American Wife
Curtis Sittenfeld
Alice falls in love with boisterous Charlie Blackwell, a wealthy son of a prominent Republican family. Eventually her path takes them to the White House.
Everything Under the Sky
Matilde Asensi
This literary thriller involves newly widowed Elvira De Poulain in a hunt for the lost treasure of China’s first emperor.
Fine Just the Way It Is: Wyoming Stories 3
Annie Proulx
A new collection of stories by the noted short story author.
The Given Day
Dennis Lehane
At the end of World War I, America was a country torn by political and civil unrest. This large scale novel centers on the events surrounding the Boston Police Strike of 1919. Starred reviews.
Goldengrove
Francine Prose
The well-known author returns with a moving novel that centers on a young girl who faces the sudden loss of her sister.
The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society
Mary Ann Shaffer and Annie Barrows
A wonderful story about a unique book club that became an alibi to protect its members from arrest by the Germans during WWII.
The Heretic’s Daughter
Kathleen Kent
Martha Carrier and her daughter, Sarah, face the horrors of the witchcraft hysteria that enveloped Salem, Massachusetts.
Home
Marilynne Robinson
The author of Gilead, returns to the small Iowa town to tell the story of the Broughton family.
It’s a Crime
Jacqueline Carey
Mystery reader, Pat Foy, is astonished when her husband, Frank is arrested for accounting fraud at LinkAge.
Just Breathe
Susan Wiggs
Cartoonist Sarah Moon finds she has to tackle real life when her situation begins to mirror her comic strip alter ego.
The Keepsake
Tess Gerritsen
When a preserved “mummy” is discovered in the basement of Boston’s Crispin Museum, an archeologist turns up missing as well.
Killer View
Ridley Pearson
Sun Valley Sheriff Walt Fleming has a horrible situation to face when a skier is missing.
The King’s Gold
Arturo Pérez-Reverte
Captain Alatriste returns to Seville, Spain in 1626 following the bloody siege of Breda. More swashbuckling!
The Legal Limit
Martin Clark
Legal intricacies and family secrets involve an attorney, Mason Hunt and his imprisoned brother, Gates.
Liberty
Garrison Keillor
A spectacular Fourth of July in Lake Wobegon is only the beginning is this tale from the heartland.
The Little Book
Selden Edwards
Wheeler Burden, 47, is living in San Francisco in 1988, and suddenly finds himself wandering in a city and time he knows mysteriously well: Vienna, 1897. Intriguing.
My Husband’s Sweethearts
Bridget Asher
When Lucy discovers that her cheating husband is dying, she decides to call the other women in his life to come help.
Night of Thunder
Stephen Hunter
Bob Lee Swagger faces off the Dixie gangsters when his daughter’s life is at stake.
Off Season
Anne Rivers Siddons
After her husband’s death, Lilly travels to the coast of Maine to try to deal with her loss.
The Other Queen
Philippa Gregory
This little known story of Mary, Queen of Scots centers on her time as the “guest” of George Talbot, Earl of Shrewsbury and his new wife, Bess of Hardwick.
Pecking Order
Omar Tyree
Ambitious Ivan Davis jumps into the high-stakes world of industry promotions and celebrity parties in Southern California.
The Road Home
Rose Tremain
Following his wife’s death, Lev leaves Eastern Europe for London and finds work in a posh restaurant and a room in the home of an Irishman who has also lost his family.
Rough Justice
Jack Higgins
There is intrigue in the halls of power and blood in the streets.
The Sealed Letter
Emma Donoghue
Based on a scandalous divorce case that gripped England in 1864, the author blends fact and fiction to create a drama of friends, lovers, and divorce.
Sinner
Ted Dekker
The author’s next installment in the Paradise series confronts a force of raw evil.
Supreme Courtship
Christopher Buckley
The U.S. President, annoyed that the Senate has rejected his nominees for the Supreme Court, nominates a popular TV judge (think Judge Judy)
.
This Must Be the Place
Anna Winger
Berlin is a strange city for a young American named Hope until she develops an unlikely friendship with a failed actor, Walter.
Tsar
Ted Bell
Somewhere in Russia lives a man so powerful that no one even knows his name. Counterspy Alex Hawke faces a global nightmare of epic proportions.
Various Flavors of Coffee
Anthony Capella
Robert Pinker, a struggling young artist, accepts a job as a coffee taster and a composer of a “vocabulary of coffee” to describe the many subtle flavors of the brew.
Wednesday, October 8, 2008
Saturday, August 9, 2008
The Beach House
Jane Green
When she learns she may lose her beloved house, Nantucket resident Nan takes out an ad — rooms to rent for the summer.
The Betrayal: The Lost Life of Jesus
Kathleen O’Neal Gear and W. Michael Gear
An alternate story of the life of Jesus, with notes and a bibliography.
Breath
Tim Winton
On the wild coast of western Australia, two boys fall into the thrall of Sando, a big-wave surfer.
The Condition
Jennifer Haigh
The McKotch family is devastated upon learning about the medical condition of their only daughter.
