FICTION

HOT MONEY by Dick Francis (Fawcett Crest: $4.95). Wealthy Malcolm Pembroke entreats one of his nine children to shield him from the fate of one of his five ex-wives.

HIGH PRIEST by Warren Murphy and Molly Cochran (Signet: $4.50). U.S. and Soviet super-agents Justin Gilead and Alexander Zharkov go head to head during a murder spree aimed at Americans.

THE TOWERS OF TREBIZOND by Rose Macaulay (Carroll & Graf: $8.95). Aunt Dot, her niece Laurie and Father Chantry-Pigg all go a bit potty while in Turkey setting up a religious mission.

ZERO by Eric Van Lustbader (Fawcett Crest: $4.95). A young man returns stateside to bury his father, but finds that he must change his plans when he learns his father’s true identity.

POINTS OF LIGHT by Linda Gray Sexton (Avon: $4.50). Allie Yate’s idyllic life is transformed by the sudden death of her young son.

NONFICTION

FLAPPERS, BOOTLEGGERS, “TYPHOID MARY,” AND THE BOMB: An Anecdotal History of the United States From 1923-1945 by Barrington Boardman (Perennial: $7.95). Quirks abound in this offbeat reportage of historical events.

TOO OLD, TOO UGLY, AND NOT DEFERENTIAL TO MEN by Christine Craft (Dell: $3.95). Craft performs the herculean task of filing a landmark suit against a major news entity.

FACING THE MUSIC, edited by Simon Firth (Pantheon: $9.95). Five essays on the historical and social implications of rock ‘n’ roll.

KAFFIR BOY by Mark Mathabane (Signet: $4.95). How one young man extricated himself from the systematic oppression of South Africa.

THE CHILDREN’S GOD by David Heller (University of Chicago Press: $8.95). The influence of age, gender and religious training on children’s conceptualization of God.

SELF-HELP / REFERENCE

SWIM WITH THE SHARKS WITHOUT BEING EATEN ALIVE by Harvey Mackay (Ivy: $4.95). Supersalesman Mackay imparts taut ideology and measures to boost one’s professional and personal life.

THE OAT AND WHEAT BRAN HEALTH PLAN by Dina R. Jewell and C. Thomas Jewell MD (Bantam: $4.95). Health plan includes 150 recipes, identifying natural sources of fiber as the catalyst for improved health, diminished disease and increased vitality.