When his latest book gets a bad review, Cubby Greenwich tries not to take it too personally. But when Sherman Waxx, the nation’s premier literary critic makes threats against Cubby, his wife Penny and genius son Milo, they load up the SUV with dog Lassie and Milo’s invention and try to become invisible.
Gail
In 1857 a young couple is wrapped in chains and thown overboard by the angry crew of a British sloop in the icy waters off Antarctica. In the present, magazine photographer Michael Wilde is diving under the Point Adelie Research Station at the South Pole and sees the face of a young woman frozen in the ice. Alternating stories of how the couple came to be in the ice and their retrival by the crew at the pole combine to make this a fast-paced and chilling mix of historical fiction and supernatural thriller.
Allison
This moving novel is a beautifully written, intimate story that floats through the life of retired college professor Henry Dorn, which includes an absentee father and bitter mother, deaths of a wife and a son, and new-found passions in a used cello, a used woman, and the city of Amsterdam.
Laura
A guilt-ridden hero seeking anonymity and an optimistic, trusting heroine find unlooked-for love in this entertaining romance with a little spice and a couple of mysterious twists and turns.
Lynn G.
After young Tess watches as a stranger tosses a baby down their family well life is never the same. Like an object hitting the water, this incomprehensible action has a ripple effect on all the members of the Moore family, causing them to look at their community, and themselves, in a whole new light.
Laura
The Independent Booksellers pick for June 2009 is The Physick Book of Deliverance Dane by Katherine Howe. They say “A spellbinding, beautifully written novel that moves between contemporary times and one of the most fascinating and disturbing periods in American history — the Salem witch trials.”
Indie Pick for June, 2009
A charismatic, but possibly psychotic, traveling storyteller enchants the Irish countryside with his tale of a bewitched man/wolf. Three sisters and their aunt end up captivated in ways that come to no good. When a ne’er-do-well postman happens upon the diary of one of the sisters he becomes involved in unraveling the mystery of their involvement with Darling Jim. Deliciously creepy.
Laura
Jack Reacher is riding the New York subway when he notices a woman who fits all the criteria for a suicide bomber. The larger than life, heroic Reacher never hesitates to get involved, but this time he gets more than he bargained for. If you haven’t yet met Reacher, you are missing one of the most compelling characters in popular fiction.
Dedra
A new marriage bureau established by retired Mr. Ali serves as the setting to showcase the cultural details of life in India. With a light touch, a la Jane Austen, Zama addresses complex issues in a sweet and subtle manner.
Laura
A week before her wedding New Yorker Madison Mandelbaum receives an anonymous phone call telling her that her perfect fiancé, a reporter for NBC News, may not be the man she thinks he is. Is it a joke? Or something sinister? With her two best friends, Maddie has just a few days to find the truth – in between fittings and bachelorette parties. Sort of a combination Sex in the City and Stephanie Plum, The Bride Will Keep Her Name gives readers an insider’s tour of New York City, several surprises and lots of fun.
Dedra
