Summer Reading Week 3-What Muskegon is reading this summer

The Murder Man By Parsons, Tony 2014-10 - Minotaur Books 9781250052322 Check Our Catalog Meet London police detective Max Wolfe. Insomniac. Dog lover. Coffee addict. Boxer. Single parent. And every murderer's worst nightmare. Someone has been violently killing members of London society. The killer is strong enough and smart enough to kill with a single knife stroke, and bold enough to kill in public. The victims span all levels of London society, and appear to have absolutely …More

Hope to Die By Patterson, James 2014-11 - Little Brown and Company 9780316210966 Check Our Catalog Detective Alex Cross is being stalked by a psychotic genius, forced to play the deadliest game of his career. Cross's family--his loving wife Bree, the wise and lively Nana Mama, and his precious children--have been ripped away. Terrified and desperate, Cross must give this mad man what he wants if he has any chance of saving the most important people in his life. The stakes have never been …More

The Golden Rules of Constructive Bidding By Pottage, Julian Author Smith, Marc 2002-06 - Cassell 9780304362172 Check Our Catalog Bidding depends to some extent on the agreed system, but underpinning those methods are standards that are common around the globe: the Golden Rules. No matter what you play, this book will show you how to avoid unwise bidding contracts. HPL patron: This is one of the better written books I encountered on how to play bridge, but some of the maneuvers are too …More

That Old Ace in the Hole By Proulx, Annie 2003-09 - Scribner Book Company 9780743242486 Check Our Catalog Proulx's fourth novel is told through the eyes of Bob Dollar, a young Denver man trying to make good in a bad world. Robust, often bawdy, strikingly original and intimate, "That Old Ace in the Hole" tracks the vast waves of change that have shaped the American landscape and character over the past century. …More

Close Range: Wyoming Stories By Proulx, Annie Illustrator Matthews, William 1999-05 - Scribner Book Company 9780684852218 Check Our Catalog Awards: New Yorker Book (2000) Annie Proulx's masterful language and fierce love of Wyoming are evident in this collection of stories about loneliness, quick violence, and wrong kinds of love. In "The Mud Below", a rodeo rider's obsession marks the deepening fissures between his family life and self-imposed isolation. In "The Half-Skinned Steer", an elderly fool drives west to the ranch he grew up on for his brother's funeral, …More

Fine Just the Way It Is: Wyoming Stories 3 By Proulx, Annie 2008-09 - Scribner Book Company 9781416571667 Check Our Catalog Returning to the territory of "Brokeback Mountain," National Book Award- and Pulitzer Prize-winner Proulx has written a stunning and visceral collection of new stories. HPL patron:  Wyoming Tales-prehistoric to contemporary-hearbreakers-ironic twists and turns-are people so absurd?  Yet believable. …More

Bones of the Lost By Reichs, Kathy 2013-08 - Scribner Book Company 9781439102459 Check Our Catalog The latest from Kathy Reichs finds Tempe Brennan investigating the connections between a long-dead business man, the smuggling of mummified dogs from Peru, and the death of a teenage girl killed in a hit and run. When she discovers a human trafficking enterprise at the center of it all, the scope of the case extends from South America to Afghanistan. And Tempe's soon-to-be ex might have …More

Born in Shame By Roberts, Nora 2013-12 - Berkley Publishing Group 9780425266113 Check Our Catalog Publishers Weekly praised Born in Fire. Then, Born in Ice continued the tale of the Concannon sisters of western Ireland, modern women bound by the spirit of their land. Now Roberts's bestselling Irish trilogy concludes with the tale of Shannon, an American artist who can't deny her Concannon roots--or the passion she feels for an extraordinary man. …More

Betrayed: A Rosato & Dinunzio Novel By Scottoline, Lisa 2014-11 - St. Martin's Press 9781250027702 Check Our Catalog Blockbuster author Lisa Scottoline returns to the Rosato & Associates law firm with "Betrayed," and maverick lawyer Judy Carrier takes the lead in a case that's more personal than ever. Judy has always championed the underdog, so when Iris, the housekeeper and best friend of Judy's beloved Aunt Barb, is found dead of an apparent heart attack, Judy begins to suspect foul play. The circumstances …More

Killer Smile By Scottoline, Lisa 2004-06 - HarperCollins Publishers 9780060514952 Check Our Catalog A BookPage Notable Title "Lawyer Mary DiNunzio gets a new take on her latest case--the suicide of an Italian-American in a World War II internment camp--when she starts receiving ominous threats."--"Library Journal." …More

Save Me By Scottoline, Lisa 2011-04 - St. Martin's Press 9780312380786 Check Our Catalog From the "New York Times"-bestselling author of "Think Twice" and "Look Again" comes an emotionally powerful novel about a split-second choice, agonizing consequences, and the need for justice. "Save Me" will have readers wondering just how far they would go to save the ones they love. …More

True Irish Ghost Stories: Haunted Houses, Banshees, Poltergeists, and Other Supernatural Phenomena By Seymour, John Compiled by Neligan, Harry L. 2005-07 - Dover Publications 9780486440514 Check Our Catalog Classified by geographical area, these simple yet compelling narratives provide amazing descriptions of poltergeists and banshees, spirit-filled houses, deathbed scenes pervaded by specters, legendary and ancestral phantoms, uncanny forewarnings of death, and other unearthly experiences. A comprehensive collection of authentic ghost tales: disarming, convincing, and illuminating. …More

