Braille Books 2003-2004

National Library Service for the 
Blind and Physically Handicapped

Library of Congress
Washington 2006

Fiction

Adventure

The Big Burn BR 14424
by Jeanette Ingold
2 volumes
In the summer of 1910, drought in Idaho and Montana has led 
to forest fires. On August 20, three teenshomesteader 
Lizbeth, fire fighter Jarrett, and buffalo soldier Sethare 
caught in a blaze and face the choice of fleeing or staying 
to confront the conflagration. For junior and senior high 
readers. 2002.


Captain Blood BR 14666
by Rafael Sabatini
3 volumes
Great Britain, 1685. When physician Peter Blood is accused 
of treason against King James II for treating a wounded 
rebel, he is sentenced to slavery in Barbados. Once on the 
island he escapes to become a buccaneerand eventually 
governor of Jamaica. 2003 introduction by Gary Hoppenstand. 
1922.


The Captain's Wife BR 14820
by Douglas Kelley
3 volumes
In 1856, the captain of the clipper ship Neptune's Car 
falls ill at sea, leaving his pregnant young wife to 
command the vessel and its mutinous crew as they round 
treacherous Cape Horn. Kelley's novel is based on the true 
story of Joshua and Mary Patten. Some explicit descriptions 
of sex. 2001.


Cassada BR 14288
by James Salter
2 volumes
A fighter pilot, assigned to an air force squadron in 
occupied Germany in 1955, aspires to become a star in 
target gunnery. Suddenly there is a moment of terror when 
he and a comrade fly too high, and run out of fuel in a 
heavy rain. Some strong language. 2000.


Desolation Island BR 14573
by Patrick O'Brian
3 volumes
Captain Jack Aubrey, commander of the Leopard, and Dr. 
Stephen Maturin, Aubrey's Irish friend, must transport 
convicts to Australia and rescue Governor Bligh from New 
South Wales. The two will also contend with a captured 
French female spy and endure a chase during an Antarctic 
storm. Some strong language. 1978.


Fair Blows the Wind BR 13653
by Louis L'Amour
2 volumes
In this colonial adventure, Irish-born Tatton Chantry, 
shipwrecked on the North Carolina coast, encounters Spanish 
profiteers and a lovely Peruvian lady. To win their 
treasure and her heart, Chantry takes on the pirates and 
savage Indians. 1978.


Horse Thief BR 14482
by Robert Newton Peck
2 volumes
Chickalookee, Florida; 1938. First, rodeo worker and 
seventeen-year-old orphan Tullis Yoder loses two fingers on 
his first bull ride. Then, when he learns that his only 
familythe thirteen horses he cares forare going to be 
sold for dog food, he steals themwith help, of course. For 
junior and senior high readers. 2002.


The Ice Limit BR 14335
by Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child
4 volumes
Billionaire Palmer Lloyd wants to own the largest meteorite 
in the world. It's buried on a remote island in an icy 
region off the southern coast of Chile. To retrieve it, he 
hires the engineering firm of Eli Glinn and controversial 
scientist Sam McFarlane. Some violence and some strong 
language. 2000.


The Jester BR 14597
by James Patterson and Andrew Gross
3 volumes
French innkeeper Hugh de Luc joins the Crusades in 1096 but 
deserts after a year of carnage. Returning home with a few 
relics, he finds his village in ruins and his beloved wife 
a prisoner in the local duke's castle. Violence, strong 
language, and some descriptions of sex. Bestseller. 2003.


Kydd: A Kydd Novel BR 13841
by Julian Stockwin
3 volumes
Twenty-year-old wigmaker Thomas Paine Kydd is impressed 
into the Royal Navy to join the fight against the post-
revolutionary French. Gradually he learns the ways of the 
sea and is guided by a seasoned sailor and an adventurer. 
He endures battles, shipwrecks, and desertion. Some 
violence. 2001.


The Lobster War BR 13811
by Ethan Howland
1 volume
Maine teenager Dain wants to be a lobsterman like his late 
father. However his mom and older brother, Eddie, want him 
to go to college. Dain continues setting up his traps after 
school but someone keeps sabotaging them. Some strong 
language. For junior and senior high readers. 2001.


The Night Is for Hunting BR 13778
by John Marsden
2 volumes
In this sequel to Burning for Revenge (BR 13344), teenagers 
Ellie, Lee, Homer, Fi, and Kevin are still in Australia 
fighting the invaders of their homeland. They rescue four 
feral children and hide out in the desert until they are 
attacked by enemy forces. For junior and senior high 
readers. 1998.


The Other Side of Dawn BR 14523
by John Marsden
3 volumes
The war to defeat Australia's invaders is drawing to a 
close. Ellie and her guerilla band of teenagers assist the 
liberators from New Zealand in a final assault. But 
peacetime resettlement isn't easy. Sequel to The Night Is 
for Hunting (BR 13778). Some violence. For junior and 
senior high readers. 1999.


The Secret of Shambhala: In Search of the Eleventh Insight 
BR 13844
by James Redfield
2 volumes
Author of The Celestine Prophecy(BR 9732) continues his 
quest for spiritual enlightenment. As he travels from 
Kathmandu, Nepal, to Lhasa, Tibet, in search of Shambhala 
(a.k.a. Shangri-La), he encounters many perils in the 
Himalayas. Sequel to The Tenth Insight: Holding the Vision 
(BR 10416). 1999.


Thunderhead BR 14225
by Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child
4 volumes
Archaeologist Nora Kelly assembles a team of researchers to 
hunt for the lost Native American city of Quivira. Nora's 
father has been missing for sixteen years after his quest 
for the site, but a letter she discovers gives her new hope 
for success. Some violence and some strong language. 1999.


Warriors of Alavna BR 15113
by N.M. Browne
2 volumes
While walking through a yellow mist, two teens are 
transported back to first-century Britain. Ursula and Dan 
are forced to join a Celtic tribe where Ursula discovers 
magical powers and Dan becomes a fierce warrior in the 
fight against the Romans. Followed by Warriors of Camlann 
(BR 15112). Some violence. For junior and senior high 
readers. 2000.


Warriors of Camlann BR 15112
by N.M. Browne
2 volumes
British teens Dan and Ursula from Warriors of Alavna (BR 
15113) attempt to return through time to the present, but 
they land in the fifth century. Dan becomes a knight to 
Arturus Urbicuswho may be King Arthurwhile Ursula 
continues her sorcery. Some violence. For junior and senior 
high readers. 2003.


The Year of the Hangman BR 14923
by Gary Blackwood
2 volumes
Unruly fifteen-year-old Creighton Brown, banished from 
England in 1777, goes to live with his uncle in the 
American colonies, then nearly defeated by British forces. 
Abducted by patriot rebels en route to Florida, Creighton 
is taken to New Orleans, where he soon has to choose sides. 
For junior and senior high readers. 2002.


Blindness and Physical Handicaps

The Art of Seeing BR 14649
by Cammie McGovern
2 volumes
As a child, Jemma watched older sister Rozzie blossom into 
a teenage beauty and promising actress. But Rozzie kept her 
failing vision a secret. Now as adults they seek to 
reestablish their relationship against the backdrop of 
celebrity. 2002.


Bad Girl Creek BR 13787
by Jo-Ann Mapson
3 volumes
After wheelchair-user Phoebe inherits a California flower 
farm from her aunt, she needs help running it. So she takes 
in three women housematesNess, Nance, and Berylwho have 
each made bad decisions in the past and welcome a new 
start. Some descriptions of sex and some strong language. 
2001.


Blind Sighted BR 14522
by Peter Moore
2 volumes
Eleventh-grader Kirk Tobak is moody and bored with school, 
his alcoholic mother, and druggie friends. His job reading 
for an independent young blind woman, with whom he 
discusses his problems, gives Kirk new insights. Some 
descriptions of sex and some strong language. For senior 
high and older readers. 2002.


Come Home, My Heart BR 14857
by Phyllis Campbell
1 volume
Dr. Susan Perry, an obstetrician, becomes blind after a 
brain tumor is removed. Once rehabilitated, she moves to a 
poor, rural Virginia town. In her new career as a social 
worker, she becomes an integral part of the community and 
falls in love. 1988.


The Outlaw and the Lady BR 14732
by Lorraine Heath
2 volumes
Fortune, Texas; 1891. Outlaw Lee Raven and his gang kidnap 
a bank robbery witness and realize later that beautiful 
Angela Bainbridge is blind. At Raven's Mexican home the two 
fall in love before the Texas Rangers arrive. Explicit 
descriptions of sex, some violence, and some strong 
language. 2001.


The Silent Boy BR 14890
by Lois Lowry
1 volume
America, early 1900s. Katy Thatcher recalls her early 
childhood as the daughter of a country doctor. She had 
befriended Jacob Stoltz, a teenager "touched in the head," 
who, though silent, cared for animals and seemed kind. But 
then Jacob was accused of a terrible crime. For junior and 
senior high and older readers. 2003.


Stuck in Neutral BR 14082
by Terry Trueman
1 volume
Fourteen-year-old Shawn has a phenomenal memory for 
everything he's ever heard, but nobody knows it because his 
cerebral palsy has made him unable to communicate. Now 
Shawn suspects that his father, in a misguided plan to end 
the boy's pain, is planning to kill him. Some strong 
language. For junior and senior high readers. Printz Honor. 
2000.


Classics

Le Grand Meaulnes BR 14236
by Alain-Fournier
2 volumes
A tale of friendship, adventure, andromanticism recounted 
by Franois Seurel, whose father runs a French village 
school where seventeen-year-old Augustin Meaulnes comes to 
board. Variously translated as The Lost Domain and The 
Wanderer. 1912.


The Jungle BR 13742
by Upton Sinclair
4 volumes
Grim account of the deplorable conditions in the Chicago 
meatpacking industry around 1900, as seen through the eyes 
of Lithuanian immigrant Jurgis Rudkus. When first 
published, the novel aroused the indignation of the 
American public and forced government investigations that 
led to the passage of pure food legislation. 1985 
introduction. Some violence. 1906.


Moby-Dick BR 14641
by Herman Melville
5 volumes
The sailor Ishmael tells the story of Captain Ahab's 
obsessive pursuit of the white whale in this novel which 
includes chapters on the natural history of the whale, the 
whole making an allegory of human potential and 
limitations. 1851.


The Return of the Native BR 13693
by Thomas Hardy
5 volumes
Clym Yeobright returns to barren Egdon Heath and, against 
his mother's advice, marries the willful Eustacia Vye. 
Later, disenchanted, Eustacia begins seeing Damon Wildeve, 
her former lover, who is married to Clym's cousin. Includes 
a glossary of unfamiliar regional terms as well as the 
author's later prefaces and postscripts. 1878.


Contemporary

The Devil's Larder BR 14177
by Jim Crace
1 volume
Sixty-four untitled brief fictions centered on food in a 
variety of social situations. Selection thirteen describes 
a couple honeymooning in a provisionless cottage by the 
sea. The husband prepares an aphrodisiacal dessert in an 
attempt to overcome his young bride's reluctance to have 
intercourse. 2001.


Little Casino BR 14879
by Gilbert Sorrentino
1 volume
Autobiographical fiction depicting depression-era and 
postwar Brooklyn of the author's childhood and later years 
in fifty-two disparate vignettes. These often erotic, 
sometimes morbid fragments of memory provide fleeting 
glimpses of characters and timesnapshots of "love desired, 
love burgeoning, and love dying." Explicit descriptions of 
sex and strong language. 2002.


Family

The Art of Seeing BR 14649
by Cammie McGovern
2 volumes
As a child, Jemma watched older sister Rozzie blossom into 
a teenage beauty and promising actress. But Rozzie kept her 
failing vision a secret. Now as adults they seek to 
reestablish their relationship against the backdrop of 
celebrity. 2002.


Big as Life: Three Tales for Spring BR 13808
by Maureen Howard
2 volumes
Three stories concerning family life. In "Children with 
Matches," a woman inherits a crumbling mansion. In "The 
Magdalene," a young woman banished from Ireland is sent to 
her uncle's wealthy family in New York. In "Big as Life," 
the neglected wife of John James Audubon contemplates her 
fate. Some strong language. 2001.


Blessings BR 14393
by Anna Quindlen
2 volumes
Skip Cuddy, caretaker of elderly Lydia Blessing's country 
estate, discovers an abandoned newborn baby on the doorstep 
and, naming her Faith, is encouraged by his employer to 
keep her. Faith rejuvenates the household, but her presence 
is soon public knowledge. Some strong language. 2002.


Blood of My Blood BR 14832
by Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings
2 volumes
In this autobiographical first novelunpublished until 
2002by the Pulitzer Prize winner for The Yearling (BR 
12512), the author chronicles her growth as an artist. 
Includes portrayals of her sympathetic father; her cold, 
domineering mother; and some pioneer ancestors. 1928.


Crow Lake BR 14366
by Mary Lawson
2 volumes
After their parents accidentally die, teens Matt and Luke 
Morrison give up their university plans to help raise their 
two young sisters, Katie and Bo, in the northern Ontario 
badlands. In twenty years Katie, a professor, returns to 
resolve past differences at a family reunion. Some strong 
language. 2002.


Ella in Bloom BR 13786
by Shelby Hearon
2 volumes
Fortyish Ella returns for a family visit to Austin, Texas, 
and reestablishes a relationship with her former brother-
in-law after her sister's death. Ella has spent her life 
playing second fiddle, trying to please her demanding 
mother, until she discovers some family secrets. Some 
descriptions of sex and some strong language. 2000.


The Fall of Light BR 14411
by Niall Williams
3 volumes
Saga of the Foley family in nineteenth-century Ireland. 
Francis and his four sons, their mother gone, flee from 
their tenant farm after Francis steals a telescope. When 
their father is presumed drowned, the four brothers 
eventually separate and find their own destinies at home 
and abroad. 2001.


Fall on Your Knees BR 13878
by Ann-Marie MacDonald
4 volumes
Materia at thirteen elopes with the eighteen-year-old piano 
tuner, James, and her Lebanese-Canadian family disowns her. 
James claims to be devoted to their first daughter, 
Kathleen, and they have three more girls as years pass. The 
four sisters don't mention family secrets of incest and 
rape until an illegitimate child appears. Bestseller. 1996.


Frozen Rodeo BR 14739
by Catherine Clark
2 volumes
Sixteen-year-old Peggy Fleming Farrell spends the summer 
working at a gas station coffee bar, yearning for a 
boyfriend, and helping her mother through Lamaze classes. 
Meanwhile her dad tries to make a comeback as a 
professional ice skater. For senior high readers. 2003.


Goodbye Tsugumi BR 14582
by Banana Yoshimoto
2 volumes
Maria Shirakawa spends a summer with her spoiled, invalid 
cousin Tsugumi at the family's seaside inn. Tsugumi falls 
in love, pushes her limits, and suffers a health crisis. 
Maria comes to understand her home, family, and special 
relationship with Tsugumi. Some strong language. For senior 
high and older readers. 1989.


A Group of One BR 13909
by Rachna Gilmore
1 volume
Fifteen-year-old Tara Mehta's life is turned upside down 
when her grandmother visits from India. Naniji disapproves 
of the family's Canadian lifestyle and feminist mother. But 
Tara also learns of her heritage and Naniji's involvement 
in Gandhi's peace movement. Some strong language. For 
junior and senior high readers. 2001.


The Lightkeeper's Daughter BR 14497
by Iain Lawrence
2 volumes
After several years absence, seventeen-year-old "Squid," an 
unwed mother, and her little girl Tatiana visit the remote 
British Columbia island home where her father is the 
lighthouse keeper. Squid confronts her memories of her 
brother, a probable suicide, and her feelings for her 
parents. For senior high and older readers. 2002.


The Lost Legends of New Jersey BR 14455
by Frederick Reiken
3 volumes
Livingston, New Jersey; 1980s. After his mother has a 
nervous breakdown and moves to Florida, Anthony Rubin, his 
father, and his grandfather search for true love. While the 
older men date acceptable Jewish women, Anthony befriends 
the Italian girl next door. Strong language and some 
descriptions of sex. 2000.


Lucky in the Corner BR 14525
by Carol Anshaw
2 volumes
College student Fern resents her lesbian mother for 
breaking up the family. But when Fern's best friend Tracy 
has an illegitimate baby whom she gradually leaves more and 
more in Fern's care, Fern learns about the joys and pains 
of motherhood. Some descriptions of sex and some strong 
language. 2002.


Mr. Potter BR 14381
by Jamaica Kincaid
1 volume
An illegitimate daughter relates the story of her estranged 
father, Mr. Potter, an illiterate chauffeur on Antigua in 
the Caribbean. Using the cadences of the sea, she tells of 
his ancestors, his womanizing, and the rhythms of island 
life in a series of vignettes. 2002.


The Quilter's Legacy: An Elm Creek Quilts Novel BR 14817
by Jennifer Chiaverini
3 volumes
While preparing for her wedding to Andrew, Sylvia searches 
for her late mother Eleanor's heirloom quilts but discovers 
they were sold decades ago. Pursuing leads to find them, 
she learns more about Eleanor's past and events touching 
her, such as the sinking of the Titanic and the flu 
epidemic of 1918. 2003.


Razzle BR 13995
by Ellen Wittlinger
2 volumes
Fifteen-year-old Ken, an aspiring photographer, moves to 
Cape Cod with his semiretired parents. There he meets 
Razzlean unusual girl working at the local dumpand her 
nemesis, the flirtatious Harley. He ends up in the middle 
of their feud. Some strong language. For senior high 
readers. 2001.


The Runaway Quilt: An Elm Creek Quilts Novel BR 14349
by Jennifer Chiaverini
3 volumes
On a trip to South Carolina, Sylvia Compson discovers a 
quilt depicting Elm Creek Manor, her home in Pennsylvania. 
She scours her attic when she returns and is rewarded by 
finding three more quilts and a journal describing her 
ancestor's involvement with the Underground Railroad. 2002.


A Second Legacy BR 14377
by Caroline Harvey
4 volumes
In 1960s London, Alexia Langley, divorced with an infant, 
returns to Scotland and converts the family castle into a 
successful hotel. In 1988 her daughter, Carly, chooses to 
retrace her ancestor Charlotte Bewick's sojourn in 
Afghanistan, told in Legacy of Love (BR 13434), instead of 
learning her mother's business. 1993.


Step-Ball-Change BR 14245
by Jeanne Ray
2 volumes
Raleigh, North Carolina. Sixtyish Caroline McSwain's 
daughter is engaged to the richest man in townand her 
family's expected to foot the bill for the nine-hundred-
guest wedding. Then Caroline's abandoned sister moves in, 
bringing her ankle-nipping terrier. Meanwhile the crew 
renovating Caroline's house seems to live there. Some 
strong language. 2002


Takeoffs and Landings BR 14074
by Margaret Peterson Haddix
1 volume
Chuck, a fat and insecure fifteen-year-old, and his popular 
fourteen-year-old sister, Lori, leave their grandparents' 
farm to accompany their mothera famous motivational 
speakeron a professional tour. Over the next two weeks the 
family begins to reconcile its differences and its guilt 
over the father's death. For junior and senior high 
readers. 2001.


Tender BR 14521
by Valerie Hobbs
2 volumes
Fifteen-year-old Liv's grandmother dies in New York City, 
catapulting Liv to California to move in with her dadwhom 
she doesn't know. Liv works on his dive boat and copes with 
her grief and bitterness. Sam, her father's girlfriend, 
provides some comfort. Then Sam gets sick. For senior high 
readers. 2001.


Tiger Eyes BR 14685
by Judy Blume
2 volumes
Davey, her mother, and her brother fly to New Mexico to 
stay with relatives after her father is murdered in a hold- 
up. Overwhelmed with grief, Davey can hardly function. But 
a gentle boy she meets in a canyon helps her recover. Some 
strong language. For junior and senior high readers. 1981.


The Virgin Blue BR 14927
by Tracy Chevalier
3 volumes
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. 1997.


A Week in Winter BR 14940
by Marcia Willett
3 volumes
Despite her family's objections, elderly widow Maudie 
Todhunter decides to sell Moorgate, her old English 
farmhouse. Prospective buyers include Rob Abbot, the home's 
renovator, and Melissa, a young woman hiding a tragic 
secret. For one glorious week, Moorgate enchants these 
strangers, who fall in love with the house and each other. 
2001.


Fantasy

A Dance for Emilia BR 14302
by Peter S. Beagle
1 volume
Jake and Sam have been best friends since childhood. When 
Sam dies unexpectedly, Jake goes back east for the funeral. 
There he meets Emilia, Sam's last love, who wound up taking 
care of his cat. But their profound longing brings Sam 
back, speaking and moving through the pet's body. Some 
strong language. 2000.


For All Time BR 14056
by Caroline B. Cooney
2 volumes
In this sequel to Prisoner of Time(BR 11916), Annie 
Lockwood attempts to travel back to an 1899 Egyptian 
archaeological dig where her true love is working. However, 
she ends up in antiquity when the pyramids are being built. 
For junior and senior high readers. 2001.


Paragon Lost: A Chronicle of the King's Blades BR 14760
by Dave Duncan
3 volumes
Before his expulsion, Beaumont Cookson had been one of the 
finest loyal swordsmen, called the King's Blades. Now, with 
a swordsman abducted, Lord Roland turns to Beau for help, 
giving him one last chance to redeem his honor and overcome 
his disgraceful past. Companion to Sky of Swords (BR 
13418). Some descriptions of sex and some violence. 2002.


The Tower at Stony Wood BR 14608
by Patricia A. McKillip
2 volumes
As the king of Yves prepares to marry the woman he believes 
is his beloved, the bard of Skye implores an impoverished 
knight, Cyan Dag, to find the true bride, who is trapped in 
a tower in Skye. Cyan undertakes the quest into dangerous 
magical realms. Nebula Award nominee. 2000.


