March, 2010

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"Black Magic Sanction (Outlaws)" by Kim Harrison

Science Fiction & Fantasy.  A corrupt coven has denounced and shunned bounty-hunting witch Rachel Morgan for dealing with demons, a crime that is punishable by death, and now for the first time Rachel must face off against her own kind.

"But I Trusted You:  And Other True Cases" by Ann Rule

True Crime.  Headlining this anthology is the case of middle-school counselor Chuck Leonard, found shot to death outside his Washington State home on an icy February morning.  A complicated mix of family man and wild man, Chuck played hard and loved many, but who crossed the line by murdering him in cold blood?

“Caught" by Harlen Coben

Suspense.  Finding and exposing sexual predators on television, reporter Wendy prompts the arrest of a man who worked as an advocate for abused children and tackles the case of a missing girl before a group of vigilante fathers makes Wendy fear that she accused an innocent man.

General Fiction.  Mourning the tragic and sudden loss of his wife and unborn child, John meets a man touching up the white paint on the cross at the accident scene, and his conversations and travels with the mysterious man change his life.

“Deception (Alex Delaware)" by Jonathan Kellerman

Suspense.  Detective Milo Sturgis and investigator Alex Delaware tackle the case of a murdered teacher who before her death made a chilling DVD describing the sexual trauma she was suffering at the hands of three fellow teachers at her prestigious Los Angeles school.

"False Mermaid" by Erin Hart

Suspense.  Convinced that her brother-in-law was responsible for her sister's murder, Nora returns to Minnesota when her brother-in-law prepares to marry again; while her sometime partner, Cormac, confronts the return of his estranged father.

“Fragile Beasts" by Tawni O'Dell

Historical Fiction.  The best-selling author of "Back Roads" presents the story of brothers Kyle and Klint, whose precarious lives in Pennsylvania coal country are further challenged by their alcoholic father's death until they are taken in by a septuagenarian curmudgeon with a tragic past.

"Hell Gate" by Linda Fairstein

Suspense.  Investigating two cases including a human trafficking shipwreck and a New York congressman's sex scandal, Alexandra Cooper discovers a common clue that links both cases and puts her life in danger.

Mystery & Detective.  Unable to express himself socially but possessing a savant-like knack for investigating crimes, a teenage boy with Asperger's Syndrome is wrongly accused of killing his tutor when the police mistake his autistic tics for guilty behavior.

Biography.  A former college football star shares the harrowing story of the headline-making boating accident that left three of his friends dead, including two NFL players, a tragedy that he was only able to survive by clinging to the boat's propeller as he bobbed in the chilly waters of the Atlantic.

Suspense.  After Walter "Pop" Dix, the director of the orphanage where Shane Scully grew up, dies of an apparent self-inflicted shotgun wound, Shane and five other former orphanage residents are named as the pallbearers in a message Pop leaves behind, but the six of them don't think it was suicide and embark on a dangerous odyssey in pursuit of justice.

General Nonfiction.  A key player in the scandal surrounding John Edwards's extramarital affair, which resulted in a child, explains his role in the controversy and gives a behind-the-scenes look at the fruitless efforts to cover up what inevitably became public knowledge.

Suspense.  When her firm unexpectedly goes bankrupt, Kentucky lawyer Lisa Shewmaker has her hopes for a prestigious legal career dashed when she must take a job as an assistant to an infuriating district attorney, where she investigates a cold case involving a victim who could be her double.

Mystery & Detective.  In a tale set in 13th-century Constantinople at the brink of a Christian crusade, Anastasius disguises herself as a eunuch to prove her brother's innocence of a crime he did not commit, an effort that takes her from humble neighborhoods to the palace of the emperor.

Suspense.  Exploring a small island off the Washington State coast in 1941, five  brothers make an astonishing discovery that is interrupted by the attack on Pearl Harbor and has ramifications for Cabrillo's present-day investigation into a crashed satellite in the Argentine jungle.

General Fiction.  After his wife is diagnosed with cancer, Shep Knacker sees his dream of retiring to a developing country slip away, along with all the money in his once-plentiful bank account, as he tries to navigate America's labyrinthine health-care system.

Suspense.  After her evil twin sister, Alice, drugs her, leaves her for dead and steals her life, Bennie must convince everyone she's ever cared about that she is the real Bennie, and not the deranged twin, all the while facing the shocking truth that she just may be more like Alice than she ever realized.

.Inspirational Fiction.  The first book in a stirring new saga of two Amish sisters on the fringe of the church--and the unforeseen discoveries that change their lives.

Science Fiction & Fantasy.  As she attempts to restore the decaying Dreamland amusement park, Mary Alice Brannigan must contend with the five most powerful demons in the world that it houses, a well as a shady new beau, a crooked politician, a supernatural raven, an inexperienced sorceress and more.

  JUVENILE FICTION

Elementary.  Missy rejects about every book that comes her way saying they're "too kissy, too pink and too silly", until Missy realizes she likes to read about warts.

"Lucky Charm #8", "Fashion Frenzy #9", "Just Kidding #10", "Ghost Town #11",  "Time's Up #12", "Green Algae and Bubble Gum Wars #13", "Crush Alert #14" "Great Scavenger Hunt #15", "Sweet Thirteen #16",

"The Coming of Hoole #10", "To Be a King #11", "The Golden Tree #12"

"The Runaway Racehorse #18", "The School Skeleton #19", "The Talking T Rex #20", "The Unwilling Umpire #21"