What to read while waiting for...

The People vs. Alex Cross By Patterson, James 2017-11 - Little Brown and Company 9780316273909 Check Our Catalog The charges: explosive Alex Cross has never been on the wrong side of the law-until now. Charged with gunning down followers of his nemesis Gary Soneji in cold blood, Cross is being turned into the poster child for trigger-happy cops who think they're above the law. Cross knows it was self-defense. But will a jury see it that way? The evidence: shocking …More

Are you patiently (or not so patiently) waiting for that best seller?  Here are some suggestions.

The Body Box: A Cold Case Thriller By Abercrombie, Lynn 2005-12 - Pinnacle Books 9780786017270 Check Our Catalog This first in a gripping new series introduces Mechelle Deakes, a hard-edged African-American detective assigned to Atlanta's Cold Case Unit, and her partner, Lieutenant Hank Gooch, who is determined to find a twisted serial killer no matter what the cost. Original. …More

Expecting to Die By Jackson, Lisa 2016-12 - Kensington Publishing Corporation 9781496705006 Check Our Catalog HPL patron: This is a good summer mystery "read." The plot takes place in Montana in a small town. Town members are caught up in a supposed sighting of "Big Foot." Couple this with several deaths which may or may not be attributed to "Big Foot," a group of uncooperative teenagers who are a big part of the criminal investigation leading the two investigating …More

Before It's Too Late By Driscoll, Sara 2017-09 - Kensington Publishing Corporation 9781496704436 Check Our Catalog In this powerful K-9 crime thriller, FBI Special Agent Meg Jennings and her trusted search-and-rescue Labrador, Hawk, must race against the clock before a diabolical killer strikes again… Somewhere in the Washington, D.C., area, a woman lies helpless in a box. Beneath the earth. Barely breathing. Buried alive. In Quantico, the FBI receives a coded message from the woman's abductor. …More