General

The Alchemist BR 14874
by Paulo Coelho
1 volume
Santiago, an Andalusian shepherd boy, dreams of riches and 
longs to see the world. He sails to Tangiers, crosses the 
desert, and eventually reaches Egypt, where he discovers 
his real destiny. On his journey, Santiago encounters a 
series of spiritual guides, including the alchemist who 
advises him to follow his heart. 1988.


The Bonfire of the Vanities BR 13688
by Tom Wolfe
7 volumes
In this satire of the Yuppie generation, socialite bond 
broker Sherman McCoy tries to escape responsibility for a 
freak accident that brings him into contact with unsavory 
elements in New York City including the justice system, 
religious and political leaders, and the poor. Descriptions 
of sex and strong language. Bestseller. 1987.


Carry Me across the Water BR 13906
by Ethan Canin
2 volumes
At seventy-eight, "in his decline but not yet down," 
wealthy Jewish widower August Kleinman recalls meaningful 
events of his life. In a series of vignettes, he examines 
unresolved issues from his World War II experiences in the 
Pacific and his communication problems with his children, 
especially his son Jimmy. 2001.


A Cup of Light BR 14490
by Nicole Mones
2 volumes
Deaf art expert Lia Frank, working for an American firm, 
travels to Beijing, China, to appraise porcelain for a 
buyer in Hong Kong. Lia finds some fakes, but suspects that 
the authentic pieces were hidden from the Japanese during 
the 1930s. She also falls in love with Dr. Michael Doyle. 
2002.


Easy Silence BR 13821
by Angela Huth
3 volumes
Darkly comic tale of William, a violinist, and Grace, a 
painter, whose comfortable long-term marriage in a London 
suburb is destabilized when a young woman joins William's 
string quartet. Infatuated, William decides to do away with 
Grace. She in the meantime has befriended a strange young 
neighbor. Some strong language. 1999.


Fair Warning BR 14328
by Robert Olen Butler
2 volumes
Suave Amy Dickerson, single, forty, and an upscale art 
auctioneer in New York City, might finally have met a few 
men who do not bore her. In the world of collecting, 
however, motivations are difficult to decipher. Amy 
simultaneously juggles the demands of her widowed mother 
and her married  younger sister. Some strong language. 
2002.


Fear BR 14272
by Simon Lane
1 volume
While living in Paris, English author Fear falls hopelessly 
into debt. When his bank manager, Madame Jaffr, urges him 
to write an erotic novel for money, Fear compromises 
himself by recounting escapades between an American airline 
pilot and a French woman. Some explicit descriptions of 
sex. 1998.


Five Quarters of the Orange BR 13842
by Joanne Harris
3 volumes
Elderly and widowed, Framboise Dartigen returns 
unrecognized to her childhood home in Les Laveuses, France. 
Memories of World War II occupation, collaboration, and 
resistance intermingle with family events as Framboise uses 
her mother's recipe album to create a menu for a cafe. Some 
descriptions of sex and some strong language. 2001.


From the Heart of Covington BR 14151
by Joan Medlicott
3 volumes
In this sequel to Gardens of Covington (BR 13718) Grace, 
Hannah, and Amelia continue their saga of retirement life 
in North Carolina. Hannah's daughter Laura moves in to 
recuperate from an accident, Grace copes with her newly 
diagnosed diabetes, and Amelia pursues her photography 
hobby. 2002.


Fury BR 13912
by Salman Rushdie
2 volumes
Possessed of a dangerous and inexplicable anger, fifty-
five-year-old Malik Solanka abandons his wife and three-
year-old son in London and moves to New York City. There he 
finds energy and rage to match his own inner turmoil. 
Strong language and some explicit descriptions of sex. 
2001.


The Gardens of Kyoto BR 13756
by Kate Walbert
2 volumes
Forty years after her favorite cousin, Randall, died on Iwo 
Jima, Ellen recounts their bond. Her story told in parallel 
lines encompasses her relationship with Lieutenant Henry 
Rock, who is sent to Korea, and threads of Randall's life. 
Yet all Ellen remembers may not be true. Some strong 
language. 2001.


In This Mountain BR 14211
by Jan Karon
4 volumes
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 (BR 13422). Bestseller. 2002.


Leaving Katya BR 14240
by Paul Greenberg
2 volumes
Russia, 1990s. When American student Daniel meets Katya, 
they struggle to bridge the gap between their origins. Then 
Katya joins Daniel in New York, and the ground shifts, but 
financial difficulties only intensify their 
incompatibility. Each seems hopelessly misled by fantasies 
about the other's cultural heritage. Descriptions of sex. 
2002.


The Looking Glass BR 14256
by Michle Roberts
2 volumes
As the twentieth century dawns, Genevive, an orphaned 
French maidservant encountering the world's epicurean 
pleasures, discovers her storytelling gift. She chronicles 
in sensuous language her experiences in various households. 
She flees one mistress and lands in a poet's home among 
women who love him. Summer 1914: story ends. Some 
descriptions of sex. 2000.


Miss Julia Hits the Road BR 14753
by Ann B. Ross
3 volumes
When elderly widow Julia Springer learns that her 
housekeeper Lillian and other tenants are being evicted by 
slum landlord Clarence Gibbs, she organizes a fund-raising 
motorcycle race to save the neighborhood. Sequel to Miss 
Julia Throws a Wedding (BR 14243). 2003.


Miss Julia Takes Over BR 13721
by Ann B. Ross
3 volumes
Elderly Julia Springer hires private detective J.D. Pickens 
to find her late husband's mistress, Hazel Marie, who 
hasn't returned from a date. With Little Lloyd, Hazel's 
son, in tow, the trio end up at the NASCAR races. Sequel to 
Miss Julia Speaks Her Mind(BR 12542). 2001.


Never Change BR 13779
by Elizabeth Berg
2 volumes
Visiting nurse Myra Lipinski, a self-described lonely old 
maid, discovers that old high-school crush Chip Reardon is 
her newest patient. Chip and Myra resume their friendship 
and gradually fall in love before he makes a fatal 
decision. Some strong language. 2001.


Tepper Isn't Going Out BR 14499
by Calvin Trillin
2 volumes
Murray Tepper relishes occupying a good parking spot in his 
New York City neighborhood, but suddenly his routine of 
feeding the meter and reading the newspaper in his car 
creates a citywide furor. He becomes the enemy of the law-
and-order mayor and a font of wisdom to passersby. 2001.


Vertigo BR 13994
by W.G. Sebald
2 volumes
In four interlocking mixed-genre pieces, the author 
explores the boundaries of memory. The European 
travels, assorted afflictions, and melancholy 
preoccupations of Stendhal, Casanova, Kafka, and Sebald 
himself are represented in a spiral of recollection, 
inducing vertigo. 1999.


Villa Incognito BR 14868
by Tom Robbins
2 volumes
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. 2003.


Water, Carry Me BR 14316
by Thomas Moran
2 volumes
In southern Ireland where "the troubles" are never far 
away, Una Moss, a guileless orphan and university student, 
meets her first love, Aidan Ferrel. Aidan is a poetry-
loving draftsman from "the North." As their relationship 
develops, she sees hints that he is hiding his past. Strong 
language and some descriptions of sex. 2000.


What I Think I Did: A Season of Survival in Two Acts BR 
13847
by Larry Woiwode
2 volumes
In a reflective work of "autobiographical fiction," 
National Book Award finalist Woiwode tells of surviving the 
severest recorded winter in North Dakota's history in "Snow 
with Tints of Then" and recalls his years as an actor and 
writer in New York City in "Then with Tints of Snow." 2000.


Gothics

Cousin Kate BR 14566
by Georgette Heyer
3 volumes
Kate Malvern, a poor relation, is brought into the 
aristocratic Broome household to marry a handsome but mad 
cousin. With the help of Philip, a dashing cavalier, and 
her former nurse, Kate manages to escape the cruel destiny 
planned by her relatives. 1968.


Face the Fire BR 14114
by Nora Roberts
3 volumes
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. 2002.


Gothic Tales BR 13701
by Elizabeth Gaskell
4 volumes
Short stories and the novella Lois the Witch from a 
nineteenth-century feminist. In "The Old Nurse's Story" a 
father casts out a daughter and her child to perish in the 
cold. In "The Crooked Branch" a son returns home to rob his 
parents. Introduction and notes by Laura Kranzler. 2000.


Heaven and Earth BR 13880
by Nora Roberts
3 volumes
Deputy Ripley Todd of Three Sisters Island is a witch in 
denial. Dr. MacAllister Booke investigates paranormal 
activities in the town. The two confront the past as they 
fall in love. Sequel to Dance upon the Air (BR 13427). Some 
explicit descriptions of sex, some violence, and some 
strong language. Bestseller. 2001.


Hotel World BR 14235
by Ali Smith
2 volumes
Sara, a chambermaid at the Global Hotel in England, 
plummets to her death in a dumbwaiter. Her death leads to 
the convergence of the lives of four women: her sister, the 
hotel receptionist, a journalist, and a homeless woman. 
Sara's restless ghost observes her grieving family. Some 
strong language. 2001.


Midnight Bayou BR 13763
by Nora Roberts
3 volumes
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. 2001.


A Season of Miracles BR 14279
by Heather Graham
3 volumes
Young widow Jillian Llewellyn immerses herself in designing 
jewelry at her grandfather's Manhattan firm. When she and 
his new partner, Robert Marston, meet, they both feel an 
indescribable attraction. Amongst family rivalries and 
sightings of ghosts at each of their country estates, they 
fall in love. 2001.


Storm Warning BR 13990
by Dinah McCall
2 volumes
1999. Twenty years ago, seven gifted girls attended a 
Manhattan private school. The building burned down one 
night during a storm, dispersing the students. Now, the 
former classmates are committing suicide one by one, after 
receiving a mysterious phone call. Strong language, some 
descriptions of sex, and some violence. 2001.


Growing Up

Alt Ed BR 14829
by Catherine Atkins
2 volumes
Six troubled students are assigned to an after-school 
alternative education class instead of being expelled. The 
coach's overweight daughter, Susan Callaway, recounts what 
happens in these sessions and how a gay guy becomes her 
best friend. Strong language and some descriptions of sex. 
For senior high readers. 2003.


Bronx Masquerade BR 14623
by Nikki Grimes
1 volume
Tough students at a Bronx high school reveal their 
innermost thoughts, dreams, and fears during the monthly 
English class's Open-Mike Fridays. Through their 
expressions of rap, free verse, and rhymes, the students 
learn they are more alike than they are different. For 
junior and senior high readers. Coretta Scott King Award. 
2002.


Buddha Boy BR 14907
by Kathe Koja
1 volume
Teamed up with an unusual new high school student, Jinsen, 
for a class project, Justin discovers Jinsen's artistic 
skills. Intrigued by Jinsen's calm attitude toward the 
school bullies who torment him, Justin learns about 
Buddhism and reexamines his own values. Some strong 
language. For junior and senior high readers. 2003.


Child of My Heart BR 14542
by Alice McDermott
2 volumes
Theresa, a beautiful fifteen-year-old girl, lives in East 
Hampton, Long Island, and takes care of children and pets 
for wealthy families during the beach season. She matures 
into a young woman the summer her sickly eight-year-old 
cousin Daisy visits her from New York. Some strong 
language. 2002.


Close Ups: Best Stories for Teens BR 13795
edited by Peter Carver
2 volumes
Seventeen short stories from Canadian writers dealing with 
growing up and making choices. In "The Rink" neighborhood 
kids compensate an elderly neighbor's need for his own 
estranged family. In "Leaving the Iron Lung" a polio-
stricken girl learns to accept her new sister. Some strong 
language. For senior high readers. 2000.


Gabriel's Story BR 13724
by David Anthony Durham
2 volumes
A fifteen-year-old African American comes of age on the 
1870s frontier. When his widowed mother remarries and takes 
him from Baltimore to Kansas, Gabriel broods over lost 
opportunities and resents the hard farm life. He runs off 
with a band of cowboys, but the journey turns desperate and 
dangerous. Violence and strong language. 2001.


Hanging On to Max BR 14652
by Margaret Bechard
1 volume
Seventeen-year-old Sam decides to raise his baby, Max, 
himself when his girlfriend wants to put Max up for 
adoption. Sam struggles to finish high school and cope with 
single parenthood while wondering if his best is good 
enough for his son. For senior high readers. 2002.


A Heart Full of Hope: The Christy Miller Series BR 14431
by Robin Jones Gunn
1 volume
Sixteen-year-old Christy is swept off her feet by Rick, a 
handsome Christian boy who wants to go steady with her. Her 
friendship with Todd makes her decision a difficult one. 
For junior and senior high readers. 1999.


A Hole in the World BR 14173
by Sid Hite
1 volume
As punishment for lying, fifteen-year-old Paul Shackleford 
is exiled to work all summer on a relative's Virginia farm. 
There he becomes enmeshed in country life meeting a girl, a 
dog, and a ghost. For senior high readers. 2001.


Island Dreamer: The Christy Miller Series BR 14430
by Robin Jones Gunn
2 volumes
Christy travels to Hawaii for her sixteenth birthday where 
she practices her driving on the island roads. Her friend 
Paula from Wisconsin joins the family, but Christy's new 
faith in God at first confuses her. For junior and senior 
high readers. 1992.


The New Rules of High School BR 15094
by Blake Nelson
2 volumes
Seventeen-year-old Max has been the perfect high school 
studenton the honor roll, debate-team captain, and school-
paper editorbut during his senior year he begins 
questioning his approach to life, and things start to 
change. Some descriptions of sex and some strong language. 
For senior high readers. 2003.


Paradise Park BR 13672
by Allegra Goodman
4 volumes
In 1974, twenty-year-old Sharon follows her folk dance 
partner and older lover, Gary, from Boston to Hawaii, where 
he abandons her. Reviewing her options, Sharon cashes in 
her return plane ticket and begins her own spiritual quest 
and adventures. Some descriptions of sex and some strong 
language. 2001.


Seek BR 14252
by Paul Fleischman
1 volume
Robert, a high school senior, writes his autobiography as a 
screenplay for a class project, describing his lifelong 
search for his father, a disc jockey. After listening year 
after year to all forms of radio, Robert starts his own 
program, and his father calls in. For senior high readers. 
2001.


Seventeen Wishes: The Christy Miller Series BR 14434
by Robin Jones Gunn
1 volume
Christy Miller volunteers for a week as a camp counselor
but the girls are much wilder than she expects. She is 
relieved when one girl becomes a fervent Christian. For 
junior and senior high readers. 1993.


Starry Night: The Christy Miller Series BR 14433
by Robin Jones Gunn
1 volume
Sixteen-year-old Christy Miller feels insecure with her 
friendsespecially with the guys. She is annoyed with her 
parents' Christmas plans, until she finds peace with the 
Lord one beautiful evening. For junior and senior high 
readers. 1993.


Sweet Dreams: The Christy Miller Series BR 14436
by Robin Jones Gunn
1 volume
Christy Miller and her friend Katie are glad to be finally 
graduating from high school. Christy is secure in her 
future with Todd while Katie, influenced by her boyfriend, 
is falling away from her faith. For junior and senior high 
readers. 1994.


Tenth Grade BR 15081
by Joseph Weisberg
2 volumes
High school sophomore Jeremiah Reskin keeps a journal 
detailing his adventures in his New Jersey hometown and 
family life with his parents and two sisters. Jeremiah 
reminisces about the girls he falls for, his soccer team, 
and his jaunts with the guys. Strong language. For senior 
high readers. Alex Award. 2002.


A Time to Cherish: The Christy Miller Series BR 14435
by Robin Jones Gunn
2 volumes
Seventeen-year-old Christy Miller is happy now that Todd 
has made a commitment to her. Then best friend Katie gets 
involved with the wrong boy, and pal Doug becomes more 
withdrawn. Christy asks God to set things straight. For 
junior and senior high readers. 1993.


True Friends: The Christy Miller Series BR 14432
by Robin Jones Gunn
1 volume
Sixteen-year-old Christy and her friend Katie head to the 
ski slopes of Lake Tahoe. Christy becomes part of the fast 
crowd. But Katie warns her of trouble and Christy remembers 
her religious values. Christy is also frustrated because 
she hasn't heard from Todd. For junior and senior high 
readers. 1993.


Wurst Case Scenario BR 13792
by Catherine Clark
2 volumes
In this sequel to Truth or Dairy (BR 13249) Courtney 
accepts a scholarship to her grandparents' alma mater, a 
small rural college in Wisconsin. But being a vegetarian in 
meat-and-dairy country turns out to be a comic challenge. 
She also misses her boyfriend, Grant, back home in 
Colorado. For senior high readers. 2001.


Historical

According to Queeney BR 13996
by Beryl Bainbridge
2 volumes
Eighteenth-century England. A fictional interpretation of 
Samuel Johnson's extended stay at the home of the Thrales. 
Recounts the mutual attraction between Johnson and Mrs. 
Thrale, mainly from the perspective of Queeney, Mrs. 
Thrale's daughter. 2001.


Angel of Mercy: Shannon Saga, Book 3 BR 14636
by Tracie Peterson and James Scott Bell
2 volumes
Los Angeles, 1904. Lawyer Kit Shannon reluctantly agrees to 
defend policeman Edward Hanratty on a murder charge. Kit 
also seeks divine help when her true love, Ted Fox, hasn't 
returned to the city and her aunt visits spiritualists. 
Sequel to Angels Flight (BR 14635). 2002.


Angels Flight: Shannon Saga, Book 2 BR 14635
by Tracie Peterson and James Scott Bell
3 volumes
Following City of Angels (BR 14634) lawyer Kit Shannon with 
divine guidance opens her own law office in 1904 Los 
Angeles. When she defends a Chinese woman suspected of 
prostitution and a Mexican laborer accused of assault, Kit 
learns about prejudice while falling in love with aviator 
Ted Fox. 2001.


The Archer's Tale BR 14373
by Bernard Cornwell
3 volumes
During the Hundred Years War between England and France, 
English archer Thomas of Hookton undertakes a quest to 
retrieve a treasured family lance stolen during a murderous 
raid on his village. Thomas joins the fight against France, 
and his mission becomes larger than he could have imagined. 
Violence and some strong language. 2001.


The Artist's Wife BR 14153
by Max Phillips
2 volumes
From beyond the grave, the talented, seductive, and witty 
Alma Mahler tells the story of her extraordinary life in 
early-twentieth-century Vienna. She recounts her marriages 
to composer Gustav Mahler, architect Walter Gropius, and 
novelist Franz Werfel, and recalls her relationships with 
the painters Gustav Klimt and Oskar Kokoschka. Some 
descriptions of sex. 2001.


Bella Poldark: A Novel of Cornwall, 18181820 BR 14659
by Winston Graham
5 volumes
The family feud continues between the neighboring Poldarks 
and Warleggans while a murderer is loose in the 
countryside. Bella Poldark, an aspiring singer, becomes 
surprisingly successful in both her career and in love. 
Restless Valentine Warleggan, however, is not so lucky. 
Sequel to The Twisted Sword (BR 8679). 2002.


The Bondwoman's Narrative BR 14000
by Hannah Crafts
3 volumes
In the 1850s, Hannah Crafts, a North Carolina slave, flees 
north. She relates factors that caused her to seek freedom 
and events of her perilous journey. Introduction by Henry 
Louis Gates Jr., who discovered and edited the nineteenth-
century manuscript, considered the first work of fiction by 
an African American woman. 2002.


Bone House BR 13891
by Betsy Tobin
2 volumes
In Elizabethan England the death of Dora, the town 
prostitute, unsettles the village. The midwife's bastard 
daughter, who is a chambermaid at the local manor house, 
suspects murder and unearths many secrets. Others, 
meanwhile, fear witchcraft. Some descriptions of sex. 2000.


Carley's Song BR 13872
by Patricia Sprinkle
4 volumes
Job's Corner, North Carolina; 1950. In this sequel to The 
Remember Box (BR 13534), Carley, now twelve, is poised on 
the brink of a mystifying adult world, in which lives begin 
changing as three former residents return. A discovery by 
Carley makes an old mystery even more sinister. 2001.


City of Angels: Shannon Saga, Book 1 BR 14634
by Tracie Peterson and James Scott Bell
3 volumes
Los Angeles, 1903. Orphan Kit Shannon, with a New York law 
certificate, arrives in California to live with her wealthy 
great aunt Freddy. As criminal lawyer Earl Rogers's 
apprentice, Kit relies on her religious belief and 
successfully exposes a killer in her first trial. Prequel 
to Angels Flight (BR 14635). 2001.


The Crimson Petal and the White BR 14394
by Michel Faber
8 volumes
London, 1870s. Sugar, a nineteen-year-old prostitute in her 
mother's brothel, yearns for a better life that seems 
almost within reach when perfume magnate William Rackham 
settles her in a private apartment. Rackham's lust and 
Sugar's ambitions don't stop there. Some explicit 
descriptions of sex and some strong language. Bestseller. 
2002.


The Dark Room BR 13998
by Rachel Seiffert
2 volumes
Stories of three Germans affected by the Third Reich. 
Physically deformed Helmut, excluded from the Nazi army, 
becomes obsessed with photographing wartime Berlin's 
citizens. During the Allied occupation, Lore, a devoted 
sister, perceives her parents' participation in evil. And 
Micha, in 1997, probes his grandfather's role in the SS. 
Booker Prize finalist. 2001.


A Dish Taken Cold BR 13859
by Anne Perry
1 volume
In the midst of the Reign of Terror during the French 
Revolution, Celie's baby dies in the care of a friend. When 
she later learns that the infant was left alone while her 
friend was with her lover, Celie vows revenge and denounces 
the couple. 2000.


The Don Flows Home to the Sea BR 14491
by Mikhail Sholokhov
7 volumes
An earthy epic of Cossack life during the Revolution traces 
the fortunes and misfortunes of the Cossacks in their grim 
battles with the Reds and the Whites. Sequel to And Quiet 
Flows the Don (BR 8137). The author was awarded the 1965 
Nobel Prize for Literature. Violence and strong language. 
1940.


