Adult Summer Reading

The Dry By Harper, Jane 2017-01 - Flatiron Books 9781250105608 Check Our Catalog INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER "A breathless page-turner, driven by the many revelations Ms. Harper dreams up...You'll love her] sleight of hand...A secret on every page." --The New York Times "One of the most stunning debuts I've ever read... Every word is near perfect." --David Baldacci …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

A Conspiracy of Tall Men By Hawley, Noah 1999-09 - Gallery Books 9780671038243 Check Our Catalog Linus Owen is a young professor of conspiracy theory at a small college just outside San Francisco. He teaches graduate-level classes on JFK and gives seminars on magic-bullet theories and how the symbols on the dollar bill reveal the presence of a secret government that is leading the world to ruin. Linus' marriage is foundering and his wife, Claudia, an up-and-coming advertising executive, has …More

The Good Father By Hawley, Noah 2012-03 - Doubleday Books 9780385535533 Check Our Catalog First-time author Hawley delivers an intense, psychological novel about one doctor's suspense-filled quest to unlock the mind of a suspected political assassin: his 20-year old son. Told alternately from the point of view of the guilt-ridden, determined father and his meandering, ruminative son, "The Good Father" is a powerfully emotional page-turner that keeps one guessing until the very end. …More

Lockdown: A Novel of Suspense By King, Laurie R. 2017-06 - Bantam 9780804177931 Check Our Catalog A community comes together when threatened by someone with a thirst for revenge in this stunningly intricate, tautly plotted novel of rich psychological suspense from the New York Times bestselling author of the Mary Russell mysteries. Career Day at Guadalupe Middle School: A day given to innocent hopes and youthful dreams. A day no one in attendance will ever …More

Under the Banner of Heaven: A Story of Violent Faith By Krakauer, Jon 2004-06 - Anchor Books 9781400032808 Check Our Catalog A BookPage Notable Title Krakauer shifts his focus from extremes of physical adventure to extremes of religious belief in this true story of an appalling double murder committed by two Mormon Fundamentalist brothers who insist God commanded them to kill. …More

Butter By Lange, Erin Jade 2012-09 - Bloomsbury U.S.A. Children's Books 9781599907802 Check Our Catalog Awards: Sequoyah Book Awards (2015), South Carolina Childrens, Junior and Young Adult Book Award (2015), Tayshas Reading (2014) Unable to control his binge eating, a morbidly obese teenager nicknamed Butter decides to make live Webcast of his last meal as he attempts to eat himself to death. …More

The Breach By Lee, Patrick 2010-01 - HarperTorch 9780061584459 Check Our Catalog In the Alaskan wilds, former cop Travis Chase stumbles upon the wreckage of a 747 filled with dead bodies, including the nation's First Lady. Soon Chase is dragged into a battle for the future that revolves around an amazing artifact. Original. …More

Deep Sky By Lee, Patrick 2011-12 - Harper 9780061958793 Check Our Catalog "Lee has an intense brand of storytelling.... He's] the real deal." Steve Berry, New York Times bestselling author of The Jefferson Key Patrick Lee's extraordinary Breach trilogy comes to an explosive and breathtaking conclusion with Deep Sky--as Travis Chase of the ultra-secret government agency Tangent finally comes face to face with the decision …More

Ghost Country By Lee, Patrick 2010-12 - HarperTorch 9780061584442 Check Our Catalog The thrilling follow-up to Lee's "New York Times" bestseller "The Breach." In the secluded Wyoming countryside, in a top-secret facility far beneath the surface of the Earth, a door has been opened into the impossible. Original. …More

Signal By Lee, Patrick 2015-07 - Minotaur Books 9781250030788 Check Our Catalog Sam Dryden lives quietly in a small coastal town in southern California, buying and fixing up old houses. It's good physical work that he's come to love. But his peaceful life is shattered when he gets a phone call from an old friend in trouble. A phone call that pulls Dryden into the middle of a situation that's as violent as it is baffling. For FBI agent Marnie Calvert, it all begins at …More

Daughters of the Bride By Mallery, Susan 2016-07 - Harlequin Books 9780373789719 Check Our Catalog HPL patron: Very entertaining. …More

