HOT NEW FICTION
FEBRUARY 2008
Martha
Grimes. Dakota. A sequel to Biting the Moon finds amnesiac drifter
Andi Oliver moving between waitressing jobs throughout the country until a
discovery at a livestock facility renders her a target of two men, including a hired
gunman and a pursuer who would claim something from her forgotten past. By the
author of Dust.
Kristin
Hannah. Firefly Lane. Inseparable best friends Kate and Tully, two young women who, despite
their very different lives, have vowed to be there for each other forever, have
been true to their promise for thirty years, until events and choices in their
lives tear them apart.
Jack
Higgins. The Killing Ground. Entreated for help by an
English-Bedouin man whose thirteen-year-old daughter has been kidnapped and
forced to marry a terrorist, intelligence operative Sean Dillon finds his
willing assistance sparking a deadly chain of events.
Stephanie Laurens. Where the Heart Leads: A Cynster Novel. A tale set in
the aristocratic ballrooms, boudoirs, and country estates of nineteenth-century
England finds Barnaby Adair's unconventional life challenged by an
unanticipated romance. By the author of The
Truth About Love and The Taste of
Innocence.
Robert B. Parker.
Stranger in Paradise. Ten years after hit man Crow Cromartie escapes with the spoils of a
lucrative heist, Massachusetts police officer Jesse Stone is astonished when
the fugitive enlists his cooperation with a job gone bad involving a young
woman whose father wants her killed. By the author of High Profile.
Michael Palmer.
The First Patient. The disappearance of the president's personal physician reunites
country doctor Gabe Singleton with his former Annapolis roommate, Andrew
Stoddard, now president of the United States, when he is asked to take the
missing man's place, a role that leads him to evidence that Andrew is going
insane and that the condition may not be the result of natural causes.
James
Patterson & Maxine Paetro. 7th
Heaven.
Investigating the arson deaths of a wealthy couple, San Francisco
detective Lindsay Boxer and Assistant DA Yuki Castellano find the case further
complicated by the disappearance of a former governor's son, internal pressure,
and the media.
J.D.
Robb. Strangers in Death. The scandal-ridden death of a
prominent businessman in 2060 New York prompts Lieutenant Eve Dallas to seek
assistance from her billionaire husband, an investigation that proves more
complicated than anticipated when clues suggest that the killer had been known
by the victim's family.
Lisa
Scottoline. Lady
Killer.
Astonished when she is entreated by a troublesome childhood rival for
protection from a violent drug-dealer boyfriend, Mary finds her family, her
career, and eventually her life placed on the line when she investigates the
woman's subsequent disappearance.
Carl
Weber. Something on the Side. In this no-holds-barred novel
of friendship, love, sex, and betrayal, the voluptuous members of the Big Girls
Book Club come together to discuss their passion for books and men, discovering
how hard it is to keep it real when they all have something on the side.
Jacqueline
Winspear. An
Incomplete Revenge: A Maisie Dobbs Novel. Undertaking a seemingly routine
investigation into a potential land purchase, Maisie Dobbs arrives in rural
Kent, only to be confronted by a number of mysterious fires, a series of petty
crimes, village prejudice against outsiders, and other odd, potentially
dangerous occurrences.
Jacques Cousteau & Susan Schiefelbein. The Human, The Orchid, and the Octopus:
Exploring and Conserving our Natural World.
Heidi Squier Kraft.
Rule Number Two: Lessons I Learned in a Combat Hospital.
Philip Shenon. The
Commission: The Uncensored History of the 9/11 Investigation.
David Sheff.
Beautiful Boy: A Father’s Journey Through His Son’s Meth Addiction.
Kathleen Turner with Gloria Feldt. Send Yourself Roses: Thoughts on My Life,
Love, and Leading Roles.
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