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The ghost
Par Danielle Steel. 1997
After a ten-year marriage ends, all Charlie Waterston has now is the future. He is leaving his architectural job in…
London and returning to New York. Too devastated to work, Charlie takes a leave of absence to go skiing in Vermont. But a snow storm leaves him stranded in Massachusetts, where a stay at a bed and breakfast changes his life forever. Bestseller. 1997Little Bee: A Novel
Par Chris Cleave. 2009
Fourteen-year-old Little Bee flees Nigeria and spends two years in a British immigration detention center. Upon her release, Little Bee…
seeks out Andrew and Sarah O'Rourke, a couple she and her sister had previously encountered--with dire consequences--on an African beach. Violence and strong language. Bestseller. 2008Living dead in Dallas (Sookie Stackhouse/True Blood #2)
Par Charlaine Harris. 2009
The morning after Sookie Stackhouse takes drunk Andy Bellefleur's car keys, she discovers the Merlotte's flamboyant cook, Lafayette, dead in…
Andy's car. Before she can investigate, vampire Eric summons Sookie and vampire Bill for an errand in Dallas. Violence, explicit descriptions of sex, and some strong language. Bestseller. 2002The physick book of Deliverance Dane: a novel
Par Katherine Howe. 2009
Connie Goodwin heads to Massachusetts to sell her grandmother's abandoned property and work on research for her doctoral dissertation in…
American colonial history. When an antique key falls out of her family's old Bible, Connie is inspired to find a powerful, rare book. Bestseller. 2009Wicked prey (Prey Ser. #19)
Par John Sandford. 2009
Lucas Davenport learns that the Republican convention has attracted a redneck with a sniper rifle to St. Paul. Meanwhile thieves…
plan to steal millions in illegal cash from lobbyists, and a criminal who blames Davenport for his injury plots revenge involving Davenport's stepdaughter. Violence and strong language. Bestseller. 2009Dead until dark: A Sookie Stackhouse Novel (Sookie Stackhouse/True Blood #1)
Par Charlaine Harris. 2001
While telepathic waitress Sookie Stackhouse serves tables at Merlotte's bar in Bon Temps, Louisiana, she meets handsome vampire Bill. But…
when a rowdy vampire gang moves into town and murders remain unsolved, Sookie's attraction to Bill puts her in danger. Violence, explicit descriptions of sex, and some strong language. Bestseller. 2001Club dead (Sookie Stackhouse/True Blood #3)
Par Charlaine Harris. 2003
After Sookie's cheating boyfriend, vampire Bill, disappears, his boss Eric convinces Sookie to rescue Bill from kidnappers. She travels to…
Jackson, Mississippi, where werewolf Alcide helps Sookie search nightclubs for her wayward lover. Strong language, explicit descriptions of sex, and some violence. 2003Lush life: A Novel
Par Richard Price. 2008
New York, Lower East Side. Frustrated actor-writer Eric Cash claims two teens mugged him and his drinking companions as they…
stumbled home, shooting Ike, an aspiring writer. But when Ike dies, detectives Matty Clark and Yolonda Bello arrest Eric for homicide. Violence, strong language, and some explicit descriptions of sex. Bestseller. 2008Silks
Par Dick Francis, Felix Francis. 2008
London barrister Geoffrey Mason, an amateur steeplechase rider, defends an acquaintance, professional jockey Steve Mitchell, against the charge that he…
murdered a competitor, Scot Barlow. One of Mason's former clients muddies up the case with threats. Strong language and some violence. Bestseller. 2008Off season
Par Anne Rivers Siddons. 2008
After her beloved husband Cam dies, Lilly takes his ashes to her family's beach cottage in Maine. Comforted by conversations…
with ghosts, Lilly thinks back over her marriage, her relationship with her parents, and long-ago tragedies--and learns about something that Cam kept from her. Some strong language. Bestseller. 2008Dashing through the snow
Par Mary Higgins Clark, Carol Higgins Clark. 2008
Regan Reilly, Alvirah Meehan, and their families come to Branscombe, New Hampshire, for a holiday festival. Although four local market…
employees won millions in a lottery, a fifth coworker who normally plays is missing. While searching for the missing man, Regan and Alvirah discover wrongdoing in the town. Bestseller. 2008Unaccustomed earth
Par Jhumpa Lahiri. 2008
Eight short stories by Pulitzer Prize-winning author explore the nature of family and love. In the title story, a mother…
in Seattle nervously hosts her widowed father, who helps tend her garden but hides a secret. Bestseller. 2008The lucky one
Par Nicholas Sparks. 2008
While serving in Iraq, Logan Thibault finds a photo of a blonde woman wearing a "lucky lady" T-shirt. Oddly, the…
picture brings him luck--first with cards and then in battle. Still mystified about her five years later, Logan tracks down the lady--a single mom. Some descriptions of sex. Bestseller. 2008Heart and soul
Par Maeve Binchy. 2009
While her philandering husband wants a divorce and her immature adult daughters still live at home, Dublin cardiologist Clara Casey…
opens and runs an underfunded heart clinic at St. Brigid's hospital. Clara assembles a compassionate staff, ultimately realizing their efforts are making a difference and people can change. Bestseller. 2008Slumdog millionaire: a novel
Par Vikas Swarup. 2008
Mumbai, India. Uneducated waiter Ram Mohammad Thomas wins a billion rupees on a quiz show but is accused of cheating…
and thrown into jail. In flashback-accounts to his lawyer, Ram explains his past adventures supplied him the winning answers. Strong language, some violence, and some descriptions of sex. Bestseller. 2005Sizzle and burn (Arcane Society Ser. #Bk. 3)
Par Jayne Ann Krentz. 2008
Raine Tallentyre's paranormal ability to hear voices leads her to her deceased aunt's basement. There she discovers a serial killer's…
latest victim-to-be. Raine falls for PI Zack Jones, who is using his mirror talent to investigate Raine's family. Explicit descriptions of sex, some violence, and some strong language. Bestseller. 2008Just after sunset: stories
Par Stephen King. 2008
Thirteen suspenseful short stories. In "The Gingerbread Girl" a grieving woman whose baby has died retreats to the Florida Keys…
only to encounter a serial killer. In "The Things They Left Behind" a man finds items belonging to his murdered coworkers in his apartment. Violence and strong language. Bestseller. 2008A most wanted man: a novel
Par John Le Carré. 2008
Issa Karpov, a Chechen Muslim who has entered Germany illegally, uses human rights lawyer Annabel Richter to obtain his late…
father's millions from a shady British bank. Meanwhile the English, German, and American intelligence agencies all pursue Issa. Some violence and some strong language. Bestseller. 2008Heat lightning (Virgil Flowers Ser. #2)
Par John Sandford. 2008
Minnesota investigator Virgil Flowers, from Dark of the Moon (DB 65421), puzzles over corpses left on veterans' memorials. The victims…
have lemons in their mouths--a tactic used in Vietnam War executions. Flowers pursues an elusive acquaintance of the victims. Violence, strong language, and some descriptions of sex. Bestseller. 2008Chasing Harry Winston: A Novel
Par Lauren Weisberger. 2008
New Yorkers Leigh, Emmy, and Adriana, friends since college, seek changes in their lives as they near thirty. Newly dumped…
Emmy wants to date lots of men, gorgeous Brazilian Adriana decides to pick a man to marry, and editor Leigh meets a brilliant author. Strong language. Bestseller. 2008