HPL Adult Summer Reading

Final Target By Gilstrap, John 2017-06 - Kensington Publishing Corporation 9781496712691 Check Our Catalog HPL patron: I gave up after 75 pages. Cartel against kids led by CIA agents in Mexico. Story didn't make it for me. …More

Killers of the Flower Moon: The Osage Murders and the Birth of the FBI By Grann, David 2017-04 - Doubleday Books 9780385534246 Check Our Catalog HPL patron: Excellent book and good history. Important telling of the Osage Nation in Oklahoma being killed one at a time for their oil money. The creation of the FBI stopped this. …More

Shadow of the Wolf By Hall, Tim 2015-05 - David Fickling Books 9780545816649 Check Our Catalog Forget everything you've ever heard about Robin Hood. Robin Loxley is seven years old when his parents disappear without a trace. Years later the great love of his life, Marian, is also taken from him. Driven by these mysteries, and this anguish, Robin follows a darkening path into the ancient heart of Sherwood Forest. What he encounters there will leave him transformed . . . …More

Private Arrangements By Jackson, Brenda 2012-01 - Kimani Press 9780373862443 Check Our Catalog Nikki Cartwright can't believe Jonas Steele has chosen her for a high-profile marketing venture that could make her career. But when they share a kiss so intimate that their desire skyrockets, Nikki knows she must guard her heart against the seductive Phoenix playboy--as if her life depends on it. Original. …More

The Mermaid Chair By Kidd, Sue Monk 2005-04 - Viking 9780670033942 Check Our Catalog Awards: Iowa High School Book Award (2007), Quill Awards (2005) Reviewed by BookPage Kidd's stunning debut, "The Secret Life of Bees," spent 77 weeks on "The New York Times" bestseller list. Now, in her much-anticipated new novel, Kidd has woven a transcendent tale that will thrill her legion of fans and cement her reputation as one of the most remarkable writers at work today. HPL …More

The Secret Life of Bees By Kidd, Sue Monk 2002-10 - Viking Books 9780670032372 Check Our Catalog A stunning debut, "The Secret Life of Bees" follows a young girl who is taken in by three black, bee-keeping sisters. As she enters their mesmerizing secret world of bees and honey, she discovers a place where she can find the single thing her heart longs for most. …More

Robert Ludlum's the Altman Code By Ludlum, Robert Author Lynds, Gayle 2003-11 - Wheeler Publishing 9781587245329 Check Our Catalog The U.S. Navy covertly tracks a Chinese cargo ship headed for Iraq. Its rumored cargo: several tons of chemicals, enough for Iraq to build a new arsenal of biological weapons. To avoid a diplomatic nightmare, Covert-one must prove this ship is indeed carrying its deadly cargo before it can be stopped. Racing against the clock, Col. Jon Smith uncovers the truth about the ship, a truth that …More

44 Scotland Street By McCall Smith, Alexander 2005-06 - Anchor Books 1400079446 Check Our Catalog Bestselling author Alexander McCall Smith brings all the warmth of his extraordinary No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency books and the Sunday Philosophy Club series to this witty novel chronicling the lives of the residents of 44 Scotland Street in Edinburgh. Originally serialized in "The Scotsman, 44 Scotland Street is already an international sensation. When twenty-year-old Pat rents a …More

Battlefield of the Mind Bible: Renew Your Mind Through the Power of God's Word By Meyer, Joyce 2017-01 - Faithwords 9781455595327 Check Our Catalog HPL patron: This book uses Bible verses to explain happiness and depression. She uses examples from her own life to illustrate this, but I though the book should have been shorter with less repetition. …More

If I May By Milne, A. A. Prepared by Classics, 510 2016-01 - Createspace Independent Publishing Platform 9781523668700 Check Our Catalog HPL patron: Here are 41 essays previously published in magazines circa 1920 that show the humor and household problems of that man who brought us Winnie the Pooh. Laugh out loud funny, the problems showed a world view similar to Mark Twain. I wanted to make reprints of "A Hint for Next Christmas" to replace Christmas cards in December. …More

The Husband's Secret By Moriarty, Liane 2013-07 - Amy Einhorn Books 9780399159343 Check Our Catalog Australian author Moriarty, in her fifth novel (after The Hypnotist's Love Story), puts three women in an impossible situation and doesn't cut them any slack. …More

A Rising Man By Mukherjee, Abir 2017-05 - Pegasus Books 9781681774169 Check Our Catalog The body of a senior official has been found in a filthy sewer, and a note left in his mouth warns the British to quit India, or else. Under tremendous pressure to solve the case before it erupts into increased violence on the streets, Wyndham and his two new colleagues--arrogant Inspector Digby and Sergeant Banerjee, one of the few Indians to be recruited into the new CID--embark on an …More

