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Baltimore Herald crime reporter Darryl Billups, dealing with the fallout of breaking off his engagement, gets caught up in the…
discovery of a long-dead woman in a self-storage facility. Two cops and two civilians are shot during the initial investigation--and then the corpse disappears. Strong language and some violence. 2002
Journalist recounts her walk along St. Declan's Way, from the Rock of Cashel in County Tipperary to Ardmore in County…
Waterford, as she sought to reconnect with her Irish heritage. Describes local scenery and life. Explores Christian and pagan tales related to sites along the ancient road. 2011
Psychologist Joe O'Loughlin tries to prove that his daughter's fourteen-year-old friend Sienna did not murder her father, a retired cop.…
Meanwhile, Joe's estranged wife translates for a hate-crime trial witness. Joe becomes a target as the two cases converge. Violence, strong language, and some explicit descriptions of sex. 2010
Music journalist details the life of Canadian singer-songwriter and novelist Leonard Cohen (born 1934). Discusses his youth in Montreal, romantic…
relationships, musical career, religious explorations, and financial struggles, including a lawsuit with his former business manager. 2012
The Gzilt civilization is preparing to Sublime, or vanish, into a different dimension. In its final days, another civilization sends…
a ship bearing an incendiary message about Gzilt's past--only to be shot out of the sky. Lieutenant Commander Vyr Cossont visits the Culture to learn the truth. Some violence. 2012
Micah, an eighteen-year-old methamphetamine addict, leaves home to play music and avoid his issues. Acting on an anonymous e-mail tip,…
Micah's younger sister Rachel and his friend Tyler drive to San Diego to try to find him. Some strong language. For senior high and older readers. 2012
When nurse Paul Russo is shot at the Iwo Jima Memorial, the FBI takes over the case, not realizing that…
the National Security Agency--which overheard the killers' radio traffic--has secretly begun investigating. Russo's relative Joe DeMarco is concerned by aspects of the crime, too. Strong language and some violence. 2011
Joe Rickman, the head of CIA clandestine operations in Afghanistan, is missing and his bodyguards are dead. When CIA director…
Irene Kennedy sends agent Mitch Rapp to find Rickman before he is tortured for information, they learn the FBI is also hunting for Rickman. Violence and strong language. Bestseller. 2012
Amber's parents are acting weird: her dad goes on dates and her mom goes on vacation without her. But Amber…
really can't believe it when her mom and her mom's fiancé Max decide to move them to a new house--and maybe a new town! For grades 2-4. 2003
Nineteen tales by well-known authors of young adult and adult literature explore the lives of teens raised after a catastrophe.…
In Carolyn Dunn's "Before" an Indian girl dreams of life before her imprisonment by plague victims. Some violence and some strong language. For senior high and older readers. 2012
After a car accident, medical student Angie LaCroix recuperates at her uncle Jack's Virgin River, California, property. Navy pilot Patrick…
Riordan goes on leave when a mission goes wrong. The two find solace in each other during the holidays. Some strong language and some explicit descriptions of sex. Bestseller. 2012
Author of The Golden Compass (DB 44343) retells fifty of what he considers the best of the tales from the…
Brothers Grimm's Kinder- und Hausmärchen. Includes Snow White, Cinderella, Briar Rose, Rumpelstiltskin, and others. Some violence. 2012
Best friends Jack and Conner are drawn back to the nightmarish alternate world from The Marbury Lens (DB 73503). This…
time they must face their own demons and rescue other friends. Violence, strong language, and some explicit descriptions of sex. For senior high and older readers. 2012
Teenage Skandian outcasts Hal and Stig train to become warriors with a group of other misfits. As they learn to…
work together, they must compete against two other brotherbands--the Wolves and the Sharks--in a series of challenges that includes the ultimate race across icy waters. For grades 5-8. 2011
Metis musician Gabriel Du Pré's aunt Pauline asks for his help when her husband Badger disappears after some mysterious dealings…
with the FBI. When Badger turns up dead, Du Pré's investigation leads him to an undercover stint in illegal horse races. Strong language. 2005
After discovering her infidelity, Susan's husband goes to Central America--where he is killed. Susan moves into a recently inherited house…
filled with taxidermy and tries to sort out her feelings, while her daughter, who is paraplegic, starts a new relationship. Strong language and some explicit descriptions of sex. 2012
England, 1950. Eleven-year-old Flavia plans to spend the holiday investigating whether Father Christmas is real. But when her cash-strapped father…
rents out their mansion for a movie shoot and someone is murdered, Flavia finds herself with a more important mystery to solve--and a house full of suspects to consider. 2011
Christian pastor and host of the radio and television program Turning Point uses scripture and anecdotes to discuss God's love,…
which he says is unlimited and unending. Explains that rules such as the Ten Commandments and the threat of punishment for sin are also aspects of that love. Bestseller. 2012
Paksahara destroys human magic in a bid to control the kingdom of Vastia. Leaving their wizards behind, familiars Aldwyn the…
cat, Skylar the blue jay, and Gilbert the tree frog search for the Crown of the Snow Leopard, the only object that can save their homeland. For grades 4-7. 2011