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lenty of blockbuster authors are
back this summer with new yarns
to weave. Jeffrey Archer, Mary
Higgins Clark, John Grisham, Ju-
dith Krantz, Belva Plain and Danielle Steel
will make summer reading enjoyable. New
novelists, like John Darnton who wrote Ne-
anderthaland Aliske Webb of Twelve Gold-
en Threads, are sure to be back next
summer with more blockbusters. From es-
pionage to love stories, these picks will bring
sunny skies.
The Anniversary by Rachel Caron
(Random House, $23) involves the assas-
sination of the first female president of the
United States.
Dr. Neruda's Cure for Evil by Raphael
Yglesias (Warner, $24.95) concerns a doc-
tor obsessed with the case of a "cured" pa-
tient who murders an ex-wife. Movie rights
were sold to 20th Century Fox.
Drink with the Devil by Jack Higgins
(G.P. Putnam's Sons, $24.94) involves IRA
terrorists and a possible international crisis.
Extreme Denial by David Morrell
(Warner, $23.95) is a pulse-pounding thriller
about a former CIA agent's discovery about
the woman he loves. Michael Douglas and
Paramount Pictures have purchased the
rights.
The Island of the Mapmaker's Wife
& Other Tales by Marilyn Sides (Crown,
$23) contains short stories. The author, a
Wellesley professor, weaves maps, kites and
beads into the plots.
A Live Coal in the Sea (Farrar, Straus
& Giroux, $24) by Madeleine L'Engle, who
Some sure-to-be
blockbuster novels.
also wrote the children's classic A Wrin-
kle in Time. This drama deals with family
struggles of identity and loyalty.
Malice by Danielle Steel (Delacorte
Press, $22.95) is the author's 37th novel.
In Malice, a woman struggles with betrayal.
Moonlight Becomes You by Mary Hig-
gins Clark (Simon & Schuster, $24) is about
a photographer who becomes suspicious
about murder in a nursing home.
Neanderthal by Pulitzer Prize-winning
writer John Darnton (Random House, $24)
involves rival archaeologists and govern-
ment officials tracking Neanderthal-like
creatures. Note that Steven Spielberg with
Dreamworks has purchased the movie
rights.
Promises by Belva Plain (Delacorte
Press, $24.95) deals with the consequences
of adultery.
The Proprietors by Jeffrey Archer
Simple Simon by Ryne Douglas
Pearson
(William Morrow, $24) in-
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volves an autistic teen and a CIA
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The Servant of the Bones by
Anne Rice (Alfred A. Knopf) is the
first novel in a new trilogy about a
Babylonian mortal transformed into
a powerful spirit.
Spring Collection by Judith
Krantz (Crown, $24) will be a great
summer read. Passion, scandal and
glamour are key in this novel about the fash-
ion industry.
Sudden Prey by John Sandford (G.P.
Putnam's Sons, $23.95) is the eighth in
Sandford's series with cop Lucas Daven-
port. The stakes are high and the shadows
are deep in this fast-paced novel.
Twelve Golden Threads by Aliske
Webb (HarperCollins, $18) was origjnally
a self-published novel and became a best-
seller in Japan. Two young women learn
the master craft of quilting from Grand-
ma and vital lessons in life.
Zenzele by J. Nozipo Maraire (Crown,
$20) is a letter to a daughter from the au-
thor who left Zimbabwe to attend college
in the United States. History, memories and
(HarperCollins, $25) is an intriguing story folklore are all part of this novel.
The Zero Hour by Joseph Finder
about newspaper barons.
The Runaway Jury by John Grisham (William Morrow, $25) involves a terrorist
(Doubleday, $25.95) is another courtroom plot on Wall Street Movie rights have been
purchased by 20th Century Fox. ❑
thriller from this blockbuster author.
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