Summer Reading

Welcome to Summer Reading 2011! This week 237 people signed up for the program and received a nifty book bag. There are still some left, so hurry in to sign up while supplies last! This week, 45 people read 103 books!

I Married the Boss!: Loving the Boss By Anthony, Laura 1999-06 - Silhouette Books 9780373193721 Check Our Catalog …More

Criminal Innocence By Ashford, Jeffrey 2010-11 - Severn House Publishers 9780727869357 Check Our Catalog A powerful novel of conscience and morality from a respected crime author - Steven Drury, a reputable barrister, is in the wrong place at the wrong time. Returning to his car after a late-night party, he is knocked to the ground and assaulted. He manages to catch a glimpse of his assailant's face - enough for him to be able to identify Daniel Fitch in a police line-up. But unluckily for Drury, Fitch was fleeing from a robbery gone wrong, one in which he murdered a jeweller. And Fitch isn't going down without a fight . . . …More

A Place Called Ugly By Avi 1995-03 - HarperCollins 9780380724239 Check Our Catalog At the end of the summer, 14-year-old Owen refuses to leave the beach house which has been his family's summer home for 10 years and which is scheduled for demolition. …More

Sugar Busters! By Steward, H. Leighton Author Andrews, Samuel S. Joint Author Balart, Luis A. 1998-01 - Ballantine Books 9780345425584 Check Our Catalog The fact: low-fat diets don't work. The reason: because they are high in sugar. Sugar produces insulin that, in large amounts, keeps weight from coming off--in spite of strict dieting and exercise. The answer: "Sugar Busters!" Developed by renowned physicians and based on sound nutritional principles, this groundbreaking diet program explains how to eliminate sugar daily through easy-to-follow recipes and meal plans. …More

The Jefferson Key By Berry, Steve 2011-05 - Ballantine Books 9780345505514 Check Our Catalog Former Justice Department operative Cotton Malone has hunted priceless treasures and confronted ruthless adversaries around the world. Now, a grave threat to the very foundation of our country has summoned him home to America. HPL patron: Gripping, exciting, heart-stopping action …More

Murder in Passy By Black, Cara 2011-03 - Soho Crime 9781569478820 Check Our Catalog The wealthy Parisian neighborhood of Passy is the last place one would expect a murder. But when Aimee Leduc's godfather asks her to check on his girlfriend at her home there, that's exactly what Aimee finds. …More

A Drop of the Hard Stuff By Block, Lawrence 2011-05 - Mulholland Books 9780316127332 Check Our Catalog BookPage Notable Title Block brings his greatest character, Matthew Scudder, back into action in his most personal case. After a childhood friend is shot down while attempting to atone for past sins, Scudder is drawn into a murder investigation that threatens to upset his path toward recovery--and get him killed in the process. …More

Sylvia Browne: Accepting the Psychic Torch By Browne, Sylvia 2009-10 - Hay House 9781401920425 Check Our Catalog …More

An Explorer's Guide: Wisconsin By Boutell-Butler, Mollie Photographer Boutell-Butler, Mollie 2009-12 - Countryman Press 9780881508284 Check Our Catalog With city sophistication and small-town charm, Wisconsin offers much more than cheese! …More

The Blue Hackle By Carl, Lillian Stewart 2010-11 - Five Star (ME) 9781594149221 Check Our Catalog …More

The Charm Stone: A Jean Fairbairn/Alasdair Cameron Mystery By Carl, Lillian Stewart 2009-12 - Five Star (ME) 9781594147708 Check Our Catalog Traveling from Scotland to Williamsburg, VA, Scottish ex-cop Alasdair Cameron and reporter Jean Fairbairn combine overseeing the security of a 16th-century Witch Box with a little vacation. When murder gets in the way and a Williamsburg-crafted replica is stolen, they find that quotes from Shakespeare and a missing charm stone lead them into a real-life tangle. VERDICT Readers of Amy Myers's "Marsh and Daughter" series will like this fourth series entry (after The Burning Glass) -- from LIBRARY JOURNAL review …More

Stained Cotton By Carter, Quentin 2008-06 - Triple Crown Publications 9780979951718 Check Our Catalog Qu'bon Cartez is a conniving, womanizing hoodfella that knows no boundaries when it comes to money. His brother, O'bon, finds himself having to survive the game of being his only sibling. Together they'll navigate you through a single tale of lies, lust and revenge. Two very unpredictable endings will teach you why it's called "Stained Cotton." HPL Patron: Great author! …More

Worth Dying for By Child, Lee 2010-10 - Delacorte Press 9780385344319 Check Our Catalog BookPage Notable Title There's deadly trouble in the corn country of Nebraska . . . and Jack Reacher walks right into it. First he runs afoul of a local clan that has terrified an entire county into submission. But it's the unsolved case of a missing child, already decades old, that Reacher can't let go of, in this follow-up to the "New York Times" bestseller "61 Hours." HPL patron: Very much a page turner. Five stars. …More

Against All Enemies By Clancy, Tom Author Telep, Peter 2011-06 - Putnam Adult 9780399157301 Check Our Catalog The master of international intrigue and explosive action introduces a new hero for a new era of warfare . . . against a new kind of threat. Get ready to meet ex-Navy SEAL Max Moore. A terrorist bombing in Pakistan wipes out Max Moore's entire CIA team. As the only survivor, the former Navy SEAL plunges deeper into the treacherous tribal lands to find the terrorist cell, but what he discovers there leads him to a much darker conspiracy in an unexpected part of the globe?the US/Mexico border. Here a drug war rages between the Juarez and Sinaloa cartels. The landscape is strewn with bodies, innocents and drug dealers alike, but is there an even deadlier enemy lurking in background? Into this deadly brew, Moore leads a group of specially selected agents whose daring actions reveal shocking answers and uncover an unholy plan?a strike against the very heart of America. HPL patron: High action-good Tom Clancy as usual. …More

