What's Hot for 2012!

As in an earlier column, we're going to list the most requested books at Bristol Public Library and our Avoca Branch Library.  If you don't already have these on reserve, you can either call the library or put the books on reserve yourself through our website.

10.  Sleepwalker by Karen Robards

A policeman and a female thief find themselves running for their lives in this novel that mixes romance and suspense.

9.  Next Always by Nora Roberts

This is the first in a trilogy involving the restoration of an old house as a bed and breakfast.  Architect Beckett Montgomery comes back home to help his mother and brother with renovations, and discovers he's still attracted to his high school crush.  

8. Longing by Karen Kingsbury

 This is the third book in the Bailey Flannagan series which started with Leaving.  The fourth book, Loving, is scheduled to be published in  March. Fans of Christian author Kingsbury will want to start at the beginning.

7.  Locked In by Tom Clancy with Mark Greaney

Jack Ryan has decided to run for president again when a close friend is threatened by an unknown enemy.

6. Deadlocked by Charlaine Harris

This twelfth book in the Sookie Stackhouse series won't be published until May, 2012 but that hasn't stopped people putting it on reserve!

5. Unwritten Laws by Greg Iles

This sequel to The Devil's Punchbowl features the return of Penn Cage.  Unfortunately, Iles was severely injured in a traffic accident and so the book has been delayed until some time in 2012.  This book is subtitled "The Bone Tree;" volume two of Unwritten Laws  may also come out in 2012.

 

   

4. Kill Shot by Vince Flynn

Mitch Rapp has been working his way through the list of men responsible for the PanAm Lockerbie attack, but his next target proves to be a trap. Due to Vince Flynn's illness, the book was delayed but now Kill Shot is scheduled to come out on February 7, 2012.

3.Guilty Wives by James Patterson and David Ellis

Four women friends are invited on the vacation of a lifetime, to revel in luxury and indulge in whatever they please.  Then the police show up, accusing them of a shocking crime.

2. D.C. Dead by Stuart Woods

Stone Barrington is called to Washington to solve a murder-suicide, an job that reunites him with Holly Barker.

1.  Inheritance:  Or, the Vault of Souls by Christopher Paolini

The long-awaited conclusion to the Eragon saga-- enough said!

     

New Books in Favorite Series!

There are several popular series authors who have new books out in November.  Many of these will be on reserve, so if you want to read these you may need to get your name on the list!

Sue Grafton fans, rejoice!  Kinsey Millhone is back, though she ‘s a little worse for wear after a punch in the face leaves her with two black eyes and a broken nose.  That’s just the start of the complications in V is for Vengeance, the long awaited new entry in the series that started with A is for Alibi.  Reserve it today!

Before Catherine Coulter became famous for her FBI thrillers, she wrote some wonderful historical romances.   The Prince of Ravenscar is her newest book and a sequel to the Sherbrooke Twins. In fact, the author suggests you reread the latter before reading the new book.  Where can you find a copy of The Sherbrooke Twins?  Why, your local library! We have copies in large print, paperback and on CD!

Did you love Wicked?    Out of Oz is the fourth and final book in Gregory Maguire’s inspired re-imagining of the Land of Oz.  Maguire brings back some  of his beloved characters and gives us a good look at that Kansas girl, Dorothy Gale.

When ships suddenly begin exploding, Kurt Austin is called to investigate and uncovers a dictator’s plan to use an incredible weapon to extort tribute from the world’s governments.  Devil’s Gate by Clive Cussler is another thrilling chapter in the Numa Files series!

For Harry Bosch, time is ticking down.  He only has three years before he’ll have to retire from the force, and he’s anxious to solve as many cases as he can before then.  Harry should know to be careful what he wishes for, when two cases suddenly show up on the same day, both with horrifying implications. Best-selling author Michael Connelly is in top form with The Drop.  Reserve it today!

Fall means it’s time for a new Margaret Maron book! In Three Day Town,  Judge Deborah Knott and her deputy sheriff husband are visiting the Big Apple,  but their hopes for their long delayed honeymoon are dashed when their doorman is murdered and a box is missing.  Maron fans will be delighted to know that the investigating officer is none other than Sigrid Harald, who was featured in Maron’s first mystery series.

Flavia is back!  Everyone’s favorite eleven year old chemist /sleuth has an ingenious plan to ensnare Father Christmas, but first she has another murder to solve.  Alan Bradley has concocted another winning tale with I Am Half Sick of Shadows  A Flavia de Luce Novel.

James Patterson’s new book is Kill Alex Cross.  Need we say more?

Eragon fans, the wait is over!  Inheritance, the fourth and final book in the saga, is out this month.  Christopher Paolini became a media sensation as a nineteen year old best-selling author.  Now 27, his books have been licensed into 49 different languages!

If you like off-beat—and we mean really offbeat—mysteries, then Tim Dorsey may be the author for you.  His protagonist is Serge Storms, a psychopathic serial killer with a strong sense of justice, sort of like a gregarious and outgoing Dexter.  The new book in the series is When Elves Attack, A Joyous Christmas Greeting from the Criminal Nutbars of the Sunshine State.