Duke of Egypt BR 14304
by Margriet de Moor
2 volumes
Holland, 1960s. Joseph, a Gypsy, falls in love with Lucie, 
a settled farm girl. They marry, but Joseph can't shake his 
wandering ways and accompanies his family every summer. 
When he returns, Joseph spins poetic tales of Gypsy life, 
gradually revealing wrenching details of his family's 
experience during World War II. 1996.


Enemy Women BR 14191
by Paulette Jiles
3 volumes
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. 2002.


The Feast of the Goat BR 14253
by Mario Vargas Llosa
4 volumes
Urania Cabral, returning to the Dominican Republic where 
her father is terminally ill, recalls her youth during the 
brutal dictatorship of Rafael Trujillo. Called "the Goat" 
for his depravity with women, Trujillo was the reason for 
her forty-year estrangement from her father. Strong 
language and some violence. 2000.


The Fields of Eden BR 13853
by Richard S. Wheeler
4 volumes
John McLoughlin, the head of the Hudson Bay Company that 
controls the Oregon territory in the 1840s, is both a help 
and a hindrance to an assortment of would-be settlers: the 
newly wed immigrant O'Malleys, missionary Jasper Constable 
and his family, businessman Abel Brownell, and politician 
Garwood Reese and his sister-in-law, Electra. 2001.


The Firebrand BR 14550
by Susan Wiggs
3 volumes
A bundle falls into Lucy Hathaway's arms from a burning 
building during the great Chicago fire, October 8, 1871. 
Inside, she finds a baby, which she raises as her own. Five 
years later, Lucy meets banker Randolph Higgins who 
discovers that the child is his. Some descriptions of sex 
and some violence. 2001.


A Foreign Field BR 14738
by Gillian Chan
1 volume
During World War II, fourteen-year-old Ellen Logan of 
Ontario, Canada, meets seventeen-year-old RAF pilot Stephen 
Dearborn, who is training at a nearby air force base. Over 
time they become close friends as Stephen struggles with 
fear and nightmares before shipping out. Some strong 
language. For senior high readers. 2002.


From This Time Forth BR 14937
by June Masters Bacher
2 volumes
Oregon Territory, nineteenth century. In this sequel to The 
Heart Remembers (BR 14936), 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. 1991.


Gardener to the King BR 14085
by Frdric Richaud
1 volume
At Versailles, Louis XIV's court revolves around him, the 
Sun King. But his nobly born gardener prefers tending his 
fruits and vegetables over Louis's volatile politics. 
Intrigued by the gardener's serenity, Louis invites him to 
dinner. The farmer, however, dismayed by the palace's 
decadence, slips away to the simpler pleasures of nature. 
2000.


The Heart Remembers BR 14936
by June Masters Bacher
2 volumes
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). 1990.


The Hostage BR 14548
by Susan Wiggs
3 volumes
As fire spreads across Chicago, October 8, 1871, Deborah 
Sinclair pleads with her father not to force her into a 
society marriage. Tom Silver, seeking revenge against her 
father, breaks in during the chaotic night and abducts 
Deborah. Followed by The Mistress (BR 14549). Some 
descriptions of sex and some violence. 2000.


Lake in the Clouds BR 14406
by Sara Donati
6 volumes
Upstate New York, 1802. Nathaniel Bonner's half-Mohawk 
daughter, Hannah, hides a pregnant escaped slave from a 
bounty hunterwho was Hannah's childhood friend. Hannah, a 
healer, and her stepmother, Elizabeth, give refuge to other 
runaways heading to Canada. Sequel to Dawn on a Distant 
Shore (BR 13199). Some descriptions of sex and some strong 
language. 2002.


The Long Journey Home BR 14492
by Don Coldsmith
4 volumes
Little Bull, a Lakota Sioux, becomes John Buffalo and finds 
work as an Olympics trainer and a Wild West show performer 
in the early 1900s, despite racial prejudice. In the course 
of his adventures he encounters such real-life celebrities 
as Jim Thorpe, Bill Pickett, and Theodore Roosevelt. Some 
strong language. 2001.


Longing BR 14423
by J.D. Landis
5 volumes
A fictional biography of the Romantic German composer 
Robert Schumann, who fell in love with brilliant pianist 
Clara Wieck. They married against her father's wishes and 
lived in the musical world of Chopin, Liszt, Berlioz, and 
Mendelssohn. Describes Schumann's sad demise in a mental 
asylum. 2000.


Lydia Cassatt Reading the Morning Paper BR 14076
by Harriet Scott Chessman
1 volume
A sequence of five imaginary reflections by Lydia as she 
poses for her younger sister, impressionist painter Mary 
Cassatt, in late-nineteenth-century Paris. Although 
terminally ill with Bright's disease, Lydia enjoys the 
intimacy of sitting as a model, pondering immortality, the 
purpose of art, and Mary's relationship with Edgar Dgas. 
2001.


The Magic of Ordinary Days BR 13884
by Ann Howard Creel
2 volumes
During the Second World War, Olivia, a pregnant graduate 
student, is married off by her preacher father to a 
strangera sugar beet farmer from southeast Coloradoto 
avoid a scandal. Olivia befriends two Japanese American 
sisters from a nearby internment camp, and she gradually 
learns to appreciate the shy, gentle man she married. 2001.


The Mistress BR 14549
by Susan Wiggs
3 volumes
As fire rages across Chicago, October 8, 1871, Kathleen 
O'Leary, dressed in her friend's finery, catches the eye of 
Dylan Kennedy, the supposedly rich gentlemen society is 
speculating about. On impulse, they marry. Neither is 
prepared for the truth. Sequel to Hostage (BR 14548). Some 
descriptions of sex and some violence. 2000.


Mount Vernon Love Story: A Novel of George and Martha 
Washington BR 14299
by Mary Higgins Clark
2 volumes
The book opens on preparations for John Adams's 
inauguration, with George Washington reminiscing about his 
career and family lifespecifically 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.


My Heart's Desire BR 14935
by June Masters Bacher
2 volumes
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. 1986.


My Name Is Red BR 14128
by Orhan Pamuk
5 volumes
A tale of conflict, conspiracy, murder, passion, and 
Islamic miniaturist art from the Ottoman Empire, set in 
sixteenth-century Istanbul. The human voices of a corpse 
and his murderer, among many others, and the nonhuman ones 
of a dog, a tree, and a gold coin propel the intricate 
plot. Some strong language. 2001.


A Northern Light BR 14850
by Jennifer Donnelly
3 volumes
Working at an Adirondacks resort in 1906, teenaged Mattie 
encounters pregnant, unmarried Grace Brown, who gives her a 
packet of letters. After Grace's drowning, the letters help 
Mattie decide whether to marry a farmboy or pursue her 
education. Some descriptions of sex and some strong 
language. For senior high and older readers. 2003.


Nuremberg: The Reckoning BR 14269
by William F. Buckley
3 volumes
In 1939 German Axel Reinhard sends his American wife and 
son back to the United States. In 1945 Second Lieutenant 
Sebastian Reinhard is an interpreter at the war crimes 
tribunal in Nuremberg, where he learns of his father's war 
duties and family secret. Strong language and some 
violence. 2002.


Postcards from No Man's Land BR 14620
by Aidan Chambers
3 volumes
Jacob's first trip to Holland from England is both a 
personal adventure and a family responsibility to visit his 
grandfather's grave from World War II. His contemporary 
travels are juxtaposed with the experiences of Geertruithe 
young woman who loved his grandfather in 1944. Some 
descriptions of sex. For senior high readers. Printz Award. 
1999.


Rockbuster BR 14183
by Gloria Skurzynski
2 volumes
Utah, 1915. Coal miner Tommy Quinlan, eighteen, mourns the 
death of his uncle, a labor activist who died at the hands 
of antiunion detectives. When Tommy falls in love with the 
mine owner's daughter, he has tough choices to make. For 
junior and senior high readers. 2001.


Sister Noon BR 14483
by Karen Joy Fowler
2 volumes
1890s San Francisco. Spinster Lizzie Hayes, daughter of 
wealth, lives the conservative life expected of her. 
Through her volunteer work she comes under the influence of 
Mrs. Mary Ellen Pleasantunconventional, prescient, and 
trailed by rumors of voodoowho encourages Lizzie to take 
in a young girl of mysterious lineage. 2001.


Sonny's War BR 14688
by Valerie Hobbs
2 volumes
Fourteen-year-old Cory's California life undergoes great 
changes in the late 1960s. Her father suddenly dies, her 
brother is sent to Vietnam, and she falls for the new 
teacher, Lawrence. Influenced by Lawrence's antiwar stand, 
Cory becomes an activist and follows him when he's fired. 
For senior high readers. 2002.


Under a War-Torn Sky BR 14673
by L.M. Elliott
2 volumes
Europe, 1944. After his plane is shot down by Hitler's 
Luftwaffe, nineteen-year-old Lieutenant Henry Forester of 
Virginia begins trekking across occupied France. With help 
from members of the resistance, Henry tries to avoid 
capture and reach the safety of the American lines. Some 
violence. For senior high readers. 2001.


Holidays

The Christmas Train BR 14463
by David Baldacci
2 volumes
Journalist Tom Langdon takes a cross-country train from the 
East Coast to Los Angeles to spend Christmas with his 
girlfriend. On the trip he meets a host of zany characters, 
including one who happens to be his former lover. Sparks 
fly until Tom's girlfriend shows up in Chicago. Bestseller. 
2002.


Esther's Gift: A Mitford Christmas Story BR 14538
by Jan Karon
1 volume
Christmas Eve. Esther Bolick bakes special orange marmalade 
cakes for gifts but wonders what they really cost. When her 
husband calculates forty-three dollars per cake, Esther 
decides to shorten her list. But the words of a Christmas 
song change her mind. Includes recipe. Bestseller. 2002.


Scrooge Wore Spurs BR 14534
by Janet Dailey
2 volumes
Indebted Arizona rancher Eben MacCallister expects to lose 
the family ranch in the new year. To make matters worse, 
his former fiance Maddie Williams has returned to open a 
dude ranch on adjoining land and his estranged sister has 
passed awayleaving him with four orphans at Christmas 
time. Bestseller. 2002.


Shepherds Abiding: A Mitford Christmas Story BR 15108
by Jan Karon
2 volumes
This sequel to In This Mountain(BR 14211) centers on 
Reverend Kavanagh's restoration of an old crche. He 
transforms himself as he renews the decrepit set and as he 
interacts with the community: Hope at the bookstore, Andrew 
at the antiques shop, and the owners of the Main Street 
Grill. Bestseller. 2003.


Human Relationships

All the Finest Girls BR 14072
by Alexandra Styron
2 volumes
Lonely Adelaide "Addy" Abraham travels to a Caribbean 
island to attend her former black nanny's funeral. In 
Addy's disturbed childhood, Louise had offered her the love 
her wealthy parents couldn't. On Lou's home ground, Addy 
learns Lou's family history. Strong language and some 
descriptions of sex. 2001.


Almost BR 14158
by Elizabeth Benedict
2 volumes
Author Sophy Chase, recently separated from her husband, 
leaves New York City to return to their island home. Will 
has just died mysteriously, and Sophy is left to cope with 
her grown stepdaughters, an uncertain financial future, and 
her own lover's demands. Some descriptions of sex and some 
strong language. 2001.


Along Came Mary: A Bad Girl Creek Novel BR 14680
by Jo-Ann Mapson
3 volumes
In this sequel to Bad Girl Creek (BR 13787), Mary Madigan 
(Maddy), a former rodeo worker, meets Beryl in Santa Fe and 
travels to Phoebe's California flower farm to meet other 
women looking for a new life. Phoebe is expecting a babya 
birth that may endanger her health. Strong language. 2003.


Atonement BR 14059
by Ian McEwan
3 volumes
England, 1935. Cambridge graduates Cecilia and Robbie fall 
in love, defying class distinctions. But a greater crime is 
perpetrated by Cecilia's melodramatic thirteen-year-old 
sister, Briony. Her willful misconstruction of events she 
witnesses leads to the disintegration of her upper-class 
family and a lifetime of recriminations. Some explicit 
descriptions of sex and some strong language. Bestseller. 
2001.


Backpack BR 14375
by Emily Barr
3 volumes
Darkly comic misadventures of Londoner Tansy Harris, who, 
following her alcoholic mother's funeral and a cocaine 
overdose, travels to Southeast Asia on her inheritance. 
Finding Vietnam depressing, she joins a group of campers to 
explore other places. Tansy begins reassessing her life
even as a killer targets blond tourists. Strong language. 
2001.


The Blackwater Lightship BR 14354
by Colm Tibn
2 volumes
Declan, hospitalized in the final stages of AIDS, sends for 
his sister Helen and their estranged mother. His request to 
visit his grandmother's house on the Irish coast creates an 
uncomfortable situation, bringing the three generations 
togetheralong with two of his gay friends. Booker Prize 
finalist. 1999.


Blind Sighted BR 14522
by Peter Moore
2 volumes
Eleventh-grader Kirk Tobak is moody and bored with school, 
his alcoholic mother, and druggie friends. His job reading 
for an independent young blind woman, with whom he 
discusses his problems, gives Kirk new insights. Some 
descriptions of sex and some strong language. For senior 
high and older readers. 2002.


The Book against God BR 14948
by James Wood
2 volumes
Thomas Bunting, supposedly working on his doctorate in 
philosophy, is actually writing a secret book asserting his 
atheism. After his minister father dies in northern England 
and his concert pianist wife leaves him because of his 
chronic lying, Bunting is forced to reexamine his life. 
2003.


The Color Midnight Made BR 14579
by Andrew Winer
2 volumes
Ten-year-old Conrad Clay is one of several white boys in 
his Alameda, California, neighborhood. Con is diagnosed 
with color blindness, his parents' marriage falls apart, 
his best friend Loop rejects him, and Loop's brother loses 
his sight in an accident. Strong language, some explicit 
descriptions of sex, and some violence. 2002.


Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood BR 14189
by Rebecca Wells
3 volumes
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. 
1996.


The Future Homemakers of America BR 14906
by Laurie Graham
3 volumes
Five Americans and one English woman become friends in 1952 
when the American women's husbands are stationed in 
England. Over the next forty years they keep in touch, 
supporting and comforting each other through relocations, 
marriages, divorces, births, and untimely deaths. Some 
strong language. 2002.


Handbook for Boys BR 14294
by Walter Dean Myers
1 volume
Sixteen-year-old Jimmy Lynch, on probation for assault, is 
mentored by three senior citizens in a Harlem barbershop. 
Over time Jimmy absorbs their advice on choices and 
responsibility. For junior and senior high readers. 2002.


Hearts BR 13897
by Hilma Wolitzer
2 volumes
Linda Reismann, widowed at twenty-six after a six-week 
marriage, and her sullen thirteen-year-old stepdaughter, 
Robin, travel to the Midwest to deposit Robin with paternal 
relatives whom the girl has never met. The kinfolk are 
unable to take Robin, so the travelers continue to the West 
Coast. Some explicit descriptions of sex and some strong 
language. 1980.


Hotel of the Saints: Stories BR 14090
by Ursula Hegi
1 volume
Eleven short stories dealing with love and attachments. In 
"The Juggler" a divorced musician worries about her 
daughter marrying a blind man. In "The End of All Sadness" 
a woman allows her new husband to abuse her and her child 
at great cost. Some strong language. 2001.


The Hunters: Two Short Novels BR 14057
by Claire Messud
2 volumes
In the title piece, the American protagonistresearching 
deathrents a quiet apartment in London for the summer. 
This unnamed and genderless person becomes preoccupied with 
Ridley Wandor, the downstairs neighbor who raises rabbits 
and intrudes on the protagonist's solitude. Could Ridley be 
murdering her elderly patients? 2001.


Ignorance BR 14581
by Milan Kundera
1 volume
Kundera explores memory, homeland, nostalgia, and sex in 
his novel about Czech migrs returning after long absence 
to post-Communist Prague. Irena's arrival in Prague from 
Paris coincides with Josef's from Denmark, but their 
reactions to events differ. Some explicit descriptions of 
sex and some strong language. 2002.


Little Altars Everywhere BR 14278
by Rebecca Wells
2 volumes
Siddalee Walker is the oldest child of a plantation-owning 
family in small-town Louisiana. Her family stories of 1963 
feature an embarrassing mother, who whoops it up with her 
friends, the Ya-Yas. Later, Siddalee and her three siblings 
struggle with grimmer childhood memories. Strong language, 
some violence, and some explicit descriptions of sex. 1992.


The Miracle Life of Edgar Mint BR 14084
by Brady Udall
4 volumes
When Edgar Mint was seven years old, the mailman ran over 
his head. Edgar describes his recoverylearning to type 
because he could no longer write, attending a school for 
delinquents, working with the drug-dealing doctor who saved 
his life, and living with a dysfunctional Mormon family. 
Strong language. 2001.


Music of a Life BR 14517
by Andre  Makine
2 volumes
In 1941, classical pianist Alexe Berg is ready to begin 
his career when his parents are arrested in Moscow. In a 
desperate attempt to survive, Berg assumes the identity of 
a dead Soviet soldier, incurring different dangers while 
denying his own musical gift. Some strong language. 2001.


The Nave and Sentimental Lover BR 14079
by John Le Carr
4 volumes
Aldo Cassidy, a wealthy London businessman bored with his 
way of life, becomes infatuated with a glamorous bohemian 
couplea writer named Shamus and his beautiful wife, Helen. 
Strong language, some descriptions of sex, and some 
violence. 1979.


Office of Innocence BR 14780
by Thomas Keneally
3 volumes
Newly ordained Catholic priest Frank Darragh serves a 
parish outside Sydney, Australia, in the early 1940s when a 
Japanese invasion seems imminent and American soldiers 
flood the area. Already at odds with his superiors, Darragh 
comes under investigation after a parishioneran adulteress 
wife of a POWis murdered. Some strong language. 2002.


The Snow Goose BR 14168
by Paul Gallico
1 volume
A young Saxon girl brings a reclusive hunchbacked painter 
an injured Canada goose. Bonds of affection grow between 
the bird and Philip Rhayader and Fritha, linking them in 
Philip's heroic decision to rescue soldiers at Dunkirk 
during World War II. 1940.


Stained Glass BR 14326
by Michael Bedard
2 volumes
Choosing to skip his piano lesson, Charles Endicott is in 
St. Bartholomew's church when an ancient stained-glass 
window breaks and cuts a homeless girl sleeping in a pew. 
Trying to help this confused girl, Charles embarks on a 
strange and wonderful journey. For junior and senior high 
readers. 2001.


Straydog BR 14723
by Kathe Koja
1 volume
Rachel, a misfit at her high school, is teased by the other 
kids. She finds solace in writing and volunteering at the 
local animal shelter. When a feral collie is brought in, 
Rachel wants to save it and seeks help. Some strong 
language. For junior and senior high readers. 2002.


When Kambia Elaine Flew in from Neptune BR 13836
by Lori Aurelia Williams
2 volumes
Shayla sets out to write about her African American 
neighborhood in Houston, but she winds up involved in 
people's problems. Her sister disappears and her new 
friend, Kambia, daughter of a prostitute, is being abused. 
Some descriptions of sex, some violence, and some strong 
language. For senior high and older readers. 2000.


Why Did I Ever BR 14340
by Mary Robison
2 volumes
Mordant, darkly satirical diary of overwhelmed screenwriter 
Money Breton. Her fragmentary, shifting focus often lands 
on the problems of her adult children, specifically Paulie, 
the victim of a violent sex crime. She drives around the 
South at breakneck speeds, and occasionally flies off to 
Hollywood to salvage her career. Strong language. 2001.


Wildwood BR 14740
by Drusilla Campbell
3 volumes
Hannah was not yet a teenager when she pushed a fifteen-
year-old assailant over a cliff to his death at Bluegang 
Creek. Her friends Liz and Jeanne kept the secret. Now 
middle-aged, the women confront their past, testing the 
limits of family and friendship. Descriptions of sex and 
strong language. 2003.


Windfallen BR 14889
by Jojo Moyes
4 volumes
The English seaside village of Merham boasts the 
magnificent art deco Arcadia House. After World War II, it 
is inhabited by an exotic clan of bohemians who fascinate 
childhood friends Celia Holden and Lottie Swift. Years 
later, renovation of the house forces an older Lottie to 
reveal some scandalous secrets from the past. 2003.


Zigzagging down a Wild Trail: Stories BR 14185
by Bobbie Ann Mason
2 volumes
Eight of these eleven stories feature women in the process 
of transition. Chrissy, in "With Jazz," is in a comfortable 
relationship with an undemanding man. She pauses in middle 
age to reflect on her two previous marriages and the 
lifestyles of her grown children. Some strong language. 
2001.


Humor

Alice, I Think BR 14898
by Susan Juby
2 volumes
Humorous diary of fifteen-year-old misfit Alice, who is 
home-schooled by hippie parents in a rural Canadian town. 
On the advice of a new counselor she calls Death Lord Bob, 
she enrolls in high school and copes with finding friends, 
fitting in, and dating. Some strong language. For junior 
and senior high readers. 2003.


As Long as She Needs Me BR 13727
by Nicholas Weinstock
2 volumes
Oscar has been the assistant to the notorious Dawn of Dawn 
Books for ten years. Lauren writes a wedding column. Oscar 
solicits Lauren's help in planning Dawn's nuptials, but 
Lauren misunderstands and thinks Oscar's getting married. 
Some strong language. 2001.


Dancing in My Nuddy-Pants: Even Further Confessions of 
Georgia Nicolson BR 14686
by Louise Rennison
1 volume
Since her adventures in Knocked Out by My Nunga-Nungas (BR 
14217), Georgia continues recording her affairs in her 
journal. She's attracted to Dave while dating Robbie, her 
cat impregnates a neighbor's, and her class takes a trip to 
Frogland (France). For senior high readers. 2002.


