Summer Reading Week 8

Here are the results of Week 8.  This week 29 people submitted entries, and 5 were new!  They read 119 books.  So far 107 people have submitted 779 entries, and 215 people have registered,69 just this week.

Hit List By Hamilton, Laurell K. 2012-05 - Jove Books 9780515150896 Check Our Catalog The #1 "New York Times"-bestselling Anita Blake, Vampire Hunter series continues. Word has leaked to Anita Blake that hitmen are headed for St. Louis--and that she, Jean-Claude, and Richard are the targets. …More

The Harlequin By Hamilton, Laurell K. 2008-05 - Jove Books 9780515144611 Check Our Catalog From the #1 "New York Times"-bestselling author comes this latest Anita Blake novel in which the vampire hunter faces the challenge of her life. …More

Incubus Dreams By Hamilton, Laurell K. 2005-10 - Jove Books 9780515139754 Check Our Catalog In the latest novel in Hamilton's "New York Times" bestselling series, a vampire serial killer who preys on strippers is on the loose. Called in to consult on the case, Anita Blake fears her judgment may be clouded by a conflict of interest and does something unprecedented--she calls for help. …More

Dead and Buried By Harrington, Kim 2013-01 - Point 9780545333023 Check Our Catalog Jade loves the house she's just moved into with her family. She doesn't even mind being the new girl at the high school: It's a fresh start, and there's that one guy with the dreamy blue eyes. . . . but then things begin happening. Strange, otherworldly things. …More

Montana Cowboy By Hart, Jillian 2012-06 - Love Inspired 9780373877515 Check Our Catalog …More

Intentions By Heiligman, Deborah 2012-08 - Alfred A. Knopf Books for Young Readers 9780375868610 Check Our Catalog BookPage Notable Title After 15-year-old Rachel overhears her rabbi committing infidelity, she must come to terms with the fact that adults make mistakes, tooNand that she is old enough to be held responsible for her own mistakes. …More

Silver Girl By Hilderbrand, Elin 2011-11 - Reagan Arthur Books 9780316099677 Check Our Catalog Meredith Martin Delinn just lost everything because her husband cheated rich investors out of billions of dollars. Desperate and facing homelessness, Meredith receives a call from her old best friend, Constance Flute. Connie's had recent worries of her own, and the two depart for a summer on Nantucket in an attempt to heal. But the island can't offer complete escape. 432 pp. …More

The Alibi Man By Hoag, Tami 2007-03 - Bantam Books 9780553802016 Check Our Catalog The Rqueen of the crime thrillerS ("New York Post") brings back Elena Estes, heroine of the "New York Times" bestselling "Dark Horse." …More

Looking for Me By Hoffman, Beth 2013-05 - Pamela Dorman Books 9780670025831 Check Our Catalog A Southern novel of family and antiques from the bestselling author of the beloved "Saving CeeCee Honeycutt." Hoffman rekindles her flair for evocative Southern settings and the inimitable eccentrics in a compelling new novel. …More

Placebo: A Jevin Banks Novel By James, Steven 2012-11 - Fleming H. Revell Company 9780800719340 Check Our Catalog Bestselling author launches a new series introducing a documentary filmmaker who stumbles upon the sinister conspiracies behind the headlines and finds his own life at risk. HPL patron:  Looking forward to the next book.  Love the Bower files by same author. …More

Detroit Breakdown By Johnson, D. E. Author Johnson, Larry 2012-09 - Minotaur Books 9781250006622 Check Our Catalog Will Anderson and Elizabeth Hume are called to the vast Eloise Insane Asylum outside of Detroit, where Elizabeth's cousin Robbie is a patient and now a murder suspect. The victim, like three others before him at the asylum in recent months, was killed with the infamous "Punjab lasso," the murder weapon of the Phantom of the Opera. Certain of Robbie's innocence, they begin an investigation with the help of Detective Riordan. Will has himself committed to the asylum to investigate from the inside, and Elizabeth volunteers at Eloise and questions people outside the asylum. While Will endures horrific conditions in his search for the killer, Elizabeth and Riordan follow the trail of a murder suspect all the way to Kalamazoo, where they realize the killer might still be at Eloise, putting Will in extreme danger. They race back to Detroit, but will they arrive in time to save Will and bring the killer to justice? …More

Motor City Shakedown By Johnson, D. E. 2011-09 - Minotaur Books 9780312644574 Check Our Catalog Set in Detroit in 1911, Johnson's vibrant follow-up to The Detroit Electric Scheme delivers razor-sharp depictions of the motor city. …More

