Friday, September 30, 2016

Adult Summer Reading - Week 11 - Friday





The Body in the Big Apple
The Body in the Big Apple
By Page, Katherine Hall
1999-11 - William Morrow & Company
9780688157487 Check Our Catalog

A prequel to the award-winning series brings amateur sleuth Faith Fairchild to New York City, where a friend's life is threatened and time runs out to catch a killer. Includes the author's trademark recipes (all featuring apples). …More


The Body in My Bookcase
The Body in My Bookcase
By Page, Katherine Hall
1998-11 - William Morrow & Company
9780688157470 Check Our Catalog

As amateur detective Faith Fairchild prepares a lavish feast for finicky Stephanie Bullock's wedding, Page showcases more the the delicious recipes her readers have come to adore. …More


Untamed
Untamed
By Palmer, Diana
2015-06 - Harlequin Books
9780373788439 Check Our Catalog


Stanton Rourke lives life on the edge. The steely mercenary is dangerous in every wayespecially to Clarisse Carrington's heart. She and Rourke were playmates as children, but she's not the innocent girl he once knew. When tragedy robbed Clarisse of her entire family, her life was changed forever. Besides, she's a grown woman now, and there are secrets that hold her back from succumbing to her …More


Appaloosa
Appaloosa
By Parker, Robert B.
2005-07 - Wheeler Publishing
9781597220002 Check Our Catalog

This is a richly imagined novel of the Old West, as spare and vivid as a high plains sunset, from "one of the world's most talented performers" ("The San Diego Union-Tribune") …More


Blue-Eyed Devil
Blue-Eyed Devil
By Parker, Robert B.
2010-05 - Putnam Adult
9780399156489 Check Our Catalog

After the new chief of police in Appaloosa begins shaking down local merchants for protection money, those who don't want to play along seek the help of Cole and Hitch. But the guns-for-hire are thorns in the side of the power-hungry chief. There will be a showdown, but who'll be left standing? …More


London Bridges
London Bridges
By Patterson, James
2004-11 - Hachette International
9780316009577 Check Our Catalog


Alex Cross is back - and so is the Big Bad Wolf. Terrorists have seized the world's largest cities. London, Washington, DC, New York, and Frankfurt will be destroyed, unless their demands are met - and their demands are impossible. After a city in the western United States is fire bombed, Alex Cross knows that it is only a matter of time before the bombers' threats to the other cities are …More


Private Games
Private Games
By Patterson, James
Author Sullivan, Mark
2012-02 - Little Brown and Company
9780316206808 Check Our Catalog

Private has been commissioned to provide security for the 2012 Olympic Games in London. The opening ceremony is hours away when Private investigator and single father of twins, Peter Knight, is called to the scene of a ruthless murder. A high-ranking member of the games' organizing committee has been killed. It's clear to Peter that this wasn't a crime of passion. …More


Roses Are Red
Roses Are Red
By Patterson, James
2000-11 - Random House Large Print Publishing
9780375430909 Check Our Catalog


The Mastermind is behind a series of bank robberies notable for their precise demands -- and their explosive violence when the demands are not met exactly. When detective Alex Cross gets involved and recognizes that a particular kind of criminal mind is at work, the Mastermind decides to make it his personal goal to take revenge on Cross and his entire team. Amidst all this, Cross' relationship …More


Arcadia
Arcadia
By Pears, Iain
2016-02 - Knopf Publishing Group
9781101946824 Check Our Catalog

From the author of the international best seller"An Instance of the Fingerpost, ""Arcadia"is an astonishing work of imagination.

Three interlocking worlds. Four people looking for answers. But who controls the future or the past?

In 1960s Oxford, Professor Henry Lytten is attempting to write a fantasy novel that forgoes the magic of his predecessors, J. R. R. Tolkien and C.
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People We Meet: Unforgettable Conversations
People We Meet: Unforgettable Conversations
By NPR
2014-06 - HighBridge Audio
9781467676342 Check Our Catalog


HPL patron: I was disappointed in this book's stories, only 1 or 2 were as moving as I expected.
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The Raven in the Foregate
The Raven in the Foregate
By Peters, Ellis
2009-04 - Mysterious Press
9780446405348 Check Our Catalog

It is Christmas, A.D. 1141, Abbot Radulfus returns from London, bringing with him a priest for the vacant living of Holy Cross, also known as the Foregate. The new priest is a man of presence, learning, and discipline, but he lacks humility and the common touch. When he is found drowned in the millpond, suspicion is cast upon a young man who arrived with the priest's train and was sent to work in …More


