Kurt Clausen is trying to put his English degree to use as a
newspaper writer, but he keeps getting fired for his irreverent
style. Things begin to look up when Kurt meets a wonderful
woman, and he is rescued from the pornography business by
another chance at journalism. Soon his wit threatens to disrupt
not only his career but also his relationship. Strong language
and some explicit descriptions of sex. 1992.

Biting the Wall  RC 35008
by J.M. Johnston 
read by Arnie Warren
2 cassettes
In this satire on academic life, Llew McQuilla is summarily
removed from his job as head of computer services at Wilbur
Moody College, and loyal colleagues determine to learn the
reason behind this sudden demotion. A larger computer arrives,
and the computer center crew helps Llew infiltrate the new
system. While attempting to discover why the administration
wants Llew out of the way, the gang uncovers a nasty bit of
espionage. Some strong language. 1992.

Book  RC 36497
by Robert Grudin 
read by Fred Major
2 cassettes
English professor Adam Snell is getting it from all sides. His
beloved first novel dies a quick death; certain literary
theorist faculty members want him out before he publishes again;
and now Snell has been abducted along with the remaining copies
of his novel. Snell survives to discover that a publisher is
interested in reissuing his book, but first he must contend with
"Libricide," who is still on his trail. Strong language and some
violence. 1992.

The Darling Buds of May: The Pop Larkin Chronicles  RC 36370
by H.E. Bates 
read by Michele Schaeffer
3 cassettes
Ecstatically good-natured Ma and Pop Larkin are living in the
English countryside with their brood of six children when young
Mr. Charlton, the tax inspector, enters their lives. Amazed by
their outrageous lifestyle and enraptured by their lovely
daughter, Mr. Charlton becomes part of the Larkin family in
spite of himself. A PBS series is based on the family's
adventures in this collection of three novellas. 1960.

Dog Days  RC 34959
by Mavis Cheek 
read by June Carter
2 cassettes
Patricia Murray sheds her opera-singer husband, Gordon, and
begins life anew with their daughter, Rachel, and Brian, a
mongrel dog brought in to keep Rachel company. But neither the
challenge of single parenthood nor the adjustment to her
resuscitated social life is any match for the pitfalls of owning
a dog. Brian is a dummy, content to slobber about the house,
until the day he destroys the neighbor's pet rabbit and
endangers his own life. 1990.

Florida Straits  RC 36937
by Laurence Shames 
read by Phil Regensdorf
2 cassettes
Sick of the lack of respect he gets from his father, his
half-brother Gino, and the rest of the New York mafia, Joey
Goldman convinces his girlfriend Sandra to move with him to the
Florida Keys. When Joey's plans to strike it rich in the Florida
underworld don't pan out, he takes a legitimate job and basks in
the Keys life-style. But paradise is soon interrupted by Gino
with a dangerous scam. Strong language and some violence. 1992.

The Gate of Angels  RC 36908
by Penelope Fitzgerald 
read by Mimi Bederman
1 cassette
In 1912, Fred Fairly is leading an orderly if uninspiring life
as a junior fellow in Cambridge's small St. Angelicus College.
The monotony gives way one evening when Fred's bicycle is forced
off the road by a farmer's cart. Fred awakens to find himself in
bed with another victim of the accident who introduces herself
as Daisy Saunders and quickly disappears. Celibate Fred is
astonished to find he's in love. Some strong language. 1990.

Laughing Gas  RC 36529
by P.G. Wodehouse 
read by Barry Bernson
2 cassettes (Reissue)
Reginald, the third earl of Havershot, goes to Hollywood to
prevent the ill-contemplated marriage of his cousin Egremont.
The earl encounters even greater difficulties when he
accidentally ends up changing places--and bodies--with a famous,
but spoiled, child movie star. 1936.

Little Follies: The Personal History, Adventures, Experiences,
and Observations of Peter Leroy (So Far)  RC 36556
by Eric Kraft 
read by John Stratton
3 cassettes
Grown-up Peter Leroy embellishes events of his childhood in a
small Long Island clamming community. A highly imaginative,
naive perfectionist, young Peter struggles to comprehend the
unusual relatives, neighbors, teachers, and children in his
life. Originally published as an eight-part serial novel. 1992.

Monster in a Box  RC 35546
by Spalding Gray 
read by Grover Gardner
1 cassette
A book, also a monologue and a motion picture, about the
difficulty of writing a book about the impossibility of taking a
vacation! With characteristic idiosyncrasy, Gray relates the
partly autobiographical story of how he carried the
"monster"--the manuscript of a novel--everywhere, afflicted by
episodes of writer's block but always gathering fresh material
for his work as a performance artist. 1991.

Mr. Hobbs' Vacation  RC 34990
by Edward Streeter 
read by Marilyn Gleason
2 cassettes
Mr. and Mrs. Hobbs have come to Rock Harbor with their entire
family in tow--daughters, sons-in-law, and grandchildren--to
spend their summer vacation. Mr. Hobbs is looking forward to
five weeks of rest and relaxation. But the cottage they have
rented, sight unseen, is not quite what they expected, and then
there are the children, and the house guest, and . . . well,
maybe it wasn't so bad after all, and perhaps they'll come back
next year. 1954.

My Life as a Whale  RC 35996
by Dyan Sheldon 
read by Arnie Warren
2 cassettes
Thirty-four-year-old New York literary agent Michael
Householder's girlfriend leaves him just as _Newsweek_ publishes
an article about the shortage of eligible men. Suddenly Michael
is sought after--so much so that it scares him into inventing a
wife. This ploy proves disastrous when Michael's gourmet cooking
skills and his elusive wife link him to the nicely arranged body
parts the police discover around town. Some strong language.
1992.

Practical Demonkeeping: A Comedy of Horrors  RC 36214
by Christopher Moore 
read by Ray Hagen
2 cassettes
Catch is a human-eating demon from hell whom Travis accidentally
invoked about seventy years ago. Ever-young Travis has been
trying to devise a way to shake the pest ever since. When the
traveling duo and an ancient genie enemy of Catch's hit Pine
Cove, California, at the same time, the residents suspend their
disbelief to prepare for a showdown. Strong language, violence,
and some descriptions of sex. 1992.

Where Do You Stop? The Personal History, Adventures,
Experiences, and Observations of Peter Leroy (Continued)  RC
36897
by Eric Kraft 
read by Christopher Hurt
1 cassette
In the sequel to _Little Follies (RC 36556)_, Peter Leroy's
sixth-grade year centers around a fascinating but never-ending
science paper. But he still has time to build a lighthouse, lust
after older women, and bug his grandfather (who is sharecropping
a miniature wheat field in Peter's yard) to submit his
inventions to a television show. 1992.

A Winter's Tale  RC 35235
by Nathaniel Benchley 
read by Kermit Murdock
2 cassettes (Reissue)
The theme is amateur dramatics on an island off the New England
coast. Before opening night the play loses its backer in a
quarrel, its theater in a blizzard, and its scenery in a fire,
but the show must go on. 1964.

Wise Children  RC 35505
by Angela Carter 
read by Laura Giannarelli
2 cassettes
Seventy-five-year-old Dora and Nora are the illegitimate twin
daughters of esteemed British actor Melchior Hazard. As they
prepare to go to his 100th birthday party, they reflect on their
unusual lives, their own show business careers, and their zany
relatives, many of whom are also twins. The risqu sisters are
the life of the party, and many old and current family mysteries
are cleared up that night. Strong language and descriptions of
sex. 1991.

Mystery and Detective

The Axeman's Jazz  RC 36647
by Julie Smith 
read by Catherine Byers
2 cassettes
Detective Skip Langdon, promoted from the policewoman first met
in _New Orleans Mourning (RC 32430)_, investigates the murders
of people linked by the anonymity that membership in twelve-step
programs provides. Skip and her homicide team go underground,
posing as recovering addicts in self-help groups until one
member reveals too much. Some strong language. 1991.

Beggar's Choice  RC 35956
by Patricia Wentworth 
read by James DeLotel
2 cassettes
Car Fairfax has been down on his luck since the Lymington
incident three years ago. Too proud to beg from his wealthy
family and friends, Car has taken a series of short-lived jobs,
but they are few and far between. Now he receives a mysterious
job offer, but he's not sure who has hired him or why.
Simultaneously, old acquaintances are popping up everywhere. Has
Car's bad luck ended or is he being set up by an unknown enemy?
Some strong language. 1931.

Belgrave Square  RC 36171
by Anne Perry 
read by Terry Hayes Sales
3 cassettes
Inspector Thomas Pitt has been assigned to a special case. At
the request of Lord Sholto Byam, Pitt is to discreetly
investigate the murder of the unsavory moneylender William
Weems. Pitt's wife, Charlotte, has access to London's high
society, and with her assistance Pitt learns that Weems is
blackmailing members of London's upper crust. But what does Lord
Byam have to hide? 1992.

Blood Kin  RC 35999
by Roy Hart 
read by Mimi Bederman
2 cassettes
An English village police procedural features Inspector Roper
investigating the disappearance of former actress Rita Cavallo.
Tracing Cavallo's last-known steps, Roper stumbles on a woman's
corpse but no sign of the actress. As Roper probes further, he
discovers Cavallo's past is fraught with mysterious deaths--all
documented in a scrapbook that has now disappeared. Some strong
language and some violence. 1991.

Blood Marks  RC 36527
by Bill Crider 
read by Ray Foushee
2 cassettes
When nine Houston women are murdered over two years, the only
link is the lack of clues left at the crime scenes. As the
murderer begins to secretly record his strategy for posterity,
he meets his new neighbor Casey Buckner. She, too, has the blood
marks and so she, too, must die--but how? Meanwhile, a witness
to his only sloppy murder--his first--has finally remembered
something. Strong language, violence, and explicit descriptions
of sex. 1991.

Blood Red, Snow White  RC 36360
by Diane Henry and Nicholas Horrock 
read by Rick Foucheux
2 cassettes
Attorney Alec Anton's corporate practice is interrupted by the
frantic plea of his intriguing neighbor Lee Hastings, whose son
has disappeared during a graduation trip to Europe. When Lee
discovers a fake passport and a large sum of money in her son's
room, Alec assumes he is dabbling in drugs but soon realizes the
situation is much more complex. Violence, strong language, and
explicit descriptions of sex. 1992.

Blood Type: The New John Marshall Tanner Mystery  RC 36572
by Stephen Greenleaf 
read by Gregory Gorton
2 cassettes
When Tom Crandall's body is found, Detective Tanner's interest
is heightened because Crandall was his drinking buddy. Tanner
knows that Crandall had been upset by his wife's infidelity and
his brother's mental problems, but he doubts the death was
suicide. Tanner tracks down the brother, finds a motive, and
uncovers a bizarre scheme. Strong language and some descriptions
of sex. 1992.

Blue Bayou  RC 36629
by Dick Lochte 
read by Ray Foushee
2 cassettes
New Orleans private investigator Terry Manion gets out of a
rehabilitation center and learns that his mentor J.J. Legendre
is dead--a supposed suicide. Both Manion and Legendre's elderly
employer smell foul play and begin to trace the dead man's last
moves. Meanwhile, a famous writer who has volunteered to help
Manion through his recovery seems to have more than a passing
interest in Manion's work. Violence and strong language. 1992.

Bluegate Fields  RC 35631
by Anne Perry 
read by David Palmer
2 cassettes (Reissue)
In Victorian London, the nude corpse of sixteen-year-old
aristocrat Arthur Waybourne is found in a slum's sewer.
Inspector Pitt is surprised to learn that the youth was infected
with syphilis, had been recently used homosexually, and died by
drowning in bathwater. The Waybourne family quickly produces a
likely murder suspect, but both Pitt and his wife, Charlotte,
suspect a more complicated scenario. Some violence. 1984.

Body Count  RC 35687
by William X. Kienzle 
read by Roy Avers
2 cassettes
Because of his reputation for solving crimes, Father Koesler is
consulted by the Detroit police when another priest is missing.
But this time Koesler's hands are somewhat tied--during
confession a hit man admits to the priest's contract killing.
Koesler is further hampered by overeager newcomer Father Dunn,
who wants to play detective. Two murders later, Koesler finds a
way to bypass the confession confidentiality. Some strong
language and some violence. 1992.

The Body in Blackwater Bay  RC 37115
by Paula Gosling 
read by Michael Pinney
2 cassettes
Paradise Island in one of the Great Lakes is a haven for a small
group of residents until they receive anonymous threatening
letters and phone calls accompanied by multiple offers to buy
their homes. Meanwhile, a New York artist returns to her old
home on the island to escape a troubled marriage but believes
she is still being stalked by her evil husband. Vacationing
detective Jack Stryker reluctantly investigates. Strong language
and some violence. 1992.

Boiling Rock  RC 37133
by Remar Sutton 
read by Catherine Byers
2 cassettes
A macabre presence permeates the village of Boiling Rock on
Grand Bahama Island in the Caribbean. What mysterious force is
killing the dolphins, and now the people, who swim too close to
the boiling hole? Evelyn Wade intends to find out with the help
of voodoo expert Mama Da and journalist August Clevenger. They
learn more about voodoo as they unearth a bizarre scheme
involving a deadly virus and a fierce power struggle. Some
strong language. 1991.

Boneyards  RC 36417
by Robert Campbell 
read by Ray Foushee
2 cassettes
While Chicago cop Ray Sharkey is investigating the murder of a
jewel importer, he is also dealing with a pressing personal
matter. A mayoral candidate is looking for a dirty cop to expose
and he's picked Sharkey. Unfortunately Sharkey is dirty: he uses
bribes and prostitutes to finance his wife's and daughter's
medical expenses and to keep his hooker girlfriend off the
streets. Strong language, violence, and explicit descriptions of
sex. 1992.

Breach of Promise  RC 35037
by Roy Hart 
read by Mimi Bederman
2 cassettes
Retired chemical engineer Ziggy Komarowski had moved to
long-time friend Enid Kingsley's small English village to help
her with the crippled brother she has cared for for fifty years.
It is Enid who finds Ziggy's murdered body. While Inspector
Roper investigates several village feuds that could provide the
impetus for murder, a surprising suicide occurs, unveiling a
complex story of misunderstanding. Some violence. 1990.

The Case of the Counterfeit Eye  RC 35459
by Erle Stanley Gardner 
read by James DeLotel
2 cassettes (Reissue)
When Perry Mason meets with Peter Brunold, a man with a missing
glass eye, he doesn't expect to have to play detective to solve
the case. But Hartley Basset is found dead, clutching the
missing orb. Mason has to straighten out a young embezzler, hide
a key witness, find missing evidence, and solve two murders in
order to clear his client's name. 1935.

The Case of the Demure Defendant  RC 35463
by Erle Stanley Gardner 
read by Harold Parker
1 cassette
The lawyer known for his courtroom surprises takes a case
involving death and poison. But when he hears Nadine Farr's
taped confession to the murder of Mosher Higley, the man who
gave her everything, Perry Mason is not so sure that things are
as they seem. Was this sudden death by cyanide of potassium
poisoning or will the bottle of tablets prove otherwise? The
evidence, however, is missing, and Mr. Mason goes looking for
it. 1955.

The Case of the Half-wakened Wife  RC 35460
by Erle Stanley Gardner 
read by Ray Foushee
2 cassettes
Scott and Marion Shelby are aboard their yacht. Scott is
concerned about his oil lease on an island that is up for sale,
and Marion is occupied by her discovery that her husband is
unfaithful. When Scott's dead body ends up overboard and
half-awake Marion holds a gun in her hand, it's time for another
passenger, Perry Mason, to look into the matter. 1945.

The Case of the Negligent Nymph  RC 35462
by Erle Stanley Gardner 
read by Harold Parker
2 cassettes
There she was, swimming naked toward Alder Island, and Perry
Mason just happened to be paddling a canoe on the bay. But when
he rescues her, Mason is rather surprised to find himself also
having to defend her. At first the charge against Dorothy Fenner
is theft, but now it's murder, and Mason has some explaining to
do, too. 1949.

The Case of the Reluctant Model  RC 35465
by Erle Stanley Gardner 
read by Harold Parker
2 cassettes (Reissue)
Collin Durant is an artist with a thriving business. Otto Olney
is a wealthy collector. Both men are interested in paintings and
both are interested in Maxine Lindsay, a nude model. When the
two men become involved in a suit over the authenticity of a
phony masterpiece, Perry Mason takes the case. Now Durant is
dead and Maxine and her pet canary, the star witnesses, are
missing. Perry Mason is in real trouble. 1961.

The Case of the Vagabond Virgin  RC 35461
by Erle Stanley Gardner 
read by Ray Foushee
2 cassettes
Prominent businessman John Addison persuades Perry Mason to
spring Veronica Dale, a sweet young thing, from the local jail
where she was locked up overnight for vagrancy. Once her release
is arranged, however, Mason discovers that this innocent-looking
girl, who is new in town, is part of an elaborate blackmail plot
and wanted for murder. Some strong language. 1948.

The Cat Who Played Post Office  RC 35536
by Lilian Jackson Braun 
read by Bob Askey
1 cassette
Awakening in a hospital after a bicycle crash, amnesiac Jim
Qwilleran slowly recalls the events that led up to the accident.
While exploring their newly inherited mansion in Pickax City,
Qwilleran and his two cats become curious about the apparent
disappearance of the previous owner's maid. Qwilleran fails to
pay the proper attention to clues his cat Koko uncovers until
his own snooping leads to several suspicious deaths. 1987.

The Cat Who Wasn't There  RC 35584
by Lilian Jackson Braun 
read by Jim Zeiger
2 cassettes
Jim Qwilleran rushes home from his vacation when he learns that
his librarian friend, Polly Duncan, is being bothered by a
prowler. Polly is okay when he arrives and they decide to take a
bus tour of Scotland along with several other residents of
Pickax--one of whom is Jim's former lover. Their trip disrupted
by the death of their guide, the group returns home to find
valuable jewels and teddy bears missing and one of the group
acting strangely. 1992.

The Cat Who Went into the Closet  RC 36441
by Lilian Jackson Braun 
read by Bob Askey
2 cassettes
Siamese cats Koko and Yum Yum help wealthy newspaperman Jim
Qwilleran solve another case by snooping through closets in the
Pickax mansion they rent from Qwilleran's colleague Junior Gage.
Gage was given the house by his grandmother, who then shocks
everyone by supposedly committing suicide after retiring to
Florida. A birth certificate, a changed will, and the murder of
a man indirectly connected with the elderly woman add up to foul
play. 1993.

The Cater Street Hangman  RC 35630
by Anne Perry 
read by Terry Hayes Sales
2 cassettes (Reissue)
Inspector Pitt invades a proper Victorian household in London
where the stuffy parents of three young sisters, one recently
married and the other two hoping, try to shield them from the
sex-related murders of several servant girls outside their home.
Inspector Pitt falls in love with one of the sisters. 1979.

Catnap: A Midnight Louie Mystery  RC 36696
by Carole Nelson Douglas 
read by J.P. Linton
2 cassettes
There's been a murder at the American Booksellers Association
convention. Also, Baker and Taylor, the feline mascots of a book
wholesaler, have been catnapped. Cat detective Midnight Louie
pads stealthily through the aisles of the exhibit booths in
search of clues. He teams up with human female Temple Barr, the
convention's public relations officer, to bring the criminal to
justice. 1992.

Coffin on Murder Street  RC 35815
by Gwendoline Butler 
read by Andrew Sofer
2 cassettes
Chief Commander John Coffin's old flame, Stella, has recently
hired TV star Nell Casey to perform at her Theatre Workshop
during a festival. Soon afterwards Coffin's days and nights are
filled with the investigation of several crimes. A missing tour
bus is discovered with its passengers drugged--one of them
lethally. Nell's son is threatened and kidnapped, and then the
actress herself disappears. 1991.

Copp in the Dark  RC 35638
by Don Pendleton 
read by Ray Foushee
1 cassette
Private investigator Joe Copp smelled trouble with this
musical-theater case immediately. Hired anonymously to protect
the star from murder attempts, Copp is soon a target himself,
and the next few frantic days are littered with naked corpses.
Nobody's story holds water for long, not even that of the
beautiful director whom Copp is falling for. If this is all an
elaborate setup, why did they pick him? Strong language,
violence, and descriptions of sex. 1990.

Copp on Ice  RC 37191
by Don Pendleton 
read by Ray Foushee
2 cassettes
P.I. and ex-policeman Joe Copp is angry but intrigued when he is
roughed up by two officers who warn him to stay away from the
nearby town of Brighton. Then Copp's old friend, the newly
appointed city administrator of Brighton, persuades Copp to take
a seventy-two-hour job as temporary chief of police. Copp's
first assignment? Find out who just shot the two policemen who
threatened him earlier. Strong language, violence, and
descriptions of sex. 1991.

Copy Kat  RC 36698
by Karen Kijewski 
read by Carole Jordan Stewart
2 cassettes
P.I. Kat Colorado is hired by an elderly man who wants the truth
about the robbery and murder of his twenty-nine-year-old
goddaughter Deidre Durkin, who was shot while leaving the bar
she and her husband Matt owned. Since the client suspects the
husband, Kat goes undercover--tending bar for Matt. Kat, too,
rules out random robbery, especially after an attempt is made on
Deidre's small son's life. Strong language, violence, and
descriptions of sex. 1992.

+Cruel and Unusual  RC 35937
by Patricia D. Cornwell 
read by Madelyn Buzzard
2 cassettes
All of the current cases before Virginia's chief medical
examiner, Dr. Kay Scarpetta, seem to be linked to a recently
executed prisoner. A young boy's corpse is mutilated in the same
manner as the prisoner's victim and then the prisoner's
fingerprint appears at the scene of a supposed suicide. But when
Scarpetta's assistant's murder also appears related, Scarpetta
is shocked to learn that she is the prime suspect. Strong
language and violence. Bestseller 1993.

Danger from the Dead  RC 36942
by E.X. Ferrars 
read by Ted Eiland
2 cassettes
Gavin Cleaver, a shy, middle-aged history teacher, is spending
his summer holiday in a cottage attached to the main house owned
by his brother, Nigel, and Nigel's wife, Annabel. Gavin is
looking forward to seeing Caroline, Annabel's sister, for whom
he has a fondness. Going into the main house one day, he finds
Caroline shot and Annabel dead of a stroke--and it appears that
Annabel may be the murderer. Then a second murder takes place.
1992.

Dead or Alive  RC 35002
by Patricia Wentworth 
read by Ardyth Heller
2 cassettes
Bill Coverdale has returned to London after a year in South
America. He visits Meg O'Hara first thing. He has loved Meg for
years, and now that her husband Robin, who was also a spy, is
dead, perhaps there's a chance for Bill. But Meg is nervous and
upset. She has received a newspaper with the letters "I am
alive" circled, and a maple leaf with pinpricks spelling
"alive." Is Robin really dead or is he alive? 1936.

Death Lives Next Door: The First Inspector Coffin Mystery  RC
36185
by Gwendoline Butler 
read by Richard Brown
1 cassette
Dr. Marion Manning of Oxford is being watched by a silent
stranger. Ignoring her friends' pleas to notify the police,
Manning is finally forced into an odd confrontation with her
stalker. By the time Inspector Coffin arrives on the scene for a
related case, a series of unexplained accidents among a large
cast of characters has been put in motion. Some violence. 1960.

Death of a Russian Priest  RC 36293
by Stuart M. Kaminsky 
read by Noah Siegel
2 cassettes
Inspector Porfiry Rostnikov is involved in two investigations.
He is looking into the death of village priest Father Merhum,
who was scheduled to make a speech in Moscow that was extremely
critical of high-level officials. Rostnikov's assistant Sasha
Tkach and Sasha's new partner Elena Timofeyeva are probing the
disappearance of the daughter of a Syrian official. Each
investigation progresses with sidelights on the Soviet Union's
dissolution. 1992.

The Death of Love: A Peter McGarr Mystery  RC 36600
by Bartholomew Gill 
read by Andy Chappell
2 cassettes
When Irish philanthropist Paddy Power dies of heart failure, his
doctor cries foul play. Power had been about to announce a
radical plan to right some financial wrongs in Ireland--but now
his note cards are missing. Did someone switch Power's medicine
to cause his death? Chief Superintendent Peter McGarr suspects
everyone--the ex-wife, the doctor, the jilted assistant. Some
strong language and some violence. 1992.

Debt of Dishonour  RC 35611
by Robert Goddard 
read by Ronald B. Meyer
4 cassettes
Architect Geoffrey Staddon had an affair with unhappily married
Consuela Caswell twelve years ago. Now he learns that she is
accused of poisoning her niece and trying to murder her husband.
Staddon comes to her aid, but he is unsuccessful in determining
who framed Consuela, and she is convicted. Still hopeful,
Staddon continues his bumbling investigation as Consuela's
hanging date grows near. Violence and some descriptions of sex.
1991.

+Decked  RC 35946
by Carol Higgins Clark 
read by Mary Woods
2 cassettes
Regan Reilly, private investigator, has returned to Oxford for
the ten-year reunion of her semester-abroad class. She wonders
if her former roommate Athena, who mysteriously disappeared one
weekend, will return for the reunion. Regan certainly does not
expect to hear that Athena's body has just been found. After
assisting in the investigation, Regan sets sail for home,
accompanying Lady Exner. They soon find both their lives in
danger. Bestseller 1992.

A Dedicated Man: An Inspector Banks Mystery  RC 35829
by Peter Robinson 
read by Graeme Malcolm
2 cassettes
Inspector Banks's easy work load in the village of Gratly is
suddenly augmented by a murder with pitifully few leads. The
victim, a former professor whose inheritance allowed him and his
wife to move to Gratly, led a bland life of research and
fraternizing at the pub--no cause for murder. Frustrations mount
when the only witness is killed. Some violence and some explicit
descriptions of sex. 1988.

Defend and Betray  RC 37192
by Anne Perry 
read by James DeLotel
3 cassettes
London 1857. At a dinner party, Thaddeus Carlyon fell over a
stair bannister, landing on a suit of armor. But it wasn't the
fall that killed him--someone stabbed him after he fell. His
wife Alexandra claims responsibility, but Carlyon's sister Edith
does not believe her and calls on her friend Hester Latterly for
help. Hester enlists Inspector William Monk and barrister Oliver
Rathbone, who uncover shocking circumstances during the trial.
1992.

+Degree of Guilt  RC 35883
by Richard North Patterson 
read by Gary Telles
4 cassettes
Distinguished attorney Christopher Paget is raising his
fifteen-year-old son Carlo. Carlo's estranged mother, television
journalist Mary Carelli, is in town to interview novelist Mark
Ransom but instead is accused of his murder. Not only does her
story of Ransom's rape attempt have some inconsistencies for
Paget and his assistant to sort out, it also involves a
surprising group of well-known people. Violence and some
explicit descriptions of sex. Bestseller 1992.

+Devil's Waltz  RC 35905
by Jonathan Kellerman 
read by Roy Avers
3 cassettes
Twenty-one-month-old Cassie Jones keeps appearing in the
emergency room with symptoms for which there is no medical
explanation. Child psychologist Alex Delaware eliminates
Cassie's parents as instigators of the symptoms, but what about
her grandfather--the new fiscal advisor for the financially
troubled hospital? Strong language and some descriptions of sex.
Bestseller 1993.

Dirty Tricks  RC 36565
by Michael Dibdin 
read by Graeme Malcolm
2 cassettes
Tim, a down-and-out English instructor, senses his luck is
changing when his hostess makes a pass at him during dinner.
Karen, who is married to accountant Dennis, is not Tim's type,
but he takes her up on her offer. When an accident claims
Dennis, it seems all too easy for Tim to step into Dennis's
affluent lifestyle--until things begin to go horribly wrong.
Strong language, some violence, and explicit descriptions of
sex. 1991.

+Dolores Claiborne  RC 35892
by Stephen King 
read by Pam Ward
2 cassettes
Sixty-five-year-old Dolores Claiborne of Little Tall Island goes
to the local police to set the record straight regarding both
the recent death of her employer, wealthy Vera Donovan, and the
death of Dolores's husband Joe thirty years earlier. A dozen
stenographer's tapes later, the story of Vera and her
housekeeper Dolores, two self-described bitches, is told. Strong
language, some explicit descriptions of sex, and some violence.
Bestseller 1993.

Don't Ask  RC 36980
by Donald E. Westlake 
read by Barry Bernson
2 cassettes
Dortmunder agrees to steal a bone; that is, a sacred relic of an
ancient saint. He was hired by government officials of one of
two small eastern European countries competing for the only
available seat in the United Nations. Filling that seat is in
the hands of an archbishop who would be only too pleased to
possess the relic. Dortmunder and his band of inept burglars
succeed at first, only to bungle the grandiose scheme. Some
strong language. 1993.

Dude on Arrival  RC 36915
by J.S. Borthwick 
read by Mimi Bederman
2 cassettes
The new Arizona dude ranch, Rancho del Gato Blanco, is plagued
by a rash of pranks, much to the annoyance of Julia Clancy, a
demanding, widowed horsewoman who is spending her winter there.
By the time Julia convinces her niece, Professor Sarah Deane,
and her niece's boyfriend, Dr. Alex McKenzie, both amateur
sleuths, to join her for Christmas, the capers have escalated
into murder. Some strong language and some violence. 1992.

Every Crooked Nanny  RC 35762
by Kathy Hogan Trocheck 
read by Madelyn Buzzard
2 cassettes
Unable to get her detective business off the ground, ex-cop
Callahan Garrity buys a maid service. When she is hired by her
old sorority sister Lilah Beemish, Callahan lucks into two jobs
in one. The Beemishes' Mormon nanny, Kristee, has just taken off
with their jewels and some top-secret business papers. But it's
soon apparent that Kristee is not Mormon and not missing--she's
dead. Strong language and some violence. 1992.

Expert Testimony  RC 36305
by Grif Stockley 
read by J.P. Linton
2 cassettes
Arkansas public defender Gideon Page plans an insanity plea when
he defends Perry Sarver, the admitted killer of popular state
senator Hart Anderson. Sarver, a patient of Anderson's
psychiatrist wife, allegedly wanted his doctor free to marry
him--a desire Page empathizes with after meeting her. But the
D.A.'s office isn't going for it--they think the murder is a
contract hit. Strong language and some descriptions of sex.
1991.

Fall from Grace  RC 36487
by L.R. Wright 
read by Roy Avers
2 cassettes
When Bobby Ransome returns to the coastal Canadian town of
Sechelt after serving time in prison, his ex-wife is married to
his friend Warren and Warren's married sister Annabelle still
lusts after Bobby. Meanwhile, every case Staff Sergeant Karl
Alberg investigates--from malicious mischief at a mini-zoo to a
man's fatal fall from a cliff--seems to involve Bobby's odd
circle of acquaintances. Strong language, some violence, and
descriptions of sex. 1991.

A Fatal Attachment  RC 36282
by Robert Barnard 
read by Jill Tanner
2 cassettes
Lydia Perceval lives the solitary life of a writer in an English
village and is well-known for her biographies of popular
historical figures. Until they were grown, her nephews occupied
important places in her life and she in theirs. Now two other
teenage boys appear to be impressed by her high-class notions
and domineering character. Soon Lydia is dead and detectives
interview any number of people who seem to have hated her enough
to strangle her. 1992.

Fell Back  RC 37425
by M.E. Kerr 
read by Christopher Hurt
1 cassette
John Fell, the son of a detective, returns after a holiday to
the prep school where he has been sent by a rich benefactor and
discovers that a fellow Sevens club member, Lasher, has fallen
to his death from the tower on campus. Fell is determined to
find out if the death is an accident, a suicide, or a murder,
and he soon is involved in a mystery that includes another
death. Sequel to _Fell (RC 29340)._ For junior and senior high
readers. 1989.

A Fine Italian Hand  RC 36545
by Eric Wright 
read by J.P. Linton
2 cassettes
Staff Inspector Charlie Salter of the Metropolitan Toronto
Police is temporarily assigned to the homicide unit to
investigate the murder of actor Alec Hunter whose body is found
in a sleazy local motel. Insinuations by the media about Mafia
involvement have upset the Italian community. And Salter,
distracted by his wife's absence and an old girlfriend's
presence, must unravel the mystery of Hunter's ability to put on
an act. Some strong language. 1992.

