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Showing posts with label david baldacci. Show all posts

Suffolk County's top 10 circulating books in June were:

The Girl on a Train by Paula Hawkins
The Girl on a Train by Paula Hawkins

Melding the voyeurism of Rear Window with the unreliable narration of Gone Girl (2012), Hawkins delivers a riveting thriller. (Booklist Starred Review) Obsessively watching a breakfasting couple every day to escape the pain of her losses, Rachel witnesses a shocking event that inextricably entangles her in the lives of strangers. (Publisher Summary)

NYPD Red 3 by James Patterson
NYPD Red 3 by James Patterson

When a billionaire's chauffeur is brutally murdered and his son is abducted, NYPD Red Detective Zach Jordan and his ex-girlfriend partner, Kylie MacDonald, realize that their own lives are becoming more threatened as they get closer to solving the case. (Publisher Summary)


14th Deadly Sin by James Patterson
14th Deadly Sin by James Patterson

Gathering for a birthday celebration that is interrupted by a gruesome killing in public, the Women's Murder Club friends discover video evidence of a deadly plot against the city of San Francisco. (Publisher Summary)



Radiant Angel by Nelson DeMille
Radiant Angel by Nelson DeMille

Taking a job with the Diplomatic Surveillance Group after a showdown with "The Panther," Corey realizes that America has unknowingly entered a second Cold War era with a newly resurgent Russia. By the best-selling author of The Gold Coast. (Publisher Summary)


Memory Man by David Baldacci
Memory Man by David Baldacci

The latest thriller by Baldacci introduces the character of Amos Decker, whose hyperthymesia causes him to remember everything. More than a year after the most tragic event in Amos Decker's life, a man confesses to murdering his family and Amos, called to help with the investigation, struggles with the memories.(Publisher Summary)

The Stranger by Harlan Coben
The Stranger by Harlan Coben

A well-placed lie can help build a wonderful life- and a secret has the same explosive power to destroy it. The Stranger appears out of nowhere. His identity is unknown. His motives are unclear. His information is undeniable. Then he whispers a few words in your ear and disappears, leaving you picking up the pieces of your shattered world. (Publisher Summary)

Private Vegas by James Patterson
Private Vegas by James Patterson

Private Jack Morgan spends most of his time in Los Angeles, where his top investigation firm has its headquarters. But a hunt for two criminals leads him to the city of sin--and to a murder ring that is more seductively threatening than anything he's witnessed before.(Publisher Summary)


Miracle at Augusta by James Patterson
Miracle at Augusta by James Patterson

After his unexpected PGA win catapults him to fame, Travis struggles with feelings of inadequacy in the face of personal setbacks. A shot at redemption arrives in an unexpected form: a teenage outcast with troubles of his own - and a natural golf swing. (Publisher Summary)


The Liar by Nora Roberts
The Liar by Nora Roberts

Devastated to learn that her unfaithful husband had actually married her using an alias, Shelby returns with her young daughter to her Tennessee hometown and pursues a new relationship before her husband's past poses dangerous threats.(Publisher Summary)


The Escape by David Baldacci
The Escape by David Baldacci

A latest entry in the popular series that began with Zero Day and The Forgotten continues the adventures of military investigator, John Puller. When his older brother escapes a military prison, Puller finds himself part of the manhunt for him and discovers troubling details about the case. (Publisher Summary)

A Rainbow of Books



This week, readers in the Mastics-Moriches-Shirley Community Library's Winter Reading Club reviewed two books with the same title by different authors: True Blue by Luanne Rice (about a second chance at love in rural Connecticut) and True Blue by David Baldacci (about a disgraced ex-cop's quest to redeem his good name). For your enjoyment, here is a rainbow assortment of other books with "colorful" titles:

New at your library: Bestselling impulse checkouts

In a hurry? Just stopping in to pick up a hold? The next time you come to your community library, consider borrowing an impulse item, conveniently located in the check-out line. In this spot, your community library offers multiple copies of both magazines and bestselling books such as Stieg Larsson's Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest, Tom Clancy's Dead or Alive, Clive Cussler's Crescent Dawn, and David Baldacci's Hell's Corner. Additional bestsellers are located on the tops of the New Book section shelves,and include John Grisham's The Confession, Brandon Sanderson's Towers of Midnight, Sarah Palin's America by Heart, and the posthumously published Autobiography of Mark Twain.