Adult Summer Reading

 

During week 8 42 readers read 143 books, and five new people joined the program.  For the summer so far, 155 readers have read 979 books!

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Book reviews from participants Aug 23: 

A Palette for Murder by Donald Bain:  Not as interesting as I had hoped--exactly like the TV series.

DaVinci Code by Dan Brown:  Chock full of red herrings.  I didn't like the way the story of Jesus was or the idea about him supposedly marrying Mary Magdelene.  It was well plotted out.  It kept you guessing who dun it!

Deception Point by Dan Brown:  Fast paced thriller/mystery.  Keeps the reader on edge by going from one "happening"  to another.  Worth the read for anyone who likes mystery, action, thrillers, and suspense.

Joker One by Donovan Campbell:  This book is a real, live account of a platoon leader's account of war in Iraq.  He showed leadership in a neat way.  One feels as if they know the men involved.  It is a book with emotion and very real approach.

My Antonia by Willa Cather:  It is helpful to read about other folk ways so you can be more understanding of others, and it was an enjoyable story.

It All Began in Monte Carlo By Adler, Elizabeth 2010-07 - St. Martin's Press 9780312385156 Check Our Catalog Sunny's relationship with Mac is in jeopardy and Monte Carlo beckons. Soon Sunny is pulled into a web of intrigue involving a series of robberies of high-end jewelry stores. When Mac shows up, he's ready to do anything to get Sunny back, not the least of which is to solve the crimes and save her life. …More

The Fixer Upper By Andrews, Mary Kay 2009-06 - Harper 9780060837389 Check Our Catalog The delightful "New York Times"-bestselling author returns with a hilarious stand-alone novel that captures the sassy, poignant flavor of small-town Southern life. …More

Hissy Fit By Andrews, Mary Kay 2004-09 - HarperCollins Publishers 9780060564643 Check Our Catalog Welcome to the wonderful world of bestselling author Mary Kay Andrews, where the bourbon is cold, the manners are genteel, and a cheating varmint of an ex-fianc gets the comeuppance he so richly deserves. …More

Hidden Leaves By Andrews, V. C. 2003-02 - Pocket Star Books 9780743457873 Check Our Catalog In the thrilling finale of the De Beers series, Willow receives a family diary after the death of her adoptive father that unlocks all the secrets of her world--and forever shatters the life she's known in Palm Beach. Includes the original e-book prequel "Dark Seed." Original. …More

Into the Woods By Andrews, V. C. 2003-01 - Pocket Books 9780743428668 Check Our Catalog This fourth stirring book in the bestselling series reveals how the Willow saga began, tracing the shocking seduction of Willow's mother, Grace, by her stepfather, Palm Beach playboy Kirby Scott. Grace's mother, Jackie Lee, married the scoundrel after the death of her extremely wealthy second husband, never expecting that her handsome new beau had his eyes on her beautiful and innocent daughter all along. . . . …More

Twisted Roots By Andrews, V. C. 2002-10 - Pocket Books 9780743428651 Check Our Catalog THE PERFECT FAMILY...AND THE PERFECT NIGHTMARE From the outside, Hannah Eaton seems to live a charmed life in wealthy Palm Beach, Florida, with her Mother, Willow, a renowned psychologist, and her stepfather. But deep inside, she is miserable and lonely. She's been abandoned by her father, a pretentious lawyer whose family wants nothing to do with her. Now, the arrival of a new baby brother has consumed her mother, who is obsessed with caring for the sickly infant. And so, Hannah slips farther into the shadows... With help of her boyfriend and her uncle, Hannah sets out for New Orleans to follow her dream of singing. But life on the road holds many dark surprises -- and shattering realities that Hannah herself may not be ready to face... …More

Wicked Forest By Andrews, V. C. 2002-06 - Pocket Books 9780671039912 Check Our Catalog Having just discovered her true identity, Willow DeBeers leaves North Carolina to live with her real mother and half-brother in Palm Beach. Now caught up in a world of glamor and wealth, Willow is determined to make a fresh start. Attorney Thatcher Eaton convinces Willow to marry him, but Willow soon faces a new threat--a madman's obsession that may cost her everything she holds dear. …More

Willow By Andrews, V. C. 2002-02 - Pocket Books 9780671039899 Check Our Catalog Following the blockbuster success of the Hudson saga, "Willow" is the thrilling first novel of ambition and family secrets in an eagerly awaited new series from "New York Times" bestselling author Andrews. …More

Royal Whodunnits By Ashley, Mike Foreword by Doherty, Paul 1999-04 - Carroll & Graf Publishers 9780786706341 Check Our Catalog Brand-new crime stories of right royal mystery feature the crowned heads of Europe to delight both the mystery lover and the royal-watcher. …More

A Palette for Murder By Bain, Donald 2001-01 - Chivers Press 9780754043959 Check Our Catalog …More

Sulla the Fortunate: Roman General and Dictator By Baker, G. P. 2001-07 - Cooper Square Publishers 9780815411475 Check Our Catalog This biography takes a redemptive view of the remarkable personality and bloody career of Lucius Cornelius Sulla, a Roman general and consul. …More

Deliver Us from Evil By Baldacci, David 2010-04 - Grand Central Publishing 9780446564083 Check Our Catalog Shaw and Katie James from "The Whole Truth" are reunited in a deadly dual of nerve and wits against a surprising, secretive enemy and lead around the world at a breakneck pace, in Baldacci's most explosive thriller to date. …More

