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Murder on K Street: a Capital crimes novel (Capital Crimes Ser. #Vol. 23)
Par Margaret Truman. 2007
U.S. senator Lyle Simmons discovers his wife Jeannette murdered in their Washington, D.C., mansion. Retired assistant U.S. attorney Phil Rotondi,…
who once dated Jeannette and who has been Lyle's friend since college, helps him. As police investigate the politician's dealings, additional deaths occur. Some violence and some strong language. 2007The tenderness of wolves
Par Stef Penney. 2007
Canadian wilderness, 1860s. The day her adopted seventeen-year-old son Francis disappears, Mrs. Ross discovers her neighbor's murdered corpse. The community…
suspects Francis of the crime. Mrs. Ross leaves her husband and sets out with half-Indian William Parker to find the teen. Some violence. Costa Book of the Year. 2006Light a penny candle
Par Maeve Binchy. 1983
From the time in 1940 when shy, ten-year-old Elizabeth White is evacuated from wartime London and plunged into a large…
and contentious family in the Irish village of Kilgarret, she and Aisling O'Connor are destined to be the best of friends. This novel follows their lives together and apart over the decades. 1983Beyond reach (Grant County Ser. #Bk. 6)
Par Karin Slaughter. 2007
Detective Lena Adams, last seen in Faithless (BR 16326), spends her vacation checking on her drug-addicted uncle Hank. When Lena…
is wrongly arrested for murder, her police-chief boss Jeffrey Tolliver and his medical-examiner wife Sara Linton help solve the bigotry-filled mystery. Violence and strong language. 2007Me and the pumpkin queen
Par Marlane Kennedy. 2007
Fifth-grader Mildred is determined that this year she will finally grow the town's biggest pumpkin in honor of her mother,…
who died of cancer. Mildred also helps in her Dad's veterinary office, goes shopping to please her aunt, and plays chess with her best friend Jacob. For grades 4-7. 2007The wheel of darkness (Pendergast Ser. #No. 8)
Par Douglas J Preston. 2007
FBI agent Aloysius Pendergast and his ward Constance Greene are studying at a Tibetan monastery when Pendergast is asked to…
recover a stolen relic that could wipe out mankind. His search leads to a luxury cruise ship where a murderer awaits. Some violence and some strong language. 2007Petticoat Ranch (Lassoed In Texas Ser.)
Par Mary Connealy. 2007
Texas, 1867. When Ranger deputy Clay McClellen discovers that his long-lost twin brother, Cliff, was murdered, he vows to marry…
Cliff's widow, Sophie, and care for her daughters. The unlikely newlyweds work together, with God, to bring Cliff's killer to justice, save their land, and forge a new love. 2006The spring cleaning murders (Ellie Haskell Mystery Ser. #No. 8)
Par Dorothy Cannell. 1999
Ellie Haskell, housewife extraordinaire, seeks a new maid after her beloved Roxie quits. But when Gertrude Large, a member of…
Roxie's local charwomen's association, is murdered, Ellie turns to sleuthing. Aided by her husband and various cleaning products, Ellie tackles Gertrude's former clients to tidy up--and snoop around--their homes. 1998The boy who returned from the sea
Par Clay Morgan. 2007
Continuing from The Boy Who Spoke Dog (BR 17057), Jack is reunited with his beloved sheepdog Moxie on the island…
where they first met--but the dangerous Blackburn Jukes is there, too! He takes Jack prisoner and makes him search the bogs for amber. For grades 5-8. 2007Chasing 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. 2008The chaos king
Par Laura Ruby. 2007
In this sequel to The Wall and the Wing (BR 16650), newfound fame and fortune have estranged friends Bug and…
Gurl--now called Georgie. But Georgie and Bug join forces again when a punk, vampires, and a giant sloth attack them in a future New York City. For grades 5-8. 2007Land of the blind
Par Jess Walter. 2003
Burned-out Spokane police detective Caroline Mabry is puzzled by the man in her interview room. Attorney and failed politician Clark…
Mason insists he's responsible for a murder, but his statement is taking him hours to write, and it starts with his childhood. Strong language and some descriptions of sex. 2003The thin woman: an epicurean mystery (Ellie Haskell #1)
Par Dorothy Cannell. 1992
Ellie Simons, beautiful but overweight, hires escort Bentley Haskell to pose as her fiancé on a visit to her uncle…
Merlin's imposing estate. Ellie encounters unexpected romance and a treasure hunt when Merlin suddenly passes away, leaving his fortune to her and Bentley--provided that she shed sixty pounds. 1984Daisy Dooley does divorce
Par Anna Pasternak. 2007
Daisy Dooley, a thirty-nine-year-old divorced Londoner living with her dachshund-breeder mum, rejoins the dating world. For support, Daisy relies on…
her friends--bachelorette Jess, seemingly happily married Lucy, and commitment-phobic Miles--as she navigates the singles scene searching for true love. Strong language and some descriptions of sex. 2007Phantom prey (Prey)
Par John Sandford. 2008
At his wife's request, detective Lucas Davenport agrees to look into the unsolved murder of her wealthy, widowed friend's daughter…
Frances Austin, who was a Goth. Now other Goths are being murdered. But a series of unusual bank transactions causes confusion. Descriptions of sex, violence, and strong language. Bestseller. 2008Snakehead (Alex Rider #7)
Par Anthony Horowitz. 2007
Alex reluctantly agrees to the Australian Secret Service's request to travel to Bangkok to infiltrate the southeast Asia Snakehead gang,…
who smuggle drugs, weapons, and people. While working on this dangerous mission, he uncovers information about the murder of his parents. For grades 6-9. 2007Girl in landscape: A Novel (Vintage Contemporaries Ser.)
Par Jonathan Lethem. 1998
When a global disaster blights the Earth's environment, fourteen-year-old Pella Marsh and her family escape to another planet where her…
father, a failed politician, hopes to restart his career. Pella assimilates into the alien society and discovers a terrible threat that could doom the Earthling colony. 1998Hollywood crows: a novel
Par Joseph Wambaugh. 2008
Nathan Weiss and Bix Ramstead, cops in Hollywood's Community Relations Office, help residents with quality-of-life issues like graffiti and panhandlers.…
Both men become entangled with Margot Aziz, who wants to get rid of her wealthy husband. Sequel to Hollywood Station (RC 65317). Violence and strong language. Bestseller. 2008Fools rush in: a Sam McCain mystery (Sam Mccain Mystery Ser. #Bk. 7)
Par Edward Gorman. 2007
Black River Falls, Iowa; 1963. Attorney Sam McCain discovers the bodies of Richie Neville, a white blackmailer, and David Leeds,…
an African American college student who was dating the daughter of a white senator. Suspects include a biker gang and the daughter's ex-boyfriend. Strong language and some violence. 2007Peaches: a novel (Peaches Ser. #1)
Par Jodi Lynn Anderson. 2005
Three teenage girls become friends when homeschooled Birdie's wealthy cousin Leeda begins a summer job in Birdie's dad's peach orchard.…
Joining them is Murphy, who's been assigned community service. The three bond over chores and boys, even when they don't see eye to eye. For senior high readers. 2005