Summer Reading

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Don't Cry Now Don't Cry Now By Fielding, Joy 1996-03 - Avon Books 9780380711536 Check Our Catalog The bestselling author of Tell Me No Secrets once again unfurls her extraordinary talent to keep readers turning the pages--with the lights on and the doors bolted--in a domestic thriller in which terror and devotion spar for a place in a mother's heart. "Fielding handles her material with finesse".-- Publishers Weekly. …More

Kiss Mommy Goodbye By Fielding, Joy 1982-06 - Signet Book 9780451155061 Check Our Catalog …More

Missing Pieces Flr By Fielding, J. Ed. Author Fielding, Joy 1997-07 - Doubleday Books 9780385489157 Check Our Catalog …More

Tell Me No Secrets Tell Me No Secrets By Fielding, Joy 1994-03 - Avon Books 9780380721221 Check Our Catalog A gripping new novel from the bestselling author of See Jane Run. Still haunted by the inexplicable disappearance of her mother eight years ago, a no-nonsense prosecutor loses control of her life when her client vanishes into thin air, death threats arrive in the mail, and a killer begins to stalk her every move. …More

Whispers and Lies By Fielding, Joy 2002-08 - Atria Books 9780743446259 Check Our Catalog Set in lush Delray, Florida, Fielding's newest novel tells the story of a single, middle-aged woman living contentedly in her house near the beach until the day a mysterious young woman moves in the cottage behind her. Suddenly, her otherwise peaceful existence is changed forever. …More

Alone By Gardner, Lisa 2005-12 - Bantam Books 9780553584530 Check Our Catalog Alone . . . Massachusetts State Trooper Bobby Dodge watches a tense hostage standoff unfold through the scope of his sniper rifle. Just across the street, in wealthy Back Bay, Boston, an armed man has barricaded himself with his wife and child. The man's finger tightens on the trigger and Dodge has only a split second to react . . . and forever pay the consequences. Alone . . . that's where the nightmare began for cool, beautiful, and dangerously sexy Catherine Rose Gagnon. Twenty-five years ago, she was buried underground during a month-long nightmare of abduction and abuse. Now her husband has just been killed. Her father-in-law, the powerful Judge Gagnon, blames Catherine for his son's death . . . and for the series of unexplained illnesses that have sent her own young son repeatedly to the hospital. Alone . . . a madman survived solitary confinement in a maximum security prison where he'd done hard time for the most sadistic of crimes. Now he walks the streets a free man, invisible, anonymous . . . and filled with an unquenchable rage for vengeance. What brings them together is a moment of violence--but what connects them is a passion far deeper and much more dangerous. For a killer is loose who's woven such an intricate web of evil that no one is above suspicion, no one is beyond harm, and no one will see death coming until it has them cornered, helpless, and alone. "From the Hardcover edition. HPL patron: Great Book! If you're gonna read it though read "Hide" also from Lisa Gardner after! …More

Hide By Gardner, Lisa 2007-01 - Bantam Books 9780553804324 Check Our Catalog Ex-sniper Bobby Dodge, from Gardner's "New York Times" bestseller "Alone," returns in this thriller about a woman who is thrust into the center of a 20-year-old crime with terrifying repercussions. HPL patron: Great book! Kept me guessing up to the end! …More

Mediterranean Fresh: A Compendium of One-Plate Salad Meals and Mix-And-Match Dressings By Goldstein, Joyce Photographer Baranowski, Andre Essay by Goldstein, Evan 2008-05 - W. W. Norton & Company 9780393065008 Check Our Catalog BookPage Notable Title A treasure trove of salad meals and mix-and-match dressings, "Mediterranean Fresh" features 140 of these delicious, healthful, easy-to-prepare dishes for a sensuous and satisfying meal. 34 color photographs. HPL patron: Absolutely didn't like this book. Would not recommend this to anyone and would not buy it. …More

Living in God's Love: The New York Crusade By Graham, Billy 2005-08 - Putnam Publishing Group 9780399153464 Check Our Catalog This essential new book will contain all three life-transforming sermons from Billy Graham's historic New York Crusade of June 24-26, 2005. Illustrated throughout with black-and-white photographs, it will also feature an original introduction and afterword written by the Reverend Graham exclusively for this book. HPL patron: Enlightening, spiritual, edifying, uplifting. 3 glorious days of a revival in New York City (Sin City) magnificant word of God was preached, many were saved (accepted Christ.) Lives were changed. …More

