The Serpent of Venice: A Novel

Long island instances 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, 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 publication, I’ll tell you precisely the way to turn 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 no longer 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 ladies (and, whilst invaluable, men); how you can beat up males (and, while worthwhile, women); the way to inform the variation among name women and hookers (hint: while 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 typically isn't any giant 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 rationale is additionally really 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 by way of essentially 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 track of the yellowhammer along with his imaginary female friend, or drawing gravity-defying jackdaws in school whilst he must have been employing himself to physics, to quoting the Latin names of birds to offer himself a combating probability with the main attractive lady he had ever noticeable.