FICTIONWHILE MY PRETTY ONE SLEEPS by Mary...

FICTION

WHILE MY PRETTY ONE SLEEPS by Mary Higgins Clark (Pocket: $5.95). Neeve Keary is obsessed with the thought that novelist Ethel Lambston’s demise is connected to that of her own mother 17 years ago.

GREAT MODERN EUROPEAN SHORT STORIES, selected by Douglas and Sylvia Angus (Fawcett Premier: $4.95). Anton Chekhov, W. Somerset Maugham, Katherine Mansfield are some of the writers featured.

SPARTINA by John Casey (Avon: $8.95). Dick Pierce is lifted from the routine of being a Rhode Island fisherman by a hurricane, a love affair, and a passion for the 50-foot boat he’s building.

GARDEN OF LIES by Eileen Goudge (Signet: $5.95). A mother’s secret compels

her to switch babies in the hospital nursery.

MURDER AT THE KENNEDY CENTER by Margaret Truman (Fawcett Crest: $5.95). Democratic presidential candidate’s son is implicated in a murder.

NONFICTION

RICHARD BURTON: A Life by Melvyn Bragg (Warner: $5.95). Bragg’s biography uses notes that Burton kept over 17 years, replete with references to his undying love for Elizabeth Taylor.

RUNNING THE AMAZON by Joe Kane (Vintage Departures: $9.95). Recounts experiences of the multinational expedition that undertook the quest to paddle the length of the 4,200-mile river.

SELECTED POEMS AND LETTERS OF EMILY DICKINSON, edited by Robert N. Linscott (Anchor: $7.95). Dickinson, a recluse until her death, never saw her work in print.

INNOCENT BLOOD: A True Story of Terror and Justice by Terry Ganey (St. Martin’s: $4.95). It was 25 years before compulsive murderer Charlie Hatcher was caught; in the meantime, a mentally handicapped man was wrongfully convicted for one of his crimes.

MONKEYS ON THE INTERSTATE: And Other Tales From America’s Favorite Zookeeper by Jack Hanna with John Stravinsky (Plume: $9.95). Director of the Columbus Zoo in Ohio retells some of his most memorable incidents in running, caring for, and advocating on behalf of its residents.

SELF-HELP / REFERENCE

DELL MEDICAL LIBRARY (Dell: $3.50 each) has recently released a series of books that deal with chronic illnesses; with the most recent medical treatment, suggestions to make daily activities more tolerable, showing patients how to become more involved in their treatments. The illnesses include chronic fatigue syndrome, backache, headache, arthritis, irritable bowel syndrome, temporomandibular joint disorder.