Felice Prager

Arthur McAllister Publishers

97 Firehouse Road, Harpswell, Maine 04079

9780982044575 $9.95

I've always liked Arizona and wanted to go to school there when I was younger. The state is full of natural wonders as well as Native American archaeological sites. I thought I knew a bit about the...]]>Tue, 1 Dec 2009 00:00:00 http://www.thefreelibrary.com/Dead+Air.-a0214459560Dead Air

Deborah Shlian & Linda Reid

Oceanview Publishing

61 Paradise Road, Ipswich, MA 01938

9781933515502 $25.95

Tiny, red-haired Sammy Greene seems out of her element at conservative Ellsford University in Vermont. She likes shaking things up with her controversial radio show, which the university keeps threatening to shut down.

Haggai Carmon

Leisure Books

200 Madison Avenue, New York, NY 10016

9780843961928, $7.99, 336 pages

This is the fourth book in the Dan Gordon Intelligence Thriller Series. Government agent Dan Gordon becomes caught up in an undercover assignment with the CIA. The Agency wants to follow the big money laundering trails of certain organizations...]]>Tue, 1 Dec 2009 00:00:00 http://www.thefreelibrary.com/Baby+Shark's+Jugglers+at+the+Border.-a0214459558Baby Shark's Jugglers at the Border

Robert Fate

Capital Crime Press

P. O. Box 272904, Ft. Collins, CO 80527

9780979996023 $14.95 970-481-4894 www.capitalcrimepress.com

Baby Shark, Kristin Van Dijk, got her nom de plume by learning from her father to be a top flight pool player. And that talent has played a prominent role in prior novels in the series, but none in...]]>Tue, 1 Dec 2009 00:00:00 http://www.thefreelibrary.com/Hardball.-a0214459557Hardball

Sara Paretsky

Putnam

375 Hudson St., NY, NY 10014

9780399155932 $26.95 1-800-847-5515, us.penguingroup.com

In past novels, Sara Paretsky has tackled many hard topics and never shied away from them. In "Hardball," she writes about the ugly race relations that existed in Chicago during the 1960's, something she experienced first-hand when she was doing...]]>Tue, 1 Dec 2009 00:00:00 http://www.thefreelibrary.com/Homer+%26+Langley.-a0214459556Homer & Langley

E.L. Doctorow

Random House

1745 Broadway, NY, NY 10019

9781400064946 $26.00 800-726-0600 atrandom.com

The reclusive and eccentric Collyer brothers, Homer and Langley, occupants of a Fifth Avenue four-story mansion cluttered with all sorts of detritus, baled newspapers and magazines and even a model T Ford, provide E.L. Doctorow with the means...]]>Tue, 1 Dec 2009 00:00:00 http://www.thefreelibrary.com/Blood+Safari.-a0214459555Blood Safari

Deon Meyer, Translated by K. L. Seegers

Atlantic Monthly Press

841 Broadway, NY, NY 10003

9780802119032 $19.95 www.groveatlantic.com

The tragic history of South Africa, replete with conflicts about the environment and race relations, serves as the background of Deon Meyer's novels. His protagonists are usually hard men, befitting the harsh environment...]]>Tue, 1 Dec 2009 00:00:00 http://www.thefreelibrary.com/Blindman's+Bluff.-a0214459554Blindman's Bluff

Faye Kellerman

Morrow

10 E. 53rd St., NY, NY 10022

9780061702327 $25.99 800-242-7737, harpercollins.com

The Rina Lazarus-Peter Decker series in the past has been filled with various lessons in religious teachings, especially orthodox Jewish tenets and requirements, and this latest novel is no exception. However, the Biblical allusions in the plot...]]>Tue, 1 Dec 2009 00:00:00 http://www.thefreelibrary.com/Inherent+Vice.-a0214459553Inherent Vice

Thomas Pynchon

The Penguin Press

375 Hudson St., NY, NY 10014

9781594202247 $27.95 800-847-5515 penguin.com

Readers of Thomas Pynchon novels in the past usually were left wondering about the mysteries of the plots and their characters. So it is time that the author turned his attention to the mystery genre. And while this novel somehow is classified...]]>Tue, 1 Dec 2009 00:00:00 http://www.thefreelibrary.com/Vanished.-a0214459552Vanished

Joseph Finder

St. Martin's Press

175 Fifth Ave., NY, NY 10010

9780312379087 $25.99 www.stmartins.com

Joseph Finder has written several thrillers revolving around the business and corporate world. Each was a standalone. Now, he turns his attention to creating the beginning of a series. The protagonist is Nick Heller, a tough, principled investigator with a...]]>Tue, 1 Dec 2009 00:00:00 http://www.thefreelibrary.com/The+Professional.-a0214459551The Professional

