N is for NooseSometimes I think about how odd it would be to catch a glimpse of the future, a quick view of events lying in store for us. Some moments we saw would make no sense at all and some, I suspect, would frighten us beyond our endurance . . . Early spring in the Sierra Nevada, bringing the usual driving sleet and snow. Private investigator Kinsey Millhone is on her way west when she detours into Nota Lake (pop. 2356) to check out a new client. And

But his feelings for her

demon-free existence

SIGNED AND NUMBERED WITH A RIBBON MARKER

he has swapped bloodstains for paint stains

From the slums of London to the riches of an Edwardian country house

And those you thought would help - the police

One hesitates

uncompromising and unforgettable

Constantly surprising

Baxter is many things - raconteur

On a primitive colony planet a renegade criminal's chance encounter with an utterly alien entity unleashes the most primal of all our fears

intent on defeating Royalist plans