Flight of a Witch  RC 36158
by Ellis Peters 
read by Graeme Malcolm
2 cassettes
Annet Beck, eighteen, is a woman of awesome beauty who lives
with her strict parents and has always obeyed their every wish.
Tom Kenyon, a math teacher who boards at Annet's home, one day
sees her disappear over the top of a hill thought to be haunted.
When Tom arrives home, Annet's parents say she is away mailing a
letter. So why is she gone for five days? And who is responsible
for a murder that occurs in nearby Birmingham? Some strong
language. 1964.

Folly's Child  RC 35598
by Janet Tanner 
read by Jennifer Mendenhall
3 cassettes
Twenty years ago fashion designer Hugo Varna's beautiful wife
Paula and his partner Greg Martin were aboard Martin's yacht
when it exploded. After a news story proclaims that Martin is
actually still alive, Varna's daughter Harriet and insurance
investigator Tom O'Neill search for proof that Paula, too, may
still be alive. What they finally discover rocks the entire
Varna family. Explicit descriptions of sex, some strong
language, and some violence. 1991.

+For the Sake of Elena  RC 35935
by Elizabeth George 
read by Mitzi Friedlander
3 cassettes
Scotland Yard detectives Thomas Lynley and Barbara Havers are
assigned to the murder case of Cambridge college student Elena
Weaver, who was killed during her morning run along the river.
Why had she told her running partner--her stepmother--that she
was not running that morning? Or had someone else used the
visual display telephone, pretending to be the deaf Elena?
Strong language, some violence, and some explicit descriptions
of sex. 1992.

Funnelweb  RC 35606
by Charles West 
read by Andrew Sofer
2 cassettes
Tom Grant, formerly a detective in England, is now working as a
stand-in on a film shoot in Australia. When he falls off a
cliff, he lands next to a seven-year-old corpse and finds
himself involved in a web of murders. The body of an elderly
woman turns up in the same area, and hundreds of miles away a
dead prostitute is discovered. Most people see no connection,
but Tom does, and that could cost him his life. Violence and
strong language. 1988.

+The General's Daughter  RC 35881
by Nelson DeMille 
read by Chuck Benson
3 cassettes
The naked body of Captain Ann Campbell, daughter of the base
commander, is found on the firing range of Fort Hadley, Georgia.
Paul Brenner, an army criminal investigator, is assigned the
case. His partner is Cynthia Sunhill, rape investigator and
former girlfriend. They soon discover that Campbell was not the
person she appeared to be and that almost everyone on base is
hiding something. Strong language and descriptions of sex.
Bestseller 1992.

The Gift Shop  RC 34956
by Charlotte Armstrong 
read by June Carter
2 cassettes (Reissue)
Paul Fairchild has learned that he has an eight-year-old
daughter whose mother does not want her. But Paul does, and he
hires someone to locate and kidnap the child. But now the
kidnapper has been killed, and Paul doesn't know where his
daughter is. The clue to her whereabouts is hidden in a
piggybank in a gift shop tended by Jean Cunliffe, who suddenly
finds herself on a wild chase across America and Europe in
search of the missing child. 1966.

A Glancing Light  RC 36235
by Aaron Elkins 
read by Roy Avers
2 cassettes
Twenty-two months ago, in 1987, three art burglaries occurred in
one night in Bologna, Italy. Now one of the stolen originals has
surfaced in a shipment of art reproductions in Seattle. Chris
Norgren of the Seattle Art Museum identifies the painting, and
the Italian government asks him to help with the investigation.
Soon, however, Chris is involved with the mafia and targeted for
death. Some strong language. 1991.

The Hanging Valley: An Inspector Banks Mystery  RC 36869
by Peter Robinson 
read by Graeme Malcolm
2 cassettes
Neil Fellowes was enjoying his walk along the Swainshead Fell
until he came upon a corpse with its face eaten away. Inspector
Banks recalls that five years ago another corpse was found and a
local village woman disappeared. Banks suspects a connection
between the deaths. He also believes the innkeeper's wife knows
more than she admits. Some violence, some strong language, and
some descriptions of sex. 1989.

The Hangman's Beautiful Daughter  RC 35032
by Sharyn McCrumb 
read by Phil Regensdorf
2 cassettes
Appalachia's Dark Hollow is visited by a flurry of deaths, all
foreseen by elderly Nora Bonesteel. A teenager kills his
parents, his young brother, and himself, then comforts one of
his two remaining siblings with phone calls from beyond.
Outsider Laura Bruce, the minister's new wife, is drawn into
this predicament and that of another young orphan. Meanwhile,
Dark Hollow's polluted river causes more tragedy. Some strong
language and some violence. 1992.

AnIllegal Solution  RC 36689
by Jeffrey Ashford 
read by Graeme Malcolm
1 cassette
Detective-Sergeant O'Connor is so frustrated in his attempt to
arrest a drug dealer that he plants cocaine on the suspect. His
illegal solution backfires, and now his partner,
Detective-Constable Brent, must decide whether to protect
O'Connor, his own girlfriend and his career, or the law. The
final irony of the situation is that it is the force of criminal
elements that determines Brent's choice. Some strong language.
1990.

+"J" Is for Judgment  RC 35906
by Sue Grafton 
read by Mitzi Friedlander
2 cassettes
Private detective Kinsey Millhone is asked to free-lance for her
ex-employer California Fidelity Insurance, who, after paying
$500,000 to Wendell Jaffe's widow, learns that Jaffe has just
been spotted in Mexico. Five years earlier when his business
scam backfired, he threw himself off his boat--leaving his
partner facing prison and his family feeling abandoned. Now he
has to explain why he's still alive. Strong language. Bestseller
1993.

King of the Corner  RC 37202
by Loren D. Estleman 
read by Ray Foushee
2 cassettes
Conclusion of the Detroit trilogy, following _Whiskey River (RC
34363)_ and _Motown (RC 34364)_. Seven years after Doc Miller, a
six-foot-five relief pitcher for the Tigers, was locked up for
hosting a party where a guest overdosed, Doc's out and in need
of a job. Reluctantly he accepts an offer from Maynard Ance, a
bail bondsman, and is plunged into a series of fast-moving
events. Strong language and violence. 1992.

A Landing on the Sun  RC 36692
by Michael Frayn 
read by Patrick Horgan
2 cassettes
Jessel, a British civil servant, is assigned to an
investigation. It seems that among previously unexplained deaths
in the defense ministry, Summerchild's plunge from an Admiralty
office window has suddenly piqued the curiosity of the media,
and Jessel must prepare for the ensuing publicity. He discovers
that the initial inquiries failed to uncover Summerchild's
missing files, the whereabouts of a female colleague, and the
nature of his project. 1991.

The Last Camel Died at Noon  RC 36260
by Elizabeth Peters 
read by Flo Gibson
3 cassettes
Victorian archaeologists Amelia Peabody and Radcliffe Emerson
have just completed excavations in Egypt. As they plan to move
on to an ancient city in the Sudan, they are asked to
investigate a mysterious message, purportedly from Willoughby
Forth, an explorer who has been missing for the past fourteen
years. Accepting the chance to play sleuths, they find
themselves trapped in a dangerous and complicated predicament.
1991.

The Laying Out of Gussie Hoot  RC 34964
by Margot Fraser 
read by Anne Mullen
2 cassettes
Augusta Houghton, also known as Gussie Hoot, is a cranky old
lady in a small Texas town who counts her cash daily. When
Gussie is suddenly found dead and her cash box is found empty,
there is work for the sheriff and his deputy. Soon everyone is
suspect--Gussie's own son Bubba; her nemesis, the banker Lincoln
Winters; her bridge club, the Lone Star Bidders; and especially
the teenage newcomers, Sherrylee and Jewell Ray Cantwell. Strong
language. 1990.

Lieberman's Choice  RC 36671
by Stuart M. Kaminsky 
read by Christopher Hurt
1 cassette
When Shepard finds his wife with a fellow officer, he shoots
them and barricades himself, along with his dog and enough
explosives to blow up Chicago's North Side, thus creating a
classic standoff. Lieberman and Hanrahan, amiable partners and
raconteurs, are assigned to talk Shepard out of further action,
but one plan after another fails. Sequel to _Lieberman's Folly
(RC 35401)_. Strong language and some violence. 1993.

The Love That Kills  RC 36410
by Ronald Levitsky 
read by Ray Foushee
2 cassettes
In a small Virginia town, bigoted right wing activist Edison
Basehart is charged with murdering a drug-addicted Vietnamese
woman. Jimmy Wilkes is surprised to be assigned to prosecute,
with hints that the open-and-shut case will ensure his political
future. But conscientious Wilkes is the only one to agree with
northern Jewish attorney Nate Rosen, who feels Basehart has been
set up. Strong language, violence, and explicit descriptions of
sex. 1991.

MacPherson's Lament: An Elizabeth MacPherson Mystery  RC 36601
by Sharyn McCrumb 
read by Madelyn Buzzard
2 cassettes
Forensic anthropologist and amateur sleuth Elizabeth MacPherson
returns to the States when she learns that her family is falling
apart. Her brother Bill, a naive, brand-new attorney, has been
implicated in a fraud by a group of elderly Confederate
daughters. Meanwhile, Bill and Elizabeth's parents are getting a
divorce, and Bill's partner has a mysterious hobby that entails
a rifle in the trunk of her car. 1992.

Maigret on the Riviera  RC 36568
by Georges Simenon 
read by Patrick Horgan
1 cassette
Superintendent Maigret is sent from Paris to tactfully
investigate a murder in Antibes. Although lulled by the
vacation-like atmosphere, Maigret immediately pokes holes in the
theory of the local police. The victim was William Brown, who
had a mysterious past and no known means of support. His live-in
lover and her mother have been arrested for his murder, but
Maigret suspects Brown's death was linked to his monthly drunken
binges. 1940.

Make Friends with Murder  RC 35966
by Judith Garwood 
read by Ellen Frost
2 cassettes
Morgan Reeves is researching a California winery for an upcoming
article when the tour group she has joined stumbles upon a
corpse. Because the dead man had been working on a device to
detect pesticides in wine, the local winery owners are
suspected. Morgan's attraction for one owner, John Novelli,
prompts her to start snooping around for information that will
relieve her doubts. Some violence, some strong language, and
some descriptions of sex. 1992.

Marked for Murder  RC 35688
by William X. Kienzle 
read by Roy Avers
2 cassettes
An aging prostitute is strangled and mutilated by a man in
clerical garb. Father Koesler, who gets involved when the police
ask him to bury the woman, stays on the case as similar murders
occur. When the police actually arrest a priest, a horrified
Koesler steps up his snooping to clear his colleague. Violence,
some strong language, and some descriptions of sex. 1988.

The Martha's Vineyard Woman Who Walked into the Sea: A Jeff
Jacksond Mystery  RC 36500
by Philip R. Craig 
read by Ray Foushee
2 cassettes
Ex-cop J.W. Jackson's Martha's Vineyard life--fishing, cooking,
and frolicking with friend Zee Madieras--is interrupted by two
academics who are preparing to publish their discovery of an
unknown Shakespeare play. When cranky, elderly Professor
Summerharp dies during her morning swim, Jackson wonders about
her recent activities and acquaintances. Some strong language.
1991.

Mary, Mary  RC 37193
by Ed McBain 
read by Ray Foushee
2 cassettes
After her beloved retired schoolteacher Mary Barton is accused
of murder, a wealthy Englishwoman hires Florida attorney Matthew
Hope. Although the bodies of three young girls were found buried
in Barton's elaborate garden, Hope believes she's innocent.
Unfortunately, the prosecuting attorney has witnesses who swear
they saw Barton with the children and one who even saw her
digging the grave. Strong language and some explicit
descriptions of sex. 1992.

+McNally's Risk  RC 35900
by Lawrence Sanders 
read by Chuck Benson
2 cassettes
Mrs. Smythe-Hersforth believes "one must have pride in one's
family." So Archy McNally has been asked to check into the
background of her son Chauncey's fiance, Theodosia Johnson. He
has barely begun his investigation when the bodies start turning
up. First the artist who painted a portrait of Theodosia, then
Chauncey's first girlfriend, and then the artist's daughter.
Archy believes Theodosia's butterfly tattoo is the key. Strong
language. Bestseller 1993.

Men in Blue: Badge of Honor, Book 1  RC 36239
by W.E.B. Griffin 
read by Ray Foushee
2 cassettes
Philadelphia highway patrolman Dutch Moffitt is gunned down in a
diner holdup during a "meeting" with newscaster Louise Dutton.
Staff inspector Peter Wohl volunteers to handle the Dutton
aspect of the case and promptly falls in love with her. Another
murder, the inner workings of the police department, and a large
cast of characters round out this first installment of a series.
Strong language and some violence. 1988.

The Mind Readers  RC 35627
by Margery Allingham 
read by David Palmer
2 cassettes
Two unorthodox schoolboys, secret scientific experiments,
newsmen, and the whole field of extrasensory perception combine
to lead Albert Campion on a cross-country chase. 1965.

Miss Melville Rides a Tiger  RC 37419
by Evelyn E. Smith 
read by Barbara Caruso
2 cassettes
Susan Melville's old college friend Berengaria Rundle is up to
no good. She is using her position as the mother of the ruling
sultan of a small middle-eastern state to smuggle drugs out of
that country. Unfortunately, she is using Rundle House, a home
for unwed mothers, as the front for her operation. Susan pays a
charitable visit to Rundle House and soon finds herself putting
her skill as an assassin to work. 1991.

Mortal Remains in Maggody  RC 36979
by Joan Hess 
read by Madelyn Buzzard
2 cassettes
Most of the Maggody townsfolk are thrilled when a movie is
filmed in their town. Even Brother Verber, Maggody's lust-filled
preacher, is given the chance to strip for art. Police Chief
Arly Hanks has no time to be starstruck, however--an
irritatingly elusive arsonist has had the audacity to set fire
to her apartment. But Arly is forced to pay attention to the
movie people when somebody starts killing them. Strong language
and some descriptions of sex. 1991.

Mr. Campion and Others  RC 35628
by Margery Allingham 
read by Jon Beryl
2 cassettes
Eight of the stories in this volume concern Mr. Albert Campion's
collaborations with Scotland Yard, and five are miscellaneous
stories. 1965.

Mr. Zero  RC 35409
by Patricia Wentworth 
read by Jennifer Mendenhall
2 cassettes
Originally published in 1938, this mystery features feisty,
young Gay Hardwicke, whose cousin, Lady Sylvia Colesborough, is
being blackmailed by the mysterious Mr. Zero. Gay tries to
persuade Sylvia to confess her transgressions to her husband
rather than bow to Zero's demands, but she refuses. When Gay and
her fianc, Algy, attempt to intervene, Algy ends up the chief
suspect in a murder case. 1938.

Mrs. Pargeter's Package  RC 35760
by Simon Brett 
read by Janis Gray
2 cassettes
After Joyce Dover's husband dies, the grieving widow asks her
friend Melita Pargeter to accompany her on a therapeutic
vacation to Corfu, Greece. Melita is puzzled by Joyce's tense
behavior on the trip, including Joyce's odd request that Melita
carry a package for her. When Joyce supposedly commits suicide,
Melita uses her own late husband's underworld connections to
help her investigate. Some strong language and some violence.
1990.

Murder in the Red Room  RC 36438
by Elliott Roosevelt 
read by Flo Gibson
2 cassettes
While Eleanor and Franklin Roosevelt are entertaining the
Supreme Court justices, someone is murdering Shondor Jack in the
Red Room. Shondor Jack has a shady past in Cleveland, where he
narrowly escaped murder charges. Why was he in the White House?
And is it a coincidence that two attorneys seen wandering the
halls that night are also from Ohio? In fact, all of the clues
seem to point to that state. Some strong language. 1992.

Murder in the Senate  RC 36804
by William S. Cohen and Thomas B. Allen 
read by Rick Foucheux
2 cassettes
Fitzgerald, chief of the Capitol Police, investigates the murder
of Senator Julia Bristow. Meanwhile, pressure from the Senate
majority leader mounts as a key vote comes to the floor, the FBI
and the district police interfere, and the news media and
Fitzgerald's boss get in the way. Fitzgerald appears unaware
that politics can have anything to do with crime until he learns
why Bristow's vote was critical. Strong language. 1993.

Nothing Venture  RC 35029
by Patricia Wentworth 
read by Margaret Walterhouse
2 cassettes
Jervis Weare is to inherit his grandfather's fortune if he
marries Rosamund, his cousin and fiance, within three months of
the old man's death. When Rosamund dumps him, hoping to inherit
the money herself, Jervis's lawyer informs him he can marry
anyone--within the next three days. Why does the lawyer's
secretary volunteer to wed Jervis and then not want his money?
And why is she afraid for his life? Some strong language. 1932.

Orchestrated Death: A Mystery Introducing Inspector Bill Slider 
RC 35970
by Cynthia Harrod-Eagles 
read by Edward C. Stern
2 cassettes
Inspector Slider's dissatisfaction with his personal and
professional lives assumes a new dimension when he responds to
an urgent call. The ensuing investigation creates an intriguing
dichotomy. While he ponders the murder of an affluent woman,
whose body is found in a seedy flat, he develops a romantic
entanglement with the victim's orchestral partner, against his
better judgment. Strong language. 1991.

Pacific Beat  RC 36075
by T. Jefferson Parker 
read by Bob Askey
3 cassettes
Jim Weir returns home to Newport Beach the day before his
thirty-nine-year-old sister, Ann Cruz, is found raped and
murdered. Jim and his grieving brother-in-law, policeman Raymond
Cruz, follow a tip that a police car was observed leaving the
scene. Was the murder tied to the local toxic-dumping
controversy, or was the newly pregnant Ann killed by a spurned
admirer? Strong language, violence, and some explicit
descriptions of sex. 1991.

+Paper Doll  RC 35940
by Robert B. Parker 
read by Ray Foushee
1 cassette
Private eye Spenser is hired by wealthy Bostonian Loudon Tripp
to track down the murderer of Tripp's wife, Olivia. Finding no
leads in Boston, Spenser moves on to Olivia's hometown in South
Carolina to search for clues from her past. Spenser is tailed,
detained, and harassed, but he still manages to discover that
Olivia's supposedly dead father is very much alive, and so, in
fact, is Olivia. Strong language, some violence, and some
descriptions of sex. Bestseller 1993.

Pennies on a Dead Woman's Eyes  RC 36092
by Marcia Muller 
read by Pam Ward
2 cassettes
Lis Benedict has just been released after serving thirty-six
years for the murder and mutilation of her husband's lover,
former debutante Cordy McKittridge. Lis's daughter Judy, who as
a child had provided damning testimony against Lis, now wants
the slaying reinvestigated to clear her mother. Investigator
Sharon McCone's unease over the case increases as harassment and
then murders occur. Some strong language and some violence.
1992.

Piccolo  RC 36507
by James Baddock 
read by Bruce Huntey
2 cassettes
Four computer experts working on Ministry of Defense projects
die within months of each other, and young Inspector Steven
Redmond is assigned to investigate. When a member of his team,
Sergeant Gail Harper, digs deeper than his superiors had
planned, Redmond is told to halt the inquiry. Risking his
promising career, Redmond uncovers a far-reaching conspiracy.
Strong language, violence, and some explicit descriptions of
sex. 1992.

Play Dead  RC 35974
by Peter Dickinson 
read by Dick Jenkins
2 cassettes
English fifty-year-old Poppy Tasker takes her grandson Toby to
the playground and chats with the nannies and mothers. When a
suspicious man shows an interest in Toby and is later murdered,
the women are drawn into a police investigation. Determined to
help solve the case, Poppy soon finds it involves everything
from drugs to politics, as well as a good number of people she
knows and a second murder. Some descriptions of sex and some
violence. 1991.

Poirot Loses a Client  RC 34823
by Agatha Christie 
read by John Horton
2 cassettes (Reissue)
A letter requesting the renowned detective's service arrives too
late--one month after the sender's demise. But Poirot,
determined to get to the bottom of the mystery, faces one of the
most unusual challenges of his career. 1964.

Post-mortem Effects  RC 36481
by Thomas Boyle 
read by Ray Hagen
2 cassettes
In the sequel to _Only the Dead Know Brooklyn (RC 23621),_ New
York's Detective Inspector DeSales is once more linked with
newswoman Moore and Professor Desmond while trying to solve a
baffling series of unusual crimes with religious overtones--the
first being a child's murder by a supposed Hasidic Jew. By the
time DeSales deciphers the motive, both of his cohorts have been
targeted. Strong language, violence, and explicit descriptions
of sex. 1987.

Probable Cause  RC 36306
by Grif Stockley 
read by Ed Blake
2 cassettes
Just before he is laid off by his law firm, Gideon Page receives
a call from a Dr. Andrew Chapman, who was impressed by a
previous case of Page's. Chapman is a black psychologist accused
of killing a retarded white girl by unorthodox shock treatment.
To complicate matters, Chapman, who is in love with the girl's
mother, is adamant about ignoring the racial issues. Follows
_Expert Testimony (RC 36305)._ Strong language, some violence,
and some descriptions of sex. 1992.

+Pronto  RC 37320
by Elmore Leonard 
read by Bob Askey
2 cassettes
Harry Arno has been a bookie in South Miami for years and has a
million-plus put away in a Swiss bank. At sixty-six, he is ready
to retire and maybe marry Joyce Patton, whom he has been dating
for more than a decade. But just as he begins to put his plans
into action, a friend in the police department lets him know he
has been set up as the patsy in an FBI investigation. So Harry
is off to Italy with a different scenario. Strong language.
Bestseller 1993.

Quarry: A "Nameless Detective" Mystery  RC 36246
by Bill Pronzini 
read by David Palmer
2 cassettes
Not long after his own grueling kidnapping [_Shackles (RC
29136)_], Nameless Detective is hired by Arlo Haas to determine
what horrible trauma has caused Haas's daughter Grady to become
alienated and withdrawn. With little to go on, Nameless begins
investigating Grady's solitary life in San Francisco, only to
discover that an elusive someone is a step ahead of him. Strong
language and violence. 1992.

A Question of Principle  RC 33991
by Jeffrey Ashford 
read by Marilyn Gleason
2 cassettes
When liberal-minded Dennis Rickmore realizes that his smug,
rich, and obnoxious brother-in-law is a hit-and-run driver
responsible for a man's death, he must decide whether he should
tell the police. The matter becomes even more complicated when
the victim turns out to be a sex-offender, and an elaborate
frame-up threatens to destroy Dennis's value as a witness. 1986.

A Red Death  RC 34973
by Walter Mosley 
read by Phil Regensdorf
2 cassettes
It's the early 1950s in Watts, and Easy Rawlins is a black
part-time private investigator, whose career began in _The Devil
in a Blue Dress (RC 32935)_. When the IRS discovers that he
secretly purchased apartment buildings with undeclared income,
Rawlins reluctantly accepts a deal with the government--no
prison in exchange for some unsavory detective work for the FBI.
Some violence, strong language, and explicit descriptions of
sex. 1991.

Roman Blood  RC 36648
by Steven Saylor 
read by Gordon Gould
3 cassettes
In Ancient Rome, Cicero, a young advocate, prepares to argue his
first important case in defense of Sextus Roscius, a well-to-do
farmer accused of patricide. Giordianus, Cicero's legal
assistant, gathers evidence, finds witnesses, and uncovers a
conspiracy suggesting the involvement of no less than Sulla, the
dictator. It seems that Sulla's estranged son found a way to end
the threat to his inheritance. 1991.

Rumpole on Trial  RC 36319
by John Mortimer 
read by Tom Martin
2 cassettes
In this collection of cases, Rumpole defends a member of the
Timson family, who are known for a large number of crimes but a
low rate of success. This time Tracy Timson, eight, has involved
her friends in devil worship. Rumpole also defends a soothsayer
whose prediction of a dark cloud on December 14 proves to be
true--but not in the expected way. Finally, Rumpole gets in
trouble with Justice Oliphant and ends up on trial for contempt.
1992.

The Sanctuary Sparrow: The Seventh Chronicle of Brother Cadfael 
RC 36543
by Ellis Peters 
read by Tom Martin
2 cassettes
In the year 1140, Brother Cadfael's sleuthing abilities are once
again put to use. Liliwin, a young juggler-acrobat, is accused
of robbing the man who had hired him to entertain at his son's
wedding. Fleeing an angry mob, Liliwin finds sanctuary in
Cadfael's monastery. Sensing truth in Liliwin's story, Cadfael
uses his own relationship with the robbed family to search for
clues to save the lad. Some violence. 1983.

Sandman  RC 34968
by Richard Martins 
read by Midge Hill
2 cassettes
FBI agent Mary Agnes McCaskey and Chicago cop Jack Corrigan are
puzzling over the multiple murders of Arab cabdrivers. What they
don't realize is that the Arabs are part of a spy network
operating out of a Chicago think-tank. When the investigating
duo inadvertently links up with the spymaster, the real hunt
begins. Strong language and violence. 1990.

The Scarlet Ruse  RC 35239
by John D. MacDonald 
read by George Patterson
2 cassettes (Reissue)
Intrepid Travis McGee becomes involved in the arcane area of
stamp collecting to help save dealer Fedderman from ruin.
Someone has substituted negligible specimens for rare items in
the portfolio Fedderman sells to a member of the Miami mob.
While he is investigating the situation, McGee falls in love
with the dealer's trusted assistant, and a Fedderman employee is
murdered. Some strong language. 1973.

Shadow of Death  RC 35689
by William X. Kienzle 
read by Roy Avers
2 cassettes
When a Canadian cardinal is murdered, the stamp of a black fist
marks the spot. Shortly afterwards, Father Koesler and his
friend Inspector Koznicki are traveling with Archbishop Boyle
who is on his way to Rome to become a cardinal. During the trip,
murder attempts are made on the new cardinal and his low-ranking
traveling companions. Who is the worldwide power behind the
stamp and what is the motive? Strong language and violence.
1983.

Sheep, Goats, and Soap: A Tim Simpson Mystery  RC 36153
by John Malcolm 
read by Tom Martin
2 cassettes
Tim Simpson, art dealer and amateur sleuth, has married and
enjoys a peaceful, but restless, life in London. When a letter
arrives from old acquaintance Derek suggesting he knows the
location of several pre-Raphaelite paintings, the Simpsons hurry
to Sussex. There they find Derek is gone, and his cottage has
"fallen" into the sea with three bodies inside. 1991.

So Shall You Reap  RC 36234
by Marilyn Wallace 
read by Madelyn Buzzard
2 cassettes
Sarah Hoving's peaceful beekeeping life in the village of
Taconic Hills is disrupted when she and other cast members of
her mother-in-law's historical play begin to experience
frightening reenactments of the plot. At the same time, Sarah is
overcome with a sudden desire to find out why her mother
deserted her and her father twenty-five years ago. She fights
suspicions and self-doubts as she gets closer to the truth. Some
strong language and some violence. 1992.

Someone Is Killing the Great Chefs of America  RC 37356
by Nan and Ivan Lyons 
read by Robert Blumenfeld
2 cassettes
The murderer Achille van Golk [_Someone Is Killing the Great
Chefs of Europe (RC 14459)_] is not dead as believed. To prove a
link between obesity and criminality, Dr. Enstein has
transformed huge Achille into unrecognizably slim Alec Gordon
and set him free. But when Alec takes a job with Natasha's
American food magazine to woo her, chefs start dying. Is he not
cured? Strong language and explicit descriptions of sex. 1993.

Special Operations: Badge of Honor, Book 2  RC 36241
by W.E.B. Griffin 
read by Ray Foushee
2 cassettes
Ongoing investigations faced by the Philadelphia police force in
this sequel to _Men in Blue (RC 36239)_ are a serial rape-murder
case and a burglary. Matthew Payne, who has followed his late
father and his uncle by joining the police force, does some
soul-searching over his career choice while Inspector Peter Wohl
attempts to change the highway patrol's image. Strong language
and some violence. 1989.

Strong Poison  RC 36192
by Dorothy L. Sayers 
read by Ilona Dulaski
2 cassettes
Harriet Vane is a mystery writer. When her fianc, Philip Boyes,
dies suddenly under circumstances described in one of her
novels, Harriet becomes a prime suspect. She is defended by the
inimitable Lord Peter Wimsey, who attempts to prove her
innocence and to make her his wife. 1930.

Think on Death  RC 33996
by David Willis McCullough 
read by Mimi Bederman
2 cassettes
Reverend Ziza Todd is busy with her research in the archives of
a utopian community in the Hudson Valley when the settlement is
rocked by the literal discovery of skeletal parts in the attic
of the recently deceased grande dame, Aunt Nan. Todd turns her
research to questions two decades old. It seems that interest in
the community's commercial possibilities may be at the root of
the mysteries. 1991.

Tight Lines: A Brady Coyne Mystery  RC 36150
by William G. Tapply 
read by John Stratton
2 cassettes
When wealthy Susan Ames learns she is dying, she asks her
attorney, Brady Coyne, to find the daughter she hasn't spoken to
in years. Coyne tracks down Mary Ellen Ames's apartment, but
Mary Ellen has been missing for weeks, leaving behind an
assortment of heartbroken lovers. As Coyne probes into Mary
Ellen's unusual personal life, a killer carefully eliminates
"troublemakers." Strong language and some violence. 1992.

The Turret Room  RC 35992
by Charlotte Armstrong 
read by Arnie Warren
2 cassettes (Reissue)
Because Edie Thompson is aware of her cousin Wendy Whitman's
devious nature, she is suspicious when Wendy's stepmother Myra
is beaten into a coma and Wendy points the finger at Harold
Page. Harold's brief marriage to Wendy had ended when her false
accusations of cruelty landed him in a mental hospital. Now Edie
tries to save Harold from the new charge by hiding him in her
turret room until Myra can awaken to clear him. Some violence.
1965.

The 27-Ingredient Chili con Carne Murders  RC 36501
by Nancy Pickard and Virginia Rich 
read by Mitzi Friedlander
2 cassettes
Widowed Eugenia Potter is cooking in her Maine cottage when she
receives an urgent call from her ranch manager, Ricardo Ortega,
requesting her immediate return to Arizona. When she arrives the
following day, both Ricardo and his granddaughter Linda are
missing and no one knows why Eugenia was summoned. (The late
Virginia Rich created this story line before her death.) Some
violence. 1993.

Unholy Ground  RC 37190
by John Brady 
read by Barry Bernson
2 cassettes
When seventy-three-year-old Combs is found murdered in his
Dublin home, Sergeant Minogue is puzzled. Was it a burglary or
someone irate over a Briton (and possibly a homosexual Briton at
that) blatantly living in Ireland? What Minogue doesn't realize
is that two factions of British Intelligence are also in a
dither over the death. It seems Combs's "placement" in Ireland
was linked to an unfortunate incident back in 1945. Strong
language and some violence. 1989.

The Unpleasantness at the Bellona Club  RC 37110
by Dorothy L. Sayers 
read by Tom Martin
2 cassettes
Because elderly Captain Fentiman always snoozes in his chair at
the club, nobody notices he has died until many hours have
passed. This poses a problem since his elderly, wealthy,
estranged sister has also died that very morning. If she died
before her brother, his grandsons inherit; if not, her fortune
reverts to someone else. Fentiman's attorney asks his friend
Lord Peter Wimsey to help him with this puzzle. 1928.

The Vanished Child  RC 36805
by Sarah Smith 
read by Mary Kane
3 cassettes
Feeling his own life is pointless after the death of his young
wife, chemist Alexander von Reisden is grudgingly intrigued when
he is mistaken for a long-lost heir to the Knight family.
Eight-year-old Richard Knight vanished after his grandfather's
murder and Richard's uncle is reluctant to declare his own
adopted son heir until Richard is declared dead. When Reisden
fails to convince the uncle that he is not Richard, he tries to
find proof. Some violence. 1992.

Venus in Copper: A Marcus Didius Falco Novel  RC 35777
by Lindsey Davis 
read by Noah Siegel
2 cassettes
Tired of his low-paying job as an informer for Emperor
Vespasian, Marcus Falco goes to work as a private investigator.
After all, the love of his life, Helena, will never marry him if
he cannot support her in her accustomed style. In his first job
he follows Severina Zotica, the gold-digger fiance of wealthy
real estate tycoon Hortensius Novus. But Novus turns up dead and
Falco discovers some shady deals. 1991.

