Want to know which books librarian's across the country love? As shown in the November issue of Library Journal, listed below are the top ten. Click here to view the article.
Us by David Nicholls
While on a month-long European vacation, a mild-mannered scientist (with a hidden sense of humor) tries to repair his marriage and his relationship with his teenage son. By the best-selling author of One Day. (Publisher Summary)
Never Judge a Lady by Her Cover by Sarah MacLean
Duncan West, fascinated by Lady Georgiana, is determined to reveal all of her dark secrets, most notably, her secret identity as Chase, the founder of London's worst gaming hell. (Publisher Summary)
Lives in Ruin by Marilyn Johnson
A look at the lives of contemporary archaeologists as they search for clues to humanity's past. The book also examines the arduous, non-glamorous working conditions that they face as well as what drives them to do this very important, yet often tedious, work. (Publisher Summary)
The Burning Room by Michael Connelly
Detective Bosch has been assigned a new partner, Lucia Soto, with the hope that she will glean some of his expertise. The team follows difficult leads in a case involving a victim who dies from complications from a bullet wound sustained years earlier. By the best-selling author of The Black Box. (Publisher Summary)
Mortal Heart by Robin LaFevers
The powerful conclusion to the His Fair Assassins trilogy, Annith's worst fears are realized when she discovers that, despite her lifelong desire and training to be an assassin, she is being groomed by the abbess as a Seeress; which will mean being forever shut up in the convent of Saint Mortain.
The Ship of Brides by Jojo Moyes
The year is 1946, and World War II is over. In Sydney, Australia, four women join hundreds of other war brides on an extraordinary voyage to England to face their unknown futures.
The Forgers by Bradford Morrow
When Adam Diehl, reclusive rare-book collector, is found dead in his home, his sister, Meghan, and her lover, Will, a convicted literary forger, begin receiving threatening letters from someone who knows secrets about the death, as well as Will's past. (Publisher Summary)
In the Company of Sherlock Holmes: Stories Inspired by the Holmes Canon edited by Leslie S. Klinger and Laurie R. King
In the follow-up to the nationally bestselling A Study in Sherlock, Laurie R. King and Leslie S. Klinger present a stunning new volume of original stories. (Publisher Summary)
Jane and the Twelve Days of Christmas by Stephanie Barron
In this twelfth installment of Stephanie Barron's Being a Jane Austen Mystery series, Jane investigates the suspicious death of a Yuletide reveler during Christmas time at the ancestral home of the wealthy Chute family. (Publisher Summary)
Mermaids in Paradise by Lydia Millet
A couple experiences mermaids, kidnappers and mercenaries while honeymooning in the Caribbean. By the Pulitzer Prize-finalist author of Love in Infant Monkeys. (Publisher Summary)
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