New Crime & Mystery Fiction Titles From Century 2003 July-Sept

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New Crime & Mystery Fiction Titles From Century JULY-SEPT 2003

Bob Baer Sleeping with the Devil Published July 2003 by Century at Ł17.99 ISBN: 1844131939

An insider's account of the Saudis and their oil - the story and the consequences of the West's addiction to cheap Saudi oil.
Saudi Arabia is a kingdom built on sand and oil. Set up in 1932, it struck paydirt in 1937 when oil was discovered there. Since then, the West has been addicted to cheap Saudi oil. The pact between the Saudi royal family and the West has been simple: keep providing the oil and we'll make sure you stay in power. On this basis, the royal family has grown rich beyond anyone's wildest dreams and, increasingly, corrupt and decadent beyond anyone's imagining. Saudi Arabia is a country with the trappings of a modern, technological society; but at heart it's a brutal feudal police state.
But with the growth of Islamic fundamentalism, the old alliance is less than secure: the growth of the Wahhabi movement threatens not only the stability of the House of Saud, but also the continuing supply of oil to the West. The House of Saud is faced with a dilemma - how to stay in power and to satisfy the demands of two opposed parties.

Robert Baer's new book makes for sobering reading - particularly at a time when the West and the Middle East seem set to face off against each other in the near future.

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Diana Gabaldon Lord John and the Private Matter Published August 2003 by Century at Ł16.99 ISBN: 1844131971

1757: Great Britain battles France for supremacy on three continents - and life is good for a soldier
On a bright June day, Lord John Grey emerges from his club, his mind in turmoil. A high-ranking officer in His Majesty's Army, Grey has just witnessed something shocking. But his efforts to avoid a scandal that might destroy his family are interrupted by something still more urgent: the Crown appoints him to investigate the brutal murder of a comrade-in-arms, who may have been a traitor.
Obliged to pursue two inquiries at once, Major Grey finds himself ensnared in a web of treachery that touches every level of society and threatens all he holds dear. From the bawdy- houses of London's night-world to aristocratic drawing-rooms, from the blood of a murdered corpse to the thundering seas of the East India Company, Lord John pursues the elusive trail of the woman in green who may hold the key to everything..,
The early years of the Seven Years War come brilliantly to life in this historical mystery by an author whose unique and compelling storytelling has engrossed millions of readers worldwide.

Diana Gabaldon is the international bestselling author of five previous historical novels - Cross Stitch, Dragonfly in Amber, Voyager, Drums of Autumn and The Fiery Cross - and one work of non-fiction, Through the Stones. She lives with her family and a lot of other assorted wildlife in Arizona.

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John Grisham Bleachers Published September 2003 by Century at Ł12.99 ISBN: 1844134571

High school All-American Neely Crenshaw was probably the best quarterback ever to play for the legendary Messina Spartans. Fifteen years have gone by since those glory days, and Neely has come home to Messina to bury Coach Eddie Rake, the man who molded the Spartans into an unbeatable football dynasty. As Coach Rake's 'boys' sit in the bleachers waiting for the dimming field lights to signal his passing, they replay the old glories, and try to decide once and for all whether they love Eddie Rake - or hate him. For Neely Crenshaw, who struggles to come to terms with his explosive relationship with the Coach, his dreams of a great career in the NFL, and the choices he made as a young man, the stakes are especially high.

John Grisham is the author of thirteen previous bestselling novels. He lives with his family in Virginia and Mississippi.

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Iain McCalman The Seven Ordeals of Count Cagliostro Published July 2003 by Century at Ł12.99 ISBN: 0712623485

A biography of the 18th century magician, healer, murderer, swindler and pornographer, who was to the French Revolution what Rasputin was to the Russian.
Guiseppe Blasamo was born in the mid-eighteenth century in the slums of Palermo, Sicily. He would rise from obscurity to become the legendary Count Alessandro di Cagliostro, whose dangerous charm and reputed healing would make him the darling - and bane - of upper-crust Europe. Moving through the period between the Age of Enlightenment and the French Revolution - a time when reason and superstition mingled in the minds of even the best educated - Cagliostro earned a reputation for dazzling kings, feeding the poor, healing the ill and, most conspicuously, relieving the careless rich of their money, He tangled with most of the major figures in Europe at that time, including Cassanova, Mozart, Goethe and Catherine the Great. Eventually a lifetime of political intrigue led him to become the key figure in The Diamond Necklace Affair, which many believe precipitated the French Revolution itself, and which would eventually lead to his own downfall and death while imprisoned, by now half insane, by the Inquisition,

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Michael Palmer Fatal Published September 2003 by Century at Ł18.99 ISBN: 1844133826

A new novel from the Master of Medical Suspense.
In Chicago, a pregnant cafeteria worker suffering nothing more malevolent than flulike symptoms begins haemorrhaging from every part of her body. In Boston, a brilliant musician, her face disfigured by an unknown disease, rapidly descends into a lethal paranoia. In West Virginia, a miner suddenly goes berserk, causing a cave-in that kills two of his co-workers. Finding the link between these events could prove Fatal
Five years ago, internist and emergency specialist Matt Rutledge returned to his West Virginia home to marry his high-school sweetheart and to open a practice. He also had a score to settle. His father died while working for the Belinda Coal and Coke Company, and Matt swore to expose the mine's health and safety violations. When his beloved Ginny succumbed to an unusual cancer, his campaign became even more bitterly personal. Now Matt has identified two bizarre cases of what he has dubbed the 'Belinda Syndrome' - caused, he is certain, by the mine's careless disposal of toxic chemicals. All he needs is proof.
'The former ER physician's ability to craft gripping suspense, likable heroes and hateful villains - as well as a thought-provoking dialogue about the risks of the nation's vaccination program - keep the pulse pounding.' Publishers Weekly

Michael Palmer, M.D., practices addiction medicine in Massachusetts, where he is currently at work on his next novel. Recognised around the world for original, topical, nail-biting suspense, Palmer's work has been translated into more than thirty-five languages.

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Karin Slaughter A Faint Cold Fear Published September 2003 by Century at Ł12.99 ISBN: 0712629076 Artwork by: Cover photo: Background © Getty; Icon © Tony Hutchings

The stunning new thriller from international bestseller Karin Slaughter.
Sara Linton, medical examiner in the small town of Heartsdale, is called out to an apparent suicide on the local college campus. The mutilated body provides little in the way of clues - and the college authorities are keen to avoid a scandal - but for Sara and police chief Jeffrey Tolliver, things don't add up.
Two more suspicious suicides follow, and a young woman is brutally attacked. For Sara, the violence strikes far too close to home. As Jeffrey pursues the sadistic killer, he discovers that ex- police detective Lena Adams, now a security guard on campus, may be in possession of crucial information. But, bruised and angered by her expulsion from the force, Lena seems to be barely capable of protecting herself, let alone saving the next victim...
Karin Slaughter is the author of the international bestsellers Blindsighted and Kisscut, and is currently writing the fourth Grant County novel, Indelible.

'Don't read this alone. Don't read this after dark. But do read it' Mirror
This gripping debut novel ... is likely to have Patricia Cornwell and Kathy Reichs glancing nervously in their rearview mirrors' Irísh Independent
'A gread read ... crime fiction at its finest' Michael Connelly

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