The Gospel According to Larry BR 13993
by Janet Tashjian
1 volume
High school lonerand geniusJosh Swensen is the secret 
creator of a popular counterculture web site. Even Beth, 
the girl next door, doesn't know that he has a web-site 
alter ego. Things get out of hand, and before his 
identities are uncovered Josh becomes a celebrity with his 
own festival. For senior high readers. 2001.


It's My F-ing Birthday BR 14472
by Merrill Markoe
2 volumes
A thirty-six-year-old unmarried art teacher begins a 
journal on her birthday highlighting her mistakes and 
resolutions. Over the course of seven years, she chronicles 
hilarious episodes with emotionally crippled boyfriends and 
with her abusive parents, until she discovers that she 
doesn't mind living alone. Strong language. 2002.


Knocked Out by My Nunga-Nungas: Further, Further 
Confessions of Georgia Nicolson BR 14217
by Louise Rennison
1 volume
Georgia continues her journal entries following On the 
Bright Side, I'm Now the Girlfriend of a Sex God (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. 2001.


Miss Julia Throws a Wedding BR 14243
by Ann B. Ross
3 volumes
Widow Julia Springer of Abbotsville, North Carolina, 
insists on planning a wedding for attorney Binkie Enloe and 
her fianc, deputy Coleman Bates. But Miss Julia really 
wants her friend Hazel Marie to get hitched to her live-in 
lover as a good example to Hazel's young son. 2002.


Moon over Manhattan: Mystery and Mayhem BR 14862
by Larry King and Thomas H. Cook
2 volumes
Wealthy teenager Allison Vandameer, daughter of a liberal 
television commentator in New York City, plots a fake 
elopement to blackmail dad into letting her attend film 
school. The plan goes awry when her dim-witted boyfriend, 
Goonie, gets confused. Further schemes involve Goonie, a 
doorman, a reporter, and other hustlers. Some strong 
language. 2003.


My Little Blue Dress BR 14233
by Bruno Maddox
2 volumes
Spoof of memoirs purports to document the heroine's varied 
experiences throughout the entire twentieth century. Facts 
and details soon become suspect, and the author reveals his 
gender, identity, and satiric intent. Some strong language. 
2001.


Photo Hero: A Satire of Photography BR 14170
by George A. Covington
2 volumes
Anthony Slone, a widowed photographer whose career has been 
revitalized by a scandal, agrees to help a dying 
multimillionaire achieve a lasting reputation as a famous 
photographer. Thomas Adderly-Phillips is rechristened 
"Taps" and with Slone's help perpetrates a hoax on the 
world. Strong language. 2001.


Son of the Mob BR 14671
by Gordon Korman
2 volumes
Seventeen-year-old Vince Luca's father is the head of the 
local crime organization. Problems arise when Vince falls 
in love with Kendra Bightly, an FBI agent's daughter. And 
it's Kendra's father who's wiretapping Vince's house. Some 
strong language. For junior and senior high readers. 2002.


Legal Themes

The King of Torts BR 14531
by John Grisham
3 volumes
Public defender Clay Carter assumes it is just another 
Washington, D.C., murder case when the defense of Tequila 
Watson is thrust into his hands. But Carter's investigation 
into Watson's drug abuse and subsequent rehabilitation 
uncovers corruption at a major pharmaceutical company. Some 
strong language. Bestseller. 2003.


Reversible Errors BR 14462
by Scott Turow
4 volumes
Kindle County attorney Arthur Raven is appointed to ensure 
that the decade-old murder case against retarded death row 
inmate Rommy Gandolph is airtight before Gandolph's 
execution in a few weeks. But Raven uncovers problems with 
the evidence, and a dying inmate confesses to the crime. 
Strong language and some violence. Bestseller. 2002.


The Street Lawyer BR 14903
by John Grisham
3 volumes
Michael Brock is on track to become a partner in his 
prestigious law firm, but that changes the day he is taken 
hostage by homeless DeVon Hardy. Disillusioned after 
learning his firm illegally evicted Hardy and others, 
Michael quits his job to work for street people. Some 
violence and some strong language. Bestseller. 1998.


Literature

All the King's Men BR 13840
by Robert Penn Warren
5 volumes
Restored edition, reconstructed from the author's original 
typescript, recreates the world of a corrupt southern 
politician of the 1920s and 1930s. Country boy Willie 
(Stark) Talos rises to become governor of his state only to 
be brought down by his personal failings. 2001 editorial 
afterword by Noel Polk. Strong language. Pulitzer Prize. 
1946.


Chri and The Last of Chri
by Colette
3 volumes
Two novels concerning a love affair between a successful 
but aging courtesan, La de Lonval, and her spoiled young 
lover called Chri. The intensity of their feelings is 
revealed when Chri marries eighteen-year-old Marie-Laure. 
Originally published in 1920 and 1926, with a 2001 
introduction by Judith Thurman. 1951.


Coming Soon!!! A Narrative BR 14574
by John Barth
4 volumes
An established older novelist and an aspiring web-savvy 
younger writer race to create a novel for the new 
millennium. A lighthearted autobiographical fiction in 
which Barth looks back at his own illustrious career and 
contemplates the literary future. Some explicit 
descriptions of sex and some strong language. 2001.


Death Comes for the Archbishop BR 14859
by Willa Cather
2 volumes
A tale about the exploits of Bishop Jean Latour and Father 
Joseph Vaillant, French Catholic priests who organized 
pioneer and Indian missions throughout the newly created 
diocese of New Mexico in the second half of the nineteenth 
century. 1927.


Embers BR 13857
by Sndor Mrai
1 volume
Hungary, 1940. The old general, Henrik, entertains his 
closest childhood friend, whom he has not seen in forty-one 
years. As he talks and questions Konrad, a complex history 
of friendship, passion, and betrayal is untangled. First 
published in Budapest in 1942. Translated by Carol Brown 
Janeway. Bestseller. 2001.


A Murder, a Mystery, and a Marriage BR 13908
by Mark Twain
1 volume
A previously unpublished story by Mark Twain, written in 
1876. Set in small-town Missouri, the tale involves an 
arranged marriage, a mysterious stranger, and a convenient 
murder, and has a twist at the end. The foreword and 
afterword by Roy Blount Jr. explain the book's literary 
significance. 2001.


Summer in Baden-Baden BR 14186
by Leonid Tsypkin
2 volumes
Fictional recreation of Fyodor Dostoyevsky's western 
European travels with his new wife, Anna, in 1867. Depicts 
his intense passions and obsessionsjealousy, gambling, his 
health, the constant humiliation of limited funds, and his 
anti-Semitism. Portrays the intimacy of the couple's 
conjugal love and Anna's profound grief at Dostoyevsky's 
deathbed. Some strong language. 1987.


Mystery and Detective

Back Story BR 14638
by Robert B. Parker
2 volumes
Boston P.I. Spenser agrees to help actress Daryl Silver 
investigate the murder of her mother twenty-eight years ago 
during a bank robbery. Spenser and colleague Hawk face 
danger when they uncover ties between a radical hippie 
group, the mob, and the FBI. Violence and strong language. 
Bestseller. 2003.


Basket Case BR 13876
by Carl Hiaasen
3 volumes
Florida news reporter Jack Tagger is demoted to writing 
obituaries. So he attempts to revive his career by proving 
that the death of a has-been rock star was not accidental. 
Jack's investigation uncovers multiple murders, kidnapping, 
and an assault with a frozen lizard. Strong language and 
some violence. Bestseller. 2002.


The Bat/Bab, a Sub-Deb BR 14175
by Mary Roberts Rinehart
4 volumes
A pair of works by Rinehart. In The Bat someone, or 
something, is trying to scare Miss Cornelia Van Gorder, of 
New York City, to death. In Bab, a Sub-Deb, the writing 
assignment of a schoolgirl, who is a year away from her 
debut, leads to tragedy and murder. 1920.


Beacon Street Mourning BR 14147
by Dianne Day
2 volumes
San Francisco, 1909. Private investigator Fremont Jones and 
her partner, Michael Kossoff, travel to Boston to see 
Fremont's dying father. Fremont suspects that her nasty 
stepmother, Augusta, has caused her father's illness. But 
after Augusta is shot, the two investigate other 
possibilities. Some violence and some strong language. 
2000.


The Best Mysteries of Mary Roberts Rinehart BR 14885
by Mary Roberts Rinehart
5 volumes
Collection of four classic mystery tales by Mary Roberts 
Rinehart (18761958) written in the early twentieth 
century: The Circular Staircase, The Man in Lower Ten, The 
Window at the White Cat, and The Buckled Bag. 2002.


Better to Rest: A Liam Campbell Mystery BR 14664
by Dana Stabenow
2 volumes
Alaska state trooper Sgt. Liam Campbell, from Fire and Ice 
(BR 12374), and his pilot girlfriend discover the remains 
of a WWII plane embedded in a glacier. Campbell's 
investigation links recent murders with past military 
secrets that would be better left buried. Some explicit 
descriptions of sex and some strong language. 2002.


The Bishop in the West Wing: A Blackie Ryan Mystery BR 
14287
by Andrew M. Greeley
2 volumes
Chicago bishop Blackie Ryan is dispatched to the White 
House to assist Irish Catholic president Jack McGurn fend 
off poltergeists. As Ryan investigates supernatural 
happenings, his real world suspects include the female vice 
president, the first daughters, a right-wing conservative, 
and other politicians. 2002.


Blanche Passes Go BR 14297
by Barbara Neely
3 volumes
Blanche White returns to North Carolina from Boston. 
Assisting a friend in her catering business when a local 
girl is murdered, the African American maid-turned-sleuth 
investigates the suspectthe rich white man who had raped 
Blanche years agoand confronts racial prejudice. 
Descriptions of sex, violence, and strong language. 2000.


Bleeders: A "Nameless Detective" Novel BR 14171
by Bill Pronzini
2 volumes
The "Nameless Detective's" innocent client is murdered, and 
Nameless, himself, is almost killed as well. His canvassing 
San Francisco's skid row for the culprit worries his wife 
and adopted daughter. He is sixty and contemplates 
retirement. Violence and strong language. 2002.


Blood Lake: A Filomena Buscarsela Mystery BR 14683
by K.j.a.  Wishnia
3 volumes
New York P.I. Filomena Buscarsela, a former revolutionary, 
brings her daughter home to Ecuador for a family visit. 
When the local priest who had saved her life years before 
is murdered, Filomena uses her skills to avenge him. Strong 
language and some violence. 2002.


The Blue Last: A Richard Jury Mystery BR 13764
by Martha Grimes
3 volumes
Superintendent Richard Jury of Scotland Yard is asked by a 
dying colleague to investigate the possibility that babies 
were switched during the London blitz. Jury and his friend 
Melrose Plant uncover two intertwined, wealthy families; a 
duplicitous nanny; and a pair of precocious, endangered 
children. Some strong language. 2001.


The Bones in the Attic BR 14391
by Robert Barnard
2 volumes
Matt Harper, former soccer-player-turned-media-reporter, 
discovers a baby's skeleton in his newly bought house in 
Leeds. The police date the death to 1969 when, 
coincidentally, Matt stayed with his aunt in the same 
neighborhood. He investigates and uncovers unsavory secrets 
about his childhood playmates. Some strong language. 2001.


The Case of the Fabulous Fake BR 13798
by Erle Stanley Gardner
2 volumes
A nameless young woman appears in attorney Perry Mason's 
office and gives him a retainer for future services. The 
case later involves embezzlement and murder. 1969.


The Case of the Shoplifter's Shoe BR 13777
by Erle Stanley Gardner
2 volumes
Attorney Perry Mason defends Virginia Trent's eccentric 
Aunt Saraha kleptomaniac who is now accused of murder. 
1938.


Cat Laughing Last: A Joe Grey Mystery BR 14716
by Shirley Rousseau Murphy
2 volumes
Molena Point, California. Joe Grey and Dulcie, feline 
sleuths, investigate a murder at the home of their human 
friend Susan. By obtaining evidence that only cats can, 
they must discover what links murder, the town's theater 
production, and local artifacts being sold on eBay and at 
yard sales. 2002.


Cat Seeing Double: A Joe Grey Mystery BR 14690
by Shirley Rousseau Murphy
3 volumes
A feline guest foils a bomb plot at the Molena Point police 
chief's wedding, where building contractor Ryan Flannery 
recognizes the would-be killer. The next morning she 
discovers her ex-husband's body in her garage. When Ryan 
becomes a suspect, cat detectives Joe Grey, Dulcie, and Kit 
take the case. Some violence. 2003.


Cat Spitting Mad: A Joe Grey Mystery BR 13736
by Shirley Rousseau Murphy
2 volumes
Felines Joe Grey and Dulcie, along with librarian Wilma and 
bachelor Clyde, investigate a double murder in their 
dangerous village of Molena Point, California. In addition 
to a kitten they've adopted, the two have to contend with a 
fierce cougar and an escaped murderer. 2001.


The Cat Who Brought Down the House BR 14541
by Lilian Jackson Braun
2 volumes
Elderly film star Thelma Thackeray turns the opera house 
into a film club when she returns to Moose County. She 
graciously allows newspaperman Jim Qwilleran to host a Kit 
Kat Revue there. His Siamese cat Koko ruins the show but 
solves a murder. 2003.


The Cat Who Went up the Creek BR 13879
by Lilian Jackson Braun
2 volumes
Columnist James Qwilleran and his two Siamese cats, Koko 
and Yum Yum, take a vacation at the nearby Nutcracker Inn 
in Moose County. Soon two murders, a heart attack, and a 
suicide occur. With his pets' help Quill breaks the case 
while gathering news for the paper. Bestseller. 2002.


Certain Prey BR 14728
by John Sandford
3 volumes
Clara Rinker, raped at sixteen, kills her assailant and 
becomes a hit woman for the Mafia. A job "working" for 
Carmel Loan, a Minneapolis defense attorney, hits a snag, 
and Clara and Carmel must save themselves from Minneapolis 
policeman Lucas Davenport. Strong language and some 
descriptions of sex. 1999.


Cold Pursuit BR 14773
by T. Jefferson Parker
3 volumes
San Diego detective Tommy McMichael investigates the murder 
of elderly Portuguese millionaire Pete Bragaeven though 
McMichael's Irish family has had a longtime feud with the 
Bragas. As McMichael uncovers the old man's secrets, he 
falls in love with the main suspect. Violence, strong 
language, and some explicit descriptions of sex. 2003.


Compromising Positions BR 14888
by Susan Isaacs
3 volumes (Reissue)
When a lecherous Long Island dentist is murdered in his 
office, his last patient, Marilyn Tuccio, is suspected. 
Judith Singer, a wisecracking housewife and Marilyn's 
neighbor, cannot resist playing detective. She also finds 
police lieutenant Nelson Sharpe more appealing than her 
stodgy husband. Some explicit descriptions of sex and some 
strong language. 1978.


The Cranefly Orchid Murders BR 14577
by Cynthia Riggs
2 volumes
Martha's Vineyard. Ninety-two-year-old poet Victoria 
Trumbull discovers the body of a shady attorney on land 
slated for development. Victoria and her eleven-year-old 
assistant, Robin White, search for clues and endangered 
plants on the property in order to preserve its pristine 
natureand solve some murders. Some violence and some 
strong language. 2002.


Cyanide Wells BR 14870
by Marcia Muller
2 volumes
The disappearance of Matthew Lindstrom's wife fourteen 
years ago, just before their divorce, branded him a 
murderer and destroyed his career. When he discovers Gwen 
is alive, Matt heads for California to look for answers and 
possibly revengebut instead finds her lesbian lover and an 
even bigger mystery. Some strong language. 2003.


Daddy's Little Girl BR 13928
by Mary Higgins Clark
2 volumes
Reporter Ellie Cavanaugh of Atlanta returns to Westchester 
County, New York, to protest the parole of wealthy heir Rob 
Westerfield, convicted of murdering her teenaged sister 
twenty-two years ago. Even as Ellie reopens the case and 
starts a web site, she experiences some doubts. Then 
someone threatens her life. Bestseller. 2002.


The Day the Music Died BR 14529
by Ed Gorman
2 volumes
Black River Falls, Iowa; 1958. Penniless novice lawyer Sam 
McCain investigates Judge Whitney's nephew, Kenny, who is 
accused of murdering his wife. Then Kenny kills himself, 
Sam's teenage sister says she's pregnant, and Buddy Holly 
dies in an airplane crash nearby. Some strong language. 
1999.


Deadly Nightshade BR 14578
by Cynthia Riggs
2 volumes
Ninety-two-year-old poet Victoria Trumbull witnesses a body 
being dumped in the harbor of her native island, Martha's 
Vineyard. Victoria's granddaughter, Elizabeth, and her 
boss, the harbormaster Domingo, retrieve the body. The 
three investigate islanders and wealthy visitors alike, but 
can't prevent another murder. Some violence and some strong 
language. 2001.


Death in Dublin BR 14793
by Bartholomew Gill
2 volumes
A dangerous gang of criminals called the New Druids steal 
the ancient Book of Kells from the library at Trinity 
College, Dublin, and kill a guard. Chief superintendent 
Peter McGarr suspects an inside job and continues to 
investigate even after he is pulled off the case. Violence 
and strong language. 2003.


Death of Riley BR 14657
by Rhys Bowen
2 volumes
New York City, 1901. Irish immigrant Molly Murphy, last 
seen in Murphy's Law (BR 14095), cajoles private 
investigator Paddy Riley to hire her as his assistant. When 
Paddy is murdered, Molly gets a glimpse of the culprit and 
attempts to track him down. 2002.


Deception on His Mind BR 14864
by Elizabeth George
6 volumes
Sergeant Barbara Havers of Scotland Yard probes the murder 
of a wealthy Pakistani immigrant in a sleepy Essex resort 
town. As community liaison in the ethnically sensitive 
case, Havers must bridge a cultural gulf to complete the 
complex investigation. Descriptions of sex, violence, and 
strong language. Bestseller. 1997.


The Emperor of Ocean Park BR 14190
by Stephen L. Carter
6 volumes
African American law professor Talcott Garland is drawn 
into a political conspiracy after his fathera disgraced 
former Supreme Court nomineedies 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. 2002.


The Enemy Has a Face BR 14922
by Gloria D. Miklowitz
1 volume
Middle schooler Netta Hofman and her family have 
temporarily moved to Los Angeles from Israel when her 
seventeen-year-old brother disappears. Netta becomes 
convinced that Arab terrorists are involved, even as she 
befriends a Palestinian boy at school. For junior and 
senior high readers. 2003.


Everybody's Somebody's Fool BR 14792
by Ed Gorman
2 volumes
A party in 1961 ends with discovery of the body of Sara 
Griffin, troubled daughter of a wealthy Black River Falls, 
Iowa, family. Attorney Sam McCain investigates when police 
suspect former client David Egan, Sara's onetime boyfriend. 
After David's mysterious death, Sam works to clear his 
name. Some violence and some strong language. 2002.


Family Honor BR 14400
by Robert B. Parker
2 volumes
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. Bestseller. 1999.


Fat Ollie's Book: A Novel of the 87th Precinct BR 14543
by Ed McBain
2 volumes
Councilman Lester Henderson is killed, and detective Fat 
Ollie Weeks, from Money, Money, Money (BR 13635), is at the 
murder scene when someone steals his manuscript from his 
police vehicle. Ollie leaves the investigation to detective 
Steve Carella while he searches for his novel. Violence and 
strong language. 2002.


A Fearsome Doubt: An Inspector Ian Rutledge Mystery BR 
14498
by Charles Todd
3 volumes
Kent, England; 1919. Scotland Yard detective Ian Rutledge 
is dispatched to Marling to investigate the murder of two 
veterans. Rutledge, still suffering from shell shock and 
ghosts of the past, has also been accused of sending the 
wrong man to the gallows seven years earlier. Some 
violence. 2002.


Fleeced: A Regan Reilly Mystery BR 13855
by Carol Higgins Clark
2 volumes
Los Angeles private investigator Regan Reilly is visiting 
her parents and lover in New York City. While there, she is 
hired to solve the mysterious murders of two retired 
jewelers. When the men were about to donate diamonds to 
their run-down residential club, they were killed and 
robbed. 2001.


Fury BR 13843
by G.M. Ford
3 volumes
Disgraced reporter Frank Corso is working for a Seattle 
tabloid when he investigates a witness recanting her 
testimony in a serial murder case. To stop the condemned 
man's execution, Frank and his new assistant, hard-boiled 
photographer Meg Dougherty, fight to get the police files 
reopened. Violence, strong language, and some explicit 
descriptions of sex. 2001.


Grail for Sale BR 14619
by Gerald Hammond
2 volumes
Scottish historian Jeremy Carpenter has been selling off 
family heirlooms to pay for the upkeep of his grandfather's 
castle and health. When he meets American Hazel Tripp, an 
antiques restorer, he learns that he's been defrauded by 
the buyer. Together they hatch a scheme to outwit the 
swindler. 2002.


The Grave Maurice: A Richard Jury Mystery BR 14363
by Martha Grimes
3 volumes
Superintendent Richard Jury of Scotland Yard is 
hospitalized with wounds received in The Blue Last (BR 
13764) when Melrose Plant intrigues him with an overheard 
conversation about missing horsewoman Nell Ryderthe 
teenaged daughter of Jury's surgeon. Under Jury's 
direction, Plant enters the sordid underground world of 
racing. Some strong language. 2002.


The High Window BR 14257
by Raymond Chandler
2 volumes
Search for a priceless gold coin takes private detective 
Philip Marlowe into the California underworld and the 
tangled affairs of a murdered coin collector. 1976.


A Hot and Sultry Night for Crime BR 14790
edited by Jeffery Deaver
3 volumes
Twenty original short mysteries feature passion, murder, 
and heat from members of Mystery Writers of America, 
including Loren D. Estleman and John Lutz. An award-winning 
suspense writer edits the collection and prefaces each 
selection with an author profile. Some violence. 2003.


