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Check Out these Playaway Titles!  Dog Days: Dispatches from Bedlam Farm
By Jon Katz The author continues his odyssey from subruban New Jersey dog lover to owner of Bedlam Farm in rural, upstate New York, profiling the four dogs and other animals who share his life, and capturing the experience of life with animals. Check our Catalog  Choclate Chip Cookie Murder
By Joanne Fluke Hannah Swensen's supplies are delivered daily by Ron LaSalle, whom she often passes on her way to work. On this fateful day, Ron's truck is soon parked behind the store, but he fails to reappear. When Hannah finds hime seated in the truck, the window open, a bullet through his chest, she's inspired to work her way through the townspeople, looking for a motive for Ron's death, even as she manfully resists her widowed mother's attempts to find her a husband.  So You Call Yourself a Man
by Carl Weber All’s good for James and his wife Cathy – especially between the sheets. But then a woman shows up with James’ love child and demands to get paid. Undeniably suave Brent’s got trouble too as he’s tempted by another after finding happiness with a born-again churchgoer. And longtime friend Sonny needs help from his two best friends if he’s to keep his wife from leaving him. Doing the right thing isn’t easy, but with each other’s help, James, Brent, and Sonny are going to become the men they want to be.  Flyy Girl
by Omar Tyree Growing up in the free-wheeling 1980s, Tracy Ellison is a teenager who uses her good looks to get any boy she wants. But as she approaches womanhood, she learns tough lessons that force her to take a closer look at her carefree lifestyle.  Nineteen Minutes
by Jodi Picoult Sterling is a small, ordinary New Hampshire town where nothing ever happens until a student enters the local high school with an arsenal of guns and starts shooting, changing the lives of everyone inside and out. The daughter of the judge sitting on the case is the state’s best witness, but she can’t remember what happened in front of her own eyes. Or can she?  The Shape Shifter
by Tony Hillerman Retired from the Navajo Tribal Police, Lieutenant Joe Leaphorn is called upon once again to solve a crime. This time it’s Joe’s last case, a case that remains unsolved and continues to haunt him.  The Collectors
by David Baldacci A murder at the Library of Congress marks the beginning of the Camel Club’s focus on rogue CIA agent Robert Seagraves, who is selling classified political information to the highest bidder. Caleb Shaw, an ex-CIA assassin, and the other members of the Club must stop Seagraves before his deals demolish the foundation of national security for good.  The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time
by Mark Haddon Despite his overwhelming fear of interacting with people, Christopher, a mathematically-gifted, autistic fifteen-year-old boy, decides to investigate the murder of a neighbor’s dog and uncovers secret information about his mother.  No Country For Old Men
by Cormac McCarthy Llewelyn Moss is hunting antelope near the Texas/ Mexico border when he stumbles upon several dead men, a big stash of heroin, and more than two million dollars in cash. He takes off with the money – and the hunter becomes the hunted. A drug cartel hires a former Special Forces agent to track down the loot, and a ruthless killer joins the chase as well. Also looking for Moss is the aging Sheriff Bell, a World War II veteran who may be Moss’s only hope for survival.  The Kite Runner
by Khaled Hosseini Hosseini’s debut novel opens in Kabul in the mid- 1970s. Amir is the son of a wealthy man, but his best friend is Hassan, the son of one of his father’s servants. His father encourages the friendship and dotes on Hassan, who worships the ground Amir walks on. But Amir is envious of Hassan and his own father’s apparent affection for the boy. Amir is not nearly as loyal to Hassan, and one day, when he comes across a group of local bullies raping Hassan, he does nothing. Shamed by his own inaction, Amir pushes Hassan away, even going so far as to accuse him of stealing. Eventually, Hassan and his father are forced to leave. Years later, Amir, now living in America, receives a visit from an old family friend who gives him an opportunity to make amends for his treatment of Hassan.  The Lovely Bones
by Alice Sebold In the first chapter of this haunting novel, 14-year-old Susie Salmon looks down from heaven and describes the horrifying events of her murder. As time goes on, Susie continues her curious observations while her family struggles to cope with the pain of her death. Her younger sister grows tougher and more mature, her mother goes to desperate lengths to ease the suffering, and her father begins a perilous quest to bring the killer to justice.  God Don’t Like Ugly
by Mary Monroe Budding teenager Annette Goode, a shy, awkward, overweight girl, hides the devastating secret that her mother’s boarder has been sexually abusing her – until her life is changed forever by the beautiful and worldly Rhoda Nelson.
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