Good Stuff: A Reminiscence of My Father, Cary Grant By Grant, Jennifer 2011-05 - Alfred A. Knopf 9780307267108 Check Our Catalog The daughter of Cary Grant--who was 63 when she was born--writes of her enchanted but very real life with her father, playing, laughing, dining, and dancing together, including a look at his work, his travels, his friendships with old Hollywood royalty," and the lessons he taught her. …More

Madman By Groot, Tracy 2008-04 - Thorndike Press 9781410404299 Check Our Catalog IF THERE IS A WAY INTO MADNESS, LOGIC SAYS THERE IS A WAY OUT. LOGIC SAYS. Tallis, a philosopher's servant, is sent to a Greek academy in Palestine only to discover that it has silently disappeared. No one will tell him what happened, but he learns what has become of four or its scholars. One was murdered. One committed suicide. One now worships in the temple of Dionysus. And one...one is a madman. From novelist Tracy Groot comes the story of the Gerasene demoniac, a tale of mystery, horror, and hope in the midst of unimaginable darkness. TRACY GROOT is a novelist and playwright. In a starred review, Booklist called her first novel, The Borther's Keeper, "lyrical and affecting." Mad mad is Tracy's third novel and will be available April 1, 2006. HPL patron: Historical fiction-the story of the Demoniac in the Bible-Jesus cast out the demons into a herd of pigs and the man recovered. …More

Water for Elephants By Gruen, Sara 2006-05 - Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill 9781565124998 Check Our Catalog Alex Award Winner - 2008 BookPage Notable Title A veterinary student during the Great Depression who almost earned his degree, Jacob Jankowski is put in charge of caring for the circus menagerie. There he meets Marlena, the beautiful young star of the equestrian act, who is married to August, the charismatic but twisted animal trainer. He also meets Rosie, an elephant who seems untrainable until he discovers a way to reach her. …More

Blood Noir By Hamilton, Laurell K. 2008-06 - Berkley Publishing Group 9780425222195 Check Our Catalog Doing a favor for Jason, vampire hunter Anita Blake's werewolf lover, puts her in the center of a full-blown scandal that threatens master-vampire Jean-Claude's reign--and makes her a pawn in an ancient vampire queen's new rise to power. …More

Bullet By Hamilton, Laurell K. 2010-06 - Berkley Publishing Group 9780425234334 Check Our Catalog The triumvirate created by master vampire Jean-Claude, necromancer Anita Blake, and werewolf Richard Zeeman has made Jean-Claude one of the most powerful vampires in the U.S. He's consolidating power in himself and those loyal to him, doing in America what Belle Morte did in Europe. Jean-Claude's motives may be kinder, but as any lawyer will say: motives matter, but you're just as dead. …More

Flirt By Hamilton, Laurell K. 2010-02 - Berkley Publishing Group 9780425235676 Check Our Catalog Anita Blake meets with prospective client Tony Bennington and learns that he is willing to pay top dollar to have his recently deceased wife reanimated. But Anita knows that the creature that Anita could coerce out of the grave would not be the lovely Mrs. Bennington. Not really . . . and not for long. …More

Skin Trade By Hamilton, Laurell K. 2009-06 - Berkley Publishing Group 9780425227725 Check Our Catalog When a vampire serial killer sends Anita Blake a grisly souvenir from Las Vegas, she has to warn Sin City's authorities what they're dealing with. Only it's worse than she thinks, in the latest work in the bestselling Vampire Hunter series. …More

Lies That Chelsea Handler Told Me: By Chelsea's Family, Friends and Other Victims By Handler, Chelsea 2011-05 - Grand Central Publishing 9780446584715 Check Our Catalog Friends, family, and co-workers who have all been tricked by Handler into believing stories of total foolishness and into behaving like total fools write about them for the first time. HPL patron: Chelsea Handler is sneaky and a good liar, but she is good to her friends-if you can stand the taunting, teasing, and tricks. Entertaining read, especially if you are a fan of her show, Chelsea Lately. …More

