Sail : a Novel
From the Publisher: Since the death of her husband, Anne Dunne and her three children have struggled in every way. In a last ditch effort to save the family, Anne plans an elaborate sailing vacation to bring everyone together once again. But only an hour out of port, everything is going wrong. The teenage daughter, […]
Shadow of Power : a Paul Madriani Novel
Publishers Weekly Bestseller Martini's entertaining ninth Paul Madriani legal thriller (after 2005's Double Tap) offers an improbable if intriguing premise. San Diego, Calif., attorney Madriani and Harry Hinds, his longtime partner, agree to represent Carl Arnsberg, a racist facing execution for the bludgeoning-by-hammer murder of author Terry Scarborough, whose nonfiction bestseller, Perpetual Slaves, has actually […]
The Other
Kirkus Reviews: In this philosophically provocative and psychologically astute novel, two boyhood friends take very different paths: The richer one renounces all earthly entanglements, while the poorer one becomes unexpectedly wealthy beyond imagination. Once again, Guterson (Our Lady of the Forest, 2003, etc.) writes of the natural splendor of his native Pacific Northwest, though the […]
The Broken Window : a Lincoln Rhyme Novel
Amanda Scott – Library Journal: Deaver's (The Sleeping Doll) latest novel, which pairs disabled criminologist Lincoln Rhyme and Detective Amelia Sachs for the eighth time, is sure to be one of his most popular books to date. When Lincoln suspects his cousin is being framed for murder, other similar cases of stolen identities and innocent […]
All the Way Home : Building a Family In a Falling-down House
Janet Ingraham Dwyer – Library Journal: Those visiting Giffels's (columnist, Akron Beacon Journal) dream house often ask him if he's seen the Tom Hanks movie The Money Pit. His is an astonishingly decrepit mansion built in 1913 and last maintained in 1965. The owner remained long after that year, right until (and a little after) […]
The Monster of Florence
Deirdre Bray Root – Library Journal: In 2000, Preston, the best-selling coauthor of thrillers with Lincoln Child (e.g., The Relic) moved to Florence, Italy, to research a new mystery and fell headlong into the case of the Monster of Florence. Between 1968 and 1985, seven couples had been murdered in their cars in secluded lovers' […]
Greening Your Home
Your Complete Guide to a Green, Energy-Efficient Home Climate and Landscape: ? Air and Water Quality ? Airborne Pollutants and Water Contaminants ? Mold and Mildew ? Radon ? Carbon Monoxide Natural and Artificial Lighting: ? Practical and Aesthetic Lighting ? Maximizing Light ? Combining Natural and Artificial Sources Heating and Cooling: ? Furnace or […]
Gandhi & Churchill : the Epic Rivalry That Destroyed an Empire and Forged Our Age
Elizabeth Morris – Library Journal: The complex task of drawing comparison and contrast between two of the most chronicled lives of the 20th century is easily and compellingly handled by Herman (How the Scots Invented the Modern World). Spanning the globe and dozens of decades, Herman never sinks into the clich?s of these two men's […]
Careless In Red : a Novel
The Washington Post – Patrick Anderson: This is the first of Elizabeth George's novels I've read, and I finished it doubly astonished: at George's exceptional gifts and at my own dimwittedness in neglecting her work for the 20 years she's been publishing?American crime fiction, starting with Dashiell Hammett and continuing through James M. Cain, Ed […]
Secrets
Elizabeth M. Mellett – Library Journal: Deveraux's (Someone To Love) latest romance has an old-fashioned feel to it. Cassie Madden was a lonely 12-year-old when she fell in love with Jeff Ames. Years later, Jeff is widowed, and Cassie is nanny to his daughter in his home, still in love with this man who appears […]