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Tishomingo blues
Par Elmore Leonard. 2002
Professional high diver Dennis Lenahan arranges a gig at a new casino hotel in Tunica, Mississippi. He witnesses a murder…
by the "Dixie Mafia," befriends Detroit gangster Robert Taylor, participates in a Civil War reenactment with live ammunition, and falls in love. Violence, strong language, and some descriptions of sex. Bestseller. 2002The handmaid's tale
Par Margaret Atwood. 1986
In the future the United States of America is the Republic of Gilead, a fundamentalist Christian theocracy. To reverse the…
declining birthrate, women are forcibly recruited to the ranks of Handmaids and are assigned to the Commanders of the Faithful, whose wives are barren. Explicit descriptions of sex and some strong language. BestsellerJackdaws
Par Ken Follett. 2001
British intelligence agent Felicity "Flick" Clairet must train a group of English women, within days, to blow up the Nazis'…
main telephone exchange in France and paralyze communications on D-Day. American spymaster Paul Chancellor falls in love with Flick as they plan the mission. Some violence and some strong language. Bestseller. 2001Deck the halls
Par Mary Clark. 2000
Amateur sleuth Alvirah Meehan assists Los Angeles private investigator Regan Reilly, who is in New York visiting her parents for…
Christmas when her father is kidnapped. This joint effort by mother and daughter authors brings together characters from earlier works by each writer. Bestseller. 2000The reptile room
Par Lemony Snicket. 1999
After narrowly escaping the menacing clutches of the dastardly Count Olaf in The Bad Beginning (RC 50907, BR 13626), the…
Baudelaire orphans go to live with Uncle Monty, a kindly herpetologist. For a brief time they are happy, but then Count Olaf reappears. Some strong language. For grades 4-7. Bestseller. 1999The hostile hospital
Par Lemony Snicket. 2001
On the run after being falsely accused of murder, the three Baudelaire orphans--Violet, Klaus, and Sunny--find themselves in Heimlich Hospital,…
with the evil Count Olaf in close pursuit. Sequel to The Vile Village (BR 13632). For grades 4-7. Bestseller. 2001Irresistible forces
Par Danielle Steel. 1999
When New York investment banker Meredith Whitman accepts a job in California, her physician husband, Steven, agrees to join her…
soon. But a long-distance marriage is hard to maintain, and Meredith eventually has an affair with her boss, while Steven becomes involved with a coworker. Some descriptions of sex. Bestseller. 1999Face the fire
Par Nora Roberts. 2002
Sam Logan returns to Three Sisters Island after a decade to reclaim Mia Devlin, a white witch. But Mia resents…
him for abandoning her. Sequel to Heaven and Earth (BR 13880). Some explicit descriptions of sex, some violence, and some strong language. Bestseller. 2002This Calder range
Par Janet Dailey. 1982
Montana territory, 1878. Newlyweds Benton and Lorna Calder endure a long cattle drive on the Chisholm Trail from their native…
Texas to start their own cattle ranch. But old grudges and debts follow them into the new land. Followed by Stands a Calder Man (BR 13465). Explicit descriptions of sex and some strong language. Bestseller. 1982The dying animal
Par Philip Roth. 2001
Sixtyish New York cultural critic David Kepesh is already struggling with his own mortality when a former favorite young lover,…
Cuban Consuela Castillo, returns in ill health to see him again. Explicit descriptions of sex and strong language. Bestseller. 2001The two princesses of Bamarre
Par Gail Levine. 2001
Until Princess Meryl was struck with the Gray Death, Princess Addie had always been afraid of everything. Now Addie battles…
specters, gryphons, ogres, and dragons while seeking a cure for her sister. Along the way, she fulfills an ancient prophecy. For grades 5-8. Bestseller. 2001High crimes: a novel
Par Joseph Finder. 1998
When the FBI tries to arrest Tom Chapman, his wife, Claire Heller, a Harvard law professor, learns that Tom is…
really army sergeant Ron Kubik, a fugitive for thirteen years. Claire defends her husband at his court-martial because she is determined to know the truth about him. Some strong language and some violence. BestsellerCalder born, Calder bred
Par Janet Dailey. 1983
Montana, late twentieth century. Ty Calder returns to his family ranch as a teenager, and soon succumbs to the glamorous…
lifestyle of Texas heiress Tara Dyson. But young Jessy Niles has other ideas. Sequel to This Calder Sky (BR 13466). Explicit descriptions of sex and some strong language. Bestseller. 1983"P" is for peril
Par Sue Grafton. 2001
Private investigator Kinsey Millhone is hired by prominent physician Dowan Purcell's ex-wife to find him. Medicare investigators are looking for…
the elderly doctor, too, although his current wife isn't. Also, Kinsey is curious about her office landlord's past when she discovers he's suspected of patricide. Some strong language. Bestseller. 2001The wide window
Par Lemony Snicket. 2000
In this sequel to The Reptile Room (RC 50908, BR 13627) the Baudelaire orphans are sent to live with Aunt…
Josephine, who worries about everything, especially Lake Lachrymose and its loathsome leeches. The unhappy youngsters encounter cold soup on a rainy day, a hurricane, and a villain with a peg leg. For grades 4-7. Bestseller. 2000Havana Bay: a novel
Par Martin Smith. 1999
Last seen in Red Square (RC 35879), depressed Russian detective Arkady arrives in Cuba to investigate the murder of a…
fellow countryman. The Cubans, including policewoman Ofelia Osorio, resent the few remaining Russians on their communist island, so Arkady is the only one interested in finding the culprit. Some strong language and some violence. BestsellerEnvy
Par Sandra Brown. 2001
Publisher Maris Matherly-Reed is so intrigued by the story line of a manuscript that she travels from New York to…
Georgia to meet the author. Her actions set in motion the uncovering of a rivalry between friends that sent one to prison and made the other famous. Strong language, some descriptions of sex, and some violence. Bestseller. 2001Hope was here
Par Joan Bauer. 2000
Sixteen-year-old Hope and her aunt Addie, a professional waitress/cook team, move to Wisconsin to help G.T. Stoop run his restaurant.…
Soon they become involved in removing the corrupt mayor from office, and Hope finds the father she needs. For junior and senior high readers. Newbery Honor. Bestseller. 2000The shining
Par Stephen King. 1977
Jack and Wendy Torrance come face-to-face with terror when they become caretakers of a haunted old hotel in the snowy…
mountains of Colorado. Their five-year-old son Danny, who appears to have psychic powers, is the first to sense the evil in the building. Violence and strong language. Bestseller. 1977Before I say goodbye
Par Mary Clark. 2000
Just as Nell MacDermott has decided to run for her grandfather's New York congressional seat, her architect husband's yacht blows…
up with him on board. When a medium claims to be in touch with the dead man, Nell, psychically gifted herself, is drawn into an investigation of conspiracy and murder. Bestseller. 2000