Magic Hour By Hannah, Kristin 2006-02 - Random House Large Print Publishing 9780739326053 Check Our Catalog Forced to give up her California practice, Julia Cates, fears she will never again do the work that truly makes her happy: healing hearts of troubled young children. But then a young mute girl is found abandoned and scaredin Rain Valley. If Julia's prestigious skills were ever desperately needed, this was the time. She calls the enchanting young girl, Alice. Through their work together, they establish a tender trusting bond. When Dr. Max Cerasin bcomes involved in Alice's case, Julia is drawn to the handsome, talented physician yet wary of his mysterious past. When Alice's hopeful future is threatened, they must fight for the young girl who taught them to trust. HPL patron: This is my second book reading of Kristen Hannah and I can't wait to start another. I read a lot of books but I love the way she writes. …More

Missy By Hannan, Chris 2008-09 - Wheeler Publishing 9781597228343 Check Our Catalog This wildly entertaining first novel from Scottish playwright Hannan takes place in the down-and-dirty Wild West and features 19-year-old Dol McQueen as an unlikely heroine--an intelligent, strong-willed hooker with a weakness for liquid opium, or "missy." HPL patron: A great book. Fille with brilliantly voice, wonderfully evocotive, the author evokes the rough, ready period in blistering detail, creates a vivid gallery of misfits, eccentrics. …More

True Colors By Hannah, Kristin 2009-02 - St. Martin's Press 9780312364106 Check Our Catalog In her most provocative, compelling, and heartwrenching novel yet, "New York Times"-bestselling author Hannah tells of three sisters whose once-solid world is broken apart by jealousy, passion, and betrayal. HPL patron: This is my third book by this author. I am enjoying her books. …More

Every Which Way But Dead By Harrison, Kim 2008-09 - Eos 9780061567322 Check Our Catalog There's no witch in Cincinnati tougher, sexier, or more screwed up than bounty hunter Rachel Morgan, who's already put her love life and soul in dire jeopardy through her determined efforts to bring criminal night creatures to justice. Between "runs," she has her hands full fending off the attentions of her blood-drinking partner, keeping a deadly secret from her backup, and resisting a hot new vamp suitor. Rachel must also take a stand in the war that's raging in the city's underworld, since she helped put away its former vampire kingpin--and made a deal with a powerful demon to do so that could cost her an eternity of pain, torment, and degradation. And now her dark "master" is coming to collect his due. …More

A Fistful of Charms By Harrison, Kim 2008-11 - Eos 9780060892982 Check Our Catalog The "New York Times" bestselling author of "Every Which Way But Dead" returns to the spellbinding world of the Hollows with this latest supernatural adventure featuring bounty hunter/witch Rachel Morgan. Original. …More

For a Few Demons More By Harrison, Kim 2007-03 - Eos 9780060788384 Check Our Catalog The author of the sexy Hollows series returns with a new supernatural adventure--a "New York Times" instant bestseller in hardcover--featuring the bewitching bounty hunter, Rachel Morgan. A fiendish serial killer is terrorizing the Hollows, and a mysterious relic in Rachels possession may be the key to stopping him. Includes a brand-new, original short story. …More

Upcoming Events at Hackley Public Library

Sail Away! Monday, August 1, 2 PM Lora Swenson visits from the Muskegon Yacht Club. Sailing fun includes: Scrimshaw, the sailor’s art of carving on whales’ teeth. (Each participant will get a life-size replica “tooth” to carve.) Also, try out sailing gear, lift an anchor, make a Sailor’s Knot and more. Please call the Youth Services Department at 231-722-7276 x 230.

Harbor Hospice Suuport Group 2:00 – 3:30 pm Meets at the Torrent House

Wednesday Knitters 5:30 – 7:00 pm, Wednesday August 3 Open to knitters of all skill levels, from beginners to advanced. Learn to knit, hone your skills, help other knitters! For more information call 231-722-7276 and ask for Jocelyn.

Annual Kids Flea Market Thursday, August 4, 10AM - 1 PM Kids run their own booths, selling old toys, books & games. Registration required. Rain date August 5 Please call the Youth Services Department at 231-722-7276 x 230.

Ulysses Group 10:00 am, Tuesday, August 9 Led by Fran Fisher, this book discussion group meets in the Julia Hackley Room of the Library on the second Tuesday of each month at 10:00-11:30 am. For more information call 231-722-7276 x 222.

Wednesday Knitters 5:30 – 7:00 pm, Wednesday, August 10 Open to knitters of all skill levels, from beginners to advanced. Learn to knit, hone your skills, help other knitters! For more information call 231-722-7276 and ask for Jocelyn.

