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Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child release Fever Dream-the 10^th novel in the Special Agent Pendergast series. Signed editions of Fever Dream are available at VJ Books (http://www.vjbooks.com).

Preston and Child are bestselling coauthors of 13 novels: Relic, which was made into a number one box office hit movie, Mount Dragon, Reliquary, Riptide, Thunderhead, The Ice Limit, The Cabinet of Curiosities, Still Life with Crows, Brimstone, Dance of Death, The Book of the Dead, The Wheel of Darkness, and Cemetery Dance.  Collectible editions of their books can be had at VJ Books (http://www.vjbooks.com).

In Fever Dream, Special Agent Pendergast is putting to rest long-ignored possessions reminiscent of his wife Helen’s tragic death, only to make a stunning-and dreadful-discovery. Helen had been mauled by… (more…)

The Adventures of Hotsy Totsy, Clive Cussler’s rollicking sequel to The Adventures of Vin Fiz (2006), has just been released.  Signed editions and exclusive signed limited editions of The Adventures of Hotsy Totsy are available at VJ Books (http://www.vjbooks.com).

In The Adventures of Hotsy Totsy (May 2010: Penguin), Casey and Lacey Nicefolk are two regular, all-American brother-and-sister twins who have a secret.  In their barn there is a mysterious widget that can turn any small object into a life-size replica.

Since their parents are out-of-town, the twins decide to have some fun and create a real working powerboat using a model boat and their newly found gizmo.  Casey and Lacey take their new powerboat and enter a race up the Sacramento River.  But during the race, they find that their powerboat is no ordinary boat and that the race is no ordinary race.  This is a romping adventure where being the first to cross the finish line is not the only prize.

Clive Cussler is the bestselling author of the Dirk Pitt series, the Oregon Files series, and the Numa Files series–all nautical mystery/thriller novels.  Some of the novels in the Dirk Pitt adventures include… (more…)

“If the truth be known, I have always been an easy mark for a good adventure.  I eagerly wait for each new release by Clive Cussler, Jack DuBrul, James Rollins and Steve Berry, just to name a few.

Book after book these authors deliver suspense, intrigue, and offer creative answers to some of history’s greatest mysteries.  With the world frequently hanging in the balance their heroes save mankind from the latest villain, while simultaneously unraveling ancient riddles.

So how could I resist when I learned of a new author with a story lauded by Jim Rollins, Doug Preston, Steve Berry, Gayle Lynds and Chris Kuzneski?  I read an advance and was knocked out.  Morrison brings a new voice to adventure, and I predict will earn his own place in the genre.  I know I already have a place on my bookshelf reserved for his books!

Join me in welcoming Boyd Morrison to our community of collectors.” – John Hutchinson, co-owner of VJ Books

JOHN’S BOOK REVIEW – THE ARK BY BOYD MORRISON

Legend has it that somewhere on Mt. Ararat sits the remains of Noah’s Ark.

In a genre that has shown us the whereabouts of the Island of Atlantis, King Solomon’s Mine, Alexander’s Library, and the gold of the Incas, it was only a matter of time for The Ark itself to see daylight.

The only question was “who would find it first?”  Would it be Clive Cussler, James Rollins, Jack DuBrul, or Steve Berry? No, they are all beaten to the punch by newcomer Boyd Morrison!

Morrison delivers all of the thrills we’ve come to expect is his debut novel, The Ark (Touchstone, May 2010).  The story begins with archaeologist Hasad Arvadi announcing that his lifelong search for Noah’s Ark is about to bear fruit as he struggles to record his final thoughts, trapped in a darkened chamber, succumbing to multiple gun shot wounds.

The story roars to life as Arvadi’s daughter, Dilara Kenner, also an archaeologist is marked for death by the same dark force that has taken her father’s life.  She teams up with Tyler Locke, an engineer whose past may offer clues to a plot so sinister that it signals an end to the human experience.  Locke and Kenner race against time to unravel a vast conspiracy led by a villain so real it will make your skin crawl.  Can they stop him in time, and how does the story of the flood and Noah’s Ark fit in?

