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February 2004

Great Reads for these lingering chilly days and nights…

The Guards – Ken Bruen

In this mesmerizing work of crime fiction, an ex-member of The Guards--Ireland's police force--is approached in a Galway bar by a dazzling woman with a strange request and a rumor about his talent for finding things.

The 37th Hour – Jodi Compton

"On a chilly Minnesota morning, Sarah Shiloh, a seasoned missing-persons investigator, comes home to the house she shares with her husband and fellow cop, Michael Shiloh. Shiloh was supposed to be in Virginia, starting his training with the FBI But from the moment she learns that he never arrived at Quantico, she feels a terrible foreboding. Now, beneath the bed in which they make love, Sarah finds Shiloh's neatly packed bag. And in that instant the cop in her knows: Her husband has disappeared."

The Last Juror – John Grisham

Mississippi, 1970: Only nine years after being sentenced to life in prison for the brutal rape and murder of a young mother, Danny Padgitt is paroled and returns to Ford County to seek revenge against the members of the jury that convicted him.

Star of the Sea – Joseph O’Connor

In this spellbinding tale of tragedy and mercy, love and healing, the farther the ship "Star of the Sea" sails toward the Promised Land, the more her passengers seem moored to a past that will never let them go. As urgently contemporary as it is historical, this gripping novel builds with the pace of a thriller to a stunning conclusion.

Point of Honour – Madeleine E. Robins

Sarah is a "fallen" daughter of the nobility turned investigative agent. She faces danger, intrigue, and romance on the mean streets of Regency London--in the launch of a brilliant new series.