HPL Adult Summer Reading

Zorro By Allende, Isabel 2006-04 - Harper Perennial 9780060779009 Check Our Catalog A swashbuckling adventure story reveals how Diego de la Vega became the masked man Zorro, champion of the powerless and the poor. After many adventures--duels at dawn, fierce battles with pirates at sea, and impossible rescues--Diego de la Vega returns to America to reclaim his birthright and to seek justice for all who cannot fight for it themselves. HPL patron: …More

Hidden Empire: The Saga of Seven Suns - Book #1 By Anderson, Kevin J. 2005-06 - Aspect 9780446616782 Check Our Catalog Having colonized other worlds, humans are certain the galaxy is theirs for the taking. But they soon discover the horrifying price of their arrogance when a scientific experiment awakens the wrath of the previously unknown Hydrogues and begins a war. …More

Flame in the Mist By Ahdieh, Renee 2017-05 - G.P. Putnam's Sons Books for Young Readers 9780399171635 Check Our Catalog From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Wrath and the Dawn, comes a sweeping, action-packed YA adventure set against the backdrop of Feudal Japan where Mulan meets Throne of Glass. The daughter of a prominent samurai, Mariko has long known her place--she may be an accomplished alchemist, whose cunning rivals that of her brother Kenshin, but …More

Brighter Than the Sun By Banks, Maya 2017-03 - Berkley Books 9780425277003 Check Our Catalog Searing action and passion ignite the latest New York Times bestselling KGI novel from the author of Darkest Before Dawn. The Kelly Group International (KGI): A super-elite, top secret, family-run business. Qualifications: High intelligence, rock-hard body, military background. Mission: …More

The Greenwood Hat Being a Memoir of James Anon 1885-1887 By Barrie, James Matthew 2010-11 - Sabine Press 9781446513392 Check Our Catalog HPL patron: A collection of J. M. Barrie's earlist sales as a freelance writer alternating with commentary by himself as an old man forms a unique memoir originally published in limited edition for 50 friends. Charles Scribners published it in 1938 to show Barrie's styles in the 1880s vs mid 1930s. Barrie died in 1937. …More

The Traitor's Kiss By Beaty, Erin 2017-05 - Imprint 9781250117946 Check Our Catalog An obstinate girl who will not be married. A soldier desperate to prove himself. A kingdom on the brink of war. With a sharp tongue and an unruly temper, Sage Fowler is not what they'd call a proper lady--which is perfectly fine with her. Deemed unfit for a suitable marriage, Sage is apprenticed to a matchmaker and tasked with wrangling other young ladies to be …More

Appointment with Doctor Death By Betzold, Michael 1993-11 - Momentum Books LLC 1879094371 Check Our Catalog HPL patron: The story of Dr. Jack Kevorkian and his fight for people's right to have assisted suicide. He single handedly brought this taboo subjuect to the forefront of Michigan and the rest of the nation. A fascinating and thorough look at the whole assisted suicide debate by the author who through an incredible coincidence became a part of the story he was …More

So Good: 100 Recipes from My Kitchen to Yours By Blais, Richard 2017-05 - Houghton Mifflin 9780544663312 Check Our Catalog HPL patron: Excellent recipes but a bit more challenging than I am up to creating. …More

In Sunlight or in Shadow: Stories Inspired by the Paintings of Edward Hopper By Block, Lawrence 2016-12 - Pegasus Books 9781681772455 Check Our Catalog So says Lawrence Block, who has invited seventeen outstanding writers to join him in an unprecedented anthology of brand-new stories: In Sunlight or In Shadow. The results are remarkable and range across all genres, wedding literary excellence to storytelling savvy. Contributors include Stephen King, Joyce Carol Oates, Robert Olen Butler, Michael Connelly, Megan Abbott, Craig Ferguson, …More

The Giving Quilt By Chiaverini, Jennifer 2012-10 - Dutton Books 9780525953609 Check Our Catalog "New York Times"-bestselling author Chiaverini's artful, inspiring novel imagines what good would come from practicing the holiday spirit each and every day of the year. HPL patron: Her characters make you want to have friends just like them. …More

Matchup By Child, Lee Author Brown, Sandra Editor Child, Lee 2017-06 - Simon & Schuster 9781501141591 Check Our Catalog In this incredible follow-up to the New York Times and USA TODAY bestseller FaceOff, twenty-two of the world's most popular thriller writers come together for an unforgettable anthology. MatchUp takes the never-before-seen bestseller pairings of FaceOff and adds a delicious new twist: gender. Eleven of the world's best female thriller writers from Diana …More

No Middle Name: The Complete Collected Jack Reacher Short Stories By Child, Lee 2017-05 - Delacorte Press 9780399593574 Check Our Catalog HPL patron: I love the author, but would rather read one of his novels. They're the best. …More

