Charles Atkins, Author . Red Wheel/Weiser $18.95 (224p) ISBN 978-0-89254-062-4
In 1987, at age 36, Atkins was diagnosed with advanced Hodgkin's disease, a life-threatening, virulent cancer. This book is his manual for how prayer, particularly meditation and chant, can ameliorate physical conditions such as fibromyalgia,...
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Charles Atkins, Author . St. Martin's Minotaur/ Dunne $24.95 (337p) ISBN 978-0-312-34204-3
Weak characterizations and rampant implausibilities undermine this psychological thriller from Atkins (Risk Factor
). Sociopathic medical student Ed Tyson vows revenge after Beth, a gorgeous fellow med student, spurns him for his academic rival,...
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Charles Atkins, Author Severn House Publishers $27.95 (220p) ISBN 978-0-7278-6640-0
This lackluster thriller from Atkins (The Cadaver's Ball) strains reader credulity to the breaking point. Attractive forensic psychiatrist Barrett Conyors receives an emergency call on the way to her Manhattan gynecologist to terminate the pregnancy
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Charles Atkins, Author Thomas Dunne Books $23.95 (304p) ISBN 978-0-312-20920-9
Following his assured debut in The Portrait, Atkins presents another gripping psychological thriller, this one dealing with a subject common in newspaper headlines: adolescent killers. If crimes committed by teens are on the rise, how do authorities
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Charles Atkins, Author Thomas Dunne Books $23.95 (272p) ISBN 978-0-312-18652-4
What do you do if you suffer from manic depression with paranoid tendencies, have just been released from the bin and badly need to take your meds--but lithium interferes with your ability to paint and you're a N.Y.C. artist with an opening......
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Charles Atkins, Author . Severn $28.95 (214p) ISBN 978-0-7278-6795-7
In Atkins's improbable sequel to his equally improbable debut, Ashes, Ashes
, Dr. Barrett Conyors proves once again she's more than just a forensic psychiatrist who cares too much; she's also an action hero. Having prevented the...
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Charles Atkins. Severn, $28.95 (224p) ISBN 978-0-7278-8141-0
Set in the small town of Grenville, Conn., Atkins’s promising first in a new cozy series introduces widows Lillian Campbell and Ada Straus, both residents of a local retirement community. Before their good friend Evie died of Alzheimer’s disease,...
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Charles Atkins. Severn, $28.95 (224p) ISBN 978-0-7278-8208-0
A devastating fire at the Nillewaug Village Assisted Living Community has repercussions both personal and professional for Lil Campbell and her best friend and now lover, Ada Strauss, in Atkins’s pedestrian second mystery set in Grenville, Conn. (aft
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Charles Atkins. Severn, $28.95 (224p) ISBN 978-0-7278-8374-2
Atkins’s middling third cozy featuring Lil Campbell and Ada Strauss (after 2012’s Best Place to Die) finds the Grenville, Conn., couple rushing headlong into the unreal world of reality TV. Producer Barry Stromstein is facing an ultimatum from his...
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Charles Atkins. Severn, $28.99 (224p) ISBN 978-0-7278-9050-4
Boston pediatric oncologist Frank Garfield, the hero of this implausible medical thriller from Atkins (Ashes, Ashes), believes his experiments with bits of protein on the ends of DNA strands show promise for eliminating cancerous tumors. His...
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