HPL Adult Summer Reading

Written in Red By Bishop, Anne 2013-03 - Roc 9780451464965 Check Our Catalog No one creates realms like "New York Times"-bestselling author Bishop. Now in a thrilling new fantasy series, readers can enter a world inhabited by the Others, unearthly entities--vampires and shape-shifters among them--who rule the Earth and whose prey are humans. …More

The Black Elfstone: The Fall of Shannara By Brooks, Terry 2017-06 - Del Rey Books 9780553391480 Check Our Catalog HPL patron: This one is one of a long line of books in the Shannara saga. It follows former High Druid Drisker as he agrees to train a young woman, Tarsha, who is strong with Wishsong. Drisker Arc has another problem in the fact that an enemy wants him dead. His apprentice wants to be trained to help her brother who has gone insane because he can't control his …More

The Sunshine Sisters By Green, Jane 2017-06 - Berkley Books 9780399583315 Check Our Catalog "A plum of a novel: juicy, ripe and bursting with sticky situations. I savored every page."--Elin Hildebrand, New York Times bestselling author of The Identicals "A warm, satisfying tale about the love that binds even the most dysfunctional of families."--People "With clear prose and a straightforward plot, Green spins a breezy …More

Day Shift: A Novel of Midnight, Texas By Harris, Charlaine 2015-05 - Ace Books 9780425263198 Check Our Catalog HPL patron: Another hit! Love this author. …More

Midnight Crossroad By Harris, Charlaine 2014-05 - Ace Books 9780425263150 Check Our Catalog From Charlaine Harris, the bestselling author who created Sookie Stackhouse and her world of Bon Temps, Louisiana, comes a darker locale--populated by more strangers than friends. But then, that's how the locals prefer it. HPL patron: Great. I adore Charlaine Harris' Sookie Stackhouse series and ths is similar in style and subject. …More

Night Shift By Harris, Charlaine 2016-05 - Ace Books 9780425263228 Check Our Catalog HPL patron: A really satisfying conclusion to the Midnight triology. Can't wait to see what she writes next! …More

Dragon Haven By Hobb, Robin 2010-05 - Voyager 9780061931413 Check Our Catalog Returning to the world of the Tawny Man trilogy, the second volume in the acclaimed "New York Times"-bestselling fantasy writer's thrilling two-part tale of resurgent dragons in a world that needs--and fears--them. …More

Wait for Dark By Hooper, Kay 2017-03 - Berkley Books 9780425280942 Check Our Catalog HPL patron: Enjoy her characters. Enjoy her paranormal abilities. …More

We Are Never Meeting in Real Life.: Essays By Irby, Samantha 2017-05 - Vintage 9781101912195 Check Our Catalog HPL patron: This book was hilarious but much heavier than I thought it would be. She hist on some really serious and tragic topics but writes it all very well and makes it easier to take in. I recommend to anyone who needs a good laugh mixed with a serious look at life. …More

President Dad, Volume 1 By Ju-Yeon, Rhim 2004-12 - TokyoPop 9781595322340 Check Our Catalog Ami Won is a klutzy yet innocent girl who thinks she's just average. Her late mother always expected her to become an exemplary woman. Amy gets the chance to shine when her father is elected president of Korea. Young Adult. …More

President Dad Volume 2 By Ju-Yeon, Rhim Author Rhim, Ju-Yeon Illustrator Ju-Yeon, Rhim 2005-03 - TokyoPop 9781595322357 Check Our Catalog It's time to inaugurate President Dad, and the position of First Lady is up for grabs. Aunt Bi-Na will do whatever it takes to stop Ami's ascension, including ruining Ami's life in the process. …More

President Dad Volume 3 By Ju-Yeon, Rhim Illustrator Ju-Yeon, Rhim 2005-06 - TokyoPop 9781595322364 Check Our Catalog Ami Won is a klutzy yet innocent girl who thinks she's just average. Her late mother always expected her to become an exemplary women. Amy gets the chance to shine when her father is elected president of Korea. Illustrations. …More

President Dad, Volume 4 By Ju-Yeon, Rhim Illustrator Ju-Yeon, Rhim 2005-10 - TokyoPop 9781595322371 Check Our Catalog Ami's mean aunt compels her to send Bi-Na off to spy on the new First Lady. When she sees a little too much, will Fahrenheit have to end her life? …More