The Victim: Badge of Honor, Book 3  RC 36240
by W.E.B. Griffin 
read by Ray Foushee
2 cassettes
In the sequel to _Special Operations (RC 36241)_, policeman
Matthew Payne is on his way to a wedding dinner when he
inadvertently steps into a Mafia shoot-out. Caught in the
crossfire is a bridesmaid. Was she just in the wrong place or
did she know the other victim? Once again, Payne's investigative
methods lead him to doubt his career choice. Strong language and
some violence. 1991.

Voodoo, Ltd.  RC 35761
by Ross Thomas 
read by Ray Foushee
2 cassettes
When Hollywood actress-director Ione Gamble is accused of
murdering her ex-fianc, her lawyer hires a brother-sister
hypnotist team to determine her innocence. After the hypnotists
suspiciously come up missing, their referral company hires
partners Wu and Durant and their odd entourage--Otherguy Overby,
Booth Stallings, and newly released Georgia Blue from _Out on
the Rim (RC 26635)_--to track them down. Strong language and
some violence. 1992.

Was It a Rat I Saw?  RC 35665
by Sue Perry 
read by Madelyn Buzzard
3 cassettes
Dr. Clare Austen studies people who have undergone split-brain
operations to control seizures. When Clare's colleague is
killed, one of Clare's subjects, rock musician Tommy Dabrowski,
grabs someone in the darkened hall. Since Tommy used his left
hand, he is unable to verbalize what he felt. As Clare and Tommy
furiously try to bypass this stumbling block, more murders
occur. Strong language, violence, and some explicit descriptions
of sex. 1991.

Washington Deceased  RC 34951
by Michael Bowen 
read by Margaret Anne Walterhouse
2 cassettes
Tony Martinelli has been shot to death in a locked room inside
an electronically monitored federal prison. Former senator
Desmond Gardner, up for parole, is the prime suspect. His
daughter Wendy teams up with an old ally, Richard Michaelson, in
an effort to protect Gardner. But rather than looking for
answers at the prison, they check out a Washington party and the
computer files of a congressional staffer. 1990.

The Way through the Woods  RC 36892
by Colin Dexter 
read by John Horton
2 cassettes
While taking a holiday, Inspector Morse can't stop himself from
snooping a bit in regard to a mysterious female guest at the
hotel. Morse's busman's holiday is cut short, however, when a
newspaper prints a poem that sparks renewed interest in his
year-old missing person case. The new investigation is fraught
with poetry analysis, birdwatchers, and pornography, and it
hinges on a surprising look-alike. Some strong language. 1992.

Where Is Joe Merchant? A Novel Tale  RC 36862
by Jimmy Buffett 
read by Richard Davidson
3 cassettes
Joe Merchant is dead! So why are people claiming to have seen
him? Psychic Desdemona even feels Joe is trying to send messages
to her. Heiress Trevor Kane, Joe's sister, asks her old lover,
aviator Frank Bama, to help her locate Desdemona, who she hopes
can put her in touch with Joe. But it seems that several other
people are also looking for Desdemona and Joe. Strong language
and some descriptions of sex. Bestseller 1992.

White Butterfly  RC 36906
by Walter Mosley 
read by Phil Regensdorf
2 cassettes
Easy Rawlins has backed off from private investigating since his
marriage to Regina, who knows little of his real life. But the
L.A. police need Easy's ties to the black community when a
serial killer attacks bar girls. Easy doesn't comply until the
killer chooses a white victim, who has a surprising double life,
and the police accuse Easy's friend Mouse. Strong language,
violence, and explicit descriptions of sex. 1992.

Winter Prey  RC 36385
by John Sandford 
read by David Palmer
2 cassettes
Lucas Davenport, ex-cop, battles an unusually cold Wisconsin
winter as he helps track down a killer known as the Iceman. The
Iceman is after a photo that shows him in a compromising
situation, and he'll kill as many people as it takes to get the
photo. In fact, four people are already dead. Lucas must find
the photo and identify the Iceman before he strikes again.
Violence, strong language, and some descriptions of sex.
Bestseller 1993.

The Wisdom of Serpents  RC 35768
by Ronald Levitsky 
read by Ray Foushee
2 cassettes
When a Tennessee church is charged with illegally handling
snakes during services, Jesse Compton, who likes the preacher's
daughter, enlists the help of civil rights lawyer Nate Rosen
[_The Love That Kills (RC 36410)_]. The snake case is quickly
eclipsed by the murder of a church member's disapproving
husband. More murders and blackmail lead Rosen from one suspect
to another. Strong language, violence, and some explicit
descriptions of sex. 1992.

The Woman Who Walked into the Sea: A Jeff Jackson Martha's
Vineyard Mystery  RC 36500
by Philip R. Craig 
read by Ray Foushee
2 cassettes
Ex-cop J.W. Jackson's Martha's Vineyard life--fishing, cooking,
and frolicking with friend Zee Madieras--is interrupted by two
academics who are preparing to publish their discovery of an
unknown Shakespeare play. When cranky, elderly Professor
Summerharp dies during her morning swim, Jackson wonders about
her recent activities and acquaintances. Some strong language.
1991.

A World the Color of Salt: A Smokey Brandon Mystery  RC 35769
by Noreen Ayres 
read by Madelyn Buzzard
2 cassettes
Smokey Brandon, a tough-talking ex-stripper, is a forensic
specialist for Orange County. She develops a personal interest
in the murder of the friendly young man who sold her morning
doughnuts. Two likely suspects are turned loose after
questioning, but one of them takes up with Brandon's naive best
friend. When her friend vanishes, Brandon goes on a manhunt.
Strong language and violence. 1992.
 

Occult

Agyar  RC 37288
by Steven Brust 
read by Barrett Whitener
2 cassettes
Mysterious Jack Agyar has come to Lakota, Ohio, against his
wishes. He has been called by Laura Kellem, who plans to use him
as the fall guy for her own crimes, which also have links to the
supernatural. Agyar's attempt to save himself from Laura is
thwarted by a new experience--he falls in love. Some violence,
some strong language, and some descriptions of sex. 1993.

Angels and Insects: Two Novellas  RC 36991
by A.S. Byatt 
read by James DeLotel
3 cassettes
A literary critic and Booker Prize-winning novelist blends
nineteenth-century history with fiction in these two stories.
The first, "Morpho Eugenia," is a Gothic tale about the
obsessions of William Adamson, an entomologist; and "The
Conjugial Angel" is a philosophical ghost story in which
Tennyson's sister Emily pursues information on the subject of
her brother's poem _In Memoriam_ through spiritualism. Some
descriptions of sex. 1992.

+Bless the Child  RC 35926
by Cathy Cash Spellman 
read by Mary Woods
4 cassettes
Three years ago, Jenna, Maggie O'Connor's drug-addicted
daughter, surfaced just long enough to dump her baby daughter,
Cody, with Maggie. Now Jenna and her husband have come to claim
the little girl. Concerned about the environment into which Cody
is taken, Maggie finds herself risking everything to protect
Cody from the satanic cult that wants to claim her. Violence and
strong language. 1993.

Borderland: A Novel of Terror  RC 36137
by S.K. Epperson 
read by Ray Foushee
2 cassettes
Widower Vic Kimmler inherits an old house from his
long-estranged father and sees a chance to start over with his
two young daughters. With Vic's cynical friend Nolan Wulf, the
family arrives in the small town--and finds a terrified woman
and her son hiding in the house. Wulf's skepticism at their
story of brutality vanishes when he meets the townsfolk. Strong
language, violence, and some explicit descriptions of sex. 1992.

Crossover  RC 36478
by Judith Eubank 
read by Jennifer Mendenhall
2 cassettes
American Meredith Blake is in Exeter, England, on scholarship at
the university. Soon after she arrives at her quarters in the
converted seventeenth-century manor Edwards Hall, she
experiences crossovers to the Victorian era. Meredith is trading
places with look-alike Nora, the manor's original governess.
When Meredith learns that a family death is about to occur, she
senses foul play and plots to prevent it. Some violence. 1992.

+Darkest Hour  RC 35912
by V.C. Andrews 
read by Pam Ward
2 cassettes
In this prequel to the Cutler series, Lillian Booth spends her
childhood tormented by her evil sister Emily. Lillian finds
solace in her invalid younger sister, her flighty mother, and
her friend Niles. But she cannot ignore what Emily has cruelly
told her--that she is actually the daughter of Emily's dead aunt
and that she has brought bad luck to the family. Some strong
language, some violence, and explicit descriptions of sex.
Bestseller 1993.

The Divine Invasion  RC 35691
by Philip K. Dick 
read by James DeLotel
2 cassettes
In the sequel to _VALIS (RC 35690)_, Herb and Rybys work in
system CY30-CY30B until Rybys contracts multiple sclerosis.
Ancient Elias informs Rybys, a virgin, that she is pregnant by
the god Yah and that her illness is a sign that she should
return to the evil-ruled Earth in time for the second coming. An
accident takes Rybys's life and leaves Herb in cryonic
suspension, but the fetus lives, protected by Elias. Strong
language. 1981.

Flowers in the Attic  RC 36176
by V.C. Andrews 
read by Barbara Caruso
3 cassettes (Reissue)
In order to inherit a fortune, Corrine Dollanganer hides the
existence of her four children from their grandfather by packing
them off to live secretly in an attic. But the grandfather's
death takes years, and the children's ordeal of boredom and
desire, interrupted only by their grandmother's acts of sadistic
cruelty, stretches into months and years. Explicit descriptions
of sex. Bestseller 1979.

The Haunting of Lamb House  RC 36315
by Joan Aiken 
read by Tom Martin
2 cassettes
A young boy in the eighteenth century experiences ghosts and
family tragedy in his English manor. He records his story in a
journal that is discovered a century later by another of the
manor's tenants--writer Henry James. James's attempts to edit
and publish the journal are thwarted and another century passes.
The manor is now occupied by author E.F. Benson, who
inadvertently brings the whole ghostly business out in the open.
1991.

Midnight Whispers  RC 36029
by V.C. Andrews 
read by Carole Jordan Stewart
3 cassettes
As Christie celebrates her sixteenth birthday, she feels a dark
cloud hanging over her. Soon her world is turned upside down.
Her parents die when their hotel burns, and her Uncle Philip
expresses more than a familial interest in her. Fleeing to New
York and then to the plantation, The Meadows, is no help because
the curse that haunts the Cutlers still oppresses her.
Descriptions of sex. Sequel to _Twilight's Child (RC 33942)_.
Bestseller 1992.

Night Shift  RC 35672
by Stephen King 
read by Michael Kramer
3 cassettes (Reissue)
Mutating body parts, menacing rats, spooky children, and
monstrous presences pepper this collection of stories by the
bestselling author of horror. For the most part, very ordinary,
late-twentieth-century people blunder into extremely strange
situations. A man slowly turns to slime after drinking a bad can
of beer, and a closet-lurking boogeyman kills a couple's
children one by one. Strong language and violence. 1978.

The School  RC 32915
by T.M. Wright 
read by Dick Jenkins
2 cassettes
Two years have passed since the accident that killed their son.
Allison and Frank Hitchcock struggle to hold their marriage
together--damaged as it was by their pain and loss. They take on
a project--buying an old schoolhouse and making it a
bed-and-breakfast--with hopes of restoring their love and sense
of purpose. Then shadowy figures of children begin to appear,
and the sound of laughter is heard. Some strong language. 1990.

Sweet Heart  RC 36129
by Peter James 
read by Mitzi Friedlander
2 cassettes
In an attempt to solve her infertility, Charley begins
regressive hypnosis to search for trauma in her past lives.
After Charley and her husband Tom purchase an old house in the
country, Charley is bombarded with dj vu and ghostly
occurrences that coincide with the scenes in her hypnosis
sessions. The more clues she uncovers, the more Charley doubts
her sanity. Some strong language, violence, and explicit
descriptions of sex. 1990.

+The Tale of the Body Thief: The Vampire Chronicles, Volume 4 
RC 35872
by Anne Rice 
read by David Hartley-Margolin
4 cassettes
In the sequel to _The Queen of the Damned (RC 28034)_, vampire
Lestat is offered the opportunity to temporarily switch bodies
with a sly mortal, and he jumps at the chance. After realizing
he has been duped, Lestat turns to his aging friend David Talbot
of the Order of the Talamasca for help in retrieving his body.
Some strong language, violence, and some explicit descriptions
of sex. Bestseller 1992.

+The Thief of Always: A Fable  RC 35887
by Clive Barker 
read by Erik Sandvold
1 cassette
Harvey Swick, ten, is bored with the dreary month of February
and needs a diversion. Then a stranger, Rictus, magically enters
Harvey's room and invites him to Holiday House. There is plenty
to do at Holiday House as each day brings all four seasons to
pass with their special holidays. But Harvey soon realizes that
an evil force lurks in the house. For junior and senior high and
older readers. Bestseller 1992.

The Transmigration of Timothy Archer  RC 35692
by Philip K. Dick 
read by James DeLotel
2 cassettes
Episcopalian bishop Timothy Archer's life changes dramatically
when his son's suicide begins a series of deaths. Supernatural
messages from loved ones warn the bishop and his daughter-in-law
of each impending death and help them cope with their grief.
Final volume of the VALIS trilogy, inspired by a mystical event
the author experienced. Sequel to _The Divine Invasion (RC
35691)_. Strong language. 1982.

The Witching Hour  RC 35448
by Anne Rice 
read by Laura Giannarelli
9 cassettes in 2 containers
Generations of the New Orleans Mayfair women have possessed
unusual powers accompanied by the ghost-like presence of Lasher.
Separated from her family, neurosurgeon Rowan Mayfair has the
powers but is unaware of her family history. When she saves the
life of Michael Curry, he also obtains power and, with a
historian's guidance, helps Rowan unravel the mystery of Lasher.
Strong language, violence, and explicit descriptions of sex.
1990.

Political Themes

An Act of Terror  RC 36052
by Andr Brink 
read by Roy Avers
6 cassettes
Thomas Landman, an Afrikaner opposed to apartheid, joins "the
Organization" to atone for the role his family played in white
rule for generations. When Thomas takes part in an assassination
plot that backfires, he is forced underground and, assuming
numerous disguises, must rely on the Organization to smuggle him
across the border. A supplement contains a fictional family
history and a glossary. Violence and strong language. 1991.

The City without Jews: A Novel of Our Time  RC 36152
by Hugo Bettauer 
read by Ken Kliban
1 cassette
An Austrian, writing in 1923, presents a gloomy social satire of
a city so deeply anti-Semitic that it systematically expels all
Jews. But the citizens who remain soon realize that along with
the Jews they have driven out cultural and economic vitality,
and they are soon happy to welcome the exiles back. 1923.

Donovan's Wife  RC 36126
by Tom Wicker 
read by Ray Foushee
2 cassettes
A former _New York Times_ political columnist's satire on
campaigns. Victor T. Donovan, a lackluster congressman,
challenges veteran Senator O. Mack Bender's seat in a race
resembling contemporary electoral contests. It's all there--sex,
dirty tricks, posturing, rumors, damage control, and lack of
issues--and the reader may well ponder if life in fact imitates
art. Descriptions of sex and strong language. 1992.

The Fugitive  RC 36634
by Pramoedya Ananta Toer 
read by James DeLotel
1 cassette
Revolutionary Hardo has been a fugitive for six months
now--hiding from the Japanese who are occupying Indonesia. His
father and his fiance's family are shocked when he reappears,
looking like an emaciated beggar. Hardo refuses offers to
stay--saying he will return when the Japanese are defeated--but
he demands to know where his fiance is and what information is
known about the friend who betrayed him. Some strong language
and some violence. 1950.

Indigo  RC 36661
by Richard Wiley 
read by Richard Davidson
2 cassettes
Set in Nigeria in the 1980s. Neal, a white, American,
middle-aged widower and headmaster of the international school,
has been immune to political factions in Lagos until his sudden
arrest on a trumped-up charge. Traumatized by the horrors of
prison, Neal learns that military forces vie with idealistic
nationalists in a plot to replace the government, and that he is
still capable of love. The education of this teacher has just
begun. Some strong language. 1992.

The Master and Margarita  RC 37107
by Mikhail Afanas'evich Bulgakov 
read by Robert Blumenfeld
3 cassettes (Reissue)
Satire on Soviet politics and society published posthumously in
Russia in 1966, following years of suppression. The Devil and
his cronies create havoc visiting Moscow's theater district.
Interwoven in this tale is a reenactment of the Pontius Pilate
theme, in which a philosopher is executed in Jerusalem during
Passover. The Master of the title is confined to a psychiatric
clinic, while Margarita flits between Moscow and Jerusalem. Some
strong language. 1967.

Nampally Road  RC 36721
by Meena Alexander 
read by Yvonne Fair Tessler
1 cassette
In the 1970s, Mira Kannadical returns to her native India to
teach after attending graduate school in England. She soon falls
in love with Ramu, a colleague and a political activist. Through
Ramu's eyes and as a result of the medical work of her friend
and landlord Little Mother, Mira becomes more aware of the
turmoil around her and struggles to find a way to help. 1991.

News from a Foreign Country Came  RC 36041
by Alberto Manguel 
read by Jon Beryl
2 cassettes
Novel explores the perception of personal identity and its
reality. Antoine, a retired army officer; Marianne, his mute
wife, who finds her husband both cultivated and monstrous; and
their daughter, Ana, escape to Canada. The family of political
refugees is summering on the Gasp Peninsula when friends of
their Argentinian maid, Rebecca, come to visit. The guests
accidentally kill Marianne, and Antoine tries to explain to Ana
what has happened. 1991.

Taste of Salt: A Story of Modern Haiti  RC 37094
by Frances Temple 
read by Gordon Gould
1 cassette
Djo, a seventeen-year-old bodyguard of Haitian leader
Jean-Bertrand Aristide, tells his story from his hospital bed
where he is recuperating from a beating from the "Tonton
Macoutes"--thugs of deposed dictator Duvalier. Djo tells
Jeremie, a young woman, of rescue from the streets by Father
Aristide, enslavement in the Dominican Republic, escape, and
reunion with Aristide. For junior and senior high readers. 1992.

Thunder of Erebus  RC 37131
by Payne Harrison 
read by Nick Sullivan
4 cassettes
A joint research project between Russian and American scientists
reveals that there is a reservoir of the rubidium-96 isotope
very near a U.S. base in Antarctica. This distresses the
Russians, who know that this substance could put the U.S. far
ahead in the arms race. Should they attack before the isotope is
mined? Meanwhile a graduate student, unaware of the brewing
crisis, monitors the nearby volcano Erebus. Some strong language
and violence. 1991.

Too Loud a Solitude  RC 35789
by Bohumil Hrabal 
read by John Lescault
1 cassette
This partially autobiographical tale of life under communism in
Czechoslovakia is an allegory about the lasting value of books.
For thirty-five years, Hant a has been compacting books and
wastepaper for recycling. Although uneducated, he has a wealth
of knowledge, for Hant a does not destroy the books. Instead he
reads them, savoring the truth until it infuses his brain and
heart, making him an encyclopedia of knowledge. 1990.

Affliction  RC 36108
by Russell Banks 
read by John Lescault
3 cassettes
Rolfe Whitehouse narrates the story of his older brother Wade.
The tale begins in a small northern New England town, where Wade
is divorced, depressed, drinking heavily, angry, and unemployed.
Rolfe reveals the events and telling thoughts that combine to
create Wade's criminal bent and cause his family to be ashamed
of him, even after he disappears. Descriptions of sex, strong
language, and violence. 1989.

Psychological Themes

The Blindfold  RC 35826
by Siri Hustvedt 
read by Suzanne Toren
1 cassette
Iris is a graduate student in New York, trying to find her
identity. In four related stories, she finds herself at the
mercy of others. A writer records her responses to things that
belonged to a dead woman, a photographer's sinister portrait of
her disturbs her, a hospital roommate torments her when she is
hospitalized for migraines, and finally Iris assumes the
identity of a novel's male villain. Some strong language. 1992.

Daughters of the House  RC 37267
by Michele Roberts 
read by Mikel Lambert
2 cassettes
Set in the French provinces where young cousins, Lonie and
Thrse, find a broken shrine buried in the woods. This
discovery reveals a long-held secret dating back to the Nazi
occupation of their property during World War II. Adding to the
mystery is the girls' revelation that they experience visions on
the site, and the nature of the visions reflects in the very
different temperament of each girl. 1992.

The Door  RC 35985
by Georges Simenon 
read by Phil Regensdorf
1 cassette
Bernard Foy has lived a relatively uncomplicated life during the
twenty years since his hands were blown off during World War II.
He stays in his apartment in Paris painting lampshades while his
wife Nelly works downtown. Now Bernard experiences dizzy spells
that he secretly attributes to a growing jealousy of Nelly's
male acquaintances and obsession over a possible clandestine
relationship. Some explicit descriptions of sex. 1964.

Einstein's Dreams  RC 36166
by Alan Lightman 
read by Bruce Huntey
1 cassette
Albert Einstein is a drowsy clerk in a Swiss patent office where
he imagines the consequences of viewing time in different ways.
In one sequence he dreams of people who build their houses high
up in the Alps, believing that time moves more slowly in outer
space. In another, Einstein envisions a peach that reverses its
life cycle until it becomes a fresh blossom on the tree. Each of
these thirty fantasies reflects some aspect of physics and a
creative mind. 1993.

Exposure  RC 36840
by Kathryn Harrison 
read by Marcia Churchill
2 cassettes
As the Museum of Modern Art prepares a retrospective of late
photographer Edgar Rogers's work, Ann Rogers, his daughter and
model, begins to decline. A diabetic, Ann threatens her eyesight
and her photography career by using speed and accelerates her
compulsive shoplifting. She then endangers her marriage by
hiding these habits and her childhood memories from her
concerned husband. Some strong language and some explicit
descriptions of sex. 1993.

The Fifth Corner of the Room  RC 36538
by Israel Metter 
read by Ken Kliban
1 cassette
Set in the Soviet Union around the time of World War II. Boris,
a retired Jewish math teacher, receives a letter from a woman
who seems familiar with his past. In an attempt to remember the
woman, Boris relives his life. He recalls his passion for Katya,
grieves for friends who disappeared during the Stalin regime,
comes to terms with his losses, and gains insight into the power
of all that is good. 1964.

Instead of You  RC 35013
by Constance Schraft 
read by Mimi Bederman
2 cassettes
Louise has always lived in the shadow of her vivacious older
sister Charlotte. When Charlotte dies in an auto accident,
Louise abandons her own half-hearted lifestyle and tries to fill
Charlotte's shoes by looking after her two daughters, her house,
and her husband. Finding it as impossible as always to live up
to the woman her sister was, Louise slowly reclaims her own
identity. 1990.

 
The Journey  RC 37121
by Ida Fink 
read by Lisette Lecat
2 cassettes
After their father decides it is too dangerous for the two
Jewish sisters to remain in Poland, they assume new identities
and leave for Germany. From the very beginning of their arduous
journey and in each of the jobs they obtain, they attract
suspicion and are questioned at length. Amazed that they are
still alive, the sisters continuously adopt new roles, until
their original personalities and mannerisms have all but
vanished. Strong language. 1992.

King Solomon's Carpet  RC 35569
by Barbara Vine 
read by Chuck Benson
2 cassettes
Jarvis Stringer, so fascinated by the London Transport
Underground that he is writing a history of it, lives in a big
house close to several of the lines. Traveling the "tube," he
collects people to inhabit the house with him. They include Jed,
who rides the trains as part of the "Safeguards"; Tom and Alice,
who play music in the Underground; and a cousin, Tina, who lives
a life close to prostitution. Strong language and some
descriptions of sex. 1991.

Leviathan  RC 36506
by Paul Auster 
read by Harold Parker
2 cassettes
Peter Aaron narrates the life of his longtime friend and fellow
writer, Benjamin Sachs, who accidentally blows himself to bits
with a homemade bomb. Sachs was a man with strong convictions
and many contradictions, committed to the destruction of the
state. Aaron is compelled to tell the truth about Sachs before
investigators piece together a version of their own. Violence,
some strong language, and descriptions of sex. 1992.

The Long Night of White Chickens  RC 36273
by Francisco Goldman 
read by Ed Blake
4 cassettes
Flor, a Guatemalan orphan girl, is sent to Boston to serve and
be a companion in the Graetz household, which consists of Roger,
an only child; his Jewish father; and his Guatemalan mother.
When Flor graduates from college, she returns to Guatemala to
run an orphanage. Years later she is murdered, and Roger takes
on the mission of finding her killer, a quest that is also about
finding himself. Some descriptions of sex, strong language, and
violence. 1992.

The Man Who Was Late  RC 36309
by Louis Begley 
read by Robert Blumenfeld
2 cassettes
Ben's story is narrated by his friend Jack from notes Ben left
behind. Ben abandons his Jewish refugee roots to become a
businessman and pursue the good life, but he somehow finds
himself out of step at every turn. Only when an affair with
Jack's cousin, Vronique, forces him to make a commitment does
Ben face his inability to confront his past.  By the author of
_Wartime Lies (RC 33650)_.  Strong language. 1992.

Memories of Rain  RC 36157
by Sunetra Gupta 
read by Yolande Bavan
2 cassettes
Moni and Anthony met in India during the intenseness of the
rainy season. Captivated by her beauty and charm, Anthony
marries Moni and takes her to England. But he soon becomes
immune to Moni's allure and acquires a mistress, leaving Moni
emotionally abandoned and yearning for her home. But she knows
that even while he drowns himself in another woman's flesh, he
will never leave her and their child, who is nearly six. Some
descriptions of sex. 1992.

Miss MacIntosh, My Darling  RC 36541
by Marguerite Young 
read by Suzanne Toren
11 cassettes in 2 containers
Psychological novel of epic proportions narrated by Vera
Cartwheel. Vera is in search of her imaginary nursemaid, Miss
MacIntosh, a sensible woman with a keen sense of humor who
drowned while Vera's mother, an opium addict, was entertaining
phantom guests. Such characters are Vera's companions in the
fantasy world of this story, based on what happens when a flight
from illusion reveals that life itself is a deception. 1965.

The Murderer Next Door  RC 33959
by Rafael Yglesias 
read by Ellen Frost
2 cassettes
Molly Gray is eight years old when she is plucked out of her
shabby existence in Maine and transported to the sophisticated
New York apartment of her benefactor. By the mid-1970s, she is
married and a successful lawyer who lacks only one thing--a
close friend. Then she meets Wendy. But that is also when her
problems begin, for Molly becomes too involved with Wendy and
her family. Strong language and descriptions of sex. 1990.

Mystical Paths  RC 36068
by Susan Howatch 
read by David Hartley-Margolin
4 cassettes
In 1968, Nicholas Darrow, son of the Reverend Jonathan Darrow,
is to be ordained, when time bombs from the first
quarter-century of his life explode. Nicholas has been warned to
be careful with the use of his inherited psychic powers, but he
uses them--with near-tragic results--when he investigates the
death of his friend Christian Aysgarth. Sequel to _Scandalous
Risks (RC 32609)_. Some strong language and some descriptions of
sex. 1992.

Poet and Dancer  RC 36674
by Ruth Prawer Jhabvala 
read by Yolande Bavan
2 cassettes
Angel--plain, shy, and submissive--is content writing poetry
while living with her mother and grandparents in their Manhattan
home. Then she is seduced by her beautiful cousin, Lara, a
dancer. Angel remains enthralled with Lara into adulthood and
the intense relationship that develops is complex, fateful, and
surreal. Some descriptions of sex. 1993.

Three Novels: _Hordubal_, _Meteor_, _An Ordinary Life_  RC 35616
by Karel Capek 
read by Rick Foucheux
3 cassettes
Each book deals with a man's life and the difficulties of
knowing others. Hordubal is killed; now not even the police can
discover the truth about the kindhearted farmer. A flier's plane
crashes; each attempt to reconstruct his life is limited by the
perception of the narrator. A retired railway official is about
to die; he analyzes his inner world and discovers what he might
have been. 1990.

VALIS  RC 35690
by Philip K. Dick 
read by James DeLotel
2 cassettes
In the first of a trio of novels inspired by a "mystical
experience" Dick had, the protagonist is a science fiction
author named Philip. When his suicidal alter ego, Horselover
Fat, encounters a higher being and the event is eerily
duplicated in a science fiction film entitled _Valis_ (Vast
Active Living Intelligence System), Philip visits the film's
creators to investigate. Strong language. 1981.

Religious Themes

The Calling of Emily Evans  RC 32914
by Janette Oke 
read by Sheena Gordon
2 cassettes
When Emily Evans goes off to Gethsemene Bible School, she has no
idea what is in store for her. She quickly discovers one
thing--God does not seem ready to send her a helpmate. Then one
day during the chapel hour, Emily realizes that God is calling
her to become a missionary, even if she has to go alone. Her
main concerns are whether Bible School has truly prepared her
and if her faith is strong enough not to be shaken by local
doubters. 1990.

The Christmas Bride  RC 36789
by Grace Livingston Hill 
read by Lynn Schrichte
2 cassettes
Gregory Sterling had left town ten years ago, vowing to come
back a rich man. Now he is returning, but it doesn't seem like
home anymore--his mother is dead and his girlfriend has married
someone else. On the trip he meets Rhoderick Steele, a minister,
who begins to cause changes for Gregory. And shortly after he
arrives home, Gregory rescues a young girl who is destined to
become an important part of his life. 1934.

Dublin Crossing: Romance and Adventure in the Viking Era; Heroes
of the Misty Isle, Volume 1  RC 37135
by Sandy Dengler 
read by Graeme Malcolm
3 cassettes
Ireland, A.D. 793. Twenty-year-old Shawna believes her God will
protect her and the people of the island of Lambay off Ireland's
coast. Yet when the island is attacked by men from dragonships,
Shawna is left alone except for her three nephews. They escape
to the mainland where Doyle Dalaiin takes them in, and Shawa
finds herself comforted by his son, Connleigh, a man of God.
1993.

The Good News from North Haven  RC 35988
by Michael L. Lindvall 
read by Phil Regensdorf
1 cassette
The Reverend David Battles, his wife, and their two young
children arrived in North Haven, Minnesota, four years ago. Life
for them has sometimes been less than expected, but usually much
more. Battles recounts a year in the life of the village and of
the congregation of the Presbyterian Church. He and his family
witness grace at work on an almost daily basis as the seasons
turn. 1991.

The Heather Hills of Stonewycke: The Stonewycke Trilogy, Book 1 
RC 37188
by Michael Phillips and Judith Pella 
read by Janis Gray
2 cassettes
Stonewycke has belonged to Atlanta Duncan's family since 1539.
Now, in the mid-1800s, the land may be lost because of her
husband James. Their daughter Maggie, who loves Stonewycke,
refuses to marry the heir of the adjoining estate. The arrival
of a distant cousin does not help. Maggie will need God's love
to help her face an uncertain future. Prequel to _Flight from
Stonewycke (RC 37197)_. 1985.

In My Father's House: The Shiloh Legacy, Book 1  RC 35667
by Bodie Thoene 
read by Roy Avers
3 cassettes
After World War I, returning idealistic young soldiers and the
women they love face another battle--rampant prejudices in the
United States. Klansmen go after a "red" doctor and his family,
a young black couple, and a Jewish schoolteacher who is
sympathetic to the blacks of Shiloh Valley. Spiritual faith and
lasting friendships help overcome oppression. First in the
Shiloh Legacy series. Some violence. 1992.

In the Foxes' Lair  RC 36675
by Bea Carlton 
read by Catherine Byers
1 cassette
Linn Randolph, her son Bobby, and her sister Penny have come to
Veracruz, Mexico, on vacation and to get Penny away from her
boyfriend. But what was supposed to be a visit with old friends
turns into a nightmare when Bobby is kidnapped while Penny is
babysitting. Linn and Penny must rely heavily on their faith in
God to see them through not only the search for Bobby but
Penny's realization that her boyfriend is a drug addict. 1988.

In Tune with Wedding Bells: A Novel of Enduring Romance  RC
36841
by Grace Livingston Hill 
read by Lynn Schrichte
2 cassettes
Reuben Remington is about to embark on a month-long vacation
when coworker Gillian Guthrie faints at her desk and needs to be
taken to the hospital. But she will not go until she knows
someone will take care of Noel, her five-year-old brother.
Having no specific holiday plans, Reuben volunteers. Attracted
to Noel's religious beliefs, Reuben soon finds faith in God is
important in his life, as are Gillian and Noel. 1941.

