Friday, February 21, 2014

Life After Life by Jill Mccorkle

Life After Life: A Novel - At Pine Haven retirement center, the residents, staff, and neighbors reveal their secrets to each other and offer comfort and companionship as they encounter life's hardships and tragedies.

Life After Life by Jill Mccorkle

Life After Life: A Novel - At Pine Haven retirement center, the residents, staff, and neighbors reveal their secrets to each other and offer comfort and companionship as they encounter life's hardships and tragedies.

Monday, February 10, 2014

Silent Night by Mary Higgins Clark

Silent Night - Tom Dornan has leukemia and is recovering from surgery in New York City.  His wife, Catherine, and sons, Brian and Michael, are staying with Catherine's mother, Barbara.  Barbara had given Catherine a St. Christopher medal that saved her husband's life in WWII to give to Tom.  When Catherine drops her wallet while singing Christmas carols with the crowd on 5th Avenue, Cally Siddons picks it up. Seeing this, Brian chases after Cally to retrieve the medal.

Silent Night by Mary Higgins Clark

Silent Night - Tom Dornan has leukemia and is recovering from surgery in New York City.  His wife, Catherine, and sons, Brian and Michael, are staying with Catherine's mother, Barbara.  Barbara had given Catherine a St. Christopher medal that saved her husband's life in WWII to give to Tom.  When Catherine drops her wallet while singing Christmas carols with the crowd on 5th Avenue, Cally Siddons picks it up. Seeing this, Brian chases after Cally to retrieve the medal.

Robert B. Parker's Fool Me Twice by Michael Brandman

Robert B. Parker's Fool Me Twice (A Jesse Stone Novel) - Movie star Marisol Hinton is afraid her abusive husband will follow her to Paradise where she is filming her latest movie.  Jesse Stone recommend's his friend, Crow, as a personal security guard.  Meanwhile, the daughter of a prominent resident begins driving recklessly and Jesse attempts to get her parents to pay attention to the troubled teen.

Robert B. Parker's Fool Me Twice by Michael Brandman

Robert B. Parker's Fool Me Twice (A Jesse Stone Novel) - Movie star Marisol Hinton is afraid her abusive husband will follow her to Paradise where she is filming her latest movie.  Jesse Stone recommend's his friend, Crow, as a personal security guard.  Meanwhile, the daughter of a prominent resident begins driving recklessly and Jesse attempts to get her parents to pay attention to the troubled teen.

Robert B. Parker's Killing the Blues by Michael Brandman

Robert B. Parker's Killing the Blues (A Jesse Stone Novel) - While Paradise officials plan for the summer tourist season, Jesse Stone investigates a recent rash of car thefts.  Meanwhile, a con who Jesse beat while on the LAPD is released and is heading to Paradise to exact his revenge on Stone.

Robert B. Parker's Killing the Blues by Michael Brandman

Robert B. Parker's Killing the Blues (A Jesse Stone Novel) - While Paradise officials plan for the summer tourist season, Jesse Stone investigates a recent rash of car thefts.  Meanwhile, a con who Jesse beat while on the LAPD is released and is heading to Paradise to exact his revenge on Stone.

Robert B. Parker's Wonderland by Ace Atkins

Robert B. Parker's Wonderland (Spenser) - Henry Cimoli, Spenser's trainer, asks Spenser to investigate the organization trying to buy out Cimoli's condo.  Z and Spenser find that different organizations are vying for the gambling licenses Massachusetts just authorized.  However, thugs are intimidating the seniors in Cimoli's neighborhood and the criminal organizations are taking interest in the proceedings.

Robert B. Parker's Wonderland by Ace Atkins

Robert B. Parker's Wonderland (Spenser) - Henry Cimoli, Spenser's trainer, asks Spenser to investigate the organization trying to buy out Cimoli's condo.  Z and Spenser find that different organizations are vying for the gambling licenses Massachusetts just authorized.  However, thugs are intimidating the seniors in Cimoli's neighborhood and the criminal organizations are taking interest in the proceedings.

Tuesday, February 4, 2014

Robert B. Parker's Lullaby by Ace Atkins

Robert B. Parker's Lullaby (Spenser) - Fourteen year-old Mattie Sullivan hires Spenser to investigate her mother's death.  Mattie claims that the man convicted of killing her mom is innocent and that she saw her mom kidnapped by two thugs the night of her death.  As Spenser investigates, he and Mattie are attacked as well as other possible witnesses.

Robert B. Parker's Lullaby by Ace Atkins

Robert B. Parker's Lullaby (Spenser) - Fourteen year-old Mattie Sullivan hires Spenser to investigate her mother's death.  Mattie claims that the man convicted of killing her mom is innocent and that she saw her mom kidnapped by two thugs the night of her death.  As Spenser investigates, he and Mattie are attacked as well as other possible witnesses.

The Pagan Lord by Bernard Cornwell

The Pagan Lord: A Novel (Saxon Tales) - Uhtred learned that his eldest son became a priest.  When he son refuses to recant his Christianity, Uhtred disowns him.  In the struggle between the priests and Uhtred, Uhtred accidently kills Abbot Wihtred.  Because of this, the priests declare him cursed as well as anyone who supports him.  Thus, Uhtred takes those who remain with him north to recapture his family home, Bebbanburg.  Meanwhile, the Danes are moving to attack East Anglia and Wessex to unite all of Britain under their command.

The Pagan Lord by Bernard Cornwell

The Pagan Lord: A Novel (Saxon Tales) - Uhtred learned that his eldest son became a priest.  When he son refuses to recant his Christianity, Uhtred disowns him.  In the struggle between the priests and Uhtred, Uhtred accidently kills Abbot Wihtred.  Because of this, the priests declare him cursed as well as anyone who supports him.  Thus, Uhtred takes those who remain with him north to recapture his family home, Bebbanburg.  Meanwhile, the Danes are moving to attack East Anglia and Wessex to unite all of Britain under their command.