 Angel & Demons
Dan Brown
$4.00
World–renowned Harvard symbologist Robert
Langdon is summoned to a Swiss research facility to
analyze a cryptic symbol seared into the chest of a
murdered physicist. What he discovers is unimaginable: a
deadly vendetta against the Catholic Church by a
centuries-old underground organization—the
illuminati. Desperate to save the Vatican from a powerful
time bomb, Langdon joins forces in Rome with the
beautiful and mysterious scientist Vittoria Vetra.
Together they embark on a frantic hunt through sealed
crypts, dangerous catacombs, deserted cathedrals, and the
most secretive vault on earth…the long-forgotten
illuminati lair.
 The Midnight Hour
Brenda Jackson
$3.50
Once, CIA agent Sir Drake Warren gave his heart to a
woman—a fellow Marine whose death in an explosion
left him aching for justice. Drake vowed he would never
love again. But his devotion to his former lover is
tested when he meets his mysterious new partner, Agent
Victoria Green. With golden-brown eyes and skin like
melted chocolate, Victoria leaves Drake yearning for the
love he lost—and flirting so closely with the
white-hot passion he once knew, he’s sure he’ll
get burned…
Few people know that Victoria was once a Marine named
Sandy Carroll…and that she was embroiled in a
fervent love affair with Drake until an explosion nearly
killed her. Her life-saving surgery gave her a new face
and identity—that of CIA operative Victoria Green.
Now, Victoria is bound by duty to keep her true identity
a secret, especially from Drake.
Paired on a deadly mission, Victoria’s senses are
awakened by Drake’s every move. But just as the
passion she’s denied for so long threatens to boil
over, Drake begins to put together the pieces of the
puzzle. And when he does, will Victoria lose him forever?
 Sugar Skull
Denise Hamilton
$3.50
When a distraught father breaks past security to beg
her for help, Los Angeles Times report Eve Diamond
can’t refuse. His daughter, caught up in the rough
“squatter” lifestyle, is missing—and Eve,
sensing a scoop, wants to know why a privileged teen from
Pasadena would hook up with the dregs of Hollywood. When
the girl is found dead, Eve suspects there is more going
on than the tragic death of a rebellious youth.
The search for answers will take Eve from the street
world of drugs and sex to the upper echelon of L.A.
society—who don’t appreciate her digging up
their dirt. Even as Eve fights against the powers-that-be
who want her off the story, she finds herself mixing
business and pleasure when she’s irresistibly drawn
to the brooding son of a Mexican music titan. For it is
in the world—and in the intricate sugar skulls that
mark the Mexican “Day of the Dead”—that
Eve may find the key to unmasking a killer…
 Dark of the Moon
P.J. Parrish
$3.00
Thirty years ago, a young man mysteriously vanished
from rural Black Pool, Mississippi. Now his skeleton has
been discovered in a murky swamp, a length of rope
entwined in its bones…
Detective Louis Kincaid doesn’t regret having left
the hometown that always treated him as an outcast. But
nothing could have prepared him for the ominous reaction
of the locals when he returns to investigate the
decades-old slaying. With a veil of suspicion and terror
descending over the quiet streets of Black Pool, Kincaid
is about to uncover a trail of blood-chilling evil as he
hunts a shadowy killer whose grisly work is far from over…
 Final Exit
Laurie Breton
$3.50
Ten years ago tragedy tore them apart…
But when FBI special agent Carolyn Monahan walks back
into the life of homicide lieutenant Conor Rafferty, the
sizzle is undeniable. They are back together, albeit
reluctantly, to find the serial killer who is terrorizing
Boston.
Caro has made a successful career of putting homicidal
maniacs behind bars, and Rafferty is a good cop who’s
been handed the case of a lifetime. Amid bureaucratic red
tape and a mounting body count, they uncover evidence
that points to a decade-old unsolved homicide. Then
tension escalates when the killer develops a psychotic
preoccupation with Caro herself.
As the pressure builds to solve the murders, so does the
attraction between Caro and Rafferty. But the question
remains: Who will get to Caro first, the killer or the
cop?
