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Adler, Elizabeth A. It all began in Monte Carlo.
Romantic Suspense Jewelry theft

Albert, Susan Wittig. The Darling Dahlias and the cucumber tree. MYSTERY. Continue »

Are you ready for more relaxing vacation reads? Here are a few suggestions for readers as you search for the perfect way to enjoy the last of the summer sun. Most of these titles are already at the library or soon to be found there.

Getting your hands on any copy of the Millennium Trilogy is difficult. Steig Larsson’s series begins with The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, continues with the The Girl Who Played with Fire, and ends with The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet’s Nest. While waiting, check out both Arnaldur Indridason’s Jar City (Iceland) or Karin Fossum’s Don’t Look Back (Norway) for the first in two excellent series. Continue »

Adamson, Lydia. Cat on a Beach Blanket: An Alice Nestleton Mystery. (1997)

Barnett, Jill. Days of Summer. (2006)

Bockoven, Georgia. Another Summer. (2010)

Bonasia, Lynn Kiele. Summer Shift. (2010)

Brashares, Ann. The Last Summer (of You and Me). (2007)

Coll, Susan. Beach Week. (2010)
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Supper Sleuths, a mystery discussion group, meets every second Tuesday evening at 6:00pm to discuss mysteries of every genre and type. Feel free to bring your own snack or brown bag lunch with you to the meeting.

The next Supper Sleuths Discussion takes place September 14, 2010 at 6:00pm to 7:30pm in the Lecture Hall.

For our meeting in September, read–at least–the first in each of these series. Maisie Dobbs by Jacqueline Winspear and The Strange Files of Fremont Jones by Dianne Day. Click here for the list.

The next gathering of Beebe Library’s book discussion group, Books By the Lake, is on September 15, 2010 in the Lecture Hall at 7:30pm for the discussion of two books with the theme of Desert Exploration: Mary Doria Russell’s Dreamers of the Day and Janet Wallach’s nonfiction title, Desert Queen.

Please consider: While reading these two books, compare how the authors deal with character and setting, bearing in mind that Russell’s book is fiction and Wallach’s book is nonfiction.
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Allende, Isabel. Island beneath the sea. HISTORICAL FICTION.
“The story of a mulatta woman, a slave and concubine, determined to take control of her own destiny in a society where that would seem impossible”–Provided by publisher.

Ashworth, Jenn. A kind of intimacy. Continue »