The King's Daughter  RC 35977
by Isabella Macdonald Alden 
read by Ardyth Heller
2 cassettes
Written in the late nineteenth century. For seven years, Dell
Bronson has lived in Boston with her wealthy aunt and uncle, who
had taken her in when her mother died. Now, at eighteen, she has
been called home by her father to do her duty to him and run the
village tavern he owns in a New England mill town. There her
devotion to God and the temperance movement will have a profound
effect on her father and the town. 1992.

The Lady of Stonewycke: The Stonewycke Trilogy, Book 3  RC 37200
by Michael Phillips and Judith Pella 
read by Janis Gray
3 cassettes
As Maggie lies dying in a Denver hospital, she begs her
granddaughter Joanna to return to Scotland and reclaim
Stonewycke. When Joanna arrives, she learns that Stonewycke is
about to be illegally sold and the local people will be hurt in
a terrible scam. Joanna's faith will sustain her as she fights
to keep Stonewycke for its rightful heirs. Sequel to _Flight
from Stonewycke (RC 37197)_. 1986.

The Measure of a Heart  RC 36452
by Janette Oke 
read by Jill Ferris
2 cassettes
A farmer's daughter, Anna Trent despairs that her learning days
are over when she graduates from the eighth grade at the age of
sixteen. That very day, a new world of knowledge opens up for
Anna when she discovers the young substitute pastor Austin
Barker and his treasure trove of biblical books. At summer's end
Austin returns to the seminary but continues Anna's tutelage by
mail. When they meet again, Austin discovers Anna has grown up.
1992.

No Time for Tears: Heartland Heritage Series, Book 1  RC 36077
by June Masters Bacher 
read by Jill Ferris
3 cassettes
For nine-year-old Marvel, the beginning of the Great Depression
is also the time she begins to feel some responsibility for her
parents. For disaster is close at hand and no one is prepared.
At first the Harringtons think they will be all right, and can
even help other relatives. But a terrible hail storm, a
devastating fire, and a drought threaten the close-knit family
and test their faith in God. 1992.

The Presence  RC 36394
by T. Davis Bunn 
read by Roy Avers
3 cassettes
TJ Case is a politician whose honest and upright policies cause
him to lose his re-election bid to the North Carolina House of
Representatives. While on a fishing trip, as he and his wife are
thinking about their future, TJ receives a vision from God
telling him, "Go to your rulers. They are in need of Me." TJ
heads for the nation's capital, where his life is changed
forever. 1990.

Shooting Star  RC 36709
by Brock and Bodie Thoene 
read by Bruce Huntey
1 cassette
Andrew Jackson Sinnickson has had several unfortunate encounters
with Jack Powers. As he drives a herd of cattle north to be used
as food for gold miners, Sinnickson again encounters Powers and
his men. Although Powers is determined to have the cattle for
himself, Sinnickson calls upon his faith in God to help him
reach his destination. As Sinnickson faces a showdown with
Powers's men, he is saved by a shooting star. Saga of the
Sierras series. Violence. 1993.

Songs in the Whirlwind: Heartland Heritage Series, Book 2  RC
36442
by June Masters Bacher 
read by Jill Ferris
3 cassettes
Poverty continues and, regardless of their faith, a better life
on their barren Texas land seems doubtful for Marvel Harrington
and her family. The winds blow, the water becomes contaminated,
and folks get typhoid. Yet in the midst of all this affliction,
Marvel hears from Titus, and hope for a future with him becomes
real--until her family decides to move to Oregon. Sequel to _No
Time for Tears (RC 36077)_. 1992.

They Called Her Mrs. Doc  RC 36714
by Janette Oke 
read by Jill Ferris
2 cassettes
Cassandra Winston Smith, affectionately called Mrs. Doc by the
community, doesn't know how she can face leaving her home to
move to the city--but her children insist. It is strange to
think that when she first fell in love with Dr. Samuel Smith and
moved to the Western frontier, she hoped they would not be there
long. But time, love, and faith in God have a way of changing a
person's mind. 1992.

A Thousand Shall Fall: The Shiloh Legacy, Book 2  RC 36224
by Bodie Thoene 
read by Roy Avers
3 cassettes
In 1929 Birch Tucker loses his job and moves his family back
home to Shiloh. Irene O'Halloran dies, leaving her son David
utterly alone, until he learns about his real father. Cannibal,
a convict and boxer, escapes from the sheriff. And Max Meyer, in
his financial column, predicts a fall in the stock market. A
promising future for all changes when the stock market crashes.
Sequel to _In My Father's House (RC 35667)_. 1992.

Whatever Tomorrow Brings: The Californians, Volume 1  RC 35582
by Lori Wick 
read by Jill Ferris
2 cassettes
When missionary Patrick Donovan's wife, Theresa, becomes ill,
the family leaves Hawaii for San Francisco. But Theresa soon
dies, and Patrick is called back to Hawaii, leaving
twenty-year-old Kaitlin in charge of her two siblings. Unwelcome
advances from Cousin Percy force Kaitlin to flee San Francisco,
and the three make their home in Santa Rosa with the help of a
loving religious family. There Kaitlin discovers romance. 1992.

Where Lies Our Hope: Heartland Heritage Series, Book 3  RC 36466
by June Masters Bacher 
read by Jill Ferris
3 cassettes
An accident on the way to Oregon forces the Harrington family to
become migrant laborers in California. Marvel longs to be with
Titus, who is going overseas as a war correspondent. But she has
met a British captain in California who makes her question her
feelings. Marvel seeks guidance from God before making a
commitment. Sequel to _Songs in the Whirlwind (RC 36442)_. 1992.

A Woman Named Damaris  RC 35959
by Janette Oke 
read by Ellen Frost
2 cassettes
Fifteen-year-old Damaris's mother encourages her to escape the
abuse of an alcoholic father by leaving home. After traveling
west with a wagon train, Damaris settles in a small town and
slowly becomes accustomed to a life quite different from her
isolated childhood. When one of her employers introduces her to
the Bible, Damaris's new-found faith allows her to open her
heart to others, including rancher Gil Lewis. 1991.

Romance

+American Star: A Love Story  RC 35896
by Jackie Collins 
read by Laura Giannarelli
4 cassettes
Cyndra Angelo and Lauren Roberts grow up in Bosewell, Kansas.
Nick Angelo moves there in 1973, when his bigamist father moves
in with his lawful wife--Cyndra's mother. Each of these young
people gets out of town and makes something of his or her life,
but not without obstacles along the way, including rape, incest,
abortion, poor marriages, and murder. Strong language and
explicit descriptions of sex. Bestseller 1993.

Angel  RC 36100
by Johanna Lindsey 
read by Jill Ferris
2 cassettes
Cassie Stuart has a habit of meddling, and this time it's gotten
her in deep trouble. While visiting her father's Texas ranch,
Cassie attempts to end a longtime feud between two neighboring
families by playing matchmaker with their offspring. When the
plan backfires and the situation turns ugly, Cassie is forced to
accept the help of a gun for hire--Angel of Death. Strong
language, violence, and explicit descriptions of sex. 1992.

+Angel  RC 37313
by Barbara Taylor Bradford 
read by Pam Ward
2 cassettes
Six orphaned teenagers band together to become a family. Two
eventually leave, and Rosie Madigan, nicknamed Angel, becomes
the leader of the remaining four, all successful in their
fields. Although they lead separate lives, their work in
theater, public relations, and criminal investigation frequently
brings them together. Despite various heartbreaks, they form two
happy families. Strong language and descriptions of sex.
Bestseller 1993.

At First Sight  RC 36062
by Eva Rutland 
read by Kerry Cundiff
1 cassette
When very nearsighted Cicely Roberts ventures out on a date
without her glasses, she inadvertently meets British Mark Dolan
by sitting down at the wrong table. Infatuated, Mark maneuvers
his way into her life. Soon he convinces Cicely to pursue her
dream of being a dress designer and to undergo radial keratotomy
surgery for her vision. But why is he so secretive about his own
life? Some descriptions of sex. Harlequin romance. 1988.

Becca's Story  RC 36847
by James D. Forman 
read by Mary Woods
1 cassette
The onset of the Civil War is almost a relief for Becca Case, a
fifteen-year-old girl living in Jonesville, Michigan. Her two
beaus are going off to fight for the Union, and at least she
will not have to decide between them until they return. Her head
tells her to choose steady, dependable Alex, but her heart
belongs to capricious, irrepressible Charlie. For junior and
senior high readers. 1992.

Beyond Eden  RC 37255
by Catherine Coulter 
read by Ilona Dulaski
3 cassettes
Sixteen-year-old, gawky Lindsay Foxe is smitten by the Italian
prince who marries her half-sister. Two years later her
adoration turns to horror when he viciously rapes her. After her
family sides with the prince, Lindsay takes on a new identity as
Eden, a supermodel. Her terror of men begins to disappear when a
gentle bodyguard enters her life--but then somebody begins to
stalk her. Strong language, violence, and explicit descriptions
of sex. 1992.

Brave the Wild Wind  RC 34954
by Johanna Lindsey 
read by Mimi Bederman
2 cassettes (Reissue)
Set in Wyoming in the 1800s, this novel focuses on Jessie Blair,
who has been running her father's ranch since his death. Her
mother, Rachel, who left Jessie's father years ago, returns as
Jessie's guardian, but the young woman resents her mother's
presence. Rachel brings in a man named Chase Summers, and sparks
begin to fly between him and Jessie. Explicit descriptions of
sex. 1984.

The Burden  RC 34988
by Mary Westmacott 
read by Sheena Gordon
2 cassettes
In 1929, after her brother has died, Laura sees her chance to
become her parents' favorite vanish when they have another baby,
Shirley. Laura's jealousy changes to protective love when she
saves the baby's life. From that point on, Laura devotes herself
to raising her sister. When nineteen-year-old Shirley is swept
off her feet by a playboy, Laura is torn between protecting her
sister and letting the girl choose her own life. 1956.

Candle in the Window  RC 35615
by Christina Dodd 
read by Michele Schaeffer
3 cassettes
In medieval England, young, blind Lady Saura of Roget is
resigned to running her stepfather's household when a visiting
lord offers her a way out. Impressed by Saura's abilities, Lord
Peter asks her to teach his son William to adapt to his own
recent blindness. William is not told that Saura is young,
blind, or winsome but his bitterness soon gives way to love.
Unfortunately, his enemies interrupt his bliss. Violence and
explicit descriptions of sex. 1991.

Captive Embraces  RC 35470
by Fern Michaels 
read by Mitzi Friedlander
3 cassettes
In this sequel to _Captive Passions (RC 35469)_, the love-hate
relationship between Sirena and Regan continues. In 1628, after
the death of their small son, Regan gives up on Sirena who
refuses to leave Java and the small grave. When Sirena learns
Regan has divorced her, she sets out for Spain and then for
England to win him back--and to seek revenge for the pain he has
caused her. Strong language, violence, and explicit descriptions
of sex. 1979.

Captive Secrets  RC 35472
by Fern Michaels 
read by Mitzi Friedlander
2 cassettes
In this sequel to _Captive Splendors (RC 35471)_, Regan and
Sirena's daughter Furana is preparing to enter a convent when
she learns that someone is posing as the Sea Siren, her mother's
alter ego. The new Sea Siren is a plundering pirate who is
angering handsome sea captain Luis Domingo. Anxious to clear her
mother's name, Furana also poses as the Sea Siren. Strong
language, violence, and explicit descriptions of sex. 1991.

Captive Splendors  RC 35471
by Fern Michaels 
read by Mitzi Friedlander
3 cassettes
In this sequel to _Captive Embraces (RC 35470)_, Regan's son
Caleb is now a sea captain. Wren, the waif that Sirena took in,
has grown into a beautiful but rebellious young woman, with her
mind set on marrying gold-digging Malcolm. Furious at her
family's reaction, Wren runs away--straight into a nightmare.
When Wren and Caleb are finally reunited on his ship, they
realize their true feelings. Strong language, violence, and
explicit descriptions of sex. 1980.

A Christmas Love  RC 36793
by Kathleen Creighton 
read by Michele Schaeffer
2 cassettes
After her divorce, Carolyn Robards retreats to her ex-husband's
rustic summer house with her daughter Jordy. When they find a
young boy and his dog hiding in the basement, Carolyn is flooded
with memories of her own runaway experience. As she tries to
convince their new neighbor, ex-cop Clay Traynor, not to turn
the boy over to the authorities, Carolyn is surprised to find
her frustration is tinged with attraction to Clay. Some strong
language. 1992.

Circle of Gold  RC 35756
by Karen Harper 
read by Mitzi Friedlander
3 cassettes
Rebecca Blake loves the Kentucky hills where she helps her
mother dispense herbal remedies, but an untimely death forces
the young girl to join a Shaker community. Never quite fitting
in with her new family, Rebecca is happy to be swept away by a
visiting British nobleman's affection. They share a crusade for
the rights of England's poor until another death sends Rebecca
back to her beloved hills. Some strong language and some
explicit descriptions of sex. 1992.

The Color of Love  RC 36638
by Binnie Syril 
read by Mitzi Friedlander
2 cassettes
The rain had turned to sleet when painter Judith Blake left the
Centre Gallery in Baltimore and headed home--and right into an
auto accident that would leave her blind and end her career.
Mark Leland, whom she holds responsible for the accident, wants
to help her. But can she overcome the rage she feels toward him,
and more importantly, the way she feels when he takes her into
his arms? Harlequin novel. Some strong language and descriptions
of sex. 1989.

The Controversial Countess  RC 35978
by Mary Jo Putney 
read by Nancy Kronenfeld
2 cassettes
A novel of romance and adventure set in the period following the
battle of Waterloo. Duke Rafael Whitbourne is sent to Paris to
discover and expose a traitor in the British delegation of peace
negotiators and to persuade England's most effective spy to
leave retirement and become active again. To his surprise, he
discovers the spy is the notorious Countess Magda, his former
lover. 1988.

Current Confusion  RC 35042
by Kitty Grey 
read by Mimi Bederman
2 cassettes
While working in the Font House London laboratory, American
physicist Cassandra Brown is suddenly transported back to the
Regency period in which Lord Font lived. While the two
scientists calculate the means to reverse the time travel,
Cassandra learns the customs of 1815 London and becomes involved
in the family problems of Harry Font.  After her successful
return, startling information prompts her to go back. Some
strong language and some violence. 1989.

Daniel's Bride  RC 35755
by Linda Lael Miller 
read by Carole Jordan Stewart
2 cassettes
Jolie McKibben is only twenty. She has never known a man or held
a child of her own, and she doesn't want to die. But the
townspeople claim she is guilty of robbery and murder. The noose
is already around her neck when Daniel Beckham invokes the
marriage law and hastily marries her. Her life has been spared,
but can she learn to love this man? And what about the men who
are looking for her? Violence and explicit descriptions of sex.
1992.

The Dashing Miss Fairchild  RC 36939
by Emily Hendrickson 
read by Janis Gray
2 cassettes
As Clare Fairchild travels to Bath, a baby mysteriously appears
in her carriage. The baby's garments are expensive--why would an
upper-class woman give up her child? Fearing foul play, Clare
remains discreet about the baby's origins--causing much gossip
upon her arrival in Bath. She raises more eyebrows by choosing
charming Richard Talbot to confide in. Despite some frightening
anonymous warnings, the two are determined to uncover the
mother's identity. 1992.

Fanta C  RC 36938
by Sandra Brown 
read by Mimi Bederman
1 cassette
Elizabeth Burke owns Fantasy, an exclusive lingerie shop.
Between running the shop and raising two young children alone
after their father died two years ago, her days are full. But in
the evening, loneliness returns and Elizabeth spends her nights
in erotic reveries. When she meets her new neighbor, many of
those dreams seem to be coming true. But can she let go of the
memory of her late husband? Some strong language and explicit
descriptions of sex. 1987.

The Fashionable Spy  RC 36920
by Emily Hendrickson 
read by Mimi Bederman
2 cassettes
To avenge the deaths of her parents, young Victoria Dancy works
undercover for England--searching out Napoleon's spies. When
fate throws her into the arms of the intriguingly mysterious Sir
Edward Hawkswood, Victoria must face her deepest fear--that Sir
Edward is one of the spies she is after. 1992.

The Foolish Gentlewoman  RC 33958
by Margery Sharp 
read by Larry Shapiro
2 cassettes
Written in 1948, this romantic comedy revolves around Isabel
Brocken, who is considered frivolous and foolish by her
brother-in-law, Simon. World War II is over and the widowed
Isabel returns home to Chipping Lodge, just eight miles from the
center of London. She brings together her family members and
friends, whose reactions vary when Isabel proposes to make
amends to Tilly Cuff for an old injustice. 1948.

Forever in Your Embrace  RC 35800
by Kathleen E. Woodiwiss 
read by Ilona Dulaski
4 cassettes
When Countess Synnovea Zenkovna's father dies, the tsar orders
her to come to Moscow to take up residence with a guardian,
Prince Aleksei. En route Synnovea's carriage is attacked.
Fortunately she is rescued by Colonel Tyrone Rycroft, leading
one of the tsar's regiments, and she is delivered to the prince.
Realizing the prince intends to bed her, she turns to the
colonel for help and entangles him in a compromising situation.
Descriptions of sex. 1992.

Glass Mountain  RC 35041
by Cynthia Voigt 
read by Arnie Warren
2 cassettes
Irresponsible heir Theo Mondleigh is being pressured by his
parents to marry an acceptable woman, his mysterious young
butler Gregor is wooing an intelligent heiress, and Theo's
sister Sarah has just fallen head over heels in love. In each
case, mistaken or concealed identities and hidden motives
complicate the romance. Some descriptions of sex. 1991.

Had We Never Loved: Tales of the Jewelled Men, Volume 2  RC
35258
by Patricia Veryan 
read by Bruce Huntey
2 cassettes
In the sequel to _Time's Fool (RC 35257)_, the League of the
Jewelled Men attempts to bring down the house of Lord Horatio
Glendenning. Meanwhile, Horatio meets saucy Amy Consett, a gypsy
who was stolen as an infant. With the help of Amy and her
artistic "uncle," Horatio stays one step ahead of the League
until he is tripped up by an antique pin. Strong language and
some violence. 1992.

The Heather and the Blade  RC 36611
by Marian Devon 
read by Madelyn Buzzard
3 cassettes
Hoping to end the feud between clans, General Wade, Scotland's
representative for King George, orders a marriage between
Caroline Campbell and Callum MacDonald. Caroline collapses at
the ceremony, and her sister Laurie takes her place. Callum does
not care--his choices are wedding a Campbell or hanging. Callum
also considers the marriage a sham, but as time goes by his
opinion changes. Some violence, strong language, and
descriptions of sex. 1989.

+The Heiress Bride  RC 35913
by Catherine Coulter 
read by Mary Woods
2 cassettes
1807. Joan Sherbrooke, called Sinjun by her brothers, fears that
she will become a spinster. Then she meets Colin Kinross, earl
of Ashburnham, who is looking for an heiress to wed so he can
restore his family's castle in Scotland. Sinjun marries him. But
she isn't aware that he is a widower and has two children.
Sequel to _The Hellion Bride (RC 35910)_. Strong language and
descriptions of sex. Bestseller 1993.

+The Hellion Bride  RC 35910
by Catherine Coulter 
read by Mary Woods
2 cassettes
1803. Ryder Sherbrooke is in Jamaica to investigate supernatural
happenings at the family's sugar operation and discovers a plot
to take over the plantation. He is also confronted by the lovely
young Sophia, who quickly develops a passion for him. But does
she really want to bed him, or does she have some other plan?
Sequel to _Sherbrooke Bride (RC 34032)_. Strong language,
violence, and some descriptions of sex. Bestseller 1992.

+Hill Towns  RC 37054
by Anne Rivers Siddons 
read by Jill Ferris
3 cassettes
When only five, Catherine made the decision to live on the top
of a mountain the rest of her life. Now thirty-seven years later
and happily married to Joe Gaillard, a college professor, she
has decided to come down off the mountain and travel to Italy
for the wedding of close friends, Colin and Maria. So why does
Joe think she shouldn't go? And what about Sam Forrest, for whom
she develops a fondness? Strong language. Bestseller 1993.

Honest Illusions  RC 35813
by Nora Roberts 
read by Ilona Dulaski
4 cassettes
The Nouvelles--Max, Lily, and daughter Roxy--are magicians and
jewel thieves. They took Luke Callahan, an abused
twelve-year-old, into the family and taught him both trades.
Then five years ago, when he and Roxy finally admitted their
love and planned to marry, Luke disappeared, unknowingly leaving
Roxy pregnant. Now he is back with plans for their greatest
heist and an act of vengeance. Strong language and explicit
descriptions of sex. 1992.

Kelly Park  RC 36311
by Jean Stubbs 
read by Patricia Kilgarriff
2 cassettes
In 1978, Flavia Pollard, nearing forty, has just ended her
seven-year relationship with Jack Rice, her lover and business
partner in Bon Apptit. At loose ends, she accepts the offer of
her long-time friend Humphrey Jarvis to visit his family estate
in Cornwall. Flavia quickly realizes the possibilities of the
old manor house and considers establishing a restaurant-hotel.
But her plans meet many obstacles. Some strong language. 1992.

Like Water for Chocolate: A Novel in Monthly Installments, with
Recipes, Romances, and Home Remedies  RC 36256
by Laura Esquivel 
read by Laura Giannarelli
1 cassette
When Pedro asks Mama Elena for the hand of her youngest
daughter, Tita, he is offered her sister instead. By family
tradition, Tita is to remain unmarried to care for her mother.
Tita, a magical cook, shares recipes that, seasoned by her
emotions, have an extraordinary impact on the events that follow
her mother's decision. Descriptions of sex. Bestseller 1989.

The Love Child  RC 35583
by Catherine Cookson 
read by Jill Ferris
2 cassettes
Anna Dagshaw is one of six illegitimate children born to
Nathaniel Martell and Maria Dagshaw. Nathaniel's drunken wife
will not divorce him, so he, Maria, and the children live as a
family and endure the spitting, taunts, hostility, and even
violence of the villagers. Anna is determined to overcome her
heritage, but fears she will never marry--until she meets
Timothy Barrington, who has his own pain. Strong language and
violence. 1990.

Love in the Temperate Zone  RC 33961
by L.R. Wright 
read by Dick Jenkins
2 cassettes
Michelle is reeling from a broken marriage; Casey, from the
death of his wife. Each questions whether to risk becoming
vulnerable to the pain of loving all over again. Strong language
and explicit descriptions of sex. 1988.

Love Story  RC 37022
by Erich Segal 
read by Don Emmick
1 cassette (Reissue)
Oliver Barrett IV resented that he came from a long line of
Harvard men and was expected to follow in their footsteps, but
he did it anyway. When he surprised himself by falling in love
with smart-mouthed Radcliffe student Jenny Cavilleri, Oliver
married her despite his father's promise to disown him. This is
their bittersweet love story. Strong language. Bestseller 1970.

+The Magic of You  RC 35922
by Johanna Lindsey 
read by Jill Ferris
2 cassettes
Amy Malory has her coming-out party just in time to try seducing
Warren Anderson, who has arrived in England from America to see
his sister Georgina's baby. Unfortunately, Amy's uncle
(Georgina's husband) can't stand Warren and, what's worse,
Warren refuses to succumb to Amy's flirtations. Then they both
become prisoners in the same cabin on a Chinese ship. Strong
language, some violence, and explicit descriptions of sex.
Bestseller 1993.

The Master Stroke  RC 36160
by Elizabeth Gage 
read by Catherine Byers
3 cassettes
New York, 1950s. Talented, young Francie Bollinger goes to work
for prestigious Magnus Industries. When the credit for her first
innovative idea is stolen by her supervisor, Francie takes her
next proposal directly to Jack Magnus, son of the company's
manipulative founder. When Jack falls for both the cutting edge
computer proposal and Francie, her career is off and running--or
is it? Strong language, some violence, and explicit descriptions
of sex. 1991.

+Mixed Blessings  RC 35889
by Danielle Steel 
read by Jill Ferris
3 cassettes
Three California couples, each married the same day, struggle
about having children. Diana and Andrew Douglas want at least
four, but after a year Diana still is not pregnant. Barbara and
Charles Winwood have differing opinions on children--she
couldn't care less, and he wants lots. Pilar and Bradford
Coleman wonder if it is too late to have a child of their own
when Brad is about to become a grandfather. Some strong
language. Bestseller 1992.

A Moment in Time  RC 35590
by Bertrice Small 
read by Yvonne Fair Tessler
4 cassettes
Wales, 1060. Young, orphaned Wynne of Gwernach is about to be
forced to marry a man she doesn't love, when she is rescued by
Madoc of Powys. Madoc, with his inherited abilities in sorcery,
is aware of his past lives and a long-ago tragedy. As Wynne
learns from Madoc, she finally remembers her own past connection
with him, and he is set free--but that does not end their
troubles. Some strong language, some violence, and explicit
descriptions of sex. 1991.

Mother Knows Best  RC 35982
by Barbara Bretton 
read by Phil Regensdorf
2 cassettes
Diana Travis is highly organized. Her plans are set for
completing her book, losing weight, and looking for Mr. Right.
But the month at Gull Cottage is suddenly turned into chaos with
the arrival of her twin nieces. When Greg Stewart turns up, she
wonders if he is Mr. Right at the wrong moment. Harlequin novel.
1989.

+November of the Heart  RC 35898
by LaVyrle Spencer 
read by Jill Ferris
3 cassettes
In the late 1800s, Norwegian immigrant Jens Harken is working in
the Barnetts' summer home when he hears Gideon Barnett
discussing a yacht race. Harken's proposal that Barnett invest
in his innovative boat design is met by outrage until
eighteen-year-old Lorna Barnett steps in. After convincing her
father to finance the boat, she persuades Harken to ignore class
differences and fall in love with her. Explicit descriptions of
sex. Bestseller 1993.

One Summer  RC 36824
by Karen Robards 
read by Ilona Dulaski
3 cassettes
Johnny Harris is returning to Tylerville, Kentucky, after
spending eleven years in prison for supposedly stabbing his
girlfriend to death. Rachel Grant, his high school teacher, had
been the only one who believed him innocent. In fact, now she
offers Johnny a job at her family's store so he can be paroled.
Then shortly after Johnny returns to town, another woman is
stabbed. Strong language and explicit descriptions of sex. 1993.

Pandora's Box  RC 36357
by Elizabeth Gage 
read by Ilona Dulaski
6 cassettes
Diana Stallworth and Hal Lancaster, both from wealthy families,
were paired almost from birth. Tess Dameron and Laura Blake,
born on the same night, would not meet for years. Tess gets
involved in communications, Laura becomes a fashion designer and
photographer, and Diana, a model, marries Hal. Hal's bid for the
White House will bring them all together, but fate will not be
kind to them. Strong language and explicit descriptions of sex.
1990.

+Perfect  RC 35907
by Judith McNaught 
read by Laura Giannarelli
4 cassettes
Julie Mathison is an energetic young schoolteacher with high
ideals, who was rescued as an orphan of eleven and raised in a
loving, religious home. Zachary Benedict, reared in the lap of
luxury until he was disinherited, is a talented actor and film
director, who lands in jail on murder charges. After five years
in prison, Zack escapes, and Julie becomes his hostage. Strong
language and some descriptions of sex. Bestseller 1993.

Prairie Heat  RC 35564
by Madeline Baker 
read by Pam Ward
2 cassettes
Matilda Thornton is traveling to Arizona to meet the man she
married by proxy and knows only from letters. But the stagecoach
Matilda shares with surly, half-breed bounty hunter Jess McCord
and his prisoner is overtaken by Indians, leaving Matilda and
wounded Jess stranded. As they use Jess's Indian connections to
get to safety, a surprising attraction develops. Strong
language, violence, and explicit descriptions of sex. 1991.

+Ravished  RC 35874
by Amanda Quick 
read by Mary Woods
2 cassettes
On the property of Gideon Westbrook, Viscount St. Justin,
Harriet Pomeroy discovers ill-gotten loot in the caves where she
is collecting fossils of bones. She summons Gideon to discuss
her discovery, and they end up stranded in the caves overnight.
Thus compromised, Harriet must be wed. But the path to the altar
and to love involves kidnapping, deception, and murder. Explicit
descriptions of sex and strong language. Bestseller 1992.

Sapphire  RC 36810
by Venita Helton 
read by Ilona Dulaski
2 cassettes
1861. Sir James Lloyd, accompanied by his daughter, Arienne
Dauphina Lloyd, is on a special mission to America--he is
carrying guns to the Confederates. His ship is attacked, and
Arienne is rescued by Major Joshua Langdon, a Union soldier
masquerading as a Confederate. Their individual loyalties force
them to separate, but they are eventually tempted by their
attraction to each other. Strong language and explicit
descriptions of sex. 1993.

Separate Beds  RC 36580
by LaVyrle Spencer 
read by Lynn Schrichte
3 cassettes
Catherine Anderson has no desire to be sitting in the well-to-do
Forrester home. She wishes nothing from Clay Forrester. She just
wants to have the baby she is carrying. But Catherine's father
has other ideas. The Forresters are well known in Edina,
Minnesota, and they don't want scandal either. But what about
Catherine and Clay? Can they learn to love one another and make
a home for their child? Some strong language and some
descriptions of sex. 1985.

The Silken Web  RC 36048
by Sandra Brown 
read by Madelyn Buzzard
2 cassettes
After quitting her high fashion job to escape the amorous
advances of a married coworker, Kathleen Haley is relaxing in
her summer position as camp counselor. Enter Erik Gudjonsen, a
flirtatious, muscular photographer who is filming a documentary
about the camp. Just as Kathleen drops her defensiveness and
responds to Erik's obvious attraction to her, her worst fears
are confirmed. Some strong language and explicit descriptions of
sex. 1992.

Silver Wings  RC 36000
by Grace Livingston Hill 
read by Gillian Wilson
2 cassettes
First published in 1931. Amory Lorrimer is thrilled to get a
position as social secretary in the Whitney household. On the
very day that she arrives, she watches a small plane landing
nearby. Before another day passes, the pilot, Gareth, presents
her with his silver wings. But soon Gareth makes a nonstop
flight to Alaska and crashes short of his destination. Everyone
believes him to be dead except Amory, who is sure that he will
be saved. 1988.

+Slow Waltz in Cedar Bend  RC 37299
by Robert James Waller 
read by Bob Askey
1 cassette
Michael Tillman is a middle-aged college economics professor in
Cedar Bend. He first meets Jellie Braden, forty, during a
reception at the dean's home. They are immediately attracted to
each other, but she is married and Michael does have some
scruples. When Jellie unexpectedly returns to India, Michael
follows and learns of a secret that has haunted her for a long
time. Some descriptions of sex. Bestseller 1993.

Someday Soon  RC 35668
by Kathleen Eagle 
read by Kerry Cundiff
2 cassettes
Amanda Caron, a high-bred Bostonian, plans to complete her
series of articles on rodeos and return posthaste to the East.
She does not bargain on falling in love with rough and tough
cowboy Sean Brannigan, who follows the rodeo circuit from state
to state. Explicit descriptions of sex. 1988.

Summer's End  RC 34825
by Danielle Steel 
read by Barbara Caruso
2 cassettes (Reissue)
As the lonely twenty-year marriage between Deanna and her French
husband Marc cools, she retreats to her painting and their only
child, Pilar. By chance Deanna meets a gallery owner named Ben,
who takes an interest in her work, and the two fall in love.
1979.

Sunset Embrace  RC 36251
by Sandra Brown 
read by Yvonne Fair Tessler
3 cassettes
Lydia lay down in the Tennessee wilderness and gave birth to a
child she did not want. Thankfully it was dead--just as she
wished herself to be. But she is discovered by members of a
wagon train who help her recover. She, in turn, is able to nurse
the son of Ross Coleman, whose wife died in childbirth. Thrown
together by fate, Ross and Lydia struggle to forget the past and
start a new relationship. Strong language and explicit
descriptions of sex. 1985.

