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Blood game : an Eve Duncan forensics thriller

Blood game : an Eve Duncan forensics thriller

by Iris Johansen

First comes darkness, then comes fear Eve Duncan is back! Blockbuster New York Times bestselling author Iris Johansen’s latest thriller brings Eve closer to discovering her daughter’s killer…and into a web of danger from which she may not be able to escape… Eve Duncan returns in a thriller that pits her against the most evil mind she has ever encountered: a ruthless killer who taunts her with his every... (more)

Rainwater

by Sandra Brown

A romantic historical novel from bestselling thriller-master Sandra Brown, about an independent woman who runs a boarding house in Dust Bowl Texas.

Man of Constant Sorrow: My Life and Times

Man of Constant Sorrow: My Life and Times

by Ralph Stanley, Eddie Dean

A giant of American music opens the book on his wrenching professional and personal journeys, paying tribute to the vanishing Appalachian culture that gave him his voice. He was there at the beginning of bluegrass. Yet his music, forged in the remote hills and hollows of Southwest Virginia, has even deeper roots. In Man of Constant Sorrow , Dr. Ralph Stanley gives a surprisingly candid look back on his long... (more)

Ford County: Stories (Hardcover)

by John Grisham (Author)

The Shell Seekers

by Rosamunde Pilcher

#1 New York Times Bestseller " The Shell Seekers is a deeply satisfying story, written with love and confidence." —Maeve Binchy, The New York Times Book Review The Shell Seekers , the classic novel by acclaimed writer Rosamunde Pilcher, is now available in hardcover once more. This epic romance has sold over 3.5 million copies to date; her other bestsellers include Winter Solstice, Wild Mountain Thyme, and... (more)

Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Book 1

Diary of a Wimpy Kid

by Jeff Kinney

Boys don’t keep diaries—or do they? The launch of an exciting and innovatively illustrated new series narrated by an unforgettable kid every family can relate to It’s a new school year, and Greg Heffley finds himself thrust into middle school, where undersized weaklings share the hallways with kids who are taller, meaner, and already shaving. The hazards of growing up before you’re ready are uniquely... (more)

The Ultimate Bridal Shower Idea Book: How to Have a Fun, Fabulous, and Memorable Party

The Ultimate Bridal Shower Idea Book: How to Have a Fun, Fabulous, and Memorable Party

by Sharon Naylor

Sports: The Complete Visual Reference

Here is an exciting compendium of the history, rules and strategies for more than 125 sports, played by everyone from children on back lots to elite Olympic athletes all over the world. Covering the classic Olympic athletic events (track and field, aquatics, gymnastics, combat sports, and equestrian events) to sports played by both amateurs and professionals (boxing, hockey, tennis, skiing, soccer and... (more)

THE GREAT SMELLING BEE

by R. L. Stine

Sherman Oaks Is A Rat. Sherman is so spoiled and rich that he threw away his allowance because some of the hundred-dollar bills were wrinkled! He and his goody-goody friends and Nyce House are always trying to get Bernie Bridges and his Rotten House buddies into trouble. Well Bernie's in big trouble now. Bernie has a dog in his room, Sherman know it -- and there are NO PETS ALLOWED at Rotten School! ... (more)

Otomen, Volume 1

by Aya Kanno

R to L (Japanese Style) Asuka Masamune is a guy who loves girly things--sewing, knitting, making cute stuffed animals and reading shojo comics. But in a world where boys are expected to act manly, Asuka must hide his beloved hobbies and play the part of a masculine jock instead. Ryo Miyakozuka, on the other hand, is a girl who can't sew or bake a cake to save her life. Asuka finds himself drawn to Ryo, but she... (more)

Deadlock

by Iris Johansen

Emily Hudson is an archeologist who travels the world in search of priceless artifacts from war-torn countries and other hot spots. Her best friend and partner, Joel Levy, is always at her side—until one day, her entire crew is massacred and Joel and Emily are held captive. Victims of one of the most ruthless and evil human beings on earth. For two weeks they try to survive, until Emily is the unwitting... (more)