The Court of the Air
Stephen Hunt
Fantasy and adventure merge in this tale of two orphans, Molly Templar and Oliver Brooks, as they battle to save civilization.
Death Angel
Linda Howard
Drea Rousseau flees from crime boss boyfriend, Rafael Salinas, but after taking part of his fortune with her, can she hide?
December
Elizabeth Hartley Winthrop
This emotional portrait of a family in crisis, features 11-year-old Isabelle who inexplicably stopped speaking nine months earlier.
Enlightenment
Maureen Freely
Social and political complexities along with murder and espionage are featured in this tale of modern Turkey.
Exiles
Ron Hansen
In December 1875 the steamship Deutschland ran aground in the Thames estuary. This shipwreck greatly affected the poet, Gerard Manley Hopkins.
Fearless
Diana Palmer
Trouble and temptation clash in the Texas town of Jacobsville.
The Franchise Babe
Dan Jenkins
Jack Brannon, golf writer, is bored with the men’s professional golf tour, and so he begins covering the LPGA and young Ginger Clayton, the franchise babe.
Gossip of the Starlings
Nina de Gramont
As one reviewer writes: “You want a story about prep school? This is a story about prep school.”
House Rules
Mike Lawson
Joe DeMarco, secret troubleshooter for the Speaker of the House, is sent on a quest for the truth after two foiled terrorist attacks and a new law is passed targeting Muslims.
The Island of Eternal Love
Daina Chaviano
Alone in Miami, Cecilia yearns for the island she left behind. A story of Cuba.
The Law of Second Chances
James Sheehan
Convict Henry Wilson has eight weeks to live, but will Jack Tobin, a Florida trial lawyer, decide to work on his case?
Mistress of the Sun
Sandra Gulland
A fascinating look at the life of Louise de la Valliere as she becomes the mistress of Louis XIV.
Morality Tale
Sylvia Brownrigg
The perils and pleasures of a second marriage are portrayed in this comic novel.
My Sister, My Love: The Intimate Story of Skyler Rampike
Joyce Carol Oates
The prolific author tells the story of a family that is quite similar to a recent infamous case.
No Choice but Seduction
Johanna Lindsey
Danger and intrigue await Katey Tyler on her grand tour of Europe written by a “master of historical romance.”
No One You Know
Michelle Richmond
A family drama that focuses on the search for a sister’s killer that leads to secrets, revelations, and damaged lives.
Palace Council
Stephen Carter
A political thriller set during the era of Watergate and the Vietnam War written by a highly regarded author.
Promise of the Wolves
Dorothy Hearst
Many generations ago, wolves and still-evolving humans communicated and hunted together. Then everything changed and war began.
The Richest Season
Maryann McFadden
After more than a dozen moves in 25 years of marriage, Joanna Harrison is lonely and tired of being a corporate wife. Faced with another move, she runs away to Pawleys Island, South Carolina.
Say Goodbye
Lisa Gardner
Kimberly Quincy, FBI Special Agent, is searching for a serial killer who may not even exist.
Secrets of a Shoe Addict
Beth Harbison
Four friends are in need of thousands of dollars, and fast. The secret that kept Sandra’s shoe addiction alive may be the perfect plan.
Silent Thunder
Iris Johansen and Roy Johansen
An American maritime museum has acquired a former Soviet submarine. Is it a trap? Marine architect Hannah Bryson investigates.
The Sister
Poppy Adams
Two sisters, reclusive Ginny and her younger sister Vivien meet again after nearly fifty years.
Sweet Love
Sarah Strohmeyer
A novel about the power of love … and desert.
This Charming Man
Marian Keyes
Four women explore how their love for one man, the debonair Paddy de Courcy, has shaped their lives.
Valfierno: The Man Who Stole the Mona Lisa
Martin Caparrós
On August 22, 1911, the world was shocked to learn that the Mona Lisa had been stolen from the Louvre. A fictional version of the real life crime.
Jane Green
When she learns she may lose her beloved house, Nantucket resident Nan takes out an ad — rooms to rent for the summer.
The Betrayal: The Lost Life of Jesus
Kathleen O’Neal Gear and W. Michael Gear
An alternate story of the life of Jesus, with notes and a bibliography.
Breath
Tim Winton
On the wild coast of western Australia, two boys fall into the thrall of Sando, a big-wave surfer.
The Condition
Jennifer Haigh
The McKotch family is devastated upon learning about the medical condition of their only daughter.
The Court of the Air
Stephen Hunt
Fantasy and adventure merge in this tale of two orphans, Molly Templar and Oliver Brooks, as they battle to save civilization.
Death Angel
Linda Howard
Drea Rousseau flees from crime boss boyfriend, Rafael Salinas, but after taking part of his fortune with her, can she hide?
December
Elizabeth Hartley Winthrop
This emotional portrait of a family in crisis, features 11-year-old Isabelle who inexplicably stopped speaking nine months earlier.
Enlightenment
Maureen Freely
Social and political complexities along with murder and espionage are featured in this tale of modern Turkey.
Exiles
Ron Hansen
In December 1875 the steamship Deutschland ran aground in the Thames estuary. This shipwreck greatly affected the poet, Gerard Manley Hopkins.