The Shepherd's Crown
The Shepherd's Crown
By Pratchett, Terence David John
2015-09 - HarperCollins
9780062429971 Check Our Catalog


HPL patron: Take one last journey to DiscWorld. Death goes a visiting in Lancre and the world changes, in the land of inbetween the fairy folk feel the change and try to enter again-in Lancre and on the Chalk. But first they have to get by the Witches, the Feegles, and a goat named Mephistopheles.
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Miller's Valley
Miller's Valley
By Quindlen, Anna
2016-04 - Random House
9780812996081 Check Our Catalog

Filled with insights that are hallmarks of Anna Quindlen's bestsellers, this extraordinary novel is about a woman coming of age, as she unearths secrets about her family and her town, and surprising truths about herself. …More


Cold Barrel Zero
Cold Barrel Zero
By Quirk, Matthew
2016-03 - Mulholland Books
9780316259217 Check Our Catalog

A CODE HIDDEN IN PLAIN SIGHT. A BLACK OPS TEAM THAT WENT TOO FAR.

John Hayes is a Special Operations legend who went rogue on a deep-cover mission and betrayed his own soldiers. Disgraced and on the run, he returns to the United States to get back to his wife and daughter and take revenge on his accusers with a series of devastating attacks.

Only one man can stop him:
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Even Dogs in the Wild
Even Dogs in the Wild
By Rankin, Ian
2016-01 - Little Brown and Company
9780316342513 Check Our Catalog

Rebus comes out of retirement...to save his nemesis.

Detective Inspector Siobhan Clarke is feeling the heat. She's investigating the death of a senior government prosecutor, David Minton, who has friends in high places. When one of their own is killed, the powers that be want answers fast. But Clarke is puzzled: if Minton died in a robbery as everyone thinks, why is nothing missing
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I'm Thinking of Ending Things
I'm Thinking of Ending Things
By Reid, Iain
2016-06 - Gallery/Scout Press
9781501126925 Check Our Catalog

"I'm Thinking of Ending Things is one of the best debut novels I've ever read. Iain Reid has crafted a tight, ferocious little book, with a persistent tenor of suspense that tightens and mounts toward its visionary, harrowing final pages" (Scott Heim, award-winning author of Mysterious Skin and We Disappear).

You will be scared. But you won't know why
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The Cheating Curve
The Cheating Curve
By Renfroe, Paula T.
2013-03 - Kensington Publishing Corporation
9780758287670 Check Our Catalog

In this dazzling and bold debut that cuts to the heart of modern relationships, Renfroe introduces two thirty-something best friends, each dealing with a different side of infidelity. …More


The Lawless Land
The Lawless Land
By Richards, Dusty
2016-05 - St. Martin's Press
9781250091956 Check Our Catalog

From a talented new author comes the start of a series that chronicles the conception of the Territorial Marshal, which was integral to bringing about justice in the lawless Arizona Territory. The hero of this story is Sam T. Mayes, who pins on the badge and takes on a cutthroat gang. He is accompanied by an alcoholic army scout, a wanted man, and a fierce native woman. …More


When We Were Sisters
When We Were Sisters
By Richards, Emilie
2016-06 - Harlequin Enterprises Ltd
9780778322764 Check Our Catalog


Love and loyalty made them sisters. Secrets could still destroy them.
As children in foster care, Cecilia and Robin vowed they would be the sisters each had never had. Now superstar singer-songwriter Cecilia lives life on the edge, but when Robin is nearly killed in an accident, Cecilia drops everything to be with her.
Robin set aside her career as a successful photojournalist to create the …More


Beastly Bones: A Jackaby Novel
Beastly Bones: A Jackaby Novel
By Ritter, William
2015-09 - Algonquin Young Readers
9781616203542 Check Our Catalog

" I've found very little about private detective R. F. Jackaby to be standard in the time I've known him. Working as his assistant tends to call for a somewhat flexible relationship with reality . . . " In 1892, New Fiddleham, New England, things are never quite what they seem, especially when Abigail Rook and her eccentric employer, R. F. Jackaby, are called upon to investigate the supernatural. …More


Jackaby
Jackaby
By Ritter, William
2015-08 - Algonquin Young Readers
9781616205461 Check Our Catalog


HPL patron: Jackaby sees things no one else can, ghosts, pixies, and others read only about in folk and fairy tales but behind every tale is a truth and behind every truth is a danger. Set in Fiddleham New England, at the turn of the new century, Jackaby and his assistant Emma seek out these truths before the Banshee wails again.
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Blue Dahlia
Blue Dahlia
By Roberts, Nora
2005-01 - Large Print Press
9781594130618 Check Our Catalog