How to Cook a Tart BR 14694
by Nina Killham
2 volumes
Overweight cookbook author Jasmine March's life is in 
shambles when her rich recipes become unpopular, her 
teenage daughter develops anorexia, and her husband takes a 
lover. After Jasmine discovers the lover's body in her 
kitchen, she hides it in unusual places. Some strong 
language. 2002.


I, Richard BR 14989
by Elizabeth George
2 volumes
Five short stories of mystery and suspense. In "The 
Surprise of His Life," a wealthy middle-aged man decides to 
murder his trophy wife. In the title piece, a schoolteacher 
hopes to clear King Richard III's name by stealing a 
medieval letter from his friend's estate. Some strong 
language. 2002.


Illegal Tender BR 13893
by Gerald Hammond
2 volumes
Henry Kitts of the Three Oaks Kennels in Scotland helps 
Elizabeth Ilwand, his late friend's granddaughter, try to 
recover her fortune lost in an e-mail scam. But next, a 
debt-ridden local businessman is found murdered on 
Elizabeth's property. Some strong language. 2001.


The Importance of Being Ernestine: An Ellie Haskell Mystery 
BR 14300
by Dorothy Cannell
2 volumes
Lady Krumley has a family curse. Ellie Haskell and Roxie 
Malloy, posing as private detectives, agree to break it. 
Their task entails finding Ernestine, daughter of their 
elderly employer's former maid. Lady Krumley had mistreated 
the maid and seeks to make amends to the daughternow forty 
years old. 2002.


Kaleidoscope: A Countess Karitska Novel BR 14067
by Dorothy Gilman
2 volumes
New adventures in the world of crime as Madame Karitska The 
Clairvoyant Countess (RC 12703) teams up again with 
Detective Lieutenant Pruden. The psychic calls on him after 
an attach case full of diamonds is thrown in her lap on 
the New York subway. 2002.


The Lady in the Lake BR 14665
by Raymond Chandler
2 volumes
A swaggering businessman hires hard-boiled Philip Marlowe 
to find his wife, who has been missing for a month. When a 
woman's body is pulled from the lake where the wife had 
been staying, and the caretaker's wife is also missing, 
Marlowe pieces the puzzle together. Some strong language 
and some violence. 1943.


The Last Kashmiri Rose: A Detective Joe Sandilands Mystery 
BR 14693
by Barbara Cleverly
2 volumes
Calcutta, 1922. Scotland Yard commander Joseph Sandilands 
investigates the strange deaths of army officers' wives. 
The governor's niece suspects that a serial killer is 
murdering them. With her help, Sandilands discovers the 
culprit and his motives. Some violence and some strong 
language. 2001.


The Long Good Boy: A Rachel Alexander and Dash Mystery BR 
14169
by Carol Lea Benjamin
2 volumes
New York City private detective Rachel Alexander is hired 
by a trio of transvestite hookers to find who murdered one 
of their friends. With help from a dachshund, Rachel and 
her pit bull, Dash, infiltrate the seamy underground and 
discover crooked cops and drugs. Violence and strong 
language. 2001.


Maigret and the Apparition: An Inspector Maigret Mystery BR 
14390
by Georges Simenon
1 volume
Chief Superintendent Maigret investigates the attempted 
murder of fellow detective Inspector "Hapless" Lognon. It 
appears that the police officer had been working 
surveillance alone on the strange comings and goings in an 
apartment building when he was attacked. 1964.


Maigret and the Hotel Majestic: An Inspector Maigret 
Mystery BR 14223
by Georges Simenon
1 volume
One of the guests at a luxury hotel in Paris is murdered. 
The body is found by breakfast cook Prosper Donge. 
Superintendent Maigret questions Donge and the other hotel 
staff and guests to discover who among them is keeping 
secrets. 1977.


Maigret and the Man on the Bench: An Inspector Maigret 
Mystery BR 14387
by Georges Simenon
2 volumes
Chief Superintendent Maigret investigates the murder of a 
man whose body was discovered on a Mondayan unusual day 
for a crime. Suspects include his family as well as a group 
of shady characters. 1953.


Maigret at the Coroner's: An Inspector Maigret Mystery BR 
14361
by Georges Simenon
2 volumes
In 1949 French Chief Superintendent Maigret is in Tucson, 
Arizona, on a professional junket where he attends a trial. 
Five air force men are accused of causing the death of a 
woman they abandoned in the desert. Cultural differences 
continually intrigue the detective. Some strong language. 
1952.


Maigret Bides His Time: An Inspector Maigret Mystery BR 
14386
by Georges Simenon
1 volume
For twenty years, French chief superintendent Maigret has 
tried to catch and apprehend a jewel theft gang. When an 
elderly criminal is murdered in his wheelchair, Maigret 
gets a break in the case. 1965.


Maigret in Montmartre: An Inspector Maigret Mystery BR 
14369
by Georges Simenon
2 volumes
A stripper warns the police that a countess is about to be 
killed, and then she is also murdered. Chief Inspector 
Maigret investigates the sordid underworld of drugs and 
prostitutes. 1951.


Maigret Loses His Temper: An Inspector Maigret Mystery BR 
14222
by Georges Simenon
1 volume
Maigret investigates the murder of a nightclub owner. As he 
pieces together the events leading up to the murder, he 
questions Montmartre's pleasure seekers. Maigret must 
discover more than the killer's identity when he finds 
himself the target of a trap. 1963.


Maigret's Revolver: An Inspector Maigret Mystery BR 14485
by Georges Simenon
1 volume
A strange young man steals a revolver from Inspector 
Maigret's home. Later, a dinner guest fails to show up and 
is seen carting around a heavy trunk containing a corpse. 
Maigret learns that the two incidents are related and 
pursues his quarry to London to prevent a second murder. 
1952.


Mobtown BR 14228
by Jack Kelly
2 volumes
Rochester, New York; 1959. A woman who suspects her husband 
is cheating with a teenager hires ex-cop-turned-private eye 
Ike Van Savage. Another client fears that she will be the 
third dead wife of gangster Joe Petrone. Both cases have 
unexpected consequences. Strong language and some violence. 
2002.


Murder at Ford's Theatre BR 14536
by Margaret Truman
3 volumes
Washington, D.C., attorney Mackensie Smith is hired to 
defend a senator's son accused of murdering his father's 
congressional intern at Ford's Theatre. The theater is 
managed by the boy's divorced mother, Clarise Emerson. Mac 
and his wife, Annabel Reed-Smith, try to establish the 
boy's innocence. Some strong language. 2002.


A Murder of Quality BR 14117
by John Le Carr
2 volumes
George Smiley investigates the murder of Stella Rode, a 
schoolmaster's wife, at the request of his old friend, 
editor Ailsa Brimley. Some strong language. 1962.


Murder off Mike BR 15074
by Joyce Krieg
3 volumes
Outrageous Sacramento radio talk show host Shauna J. Bogart 
is devastated by the death of a colleague. The police rule 
it a suicide, but Shauna believes otherwise and launches 
her own on-air investigationone that could lead to a 
gubernatorial candidate and the station's demise. 2003.


Murder on the Trans-Siberian Express: An Inspector Porfiry 
Rostnikov Novel BR 13780
by Stuart M. Kaminsky
2 volumes
Russian police inspector Porfiry Rostnikov is sent on the 
Trans-Siberian Express to intercept a historical document 
from czarist times. He leaves behind in Moscow the 
investigation of the disappearance of a skinhead rock star 
and the case of a female serial killer. Some violence and 
some strong language. 2001.


Murphy's Law: A Molly Murphy Mystery BR 14095
by Rhys Bowen
2 volumes
Ireland, 1901. Molly Murphy flees to New York City after 
killing a would-be rapist in her home village. She assumes 
an alias for passage aboard ship, but at Ellis Island she 
is once again accused of murder. Handsome NYPD Captain 
Daniel Sullivan is willing to help her prove her innocence. 
2001.


Naked at the Window BR 14626
by Bill James
2 volumes
When the neighborhood supplier of drug dealer Panicking 
Ralph Ember is murdered by London thugs, the discreet 
network of local drug traders is threatened. With budget 
cuts leaving zero-tolerance drug policies obsolete, 
detectives Harpur and Iles work to keep the peace. 
Violence, strong language, and some descriptions of sex. 
2002.


Nighttime Is My Time BR 15244
by Mary Higgins Clark
3 volumes
History professor and author Dr. Jean Sheridan attends her 
twentieth prep school reunion, especially to honor a friend 
who has been murdered. Once there she realizes that several 
other women from her graduating class have mysteriously 
died. Jean becomes the next target of the reunion's serial 
killer. 2004.


A Pair for the Queen BR 15079
by B. Comfort
2 volumes
Feisty seventy-seven-year-old portrait painter Tish 
McWhinny helps out her boyfriend's accident-prone godson, 
Bruce, by restoring an old dog painting in time for the 
Vermont village's upcoming dog show. Bruce later forges a 
famous signature, but before Tish can fully protest, Bruce 
is murderedand the painting is stolen. 1998.


Perish Twice: A Sunny Randall Mystery BR 14595
by Robert B. Parker
2 volumes
In this sequel to Family Honor (BR 14400), Boston private 
investigator Sunny Randall is hired briefly by a lesbian to 
protect her against a stalker. A murder and puzzling loose 
ends keep Sunny unofficially on the case. Meanwhile, 
Sunny's sister and a good friend experience troubling 
breakups. Strong language. Bestseller. 2000.


A Place of Hiding BR 14871
by Elizabeth George
6 volumes
Scotland Yard Inspector Thomas Lynley's colleague, forensic 
scientist Simon St. James, comes to the aid of his wife's 
American friend China River. China is accused of murdering 
millionaire Guy Brouard on the island of Guernsey after she 
and her half brother deliver a package of blueprints to him 
there. Strong language and some violence. 2003.


Playing for the Ashes BR 14896
by Elizabeth George
6 volumes
Detective inspector Thomas Lynley and his partner Barbara 
Havers investigate the murder of cricket star Kenneth 
Fleming. While having an affair with Gabriella Patten, 
Fleming had been living with his former teacher, Miriam 
Whitelaw, whose daughter is dying. Some explicit 
descriptions of sex and some strong language. Bestseller. 
1994.


Prodigal Father: A Father Dowling Mystery BR 14397
by Ralph M. McInerny
3 volumes
Father Dowling is on a retreat at the Order of St. 
Athanasiusan institution wealthy in Chicago real estate 
but poor in personnel, having only seven remaining priests. 
When an ex-priest is murdered on the grounds, suspects 
include the staff, a benefactor's grandson, and the dead 
man's former business partner. 2002.


Q Is for Quarry BR 14355
by Sue Grafton
3 volumes
Eighteen years ago, California policemen Stacey Oliphant 
and Con Dolan investigated the murder of a Jane Doe. The 
case was never resolved. Now retired and in ill health, 
they ask Kinsey Millhone for help as they try one last time 
to solve the case. Some strong language. Bestseller. 2002.


The Queene's Cure: An Elizabeth I Mystery BR 14646
by Karen Harper
2 volumes
London, 1562. Elizabeth Tudor seeks the best physicians to 
conquer the pox and pestilence that threaten her life and 
that of her subjects. Someone is taunting the queen with a 
smallpox effigy, and her loyal staff struggles to find the 
culprit. Sequel to The Twylight Tower (BR 13610). 2002.


Red House BR 14656
by K.j.a. Wishnia
2 volumes
Former NYPD cop and single mother Filomena Buscarsela joins 
a Queens private detective firm as a trainee. She 
investigates the disappearance of an illegal laborer, a 
shoot-out with the police, longtime squatters in an old 
factory, and a murder. Some cases pay, some don't. Strong 
language and some violence. 2001.


Save the Last Dance for Me BR 14547
by Ed Gorman
2 volumes
Black River Falls, Iowa; 1960. Prior to a campaign stop by 
Richard Nixon, attorney Sam McCain searches for the 
murderer of a snake-handling preacher. When another of the 
town's holy men also succumbs to poison, McCain wonders if 
the two killings are connected. Some strong language. 2002.


2nd Chance: A Women's Murder Club Mystery BR 14209
by James Patterson
2 volumes
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(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.


The Second Time Around BR 14605
by Mary Higgins Clark
2 volumes
Lynn Spencer asks financial reporter Carley DeCarlo, her 
stepsister, to investigate the case of Lynn's missing 
husband, Nick. Nick's medical research company, which may 
have been on the verge of discovering a cure for cancer, 
has been left nearly bankrupt by Nick's disappearance along 
with substantial corporate assets. 2003.


Shadows of Sin: A Jessie Drake Mystery BR 14238
by Rochelle Krich
4 volumes
Los Angeles detective Jessie Drake and her partner Phil 
Okum investigate the murder of a prominent plastic surgeon. 
Suspects include the doctor's family and some discontented 
patients. Jessie is also contending with the pregnancy of 
her sister, a former child abuser, and studying Jewish 
tradition. Some violence and some strong language. 2001.


Shrink Rap: A Sunny Randall Mystery BR 14415
by Robert B. Parker
2 volumes
Boston P.I. Sunny Randall, last seen in Perish Twice (BR 
14595), becomes a bodyguard for romance writer Melanie 
Hallwhose ex-husband, psychiatrist Dr. John Melvin, is 
stalking her. Sunny enlists the help of another shrink and 
her own ex-husband, Richie. Strong language and some 
violence. 2002.


The Sinister Pig BR 14801
by Tony Hillerman
2 volumes
The FBI takes over sergeant Jim Chee's case, which began 
with the discovery of an unidentified murder victim at a 
Navajo reservation oil field. Both customs patrol officer 
Bernadette Manuelito and retired lieutenant Joe Leaphorn 
become involved before the solution is found. Bestseller. 
2003.


Six Easy Pieces: Easy Rawlins Stories BR 14676
by Walter Mosley
2 volumes
Seven interconnected short stories featuring Easy Rawlins 
in 1960s Los Angeles. Rawlins assists pals who are in 
trouble and encounters arson, murder, and mayhem. He also 
searches for his friend Mouse, who he suspects may still be 
alive. Some violence and some strong language. 2003.


Spook: A "Nameless Detective" Novel BR 14661
by Bill Pronzini
2 volumes
The "Nameless Detective," last seen in Bleeders (BR 14171), 
is semiretired. His partners Tamara Corbin and Jake Runyon, 
newly hired, investigate the execution-style murder of a 
crazy, homeless man named Spook, whose checkered past has 
evidently caught up with him. Violence and strong language. 
2003.


Still Life with Crows: A Pendergast Mystery BR 14950
by Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child
4 volumes
FBI agent Pendergast, last seen in The Cabinet of 
Curiosities (BR 14270), is summoned to Medicine Creek, 
Kansas, a sleepy farm town plagued by a gruesome serial 
killer. Somehow the murders are connected to the 
community's outlaw past, and Pendergast has to discover 
how. Violence and some strong language. 2003.


Sugar Skull BR 14803
by Denise Hamilton
3 volumes
L.A. reporter Eve Diamond researches the background of 
murdered socialite Venus Dellaviglia Langdon, whose husband 
is running for mayor. Somehow the crime involves both 
Langdon's son and her lover. Eve also becomes emotionally 
involved with someone close to the case. Violence, strong 
language, and some explicit descriptions of sex. 2003.


A Suitable Vengeance BR 14892
by Elizabeth George
4 volumes
In this prequel to A Great Deliverance (BR 7624), Scotland 
Yard detective Thomas Lynley and forensic scientist Simon 
Allcourt-St. James are both in love with Deborah Cotter. 
When the three visit Lynley's mother's estate in Cornwall, 
the men bury their differences to solve two murders. Some 
violence and some strong language. 1991.


The Thirteen Problems BR 14099
by Agatha Christie
2 volumes
Thirteen tales of crime expertly investigated by Miss 
Marple. The problems include brutal murder, a supernatural 
death, a serial thief, and the disappearance of gold bars 
from a galleon. 1928.


The Thorne Maze: An Elizabeth I Mystery BR 14758
by Karen Harper
2 volumes
England, 1564. Queen Elizabeth's court retires to the 
country to avoid the plague. After Elizabeth is attacked 
and others are killed in the gardens, the queen and her 
royal followers, William Cecil and Meg Milligrew, seek to 
uncover the culprit. An encounter in a watery maze leads to 
death. 2003.


The Three Miss Margarets BR 14840
by Louise Shaffer
3 volumes
In Charles Valley, Georgia, three elderly ladiesMiss 
Peggy, Dr. Maggie, and Miss Li'l Bithave kept a secret 
about a crime for decades. They are at risk of exposure 
when African American scientist, Vashti Johnson, coming 
home to die, and her biographer both arrive. Strong 
language and some violence. 2003.


A Trust Betrayed: First Chapter of Margaret Kerr of Perth 
BR 14073
by Candace Robb
2 volumes
Scotland, 1297. Young Margaret Kerr's husband, trader Roger 
Sinclair, has been missing for months, and his cousin has 
been murdered while searching for him. Margaret travels to 
her uncle's inn in Edinburgh to seek information, only to 
become involved in espionage and her country's struggle for 
independence. 2001.


The Wailing Wind BR 14187
by Tony Hillerman
2 volumes
Sergeant Jim Chee of the Navajo Tribal Police calls in 
retired boss Joe Leaphorn when rookie Bernadette Manuelito 
discovers a white man shot in the desert. They uncover 
similarities to a haunting older case: a murderer's wife 
had disappeared after her husband's conviction for killing 
a swindler. Some strong language. Bestseller. 2002.


Wake Up Little Susie: A Mystery BR 14545
by Ed Gorman
2 volumes
Black River Falls, Iowa; late 1950s. Attorney Sam McCain 
investigates the murder of Susan Squires, the district 
attorney's wife, whose body was discovered in a brand new 
Edsel. Sam fears the worst when his girlfriend Mary, who 
was also Susan's confidant, disappears. Some strong 
language. 1998.


The Wall BR 14172
by Mary Roberts Rinehart
3 volumes
Juliette Ransom, not popular with her husband Arthur's 
upper-class friends, was bought off in an expensive 
divorce. After several years, she returns to his island 
home, starts causing trouble, and is murdered. Finding a 
motive isn't easy, since no one is aware the answer lies 
behind a plastered wall. 1938.


Watchers of Time: An Inspector Ian Rutledge Mystery BR 
13845
by Charles Todd
3 volumes
Scotland, 1919. In a small village, a Protestant sends for 
the local Catholic priest before dying. Someone murders the 
priest a few weeks later. Scotland Yard inspector Ian 
Rutledge, still wounded from Legacy of the Dead (BR 13317), 
travels to investigate and uncovers local secrets. Some 
strong language. 2001.


Widow's Walk BR 13942
by Robert B. Parker
2 volumes
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. 
2002.


Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow? A Mystery BR 14546
by Ed Gorman
2 volumes
Black Water Falls, Iowa; 1959. Anti-communism is at its 
peak after a visit to the state by premier Nikita 
Khrushchev of the USSR. When a high-profile local liberal, 
attorney Sam McCain's client, is murdered, Sam 
investigates. Trouble arises when the two main suspects are 
also killed. Some strong language. 2001.


Winter and Night BR 14368
by S.J. Rozan
3 volumes
Private investigator Bill Smith and his partner Lydia Chin 
leave Manhattan to help Smith's fifteen-year-old runaway 
nephew, Gary. Gary's family lives in the New Jersey suburbs 
where he is suspected of killing his drug-dealing 
girlfriend. But Gary's dad also has a secret. Violence and 
strong language. 2002.


Occult and Horror

The Cold One BR 14353
by Christopher Pike
3 volumes
Los Angeles police investigate two strings of gruesome 
murders by an evil supernatural force. A grad student, a 
writer, and a gangster are drawn into the maelstrom of 
horror. Ultimately an Indian spiritual master confronts the 
evil. Strong language and violence. 1995.


From a Buick 8 BR 14266
by Stephen King
3 volumes
It looked like an ordinary eight-cylinder 1954 Buick 
Roadmaster abandoned at a Pennsylvania gas station. But 
within hours, an investigating policeman has inexplicably 
vanished. Hoping to keep things quiet, the troopers put the 
car under lock and key. But it has a malevolent life of its 
own. Strong language and some violence. Bestseller. 2002.


Psychological Themes

After BR 14967
by Francine Prose
2 volumes
Following a nearby school shooting, a newly-hired grief and 
crisis counselor replaces the principal of a western 
Massachusetts high school and adopts increasingly harsh 
methods to control behavior. Tom Bishop and his friends 
become suspicious when rebellious students and teachers 
begin disappearing. For senior high readers. 2003.


All That Remains BR 13817
by Bruce Brooks
1 volume
Teens deal effectively with the loss of a loved one in 
three novellas. In the title piece, two cousins help bury 
their eccentric aunt, who died of AIDS. In "Playing the 
Creeps," a jock discovers that he likes his recently 
orphaned, introverted cousin. Some strong language. For 
senior high readers. 2001.


The Bay of Angels BR 13806
by Anita Brookner
2 volumes
Introspective Zo Cunningham leads a sheltered life in 
London until her widowed mother rather abruptly marries an 
older man and moves to Nice. Later, when her stepfather 
dies and her mother collapses, Zo divides her time between 
England and France, trying to hold her life together. 2001.


Dead Girls Don't Write Letters BR 14873
by Gail Giles
1 volume
Sunny Reynolds is stunned when a letter comes from her 
sister Jazz, presumed dead in a fire, saying she is alive. 
Realizing she is an imposter despite her knowledge of 
family secrets, Sunny must uncover what this stranger 
really wants. Some strong language. For junior and senior 
high readers. 2003.


The Hunters BR 14275
by James Salter
2 volumes
Thirty-one-year-old Cleve Connell is sent to Korea and soon 
becomes a flight commander. All of the fighter pilots 
eagerly want to shoot down the enemy MIGs and become 
"aces." But, with every mission, Connell gradually loses 
his nerve. Some violence and some strong language. 1956.


