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Trust No One by Gregg Horowitz

Over the past two decades, Nick Horrigan has built a quiet, safe life until, one night, a SWAT team bursts into his apartment, grabs him, and drags him to a waiting helicopter. A terrorist has seized control of a nuclear reactor, threatening to blow it up.

And the only person he will talk to is Nick.

When the come face-toface, he promises to tell Nick the real truth behind the events that shattered his life twenty years ago.

The Voice of the Night by Dean Koontz

No one could understand why Colin and Roy were best friends. Colin was so shy; Roy was so popular. Colin was nervous around girls; Roy was a ladies’ man. Colin was fascinated by Roy-and Roy was fascinated by death. Then one day Roy asked his timid friend: “you ever killed anything?” And from that moment on, the two were bound together in a game too terrifying to imagine…and too irresistible to stop.

9 Dragons by Michael Connelly

Detective Harry Bosch feels a close connection with a small shop in South L.A. and the owner John Li. So when Li is murdered, Henry promises to find the murderer and even goes so far as to get help from a detective in the Asian Gang Unit to translate both the language and the culture. But soon Henry finds himself closer to a crime ring that will spell disaster for him and his friends.

Plum Pudding Murder by Joanne Fluke

Christmas is here, and Hannah’s shop, The Cookie Jar, is hopping with orders for customers all over Lake Eden, Minnesota. The holiday season loses a little luster, however, when a local businessman is found dead in his office.  It seems the Lunatic Larry Jaeger went a little overboard with one of his hal-baked business schemes. His kitschy carnival at the center of town has drawn a lot of attention, and Hannah thinks it may have contributed to his death. Sifting through a suspect roll as long as Santa’s list, Hannah must find the killer and restore some yuletide joy.

Dracula the Undead by Dacre Stoker

The great grandnephew of Dracula scribe Bram Stoker, Dacre Stoker collaborates with Dracula historian Ian Holt to pen the first Stoker-family-supported sequel to the 1897 horror classic. Based on Bram Stoker’s own notes, this richly detailed novel once again thrusts readers into the realm of literature’s most monstrous creation.

Pursuit of Honor by Vince Flynn

Trying tp determine if a colleague is betraying CIA secrets, Mitch stands near a New York City restaurant in rainy darkness. With alert levels now sky high, he can’t believe anyone with Langley’s top security clearance could be so careless. And yet when Mitch overhears the man spill sensitive details and negotiate an “arrangement,” he sets into motion a carefully baited trap.  With one target now neutralized, Mitch resumes his search for three fugitive terrorists, who continue to hide their tracks with a sophistication he never expected.

Juliet Naked by Nick Hornby

In a dreary English town, Annie has stopped loving Duncan and started moving on with her life. soon, she’s sharing emails with reclusive American rocker Tucker Crowe, who stopped making music 22 years ago. tucker is about to release a stripped-down version of his greatest album, but coming back to terms with the world won’t be easy. The real test will come when he crosses the Atlantic to face his ex-wives and children-not to mention annie, who might embody his final chance for happiness.

Evidence by Jonathan Kellerman

A young couple is found murdered in a garish L.A. mansion. When Milo Sturgis is assigned the case, he is shocked by the grisly scene and calls in his friend Alex Delaware to aid him in solving this baffling case. The list of suspects begins to add up and soon both Sturgis and Delaware are in the crosshairs of a relentless killer who’ll kill anyone that gets in the way.

Rough Country by John Sandford

Angling for prize fish at a tournament in northern Minnesota, Virgil is called on to investigate a nearby shooting. Seems a lady took a bullet while kayaking at a women’s only resort-which would be right up Virgil’s alley if only the women in question were interested in what he had to offer.  decidedly flummoxed, Virgil soon discovers that another murder took place the year before-and that another seems sure to follow.

Shop Class as Soulcraft by Matthew B. Crawford

Shop Class as Soulcraft brings alive a experience that was once quiet common but now seems to be receding from society-the experience of making and fixing things with our hands. Those of us who sit in an office often feel a lck of connection to the material world a sense of loss and find it difficult to say exactly what we do all day. For anyone who felt hustled off to college, then to a cubicle, against their own inclinations and natural bents, Shop Class seeks to restore the honor of the manual trades as a life worth choosing.

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The Brutal Telling by Louise Penny

“Chaos is coming, old son.” With those words the peace of Three Pines is shattered. As families prepare to head back to the city and children say goodbye to summer, a stranger is found murdered in the village bistro and antiques store. No one admits to knowing the murdered man, but as secrets are revealed, chaos begins to close in on the beloved bistro owner, Oliver. Once again, Chief Inspector Gamache and his team are called in to strip back layers of lies, exposing both treasures and rancid secrets buried in the wilderness. A trail of clues and treasures, from first editions of Charlotte’s Web and Jane Eyre to a spider web with the word woe woven in it, lead the Chief Inspector deep into the woods and across the continent in search of the truth and finally back to Three Pines as the little village braces for the final, brutal telling.

(taken from covers)

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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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A Member of The Family by Cesar Milan

Many of us think of our dogs not as pets but as full-fledged members of our families.  If you own a dog – or are thinking about getting one – A Member Of The Family is the ultimate resource for integrating your canine companion into your household.

Moscow Rules by Daniel Silva

This is not the grim, gray Moscow of Soviet times but a new Moscow awash in oil wealth and chocked with bulletproof Bentleys.  A Moscow where power resides once more behind the walls of the Kremlin and where critics of the ruling class are ruthlessly silenced.  A Moscow where a new generation of Stalinists is plotting to reclaim an empire lost and challenge the global dominance of its old enemy, the United States.

Hot Mahogany by Stuart Woods

Stone Barrington is lured from Elaine’s to New England, and the genteel but cutthroat world of priceless antiques, historic homes, and lavish country estates.  In a place dominated by bluebloods and their inherited wealth, along with the nouveau riche, there are surprisingly few rules of engagement, and Stone finds himself navigating a dangerous course, one where even the most expensive and sought after status symbols are sometimes stolen and sometimes clever fakes, though no less priceless.

Heat Lightning by John Sandford

Flower is only in his late thirties, but he’s been around the block a few times, and he doesn’t think much can surprise him anymore.  He’s wrong.  It’s a hot humid summer night in Minnesota, and Flowers is in bed with one of his ex-wives (the second one, if you’re keeping count) when the phone rings.  It’s Lucas Davenport.  There’s a body in Stillwater, two shots to the head, found near a veteran’s memorial.  And the victim has a lemon in his mouth.

The Given Day by Dennis LeHane

Set in Boston at the end of the First World War, LeHane’s eighth novel captures the political unrest of a nation caught at the crossroads between past and future.  The Given Day tells of two families, one black, one white – all engaged in a battle for survival and power.  Beat cop Danny Coughlin joins a burgeoning union movement and the hunt for violent radicals.  Luther Laurence on the run after a deadly confrontation with a crime boss in Tulsa, works for the Coughlin family and tried desperately to find his way home to his pregnant wife.

(Taken from the book covers)