National Network for Equitable Library Service

Late one night, a blazing inferno destroys the home of a well-to-do English doctor. Tragically, the man's wife perishes in the flames.

Presents an Inspector William Monk mystery set in Victorian England.

Jimmy's daddy isn't much of a father. He'd much rather lie under the chassis of a '55 Chevy than bother with a son. Jimmy knows it, so he figures he'll leave his daddy alone as much as he can.

Presents a Vietnam war story that probes the long-term effects of combat on two veterans.

At 17, Fay Jones leaves her family's squalid home with $3 in her bra and ragged sneakers on her feet.

Presents a story about growing up in rural Mississippi's working class.