Into the Abyss: An Extraordinary True Story By Shaben, Carol 2013-05 - Grand Central Publishing 9781455501953 Check Our Catalog HPL patron: A story of a tragic event of a plane crash and survival. Real good reading. …More

Faithless By Slaughter, Karin 2005-08 - Delacorte Press 9780385339452 Check Our Catalog View Author …More

Undone By Slaughter, Karin 2010-05 - Dell Publishing Company 9780440244455 Check Our Catalog Three unforgettable characters from Karin Slaughter's "New York Times"-bestselling novels "Faithless" and "Fractured" collide for the first time, entering an electrifying race against the clock--and a duel with unspeakable human evil. HPL patron: In the sequel to "Beyond Reach" Dr. Sara Linton moves to Atlanta to work ER. While treating an "accident" victim …More

Badge of the Assassin By Tanenbaum, Robert K. Author Rosenberg, Philip 2010-06 - Pocket Books 9781451607468 Check Our Catalog They were just doing their jobs -- serving and protecting -- when the unimaginable happened: Officers Waverly Jones and Joseph Piagentini became moving targets, ambushed from behind at a Manhattan housing project. Jones lay dead in a pool of his own blood, and Piagentini lived long enough to beg for his life -- before he was riddled with twenty-two bullet holes by members of a deadly hit squad …More

The Piano Teacher: The True Story of a Psychotic Killer By Tanenbaum, Robert K. Author Greenberg, Peter S. 2015-03 - Gallery Books 9781501119255 Check Our Catalog This true-crime classic portrays eccentric New York artist Charles Yukl, who taught the piano to aspiring actress Suzanne Reynolds. She became the victim of a brutal murder by woman-hating recluse Yukl, who spent his days lost in fantasies of perversion. As a result of a plea bargain for Suzanne's murder, Yukl soon gained his freedom due to a shocking series of legal errors--and killed again. …More

Rory By Templeton, Julia 2011-01 - Aphrodisia 9780758238177 Check Our Catalog The devilishly handsome Rayborne brothers are infamous throughout the ton for their illicit behavior. But when their fortunes are jeopardized--unless they wed--each must find the woman who can satisfy his every carnal desire. . . With a penchant for seducing married women, Rory Rayborne is injured once again in a duel. When he awakens, he's delighted to discover Shannon O'Connor, a stunning …More

The Guest Cottage By Thayer, Nancy 2015-05 - Ballantine Books 9780345545510 Check Our Catalog HPL patron: Very interesting. …More

Blue Ridge Country By Thomas, Jean 2008-10 - IndyPublish.com 9781437849585 Check Our Catalog Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork. HPL patron: An intimate story of its people and land-good book to read. …More

Time of the Twins By Weis, Margaret Author Hickman, Tracy Illustrator Stawicki, Matt 2004-03 - Wizards of the Coast 9780786931583 Check Our Catalog The first title in the second Dragonlance novel trilogy is now available for the first time in hardcover. …More

War of the Twins By Weis, Margaret Author Hickman, Tracy Illustrator Valusek, Valerie 2004-05 - Wizards of the Coast 9780786932177 Check Our Catalog One hundred years after the fiery Cataclysm, Caramon and Crysania find themselves aiding the mage's unholy quest to master the Queen of Darknss. …More

Ethan Frome By Wharton, Edith Introduction by Wharton, Edith 1991-01 - Dover Publications 9780486266909 Check Our Catalog Set against the bleak winter landscape of New England, Ethan Frome tells the story of a poor farmer, lonely and downtrodden, his wife Zeena, and her cousin, the enchanting Mattie Silver. In the playing out of this short novel's powerful and engrossing drama, Edith Wharton constructed her least characteristic and most celebrated book. In its unyielding and shocking pessimism, its bleak …More

The Judges By Wiesel, Elie 2003-05 - Center Point Large Print 9781585472925 Check Our Catalog From Elie Wiesel, a gripping novel of guilt, innocence, and the perilousness of judging both. A plane en route from New York to Tel Aviv is forced down by bad weather. A nearby house provides refuge for five of its passengers: Claudia, who has left her husband and found new love; Razziel, a religious teacher who was once a political prisoner; Yoav, a terminally ill Israeli commando; George, an …More

Haunted Too: Incredible True Stories of Ghostly Encounters By Williams, Dorah L. 2012-09 - Dundurn Group (CA) 9781459706088 Check Our Catalog Spiritual encounters can happen everywhere, to all ages, and in all walks of life. In "Haunted Too," supernatural experiences are shared, along with the stories, opinions, and advice of paranormal experts. …More

Something on the Inside By Williams, T. N. 2007-12 - Urban Books 9781601629524 Check Our Catalog In this deeply insightful novel, Celia Alexanders perfect life is ripped apart by her husbands unspeakable crimes. Celia is determined to get justice, and her husband is just as intent on keeping her silent. As her faith waivers, can she find the strength to lead her children through the storm? …More

Shadows Over Paradise By Wolff, Isabel 2015-02 - Bantam 9780345533180 Check Our Catalog For readers of Kate Morton and Jamie Ford comes a captivating novel of two very different women, struggling to come to terms with the ghosts from their past--by the internationally bestselling author of "A Vintage Affair" and "The Very Picture of You" " " "Sometimes the only way forward is through the past." " " Jenni Clark is a ghostwriter. She loves to immerse herself in other …More