HPL Adult Summer Reading

Seaside: A Novella By Blackstock, Terri 2014-12 - Elaia Press 9780990633914 Check Our Catalog Their mother insisted they spend a week with her on the beach so she could take their photo . . . but is there something more lasting she wants to give them? In this heartwarming story by a bestselling author, two sisters learn an unexpected, life-changing secret from their mother. …More

Kitchen Confidential: Adventures in the Culinary Underbelly By Bourdain, Anthony 2000-05 - Bloomsbury Publishing PLC 158234082X Check Our Catalog New York chef Tony Bourdain gives away secrets of the trade in his wickedly funny, inspiring memoir and expos. From his first oyster in the Gironde to his lowly position as a dishwasher in a honky-tonk, Bourdain's tales of the kitchen are as passionate as they are unpredictable. "Kitchen Confidential" reveals what Bourdain calls "25 years of sex, drugs, bad behavior and haute …More

Thrill Kill: A Voodoo Mystery Set in New Orleans By Bruns, Don 2017-06 - Severn House Publishers 9780727886934 Check Our Catalog Beneath the carefree atmosphere of Mardi Gras, something very sinister is going on in the intriguing new Quentin Archer mystery. Three murders so far. No apparent motive; no link between the victims; none of them have been robbed. One item ties them together: a can of spray gas known as Chill has been left at the scene of each crime. Is someone killing for kicks? With no …More

The Black Box By Connelly, Michael 2012-11 - Little Brown and Company 9780316069434 Check Our Catalog Harry Bosch returns to yet another cold case--one that was taken out of his hand 20 years ago when it was still red hot. …More

The Drop By Connelly, Michael 2011-11 - Little Brown and Company 9780316069410 Check Our Catalog Harry Bosch has been given three years before he must retire from the LAPD, and he wants cases more fiercely than ever. In one morning, he gets two. DNA from a 1989 rape and murder case matches a 29-year-old convicted rapist. Was he an eight-year-old killer or has something gone terribly wrong in the new Regional Crime Lab? 416 pp. (Espionage/Thriller) …More

Dragon Teeth By Crichton, Michael 2017-05 - Harper 9780062473356 Check Our Catalog Michael Crichton, the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Jurassic Park, returns to the world of paleontology in this recently discovered novel--a thrilling adventure set in the Wild West during the golden age of fossil hunting. The year is 1876. Warring Indian tribes still populate America's western territories even as lawless gold-rush towns begin …More

You'll Never Know, Dear: A Novel of Suspense By Ephron, Hallie 2017-06 - William Morrow & Company 9780062473615 Check Our Catalog An addictive novel of psychological suspense from the award-winning author of Night Night, Sleep Tight, about three generations of women haunted by a little girl's disappearance, and the porcelain doll that may hold the key to the truth . . . Seven-year-old Lissie Woodham and her four-year-old sister Janey were playing with their porcelain dolls in the front yard when an …More

Savage Nature By Feehan, Christine 2011-04 - Jove Books 9780515149333 Check Our Catalog Danger lurks in the shadows and desire shimmers in the sultry heat as leopard shifter Drake Donovan is sent to a Louisiana bayou to investigate a murder. He's ready for anything except the insatiable hunger that rocks him when he meets Saria Boudreaux, a woman with a compelling motive--and ability--to distract him from the task at hand. Original. …More

Reef Life By Ferrari, Andrea Author Ferrari, Antonella Joint Author Ferrari, Antonella 2002-03 - Firefly Books 1552096254 Check Our Catalog Nowhere on earth is there a more beautiful and more abundant life than that which exists on the coral reefs just below the surface of the ocean. Reef Life is filled with information and images that brings order to the multitude of living things that exist here and allows the reader to appreciate the diversity and the richness of the world under the sea. This handy guidebook will prove …More

Z: A Novel of Zelda Fitzgerald By Fowler, Therese Anne 2013-03 - St. Martin's Press 9781250028655 Check Our Catalog When beautiful, reckless Southern belle Zelda Sayre meets F. Scott Fitzgerald at a country club dance in 1918, she is 17 years old and he is a young army lieutenant. Before long, the "ungettable" Zelda has fallen for him despite his unsuitability: Scott isn't prominent or even a Southerner, and keeps insisting that his writing will bring him both fortune and fame. HPL …More

The Lost Girls By Fox, Laurie 2003-12 - Simon & Schuster 074321790X Check Our Catalog The newest novel from Fox, whose last work, "My Sister from the Black Lagoon," was called "Honest . . . stirring. Fox's prose is beautiful."--"The New York Times Book Review." …More

Vanish By Gerritsen, Tess 2005-08 - Random House Large Print Publishing 9780375435126 Check Our Catalog When Boston medical examiner Maura Isles unzips the body bag and looks down at the body, she gets the fright of her life. The corpse opens its eyes. Very much alive, the woman is rushed to the hospital. But the bizarre soon turns lethal. With shockingly cool precision, she murders a security guard and seizes hostages...one of them a pregnant patient, Jane Rizzoli. HPL …More