Fearless
Diana Palmer
Trouble and temptation clash in the Texas town of Jacobsville.
The Franchise Babe
Dan Jenkins
Jack Brannon, golf writer, is bored with the men’s professional golf tour, and so he begins covering the LPGA and young Ginger Clayton, the franchise babe.
Gossip of the Starlings
Nina de Gramont
As one reviewer writes: “You want a story about prep school? This is a story about prep school.”
House Rules
Mike Lawson
Joe DeMarco, secret troubleshooter for the Speaker of the House, is sent on a quest for the truth after two foiled terrorist attacks and a new law is passed targeting Muslims.
The Island of Eternal Love
Daina Chaviano
Alone in Miami, Cecilia yearns for the island she left behind. A story of Cuba.
The Law of Second Chances
James Sheehan
Convict Henry Wilson has eight weeks to live, but will Jack Tobin, a Florida trial lawyer, decide to work on his case?
Mistress of the Sun
Sandra Gulland
A fascinating look at the life of Louise de la Valliere as she becomes the mistress of Louis XIV.
Morality Tale
Sylvia Brownrigg
The perils and pleasures of a second marriage are portrayed in this comic novel.
My Sister, My Love: The Intimate Story of Skyler Rampike
Joyce Carol Oates
The prolific author tells the story of a family that is quite similar to a recent infamous case.
No Choice but Seduction
Johanna Lindsey
Danger and intrigue await Katey Tyler on her grand tour of Europe written by a “master of historical romance.”
No One You Know
Michelle Richmond
A family drama that focuses on the search for a sister’s killer that leads to secrets, revelations, and damaged lives.
Palace Council
Stephen Carter
A political thriller set during the era of Watergate and the Vietnam War written by a highly regarded author.
Promise of the Wolves
Dorothy Hearst
Many generations ago, wolves and still-evolving humans communicated and hunted together. Then everything changed and war began.
The Richest Season
Maryann McFadden
After more than a dozen moves in 25 years of marriage, Joanna Harrison is lonely and tired of being a corporate wife. Faced with another move, she runs away to Pawleys Island, South Carolina.
Say Goodbye
Lisa Gardner
Kimberly Quincy, FBI Special Agent, is searching for a serial killer who may not even exist.
Secrets of a Shoe Addict
Beth Harbison
Four friends are in need of thousands of dollars, and fast. The secret that kept Sandra’s shoe addiction alive may be the perfect plan.
Silent Thunder
Iris Johansen and Roy Johansen
An American maritime museum has acquired a former Soviet submarine. Is it a trap? Marine architect Hannah Bryson investigates.
The Sister
Poppy Adams
Two sisters, reclusive Ginny and her younger sister Vivien meet again after nearly fifty years.
Sweet Love
Sarah Strohmeyer
A novel about the power of love … and desert.
This Charming Man
Marian Keyes
Four women explore how their love for one man, the debonair Paddy de Courcy, has shaped their lives.
Valfierno: The Man Who Stole the Mona Lisa
Martin Caparrós
On August 22, 1911, the world was shocked to learn that the Mona Lisa had been stolen from the Louvre. A fictional version of the real life crime.
Friday, June 6, 2008
The Angel
Carla Neggers
Along a remote coast of Ireland, Keira Sullivan pursues the mysterious legend of an ancient Celtic stone angel. During her search, she senses a malevolent presence…
Belong to Me
Marisa de los Santos
Cornelia Brown and her husband Teo find that life in the suburbs is one of secrets and complex interactions.
Cathedral of the Sea
Ildefonso Falcones
Translated from the Spanish this worldwide bestseller centers on the building of a church in medieval Barcelona.
Child 44
Tom Rob Smith
In Stalinist Russia, Leo Demidov, an officer with the State Security Force, has been denounced. To save his life he must uncover a criminal, though even suggesting the existence of a murderer is a crime against the State.
Comfort Food
Kate Jacobs
The author of The Friday Night Knitting Club focuses on a celebrity cook who learns how to spice up her own life.
The Crystal Skull
Manda Scott
A blue crystal skull fashioned by the Maya to save the world from ruin is the focal point a thriller that posits the end of the world on December 21, 2012.
A Dangerous Age
Ellen Gilchrist
Controversy and sadness seems to be part of the life of the southern family of the Hands, especially following the events of 9/11.
Dead Heat
Joel Rosenberg
As a presidential race heats up in a fiercely contested election, who will lead a bitterly divided country over the next four years? What has the Secret Service learned about a terrorist plot?
Escape
Robert K. Tanenbaum
New York City D.A. Butch Karp faces two different situations that become shockingly similar.
Fear and Yoga in New Jersey
Debra Galant
Nina, a stressed-out yoga teacher should be calmly guiding her students through their sessions, but instead is worried about … everything.
The Finder
Colin Harrison
A tale of global intrigue that takes place in New York City.
A Good Indian Wife
Anne Cherian
Neel Sarath, an Indian-American anesthesiologist in San Francisco finds that the marriage his family arranges presents a new and unexpected set of challenges.