Once In A Blue Moon

by Eileen Goudge

Lindsay and Kerrie Ann are sisters who have known hardship from an early age. Without guidance from their neglectful mother, their only aid came from an unlikely source, a retired exotic dancer by the name of Miss Honi Love. When the girls’ mother was sent to prison, Miss Honi tried unsuccessfully to save them from being separated and sent into foster care. Thirty years later, Lindsay is still trying to reconnect... (more)

Riley Jenson Guardian: Book 8

Bound to Shadows

by Keri Arthur

In the darkness, demons come out to play . . . and someone must bring their sins to light. Part vampire, part werewolf, Riley Jenson knows what can happen when vamps don’t play well with others. But she’s never seen anything like this: a series of brutal murders surrounding the latest hot spot for vampire-human hookups—and the victims aren’t just killed, they’re beheaded. Now Riley is launching into action,... (more)

In Death: Book 35

Kindred in Death

by J. D. Robb

When the newly promoted captain of the NYPSD and his wife return a day early from their vacation, they were looking forward to spending time with their bright and vivacious sixteen-year-old daughter who had stayed behind. Not even their worst nightmares could have prepared them for the crime scene that awaited them instead. Brutally murdered in her bedroom, Deena’s body showed signs of trauma that horrified even... (more)

Merry Gentry: Book 8

Divine Misdemeanors

by Laurell K. Hamilton

You may know me best as Meredith Nic Essus, princess of faerie. Or perhaps as Merry Gentry, Los Angeles private eye. In the fey and mortal realms alike, my life is the stuff of royal intrigue and celebrity drama. Among my own, I have confronted horrendous enemies, endured my noble kin’s treachery and malevolence, and honored my duty to conceive a royal heir—all for the right to claim the throne. But I turned my... (more)

The Professional (Spenser)

by Robert B. Parker

A knock on SpenserÂ’s office door can only mean one thing: a new case. This time the visitor is a local lawyer with an interesting story. Elizabeth Shaw specializes in wills and trusts at the Boston law firm of Shaw & Cartwright, and over the years sheÂ’s developed a friendship with wives of very wealthy men. However, these rich wives have a mutual secret: theyÂ’ve all had an affair with a man named Gary... (more)

Southern Lights: A Novel

by Danielle Steel

Danielle Steel sweeps us from a Manhattan courtroom to the Deep South in her powerful new novel—at once a behind-closed-doors look into the heart of a family and a tale of crime and punishment. Eleven years have passed since Alexa Hamilton left the South behind, fleeing the pain of her ex-husband’s betrayal and the cruelty of his prominent Charleston family. Now an assistant D.A. in Manhattan, Alexa has... (more)

The Islands of the Blessed

by Nancy Farmer

In this much-anticipated conclusion to the Sea of Trolls trilogy, Notland is no place to seek one's true calling. Or is it?

Angel Time

by Anne Rice

Anne Rice returns to the mesmerizing storytelling that has captivated readers for more than three decades in a tale of unceasing suspense set in time past—a metaphysical thriller about angels and assassins. The novel opens in the present. At its center: Toby O’Dare—a contract killer of underground fame on assignment to kill once again. A soulless soul, a dead man walking, he lives under a series of aliases—just... (more)

A Christmas Promise: A Novel

by Anne Perry

Anne Perry’s Victorian Christmas novels have attracted as many faithful readers as her two New York Times bestselling series featuring investigators Thomas Pitt and William Monk. A Christmas Promise is the seventh in Perry’s holiday series, and it will surely bring joy to this special season. Three days before Christmas, in the freezing slums of London’s East End, thirteen-year-old Gracie Phipps encounters... (more)

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by Iris Johansen

by Sandra Brown

by Ralph Stanley, Eddie Dean

by John Grisham (Author)

by Rosamunde Pilcher

by Jeff Kinney

by Sharon Naylor

by R. L. Stine

by Aya Kanno

by Iris Johansen

by Eileen Goudge

by Keri Arthur

by J. D. Robb

by Laurell K. Hamilton

by Robert B. Parker

by Danielle Steel

by Nancy Farmer

by Anne Rice

by Anne Perry