Q Is for Quarry: A Kinsey Millhone Novel By Grafton, Sue 2002-10 - Marian Wood Books/Putnam 9780399149153 Check Our Catalog A BookPage Notable Title "Q is for Quarry" is based on an unsolved homicide that occurred in 1969, and Grafton's interest in the case has generated renewed police efforts. But revisiting the past can be a dangerous business, and what begins with the pursuit of Jane Doe's real identity ends in a high-risk hunt for her killer. HPL patron: …More

Camino Island By Grisham, John 2017-06 - Doubleday Books 9780385543026 Check Our Catalog A gang of thieves stage a daring heist from a secure vault deep below Princeton University's Firestone Library. Their loot is priceless, but Princeton has insured it for twenty-five million dollars. Bruce Cable owns a popular bookstore in the sleepy resort town of Santa Rosa on Camino Island in Florida. He makes his real money, though, as a prominent dealer in rare books. Very few …More

Damsels in Distress By Hess, Joan 2007-04 - Minotaur Books 9780312315016 Check Our Catalog BookPage Notable Title Hess continues her Claire Malloy series with this latest cleverly written and engaging mystery. A Renaissance Fair is coming to the town of Farberville, Arkansas. Before it is over, there will be a death--possibly murder--that Claire finds curiously peculiar. …More

News of the World By Jiles, Paulette 2016-10 - William Morrow & Company 9780062409201 Check Our Catalog HPL patron: I listened to the book on CD. The story was engaging and well-written. The narrator was fantastic. It made my road trip go much quicker. HPL patron: Interesting story of an era that we don't see much from. Loved the vivid descriptions and the unique story. Found the characters hard to connect with emotionally. …More

A Buccaneer at Heart By Laurens, Stephanie 2016-04 - Mira Books 9780778318781 Check Our Catalog Unexpected loveplus passion, intrigue, and dangerchallenge our hero to embrace his true nature. #1 New York Times bestselling author Stephanie Laurens continues THE ADVENTURERS QUARTET, a riveting blend of Regency-era high seas adventure, a mystery shrouded in the heat of tropical jungles, and the passionate romances of four couples and their unexpected journeys into love. After a decade …More

War Diaries, 1939-1945 By Lindgren, Astrid Translator Death, Sarah 2016-11 - Yale University Press 9780300220049 Check Our Catalog HPL patron: The author of the "Pippi Longstocking" books lived with her family in neutral Sweden during World War II. Besides the radio and newspapers, she had a job as a censor of mail coming into and out of the country. This allowed her access to news others didn't have. She kept a diary and her daughter has now published it. …More

Mail-Order Marriages By Macomber, Debbie 2000-03 - Harlequin Books 9780373834341 Check Our Catalog One of Macomber's most beloved series, "Midnight Sons, " returns to stores with the release of this special 2-in-1 collector's edition featuring "Brides for Brothers" and "The Marriage Risk." Macomber takes readers back to Hard Luck, Alaska, where two bush pilot brothers have launched a campaign to bring women to their hometown. …More

The Square Root of Murder By Madison, Ada 2011-07 - Berkley Books 9780425242193 Check Our Catalog Dr. Sophie Knowles teaches math at Henley College in Massachusetts, but when a colleague turns up dead, it's up to her to find the killer before someone else gets subtracted. This first installment in a new series includes original puzzles and brain teasers. Original. HPL patron: A surprisingly good cosy mystery! …More

The Assassination of Margaret Thatcher: Stories By Mantel, Hilary 2014-09 - Henry Holt & Company 9781627792103 Check Our Catalog One of the most accomplished, acclaimed, and garlanded writers, Hilary Mantel delivers a brilliant collection of contemporary stories. HPL patron: This was a fun collection of stories. I listened to the playaway and the narration was great. It added a nice element to the final story, especially. …More

The Right Attitude to Rain By McCall Smith, Alexander 2006-09 - Random House Large Print Publishing 9780739326909 Check Our Catalog The delectable new installment in the bestselling and already beloved adventures of Isabel Dalhousie and her no-nonsense housekeeper, Grace. When friends from Dallas arrive in Edinburgh and introduce Isabel to Tom Bruce - a bigwig at home in Texas - several confounding situations unfurl at once. Tom's young fiancee's roving eye leads Isabel to believe that money may be the root of her …More

The Sunday Philosophy Club: An Isabel Dalhousie Mystery By McCall Smith, Alexander 2004-09 - Random House Large Print Publishing 9780375434266 Check Our Catalog With "The Sunday Philosophy Club, Alexander McCall Smith, the author of the best-selling and beloved No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency novels, begins a wonderful new series starring the irrepressibly curious Isabel Dalhousie. Isabel is fond of problems, and sometimes she becomes interested in problems that are, quite frankly, none of her business. This may be the case when Isabel sees a …More

Listening to Whales: What the Orcas Have Taught Us By Morton, Alexandra 2002-04 - Ballantine Books 9780345437945 Check Our Catalog Awards: National Outdoor Book Awards (2002) This extraordinary, insightful exploration of the language and behavior of orcas is based on the author's 25 years of first-hand observation. …More