FICTIONDAY OF THE CHEETAH by Dale Brown...

FICTION

DAY OF THE CHEETAH by Dale Brown (Berkley: $5.50). Lt. Col. (Mac) Mclanahan must intercept a Soviet mole, Capt. Ken James, a.k.a. Andrei Maroklov, who is invaluable to both governments.

SPIDER WOMAN’S GRANDDAUGHTERS: Traditional Tales and Contemporary Writings by Native American Women, edited by Paula Gunn Allen (Fawcett Columbine: $11.95). Collection of short stories, folk tales, biographical writing.

THE INVISIBLE OUTLAW by Max Brand (Berkley: $2.95). John Christmas caused the death of Bob Pensteven’s father; Bob avenges the murder when he grows up.

RAINBOW IN THE MIST by Phyllis A. Whitney (Fawcett Crest: $5.95). Christy Loren becomes embroiled in a murder in a small Virgina town, while attempting to flee the notoriety that her psychic powers have brought her.

COLD EYE by Giles Blunt (Avon: $3.95). A policeman notices an eerie coincidence between gruesome murders and increased violence, and the acclaim accorded the paintings of artist Nicholas Hood.

NONFICTION

GROWING UP by Russell Baker (Signet: $4.95). Journalist’s coming of age and maturation seems to parallel developments of contemporary society.

NIGHTWITCHES by Bruce Myles (Academy Chicago: $6.95). Myles tracks down a squadron of female Soviet fighter pilots who flew missions during World War II.

SONGS FROM THE ALLEY by Kathleen Hirsch (Anchor: $10.95). Immersing herself in the life of a Boston community women’s shelter, Hirsch focuses on how two women became homeless.

SWEET SUMMER: Growing Up With and Without a Father by Bebe Moore Campbell (Ballantine: $8.95). Summer visits with her father enrich the author, contribute to her success and dispel some misconceptions about fatherless homes.

DEATH OF A JEWISH AMERICAN PRINCESS by Shirley Frondorf (Berkley: $4.95). Steven Steinberg stabs his wife Elana in her sleep, 26 times, and walks away a free man.

SELF-HELP / REFERENCE

ALMANAC OF THE AMERICAN PEOPLE by Tom and Nancy Biracree (Facts On File: $12.95). How many rhinoplasties were performed in the United States? Are we really having fun yet? Who is taxed the most? What attracts men to women? Etc. Here are the stats.

THE AMERICAN ALMANAC OF JOBS AND SALARIES by John W. Wright and Edward J. Dwyer (Avon: $15.95; revised). Beginning with a ‘90s trend analysis, the almanac lists jobs by industry; includes pay, security, benefits, turnover, career expectations and more.