The Serpent of Venice: A Novel

Ny occasions bestselling writer Christopher Moore channels William Shakespeare and Edgar Allan Poe within the Serpent of Venice, a satiric Venetian gothic that brings again the Pocket of puppy Snogging, the eponymous hero of idiot, with his sidekick, Drool, and puppy monkey, Jeff. Venice, decades in the past.

How to Archer: The Ultimate Guide to Espionage and Style and Women and Also Cocktails Ever Written

Mendacity is like ninety five% of what I do. yet think me: during this e-book, I’ll inform you precisely tips on how to turn into a grasp undercover agent similar to me. evidently, you won’t be pretty much as good at it as i'm, yet that’s simply because you’re you, and I’m Sterling Archer. i do know, i do know, it sucks now not being me. yet don’t beat your self up approximately it, simply because I’m going to teach you all of the solid stuff—what to put on; what to drink; tips to seduce girls (and, whilst priceless, men); the right way to beat up males (and, while useful, women); the way to inform the adaptation among name women and hookers (hint: whilst they’re lifeless, they’re simply hookers) and every thing approximately guns, mystery units, mendacity ex-girlfriends, and turtlenecks.

Feet of Clay: A Novel of Discworld

It truly is homicide in Discworld! —which normally isn't any huge deal. yet what bothers Watch Commander Sir Sam Vimes is that the bizarre deaths of 3 aged Ankh-Morporkians don't endure the fresh, effective marks of the Assassins' Guild. An obvious loss of any intent can also be relatively troubling. All Vimes has are a few tracks of white clay and extra of these bothersome "clue" issues that simply serve to muck up an research.

Bearded Tit

A poignant yet hilarious trip into the arcane global of birdwatching by means of probably the most well known names in British comedy, Bearded Tit is Rory McGrath’s tale of existence between birds. From a Cornish boyhood wandering gorse-tipped cliffs hearing the tune of the yellowhammer along with his imaginary female friend, or drawing gravity-defying jackdaws at school while he must have been employing himself to physics, to quoting the Latin names of birds to offer himself a battling likelihood with the main appealing lady he had ever obvious.