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Naked prey
Par John Sandford. 2003
Minneapolis cop Lucas Davenport takes a specially created state position to handle politically sensitive cases. Confronted with the apparent lynching…
of a black man and a white woman in a small rural community, Davenport discovers that the real motive behind the murders is not what it seems. Violence and strong language. Bestseller. 2003Junie B. Jones and the mushy gushy valentime [i.e. valentine (Junie B. Jones Ser. #14)
Par Barbara Park. 1999
In pursuit of the proper sinner (Inspector Lynley Ser. #10.)
Par Elizabeth George. 1999
Inspector Thomas Lynley's search for clues to connect a suicide and several murders provides him with multiple suspects. Lynley's longtime…
partner Barbara Havers works extra hard in hopes of redeeming her reputation lost in Deception on His Mind (DB 44764). Some violence and some strong language. Bestseller. 1999Haunted castle on Hallows Eve
Par Mary Pope Osborne. 2003
After climbing into their magic tree house, Jack and Annie are invited by master magician Merlin to King Arthur's realm…
where invisible beings, giant ravens, and haunted spells have put a duke's castle in an uproar on Halloween night. For grades 2-4. 2003Villa incognito
Par Tom Robbins. 2003
Extravagant tale of three Americans declared missing-in-action who have chosen to remain in an edenic Laotian village decades after the…
Vietnam War's end, trafficking in opium. The unruly cast of characters includes an alluring woman descended from Japanese folklore's libidinous, sake-swilling, badgerlike tanuki. Some descriptions of sex and some strong language. Bestseller. 2003Playing for the ashes (Inspector Lynley Ser.)
Par Elizabeth George. 1994
Detective Inspector Thomas Lynley and Detective Sergeant Barbara Havers are assigned the murder case of cricket star Kenneth Fleming. Separated…
from his wife, Fleming was living with his doting former teacher, Miriam Whitelaw, and having an affair with Gabriella Patten. In a parallel story, Whitelaw's daughter, now dying of a debilitating disease, describes her own wild youth. Strong language and some explicit descriptions of sex. BestsellerThe virgin blue: A Novel
Par Tracy Chevalier. 1997
American midwife Ella Turner moves to France with her husband and researches her French family origins. Tormented by strange dreams,…
she discovers a sixteenth-century ancestor, Isabelle Tournier, whose Huguenot beliefs led to tragedy and whose life seems somehow mysteriously linked to Ella's. Meanwhile, Ella has an affair providing complications. Some strong language. Bestseller. 1997In the presence of the enemy (Inspector Lynley Ser.)
Par Elizabeth George. 1997
Newspaper editor Dennis Luxford receives a threatening note demanding that he publicly reveal he is the father of ten-year-old Charlotte…
Bowen, the kidnapped daughter of a member of parliament with whom Luxford had an affair years earlier. Scotland Yard inspector Thomas Lynley enters the case when a body is discovered. Strong language. Bestseller. 1996The talking T. Rex ( a To Z Mysteries Ser. #No. 20)
Par Ron Roy. 2003
Tyrone the Tyrannosaurus, a giant action figure, has a secret compartment to store the money three college boys are collecting…
for a dinosaur museum. When almost five thousand dollars go missing, Dink, Josh, and Ruth Rose try to figure out who is the thief. For grades 2-4. 2003Trick-or-trouble (The hardy Boys Ser.)
Par Franklin W Dixon. 2002
The Bayport Merchants Association is sponsoring a mystery contest for Halloween. The prizes are so grand that some people will…
do anything to win, leaving it up to the Hardys to keep the competition fair. For grades 4-7. 2002Divine secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood: a novel
Par Rebecca Wells. 1996
At forty, Sidda Walker is a famous theater director whose life spirals downward after a New York Times interview implies…
that her mother, Vivi, was a child abuser. Vivi disowns Sidda, but the Ya-Yas, Vivi's longtime friends, intervene. Sequel to Little Altars Everywhere (BR 14278). Strong language and some descriptions of sex. Bestseller. 1996In this mountain
Par Jan Karon. 2002
Father Tim Kavanagh and his wife, Cynthia, return to Mitford and renew old friendships. Father Tim, however, struggles with retirement…
and aging while Cynthia achieves success as a children's writer. Father Tim's failure to control his diabetes leads to near-tragedy. Sequel to A Common Life (RC 52101, BR 13422). Bestseller. 2002Knocked out by my nunga-nungas: further, further confessions of Georgia Nicolson
Par Louise Rennison. 2002
Georgia continues her journal entries following On the Bright Side, I'm Now the Girlfriend of a Sex God (RC 52090,…
BR 13560). Her parents drag her on a vacation to Scotland. Then back home she sees two boys at the same time. For senior high readers. Bestseller. 2001The emperor of Ocean Park
Par Stephen L Carter. 2002
African American law professor Talcott Garland is drawn into a political conspiracy after his father--a disgraced former Supreme Court nominee--dies…
suddenly. Apparently the judge left clues leading to evidence of crimes by former colleagues in high places and wants his son to exact revenge. Some violence and some strong language. Bestseller. 2002Summerland
Par Michael Chabon, William Joyce. 2002
Eleven-year-old Ethan Feld, the least gifted ballplayer on Clam Island, is recruited to be a hero and defend the ferishers…
in Summerland against giants, goblins, and a tough baseball team. He is assisted by his resolute friend, Jennifer T. Rideout, and assorted creatures. For grades 5-8 and older readers. Bestseller. 20021st to die
Par James Patterson. 2001
A serial killer of newlyweds prompts an investigation by Lindsay Boxer, a San Francisco homicide detective recently diagnosed with a…
potentially fatal blood disease. She recruits a medical examiner, a journalist, and a district attorney (all women) to help find the murderer. Violence, some descriptions of sex, and some strong language. Bestseller. 2001Family honor
Par Robert B Parker. 1999
Ex-cop Sunny Randall works as a Boston private detective while she completes her BFA and paints. She recently divorced her…
husband because of his family mob ties, but still cares for him. In her current case, Sunny is suspicious of the wealthy couple looking for their runaway daughter. Strong language and violence. Bestseller2nd chance
Par James Patterson. 2002
Lieutenant Lindsay Boxer of the San Francisco police department enlists the help of her friends in the Women's Murder Club,…
from 1st to Die (RC 51887/BR 14208), to track down a serial killer. Meanwhile Lindsay's estranged father, a former policeman, reenters her life. Violence and strong language. Bestseller. 2002A thousand country roads: an epilogue to The Bridges of Madison County
Par Robert James Waller. 2002
1981. Robert Kincaid, sixty-eight, is sustained only by memories of life on the road and his brief 1965 encounter with…
Francesca Johnson. He returns to the road, and a chance encounter with another woman reveals a new dimension of his life. Sequel to The Bridges of Madison County (RC 35861/BR 9823). Bestseller. 2002Mount Vernon love story: a novel of George and Martha Washington
Par Mary Higgins Clark. 2002
The book opens on preparations for John Adams's inauguration, with George Washington reminiscing about his career and family life--specifically his…
successful marriage to widow Martha "Patsy" Custis. He continues the story as he and Patsy retire to his Mount Vernon, Virginia, estate. Bestseller. 1968