Book 1 of the "In The Garden Trilogy"
A New York Times Bestseller
#1 bestselling author Nora Roberts presents the first novel of her "In the Garden" trilogy.
A Harper has always lived at Harper House, the centuries-old mansion just outside of Memphis. And for as long as anyone alive remembers, the ghostly Harper Bride has walked the halls, singing lullabies at …More


Chasing Passion: Falling for Rachel\Convincing Alex
Chasing Passion: Falling for Rachel\Convincing Alex
By Roberts, Nora
2016-02 - Silhouette Books
9780373282104 Check Our Catalog


The unforgettable Stanislaskis return in this pair of stories from #1 New York Times bestselling author Nora Roberts
Falling for Rachel
Landlocked in Manhattan, rugged seaman Zack Muldoon needs a tough, no-nonsense lawyer to save his kid brother's delinquent hide. Public defender Rachel Stanislaski is not what he has in minduntil he discovers there's a lot more to the beautiful, coolheaded …More


Christmas with You: Gabriel's Angel\Home for Christmas
Christmas with You: Gabriel's Angel\Home for Christmas
By Roberts, Nora
2015-10 - Silhouette Books
9780373281930 Check Our Catalog


Feel the magic of the season in two unforgettable stories by #1 New York Times bestselling author
NORA ROBERTS
GABRIEL'S ANGEL
All Gabriel Bradley wants is solitude. But when a very pregnantand very beautifulwoman ends up at his remote cabin during a blizzard, desperate, alone and on the run, the modern-day Scrooge can't bring himself to turn her away. Despite her intrusion, Laura brings …More

Thursday, September 29, 2016

Adult Summer Reading - Week 11 - Thursday





North to Alaska
North to Alaska
By Macomber, Debbie
2014-02 - Mira Books
9780778315988 Check Our Catalog


www.DebbieMacomber.com
North to the Future
That Wintry Feeling
She's not in Kansas anymore Cathy Thompson was betrayed by the man she'd loved, a betrayal that sent her north to a new teaching job and a brand-new life. Now she's fallen in love with the grandeur of Alaskaand with a bush pilot named Grady Jones, who has custody of his young daughter, Angela. He offers Cathy a marriage of …More


Dangerous Women
Dangerous Women
By Martin, George R. R.
Editor Dozois, Gardner
2015-09 - Tor Books
9780765332073 Check Our Catalog


All new and original to this volume, the 21 stories in Dangerous Women include work by twelve New York Times bestsellers, and seven stories set in the authors' bestselling continuities--including a new "Outlander" story by Diana Gabaldon, a tale of Harry Dresden's world by Jim Butcher, a story from Lev Grossman set in the world of The Magicians, and a 35,000-word novella by George R. R. Martin …More


A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms
A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms
By Martin, George R. R.
Illustrator Gianni, Gary
2015-10 - Bantam
9780345533487 Check Our Catalog

"NEW YORK TIMES "BESTSELLER NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY "LOS ANGELES TIMES "AND"BUZZFEED "Taking place nearly a century before the events of "A Game of Thrones, A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms "compiles the first three official prequel novellas to George R. R. Martin's ongoing masterwork, A Song of Ice and Fire. These never-before-collected adventures recount an age when the …More


The World of Ice & Fire: The Untold History of Westeros and the Game of Thrones
The World of Ice & Fire: The Untold History of Westeros and the Game of Thrones
By Martin, George R. R.
Author Garcia, Elio M., Jr.
Author Antonssen, Linda
2014-10 - Bantam
9780553805444 Check Our Catalog

"NEW YORK TIMES "BESTSELLER THE NEVER-BEFORE-SEEN HISTORY OF WESTEROS AND THE LANDS BEYOND WITH HUNDREDS OF PAGES OF ALL-NEW MATERIAL FROM GEORGE R. R. MARTIN

If the past is prologue, then George R. R. Martin's masterwork the most inventive and entertaining fantasy saga of our time warrants one hell of an introduction. At long last, it has arrived with ""The World of Ice & Fire"."
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Daring in a Blue Dress
Daring in a Blue Dress
By MacAlister, Katie
2016-06 - Signet Book
9781101990667 Check Our Catalog

Chivalry is far from dead in the third novel in the gut-wrenchingly funny * Matchmaker in Wonderland Romance series.

