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, together with his sidekick, Drool, and puppy monkey, Jeff. Venice, many years 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 ebook, I’ll inform you precisely easy methods to develop into a grasp secret agent similar to me. evidently, you won’t be nearly 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 the entire solid stuff—what to put on; what to drink; how one can seduce girls (and, while beneficial, men); tips on how to beat up males (and, while precious, women); how you can inform the variation among name ladies and hookers (hint: while they’re useless, they’re simply hookers) and every little thing approximately guns, mystery units, mendacity ex-girlfriends, and turtlenecks.

Feet of Clay: A Novel of Discworld

It truly is homicide in Discworld! —which as a rule is not any large deal. yet what bothers Watch Commander Sir Sam Vimes is that the weird deaths of 3 aged Ankh-Morporkians don't endure the fresh, effective marks of the Assassins' Guild. An obvious loss of any cause is additionally particularly troubling. All Vimes has are a few tracks of white clay and extra of these bothersome "clue" issues that basically serve to muck up an research.

Bearded Tit

A poignant yet hilarious trip into the arcane global of birdwatching through some of 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 track of the yellowhammer along with his imaginary female friend, or drawing gravity-defying jackdaws at school whilst he must have been using himself to physics, to quoting the Latin names of birds to offer himself a combating probability with the main appealing lady he had ever noticeable.