The Host
Stephenie Meyer
Most of humanity has succumbed to an unseen enemy that inhabits humans as a host, their minds taken over. Melanie is one of the few remaining “wild” humans.
Killing Rommel
Steven Pressfield
A tale of World War II based on the real life exploits of the
Long Range Desert Group, an elite British special forces unit that took on the “Desert Fox.”
The Lady Elizabeth
Alison Weir
A look at the early life of young Elizabeth Tudor who would grow up to become England’s most powerful queen.
Love the One You’re With
Emily Griffin
An answer to the question: how can I love the one I’m with when I can’t forget the one who got away?
Moon Shell Beach
Nancy Thayer
Lexi Laney and Clare Hart find their adult lives to be quite different than their childhood friendship shared on Nantucket.
The Outlander
Gil Adamson
In 1903 a mysterious young woman flees alone across the West, fleeing from those who would avenge her husband’s death.
Practically Perfect
Katie Fforde
Anna, a new interior designer, decides to renovate an adorable cottage in desperate need of fixing up.
Secrets
Jude Deveraux
Cassandra Madden meets once again with her true love, but must solve the secrets of those around her to find happiness.
Skeletons at the Feast
Chris Bohjalian
The brutal landscape of Nazi Germany is depicted as a band of refugees struggle westward ahead of the advancing Russian army.
So Brave, Young, and Handsome
Leif Enger
The author of Peace Like a River, returns with the story of an
aging train robber on a quest to reclaim his life.
The Steel Wave: A Novel of World War II
Jeff Shaara
The story of D-Day, the Allies’ invasion of France, is told through the stories of an array of dynamic characters.
The Sugar Queen
Sarah Addison Allen
The follow-up to the author’s Garden Spells sees Josey Cirrini’s life expand -thanks to tough-talking, tender-hearted Della Lee.
Swine Not?: A Novel Pig Tale
Jimmy Buffett
A Southern family is determined to hide their pet pig in a fancy four-star hotel in New York City. Vintage Buffett.
The Tenth Gift
Jane Johnson
In London, Julia Lovat receives a gift that will change her life. A book of 17th century embroidery patterns sends her to Morocco on a quest to discover the life story of Catherine Ann Tregenna.
We Are Now Beginning Our Descent
James Meek
Adam Kellas, journalist and would-be novelist, is teetering toward self-destruction when he accepts an assignment to remote Afghanistan.
The World Before Her
Deborah Weisgall
Venice is the setting for the story of George Eliot who came to the famed city for her honeymoon, and a parallel story of Caroline Spingold who also travels to Venice one hundred years later, in 1980.
Carla Neggers
Along a remote coast of Ireland, Keira Sullivan pursues the mysterious legend of an ancient Celtic stone angel. During her search, she senses a malevolent presence…
Belong to Me
Marisa de los Santos
Cornelia Brown and her husband Teo find that life in the suburbs is one of secrets and complex interactions.
Cathedral of the Sea
Ildefonso Falcones
Translated from the Spanish this worldwide bestseller centers on the building of a church in medieval Barcelona.
Child 44
Tom Rob Smith
In Stalinist Russia, Leo Demidov, an officer with the State Security Force, has been denounced. To save his life he must uncover a criminal, though even suggesting the existence of a murderer is a crime against the State.
Comfort Food
Kate Jacobs
The author of The Friday Night Knitting Club focuses on a celebrity cook who learns how to spice up her own life.
The Crystal Skull
Manda Scott
A blue crystal skull fashioned by the Maya to save the world from ruin is the focal point a thriller that posits the end of the world on December 21, 2012.
A Dangerous Age
Ellen Gilchrist
Controversy and sadness seems to be part of the life of the southern family of the Hands, especially following the events of 9/11.
Dead Heat
Joel Rosenberg
As a presidential race heats up in a fiercely contested election, who will lead a bitterly divided country over the next four years? What has the Secret Service learned about a terrorist plot?
Escape
Robert K. Tanenbaum
New York City D.A. Butch Karp faces two different situations that become shockingly similar.
Fear and Yoga in New Jersey
Debra Galant
Nina, a stressed-out yoga teacher should be calmly guiding her students through their sessions, but instead is worried about … everything.
The Finder
Colin Harrison
A tale of global intrigue that takes place in New York City.
A Good Indian Wife
Anne Cherian
Neel Sarath, an Indian-American anesthesiologist in San Francisco finds that the marriage his family arranges presents a new and unexpected set of challenges.
The Host
Stephenie Meyer
Most of humanity has succumbed to an unseen enemy that inhabits humans as a host, their minds taken over. Melanie is one of the few remaining “wild” humans.
Killing Rommel
Steven Pressfield
A tale of World War II based on the real life exploits of the
Long Range Desert Group, an elite British special forces unit that took on the “Desert Fox.”
The Lady Elizabeth
Alison Weir
A look at the early life of young Elizabeth Tudor who would grow up to become England’s most powerful queen.
Love the One You’re With
Emily Griffin
An answer to the question: how can I love the one I’m with when I can’t forget the one who got away?