Stranded in England without money or a ticket home, Mercy Starling takes a job working for a medieval reenactment company. After all, who wouldn't want to pretend to live in the past, wield swords and long bows, and dress up in armor? And the best part of her summer job
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The Complete Cartoons of the New Yorker [With CDROM]
The Complete Cartoons of the New Yorker [With CDROM]
By Mankoff, Robert
Foreword by Remnick, David
2004-09 - Black Dog & Leventhal Publishers
9781579123222 Check Our Catalog

Awards:
Book Sense Book of the Year Award (2005)


A BookPage Notable Title

More than a book, this is a bona fide publishing event. The largest-ever collection of "New Yorker cartoons features the best of every decade in book form, plus two easy-to-browse CDs--Windows and Macintosh compatible--with every cartoon ever published in the magazine--more than 68,000 of them!

HPL patron: Having a down day? …More


The Revolving Door of Life
The Revolving Door of Life
By McCall Smith, Alexander
2016-02 - Anchor Books
9781101971918 Check Our Catalog

Excitement abounds when the revolving door of life brings fresh faces and hilarious new developments to the residents of 44 Scotland Street.

Things are looking up for seven-year-old Bertie Pollock. The arrival of his spirited grandmother and the absence of his meddlesome mother who is currently running a book club in a Bedouin harem (don't ask) bring unforeseen blessings: no
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Carousel Court
Carousel Court
By McGinniss, Joe, Jr.
2016-08 - Simon & Schuster
9781476791272 Check Our Catalog


HPL patron: Wonderful. I feel like Phoebe, lost and alone and trying-but I have no one to save me at the end.
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Circling the Sun
Circling the Sun
By McLain, Paula
2015-07 - Ballantine Books
9780345534187 Check Our Catalog


"NEW YORK TIMES" BESTSELLER NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY NPR, "BOOKPAGE, "AND "SHELF AWARENESS" "" Paula McLain is considered the new star of historical fiction, and for good reason. Fans of "The Paris Wife" will be captivated by "Circling the Sun, "which . . . is both beautifully written and utterly engrossing. Ann Patchett, "Country Living"

Paula McLain, author of
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Never the Bride
Never the Bride
By McKay, Cheryl
Author Gutteridge, Rene
2009-06 - Waterbrook Press
9780307457905 Check Our Catalog

What girl can't identify with Never the Bride? This is a fabulously funny novel with deep truths embedded in its pages. -Kristin Billerbeck, author of What a Girl Wants

I admire writers who employ words to paint touchable pictures, likable characters, introducing us to instant friends who lead us to unexpected endings. That's why I love Never The Bride. -SQuire Rushnell, author of the
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The Wrangler
The Wrangler
By McKenna, Lindsay
2012-12 - Thorndike Press
9781410452375 Check Our Catalog



After Wall Street collapses, investment banker Griff McPherson trades in his suits and ties for Stetsons and cowboy boots. He returns to the Wyoming ranch he co-owns with his brother, but it's not exactly a happy homecoming. So to prove to everyone, including himself, that that he belongs back in Jackson Hole, he takes a post as a wrangler on another ranch.

Air force
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The Dominant
The Dominant
By Me, Tara Sue
2013-08 - New American Library
9780451466235 Check Our Catalog

""THE SUBMISSIVE" IS A MUST READ IF YOU LOVED "50 SHADES OF GREY.""-" The Romance Review "

Now comes "The Dominant, " the continuation of the tantalizing series by Tara Sue Me, which has captivated millions and made its way onto the "New York Times "bestseller list...

Nathaniel West doesn't lose control.

As the playboy CEO of West Industries, he governs the
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The Submissive: The Submissive Series
The Submissive: The Submissive Series
By Me, Tara Sue
2013-06 - New American Library
9780451466228 Check Our Catalog

For the first time in print, the first in "New York Times "bestseller Tara Sue Me's seductive and scandalous series that has enthralled millions...


Abby King has a secret fantasy.

New York knows Nathaniel West as the brilliant and handsome CEO of West Industries, but Abby knows he's more: a sexy and skilled dominant who is looking for a new submissive. Yearning to
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The Training
The Training
By Me, Tara Sue
2013-10 - New American Library
9780451466242 Check Our Catalog

Now, in the enticing continuation of"New York Times"bestselling authorTara Sue Me's Submissive Series, the submissive and her dominant explore just how long they can make the pleasure last

It started with a hidden desire.

