HPL Adult Summer Reading

The Zookeeper's Wife: A War Story By Ackerman, Diane 2017-02 - W. W. Norton & Company 9780393354256 Check Our Catalog BookPage Notable Title When Germany invaded Poland, bombers devastated Warsaw, and the city's zoo along with it. With most of their animals dead, zookeepers Jan and Antonina Zabinski smuggled Jews through the empty cages, saving hundreds of people from Nazi hands. HPL patron: This was a wonderfully inspiring story, ponderously …More

The Fix By Baldacci, David 2017-04 - Grand Central Publishing 9781455586561 Check Our Catalog HPL patron: I don't believe conspiracy theories are plausible in most fiction. This one was well crafted and fun to read. …More

The Climb: Tragic Ambitions on Everest By Boukreev, Anatoli Author Dewalt, G. Weston 1999-07 - St. Martin's Griffin 9780312206376 Check Our Catalog In May 1996, two commercial expeditions attempted to climb the highest mountain in the world, but things went terribly wrong. Alone and climbing blind, expedition guide Anatoli Boukreev brought climbers back from the edge of certain death. Here is his remarkable account of what happened on that disastrous day. HPL patron: A fascinating Russian mountaineer …More

The Trouble with Dukes By Burrowes, Grace 2016-12 - Forever 9781455569960 Check Our Catalog "Smart, sexy, and oh-so romantic." ---Mary Balogh, New York Times bestselling author THEY CALL HIM THE DUKE OF MURDER... The gossips whisper that the new Duke of Murdoch is a brute, a murderer, and even worse--a Scot. They say he should never be trusted alone with a woman. But Megan Windham sees in Hamish something different, someone different. …More

Tell Me Three Things By Buxbaum, Julie 2016-04 - Delacorte Press 9780553535648 Check Our Catalog HPL patron: I didn't want to put this book down. Loved it! …More

Pekoe Most Poison By Childs, Laura 2017-03 - Berkley Books 9780425281680 Check Our Catalog HPL patron: Great mystery! …More

Dodge City: Wyatt Earp, Bat Masterson, and the Wickedest Town in the American West By Clavin, Tom 2017-02 - St. Martin's Press 9781250071484 Check Our Catalog The instant New York Times bestseller Dodge City, Kansas, is a place of legend. The town that started as a small military site exploded with the coming of the railroad, cattle drives, eager miners, settlers, and various entrepreneurs passing through to populate the expanding West. Before long, Dodge City's streets were lined with saloons and brothels and its populace was …More

The Brass Verdict By Connelly, Michael 2008-10 - Little Brown and Company 9780316166294 Check Our Catalog Awards: Anthony Awards (2009) Things are finally looking up for defense attorney Mickey Haller. After two years of wrong turns, Haller is back in the courtroom. When Hollywood lawyer Jerry Vincent is murdered, Haller inherits his biggest case yet: the defense of Walter Elliott, a prominent studio executive accused of murdering his wife and her lover. But as Haller prepares for the case that could launch him into the big time, …More

The Closers By Connelly, Michael 2006-01 - Warner Books (NY) 9780446616447 Check Our Catalog In Connelly's latest #1 "New York Times" bestseller, Harry Bosch returns to join the LAPD's new Open/Unsolved Unit and catches the case of a teenager killed more than 20 years ago. But Harry is soon navigating through a department far different from the one he left three years ago. …More

Echo Park By Connelly, Michael 2006-10 - Little Brown and Company 9780316734950 Check Our Catalog Awards: L.A. Times Book Prize (2006) Detective Harry Bosch reopens one of his own unsolved cases and comes face to face with a psychotic killer he has been seeking for 11 years. When Bosch realizes he and his partner missed a clue that could have prevented nine additional murders, his whole being as a cop begins to crack. …More

Prince of Ravenscar By Coulter, Catherine 2011-11 - Putnam Adult 9780399158070 Check Our Catalog The #1 "New York Times"-bestselling author brings a daring and witty new historical romance to life, with a sparkling cast of engaging, multifaceted characters. Nicholas Monroe, widowed "Prince of Ravenscar," is feeling pressure from his family to remarry. But the mysterious death of his first wife, Lily, still hangs over his head. Her brother, Richard, believes Nicholas is responsible for …More

The Promise By Crais, Robert 2015-11 - G.P. Putnam's Sons 9780399161490 Check Our Catalog Elvis Cole and Joe Pike are joined by Suspect heroes LAPD K-9 Officer Scott James and his German shepherd, Maggie, in this heart-stopping thriller from #1 New York Times bestselling author Robert Crais. Elvis Cole and Joe Pike keep their promises. Even if it could get them killed... Elvis Cole is hired to find a woman who's …More

