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The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest






The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest
By Larsson, Stieg
2010-05 - Knopf Publishing Group
9780307269997 Check Our Catalog

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Once upon a time, she was a victim. Now Lisbeth Salander is ready to fight back. "[The trilogy] is intricately plotted, lavishly detailed but written with a breakneck pace and verve . . ["Hornet's Nest"] is a tantalizing double finale--first idyllic, then frenetic . . . Larsson has made the literary moods of saga and soap opera converge--with suspense as the adhesive."--"Independent." …More

The Postcard Killers




The Postcard Killers
By Patterson, James
Author Marklund, Liza
2010-08 - Little Brown and Company
9780316090292 Check Our Catalog

NYPD detective Jack Kanon is on a tour of Europe's most gorgeous cities. But the sights aren't what draw him--he sees each museum, each cathedral, and each restaurant through a killer's eyes.
Kanon's daughter, Kimmy, and her boyfriend were murdered while on vacation in Rome. Since then, young couples in Paris, Copenhagen, Frankfurt, and Stockholm have become victims of the same sadistic killers. Now Kanon teams up with the Swedish reporter, Gabby Larsen. Every killing is preceded by a postcard to the local newspaper--and Kanon and Larsen think they know where the next victims will be. With relentless logic and unstoppable action, "The Postcard Killers" may be James Patterson's most vivid and compelling thriller yet.
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Spider Bones




Spider Bones
By Reichs, Kathy
2010-08 - Scribner Book Company
9781439102398 Check Our Catalog

"New York Times-"bestselling author Reichs is back with her 13th novel featuring America's favorite forensic anthropologist, Tempe Brennan. …More

The Help




The Help
By Stockett, Kathryn
2009-02 - Amy Einhorn Books
9780399155345 Check Our Catalog

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In Jackson, Mississippi, in 1962, there are lines that are not crossed. With the civil rights movement exploding all around them, three women start a movement of their own, forever changing a town and the way women--black and white, mothers and daughters--view one another. …More

Bearers of the Black Staff: Legends of Shannara






Bearers of the Black Staff: Legends of Shannara
By Brooks, Terry
2010-08 - Del Rey Books
9780345484178 Check Our Catalog

The survivors of the Great Wars that devastated the world must now face unimaginable challenges in this first of two novels by "New York Times"-bestselling author Brooks, set in the prehistory of Shannara. …More

Star Island






Star Island
By Hiaasen, Carl
2010-07 - Knopf Publishing Group
9780307272584 Check Our Catalog

Twenty-two-year-old pop star Cherry Pye is attempting a comeback from her latest drug and alcohol disaster. Ann DeLusia is Cherry's "undercover stunt double," portraying Cherry whenever the singer is too wasted to go out in public. But, one night, Ann-as-Cherry is kidnapped from a South Beach hotel by an obsessed paparazzo. Now the challenge for Cherry's handlers is to rescue Ann while keeping her existence secret from the public--and from Cherry herself. …More

Tough Customer




Tough Customer
By Brown, Sandra
2010-08 - Simon & Schuster
9781416563105 Check Our Catalog

A new novel from "New York Times"-bestselling author Brown, full of her trademarks: tight plotting, breathless twists, edge-of-your-seat suspense, and sizzle. …More

The Red Queen




The Red Queen
By Gregory, Philippa
2010-08 - Touchstone Books
9781416563723 Check Our Catalog

In her second book of the Cousins' War series, #1 "New York Times"-bestselling author Gregory moves to the Lancaster side, and the story of a determined woman who believes she is destined to shape the course of history. …More

The Cobra




The Cobra
By Forsyth, Frederick
2010-08 - Putnam Adult
9780399156809 Check Our Catalog

A cutting-edge thriller from the "New York Times"-bestselling grandmaster of international suspense. Paul Devereaux ran Special Operations for the CIA before they retired him for being too ruthless. Now he can have anything he requires, do anything he thinks necessary. No boundaries, no rules, no questions asked. The war against the drug cartels is on--though, who the ultimate winner will be, no one can tell. …More

Three Stations




Three Stations
By Smith, Martin Cruz
2010-08 - Simon & Schuster
9780743276740 Check Our Catalog

Arkady Renko returns in a new mystery about crime and corruption in the cold, dark, impenetrable landscape of modern-day Moscow. …More

I'd Know You Anywhere


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I'd Know You Anywhere
By Lippman, Laura
2010-08 - William Morrow & Company
9780061706554 Check Our Catalog

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An edgy, utterly gripping tale of psychological manipulation that will leave readers racing to the final page, "I'd Know You Anywhere" is a virtuoso performance from acclaimed, award-winning author Lippman that is sure to be her biggest hit yet. …More

The Rembrandt Affair




The Rembrandt Affair
By Silva, Daniel
2010-07 - Putnam Adult
9780399156588 Check Our Catalog

Gabriel Allon returns in the spellbinding new novel from a #1 "New York Times"-bestselling author. It has been six months since Gabriel's showdown with Ivan Kharkov. Now, having severed his ties with the Office, Gabriel has retreated to the Cornish coast. But an unspeakable act of violence once again draws Gabriel into a world of danger when an art restorer is brutally murdered and the newly discovered Rembrandt on which he has been working is taken. …More

Last Night at Chateau Marmont




Last Night at Chateau Marmont
By Weisberger, Lauren
2010-08 - Atria Books
9781439136614 Check Our Catalog

Bestseller Weisberger's latest, deliciously naughty novel centers around normal girls left behind by their new-celeb exes--and the girls' fitting revenge! 384 pp. …More

Juliet






Juliet
By Fortier, Anne
2010-08 - Ballantine Books
9780345516107 Check Our Catalog

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When Julie Jacobs leaves for Italy per the instructions of her late aunt's will, she never imagines that she'll be thrust into a centuries-old feud, not to mention one of the most legendary romances of all time. …More

The Vigilantes




The Vigilantes
By Griffin, W. E. B.
Author Butterworth, William E., IV
2010-08 - Putnam Adult
9780399156632 Check Our Catalog

The dramatic new novel in Griffin's "New York Times"-bestselling chronicle of the Philadelphia police force. There's a sudden spike in murders in Philadelphia, but no one seems to mind much because the victims all seem to be lowlifes. The more Homicide Sergeant Matthew Payne investigates, however, the more he gets a bad feeling. (Men's Adventure) …More

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