Summer Reading-What Muskegon is reading this summer

Murder and Mendelssohn By Greenwood, Kerry 2014-05 - Poisoned Pen Press 9781464202483 Check Our Catalog To the accompaniment of heavenly choirs singing, the fearless Miss Phryne Fisher returns in her 20th adventure with musical score in hand. An orchestral conductor has been found dead and Detective Inspector Jack Robinson needs the delightfully incisive and sophisticated Miss Fisher's assistance to enter a world in which he is truly lost. Hugh Tregennis, not much liked by anyone, has been murdered …More

The Girl at Midnight By Grey, Melissa 2015-04 - Delacorte Press 9780385744652 Check Our Catalog STAR] "Sparks fly...This first novel will please fans of Cassandra Clare and "Game of Thrones" watchers with its remarkable world building; richly developed characters... and] a breathtaking climax that...cannot come soon enough "" "Booklist, " Starred For fans of Cassandra Clare's "City of Bones" and Laini Taylor's "Daughter of Smoke & Bone," "The Girl at Midnight" is the story of a …More

Cane and Abe By Grippando, James 2015-01 - Harper 9780062295392 Check Our Catalog In this spellbinding new novel of suspense from New York Times bestselling author James Grippando, Miami's top prosecutor becomes a prime suspect in his wife's disappearance, which may have a chilling connection to the woman he can't forget. Unbelievable was the word for her. Samantha Vine was unbelievably beautiful. It was unbelievable that she'd married me. Even more unbelievable that she …More

At the Water's Edge By Gruen, Sara 2015-03 - Spiegel & Grau 9780385523233 Check Our Catalog "NEW YORK TIMES" BESTSELLER In this thrilling new novel from the author of "Water for Elephants, " Sara Gruen again demonstrates her talent for creating spellbinding period pieces. "At the Water's Edge "is a gripping and poignant love story about a privileged young woman's awakening as she experiences the devastation of World War II in a tiny village in the Scottish Highlands. …More

Puzzled Indemnity: A Puzzle Lady Mystery By Hall, Parnell 2015-01 - Minotaur Books 9781250027177 Check Our Catalog It's been a cold, lonely winter for Cora Felton. Long distance has cooled the Puzzle Lady's on-again-off-again affair with Sergeant Crowley, and the only case Chief Harper has for her to investigate is a routine liquor store robbery. So when attorney friend Becky Baldwin asks her to check out whether Brittney Wells' philandering husband is planning to kill her to collect on a million dollar, …More

North of Nowhere By Hamilton, Steve 2013-04 - Minotaur Books 9781250029249 Check Our Catalog It's summertime in Paradise, Michigan, and reclusive Alex McKnight is playing poker when three masked men arrive at the bar/restaurant where he hangs out. The private detective is forced to realize that not only is there no place to hide, but sometimes that can be a blessing. …More

A Stolen Season By Hamilton, Steve 2014-05 - Minotaur Books 9781250048493 Check Our Catalog The seventh in the series by an Edgar Award-winning author escalates with all the unrelenting tension and furious energy that have won Hamilton a special place in crime fiction. …More

Thrifty: Living the Frugal Life with Style By Harris, Marjorie 2010-05 - House of Anansi Press 9780887848322 Check Our Catalog Best-selling author Marjorie Harris offers a timely and entertaining guide to living the richly frugal life. From tips on how to haggle to becoming a frugal fashionista, maintaining your home on a budget, and thrifty gardening, travel, and entertainment, Harris provides essential guidelines to living a quality life on less. Written in her trademark witty, engaging, and accessible style, "Thrifty" …More

Shadow of the Raven By Harris, Tessa 2015-01 - Kensington Publishing Corporation 9780758293398 Check Our Catalog Ensconced in the woods of rural England, 1784, American anatomist Dr. Thomas Silkstone hunts for justice amid a maelstrom of madness, murder, and social upheaval. . . In the notorious mental hospital known as Bedlam, Dr. Thomas Silkstone seeks out a patient with whom he is on intimate terms. But he is unprepared for the state in which he finds Lady Lydia Farrell. Shocked into action, Thomas …More

Don't Go Home By Hart, Carolyn 2015-05 - Berkley Books 9780425276549 Check Our Catalog Annie Darling, owner of the Death on Demand mystery bookstore, is hosting a party to celebrate successful Southern literary icon and former Broward's Rock resident Alex Griffith and his bestselling new novel, "Don't Go Home." But after the local paper announces that Griffith aims to reveal the real-life inspirations behind his characters, perhaps the author should take his own advice. Not everyone …More

Heir to the Jedi: Star Wars By Hearne, Kevin 2015-11 - Lucas Books 9780345544865 Check Our Catalog "NEW YORK TIMES "BESTSELLER " A long time ago in a galaxy far, far away. . . ." A thrilling new adventure set between "A New Hope" and "The Empire Strikes Back, "and for the first time ever written entirely from Luke Skywalker's first-person point of view. Luke Skywalker's game-changing destruction of the Death Star has made him not only a hero of the …More

