"Deception" by Denise Mina

"Deception" is told from the viewpoint of Lachlan Harriot. Is his perspective reliable and accurate?

For more information about the author, check out:

http://www.denisemina.co.uk/

Go behind the scene in NYC

In Linda Fairstein’s award-winning Alexandra Cooper series you get more than just an edge-of-your-seat mystery. Each book takes you behind-the-scenes at some of New York City’s most famous landmarks. In The Bone Vault the discovery of a mummified body has Alex tracking a killer inside the Metropolitan Museum of Art, The Museum of Natural History and The Cloisters. In Entombed, when a body is discovered behind the wall of a Greenwich Village brownstone, Alex finds herself following in the footsteps of a killer well-versed in the tales of Edgar Allan Poe. Bad Blood takes Alex miles underground and into the secret world of the Sandhogs.

Reading order:
• Final Jeopardy (1996)
• Likely To Die (1997)
• Cold Hit (1999)
• The Deadhouse (2001)
• The Bone Vault (2003)
• The Kills (2004)
• Entombed (2005)
• Death Dance (2006)
• Bad Blood (2007)
• Killer Heat (2008)
• Lethal Legacy (2009)
• Hell Gate (2010)
• Silent Mercy (March 2011)

Copies of these titles are available in various formats via the Pals Plus Consortium Online Catalog: http://www.palsplus.org/welcome.html

August 2011 edition of Book Pages

The current issue of BookPage is now available at the Main Library and will be available at the Preakness Branch on Friday, July 29, 2011.
Happy reading!

Amazing Grace by Danielle Steel

On a warm May night in San Francisco, the Ritz-Carlton ballroom shimmers as a glittering, celebrity-studded crowd gathers for a charity dinner dance. The evening is perfect--until, just minutes before midnight, the room begins to sway.... In the earthquake's aftermath, the lives of four strangers will converge.... Sarah Sloane, the wife of a financial whiz, watches her perfect world fall to pieces.... Grammy-winning singer Melanie Free comes to a turning point in her life and career.... Photographer Everett Carson finds new purpose amid the carnage...and Sister Maggie Kent, a nun who works with the homeless, searches through the rubble--and knows that there is much to be done....

"A Kiss Before Dying" by Ira Levin

Bud Corliss is determined to make his dream come true - to marry into a wealthy family and be rich and successful. He feels he deserves this and has it rightfully coming to him. If his plan was not discovered, do you think he would have gotten away with it? Did he receive a just punishment in the end?




For further information about the author, check out:

http://www.iralevin.org/

Haven & The Colorado Kid

Last season I fell in love with a quirky new series playing on Syfy. “The series, Haven, follows a shrewd and confident FBI agent Audrey Parker who has a lost past, and arrives in the small town of Haven, Maine on a routine case. Before long, her natural curiosity lands her in the epicenter of activity in this curious enclave, which turns out to be a longtime refuge for people that are affected by a range of supernatural afflictions.” (Syfy)

The series is based on The Colorado Kid a fun novella by Stephen King that will keep you wondering about all of the town's inhabitants well after the last page is read. This title is available in paperback, large type & audio book via the Pals Plus Consortium Online Catalog: http://www.palsplus.org/welcome.html

Beyond Tuesday Morning: Sequel to the Bestselling One Tuesday Morning by Karen Kingsbury

In this sequel to the best-selling One Tuesday Morning, to widow Jamie Bryan it is still September 12, 2001. What will move her from living in the past to living the life God has given her today?

"Fade Away" by Harlan Coben

Harlan Coben frequently writes about loss and redemption. How are these themes reflected in this book? (This title is the third of the Myron Bolitar series).

For more information about the author, check out:

http://www.harlancoben.com/

Say “hello” to another wizard named Harry.

With the final chapter of the Harry Potter (film) series right around the corner, now is the perfect time to discover an adult wizard named Harry Dresden.

Harry is a private investigator living in Chicago where he deals with paranormal crimes and periodically consults for the Chicago PD.

The Harry Dresden series is written by Jim Butcher and the first book in the series is Storm Front. The audio version is read by James Marsters (Spike from Buffy the Vampire Slayer.)

Copies of this title are available in paperback, graphic novel and audio CD via the Pals Plus Consortium Online Catalog: http://www.palsplus.org/welcome.html

Rizzoli & Isles

Did you know that the TV show Rizzoli & Isles is based on a book series by best-selling author Tess Gerritsen?

If you love the hit show and want more than just a Monday night fix of Jane & Maura then check out the first book in this terrific (book) series – The Surgeon.

This title is available in hardcover, large-type and audio CD via the Pals Plus Consortium Online Catalog: http://ibistro.palsplus.org/uhtbin/cgisirsi.exe/leOjdAjugS/WAYNE/52830082/60/1180/X