MS Support Group 5:30 - 6:30 pm, Wednesday, August 10 Torrent House

Yarnspinners 7:00 - 9:00 pm, Wednesday, August 10 Muskegon's own storytelling group. Torrent House

Family History Workshop 10:00 am, Saturday, August 13 Learn how to do Genealogy research in the Local History Department. For more information call 231-722-7276 x 233

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Summer Reading

Welcome to Summer Reading 2011!  At the end of 5 weeks we had 355 people signed up. This week, 11 new people participated and 48 people read 150 books, which brings the totals for the summer to 138 people and 655 books.

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The Hunger Games By Collins, Suzanne 2008-10 - Scholastic Press 9780439023481 Check Our Catalog 2010 Rhode Island Teen Book Award 2010 Beehive Award Winner-Young Adult 2009-2010 Maine Student Book Award Winner 2010 Colorado Blue Spruce Award Winner 2009 Teen Buckeye Book Award- Winner BookPage Notable Title An Indie Next Selection The acclaimed author of the "New York Times"-bestselling Underland Chronicles series delivers equal parts suspense and philosophy, adventure and romance, in a stunning novel set in a future with unsettling parallels to the present. HPL patron:  Loved the premise for this book.  Looking forward to the rest of the trilogy. …More

The Maze By Coulter, Catherine 1998-03 - Jove Books 9780515122497 Check Our Catalog Catherine Coulter invites readers to lose themselves in "The Maze", her triumphant return to contemporary romantic suspense! Remember Dillon Savage from "The Cove"? He's now the head of the FBI's Criminal Apprehension Unit. To solve this case, he's teamed with beautiful and smart, agent Lacey Sherlock, who has a secret agenda of her own. As Lacey prepares to "walk the walk", readers prepare to see who's waiting at the center of the maze. There are mysteries to solve and puzzles to sort through before they get to the ending that will have them bolting their doors--fast. …More

Point Blank By Coulter, Catherine 2007-01 - Jove Books 9780515141689 Check Our Catalog FBI agents Lacey Sherlock and Dillon Savich face the most dangerous case of their careers, and it all begins when Savich is nearly killed while trying to rescue a kidnapped entertainer. …More

Pirate Latitudes By Crichton, Michael 2010-09 - Harper 9780061929380 Check Our Catalog The Caribbean, 1665. A remote colony of the English Crown, the island of Jamaica holds out against the vast supremacy of the Spanish empire. Port Royal, its capital, is a cutthroat town of taverns, grog shops, and bawdy houses. In this steamy climate there's a living to be made, a living that can end swiftly by disease--or by dagger. For Captain Charles Hunter, gold in Spanish hands is gold for the taking, and the law of the land rests with those ruthless enough to make it. "Pirate Latitudes" is Michael Crichton at his best: a rollicking adventure tale pulsing with relentless action, crackling atmosphere, and heart-pounding suspense. HPL patron:  I would strongly recommend it if you like pirate stories. …More

Blindsided By Cummings, Priscilla 2010-07 - Dutton Books 9780525421610 Check Our Catalog In many ways, Natalie O'Reilly is a typical 14-year-old girl. But a routine visit to the eye doctor produces devastating news: Natalie will lose her sight within a few short months. Suddenly her world is turned upside down. …More

Girl Parts By Cusick, John M. 2010-08 - Candlewick Press (MA) 9780763649302 Check Our Catalog What happens when a robot designed to be a boy's ideal companion develops a will of her own? …More

The Blue Nowhere By Deaver, Jeffery 2001-05 - Simon & Schuster 9780684871271 Check Our Catalog From the bestselling author of "The Empty Chair" comes the suspenseful story of a computer hacker--code-named PHATE--on a Silicon Valley killing spree. Hot on his trail are ex-hacker Wyatt Gillette and Frank Bristol, a grizzled homicide detective who's accustomed to using old-fashioned forensics to track his quarry. HPL patron:  Great summer read! …More

The Matchmaker of Kenmare: A Novel of Ireland By DeLaney, Frank 2011-02 - Random House 9781400067848 Check Our Catalog Set in 1943, this follow-up to "Venetia Kelly's Traveling Show" finds Ben McCarthy meeting an enigmatic woman--Miss Begley, the sharp-witted matchmaker of Kenmare--and a powerful friendship begins. HPL patron:  A very powerful story told by someone who knows how to tell a story.  The best! …More