The Life before Her Eyes BR 14791
by Laura Kasischke
2 volumes
When Diana is seventeen, a classmate confronts her and her 
girlfriend with a gunand only Diana survives. At forty, 
she is still beautiful and has a husband and daughter of 
her own. But her repressed memories and survivor's guilt 
are beginning to haunt her. Some strong language. 2002.


Lost BR 15073
by Joy Fielding
3 volumes
Toronto divorce Cindy Carver's twenty-one-year-old 
daughter, Julia, fails to return home after an audition 
with a famous Hollywood director. Cindy suspects all her 
acquaintances in the disappearanceeven her ex-husband. She 
feels remorse that she never really connected with her 
self-absorbed firstborn. Some strong language. 2003.


The Lovely Bones BR 14806
by Alice Sebold
3 volumes
Susie Salmon, a fourteen-year-old girl murdered by a 
neighbor, watches over her family and friends from heaven. 
While adjusting to a new habitat, she reaches out to them 
as she observes their struggle to survive their grief. Some 
descriptions of sex, some violence, and some strong 
language. Bestseller. 2002.


The Rag and Bone Shop BR 13896
by Robert Cormier
1 volume
Twelve-year-old Jason is the last person to see his 
neighbor, seven-year-old Alicia, alive. The police put 
Jason in a room alone with an expert interrogator, who 
persuades the boy to confess. But Jason is not the killer. 
For senior high and older readers. 2001.


The Romantic BR 15149
by Barbara Gowdy
3 volumes
Abandoned at ten by her mother in the 1960s, Louise Kirk 
became infatuated with neighbor boy Abel. When Abel dies on 
her twenty-sixth birthday, Louise's fragmented memories 
reveal their tender childhood romance, years of separations 
and reunions, and the unfulfilled passion that haunts her. 
Some descriptions of sex and some strong language. 2003.


Stuck in Neutral BR 14082
by Terry Trueman
1 volume
Fourteen-year-old Shawn has a phenomenal memory for 
everything he's ever heard, but nobody knows it because his 
cerebral palsy has made him unable to communicate. Now 
Shawn suspects that his father, in a misguided plan to end 
the boy's pain, is planning to kill him. Some strong 
language. For junior and senior high readers. Printz Honor. 
2000.


Religious Themes

Apollyon: The Destroyer Is Unleashed BR 13923
by Tim LaHaye and Jerry B. Jenkins
3 volumes
In Jerusalem 144,000 witnesses gather in a stadium to hear 
the words of Tsion Ben-Judah. But Nicolae Carpathia, the 
Antichrist, also speaks in hopes of diverting Christians to 
his beliefs. The Tribulation continues as the faithful 
endure several more judgments. Sequel to Soul Harvest (BR 
13922). Bestseller. 1998.


Armageddon: The Cosmic Battle of the Ages BR 14702
by Tim LaHaye and Jerry B. Jenkins
3 volumes
In the last year of the Great Tribulation new alliances are 
formed when many of the force members die. Then the world 
becomes a powder keg as millions gather for war with the 
Antichrist in the Middle East, where they await the 
Glorious Appearing. Sequel to The Remnant (BR 14212). 
Violence. Bestseller. 2003.


Assassins: Assignment, Jerusalem; Target, Antichrist BR 
13924
by Tim LaHaye and Jerry B. Jenkins
3 volumes
Thirty-eight months have passed since the Rapture, and the 
Tribulation Force continue their resistance against Nicolae 
Carpathia, the Antichrist. As they await the sixth 
judgment, in which they expect two hundred million horsemen 
to slay a third of the world's population, Rayford plots to 
assassinate the Antichrist. Sequel to Apollyon (BR 13923). 
Bestseller. 1999.


Desecration: Antichrist Takes the Throne BR 13927
by Tim LaHaye and Jerry B. Jenkins
3 volumes
Rayford Steele and members of the Tribulation Force prepare 
to rescue God's chosen people. Meanwhile, followers of 
Nicolae Carpathia gather at the temple, where they plan to 
take the mark in Nicolae's presenceand where Nicolae plans 
to declare himself God. Sequel to The Mark (BR 13926). 
Bestseller. 2001.


Eli BR 14417
by Bill Myers
3 volumes
The author imagines a parallel world by transporting Jesus 
Christ's birth into twentieth-century California. A 
skeptical journalist, Conrad, has an accident; from his 
hospital bed in one universe, near death, he is transferred 
into the other. There he meets Eli, whom he believes to be 
the Messiah. 2000.


Hometown Legend BR 14178
by Jerry B. Jenkins
2 volumes
In the dying town of Athens City, Alabama, Cal Sawyer tries 
to save his football factory while raising his teenage 
daughter alone. Sawyer and former coach Buster Schuler 
collaborate to help the failing high school team. When 
troubled Elvis Jackson suits up, Cal's daughter shares her 
faith. 2001.


The Indwelling: The Beast Takes Possession BR 13925
by Tim LaHaye and Jerry B. Jenkins
3 volumes
Forty-two months into the Tribulation Nicolae Carpathia is 
assassinated and some of the Tribulation Force are 
suspects. As each member struggles for survival, millions 
prepare for the funeral. Suddenly Carpathia arises from his 
coffin and pledges that his attackers have yet to endure 
the Great Tribulation. Sequel to Assassins (BR 13924). 
Bestseller. 2000.


Left Behind: A Novel of the Earth's Last Days BR 13919
by Tim LaHaye and Jerry B. Jenkins
3 volumes
As Captain Rayford Steele pilots a plane across the 
Atlantic, his senior flight attendant, Hattie Durham, gives 
him the shocking news that half the passengers have 
disappeared. Before long, he learns that people are missing 
all over the world. Rayford, his priest, and several others 
form the Tribulation Force to fight the Antichrist. Prequel 
to Tribulation Force (BR 13920). 1996.


The Mark: The Beast Rules the World BR 13926
by Tim LaHaye and Jerry B. Jenkins
3 volumes
Three days into the Great Tribulation, Nicolae Carpathia is 
proclaiming himself the true Christ. Yet many see him as 
Satan. The Tribulation Force struggles to survive, as 
Carpathia orders all people to receive the Mark (a visible 
tattoo and an implanted biochip) or face the guillotine. 
Sequel to The Indwelling (BR 13925). Bestseller. 2000.


A Moment of Weakness BR 13941
by Karen Kingsbury
3 volumes
Christian lawyer Tanner Eastman offers to defend a born-
again mother who is fighting for custody of her son. Jade 
Rudolph's adulterous husband doesn't want the boy raised by 
a "religious fanatic." Jade was Tanner's childhood 
sweetheart and onetime lover. 2000.


Nicolae: The Rise of Antichrist BR 13921
by Tim LaHaye and Jerry B. Jenkins
3 volumes
Nearly two years after the first Rapture, World War III has 
erupted and Pastor Bruce Barnes, of the Tribulation Force, 
is dead. The remaining members of the Forcenow including 
Rayford's wife, Amanda, and Tsion Ben-Judahare struggling 
to bring people to Christ as devastation spreads around the 
globe. Sequel to Tribulation Force (BR 13920). 1997.


Out of the Shadows BR 13933
by Sigmund Brouwer
2 volumes
Professor Nick Barrett returns to Charleston, South 
Carolina, to discover the truth behind his mother's 
disappearance decades ago. His own past includes losing a 
leg in a car accident and abandoning his bride. Before he 
leaves town Nick will rediscover his faith in God and 
escape attempts on his life. Some violence. 2001.


The Remnant: On the Brink of Armageddon BR 14212
by Tim LaHaye and Jerry B. Jenkins
3 volumes
Rayford Steele and most members of the Tribulation Force 
are massed together in Petra, where Nicolae Carpathia, the 
Antichrist, drops two bombs that no one can survive without 
a miracle. Yet many do survive. Now all pretense is gone as 
the planet hurtles toward Armageddon. Sequel to Desecration 
(BR 13927). Bestseller. 2002.


The Seventh Telling: The Kabbalah of Moshe Katan BR 13849
by Mitchell Chefitz
4 volumes
Interwoven stories of Sidney and Stephanie Lee, who seek to 
resolve issues in their troubled marriage through 
storytelling, and Kabbalist Moshe Katan, who hopes to help 
his wife Rivkah, a cancer patient. The two couples develop 
spiritual and personal connections through their 
explorations of the Jewish mystical tradition. 2001.


The Shepherd's Voice BR 14071
by Robin Lee Hatcher
2 volumes
Ransom, Idaho; 1934. Gabe Talmadge spent ten years in 
prison. Now four years after his release, he is having 
trouble finding work and returns home hoping for shelter, 
if not love, with his father. Unwelcome there, Gabe 
discovers work, hope, and love with Akira Macauley, who 
asked God for help on her sheep farm. 2000.


Soul Harvest: The World Takes Sides BR 13922
by Tim LaHaye and Jerry B. Jenkins
3 volumes
Tribulation Force members Rayford, Buck, and Tsion survive 
the worldwide earthquake, although Tsion is buried alive. 
Rayford and Buck try to locate their wives, and then 
Rayford has to investigate the charges that Amanda has been 
working with Nicolae. Meanwhile, Nicolae suffers a setback 
as thousands of people find Christ. Sequel to Nicolae (BR 
13921). 1998.


Tribulation Force: The Continuing Drama of Those Left 
Behind BR 13920
by Tim LaHaye and Jerry B. Jenkins
3 volumes
Many of Earth's inhabitants have been taken to Heaven, but 
those left behind face seven years of tribulation. Some 
will not survive the coming devastation. Tribulation Force 
membersRayford Steele, Chloe Steele, Bruce Barnes, and 
Buck Williamsdo what they can, but even one of them will 
soon be dead. Sequel to Left Behind (BR 13919). 1996.


Romance

As You Wish: Christy and Todd; the College Years, Book 2 
BR 14444
by Robin Jones Gunn
2 volumes
Christy Miller starts college in California and continues 
to date Todd. When Matthew, someone she knew in Wisconsin, 
arrives on campus, Christy trusts that God will help her 
make the right decisions in her relationships. Sequel to 
Until Tomorrow (BR 14443). For senior high and older 
readers. 2000.


The Best Is Yet to Come BR 14559
by Judith Gould
3 volumes
After Carolina Mountcastle's husband dies, she discovers 
that he had a mistress and child in Amsterdam. She survives 
the emotional shock and subsequent sabotage of her flower 
business with the help of Seth Foster, one of her 
customers. Explicit descriptions of sex. 2002.


Birthright BR 14700
by Nora Roberts
4 volumes
Ancient bones are uncovered at a construction site in 
Maryland and archaeologist Callie Dunbrook and her ex-
husband are asked to investigate. When a local woman claims 
that Callie is her long-lost daughterkidnapped twenty-nine 
years earlierCallie must search for the truth. Strong 
language and some descriptions of sex. Bestseller. 2003.


The Boy Next Door BR 14590
by Meggin Cabot
3 volumes
New York journalist Melissa "Mel" Fuller pet sits for Mrs. 
Friedlander, an elderly neighbor who was attacked and left 
in a coma. When the old lady's nephew, Max, arrives to 
help, Mel falls in love with him. But Max has many secrets. 
Some strong language. 2002.


Buffalo Valley BR 14348
by Debbie Macomber
2 volumes
Vaughn Kyle, visiting his parents in North Dakota, is 
investigating Buffalo Valley as a site for his retail 
conglomerate employer. He falls for a local girl and for 
small-town life, dumping the firm, which threatens local 
industry, and his engagement to a high-powered company 
executive. Sequel to Always Dakota (BR 13666). 2001.


Claire Marvel BR 14306
by John Burnham Schwartz
2 volumes
Julian Rose reflects on Claire Marvel, a fellow Harvard 
student with whom he began a momentous affair in 1985. 
Their romance suffers from Julian's timidity, Claire's 
father's illness, and Claire's ultimate betrayal with 
Julian's advisor. As Julian follows his fate, he cannot 
help looking back. 2002.


Come Home, My Heart BR 14857
by Phyllis Campbell
1 volume
Dr. Susan Perry, an obstetrician, becomes blind after a 
brain tumor is removed. Once rehabilitated, she moves to a 
poor, rural Virginia town. In her new career as a social 
worker, she becomes an integral part of the community and 
falls in love. 1988.


The Cottage BR 14062
by Danielle Steel
3 volumes
Seventy-year-old film idol Coop Winslow is broke and forced 
to take in boarders to keep his mansion. Newly divorced 
Mark Friedman and widowed Jimmy O'Connor bring new life to 
the estate, especially when Mark's teenagers move in. Coop 
gradually rekindles his interest in the world around him. 
Some strong language. 2002.


Dating Game BR 14867
by Danielle Steel
3 volumes
Paris Armstrong's husband wants a divorce after twenty-four 
years of marriage. Frustrated with the single life in 
Connecticut, Paris soon moves to California, where her 
adult children live. At first the dating scene there is 
dreary, until she develops new friends. Some descriptions 
of sex and some strong language. Bestseller. 2003.


Fifteen Love BR 14877
by Robert Corbet
1 volume
Fifteen-year-olds Mia, a violist with family problems, and 
Will, a tennis player whose brother is paralyzed, gradually 
fall in loveboth for the first time. They reveal feelings 
about each other, school, and friends while struggling to 
understand the opposite sex. For senior high readers. 2003.


The Filmmaker BR 14419
by Elise Dallemagne-Cookson
3 volumes
Twenty-one-year-old Celia Smith falls in love with married 
filmmaker Ben Rogers on a movie set in Spain in the 1950s. 
Ben, a former member of the Communist Party, is blacklisted 
in Hollywood after testifying to the House Un-American 
Activities Committee about others in the industry. Some 
explicit descriptions of sex and some strong language. 
2000.


Gramercy Park BR 14379
by Paula Cohen
3 volumes
New York City, 1894. When noted Italian tenor Mario Alfieri 
arrives for his debut with the Metropolitan Opera, he finds 
a quiet home in Gramercy Park, away from the clamor of 
society. Unfortunately, it is still inhabited by Clara 
Adler, the ward of the former owner. 2002.


Green Calder Grass: The Calder Saga, Volume 6 BR 14312
by Janet Dailey
3 volumes
In this sequel to Calder Pride (BR 13022), Ty Calder has 
recovered from a kidnapping attempt and is expecting twins 
with his second wife, Jessy. But Ty's former wife, Tara, 
becomes increasingly jealous and tries to reclaim her ex. 
Some descriptions of sex and some strong language. 2002.


Hazard BR 14621
by Jo Beverley
3 volumes
Although Lady Anne Peckworth has been jilted twice, she 
remains optimistic. She takes matters into her own hands 
when it comes to finding a husband, especially after her 
brother comes for a visitand brings along Race de Vere. 
Some strong language. 2002.


Heartbeat BR 14161
by Danielle Steel
3 volumes
Bill Thigpen, creator of the hottest show on TV, was happy 
until his wife and kids left him. Adrian Townsend was happy 
until she became pregnant and her husband made her choose 
between him and the baby. The two meet and fall in love. 
Some strong language. 1991.


The Hidden Heart BR 14565
by Candace Camp
3 volumes
Still grieving his wife's death four years earlier, the 
Duke of Cleybourne returns to his country estate to die. 
The arrival of his new ward, Gabriela, and her lovely 
governess, Jessica Maitland, hinders him. He is further 
distracted when someone threatens Gabriela's life. Some 
explicit descriptions of sex. 2002.


I Promise: Christy and Todd; the College Years, Book 3 BR 
14445
by Robin Jones Gunn
2 volumes
College students Christy Miller and Todd Spencer become 
engaged. When family and friends offer conflicting advice 
on the upcoming wedding, Christy starts having doubtsbut 
trusts that God will provide. Sequel to As You Wish (BR 
14444). For senior high and older readers. 2001.


The Kiss BR 13760
by Danielle Steel
3 volumes
Isabelle Forrester, wife of a Paris banker and mother of an 
extremely ill son, and Bill Robinson, a married Washington 
power broker, have had a telephone friendship for years. 
When they finally meet in London, their relationship begins 
to change. Then they are involved in a deadly crash. Some 
strong language. Bestseller. 2001.


A Knight in Shining Armor BR 14063
by Jude Deveraux
3 volumes
When Dougless Montgomery's boyfriend abandons her in 
England, her tears conjure up a knight from 1564Nicholas 
Stafford, earl of Thornwyck. As they travel between the 
sixteenth and twentieth centuries, Nicholas gives Dougless 
the self-esteem she needs to find a true partner. Some 
descriptions of sex. 1989.


Knock Me off My Feet BR 14730
by Susan Donovan
3 volumes
Autumn Adams, a.k.a. "Homey Helen," Chicago's version of 
Martha Stewart, receives threatening letters. Detective 
Stacey Quinn, assigned to the case, is determined to 
thoroughly examine Autumn's past. He just doesn't expect to 
find himself falling in love. Explicit descriptions of sex 
and strong language. 2002.


Mount Vernon Love Story: A Novel of George and Martha 
Washington BR 14299
by Mary Higgins Clark
2 volumes
The book opens on preparations for John Adams's 
inauguration, with George Washington reminiscing about his 
career and family lifespecifically 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.


The Outlaw and the Lady BR 14732
by Lorraine Heath
2 volumes
Fortune, Texas; 1891. Outlaw Lee Raven and his gang kidnap 
a bank robbery witness and realize later that beautiful 
Angela Bainbridge is blind. At Raven's Mexican home the two 
fall in love before the Texas Rangers arrive. Explicit 
descriptions of sex, some violence, and some strong 
language. 2001.


A Palestine Affair BR 15072
by Jonathan Wilson
2 volumes
Jerusalem, 1924. English artist Bloomberg and his American 
wife, Joyce, a non-Jewish Zionist, arrive in British-ruled 
Palestine to begin a new life. After a murder in their 
garden, Joyce has an affair with Robert Kirsch, the British 
policeman investigating the crime. Some explicit 
descriptions of sex, some violence, and some strong 
language. 2003.


A Promise Is Forever: The Christy Miller Series BR 14437
by Robin Jones Gunn
1 volume
Eighteen-year-old college student Christy Miller travels to 
England on a missionary trip with her church youth group. 
When she is sent on to Spain, Christy is reunited with her 
former boyfriend Todd, and they realize that they are still 
in love. For junior and senior high readers. 1994.


Rapture BR 14237
by Susan Minot
1 volume
After their volatile affair has ended, New York filmmakers 
Kay and Benjamin have an afternoon tryst. Both become 
overwhelmed with reflections on how they ended up in this 
room with one another. The streams of their thoughts during 
lovemaking are revealed. Descriptions of sex and strong 
language. 2002.


The Reluctant Suitor BR 14639
by Kathleen E. Woodiwiss
5 volumes
Lady Adriana Sutton and Colton Wyndham were betrothed as 
children by their parents. Opposed to his father's plans, 
Colton left for the Napoleonic wars. He returned to find 
Adriana a charming and lovely young woman. His decision to 
marry her leads to some surprising discoveries. Some 
explicit descriptions of sex. Bestseller. 2003.


Running Scared BR 14224
by Elizabeth Lowell
3 volumes
Jewelry expert Risa Sheridan, a curator for a Las Vegas 
casino, helps her boss, Shane Tannahill, acquire ancient 
Celtic pieces for his collection. Risa's childhood friend 
Cherelle Faulkner is trying to obtain some stolen Druid 
gold from a former GI. Strong language, some descriptions 
of sex, and some violence. 2002.


Savannah Blues BR 14405
by Mary Kay Andrews
4 volumes
Thirty-something antiques dealer Weezie Foley is accused of 
murdering her ex-husband's fiance after she discovers the 
body in an old plantation house. As Weezie and her friends 
and family investigate the sordid side of historic 
Savannah, Georgia, she falls in love with an old flame. 
Some strong language. 2002.


Scrooge Wore Spurs BR 14534
by Janet Dailey
2 volumes
Indebted Arizona rancher Eben MacCallister expects to lose 
the family ranch in the new year. To make matters worse, 
his former fiance Maddie Williams has returned to open a 
dude ranch on adjoining land and his estranged sister has 
passed awayleaving him with four orphans at Christmas 
time. Bestseller. 2002.


Second Thyme Around BR 14086
by Katie Fforde
3 volumes
Market gardener Perdita Dylan is horrified when she 
discovers that her ex-husband Lucas Gillespie has become 
the chef at a local hotel. Until now, living with her 
elderly godmother in the English countryside has been 
idealor so she thought. Some descriptions of sex and some 
strong language. 2000.


The Secret Lover BR 14475
by Julia London
3 volumes
England, 1844. After eight years of banishment, disgraced 
divorce Lady Sophie Dane returns home as a companion to 
Frenchwoman Honorine Fortier. Lady Dane is reacquainted 
with Trevor Hamilton and his illegitimate half-brother, 
Caleb, becomes involved in their family feuds, and falls in 
love. Some explicit descriptions of sex. 2002.


The Seduction of Ellen BR 13789
by Nan Ryan
2 volumes
1899. Alexandra Landseer, a wealthy American, wants to stay 
young forever. A London advertisement catches her eye and 
entices her and her skeptical niece, Ellen, to travel 
across America with the alluring Mister Corey. They are 
searching for the Magic Waters in the Lost City of the 
Anasazi. Explicit descriptions of sex. 2001.


Suddenly You BR 14971
by Lisa Kleypas
2 volumes
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 Jacka.k.a. John Devlin, a notorious 
publisherat a dinner party. He makes her an offer she 
can't refuse. Some explicit descriptions of sex. 2001.


Sunset in St. Tropez BR 14193
by Danielle Steel
2 volumes
Three New York couplesDiana and Eric Morrison, Pascale and 
John Donnally, and Anne and Robert Smithdecide to vacation 
in France one summer. But Anne dies before the trip, so 
Robert causes turmoil when he invites his new girlfriend, 
an actress, to join them. 2002.