Millionaire CEO Nathaniel West has always played by his own strict set of rules, ones he expects everyone to follow especially the women he's dominated in
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Turkey Day Murder
Turkey Day Murder
By Meier, Leslie
Producer Kensington
2000-10 - Kensington Publishing Corporation
9781575666051 Check Our Catalog

Tinker's Cove has a long history of Thanksgiving festivities, but this year, someone has added murder to the menu, and Lucy intends to discover who left Metinnicut Indian activities Curt Nolar deader than the proverbial Thanksgiving turkey. …More


The First Counsel
The First Counsel
By Meltzer, Brad
2008-08 - Grand Central Publishing
9780446543538 Check Our Catalog

The runaway bestseller that takes us down the rabbit hole of 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue.

John F. Jennedy, Jr., was Lark.

Amy Carter was Dynamo.

Chelsea Clinton was Energy.

Meet Shadow.

Shadow is the Secret Service code name for First Daughter Nora Hartson. And when White House lawyer Michael Garrick begins dating the irresistible Nora, he's
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The Book of Fate
The Book of Fate
By Meltzer, Brad
2008-08 - Grand Central Publishing
9780446543514 Check Our Catalog

Brad Meltzer's #1 New York Times bestseller featuring a two-hundred-year-old code devised by Thomas Jefferson and a present-day conspiracy at the highest level of power .

"Six minutes from now, one of us would be dead. None of us knew it was coming."

So says Wes Holloway, a young presidential aide, about the day he put Ron Boyle, the chief executive's oldest friend, into the
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Dead Even
Dead Even
By Meltzer, Brad
2010-10 - HarperTorch
9780061978128 Check Our Catalog

In this second novel from a "New York Times"-bestselling author, a husband and wife face off in a legal thriller that poses the most chilling question of all: How far would you go to save the one you love? Available in a tall Premium Edition. …More


The Inner Circle
The Inner Circle
By Meltzer, Brad
2011-01 - Grand Central Publishing
9780446577892 Check Our Catalog


Number-one "New York Times"-bestselling author Meltzer returns with a pulse-pounding new novel of lies and deception at the highest levels of government. After reuniting with a childhood crush, a young archivist makes an astonishing discovery in the secret vault of the National Archives, where the president privately reviews classified documents. The two soon find themselves entangled in a …More


The Millionaires
The Millionaires
By Meltzer, Brad
2010-12 - Warner Books
9780446611923 Check Our Catalog

Working at an exclusive bank, the Caruso brothers are faced with an offer they can't refuse--$3 million abandoned in an account no one knows exists. But as soon as they take the cash, a friend is killed and the bank, the Secret Service, and a female P.I. close in. Now on the run, the brothers uncover an explosive secret which will forever change their lives. …More


The Zero Game
The Zero Game
By Meltzer, Brad
2004-01 - Grand Central Publishing
9780446533164 Check Our Catalog

The "New York Times" bestselling author of "The Millionaires" and "The First Counsel" returns to Washington, D.C., with the story of an insider's game that turns deadly. …More


Chasing the North Star
Chasing the North Star
By Morgan, Robert
2016-04 - Algonquin Books
9781565126275 Check Our Catalog

In his latest historical novel, bestselling author Robert Morgan brings to full and vivid life the story of Jonah Williams, who, in 1850, on his eighteenth birthday, flees the South Carolina plantation on which he was born a slave. He takes with him only a few stolen coins, a knife, and the clothes on his back--no shoes, no map, no clear idea of where to head, except north, following a star that …More


Someone Always Knows
Someone Always Knows
By Muller, Marcia
2016-07 - Grand Central Publishing
9781455527953 Check Our Catalog

Finally settled into their new home after losing their house in a fire, and fully established in their new shared offices, private investigator Sharon McCone and her business partner husband Hy are starting to feel comfortable. That calm is shattered when Hy's former colleague Gage Renshaw--a shady troublemaker who they had presumed dead--reappears, and it's unclear what he wants from his …More


The 1916 Irish Rebellion
The 1916 Irish Rebellion
By Nic Dhiarmada, Braiona
Author Nic Dhiarmada, Braiona
2016-03 - University of Notre Dame Press
9780268036140 Check Our Catalog


HPL patron: Reading this book was a good dose of details for me who used to listen to alot of Irish Rebel music. This book is about a lot more than the 1916 Irish Rebellion. It is about how Ireland was a political powder keg ready to blow and remains so to this day. The 1916 Irish Rebellion had implications far beyond Ireland. Vladimir Lenin was impressed by the Easter Rising …More