Displaying the top 100 results that match your query. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/rssapi.jsp?Ne=6660&N=7431+6601 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1705066 Eighty-nine-year-old Isabelle McAllister has a favor to ask her hairdresser, Dorrie Curtis. Isabelle wants Dorrie, a black single mother in her thirties, to drop everything and drive her from her home in Arlington, Texas, to a funeral in Cincinnati--with no clear explanation why--tomorrow. Over the years, Dorrie and Isabelle have developed more than just a business relationship: they are friends. But Dorrie, fretting over the new man in her life and her teenage sons irresponsible choices, still wonders why Isabelle chose her. Isabelle confesses that, as a willful teen in 1930s Kentucky, she fell deeply in love with Robert Prewitt, a would-be doctor and the black son of her familys housekeeper--in a town where blacks werent allowed after dark. The tale of their forbidden relationship and its tragic consequences makes it clear Dorrie and Isabelle are headed for a gathering of the utmost importance and that the history of Isabelles first and greatest love just might help Dorrie find her own way. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1705084 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1705069 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1712895 Futuristic speculation combines with murder when a scientific expedition on a faraway planet searches for an alien species only to be stalked by a determined killer who may be a hostile alien or a member of their own team. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1705087 Resolving to reunite with her missing physicist husband as Mumbai is evacuated in the wake of a nuclear threat, statistician Sarita journeys through the surreal landscape of a dangerous near-abandoned city and meets an incarnation of the patron goddess Devi Ma. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1704141 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1704156 Justin and Libby Denbe have the kind of life youd find in the pages of a glossy magazine. A beautiful fifteen-year-old daughter. A gorgeous brownstone on a tree-lined street in Bostons Back Bay neighborhood. A great marriage, admired by all. A perfect life. When investigator Tessa Leone arrives at the crime scene in the foyer of the Denbes home, she finds scuff marks on the floor and a million tiny pieces of bright green Taser confetti. The family appears to have been abducted, with only a pile of their cell phones and electronic devices remaining. No witnesses, no ransom demands, no motive. Just a perfect little family, gone. Tessa knows better than anyone that flawless fronts can hide the darkest secrets. Now she must race against the clock to uncover the Denbes innermost dealings, a complex tangle of friendships and betrayal, big business and small sacrifices. Who would want to kidnap such a perfect little family? And how far would such a person be willing to go? http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1713178 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1713177 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1705064 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1674771 When Jill Smokler was first home with her children, she thought her blog would keep friends and family updated. To her surprise, she hit a chord in the hearts of mothers everywhere. In a culture that idealizes motherhood, its scary to confess that being a mother is beautiful, dirty, joyful, and frustrating all at once. Admitting that its not easy doesnt make you a bad mom. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1704131 In Kurald Galain, commoner hero Vatha Urusander aspires to take the hand of the reigning Mother Dark, but since she has already taken Lord Draconus as consort, civil war threatens, all while an ancient power rises from the sea. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1697514 A reimagining of the events surrounding the 1963 assassination of John F. Kennedy finds Bob Lee Swagger drawing on old records, intelligence archives, and observations at the infamous site to investigate a new clue about a third bullet that mysteriously exploded. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1704132 While searching for the truth surrounding her birth, Cheyenne Christensen finds herself in the arms of Dylan Amos, the oldest and baddest of the hell-raising Amos brothers, and the type of man she has sworn to stay away from. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1704154 Incapable of falling in love, Justine Hoffman, whose mother cast a spell to protect her from heartbreak, longs to lead a normal life and, finding a way to temporarily block the enchantment, falls in love with the mysterious Jason Black, unleashing a dangerous passion that could destroy everything. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1697510 Nestled on a lonely stretch along the Pacific coast, quaint roadside outpost Harmony Corner offers everything a weary traveler needs. But when Odd Thomas and company stop to spend the night, they discover that theres more to this secluded haven than meets the eye. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1712896 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1682419 Halfway through SEAL training, Cadet Jack Walker, still green but showing incredible promise, is whisked away to join four SEALs and their dog for a special ops mission. Walker soon finds himself in a whirlwind of otherworldly creatures and events as he discovers the true nature of SEAL Team 666. Battling demons, possessed humans, mass-murdering cults, and evil in its darkest and most and ancient form, the members of SEAL Team 666 have their work cut out for them. And its not long before they realize that the threat isnt directed against the US alone--an ancient and deadly cult has far bigger plans, and Walker is at the center of a supernatural conflict in which the entire world is at stake. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1696368 In the mid-19th century, Leonie Monroe Russell works alongside her husband, Junius, an oysterman in Shoalwater Bay in the Pacific Northwest. At night she continues her fathers lifelong obsession: collecting artifacts and studying the native culture that once thrived in the Washington Territory. On her 37th birthday, Leonie discovers a mummy protruding from the riverbank bordering her property--a mummy that by all evidence shouldnt exist. As Leonie searches for answers to the mummys origins, she begins to feel a mystical connection to it that defies all logic. Leonies sense that otherworldly forces are at work only grows when news of the incredible discovery brings Juniuss long lost son, Daniel, to her doorstep. Upon his unexpected arrival, a native elder insists that Leonie wear a special shell bracelet for protection. But protection from whom? The mummy? Or perhaps Daniel? Leonie has always been a good daughter and good wife, but for the first time, these roles do not seem to be enough. Finding the mummy has changed everything, and now Leonie must decide if she has the courage to put aside the expectations of others to be the woman she was meant to be. From award-winning author Megan Chance, Bone River is a haunting, lyrical tale of passion and identity. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1697507 In St. Louis, single mom Samantha Jones attends EMT certification classes while working nights repossessing cars. She arrives to tow away a BMW only to find critically battered and shot Danny Panterro, an undercover FBI agent, in the trunk. Bleeding badly from a gunshot wound, hed been snatched from protective custody by a vicious gang of drug runners who would stop at nothing to see him dead. Forcing her to help him, he tries to make her understand that now shes a target for the killers, too. In the face of harrowing danger, Sam has no choice but to trust Danny with her life--and, more importantly, her sons. Against her will, she starts to fall for the once-menacing stranger, and discovers a depth of passion she never imagined she could feel. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1713183 Celia Graves, bodyguard, part siren, part vampire is called upon by her aunt, who is the queen of the sirens, to act as her cousin Adrianas bodyguard during Adrianas wedding since a conspiracy is afoot. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1704133 Keeping the fact that she needs a liver transplant a secret, Callie Vanetta moves out to her grandparents farm where she takes in Levi McCloud, a drifter and handyman, and discovers that she does have something to lose, her heart. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1704138 Facing limited prospects in a small town where teen girls act out by setting fires, Kate pursues the education that she hopes will enable her escape and clashes with friends from different cultures before resolving to find herself. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1713200 Depicts the zombie apocalypse through the journal of a member of the military and descriptions of the other survivors he meets. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1704127 When she inherits a large estate in Angels Landing, South Carolina, social worker Kara Newell rediscovers her love for life and starts a relationship with sheriff Jeff Hamilton, who comes to her rescue when someone tries to kill her. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1679138 In the darkest days of the Dark Ages, the people of France faced both the Black Plague and desperate gangs of men who wandered the depopulated countryside looting and raping. Tomas, a disgraced knight, is one of these men. When he and his group of hardened men come across a farm where they can find a meal, they also encounter a girl orphaned by the Plague. An unnerving picture of innocence, she tells Tomas that the disease is only part of a greater, more significant cataclysm--that the fallen angels under Lucifer are rising in a second war on heaven. Is she really blessed, or is it delirium? As hell unleashes its fury and the true nature of the girl is revealed, Tomas finds himself on a macabre battleground of angels and demons, sinners and saints, and a damnable struggle for nothing less than the soul of man. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1705055 Pepper is a rambunctious big man, and, suddenly, the surprised inmate of a budget-strapped mental institution in Queens, New York. Hes not mentally ill, but that doesnt seem to matter. On his first night, hes visited by a terrifying creature who nearly kills him before being hustled away by the hospital staff. Its no delusion: The other patients confirm that a hungry devil roams the hallways when the sun goes down. Pepper rallies three other inmates in a plot to fight back: Dorry, an octogenarian schizophrenic; Coffee, an African immigrant with severe OCD; and Loochie, a bipolar teenage girl. Battling the pill-pushing staff, one another, and their own minds, they try to kill the monster thats stalking them. But can the Devil die? http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1704151 When an injury forces her to return home, and into the fold of her estranged family, Evie Stryker agrees to stage the winter festival and then plans to leave town, but her brothers best friend has other plans for her. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1696366 In the aftermath of the surrenders of Germany and Japan in October 1945, Cletus Frade and his colleagues in the OSS are given the life-threatening task of maintaining security during a covert U.S. deal with Germany for intelligence about the identities of Soviet spies in the American atomic bomb program. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1704134 Shares essays outlining recommendations for caregivers and educators, offers celebrity contributions, and includes an account of how Katy Butler campaigned to change the movies rating to make it available to teen viewers. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1679137 Told from the perspective of precocious fourteen-year-old Peter, The Elephant Keepers Children is about three siblings and how they deal with life alongside their eccentric parents. Peters father is a vicar, his mother an artisan, and both are equally and profoundly devout. The family lives on the fictional island of Fin where people of all faiths coexist peacefully. Yet nothing is at it seems. When Peters parents suddenly go missing, Peter and his siblings fear the worst--has their parents relentless quest to boost church attendance finally put them in danger? Told with poignancy and humor, this book is a fascinating exploration of fundamentalism versus spiritual freedom, the vicissitudes of romantic and familial love, and the triumph of the human spirit. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1704150 Private investigator David Randall and his psychic friend Camden search for the person responsible for the death of Camdens friend Jared when they discover his body in a pool of blood in a garage. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1704129 Sending her family away at Christmas so she can host guests at the Valley View Motel, mischievous octogenarian Lola Quinlan unveils the reasons her guests are not with their loved ones until drama in her own family threatens her plans. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1705074 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1704139 Zombie P.I. Dan Chambeaux, along with his human partner and ghost girlfriend, tries to juggle his unnatural caseload, including a resurrected mummy who is suing the museum that put him on display, while trying to figure out who killed him. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1696359 A rogue virus that kills pregnant women has been let loose in the world, and nothing less than the survival of the human race is at stake. Some blame the scientists, others see the hand of God, and still others claim that humanity is reaping the punishment it deserves for years of arrogance and destructiveness. Jessie Lamb is an ordinary sixteen-year-old girl living in extraordinary times. As her world collapses, her idealism and courage drive her toward the ultimate act of heroism. Jessie wants her life to make a difference; but is she heroic, or is she, as her scientist father fears, impressionable, innocent, and incapable of understanding where her actions will lead? http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1704143 In book eight of the Warriors of Poseidon series, follows Alaric, Poseidons High Priest, he has made a vow to Quinn, the woman he loves and the leader of the Resistance: to save her friend Jack before his last bit of humanity has been drained. Should Alaric succeed, theres one danger--he may lose Quinn to the love of the man whose life he saved. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1615538 Escaped Germline soldiers need to be cleaned up, and Stan Resnick is the best man for the job--a job that takes him to every dark spot and every rat hole he can find. Operatives from China and Unified Korea are gathering escaped or stolen Russian and American genetics, and there are reports of new biological nightmares: half-human things bred to live their entire lives encased in powered armor suits. Stan fights to keep himself alive and out of prison while he attempts to capture a genetic--one who will be able to tell them everything they need to know about this new threat, the one called Project Sunshine. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1682425 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1393046 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1392363 A searing portrait of the physical, emotional, and psychological costs of the American dream. Willy Loman is the iconic traveling salesman, whose family is torn apart by his desperate obsession with greatness and social acceptance. As his two sons cast about aimlessly for their station in life, Willy begins to come unraveled when the reality of his life threatens his long-cherished illusions. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1319126 In the wake of a former U.S. Presidents appointment to the United Nations, counterterrorism operative Scot Harvath is wrongly implicated for a string of national emergencies and assassinations, a situation that forces him to race against time to uncover the real culprit. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1279579 From award-winning author Elle Newmark comes a sweeping novel that brings to life two love stories, ninety years apart, set against the backdrop of war-torn India. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1267270 Four hot authors come together in this steamy collection to tell new stories about shadowy creatures, intoxicating magic, and hunters who know a little something about a good slay. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1251876 When Gideon turned 12, he witnessed his world-class mathematician father be accused of treason, then get shot dead. Twelve years later, knowing his father was actually framed, Gideon seeks to avenge his father. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1393445 When General Macbeth is foretold by three witches that he will one day be King of Scotland, Lady Macbeth convinces him to get rid of anyone who could stand in his way--including committing regicide. As Macbeth ascends to the throne through bloody murder, he becomes a tyrant consumed by fear and paranoia.--Container. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1129770 Bodily Harm opens with a big win for Sloane and his new partner, Tom Pendergrass, in a medical malpractice case centered on the death of a child. But on the heels of this seeming victory, an unlikely character, toy designer Kyle Horgan, comes forward to tell Sloane that hes gotten it all wrong. Horgans the one whos truly responsible for the little boys death and others, not the pediatrician Sloane has just proven guilty. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1113963 Everyone thought the young woman was just another Vegas victim when she plunged from a Las Vegas tour helicopter, landing in the Pirates lagoon in front of the Treasure Island Hotel in the middle the 8:30 Pirate Show. But Lucky OToole, the wise-cracking Head of Customer Relations at the Babylon, the newest, most over-the-top mega-resort on the Strip, smelled a rat. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1113964 As war continues to rage between the Alliance and Syndicate Worlds, Captain Black Jack Geary is promoted to admiral, even though the ruling council fears he may stage a military coup. His new rank gives him the authority to negotiate with the Syndics, who have suffered tremendous losses and may finally be willing to end the war. But an even greater alien threat lurks on the far side of Syndic-occupied space. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1142916 It has been six months since Gabriels showdown with Ivan Kharkov. Now, having severed his ties with the Office, Gabriel has retreated to the Cornish coast with only one thing in mind: healing his wife, Chiara, after her encounter with evil. But an unspeakable act of violence once again draws Gabriel into a world of danger when an art restorer is brutally murdered and the newly discovered Rembrandt on which he is working taken. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1058429 October Toby Daye, the daughter of a Faerie and a mortal man, is a changeling. Like her mother, she is gifted in blood magic, able to read what has happened to a person through a mere taste of blood. However, Toby is the only changeling who has earned knighthood, undertaking assignments for her liege, the Duke of the Shadowed Hills. Now, she must go to the County of Tamed Lightning and make sure that all is well with the Dukes niece, whom he has not been able to contact. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1113965 Brilliant 21st century tycoon Justin Cord was brought from cryogenic storage into a 24th-century society where people own stock in one another, safeguarding each others welfare only out of economic self-interest. This is anathema to the defiantly individualistic Cord, who leads the outer edges of the solar system to form a new government and revolt against the core worlds of Earth and Mars. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1142917 The Star Kingdom of Manticore and the Republic of Haven have been enemies for Honor Harringtons entire life, but Honor has a plan that may finally bring an end to the Havenite Wars and give even the Solarian League pause. But there are forces in play that Honor knows nothing about .... and that could crush the very life out of the Star Kingdom. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1059018 Hero Troy Vernon wages war against the Horvath, Earths alien conquerors, determined to free his enslaved world and to take the first steps into space using off-world technologies. If he succeeds, his ultimate plans will lead to the creation of Troy, a thousand trillion ton battlestation designed to secure the solar system. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1113966 Tall, lean, and headstrong, FBI agent Kilraven lives by his own rules. And one of those rules includes keeping his hands off Jacobsvilles resident sweetheart, Winnie Sinclair, no matter the temptation. However, this small town may hold not only the woman he fights to resist, but the answers to a cold case that is very personal to Kilraven. When he makes the disturbing discovery that Winnies familys unsavory past might have a bearing on his case, Winnie decides to help him crack it. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1306792 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1142918 In Vienna, a clandestine robbery inside a locked library leads to a brutal murder. In New York City, a Matisse masterpiece surfaces after twenty years, mutilated and vandalized. A reincarnationist is hellbent on finding tools to aid in past life regressions no matter what the cost. Everything rests on the shoulders of Lucian Glass, special agent with the FBIs Art Crime Team, who himself is suffering from the aftermath of a brutal attack, impossible nightmares, and his own crisis of faith. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1118075 Police Chief Kate Burkholder has little to go on when an Amish family of seven is found murdered in their farmhouse. Marshalling her forces, Burkholder is determined to find the killer. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1135585 On the day she was abducted, Annie OSullivan, a thirty-two year old realtor, had three goals--sell a house, forget about a recent argument with her mother, and be on time for dinner with her ever-patient boyfriend. The open house is slow, but when her last visitor pulls up in a van as shes about to leave, Annie thinks it just might be her lucky day after all. Interwoven with the story of the year Annie spent as the captive of psychopath in a remote mountain cabin, which unfolds through sessions with her psychiatrist, is a second narrative recounting events following her escape--her struggle to piece her shattered life back together and the ongoing police investigation into the identity of her captor.--Container. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1113968 For the first time in Killington High School history, the Jackrabbits football team is one win away from the district championship game where they will take on their most vicious rival. But on game day, bad-boy star quarterback Cole Logan is brutally attacked by three masked men. That night on the way to the game, the Jackrabbits bus crashes, killing all of Coles teammates. Bent on payback, he turns to a mysterious fan skilled in black magic to resurrect the team. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1110207 Lady Elizabeth, the youngest and most headstrong of the three Banning sisters, has been engaged three times, and has most scandalously broken off all three engagements. Neil Severin is a wicked rogue, black of heart and black of reputation. A man of no morals, devoid of compassion, he is a government-sanctioned assassin. When circumstances most unexpectedly throw the two together, Beths life is in danger and Neil finds himself in the unexpected role of hero, racing to save her before its too late. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1043309 Melanie Middletons mother has a deadly premonition, and she decides to come to Charleston to protect her. Both of them can communicate with ghosts, and when her mother moves back into their ancestral home, she needs Melanies help with more than just decorating. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1115872 David Harwood is a small-town reporter in need of a break. Then he gets a lead that just might be the answer to his prayers: a potential scandal involving a controversial development project for the outskirts of this picturesque upstate New York town. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1110280 Jules Farentino knows that her teenaged half-sister, Shaylee, has been having problems lately. But when she learns of her mothers plan to send Shay to an elite boarding school, shes skeptical. The Academy is a remote, secluded institution with a reputation. But one of its students went missing six months ago and has never surfaced. And the further Jules digs, the more concerned she becomes. On impulse, Jules applies for a teaching job at the Academy, and once there, her suspicions grow http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1113971 Webmind is an emerging consciousness that has befriended Caitlin Decter and grown eager to learn about her world. But Webmind has also come to the attention of WATCH, the secret government agency that monitors the Internet for any threat to the United States, and theyre fully aware of Caitlins involvement in its awakening. WATCH is convinced that Webmind represents a risk to national security and wants it purged from cyberspace. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1110210 In 1906, Doctor Charles H. Gilbert, a Stanford professor of marine biology discovers some ancient jade artifacts on Californias Monterey Peninsula. The existence of these sacred stones, if authenticated, would indicate a very early Asian presence in the New World, an idea that conflicts with modern beliefs. When the Chinese fishing village where the artifacts were discovered is completely burned to the ground, there are many conflicting opinions about the proper fate of these artifacts. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1054377 Two massive ships are on a dual path to destruction. One is a freighter carrying nuclear materials to Japan; the other, a cruise ship heading for the Mediterranean. Japanese eco-terrorists and Middle East extremists have joined forces to infiltrate the ships, incapacitate the crew, and change course toward the United States. In Washington, Charlie Dean and a team of commandos are dispatched to blow the hijackers plot out of the water. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1142927 Elementary school teacher Jane Aaron cancels her summer vacation plans and heads to Cedar Springs, Texas, to find her birth mother. While there, shes hired by Asher Price, a wealthy widower, to look after his thirteen-year-old daughter Riley and five-year-old son Levi. As Jane finds herself growing attached to the children, she discovers how a woman can come to love children she didnt give birth to, exactly as her adoptive mother must have done. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1135677 Liz Sutton left Fools Gold, Calif. behind, devastated and pregnant, when her boyfriend Ethan Hendrix, the most popular boy in town, betrayed her and all they meant to each other. Now she has to return and face Ethan, who doesnt even know they have a son. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1113969 Can I interest you in saving America? Thats a text message Peter Fallon receives from a Wall Street bigwig and not a challenge he can turn down, especially since the country is in the worst financial crisis since the Great Depression. All may not be lost, hidden somewhere in New York City is a box of 1780 bonds with a face value of ten thousand dollars. The Supreme Court is about to decide if these bonds still have value. If the decision is yes, the bonds will be worth a pretty penny. Peter Fallon and his girlfriend must find the box and suddenly their race against time becomes a race through time as they track the stories of New Yorkers whose lives have been changed by the bonds. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1054381 Maj. Vin Cooper, a special agent, or internal affairs cop, for the United States Air Force office of special investigations, and special agent Anna Masters, who recently broke up with Vin and is now swinging from the chandelier for some attorney from the JAG corps, deal with one lethal threat after another in Rollinss rip-roaring third novel to feature the tough, wisecracking Cooper. Vin and Anna have come to Istanbul to investigate the murder of Col. Emmet Portman, the U.S. air attachh to Turkey, whos been chopped into small pieces and laid out like a model airplane kit that requires assembly. As the pair seek answers in Turkey and later Paris and Iraq, they leave behind a lot of bodies, both friend and foe. The convoluted trail leads them to a plot involving many countries, none of which has Americas best interests at heart. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1046735 On a dusty highway just north of the United States/Mexico border, a man named Mike Finnegan is struck by a fast-moving vehicle and flung into the desert. Miraculously, he survives and winds up in a hospital in the tiny border town of Buenavista, seemingly in full possession of his faculties including the eerie ability to understand events happening well outside the view from his hospital bed. Charlie Hood joins a Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms task force patrolling the iron river, where illegal guns flow from United States dealers to the Mexican drug business. Hood is part of a stakeout team when a federal officers bullet kills an innocent boy. The boy happens to be the son of Benjamin Armenta, head of the Gulf Cartel and one of the most violent men in the world. Armentas thirst for vengeance even in routine business matters is well known. His hired killers are credited with many of the murders and beheadings of the fifteen thousand people who have died in the cartel wars along the border in recent years. Hood and ATF brace themselves for brute vengeance. As this unthinkable violence leaks from Mexico into the United States, and as Finnegans predictive powers become even stranger and stronger, Charlie Hood works to understand the mysterious forces fighting for control of this tiny border town, forces that may have the power to slow the iron river and to save the ATF men he has come to think of as his brothers--Container. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1135670 When the body of a young man is discovered deep beneath the icy waters of Lake Grant, a note left under a rock by the shore points to suicide. But within minutes, it becomes clear that this is no suicide. Its a brutal, cold-blooded murder. All too soon former Grant County medical examiner Sara Linton, home for Thanksgiving after a long absence, finds herself unwittingly drawn into the case. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1129767 Savannah Leone hasnt been the same since she lost her mother three years ago. Now, after watching her best friend Janie marry the only man she has ever loved, she copes with alcohol and a new German Shepherd puppy. The pocket-sized puppy shes expecting turns out to be a hundred-pound beast thats impossible to train and only responds to Slovakian. Van feels like life couldnt get any worse, until she realizes that this dog might just be the only living being that will always be loyal to her. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1159462 A showcase of many of the International Thriller Writerss top authors as well as rising stars in the genre. Includes never-before-published stories by New York Times bestselling authors including Lee Child, Stephen Coonts, Jeffrey Deaver, Heather Graham, Joan Johnston, John Lescroart, Alex Kava and Deb Carlin, and more. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1046721 A spare and haunting, wise and intelligent novel, The Cellist of Sarajevo is a testament to the endurance of the spirit and the subtle ways individuals reclaim their humanity in a city ravaged by war. In a city under siege, four people whose lives have been upended are ultimately reminded of what it is to be human. From his window, a musician sees twenty-two of his friends and neighbors killed by a mortar attack. In an act of defiance, the man picks up his cello and decides to play at the site of the attack for twenty-two days in their memory. Elsewhere, a young man leaves home to collect drinking water for his family and in the face of danger must weigh the value of generosity against selfish survivalism. A third man, older, sets off in search of bread and distraction, and instead runs into a long-ago friend who reminds him of the city he thought he had lost, and the man he once was. As both men are drawn into the orbit of cello music, a fourth character - a young woman, a sniper - holds the fate of the cellist in her hands. While she protects him with her life, her own army prepares to challenge the kind of person she has become. A novel of great intensity and power. The Cellist of Sarajevo explores how war can change ones definition of humanity, how music affects our emotional endurance, and how a romance with the rituals of daily life can itself be a form of resistance--Book jacket. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1114110 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1133109 Captain Christopher Phelan has been corresponding with the beautiful golden-haired Prudence Mercer while he was away fighting in the Crimean War. What he doesnt know, however, is that the woman who wrote to him is actually Prudences best friend, Beatrix Hathaway. Upon his return home to Hampshire, it becomes clear that Christophers experiences in war have changed him. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1113954 A reimagining of the life of the Bront sisters finds Charlotte penning her future classic against a backdrop of the deaths of family members, a fathers illness, a brothers dependency, and her sisters shared literary visions. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1115869 A prime number can be divided only by itself or by one; it never truly fits with another. Alice and Mattia, both primes, are misfits who seem destined to be alone. Haunted by childhood tragedies that mark their lives, they cannot reach out to anyone else. When Alice and Mattia meet as teenagers, they recognize in each other a kindred, damaged spirit. But the mathematically gifted Mattia accepts a research position that takes him thousands of miles away, and the two are forced to separate. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1142922 Yale professor Dr. Edward Kenders father is undergoing chemotherapy when the supply of a critical accompanying drug suddenly runs out. Unwilling to accept the drug companys disingenuous excuse of production line problems, Dr. Kender hires private investigator Erin Pulask to prove there is something more sinister going on at Schiffer Engels manufacturing facility in Indiana. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1115873 The story of Anastasius, a young woman who disguises herself as a eunuch in order to prove her brother innocent of a crime she knows he didnt commit. With the threat of the next Christian crusade looming, thirteenth-century Constantinople comes alive. Meanwhile, Anastasius works her way through each level of the city--from her humble neighbors to the emperor himself--seeking to uncover the truth. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1110281 With an ailing mother to support, attorney Lisa Shewmaker takes a job as a research assistant to District Attorney Scott Buchanan. While reviewing cold cases in the Fayette County courthouse, she comes across photos that may help her uncover details about her mysterious past. But when a series of catastrophes strike close to home, Lisa confides in Scott, and their relationship develops into something completely different. Together Lisa and Scott unravel a terrifying web of criminal connections that could destroy the very fabric of Lisas life-- if she lives long enough, that is. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1127678 As a teenager, Chloe Marin was lucky to be spared when a party at a Florida beachside mansion turned into a killing spree and she was one of the few to survive. Ten years later, Chloe works as a psychologist specializing in art therapy with traumatized victims. However, when a killer is using the modeling agency to stalk his prey, a ghost of the model appears and asks Chloe for help. Now on the investigation, Chloe is forced to face her harrowing past in an attempt to stop a deranged killer. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1114103 Emotionally wounded single mom Sarah Price has come home to Serenity, South Carolina, for a fresh start. With support from her two best friends--the newest generation of the Sweet Magnolias--she can face any crisis. But sometimes a woman needs more than even treasured friends can provide. Sexy Travis McDonald may be exactly what Sarahs battered self-confidence requires--Container. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1113972 After a devastating marriage, Raylene Hammonds best friends, the Sweet Magnolias, shielded her from the world. But when she met sheriffs deputy Carter Rollins, her haven no longer felt so safe. Carter understood why Raylene shut herself out. But with two kid sisters to raise, he was reluctant to devote time to this woman whos stolen his heart. Because even though Raylene knows he is a man worth loving, she may never be strong enough to accept what hes offering. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1110211 A famed Oxford historian is found dead in his study one night, all evidence pointing to his son, Stephen, who was about to be disinherited from the family fortune. When Stephens fingerprints are found on the murder weapon, his guilt seems undeniable--but then the revelation that the deceased man was involved in a deadly hunt for a priceless relic in Northern France at the end of World War II lends credence to Stephens innocence. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1113962 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1142915 Sam Cooper (Coop) has just become the most eligible bachelor in New York City. Now that he has foiled a jewelry-store robbery and has been rewarded with the ring of his choice, single women all over the city are fawning over the crime reporter. But Coop isnt interested in the admirers sending racy underwear his way. His attention is centered solely on Lexie Davis, the only woman in the city who claims not to be interested in his bachelor status. Instead, free-spirited Lexie is interested in Coops antique ring, and its (potentially scandalous) history in her family. But Coop is quickly becoming more than just her route to the ring. When his investigation starts to uncover the truth, will she trust her heart--and her family secrets--to this most eligible bachelor? http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1159455 When the Sisterhoods ally, Chief White House Counsel Lizzie Fox is rumored to be near the top of the short list for a seat on the Supreme Court, they form a masterful plan to protect Lizzie from being ripped to shreds in the approval proccess because of her connections to the Sisterhood and secure their own long-awaited pardon promised to them by President Martine Connor. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1143304 Koontz puts a singular twist on Frankenstein, the classic tale of ambition and science gone wrong, and develops a new story of the line that separates humanity from inhumanity. Victor Leben, once Frankenstein, has not only seen the future, hes ready to populate it. Using stem cells, organic silicon circuitry, and nanotechnology, he will engender a race of superhumans. Now, it is up to five individuals to stop him and save humanity. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1110284 Outspoken radio talk show host Jim Fate dies tragically when poisonous gas fills the studio while his polarizing show, The hand of fate, is on the air. In the ensuing panic, police evacuate downtown Portland--and the triple threat of FBI Special Agent Nicole hedges, crime reporter Cassidy Shaw, and Federal prosecutor Allison Pierce begin piecing together the madness, motive, and mystery of what just happened. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1131911 After her Aunt Penelope dies, historical researcher Penny Nichols is astonished to learn that not only is she a bona fide heiress, but shes also been invited to put her research skills to work. This time, the history shes researching happens to be her very own. What she discovers about Aunt Penelope: a pair of wills, double lives, secret histories, and a family tree of vultures is about to sweep Penny and a long-lost relative across France, over the hills of Italy, and throughout half of Europe on the adventure of several lifetimes. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1113956 Eve Duncans adopted daughter Jane has been targeted by a mysterious cult who has decided that she has only eight days to live. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1115871 When Mary Alice Brannigan comes home to Ohio to restore the Dreamland amusement park, she doesnt expect to fall in love with a clown. Nor does she expect to find that shes the newest recruit in the Guardia, an elite team of demon fighters formed centuries before to guard the five Untouchables, the most powerful demons in the history of the world, now imprisoned right there in Dreamland. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1136622 Boston homicide detective Jane Rizzoli receives the grim news that Mauras charred body has been found in a mountain ravine. Shocked and grieving, Jane is determined to learn what happened to her friend. The investigation plunges Jane into the twisted history of Kingdom Come, Wyoming, where a gruesome discovery lies buried beneath the snow. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1133260 There is only one thing wrong with the charming community of Fools Gold, California: the men dont stick around. This problem has to be fixed, fast, and Charity Jones may be just the city planner up to the challenge. Charity immediately falls in love with all the storybook town has to offer, except its sexy, world-class cyclist Josh Golden. With a long list of romantic disasters, shes not about to take a chance on another bad boy, but it may just be what they both need. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1054373 Bart Minnock, founder of the computer gaming giant U-Play, enters his private playroom, and eagerly cant wait to lose himself in an imaginary world, to play the role of a sword-wielding warrior king in his companys latest top-secret project, Fantastical. The next morning, he is found in the same locked room, in a pool of blood, his head separated from his body. It is the most puzzling case Eve Dallas has ever faced, and it is not a game. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1142926 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1101048 Heather OGrainne is the Assistant Secretary in the Office of Future Threat Assessment, investigating rumors surrounding something called Daybreak. The group is diverse and radical, and its members have only one thing in common-their hatred for the Big System and their desire to take it down. Now, seemingly random events simultaneously occurring around the world are in fact connected as part of Daybreaks plan to destroy modern civilization.