The Last Apprentice: Revenge of the Witch By Delaney, Joseph Illustrator Arrasmith, Patrick 2005-09 - Greenwillow Books 9780060766191 Check Our Catalog Capturing witches Binding boggarts Driving away ghosts For years, Old Gregory has been the Spook for the county, ridding the local villages of evil. Now his time is coming to an end. But who will take over for him? Twenty-nine apprentices have tried-some floundered, some fled, some failed to stay alive. Only Thomas Ward is left. He's the last hope; the last apprentice. Can Thomas succeed? Will he learn the difference between a benign witch and a malevolent one? Does the Spook's warning against girls with pointy shoes include Alice? And what will happen if Thomas accidentally frees Mother Malkin, the most evil witch in the county ... ? …More

The General's Daughter By DeMille, Nelson 1992-11 - Warner Books 9780446513067 Check Our Catalog Paul Brenner is a member of the Army's elite undercover investigative unit, with the authority to arrest any military person anywhere in the world. He has always wondered just how far he could push his power. He is about to find out. Captain Ann Campbell is the daughter of General "Fighting Joe" Campbell. She is a West Point graduate, beautiful, bright, and the pride of Fort Hadley. Her raped and murdered body is found on the firing range, naked and spread-eagled, her hands and feet bound with tent rope - but there is no sign of a struggle. All of Brenner's instincts tell him to avoid the case. Yet Brenner's natural curiosity is aroused. He takes the case. As if that decision weren't reckless enough, he finds himself teamed with rape specialist Cynthia Sunhill, a woman with whom Brenner once had a tempestuous, ultimately doomed affair and with whom the temperamental sparks still flare. Together, they will discover the truth about the brass above them: that beneath the neatly pressed uniforms, the military codes of honor, pride, and order hide a corruption as rank as Ann Campbell's own astonishing secret life. Paul and Cynthia learn that any number of people were sexually, emotionally, and dangerously involved with the Army's "golden girl", and any one of them could have wanted her dead. Far more than a richly plotted murder mystery, Nelson DeMille's The General's Daughter is a resonant and scathing portrayal of military life, demonstrating, unforgettably, how its members are different from - and at the same time, so much like - the rest of us. …More

Just Listen By Dessen, Sarah 2006-04 - Viking Books 9780670061051 Check Our Catalog 2009 Gateway Readers Award Winner 2007 Teens' Top Ten Winner Tayshas Reading List 2007-2008 BookPage Notable Title In her new multi-layered, impossible-to-put-down novel, the New York Times bestselling author of Someone Like You delivers the story of a year in the life of a family coming to terms with the imperfections beneath its perfection. …More

First Mates By Dowdy, Cecelia 2006-07 - Thorndike Press 9780786287611 Check Our Catalog When Rainy Jackson and Winston Michaels meet on a Caribbean cruise, they share an instant attraction. Can they help one another through the darkness of their pasts to make a brighter future? Original. HPL patron:  Rainy and Winston are two people who have experienced a loss of some kind.  They meet on a cruise and hit it off.  Both live in Miami and wanted to continue their relationship.  They struggled in the beginning with many arguements and hardships.  Through their faith in God and help from family and friends, they pulled their relationship together and in the end got married. …More

Aftermath: A Soldier's Return from Vietnam By Downs, Frederick, Jr. Author Downs, Frederick 1984-02 - W. W. Norton & Company 9780393331059 Check Our Catalog …More

The Killing Zone: My Life in the Vietnam War By Downs, Frederick 2007-02 - W. W. Norton & Company 9780393310894 Check Our Catalog The best damned book from the point of view of the infantrymen who fought there. "Army Times" …More

Pride of Carthage: A Novel of Hannibal By Durham, David Anthony 2005-01 - Doubleday Books 9780385506038 Check Our Catalog Featuring a vast cast of characters and nationalities, twists of fate, and tales of inspired leadership, this epic work of literary fiction chronicles the superb military leader of Carthage, Hannibal Barca, and his struggle against the mighty Roman Republic. HPL patron:  Historical novel telling the epic story of Hannibal's march on Rome.  Good narrative, dialogue, and character development make this book a good read. …More