This Lullaby BR 14280
by Sarah Dessen
3 volumes
Raised by a mother who writes romance novels and had five 
husbands, eighteen-year-old Remy Starr believes in short-
term, noncommitment relationships. But in the summer before 
college, she meets Dexter, a musician in a rock band, and 
begins to change her mind. Some strong language. For senior 
high readers. 2002.


A Thousand Country Roads: An Epilogue to The Bridges of 
Madison County BR 14323
by Robert James Waller
1 volume
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 (BR 
9823). Bestseller. 2002.


Through a Glass Darkly BR 13661
by Karleen Koen
6 volumes
England, 1715. Barbara Alderley, the daughter of 
treacherous parents, is overjoyed when she is betrothed to 
handsome Roger Montgeoffry. He is an earl and a former aide 
to her grandfather. But Roger's only motive is to acquire 
the Alderley family estate through marriage. Some explicit 
descriptions of sex and some strong language. 1986.


Time to Say Good-Bye BR 14422
by Judith Gould
3 volumes
Joanna Lawrence searches for a perfect new lover for her 
beloved husband, Josh, after she's diagnosed with brain 
cancer. The couple owns a successful orchid business in 
California. Their newly hired designer, April Woodward, 
seems to be the ideal match. Explicit descriptions of sex 
and some strong language. 2000.


Until Tomorrow: Christy and Todd; the College Years, Book 1 
BR 14443
by Robin Jones Gunn
2 volumes
Nineteen-year-old college student Christy Miller has been 
studying in Switzerland when her friends Katie and Todd 
join her for a vacation. Christy is jealous and unsure of 
her relationship with Toddbut puts her trust in God. For 
senior high and older readers. 2000.


What My Mother Doesn't Know BR 14156
by Sonya Sones
1 volume
Fourteen-year-old Sophie describes her life in prose poems. 
She discusses her search for Mr. Right, her unhappy 
parents, her school activities, and her friends, Grace and 
Rachel. Uncontracted braille. For senior high readers. 
2001.


Yesterday's Dreams, Tomorrow's Promises BR 14140
by Reon Laudat
2 volumes
Sparks ignite between Jared Wilkes and longtime flame, 
actress Daria Mitchell, when they meet at their ten-year 
high school reunion in Memphis. Jared's brother Chapper, 
who once made a conquest of Daria, schemes to come between 
them one more time. Some descriptions of sex. 2001.


You Never Can Tell BR 14248
by Kathleen Eagle
3 volumes
Journalist Heather Reardon wants to tell the story of 
former Indian rights activist Kole Kills Crow, her 
goddaughter's father. Falsely accused of murder, Kole has 
been in hiding for years. When Heather tracks him down, he 
is forced to confront the demons from his past. Some 
explicit descriptions of sex and some strong language. 
2001.


Science Fiction

Abandon in Place BR 14987
by Jerry Oltion
3 volumes
When astronaut Rick Spencer boards a ghost Saturn V rocket, 
he can't resist landing on the mooncollecting his 
girlfriend and a mission astronomer on the way. During 
their return quarantine, Rick and Tessa discover they have 
psychic powers. Expanded version of Nebula Award-winning 
novella. Some strong language. 2000.


Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? BR 14247
by Philip K. Dick
2 volumes
In the year 2021 Rick Deckard is employed on a dying Earth 
as a bounty hunter. He seeks androids that look like humans 
and destroys them. Basis for the 1982 movie Blade Runner. 
1968.


Flight of the Raven BR 14182
by Stephanie S. Tolan
2 volumes
Continues the story of Elijah, an African American boy with 
telepathic powers, introduced in Welcome to the Ark (BR 
11564). Taken in by an environmental terrorist group, 
Elijah connects with Amber, the leader's daughter, and 
confronts a bio-weapons threat. For junior and senior high 
readers. 2001.


Have Space Suit, Will Travel BR 14679
by Robert A. Heinlein
2 volumes
High school senior Kip Russell longs to go to the moon but 
is kidnapped by space pirates. He meets other prisoners on 
a flying sauceran eleven-year-old girl named Peewee and a 
strange creature they call the Mother Thing. For junior and 
senior high readers. 1958.


The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy BR 14438
by Douglas Adams
2 volumes
When Earth is demolished to make room for a galactic 
freeway, sole survivor Arthur Dent is forced to take up a 
life of hitchhiking around the cosmos with the aid of his 
alien friend, Ford Prefect, and a book called the 
Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy. 1980.


Icebones: Mammoth Trilogy, Book 3 BR 14633
by Stephen Baxter
2 volumes
When Silverhair's daughter, Icebones, awakens from a 
thousand-year sleep, she finds the world changed and the 
Fireheads gone. Now the mammoths must once again survive on 
their own. It is up to Icebones, and her accumulated 
knowledge of their history, to lead them. Sequel to 
Longtusk(BR 14632). 2001.


Infinity Beach BR 13937
by Jack McDevitt
4 volumes
People living on the Nine Worlds, and on the starships 
keeping them connected, believe they are the only life in 
the universe. Searching for her clone/sister (who 
disappeared on a space mission twenty-seven years ago), 
scientist Kim Brandywine discovers they may not be alone 
after all. Strong language. 2000.


Life, the Universe, and Everything BR 14440
by Douglas Adams
2 volumes
While Arthur Dent and his alien companions work to prevent 
destruction of the universe by the deadly white robots of 
Krikkit, Dent encounters various strange beings, including 
the immortal Wowbagger, who's decided to insult everyone in 
alphabetical order. Sequel to The Restaurant at the End of 
the Universe (BR 14439). 1982.


Longtusk: Mammoth Trilogy, Book 2 BR 14632
by Stephen Baxter
2 volumes
As a twelve-year-old renegade calf in his own clan, 
Longtusk senses his destiny to become a hero. Setting out 
on his own, he is captured by the Fireheads. Yet even in 
captivity Longtusk gathers the knowledge that will help him 
escape and return to his old clan. Sequel to Silverhair (BR 
14631). 1999.


Memory Boy BR 13868
by Will Weaver
1 volume
In 2008, two years after globally catastrophic volcano 
eruptions, ash still falls and society is a shambles. 
Sixteen-year-old Miles Newell, his sister, and his parents 
flee the violence-torn suburbs for their lakeside cabin. 
But there they discover dangerous squatters who refuse to 
leave. For junior and senior high readers. 2001.


Mostly Harmless BR 14442
by Douglas Adams
2 volumes
Arthur Dent, looking for an Earth-like home, lands on a 
remote planet and opens a sandwich shop. But things go 
wrong. There's an all-new version of the Hitchhiker's 
Guide, and a teenage girl claims to be Arthur's daughter. 
Sequel to So Long, and Thanks for All the Fish (BR 14441). 
1992.


Oryx and Crake BR 14805
by Margaret Atwood
3 volumes
In the near future, a lone human amidst genetically 
engineered creatures torments himself with memories of the 
devastation of the natural world. Calling himself 
"Snowman," he recalls the role of his best friend Crake and 
mourns the loss of their mutually beloved Oryx. Some 
descriptions of sex and some strong language. 2003.


The Outpost BR 13775
by Mike Resnick
3 volumes
The Outpost, a tavern on planet Henry II, is the gathering 
place for heroes, villains, and adventurers from all over 
the galaxy to drink and swap tales. When the Outpost is 
invaded by aliens, this odd group of storytellers must join 
forces and fight back. Descriptions of sex, violence, and 
strong language. 2001.


The People: No Different Flesh BR 13991
by Zenna Henderson
2 volumes
Six fantasy and science fiction stories about a group of 
benign creatures who look just like humans but have fallen 
from another planet. The settings are the canyons and 
mountains of the far west from pioneer to modern times. 
1967.


The Pickup Artist BR 13902
by Terry Bisson
2 volumes
In the not-too-distant future, federal deletion agent Hank 
Shapiro confiscates and destroys outdated books, movies, 
recordings, and paintings to make room on the market for 
more. But he becomes obsessed with an old Hank Williams 
album and meets an underground group dedicated to 
preserving past culture. Some violence and some strong 
language. 2001.


The Restaurant at the End of the Universe BR 14439
by Douglas Adams
2 volumes
Earthman Arthur Dent and his motley companions continue 
traveling around the galaxy. They encounter an odd 
assortment of aliens, attend a thirty-megaton rock concert, 
and wind up at the Restaurant at the End of the Universe 
where the floor show is doomsday. Sequel to The 
Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (BR 14438). 1980.


The Salmon of Doubt: Hitchhiking the Galaxy One Last Time 
BR 14614
by Douglas Adams
3 volumes
Editor Peter Guzzardi pieces together what may have been 
the third Dirk Gently novel by the late author of The 
Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (BR 14438). Includes 
Adams's letters, writings, and ruminations on numerous 
diverse subjects, including the Beatles, Monty Python, and 
a young, two-headed Zaphod. 2002.


The Ship Errant BR 14250
by Jody Lynn Nye
3 volumes
In this sequel to The Ship Who Won (BR 11174), Carialle and 
Keff, who originally discovered and befriended the 
intelligent "globe-frogs" on Ozran, are now responsible for 
returning them to Ozran. In the process, they learn the 
globe-frogs may just have been the ones who caused Carialle 
so much pain. 1996.


Silverhair: Mammoth Trilogy, Book 1 BR 14631
by Stephen Baxter
2 volumes
The mammoths have survived many springs, but their numbers 
are dwindling. Only one family remains, and Silverhair, 
soon to become a mother, looks to the future. But first, 
the mammoths must face the two-legged menace Silverhair 
calls the Lost. Prequel to Longtusk (BR 14632). 1999.


So Long, and Thanks for All the Fish BR 14441
by Douglas Adams
2 volumes
Arthur Dent returns to Earth after eight years, with only a 
ratty towel and a plastic bag to prove he ever left. A 
gift-wrapped fishbowl with a cryptic message and the 
disappearance of all dolphins make him think something 
otherworldly is happening. Sequel to Life, the Universe, 
and Everything (BR 14440). 1984.


The Song of the Earth BR 14895
by Hugh Nissenson
2 volumes
Mock biography of John Firth Baker, the first genetically 
engineered visual artist, born in 2037. On the tenth 
anniversary of Baker's murder at nineteen, a young reporter 
pieces together interviews and documents to portray his 
life, homosexuality, and arta blend of science and 
religion. Strong language and some explicit descriptions of 
sex. 2001.


Short Stories

The Balm of Gilead Tree: New and Selected Stories BR 14448
by Robert Morgan
3 volumes
Seventeen stories set in the Blue Ridge mountains of North 
Carolina, arranged chronologically from the sixteenth to 
the twentieth centuries. In the title piece a highway 
construction worker witnesses an airplane crash and quickly 
becomes a looter of the victims. Some strong language. 
1999.


Big as Life: Three Tales for Spring BR 13808
by Maureen Howard
2 volumes
Three stories concerning family life. In "Children with 
Matches," a woman inherits a crumbling mansion. In "The 
Magdalene," a young woman banished from Ireland is sent to 
her uncle's wealthy family in New York. In "Big as Life," 
the neglected wife of John James Audubon contemplates her 
fate. Some strong language. 2001.


Big City Cool: Short Stories about Urban Youth BR 14897
edited by M. Jerry Weiss and Helen S. Weiss
2 volumes
In this companion to Fishing for Chickens: Short Stories 
about Rural Youth (BR 14274), fourteen scenarios describe 
growing up in a big city. In "Alone and All Together," two 
Arab American sisters experience the aftermath of September 
11, 2001. Some violence and some strong language. For 
senior high and older readers. 2002.


The Blue and the Gray Undercover BR 14145
edited by Ed Gorman
3 volumes
Short stories about Union and Confederate spies. In 
"Hobson's Choice," a captain from Tennessee hangs only one 
spouse after both were declared enemies. In "The Dead 
Line," an old man discovers his wife, a Confederate spy who 
betrayed him, alive almost fifty years later. Some violence 
and some strong language. 2001.


Close Ups: Best Stories for Teens BR 13795
edited by Peter Carver
2 volumes
Seventeen short stories from Canadian writers dealing with 
growing up and making choices. In "The Rink" neighborhood 
kids compensate an elderly neighbor's need for his own 
estranged family. In "Leaving the Iron Lung" a polio-
stricken girl learns to accept her new sister. Some strong 
language. For senior high readers. 2000.


The Devil's Larder BR 14177
by Jim Crace
1 volume
Sixty-four untitled brief fictions centered on food in a 
variety of social situations. Selection thirteen describes 
a couple honeymooning in a provisionless cottage by the 
sea. The husband prepares an aphrodisiacal dessert in an 
attempt to overcome his young bride's reluctance to have 
intercourse. 2001.


Drinking Coffee Elsewhere BR 14766
by ZZ Packer
2 volumes
Eight short stories featuring African American women facing 
a variety of challenges. In "Geese," a young Baltimore 
woman travels to Japan in hopes of making a fortune. The 
title story features a Yale freshman who isolates herself 
until a white girl, also a misfit, comes to her for help. 
Strong language. 2003.


Esther Stories BR 14174
by Peter Orner
2 volumes
Thirty-four short stories focusing on emotional 
relationships between strangers and in families. In the 
title piece a nephew explores his aunt's descent into 
madness. In "Melba Kuperschmid Returns" a beautiful 
divorce returns to her hometown after twenty-three years
still beautiful. Some strong language. 2001.


Finding Our Way: Stories BR 14918
by Ren Saldaa
1 volume
Short stories featuring Hispanic teens. In "The Good 
Samaritan," Rey's wealthy neighbor constantly breaks 
promises, and Rey has to decide whether to continue helping 
him. In "Finding Our Way," teenage boys deal with the death 
of one of their friends. For junior and senior high 
readers. 2003.


Fishing for Chickens: Short Stories about Rural Youth BR 
14274
edited by Jim Heynen
2 volumes
Seventeen short stories about living in the country, coping 
with chores and weather. In "Miracle Boy," a boy's feet are 
accidentally cut off by a tractor and reattached. Authors 
include Alice Walker, Wallace Stegner, and Tony Earley. 
Some violence and some strong language. For senior high and 
older readers. 2001.


Flights of Love: Stories BR 14239
by Bernhard Schlink
2 volumes
Collection of seven stories set mainly in postwar Germany. 
Bestselling author Bernhard Schlink intimately explores the 
concept of love through the political, moral, and emotional 
states of mind of his characters. Some descriptions of sex. 
2001.


Half in Love: Stories BR 14658
by Maile Meloy
1 volume
A collection of fourteen short stories set primarily in the 
rural American West. In simple, straightforward prose and 
understated drama, Meloy portrays her diverse characters in 
moments of crisis, upheaval, and change. Some descriptions 
of sex and some strong language. 2002.


A Hot and Sultry Night for Crime BR 14790
edited by Jeffery Deaver
3 volumes
Twenty original short mysteries feature passion, murder, 
and heat from members of Mystery Writers of America, 
including Loren D. Estleman and John Lutz. An award-winning 
suspense writer edits the collection and prefaces each 
selection with an author profile. Some violence. 2003.


Hotel of the Saints: Stories BR 14090
by Ursula Hegi
1 volume
Eleven short stories dealing with love and attachments. In 
"The Juggler" a divorced musician worries about her 
daughter marrying a blind man. In "The End of All Sadness" 
a woman allows her new husband to abuse her and her child 
at great cost. Some strong language. 2001.


I, Richard BR 14989
by Elizabeth George
2 volumes
Five short stories of mystery and suspense. In "The 
Surprise of His Life," a wealthy middle-aged man decides to 
murder his trophy wife. In the title piece, a schoolteacher 
hopes to clear King Richard III's name by stealing a 
medieval letter from his friend's estate. Some strong 
language. 2002.


An Officer and a Lady and Other Stories BR 13861
by Rex Stout
2 volumes
Short stories dealing with the relationships between men 
and women by the creator of the Nero Wolfe mystery series. 
In the title piece a veteran burglar is surprised by the 
occupant of the house he robs. In "Excess Baggage" a 
traveling salesman finally marries but ends up in trouble. 
2000.


Officer Friendly and Other Stories BR 14743
by Lewis Robinson
2 volumes
Eleven short stories set primarily in the seaside town of 
Point Allison, Maine. In "The Diver," a yuppie boater is 
challenged by a knife-wielding local hired to free the 
boat's propeller. In the title story, the arresting officer 
of two teenage hoodlums has a heart attack. Strong 
language, some descriptions of sex, and some violence. 
2003.


On the Fringe BR 13831
edited by Donald R. Gallo
2 volumes
Eleven short stories dealing with high school students who 
are different and ostracized by most of the other kids. In 
"WWJD" even a religious girl can be pushed too far. In 
"Guns for Geeks" an abused boy gets revenge. Some violence 
and some strong language. For senior high readers. 2001.


Ordinary Life: Stories BR 14473
by Elizabeth Berg
2 volumes
Fourteen short stories about women and their search for 
meaning in their lives. In the title story, elderly Mavis 
McPherson locks herself in the bathroom with food and 
supplies for a week to reflect on the past. Some 
descriptions of sex and some strong language. 2002.


The People: No Different Flesh BR 13991
by Zenna Henderson
2 volumes
Six fantasy and science fiction stories about a group of 
benign creatures who look just like humans but have fallen 
from another planet. The settings are the canyons and 
mountains of the far west from pioneer to modern times. 
1967.


Rumpole Rests His Case: A Rumpole Mystery BR 14645
by John Mortimer
2 volumes
Collection of short stories featuring the British barrister 
in seven more cases. In the title piece, Rumpole collapses 
during a trial. Though his wife, Hilda, "She Who Must Be 
Obeyed," insists that he retire, he defends a wounded 
burglar he meets in the hospital ward. Some strong 
language. 2001.


The Scent of Spiced Oranges and Other Stories BR 14745
by Les Roberts
2 volumes
Ten stories of mystery and surprise. In "Little Cat Feet," 
felines help a private investigator solve his case. In the 
title work, a married man on a lonely stretch of highway 
acts in response to his infatuation with another driver.  
Violence and some strong language. 2002.


Secrets and Other Stories of Suspense BR 14655
by Carolyn Hart
2 volumes
Four short stories of intrigue and treachery. In the title 
piece, set in Oklahoma during World War II, twelve-year-old 
Gretchen works to clear her friend Millard of theft 
chargesbut he joins the service to escape. In 
"Turnaround," a Hollywood screenwriter discovers that her 
trophy husband plans to murder her. Some strong language. 
2002.


Short and Tall Tales: Moose County Legends Collected by 
James Mackintosh Qwilleran BR 14587
by Lilian Jackson Braun
1 volume
Twenty-seven short stories centered around the history of 
Moose County, popularized in the "Cat Who. . . " mystery 
series. The tales are relayed by fictional newspaper editor 
James Qwilleran, who collects reminiscences and tidbits 
about the first settlers of the isolated countryside. 2002.


Six Easy Pieces: Easy Rawlins Stories BR 14676
by Walter Mosley
2 volumes
Seven interconnected short stories featuring Easy Rawlins 
in 1960s Los Angeles. Rawlins assists pals who are in 
trouble and encounters arson, murder, and mayhem. He also 
searches for his friend Mouse, who he suspects may still be 
alive. Some violence and some strong language. 2003.


The Thirteen Problems BR 14099
by Agatha Christie
2 volumes
Thirteen tales of crime expertly investigated by Miss 
Marple. The problems include brutal murder, a supernatural 
death, a serial thief, and the disappearance of gold bars 
from a galleon. 1928.


The Unknown Errors of Our Lives: Stories BR 13819
by Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni
2 volumes
Author draws on her Indian heritage to relate nine tales of 
immigrant life in America. She writes about cultural and 
generational differences, and how people adjust to 
transition. In "Mrs. Dutta Writes a Letter," a widow finds 
living with her son's family in California disappointing. 
Some descriptions of sex and some strong language. 2001.


The Veteran: Five Heart-Stopping Stories BR 14610
by Frederick Forsyth
3 volumes
In the title piece, a noted barrister helps to free two 
thugs who stomped to death an old man. But the lawyer has 
an ulterior motive. In "Whispering Wind," a single scout 
survives Custer's Last Stand. Some violence and some strong 
language. 2001.


The Way Forward Is with a Broken Heart BR 14332
by Alice Walker
2 volumes
In this fictionalized memoir and autobiography, the 
Pulitzer Prize-winning novelist reflects on the nature of 
passion and relationships and the ambivalence of life and 
love. Explores the African American experience and 
discusses issues endemic to interracial marriages in "To My 
Young Husband." Descriptions of sex and strong language. 
2000.


When the Women Come Out to Dance BR 14648
by Elmore Leonard
2 volumes
Nine short stories dealing with people and their choices. 
In the title piece, a bored Palm Beach wife with an 
ulterior motive hires a Colombian maid whose husband was 
murdered. In "Sparks," an insurance investigator questions 
a Los Angeles widow whose house was destroyed in a fire. 
Strong language. 2002.


You Are Not a Stranger Here BR 14720
by Adam Haslett
2 volumes
Nine short stories involving characters who are mentally 
ill and their families. In "Notes to My Biographer," a 
depressed old man visits his homosexual son. "My Father's 
Business" details a psychiatrist's attempts to treat a 
reluctant patient. Some explicit descriptions of sex, some 
violence, and some strong language. 2002.


Zigzagging down a Wild Trail: Stories BR 14185
by Bobbie Ann Mason
2 volumes
Eight of these eleven stories feature women in the process 
of transition. Chrissy, in "With Jazz," is in a comfortable 
relationship with an undemanding man. She pauses in middle 
age to reflect on her two previous marriages and the 
lifestyles of her grown children. Some strong language. 
2001.


Spies and Espionage

The Blue and the Gray Undercover BR 14145
edited by Ed Gorman
3 volumes
Short stories about Union and Confederate spies. In 
"Hobson's Choice," a captain from Tennessee hangs only one 
spouse after both were declared enemies. In "The Dead 
Line," an old man discovers his wife, a Confederate spy who 
betrayed him, alive almost fifty years later. Some violence 
and some strong language. 2001.