Frenchman's Creek By du Maurier, Daphne 2009-03 - Sourcebooks Landmark 9781402217104 Check Our Catalog Daphne du Maurier's "Frenchman's Creek" is the scandalous tale of one woman's will to seize adventure by the horns and become the fugitive of her own fate. HPL patron: Historic romance isn't my cup of tea and the heroine acted selfish and nasty in the first few chapters. It's about a mother of two who's bored with her husband, his wealth, and London high …More

House on the Strand By du Maurier, Daphne 2000-01 - University of Pennsylvania Press 9780812217261 Check Our Catalog In this haunting tale, Daphne du Maurier takes a fresh approach to time travel. A secret experimental concoction, once imbibed, allows you to return to the fourteenth century. There is only one catch: if you happen to touch anyone while traveling in the past you will be thrust instantaneously to the present.Magnus Lane, a University of London chemical researcher, asks his friend Richard Young …More

Ten Big Ones By Evanovich, Janet 2005-06 - St. Martin's Press 9780312936228 Check Our Catalog JANET EVANOVICH IS THE HOT #1 BESTSELLER FROM COAST-TO-COAST # 1 New York Times # 1 Wall Street Journal #1 Los Angeles Times #1 Entertainment Weekly #1 Publishers Weekly #1 Dallas Morning News #1 USA Today #1 Booksense AND NOW, TEN TIMES HOTTER THAN EVER BEFORE... "I'm …More

Power Game By Feehan, Christine 2017-01 - Berkley Books 9780399583919 Check Our Catalog In this sizzling and suspenseful GhostWalker novel by the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Spider Game, two lovers discover there's no telling who will come out on top. When radical terrorists take hostages in Indonesia, Captain Ezekiel Fortunes is called to lead the rescue team. Part of a classified government experiment, Zeke is a supersoldier with enhanced …More

This Is How It Always Is By Frankel, Laurie 2017-01 - Flatiron Books 9781250088550 Check Our Catalog HPL patron: I liked this book. It's a good reminder of how life is not always perfect and how we choose to deal with it. …More

Code to Zero By Follett, Ken 2001-10 - Penguin Books 9780451204530 Check Our Catalog In January, 1958, America's best hope to catch up with the Russians in the space race sits on a pad at Cape Canaveral. But the launch of the "Explorer I" satellite is delayed due to the weather, even though it is a sunny day. The real reason rests deep in the mind of a NASA scientist who wakes that morning with his memory completely erased--he knows a dark secret someone wants him to …More

Caraval By Garber, Stephanie 2017-01 - Flatiron Books 9781250095251 Check Our Catalog HPL patron: I highly recommend this book! I literally could not put this book down until I finished it. Then I was sad because I did. Caraval has suspense, romance, betrayal, and all the ingrediants that make a great book. This book does not disappoint! …More

The Widow's House By Goodman, Carol 2017-03 - William Morrow & Company 9780062562623 Check Our Catalog This chilling novel from the bestselling, award-winning author of The Lake of Dead Languages blends the gothic allure of Daphne DuMaurier's Rebecca and the crazed undertones of Charlotte Perkins Gilman's The Yellow Wallpaper with the twisty, contemporary edge of A.S.A. Harrison's The Silent Wife--a harrowing tale of psychological suspense set in New …More

Rebel of the Sands By Hamilton, Alwyn 2016-03 - Viking Books for Young Readers 9780451477538 Check Our Catalog The New York Times bestselling novel by the Goodreads Choice Awards Best Debut Author of 2016, published in 15 countries Mortals rule the desert nation of Miraji, but mythical beasts still roam the wild and remote areas, and rumor has it that somewhere, djinn still perform their magic. For humans, it's an unforgiving place, especially if you're poor, orphaned, …More

Shipwrecks of the Great Lakes By Hancock, Paul 2004-09 - Thunder Bay Press Michigan 9781882376841 Check Our Catalog The tales of over a hundred of the most famous shipwrecks on North America's Great Lakes, including the Edmund Fitzgerald, Daniel J. Morrell, Eastland, and many more. Fully illustrated with archival photography. Chronological listing of wrecks. Dramatic stories of the ships' last moments - the tragedies, courage, and the miraculous rescues. HPL patron: Loved …More

A Face Like Glass By Hardinge, Frances 2017-05 - Amulet Books 9781419724848 Check Our Catalog In the underground city of Caverna, the world's most skilled craftsmen toil in the darkness to create delicacies beyond compare--wines that remove memories, cheeses that make you hallucinate, and perfumes that convince you to trust the wearer, even as they slit your throat. On the surface, the people of Caverna seem ordinary, except for one thing: their faces are as blank as untouched snow. …More

The Jane Austen Quilt Club By Hazelwood, Ann 2014-01 - American Quilter's Society 9781604601305 Check Our Catalog The fourth novel in this six-part series with Anne Brown and the Colebridge community. In The Basement Quilt, The Potting Shed Quilt, and The Funeral Parlor Quilt, you have become familiar with Anne Brown as well as her family and friends who encounter many of the same ups and downs as most of us. In this fourth novel, join them as they create a Jane Austen masterpiece that represents each one of …More