aired the week of March 10, 2014 

Six Years by Harland Coben is a fast paced thriller with lots of twists and turns.  When college professor Jake Fisher tries to contact his ex-girlfriend after she married 6 years ago he is blocked at every turn.  She has vanished into thin air and nothing makes sense. What is going on?

aired the week of March 3, 2014

The Last Original Wife by Dorothea Benton Frank is a fun light read about Les who at almost 60 is tired of catering to everyone else's wants and needs.  She doesn't want to spend the rest of her life with her husband's friend's "Barbie" wives, and she is going to make some changes.

aired the week of February 24, 2014

The Last Town on Earth by Thomas Mullen tells the story of Commonwealth a small mill town in the Pacific northwest that decides to quarantine itself during the influenza outbreak of 1918 and the dire consequences of that decision for the townspeople.

aired the week of February 17, 2014

Come Home by Lisa Scottoline is an adrenaline charged thrill ride.  Doctor Jill Farrow is shocked to find her former stepdaughter Abby on her doorstep.  Abby is distraught, her father has just died.  The police rule it a unintentional suicide, but Abby suspects foul play and wants Jill to help her get to the bottom of things. 

aired the week of February 10, 2014

The Outcasts by Kathleen Kent is a western story set at the end of the nineteenth century.  Nate Cannon a Texas State Policeman follows a brutal killer across Texas.  Nate never realizes that his life is on an collision course with that of Lucinda Carter a runaway brothel worker.  No one will walk away unchanged.

aired the week of February 3, 2014

Thunderstruck by Erik Larson is the second title in our Pushing the Limits book discussion series, which will be held on Thursday, February 27, 2014 at 6:30 in the library auditorium.  All are welcome.  Thunderstruck tells the interwoven stories of two men - Hawley Harvey Crippen, a very unlikely murderer and Guglielmo Marconi, the obsessive creator of a seemingly supernatural means of communication - whose lives intersect during one of the greatest criminal chases of all time.

aired the week of January 27, 2014

Runaway Man by David Handler is the first in a new series featuring New York P.I. Benji Golden who is hot on the case of a missing person.  However this missing person, a college student isn't too hard to find.  When dead bodies start to pile up in Benji's wake he wonder's if this job is a set up.  If it is, will he live to tell the tale or is he the next dead body?

aired the week of January 20, 2014

Songs for the Missing by Stewart O'Nan tells the story of any parent's worst nightmare.  Kim is 18 and enjoying her last summer before college.  She is working at the gas station on the highway and hanging out with friends.  Then one evening in August she doesn't show up for work.  She doesn't join her friends later to party and she never comes home.  What has happened to Kim?

aired the week of January 13, 2014

Arctic Drift by Clive & Dirk Cussler kicks off our Pushing the Limits program series on January 23rd at 6:30 in the Library Auditorium.  Join us to discuss the themes of survival in this suspense thriller novel.  When a breakthrough discovery reveals a potential source for the reversal of global warming, the race is on for Dirk Pitt director of the National Underwater Marine agency and his staff.

aired the week of January 6, 2014

A Tree Grows in Brooklyn by Betty Smith is a classic written in 1943.  Francie Nolan is eleven years old when this book opens.  Follow her through her hardscrabble life in Brooklyn in the early 1900s.  A beautifully written, enduring classic with themes that speak to every generation.

aired the week of December 30, 2013

The Little Way of Ruthie Leming: a Southern Girl, a Small Town and the Secret of a Good Life by Rod Dreher.  Dreher shares the story of his younger sister Ruthie who is diagnosed at the age of 40 with a very aggressive form of lung cancer.  Dreher explores Ruthie's  relationship with her family and community as they rally around their dying friend.

aired the week of December 23, 2013

Christmas Eve at Friday Harbor by Lisa Kleypas tells the story of young orphan Holly who is being cared for by her two bachelor uncles.  All she wants for Christmas is an new mom.  Will she get her Christmas wish?