The Benedict Option: A Strategy for Christians in a Post-Christian Nation By Dreher, Rod 2017-03 - Sentinel 9780735213296 Check Our Catalog A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER "Already the most discussed and most important religious book of the decade." --David Brooks In this controversial bestseller, Rod Dreher calls on American Christians to prepare for the coming Dark Age by embracing an ancient Christian way of life. From the inside, American churches have been hollowed out by the departure of young people and …More

The Circle By Eggers, Dave 2013-10 - Knopf Publishing Group 9780385351393 Check Our Catalog Awards: John W. Campbell Memorial Award (2014) "The Circle" is the exhilarating new novel from Dave Eggers, best-selling author of "A Hologram for the King, "a finalist for the National Book Award. HPL patron: A completely believable story of a Silicon Valley corporation with a great twist at the end. …More

The Little French Bistro By George, Nina 2017-06 - Crown Publishing Group (NY) 9780451495587 Check Our Catalog HPL patron: This is the story of a woman's struggle to escape from an oppressive marriage. On her way to commit suicide she stumbles on a new life. Will she return to her husband or live in a new way? That is the question for her. …More

Exit Strategy By Hamilton, Steve 2017-05 - G.P. Putnam's Sons 9780399574382 Check Our Catalog HPL patron: I can't believe I am rooting for a serial killer/hitman. …More

Imperium: A Novel of Ancient Rome By Harris, Robert 2006-09 - Simon & Schuster 9780743266031 Check Our Catalog From the New York Times bestselling author of Fatherland and Pompeii comes an epic blockbuster about the violent, treacherous world of Roman politics- and the struggle for supreme power. HPL patron: Great historical fiction! I checked my Classical History texts, and Harris gives both an accurate and entertaining account of Cicero and Rome. …More

Homo Deus: A Brief History of Tomorrow By Harari, Yuval Noah 2017-02 - Harper 9780062464316 Check Our Catalog NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER Yuval Noah Harari, author of the critically-acclaimed New York Times bestseller and international phenomenon Sapiens, returns with an equally original, compelling, and provocative book, turning his focus toward humanity's future, and our quest to upgrade humans into gods. Over the past century …More

Dark Tower: The Gunslinger Born By King, Stephen Author Furth, Robin 2007-11 - Marvel Comics 9780785121442 Check Our Catalog In a comic book personally overseen by Stephen King, Rolands past is revealed. Sumptuously drawn by Lee, adapted by Robin Furth, and scripted by "New York Times" bestseller Peter David, this series delves into Rolands origins. Includes books #1-#7. (Graphic Novels) HPL patron: Great origin story. …More

Dark Tower: The Gunslinger: The Man in Black By King, Stephen Text by (Art/Photo Books) David, Peter Text by (Art/Photo Books) Furth, Robin 2013-01 - Marvel Comics 9780785149378 Check Our Catalog The exciting final chapter is here! Roland continues his journey towards the Dark Tower in his search for the Man in Black. As the treacheries thicken, Roland and Jake must stave off an attack by vicious, cave-dwelling mutants. Collecting: "Dark Tower: The Gunslinger--The Man In Black 1-5." HPL patron: Very good comic by King. …More

The Shining By King, Stephen 2013-08 - Anchor Books 9780345806789 Check Our Catalog For more than twenty years, millions of readers have checked in to The Overlook Hotel with Jack Torrance and his family -- and they're still coming. It's bestselling proof that horror never dies. This is classic King -- the basis for the smash feature film directed by Stanley Kubrick, and the hit TV mini-series. HPL patron: For anybody who enjoys Stephen …More

The Stand By King, Stephen 2012-08 - Anchor Books 9780307947307 Check Our Catalog Arguably the greatest horror novel ever written by the greatest horror novelist, this is a true Modern Classic that was first published in 1978, and then re-published in 1990, complete and unabridged, with 150,000 words cut from the first edition restored, and now accompanied by unusual and imaginative line art. The total copies for both editions, in hardcover and paperback, exceeds 4 million …More

The Walking Dead, Volume 25: No Turning Back By Kirkman, Robert 2016-04 - Image Comics 9781632156594 Check Our Catalog HPL patron: An excellent addition to the Walking Dead comics. …More

The Walking Dead, Volume 26: Call to Arms By Kirkman, Robert 2016-09 - Image Comics 9781632159175 Check Our Catalog HPL patron: Awesome comic! Can't wait for the next. …More