HPL Adult Summer Reading

A Darkness Absolute: A Rockton Novel By Armstrong, Kelley 2017-02 - Minotaur Books 9781250092175 Check Our Catalog When experienced homicide detective Casey Duncan first moved to the secret town of Rockton, she expected a safe haven for people like her, people running from their past misdeeds and past lives. She knew living in Rockton meant living off-the-grid completely: no cell phones, no Internet, no mail, very little electricity, and no way of getting in or out without the town council's approval. What …More

Beartown By Backman, Fredrik 2017-04 - Atria Books 9781501160769 Check Our Catalog New York Times bestseller - The #1 New York Times bestselling author of A Man Called Ove returns with a dazzling, profound novel about a small town with a big dream--and the price required to make it come true. "You'll love this engrossing novel." --People "Backman is a masterful writer, his characters familiar yet distinct, flawed yet …More

The Sleeping Beauty Killer By Clark, Mary Higgins Author Burke, Alafair 2016-11 - Simon & Schuster 9781501108587 Check Our Catalog The third thrilling installment in the bestselling Under Suspicion series from #1 New York Times bestselling author and "Queen of Suspense" Mary Higgins Clark and Alafair Burke--television producer Laurie Moran puts everything on the line to help a woman she thinks was wrongfully convicted of murder. Casey Carter was convicted of murdering her fiance--famed philanthropist Hunter …More

Pen & Ink: Tattoos & the Stories Behind Them By Fitzgerald, Isaac Author Fitzgerald, Isaac 2014-10 - Bloomsbury Publishing PLC 9781620404904 Check Our Catalog Every tattoo tells a story, whether the ink is meaningful or the result of a misguided decision made at the age of fourteen, representative of the wearer's true self or the accidental consequence of a bender. These most permanent and intimate of body adornments are hidden by pants legs and shirttails, emblazoned on knuckles, or tucked inside mouths. They are battle scars and beauty marks, …More

The Reflective Life By Gire, Ken 1998-09 - Chariot Victor Publishing 9781564767264 Check Our Catalog How do we, like Mary, create "pauses" in our days to hear what the Savior has to say to us? How do we make time for the things that ultimately matter? Ken Gire unlocks the door to change by introducing us to a centuries-old tradition--reflective living. HPL patron: A book everyone should read. It is on how to take time to reflect on God, why he created us, …More

Camino Island By Grisham, John 2017-06 - Doubleday Books 9780385543026 Check Our Catalog A gang of thieves stage a daring heist from a secure vault deep below Princeton University's Firestone Library. Their loot is priceless, but Princeton has insured it for twenty-five million dollars. Bruce Cable owns a popular bookstore in the sleepy resort town of Santa Rosa on Camino Island in Florida. He makes his real money, though, as a prominent dealer in rare books. Very few …More

The Seduction of Sara By Hawkins, Karen 2009-08 - Avon Books 9780380815265 Check Our Catalog A young widow asks England's most notorious rake to teach her how to seduce a man--and she then uses those lessons to catch him! This final book in a popular trilogy features Nick Montrose, a favorite supporting character from "The Abduction of Julia". …More

Into the Water By Hawkins, Paula 2017-05 - Riverhead Books 9780735211209 Check Our Catalog #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER An addictive new novel of psychological suspense from the author of #1 New York Times bestseller and global phenomenon The Girl on the Train. "Hawkins is at the forefront of a group of female authors - think Gillian Flynn and Megan Abbott - who have reinvigorated the literary suspense novel by tapping a rich vein of psychological …More

The Book That Matters Most By Hood, Ann 2016-08 - W. W. Norton & Company 9780393241655 Check Our Catalog HPL patron: Character drive tale told from different perspectives about the breakup of a nuclear family and the salvation offered through reading and book clubs. …More

Magpie Murders By Horowitz, Anthony 2017-06 - Harper 9780062645227 Check Our Catalog From the New York Times bestselling author of Moriarty and Trigger Mortis, this fiendishly brilliant, riveting thriller weaves a classic whodunit worthy of Agatha Christie into a chilling, ingeniously original modern-day mystery. When editor Susan Ryeland is given the manuscript of Alan Conway's latest novel, she has no reason to think it will be much different …More

Abandon By Hunter, Jillian 2001-05 - Pocket Books 9780743417907 Check Our Catalog The English island of Abandon, enshrouded in ancient legend, is home to the headstrong Morwenna Halliwell. Determined to fight back when the island is offered to the highest bidder, Morwenna confronts the Earl of Pentargon, Anthony Hartstone. Even though he dismisses Morwenna and her complaints, he finds himself enchanted by her fiery beauty and courageous manner. …More

