Tuesday, September 5, 2017

HPL's Adult Summer Reading



The Final Solution: A Story of Detection
The Final Solution: A Story of Detection
By Chabon, Michael
2004-11 - Fourth Estate (GB)
006076340X Check Our Catalog


A BookPage Notable Title

In deep retirement in the English countryside, an 89-year old man, vaguely recollected by the locals as a once-famous detective, is more concerned with his bookkeeping than his fellow man. Into his life wanders Linus Steinman, nine years old and mute, who has escaped from Nazi Germany with his sole companion: an African grey parrot. What is the meaning
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The Runaway Quilt
The Runaway Quilt
By Chiaverini, Jennifer
2010-10 - Simon & Schuster
9781451606096 Check Our Catalog

Now in paperback, the second in the successful series follows Sylvia as she uncovers her family's involvement in the Underground Railroad. …More


Pekoe Most Poison
Pekoe Most Poison
By Childs, Laura
2017-03 - Berkley Books
9780425281680 Check Our Catalog


HPL patron: Great mystery!
HPL patron: A really good cozy mystery.
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Just Take My Heart
Just Take My Heart
By Clark, Mary Higgins
2009-04 - Simon & Schuster
9781416570868 Check Our Catalog

The latest work from America's undisputed queen of suspense takes Clark into uncharted new territory, as Emily, one of three friends inseparable since childhood, becomes a pawn in a plan to save one life at the expense of another. …More


Lost Light
Lost Light
By Connelly, Michael
2014-09 - Grand Central Publishing
9781455550692 Check Our Catalog

The vision has haunted him for four years--a young woman lying crumpled in death, her hand outstretched in silent supplication. Harry Bosch was taken off the Angella Benton murder case when the production assistant's death was linked with the violent theft of two million dollars from a movie set. Both files were never closed. Now retired from the L.A.P.D., Bosch is determined to find justice for …More


Chaos
Chaos
By Cornwell, Patricia
2016-11 - William Morrow & Company
9780062436689 Check Our Catalog


HPL patron: Either the protagonist or the author is paranoid. Who in the world cares that much about a medical examinier? I read them all anyway.
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A Tale of Two Cities
A Tale of Two Cities
By Dickens, Charles
1998-12 - Dover Publications
9780486406510 Check Our Catalog

Against the backdrop of the French Revolution, Dickens unfolds his masterpiece of drama, adventure, and romance about a man falsely accused of treason. Excitement and derring-do in the shadow of the guillotine.

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The Wonder
The Wonder
By Donoghue, Emma
2016-09 - Little Brown and Company
9780316393874 Check Our Catalog


HPL patron: Good story, well laid out. Wonder how much truth there may be to it. Good read-would like a sequel.
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The Flight of the Falcon
The Flight of the Falcon
By du Maurier, Daphne
2010-03 - Sourcebooks Landmark
9781402220043 Check Our Catalog


Master storyteller Daphne du Maurier, bestselling author of Rebecca, conjures a chilling tale in which the line between good and evil is blurred and suspicions run rampant. …More


Hungry Hill
Hungry Hill
By du Maurier, Daphne
Author Du, Maurier Daphne
1971-12 - Bentley Publishers
9780837604145 Check Our Catalog


HPL patron: Historic fiction family saga concerning a copper mine and six generations of wealthy male heirs 1820-1920. I liked the characters and family drama but tended to get confused about the family tree especially when my busy life interrupted my reading time.
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My Cousin Rachel
My Cousin Rachel
By du Maurier, Daphne
2009-03 - Sourcebooks Landmark
9781402217098 Check Our Catalog

From the bestselling author of "Rebecca," another classic set in beautiful and mysterious Cornwall. …More


I Remember Nothing: And Other Reflections
I Remember Nothing: And Other Reflections
By Ephron, Nora
2010-11 - Knopf Publishing Group
9780307595607 Check Our Catalog


Ephron returns with her first book since the astounding success of "I Feel Bad About My Neck," taking a cold, hard, hilarious look at the past, the present, and the future, bemoaning the vicissitudes of modern life, and recalling with her signature clarity and wisdom everything she hasn't (yet) forgotten.
HPL patron: Hilarious! I had to read several passage …More


Fire Bound
Fire Bound
By Feehan, Christine
2016-04 - Berkley Books
9780515156119 Check Our Catalog

A woman possesses the power to inflame the most dangerous passions of all in this Sisters of the Heart novel from #1 New York Times bestselling author Christine Feehan.
On the shores of Sea Haven, six women touched by great loss have come together in a sisterhood strengthened by the elements--a bond each will need as new love and danger enter their lives... …More


