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A Touch of Dead by Charlaine Harris  (Also on MP3)

“One Word Answer” explains the fate of Sookie’s mysterious cousin Hadley, who ran away years earlier and hasn’t been heard from since. “Fairy Dust” offers a revelation about stunningly handsome Claude and his breathtaking sister Claudine. And “Dracula Night” finds Sookie-the only human-at the annual celebration of the legendary vampire’s birth.

The Unbearable Lightness of Scones by Alexander McCall Smith (Also on MP3)

Precocious six-year-old Bertie, still suffering under the oppressive reign of his overbearing mother, attempts his escape by joining the scouts. Two residents contend with love from decidedly different perspective, as Matthew learns to handle the challenges of marriage and Domenica deals with the loneliness of a long distance relationship. Even four-legged Cyril gets in on the action, finding himself a bit of canine romance-and in the process, stirring up a spot of bother for Angus.

Churchill by Paul Johnson (also on MP3)

From his forays into the far-flung corners of the empire as cavalry officer and correspondent to his warnings of impending crisis as historian and Parliamentarian, Churchill face the winds and tides of change with remarkable versatility and tenacity. One of his strategies strengthened moderate Muslims and successfully marginalized extremist Wahhabis of the House of Saud until Standard Oil’s life-giving infusions revived jihadism. His Operation Archangel could could have toppled the Russian Bolsheviks, preempted Mussolini and Hitler, and save the lives of millions. And but for Churchill’s vision and determination, they would have been no beefed up British air power or modern state of Israel.

Remarkable Creatures by Tracy Chevalier (Also on MP3)

Mary discovers she has the ability to “see” and locate fossils buried deep in the cliffs near her village.  While selling these fossils as a child, she meets Elizabeth Philpot, and the two become kindred spirits amongst the dull, proper ladies of the age. When Mary’s gift leads her to make a controversial study, society becomes all the more cruel-leaving only Elizabeth as her ally. Despite sexism and speculation about her character, Mary makes several finds crucial to the advancement of early paleontology.

Thereby Hangs A Tail by Spencer Quinn (Also on MP3)

Hired to investigate threats against a prominent show dog, Chet and Bernie barely have time to roll their eyes before things get serious. Princess the pampered dog and her owner are abducted-and Bernie’s occasional girlfriend, reporter Susie Sanchez, disappears as well. When the intrepid sleuths are separated, it falls to Chet to sniff out the clues and save the day-not to mention find his way home.

The Faith Instinct by Nicholas Wade

In this original and thought-provoking book, acclaimed New York Times writer Nicholas Wade presents a startling new case, based on a broad range of recent scientific findings, that religion has an evolutionary basis. He traces how religion grew to be so essential to early societies in the struggle for existence that an instinct for faith became hardwired into human nature. He then describes how religion influences morality and trust, motivated soldiers for warfare, and is the sinew that can bind both a parish and a civilization. Even in modern societies, despite the rise of secular institutions that have assumed many of religion’s ancient roles, faith continues to fortify the social fabric. The existence of an instinct to believe explains both the enduring power of religion and the reason why many who reject organized faiths still look for spiritual transcendence.

Daring Young Men  The Heroism and Triumph of the Berlin Airlift by Richard Reeves

In the early hours of June 26, 1948, phones began ringing across America, waking up the airmen of World War II-pilots, navigators, and mechanics-who were finally beginning normal lives with new jobs, new wives, and new babies. President Harry S. Truman was recalling them to active duty to try to save the desperate people of the western sectors of Berlin, the enemy capital many of them had bombed to rubble only three years before. Soviet dictator Joseph Stalin had ordered a blockade of the city, using hundreds of thousands of Red Army soldiers to close off all access to the city. He was gambling that he could drive out the small detachments of American, British, and French occupation troops. Truman’s response: “We stay in Berlin. Period.”

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Her Fearful Symmetry by Audrey Niffennegger

Elspeth Noblin dies and bequeaths her English flat over looking Highgate Cemetery to her sister’s 20-year-old twin daughters Julia and Valentina.  Eager for a new adventure, the two girls move in at once and quickly become involved with their aunt’s eccentric neighbors, including Elspeth’s former lover robert, a post-graduate researching Highgate. When Valentina concocts an elaborate plan to break away from her sister’s influence.

