My Books World: April 2010

Friday, April 16, 2010

HIGH PROFILE BY ROBERT B.PARKER

TITLE : HIGH PROFILE
AUTHOR : ROBERT B. PARKER
PAGE : 290
PRICE : RM10

SYNOPSIS: When the body of controversial talk-show host Walton Weeks,is discovered hanging from a tree on the outskirts of Paradise, Police chief Jesse Stone finds himself at the centre of a highly public case, forcing him to deal with small-minded local official and national media scrutiny...

PUSH BY RELENTLESS AARON

TITLE : PUSH
AUTHOR: RELENTLESS AARON
PAGE : 307
PRICE : RM10

SYNOPSIS : Reginald Push Jackson was a good kid from Harlem. He never meant to do anyone any harm. His parents raised him better than that..But then they were murdered and he was left on his own.And thats when the real trouble began...

DEAD MEN BY STEPHEN LEATHER

TITLE : DEAD MEN
AUTHOR : STEPHEN LEATHER
PAGE : 442
PRICE : RM12

WHITE SISTER BY STEPHEN J.CANNELL

TITLE : WHITE SISTER
AUTHOR : STEPHEN J.CANNELL
PAGE : 340
PRICE : RM10

SYNOPSIS : Leaving L.A's Parker Center, Shane Scully and his wife, Alexa agree to meet at home, but Alexa never arrives. Then Shane's called to a crime scene on Mulholland Drive, where the victim, an apparent gang member, has been executed and left in Alexa's car. Her gun is the likely murder weapon.

CORNER SHOP BY ROOPA FAROOKI

TITLE : CORNER SHOP
AUTHOR : ROOPA FAROOKI
PAGE : 353
PRICE : RM10

SYNOPSIS : Fourteen year old Lucky Khalil is passionate about three things:football, Star Wars and Portia, the girl who works in his grandfather's corner shop. In that order.

While Lucky pursues his girl and his dream of one day scoring for England, his mother Delphine, the woman who seems to have everything, fantasizes about rediscovering the freedom of her youth. But rekindling a relationship with her father in law Zaki is only going to end disaster..

And as they move closer to their dreams, do they risk losing sight of what's really important?

Thursday, April 15, 2010

HIPPY CHICK BY LOUISE HARWOOD

TITLE : HIPPY CHICK
AUTHOR : LOUISE HARWOOD
PAGE : 357
PRICE : RM10

SYNOPSIS : Ibiza : paradise for the clubbers, hedonist and sun-seekers, but for Honey Ballantyne it is the only home she has ever known. With the responsibility of running a hotel on her shoulders and two hippy-dippy parents whose idea of a hard day's work is a yoga class without their clothes on, Honey feels trapped. When her first love, Edouard returns to the island from london and truths about her parents start to unravel, Honey is forced to realize that before she can make decisions about her future she must reconcile herself with the past...

MRS MISMARRIAGE BY NOELLE CHUA

TITLE : MRS MISMARRIAGE
AUTHOR : NOELLE CHUA
PAGE : 239
PRICE : RM8
SYNOPSIS : Harvard literature PHD candidate Audrey Lee's perfect life loses the plot when her brand new boyfriend, the dapper MBA Paul Chang, gets down on one knee and of all the silly and ridiculous things proposes marriage!
Suddenly Audrey is fairy-tale trapped and wed-locked into a life she never wanted, that of expat wife and homemaker in her hometown Singapore. And wouldn't you know it!That's when a number of attractive men pop up all interested in her, enough to make Audrey feel she may endeed be the Singaporean Madame Bovary or Lady Chatterley.

AMAZING GRACE BY TARA FT SERING

TITLE :AMAZING GRACE
AUTHOR : TARA FT SERING
PAGE : 183
PRICE : RM8

SYNOPSIS : Grace has finally gotten The Ring! From whom she thinks is The One! And she's thrilled to her toes about it, never mind the fact that Mike The One is moving overseas for work, that he hardly has time to talk, that he doesn't answer the calls, that his emails comprise a serious dearth of words and that a leggy blonde appears in nearly all his photos...right?

Determined not to lose Mike, Grace surprises him with a visit and finds herself on a furious chase spanning three countries in a bid to save her unplanned wedding, her unborn children, her heart and her sanity...

but it will all be worth it, won't it?After all, The One wouldn't-no,couldn't-have found Another One, could he?

AS DEAD AS IT GETS BY CADY KALIAN

TITLE : AS DEAD AS IT GETS
GENRE : MYSTERY
AUTHOR : CADY KALIAN
PAGE : 340
PRICE : RM 10
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LORD JOHN AND THE HAND OF DEVILS BY DIANA GABALDON

TITLE : LORD JOHN AND THE HAND OF DEVILS
GENRE : MYSTERY
AUTHOR : DIANA GABALDON
PAGE : 378
PRICE : RM10
SYNOPSIS : In the heart of the eigtheenth century, Lord John's world is one of mystery and menace, where allies have the power to destroy him with a single blow. As he ventures into an ominous unknown, his companions are haunted soldiers, siniter family secrets and lingering memories of a fiery-haired Scot named James Fraser..

COLD IN HAND BY JOHN HARVEY

TITLE : COLD IN HAND
GENRE : THRILLER
AUTHOR : JOHN HARVEY
PAGE : 487
PRICE : RM 10
SYNOPSIS : Two teenage girls are victims of a bloody Valentine's Day shooting: one survives, the other is less fortunate..
It's one of a rising number of violent incidents in the city, and DI Charlie Resnick, nearing retirement is hauled back to the front line to help deal with the fallout..

