By David Rosenfelt
Series Andy Carpenter Novels
Recommended By Nancy Lowenstein, Library Page

"Attorney Andy Carpenter reluctantly returns to the side of his Wisconsin cop ex-girlfriend to assist in the defense of a young man who may be innocent, a case that is complicated by the secrets of a mysterious religious group (From the Publisher).”

By Margaret Mitchell
Recommended By Stacey Mencher, Technology and Applications Manager

The story of the tempestuous romance between Rhett Butler and Scarlet O'Hara is set amid the drama of the Civil War.

Became the movie: Gone with the Wind.

By Per Petterson

In 1989, 37–year–old Arvid Jansen's marriage is ending and his mother is dying of cancer. Hoping to leave his marital woes behind in Oslo, Jansen follows his Danish–born mother to her home country, to the beach house where the family spent summers.

By Mindy Kaling
Recommended By Amy B., Children's Librarian

“Kaling shares her observations, fears, and opinions about a wide-ranging list of the topics she thinks about the most. From her favorite types of guys to life in the "The Office" writers' room, her book is full of personal stories and laugh-out-loud philosophies (From the Publisher).”

By Heather McElhatton
Recommended By Rosemarie Germaine, Senior Library Clerk, Jackie, Head of Readers' Services

Jennifer dreams of achieving the perfect relationship, body size, & career after the engagement of her ex-boyfriend to her sister.

By Cokie Roberts
Recommended By Brenda Cherry, Reference Librarian

“Shares the stories of remarkable women who shaped American history between 1796 and 1828, including Dolley Madison, Theodosia Burr, and Sacajawea (From the Publisher).”

By Deborah Lawrenson
Recommended By Rosemarie Germaine, Senior Library Clerk

“Embarking on an affair with Dom, a wealthy older man she barely knows, and beginning a new life with him in Provence, Eve becomes obsessed with finding out why Dom refuses to talk about his previous marriage--and what happened to his beautiful ex-wife (From the Publisher).”

By Harold Holzer
Recommended By Brenda Cherry, Reference Librarian

“A chronicle of the four months between Lincoln's election and inauguration evaluates the decisions he made regarding slavery, secession, and the possibility of a Civil War, in an account that also offers insight into the selections of his cabinet members (From the Publisher).”

By John Grisham
Recommended By John Shea, Library Page

“Law firm partners Oscar Finley and Wally Figg see a chance for huge financial gain when they learn of a pending class action lawsuit against the makers of Krayoxx, a popular cholesterol-reducing drug suspected of causing heart attacks (From the Publisher).”

By Alyson Richman
Recommended By Jackie, Head of Readers' Services, Rosemarie Germaine, Senior Library Clerk, Pam Strudler, Programming & Arts Librarian
With Jackie Ranaldo, Head of Readers' Services

Tuesday, January 24, 2012.  1PM & 7:30 PM.

“From the glamorous ease of life in Prague before the Occupation, to the horrors of Nazi Europe, The Lost Wife explores the power of first love, the resilience of the human spirit- and the strength of memory (From the Publisher).”

By Jean-Patrick Manchette
Recommended By Sonia Grgas, Reference Librarian

“Martin Terrier is a hired killer who wants out of the game so he can settle down and marry his childhood sweetheart... But "the company" won't let him go: they have other plans (From the Publisher).”

By Lisa Scottoline
Recommended By Pam Martin, Assistant Library Director

“Volunteering at her daughter's school so that she can keep an eye on a bully, Susan faces a difficult choice when her daughter is tormented at the same time an explosion occurs in the cafeteria, a situation that causes Susan to be blamed for the bully's injuries (From the Publisher).”

By Lauren Willig
Recommended By Stacey Mencher, Technology and Applications Manager

“Leaving Harvard to complete her dissertation on the Scarlet Pimpernel and the Purple Gentian in England, Eloise Kelly discovers information about the most elusive spy of all time, a figure who single-handedly saved England from Napoleon's invasion (From the Publisher).”

By John Le Carré
Recommended By Barry Ernst, Reference Librarian

“An aging British secret service agent looks back on his covert past, recalling the suspicion, danger, excitement, deception, and failure that marked his thirty-year career as a spy (From the Publisher).”

By Denise Mina
Series Alex Morrow Novels
Recommended By Audrey Honigman, Library Clerk

“When three armed men invade a quiet Glasgow home and demand audience with a person who does not live there, Alex Morrow investigates their apparent mistake, a situation that escalates as violent acts are committed against the hostages (From the Publisher).”

By Stephen Greenblatt
Recommended By Ralph Guiteau, Readers' Services Librarian
With Ralph Guiteau, Readers' Services Librarian

Tuesday, February 12, 2013.  7:30 PM.

“A humanities professor describes the impact had by the translation of the last remaining manuscript of On the Nature of Things by Roman philosopher Lucretius, which fueled the Renaissance and inspired artists, great thinkers, and scientists (From the Publisher).”

By Pam Jenoff
Recommended By Pam Martin, Assistant Library Director

“Defending the brother of a Holocaust hero against allegations of World War II crimes, fiercely independent attorneys Charlotte Gold and Jack Harrington slowly fall for one another, while their client refuses to help in his own defense and claims that proof of his innocence lies within an intricate clock (From the Publisher).”

By Julia Glass
Recommended By Audrey Honigman, Library Clerk
With Betty Petreshock, Reference Librarian

Tuesday, January 15, 2013.  7:30 PM

“Enjoying an active but lonely rural life, 70-year-old Percy allows a progressive preschool to move into his barn and transform his quiet home into a lively, youthful community that compels him to reexamine the choices he made after his wife's death (From the Publisher).”

By Terry Goodkind
Series Sword of Truth
Recommended By Megan Kass, Systems Manager

Twilight has fallen upon the Three Kingdoms: a grey time that could foretell either dawn or descent in bitter night. Richard Cypher, woodsman and warrior, is chosen to bear the powerful Sword of Truth, but his enemy, Darken Rahl, is a royal mage who comands armies, hideous beasts and-more terrible by far-a twisted magic.