Take What You Want  RC 37285
by Faith Baldwin 
read by Michele Schaeffer
2 cassettes (Reissue)
The rich and famous Whitney Dennis barrels his way past Janice
Cooper and heads straight into her boss's office. Then, when he
comes out, he has the nerve to assume she will have lunch with
him. But Janice, trying to recover from her breakup with the
married Dave Peters, is not interested. Whitney is persistent;
they begin dating and eventually marry, although Janice does not
love him. Then Dave Peters reappears, and Janice has an
important decision to make. 1970.

Texas Sunrise  RC 36335
by Fern Michaels 
read by Yvonne Fair Tessler
3 cassettes
Billie Coleman Kingsley is dying. What is to be done with her
internationally known fabric design company? The family has
always been close, even though it is spread across the world
from Japan to Hawaii, Texas, and Vermont. But now each member
must deal with individual family trouble and with problems that
will result from Billie's impending death. Sequel to _Texas Fury
(RC 29691)_. Strong language and explicit descriptions of sex.
1993.

A Timely Affair  RC 36610
by Janice Bennett 
read by Janis Gray
3 cassettes
Because of her passion for Regency novels, Andrea travels to
England. As she visits the famous places of the Regency period,
she can almost imagine herself transported from 1990 back to
1810. A newspaper article about the former Viscount Grantham
fascinates her so much that she visits his ancestral home of
Greythorne Court. There his portrait mesmerizes her and draws
her back in time to Regency England and a man she is fated to
love. 1990.

Toilers of the Sea, Volumes 1 and 2  RC 35620
by Victor Hugo 
read by Andrew Sofer
3 cassettes
English translation of a prose-poem issued shortly after
publication in the original French. Hugo depicts the eternal
struggle of man against nature, in this case the seas
surrounding the Isle of Guernsey where he lived in exile. Hugo's
romantic tale is about a young recluse who falls in love with a
shipowner's daughter. He triumphs at sea, but suffers from the
frailty of his human heart. 1888.

Untamed  RC 36345
by Elizabeth Lowell 
read by Michele Schaeffer
2 cassettes
Norman knight Dominic le Sabre has returned from the Holy Land
to claim his Saxon bride and the vast domain that she will
inherit upon the imminent death of her father. Dominic looks
forward to his marriage and the heirs he will have. But Lady
Margaret suffers from the curse of Glendruid, and she will never
bear a son--unless her husband truly loves her and his passion
can equal hers. Explicit descriptions of sex. Bestseller 1993.

+Vanished  RC 37056
by Danielle Steel 
read by Yvonne Fair Tessler
2 cassettes
When Charles Delauney walks into St. Patrick's Cathedral, he has
no idea that the next few months will bring unbearable horrors
for him. Marielle Patterson has not seen Charles for about seven
years when she runs into him at the cathedral. Then, within two
days, Marielle's four-year-old son vanishes, and Charles is
charged with kidnapping him. Some strong language. Bestseller
1993.

Velvet Angel  RC 36377
by Jude Deveraux 
read by Laura Giannarelli
2 cassettes
At the climax of a blood feud between the Chatworths and the
Montgomerys, Elizabeth Chatworth is kidnapped by an evil
outsider and given to Miles Montgomery. A history of abuse has
turned Elizabeth against all men, and she immediately despises
Miles and his womanizing reputation. In turn, determined to end
her hatred of him and his family, he refuses to release her.
Velvet Saga series. Strong language, violence, and explicit
descriptions of sex. 1983.

Velvet Song  RC 36366
by Jude Deveraux 
read by Laura Giannarelli
2 cassettes
After her father is murdered by an evil nobleman and a price is
put on her head, boyish Alyx Blackett disguises herself as a
squire and joins a band of outlaws. She falls in love with their
leader, nobleman Raine Montgomery, who has been forced into
exile by a feud with the Chatworth family. Alyx uses her powers,
including her amazing musical skills, in an attempt to end the
quarrel. Velvet Saga series. Strong language, violence, and
explicit descriptions of sex. 1983.

The Wary Widow  RC 33995
by Sheila Walsh 
read by Mimi Bederman
2 cassettes
When Sir Charles Weston died, he left behind his
seventeen-year-old daughter Charlotte. Prince Adolphus, of the
principality of Gellenstadt, feeling responsible for Sir
Charles's death, sees that Charlotte is married to German
nobleman Otto Raimund--thus becoming Baroness Lottie Raimund.
But now Otto is dead and Lottie is being courted by the premier
aristocrats of England and Europe. Will she be able to make a
wise choice or pay a dreadful price? 1985.

The Way It Happens in Novels  RC 33990
by Kathleen O'Connor 
read by Phil Regensdorf
2 cassettes
When Cheryl Freedman's marriage to Stu ends, she finds herself
locked into a boring secretarial job, overweight, depressed, and
addicted to romance novels. She becomes interested in Richard,
once a football star and now living in a nursing home after a
stroke. In time the couple overcomes all obstacles to marriage
and proves to everyone that happy endings are possible. Some
strong language. 1989.

A Whole New Light  RC 35605
by Sandra Brown 
read by Michele Schaeffer
1 cassette
Cyn McCall's husband died two years ago, but Cyn still spends
all of her leisure time at home with her four-year-old son.
Depressed, Cyn visits Worth Lansing, her late husband's friend
and business partner. Worth suggests they take the trip to
Acapulco that he had planned with his girlfriend, who has just
cancelled. Neither Cyn nor Worth is prepared for the results of
that trip. Explicit descriptions of sex and some strong
language. 1989.

The Wild Rose  RC 36008
by Doris Mortman 
read by Suzanne Toren
6 cassettes
From the days of the Hungarian uprising of 1956 to the 1980s,
former child prodigy Katalin Gspr rises as a world-renowned
concert pianist. Her story moves from Hungary to America and
back to Hungary as she seeks to redeem through her music the
lives of her family, shattered by the Communists, and to find
happiness with the man she has loved since she was a child of
seven. Some strong language and some descriptions of sex. 1991.

Wildest Dreams  RC 35455
by Jennifer Blake 
read by Marcia Churchill
3 cassettes
The parallel lives of two women, one in the 1990s and the other
150 years earlier. The Fossier family of New Orleans is famous
for its perfumes, especially Le Jardin de Cour. When her
grandmother dies before passing on its secret, Joletta Caresse
retraces the steps of her ancestor Violet Fossier, who,
traveling across Europe, is given a perfume whose formula dates
back to Cleopatra. Violence and some explicit descriptions of
sex. 1992.

+Wildest Hearts  RC 35902
by Jayne Ann Krentz 
read by Jill Ferris
2 cassettes
Annie Lyncroft doesn't think the elephant from her shop Wildest
Dreams will be right for Oliver Rain's apartment. But it gives
her a reason to see Oliver and present her proposal--a marriage
of convenience. Annie's brother Daniel has disappeared and she
sees marriage to Oliver as the only way to hold on to Lyncroft
Unlimited. Oliver says yes, but his concept of marriage is not
the same as Annie's. Strong language and some descriptions of
sex. Bestseller 1993.

Yankee Wife  RC 36584
by Linda Lael Miller 
read by Marcia Churchill
3 cassettes
Hungry and desperate, Lydia McQuire answers an advertisement by
Devon Quade for a wife. Lydia agrees to accompany him to
Washington Territory, where he and his brother Brigham run a
lumber camp. Too late, she learns she is intended not for Devon
but for Brigham, who is set on raising his two daughters on his
own. Lydia, in turn, is determined to remain as the camp
teacher. Strong language, some violence, and explicit
descriptions of sex. 1993.

Yvonne Goes to York: The Travelling Matchmaker, Volume 6  RC
37187
by Marion Chesney 
read by Mitzi Friedlander
1 cassette
Miss Hannah Pym is headed to York to let her friend Mrs.
Clarence know the latter is now free to marry the footman she
ran away with. As Hannah embarks on her journey, she meets
Yvonne Grenier, a young Frenchwoman, and offers her protection.
Once they arrive in York, Hannah plans to find Yvonne a suitable
husband. Little does Hannah know she may find one for herself.
Sequel to _Deborah Goes to Dover (RC 35314)_. 1992.

Science Fiction

Anvil of Stars  RC 36089
by Greg Bear 
read by David Hartley-Margolin
4 cassettes
When Earth was destroyed in _The Forge of God (RC 36088)_, the
few survivors were banded together by the Benefactors, a
beneficent alien party. The adults would try to make Mars
habitable, and the children, known as Lost Boys and Wendys,
would train to exact vengeance from Earth's destroyers. But can
the children safely seek retribution, or will they commit a
greater crime than destroying Earth? Some strong language. 1992.

Carve the Sky  RC 36895
by Alexander Jablokov 
read by Robert Blumenfeld
2 cassettes
In the twenty-fourth century, as the Terran Union and the
Technic Alliance teeter on the brink of interplanetary war, an
artifact of a long-lost alien civilization is discovered. Lord
Monboddo and Anton Lindgren, of the Union, team up with Vanessa
Karageorge of the Academia Sapientiae on a mission across the
solar system to stop a fanatical group from using the aliens'
powerful technology. Strong language, violence, and some
descriptions of sex. 1991.

Chains of Command  RC 35624
by W.A. McCay and E.L. Flood 
read by Gary Tipton
2 cassettes
In a remote area of space the Starship _Enterprise_ discovers a
lost colony of humans that has been enslaved by an alien
bird-like race called the Tseetsk. The humans are in revolt
against their overseers and expect the help of the _Enterprise_,
but Captain Picard and his crew find the situation very
complicated. A Star Trek: The Next Generation novel. 1992.

+The Children of Men  RC 35885
by P.D. James 
read by Bob Askey
2 cassettes
In 1995, aware that all living men are infertile, Theo Faron
notes that the earth's last human being has been born. On
January 1, 2021, that last human born, Joseph Ricardo, dies at
the age of twenty-five. Theo's cousin Xan Lyppiatt, warden of
England, rules supreme as he watches the world crumble because
of despair-based oppression. Then suddenly a pregnant woman is
discovered! Some violence. Bestseller 1992.

CV  RC 36856
by Damon Knight 
read by J.P. Linton
2 cassettes
The _Sea Venture_, CV for short, is an enormous ocean-going
vessel--a huge sea habitation housing thousands of residents and
passengers. Here scientists, engineers, and rich tourists play
out the dramas of their lives. Suddenly, however, all their
concerns are overshadowed by the presence of an alien horror--an
unstoppable, mind-controlling entity that has targeted the CV as
an arena to stalk its human victims. __Prequel to _The Observers
(RC 36875)._ 1985.

Damia  RC 36330
by Anne McCaffrey 
read by Mary Woods
2 cassettes
Damia, daughter of the Rowan and Jeff, has inherited their
powers and will become a Prime--the most powerful of the
Talents. As a child she is cared for by Afra, a valued family
friend. Because of her gifts, Damia is sent to manage the Tower
on the new colony of Iota Aurigae. There she will face a threat
more powerful than any her parents met. But Afra will be there
to help. Strong language and some descriptions of sex. Sequel to
_The Rowan (RC 36321)_. 1992.

Damia's Children  RC 36334
by Anne McCaffrey 
read by Mary Woods
2 cassettes
Damia, with the help of Afra, was able to hold off, but not
destroy, the alien attack that threatened her planet. Now
married, she and Afra have eight children whose combined powers
exceed those of their parents. Thus it will be up to the
children to provide protection for the planet. The aliens are
gathering forces again, and this time they will try to
compensate for the strength of the children. Sequel to _Damia
(RC 36330)_. 1993.

The Dark beyond the Stars  RC 36030
by Frank M. Robinson 
read by Roy Avers
3 cassettes
For two thousand years the spaceship _Astron_ has been roaming
the galaxy in a futile search for alien life. Now the old ship
is falling apart, and the crew must choose between supporting
the captain and continuing the search or beginning the
two-hundred-year return trip to Earth. A young crew member
suffering from amnesia holds the key to the crew's fate.
Explicit descriptions of sex. 1991.

+Dark Force Rising: Star Wars, Volume 2  RC 35928
by Timothy Zahn 
read by Chuck Benson
3 cassettes
The heroes of the New Republic--Princess Leia, Han Solo, Lando
Calrissian, Chewbacca, and Luke Skywalker--continue their
dangerous missions to consolidate their victories against the
Empire. But now they must face the evil genius of Grand Admiral
Thrawn as well as a sinister new threat from the Dark Side of
the Force. Sequel to _Heir to the Empire (RC 33042)_. Bestseller
1992.

The Difference Engine  RC 36050
by William Gibson and Bruce Sterling 
read by James DeLotel
3 cassettes
Although most of London remains firmly in the 1850s, the
industrial revolution has taken a dramatic step forward, and
Charles Babbage has perfected his analytical engine--the
computer. A set of program cards finds its way to paleontologist
Edward Mallory, who becomes the primary target of some Luddites
who are not ready for the computer age. Strong language,
violence, and explicit descriptions of sex. 1991.

+Domes of Fire: The Tamuli, Book 1  RC 35897
by David Eddings 
read by Erik Sandvold
3 cassettes
Continues the story of the kingdom of Elenia begun in the
Elenium Trilogy--_The Diamond Throne (RC 30180)_, _The Ruby
Knight (RC 32298)_, and _The Sapphire Rose (RC 34210)_. Six
years ago Sparhawk defeated the evil god Azash. Now rumors of
the return of the Troll-Gods, who threaten the Tamul Empire,
send Sparhawk, with family and followers, to save the empire.
Bestseller 1992.

Exile  RC 37351
by Michael P. Kube-McDowell 
read by J.P. Linton
3 cassettes
A communication from a long-lost acquaintance intrudes into the
comfortable life of Meer Faschen, a minor bureaucrat on a
distant planet. The message is from a man the government exiled
twenty years ago for subversive ideas. Meer leaves the confines
of the city of Ana for the wilderness and meets his old friend.
He learns some astounding truths about his world, and he must
take these facts back to the people of Ana, regardless of the
consequences. 1992.

Fahrenheit 451  RC 34963
by Ray Bradbury 
read by Jeff Halberstadt
1 cassette (Reissue)
Social satire set in the future, when owning or reading books is
a crime. Guy Montag, the fireman-hero, becomes a fugitive when
he succumbs to temptation. Some strong language. 1953.

A Fire upon the Deep  RC 35758
by Vernor Vinge 
read by Gary Tipton
5 cassettes
Space is divided into zones of intelligence from the Unthinking
Depths to the Slow Zone, where Earth resides, to the Beyond, and
finally to the Transcend, where the inhabitants are intelligent
but survive for only a brief time. When a colony within the
Beyond releases a predator, known as the Blight, all zones are
endangered. One ship escapes to the Unthinking Depths, but when
it lands, the only survivors are two children. Violence and
strong language. 1992.

Forbidden Planet  RC 34967
by W.J. Stuart 
read by Sheena Gordon
2 cassettes
United Planets cruiser C-57-D is on a mission to learn the fate
of a scientific expedition to the planet Altair-4. The would-be
rescuers find the sole survivors, Dr. Morbius and his daughter
along with their robot servant, living an idyllic existence on
the exotic planet. And Morbius, who possesses the knowledge and
power of a long-dead super-civilization, does not want to be
rescued. Novel based on the landmark science fiction film. 1956.

The Forge of God  RC 36088
by Greg Bear 
read by David Hartley-Margolin
3 cassettes
On June 26, 1996, scientist Arthur Gordon learns that Europa,
Jupiter's sixth moon, has disappeared without a trace. On
September 28, geologist Edward Shaw and two associates discover
a mysterious cinder cone in Death Valley. On October 1, a
granite mountain appears in Australia. And unusual activity is
taking place within the Earth's core. The Earth is under attack
by alien forces! Prequel to _Anvil of Stars (RC 36089)_. Strong
language. 1987.

+Forward the Foundation  RC 35904
by Isaac Asimov 
read by James DeLotel
3 cassettes
Hari Seldon, nearing the end of his life, faces some of his
greatest challenges. If he is to guarantee the survival of
humanity and the Galactic Empire, he must perfect his theory of
psychohistory. But there are persons in the galaxy who want to
prevent the completion of Seldon's work. Sequel to _Prelude to
Foundation (RC 27002)_. Bestseller 1993.

Fractal Mode: The Mode, Book 2  RC 36986
by Piers Anthony 
read by Gary Tipton
3 cassettes
In this sequel to _Virtual Mode_, Colene, Darius, Seqiro, and
Provos--they have lost Prima--continue their trek across the
dimensions of reality. They encounter Nona, a changeling, who is
attempting to alter her oppressive society. To succeed, Nona
asks their help in her search for the Megaplayers--musicians of
old who played giant instruments. Some strong language and some
descriptions of sex. 1992.

Halo  RC 34995
by Tom Maddox 
read by Jeff Halberstadt
2 cassettes
Mikhail Gonzales, at space station Halo to investigate an
artificial-intelligence experiment, comes upon a world of
virtual reality. Jerry Chapman, designer of Aleph (the
artificial intelligence that controls Halo), is dying and the
Interface Collective wants his personality stored in Aleph's
memory bank. But Aleph, not the Collective, has captured
Chapman's personality. Violence, strong language, and explicit
descriptions of sex. 1991.

The Hammer of God  RC 37455
by Arthur C. Clarke 
read by Richard Davidson
2 cassettes
In the year 2110, when men and women have colonized the moon,
Mars, and other planets and satellites of the solar system, an
amateur astronomer discovers an asteroid careening through space
on a collision course with Earth. The resulting impact could
kill all life on Earth, unless Captain Robert Singh and the crew
of the spaceship _Goliath_ can intercept and somehow divert the
huge object. 1993.

Hellburner  RC 36230
by C.J. Cherryh 
read by James DeLotel
3 cassettes
Accident-prone Paul Dekker, participant in a top-secret military
training program, has a serious "accident." Ben Pollard, named
as next-of-kin and not happy about changes in his plans to
return to Earth, heads for Sol Two to help Dekker. There, with
friends Sal Aboujib and Meg Kady, he discovers that Dekker's
mishap was really attempted murder resulting from a power
struggle. Sequel to _Heavy Time (RC 33843)_. Strong language and
some violence. 1992.

Imbalance  RC 35625
by V.E. Mitchell 
read by Gary Tipton
2 cassettes
The Federation has been contacted by the Jarada, a secretive,
insect-like race, regarding the establishment of diplomatic
relations. They specifically ask that Captain Picard of the
_Enterprise_ act as chief negotiator. The negotiating crew is
shown every courtesy and negotiations proceed without difficulty
until the crew is cut off from their ship and the ship is
attacked. A Star Trek: The Next Generation novel. Bestseller
1992.

In the Heart of the Valley of Love  RC 36855
by Cynthia Kadohata 
read by Janet Kirker
2 cassettes
Francie, a nineteen-year-old Japanese-American woman, lives in
Los Angeles in the year 2052, where violence and rioting are
rampant, disease and pollution are common, gas and water are
rationed, and people carry arms for survival. Francie drifts
through this world passively, noting the social and moral decay
with little thought of a better future. But new friends bring
her a small measure of meaning, hope, and love. Some strong
language. 1992.

Mars  RC 35808
by Ben Bova 
read by Mary Kane
4 cassettes
After years of planning and rigorous training, a crew of
astronauts from eleven countries heads for Mars. Once the ship
lands, unexpected events happen: many of the crew members
contract a mysterious illness, meteorites penetrate the surface
shelter, the land rover falls into a dust bowl, and the
astronauts discover a cliff village exactly like those in
Arizona. Maybe there is life on Mars! Strong language. 1992.

Mindkiller: A Novel of the Near Future  RC 35969
by Spider Robinson 
read by Don Emmick
2 cassettes
A man narrowly survives a suicide attempt only to have his
sister disappear without a trace, while a burglar rescues a
woman bent on committing an ecstasy-induced suicide by
"wire-heading." Together they uncover a conspiracy that uses the
electrical stimulation of the pleasure centers of the brain as
the ultimate form of mind control. Strong language and explicit
descriptions of sex. 1982.

Mostly Harmless  RC 36276
by Douglas Adams 
read by George Guidall-Shapiro
2 cassettes
Arthur Dent, looking for an Earth-like home, lands on a remote
planet and makes the best of a bad situation by opening a
sandwich shop. Then things start going wrong. Guidebook writer
Ford Prefect discovers that the offices of the _Hitchhiker's
Guide to the Galaxy_ have been taken over, and Trillian returns
to present Dent with a daughter. Sequel to _So Long, and Thanks
for All the Fish (RC 21238)_. Some strong language. 1992.

Nebula Awards 25: SFWA's Choices for the Best Science Fiction
and Fantasy 1989  RC 36552
edited by Michael Bishop 
read by Ken Kliban
3 cassettes
Eleven works nominated for the 1989 Nebula Awards. Winning
entries include "The Mountains of Mourning" by Lois McMaster
Bujold, "At the Rialto" by Connie Willis, and "Ripples in the
Dirac Sea" by Geoffrey A. Landis. An excerpt from the winning
novel, _The Healer's War_ by Elizabeth Ann Scarborough, is
provided, as are essays, poetry, and movie reviews. Strong
language and some violence. 1991.

The Observers  RC 36857
by Damon Knight 
read by J.P. Linton
2 cassettes
The disease that terrorized the passengers and crew of the _Sea
Venture_ has somehow escaped to land. In the public interest,
the government rounds up the survivors of the _Sea Venture_
epidemic and returns them to the vessel, which has been
converted to an internment camp. Once infected, the victims are
subtly changed forever, and despite the best efforts it may
already be too late to stop the epidemic. Sequel to _CV (RC
36856)_. 1988.

Oracle  RC 36332
by Mike Resnick 
read by Erik Sandvold
2 cassettes
Penelope Bailey now calls herself the Oracle. As a young woman,
she has learned to use her prophetic powers to her own benefit.
When agents of the Democracy locate her on Alpha Crepello III,
they believe she is keeping the residents of that planet out of
the Democracy. Pursued by hired assassins, Penelope must call
upon resources no one realizes she has. Sequel to _Soothsayer
(RC 36322)_. Some strong language. 1992.

Raising the Stones  RC 36434
by Sheri S. Tepper 
read by John Polk
4 cassettes
The Owlbrit and their gods, who inhabited Hobbs Land, are all
dead. Before the last Owlbrit died, he recommended to the newly
arrived colonists that they make regular sacrifices. They did
not listen, and strife and discord abounded. Children, led by
Jeopardy Wilm, restore the temple and install a god, and life
improves. Unfortunately, groups from two other societies are
jealous. Some strong language. Sequel to _Grass (RC 31199)_.
1990.

A Reasonable World  RC 36858
by Damon Knight 
read by J.P. Linton
2 cassettes
Six years after the _Sea Venture_ plague, alien Symbionts have
spread all over the earth, infecting a large percentage of the
human population. Humans invaded by the Symbionts undergo a
subtle change in their behavior that actually makes them more
intelligent and less violent. Although there still exist those
who would prevent it, mankind appears to be at the dawn of a new
age. Sequel to _The Observers (RC 36857)_. Strong language.
1991.

Red Mars  RC 36318
by Kim Stanley Robinson 
read by John Stratton
4 cassettes
About 100 people, mostly Russian and American scientists, have
been sent on a mission to Mars--they are to establish a
community for humans. But conflicts among the colonists have
divided them into the Reds and the Greens. The Reds want to
leave the planet in its virgin state, but the Greens want to
transform it. In the perilous and hostile landscape, the
settlers act out many human emotions--love, hate, envy, and
ambition. Some strong language. 1993.

Rendezvous with Rama  RC 34890
by Arthur C. Clarke 
read by Earle Hyman
2 cassettes (Reissue)
Rama is the name given to the massive object that passes through
the solar system in the twenty-first century. Explorers discover
that Rama is not an asteroid or a dead relic but is instead a
thirty-one-mile-long alien spaceship that is undergoing amazing
changes as it approaches the sun. 1973.

The Rowan  RC 36321
by Anne McCaffrey 
read by Mary Woods
2 cassettes
When mudslides destroyed the mining plant on Altair-4, only one
person survived: the Rowan, a child Talent whose powers were so
strong her cries were heard across the world. Because of her
extraordinary abilities, she is raised to take charge of the
telepath and teleport tower on Callisto. But with no family, she
lives in a loneliness that even her gifts cannot
alleviate--until she makes contact with another Talent. Prequel
to _Damia (RC 36330)_. 1990.

Russian Spring  RC 35532
by Norman Spinrad 
read by David Hartley-Margolin
5 cassettes
With the American space program ended, the only way that Jerry
Reed can realize his dream of being an astronaut is to become
part of the European Space Agency. His marriage to Russian-born
Sonya Gagarin sparks international interest, but their children
bear the brunt of their union. The children must decide between
loyalty to the deteriorating United States or to revitalized
Russia. Some violence, strong language, and explicit
descriptions of sex. 1991.

+Sanctuary  RC 35877
by John Vornholt 
read by Bob Askey
2 cassettes
The starship _Enterprise_ tracks a space pirate to an unknown
planet. The planet appears to be the fabled world of Sanctuary,
where anyone can find refuge from pursuit or persecution. Not to
be dissuaded by the legend, Captain Kirk, Mr. Spock, and Dr.
McCoy trail their quarry to the planet's surface. There they
find not a refuge but a deadly prison from which no visitor can
ever escape. A Star Trek novel. 1992.

A Scanner Darkly  RC 36829
by Philip K. Dick 
read by Gary Telles
2 cassettes
In a near-future, drug-ridden America, narcotics agent Bob
Arctor goes undercover to catch a drug dealer. In the junkie
culture in which he operates (even his girlfriend is a dealer),
he takes large doses of a drug that splits his brain into two
separate personalities. The agent has no knowledge of his other
self, who, as it turns out, is the drug dealer he is after.
Strong language. 1977.

Sideshow  RC 36387
by Sheri S. Tepper 
read by John Polk
4 cassettes
The Hobbs Land gods have spread peace and conformity over much
of the world. However, the planet Elsewhere has employed
Enforcers to see that it keeps its diverse cultures and remains
untouched by the gods. On Earth a pair of opposite-gender
Siamese twins have been born who will later appear on Elsewhere
and play a major role in its future. Sequel to _Raising the
Stones (RC 36434)_. Strong language, some violence, and some
descriptions of sex.  1992.

Soothsayer  RC 36322
by Mike Resnick 
read by Erik Sandvold
2 cassettes
As part of Merlin's magic show, he locks the Mouse into a trunk
and gives her twenty minutes to escape. She uses that time to
burglarize nearby apartments. One night her booty includes
Penelope Bailey, a human child found chained in an alien's
house. After discovering Penelope's gift of precognition, the
Mouse and Merlin realize the girl must be protected for the
safety of the universe. Prequel to _Oracle (RC 36332)_. Strong
language. 1991.

Tek Vengeance  RC 36750
by William Shatner 
read by Gary Tipton
1 cassette
Detective Jake Cardigan and his partner Sid Gomez continue their
pursuit of the evil Tek drug lords over the
twenty-second-century landscape. But the TekLords are out for
revenge and devise a plot to divert Cardigan to Brazil, while
they employ human-looking androids to do their dirty work.
Fourth novel of the Jake Cardigan TekWars series. Sequel to
_TekLab (RC 37570)_. Strong language and some violence. 1993.

+The Last Command: Star Wars, Volume 3  RC 35942
by Timothy Zahn 
read by Chuck Benson
3 cassettes
Grand Admiral Thrawn has mobilized the Empire's forces against
the Rebel Alliance. His cloned soldiers can be replaced faster
than the Alliance can destroy them. Things look bleak for the
Alliance. Luke Skywalker leads a small force to destroy the
cloning machines, only to find the Dark Jedi C'baoth waiting for
him. Sequel to _Dark Force Rising (RC 35928)_. Bestseller 1993.

Ubik  RC 35967
by Philip K. Dick 
read by Jeff Halberstadt
2 cassettes
Scientists have found a way to preserve bodies in order to bring
them back to half-life. Glen Runciter, concerned about some of
his firm's clients, goes to consult with his dead wife, Ella,
but finds her body taken over by a stronger half-life. When
Runciter is killed during an assignment on the moon, his
employees hope to put his body into a state of half-life also.
But strange happenings make them wonder if he is really dead.
Strong language. 1969.

The Wanderer  RC 32930
by Fritz Leiber 
read by Grant James
3 cassettes
The action of the 1965 Hugo Award-winning novel is described in
a mosaic fashion from the points of view of a number of
different characters. The Wanderer, a strange purple and gold
planet, pulls into the Earth's orbit causing catastrophic
changes in its surface. After breaking up the Moon and using it
for fuel, the Wanderer speeds away, pursued by the spaceship
Baba Yaga. Some strong language. 1964.

Where Late the Sweet Birds Sang  RC 35968
by Kate Wilhelm 
read by Randy Means
2 cassettes (Reissue)
A science fiction novel about the venerable Sumner family of the
Shenandoah Valley, who manage to withstand the war and
pestilence that destroy the rest of the earth. Doomed by
sterility, they turn to cloning to preserve their species.
Winner of the Hugo award. 1976.

Will the Last Person to Leave the Planet Please Shut Off the
Sun?  RC 36416
by Mike Resnick 
read by Ray Foushee
2 cassettes
The science fiction novelist finally tries short story writing
and wins two Hugo Awards. In "Kirinyaga," the 1989 Hugo winner,
a witch doctor defends his killing of an infant. In "Balance,"
asexual Susan Calvin, a robotics scientist, finds herself
attracted to a human. In "Beachcomber," one of Resnick's
favorites, a robot programmed with enthusiasm gives up
everything for a walk in the sand. 1992.

Short Stories

Angels and Insects: Two Novellas  RC 36991
by A.S. Byatt 
read by James DeLotel
3 cassettes
A literary critic and Booker Prize-winning novelist blends
nineteenth-century history with fiction in these two stories.
The first, "Morpho Eugenia," is a Gothic tale about the
obsessions of William Adamson, an entomologist; and "The
Conjugial Angel" is a philosophical ghost story in which
Tennyson's sister Emily pursues information on the subject of
her brother's poem _In Memoriam_ through spiritualism. Some
descriptions of sex. 1992.

_Billie Dyer_ and Other Stories  RC 36019
by William Maxwell 
read by John Stratton
1 cassette
In the title story the author introduces a poor black child from
his hometown of Lincoln, Illinois, who made good grades in
school and grew up to be a surgeon in Kansas City. Each of these
seven autobiographical tales focuses on the memory of some
aspect of the author's life, such as the death of a favorite
teacher, the tormenting of an innocent playmate, and the
assorted shortcomings of his relatives. 1992.

Bonneville Blue  RC 35963
by Joan Chase 
read by Sharon Lauve Komorn
2 cassettes
Eleven short stories exploring the themes of young girls growing
up, women in bad marriages, men dreaming of better lives, and
people learning to live within the confines of small,
self-absorbed environments. In the title story a couple living
in a suburban Washington, D.C., housing development feels secure
in knowing their blue Pontiac Bonneville, parked out front and
washed every Saturday, is ready to take them anywhere--but it
goes nowhere. Strong language. 1991.

The Boys of Bensonhurst: Stories  RC 36426
by Salvatore La Puma 
read by Bruce Huntey
1 cassette
Written with antic boyish humor, these short stories convey the
brisk life of Brooklyn at the beginning of World War II. Waiting
to be drafted, a group of teenage boys--among them Ernesto,
Guido, Carmine, Frankie, and Joey--chase girls through the
streets of the mostly Sicilian section and respond to the voices
of friends, family, church, and the mafia. Strong language and
some descriptions of sex. 1987.

The Collected Stories  RC 37096
by John McGahern 
read by Patrick Horgan
3 cassettes
Thirty-four stories set in Ireland often impart a melancholy
tone and typically center around a middle-class male with close
ties to the farm or a village background. For example, in "Gold
Watch," a young lawyer returns to help with the haying and
attempts to change his father's negative attitude. But guilt
takes hold in spite of the joy and fun he shares with his
beautiful new wife. By the author of _Amongst Women (RC 33398)_.
Some strong language. 1992.

The Collected Stories  RC 36156
by William Trevor 
read by Terry Donnelly
11 cassettes in 2 containers
Most of the stories in this volume appeared in seven earlier
books published over a twenty-five-year period beginning in the
late 1960s; four more appear in a book for the first time. The
mainly Anglo-Irish characters, with names like Coddy Donnegan
and Mrs. Colleary, concern themselves with the complexities of a
simple rural life. The language they speak and the joys and
sorrows they share are universal. 1992.