The Lost Symbol by Dan Brown

Best-selling author Dan Brown continues the story of Robert Langdon from The Da Vinci Code and Angels & Demons. Contained within the Lost Symbol’s twelve-hour time frame are twists and puzzles that will have listeners up late into the night.

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Dead and Gone by Charlaine Harris

No sooner has Sookie tied on her cocktail waitress apron for a night’s work when a special report comes on the television.  The time has come. Like vampires before the, Were and shifters have revealed themselves. Although a strong reaction might be expected from the humans of Bon Temps, Louisiana, everything goes smoothly-for a while. Then a mutilated werepanther body is found. And worse still, a race of unhumans far older than more powerful than vamps of wereanimals begins preparing for battles.

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Rebel Waltz by Kay Hooper

With its antebellum setting and gallant history, Jasmine Hall was more than just a business for Banner Clairmont.  The lovingly preserved plantation-era inn had been home to the Clairmont family for generations.  But the realities of modern real-estate had made it time to sell even the most priceless treasures.  So it was hardly with a great deal of enthusiasm that Benner led real-estate speculator Rory Stewart around the property.  Hoe could this stanfer-whose southern charm and universal good looks made it impossible to entirely trust him – have any idea of Jasmine Hall’s true value?

Road Dogs by Elmore Leonard

After a rookie mistake land him in prison-for 30 years-jack  meets a well-connected multiple murderer.  Thanks to a little green lubrication and a hot lawyer, Cundo Rey gets Jack’s sentence reduced to 30 months.  Shacking up in one of Cundo’s houses, Jack begines scheming with Dawn, the con’s squeeze, to heist Cundo’s off-shore fortune.  But with a rogue FBI agent on his tail, and Cundo coming home early, jack must navigate a stormy sea of double- and triple crosses to get the loot and make his escape.

Wicked Prey by John Sandford

Lucas Davenport has more than his share of problems.  The overburdened detective is charged with stopping a cunning criminal sho’w planning to rip off the high rollers gathered for the Republican National Convention.  But even worse are the problems posed by a deranged, wheelchair-bound pimp who blames Davenport for his physical infirmity.  the detective has handled a disturbing number of psychohopaths over the years, but this time his adversary has targeted Davenport’s own daughter.

Look Again by Lisa Scottoline

When reporter Ellen Gleeson gets a “Have You Seen This Child?” flyer in the mail, she almost throws it away.  But something about it makes her look again, and her heart stops.  The child in the photo looks exactly like her adopted son, Will.  Everything inside her tells her to deny the similarity between her son and the boy in the photo, becuase she knows her adoption was lawful.  but she’s a journalist and won’t be able to stop thinking about the photo until she figures out the truth.  And she can’t shake the question:  If will rightfully belongs to someone else, should she keep him or give him up?  Look again question the very essence of parenthood and leaves listeners with the ultimate question: What should I do?

Dead and Gone by Charlaine Harris

No sooner has Sookie tied on her cocktail waitress apron for a night’s work when a special report comes on the television.  The time has come.  Like vampires before them, were and shifters have revealed themselves.  Although a strong reaction might be expected from the humans on Bon Temps, Lousianna, everything goes smoothly-for a while.  Then, a mutilated werepanther is found.  And worse still, a race of unhumans far older and more powerful than vamps or wereanimals begins preparing for battle.

Ecological Intelligence by Daniel Goleman

The best selling author of Emotional Intelligence and Primal Leadership mow brings us Ecological Intelligence-revealing the hidden environmental consequences of what we make and buy, and how with that knowledge we can drive the essential changes we all must make to save our planet and ourselves.  Daniel Goleman reveals why so many of the products that are labeled “green” are a mirage.  He explains why we as shippers are in the dark over the hidden impacts of the goods and services we make and consume, victims of a blackout about the detrimental effects of producing, shipping, packaging, distributing and discarding the goods we buy.  But the balance of power is about to shift from seller to buyer, as a new generation of technologies informs us of the ecological facts about products at the point of purchase.  What Goleman calls “radical transparency” will enable consumers to make smarter purchasing decisions, and will drive companies to reform their businesses, ushering in, he claims, a new age of competitive advantage.

