「……邪惡……我不能這樣死掉……懺悔，懺悔，我的罪孽深重……深重……」 戴維斯太太臨死前對戈曼神父語無倫次地這麼說著，並透漏了一些人名。戈曼神父來到「東尼之家」咖啡館，寫下了這些人名，隨即啟程返家。 霧夜中，神父遭人從背後一棒擊斃。警方在他的鞋子內找到了一張名單，而這些人也一一「自然死亡」…… 歷史學家伊斯特來到從前的白馬酒館舊址，發現居其中的三名婦女懂得取人性命的巫術。 他懷疑戈曼神父的那份死亡名單可能與「白馬」這棟屋子有關，因而決心親身體驗即將在其中舉行的降神大會，藉此查明事件真相。到底是誰在裝神弄鬼？誰又是下一個受害者？請靜待真相分曉。

A dark offering from the Queen of Crime. This represents the world-famous author's most successful foray into the dark world of murder and black magic. To understand the strange goings on at The Pale Horse Inn, Mark Easterbrook knew he had to begin at the beginning. But where exactly was the beginning?Was it the savage blow to the back of Father Gorman's head? Or was it when th...(展开全部)

From the gothic Old South to revolutionary Mexico, few writers have evoked such a multitude of worlds, both exterior and interior, as powerfully as Katherine Anne Porter. This collection gathers together the best of her Pulitzer Prize-winning short fiction, including "Pale Horse, Pale Rider", where a young woman lies in a fever during the influenza epidemic, her childhood memor...(展开全部)

The agents at the IRS Regional Examination Center in Peoria, Illinois, appear ordinary enough to newly arrived trainee David Foster Wallace. But as he immerses himself in a routine so tedious and repetitive that new employees receive boredom-survival training, he learns of the extraordinary variety of personalities drawn to this strange calling. And he has arrived at a moment w...(展开全部)

The agents at the IRS Regional Examination Center in Peoria, Illinois, appear ordinary enough to newly arrived trainee David Foster Wallace. But as he immerses himself in a routine so tedious and repetitive that new employees receive boredom-survival training, he learns of the extraordinary variety of personalities drawn to this strange calling. And he has arrived at a moment w...(展开全部)

The agents at the IRS Regional Examination Center in Peoria, Illinois, appear ordinary enough to newly arrived trainee David Foster Wallace. But as he immerses himself in a routine so tedious and repetitive that new employees receive boredom-survival training, he learns of the extraordinary variety of personalities drawn to this strange calling. And he has arrived at a moment w...(展开全部)

In 1914, Joey, a beautiful bay-red foal with a distinctive cross on his nose, is sold to the army and thrust into the midst of the war on the Western Front. With his officer, he charges toward the enemy, witnessing the horror of the battles in France. But even in the desolation of the trenches, Joey's courage touches the soldiers around him and he is able to find warmth and hop...(展开全部)

When orphan Maria arrives at Moonacre Manor, she feels as if she's come home. Her new guardian is kind and funny, and everyone there is like an old friend. But beneath the beauty and comfort lies a tragedy. Maria is determined to find out about it, change it, and give her own life story a happy ending. This new-fashioned story is just as satisfying and memorable as your favo...(展开全部)

《小白馬》一書曾獲1946年卡內基獎章，公認為優良兒童讀物，曾以《月境》為名搬上英國國家電視台BBC的螢幕，已成為現代經典之作。同時也是《哈利波特》作者 J. K. 羅琳年少時期閱讀，而深受影響的一部動人小說。 故事描寫一處美麗的 Moonacre 山莊，因為月公主的記憶及神祕的白馬而變得擾攘不安，小女孩瑪麗亞造訪該地時卻意外陷入整個事件中，命運註定她得為這個山莊找回原有的幸福安寧，她要怎麼辦到呢！ 《小白馬》曾經啟蒙過不只一個世代的孩童及成人，羅琳曾說這是她最喜歡的童書，並稱此書的情節引人入勝，融合了驚恐與浪漫，且塑造出一位討喜的女主角。

年近四十，正在辦離婚的主角沙沙，前往倫敦住一個月，得知表妹千鳥來到巴黎，於是提議久未見面的姐妹倆一起去英國西南海邊的彭贊斯旅遊。原來，自小相依為命的外公外婆相繼過世了，千鳥如今也孤單一人。在海邊小鎮，表姐妹倆共度了五天，因為是比朋友還親密的親人，應當可以更加鬆懈，療癒心傷。實際上，小鎮幾乎無人，只有熟睡似的沉重之海，兩個年齡相仿的女人，在這樣遙遠的地方，認知到自己的孤獨。共同的寂寞，讓兩人好像掉進狹縫裡的貓，被那個小鎮完全吸收，沉浸在不可思議、彷彿轉生為幽靈的魔法時間中。 「這個年紀還能重新再來嗎？」人的一生能知道有些美麗，真的很幸運。以後會怎樣不知道，但是能以幸福的心情看待生命，正是活著的證據。 酒館，是無處可去的人，心靈的最後堡壘。無處可去的人在不可思議的異國旅途中，接觸到廣大無邊的愛。終於走到千鳥酒館。吉本芭娜娜再度寫出女性之間纖細敏銳的療癒...(展开全部)