Shadow Reaper
Shadow Reaper
By Feehan, Christine
2017-05 - Berkley Books
9780399583957 Check Our Catalog

THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER
Christine Feehan returns to her scorching-hot series starring a Chicago crime family that has built its empire in the shadows...
Billionaire playboy Ricco Ferraro knows no other life. Being a shadow rider is in his blood--but so is a haunting desperation stemming from the secrets of his dark past. His recklessness puts not only his life at risk, …More


Knitting Bones [With Knitting Pattern]
Knitting Bones [With Knitting Pattern]
By Ferris, Monica
2007-12 - Berkley Prime Crime
9780425217528 Check Our Catalog

The stitchers of the Embroiderers Guild are thrilled to have raised over $20,000 for charity, but they're less pleased when the representative who accepts the check disappears with it. Includes a knitting pattern. …More


I Still Dream about You
I Still Dream about You
By Flagg, Fannie
2010-11 - Random House
9781400065936 Check Our Catalog


A major new novel--the first in four years--by the irresistible bestselling author of "Can't Wait to Get to Heaven, Welcome to the World, Baby Girl!," and "Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe."
HPL patron: Enjoyed it immensely-kept me entertained throughout.
HPL patron: This was not the best of Fanny Flagg. The …More


All You Need Is Love
All You Need Is Love
By Force, Marie
2014-02 - Berkley Sensation
9780425266762 Check Our Catalog

Bonus: Exclusive to this edition--a never-before-in-print Green Mountain story

The family-run Green Mountain Country Store is cherished by locals as a reminder of simpler times. The Abbott children are determined to keep it that way--but their father has different plans...

When Cameron Murphy heads to Vermont to build a website for a new client, she
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Triple Crown
Triple Crown
By Francis, Felix
2016-10 - G.P. Putnam's Sons
9780399574702 Check Our Catalog

Jefferson Hinkley is back in the newest thriller in the Dick Francis tradition, this time on a special mission to the United States to investigate a conspiracy involving the biggest horse races in the country.
Jeff Hinkley, investigator for the British Horseracing Authority, has been seconded to the US Federal Anti-Corruption in Sports Agency (FACSA) where he has been asked to find a …More


Astronomy: A Visual Guide
Astronomy: A Visual Guide
By Garlick, Mark A.
Manufactured by Firefly Books
2004-06 - Firefly Books
155297958X Check Our Catalog


A BookPage Notable Title

Recent photographs from the world's finest observatories and space-based cameras provide a visual survey of science's growing understanding of space. Vivid cross-sections, concise descriptions, and a chart of the planets provide at-a-glance information.

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The Firm
The Firm
By Grisham, John
2012-01 - Bantam
9780345534965 Check Our Catalog


When Mitch McDeere signed on with Bendini, Lambert & Locke of Memphis, he thought that he and his beautiful wife, Abby, were on their way. The firm leased him a BMW, paid off his school loans, arranged a mortgage, and hired the McDeeres a decorator. Mitch should have remembered what his brother Ray-doing fifteen years in a Tennessee jail-already knew: You never get nothing for nothing. Now the …More


The King of Torts
The King of Torts
By Grisham, John
2012-01 - Dell Publishing Company
9780345531995 Check Our Catalog


#1 "NEW YORK TIMES" BESTSELLER

The Office of the Public Defender is not known as a training ground for bright young litigators. Clay Carter has been there too long and, like most of his colleagues, dreams of a better job in a real firm. When he reluctantly takes the case of a man charged with a random street killing, he assumes it is just another of the many senseless murders that
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The Last Juror
The Last Juror
By Grisham, John
2012-03 - Dell Publishing Company
9780440246022 Check Our Catalog


In 1970, one of Mississippi's more colorful weekly newspapers, The" "Ford County Times," " went bankrupt. To the surprise and dismay of many, ownership was assumed by a 23-year-old college dropout, named Willie Traynor. The future of the paper looked grim until a young mother was brutally raped and murdered by a member of the notorious Padgitt family. Willie Traynor reported all the gruesome …More


Rogue Lawyer
Rogue Lawyer
By Grisham, John
2015-10 - Doubleday Books
9780385539432 Check Our Catalog


HPL patron: Reads a bit slow, but in the end a good story line. Lots of action-packed moments!
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A Time to Kill
A Time to Kill
By Grisham, John
2009-06 - Dell Publishing Company
9780440245919 Check Our Catalog


Grisham's gripping classic is being reissued on its 20th anniversary for the first time in a tall Premium Edition, featuring new materials from the #1 "New York Times"-bestselling author. Reissue.
HPL patron: What would you do to protect your daughter? Bring the tissues! Colored man in Mississippi shot and klled the two white men who raped and beat his 10 …More

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