The River By Beaufrand, Mary Jane 2010-02 - Little, Brown Books for Young Readers 9780316041683 Check Our Catalog The acclaimed author of "Primavera" pens a darkly atmospheric story of murder and isolation in a small Oregon town and the teenage girl who is compelled to uncover the dark secret hidden within the river that runs through her backyard. …More

Powers Volume 7: Forever Tpb By Bendis, Brian Michael Illustrator Oeming, Michael Avon 2004-12 - Marvel Comics 9780785116561 Check Our Catalog FOREVER! The comics experience of the year - the origin of POWERS! FOREVER! The story that literally spans the history of man as all the mysteries of Powers and the Powers universe unfold, following a lone warrior's trek through the greatest stories ever told. FOREVER! The largest Powers collection yet! WE SAID, "FOREVER!" WITH EXCLUSIVE BONUS FEATURES!! GET: the entire unedited script to the controversial Powers #31, andother brand-new "Bendis and Oeming interview each other," a stunning look into Oeming's research and sketch work for every era, bonus text pieces, a cover gallery, a making of the scene, and much more. We'd tell you, but we're already out of breath! …More

Legends By Bendis, Brian Michael Editor McCrory, K. C. Editor Rich, Jamie S. 2005-04 - Marvel Comics 9780785117421 Check Our Catalog Homicide detectives Christian Walker and Deena Pilgrim investigate murders specific to super-hero cases. And with all super-heroes declared illegal, a Powers crime wave has hit the city, and hit it hard! …More

The Da Vinci Code By Brown, Dan 2003-04 - Random House Large Print Publishing 9780375432309 Check Our Catalog What if Christ had a tryst with Mary Magdalene, and the interlude produced a child? Such a possibility provides the framework for Brown's latest thriller (after "Angels and Demons"), an exhaustively researched page-turner about secret religious societies, ancient coverups and savage vengeance. …More

Deception Point By Brown, Dan 2001-11 - Atria Books 9780671027377 Check Our Catalog This new electrifying thriller from Dan Brown ensnares readers in a lightning-paced adventure in which an Arctic discovery of unimaginable consequence belies a sinister political conspiracy. …More

The Night I Got Lucky By Caldwell, Laura 2005-09 - Red Dress Ink 9780373895311 Check Our Catalog With the help of a therapist and a jade frog, 32-year-old Billy Randall suddenly gets everything she's ever wanted in life. However, it takes a surreal journey for Billy to realize what she "really" wants out of life in this hopeful and funny romp. Original. …More

Joker One: A Marine Platoon's Story of Courage, Leadership, and Brotherhood By Campbell, Donovan 2010-01 - Random House Trade 9780812979565 Check Our Catalog After graduating from Princeton, Donovan Campbell wanted to give back to his country, engage in the world, and learn to lead. So he joined the service, becoming a commander of a forty-man infantry platoon called Joker One. Campbell had just months to train and transform a ragtag group of brand-new Marines into a first-rate cohesive fighting unit, men who would become his family. They were assigned to Ramadi, the capital of the Sunni-dominated Anbar province that was an explosion just waiting to happen. And when it did happen--with the chilling cries of "Jihad, Jihad, Jihad!" echoing from minaret to minaret--Campbell and company were there to protect the innocent, battle the insurgents, and pick up the pieces. Thrillingly told by the man who led the unit of hard-pressed Marines, Joker One is a gripping tale of a leadership and loyalty. …More

My Antonia By Cather, Willa 2000-02 - New Millennium Library 9781583485095 Check Our Catalog Set on the Nebraska prairie of the 1880s, "My Á ntonia tells the story of Á ntonia Shimerda, daughter of a Bohemian immigrant. Through the eyes of Jim Burden, her tutor and admirer, we follow Á ntonia's struggles and triumphs in the face of life's relentless hardships. …More

Hasty Death By Chesney, Marion 2004-07 - Minotaur Books 9780312304539 Check Our Catalog The second in Chesney's Edwardian mystery series features Captain Cathcart, Lady Summer, and Superintendent Kerridge of Scotland Yard as they investigate the crimes of Edwardian aristocrats. …More

The Murder at Hazelmoor By Christie, Agatha 1984-02 - Berkley Publishing Group 9780425067895 Check Our Catalog …More

Murder in Three Acts By Christie, Agatha 1989-06 - G. K. Hall & Company 9780816145690 Check Our Catalog …More

Ordeal by Innocence By Christie, Agatha 1985-10 - Putnam Adult 9780396087045 Check Our Catalog While recovering from amnesia, Dr. Arthur Calgary realizes he could have provided an alibi in a scandalous murder trial that ends with the conviction of Jacko Argyle. The victim was Jacko's mother, and to make matters worse, Jacko dies in prison. But the young man's innocence means someone else killed the Argyle matriarch--and this person will certainly kill again to remain in the shadows. (May) …More

Hitched By Clark, Carol Higgins 2006-04 - Scribner Book Company 9780743289429 Check Our Catalog Hitched is the story of five April brides who are suddenly without wedding dresses -- each experiencing varying degrees of hysteria. Of course Regan is trying to figure out whodunnit while her fiance Jack is working to solve a series of bank robberies in New York City. …More