Monday, April 12, 2010

SAAT CINTA BERSEMI BY DAMYA HANNA

TITLE : SAAT CINTA BERSEMI
AUTHOR : DAMYA HANNA
PAGE : 487
PRICE : RM10
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CAMAR YANG PULANG BY IRIS IXORA

TITLE : CAMAR YANG PERGI
AUTHOR : IRIs IXORA
PAGE : 504
PRICE : RM10

MARLEY & ME BY JOHN GROGAN

TITLE : MARLEY & ME
AUTHOR : JOHN GROGAN
PAGE : 359
PRICE : RM10
SYNOPSIS : The heartwarming and unforgettable story of a family in the making the wondrously neurotic dog who taught them what really matters in life..

THE BELOVED BY J.F. GONZALEZ

TITLE : THE BELOVED
AUTHOR : J.F. GONZALEZ
PAGE : 369
PRICE : RM13
SYNOPSIS : Ronnie Baker thought his new girlfriend was perfect. But he couldn't see what his family did- dad Diana and her children weren't quite normal that somehow she was slowly sucking away his time, his money..his life..

Sunday, April 11, 2010

CAT AND MOUSE BY HAROLD COYLE

TITLE : CAT AND MOUSE
AUTHOR : HAROLD COYLE
PAGE : 530
PRICE : RM10

ENSLAVE ME SWEETLY BY GENA SHOWALTER

TITLE : ENSLAVE ME SWEETLY
AUTHOR : GENA SHOWALTER
PAGE :306
PRICE : RM10
SYNOPSIS: Eden Blacks walks among humans, protecting them from the murderous evil of other-worlders who abduct and enslave.And though she appears to be human herself, Eden is an alien, a Raka, distinguished by her golden hair and skin and gifted with the ominous ability to kill without remorse and with total accuracy.That is until the fateful night she has one shot to eliminate her target, a human slaver and misses....

HOUSEWIFE ON TOP BY ALISON PENTON

TITLE : HOUSEWIFE ON TOP
AUTHOR : ALISON PENTON HARPER
PAGE : 358
PRICE :RM15
SYNOPSIS : Surroundedby family, friends and the finer things in life, Helen's generous offer to organize Christmas for the neurotic Leoni soon snowballs into an unmanageable avalanche of tasks when her chaotic boss dumps his seasonal arrangements on her too. And with her sister, Julia heading towards a mind-boggling midlife crisis of her own, it looks as though Helen's goose is well and truly cooked!
And so it begins, the season of good grief to all women...

TUESDAY CHILD BY LOUISE BAGSHAWE

TITLE : TUESDAY'S CHILD
AUTHOR : LOUISE BAGSHAWE
PAGE : 437
PRICE : RM5 ONLY
SYNOPSIS : Meet Lucy Evans, the original tomboy. Life is pretty good for Lucy. She lives with her best mate, Ollie in a great flat. She has her dream job reviewing computer games ang just enough cash for a few pints and a takeaway.
But everything's about to go horribly wrong. It's a leap year and Ollie's girlfriend, Victoria proposes. And then she wants Lucy out of the flat.

THE MURDERERS' APPRENTICE BY PAMELA FREEMAN

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TITLE : THE MURDERERS' APPRENTICE
AUTHOR : PAMELA FREEMAN
PAGE : 157
PRICE : RM7 ONLY
SYNOPSIS : Like her father and mother before her, Merrith is apprenticed to become an assasin with the Murderers' Guild.But Merrith is hopeless with a dagger and sword,inept at mixing poison and doesn't like the idea of killing people anyway. Then a prophecy from the Soothsayers' Guild says Merrith must join an expedition to the rift caves or Quentaris will be destroyed.
Can Merrith save quentaris even if it means she must become a professional murderer?

ROXY'S BABY BY CATHERINE MACPHAIL

TITLE : ROXY'S BABY
AUTHOR : CATHERINE MACPHAIL
PAGE : 272
PRICE : RM7 ONLY
SYNOPSIS : Roxy is wild, uncontrollable.She hates life at home and her goody-two-shoes sister. Her only solaceis her equally wild friends.Then there is the night or the party, where she lets that boy kiss her and more..and Roxy is pregnant.Wilfully, she won't tell her mother, her family.She runs away to London...

DAISY,DAD AND THE HUGE,SMALL SURPRISE BY KAREN M'COMBIE

TITLE : DAISY. DAD AND THE HUGE,SMALL SURPRISE
AUTHOR : KAREN M'COMBIE
PAGE : 186
PRICE : RM7
SYNOPSIS : Billy and Sandie have gone all sick-makingly gooey,Grandma and Stanley are getting hitched and Dad and Tor's new teacher are getting along just a little too well...But I can't help feeling someone important's been forgotten in all this love stuff. Er, Mum, for example?

WAVES BY SHARON DOGAR

TITLE : WAVES
AUTHOR : SHARON DOGAR
PAGE : 345
PRICE : RM10
SYNOPSIS : Charley died in the waves last summer. Almost. Now she's in coma, neither dead or alive. On returning to the beach, her younger brother Hal finds it hard to shake off her presence. Thought of Charley begin crowding his mind, together with images of strange places and violent emotions, Thought which,Hal comes to realise, are not entirely his own.
As Hal digs deeper into the mystery of Charley's accident, he begins to discover the truth.
A hunting story of love.lies and less...

BRIGHT SHINY MORNING by James Frey

TITLE : BRIGHT SHINY MORNING
AUTHOR : JAMES FREY
PAGE : 547
PRICE : RM10 ONLY
SYNOPSIS : Welcome to LA city of contradiction. Home to movie stars and down-and-outs. Palms-lined beaches and gridlock. Shopping sprees and gun sprees.
Bright Shiny Morning is a dazzling novel from the bestselling author of A Million Little Pieces.