The Walking Dead Compendium, Volume 3 By Kirkman, Robert 2015-10 - Image Comics 9781632154569 Check Our Catalog Just in time for the new season of The Walking Dead on AMC, the fan-favorite, New York Times bestseller series returns with its third massive paperback collection With over 1,000 pages, this volume contains the next chapter of Robert Kirkman's Eisner Award-winning continuing story of survival horror. Rick Grimesa (TM) dream of rebuilding civilization is tested as the people of Alexandria come …More

The Shadow Land By Kostova, Elizabeth 2017-04 - Ballantine Books 9780345527868 Check Our Catalog HPL patron: Interesting, but slow moving. Not as plot-driven as "The Swan Thieves." …More

The Full Cupboard of Life By McCall Smith, Alexander 2004-04 - Pantheon Books 9780375422188 Check Our Catalog A BookPage Notable Title A Fiction Bestseller - 2004 The newest installment in the bestselling No. 1 Ladies Detective Agency series, picks up with Mma Precious Ramotswe still engaged to Mr. J.L.B. Matekoni. She'd like to set a wedding date, but realizes that her fianc has other things on his mind--most notably a frightening request from the assertive matron …More

My Italian Bulldozer By McCall Smith, Alexander 2017-04 - Pantheon Books 9781101871393 Check Our Catalog The best-selling author of the No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency series returns with an irresistible new novel about one man's adventures in the Italian countryside. Paul Stuart, a renowned food writer, finds himself at loose ends after his longtime girlfriend leaves him for her personal trainer. To cheer him up, Paul's editor, Gloria, encourages him to finish his latest cookbook on-site in …More

206 Bones By Reichs, Kathy 2009-08 - Scribner Book Company 9780743294393 Check Our Catalog The "New York Times"-bestselling author and co-producer of the FOX television hit "Bones" returns with a spectacular new novel featuring America's favorite forensic anthropologist, Tempe Brennan. …More

Bare Bones By Reichs, Kathy 2003-07 - Thorndike Press 9780743246750 Check Our Catalog A BookPage Notable Title The electrifying new hardcover from the New York Times bestselling author of Grave Secrets! It's a record-breaking summer in Charlotte, North Carolina, and forensic anthropologist Temperance Brennan is looking forward to her much deserved vacation. But when human and animal bones start mysteriously appearing--from the gruesome discovery of a newborn's …More

Bones Are Forever By Reichs, Kathy 2012-08 - Scribner Book Company 9781439102435 Check Our Catalog Reichs, #1 "New York Times"-bestselling author and producer of the Fox hit series "Bones" delivers a riveting novel featuring a forensic anthropologist and a story of infanticide, murder, and corruption set in the high-danger world of diamond mining. …More

Bones to Ashes By Reichs, Kathy 2007-08 - Scribner Book Company 9780743294379 Check Our Catalog In her most riveting thriller yet, Reichs--bestselling author, forensic anthropologist, and producer of the television hit "Bones," based on her Temperance Brennan books--pits Brennan against an enigma out of her own past. …More

Break No Bones By Reichs, Kathy 2006-07 - Scribner Book Company 9780743233491 Check Our Catalog Summoned to South Carolina to fill in for a negligent colleague, forensic anthropologist Temperance Brennan lands in the middle of a gruesome international scheme--a lucrative trade that deals in body parts and leaves its donors dead. HPL patron: Another suspenseful fascinating mystery about the forensic anthropologist Tempe Brennan-So much better than the TV show. …More

Cross Bones By Reichs, Kathy 2005-06 - Scribner Book Company 9780743233484 Check Our Catalog Bestselling author and world-class forensic anthropologist Reichs pens a tale set in Montreal, North Carolina, and Israel, where a murder in the present leads to a controversial discovery in biblical archaelogy that will have vast implications for the Judeo-Christian world. …More

Deadly Decisions By Reichs, Kathy 2000-07 - Scribner Book Company 9780743204293 Check Our Catalog Nine-year-old Emily Anne Toussaint is shot dead on a Montreal Street. A North Carolina teenager disappears from her home and parts of what may be her skeleton are found hundreds of miles away. For Dr. Temperance Brennan, a forensic anthropologist, the deaths propel her into the world of outlaw motorcycle gangs. …More

Death Du Jour By Reichs, Kathy 1999-05 - Scribner Book Company 9780684869063 Check Our Catalog Forensic anthropologist Temperance Brennan returns in this follow-up to the bestselling "Deja Dead". This time, Brennan digs for a corpse where a nun who died a century ago should be lying in her grave. Sister Elizabeth Nicolet's life and death provides a welcome contrast to discoveries at a burning chalet, where scorched bodies are found. …More

Deja Dead By Reichs, Kathy 1997-08 - Scribner Book Company 9780684841175 Check Our Catalog It's June in Montreal, and Tempe, who has left a shaky marriage back home in North Carolina to take on the challenging assignment of director of forensic anthropology for the province of Quebec, looks forward to a relaxing weekend. First, though, she must stop at a newly uncovered burial site in the heart of the city. One look at the decomposed and decapitated corpse, stored neatly in plastic …More