The Woman in White By Collins, Wilkie Editor Sweet, Matthew 2010-09 - Penguin Books 9780141192420 Check Our Catalog Secrets, mistaken identities, surprise revelations, amnesia, locked rooms and locked asylums, and an unorthodox villain made this mystery thriller an instant success when it first appeared in 1860, and it has continued to enthrall readers ever since. HPL patron: The classic original thriller writer +150 years ago. Recommended by library staffer Fran. Fast read, intircate plot with surprises-of course I skipped ahead to read the testimony of the tombstone, page 500, and thought I knew how it turned out, but wait! there's more! And a happy ending. …More

The Fifth Witness By Connelly, Michael 2011-04 - Little Brown and Company 9780316069359 Check Our Catalog Falling on tough times, Mickey Haller expands his business into foreclosure defense, only to see one of his clients accused of killing the banker she blames for trying to take away her home. Mickey puts his team into high gear to exonerate Lisa Trammel, even though the evidence and his own suspicions tell him his client is guilty. Connelly proves again why he "may very well be the best novelist working in the United States today" ("San Francisco Chronicle"). …More

The Kingdom By Cussler, Clive Author Blackwood, Grant 2011-06 - Putnam Adult 9780399157424 Check Our Catalog The thrilling new adventure from a #1 "New York Times"-bestselling author. The husband-and-wife team of Sam and Remi Fargo are used to hunting for treasure, but they aren't used to hunting for people--until an investigator friend of their goes missing, and they promise to search for him. What they discover, however, will be beyond anything they could have imagined. …More

Three By Dekker, Ted 2003-06 - Thomas Nelson Publishers 9780849963568 Check Our Catalog 2004 Christy Award Winner - Suspense Three is a psychological thriller that starts full-tilt and keeps the reader off-balance until the very last suspense-filled page. W Publishing Group is launching this powerful novel in two distinct hardcover editions - a black cover version and a white cover version. HPL patron: Although listed as Christian Fiction, no where in this book is Jesus mentioned, therefore would appeal to other spiritual groups. Loved the surprise ending/twist. …More

Moon Handbooks Illinois By Garennes, Christine Des 2005-12 - Avalon Travel Publishing 9781566917032 Check Our Catalog A local author guides history buffs, outdoor enthusiasts, wine aficionados, and shoppers alike through the rural and metropolitan destinations of the region: Ulysses S. Grant's home, Shawnee National Forest, wine boutiques, world-class department stores, antique shops, Chicago's Millennium Park, and The Art Institute of Chicago. …More

Hustlin' Divas By Diamond, De'nesha 2010-11 - Dafina Books 9780758247551 Check Our Catalog From the award-winning, national bestselling author ("Desperate Hoodwives") hailed as the Duchess of Street Lit comes a steamy, sexy, gritty tale about Memphis's ride-or-die chicks, who'll do whatever it takes to get what they want. HPL Patron: Good book, can't wait to read the sequel …More

Wicked Appetite By Evanovich, Janet 2010-09 - St. Martin's Press 9780312652913 Check Our Catalog The #1 "New York Times"-bestselling author is back with a brand-new series. Diesel, the man with unmentionable talents, leaves the world of Stephanie Plum for the North Shore of Boston, where he partners with pastry chef Lizzie Tucker to stop his criminal mastermind cousin, Gerewulf Grimorie, from intercepting a collection of priceless ancient relics representing the Seven Deadly Sins. …More

The Widow's Kiss By Feather, Jane 2002-01 - Bantam 9780553581874 Check Our Catalog Dear Reader, When I first saw her, I realized that the miniature portrait I had shown to the king did not do her justice. Lady Guinevere Mallory's beauty transcended even a portrait painter's skill. It was nearly impossible to believe that this woman, who had buried four husbands before her thirtieth birthday, could have used murder and the dark arts of witchcraft to achieve her great wealth. Surely, I thought, such a woman would bear some obvious mark of treachery on her countenance, in her manner. But when we met I saw only the beauty of her pale blond hair and her deep violet eyes that seemed to me to offer a glimpse into the intriguing world of her brilliant mind and spirit. I began to wonder how the gentle hands of such an elegant woman, whose cool composure belied her dubious past, could have committed cold-blooded murder. Now as I learn more about the mysterious widow, I find myself growing more curious about the secrets of her heart-and more determined to reveal those secrets. Guinevere is the most captivating and intriguing woman I have ever met. I have but one question: Will my interest in her prove to be a fatal one? Hugh of Beaucaire …More

Major Lord David By Ferguson, Sherry Lynn 2011-05 - Thorndike Press 9781410436801 Check Our Catalog …More

Halt's Peril By Flanagan, John 2010-10 - Philomel Books 9780399252075 Check Our Catalog The renegade outlaw group known as the Outsiders may have been chased from Clonmel, but not before killing Halt's only brother. Now Rangers Halt and Will, along with the young warrior Horace, are in pursuit, and it will take every bit of skill and cunning for the Rangers to survive. HPL patron: Halt, Will, and Horace go on a quest to try to get rid of the Outsiders-a religious cult. Meanwhile, Halt gets shot with a poisoned crossbow bolt. …More