MALCOLM'S WINE: A NOIR CRIME NOVEL. Even the baddies (and they're pretty bad, indeed) are misguided idealists in this stunning, character-driven page-turner. A used book store clerk discovers he's been burglarized and relieved of a memento of his dead son. When he decides to track down the thieves he runs into some of the most colorful and strange people he's ever met. Along the way he is pursued by the police as chief suspect in the brutal murder of a sexy librarian. His girlfriend is kidnapped by a desperate wannabe rare book dealer. He meets and weirdly hooks up with a troll-collecting...

SCENES FROM A BOOKSHOP, based on true stories, invites browsers to come backstage and see what really goes on in an old book shop. While the middle-aged manager, Brian, awaits the return of "The Poetry Lady" he thinks he adores, he tries to buy and sell old and rare books from a collection of colorful people who are dying, moving, divorcing, down on their luck, or just plain beyond understanding. On one house call Brian suffers from guilt while he dismantles an old man's library as the man sits nearby and watches him. Back in the shop, he gets a phone call from an abrupt man who's in a hurry...