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 The Snow Garden
Christopher Rice
$4.00
In the darkening chill of winter, three Atherton
University freshmen are being mysteriously drawn together
by fate, and a compulsion they cannot comprehend. Though
they come from vastly differing backgrounds, the college
holds the promise of a better life for each of them—and
an opportunity to break away from the anguish and
desolation of their former lives.
But the past does not die so easily, and the intricate
webs of deceit that they have spun to protect themselves
are slowly twisted into shackles that chain them to their
doom. Snowbound and trapped on the campus, the friends
find themselves unwilling pawns in the machinations of a
malevolent force that has taken hold of Atherton—and
all the oldest fears, veiled passions, and secret
nightmares are about to come to life in…the Snow
Garden.
 Resurrection
Dreams
Richard Laymon
$4.00
Back in Ellsworth High there was definitely no one
weirder than Melvin. All the kids made fun of the way he
dressed, the way he acted, everything about him. Vicki
was the only one who stood up for him, but even she was
horrified when he dug up a dead body and tried to bring
it back to life with power from a car battery.
That was years ago, but Vicki still has nightmares about
Melvin. Now she’s back in Ellsworth and she knows
she’ll have to see Melvin again. He’s just been
released from the institution and he’s acting even
weirder than ever. His experiments with the dead have
progressed, and as soon as he can get Vicki where he
wants her, he can make his most twisted dream a reality…
 Blacklist
Sara Paretsky
$4.00
As a favor to her most important client, V.I. agrees
to check up on an empty mansion. But instead of a
mysterious intruder, she discovers a dead man in the
ornamental pond—a reporter for an African-American
publication whom the suburban cops are quick to dismiss
as a suicide.
When the man’s shattered family hires V.I. to
investigate, she is sucked into a Gothic tale of sex,
money, and power, leading her back to McCarthy-era
blacklists and forward to some of the darker aspects of
the Patriot Act. As V.I. finds herself penned in to a
smaller and smaller space by an array of people trying to
silence her, and before she can untangle the sordid
truth, two more people will die—and V.I.’s own
life will hang in the balance.
 Don’t Go Home
Janelle Taylor
$3.50
Newly divorced schoolteacher Mia Anderson is looking
forward to exploring her identity without her ex-husband’s
criticism. But a frantic call from her much wilder twin
Margot suddenly plunges Mia into her sister’s life,
which Margot has fled—leaving a dead man in her
wake. Before Mia can unravel Margot’s disappearance,
she’s faced with Matthew Gray, the dead man’s
distraught brother. Asking him for help is a long shot—but
it’s the only way to carry out a dangerous charade…
Deceit is the last thing Matthew wants in his life—it
ruined his parents’ marriage, and it killed his
cheating brother, who was seen flirting with Margot the
night he was murdered. But Mia is sure that her sister is
only a pawn in this deadly game, and he can’t let
her investigate on her own—not when she’s
determined to put her own life on the line. And as they
sift through clues, talking long into each night to
unravel the mystery, he begins to realize that what
matters most is making sure Mia isn’t the next
victim…
 Over her Dead Body
E.C. Sheedy
$3.50
Everyone knows that Mary Weaver is a saint. All her
life she’s been the guiding force behind Mayday
House, a refuge for women in need. But on this dark
night, she is haunted by memories from another time. Dark
memories. Lies. Betrayals. Murder. Evil. She will not die
without confessing her sins, without telling the truth.
She will make three last phone calls, and if she awakens
sleeping dragons, so be it…
Gus Hammond’s job is simple. Now that old lady
Weaver is dead, he is to go to Erinville, Washington, and
shut down her dilapidated old mission. But he hadn’t
counted on Keeley Farrell—he hadn’t counted on
wanting her. Born and raised at Mayday House, Keeley has
come back to continue Mary’s work and discover
truths about her own life—truths that lie buried
somewhere in the jumble of files deep inside Mayday House…
Terrible things have happened at Mayday House. Sins that
some want buried forever…sins that someone would
kill to hide. Now, Gus has a new reason to get Keeley
free of Mayday House. For a dying woman’s last act
has ignited a deadly fuse, one that leads back to this
very house and Keeley herself…a woman he can’t
lose.
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