Come to Me: Stories  RC 37426
by Amy Bloom 
read by Suzanne Toren
1 cassette
Psychotherapist Bloom peppers her collection with funerals,
unusual relationships, and a few therapy sessions. A newly
widowed woman briefly gives in to her stepson's seduction. After
her mother's funeral, a woman remembers discovering as a child
that her parents included a male friend in their relationship. A
young girl who likes the changes in her staid mother hates her
father for having her mother institutionalized. Some explicit
descriptions of sex. 1993.

Crash Diet: Stories  RC 36376
by Jill McCorkle 
read by Mary Kane
2 cassettes
McCorkle's collection of eleven stories features women grappling
with life and love in the 1990s in a bleakly humorous way. The
men are far from perfect, but the women forgive them anyway.
When Sandra in the title story survives a hellish period of
jealousy, anorexia, and marathon shopping after being rejected
for a younger woman, her newfound happiness is marred by feeling
sorry for her ex. Some descriptions of sex. 1992.

Damballah  RC 36472
by John Edgar Wideman 
read by John Stratton
2 cassettes
A collection of stories set primarily in Homewood, the black
Pittsburgh ghetto where the author grew up, and centered around
the family of Sybela Owens, one of the first settlers of
Homewood. These stories convey the poetry and pathos of Homewood
and of one family's history from slavery to the 1960s. Begins
Homewood Trilogy; companion to _Hiding Place (RC 36473)_ and
_Sent for You Yesterday (RC 35708)_. Strong language. 1981.

Fidelity: Five Stories  RC 36918
by Wendell Berry 
read by Phil Regensdorf
1 cassette
In these stories about the fictional town of Port William, the
author portrays people whose respect for the earth creates a
common bond. Each story is a dramatization of some crisis that
brings neighbors and kinfolk closer to one another. In the title
story, an act of fidelity saves a dying man from the indignity
of hospital machinery. In another, a young woman suffers until
she finds her "place." 1992.

Flying Time: Stories and Half-Stories  RC 37250
by Elisavietta Ritchie 
read by Mary Kane
1 cassette
A woman's visits with her elderly relatives and the accompanying
memories, senility, and death form the basis for many of these
selections. The setting is either the Washington, D.C., area or
Russia, and recurring images (smoked eel, live deer) color many
of the stories. The women who tell them are described only
through their experiences but appear to be fortyish and living
alone. 1992.

_A Glimpse of Scarlet_ and Other Stories  RC 35005
by Roxana Robinson 
read by Marilyn Gleason
2 cassettes
A collection of fourteen stories exploring relationships within
upper-middle-class families. Here are the joy and pain of
raising children, the trauma and guilt of divorce, and the
problems of growing old. The title story explores a wife's
suspicions of her husband's lunch date because of her own
affair. In "Daughter," a mother tells of her love for, and
impatience with, her daughter as she gets dressed for school.
1991.

_A Glove Shop in Vienna_ and Other Stories  RC 36184
by Eva Ibbotson 
read by Jennifer Mendenhall
2 cassettes
Nineteen stories, each with a touch of romance and with diverse
locations such as Austria, Russia, and England. In the title
story, a married man falls in love with the shop assistant. In
"A Dark-Haired Daughter," a pregnant woman with three sons hopes
for a daughter. And in "Osmandine," a young girl dispenses
unusual medicinal prescriptions. 1984.

A Good Scent from a Strange Mountain: Stories  RC 36356
by Robert Olen Butler 
read by Mary Kane
2 cassettes
A Vietnam War translator, Butler remains close to a community of
Vietnamese immigrants near New Orleans. The immigrants are the
subject of fifteen short stories in which characters narrate
tales set in their adopted and their native lands. In the title
story, a weary old man prepares his family for his death and
imagines himself talking to Ho Chi Minh. By the author of _The
Alleys of Eden (RC 18902)_. Bestseller 1992.

Iguana Dreams: New Latino Fiction  RC 37251
edited by Delia Poey and Virgil Suarez 
read by Kimberly Schraf
3 cassettes
Original short stories in English by Latino writers. Some are
based entirely on Latino culture, others explore Latino-Anglo
interrelationships, and still others examine a dual perspective
of Latinos in the United States. In Jose Antonio Villarreal's
"The Last Minstrel in California," a man from Chile entertains a
camp of prune pickers, inspires a small boy, and cuckolds one of
the men. 1992.

Imagine a Great White Light  RC 36660
by Sheila Schwartz 
read by Suzanne Toren
2 cassettes
Nine short stories about Jewish-American family life from the
1960s through the 1980s. In the title story, a widow is reminded
that the way to meditate is to "bring whatever is dark and
binding into the light until it is absorbed." Schwartz's themes
are universal: misunderstanding, guilt, relationships,
resentment, and sometimes humor. Some strong language. 1991.

Jesus' Son: Stories  RC 36827
by Denis Johnson 
read by Rick Foucheux
1 cassette
The central character in these short stories is a troubled young
man disconnected from society by his behavior. High on drugs,
his perception of reality takes flight in "Car Crash While
Hitchhiking." In "Out on Bail" he portrays some of the lowlife
he takes up with in a bar, sharing moments of intimacy and
showing no emotion when they die. "Steady Hands at Seattle
General" finds the narrator in recovery, comforting a victim of
violence. Strong language. 1992.

Leah, New Hampshire: The Collected Stories of Thomas Williams 
RC 36883
by Thomas Williams 
read by Christopher Hurt
2 cassettes
Fifteen short stories set in the fictional town of Leah.
Williams spent most of his adult life in New Hampshire and tells
stories of a town that changes less than others over thirty
years. "Goose Pond" relates a man's thoughts about his own death
upon the death of his wife. In "Paranoia" a college professor
awaits a meeting with a student who has written a story about a
student who kills his professor. Some strong language. 1992.

_Life in the Iron Mills_ and Other Stories  RC 33980
by Rebecca Harding Davis 
read by Marilyn Gleason
2 cassettes
The title piece, first published in the _Atlantic Monthly_ in
April 1861, tells the story of an artist living in one of the
early industrial towns of America and portrays the deprivation
of the mill hands and their families. Also included are "The
Wife's Story," "Anne," and a biographical sketch of Rebecca
Harding Davis. These describe the lives of women constrained by
society and by their own sense of duty. 1972.

Lonigan  RC 36955
by Louis L'Amour 
read by Phil Regensdorf
2 cassettes
L'Amour selected the stories in this collection and prefaced
each with an author's note about the topic featured--rustling,
saloons, the bunkhouse, riding, tough men, and the passing of
the old West. The title story stars Lonigan--a tough but fair
cowboy who stands up to a lady and saves her ranch. This plot is
echoed in other selections with many instant marriages following
various traumas in ranch country. Violence. 1988.

_The Loom_ and Other Stories  RC 35007
by R.A. Sasaki 
read by June Carter
1 cassette
In these stories, a _sansei_--a third-generation
Japanese-American--reveals what it is like to grow up in a
culture different from one's own. In the title story, Sasaki
discusses a mother's growing isolation, partially a result of
wartime internment. In others she confirms the pervasive
influence of the grandparents on the opinions of the household,
and concedes embarrassment for the current generation as it
strives to belong. Some strong language. 1991.

Lost in the City: Stories  RC 37108
by Edward P. Jones 
read by Gail Nelson
2 cassettes
Short stories set in Washington, D.C. In the title story, Lydia
Walsh is awakened by a middle-of-the-night telephone call
informing her of her mother's death. Lydia is so overcome that
she directs a cab driver to get her lost in the city. But it
seems that memories confront her at every turn. Each of Jones's
stories reveals aspects of African American culture in a world
removed from the tourist sights. Some violence, strong language,
and descriptions of sex. 1992.

The Lost Upland  RC 36307
by W.S. Merwin 
read by Robert Blumenfeld
3 cassettes
Three novellas set in the upland region of southwest France,
known and loved by the author. Fatty, the count in "Foie Gras,"
provokes both humor and scorn as he attempts to live on his
family name. In "Shepherds," Merwin's neighbors, Michel and
Monsieur Vert, learn to accept the foreigner in their midst. The
wine merchant and hotelkeeper in "Blackbird's Summer" worries
about what will become of his business. 1992.

Low Flying Aircraft: Stories  RC 36423
by T.M. McNally 
read by Harold Parker
1 cassette
Orion McClenahan and Helen Jowalski have known each other since
childhood. In 1976, a freak accident linked the two families.
Fourteen stories revolve around that tragedy. In "Peru" Orion
has become addicted to alcohol and drugs. In "Ballistics" Cass
spends an afternoon involved with guns, drugs, alcohol, and a
man whose wife has just left him. Winner of Flannery O'Connor
Award for Short Fiction. Some strong language. 1991.

The Mammoth Book of the Western: An Anthology of Classic Stories
of the American Frontier  RC 36697
edited by Jon E. Lewis 
read by Roy Avers
4 cassettes
Lewis celebrates "America's only truly original art form"--the
western--by collecting what he considers to be classic western
short stories and novelettes. The twenty-seven selected authors
range from "pulp" writers such as Max Brand to classic authors
such as Stephen Crane and Mark Twain, who are not usually
thought of as contributors to the genre. Some strong language
and violence. 1991.

Marine Life  RC 36657
by Linda Svendsen 
read by Janet Kirker
1 cassette
Adele is the central figure in eight related stories about a
working-class Vancouver family. In "Who He Slept By" Adele
introduces Ray, the big brother she worships until it dawns on
her that he is an alcoholic. Joyce brings her failed marriage
home in "Flight." Irene's marriage lasts, but "White Shoulders"
reveals the price. And much-married June, mother of this brood,
struggles throughout to find and give love as best she can. Some
strong language. 1992.

Men Who Would Be Good: A Novella and Six Stories  RC 37276
by Gordon Weaver 
read by Gregory Gorton
2 cassettes
In the novella _Under the World,_ Elroy Huff, a small man, is
seldom taken seriously until the army finds his size ideal for a
mission clearing Vietcong bunkers. Huff excels at his job and
enjoys the underground world. Now it is time to return. What
will he do? In each of the six remaining stories, a man examines
what has become of his life and asks "what's it all about?"
Strong language and some violence. 1991.

The Moccasin Maker  RC 35804
by E. Pauline Johnson 
read by Mary Kane
2 cassettes
First published in 1913 in Canada. The author, daughter of an
Englishwoman and a Mohawk chief, read her work, mostly poetry,
to turn-of-the-century audiences where she was billed as "The
Mohawk Princess." This volume, consisting of one essay and
eleven short stories, focuses primarily on women. Johnson's
stories dramatize the effects of mixed-blood marriages and the
problems that arise when the two cultures clash. 1987.

Moon over Minneapolis  RC 36470
by Fay Weldon 
read by Kimberly Schraf
2 cassettes
Nineteen short stories about the multiple roles played by
contemporary women. Weldon's female characters deal with
familiar issues, such as abortion and single motherhood, and
make choices that strain their relationships with friends and
lovers. In "Ind Aff; or, Out of Love in Sarajevo," a graduate
student ends an affair with her professor when she realizes that
their private code for "inordinate affection" no longer applies.
1991.

Mr. Campion and Others  RC 35628
by Margery Allingham 
read by Jon Beryl
2 cassettes
Eight of the stories in this volume concern Mr. Albert Campion's
collaborations with Scotland Yard, and five are miscellaneous
stories. 1965.

The New Gothic: A Collection of Contemporary Gothic Fiction  RC
36200
edited by Bradford Morrow and Patrick McGrath 
read by Mary Kane
2 cassettes
Twenty-one horror stories by twentieth-century writers. Moving
from the external trappings of the nineteenth-century model,
these stories are more concerned with evils that lurk in the
mind. Still, vampires continue to walk among the living, as in
"Freniere," an excerpt by Anne Rice. Strong language, violence,
and explicit descriptions of sex. 1991.

Night Shift  RC 35672
by Stephen King 
read by Michael Kramer
3 cassettes (Reissue)
Mutating body parts, menacing rats, spooky children, and
monstrous presences pepper this collection of stories by the
bestselling author of horror. For the most part, very ordinary,
late-twentieth-century people blunder into extremely strange
situations. A man slowly turns to slime after drinking a bad can
of beer, and a closet-lurking boogeyman kills a couple's
children one by one. Strong language and violence. 1978.

+Nightmares and Dreamscapes  RC 37300
by Stephen King 
read by Bob Askey
5 cassettes
Children keep mum when they discover that a spaceship is growing
in the walls of their house and is set for takeoff; what a
perfect way to get rid of their cruel stepfather! A
mild-mannered teacher concocts a complex plan involving a
highway detour to avenge the murder of his wife. An American
couple visiting a London suburb experience unbelievable
horror...as do most of the characters in these stories. Strong
language and violence. Bestseller 1993.

Nine Florida Stories  RC 35038
by Marjory Stoneman Douglas 
read by Marilyn Gleason
2 cassettes
First published from the 1920s to 1940s in the _Saturday Evening
Post_, these stories embody the environmental concerns of
Marjory Stoneman Douglas. Set in various parts of South Florida,
they reflect conditions, including threats to wildlife, land,
and water, that endanger the uniqueness of the region. Douglas's
characters range from smugglers to a farm worker, and include
veiled autobiographical bits about the indomitable author. 1990.

On the Eve of Uncertain Tomorrows  RC 36583
by Neil Bissoondath 
read by Gary Telles
2 cassettes
The author, a Trinidad-born immigrant to Canada, writes of other
foreign-born Canadians in this collection of short stories. In
the title story, a group of new arrivals awaits the outcome of
hearings that might send them back to torture and death.
Another, "Goodnight, Mr. Slade," tells of a former Nazi-camp
prisoner's way of dealing with the prospect of forced retirement
to a nursing home. Some strong language and some violence. 1990.

_The Overcoat_ and Other Tales of Good and Evil  RC 35776
by Nicolai V. Gogol 
read by Robert Blumenfeld
2 cassettes
A collection of six short stories by Russian author Gogol
(1809-1852), including "The Terrible Vengeance," "Ivan
Fyodorovich Shponka and His Aunt," "The Portrait," "Nevsky
Avenue," "The Nose," and the title piece, "The Overcoat." The
title story concerns a minor civil servant whose new coat is
stolen. Unable to obtain official help to recover the coat, the
poor fellow dies, but manages to get his revenge. 1957.

The Oxford Book of Gothic Tales  RC 35446
edited by Chris Baldick 
read by Jennifer Mendenhall
5 cassettes
Examples of the Gothic genre from its eighteenth-century
inception. Each of the thirty-seven selections combines "a
fearful sense of inheritance in time with a claustrophobic sense
of enclosure in space." Among the most famous is _The Fall of
the House of Usher_ by Edgar Allan Poe. Other tales range from
the work of the ubiquitous "anonymous" and other American and
British practitioners to a modern effort by a Chilean author.
Violence. 1992.

Prize Stories, 1992: The O. Henry Awards  RC 35251
edited by William Abrahams 
read by Kimberly Schraf
3 cassettes
Twenty-one short stories by American authors. They include
Cynthia Ozick's prizewinning "Puttermesser Paired," a story that
first appeared in the _New Yorker_. In this tale a middle-aged
lawyer determines to find a suitable husband by assuming the
role of George Eliot. The results are tragicomic. Other stories
deal in varying degrees with human beings trying to connect.
1992.

_Proofs_ and Three Parables  RC 36550
by George Steiner 
read by Robert Blumenfeld
1 cassette
_Proofs_ is a novella in which a dedicated Italian Marxist
proofreader finds, ironically, that his sight is failing even as
the Iron Curtain is collapsing. In "Desert Island Discs," a
patron makes a series of unusual requests in a sound-archive.
"Nol, Nol" contemplates the sounds associated with Christmas,
ending with a surprise. And in "A Conversation Piece," Talmudic
scholars debate the meaning of God's command that Abraham
sacrifice his son Isaac. 1992.

The Real Thing: Stories and Sketches  RC 36919
by Doris Lessing 
read by June Carter
2 cassettes
Short pieces, a mixture of fact and fiction, set mostly in
London, where the author observes the human foibles of those
around her. Lessing's stories about people consider the curious
attraction that some feel for ex-mates and, not surprisingly,
even more often for pets. Other stories confront simple
principles, such as those that affect traffic jams or life in
the emergency ward. Some strong language. 1992.

Rumpole on Trial  RC 36319
by John Mortimer 
read by Tom Martin
2 cassettes
In this collection of cases, Rumpole defends a member of the
Timson family, who are known for a large number of crimes but a
low rate of success. This time Tracy Timson, eight, has involved
her friends in devil worship. Rumpole also defends a soothsayer
whose prediction of a dark cloud on December 14 proves to be
true--but not in the expected way. Finally, Rumpole gets in
trouble with Justice Oliphant and ends up on trial for contempt.
1992.

The Selected Short Stories of Edith Wharton  RC 36474
by Edith Wharton 
read by Kimberly Schraf
4 cassettes
Twenty-one stories by the American writer, including several
written when she was an expatriate. Wharton's fondness for the
eerie is represented here with several examples, including "The
Eyes" and "All Souls'." "Roman Fever" and "The Mission of Jane,"
among others, represent her penchant for social satire. R.W.B.
Lewis, Wharton's Pulitzer Prize-winning biographer, adds an
introductory commentary. 1991.

September Song  RC 35818
by William Humphrey 
read by Mary Kane
2 cassettes
In the title story, a woman in her seventies is torn between her
husband of nearly fifty years and her lover. In "An Eye for an
Eye," a blind woman seeks revenge on her wayward husband and his
mistress. A farmer faces the fact that his three daughters are
not interested in the family orchard in "The Apple of Discord."
Twenty stories in all portray the inevitability of life's
changes between May and September. Some strong language. 1992.

_Squabble_ and Other Stories  RC 36820
by John Holman 
read by Bob Moore
1 cassette
In these eleven short stories the central characters are young
African Americans who confront pressures of being young adults.
In the title story, Aaron, an unemployed teacher, refuses to let
bleak job prospects interfere with his ability to cope with the
present. In "Pimp," friends are reunited after a long time, but
Becky is college-bound while Todd is headed for trouble. Some
strong language. 1990.

Stories in an Almost Classical Mode  RC 36993
by Harold Brodkey 
read by Harold Parker
5 cassettes
Collection of stories that originally appeared in the _New
Yorker_, _Esquire_, and other magazines, and represents three
decades of Brodkey's challenging fiction. Some of the stories
are in the traditional vein, and others, often about sexual
relationships, are written in the stream-of-consciousness style.
Almost all are autobiographical. Strong language and explicit
descriptions of sex. 1988.

_Storms of Our Journey_ and Other Stories  RC 36378
by David Harry Walker 
read by various narrators
2 cassettes (Reissue)
With varying backgrounds--Canada, Scotland, India--the plots of
these seventeen stories generally concern humankind's struggle
with the natural world. 1962.

Sweet Talk  RC 32623
by Stephanie Vaughn 
read by Marcia Churchill
1 cassette
A collection of ten short stories in which Gemma, a young girl
who appears in several stories, grows up on a succession of army
bases. She learns how to cope with her ailing mother, her
difficult father Zachary, and her kid brother MacArthur. She
carries some of what she learns into adolescence and adulthood
in both comic and tragic memories. Some of the "sweet talk" is
in military-speak, such as "Able Baker Charlie Dog." 1990.

Teaching Angels to Fly: Stories  RC 36927
by Salvatore La Puma 
read by Mimi Bederman
1 cassette
Fourteen short stories by a native of Brooklyn's Bensonhurst.
Characters range from angelic to dangerous, but one thing held
in common is an experience with love. In "Lightning," Wally
trips over Uriel's feet and offers to repair her wings. David
finds helping hands in "Loose Change," but he learns that acts
of kindness need to be countered with proof of being
street-smart. Descriptions of sex and strong language. 1992.

Three Filipino Women  RC 36012
by F. Sionil Jos 
read by Ed Blake
1 cassette
Each of these three novellas depicts aspects of the political
and cultural life of the Philippines, and each is a narration by
a man about his disillusioned love for a beautiful woman. The
women--Narita, a successful politician; Ermi, a prostitute; and
Malu, a student activist--gain the upper hand in their
relationships, but nothing is sufficient to overcome the
corruption in their lives. Strong language and descriptions of
sex. 1983.

Three Lives  RC 36359
by Louis Auchincloss 
read by Rick Foucheux
2 cassettes
Three novellas, in each of which a narrator reveals details
about upper-class society and responds to the implied question
"How should one live?" Nat Chisolm, in "The Epicurean," lives in
pursuit of pleasure. Alida Vermeule, in "The Realist," finds her
own way to exercise influence. George Manville, in "The Stoic,"
believes that the only true merit is in making a meaningful
contribution to humanity. Some descriptions of sex and some
strong language. 1993.

_The Tomcat's Wife_ and Other Stories  RC 36947
by Carol Bly 
read by Nancy Newell-Kline
2 cassettes
Eight stories set in Minnesota. The people are mostly ordinary
and their lives are mundane, yet in the midst of these plain,
small towns dwell characters who know how to complicate every
detail of their lives. For example, in "Amends," Maggie says
that older people refer longingly to "back when," but she now
realizes that even her seemingly benign high school days were
filled with violence that affected everyone. Some strong
language. 1991.

Twice upon a Time: Stories  RC 37417
by Daniel Stern 
read by Gordon Gould
2 cassettes
Other literary works are both the titles and the centers of the
six stories in this collection. In "A Hunger Artist by Franz
Kafka," a writer comes out of seclusion to teach, but his entire
course is the study of one of Kafka's short stories. A story
about a man who spends years hiding from his wife inspires a
stranded traveler to make a change in his own life in "Wakefield
by Nathaniel Hawthorne." Some strong language and some
descriptions of sex. 1992.

_Up in the Old Hotel_ and Other Stories  RC 35718
by Joseph Mitchell 
read by Richard Davidson
6 cassettes
Most of these stories were originally published between 1938 and
1965 in a somewhat different form in the _New Yorker_. They are
a mix of fiction and fact, reflecting the author's interest in
eccentric characters. Mitchell admits to a penchant for
"graveyard humor," which he says is an inherited trait that has
been fostered by an interest in the macabre engravings of the
Mexican artist Posada. 1992.

Van Gogh's Room at Arles: Three Novellas  RC 36794
by Stanley Elkin 
read by Rick Foucheux
2 cassettes
In the title story, a professor, intimidated by the other
academics sharing a fellowship abroad, feels some of the despair
of the painter whose room he now occupies. In "Her Sense of
Timing," a disabled professor bemoans his wife's desertion while
he copes with a houseful of graduate students. And "_Town Crier_
Exclusive..." is a tabloid tell-all about a commoner who seduces
a British prince. Strong language. 1993.

Vanishing Points  RC 36877
by Thea Astley 
read by Lisette Lecat
2 cassettes
Two novellas set in Australia. In "The Genteel Poverty Bus
Company," Mac leaves his job for the solitude of an island, but
ends up having to do battle with a developer who has no respect
for nature and solitude. Julie, the wife of Clifford, the
obnoxious developer, leaves him in "Inventing the Weather" for a
more peaceful and meaningful life of service in a convent, until
Clifford buys up that land for another resort. Some strong
language. 1992.

Various Miracles  RC 36164
by Carol Shields 
read by Barbara Rappaport
2 cassettes
Twenty-one short stories by a Canadian novelist who selects most
of her topics from everyday life. Shields sketches four
strangers on a bus reading the same novel, invitations arriving
in the mail, watching a fellow passenger obviously flying over
the Rockies for the first time, and the thorny path of love that
follows Robert and Lila beginning with their honeymoon in
France. Some strong language. 1985.

War Party  RC 35983
by Louis L'Amour 
read by Phil Regensdorf
1 cassette
A collection of stories by the well-known western writer. In the
title story a young boy and his mother decide to continue west
with the wagon train after the boy's father is murdered by
Indians. During the next encounter with Indians, the mother
surprises everyone by speaking their native language. In other
stories, brave people overcome great obstacles and conquer evil
opponents. Violence. 1975.

The Way Some People Live: A Book of Stories  RC 36042
by John Cheever 
read by Fred Major
2 cassettes
Thirty stories--many originally published in the _New
Yorker_--ranging from sketches and newspaper articles to short
stories the author wrote shortly before or soon after he joined
the army in World War II. A few pieces catch moments, such as a
scene when the cat is missing on moving day. Other fragments
describe wartime life or the tensions and idiosyncrasies of
ordinary people. Strong language. 1943.

Wild Desire  RC 36435
by Karen Brennan 
read by Kimberly Schraf
1 cassette
Eighteen short stories about the lives of independent women
whose families and relationships are unraveling. The book is
divided into three sections, "Building a House," "Wild Desire,"
and "Floating," and written in a minimalist style. The title
story consists of sketches that introduce the main characters
and trace an episode of tragicomedy in everyday life. Some
strong language. 1991.

Will the Last Person to Leave the Planet Please Shut Off the
Sun?  RC 36416
by Mike Resnick 
read by Ray Foushee
2 cassettes
The science fiction novelist finally tries short story writing
and wins two Hugo Awards. In "Kirinyaga," the 1989 Hugo winner,
a witch doctor defends his killing of an infant. In "Balance,"
asexual Susan Calvin, a robotics scientist, finds herself
attracted to a human. In "Beachcomber," one of Resnick's
favorites, a robot programmed with enthusiasm gives up
everything for a walk in the sand. 1992.

You Never Know  RC 37262
by Isabel Huggan 
read by Mikel Lambert
2 cassettes
Twelve short stories about women by the Canadian author of _The
Elizabeth Stories (RC 26759)_. Some women share intimacies, such
as Julia in "Fine Tuning" trying on a transatlantic call to talk
sense to her little sister, who in turn is annoyed when Julia
keeps bringing up the difficulties she is having with her
daughter. In "Orpha Knitting," a woman thinks through her
relationships as she finally gets her own life together. Some
strong language. 1993.

Sports

Box Socials  RC 36004
by W.P. Kinsella 
read by J.P. Linton
2 cassettes
Jamie O'Day narrates this tale of life near Edmonton, Alberta,
in the 1940s. Jamie promises to tell the story of how Truckbox
Al McClintock almost got to try out with the St. Louis
Cardinals. As he reminisces, he discusses the Norwegians,
Germans, Ukrainians, and English hillbillies who inhabit the
area, and the courtships, weddings, fights, dances, and box
socials that are part of their daily rituals. 1991.

The Brave  RC 37362
by Robert Lipsyte 
read by Richard Davidson
1 cassette
Sonny Bear--part Native American, part white--is rejected by
both worlds. Tired of being a "nobody," Sonny leaves the
Moscondaga reservation to find his artist mother in New York
City. There he is picked up by two hustlers who steal his
wallet, and he foils a drug bust for narcotics sergeant Alfred
Brooks, a former boxer who sees Sonny's talent. Sequel to _The
Contender (RC 26357)_. For junior and senior high readers. 1991.

For Love of the Game  RC 36914
by Michael Shaara 
read by Arnie Warren
1 cassette
This novel by the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of _The Killer
Angels (RC 8688)_ is the story of Billy Chapel, a baseball
legend. Billy, a pitcher destined for the Hall of Fame, is
ending his seventeenth season with a losing team when he learns
that he is to be traded. Determined to end his career on his own
terms, Billy pitches a perfect game as his finale. The
commitment that Billy has for the game spills over into his love
life. Strong language. 1991.

In Lane Three, Alex Archer  RC 34992
by Tessa Duder 
read by June Carter
2 cassettes
Swimmer Alex Archer wants to represent New Zealand in the 1960
Olympic games in Rome. She also wants to play hockey, take
ballet, study music, and perform in plays. This lack of total
devotion to swimming is noticed by her boyfriend, Andy, her
parents, her coach, and by Alex herself. But she remains devoted
to her varied interests, until Andy is killed in an accident.
For junior and senior high readers. New Zealand Children's Book
of the Year. 1987.

You Gotta Play Hurt  RC 35542
by Dan Jenkins 
read by Chuck Benson
3 cassettes
Aging, cynical magazine sportswriter Jim Tom Pinch has been
commissioned to write a book. Racist and sexist remarks
characterize his descriptions of a year in which he and his
cohorts cover everything from the Olympics to the Indy 500.
While combatting asinine editors, thrice-divorced Pinch also
puts up with the amorous advances of two young, dazzling
journalists. Strong language and some descriptions of sex. 1991.

Spy and Espionage

Breakfast at Wimbledon  RC 36265
by Jack M. Bickham 
read by J.P. Linton
3 cassettes
Brad Smith, ex-tennis pro and part-time CIA agent, travels to
England to play at Wimbledon and to keep an eye on Sean Cork, a
young Irishman who may be the target of the IRA. What Brad
discovers when he arrives is his old nemesis, KGB agent
Sylvester, and an IRA plot to extinguish half the spectators,
including members of the royal family, with a deadly nerve gas.
Some violence and some strong language. 1991.

China Lake  RC 35452
by Anthony Hyde 
read by Andrew Sofer
3 cassettes
Harper, a young British rocket scientist working for the China
Lake weapons center in the Mojave Desert, is charged with
revealing missile secrets. Proven innocent by intelligence
officer Tannis, Harper returns home and pursues a new life. The
two men do not see each other for years, until they meet under
unusual circumstances. Some explicit descriptions of sex and
some strong language. By the author of _The Red Fox (RC 22957)_.
1992.

The Doll's House  RC 35589
by Evelyn Anthony 
read by Mary Woods
2 cassettes
As her marriage disintegrates, the Foreign Office's Rosa Bennett
accepts a temporary assignment with British Intelligence. Her
mission is to investigate Harry Oakham, a retired British spy
suspected of going bad. Sure enough, Oakham has collected a
global group of spies to sell terrorist activities out of posh
hotel headquarters. Unfortunately, Rosa is wildly attracted to
Oakham. Strong language, violence, and descriptions of sex.
1992.

Frost the Fiddler  RC 35817
by Janice Weber 
read by K.D. Henry
3 cassettes
Violinist and recording artist Leslie Frost wears more than one
hat when she embarks on a concert tour. As Smith, one of two
surviving members of an all-female secret agency, she wears a
black leather outfit and rides a motorcycle. But as Frost,
rehearsing with the Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra, she witnesses
a murder that may engage her alter ego. Strong language,
violence, and some explicit descriptions of sex. 1992.

The Heat of Ramadan  RC 37098
by Steven Hartov 
read by Ken Kliban
3 cassettes
Munich, 1985. As soon as he pulls the trigger, Tony Eckhardt
knows he has killed the wrong man. Eckhardt and his group have
been tracking terrorist Amar Kamil across Europe for three
months, and now Operation Flute has gone terribly wrong.
Jerusalem, 1986. Eckhardt, now known as Eytan Eckstein, has
become the target of the formerly hunted and must defy his
superiors to prevent disaster. Violence, strong language, and
some descriptions of sex. 1992.

The Jacamar Nest  RC 35640
by David Parry and Patrick Withrow 
read by Ray Foushee
2 cassettes
When Harry Bracken left the CIA for the calm life of an
insurance investigator, he didn't expect to be dealing with
terrorism again. But that's what Harry suspects when bottles of
Kohl's Beer are ingeniously contaminated to cause vomiting. As
Harry and Kohl's extremely capable Alex O'Connor search for the
perpetrators, they become the group's next targets. Strong
language, violence, and explicit descriptions of sex. 1991.

Kaddish in Dublin  RC 36391
by John Brady 
read by Barry Bernson
2 cassettes
When the bullet-ridden body of Paul Fine, son of a prominent
Irish Jew, is washed ashore, an unknown Palestinian extremist
group claims credit for the murder. Fine had been writing a
newspaper article about Opus Dei, a secret Catholic
organization, but someone has now wiped out his research.
Inspector Matt Minogue wants to know more about the views and
political connections of Opus Dei and wonders if there is a link
to the IRA. Some strong language. 1990.

The Last Raven  RC 36870
by Craig Thomas 
read by Patrick Horgan
4 cassettes
Sir Kenneth Aubrey of British Intelligence has been told that
Patrick Hyde, his best agent, is dead. In reality, Hyde is not
dead but has made it look that way while he investigates his
sighting of CIA agent Harrell and a KGB colonel who caused the
death of the wife of the Russian president. Aubrey's niece also
claims to have knowledge of a similar accident in California. Is
"perestroika" worth all this? Violence and strong language.
1990.