Mr. X by Peter Straub

Every year on his birthday, Ned Dunston is cursed with visions of horrors committed by a savage figure he calls Mr. X.  A dreadful premonition brings him home to find his mother on her deathbed.  She reveals the never-before-disclosed name of his father and warns him of grave danger. Driven by a desperate sense of need, Ned explores his dark past and the astonishing legacy of his kin….

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Just Take My Heart by Mary Higgins Clark

Before becoming a Broadway star, Natalie Raines shared an apartment with a struggling actress who was involved with a marred man she’d only identify by nickname.  Years later-long after her roommate was murdered-Natalie encounters this same man, inadvertently addressing him by the nickname her late roommate used.  When Natalie’s found dying a gunshot wound shortly thereafter, the police immediately suspect her jealous husband.  Two years later, the high profile homicide case falls into the lap of assistant Prosecutor Emily Wallace-now fully recovered from her heart transplant.

Command Decision by Elizabeth Moon

After orchestrating a galaxy-wide failure of the communications network owned and maintained by the powerful ISC corporation, Gammis Turek and his marauders strike swiftly and without mercy.  First they shatter Vatta Transport.  they they overrun entire star systems, growing stronger and bolder.  No on is safe from the pirate fleet.  But while they continue to move forward with their diabolical plan, they have made two critical mistakes.  Their first mistake was killing Kylara Vatta’s family.  Their second mistake was leaving her alive.

Marque and Reprisal by Elizabeth Moon

Someone has launched a full-throttle offensive against Vatta Transport LTD.  Ky Vatta father’s interstellar shipping empire.  In short order, most of Ky’s family is killed, and subsequent attacks sever vital line of communication, leaving Ky fighting, in every sense, to survive.

Fatally Flakey by Diane Mott Davidson

It’s summer time and Aspen Meadow is abuzz with matrimony.  Goldy’s catering business is tasked with one wedding reception after another, and every customer is satisfied-everyone, that is, except Billie Attenborough.  This spoiled-rotten, temper tantrum-throwing bridzilla has demanded a menu change no less than six times!  And with her wedding just two days away, Billie relocates the reception to the ritzy Gold Gulch Spa-where murder most sour promptly enters the mix.  Hoping to sniff out the killer, Goldy goes undercover working in the spa’s kitchen.  But soon as she begins sleuthing (and cooking) her own life is threatened.

Borderline by Nevada Barr

Still haunted by her recent brush with death, Anna is glad she can bask in the healing glow of her marriage to Paul.  And as the newly weds vacation in Big Bend, they believe the warmth and excitement of rafting down the Rio Grande will hasten Anna’s recovery.  but Anna and Paul soon find themselves sucked into a riptide of danger and intrigue that surges from the Mexican desert to the Texas governor’s mansion.

Tea Time for the Traditionally Built by Alexander McCall Smith

The tenth entry into the internationally best-selling and universally acclaimed No. 1 Ladies’ Detective Agency series finds Precious Ramotswe devoting her extraordinary sleuthing skills to the unfamiliar task of helping herself.  When she asks her husband Mr. J.L.B. Matekoni to fix her tiny, white van, Precious fears he might just sell the vehicle and buy her something more modern-which he promptly does.  Since this simply will not do, Precious sets to tracking the vehicle down, only to learn it has already been stolen from its new owner.  Recovery of the van is further hampered by a growing case list at the agency, as–in the midst of an epic losing streak-the proprietor of a local football team suspects he may have a traitor in the ranks.

Definitely Dead by Charlaine Harris

With a rabid fan base that grows larger each day,the New York Times and USA Today best-selling Sookie Stackhouse mysteries by acclaimed author Charlaine Harris are not to be missed.  Along with their phenomenal popularity, the books have also captivated critics and earned such prestigious honors as an Anthony award.

An Ice Cold Grave by Charlaine Harris

Accompanied by her step-brother Tolliver, Harper is investigating the disappearance of several young boys in tiny Doraville, North Carolina.  Using her uncanny ability to find corpses, she discovers a mass grave in a secluded wood.  the bodies speak to her-silently describing their gruesome deaths.  Shaken, Harper wants to leave the area as soon as possible.  But when she is viciously attacked the night before hitting the road, escape from Doraville becomes impossible.  Now the sadistic serial killer is determined to finish her off before anyone can bring him to justice.

