Tuesday, April 27, 2010

Bookworm


Fiction

True Blue by David Baldacci: "Mace" Perry was a cop until she was kidnapped and framed for a crime. After two years in prison her goal is to win back her badge. Roy is a lawyer who aided the poor and discovers the dead body of a female partner at the firm. Mace and Roy team up to investigate and find surprising secrets from both the private and public world of the nation's capital.

Split Image by Robert B. Parker: The parents of Cheryl DeMarco ask Sunny Randall for help in getting Cheryl out of a religious cult, while Jesse Stone probes the gunshot murder of Petrov Ognowski. As their professional and personal relationships become intertwined, both Jesse and Sunny realize that they have much in common with both their victims and their suspects-and with each other.

Fantasy in Death by J.D. Robb: Lieutenant Eve Dallas is having as much trouble figuring out how Bart Minnock was murdered as to who did the murdering. The victim's girlfriend seems grief-stricken, and his partners appear equally shocked.

Big Girl by Danielle Steel: A chubby little girl with blond hair, blue eyes, and ordinary looks, Victoria Dawson has always felt out of place in her family, especially after the birth of her perfect younger sister, Gracie.

The Shadow of Your Smile by Mary Higgins Clark: At age eighty-two and in failing health, Olivia Morrow knows she has little time left. The last of her line, she faces a momentous choice: expose a long-held family secret, or take it with her to her grave.

The Walk by Richard Paul Evans: What would you do if you lost everything, your job, your home, and the love of your life, all at the same time? It happens to Alan Christoffersen, he has nothing left to live for. He decides to take a walk. But not any ordinary walk.

The Black Cat by Martha Grimes: Richard Jury is suspicious when he is requested on a case far out of his jurisdiction in an outlying village where a young woman has been murdered behind the local pub. The only witness is the establishment's black cat, who gives no clue as to the girl's identity or her killer's.

Nonfiction

Managing People by Phillip L. Hunsaker: Presents techniques, checklists, diagrams, and other tools for improving one's workplace interpersonal relationship skills.

Martha Stewart's Dinner at Home: Martha Stewart offers fifty-two meals, including thirteen menus for each season and photographs.

Start Quilting with Alex Anderson: Make your first quilt a success with help from internationally beloved teacher Alex Anderson. Includes instructions for 8 beautiful quilts.

Christian Christian Names by Martin H. Manser: Are you looking for a baby name with a deeper meaning? Or for a popular and resonant name that has stood the test of time? There are many options that readers will recognize and some they won't, but all of them have their meaning explained as well as the story of the Biblical character or Saint with the same name.

The DIY Bride Crafty Countdown by Khris Cochran: Full of chic and offbeat crafts for every wedding.

Great Escapes by Ian Crofton: Great Escapes brings together extraordinary stories of daring escapes from prison, prisoner-of-war camps and other places of incarceration and confinement, drawn from every period of history and from every corner of the world.

A Clutter-Free Home: This book shows you how to find hidden storage space around your home and how to put it to use efficiently. It is an up-to-date guide to modern storage products and systems that effectively combat the ages-old problem of storage.

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