AUGUST, 2010

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"1022 Evergreen Place (Cedar Cove)" by Debbie Macomber

General Fiction.  Mary Jo Wyse and her baby daughter, Noelle, live next door to Mack.  Worried about the threat of Noelle's father threatening for custody of Noelle, Mary Jo is thankful for the distraction of WWII letters that she found and is sharing with Mack.

"Atlantis Complex, Book 7 (Artemis Fowl)" by Eoin Colfe

Junior Fiction.  Artemis has committed his entire fortune to a project that he believes will save the planet and its inhabitants, both human and fairy.  Has goodness taken hold of the world's greatest teenage criminal mastermind?

“Bearers of the Black Staff, No. 1 (Legends of Shannara)" by Terry Brooks

Fantasy.  Co-existing peacefully for 500 years after creating their magically protected valley, the surviving members of four non-demon races from the Genesis of Shannara trilogy band together against frightening creatures that are penetrating the shield around their home.

Mystery & Detective.  Recovering from the emotional scars of recent traumas, National Park Service ranger Anna Pigeon goes to stay with her friend, Geneva, in New Orleans, only to become the target of a dark curse, prompting her to investigate what has to do with Geneva's creepy tenant and a fugitive mother accused of killing her family.

“The Capitol Game" by Brian Haig

Suspense.  After Jack Wiley rallies corporate giant Capitol Group in an attempt to takeover a small company that has developed an armor-reinforcing polymer that could change the course of modern warfare, he and the Capitol Group find themselves embroiled in the greatest scandal ever seen.

"The Cobra" by Frederick Forsyth

Suspense.  Having once been forcibly retired from the CIA for being too ruthless, former director of Special Operations Paul Devereaux is called back into action, with the agency giving him free reign and unlimited resources to take down the top drug cartels.

“Crossfire" by Dick Francis and Felix Francis

Suspense.  After he discovers that his mother, an esteemed horse trainer, is being blackmailed and forced to make her horses lose, disabled Afghanistan veteran Captain Tom Forsyth, must use his finely honed military skills to root out the shadowy figure that is responsible for his mother's predicament.

"Cure" by Robin Cook

Suspense.  Returning to work when her son's neuroblastoma goes into remission, New York City medical examiner Laurie Montgomery faces the case of her career involving the suspected poisoning murder of a CIA agent and possible links to a powerful pharmaceutical company and start-up stem-cell research labs.

Suspense.  After she moves to New York City and becomes a TV crime fighter, former felony prosecutor Hailey Dean learns that the television industry not only isn't as glamorous as it seems, it is filled with treachery, deception and murder.

Fantasy.  Twelve original tales by several best-selling authors, including Charlaine Harris, featuring supernatural beings going on vacation, including an all-new Sookie Stackhouse story.

Mystery and Detective.  Dog-loving lawyer Andy Carpenter plunges into a high profile murder case in which a rogue German Shepherd police dog may be the only hope for its owner, an Iraq war vet and former-cop-turned-thief accused of murder.

Suspense.  When her rebellious teenage son's girlfriend goes missing under suspicious circumstances, Maggie becomes increasingly fearful about unsettling ties between the investigation and an unsolved missing-person case from 20 years earlier that involved her police officer husband.

Suspense.  A tale set against a backdrop of the 2008 economic crisis follows the experiences of a family that was shattered seven years earlier by the abduction of their 12-year-old child and who receives an important lead on the same day a natural gas pipeline in Russia is blown up by terrorists.

Mystery & Detective.  LAPD Lieutenant, Peter Decker reluctantly agrees to do a big favor for old friend, Teresa McLaughlin, but when she and her husband disappear, Decker's search is interrupted by the gruesome murder of a young health care worker.

General Fiction.  Losing her privileged world when the abrupt failure of her husband's business catapults them into heavy debt, Claire withdraws with her daughter to the family ranch, where she resurrects her medical skills and struggles to keep the family together.

Mystery & Detective.  Eliza Benedict's peaceful suburban life is shattered after being contacted by Walter Bowman, the man who kidnapped and held her hostage as a teen in 1985, and who now claims to want forgiveness while on death row.

Suspense.  His budding relationship with Fiona strained by her avoidance of media attention for her part in a river rescue, Sun Valley sheriff Walt Fleming begins a race against time when he learns of a possible link between his community and a recent Seattle murder.

Suspense.  After one of their dinner party guests who indulges in too much wine, elects to sleep over and wakes up the next morning with no memory beyond getting ready for bed, Alan Gregory and his deputy district attorney wife, Lauren, join forces with detective Sam Purdy in an investigation that turns grim once one of the witnesses is murdered.

Suspense.  NYPD detective Jack Kanon and Swedish reporter Dessie Larsson traverse Europe in hot pursuit of a serial killer, one who sends a postcard before each murder and was responsible for the slayings of Jack's daughter and her boyfriend.

Historical Fiction.  Determined to see her son Henry on the throne of England, pious Margaret Beaufort arranges politically advantageous marriages, sends her son out of the country for his safety and lays secret plans for a battle between the houses of York and Lancaster.

Romance.  When a handsome undercover cop informs her that her fiance is actually a con man using her for a potentially lucrative heist, a terrified Sara is forced to pretend she is still committed to the relationship in order to survive and help the investigation.

Suspense.  Fiona Barstow, a professional canine search-and-rescue trainer, moved to Orcas Island after barely escaping a serial killer eight years earlier.  When she meets Simon Doyle through his puppy that he brings to her for training, a romance gets off to a shaky start.  But then a copycat killer emerges from the shadows and Fiona's hard earned peace is shattered.

Suspense.  Temperance Brennan, an intrepid forensic anthropologist, investigates the death of a man who appears to have died while engaged in a bizarre sexual act and who was originally declared dead four decades earlier.

General Fiction.  When his promising future is upended by the recession, former Detroit auto industry employee Dmytryk and his wife, Cora, make a morally ambiguous and ultimately violent deal with a ruthless crime boss that ends their marriage and forces Dmytryk to reassess his beliefs.

Suspense.  Entreated by his former lover, Dodge, to help protect her daughter from a depraved man who has been stalking her, staff investigator Derek Mitchell teams up with a small-town sheriff and enlists methods from his own shady past to find answers.

Romance.  Jaclyn Wilde is a wedding planner who enjoys her job--usually.  But when she is asked to help Carrie Edwards, a bridezilla of nasty proportions, with her big day, Jaclyn's job becomes a nightmare.  When Carrie turns up murdered, everyone involved in the ceremony comes under suspicion.

NonFiction.  Roth examines how the way we eat is inseparable from our beliefs, going beyond food and feelings into the realm of spirit and soul.

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