Moon Shell Beach
Nancy Thayer
Lexi Laney and Clare Hart find their adult lives to be quite different than their childhood friendship shared on Nantucket.
The Outlander
Gil Adamson
In 1903 a mysterious young woman flees alone across the West, fleeing from those who would avenge her husband’s death.
Practically Perfect
Katie Fforde
Anna, a new interior designer, decides to renovate an adorable cottage in desperate need of fixing up.
Secrets
Jude Deveraux
Cassandra Madden meets once again with her true love, but must solve the secrets of those around her to find happiness.
Skeletons at the Feast
Chris Bohjalian
The brutal landscape of Nazi Germany is depicted as a band of refugees struggle westward ahead of the advancing Russian army.
So Brave, Young, and Handsome
Leif Enger
The author of Peace Like a River, returns with the story of an
aging train robber on a quest to reclaim his life.
The Steel Wave: A Novel of World War II
Jeff Shaara
The story of D-Day, the Allies’ invasion of France, is told through the stories of an array of dynamic characters.
The Sugar Queen
Sarah Addison Allen
The follow-up to the author’s Garden Spells sees Josey Cirrini’s life expand -thanks to tough-talking, tender-hearted Della Lee.
Swine Not?: A Novel Pig Tale
Jimmy Buffett
A Southern family is determined to hide their pet pig in a fancy four-star hotel in New York City. Vintage Buffett.
The Tenth Gift
Jane Johnson
In London, Julia Lovat receives a gift that will change her life. A book of 17th century embroidery patterns sends her to Morocco on a quest to discover the life story of Catherine Ann Tregenna.
We Are Now Beginning Our Descent
James Meek
Adam Kellas, journalist and would-be novelist, is teetering toward self-destruction when he accepts an assignment to remote Afghanistan.
The World Before Her
Deborah Weisgall
Venice is the setting for the story of George Eliot who came to the famed city for her honeymoon, and a parallel story of Caroline Spingold who also travels to Venice one hundred years later, in 1980.
Wednesday, February 27, 2008
The Air Between Us
Deborah Johnson
A complex story about friendship and honor in a small racially divided Mississippi town during the sixties.
The Appeal
John Grisham
A jury returns a shocking verdict against a chemical company accused of dumping toxic waste. The company appeals to the Mississippi Supreme Court in this legal thriller.
At the City’s Edge
Marcus Sakey
Jason Palmer, soldier, and Elena Cruz, a Chicago cop, find themselves thrown together as they fight to protect Jason’s young nephew who had seen his father murdered.
Beaufort
Ron Leshem
The recipient of the Israel’s top literary prize, this novel illuminates the lives of a handful of Israeli soldiers who occupy the ancient crusader fortress, Beaufort.
Beverly Hills Dead
Stuart Woods
Murder, political intrigue and betrayal set in 1940’s Hollywood.
Capitol Conspiracy
William Bernhardt
Oklahoma defense attorney Ben Kincaid finds himself in a campaign of terror against key government officials in the nation’s capital.
The Commoner
John Burnham Schwartz
In 1959, Haruko marries the Crown Prince of Japan and enters the rarified, controlled world of the Japanese monarchy. Starred reviews.
De Niro’s Game
Rawi Hage
A cinematic portrait of life in war-torn Beirut from the perspective of two friends, Bassam and George.
Duma Key
Stephen King
Recuperating from a construction accident, Edgar Freemantle’s life takes a supernatural turn as he recuperates on Duma Key.
Fanon
John Edgar Wideman
A fictional interpretation of philosopher and political activist, Frantz Fanon, by the well-known Pittsburgh native.
The Heroines
Eileen Favorite
Heroines of classic literature seem to find the Homestead Bed-and-Breakfast a favorite destination.
His Illegal Self
Peter Carey
A young seven year old, Che, dreams of reuniting with his radical sixties parents, and escapes his grandmother in the hope of finding his mother.
Ice Trap
Kitty Sewell
Dafydd Woodruff, a surgeon in present-day Cardiff, Wales, receives a letter from a 13-year-old girl claiming to be his daughter and to have a twin brother. This shattering news sends him to the far reaches of Canada.
Kyra
Carol Gilligan
Kyra, an architect, is involved with the design of a new city when she meets Andreas, and faces far-reaching consequences.
L.A. Outlaws
T. Jefferson Parker
A celebrity obsessed modern-day Jesse James with the name of Allison Murietta, creates a frenzy in Los Angeles.
Life Class
Pat Barker
During the spring of 1914, three young people are part of a love triangle, but the devastation of World War I will change their lives and love.
Light of the Moon
Luanne Rice
Susannah Connolly travels to France to fulfill her mother’s dying wish to find a mysterious saint linked to her family’s history.
Like You’d Understand Anyway
Jim Shepard
A notable collection of stories that is a finalist for the National Book Award.
Miscarriage of Justice
Kip Gayden
Based on actual events, Anna Dotson is a passionate modern woman of the 1900’s who finds herself stifled by the lingering outdated rules of Victorian society.
Monsters of Templeton
Lauren Groff
Willie Upton returns to her home in Templeton, New York, and learns how one town holds the secrets of her family.