+The Night Manager  RC 37055
by John le Carr 
read by Chuck Benson
3 cassettes
Jonathan Pine is haunted by the knowledge that information he
passed on to British Intelligence led to the death of a woman he
loved in Cairo. Now, as night manager of an elegant hotel in
Zurich, he awaits the arrival of Richard Onslow Roper, the man
who did the deed. Pine sets his trap for Roper, who runs
guns-for-drugs missions. Meanwhile, Whitehall is in a state over
who controls what. Some strong language, violence, and
descriptions of sex. 1993.

Night of the Hawk  RC 36238
by Dale Brown 
read by Gary Tipton
4 cassettes
In _Flight of the Old Dog (RC 27053)_, David Luger had been left
behind and presumed dead after a crucial mission into Siberia.
But Luger is not dead. He has been captured by the KGB and
reprogrammed to help build a Stealth-type bomber. When the U.S.
government learns Luger is alive, it launches a mission to
rescue him. But a KGB officer mounts a counteroperation.
Violence and strong language. Bestseller 1992.

Overhead  RC 36161
by Jack M. Bickham 
read by Ed Blake
3 cassettes
Brad Smith, tennis pro and part-time CIA agent, heads to Montana
to help his friend Ted Treacher, who is having problems getting
his tennis and golf resort going. Brad owes Ted for some
assistance several years earlier. But that is not Brad's main
reason for going to Montana. An air force lab in the area has
apparently been infiltrated by the KGB, and a nearby dumpsite
may be hiding toxic waste. Some violence and strong language.
1991.

Paramour  RC 37211
by Gerald Petievich 
read by Ray Foushee
2 cassettes
Secret Service agent Jack Powers, in the White House detail for
twenty-two years, suddenly receives a strange request from his
boss. It seems that the president has a mistress who works for
the CIA and who has just been linked to a recently deceased
possible double agent. Powers's task is to track her every move,
but much to his embarrassment she quickly "burns" him. Strong
language, violence, and explicit descriptions of sex. 1991.

+Red Square  RC 35879
by Martin Cruz Smith 
read by Chuck Benson
3 cassettes
August 1991. Inspector Arkady Renko has returned from exile in
Siberia on the _Polar Star_ and has been assigned to investigate
mafia banker Rudy Rosen. Renko has just begun when Rosen is
killed, leaving Renko with a fax that leads to a connection in
Germany and a reunion with former lover Irina Asanova. Then it
is back to Moscow and a showdown on the steps of the Moscow
White House. Some violence and strong language. Bestseller 1992.

Suspense

+After All These Years  RC 35947
by Susan Isaacs 
read by Yvonne Fair Tessler
3 cassettes
Rosie Meyers does not give up hope that her estranged husband
Richie will reconsider divorcing her until she trips over his
corpse in the kitchen. The fact that she tries to yank the knife
from his body seals her fate as the prime suspect. Realizing
that the real killer's trail is growing cold, Rosie dodges the
cops while trying to wrest the truth out of Richie's friends and
associates. Strong language and some explicit descriptions of
sex. Bestseller 1993.

+All around the Town  RC 35882
by Mary Higgins Clark 
read by Mary Woods
2 cassettes
Four-year-old Laurie Kenyon is kidnapped by Bic and Opal
Hawkins, and she develops multiple personalities to cope with
two years of molestation. Years later, Laurie's personalities
resurface after her parents are killed. Because one personality
develops an obsessive crush on Laurie's college professor,
Laurie is charged with his murder. Meanwhile, Bic and Opal are
still ominously lurking. Violence and some strong language.
Bestseller 1992.

+Along Came a Spider  RC 35894
by James Patterson 
read by Chuck Benson
2 cassettes
At 5 a.m. Deputy Chief Alex Cross, detective and psychologist,
is investigating a brutal triple murder in southeast Washington.
Later that day, Washington Day School teacher Gary Soneji
kidnaps two students. Secret Service agent Jezzie Flanagan is
called in to work with Cross. They realize the killer of more
than 200 people may be a psychopath with a split personality.
Strong language, violence, and descriptions of sex. Bestseller
1993.

The Baby-sitter  RC 36923
by R.L. Stine 
read by Virginia Kearns
1 cassette
Jenny had been apprehensive from the start about accepting the
Hagens' baby-sitting job. She had met their young son, Donny,
quite by accident at the shopping mall. Donny had become
instantly attached to her, and his parents had offered her the
job on Thursday and Saturday nights. Now she sat in their dark,
eerie house--alive with creaks and groans--as a stranger prowled
in the yard. Some violence. For junior and senior high readers.
1989.

The Baby-sitter II  RC 36925
by R.L. Stine 
read by Virginia Kearns
1 cassette
There have been a series of attacks on baby-sitters. Still,
Jenny accepts a baby-sitting job for cute little Donny Hagen.
Donny's father seems very tense and a bit strange, as does his
neighbor. And Donny loves to frighten his sitter. When Jenny
receives disturbing calls while babysitting for Donny, she
wonders if she is being stalked by the attacker. Sequel to _The
Baby-sitter (RC 36923)_. Some violence. For junior and senior
high readers. 1991.

The Balloon Man  RC 33999
by Charlotte Armstrong 
read by Ted Eiland
2 cassettes (Reissue)
Sherry Reynard is planning her day when suddenly her husband,
Ward, appears with a strange look in his eyes. Sherry knows that
he does not really see her and she has a feeling that he is
going to attack her. Instead, he attacks their young son,
Johnny. Sherry's only option is to divorce Ward, but his parents
are quite wealthy and will do anything to get custody of
Johnny--including hiring someone to discredit her. 1968.

Black for Remembrance  RC 36206
by Carlene Thompson 
read by Lynn Schrichte
2 cassettes
It has been twenty years since the kidnapping and death of
Caroline Webb's six-year-old daughter Hayley. Caroline is
raising a family with her second husband when she senses that
Hayley has reentered her life. Calls for help, an elusive Hayley
look-a-like, black bouquets, and childlike scrawled messages
accompany a series of murders and near misses. A cruel joke? Or
is Hayley's ghost seeking revenge? Some strong language and
violence. 1991.

Body of Truth  RC 36326
by David L. Lindsey 
read by Bob Askey
3 cassettes
After private investigator Jim Fossler traces missing ex-Peace
Corps volunteer Lena Muller to Guatemala, he places a cryptic
call to his friend, Houston police detective Stuart Haydon. When
Haydon arrives in Guatemala, Fossler, Muller, and another
American are missing. Not knowing who Muller was working with or
against, Haydon is unsure whom, among her acquaintances, he can
turn to. Strong language, some descriptions of sex, and
violence. 1992.

Bright Shark  RC 36872
by Robert Ballard and Tony Chiu 
read by Ed Blake
3 cassettes
In 1988 Lieutenant Edna Haddix is on assignment aboard _Fanning
II_ as the ship studies a microsection of the Hellencian Trench
in the Mediterranean. When their underwater research vehicles
spot an empty wet suit, Haddix knows she has found the remains
of an Israeli submarine, with a mysterious cargo, that sank in
the 1960s. Suddenly the United States, Russia, and Israel are
interested in its contents. Strong language. 1992.

Brooklyn Three  RC 37013
by Thomas Boyle 
read by Ray Hagen
2 cassettes
In the wake of recent racially motivated crimes in New York, a
campaign for a black mayor comes under the scrutiny of both the
police force and the media. When the campaign manager is gunned
down, detective Frank "The Saint" DeSales and his lover,
newsperson Megan Moore, spring into action, although a strange
videotape is their only clue. Sequel to _Post-mortem Effects (RC
36481)._ Strong language, violence, and explicit descriptions of
sex. 1991.

A Calculated Risk  RC 36193
by Katherine Neville 
read by Laura Giannarelli
2 cassettes
Although Verity Banks holds the highest post of any woman at the
renowned Bank of the World, she has her sights set on the
Federal Reserve Bank. Upon learning that her supervisor has
thwarted not only her new security proposal but her job prospect
as well, Banks seeks revenge. Her plan to demonstrate the laxity
of the bank's security soon escalates into a caper involving
billions of dollars. Some strong language and some explicit
descriptions of sex. 1992.

City of Light  RC 37128
by Michael Doane 
read by Christopher Hurt
2 cassettes
Thomas Zane, involved in a human rights organization in Paris,
receives a message that an informant in Africa is dead. Shortly
afterwards, the mistress of the informant dies. By the time Zane
realizes who is responsible, he learns the informant is alive
but hiding in a village of blind people. A confrontation occurs,
and Zane is forced to deal with his nonviolent convictions. Some
strong language and some violence. 1992.

+The Client  RC 35890
by John Grisham 
read by Pam Ward
3 cassettes
The client is eleven-year-old Mark Sway, who retained lawyer
Reggie Love with a one-dollar bill. The reason Mark needs a
lawyer is the same reason his eight-year-old brother is comatose
in the hospital from shock--they witnessed a suicide. The victim
was a lawyer and unfortunately he told Mark something before he
died--something the police, the FBI, and the mafia are very
interested in. Strong language and some violence. Bestseller
1993.

Close to the Bone  RC 37184
by David Wiltse 
read by Bruce Huntey
2 cassettes
Sociopath Roger Bahoud has been sent back to the United States
to assassinate someone, and the FBI has the perfect agent to
hunt him down. Did John Becker's ability to think like the
Bahouds of the world come from his own childhood abuse? And is
this skill great enough to save the unwitting Jewish activist
that Bahoud is setting up or the activist's sister, who has
fallen for Bahoud? Strong language, violence, and explicit
descriptions of sex. Bestseller 1992.

Contents under Pressure  RC 36252
by Edna Buchanan 
read by Mitzi Friedlander
2 cassettes
Britt Montero, staff writer for the _Miami Daily News_, works
the police beat. She has just learned that D. Wayne Hudson, a
highly respected black football player, has died as the result
of a car chase. But why were the police after him? As Montero
researches her story, she is visited by the wife of an officer
involved in the pursuit; and a voice on the phone says, "You are
dead." Strong language, some violence, and some descriptions of
sex. 1992.

Day of Atonement  RC 36274
by A. Alvarez 
read by Robert Blumenfeld
2 cassettes
The lives of middle-aged London photographer Joe Constantine and
his wife Judy, a commercial artist, are disrupted when their
best friend Tommy Apple dies. Although the Constantines had
benefitted from some of Tommy's import deals, they were naive
about the legitimacy of his business. But Tommy's associates and
the police wrongly think Joe and Judy are more knowledgeable.
Strong language, some violence, and explicit descriptions of
sex. 1991.

Day of Atonement: A Peter Decker/Rina Lazarus Mystery  RC 36304
by Faye Kellerman 
read by George Guidall-Shapiro
2 cassettes
Instead of honeymooning, Los Angeles cop Peter Decker and Rina
Lazarus are in Brooklyn for Rosh Hashanah with her Orthodox
Jewish family. The holidays are interrupted by startling events:
Peter discovers his birth mother, and the troubled young son of
a friend disappears. Putting aside ambivalent feelings, Peter
begins an exhaustive search for the boy. Strong language and
violence. 1991.

Death Penalty  RC 36715
by William J. Coughlin 
read by Bob Askey
3 cassettes
Charley Sloan may be an alcoholic lawyer and a failure at
relationships, but he is an honest man. When he is offered an
easy victory in a case he is appealing, he is torn.
Everyone--the lawyer he is handling the case for, the client,
the judge, even the judge's daughter--wants him to compromise
his principles. In another case, Sloan is loath to represent a
doctor whose methods he despises. Strong language and some
descriptions of sex. 1992.

Doctor on Trial  RC 36289
by Henry Denker 
read by John Stratton
2 cassettes
Young Dr. Kate Forrester is in charge of the busy emergency room
of City Hospital when Nora Stuyvesant brings in her
nineteen-year-old daughter Claudia. Because Claudia's symptoms
and tests are inconclusive, Forrester is shocked when the
patient dies nine hours later of a hemorrhaging ectopic
pregnancy. The doctor's shock turns to fear and outrage when
Claudia's powerful father seeks revenge and crucial evidence
starts to disappear. 1992.

+Dragon Tears  RC 35893
by Dean Koontz 
read by Bob Askey
3 cassettes
Detectives Harry Lyon and Connie Gulliver, who are on a mission
to fight corruption, encounter a respectable-looking man who
enters a diner and suddenly peppers the room with bullets. While
investigating, Harry is approached by a strange man who predicts
Harry and others will be dead by dawn. Harry begins to wonder if
he is dealing with a case of possession. Violence, strong
language, and descriptions of sex. Bestseller 1993.

The Empress File  RC 36590
by John Camp 
read by Bob Moore
2 cassettes
When a young black computer whiz's killing by police who mistake
him for a purse snatcher is covered up, the wheels are set in
motion for a takeover of Longstreet, Mississippi. Black
activists enlist the aid of computer-hacker and artist Kidd,
introduced in _The Fools Run (RC 30857)_, and his cohort,
burglar LuEllen, to expose the corruption of the mayor, the city
council, and even the dogcatcher. Strong language, violence, and
some descriptions of sex. 1991.

Fatherland  RC 36175
by Robert Harris 
read by Chuck Benson
2 cassettes
Berlin, 1964. As Germans celebrate victory in World War II,
Hitler's seventy-fifth birthday, and the imminent arrival of
President Joseph P. Kennedy, who plans dtente with the Third
Reich, Xavier March investigates the drowning of a high-ranking
Nazi. The Gestapo orders March to halt his queries, but the
deaths of others who were at a 1942 meeting convince him to
continue. Some violence, some strong language, and some
descriptions of sex. 1992.

+Gerald's Game  RC 35878
by Stephen King 
read by Pam Ward
2 cassettes
Jessie and Gerald Burlingame are acting out Gerald's latest
fantasy when he dies, leaving Jessie handcuffed to the bed in an
isolated beach house. Jessie's horror over her part in her
husband's untimely death is compounded by her failed attempts to
escape, memories of a childhood trauma, and a very hungry stray
dog. But the real horror begins after nightfall. Strong
language, violence, and explicit descriptions of sex. Bestseller
1992.

Gone  RC 35763
by Kit Craig 
read by Madelyn Buzzard
2 cassettes
When Clary Hale's children wake up one morning, she is
gone--vanished. Their hopes that this has something to do with
their father, who is missing in action, are encouraged when a
mysterious phone caller issues military orders to sit tight. But
when a week passes with still no word from Mom, the kids set off
to find her, unaware that a psychopath is one step behind them.
Strong language and violence. 1992.

Hard Fall  RC 36133
by Ridley Pearson 
read by Ray Foushee
3 cassettes
FBI agent Cameron Daggett has a personal reason for finding
terrorist Anthony Kort--Daggett's son was paralyzed in a plane
Kort bombed. Likewise, Kort's initiation into terrorism was
personal--he was after the company whose toxic waste caused his
child's deformity and his wife's suicide. Kort stays one step
ahead of Daggett as plane after plane takes the hard fall.
Strong language, violence, and some explicit descriptions of
sex. 1992.

+I'll Be Seeing You  RC 35909
by Mary Higgins Clark 
read by Lynn Schrichte
2 cassettes
The first shock for television reporter Meghan Collins that
night is seeing the stabbing victim's face at the hospital--it
is identical to her own. Her second is the faxed message she
receives when she arrives home--"Mistake. Annie was a mistake."
Was someone after Meghan instead? Or is there a connection to
the recent accidental death of her father? Is her father even
dead? His body stubbornly refuses to turn up. Some violence.
Bestseller 1993.

In Camera  RC 36929
by Gerald Hammond 
read by Phil Regensdorf
1 cassette
Scottish gunsmith Keith Calder stumbles on an assassination
scheme when a job applicant tells of suspicious events at his
last place of employment. Calder alerts his daughter's
boyfriend, police sergeant Ian Fellowes, who begins an
unofficial surveillance. Just as Fellowes is about to make his
move, the tables turn, and it's he and innocent bystander Sheila
Blayne who are being chased. Some violence and some descriptions
of sex. 1991.

Inadmissible Evidence  RC 36253
by Philip Friedman 
read by John Stratton
4 cassettes
Joe Estrada, lawyer with the Manhattan district attorney's
office, is assigned to prosecute in the retrial of Roberto
Morales. Three years ago Morales was convicted of raping and
killing his associate and mistress Mariah Dodge, but the
conviction was overturned because of inadmissible evidence. The
key to Estrada's case is the victim's diary. Unfortunately,
information in the diary could free Morales. Strong language and
some violence. 1992.

Joey Dee Gets Wise: A Novel of Little Italy  RC 34996
by Louisa Ermelino 
read by Don Emmick
1 cassette
Joey Dee manages to stay clear of his mafia-connected neighbors
in Little Italy until his girlfriend Josie's father is viciously
murdered. Retarded crony Vito Santero fearfully confesses to
Joey Dee that he saw local mobsters do the killing. Now Joey
must find a way to keep Vito safe and to fulfill his own dream
of leaving the neighborhood with Josie. Violence, descriptions
of sex, and some strong language.  1991.

Judgment Call  RC 36392
by Suzy Wetlaufer 
read by Carole Jordan Stewart
3 cassettes
Young Miami reporter Sherry Estabrook is researching drug use
among high schoolers when she meets sixteen-year-old Manuel
Velo. He makes a startling confession--he has committed eighteen
murders for a drug family, and now he wants to stop. Sensing
Pulitzer material, Sherry latches onto Manuel, despite warnings
from colleagues and Manuel's obvious growing obsession with her.
Strong language, violence, and explicit descriptions of sex.
1992.

Juggling the Stars  RC 36393
by Tim Parks 
read by James DeLotel
2 cassettes
Morris feels trapped. Teaching English to rich Italian girls for
a living, he supplements his income by petty thievery. When one
of his students falls for him, Morris concocts a scheme designed
to relieve her of her inheritance. The girl's parents reject his
marriage proposal, but he leads them to believe that the girl
has been kidnapped, while he convinces her that they have
eloped. Soon he's busy honing his improvisatory skills. Some
strong language. 1990.

The Keeper  RC 36323
by Meg O'Brien 
read by Mary Woods
2 cassettes
Substance abuse and divorce robbed Brooke Hayes of custody of
her nine-year-old daughter Charly. Now sober, working as an
actress and planning to ask for joint custody, Brooke receives a
cryptic phone call from a terrified Charly. When Brooke's
ex-husband denies anything is wrong but cannot produce their
daughter, Brooke frantically turns to the Keeper--ex-cop and
finder of lost children. Strong language and some violence.
1992.

The Killing Winds  RC 36879
by Clare Francis 
read by Barbara Caruso
6 cassettes
The only flaw in rock star Nick Mackenzie's idyllic life is a
poacher on his Scottish estate. That changes when his pregnant
wife Alusha is knocked unconscious in a baffling accident.
Unaware of Alusha's exposure to a new chemical being sprayed in
the area, the doctors are unable to treat her. A lawyer with an
environmental group and, ironically, the poacher, help Nick
uncover the true story. Strong language and some violence. 1991.

Lemon in the Basket  RC 34961
by Charlotte Armstrong 
read by Mimi Bederman
2 cassettes (Reissue)
The Tylers are celebrating their latest round of
accomplishments. The famous family includes an actress, a
retired judge, a doctor, a professor, a painter, and a fashion
designer, all recently honored in their fields. The only two who
feel left out of the celebration are the ordinary third son,
Rufus, and his crass wife. As the Tyler family seeks to help an
exiled young prince, it dawns on Rufus that there is a way for
him to become famous, too. 1967.

Lullaby Town  RC 36201
by Robert Crais 
read by Gregory Gorton
2 cassettes
Los Angeles private investigator Elvis Cole gets a major break
when the wildly successful director Peter Alan Nelsen asks for
his help. Nelsen, who left his wife and infant before he made it
big, wants to get to know his son. Ex-wife Karen dropped out of
the L.A. scene and changed her name, but Cole manages to track
her and the son to a small Connecticut town. Why won't she admit
they've been found? Strong language and violence. 1992.

Malice Aforethought: The Story of a Commonplace Crime  RC 37501
by Francis Iles 
read by Tom Martin
2 cassettes (Reissue)
A diminutive, middle-class doctor, who is a cad and a coward,
decides to kill his truly detestable wife and succeeds. Murder
becomes a mania with the doctor in this portrait of English
country life with all its malicious gossip and petty foibles.
1959.

Medusa's Gift  RC 34986
by Lois Gould 
read by Mimi Bederman
1 cassette
Is Magdalene really a famous actress who disappeared twenty
years ago? Her face is scarred after a tangle with a stinging
sea creature called a Medusa, but she has stories to tell and
memorabilia to prove them. The people that flock to see her tell
bits of their stories and Magdalene tells bits of hers--some
involving presidents and yacht accidents--all illustrating that
Magdalene is worth more dead. Explicit descriptions of sex.
1991.

Mine  RC 35540
by Robert R. McCammon 
read by Pam Ward
3 cassettes
Dangerously disturbed Mary Terrell still worships Lord Jack, the
leader of a sixties radical underground group. Meanwhile,
journalist Laura Clayborne has given birth to a son just as her
marriage is falling apart. Mary, believing she's received an
order from Lord Jack, steals Laura's baby and sets off on a
murderous cross-country trek to find her idol, with Laura in hot
pursuit. Violence, some strong language, and some descriptions
of sex. 1990.

+Mitigating Circumstances  RC 35901
by Nancy Taylor Rosenberg 
read by Pam Ward
2 cassettes
Assistant District Attorney Lily Forrester's career is on the
rise, but her personal life is falling apart. An asexual
marriage is driving her into the arms of a colleague, and her
husband seems to be turning her thirteen-year-old daughter Shana
against her. When Lily and Shana are viciously attacked, Lily
cracks and responds in a way no one would have predicted. Strong
language, violence, and explicit descriptions of sex. Bestseller
1993.

New York Dead  RC 36337
by Stuart Woods 
read by Chuck Benson
2 cassettes
New York police detective Stone Barrington happens to be looking
up at the precise moment newswoman Sasha Nijinsky takes a
nosedive from her twelfth-story balcony. Nijinsky, who amazingly
survives the fall, is rushed to the hospital but vanishes after
her ambulance collides with a fire truck. Barrington is left
with a possible homicide, possible suicide, possible kidnapping
case. Strong language, violence, and explicit descriptions of
sex. 1991.

Night Woman  RC 35601
by Nancy Price 
read by Ilona Dulaski
2 cassettes
Professor Randal Eliot's writing is gaining quite a reputation,
enhanced by the fact that Randal dictates his novels to his
wife, Mary, while he is in a trance. In truth, Mary has used her
own work to protect her mentally ill husband's tenure. Forced to
continue the facade even after Randal's death, Mary is soon in
the grip of another manipulative man--Randal's would-be
biographer. Strong language, some violence, and some
descriptions of sex. 1992.

+Nightmares and Dreamscapes  RC 37300
by Stephen King 
read by Bob Askey
5 cassettes
Children keep mum when they discover that a spaceship is growing
in the walls of their house and is set for takeoff; what a
perfect way to get rid of their cruel stepfather! A
mild-mannered teacher concocts a complex plan involving a
highway detour to avenge the murder of his wife. An American
couple visiting a London suburb experience unbelievable
horror...as do most of the characters in these stories. Strong
language and violence. Bestseller 1993.

Nobody Lives Forever  RC 35698
by Edna Buchanan 
read by Ray Foushee
2 cassettes
Miami police sergeant Rick Barrish, busy investigating a barrage
of break-ins and murders, barely notices the odd behavior of his
new live-in lover, Laurel. Her wide-ranging moods include
confusion, aggressive sexuality, childlike innocence, and
extreme domesticity. There is one side to Laurel that would make
Rick take notice--but that's a side he'll never see. Violence,
strong language, and explicit descriptions of sex. 1990.

Operation Shylock: A Confession  RC 36537
by Philip Roth 
read by Richard Davidson
4 cassettes
Two characters bear the author's name. One believes that Arabs
will destroy the state of Israel in a nuclear war if the Jews do
not return to their European roots. He engages a coterie of
characters in a satirical Mideast debate, shifting from
real-life trials to the problem of Jewish identity and to a
Greek project code-named "Shylock." The other character wants to
find the real Philip Roth. Strong language and descriptions of
sex. 1993.

The Osterman Weekend  RC 36099
by Robert Ludlum 
read by Chuck Benson
2 cassettes
Saddle Valley, New Jersey, is home to the Tanners, Tremaynes,
and Cardones. The families are close friends, and through the
Tanners the others have met the Ostermans. Now the Tremaynes,
Cardones, and Ostermans have formed a secret bond that excludes
the Tanners. With the Ostermans coming for the weekend, John
Tanner has been asked by the CIA to help uncover an
international conspiracy involving the other families. Some
violence and strong language. 1972.

+Pleading Guilty  RC 35934
by Scott Turow 
read by Bob Askey
3 cassettes
When attorney Bert Kamin vanishes along with a large chunk of a
client's money, the firm partners turn to another of their
attorneys--ex-cop Mack Malloy--for confidential help. Secretly
impressed by Kamin's daring, Malloy begins his search. A trail
of frightening clues leads Malloy to believe that Kamin is in
even deeper trouble than suspected--maybe even dead. Strong
language, violence, and explicit descriptions of sex. Bestseller
1993.

Point of Impact  RC 37431
by Stephen Hunter 
read by Richard Davidson
4 cassettes
Although reclusive Vietnam veteran Bob Lee Swagger hasn't killed
anyone or anything in a long time, he is still a fantastic shot.
But something makes him suspicious of the men who recruit him to
demonstrate their new ammunition. When he learns what they
really want--someone to assassinate the Soviet who injured
Swagger and killed his friend during the war--he readily agrees.
But then his suspicions begin again. Strong language and
violence. 1993.

Primal Fear  RC 36757
by William Diehl 
read by Ray Foushee
3 cassettes
Chicago Archbishop Rushman steps out of his shower one February
morning and comes face to face with a person holding a butcher
knife. A short time later, a young man covered in blood and
holding a knife is found in a confessional. Martin Vail, on
orders from Judge Shoat, must defend Aaron Stampler pro bono.
But what appears to be an open-and-shut case becomes quite
different when Vail puts his team to work. Violence, strong
language, and descriptions of sex. 1993.

+Prime Witness  RC 37306
by Steve Martini 
read by Ray Foushee
3 cassettes
To his wife's dismay, Paul Madriani [_Compelling Evidence (RC
34895)_] agrees to fill in for his hospitalized friend Mario
Feretti, district attorney in Davenport, California.
Unfortunately, Feretti dies, and Madriani is stuck with a
serial-killer case. Even though a suspect is quickly found, the
trial is not easy. The suspect has a surprising defense
attorney, and there is a possible copycat killing. Strong
language and violence. Bestseller 1993.

Rumor Has It  RC 34966
by Charles Dickinson 
read by Edward C. Stern
2 cassettes
A Chicago newspaperman sees a child struck by a car and can't
help thinking about the news scoop potential. Arriving at work
that morning, he's hit with even more news: his paper is closing
down. The newsman continues to pursue the hit-and-run story even
as he and his co-workers emotionally react to their uncertain
futures. Some strong language and some descriptions of sex.
1991.

The Scarred Man  RC 34969
by Keith Peterson 
read by Jeff Halberstadt
2 cassettes
When a writer meets his boss's daughter they discover they have
more in common than mutual attraction. Nightmarish but
incomplete childhood memories featuring a scarred man have been
haunting them both. Determined to end their distress, they find
themselves in a small Indiana town, where they face the origins
of the nightmare. Some strong language and descriptions of sex.
1990.

+The Scorpio Illusion  RC 35936
by Robert Ludlum 
read by Chuck Benson
4 cassettes
After seeing her parents beheaded and her husband killed by
terrorists, Amaya Bajaratt vows revenge against England, France,
Israel, and the United States. She now works with the
underground group known as Scorpio. Only one man can possibly
stop her--Tyrell Hawthorne, a former intelligence officer with
his own reasons for vengeance. But can they stick to their
separate missions and forget they were once lovers? Violence and
strong language. Bestseller 1993.

A Small Deceit  RC 35979
by Margaret Yorke 
read by Jack Carroll
2 cassettes
After convicted rapist William Adams is released from prison, he
assumes a series of false identities for money-making scams.
When he finds out that the judge who sentenced him is using an
assumed identity of his own, Adams sees a chance to get even. He
begins with anonymous hints to the judge's much younger wife,
creating tension in an already shaky marriage. But soon Adams
has killing on his mind. Violence and some strong language.
1991.

+Star Flight  RC 37316
by Phyllis A. Whitney 
read by Pam Ward
2 cassettes
Lauren Castle never thought she would go to North Carolina--her
husband Jim had been killed there while working on a documentary
about the life of Roger Brandt and Victoria Frazer. But a note
signed simply "N" compels her. Perhaps in venturing to the state
she can find out why Jim was killed, learn more about the
ill-fated love affair between her grandparents, Roger and
Victoria, and discover who is responsible for Victoria's death.
1993.

+The Stars Shine Down  RC 35871
by Sidney Sheldon 
read by Mikel Lambert
2 cassettes
From backwater poverty in Nova Scotia, Lara Cameron came to the
United States with $3,000,000 that she has now turned into a
multimillion-dollar empire. And though she has been kind to
almost everyone, she has stepped on a few toes along the way.
Now her past is bringing everything down around her. Some strong
language and some descriptions of sex. Bestseller 1992.

Stephanie  RC 37440
by Winston Graham 
read by Graeme Malcolm
2 cassettes
While Oxford student Stephanie Locke is vacationing in India
with her married lover Errol Colton, she discovers he is
involved in the drug trade. Once home, she ponders her feelings
about using narcotics and asks the opinions of others. Then she
is found dead. Knowing she would never split the infinitive in
her supposed suicide note, Stephanie's disabled father begins to
investigate. Some violence and some explicit descriptions of
sex. 1992.

Strip Tease  RC 37185
by Carl Hiaasen 
read by Ray Foushee
10 cassettes in 2 containers
Erin Grant has big problems. She's working as a stripper so she
can pay for a lawyer to wrest custody of her young daughter from
her drug-addicted, thieving ex-husband. Meanwhile a sex-obsessed
Florida congressman in disguise injures an overly ardent fan of
Erin's. The powerful people handling the politician's career try
to cover up the incident--with deadly results. Strong language,
violence, and explicit descriptions of sex. Bestseller 1993.

+Tell Me No Secrets  RC 35944
by Joy Fielding 
read by Pam Ward
3 cassettes
Chicago prosecutor Jess Koster's anxiety attacks begin again the
day she sees Rick Ferguson lurking around her office. They hit
her full force when the woman accusing Ferguson of rape
disappears--just as Koster's mother disappeared eight years ago.
Ferguson's attorney is Koster's ex-husband, who, once more,
attempts to calm her. But even he becomes alarmed when Koster is
stalked. Strong language, violence, and explicit descriptions of
sex. Bestseller 1993.

+Terminal  RC 35884
by Robin Cook 
read by David Hartley-Margolin
3 cassettes
Sean Murphy, a third-year medical student, has seized the chance
to do research at Miami's Forbes Cancer Center. Not only will he
be able to study the center's high success rate with terminal
cancer patients, but he will also be given a chance to get away
from nurse Janet Reardon. However, Janet follows him to Miami,
where the two soon discover some highly irregular activity.
Before long their lives are in great danger. Strong language.
Bestseller 1993.

This Way Out  RC 33977
by Sheila Radley 
read by June Carter
2 cassettes
Radley's Inspector Quantrill plays a smaller-than-usual role in
this British tale of psychological suspense. Derek Cartwright's
mother-in-law problems may be resolved when a stranger
volunteers to murder her. All Derek needs to do is murder the
stranger's father-in-law in return. The novel probes Derek's
mental state as he reacts to his dilemma. 1989.

+A Time to Kill  RC 35891
by John Grisham 
read by Bob Askey
3 cassettes
In Clanton, Mississippi, black, ten-year-old Tonya Hailey is
raped, tortured, and left for dead by two white men. She
survives and identifies her abductors, who are quickly arrested.
Tonya's father, Carl Lee Hailey, takes matters into his own
hands, shooting and killing the two prisoners. As his attorney
prepares Carl Lee's case, the town is overrun with reporters and
avenging Klansmen. Violence, some strong language, and some
descriptions of sex. 1989.

