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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. 2003In 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. 1999The king in the tree: three novellas
Par Steven Millhauser. 2003
Three novellas centering on illicit love. In the title piece, the king's counselor deplores the queen's affair but doesn't tell…
her husband. In Revenge a widow remembers her husband's infidelities and wants to punish his mistress. In An Adventure of Don Juan, the Spanish rake discovers unrequited love in England. Strong language. 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. 1996Suddenly you
Par Lisa Kleypas. 2001
London, 1836. To end her never-loved spinster status, novelist Amanda Briars hires a male prostitute for one night of fantasy…
on her thirtieth birthday. She is appalled to again encounter Jack--aka John Devlin, a notorious publisher--at a dinner party. He then makes her an offer she can't refuse. Some explicit descriptions of sex. 2001The heart remembers
Par June Masters Bacher. 1990
Oregon Territory, nineteenth century. After ten years in prison Julius Doogan returns to Lordsburg, and Yolanda fears he will jeopardize…
her marriage to Maynard Killjoy. She relies on her faith in God and the strength of her best friend, Rachel, as she and Maynard face several crises. Sequel to My Heart's Desire (BR 14935). 1990From this time forth
Par June Masters Bacher. 1991
Oregon Territory, nineteenth century. In this sequel to The Heart Remembers (BR14936), Yolanda's sister Callie has fallen in love with…
teacher Bonaparte Bixby. Unfortunately Bixby has his own reasons for being in Lordsburg. Yolanda and her best friend, Rachel, unite with the town women to deal with Bixby and other unsavory arrivals. 1991My heart's desire
Par June Masters Bacher. 1986
Covered-wagon era, the westward push to Oregon. In this sequel to Seasons of Love (BR 10473), Yolanda's wedding day dawns…
bright, but is shattered when Blue Bucket Mine explodes, claiming the life of her new husband and of Rachel's husband, Cole. As both women struggle to understand God's will, new men enter their lives. 1986Enemy women
Par Paulette Jiles. 2002
As the Civil War sweeps through Missouri in 1864, Adair Colley turns eighteen witnessing Union militia atrocities. Arrested as an…
enemy collaborator, Adair suffers the indignities of wartime prison while having an unexpected romance with Union major William Neumann, her interrogator. Some strong language. 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. 2002