aired the week of December 16, 2013

Christmas Bliss by Mary Kay Andrews continues the story of good friends Weezie and Bebe as they try to prepare for the upcoming Christmas season.  Weezie is marrying her longtime boyfriend and Bebe is due to deliver her first child at any moment.  Can these two southern girls make it through the holiday season with their spirits intact?

aired the week of December 9, 2013

Comfort & Joy by Kristin Hannah is a Christmas novella that follows high school librarian Joy Candellaro after she is divorced from her husband and estranged from her sister.  How can she enjoy the Christmas season when there is no one to share it with.  On impulse Joy boards a flight for Canada where the small charter plane goes down in the Pacific Northwest.  In the woods Joy meet a young boy named Bobby who is also hurting from loss.  Can Joy and Bobby help each other put the past behind them to look forward to the blessings of Christmas?

aired the week of December 2, 2013

Silver Bells by Luanne Rice is a Christmas novella that takes place in New York City.  Christopher has always sold his Christmas trees in the city, but last year his 16-year-old son ran away from the stand.  This year he vows to locate his child, but he may need more help than he can imagine as the city is so very large.  Will Catherine, a woman who witnessed the whole family blow up last year be willing to help Christopher?  Magical things can happen during the Christmas season if you are just willing to believe.

aired the week of November 25, 2013

Sweet Misfortune by Kevin Alan Milne is the story Sophie Jones a chocolatier with major trust issues.  Her parents and grandmother died in a car accident on Sophie's 9th birthday and her fiancé recently broke things off right before the wedding so the trust issues may be warranted.  These heartbreaking events have lead to one wonderful creation, the misfortune cookie, which is one of her best selling items.  They are popular for the handwritten misfortunes Sophie puts in each cookie.  Some examples are:

• You will soon fall in love.  Caution" when people fall, something usually breaks.
• He who throws dirt is losing ground.
• Yesterday was the high point of your life. Sorry.

 

aired the week of November 18, 2013

Bitter River by Julia Keller is the second book featuring Raythune County, West Virginia's prosecuting attorney Belfa Elkins.  Belfa is trying to find out who would want teenager Lucinda Trimble dead, when Lucinda's body is found in a car submerged in the Bitter River.  So far there are no leads and no witnesses.  The hills of West Virginia is a fully developed character in this well written novel.  Julia Keller is an author to watch.

aired the week of November 11, 2013

Storm Front by John Sandford is the 7th title in the Virgil Flowers series.  Virgil is an agent with the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension.  His latest case has him helping an Israeli agent track down an ancient artifact stolen from Israel by a Lutheran minister from Mankato. This story has great characters and laugh out loud dialog.  If you haven't met Virgil, you should.

aired the week of November 4, 2013

He's Gone by Deb Caletti tells the story of Dani after she realizes her husband is missing.  It is an introspective journey through their relationship and how our perception of the truth is different for each person.

aired the week of October 28, 2013

How to Bake a Perfect Life by Barbara O'Neal is set in Ramona's bakery in Colorado Springs.  Ramona's daughter Sofia has just had to fly to Germany to be with her wounded soldier husband.  Meanwhile Ramona welcomes Sofia's stepdaughter Katie to live with her.  Includes many wonderful bread recipes.

aired the week of October 21, 2013

The Pawn by Steven James is the first in the Patrick Bowers Thriller series.  Patrick has been asked to consult with a task force near Ashville, N.C. as they try to track down a serial killer dubbed "The Yellow Ribbon Strangler."  Things get personal when the killer goes after Patrick and his stepdaughter Tessa.

1. The Pawn
2. The Rook
3. The Knight
4. The Bishop
5. The Queen
6. Opening Moves
7. The King

aired the week of October 14, 2013

The Kitchen House by Kathleen Grissom follows young Lavinia as she becomes an indentured servant on the Tall Oaks Plantation in 1791.  She doesn't quite fit in with the slaves nor does she fit in with the privileged whites in the big house.  It is a precarious position which Lavinia makes work well until unforeseen circumstances change her life forever.