Call for the Dead BR 14091
by John Le Carr
2 volumes
George Smiley investigates the apparent suicide of British 
foreign officer Samuel Fennan, who had recently been 
cleared of charges of communism. 1961.


Hornet Flight BR 14537
by Ken Follett
4 volumes
Denmark, 1941. Eighteen-year-old Harald Olufsen discovers a 
secret Nazi radar installation on his island home. With the 
help of his brother's English fiance, Hermiaa spyand the 
Danish resistance movement, Harald attempts to cross the 
North Sea to warn the British. Some descriptions of sex, 
some violence, and some strong language. Bestseller. 2002.


Jackdaws BR 13766
by Ken Follett
4 volumes
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. 2001.


Money for Nothing BR 14747
by Donald E. Westlake
2 volumes
After cashing mysterious $1,000 monthly checks for seven 
years, New York ad executive Josh Redmont discovers that 
he's a sleeper spy for the former Soviet Union. When 
ordered to assassinate an eastern European politician, Josh 
tries to find an escape from his predicament and to save 
his family. Some violence. 2003.


Sports 

Bleachers BR 14929
by John Grisham
1 volume
After fifteen years former high school quarterback Neely 
Crenshaw returns to his hometown, where he learns that 
legendary football coach Eddie Rake lies dying. With other 
Spartans he reminisces about the "glory days" of their 
youth while contemplating his own lost potential. Some 
strong language. Bestseller. 2003.


Hometown Legend BR 14178
by Jerry B. Jenkins
2 volumes
In the dying town of Athens City, Alabama, Cal Sawyer tries 
to save his football factory while raising his teenage 
daughter alone. Sawyer and former coach Buster Schuler 
collaborate to help the failing high school team. When 
troubled Elvis Jackson suits up, Cal's daughter shares her 
faith. 2001.


Suspense

Blindsighted BR 14418
by Karin Slaughter
3 volumes
Georgia coroner Dr. Sara Linton and her ex-husband, police 
chief Jeffrey Tolliver, race to find a killer rapist in the 
small town of Heartsdale. Savagely killed victims, starting 
with a blind professor, proliferate as swiftly as likely 
suspects. Explicit descriptions of sex, violence, and 
strong language. 2001.


The Cabinet of Curiosities BR 14270
by Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child
4 volumes
Archaeologist Nora Kelly of the Museum of Natural History 
in NYC joins forces with FBI agent Pendergast and newspaper 
reporter Bill Smithback to find a murderer who's mimicking 
a nineteenth-century serial killer. This felon needs live 
victims to produce a life-extending elixir. Some violence 
and some strong language. 2002.


Chasing the Dime BR 14466
by Michael Connelly
3 volumes
Dr. Henry Pierce moves while in the midst of a computer 
technology battle and a fight for project funding. His new, 
and very busy, telephone number belonged to a dazzling 
online call girl, who seems to be missing. Violence, strong 
language, and some explicit descriptions of sex. 
Bestseller. 2002.


The Crush BR 14689
by Sandra Brown
3 volumes
Upon acquittal, hired killer Ricky Lozada becomes obsessed 
with the jury forewoman, Dr. Rennie Newton. Meanwhile Fort 
Worth detective Wick Threadgill, on leave from the 
department, seeks to avenge Lozada's murder of his brother. 
The policeman also falls for Rennie. Explicit descriptions 
of sex, violence, and strong language. Bestseller. 2002.


Danger in the Shadows: The O'Malley Series BR 14176
by Dee Henderson
2 volumes
Wealthy Sara Walsh was abducted and traumatized as a child, 
and her kidnapper still harasses her anonymously. Life gets 
better when she falls in love with retired football player 
Adam Black. With the help of prayer, Adam and her brother 
Dave, an FBI agent, try to find the culprit. Prequel to The 
Negotiator (BR 13052). 1999.


The Day Trader BR 14372
by Stephen Frey
3 volumes
Failing as a salesman and husband, Augustus McKnight dreams 
of taking the plunge into full-time day trading. After 
personal tragedy affords him the freedom to do so, he 
discovers a world where the people he trusts most keep 
dangerous secrets. Some violence and some strong language. 
2002.


Dead Aim BR 14697
by Iris Johansen
2 volumes
Photojournalist Alex Graham is covering a dam break in 
Colorado when she discovers that it was no accident. Former 
CIA operative Judd Morgan from No One to Trust (BR 14596) 
is hired to protect Alex as the investigation leads to the 
highest political circles. Violence, strong language, and 
some descriptions of sex. 2003.


December Six BR 14519
by Martin Cruz Smith
3 volumes
Harry Niles, an American con man and nightclub owner born 
in Japan and raised by Baptist missionaries, is considered 
a spy by the Japanese in 1941. He has a chance to escape, 
but is reluctant to leave his mistress behind. Some 
descriptions of sex, some violence, and some strong 
language. 2002.


Die in Plain Sight BR 14866
by Elizabeth Lowell
3 volumes
When Lacey Quinn reveals to the public her late 
grandfather's outstanding works of art, someone threatens 
to destroy her and the paintings. Security specialist Ian 
Lapstrake assists in protecting Lacey while they hunt for 
the culprit and fall in love. Strong language, some 
explicit descriptions of sex, and some violence. 2003.


1st to Die: A Women's Murder Club Mystery BR 14208
by James Patterson
2 volumes
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. 2001.


The Guardian: The O'Malley Series, Book 2 BR 14101
by Dee Henderson
3 volumes
A nominee for the U.S. Supreme Court is murdered while U.S. 
marshal Marcus O'Malley is guarding him. Marcus gradually 
falls in love with the only witness, speechwriter Shari 
Hanford, and copes with his sister's sickness. The 
O'Malleys pray that their faith will sustain them. Sequel 
to The Negotiator (BR 13052). 2001.


The Healer: The O'Malley Series, Book 5
by Dee Henderson
3 volumes
Trauma psychologist Rachel O'Malley and firefighter Cole 
Parker are investigating murders that were committed during 
a flood evacuation in Chicago, when a school shooting 
occurs. Rachel's religious faith sustains her through many 
troubles, among them her sister Jennifer's cancer. Sequel 
to The Protector (BR 14103). 2002.


The Janson Directive BR 14484
by Robert Ludlum
5 volumes
Former government agent Paul Janson is enlisted to rescue 
Hungarian philanthropist Peter Novak, who has been 
kidnapped by an Islamic terrorist group led by the Caliph. 
Novak's mission is derailed by a traitor and leads to the 
discovery of a global political conspiracy. Violence, 
strong language, and some explicit descriptions of sex. 
Bestseller. 2002.


Japanese Game BR 14352
by Richard Hoyt
2 volumes
U.S. Vice President Shive's daughter has been kidnapped and 
sold to Shoji Kobayashi, mob godfather and owner of a 
Japanese baseball team. The vice president hires ex-CIA 
assassin James Burlane to rescue his daughter. Hoyt's 
thriller explores Asian-American trade relations, white 
slavery, and the game of baseball as it is played in Japan. 
Strong language, violence, and some explicit descriptions 
of sex. 1995.


Killing Time: A Novel of the Future BR 14310
by Caleb Carr
2 volumes
When Vera Price visits psychiatrist and historian Dr. 
Gideon Wolfe on September 13, 2023, she sets in motion a 
series of events that shows how easily the public can be 
deceived and manipulated. She has with her an altered 
computer disk containing faked evidence in the 2018 
presidential assassination. Violence and strong language. 
2000.


Kisscut BR 14576
by Karin Slaughter
3 volumes
Dr. Sara Linton and her ex-husband, police chief Jeffrey 
Tolliver of Grant County, Georgia, uncover a web of 
pedophilia, incest, and child pornography after a thirteen-
year-old girl is killed. Sequel to Blindsighted (BR 14418). 
Explicit descriptions of sex, violence, and strong 
language. 2002.


Light in Shadow BR 14598
by Jayne Ann Krentz
3 volumes
Arizona. When interior designer Zoe Luce enters the bedroom 
her client wants decorated, she senses something bad 
happened in it. She hires detective Ethan Truax to verify 
her suspicions. But Zoe soon needs Ethan's services for 
herself when her past begins to catch up with her. Strong 
language and some descriptions of sex. Bestseller. 2003.


The Millionaires BR 13873
by Brad Meltzer
4 volumes
Oliver and Charlie Caruso, discontented employees at a 
private bank for the extremely wealthy, steal unclaimed 
millions from a dormant account. Others with a similar 
criminal bent notice the theft and soon put them on the 
run. Some violence and some strong language. Bestseller. 
2002.


Mortal Prey BR 14064
by John Sandford
3 volumes
Minneapolis cop Lucas Davenport teams up with the FBI to 
track down his old enemy, hit woman Clara Rinker from 
Certain Prey (BR 14064). The plot involves an inept sniper, 
Mexican drug lords, the St. Louis mob, and the ever wily 
Rinker. Strong language and some violence. Bestseller. 
2002.


Moving Target BR 14904
by Elizabeth Lowell
3 volumes
Following her grandmother's violent death, Serena Charters 
inherits a piece of cloth, an illuminated Celtic 
manuscript, a numbered Swiss bank account, and a 
frightening warning. Now, as Serena tries to unravel her 
grandmother's mysterious past, she must keep on the move 
just to survive. Strong language and some descriptions of 
sex. Bestseller. 2001.


Naked Prey BR 14804
by John Sandford
3 volumes
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. 2003.


Nine BR 14528
by Jan Burke
4 volumes
L.A. homicide detective Alex Brandon and his partner, Ciara 
Morton, investigate a group of vigilantes that is 
assassinating criminals on the FBI's most-wanted list. 
Evidence leads Brandon and Morton to a school for 
disturbed, affluent teens. Violence and strong language. 
2002.


No One to Trust BR 14596
by Iris Johansen
2 volumes
Colombia. Elena Kyler, trained as an assassin, uses her 
skill to protect herself, Father Dominic, and her five-
year-old son from the child's drug-lord father. Elena asks 
U.S. officials for help, but mercenary Sean Galen may not 
be able to save her loved ones. Violence, strong language, 
and some descriptions of sex. 2002.


Parallel Lies BR 13852
by Ridley Pearson
3 volumes
Ex-homicide detective Peter Tyler, of the National 
Transportation Safety Board, and African American railroad 
investigator Nell Priest pursue Umberto Alvarez, a madman 
who has been derailing trains. Alvarez, however, has 
reasons for his actions. Violence, strong language, and 
some descriptions of sex. 2001.


The Pillow Friend BR 14449
by Lisa Tuttle
3 volumes
The doll that Agnes Grey receives from her exotic Aunt 
Marjorie is enchanted. Agnes comes to depend on her doll, 
Myles, to whisper in her ear at night and to produce dream 
lovers who fulfill her deepest desires. As Agnes matures, 
the phantom lovers intrude into her waking world. Strong 
language and explicit descriptions of sex. 1996.


Prey BR 14532
by Michael Crichton
3 volumes
Unemployed computer programmer Jack Forman stays home with 
the children while wife, Julia, works at a firm developing 
"molecular manufacturing," or nanotechnology. Hired as a 
consultant, Jack discovers that an experiment has gone 
horribly astray and that escaped swarms of tiny robots are 
feeding off flesh. Strong language and some violence. 
Bestseller. 2002.


The Protector: The O'Malley Series, Book 4 BR 14103
by Dee Henderson
3 volumes
As firefighter Lieutenant Jack O'Malley searches for a 
serial arsonist, he falls in love with burn victim and 
former colleague Cassie Ellis. Meanwhile his sister 
Jennifer is dying, and Jack prays that her death will be 
peaceful. Sequel to The Truth Seeker (BR 14102). 2001.


The Red Room BR 14416
by Nicci French
3 volumes
London psychiatrist and police consultant Kit Quinn, from 
Beneath the Skin (RC 50267), exonerates the police 
department's main suspect in the murder of a girl, even 
though he once attacked Kit during an interrogation. 
Instead, she suspects that a serial killer is operating. 
Violence, strong language, and some descriptions of sex. 
2001.


Rising Phoenix BR 14556
by Kyle Mills
3 volumes
Televangelist Simon Blake declares war on drugs. His 
security head, former DEA agent John Hobart, infects 
illegal drug shipments with a lethal fungus. Amidst public 
approval of the vigilante behavior, FBI agent Mark Beamon, 
from Free Fall (BR 13237), investigates. Violence and 
strong language. 1997.


Secrets and Other Stories of Suspense BR 14655
by Carolyn Hart
2 volumes
Four short stories of intrigue and treachery. In the title 
piece, set in Oklahoma during World War II, twelve-year-old 
Gretchen works to clear her friend Millard of theft 
chargesbut he joins the service to escape. In 
"Turnaround," a Hollywood screenwriter discovers that her 
trophy husband plans to murder her. Some strong language. 
2002.


Seizure BR 14869
by Robin Cook
4 volumes
Senator Ashley Butler will hold up permission for stem-cell 
research being proposed by doctors Daniel Lowell and 
Stephanie D'Agostino unless they secretly perform 
experimental surgery on him to cure his Parkinson's. The 
politician also complicates the deal by wanting to use 
cells obtained from the Shroud of Turin. Bestseller. 2003.


Shadow of Dreams BR 14527
by Eva Marie Everson and G.W. Francis Chadwick
3 volumes
Katie returns to her mother's house in Georgia twenty-five 
years after she ran away to New York City. She leaves 
behind her husband, Ben Webster, and troubles with an 
escort service operating in their hotel chain. Katie's 
faith in God is restored even in the face of danger. 2001.


Shutter Island BR 14802
by Dennis Lehane
3 volumes
The events of four strange days in late summer 1954, when 
two U.S. marshals arrive on tiny Shutter Island to 
investigate a female patient's disappearance from a locked 
room in the asylum for the criminally insane. And that is 
only one aspect of the case. Some strong language. 2003.


Small Town BR 14544
by Lawrence Block
4 volumes
The Carpenter, a serial killer, terrorizes Manhattan, 
causing its citizens to alter their lifestyles in many 
ways. Author John Creighton, accused of one murder, sees 
his book sales skyrocket while former police commissioner 
Francis Buckram joins the investigation. Explicit 
descriptions of sex, violence, and strong language. 2003.


Summon the Shadows BR 14583
by Eva Marie Everson and G.W. Francis Chadwick
3 volumes
In this sequel to Shadow of Dreams (BR 14527), Katie 
Webster returns to New York City from her mother's home in 
Georgia. Her husband, Ben, is missing and presumed deadbut 
Katie has faith in God that he's alive. When someone starts 
sending her expensive presents, she hopes that it's Ben. 
2002.


That Summer's Trance BR 14446
by J.R. Salamanca
4 volumes
American advertising executive Ben Oakshaw, once a 
successful actor in London, attends a play starring Jill 
Davenport, an old flame. Ben's wife later invites Jill and 
her companion to their beach house. There the two former 
lovers resume their affair. Some explicit descriptions of 
sex and some strong language. 2000.


Tishomingo Blues BR 13877
by Elmore Leonard
2 volumes
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. 2002.


To Kill the Pope: An Ecclesiastical Thriller BR 14456
by Tad Szulc
3 volumes
Pope Gregory XVII, a Frenchman, is attacked by a Turkish 
fanatic. After the official investigation is closed, the 
pope remains suspicious, so he asks a former CIA operative 
to track down the conspirators. Based on events surrounding 
the attempted assassination of Pope John Paul II in 1981. 
2000.


The Truth Seeker: The O'Malley Series, Book 3 BR 14102
by Dee Henderson
3 volumes
Chicago forensic pathologist Lisa O'Malley unintentionally 
puts her life in danger when she assists U.S. Marshal Quinn 
Diamond, her brother's partner, in searching for a serial 
killer. Quinn tries to understand Lisa's lack of faith in 
God in light of her Christian upbringing. Sequel to The 
Guardian (BR 14101). 2001.


The Veteran: Five Heart-Stopping Stories BR 14610
by Frederick Forsyth
3 volumes
In the title piece, a noted barrister helps to free two 
thugs who stomped   an old man to death. But the lawyer has 
an ulterior motive. In "Whispering Wind," a single scout 
survives Custer's Last Stand. Some violence and some strong 
language. 2001.


Whispers and Lies BR 14715
by Joy Fielding
3 volumes
Nurse Terry Painter lives a quiet life in Delray, Florida. 
She rents out her backyard cottage to Alison Simms and 
becomes friends with her. Soon, however, Terry begins to 
suspect that Alison and her just arrived "brother" are 
trying to trap her in a web of whispers and lies. 2002.


Whispers at Midnight BR 14629
by Karen Robards
3 volumes
Carly Linton returns to Benton, Georgia, to open a bed-and-
breakfast in the house she inherits. Someone from Carly's 
past doesn't want her back in town, and dangers abound. 
Carly finds comfort with Matt Converse, the town's former 
bad boy turned sheriff. Strong language and some 
descriptions of sex. 2003.


Westerns

Borden Chantry BR 13829
by Louis L'Amour
2 volumes
A mysterious gunman goes on a rampage, killing men in cold 
blood. Borden Chantry, who has reluctantly taken on the job 
of town marshal, is hard pressed to find the murderer. 
Sequel to Over on the Dry Side(BR 3604). Some strong 
language. 1977.


Buckskin and Satin BR 13913
by Romain Wilhelmsen
2 volumes
Frank "Buckskin" Leslie crosses paths with all the 
principals of the Earp-Clanton shoot-out at the O.K. 
Corral. From romancing Wyatt Earp's future mate to possible 
involvement in the mysterious death of Johnny Ringo, fact 
and fiction mingle in this version of the oft-told tale. 
Some strong language. 1998.


The Chili Queen BR 14986
by Sandra Dallas
2 volumes
On the train to Nalgitas, New Mexico, brothel owner Addie 
French meets Emma Roby, a mail-order bride. When Emma's 
prospective husband fails to show, Addie takes her in at 
her "boarding house"The Chili Queen. There Emma meets 
Welcome, the African American cook, and Ned, an outlaw. 
Together, they devise a moneymaking scheme. Spur Award. 
2002.


Destiny Valley BR 13729
by Fred Grove
2 volumes
Captain Evan Shelby leaves the Civil War battlefields after 
contracting tuberculosis. Settling in the New Mexico 
territories, he regains his health. Though Shelby sides 
with the locals when Lucinda Holloway's cattle company 
starts buying up rangeland, he falls for Holloway. Some 
violence. 2000.


The Fruit of Stone BR 14836
by Mark Spragg
3 volumes
Late-twentieth-century Wyoming. McEban has been in love 
with his best friend's wife all his life. Gretchen loved 
McEban first but married Bennett. Now two decades later she 
leaves them both for another man, and McEban and Bennett 
set out together to find her. Some violence and some strong 
language. 2002.


Half in Love: Stories BR 14658
by Maile Meloy
1 volume
A collection of fourteen short stories set primarily in the 
rural American West. In simple, straightforward prose and 
understated drama, Meloy portrays her diverse characters in 
moments of crisis, upheaval, and change. Some descriptions 
of sex and some strong language. 2002.


Lonely on the Mountain BR 13812
by Louis L'Amour
2 volumes
The saga of the Sacketts continues as Tyrel and Tell help 
cousin Logan herd eleven hundred steers across the desolate 
Dakota plains to the gold-mining country of British 
Columbia. Sequel to Treasure Mountain (BR 2412). 
Bestseller. 1980.


Lonesome Dove BR 13696
by Larry McMurtry
8 volumes
A three-thousand-mile cattle drive, from the banks of the 
Rio Grande to Montana's big sky country, is the centerpiece 
of this vivid epic of the late-nineteenth-century American 
West and its adventurous inhabitants. Prequels include 
Comanche Moon   (BR 12758). Violence, strong language, and 
some descriptions of sex. Pulitzer Prize. Bestseller. 1985.


Lynching at Broken Butte and Sunblade BR 14974
by Lewis B. Patten
3 volumes
Traveling to pick up a prisoner, U.S. Marshal August Cragg 
overnights at Broken Butte, where someone tries to kill 
him, and Cragg intends to find out who. In Sunblade, in the 
1870s a greedy rancher, who has more enemies than friends, 
winds up dead. Some violence and some strong language. 
1952.


North to the Rails BR 13809
by Louis L'Amour
2 volumes
Tom Chantry is unarmed when he heads West to buy cattle. 
The man he hires to drive back the livestock considers 
Chantry to be an easy victim, just as the other gunslingers 
did in New Mexico. But the gunman soon discovers that 
Chantry is a man to be reckoned with. Some strong language. 
1971.


Over on the Dry Side BR 14993
by Louis L'Amour
2 volumes
Owen Chantry arrives at his brother Clive's ranch to find 
him murdered and two squatters occupying his cabin. The 
unlikely trioand a beautiful strangersoon find themselves 
in a deadly feud with Clive's killers, the Mowatt gang, who 
return in search of Clive's rumored buried treasure. 
Precedes Borden Chantry (BR 13829). 1975.


Shadow on the Trail BR 13781
by Zane Grey
3 volumes
In Texas, young bank robber Wade Holden promises his dying 
mentor that he will go straight. But with the Rangers after 
him, he struggles to find sanctuary. Eventually, with the 
help of a young woman and her family, he turns his life 
around in Arizona. Some strong language. 1936.


The Two-Shoot Gun BR 14970
by Donald Hamilton
2 volumes
When Easterner Alexander Burdick arrives in Santa Clara, 
New Mexico Territory, to open a photography business, he 
carries a double-barreled, breech-loading shotgun in his 
wagon and soon finds himself involved in a local feud. Some 
strong language. 1960.


A Wanted Man BR 14717
by Nancy J. Parra
1 volume
Feisty librarian Brianna McGraw needs a thousand dollars to 
buy the freedom of her little brother and other orphans who 
were "adopted" by unscrupulous Nevada miners. To get the 
money, Brianna sets out to collect the bounty offered for 
capturing fugitive Trey Morgan. She captures his heart 
instead. 2002.