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FICTION
Aunt Dimity Slays the Dragon by Nancy Atherton: Lori Shepard investigates whether sabotage is responsible for the series of odd accidents befalling Calvin Malvern, who is acting as King Wilfred at the village of Finch's annual faire.

The 8th Confession by James Patterson: As Detective Lindsay Boxer investigates the high-profile murder, someone else is found brutally executed--a preacher with a message of hope for the homeless. His death nearly falls through the cracks, but when reporter Cindy Thomas hears about it, she knows the story could be huge.

First Family by David Baldacci: First lady Jane Cox insists on hiring private detectives Sean King and Michelle Maxwell to help when her twelve-year-old niece is abducted and the child's mother killed following a birthday party at Camp David, and while the investigators have no trouble identifying the assailant, they cannot figure out the motive for his obsession with the first family.

The Immortality Factor by Ben Bova: When biotech lab director Arthur Marshak discovers a way to grow replacement organs and limbs within a patient's own body, the uproar from religious extremists, conservative politicians and media coverage threatens to derail the project. Marshak decides to let a science court rule on the validity of human organ regeneration.

Triple Cross by Mark T. Sullivan: Former U.S. Special Agent Mickey Hennessey, head of security for the Jefferson Club, a private resort for the world's wealthiest people, is the only one of his team to make it out alive when the Third Position Army, a highly trained, heavily-armed paramilitary force, breaches the security system on New Year's Eve, taking everyone hostage--including Mickey's children--and he vows to do whatever it takes to free them.

Give Me Back My Legions by Harry Turtledove: Roman politician Publius Quinctilius Varus is assigned three legions and sent to the Roman frontier east of the Rhine to subdue the barbarous German tribes, not realizing there is a traitor in the ranks who is trying to learn everything he can about the Roman arts of war and policy in an effort to help Germany survive.

Tea Time for the Traditionally Built by Alexander McCall Smith: Mma Makutsi discovers that her old rival Violet Sephotho, at the Botswana Secretarial College, has set her sights on Mma’s fiancé, Phuti Radiphuti. The proprietor of a local football team has enlisted the No. 1 Ladies’ Detective Agency to help explain its dreadful losing streak. The owner of the team is convinced he as a traitor in his midst.

Her Kind of Hero by Diana Palmer: Contains two romance novels, including "The Last Mercenary," in which Micah Steele travels far and wide to rescue Callie Kirby, a woman from his past who has been kidnapped by his sworn enemy and with whom he is still in love; and "Matt Caldwell, Texas Tycoon," in which Jacobsville's most-sought-after bachelor Matt Caldwell finds himself falling for his new employee, the innocent and mysterious Leslie Murray.

Intent to Kill by James Grippando: Ryan James, a former minor-league baseball player turned sports radio host, receives an anonymous tip about the unsolved hit-and-run accident that killed his wife three years prior live on the air, but the information points to a powerful New England family, and puts Ryan, his wife's brother "Babes," and the case's prosecutor in danger.

Road Dogs by Elmore Leonard: After Jack Foley is released from prison, he devises a scheme to steal Cundo Rey's fortune, but his plan requires the help of Rey's common-law wife, Dawn Navarro.

CD’S FICTION
Just Take My Heart by Mary Higgins Clark: While Natalie and her roommate, Jamie Evans, were both struggling young actresses, Jamie had been involved with a mysterious married man to whom she referred only by nickname. Natalie comes face to face with him years later and inadvertently addresses him by the nickname Jamie had used. A few days later, Natalie is found in her home dying from a gunshot wound.

First Family by James Baldacci: First lady Jane Cox insists on hiring private detectives Sean King and Michelle Maxwell to help when her twelve-year-old niece is abducted and the child's mother killed following a birthday party at Camp David, and while the investigators have no trouble identifying the assailant, they cannot figure out the motive for his obsession with the first family.

Wicked Prey by John Sanford: Lucas Davenport grows increasingly concerned about various potential threats as the Republican convention in St. Paul approaches, and Randy Whitcomb, a pimp and petty thief with a grudge regarding a stray bullet that left him in a wheelchair, plans a way to get revenge by targeting Davenport's fourteen-year-old adopted daughter.