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INGRID'S FAVORITE
Ballantine, $25.95
When Cotton Malone barely escapes a fiery death in a Danish Museum, his partner in adventure, Cassiopeia Vitt, informs him that buildings all around Europe are burning down. There's a plan in motion by the new Supreme Minister of the Central Asian Federation, a woman of deadly and far-reaching purpose. Irina Zovostina intends to recreate Alexander the Great's Empire by decimating the armies of Europe and Asia with a group of deadly biological weapons. All that stands in her way is an ancient healing secret, hidden in the lost tomb of Alexander the Great. Malone and Vitt follow a trail of deceptions from Denmark to Venice, to the mountaintops of ancient Bactria and the lost land of the Scythians, racing against Zovostina to find Alexander's last secret, and save the world from a new dark age. This is a fast-paced book of high adventure, with a little real-life historical mystery woven throughout in Berry's distinctive style. Excellent use of setting, fantastic action sequences, and a powerful sense of human passions that transcend thousands of years make this a highly enjoyable read.
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Ingrid's Top Ten for 2007
Michael Chabon, THE YIDDISH POLICEMAN’S UNION. HarperCollins, $26.95
Jeff Lindsay, DEXTER IN THE DARK. Doubleday, $23.95
Jasper Fforde, FIRST AMONG SEQUELS. Viking, $24.95
Robert Crais, THE WATCHMAN. Simon & Schuster, $25.95.
J. K. Rowling, HARRY POTTER AND THE DEATHLY HALLOWS.
Cordelia Biddle, THE CONJURER. St. Martin’s Minotaur, $23.95.
Lee Child, BAD LUCK AND TROUBLE. Delacorte, $26.00.
Martha Grimes, DUST. Viking, $25.95.
Deborah Crombie, WATER LIKE A STONE. William Morrow, $24.95.
Megan Abbott, QUEENPIN. Simon & Schuster trade paperback, $13.00.