Miss Julia Delivers the Goods by Ann B. Ross

When Hazel Marie’s vague yet suspicious symptoms set Abbotsville aflutter, the seasoned Miss Julia reckons her 40-something friend has “female” problems.  and-O my stars-she’s got them is spades!  Paying no nevermind to what Hazel Marie says about not wanting to see her beau again, Miss Julia believes J.D. Pickens is the key to solving all their problems-especially the female kind.  But how can Miss Julia coax the savvy PI back to town-and back into the arms of Hazel Marie?

Mucho Mojo by Joe K. Lansdale

Leonard is still nursing the injuries he sustained in the duo’s last wild undertaking when he learns that his Uncle Chester has passed.  Hap is of course going to be there for his best friend, and when the two are cleaning  up Uncle Chester’s dilapidated house, the uncover a dark little secret beneath the house’s rotting floorboards-a small skeleton buried in a trunk.  Hap wants to call the police.  Leonard being a black man in Texas, persuades him this is not a good idea, and together they set out to clear Chester’s name on their own.  The only things standing the their way is a houseful of felons, a vicious killer, and possibly themselves.

Beat The Reaper by Josh Bazell

Dr. Peter Brown is an intern at Manhattan’s worst hospital.  He has a talent for medicine, a shift from hell, and a past he’d prefer to keep hidden.  Whether it’s a blocked circumflex artery or a plan to land a massive malpractice suit, he knows what evil lurks in the hearts of men. Pietro “Bearclaw” Brnwa is a hit man for the mob, with a genius for violence, a well-earned fear of sharks, and an overly close relationship with the Federal witness Protection Program.  More likely to leave a trail of dead gangsters than a molecule of evidence, he’s the last person you want to see in your hospital room.

Key of Valor by Nora Roberts

Fate brings three women together for a chance to unlock their deepest desires.  What happens when the very gods depend on mortals for help? That’s what three very different young women find out when they are invited to Warrior’s Peak.

Fire and Ice by Julie Garwood

After refusing to pen an expose about her father, the notorious thief Bobby Rose, Sophie rose quits her job and goes to work for a smaller newspaper.  On the trail of a murderer, Sophie high tails it from Chicago  all the way north to Prudhoe Bay, Alaska.  Concentrating on the case becomes a bit difficult, however, thanks to her hunky FBI bodyguard Jack MacAlister.

Eve  A Novel of The First Woman by Ellisa Elliott

In their world they are alone…a family haunted by banishment, struggling for survival in a harsh new land.  A woman who has borne and buried children, Eve sees danger shadowing those she loves, while her husband drifts further and further from the man he was in the Garden, blinded by his need to rebuild a life outside of Eden.  One daughter, alluring, self-absorbed Naava, turns away from then beliefs.  Anther, crippled, ever-faithful Aya, harbors a fateful secret, while brothers Cain and Abel become adversaries, and Dara, the youngest, is chosen for a fate of her own.

South of Deadwood, Too Tough to Brand and A Gun for Kilkenny by Louis L’Amour

South of Deadwood When Bowdrie meets a woman who thinks notorious killer Curly Starr can clear her brother’s name, Bowdrie agrees to help.

Too Tough to Brand Chick is called in to investigate the disappearance of O Bar O Ranch foreman Bert Ramsey-and $15,000.

A Gun for Kilkenny A stranger rolls into Noquilla and soon the town bully is dad on the saloon floor.  who is this mystery man, and what is he hiding?

Against the Tide of Years by S.M. Stirling

In the years since the Event, the Republic of Nantacket has done its best to re-create the better ideas of the modern age.  But the evils of its time resurface in the person of William Walker, renegade coast Guard officer, who is buey building an empire for himself based on conquest by technology.  When Walker reaches Greece and recruits several of their greater kinglets to his cause, the people of Nantucket have no choice.  If they are to save the primitive world from being planged into bloodshed on a twentieth-century scale, they must defeat Walker at his own game: war.

Ivory’s Ghosts by John Frederick Walker

Long before gold and gemstones held allure, humans were draw to the “jewels of the elephant” -its great tusks.  Ivory is a supreme organic tresure, prized throughout the world for its pale, lustrous beauty and ability to be finely carved.  In Ivory’s Ghosts, John Frederick Walker layers rich history and first hand reportage to tell the fascinating and sometimes savage story of ivory’s enormous impact on both human history and that of its most important source: the majestic African elephant.

