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 tell you precisely tips to develop into a grasp undercover 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 all of the sturdy stuff—what to put on; what to drink; tips to seduce girls (and, whilst useful, men); tips to beat up males (and, while worthwhile, women); find out how to inform the variation among name ladies and hookers (hint: while they’re lifeless, 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 in most cases isn't any immense 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 reason is usually rather troubling. All Vimes has are a few tracks of white clay and extra of these bothersome "clue" issues that in simple terms serve to muck up an research.

Bearded Tit

A poignant yet hilarious trip into the arcane global of birdwatching by means of 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 music of the yellowhammer along with his imaginary female friend, or drawing gravity-defying jackdaws in school while he must have been utilizing himself to physics, to quoting the Latin names of birds to offer himself a battling probability with the main appealing lady he had ever noticeable.