The Serpent of Venice: A Novel

Ny 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, 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 tips 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 no longer being me. yet don’t beat your self up approximately it, simply because I’m going to teach you all of the stable stuff—what to put on; what to drink; how you can seduce girls (and, while beneficial, men); tips on how to beat up males (and, while precious, women); find out how to inform the adaptation among name ladies and hookers (hint: whilst 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 generally isn't any titanic 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 rationale is usually really troubling. All Vimes has are a few tracks of white clay and extra of these bothersome "clue" issues that merely serve to muck up an research.

Bearded Tit

A poignant yet hilarious trip into the arcane international of birdwatching by means of probably the most well known names in British comedy, Bearded Tit is Rory McGrath’s tale of lifestyles between birds. From a Cornish boyhood wandering gorse-tipped cliffs hearing the track of the yellowhammer together 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 offer himself a battling probability with the main attractive woman he had ever noticeable.