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Dark Fire by D.J. Sansom

In the employ of King Henry VIII’s vicar general Lord Thomas Cromwell, hunchbacked Matthew is called upon to investigate the peculiar case of a young woman accused of murder who, oddly, refuses to speak on her own behalf.  She’s been threatened with torture, yet still she will not speak.  The only course prescribed under law will see her slowly crushed to death for failing to enter a ;lea.  After Cromwell grants her a 14-day reprieve, Matthew, desperate to help any way he can, undertakes a secret mission to investigate an apothecary remored to possess an explosive new weapon called Greek Fire.

The Path of Daggers by Robert Jordan

With the Seanchan investigation force in possession of Ebou Dar, Nynaeve, Elayne, and Aviendha head for Caemlyn and Elayne’s rightful throne, but discover a worse enemy than the Seachan.  (Book Eight of The Wheel of Time)

Songs for The Missing by Stewart O’Nan

“It was the summer of her Chevette, of J.P., and of letting her hair grow.” It is also the summer when, without warning, college-bound Kim Larsen disappears from her quiet Lake Erie town.  Her parents, her little sister, he best friends, and new boyfriend now must do everything to find her.  As time passes and local search parties give way to wider TX appearances, private investigation unearth dirty secrets, and we follow those closet to Kim as they struggle to maintain hope and, finally, as the news cameras turn away, to hand on to both her and themselves.  Stark and honest, this is an intimate account of what happens behind and beyond the headlines when those who stay after the media leaves deal with the real consequences of a very American tragedy.

The Demon of Dakar by Kjell Eriksson

Uppsala policewoman Ann Lindell and her team search for suspects after a restauranteur name Armas is found fatally knifed.  The identity of the victim leads Ann to the Restaurant Dakr, where the surviving co-owner-a man named Slobodan-is concealing a shadowy past.  But he’s not the only with a questionable story at Dakar, Eva, a waitress, has dark secrets of her own.  As the investigation ramps up, Ann will have to summon every ounce of her smarts to root out the lurking evil.

The Snow Empress by Laura Joh Rowland

In the village of Ezogashima, the murder of a beloved mistress prompts Lord Matsumae to institute a lockdown in hopes of finding the perpetrator.  chamberlain Sano Ichiro, a well-respected samurai detective, learns that his eight-year-old son, Masahir, has been trapped under his rival matsumae’s decree.  When Matsumae offers the return of Mashiro in exchange for help in solving the murder, Sano and his wife embark upon a dangerous voyage to find the killer and free their son.

Dead to the World by Charlaine Harris

Still reeling from her break-up with her vampire boyfriend Bill, barmaid and telepath Sookie Stackhouse finds herself once again sucked into the volatile realm of the underworld.  Driving home from work Sookie discovers vampire and area sheriff Eric on the side of the road-missing his shirt, his shoes and his memories.  The usually arrogant vampire is now sweet and gentle, leaving Sookie to protect him from a coven of witches out for blood.

Lie Down With the Devil by Linda Barnes

Carlotta Carlyle-an ace at both sleuthing and cab driving-is beginning to doubt the fidelity of Sam Gianelli, her mob-connected fiance.  Carlotta’s suspicions are then heightened when Sam abruptly flees the country right after his supposed mistress turns up dead.  To cope with her anxiety, Carlotta takes on a PI job for a jittery bride-to-be with apprehensions about her own fiance’s faithfulness.  The girl also claims to know some intimate details about Sam.  But then she winds up whacked, too-making Carlotta the prime suspect.

The Sugar House by Laura Lippman

When a new client named Ruthie drops a year-old murder case on her desk, Tess reads the cikening tale of a teenaged girl killed over a junkie’s fix.  Convicted of the crime was none other than Ruthie’s drug-addict brother, Henry-case closed, say the cops.  Trouble is, a month into serving his time, Henry was offed under suspicious dircumstances.  Tess agrees things just don’t add up, and begins nosing around a few shady neighborhoods.  What she discovers about the murdered girl and a supposedly abandoned city landmark shakes her to her core.