The Lake of Dreams By Edwards, Kim 2011-01 - Viking Books 9780670022175 Check Our Catalog BookPage Notable Title With revelations that prove as captivating as the deceptions at the heart of her #1 "New York Times"-bestselling phenomenon "The Memory Keeper's Daughter," Edwards now presents the story of a woman's homecoming, a family secret, and the old house that holds the key to the true legacy of a family. …More

Finding Forever By Ervin, Keisha 2008-07 - Prioritybooks Publications 9780981648347 Check Our Catalog Once teenaged sweethearts, Whitney and Koran are vastly different people now. Whitney's working on her master's degree and has a new lease on life, while Koran is a drug dealer riding around in expensive cars and living in a big house. Is it possible for Koran to change his lifestyle, and for true love to return? HPL patron:  Keisha Ervin is one of my favorite authors.  I've read all of her books and this is one of my favorites. …More

3 the Dale Earnhardt Story By Raymond, Chris 2004-11 - Roundtable Press 9781401344436 Check Our Catalog A ninth-grade dropout and son of a hard-driving father, the late Dale Earnhardt endeared himself to millions of Americans with his fearlessness, his dogged pursuit of victory, and his down-home Southern charm. Based on a forthcoming major ESPN movie event, this book blends rare photographs with real life stories to create a lasting tribute to "The Intimidator"Qthe seven-time Winston Cup champion and one of America's great sports icons. 1-40134-443-7$15.95 / Time Warner Book Group HPL patron:  Good read. …More

Smokin' Seventeen By Evanovich, Janet 2011-06 - Bantam 9780345527684 Check Our Catalog Dead bodies are showing up in shallow graves on the empty construction lot of Vincent Plum Bail Bonds. No one is sure who the killer is, or why the victims have been offed, but what is clear is that Stephanie's name is on the killer's list. With a cold-blooded killer after her, a handful of hot men, and a capture list that includes a dancing bear and a senior citizen vampire, Stephanie's life looks like it's about to go up in smoke. …More

Twelve Sharp By Evanovich, Janet 2007-06 - St. Martin's Press 9780312349530 Check Our Catalog "Welcome to Trenton, New Jersey, where bounty hunter Stephanie Plum's life is about to implode in ""Jane""t Evanovich's wildest, hottest novel yet! " FIRST A STRANGER APPEARS While chasing down the usual cast of miscreants and weirdos, Stephanie discovers that a crazed woman is stalking her. THEN THE STRANGER REVEALS HER SECRETS The woman dresses in black, carries a 9mm Glock, and has a bad attitude and a mysterious connection to dark and dangerous Carlos Manoso ...street name, Ranger. NEXT, SOMEBODY DIES The action turns deadly serious, and Stephanie goes from hunting skips to hunting a murderer. SOON, THE CHASE IS ON Ranger needs Stephanie for more reasons than he can say. And now, the two are working together to find a killer, rescue a missing child, and stop a lunatic from raising the body count. When Stephanie Plum and Ranger get too close for comfort, vice cop Joe Morelli (her on-again, off-again boyfriend) steps in. Will the ticking clock stop at the stroke of twelve...or will a stranger in the wind find a way to stop Stephanie Plum...forever? Visit: www.evanovich.com HPL patron:  Janet Evanovich did it again!  Funny and great suspense!  Fund to get to know more about Ranger.  …More

The Brave By Evans, Nicholas 2010-10 - Little Brown and Company 9780316033787 Check Our Catalog BookPage Notable Title Powerfully written and intensely moving, "The Brave" traces the legacy of violence behind the myth of the American West and explores man's quest for love and identity, the fallibility of heroes, and the devastating effects of family secrets. …More

Under the Skin By Faber, Michel Editor Dreesen, Robert 2000-07 - Houghton Mifflin Harcourt (HMH) 9780151006267 Check Our Catalog "Under the Skin" is a first novel that defies categorization, an allegory for contemporary society run amok, set in the very real beauty of the Scottish Highlands. "Michael Faber has, it can truly be said--hand on heart--a vivid and original imagination".--"The Scotsman". …More

Charley's Web By Fielding, Joy 2008-03 - Atria Books 9780743296014 Check Our Catalog "New York Times" bestselling author Fielding tells the story of an ambitious writer whose foray into the mind of a killer brings her own family into jeopardy, in this richly plotted, mesmerizing thriller. …More