Librarian's Choice: Fiction

New Books

Novels -

Hazelgrove, William Elliott: Mica Highways

"April 4, 1968. To the world, it was the day an assassin's bullet struck down Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. To Charlie Tidewater, it was the day....his beautiful mother suddenly died." This book picks up the story thirty years later, when Charlie returns to his boyhood home and tries to find out what really happened the night his mother died.

Le Carre, John: Single & Single

Le Carre is know for his espionage novels and this one is composed of a sequence of events whose connections are "mysterious, complex and compelling". Le Carre brings in the criminal elements of the new Russian states and the world of finance in the West.

Perabo, Susan: Who I Was Supposed to Be

In the world of Perabo's fiction, nothing can be taken for granted. In this debut short story collection, she is celebrating the quirkiness of the human condition. For example - why would a retired grocer take up jewel theft? What makes a mugging victim, separated from his wife, feign amnesia to try to win her back? Read this book for laughter, love and wonder.

Rice, Anne: Vittorio the Vampire

Vittorio is a vampire during the Italian Renaissance. This is the second in Rice's new series "The New Tales of the Vampires". Vittorio, trained to be a knight in his father's mountaintop castle, becomes caught up in war and political intrigue - facing demonic adversaries.

Mysteries:

Doss, James D.: The Night Visitor

A Shaman Novel. One of Doss' superb Shaman novels - a blend of suspense, crime detection and evocative Southwestern Native American mysticism. Once again we follow the adventures of the skeptical Ute lawman, Charlie Moon, his friend Scott Parris and Charlie's aunt, the shaman Daisy Perika.

Roberts, Gillian: Adam and Evil

English teacher Amanda Pepper fears for her bright student Adam Evans, especially when he becomes a suspect in a murder. Amanda is certain he is innocent. For Roberts, Philadelphia can change from the "City of Brotherly Love" to a place chilled by menace.

Fantasy/Science Fiction:

Goodkind, Terry: Wizard's First Rule

"A debut of a brilliant new fantasy writer." A story of Richard Cypher - destined to battle the ultimate adversary, and Darken Rahl, an evil mage. Richard helps the beautiful Kahlan seek Zedd, the last great wizard and finds himself in the role of the Seeker of Truth, one pure of heart and strong of purpose.

Willis, Connie, ed: Nebula Awards Thirty-Three

The Nebula Awards are fiction honors presented annually by the Science-fiction and Fantasy Writers of America. This book includes poetry, classic stories and the award winners. Don't miss it!

Romance:

Oke, Janette: A Quiet Strength

A Prairie Legacy: #3. Oke is best known for her prairie love stories and has won the 1992 President's Award from the Evangelical Christian Publishers Association for her significant contribution to Christian fiction. Follow this story of Virginia and Jonathan - through love and loss, tragedy and triumph - all with the love of God sustaining them.

Veryan, Patricia: The Riddle of the Lost Lover

"The reigning queen of Period romance" outdoes herself in this story about Captain Jack Vespa, Consuela Jones and her grandmother. Jack is wounded during a battle against Napoleon and sent home to England. There he and Consuela become embroiled in a murderous scheme to defraud the government. Jack learns that his father may not be his real father and he and Consuela find themselves following a "mad rug collector" into dangerous enemy territory.