Traps Need Fresh BaitBertha Cool was purring like a kitten. A client had just hired the agency to investigate a suspected insurance swindle and, in Bertha's glittering eyes, that was just the sort of respectable case they needed. Donald Lam had his doubts but he began looking around for suitable bait to set the trap. What he didn't know was that the trap was already baIted and more than ready to spring.

THE REQUIEM SHARK is a gripping adventure set in a brutal environment dominated by gold

this is the tale of a brilliant and eccentric family fatefully divided

many of the speeches are under-scored

through to the monumental efforts that went into readying the chteau for their unforgettable wedding and their incredibly special first Christmas

absurdity and oblivion

After a confrontation with the baddies

the Edgewater River

their research has been a link to his family's pastand an obstacle to the woman he loves

'Bursts at the seams with big ideas

a recently-widowed old woman tells a story that details her late discovery of sexual gratification

made to his former Danish colleague

With its heady atmosphere of overt violence