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Par Greg Iles. 2000
Will and Karen Jennings's child is taken by serial kidnapper John Hickey. While his cousin watches five-year-old Abby, and his…
wife guards Will in his convention hotel room, Hickey plans a night with Karen. Until now the children have not been harmed, but this time Hickey's vengeful. Violence and strong language. Bestseller. 2000Brazen virtue
Par Nora Roberts. 2001
Mystery writer Grace McCabe comes to Washington, D.C., to visit her sister, Kathleen, hoping for rest and a sisterly bond.…
But everything changes when Kathleen, who works at night as a phone-sex operator, is strangled to death. Violence, strong language, and some descriptions of sex. Bestseller. 1988Mirror image
Par Danielle Steel. 1998
Born in 1893 and now in their twenties, identical twins Olivia and Victoria Henderson are often confused with one another.…
But reliable Olivia has always rescued the adventurous Victoria from her escapades. Then Victoria gets herself into a scrape from which Olivia can't save her unless they trade identities. BestsellerThe Mitford snowmen: a Christmas story
Par Jan Karon. 2001
Widow's walk
Par Robert Parker. 2002
Boston private investigator Spenser is hired in a case involving a young wife suspected of shooting her millionaire husband. Spenser's…
sleuthing seems to stir up trouble, and, after six more murders, he calls in his bodyguard, Hawk. Violence and strong language. Bestseller. 2002Peyton Place
Par Grace Metalious. 1956
In the small New England town of Peyton Place the surface lives of the inhabitants hide lurid secrets. Three women--Allison…
MacKenzie; her mother, Constance; and Allison's friend Selena Cross--struggle to keep up appearances as they deal with adultery, repression, lust, incest, and abortion. Some explicit descriptions of sex and some strong language. Bestseller. 1956The ersatz elevator
Par Lemony Snicket. 2001
The woeful saga of the Baudelaire orphans, last encountered in The Austere Academy (RC 50911, BR 13630), continues as evil…
Count Olaf discovers their whereabouts at Esmé Squalor's seventy-one-bedroom penthouse and concocts a new plan to steal their family fortune. For grades 4-7. Bestseller. 2001The villa
Par Nora Roberts. 2001
Tereza Giambelli merges her world-renowned family wine company with that of her second husband, vintner Eli MacMillan. She arranges for…
her granddaughter, Sophia, and his grandson, Tyler, to work together. The move causes family conflicts and uncovers secrets, threatening the business. Some explicit descriptions of sex and some strong language. Bestseller. 2001Likes me, likes me not
Par Megan Stine. 2001
As the Spring Fling dance approaches, Mary-Kate and her twin Ashley hope to have dates with the boys they have…
crushes on, Grant and Ross. But the boys invite other girls, and the twins plot revenge. For grades 4-7. Bestseller. 2001Long time no see
Par Susan Isaacs. 2001
Despite her policeman lover's admonitions, amateur sleuth Judith Singer searches for clues to the murder of a neighbor. Courtney Logan…
disappeared on Halloween night, and now in May her body has been found in her own pool. Strong language and some descriptions of sex. Bestseller. 2001This Calder sky
Par Janet Dailey. 1981
Montana, early twentieth century. The vast Calder cattle ranch dwarfs the shoestring operation of Angus O'Rourke's. But when young Chase…
Calder falls in love with fifteen-year-old Maggie O'Rourke, trouble starts. Sequel to Stands a Calder Man (BR 13465). Explicit descriptions of sex and some strong language. Bestseller. 1981The masterharper of Pern
Par Anne McCaffrey. 1998
Child prodigy Robinton, born at Harper Hall, is popular among the harpers, who teach the culture of Pern through their…
music. But the harpers are losing credibility because the dreaded Thread has not fallen for centuries. And in the north, the hatred of Robinton is growing. Falls between Dragonflight (DB 12522, BR 5797) and Dragonsdawn (DB 28037, BR 7601)The bluest eye
Par Toni Morrison. 1970
1941. Eleven-year-old Pecola Breedlove--poor, ugly, and black--desperately wants blue eyes, which she thinks would solve all her problems. But instead…
she is subjected to rejection, violence, and an unwanted pregnancy. Slowly, she begins to descend into madness. Strong language and some explicit descriptions of sex. Bestseller. 1970A common life: the wedding story
Par Jan Karon. 2001
In this companion to the Mitford Years series, Father Tim Kavanagh finally gets up the courage to ask Cynthia Coppersmith…
to marry him. Tensions mount as each struggles with doubt and preparations. Meanwhile the entire town becomes involved in the planning. Bestseller. 2001Midnight Bayou
Par Nora Roberts. 2001
Declan Fitzgerald, tired of being a Boston lawyer, buys Manet Hall near New Orleans with plans to restore the old…
plantation. But he does not expect to find his house haunted by rape, murder, and betrayal. Strong language, some explicit descriptions of sex, and some violence. Bestseller. 2001Lone eagle
Par Danielle Steel. 2001
Kate Jamison, seventeen, falls for Joe Allbright, twenty-nine, in 1940. Unwilling to commit to marriage, Joe, a pilot, goes off…
to war. Kate marries another and has children. Eventually Joe reenters her life, forcing Kate to confront her love for him and his need to fly free. Bestseller. 2001A traitor to memory
Par Elizabeth George. 2001
Is there a connection between a woman killed in a hit-and-run accident on a rainy night in London and a…
violinist who has recently lost his ability to play? It is up to Detective Inspector Lynley to solve the mystery. Strong language, some descriptions of sex, and some violence. Bestseller. 2001Scarlett: the sequel to Margaret Mitchell's Gone with the wind
Par Alexandra Ripley. 1991
Continues the saga of Scarlett O'Hara which began in Margaret Mitchell's Gone with the Wind (BR 11427). Scarlett returns to…
Tara after Melanie's funeral, but then makes her way to Ireland where she struggles to get Rhett Butler back into her life. The author was chosen by Mitchell's heirs to write the sequel. BestsellerSkipping Christmas
Par John Grisham. 2001
Tax accountant Luther Krank calculates that a Caribbean cruise will cost less than what he and his wife, Nora, spent…
celebrating the holidays last year. Since daughter Blair is in the Peace Corps, they plan to skip Christmas. Luther, however, doesn't anticipate the town's reaction. Some strong language. Bestseller. 2001The wind done gone
Par Alice Randall. 2001
Characters from Gone with the Wind (RC 33082, BR 11427) are recreated in a novel that examines plantation life and…
nineteenth-century southern society through the eyes of a biracial woman. Cynara resents her privileged, legitimate, white half-sister, but during Reconstruction she comes into her own as an independent woman. Some strong language. Bestseller. 2001