Cult-favorite fantasist Neil Gaiman's unique blend of myth and popular culture runs gloriously amok once again in this novel, set in the same milieu as AMERICAN GODS. Just as AMERICAN GODS followed the adventures of Shadow, the son of the American incarnation of the god Wotan/Odin, ANANSI BOYS focuses on Fat Charlie, the son of Mr. Nancy, the American incarnation of the West African trickster god Anansi the Spider. When Mr. Nancy unexpectedly dies on a Florida karaoke stage, Charlie must confront his difficult and often humiliating heritage in two ways, via not only the cheerful but dangerous anarchy of his hitherto unknown brother, who sets about seriously messing up Charlie's life, but also the malice of Tiger, Anansi's immortal foe. A nice copy with minor wear to DJ. Remainder mark. n n

Former Confederate outlaw Rule Cordell, now minister of Clark Spring, Texas, has tried to put his past behind him. But when his town is threatened by a carpetbagger, Rule realizes it's time to replace his preacher's collar with a pair of pistols. Spine creases and cover wear. Still a nice copy. n n

A gunman and gambler agrees to help a rancher bring his herd to Kansas and protect it from a vicious rustler and his gang of cutthroats. Spine creases and cover wear. Still a nice copy. n n

Mary Thorne must convince a ruthless outlaw and vicious killer to help her find the treasure her grandfather buried in the Superstition Mountains, and concocts a clever scheme to claim her share of gold and stay alive. Some spine creases and edge wear to cover. Still a nice copy. n n

The "culinary queen of crime" returns in a delectable novel of food and foul play. Much-loved chef and amateur sleuth Eugenia Potter finds herself mixed up in murder in The 27-Ingredient Chili con Carne Murders, a book that marks the exciting collaboration of two mistresses of mystery, Nancy Pickard and Virginia Rich. When Eugenia Potter receives an urgent phone call from the manager of her ranch, Las Palomas, in Tucson, she's only too happy to drop everything and fly home. After all, something inside her is telling her to get back to the desert ranch - why else would she be cooking spicy Mexican meatball soup at her cottage in Maine, when clam chowder should be on the menu? But along with the excitement she feels at going home is an inexplicable sense of foreboding, which is tragically realized once she arrives in Tucson. The ranch manager and his granddaughter are missing from Las Palomas and feared dead. A cryptic note written by one of them containing initials and a meeting time is the only clue that leads Mrs. Potter to suspect foul play. But why would anyone want to harm her old friends? And where could they have disappeared to? When a guest at a dinner gathering thrown by Mrs. Potter winds up dead - apparently from eating her own famous 27-ingredient chili - Mrs. Potter knows she must get involved in solving the crimes before the murderer strikes again. In the midst of these disturbing goings-on, an old love from Eugenia's past arrives on the scene to spice up the danger with a bit of romance. The mysteries of her own heart prove every bit as perplexing as the crimes, but offer a chance at happiness Mrs. Potter had never expected. Looks unread! Pages are slightly tanning from age. Otherwise, perfect. n n

Following her mother's funeral, Jenny Cain investigates her family's past. Refused a leave of absence from her foundation, she resigns and is almost killed in what appears to be a suicide attempt. Clean spine with cover wear and tanning pages. Still a nice looking copy. n n

Jenny Carr, director of the Port Frederick Civic Foundation, travels west to accept a bequest of a four-million-dollar Kansas cattle ranch from a generous benefactor. When she arrives, Jenny discover a dead philanthropist, and a murder to be solved. A nice copy with no noteable wear. n n

Maddie Faraday knows she's having a bad day when she finds a pair of black lace panties under the front seat of her husband's car. To make things more complicated, C.L. Sturgis, her old high school flame, is back in town and still has a yen for her. Maddie wants to get even with her husband, but she wants to keep her reputation, too, and the juggling act that follows ends with great sex in C.L.'s backseat, which leads to gossip and a showdown with her husband. Things get rapidly out of hand as Maddie discovers that nobody's been telling her the truth: not her husband, not C.L., not her gossiping mother, not her secretive best friend, not even her eight-year-old daughter, Emily. And when her husband disappears, Maddie soon becomes the most-talked-about person in town. She is on a quest for answers, but will she survive long enough to discover the truth...and rediscover the man she loves? Spine creasing and cover wear. Cover has corner curls as well. Still a good copy. n n

When the leader of a raucous group protesting the planned relocation of a local Civil War cemetary is killed, Meg and Sarah Quilliam must catch a killer before another local V.I.P is greeted with an untimely R.I.P. A nice copy with slight spine creasing and edge wear. n n

Gobbling up clues to catch the real killer, veterinarian Austin McKenzie decides to investigate the murder of Old Man O'Leary, a much-despised turkey farmer, after an innocent turkey-feed salesman is framed for the crime. Some spine creases and cover wear, otherwise, looks great! n n