Move over Dirk Pitt, stand aside Phil Mercer, watch out Cotton Malone, Tyler Locke is on the scene promising Boyd Morrison a commanding place at the adventure table.

The Ark  has it all, a tall dark hero with unsurpassed skills and incredible timing, a beautiful archeologist who can handle herself in a fight, a wealthy bad guy with plans to dominate the world, and clues to a ancient mystery that will have you rethinking human history.

The Ark is one hell of a ride. 

CHECK OUT THE NEW AWESOME BOOK TRAILER FOR THE ARK HERE !

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Gayle Lynds, New York Times bestselling author of The Last Spymaster, The Coil, Masquerade, and Mosaic has released The Book of Spies (St. Martin’s Press, March 2010), the first novel in her new thriller series.  Signed first editions of The Book of Spies are available at VJ Books (http://www.vjbooks.com).

The Library of Gold is not your average local library-it’s a long-lost archive containing gold-covered, bejeweled books dating all the way back to the ancient Greeks.  The Book of Spies-one of the volumes from the Library of Gold-has surfaced and along with it the secret book club that owns the legendary Library of Gold.  The club consists of a league of the world’s most powerful men – men who will do anything to achieve their aims and protect their interests.

When the CIA discovers a connection between the legendary library and a bank account linked to terrorists, they turn to rare books curator Eva Blake for help.  Soon an attempt is made on Eva’s life. Determined not only to survive but to uncover… (more…)

Anne Perry, the Queen of Victorian mysteries, has just released her first major stand-alone historical novel, The Sheen on the Silk.

The Sheen on the Silk tells the story of Anastasius, a young woman who disguises herself as a eunuch in order to prove her brother innocent of a crime she knows he didn’t commit. With the threat of the next Christian crusade looming, thirteenth-century Constantinople comes alive. Meanwhile, Anastasius works her way through each level of the city – from her humble neighbors to the emperor himself – seeking to uncover the truth.

Publishers Weekly said of The Sheen on the Silk, “As the danger, betrayals, and dead bodies mount, Perry conveys an earnest message about obsession, sacrifice, and faith at a dazzling crossroads of East and West civilizations.”

Laura Lee of VJ Books comments “Fans of Anne Perry and historical fiction are dying to get their hands on signed first editions of “The Sheen on the Silk“.  Collectible first editions of Anne Perry’s mystery and fantasy novels, as well as Christmas novellas, are available at VJ Books (http://www.vjbooks.com).

Anne Perry is the bestselling author of two acclaimed series set in Victorian England. The William Monk series include (more…)

Anxious Shane Scully followers can now relax.  From New York Times bestselling author Stephen J. Cannell comes the ninth Shane Scully novel, The Pallbearers.  Signed editions available at VJ Books (http://www.vjbooks.com).

In this compelling new novel, Detective Shane Scully must revisit his painful childhood to find out who murdered the kind and charismatic man who became a father to him.

Abandoned by his parents as an infant, Scully was reared in an orphanage, Huntington House. The only positive thing in his young life was the attention of the Home’s director, Walter “Pop” Dix. Pop, an avid surfer, would take a small group of kids for early morning surfing. He was the father none of them had ever had.

That was thirty years ago. Now, Shane is forced to revisit these memories when Pop is found dead, the victim of an apparently self-inflicted shotgun blast. He leaves a message asking six specific people, all of whom attended Huntington House, to be his pallbearers, and Shane is one of the chosen. He and his fellow pallbearers don’t believe it was a suicide. That leaves murder. But why, and by whom?

Together, the pallbearers start on a dangerous odyssey in pursuit of justice for Pop, and for retribution against those responsible for his death. Their journey takes them up against an unforeseen adversary whose power and influence far exceed anything they could have imagined. (more…)

Who have we met up with? 

The list is long and distinguished: Lee Child, Mark T. Sullivan, Paul Kemprecos (and his lovely wife), Jeffery Deaver, Grant Blackwood, James Rollins – and that was just in the first 5 hours!

I promise to have more pictures – as the day proresses!  We are off for an author’s panel, or two.

The twitter account has pictures – I promise more soon!

Virginia