Murder Games By Patterson, James 2017-06 - Little Brown and Company 9780316273961 Check Our Catalog The life Dr. Dylan Reinhart saves may be his own Dr. Dylan Reinhart wrote the book on criminal behavior. Literally--he's a renowned, bestselling Ivy League expert on the subject. When a copy of his book turns up at a gruesome murder scene--along with a threatening message from the killer--it looks like someone has been taking notes. Elizabeth Needham is the headstrong …More

Standing Next to History: An Agent's Life Inside the Secret Service By Petro, Joseph With Robinson, Jeffrey 2005-01 - Thomas Dunne Books 9780312332211 Check Our Catalog From Rockefeller to Reagan to the Pope, one of the Secret Service's top agents offers an extraordinary account of protecting the people who made history. 16-page photo insert. HPL patron: An agent's life guarding the Presiden and other important people while he was in the Secret Service. This book gives an inside look at the inner workings of the top …More

Ceremony in Death By Robb, J. D. Author Roberts, Nora 2009-07 - Thorndike Press 9781410416346 Check Our Catalog In a new age of criminal investigation, Lieutenant Eve Dallas is drawn into the most dangerous case of her career. Every step she takes makes her question her own beliefs of right and wrong--and brings her closer to a confrontation with humanity's most seductive form of evil. J.D. Robb is the pseudonym of bestselling author Nora Roberts. …More

Glory in Death By Robb, J. D. Author Roberts, Nora 2009-05 - Thorndike Press 9781410415424 Check Our Catalog Investigating the deaths of two beautiful and highly successful women, police lieutenant Eve Dallas discovers a long list of suspects, including her own lover Roarke. …More

Holiday in Death By Robb, J. D. 1998-05 - Berkley Publishing Group 9780425163719 Check Our Catalog Awards: Rita Awards (1999) No one likes to be alone during the holidays. For New York's most posh dating service, Personally Yours, it is the season to bring lonely hearts together. But Lt. Eve Dallas, on the trail of a ritualistic serial killer, has made a disturbing discovery: all of the victims have been traced to Personally Yours. Eve soon enters an elite world of people searching for their one true love--and one killer …More

Immortal in Death By Robb, J. D. 1996-07 - Berkley Publishing Group 9780425153789 Check Our Catalog When a top model is murdered, police lieutenant Eve Dallas discovers that the world of high fashion thrives on an all-consuming obsession for youth and fame. One that leads from the runway to the dark underworld of New York City, where drugs can be found to fulfill any desire--for any price. J.D. Robb is the pseudonym of New York Times bestselling author Nora Roberts. …More

Naked in Death By Robb, J. D. 1996-06 - Berkley Publishing Group 9780425148297 Check Our Catalog As NYPD Lt. Eve Dallas races to find a serial killer, she becomes very involved with one of the suspects. Her overpowering feelings for a man she barely knows could jeopardize her investigation, her faith in herself--and her life. J.D. Robb is the pseudonym for bestselling author Nora Roberts. …More

Rapture in Death By Robb, J. D. 1996-09 - Berkley Publishing Group 9780425155189 Check Our Catalog When the autopsies of three suspicious suicides reveal small burns on the brains of the victims, Eve's investigation turns to the provocative world of virtual reality games--where the same techniques used to create joy and desire could also prompt the mind to become the weapon of its own destruction. J.D. Robb is the pseudonym of author Nora Roberts. …More

Vengeance in Death By Robb, J. D. 1997-09 - Berkley Publishing Group 9780425160398 Check Our Catalog Eve is stunned by the vicious nature of a series of murders--and haunted by the cryptic riddles left for her by the killer. The crimes are clearly related, but the investigation stalls until Eve discovers a common link between the victims: her new husband, Roarke. …More

Chesapeake Blue By Roberts, Nora 2013-08 - Berkley Publishing Group 9780425262771 Check Our Catalog < b>A #1 New York Times Bestseller< /b>< p>In the long-awaited conclusion to the breathtaking drama of < I>Sea Swept, Rising Tides< /I>, and < I>Inner Harbor< /I>, Nora Roberts returns to Chesapeake Bay and her beloved Quinn family for the story of Seth Quinn. Now a grown man returning from Europe as a successful painter, Seth is settling in Maryland amid the blessed chaos of …More

The Art of Exceptional Living By Rohn, Jim Read by Rohn, Jim 2003-03 - Simon & Schuster Audio/Nightingale-Conant 9780743529068 Check Our Catalog Rohn's classic self-help title is finally available on CD. Here, one of the most inspiring business speakers reveals contemporary success secrets in a way that is both accessible and practical. In this presentation, listeners will learn simple strategies for doing ordinary things extraordinarily and setting one's life on a track for success. 2 CDs. HPL patron: …More

Trajectory: Stories By Russo, Richard 2017-05 - Knopf Publishing Group 9781101947722 Check Our Catalog HPL patron: I couldn't get interested in story line-some colleges and students. Couldn't get into it. …More