The Color of Fear By Muller, Marcia 2017-08 - Grand Central Publishing 9781455538928 Check Our Catalog In New York Times bestselling author Marcia Muller's captivating new mystery, private detective Sharon McCone's investigation hits closer to home than ever before... THE COLOR OF FEAR When a knock on the door in the middle of the night wakes Sharon, she's wholly unprepared for the horrifying news: her father has been the victim of a vicious, racially-motivated attack. A …More

The Thirst: A Harry Hole Novel By Nesbo, Jo Translator Smith, Neil 2017-05 - Knopf Publishing Group 9780385352161 Check Our Catalog HPL patron: Many pearls of wisdom in this engrossing read: I especially liked pp 272, 299, 313, 356-357. Read this in book form. The edit, just great! …More

Just Try to Stop Me By Olsen, Gregg 2016-11 - Pinnacle Books 9780786029983 Check Our Catalog -Compelling, gruesome . . . a great read.- --Mystery Scene -OLSEN WILL SCARE YOU--AND YOU'LL LOVE IT.---Lee Child -OLSEN WRITES RAPID-FIRE PAGE-TURNERS.---The Seattle Times Seduction. Mind control. Murder. These are the weapons that have made Brenda Nevins one of the most wanted--and feared--criminals in the world. Now the notorious …More

Cross the Line By Patterson, James 2016-11 - Little Brown and Company 9780316407090 Check Our Catalog In all of Alex Cross's years with Homicide, Washington, DC, has never been more dangerous. After shots pierce the tranquil nighttime calm of Rock Creek Park, a man is dead: what looks at first like road rage might be something much more sinister. But Alex has only just begun asking questions when he's called across town to investigate a new murder, one that hits close to home: …More

Miracle at Augusta By Patterson, James Author De Jonge, Peter 2015-04 - Little Brown and Company 9780316410977 Check Our Catalog HPL patron: It definitely surprised me. When I picked it up I wasn't paying attention to what it was about. I just saw it was by James Patterson, my favorite author. So when I started reading it and it was about golf I didn't think I would like it cuz I don't like golf. To my surprise I absolutely loved it. It wasn't all about golf like I thought it was going to …More

Food Rules: An Eater's Manual By Pollan, Michael 2009-12 - Penguin Books 9780143116387 Check Our Catalog From the bestselling author of "The Omnivore's Dilemma" and "In Defense of Food" comes this collection of simple, sensible, and easy to use rules--the perfect guide for anyone who would like to become more mindful of the food he or she eats. (Consumer Health) …More

The Girl Who Knew Too Much By Quick, Amanda 2017-05 - Berkley Books 9780399174476 Check Our Catalog THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER Amanda Quick, the bestselling author of 'Til Death Do Us Part, transports readers to 1930s California, where glamour and seduction spawn a multitude of sins... When Hollywood moguls and stars want privacy, they head to an idyllic small town on the coast, where the exclusive Burning Cove Hotel caters to their every need. It's where …More

The Wild Woman's Guide to Traveling the World By Rockaway, Kristin 2017-06 - Center Street 9781455597536 Check Our Catalog HPL patron: I absolutley loved this book. …More

The Ides of June: A Mystery Set in Roman Britain By Rowe, Rosemary 2016-06 - Severn House Publishers 9780727885913 Check Our Catalog A compelling new mystery for Libertus, set against the backdrop of the Roman Empire in turmoil . . . An astonishing new order has usurped power in Rome and the reverberations are reaching even to Glevum, where the legion is preparing to depart. Libertus's wealthy patron, until recently one of the most influential men in the Empire, finds himself not only deprived of the …More

Lost and Found Sisters By Shalvis, Jill 2017-06 - William Morrow & Company 9780062675644 Check Our Catalog HPL patron: Very good book. …More

The Mime Order By Shannon, Samantha 2015-01 - Bloomsbury USA 9781620408933 Check Our Catalog HPL patron: 2nd in the series-When's the 3rd out? Heroine is scrappy, beyond brave-enemies are horrible-evil-Spartacus and every heroic standoff-a real scramble for the Underdog in bizarre future/rewrite of the past. …More

House of Spies By Silva, Daniel 2017-07 - Harper 9780062354341 Check Our Catalog #1 NYT Bestseller #1 USA Bestseller #1 WSJ Bestseller From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Black Widow comes the thrilling new summer blockbuster featuring legendary spy, assassin and art restorer Gabriel Allon. A heart-stopping tale of …More