The Pilgrim Soul
New Hampshire Literature : a Sampler
Big Snow, Little Snow
The Best Revenge
The Lucky One
From the Publisher Is there really such thing as a lucky charm? The hero of Nicholas Sparks's new novel believes he's found one in the form of a photograph of a smiling woman he's never met, but who he comes to believe holds the key to his destiny. The chain of events that leads to […]
The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo
The Washington Post – Patrick Anderson: ?this remarkable first novel by the Swedish journalist Stieg Larsson?has been a huge bestseller in Europe and will be one here if readers are looking for an intelligent, ingeniously plotted, utterly engrossing thriller that is variously a serial-killer saga, a search for a missing person and an informed glimpse […]
The Given Day
David Keymer – Library Journal: Shamus Award winner Lehane's first historical novel is a clear winner, displaying all the virtues the author (Mystic River) has shown in his exceptional series of crime novels: narrative verve, sensitivity to setting, the interweaving of complicated story lines, an apt and emotionally satisfying denouement-and, above all, the author's abiding […]
The Crown of Columbus
Sweetheart
Teresa L. Jacobsen – Library Journal: Strung-out police detective Archie Sheridan, still haunted by serial killer Gretchen Lowell, returns in Cain's high-octane follow-up to Heartsick. This time the first murder victim shows up in a park, followed by spare parts in a nearby doghouse. But trouble truly explodes when Hannibal Lector-like imprisoned killer Gretchen is […]
The September Society
Jo Ann Vicarel – Library Journal: When Oxford student George Payson goes missing, his mother asks Charles Lennox to find him. All avenues of investigation point to foul play, and then Payson's garroted body is found in the Christ Church Meadow. Wealthy, intelligent, Oxford-educated, and a detective of some repute, Charles seeks to determine what […]