Displaying the top 100 results that match your query. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/rssapi.jsp?browse=true&Ne=7431&N=3+8033 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1687074 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=1734554 Nestled on the Oregon Coast is a small town of rocky beaches and rugged charm. Locals love the lands unspoiled beauty. Developers see it as a potential gold mine. When newcomer Hank Cooper learns hes been left an old friends entire beachfront property, he finds himself with a communitys destiny in his hands. Cooper has never been a man to settle in one place, and Thunder Point was supposed to be just another quick stop. But Cooper finds himself getting involved with the town. And with Sarah Dupre, a woman as complicated as she is beautiful. With the whole town watching for his next move, Cooper has to choose between his old life and a place full of new possibilities. A place that just might be home. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1714856 Genevieve McInnes is locked behind the fortified walls of McHugh Keep, captive of a cruel laird who takes great pleasure in ruining her for any other man. Yet when Bowen Montgomery storms the gates on a mission of clan warfare, Genevieve finds that her spirit is bent but not broken. Still, her path toward freedom remains uncertain. Unable to bear the shame of returning to a family that believes her dead or to abandon others at the keep to an imposing new laird, Genevieve opts for the peaceful life of an abbess. But Bowens rugged sensuality stirs something deep inside her that longs to be awakened by his patient, gentle caress--something warm, wicked, and tempting. Bowen seizes his enemys keep, unprepared for the brooding and reclusive woman who captures his heart. Hes enchanted by her fierce determination, her unusual beauty, and her quiet, unfailing strength. But wooing her will take more than a seasoned seducers skill. For loving Genevieve, he discovers, means giving her back the freedom that was stolen from her--even if it means losing her forever.--Back cover. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1734874 In a trade-off shes lived to regret, Emily Castle left home years ago to become an interior designer. The youngest of three sisters, Emily desperately wanted to prove herself. Success, though, came at the cost of leaving behind the man she loved. --p. [4] of cover. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1695792 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1754021 Lily Balfour finds herself torn between Prince Wulfinski, whom she loves but who is apparently penniless, and the Earl of Huntley, a wealthy widower whose money can solve all of her familys financial problems. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1751216 Facing a personal crisis, ambitious and driven Gabriella Castle retreats to the welcoming arms of her family. Everything shes worked for has been yanked out from under her, and she seeks the serenity of her grandmothers home on the North Carolina coast. With difficult decisions to make about her future, the last thing she wants is an unexpected love. Wade Johnson fell for Gabi the first time he saw her. Its not the only time hes found himself in the role of knight in shining armor, but Gabi isnt looking for a rescuer. To get her to stay, Wade will need a whole lot of patience and gentle persuasion...and maybe the soothing sound of wind chimes on a summer breeze.--P. [4] of cover. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1757622 Falling for Justice Garrett was a high point in Patience McGraws otherwise awkward adolescence. Even after he disappeared, Patience never forgot the boy who captured her heart. Now, hes back in Fools Gold, California, and her passion for him is as strong as ever. When bodyguard Justice Garrett was a young man, witness protection brought him to this idyllic town and he never forgot its warmth, or the sweet beauty of his childhood friend. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1712206 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1757651 With her two younger sisters heading for the altar, will Samantha Castle exchange old dreams for new ones? Lately shed rather be on the North Carolina coast with family than in New York with agents and actors. Though she vows not to let her teenage crush on Ethan Cole influence her decision, its hard to ignore her feelings for the local war hero. Ethan lost more than his leg in Afghanistan. He lost his belief in love. Even being surrounded by couples intent on capturing happily-ever-after wont open this jaded doctors heart. Its going to take a sexy, determined woman-- one who wont take no for an answer. -- from authors web page. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1732120 The only thing more troublesome than a Cynster man is a Cynster lady who believes love is not her destiny. Famously known in London society as the Matchbreaker, Henrietta Cynster has an uncanny skill in preventing ill-fated nuptials, not in falling victim to Cupids spell. But then she disrupts one match too many, she feels honor bound to help dashing James Glossup find a suitable bride for a marriage-of-convenience--a task infernally complicated by the undeniable, unquenchable attraction that flares between James and Henrietta, who continues to believe she will never fall.-- p. [4] of cover. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1538482 Tohrment, a Black Dagger Brother, is given a second chance at love and life after losing everything. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1647019 Entreated by her mother to help find a missing woman who has escaped from a mental hospital, forensic sculptor Eve Duncan is shocked to discover the womans true identity and enlists the help of rogue FBI profiler Kendra Michaels to survive a plot by a killer who is targeting her family. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1590269 When his carefully planned FBI sting is foiled by IRS attorney Olivia MacKenzies efforts to untangle an elaborate Ponzi scheme, agent Grayson Kincaid becomes the womans protector against dangerous and corrupt adversaries. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1577323 After retrieving a nearly-dead gunshot victim from beneath a frozen lake, Jason Bourne must help the injured man regain his memory and find out who did this to him. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1614945 Stygian Blacks mission is to convince Liza Caine, daughter of a Navajo Nation council member, to help him find Honor Roberts, who was cured by a medical giant and now holds the key to survival, even if it threatens to destroy the passion that has developed between Stygian and Liza. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1487452 Not since Jack the Ripper terrorized the London slums has there been such a gruesome crime scene. By all accounts, acid-tongued Vita Berlin hadnt a friend in the world, but whom did she cross so badly as to end up arranged in such a grotesque tableau? One look at her apartment-turned-charnel house prompts hard-bitten LAPD detective Milo Sturgis to summon his go-to expert in hunting homicidal maniacs, Alex Delaware. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1538102 When CIA operative Catherine Lings old friend Hu Chang creates something so deadly, and completely untraceable, the chase is on to be the first to get it. With rogue operative John Gallo also on the hunt, Catherine finds herself pitted against a group so villainous and a man so evil that she may not survive the quest to protect those she cares about. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1584674 When his name is added to a top-secret government list of individuals slated for assassination, counterterrorism operative Scot Harvath engages in a high-stakes cat-and-mouse game of survival while struggling to prevent a cataclysmic terrorist attack and learn who has framed him for treason. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1511974 Andy Barber has been an assistant district attorney in his suburban Massachusetts county for more than twenty years. When a shocking crime shatters their New England town, Andy is blindsided by what happens next: his fourteen-year-old son is charged with the murder of a fellow student. As the crisis reveals how little a father knows about his son, Andy will face a trial of his own-- between loyalty and justice, between truth and allegation, between a past hes tried to bury and a future he cannot conceive. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1586991 When Special Forces Officer Winslow Grange returns home to Texas, he must employ all of his training to help a former associate from South America while trying to avoid Peg Larson, the daughter of his ranch foreman who is a distraction he cannot afford. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1442944 Raised by loving adoptive parents, San Francisco private investigator Wyatt Hunt never had an interest in finding his birth family--until he gets a chilling text message from an unknown number: How did ur mother die? The answer is murder, and urged on by curiosity and the mysterious texter, Hunt takes on a case he never knew existed, one that has lain unsolved for decades. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1663718 While flying around the state of Washington covering a fruitcake contest, newspaper reporter Emma Collins discovers that her pilot, Oliver Hamilton, could be the love of her life; and, on Christmas Eve, Maryanne and Nolan Adams tell their children how they met and fell in love. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1483630 NYC Lt. Eve Dallas investigates the death of a young actress with the assistance of her husband Rourke and Detective Peabody. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1523428 Tallie Jones is happy with life. Shes at the top of her career as a hugely successful, renowned movie director, shes in a relationship with a handsome producer and her personal assistant is also her devoted best friend. But Tallies perfect life comes crumbling down around her when she discovers that her boyfriends been unfaithful and, worse yet, someones been stealing from her for years. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1556231 When Hannah Swensen hears that the Cinnamon Roll Six jazz band will be playing at a festival in Lake Eden, Minnesota, she bakes up a supply of their namesake confections to welcome them. But tragedy strikes when their tour bus overturns on its way into town. And keyboard player Buddy Neimans minor injuries turn deadly serious when someone plunges surgical scissors into his chest...Turns out, Buddy Neiman isnt the victims real name. In fact, no one is really sure who he is. Hannahs investigation digs up a few local suspects. There is Doctor Bev, who seems to know more about Buddy than shes willing to admit. And Devon, an aspiring keyboard player who may have had a fatal case of jealousy. Hannah isnt sure how shell unravel the mystery, but one things for sure: theres nothing sweeter than bringing a killer to justice... http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1538110 When a hedge fund billionaire hires Stone Barrington to talk some sense into his wayward son, it seems like an easy enough job; no one knows the hidden sins and temptations of the ultra-wealthy better than Stone. But as Stone and his erstwhile protege, Herbie Fisher, probe deeper into the case--and an old one comes back to haunt him---he realizes that even he may have underestimated just how far some people will go to cover up their crimes...and plan new ones. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1522692 No husbands allowed. Only minutes after Abbie Elliot and her three best friends step off of a private helicopter, they enter the most luxurious, sumptuous, sensually pampering hotel they have ever been to. Their lavish presidential suite overlooks Monte Carlo, and they surrender: to the sun and pool, to the sashimi and sake, to the Bruno Paillard champagne. For four days theyre free to live someone elses life. As the weekend brings pulsating discos, high-stakes casinos, and more, Abbie is transported to the greatest pleasure and release she has ever known. What happened last night? In the mornings harsh light, Abbie awakens on a yacht, surrounded by police. Something awful has happened--something impossible, unthinkable. Abbie, Winnie, Serena, and Bryah are arrested and accused of the foulest crime imaginable. And now the vacation of a lifetime becomes the fight of a lifetime--for survival. Guilty wives is the ultimate indulgence, the kind of nonstop joy-ride of excess, friendship, betrayal, and danger that only James Patterson can create-- Dust jacket. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1522257 Three people--a suburban housewife, a talented documentary photographer, and a detective--living lives they never wanted, hiding secrets that even those closest to them would never suspect, will find that the past doesnt recede ... and that desperation and hunger can lurk behind even the prettiest facades. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1548515 Peaches Alexander is thrilled to receive an unexpected invitation to a weekend party given by the handsome, eligible Duke of Kenneworth. The only problem: Stephen de Piaget, a stuffy medieval studies scholar who seems determined to get in the way. Peaches has absolutely no desire to get involved with Stephen, until a quirk of Fate sends her hurtling through time...Stephen de Piaget has been leading a double life: respectable professor by day, knight-in-training during holidays and summer terms. When Peaches goes missing, Stephen knows hes the only one who can rescue her from medieval peril. Little do they know that the greatest danger theyll face wont be the business end of a sword, but their own unruly hearts...--P. [4] of cover. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1526979 Mariah Lyons risks her life to solve the brutal murder of her father, Dr. Jonathan Lyons, a well-respected academic, who in a stroke of luck comes into the possession of an ancient and highly valuable parchment stolen from the Vatican in the 15th century. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1563032 When he returns home to Virgin River to take over his familys apple orchard and settle down, former Marine Tom Cavanaugh falls for single mother Nora Crane, who is helping out during harvest time. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1481917 Private, the worlds most renowned investigation firm, has been commissioned to provide security for the 2012 Olympic games in London. Its agents are the smartest, fastest, and most technologically advanced in the world, and 400 of them have been transferred to London to protect over 10,000 competitors who represent more than 200 countries. The opening ceremony is still hours away when Private investigator and single father of twins, Nigel Steele, is called to the scene of a ruthless murder. A high-ranking member of the games organizing committee and his mistress have been killed. Its clear that it wasnt a crime of passion, but one of precise calculation and execution. Newspaper reporter Karen Pope receives a letter from a person who calls himself Cronus claiming responsibility for the murders. He also proclaims that he will restore the Olympics to their ancient glory and will destroy all who have corrupted the games with lies, cheating, and greed. Karen immediately hires Private to examine the letter, and she and Nigel uncover a criminal genius who wont stop until hes ended the games for good. Americas #1 storyteller (Forbes) delivers an exhilarating, action-packed thriller that brings the splendor and emotion of the Olympics to a wildly powerful climax-- http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1511912 On the ocean liner Mauretania, two European scientists with a dramatic new invention are barely rescued from abduction by the Van Dorn Detective Agencys intrepid chief investigator, Isaac Bell. Unfortunately, they are not so lucky the second time. The thugs attack again-and this time one of the scientists dies. What are they holding that is so precious? Only something that will revolutionize business and popular culture-and perhaps something more. For war clouds are looming, and a ruthless espionage agent has spotted a priceless opportunity to give the Germans an edge. It is up to Isaac Bell to figure out who he is, what he is up to, and stop him. But he may already be too late, and the future of the world may just hang in the balance. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1442871 A devil is indeed waiting. The President is coming to London, but not to an entirely warm welcome. A fanatical mullah is offering a blessing to anyone who will assassinate the President, and though most London Muslims think the mullah has crossed the line, a few think otherwise. Urgently, Sean Dillon, General Charles Ferguson, and the rest of the small band known as the Prime Ministers private army are called in, augmented by an extraordinary new recruit, an intelligence captain and Afghan war hero named Sara Gideon. She has her own deep contacts, but the more she investigates, the more she discovers herself in a very dark place indeed. For the assassination plan is only the beginning. -- http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1676227 Molly has questions about Sam Dakota. Why is he working on her grandfathers ranch?...Just who is he? But despite everything Molly cant deny her attraction to Sam --until her ailing grandfather tries to push them into marriage. --p. [4] of cover. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1551789 A second installment in a planned five-part series finds Harry despairing of a marriage to Emma and joining the Merchant Navy before assuming the identity of a fallen American soldier whose past proves even more turbulent than Harrys own. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1533816 This story, based on the Cubs and Mets 1973 season follows the divergent paths of Joe Castle, a rookie hitter for the Chicago Cubs and Warren Tracey, a hard-throwing Mets pitcher. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1538134 Will Robie, a freelance hitman working for the government, rescues a teenage girl whose parents disappearance may be linked to a vast, high-level cover-up. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1584671 When her daughter, Jenny, stumbles across the dead body of her high school principal, Cochise County Sheriff Joanna Bradys personal and professional worlds collide, putting her in the difficult middle ground between being an officer of the law and a mother. While investigating murders means discovering unpleasant facts, Joanna is not prepared for the knowledge she is about to uncover. Though she has tried to protect her children from the dangers of the grown-up world, the search for justice leads straight to her own door and forces her to face the possibility that her beloved daughter may be less perfect than she seems, especially when a photo from the crime scene ends up on Facebook. A photo only one person close to the crime scene could have taken. For Joanna, the line between justice and family has never been so blurred, and never so close. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1547300 When telepathic waitress Sookie Stackhouse investigates the body of a woman discovered in vampire Eric Northmans yard, she has no idea the murderer is an enemy out to get her. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1576474 A yacht bearing a young American couple is attacked by Somali pirates, leading to bloodshed and the violent kidnapping of the pregnant woman on board. To aid in her rescue from the lawless and war-torn jungles of coastal Africa, Sigma Force enlists the aid of a unique search team. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1519417 Bean moves with three of his children into a derelict space colony ship where they hope for a cure to engineered genes that give them high intelligence and short lives, a situation that is complicated when space-time distortions cause them to be forgotten by humanity. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1624254 Stone Barrington is in Bel-Air, overseeing the grand opening of the ultra-luxe hotel, The Arrington, built on the grounds of the mansion belonging to his late wife, Arrington Carter. The star-studded gala will be attended by socialites, royalty, and billionaires from overseas. and according to phone conversations intercepted by the NSA, it may also have attracted the attention of international terrorists. To ensure the safety of his guests--and the city of Los Angeles--Stone may have to call in a few favors from his friends at the CIA. -- http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1431774 Stone Barrington, his former NYPD partner Dino Bachetti and CIA agent Holly Barker investigate a possible serial killer with ties to the White House-- http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1432832 1980s California FBI agent Vince Leone taps into the powers of science-based forensic techniques to unveil dark secrets and stop a killer who is terrorizing the citizens of Oak Knoll. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1442868 Lieutenant Detective Decker and his wife, Rina, investigate an apparent teen suicide witnessed by the son of a troubled former friend whom they have welcomed into their home. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1572278 When an Earl passionate about horses becomes the target of her husband hunt, Amanda Locke knows its time to overcome her fear of riding. With her sister-in-law Ophelia hastening the romance along by arranging riding lessons, Amanda is soon taking instruction from infuriating Devin Baldwin. Astonishingly, in her daily encounters with Devin--who treats her as an ordinary young woman, not a prize to be won at the marriage mart--Amanda experiences passion for the first time. Now, her search for a match takes her in an unexpected direction as she finds herself falling in love with Cupid himself. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1556874 It is said that opposites attract. And in the case of werewolves Anna Latham and Charles Cornick, they mate. The son--and enforcer--of the leader of the North American werewolves, Charles is a dominant Alpha. While Anna, an Omega, has the rare ability to calm others of her kind. Now that the werewolves have revealed themselves to humans, they cant afford any bad publicity. Infractions that could have been overlooked in the past must now be punished, and the strain of doing his fathers dirty work is taking a toll on Charles. Nevertheless, Charles and Anna are sent to Boston when the FBI requests the packs help on a local serial-killer case. They quickly realize that the last two victims were werewolves, and identify others originally thought humans as fae. Someone is targeting the preternatural. And now Anna and Charles have put themselves right in the killers sights..-- http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1575487 Dazzling her patrons with scrumptious cupcakes at her Salem, Massachusetts, bakery, Elizabeth Tucker continues to fall for the irresistible Diesel, who protects her from a villain who is seeking mystical stones tied to the seven deadly sins. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1557068 Having hidden the truth about a past colleagues violation, former Special Forces agent Nate Romanowski is targeted by a determined killer who threatens Joe Picketts life as part of a violent plot. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1442946 Kate Appleton wants to turn her parents summer house, the Nutshell, into a bed and breakfast. Problem is, she needs cash, and the only job she can land is less than savory. Matt Culhane wants Kate to spy on his brewery employees. Someone has been sabotaging his company, and if Kate finds the culprit, Matt will pay her a $20,000 bonus. Needless to say, Kate is highly motivated. But there are complications. Kate hates beer, no one likes her, and shes falling for her boss. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1453984 A top nuclear scientist turns homicidal, taking an innocent family hostage at gunpoint. Gideon Crew, a colleague of the scientist at Los Alamos, is called in to talk the man down. But the standoff ends in an explosion of violence. When the authorities discover the scientists body is intensely radioactive, and that he had recently embraced Islamic extremism, all hell breaks loose. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1624836 With his rugged good looks, vast wealth, and family name, hell-raiser Hutch Carmody is still the golden boy of Parable, Montana. But hes done some growing up--making peace with his illegitimate half-brother and inheriting half of Whisper Creek Ranch, which should have been all his. These days, Hutch knows there are some things money cant buy: like the heart of loving, ladylike divorcee Kendra Shepherd. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1547250 Spenser takes up a seemingly open and closed cold case at the behest of a street-wise teen-age girl, who believes her mothers murderers went free. As Spenser digs deeper into the mystery, he finds a much more dangerous and complex mystery than he bargained for. When fourteen-year-old Mattie Sullivan asks Spenser to look into her mothers murder, hes not completely convinced by her claim that the police investigation four years ago was botched. Mattie is gruff, street-smart, and wise beyond her years, left to care for her younger siblings and an alcoholic grandmother in a dilapidated apartment in South Boston. But her need for closure and her determination to make things right hit Spenser where he lives, they are the very characteristics he abides by. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1663712 A collection of four Christmas love stories includes Fern Michaels A Winter Wonderland, in which Angelica Shepard wakes up in the hospital after an accident with only the memory of the handsome angel who saved her. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1622359 NYPD Homicide Detective Nikki Heat arrives at her latest crime scene to find an unidentified woman stabbed to death and stuffed inside a suitcase left on a Manhattan street. Nikki is in for a big shock when this new homicide connects to the unsolved murder of her own mother. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1579021 Professor Jeremy Logan is brought onto famed explorer Porter Stones archaeological team to investigate a series of harrowing and inexplicable occurrences that are causing people on the expedition to fear a centuries-old curse behind Pharoah Narmers elusive double crown of the two Egypts. As paranoia and fear run rampant, Logan must delve into the mysteries of ancient Egyptology and near death experience in order to understand what might be plaguing the archaeological site. He is forced to confront whether a vicious ancient curse, buried for millennia along with the unimagined riches of King Narrmer may now actually be coming true. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1684663 Sheriff Boone Taylor has his job, friends, a run-down but decent ranch, two faithful dogs and a good horse. He doesnt want romance--the widowed Montanan has loved and lost enough for a lifetime. But when a city woman buys the spread next door, Boones peace and quiet are in serious jeopardy. With a marriage and a career painfully behind her, Tara Kendall is determined to start over in Parable. Reinventing herself and living a girlhood dream is worth the hard work. Sure, she might need help from her handsome, wary neighbor. But life along Big Sky River is full of surprises...like falling for a cowboy-lawman who just might start to believe in second chances.--p. [4] of cover. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1478908 A 28-year-old police dispatcher seeks out Boston Sgt. Det. D.D. Warren Grant at a crime scene and asks the homicide detective to investigate her expected murder. Meanwhile, Warren is looking into the execution-style slayings of two pedophiles with the assistance of a female rookie sex crime detective. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1656430 After reporter Mels Carmichael hits a disheveled man with her car outside the local cemetery, she pays a visit to the stranger in the hospital. The only thing he remembers of his past is seeing a name written on a headstone: that of Jim Heron--a fallen angel charged with rescuing souls from the seven deadly sins. Now, as Mels struggles to help this mysterious stranger rediscover himself, Heron himself returns to prepare for a battle between good and evil. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1577814 A Georgia Bureau of Investigation search into a shocking crime from 1975 poses unprecedented personal and professional challenges for top agent Will Trent, who encounters threats against his life and everything he thought he understood about his past. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1536528 When she discovers that a would-be creator is determined to make his (or her) own demons and needs her blood, former witch-turned-day-walking-demon Rachel Morgan, a bounty hunter, faces her toughest adversary yet --humanity. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1535803 John Wells, an undercover operative for the CIA, travels to Kabul to investigate a drug trafficking operation that involves the agency, the military, and the Taliban. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1614952 After spending the past two years in and out of Seattle mental institutions, unable to remember the details of her sons disappearance, Ava returns home and, secretly visiting a hypnotist, discovers that her son may still be alive. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1453986 Within the pages of very rare books some centuries old lie the secrets of the paranormal. Abby Radwells unusual psychic talent has made her an expert in such volumes-and sometimes taken her into dangerous territory. After a deadly incident in the private library of an obsessive collector, Abby receives a blackmail threat, and rumors swirl that an old alchemical text known as The Key has reappeared on the black market. Convinced that she needs an investigator who can also play bodyguard, she hires Sam Coppersmith, a specialist in paranormal crystals and amber-hot rocks. Passion flares immediately between them, but neither entirely trusts the other. When it comes to dealing with a killer who has paranormal abilities, and a blackmailer who will stop at nothing to obtain an ancient alchemical code, no one is safe. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1556880 Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative journalist Tom Sagan and an unscrupulous zealot, Zachariah Simon, square off in a dangerous game to find the key to a 500 year-old mystery--a treasure with explosive political significance in the modern world: the lost treasures of the Temple of Jerusalem. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1556879 Lucas Davenport has seen many terrible murder scenes. This is one of the worst. In the small Minnesota town of Deephaven, an entire family has been killed--husband, wife, two daughters, dogs. Theres something about the scene that pokes at Lucass cop instincts--it looks an awful lot like the kind of scorched-earth retribution hes seen in drug killings sometimes. But this is a seriously upscale town, and the husband was an executive vice president at a big bank. It just doesnt seem to fit. Until it does. And where it leads Lucas will take him into the darkest nightmare of his life-- http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1581620 Using carefully honed sensory skills gleaned from a childhood spent blind to solve cases, music therapist Kendra Michaels is tapped by a former FBI agent, who is investigating the work of a serial killer who may be responsible for the disappearance of Kendras ex. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1475421 When the police tell a wealthy industrialist that her missing son has faked his own kidnapping, she hires Elvis Cole and Joe Pike-and Cole soon determines that it was no fake. The boy and his secret girlfriend have been taken, and are now lost in the gray and changing world of the professional border kidnappers who prey not only on innocent victims but also on one another-buying, selling, and stealing victims like commodities. Fortunately, the kidnappers dont yet know who the boy is, but when Cole goes undercover to try to buy the two hostages back, he himself is taken and disappears. Now it is up to Pike to retrace Coles steps, burning through the hard and murderous world of human traffickers ... before it is too late. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1586116 Odd Thomas and his companion Annamaria, temporarily taking refuge at Roseland, the opulent estate of a reclusive billionaire, discover that the estate and its masters are hiding deep and dreadful secrets. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1622275 When a downtown bar erupts in sudden violence that leaves eighty people dead, Lieutenant Eve Dallas discovers that the bars patrons were exposed to a lethal cocktail of chemicals and illegal drugs that a sinister killer administered through an airborne method. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1647908 When her mother, who is unexpectedly pregnant, receives a devastating diagnosis, Sonnet Romano must decide what really matters in life and, putting her career on hold, stays in Avalon and takes a job that forces her to work alongside her biggest mistake--award-winning filmmaker Zach Alger and Sonnets former lover. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1622273 Four people in a car, hoping to make Chicago by morning. One man driving, eyes on the road. Another man next to him, telling stories that dont add up. A woman in the back, silent and worried. And next to her, a huge man with a broken nose, hitching a ride east to Virginia. An hour behind them, a man lies stabbed to death in an old pumping station. He was seen going in with two others, but he never came out. He has been executed, the knife work professional, the killers vanished. Within minutes, the police are notified. Within hours, the FBI descends, laying claim to the victim without ever saying who he was or why he was there. All Reacher wanted was a ride to Virginia. All he did was stick out his thumb. But he soon discovers he has hitched more than a ride. He has tied himself to a massive conspiracy that makes him a threat to both sides at once. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1353687 Brooding and sexy Rafe Di Luca has returned to his familys luxurious vineyard resort for one reason: to find out who attacked his beloved grandmother. His homecoming stirs up a decades-old feud, forcing him to work with Brooke Petersson, the woman he once seduced and betrayed...but never forgot. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1261433 When Sarah Boudreaux finds a dead body in the Louisiana bayou near her home, her first instinct is to go to the police. But theres a problem--it looks like the victim may have been killed by a big cat, and her brothers are all shape-shifting leopards. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1336076 In his life, Harrys been shot, stabbed, sliced, beaten, burned, crushed, and tortured. And after someone puts a bullet through his chest and leaves him to die in the waters of Lake Michigan, things really start going downhill. But even trapped in the realm between life and death, Harry cant catch a break. He learns that three of his friends are destined to experience unbearable torment and agony. Only by bringing his murderer to justice can he save his friends and move on to what comes next--a feat that would be a lot easier if he had a body and access to his powers. Instead, Harry must work as a ghost, unable to interact with the physical world, invisible and inaudible to almost everyone. Unfortunately hes not the only specter roaming Chicago. There are malevolent shadows who havent forgotten Harrys predilection for putting evil in its place while he was alive. And now that Harrys on their turf, they are looking for some serious payback. So the late Harry Dresden will have to pull off the ultimate trick without using any magic--or face an eternity as just another lost soul-- http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1282281 Where theres smoke theres fire, and no one knows this better than New Jersey bounty hunter, Stephanie Plum. The bail bonds office has burned to the ground, and bodies are turning up in the empty construction lot. To make matters worse, Stephanie is working out of a motor home she shares with a dancing bear, and Joe Morellis old-world grandmother has declared a vendetta against her. And just when Stephanie decides it might be time to choose between the two men in her life, Morelli and Ranger, a third man from Stephanies past moves back to Trenton... http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1365439 From the popular author of Kane and Abel and A Prisoner of Birth comes the story of one family across generations, across oceans, from heartbreak to triumph. The epic tale of Harry Cliftons life begins in 1920, with the words, I was told that my father was killed in the war. A dock worker in Bristol, Harry never knew his father, but he learns about life on the docks from his uncle who expects Harry to join him at the shipyard once hes left school. But then his unexpected gift wins him a scholarship to an exclusive boys school, and his life will never be the same again. As he enters into adulthood, Harry finally learns how his father really died, but the awful truth only leads him to question who was his father? Is he the son of Arthur Clifton, a stevedore who spent his whole life on the docks, or the first-born son of a scion of West Country society, whose family owns a shipping line? This introductory novel in The Clifton Chronicles includes a cast of colorful characters and takes us from the ravages of the Great War to the outbreak of the Second World War, when Harry must decide whether to take up a place at Oxford or join the navy and go to war with Hitlers Germany. From the docks of working-class England to the bustling streets of 1940 New York City, Only Time Will Tell takes readers on a journey through to future volumes, which will bring to life one hundred years of recent history to reveal a family story that neither the reader nor Harry Clifton himself could ever have imagined-- http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1427492 Determined to find out what happened to her former deputy chief, Jack Fielding, murdered six months earlier, Kay Scarpetta travels to the Georgia Prison for Women, where an inmate has information not only on Fielding, but also on a string of grisly killings. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1430130 Coming out of retirement to run for president, Jack Ryan finds himself in the middle of a high-stakes attack from his opponent as his close comrade, John Clark, is the subject of treacherous charges, at the same time Jack Ryan, Jr. and other members of Campus struggle to stop terrorists. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1289674 Boston homicide detective Jane Rizzoli is already at the crime scene when medical examiner Maura Isles arrives on the Chinatown rooftop. Rizzolis gut says theyre on the trail of a twisted predator and when a monkey hair is found on the body, other clues point Rizzoli and Isles in the direction of the fable of the Monkey King. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1283729 Follows Connor Creed who, promising to carry on his Uncles legacy, struggles with identity issues when his estranged identical twin brother returns. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1372936 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1294268 When Nel learns that his former flame is terminally ill and pregnant with a child she claims is his, he agrees to take care of the baby girl once shes born. But as a recovering alcoholic whose demons are barely under control, he cant do it alone. Luckily, he has an amazing network of family and friends who are ready to help. A tale of joy, heartbreak and hope in a close-knit Dublin community. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1392679 Massachusetts police chief Jesse Stones investigation of a violent series of car thefts is complicated by political pressures, the summer tourist season, and the questionable goals of an ambitious PR executive. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1278497 Cassandra Palmer recently defeated a god, which youd think would buy a girl a little time off. But when your job is being Pythia--the worlds chief clairvoyant--you dont get a lot of R & R. Cassie is busier than ever, discovering her power, figuring out her complicated relationship with the enigmatic and sexy vampire Mircea, and preparing for her upcoming coronation. But someone is dead set against Cassies becoming Pythia, and will go to any lengths to stop the coronation ceremony from happening--including making sure that Cassie is never born. Now Cassie has to save herself--and the world, if she can find the time...