Yu-Gi-Oh! By Takahashi, Kazuki 2007-02 - Viz Media 9781421511122 Check Our Catalog Tenth-grade loner Yugi always had his head in some game--until he solved the Millennium Puzzle, an Egyptian artifact containing the spirit of a master gambler from the age of the pharaohs! Now, Yugi has become Yu-Gi-Oh--and the Shadow Games has begun. HPL patron:  Good book. …More

Yu-Gi-Oh! Zexal, Volume 1 By Yoshida, Shin Illustrator Miyoshi, Naohito Concept by Takahashi, Kazuki 2012-06 - Viz Media 9781421549026 Check Our Catalog In a futuristic city, augmented reality Duels are all the rage. Duelists can interact with their environment and their opponents as never before. With more awesome monsters and unbelievable cards, the future of Yu-Gi-Oh! starts right here. …More

Endurance By Kilborn, Jack Author Konrath, J. A. 2010-10 - Createspace 9781453885680 Check Our Catalog HPL patron:  Scary, odd book. …More

Joyland By King, Stephen 2013-06 - Hard Case Crime 9781781162644 Check Our Catalog A stunning new novel from one of the bestselling authors of all time. Set in a small-town North Carolina amusement park in 1973, "Joyland" tells the story of the summer in which college student Devin Jones comes to work as a carny and confronts the legacy of a vicious murder. …More

Something to Fear By Kirkman, Robert Illustrator Adlard, Charlie 2012-12 - Image Comics 9781607066156 Check Our Catalog Rick and his band of survivors work to build a larger network of thriving communities, and soon discover that Negan's "Saviors" prove to be a larger threat than they could have fathomed. …More

Robert B. Parker's Ironhorse By Knott, Robert Author Parker, Robert B. 2013-01 - Putnam Adult 9780399158117 Check Our Catalog Virgil Cole and Everett Hitch have ridden roughshod over rabble-rousers and gun hands. Now as Territorial Marshals, they find themselves traveling by train through the Indian Territories. A simple mission to escort Mexican prisoners to the border turns complicated when the Texas governor and his family climb aboard with $500,000. …More

Unknown Man #89 By Leonard, Elmore 2002-06 - HarperTorch 9780060082215 Check Our Catalog Motor City process server and ex-thug Jack Ryan is very good at finding people--especially people who don't want to be found. Now he's being offered large bucks to locate a lost lowlife named Robert Leary, a.k.a Bobby Lear. But this hunt is leading Ryan back into very bad company--and into beds where he doesn't belong. And suddenly he's on someone's hit list for some undisclosed reason, with all the big money numbers adding up to double-cross. And if Jack doesn't watch his back, he's going to find himself missing, and presumably very dead. …More

Isadore's Secret: Sin, Murder, and Confession in a Northern Michigan Town By Link, Mardi 2009-09 - University of Michigan Press 9780472050796 Check Our Catalog 2010 Michigan Notable Book A gripping account of the mysterious disappearance of a young nun in a northern Michigan town and the national controversy that followed when she turned up dead and buried in the basement of the church HPL patron:  Excellent Read! …More

Hungry Girl 200 Under 200: 200 Recipes Under 200 Calories By Lillien, Lisa 2009-04 - St. Martin's Griffin 9780312556174 Check Our Catalog The "New York Times"-bestselling Hungry Girl phenomenon continues with this collection that boasts 200 recipes under 200 calories. This easy-to-use cookbook is presented in Lillien's signature wit and style, making these recipes as fun to read as they are to make. …More

Hungry Girl: Recipes and Survival Strategies for Guilt-Free Eating in the Real World By Lillien, Lisa Author Lillien 2008-04 - St. Martin's Griffin 9780312377427 Check Our Catalog Based on one of the most wildly popular, fastest-growing free daily e-mail subscription services, "Hungry Girl" is a collection of delicious, low-calorie recipes and survival strategies for anyone who wants to have her cake and eat it, too--and still fit into her jeans. 8-page color photo insert. …More

Birthdays for the Dead By MacBride, Stuart 2012-01 - HarperCollins 9780007344178 Check Our Catalog …More

Nightmare at 20,000 Feet: Horror Stories By Matheson, Richard Introduction by King, Stephen 2002-01 - Tor Books 9780312878276 Check Our Catalog Remember that monster on the wing of the airplane? William Shatner saw it on "The Twilight Zone, " John Lithgow saw it in the movie--even Bart Simpson saw it! "Nightmare at 20,000 Feet" is just one of many classic Richard Matheson stories in this collection of 20 of his most memorable tales of fear and paranoia. …More