What to read while waiting for...

Tom Clancy Power and Empire By Cameron, Marc 2017-11 - G.P. Putnam's Sons 9780735215894 Check Our Catalog A newly belligerent Chinese government leaves U.S. President Jack Ryan with only a few desperate options in this continuation of the #1 New York Times-bestselling Tom Clancy series. …More

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

Smooth Operator By Woods, Stuart Author Hall, Parnell 2016-08 - G.P. Putnam's Sons 9780399185267 Check Our Catalog From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of the Stone Barrington series comes the first novel in an extraordinary series starring an old fan favorite: Teddy Fay. When President Kate Lee calls Stone Barrington to Washington on an urgent matter, it's soon clear that a potentially disastrous situation requires the kind of help more delicate than even he can …More

Use of Force: A Thriller By Thor, Brad 2017-06 - Atria Books 9781476789385 Check Our Catalog "With his latest pulse-pounding adventure, Brad Thor puts the rest of the genre on notice--Use of Force is the thriller to beat in 2017."--The Real Book Spy From #1 New York Times bestselling author Brad Thor. As a storm rages across the Mediterranean Sea, a terrifying distress call is made to the Italian Coast Guard. Days later, a body washes ashore. Identified as …More

Robert Ludlum's the Bourne Deception By Lustbader, Eric Van 2009-06 - Grand Central Publishing 9780446546966 Check Our Catalog After Bourne is ambushed and nearly killed while in Indonesia, he fakes his death to take on a new identity and mission- to find out who is trying to assassinate him. In the process, Bourne begins to question who he really is and what he would become if he no longer carried the Bourne identity. Across the globe, an American passenger airliner is shot down over Egypt-apparently by an Iranian …More

Book Review-Bring up the Bodies

The Tudors.  Such an interesting family.  Politics, scandal, romance-what more can you ask for? If you haven't yet read Wolf Hall and Bring up the Bodies you should start now! Hilary Mantel's series on the Tudors is engrossing (and she has one more to go.) The stories are told from the point of view of Thomas Cromwell, a commoner who rose to power in Henry the VIII's court.  Ms. Mantel takes a much more human view of Cromwell than other writers.  She shows him as a family man who is fiercely loyal to those he loves, however, she also explores his ruthless and vindictive side. I liked Bring up the Bodies because of the detail about the era, the personalities of the characters, and the level of detail.  It is one of those books that transports you right into the story.  When you are reading about something that took place in the depths of winter and put down the book you are surprised that it is a hot summer day. Now I have to wait for the final installment!

Bring Up the Bodies By Mantel, Hilary 2012-05 - Henry Holt & Company 9780805090031 Check Our Catalog Awards: Baileys Women's Prize for Fiction (2013), Costa Book Awards (2012), Man Booker Prize (2012), Women's Fiction AKA Orange Prize (2013) The sequel to Mantel's 2009 Man Booker Prize winner and "New York Times"-bestseller "Wolf Hall" delves into the heart of Tudor history with the downfall of Anne Boleyn. …More

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Wolf Hall By Mantel, Hilary 2009-10 - Henry Holt & Company 9780805080681 Check Our Catalog Awards: Baileys Women's Prize for Fiction (2010), Costa Book Awards (2009), Indies Choice Book Awards (2010), Man Booker Prize (2009), National Book Critics Circle Award (2009), Orange Broadband Prize (2010), Women's Fiction AKA Orange Prize (2010) In the ruthless arena of King Henry VIII's court, only one man, Thomas Cromwell, dares to gamble his life to win the king's favor and ascend to the heights of political power. HPL patron:  A personal and in depth treatment of Thomas Cromwell.  From child to adult.  A view more compassionate than history-well researched but still …More

The Boleyn Inheritance By Gregory, Philippa 2006-12 - Touchstone Books 9780743272506 Check Our Catalog From the "New York Times" bestselling author of "The Queen's Fool, The Virgin's Lover, The Constant Princess" and "The Other Boleyn Girl" comes a tempestuous Tudor tale about two queens, Anne of Cleves and Catherine Parr, and the woman who destroys them both. …More

The Secret Diary of Anne Boleyn By Maxwell, Robin 1997-04 - Arcade Publishing 9781559703758 Check Our Catalog Anne Boleyn was the second of Henry's six wives, doomed to be beloved, betrayed, and beheaded. When Henry fell madly in love with her upon her return from the French court, where she was educated, he was already married to Catherine of Aragon. But his passion for Anne was great enough to rock the foundations of England and of all Christendom. When the pope refused to dissolve his marriage to …More

Lamentation By Sansom, C. J. 2015-02 - Mulholland Books 9780316254960 Check Our Catalog As Henry VIII lies on his deathbed, an incendiary manuscript threatens to tear his court apart. Summer, 1546. King Henry VIII is slowly, painfully dying. His Protestant and Catholic councilors are engaged in a final and decisive power struggle; whoever wins will control the government. As heretics are hunted across London, and radical Protestants are burned at the stake, the Catholic …More