The Underground Stream  RC 35018
by Velda Johnston 
read by June Carter
1 cassette
Gail Loring, twenty-four, is spending the summer at Hampton
Harbor on Long Island recuperating from a nervous breakdown.
Hampton Harbor has been the scene of tragic family history, and
in the house she rents from agent Martin Crowley, Gail finds
herself drawn back into the 1800s. There she relives experiences
of her ancestor Martha Fitzwilliam and uncovers a secret of the
past that affects her life in the present. 1991.

Wages of Sin  RC 36409
by Andrew M. Greeley 
read by Roy Avers
2 cassettes
Lorcan James Flynn, a divorced Chicago commodities broker, war
hero, poet, and sculptor, is an unhappy man because of something
that happened in the past. Now his daughter plans to marry the
son of Moire Meehan, the woman he loved forty years earlier. If
he wants to renew his relationship with Moire, he must uncover
the truth of what happened on Labor Day 1954, when he developed
a fever that resulted in memory loss. Some violence and some
strong language. 1992.

White Flower  RC 36116
by Philip Ross 
read by Roy Avers
2 cassettes
Russ Detweiller, a computer analyst working to complete a
program to make software immune to piracy, suddenly abandons job
and family for Lily Lee, a former bar girl with a murky past.
They flee Boston for the Caribbean, but private investigator
James Marley is soon on their trail. Pursuit is complicated by
Marley's encounter with thugs and a murder and by the behavior
of Russ's wife, Joanna. Strong language, violence, and some
explicit descriptions of sex. 1989.

+Without Remorse  RC 37058
by Tom Clancy 
read by David Hartley-Margolin
5 cassettes
John Kelly can't blame anyone when his pregnant wife is killed
in a traffic accident by a runaway truck. But months later, when
his new girlfriend is mowed down by her drug-dealing pimps,
Kelly has a target for revenge. At the same time, he must don
his "Clark" identity (from his Navy Seals days) and, once more,
help his government out in Vietnam. Strong language, violence,
and some explicit descriptions of sex. Bestseller 1993.

Witness to the Truth: A Novel of the FBI  RC 36790
by Paul Lindsay 
read by Bob Moore
2 cassettes
Lindsay writes of his own kind--Detroit-based FBI agents. His
hero is Mike Devlin, who is always "jeopardizing his job for the
sake of uncompromised principles." Devlin is contemptuous toward
his superiors and many of the agents, but he is pleasantly
surprised by his newly assigned partner. Together they hunt down
a traitor within their ranks and a kidnapper. Strong language,
violence, and some descriptions of sex. 1992.

Wars

The Captain  RC 35641
by Jan de Hartog 
read by James DeLotel
3 cassettes (Reissue)
Dealing with the maturing of a young Dutch tugboat captain and
his experiences on the Murmansk run, this novel presents a
graphic picture of the senselessness and brutality of war. 1966.

Close Combat: The Corps, Book 6  RC 36120
by W.E.B. Griffin 
read by Roy Avers
3 cassettes
October 1942. The battle of Guadalcanal continues. General
Pickering recovers from a wound and is sent by President
Roosevelt back to Australia to persuade General MacArthur to
follow a prescribed course of action. Meanwhile, Pickering's son
"Pick" has become an air ace, shooting down six enemy planes,
and returns home for a war-bond tour. Sequel to _Line of Fire
(RC 34199)_. Strong language. Bestseller 1993.

Convoy Homeward  RC 36229
by Philip McCutchan 
read by David Palmer
2 cassettes
British commodore John Mason Kemp, aboard his passenger liner,
is carrying native troops, East African refugees, and German
POWs to Liverpool during World War II. His trip is not easy, as
he must deal with pompous Brigadier Pumphrey-Hatton, a girl with
questionable standards, an elderly retired military couple, and
news that his son is missing in battle. Then he encounters a
German cruiser. Sequel to _Convoy of Fear (RC 32688)_. Some
strong language. 1992.

Point of No Return  RC 37421
by Martha Gellhorn 
read by Christopher Hurt
2 cassettes
Originally published as _The Wine of Astonishment_, this is
"recognized as the first American war novel written by a woman."
In an afterword written forty years after the book first
appeared in print, Gellhorn explains why she reclaims her
original title, which refers to final instructions given to men
at war. The author, a World War II correspondent, draws on her
first-hand experiences for characterizations of two men and two
women who meet in Luxembourg. 1948.

The Walnut Trees of Altenburg  RC 36003
by Andr Malraux 
read by Robert Blumenfeld
1 cassette
The writer's father witnessed a poison-gas attack against the
Russians during World War I. The horror of this experience so
overwhelmed the young man that it left him with an indelible
urge simply to be happy. The writer suffers very different
indignities during World War II, but his new understanding of
his father's ordeal causes him to examine and compare their
differing views of life and death. 1948.

Westerns

Arikaree War Cry  RC 36717
by Wayne C. Lee 
read by Chuck Benson
2 cassettes
Dain Talmage is incensed by the Cheyenne raid on Kansas
homesteaders for more than one reason. His brother-in-law was
murdered and his sister and her baby were kidnapped. The only
way this could have happened is if the half-breed Jed Wolfcry,
who worked for the storekeeper, told the raiders about Dain's
sister's secret hiding place. Now, if he can shake the vengeful
storekeeper, Dain is after the Cheyenne in general and Wolfcry
in particular. Violence. 1992.

A Ballad for Sallie  RC 36916
by Judy Alter 
read by Virginia Kearns
2 cassettes
When widowed Sallie McNutt arrives in Fort Worth to help her
cousin run his store, she is shocked to find he has been
murdered. An unscrupulous lawyer tries to convince Sallie that
her cousin left no estate, and the town marshall-turned-outlaw
tries to convince her that her cousin's murder was
gambling-related. The few people Sallie does trust are a group
of abandoned children--the Acre brats--who help her ferret out
the truth. 1992.

The Big Lonely  RC 36813
by Sam Brown 
read by Terence Aselford
2 cassettes
Casey Wills and Josh Smith live a simple cowboy existence until
the winter they work for the XIT ranch on the Texas-New Mexico
border. Trouble comes in the form of Tatum Stagg, who offers to
cut the two men in on his cattle-stealing scheme. Laughing at
their adamant refusal, Stagg devises a way to continue without
the cowboys' help. When Wills discovers the full extent of
Stagg's deception, his world is torn apart. Strong language and
violence. 1992.

The Big Sky  RC 37502
by A.B. Guthrie, Jr. 
read by Robert Donley
3 cassettes (Reissue)
Young Boone Caudill from Kentucky heads West after trying to
kill his abusive father. Depicting the brutality and the squalor
of life in the American West between 1830 and 1843, Guthrie
tells the story of the mountain men who penetrated the
wilderness and developed it, spoiling a paradise in the process.
1947.

Brazos Scout  RC 34987
by Don Worcester 
read by Phil Regensdorf
2 cassettes
Chip is reluctant when his adopted father Major Neighbors asks
him to work on the Indian reserve. He knows the major wants him
to overcome the hatred he has felt toward Indians since his
parents were killed by Comanches. Once on the large multi-tribe
reservation, Chip slowly learns to see beyond his racism as he
is confronted with both good and bad white men and Indians.
Violence and some descriptions of sex. 1991.

Buck Colter  RC 35024
by Matt Braun 
read by Phil Regensdorf
2 cassettes
Buck Colter, son of a white mountain man and a Cheyenne woman,
was raised in an Indian village. When An-zah-ti (Buck's Cheyenne
name) was eight, soldiers attacked the village and raped and
killed his mother. Buck, now grown, has vowed to kill Colonel
John Covington, the commander of the murdering soldiers. Some
strong language and some descriptions of sex. 1976.

Cannons of the Comstock  RC 36995
by Brock and Bodie Thoene 
read by Bruce Huntey
1 cassette
In 1864 Tom Dawson lives on his brother Jesse's California ranch
and cares for Jesse's widow and sons. Also in the family is
nine-year-old Mont, a black boy from Virginia. A secret society
is attempting to see that California, with its gold, becomes a
separate republic. Tom is committed to the North. He must
protect Mont, now detained in San Francisco's Chinatown, who is
the only person who can identify the conspirators. Saga of the
Sierras series. Violence. 1992.

Cavalry Scout  RC 36069
by Dee Brown 
read by Bob Askey
2 cassettes (Reissue)
Native Americans are portrayed sympathetically in this novel of
the Indian wars in the West. The author has used unpublished
sources and other documents to emphasize the Native American
viewpoint. Strong language and some violence. 1958.

Chaffee of Roaring Horse  RC 36968
by Ernest Haycox 
read by Bruce Huntey
2 cassettes
When Jim Chaffee sadly admits defeat as a rancher after three
years, he is surprised to learn that someone has already offered
to purchase his land from the bank. Happy to be back in the town
of Roaring Horse, Chaffee notices two new additions--an
intriguing woman visitor and a pushy developer. But when
Chaffee's friend and former boss is killed shortly after
refusing to sell his ranch, Chaffee's good nature disappears.
Some violence. 1929.

Cheyenne Winter: The Rocky Mountain Company  RC 36985
by Richard S. Wheeler 
read by John Polk
2 cassettes
The 1841-1842 buffalo robe season had been quite profitable for
the Rocky Mountain Company. Now they have an "offer" from the
American Fur Company to buy them out. In spite of the threat,
Guy Straus and his partners Jamie Dance and Brokenleg Fitzhugh
have no desire to sell. As they begin to resupply their post for
the next season, Fitzhugh is caught with prohibited items and
must prove his innocence. Some violence. 1992.

Comes the Hunter  RC 35045
by Geo. W. Proctor 
read by Ted Eiland
2 cassettes
When an angered Kiowa brave murders rancher Clay Thorton's wife
and two children, Thorton sets out on a two-year search for
revenge. Closing in on his enemy but nearing collapse, Thorton
is nursed to health by a young widow and her two children.
Barely back on his feet, the rancher finally gets his showdown.
Violence. 1992.

The Comstock Camels  RC 36691
by Gary McCarthy 
read by Ray Foushee
1 cassette
Darby Buckingham, the Derby Man, has just finished his latest
dime novel and believes it is his best yet. He and Dolly Beavers
are on their way to Lake Tahoe, where they plan to spend the
summer, when they are confronted by a herd of camels! In a short
space of time, Darby loses his manuscript and becomes the owner
of the camels. What does an author do with such a windfall?
Perhaps the Consolidated Mining Company could use his services.
1993.

Dark Winter  RC 34998
by H.B. Broome 
read by Dick Jenkins
2 cassettes
Rancher Tom English's reputation as a gunman is one he's come by
reluctantly. But this time he's looking for trouble, in the form
of Julian Haynes who murdered five of English's friends.
English's vendetta is interrupted when he helps a young man
who's determined to tame the lawless New Mexico town of Frisco.
It's the plight of lovely Macha, Haynes's ill-treated
half-sister, that returns English to his original quest.
Violence. 1991.

The Daybreakers  RC 36179
by Louis L'Amour 
read by Buckley Kozlow
2 cassettes (Reissue)
Ty Sackett kills a man in Tennessee, fair and square, and then
hits the trail west with his brother Orrin. These are the years
when settlers live in fear of Indians, rustlers, and killers.
But the brothers bring law and order from Santa Fe to Montana
and help make the West safe for the settlers. 1960.

The Fastest Draw  RC 35993
by Max Brand 
read by Phil Regensdorf
2 cassettes
The stranger with several names and talents and his sidekick
appear in town. They intrigue and amaze the townspeople with the
weapons skill of one and the size of the other. When the
stranger offers to save Henry Swain's ranch in exchange for a
promise of marriage to his daughter, Peggy hatches a plan to
outsmart him. Some strong language. 1925.

Fightin' Fool  RC 35025
by Max Brand 
read by Arnie Warren
1 cassette
Jingo rides into the town of Tower Creek, where there is an
important poker game going on with a very important player,
Wally Rankin. Jingo forces Wally to defend his honor during the
game, and proves to be quicker on the draw. Then he sets his
sights on the judge's daughter. Now Wally's brother is out to
get Jingo--and so is the sweetheart of the judge's daughter.
1961.

Flint  RC 36446
by Louis L'Amour 
read by Chuck Benson
1 cassette (Reissue)
Years ago a young man avenged the wrongful death of his friend
Flint. The man is now successful financier James T. Kettleman,
but a wife who wants him dead and a diagnosis of cancer have
convinced him to leave that identity behind. He plans to live
out his days quietly in the ranch country of his youth as Jim
Flint, but an ongoing land swindle and a woman in need force him
back into action as the legendary sharpshooter. Violence. 1960.

Galloway  RC 34976
by Louis L'Amour 
read by Phil Regensdorf
1 cassette (Reissue)
Flagan Sackett finds himself a fugitive in the mountains with
only his wits as defense against the Apache warriors and the
hungry wolves stalking him. 1970.

The Gambler  RC 35011
by Max Brand 
read by Arnie Warren
2 cassettes
Tom Corcoran was a gambler by profession and a cheat by choice.
He made his mark in boom-town gambling dens where fortunes
passed at the turn of a card. There a man's life depended on his
word and his guns. When Corcoran came to San Pablo, he learned
that a gambler can win once too often. 1952.

Guns of the Timberlands  RC 35998
by Louis L'Amour 
read by Phil Regensdorf
1 cassette (Reissue)
Lumberjacks in Tinkersville can only mean trouble and, sure
enough, they're after rancher Clay Bell's land. Bell has
prepared for this possibility but he didn't wager on ruthless
Jud Devitt. He also didn't wager on complicating things by
falling for Devitt's beautiful fiance, Colleen Riley. Soon the
whole town is taking sides and the vicious battle begins.
Violence. 1955.

High Lonesome  RC 35995
by Louis L'Amour 
read by Phil Regensdorf
1 cassette (Reissue)
Considine has been an outlaw since his best friend became
sheriff, married Considine's girl, and ran Considine out of
Obaro. Now Considine and his cohorts have a perfect chance to
get even--stealing $60,000 from the Obaro bank. So why are they
up on High Lonesome Mountain, risking it all to save a young
girl and her pa from a vicious Apache attack? Violence and some
strong language. 1962.

His Royal Highness, J. Aubrey Whitford  RC 36257
by Frank Roderus 
read by Bob Askey
1 cassette
Texas, 1852. J. Aubrey Whitford is seeking Miss Grace, who has
stolen his heart. Arriving in Esmeraldaville, Whitford learns
she has conned some citizens and moved on. He pulls his own scam
and continues to search. Along the way, he runs afoul of three
brothers, is captured by Indians, poses as the Prince of Wales
and the Earl of Whitford, and meets a young lady who makes him
forget Miss Grace. Strong language. 1992.

Journal of the Gun Years: Being Choice Selections from the
Authentic, Never-Before-Printed Diary of the Famous
Gunfighter-Lawman Clay Halser! Whose Deeds of Daring Made His
Name a Byword of Terror in the Southwest between the Years of
1866 and 1876!  RC 35048
by Richard Matheson 
read by Ted Eiland
2 cassettes
Multicareered Clay Halser's talent with a gun was the stuff of
legends. After Halser dies, his journal is discovered. It
describes the mortal behind the myth. Violence and some
descriptions of sex. 1991.

Kelly Blue  RC 36632
by Peter Bowen 
read by Fred Major
2 cassettes
Despite his attempts to avoid trouble, cantankerous Luther Kelly
leads a scrappy, eventful life right alongside the big names of
the wild West--Native Americans and whites. After his reluctant
vigil at Buffalo Bill Cody's deathbed, Kelly recalls many of his
adventures, including joining the army at the age of thirteen
after being caught in bed with the bishop's daughter. Strong
language, violence, and explicit descriptions of sex. 1991.

Lando  RC 36379
by Louis L'Amour 
read by Ralph Bell
1 cassette (Reissue)
After stewing for six years in a Mexican prison and becoming a
bare-knuckle prizefighter, Orlando Sackett of Cumberland Hills
will stop at nothing to seek revenge from the men who betrayed
him. Violence. 1977.

Lonigan  RC 36955
by Louis L'Amour 
read by Phil Regensdorf
2 cassettes
L'Amour selected the stories in this collection and prefaced
each with an author's note about the topic featured--rustling,
saloons, the bunkhouse, riding, tough men, and the passing of
the old West. The title story stars Lonigan--a tough but fair
cowboy who stands up to a lady and saves her ranch. This plot is
echoed in other selections with many instant marriages following
various traumas in ranch country. Violence. 1988.

Lord of the Plains  RC 36073
by Alfred Silver 
read by Chuck Benson
3 cassettes
The Canadian West, 1885. The mtis, mixed-blood inhabitants of
the Saskatchewan territory, are being forced from the region by
their far-off Ottawa government. But the mtis, led by Gabriel
Dumont, his wife Madelaine, and Louis Riel, have agreed to stand
up and fight for their land. However, rebellion is quickly put
down and Gabriel and Madelaine escape to Montana. Strong
language and some violence. 1990.

Lost Wolf  RC 36946
by Max Brand 
read by Ted Eiland
2 cassettes
A five-year-old boy is captured by the Cheyenne after he
witnesses the death of his parents on the wagon trail west. The
tribe raises him to be a warrior, calling him White Badger.
Fearless and cocky, White Badger earns an area-wide reputation
at an early age. This leads to his capture by the Cheyenne's
enemy, the Pawnee, who give him the name Lost Wolf. When someone
has the audacity to suggest that Lost Wolf is white, he begins
to rethink his ways. 1925.

The Mammoth Book of the Western: An Anthology of Classic Stories
of the American Frontier  RC 36697
edited by Jon E. Lewis 
read by Roy Avers
4 cassettes
Lewis celebrates "America's only truly original art form"--the
western--by collecting what he considers to be classic western
short stories and novelettes. The twenty-seven selected authors
range from "pulp" writers such as Max Brand to classic authors
such as Stephen Crane and Mark Twain, who are not usually
thought of as contributors to the genre. Some strong language
and violence. 1991.

The Man from the Broken Hills  RC 35047
by Louis L'Amour 
read by Phil Regensdorf
2 cassettes (Reissue)
The Sacketts are fierce fighting men from the hills of
Tennessee; the Talons are French, but a life of piracy has
brought them to America. Milo is half Talon, half Sackett and
has been riding the outlaw trail for three years. Now he is
hunting a man who has betrayed a trust with his kin and, when
Milo finds him, he will do no less than any Sackett or Talon
before him. 1975.

McKendree  RC 36447
by Douglas Hirt 
read by Chuck Benson
1 cassette
Josh McKendree chose the wrong plot of Missouri land to
homestead on since ruthless trapper Jacques Ribalt considers the
entire area his. When one of Ribalt's traps kills McKendree's
beloved dog, a feud quickly escalates into a nightmare that
leaves McKendree's family dead. An enraged McKendree hunts
Ribalt down, shrugging off the bears, Indians, and near-deaths
that stand in his way. Violence. 1992.

Nickajack  RC 36961
by Robert J. Conley 
read by June Carter
1 cassette
When peaceable Cherokee Nickajack is forced to kill another
Cherokee in self-defense, he is accused of murder. The killing
is mistakenly seen as political because the dead man is of the
group of tribe members who resisted the U.S. government's
relocation of the tribe, and Nickajack was part of the group who
signed the treaty. Although unjustly sentenced to die, Nickajack
surprises his friends, and even his accusers, by respecting
Cherokee law. 1992.

North to the Rails  RC 33979
by Louis L'Amour 
read by Phil Regensdorf
2 cassettes (Reissue)
"It was as his mother had told him: if you lived by the gun you
died by the gun." Tom Chantry headed west to buy cattle, against
his mother's advice but unarmed. A herd is bought and now they
are headed for the railroad. The man he hired to drive the
cattle, like the other gunslingers in New Mexico, takes Chantry
for an easy victim. But the gunmen soon discover that Chantry's
a man to be reckoned with. Some strong language. 1971.

Notched Guns  RC 35971
by William Hopson 
read by Ellen Frost
1 cassette
Trouble is brewing in Tularne, and the McKee family is splitting
in two as sons Link and Ike side with their father against their
brother Big Matt, who has never packed a gun. The family is
feuding with an Englishman who has bought a nearby ranch. To
make matters worse, cattle are disappearing from the
Englishman's ranch. Big Matt becomes the only man in town with
guts enough to strap on a gun and face the rustlers. Some strong
language. 1954.

Over on the Dry Side  RC 35987
by Louis L'Amour 
read by Phil Regensdorf
2 cassettes
When Doby Kernohan and his Pa discover Clive Chantry's corpse,
they decide to farm his land--but they're worried about his
murderers. Then Chantry's brother Owen shows up and explains
that Chantry brought some treasure back from Mexico and the
Mowatt gang thinks it's gold. Mowatt's stepdaughter couldn't
stop the men from killing the first Chantry brother, whom she
had befriended, and now they're after Owen. Strong language and
violence. 1975.

A Passage of Seasons  RC 33987
by Douglas Hirt 
read by Phil Regensdorf
2 cassettes
Brad Medford and his kid brother Danny are supposed to be on
their way to visit relatives, but they decide to make a brief
detour to visit the wild new boomtown of Cripple Creek,
Colorado. On the train they meet Marshal Walter Devon who warns
them to be careful. But what can you tell a boy of seventeen?
Sure enough, Brad gets into trouble, and Devon finds himself
fighting to save Brad's life as well as his own. 1990.

Prairie Widow  RC 36395
by Harold Bakst 
read by Janis Gray
1 cassette
Walter Vandermeer sees the offer for veterans to homestead in
Kansas as a chance to move his wife Jennifer and their two
children out of Jennifer's father's house in Ohio. Jennifer, on
the other hand, is horrified by the idea of leaving--much more
so when she realizes they will be living in a sod-covered cave.
When tragedy strikes shortly after their arrival, a temporarily
stranded Jennifer is surprised to see the changes in her
attitude. 1992.

Rawhider: The Story of Print Olive; Texas Legends, Book 3  RC
36033
by Gene Shelton 
read by John Polk
2 cassettes
After thirty months of war and six months as a Union prisoner,
Isom Prentice (Print) Olive of Texas is known as the meanest
rawhider. He is respected by partners brother Bob, Deacon
Scruggs, and former slave Jim Kelly; and ranchers back down when
Olive takes their land. But his cohorts think he has gone too
far when he leaves two men to die the "Death of the Skins."
Violence and strong language. 1992.

Ride the Dark Trail  RC 35030
by Louis L'Amour 
read by Phil Regensdorf
2 cassettes
Widow Emily Talon is wearing down. Since the last worker on her
Colorado ranch was killed, she has kept a twenty-four-hour vigil
against Jake Flanner and his men, who are conspiring to take
over her ranch. Hearing of the woman's plight, drifter Logan
Sackett discovers that, like him, Emily is a Tennessee Sackett.
Vowing to help her until her wandering sons return, Logan is
determined to teach Jake Flanner's men a lesson. Violence and
some strong language. 1972.

The Riders of High Rock: A Hopalong Cassidy Novel  RC 36727
by Louis L'Amour 
read by Bob Askey
2 cassettes
In the sequel to _The Trail to Seven Pines (RC 36468)_, Hopalong
Cassidy continues his trip to the Gibson ranch to meet up with
his friend Red Connors. He arrives none too soon--while Gibson
is holed up with a broken leg, a band of rustlers are hunting
down Connors in the surrounding hills. Unbeknownst to the
rustlers, Cassidy rescues Connors, and the two formulate a plan
to expose the rustling scheme. Violence. 1951.

The Rocky Mountain Company #2: Fort Dance  RC 36027
by Richard S. Wheeler 
read by John Polk
3 cassettes
The three partners of the Rocky Mountain Company are Guy Straus,
the St. Louis founder; Brokenleg Fitzhugh of the Yellowstone
trading post; __and Jamie Dance, whose wagon train is heading
down the Sante Fe trail to build a new post on the Arkansas
River. Along for the experience is Straus's son David, who
quickly learns how rough the Wild West is. Violence. 1991.

The Sackett Brand  RC 36901
by Louis L'Amour 
read by Phil Regensdorf
1 cassette (Reissue)
Forty gunslingers from the Lazy A Ranch plan to hang Tell
Sackett if they can catch him, but the rest of the
Sacketts--politicians, outlaws, cattlemen, bankers, and
tinkers--come to Tell's rescue. 1965.

Sons of Fire  RC 36741
by Max McCoy 
read by Chuck Benson
2 cassettes
The slavery issue first divides the Missouri Fenn family when
they must decide whether or not to aid an injured fugitive
slave. When war breaks out, one brother immediately joins the
Union army. But when Union violence is directed toward the
remaining, neutral Fenns, each rebels in his or her own
way--resulting in imprisonment, dismemberment, and even death
for some family members before the war is over. Some strong
language and violence. 1993.

Star of Empire: A Novel of Old San Antonio  RC 36837
by Leonard Sanders 
read by Ilona Dulaski
3 cassettes
Corrie McNair is expected to marry Ramsey Cothburn and reign in
1830s Charleston society. But Tad Logan of Savannah arrives in
town and steals Corrie away. Along with her sister Prue and his
brother Whit, Corrie and Tad head to San Antonio de Bxar. There
Tad and Whit become involved in efforts to create an independent
country, Ramsey arrives to reclaim Corrie, and Prue has her own
romantic problems. Some violence. 1992.

Summer of the Smoke  RC 34970
by Luke Short 
read by Phil Regensdorf
1 cassette
Army scout Keefe Calhoun is tracking the escaped Apache
renegade, Maco, and is accompanied by Lieutenant Benson and
Trooper Carney. They are ambushed and Calhoun and Carney are
injured. They manage to make it to Weymarn's Trading Post, where
Benson leaves the two wounded men. It is here that Calhoun meets
Hallie Thompson and discovers an enemy who wants Maco to remain
at large, but wants Calhoun dead. 1958.

The Surrogate Gun  RC 36450
by Jack Cummings 
read by Chuck Benson
1 cassette
Writer Bret Holt gives the hero of his latest dime western the
name and face of the somewhat simple local handyman, Will
Savage. After Holt makes the mistake of lambasting an outlaw in
print and realizes he may not survive the inevitable gunfight,
Savage begins to turn into Holt's fictional Savage--quickly
earning a reputation as a crack shot and the job of marshal. But
is he transformed enough to save Holt? Strong language and
violence. 1990.

Tascosa Gun: The Story of Jim East; Texas Legends, Book 4  RC
36233
by Gene Shelton 
read by Roy Avers
2 cassettes
A fictional account of the life of Jim East and his
acquaintances. East was working as a Texas cowboy in 1880 when
he was summoned to join a posse. Although the intent was to
catch cattle rustlers, Lawman Pat Garrett soon had the men
helping him chase down Billy the Kid. The taste of police work
encouraged East to try his hand as sheriff of the Panhandle town
of Tascosa. Strong language. 1992.

Thunder Valley  RC 36456
by Lauran Paine 
read by Erik Sandvold
2 cassettes
Since her husband died a year ago, Anna Marie Miller hasn't had
much trouble running her large New Mexico ranch. But then she
discovers Ken Castleton trying to trap wild horses on her land.
Soon after, Ken warns Anna Marie that he saw cattle rustlers
working her herd. When he and her ranch hands set off after the
thieves, they are the ones thrown in jail! Who is behind the
setup and why? Some strong language. 1993.

The Trackwalker  RC 35661
by William Grant 
read by Roy Avers
2 cassettes
Jared Macalester rides the train into Ironsprings. He says he's
the new "trackwalker," but he is really an agent for Faraday
Security. He's been sent to discover who is behind the rash of
train robberies, and in the process he meets a beautiful widow,
who runs the local newspaper; a crooked marshal; and a fast gun
named Tim Quick. Strong language and violence. 1989.

The Trail to Seven Pines: A Hopalong Cassidy Novel  RC 36468
by Louis L'Amour 
read by Bob Askey
2 cassettes
Hopalong Cassidy is on a leisurely cross-country trip when he
happens upon the aftermath of a stagecoach holdup. One man is
dead the other badly hurt, so Cassidy heads to town for a
doctor. Meanwhile, the robbers return to finish off the second
man. Feeling responsible, Cassidy takes a job protecting a local
ranch against neighboring rustlers, but his real motive is to
flush out the killers and seek revenge. Violence. 1951.

Trouble Rides Tall  RC 35972
by William Hopson 
read by Anne Mullen
1 cassette
With the Civil War ended, thousands of lawless men pour into
Texas. Albright, an ex-senator who hungers for power, is the
worst. He builds an empire with stolen cattle on stolen land.
But Texans are fed up with Albright, and his growing list of
enemies, led by ex-Yankee colonel Shag Kenniker and Comanche
chief Too-Many-Horses, want to strip Albright of his power, no
matter how much blood is shed. Some strong language. 1955.

The Virginian: A Horseman of the Plains  RC 36421
by Owen Wister 
read by David Palmer
3 cassettes (Reissue)
The story of the Virginian is told by an easterner who, while
visiting a Wyoming ranch, is impressed by the slow-talking,
quick-witted, southern cowboy. Things heat up when another
easterner arrives on the scene--the new schoolteacher, young
Molly Wood. The Virginian falls for Molly and tries to convince
her to reciprocate, but his irksome feud with a surly ranch hand
threatens their relationship. Some violence. 1902.

War Party  RC 35983
by Louis L'Amour 
read by Phil Regensdorf
1 cassette
A collection of stories by the well-known western writer. In the
title story a young boy and his mother decide to continue west
with the wagon train after the boy's father is murdered by
Indians. During the next encounter with Indians, the mother
surprises everyone by speaking their native language. In other
stories, brave people overcome great obstacles and conquer evil
opponents. Violence. 1975.

The Warrior's Path  RC 33993
by Louis L'Amour 
read by Phil Regensdorf
2 cassettes (Reissue)
The Sacketts are strong men who seek peace in the savage
wilderness, but that peace is challenged when rival Indian
tribes threaten war and ruthless white men, hoping to exploit
the tensions, kidnap a settler's beautiful daughter. Only Kin
Sackett and his brother Yance dare to make the treacherous
journey to rescue the girl from her captors. 1980.

The Westerner  RC 35554
by Zane Grey 
read by Barbara Caruso
1 cassette (Reissue)
A spoiled Eastern girl who needs help in Reno turns to Phil
Cameron, a lanky cowboy who is soft-spoken but hard as nails.
1977.

The Whipsaw Trail  RC 36449
by Ray Hogan 
read by Chuck Benson
1 cassette
In John Buckner's opinion, he wasn't robbing the railroad, he
was just collecting the five thousand dollars the railroad had
owed him for his farm for five years. Besides, he was going to
turn over his land deed. But detective Henry Guzman is not of
the same opinion and sets out on Buckner's trail. As Buckner
runs away, he comes upon a group of women who are fleeing from
some outlaws. And one of them is mighty pretty! Some strong
language. 1992.

Whiskey Creek  RC 36232
by Gary McCarthy 
read by Ray Foushee
1 cassette
Darby Buckingham, known as the Derby Man, is charming to all,
well-off--thanks to his success as a dime novelist and his wise
investments--and a connoisseur of fine wine. So why did his
fiance Dolly Beavers fail to show up for their wedding? Has she
been kidnapped? Surely she hasn't run off with someone else!
Darby and his new sidekick Austin Applegate set off across the
West in search of Dolly. Some strong language. 1992.

Wyoming Giant: The Baynes Clan, Book 3  RC 36231
by John S. McCord 
read by John Polk
2 cassettes
Tough-talking Luke Baynes is the one brother who has yet to put
down roots since the Bayneses hit the road after a shootout with
Confederate soldiers [_Montana Horseman (RC 31619)_, _Texas
Comebacker (RC 35101)_]. Now, at twenty-six, Luke is asked first
to practice New York law and then to accept a Wyoming judgeship.
Is it his legal expertise or some other aspect of his reputation
that is driving his career? Some violence. 1992.

The Year of the Grizzly  RC 36700
by Brock and Bodie Thoene 
read by Bruce Huntey
1 cassette
Will Reed has established a ranch near Santa Barbara on land for
which he holds a Mexican land grant. In spite of his wife's
pleas, Will builds a house of wood rather than adobe, and it
stands strong against the earthquake that shakes the region. But
now his home is threatened anew as Mexico and California fight
for control of the land in central California. Saga of the
Sierras series. 1992.

***2/8/95 (gft)***