The Serpent of Venice: A Novel

Manhattan 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, 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 booklet, I’ll tell you precisely tips to turn into a grasp secret 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 the entire sturdy stuff—what to put on; what to drink; easy methods to seduce ladies (and, while precious, men); find out how to beat up males (and, whilst priceless, women); tips to inform the adaptation among name women and hookers (hint: whilst 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 commonly isn't any vast deal. yet what bothers Watch Commander Sir Sam Vimes is that the weird deaths of 3 aged Ankh-Morporkians don't undergo the fresh, effective marks of the Assassins' Guild. An obvious loss of any purpose can also be rather 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 international of birdwatching through probably the most renowned 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 music of the yellowhammer along with his imaginary female friend, or drawing gravity-defying jackdaws at school whilst he must have been employing himself to physics, to quoting the Latin names of birds to provide himself a combating probability with the main attractive lady he had ever noticeable.