The Opposite of Love
Julie Buxbaum
Manhattan attorney Emily Haxby ends a happy relationship just as her boyfriend is on the verge of proposing.
Deborah Johnson
A complex story about friendship and honor in a small racially divided Mississippi town during the sixties.
The Appeal
John Grisham
A jury returns a shocking verdict against a chemical company accused of dumping toxic waste. The company appeals to the Mississippi Supreme Court in this legal thriller.
At the City’s Edge
Marcus Sakey
Jason Palmer, soldier, and Elena Cruz, a Chicago cop, find themselves thrown together as they fight to protect Jason’s young nephew who had seen his father murdered.
Beaufort
Ron Leshem
The recipient of the Israel’s top literary prize, this novel illuminates the lives of a handful of Israeli soldiers who occupy the ancient crusader fortress, Beaufort.
Beverly Hills Dead
Stuart Woods
Murder, political intrigue and betrayal set in 1940’s Hollywood.
Capitol Conspiracy
William Bernhardt
Oklahoma defense attorney Ben Kincaid finds himself in a campaign of terror against key government officials in the nation’s capital.
The Commoner
John Burnham Schwartz
In 1959, Haruko marries the Crown Prince of Japan and enters the rarified, controlled world of the Japanese monarchy. Starred reviews.
De Niro’s Game
Rawi Hage
A cinematic portrait of life in war-torn Beirut from the perspective of two friends, Bassam and George.
Duma Key
Stephen King
Recuperating from a construction accident, Edgar Freemantle’s life takes a supernatural turn as he recuperates on Duma Key.
Fanon
John Edgar Wideman
A fictional interpretation of philosopher and political activist, Frantz Fanon, by the well-known Pittsburgh native.
The Heroines
Eileen Favorite
Heroines of classic literature seem to find the Homestead Bed-and-Breakfast a favorite destination.
His Illegal Self
Peter Carey
A young seven year old, Che, dreams of reuniting with his radical sixties parents, and escapes his grandmother in the hope of finding his mother.
Ice Trap
Kitty Sewell
Dafydd Woodruff, a surgeon in present-day Cardiff, Wales, receives a letter from a 13-year-old girl claiming to be his daughter and to have a twin brother. This shattering news sends him to the far reaches of Canada.
Kyra
Carol Gilligan
Kyra, an architect, is involved with the design of a new city when she meets Andreas, and faces far-reaching consequences.
L.A. Outlaws
T. Jefferson Parker
A celebrity obsessed modern-day Jesse James with the name of Allison Murietta, creates a frenzy in Los Angeles.
Life Class
Pat Barker
During the spring of 1914, three young people are part of a love triangle, but the devastation of World War I will change their lives and love.
Light of the Moon
Luanne Rice
Susannah Connolly travels to France to fulfill her mother’s dying wish to find a mysterious saint linked to her family’s history.
Like You’d Understand Anyway
Jim Shepard
A notable collection of stories that is a finalist for the National Book Award.
Miscarriage of Justice
Kip Gayden
Based on actual events, Anna Dotson is a passionate modern woman of the 1900’s who finds herself stifled by the lingering outdated rules of Victorian society.
Monsters of Templeton
Lauren Groff
Willie Upton returns to her home in Templeton, New York, and learns how one town holds the secrets of her family.
The Opposite of Love
Julie Buxbaum
Manhattan attorney Emily Haxby ends a happy relationship just as her boyfriend is on the verge of proposing.
Thursday, January 24, 2008
After Image
Kathleen George
Pittsburgh homicide detective, Richard Christie, faces two mysterious murders during a hot and humid summer.
Antony and Cleopatra
Colleen McCullough
The author of The Thorn Birds turns to the immortal story of two star-crossed lovers.
Beginner’s Greek
James Collins
A comedy of manners featuring a love-at-first-sight meeting between Peter and Holly.
Blasphemy
Douglas Preston
The world’s biggest supercollider probes what happened at the very moment of creation — what is discovered must be hidden from the world at all costs.
Bleeding Kansas
Sara Paretsky
Two Kansas families are linked by their pioneer pasts, but are threatened by the dark family secrets that may tear them apart.
Blood Dreams
Kay Hooper
A psychopath who seems to have stepped out of a living nightmare confronts Bishop and his FBI Special Crimes Unit.
The Crazy School
Cornelia Read
The bizarre underside of an elite private school is revealed in a mystery featuring ex-debutante Madeline Dare.
Day
A.L. Kennedy
Five years after World War II, Alfie Day, RAF airman and former POW, revisits those years by working as an extra on a POW film.
Diablerie
Walter Mosley
Ben Dibbuk enjoys an uneventful life until he is accused by an unknown woman as being a stalker and then finds that his wife is having him investigated.
Diary of a Bad Year
J. M Coetzee
The Nobel Prize winning author returns with the writings of Señor C. who has been asked to write his thoughts on the state of the world.
The Elephanta Suite
Paul Theroux
Three novellas tell the stories of Westerners transformed by their sojourns in India.
