Fiction
Dark of the Moon by John Sandford
Why have three murders occurred in the quiet northern Minnesota town of Bluestem? Virgil Flowers of the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension is sent to find out.
The Alice Stories by Jesse Lee Kercheval
I began reading Jesse Lee Kercheval’s stories in literary magazines some years ago and thinking they were good. Now she has a full-length collection out—a novel in stories about a woman named Alice as she marries, has a child, and copes with growing older.
Virgin River by Robyn Carr
A recently widowed woman leaves the big city for a small, remote town in northern California, where she eventually finds love with an ex-Marine bar owner/handyman. I think I read a book with exactly this plot some years ago, but this one was still pretty good.
A Killer’s Kiss by William Lashner
Philadelphia DA Victor Carl becomes a prime suspect in the murder of his former fiancée’s husband.
< "http://wyld.state.wy.us/uhtbin/isbn-search/9780446579926">The Choice by Nicholas Sparks
Next-door neighbors Gabby and Travis must make hard decisions about life, love, and each other.
The Last Secret of the Temple by Paul Sussman
Another book spawned in part by the Da Vinci Code, but this time written by an archeologist.
The Wheel of Darkness by Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child
An FBI agent and his ward go from rest and relaxation at a Tibetan monastery to chasing down a relic which could destroy humanity.
The Book of the Dead by Patricia Cornwall
Dr. Kay Scarpetta is back, but once again, according to reviews, only for die-hard fans.
The Abstinence Teacher by Tom Perrotta
Although NPR’s Alan Cheuse thinks you might be better off waiting for the movie Perrotta’s latest, which deals with a clash between religion and politics in the suburbs, has gotten excellent reviews elsewhere.
Redemption by Jackson Lee
Redemption, Montana is a sleepy small town where people generally look after each other. When residents discover that newcomer Ben Trinity was once jailed and tortured as a terrorist (though never tried and convicted), Homeland Security comes in, and suddenly Big Brother is looking after everyone.
Pyres by Derek Nikitas
Lucia Moberg is just an average teenager—shoplifting CDs, talking back to her mother—until the day her father is shot to death in a mall parking lot.
Try Dying by James Scott Bell
In this new legal thriller, a young LA lawyer is mourning his recently deceased fiancée, killed in an accident our hero sets out to investigate, only to find that he’s become one of the suspects. (It’s kind of Virgin River meets A Killer’s Kiss. . . or at any rate it shares plot elements with both.)
The Ghost by Robert Harris
British Prime Minister Adam Lang, forced out of office by his ill-advised support of an American war in the Middle East, has hired a ghost writer to pen his memoirs. The ghost writer dies, but comes back to haunt the new writer. Any similarities to current events, are, I’m sure, products of the author’s imagination.
In for the Kill by John Lutz
A killer is dismembering women and leaving their body parts in bathtubs all over New York. Veteran detective Frank Quinn is assigned to the case, but things get personal when he teams up with an old flame and discovers that the victims names spell out Q-U-I-N-N.
The Collected Short Stories of Louis L’Amour Volume 5
Most of the other four volumes are floating around in the county somewhere–let us know if you would like to request one.
Nonfiction
The Ends of the Earth: An Anthology of the Finest Writing on the Arctic and the Antarctic
edited by Elizabeth Kolbert and Frances Spufford
If the weather seems too cold for you, why not curl up with a blanket and a book about polar exploration? Read New Yorker writer Kolbert’s selections on the Arctic, then flip the book over and read Spufford’s selections on the other pole.
Playboy’s Silverstein Around the World
Before he became famous as a children’s poet with books such as Where the Sidewalk Ends and A Light in the Attic, Silverstein was a cartoonist for Playboy. If you check this out, just remember to say, “But I only read it for the cartoons!”
Hungry Planet by Peter Menzel and Faith D’Aluisio
I ran across a display of photographs from this book in an airport awhile ago, so when I saw it in book form, I knew we had to get it. Peter Menzel took pictures of people from all over the world posed with their groceries for a week. Faith D’Aluisio added text describing the family, their country, and their eating habits. You can check out a few shots from the book via Time magazine: http://www.time.com/time/photogallery/0,29307,1626519,00.html, but to get the full effect, come check out the book itself.
Mother Theresa: Come Be My Light: The Private Writings of the “Saint of Calcutta”
Excerpts from Mother Theresa’s journals.
Blue Skies, No Fences: A Memoir of Childhood and Family by Lynne Cheney
Lynne Cheyney’s memoir about growing up in Wyoming.
Not That You Asked: Rants, Exploits, and Obsessions by Steve Almond
Hilarious yet serious essays on popular culture—not for the faint-hearted.
The Nature of Dogs with photographs by Mary Ludington and a foreword by Patricia Hampl
Some day, a future librarian weeding nonfiction in the 600s is going to say, “Boy, Laura sure bought a lot of books about dogs!” But how could I resist this one, with its oversized, sepia tinted portraits of various breeds, its informative text, and its foreword by Patricia Hampl, one of the finest nonfiction writers out there?
Thanks to the generosity of donors to the Park County Library Foundation, we are currently working update our very out-of-date nonfiction. Here are a few of the titles that we have recently purchase with Foundation funds.
Vintage Cars by Craig Cheetham
Black & Decker Complete Guide to Masonry & Stonework
Ultimate Guide to Masonry and Concrete: Design, Build, Maintain
The World Encyclopedia of Coins & Coin Collecting
Consumer Reports Used Car Buying Guide 2007
Simply Beautiful Beaded Jewelry: 50 Quick and Easy Projects
Teach Yourself Visually Jewelry Making & Beading
Religious Literacy: What Every American Needs to Know–and Doesn’t by Stephen Prothero
Classics for Pleasure by Michael Dirda
The Essential Feminist Reader by Estelle B. Freedman
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