Man Overboard By Jance, J. A. 2017-03 - Touchstone Books 9781501110801 Check Our Catalog HPL patron: Ashley Reynolds is once again up to her neck in intrigue. When the apparent suicide of a close friend of her Tech guy, Stu, is questioned by his auntm, the team at High Noon go to work. The investigation brings this plot of murder by suicide brings them into coflict with "Odin", the perpotrater, it causes Stu to become a threat to the would-be serial …More

Finders Keepers By King, Stephen 2015-06 - Scribner Book Company 9781501100079 Check Our Catalog HPL patron: Great follow up to Mr. Mercedes. Interesting read following the characters from Mr. Mercedes and introducing new characters and seeing how all their lives end up connecting. You don't have to read Mr. Mercedes to understand what is going on in Finders Keepers because the storyline is completely different. …More

Dexter's Final Cut By Lindsay, Jeff 2013-09 - Doubleday Books 9780385536516 Check Our Catalog With 1.7 million copies of the Dexter novels sold, and ever-increasing critical acclaim, Jeff Lindsay returns to his groundbreaking and beloved character with his most entertaining book yet. Get ready for a grisly send-up of Hollywood, and a full dose of dark Dexter wit. …More

Double Dexter By Lindsay, Jeff 2011-10 - Doubleday Books 9780385532372 Check Our Catalog "Like a breath of fresh air blowing across all crime-novel conventions, there is Dexter." "--Time " Dexter Morgan is not your average serial killer. He enjoys his day job as a blood spatter analyst for the Miami Police Department . . . but he lives for his nighttime hobby of hunting other killers. Dexter is therefore not pleased to discover that someone is shadowing him, observ-ing …More

About a Dog By McKinlay, Jenn 2017-05 - Berkley Books 9780399584718 Check Our Catalog Fall in love with a little help from man's best friend in New York Times bestselling author Jenn McKinlay's contemporary romance debut. Mackenzie "Mac" Harris fled her hometown of Bluff Point, Maine, after being left at the altar--and seeking solace in the arms of her best friend's off-limits brother. Now, seven years later, she's back to attend her best friend's wedding--safe, …More

Sherlock: A Study in Pink By Moffat, Steven Author Gatiss, Mark 2017-02 - Titan Comics 9781785856150 Check Our Catalog Sherlock Manga - printed in English in the US for the first time Adapting the episodes of the smash-hit TV series starring worldwide superstars Benedict Cumberbatch (Doctor Strange) and Martin Freeman (The Hobbit). Holmes and Watson tackle brain-teasing crimes in modern-day London in this stunning Manga, presented in its original right-to-left …More

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: …More

Great Lakes Shipwrecks and Survivals By Ratigan, William 2000-09 - BBS Publishing Corporation 9780883658536 Check Our Catalog Tragic, memorable, or miraculous, the author here dramatizes the most spectacular shipwrecks and most incredible survivals in the history of the Great Lakes. Re-creating scenes of high courage and screaming panic, Ratigan writes of strange tales, like the captain who went down with his ship rather than let her die alone, and includes the three greatest killer storms in modern times on the …More

The Last Victim By Robards, Karen 2012-08 - Ballantine Books 9780345535405 Check Our Catalog Electrifying suspense, cutting-edge psychological insight, and an unforgettably sensuous love story--these are the trademarks of Robards's sizzling novels. Now the "New York Times"-bestselling author launches a red-hot new paranormal romantic thriller series. HPL patron: Hard to put down. Author keeps your interest. Love the way she writes. …More

Celebrity in Death By Robb, J. D. 2012-02 - Putnam Adult 9780399158308 Check Our Catalog Awards: Rita Awards (2013) Lieutenant Eve Dallas is no party girl, but she's having a reasonably good time at a celebrity-packed bash celebrating a film based on one of her famous cases. But once a cast member drowns, she's at the center of a crime scene and more than ready to get out of her high heels. …More

Arcanum Unbounded: The Cosmere Collection By Sanderson, Brandon 2016-11 - Tor Books 9780765391162 Check Our Catalog An all-new 120-page Stormlight Archive novella, "Edgedancer," will be the crown jewel of Arcanum Unbounded: The Cosmere Collection, the first book of short fiction by #1 New York Times bestselling author Brandon Sanderson. The collection will include nine works in all. The first eight are: "The Hope of Elantris" (Elantris) "The Eleventh Metal" …More