Harriet and Isabella
Patricia O’Brien
Harriet, the author of Uncle Tom’s Cabin and Isabella, a prominent suffragist, are the sisters of Henry Ward Beecher who become bitterly divided during his trial for adultery in 1875.
The Hearts of Horses
Molly Gloss
A heartwarming story of a determined young woman with a gift for “gentling” wild horses.
Hide and Seek
Fern Michaels
The women of the Sisterhood are now fugitives with a price on their heads.
The House of Lanyon
Valerie Anand
A bitter feud between two families in fifteenth century England has extended ramifications.
Last Call
James Grippando
Criminal defense attorney Jack Swyteck learns that the sins of the past never die, especially in Miami.
Maynard & Jennica
Rudolph Delson
A highly original tale of romance and narrative fancy.
Night Train to Lisbon
Pascal Mercier
Raimund Gregorius teaches classical languages at a Swiss lycée, but a chance encounter with an enigmatic Portuguese woman changes his life. A European bestseller.
The Painter of Battles
Arturo Pérez-Reverte
Andres Faulques, a famous war photographer, has retired on the coast of Spain, when the man featured in a long-ago photograph appears with the intention of killing him.
People of the Book
Geraldine Brooks
An intellectual adventure recounts the dramatic stories surrounding an ancient manuscript that originated in 15th century Seville, Spain.
The Senator’s Wife
Sue Miller
The author of While I Was Gone returns with the story of two women and a portrait of two marriages.
Shadow Music
Julie Garwood
Love, murder, adventure and mystery are found in medieval Scotland.
Signed Mata Hari
Yannick Murphy
Margaretha Zelle, better known as Mata Hari, tells the story of her past life during her time in a Parisian prison.
Souls of Angels
Thomas Eidson
Isadora Lugo, who has been serving as Sister Ria in India, returns to the Los Angeles of the 1880’s when she learns that her father has been convicted of murder.
There’s No Place Like Here
Cecelia Ahern
Sandy Shortt is obsessed with finding lost things, including finding people who have vanished from their loved ones.
The Venetian Betrayal
Steve Berry
Cotton Malone, former U.S. Justice Department agent and now a rare-book dealer, is drawn into an intense geopolitical chess game over the quest for the grave of Alexander the Great.
The Worst Thing I’ve Done
Ursula Hegi
Three friends are caught in tumultuous relationships when Annie decides to raise her infant sister when her parents are killed on her wedding day.
Zugzwang
Ronan Bennett
Zugzwang is a term in chess used to describe the position in which a player is reduced to utter helplessness — describing the position of the Dr. Spethmann in this literary thriller.
Kathleen George
Pittsburgh homicide detective, Richard Christie, faces two mysterious murders during a hot and humid summer.
Antony and Cleopatra
Colleen McCullough
The author of The Thorn Birds turns to the immortal story of two star-crossed lovers.
Beginner’s Greek
James Collins
A comedy of manners featuring a love-at-first-sight meeting between Peter and Holly.
Blasphemy
Douglas Preston
The world’s biggest supercollider probes what happened at the very moment of creation — what is discovered must be hidden from the world at all costs.
Bleeding Kansas
Sara Paretsky
Two Kansas families are linked by their pioneer pasts, but are threatened by the dark family secrets that may tear them apart.
Blood Dreams
Kay Hooper
A psychopath who seems to have stepped out of a living nightmare confronts Bishop and his FBI Special Crimes Unit.
The Crazy School
Cornelia Read
The bizarre underside of an elite private school is revealed in a mystery featuring ex-debutante Madeline Dare.
Day
A.L. Kennedy
Five years after World War II, Alfie Day, RAF airman and former POW, revisits those years by working as an extra on a POW film.
Diablerie
Walter Mosley
Ben Dibbuk enjoys an uneventful life until he is accused by an unknown woman as being a stalker and then finds that his wife is having him investigated.
Diary of a Bad Year
J. M Coetzee
The Nobel Prize winning author returns with the writings of Señor C. who has been asked to write his thoughts on the state of the world.
The Elephanta Suite
Paul Theroux
Three novellas tell the stories of Westerners transformed by their sojourns in India.
Harriet and Isabella
Patricia O’Brien
Harriet, the author of Uncle Tom’s Cabin and Isabella, a prominent suffragist, are the sisters of Henry Ward Beecher who become bitterly divided during his trial for adultery in 1875.
The Hearts of Horses
Molly Gloss
A heartwarming story of a determined young woman with a gift for “gentling” wild horses.
Hide and Seek
Fern Michaels
The women of the Sisterhood are now fugitives with a price on their heads.
The House of Lanyon
Valerie Anand
A bitter feud between two families in fifteenth century England has extended ramifications.
Last Call
James Grippando
Criminal defense attorney Jack Swyteck learns that the sins of the past never die, especially in Miami.
Maynard & Jennica
Rudolph Delson
A highly original tale of romance and narrative fancy.
Night Train to Lisbon
Pascal Mercier
Raimund Gregorius teaches classical languages at a Swiss lycée, but a chance encounter with an enigmatic Portuguese woman changes his life. A European bestseller.
