RED STORM RISING
by Tom Clancy · Putnam
When Moslem fundamentalists destroy a key Soviet oil complex, the Russians initiate a plan of diplomatic trickery for their seizure of Persian Gulf oil.
A MATTER OF HONOR
by Jeffrey Archer · Linden/Simon & Schuster
Two letters that are Adam Scott's bequest from his father lead him to a priceless fourteenth-century icon and make him a hunted man threatened by secrets linked to the Nazis and to the last days of Tsarist Russia.
ACT OF WILL
by Barbara Taylor Bradford · Doubleday
Barbara Taylor Bradford, who has earned herself a place in the hearts of millions with her phenomenal bestsellers A Woman of Substance, Hold the Dream, and To Be the Best, now brings us the equally enthralling and truly masterful story of three generations of women...and the choices they make. Audra's story, begun in 1926 England, is one of struggle. After the great passion of her marriage is replaced by tragedy, she vows to give her precious daughter Christina the world. Repaying the benefits of her mother's iron-willed promise, Christina rises to the top of the fashion industry as the head of her own business empire in New York. But in the most fateful decision of her life, she sacrifices her real dream in the name of love. With her daughter Kyle, the story comes full circle. Will her mother's dream be Kyle's own? Or will she tear the family apart with a single, momentous decision of her own? As powerful and personal a tale as any Barbara Taylor Bradford has ever written, this is a wonderfully involving and sweeping novel of three remarkable women, each committing an act of will that will define their lives forever.
THE BOURNE SUPREMACY
by Robert Ludlum · Random House
Scrawled in a pool of blood is one name the world wanted to forget - Jason Bourne...The second, brilliant Bourne novel from worldwide bestselling author Robert Ludlum. 'A killer of a thriller' USA Today 'Watch your back 007 - Bourne is out to get you' Sunday Times Washington, Hong Kong and Peking - terror sweeps the globe. The Vice-Premier of the People's Republic has been brutally murdered by a legendary assassin, and everyone is asking the same fearful questions: why has Bourne come back? Who is paying him? Who is next on his death list? But US officials know the shocking truth: there is no Jason Bourne. There never was. But someone has resurrected the name, and if he is not stopped, the world will pay a devastating price. Jason Bourne must live again. He must utilise his murderous skills. But this time the will to survive is not enough. This time Bourne must reign supreme...
THE GOOD MOTHER
by Sue Miller · Harper & Row
Original publication and copyright date: 1986.
TABLE MONEY
by Jimmy Breslin · Ticknor & Fields
By night, he fights the demon of alcoholism, while his wife and child look on helplessly. The borough of Queens comes alive as this working-class couple try to cope with racism, class structure and women's rights. A bestseller by a Pulitzer Prize-winning author.
Q CLEARANCE
by Peter Benchley · Random House
Timothy Burnham is a special assistant in the Dept. of Energy on paper, but actually a White House speechwriter who now gets a raise and Q clearance for atomic energy paperwork. A comedic but suspenseful adventure.
Historical bestseller data sourced from the New York Times Book Review, archived by Hawes Publications.