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Lessons Ed McBain (Carroll & Graf, $11.95) The
first in a new series of crime novellas gets off to a great start
with a gem from the genre's late, great master. The gripping plot
centers on a negligent homicide committed by a 16-year-old girl
who runs someone down while taking her driving test.
Flashman and the Tiger George MacDonald Fraser
(Knopf, $25) Fraser's new novel once again features his
classic comic creation, the notorious Victorian
scoundrel/adventurer Sir Harry Flashman. Once again, Flashy is
caught up in actual historic events -- this time, the attempted
assassination of Emperor Franz Josef.
Not War But Murder: Cold Harbor 1864 Ernest B.
Furgurson (Knopf, $27.50) The respected Civil War historian
presents a riveting, blow-by-blow account of one of the conflict's
least-examined campaigns: Ulysses S. Grant's all-out assault on
Robert E. Lee's troops at Cold Harbor.
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Cyberselfish: A Critical Romp Through the Terribly
Libertarian Culture of High Tech Pauline Borsook (Public
Affairs, $24) Is cyberspace -- where so many of us are
spending so much time -- making people forget that they actually
live in a real space shared by other people? A smart and funny
book that's also a little scary, written by one of Wired
magazine's better reporters.
Blast from the Past ....
Exodus Leon Uris (Bantam, $7.99) Uris's story of
a romance between an American nurse and a Jewish freedom fighter
really tells the story of the turbulent birth of the nation of
Israel. A classic, sprawling, action-packed saga that's also
spellbinding history.
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