Hunted By Hearne, Kevin 2013-06 - Del Rey Books 9780345533630 Check Our Catalog "NEW YORK TIMES "BESTSELLER For a two-thousand-year-old Druid, Atticus O'Sullivan is a pretty fast runner. Good thing, because he's being chased by not one but two goddesses of the hunt--Artemis and Diana--for messing with one of their own. Dodging their slings and arrows, Atticus, Granuaile, and his wolfhound Oberon are making a mad dash across modern-day Europe to seek help from a …More

Coming Up for Air By Henry, Patti Callahan 2011-08 - St. Martin's Press 9780312610395 Check Our Catalog From the author of the "New York Times" bestseller "The Perfect Love Song" comes a beautiful, emotionally engrossing story about marriage and motherhood, loss and longing ("New York Times"-bestselling author Emily Giffin). …More

Cold Shot By Henshaw, Mark 2014-05 - Touchstone Books 9781476745572 Check Our Catalog This ingenious thriller follows two CIA analysts on the hunt for a dangerous Iranian nuclear scientist hell-bent on building a bomb right on America's doorstep. The USS "Vicksburg" is returning home when the crew comes upon a lifeboat bearing a dead Somali pirate who shows signs of torture. Questions immediately arise: Who is this man, and which ship did he come from? Who tortured him? …More

The Baltimore Chronicles Saga By Hernandez, Treasure 2013-09 - Urban Books 9781601625649 Check Our Catalog Two brothers . . . Two different sides of the law . . . One hustle. Derek Fuller and Scar Johnson were separated as young boys in the Baltimore foster care system. When they finally reunited, it didn't matter to them that they were operating on different sides of the law. Derek was a cop, and Scar a notorious drug dealer, but family came first, and these two formed a partnership that …More

The New Artisan Bread in Five Minutes a Day: The Discovery That Revolutionizes Home Baking By Hertzberg, Jeff Author Francois, Zoe Photographer Gross, Stephen Scott 2013-10 - Thomas Dunne Books 9781250018281 Check Our Catalog A fully revised and updated edition of the bestselling, ground-breaking Artisan Bread in Five Minutes a Day--the revolutionary approach to bread-making With more than half a million copies of their books in print, Jeff Hertzberg and Zoe Francois have proven that people want to bake their own bread, so long as they can do it easily and quickly. Based on fan feedback, Jeff and Zoe have …More

Beautiful Day By Hilderbrand, Elin 2014-03 - Back Bay Books 9780316099769 Check Our Catalog The Carmichaels and the Grahams have gathered on Nantucket for a wedding. Plans are being made according to the bride's late mother, who left behind specific instructions for every detail. Everything should be falling into place for the beautiful event--but in reality, loved ones find their own lives crumbling amid scandal and broken hearts. …More

The Island By Hilderbrand, Elin 2011-03 - Reagan Arthur Books 9780316043885 Check Our Catalog A woman, her two daughters, and her sister spend the month of July on Tuckernuck Island off the coast of Nantucket. Secrets and intrigue soon make their way to the surface, as the author of "Nantucket Nights" once again weaves a masterful story of summer suspense. …More

A Summer Affair By Hilderbrand, Elin 2009-06 - Back Bay Books 9780316018616 Check Our Catalog Hearts break and emotions are pushed to the limit in this riveting story of one woman's attempt to deal with loves past and present, family, business, and high-powered social pressures. A perfect summer cocktail of sex, sun, and scandal.--"Kirkus Reviews." …More

The Vows of Silence: A Simon Serrailler Mystery By Hill, Susan 2009-10 - Overlook Press 9781590202456 Check Our Catalog In Hill's fourth crime novel featuring Chief Inspector Serrailler, a gunman is terrorizing young women in the cathedral town of Laffterton. Serrailler must determine what--if anything--links the apparently random murders. …More

Secrets to the Grave By Hoag, Tami 2010-12 - Dutton Books 9780525951926 Check Our Catalog A #1 "New York Times"-bestselling author returns with her second thriller in the Deeper Than the Dead microseries, exploring the early days of forensic investigation, the characteristics of innocence--and the nature of evil. …More

The Dovekeepers By Hoffman, Alice 2011-10 - Scribner Book Company 9781451617474 Check Our Catalog Hoffman weaves a spellbinding tale of four extraordinary, bold, resourceful, and sensuous women, each of whom has come to Masada by a different path. The lives of these four complex and fiercely independent women intersect in desperate days. All are dovekeepers, and all are also keeping secrets--about who they are, where they come from, who fathered them, and who they love. 512 pp. 150,000 …More

Ugly Love By Hoover, Colleen 2014-08 - Atria Books 9781476753188 Check Our Catalog #1 "New York Times" bestselling author Colleen Hoover returns with a new heart-wrenching love story. When Tate Collins meets airline pilot Miles Archer, she doesn't think it's love at first sight. They wouldn't even go so far as to consider themselves friends. The only thing Tate and Miles have in common is an undeniable mutual attraction. Once their desires are out in the open, they …More

Row for Freedom: Crossing an Ocean in Search of Hope By Immonen, Julia With Borlase, Craig Foreword by Grylls, Bear 2014-09 - Thomas Nelson 9780529101471 Check Our Catalog HPL patron: In December 2011, five women rowed 3,000 miles acress the Atlantic Ocean to raise awareness of "human trafficking." An interesting read surrounded by an alluring and riveting sea. …More