Author: Hilderbrand, Elin, author. Published: 2017 Call Number: F HILDERBR Format: Books Summary: It's been too long since the entire Quinn family has been able to celebrate the holidays under the same roof, but that's about to change. With Bart back safe and sound from Afghanistan, the Quinns are preparing for a holiday more joyous than any they've experienced in years. And Bart's safe return isn't the family's only good news: Kevin is enjoying married life with Isabelle; Patrick is getting back on his feet after paying his debt to society; Ava thinks she's finally found the love of her life; and Kelly is thrilled to see his family reunited at last. But it just wouldn't be a Quinn family gathering if things went smoothly.
Author: Child, Lee contributor, writer of introduction, editor. Brown, Sandra, 1948- contributor. Box, C. J. contributor. McDermid, Val, contributor. James, Peter, 1948- contributor. Published: 2017 Call Number: F MATCHUP Format: Books Summary: Collects stories written by best-selling thriller authors,11 women and 11 men partnered in male-female literary pairings, in an anthology that includes contributions by such favorites as Sandra Brown, John Sandford and Eric Van Lustbader. "In this incredible follow-up to the New York Times and USA Today bestseller FaceOff, twenty-two of the world's most popular thriller writers come together for an unforgettable anthology. MatchUp takes the never-before-seen bestseller pairings of FaceOff and adds a delicious new twist: gender. Eleven of the world's best female thriller writers from Diana Gabaldon to Charlene Harris are paired with eleven of the world's best male thriller writers, including John Sandford, C.J. Box, and Nelson DeMille. The stories are edited by #1 New York Times bestselling author Lee Child"--
Author: Mallery, Susan author. Published: 2015 Call Number: PB MALLERY Format: Books Summary: "Destiny Mills believes passion has its place--like in the lyrics of the country songs that made her parents famous. After a childhood full of drama and heartache, she wants a life that's calm. Safe. Everything that Kipling Gilmore isn't. Her temporary assignment with the Fool's Gold search and rescue team puts her in delicious proximity to the former world-class skier every day. Part of her aches to let go for once--the rest is terrified what'll happen if she does"--Page 4 of cover.
Author: Lee, Hyeonseo, author. John, David, 1966- author. Published: 2015 Call Number: B LEE Format: Books Summary: In 1997 the author, aged 17, escaped North Korea for China. Her mother's first words over the telephone to her lost daughter were "don't come back". The reprisals for all of them would have been lethal. Twelve years later she returned to the North Korean border in a daring mission to spirit her mother and brother to South Korea in a very costly and dangerous journey. This eloquent book offers the first credible account of ordinary life in North Korea and gives an extraordinary insight into the life under one of the world's most ruthless and secretive dictatorships.
Author: Putney, Mary Jo author. Published: 2014 Call Number: PB PUTNEY Format: Books Summary: James, Lord Kirkland, owns a shipping fleet, half a London gaming house, and is a ruthlessly effective spymaster. Laurel Herbert gave James her heart as an innocent young girl, until she saw him perform an act of shocking violence. That night she left the husband who is far more than the fashionable lord he seems, and he let her go without a word of protest. Now, ten years later, a chance encounter turns passionate, with consequences that cannot be ignored. But as they try to rebuild what was broken, they must face common enemies and a very uncommon love.
Author: Patterson, James, 1947- author. Ellis, David, 1967- author. Published: 2014 Call Number: F PATTERSO Format: Books Summary: On leave from her FBI researcher career, Emmy Dockery tries to convince her boyfriend that hundreds of unsolved cases are linked to a single perpetrator. "Everyone thinks Emmy Dockery is crazy. Obsessed with finding the link between hundreds of unsolved cases, Emmy has taken leave from her job as an FBI researcher. Now all she has are the newspaper clippings that wallpaper her bedroom, and her recurring nightmares of an all-consuming fire. Not even Emmy's ex-boyfriend, field agent Harrison "Books" Bookman, will believe her that hundreds of kidnappings, rapes, and murders are all connected. That is, until Emmy finds a piece of evidence he can't afford to ignore. More murders are reported by the day--and they're all inexplicable. No motives, no murder weapons, no suspects. Could one person really be responsible for these unthinkable crimes?"--
Author: Burrowes, Grace. Published: 2013 Call Number: PB BURROWES Format: Books Summary: Evie Windham and Lucas Denning strike a deal, each agreeing to be the other's decoy in avoiding marriage.
Author: Matthews, Jason, 1951- Published: 2013 Call Number: F MATTHEWS Format: Books Summary: Drafted against her will to serve the regime of Vladimir Putin as an intelligence seductress, Dominika Egorova engages in a charged effort of deception and tradecraft with first-tour CIA officer Nathaniel Nash before a forbidden attraction threatens their careers.
Author: Alexander, Victoria. Published: 2012 Call Number: PB ALEXANDE Format: Books Summary: Living the perfect genteel Victorian life complete with a loving husband, Evelyn Hadley-Attwater, once a spy for England's most enigmatic intelligence agency, is summoned for one final assignment and finds the lure of her former life too hard to resist.
Author: Wein, Elizabeth. Published: 2012 Call Number: Y WEIN Format: Books Summary: In 1943, a British fighter plane crashes in Nazi-occupied France and the survivor tells a tale of friendship, war, espionage, and great courage as she relates what she must to survive while keeping secret all that she can.
Author: Thorpe, Helen, 1963- author. Published: 2011 2009 Call Number: 305.868 Format: Books Summary: This book offers a powerful account of four young Mexican women coming of age in Denver, two of whom have legal documentation, two of whom who don't, and the challenges they face as they attempt to pursue the American dream. Helen Thorpe tells the story of four high school students whose parents entered this country illegally from Mexico. All four of the girls have grown up in the United States, and all four want to live the American dream. As the girls attempt to make it into college, they discover that only the legal pair see a clear path forward. Their friendships start to divide along lines of immigration status.
Author: Woods, Sherryl, author. Leigh, Allison. Home on the ranch. Published: 2011 Call Number: PB WOOD Format: Books Summary: Miss Liz's passion: While struggling to cope with his son, Todd Lewis falls in love with his son's teacher, Elizabeth Gentry. Home on the Ranch: Cage would do anything to help his daughter even enlisting the aid of Belle Day, his family's enemy.
Author: Schou, Nick, author. Published: 2006 Call Number: B WEBB Format: Books Summary: Tells the story of newspaper reporter Gary Webb, who wrote an exposé series linking the CIA to crack cocaine trafficking in 1996 and killed himself in 2004, and argues that his editors betrayed him.
Author: Ledgin, Norm, author. Published: 2000 1998 Call Number: 973.46 Format: Books Summary: Examines the apparent inconsistencies in the character and behavior of founding father Thomas Jefferson, and relates those traits to the neurological disorder Asperger's Syndrome, or high-functioning autism. Historians have long remarked on Thomas Jefferson's "peculiarities." But it took author Norm Ledgin, whose son has Asperger's Syndrome, to see what others did not. In this intriguing book, Ledgin carefully constructs a convincing case for the likelihood that Thomas Jefferson had Asperger's Syndrome. He matches Jefferson's behaviors with five diagnostic criteria for Asperger's: social impairment, preoccupation with "special interests," impairment in nonverbal communication, lack of emotional reciprocity, and inflexible adherence to nonfunctional routines. He also addresses other well-known signs of Asperger's, such as failure to recognize social cues, need for calming pressure, and indifference to peer pressure. A fascinating read!
