Double Cross-by James Patterson

Just when Alex thought his life was calming down into a routine of patients and therapy sessions, he finds himself back in the game--this time to catch a criminal mastermind like no other. A wave of elaborate murders in Washington D.C. have the whole East Coast on edge. They are like nothing Alex Cross and his new girlfriend, Detective Brianna Stone, have ever seen. With each murder, the case becomes increasingly complex. There's only one thing Alex knows: the killer adores an audience. As victims are made into gruesome spectacles citywide, inducing media hysteria, it becomes clear to Alex that the man he's after is a genius of terror--and he'll stop at nothing to become the most terrifying star that Washington D.C. has ever seen. Meanwhile, in a maximum security prison in Colorado, Kyle Craig plans his escape. With time running out, Alex must put an end to the DC Audience Killer's reign of terror, as well as prepare for the return of Kyle Craig.

"Double Cross" is a classic James Patterson fast-pacing, sharp plot twists, short, punchy chapters, and surprises galore. A Must Read!

Submitted by:
Pam Singhaus
Interlibrary Loan
Puskarich Public Library

Along Came Jones-by Linda Windsor

Running from the law and a crime syndicate, New Yorker Deanna Manetti is lost in the Montana wilderness and is run off the road by a wild mustang. When along comes Shep Jones who is mildly amused at the city slicker's attitude, after all she should be glad he came to her rescue. However, all is not what it seems, she is running from the law or something and Shep aims to find out what. Can he turn away the lost and confused Deanna or will he offer her refuge in the wilderness? This is a cute and fun loving story filled with love, laughter and the test of faith.

Submitted by:
Joy Miles
Puskarich Public Library

Blood Dreams-Kay Hooper

Dani Justice has pre-cognitive dreams or rather nightmares. She has been having this particular one for some months now. She has recently come back to her hometown just outside of Atlanta, Georgia to spend time with her identical twin sister, Paris, who has just gone through a very painful divorce. Dani and Paris have known since they were kids that they have more than just a special "twin" connection. They each have their own psychic abilities that are enhanced when they work together. In order to help others, they have joined a private organization(Haven) run by John and Maggie Garrett that consists of many different types of psychics. This organization was started as an idea of FBI Special Agent Noah Bishop.

Bishop is the head of the Special Crimes Unit, which primarily has psychics working for it.Bishop and his team have been tracking an extremely evil serial killer who has killed a dozen women in Boston. The last one killed was the daughter of a U.S. Senator, who has offered his help and resources to Bishop, and who very much wants this killer caught...even if he has to do it himself!

Dani's dreams show her and the other members of Bishop's unit in a warehouse that is on fire as they search for the killer and someone he has captured that they all know. The dream keeps changing a bit, but some things are consistent so Dani knows this will happen in some way. Dani also runs into her former love, Marc Purcell, who is the sheriff. Marc also has some special abilities of his own. This story grows in intensity and has several plot twist.

Submitted by:
Martha Kovacik
Puskarich Public Library

Mistaken Identity-by Don & Susie Van Ryan and Newell, Colleen and Whitney Cerak

Late one night a van collides with a truck. Several students were involved in the fatal crash. The only survivor is a young lady who has a striking resemblance in appearance to one of the other passengers. Due to a series of unusual circumstances, the families of these two women are wrongly informed of the result of their daughter's accident. Both families deal with the loss of life, surprise, hope , outstanding loyalty, faith and love.Read this book and find out how such a thing as mistaken identity could happen. This story will hold your interest until the very end.

Submitted by:
Vivian Sue Jones
Puskarich Public Library

Fearless Fourteen-by Janet Evanovich

"Fearless Fourteen" by Janet Evanovich is her latest in her Stephanie Plum series.Plum is a bounty hunter from Trenton, NJ and as usual, her life is utter chaos. She ends up babysitting the teenaged son of a skip, Zook. Zook is addicted to an interactive Internet game called Minionfire. He also likes to spray paint everything. Ranger(a fellow bounty hunter and owner of a security firm) hires Stephanie to help babysit an aging singer, Brenda, who acts like a diva and is inclined to get into trouble. Plum also finds herself in the middle of a 10-year-old $9 million unsolved bank robbery, and it appears that the money might be somewhere in boyfriend Joe Morelli's house. Brenda decides to start a reality show and follows Plum around as she's trying to do her job. When things couldn't get any worse, Lula is engaged to boyfriend, Tank, and is driving Plum crazy with wedding plans. All of these situations play out with the usual Evanovich zaniness. This book is a hoot.

Submitted by:
Pam Singhaus
Puskarich Public Library

Home: A Memoir of My Early Years-by Julie Andrews

Many of us have a memory that revolves around a Julie Andrews' play, song, or movie. For me it is a fond recollection of my Aunt Annabelle taking my sister and me to see "The Sound of Music" on the big screen in Columbus when we were teenagers. I have been a fan of Julie Andrews ever since.

This is the story of her life before fame-from her birth in 1935 up to 1962 when Walt Disney cast her as "the world's most famous nanny" in Mary Poppins. In "Home" Julie shares her family history, what it was like living through the London Blitz of World War II, her parents divorce, and her childhood spent on radio and in concert halls all over England. Her professional career began at the age of twelve and by the age of 18 she left home for the United States where she began her career on Broadway. Over 50 personal photos are included. If you are a Julie Andrews fan, you are sure to enjoy "Home: A Memoir of My Early Years."

Submitted by:
Pat SpainBranch
Manager
Clark Memorial Branch Library

The Friday Night Knitting Club-by Kate Jacobs

The small yarn shop in New York City belongs to Georgia Walker, a single mom, raising her daughter, Dakota. Anita, her good friend and mentor, helps her run and finance the business. A group gets together at the shop on Friday nights to knit, eat Dakota's muffins and deserts, and become good friends.

Georgia's world is shaken up when Dakota's absent father shows up wanting to become a part of their lives. The upheaval continues when K.C. decides to quit the book publishing business and go to law school at 50. Peri turns away from the academic world to turn to fashion design; creating handmade purses. Lucie, in her late 40's, decides to have a child alone. Darwin, the resident feminist, shocks everyone when she decides to become Lucie's friend and birth coach. From Georgia's high school days, a friend, Cat, appears asking for Georgia's help in creating a new life after Cat's divorce.

A sudden tragedy brings the Friday Night Knitting group together in friendship to help each other.

Submitted by:
Linda Morgan
Puskarich Public Library