--P. [4] of cover. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1277981 When an airplane crashes into the village gazebo, killing the pilot and Tricias friend Deborah, Tricia has reason to believe the crash was more than an accident. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1310966 Valerie Wyatt is at the top of her game--she has parlayed her talent for entertaining and home decorating into a multimedia empire, and her name is synonymous with class and exquisite taste. And yet, though she has achieved enviable professional success, her ambition and hard work have given her little room for a personal life. She is divorced, and though she has a strong relationship with her daughter, she finds herself alone as her 60th birthday approaches. Valeries daughter, April, is also a dynamo in her chosen field. A top-notch chef, she owns her own restaurant--a cozy place that dishes up both comfort food and rare delicacies. The restaurant is a smashing success, and April devotes herself to it body and soul. Like her mother, she values professional success more than romance, and she cannot find any room for a man in her life as her 30th birthday grows nearer. The closest she has come to a relationship in years is an ill-advised one night stand. Jack Adams is a famous former NFL player, who is now an immensely successful sportscaster. He is also an incorrigible womanizer, who makes a habit of bedding models who are half his age. Nearing age 50 he begins to wonder if his wild ways still suit him, or if its finally time to grow up. These three driven professionals share the same birthday. And this year, the day that they share will prove to be one that changes their lives forever. Their birthday will set into motion a dramatic series of events--danger, adventure, laughter, heartbreak, and joy...and, ultimately, the most fulfilling birthday gift of all-- http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1261408 When infamous actor Jumbo Nelson is accused of rape and murder, the Boston PD calls on Spenser to make heads or tails of the case. Although the evidence is mounting against Jumbo, Spenser makes a break when he teams up with Jumbos bodyguard, Zebulon Sixkill, and uncovers some secrets involving the murder victim. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1297923 A young archivist working in the National Archives and his childhood crush accidentally happen upon a priceless artifact--a 200-year-old dictionary that once belonged to George Washington--hidden inside a desk chair. Eager to discover why the President is hiding this important national treasure, the two soon find themselves entangled in a web of deception, conspiracy, and murder that will reveal the most well kept secret of the U.S. Presidency. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1208761 Lady Minerva Sharpe doesnt ever intend to marry because no respectable man would allow her to continue writing her books. So when the only man she was ever attracted to, reckless and wild barrister Giles Masters, proposes that she marry him to meet her grandmothers ultimatum, she counters with a different proposal: a fake courtship that will upset Grans plans in a way that her brothers fake betrothal did not. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1236015 Brian Darby lies dead on the kitchen floor. His wife, state police trooper Tessa Leoni, claims to have shot him in self-defense, and bears the bruises to back up her tale. For veteran detective D. D. Warren it should be an open-and-shut case. But where is their six-year-old daughter? As the homicide investigation ratchets into a frantic statewide search for a missing child, D. D. Warren must partner with former lover Bobby Dodge to break the case. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1282082 Georgia Bureau of Investigations Detective Faith Mitchell, her partner Will Trent, and trauma doctor Sara Linton join forces to find Faiths mother, missing after a deadly hostage situation that leaves Faith a murder suspect -- and the scapegoat for police corruption, bribery, and murder. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1392217 After his wife leaves him for another man, Hugues Martins life revolves solely around two things: the celebrated five-star hotel he owns and manages in New York City and his daughter Heloise. But their little world is transformed forever when Heloise moves to France for hotel school and Hugues meets his match in Natalie Peterson, a woman who understands him and his love for the Vendme. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1401342 California PI Kinsey Millhone investigates the death of Audrey Vance, a woman she helped arrest for shoplifting, and antagonizes just about everyone, including Audreys fianc, several loan sharks, a stone-cold killer, and a hapless burglar who knows more than is healthy for him. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1372874 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1245829 Ayla struggles to find a balance between her duties as a new mother and her training to become a Zelandoni -- one of the Ninth Cave communitys spiritual leaders and healers. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1211331 When Brenda Riley, a colleague from Alis old news broadcasting days in California, shows up in town with an alcohol problem and an unlikely story about a missing fianc, Ali reluctantly agrees to help. The man posing as Brendas fianc is revealed to be Richard Lowensdale, a cyber-sociopath who has left a trail of broken hearts in his virtual wake. When he is viciously murdered, the police soon focus their investigation on Brenda. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1277254 An adventure set in the violent world of modern piracy and terrorism follows the kidnapping of an oil heiresss daughter for a multi-billion-dollar ransom and the efforts of Cross Bow Security head Hector Cross to secure her release.