The Painter of Battles
Arturo Pérez-Reverte
Andres Faulques, a famous war photographer, has retired on the coast of Spain, when the man featured in a long-ago photograph appears with the intention of killing him.
People of the Book
Geraldine Brooks
An intellectual adventure recounts the dramatic stories surrounding an ancient manuscript that originated in 15th century Seville, Spain.
The Senator’s Wife
Sue Miller
The author of While I Was Gone returns with the story of two women and a portrait of two marriages.
Shadow Music
Julie Garwood
Love, murder, adventure and mystery are found in medieval Scotland.
Signed Mata Hari
Yannick Murphy
Margaretha Zelle, better known as Mata Hari, tells the story of her past life during her time in a Parisian prison.
Souls of Angels
Thomas Eidson
Isadora Lugo, who has been serving as Sister Ria in India, returns to the Los Angeles of the 1880’s when she learns that her father has been convicted of murder.
There’s No Place Like Here
Cecelia Ahern
Sandy Shortt is obsessed with finding lost things, including finding people who have vanished from their loved ones.
The Venetian Betrayal
Steve Berry
Cotton Malone, former U.S. Justice Department agent and now a rare-book dealer, is drawn into an intense geopolitical chess game over the quest for the grave of Alexander the Great.
The Worst Thing I’ve Done
Ursula Hegi
Three friends are caught in tumultuous relationships when Annie decides to raise her infant sister when her parents are killed on her wedding day.
Zugzwang
Ronan Bennett
Zugzwang is a term in chess used to describe the position in which a player is reduced to utter helplessness — describing the position of the Dr. Spethmann in this literary thriller.
December New Fiction
The Abduction
Mark Gimenez
The kidnapping of his ten-year-old granddaughter Gracie, brings Ben Brice, a veteran drowning his memories of Vietnam with alcohol, back from the New Mexico wilderness to help save her, but dark family secrets could threaten the child's survival.
Teaching human sexuality from a perspective that information and pleasure are top priorities, divorced mom Ruth Ramsey butts heads with the local soccer coach, a divorced former addict who became an evangelical Christian after hitting rock bottom.
Having set aside her own life in her support of her parents, husband, and children, Helen Knightly confronts the realities of the choices that were imposed upon her during a harrowing twenty-four-hour period of death and revelation.
At the behest of his sister, Otto Ringling finds himself reluctantly accompanying her guru, an enigmatic Mongolian monk, on a trip through Middle America to their childhood home, introducing his passenger to some American "fun" along the way.
A descendant of royalty and one of the largest landowners in Hawaii, Matthew King struggles to deal with his out-of-control daughters--ten-year-old Scottie and seventeen-year-old Alex--as well as his comatose wife, whom they are about to remove from lifesupport.
In the decade before the Islamic Revolution, 12-year-old Yaas navigates family and social life in Tehran.
The author’s latest adventure features a steam locomotive found in a Montana lake that holds the remains of three people who died 44 years before.
Cheating at Canasta
A collection of stories featuring themes of missed opportunities and the inevitability of change.
Double Cross
James Patterson
A Free Life
Ha Jin
In the aftermath of the 1989 Tiananmen Square massacre, the Wu family sets out on a journey through America in search of a sense of belonging.
Gentlemen of the Road
The noted literary stylist presents a riff on the legendary adventure novels, with a tale of two 9th century men of fortune.
The Ghost
Power, politics, corruption and murder combine in a thriller which features a ghostwriter who winds up dead.
The Heir
Family drama features Edward Deravenel as he tries to keep a family and a business together during the influenza pandemic of 1918.
After thirty-eight years, Father Tim Kavanagh returns to his childhood home of Holly Springs, Mississippi.
In a Pickle: A Family Farm Story
Jerry Apps
The small Midwestern town of Link Lake is confronted with change and upheaval with the arrival of H. H. Harlow Pickle Company.
The Long Walk Home
Set in a small mountain town in Wales, backpacker Alec Hudson and Fiona Edwards, owner of a bed-and-breakfast, find that their lives will be changed forever.
Mr. Knightley's Diary: A Novel
Catherine MacDonald travels to India to look for her brother, who had been reported drowned in the monsoon floods of 1821.
Pirate Freedom
In a tale of time travel, Father Christopher becomes a pirate captain hundreds of year before his birth.
Protect and Defend
Vince Flynn
The author’s latest political thriller features Iran and the consequences of a preemptive strike by Israel.
The Quiet Girl
A famous circus clown, Kasper Krone, is recruited by an order of nuns who ask him to safeguard group of children with mystical capablities.
A marriage implodes during the course of a day with devastating consequences.
Tipperary
Frank Delaney
The fascinating period of Irish history of the early 20th century is illuminated through the lives of Charles O’Brien and April Burke.
Revenge, conspiracy, and murder bring the Camel Club face-to-face with their greatest threat.
Swan Island
Ella’s happy childhood in Swan Island is abruptly ended when her father dies, leaving the family bankrupt.
The Way Life Should Be
Two centuries after the completion of the gothic cathedral in Kingsbridge, as depicted in Pillars of the Earth, the priory and cathedral are again the center of this novel of the 14th century.
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