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Freelance writer Troy Chance is covering the annual Saranac Lake ice palace construction when the ice cutters discover a body…
in the frozen lake. Recognizing the deceased as her renter's boyfriend, Troy becomes personally and professionally involved as she investigates his mysterious life and death. 2013
Nature writer traveled to Japan to interview survivors of the March 11, 2011, earthquake, tsunami, and nuclear meltdown that destroyed…
the northeastern coast. Shares the stories of fishermen, rice farmers, monks, the elderly, and others who endured terror and tragedy while struggling to survive. 2013
Six interconnecting stories about British spy and werewolf Michael Gallatin, from The Wolf's Hour (RC 44469). In "Sea Chase" Michael…
is assigned to protect a defecting German scientist en route to England aboard a Norwegian diesel ship, but trouble follows. Violence, strong language, and some explicit descriptions of sex. 2011
After his existence was revealed in A Tapestry of Spells (DB 71293), Ruith finds his life and that of Sarah…
of Dore are in danger. In order to save Sarah, Ruith must gather the spells his father left behind. Some violence. 2011
Undercover agent Chance Mackenzie seduces Sonia Miller to capture her father, terrorist Crispin Hauer. But Sonia is hiding from Crispin,…
and Chance's lies could put her in danger. Companion to Mackenzie's Heroes (DB 75245). Explicit descriptions of sex, some strong language, and some violence. 2000
Actress Savannah Ashleigh hires amateur sleuth Temple Barr and Temple's sidekick cat Midnight Louie to look into the suspicious death…
of her wealthy aunt's yardman. Meanwhile, Temple must deal with her ex-fiancé's memory loss and her current fiancé's job plans. Some violence and some strong language. 2011
Attorney Stone Barrington wakes up in the American embassy in France with no memory of the past four days--or even…
why he traveled to Paris. He has wads of cash, a tuxedo, and an invitation to a posh party. Some strong language and some explicit descriptions of sex. 2013
Collection of thirty-one essays by women writers--including Lisa See, Emma Straub, Elinor Lipman, and Joyce Carol Oates--on gifts given to…
them by their mothers. Straub, author of Other People We Married (DB 74848), reminisces about a boat tour she received as a birthday present in "Three-Hour Tour." 2013
Film critic pens a history of movies from the late nineteenth-century to the digital age and assesses their influence on…
society. Profiles producers, directors, actors, and actresses. Discusses innovations and film studies from the United States and Europe. Some strong language. 2012
Journalist uses archival sources and interviews to portray the July 25, 1946, murder of four African Americans--two men and two…
women--in Walton County, Georgia. Details the background of the victims and the racial tension after World War II when veterans returned stateside. Violence and some strong language. 2003
1921. Three women cross paths--and find their lives changed--on the trans-Atlantic maiden voyage of the SS Paris. Constance deals with…
her failure to convince her sister to return home from Paris, Vera prepares herself for her inevitable death from cancer, and Julie starts her first job as a waitress. 2012
Grammy-nominated musician profiles Gershwin brothers George (1898-1937) and Ira (1896-1983). Drawing on his experiences during his six-year partnership with Ira,…
Feinstein reveals the family history and musical development of the siblings. Includes twelve songs written by the Gershwins and performed by the author. 2012
Comprehensive history of the Black Panther Party emphasizing its political ideology. Chronicles the transformation of a local group--organized in 1966…
Oakland, California, by community college students Bobby Seale and Huey Newton to prevent police brutality--into an international entity. 2013
Marketing professor investigates the phenomenon of word-of-mouth buzz and what makes products, ideas, and behaviors--fad diets, food and drinks, child…
names, public health messages, and others--go viral. Details the STEPPS method of social currency, triggers, emotion, the public, practical value, and stories. Considers the role of technology. Bestseller. 2013
Overweight preacher's wife Ada suspects her husband is cheating. When an old flame invites her to their twenty-fifth college reunion,…
Ada--whose sisters all died of diabetes--uses it as an impetus to shed pounds. In the process she discovers what really matters. Some strong language and some descriptions of sex. 2012
Lissy Ryder was the popular queen of mean during high school, but at thirty-seven her world falls apart and she…
wonders if karma has finally come to bite her. The opportunity to change her past appears after Lissy moves in with her parents and attends a reunion. Strong language. 2013
Boss and her crew go to Sector Base W to assist Coop, an accidental time-traveler from the distant past, in…
uncovering what happened to his people. While diving, Boss receives a distress call from Squishy, who infiltrated the Empire and now needs to be rescued. Some violence. 2012
Profiles of twenty-five writers featuring their more salacious exploits. Includes Ernest Hemingway's and Dorothy Parker's alcohol abuse, William S. Burroughs's…
and Samuel Taylor Coleridge's drug addictions, and Sylvia Plath's and Anne Sexton's mental illnesses. Strong language, some violence, and some descriptions of sex. 2013
Podiatrist Mike Scanlon is stationed in Afghanistan when his wife Chloe dies in an apparent freak accident. He returns home…
to discover his baby daughter has bonded with Chloe's sister--and startling facts about Chloe's life and death. Violence, some strong language, and some descriptions of sex. 2013
1927. In this fictionalized biography Anne Morrow, daughter of the ambassador to Mexico, meets the dashing Colonel Charles Lindbergh while…
visiting her family in Mexico City during the Christmas holidays. Soon Anne and Charles are married and living a glamorous life. Then, their son Charlie is kidnapped and murdered. 2013