Robert B. Parker

Putnam

375 Hudson St., NY, NY 10014

9780399155949 $26.95 800-847-5515 www.us.penguingroup.com

Spenser continues to quip his way throughout this different caper. And Susan, psychotherapist and his significant other, helps enormously. The case begins when four young women, all married to older rich men, retain the Boston private...]]>Tue, 1 Dec 2009 00:00:00 http://www.thefreelibrary.com/Dark+Mirror.-a0214459550Dark Mirror

Barry Maitland

Minotaur Books

175 Fifth Ave., NY, NY 10010

9780312383992 $24.99 www.minotaurbooks.com

The latest Brock and Kolla procedural provides a mystifying case involving arsenic poisoning, a relative rarity in the crimes of the day. Kathy Kolla, newly promoted to inspector, is presented with a challenging, if not enigmatic, crime. Marion...]]>Tue, 1 Dec 2009 00:00:00 http://www.thefreelibrary.com/All+My+Enemies.-a0214459549All My Enemies

Barry Maitland

Minotaur Books

175 Fifth Ave., NY, NY 10010

9780312384005 $13.99 www.minotaurbooks.com

First published in the United Kingdom in 1996, this intriguing British procedural, part of a series featuring DCI David Brock and DS Kathy Kolla, has finally crossed the Atlantic. The wait was well worth it.

Arnaldur Indridason, Bernard Scudder, Translator

Minotaur Books

175 Fifth Ave., NY, NY 10010

9780312381035 $24.99

It is strange to think of Iceland as a multi-cultural society, but the fact that it has a fairly substantial immigrant population provides the background for this murder-mystery. A 10-year-old half-Thai boy is found stabbed to death on a...]]>Tue, 1 Dec 2009 00:00:00 http://www.thefreelibrary.com/New+Tricks.-a0214459547New Tricks

David Rosenfelt

Grand Central Publishing

237 Park Ave., NY, NY 10017

9780446505871 $24.99 800-759-0190, www.HachetteBookGroup.com

This newest entry in the Andy Carpenter series starts out with Andy being called to a judge's chambers and assigned a client, which turns out to be a dog. But not just any dog. It is a potential champion show canine, son of...]]>Tue, 1 Dec 2009 00:00:00 http://www.thefreelibrary.com/Rhino+Ranch.-a0214459546Rhino Ranch

Larry McMurtry

Simon & Schuster

1230 Sixth Ave., NY, NY 10020, 800-223-2336, www.simonsays.com

9781439156391 $25.00

It's been a long road, but all good things have to come to an end. So we are treated to the adventures of Duane Moore, as his life is nearing its end. And what a bizarre time it is in Thalia, Texas. A billionairess decides to import...]]>Tue, 1 Dec 2009 00:00:00 http://www.thefreelibrary.com/Nelson's+Annual+Preachers's+Sourcebook+2010+Edition.-a0214459545Nelson's Annual Preachers's Sourcebook 2010 Edition

Dr. Kent Spann & Dr. David Wheeler, editors

Nelson Publishing Company

PO Box 141000, Nashville, TN 37214

9781418541507 $24.99

New and Innovative Fresh Ideas for Sermons and Worship Services for 2010

Dan Kane

WinePress Publishing

PO Box 428, Enumclaw, WA 98022

9781606150030 $19.99

Yeshua the Mashiach--Prophecy Fullfilled?

"Is Yeshua the Prophesied Messiah?" examines a number of Old Testament prophecies concerning Jesus to provide an answer this question. Is the prophesied Mashiach of the Hebrew Bible...]]>Tue, 1 Dec 2009 00:00:00 http://www.thefreelibrary.com/Mohamed's+Moon.-a0214459543Mohamed's Moon

Keith Clermons

Realms (A Strang Company)

600 Rinehart Road, Lake Mary, Florida 32746

9781599795256, $13.99

A Novel of Suspense, Romance, Action

Award winning author Keith Clemons has created another masterful work in his novel "Mohamed's Moon." Non stop suspense, fast moving action, a complex plot, phenomenal descriptions, and powerful...]]>Tue, 1 Dec 2009 00:00:00 http://www.thefreelibrary.com/Praying+the+Heart+of+David.-a0214459542Praying the Heart of David

Elmer Towns

Destiny Image Publishers, Inc.

PO Box 310, Shippensburg, PA 17257-0310

9780768430967 $15.99

Discover the Comfort, Peace, and Unfailing Love of God through David's Prayers

"Praying the Heart of David," conveys the sense of awesome wonder and the deep feeling of worship expressed in the reverent prayers of King David....]]>Tue, 1 Dec 2009 00:00:00 http://www.thefreelibrary.com/Life+Between+Sundays.-a0214459541Life Between Sundays

Joseph W. Walker III

Destiny Image Publishers, Inc.

PO Box 310, Shippensburg, PA 17257-0310

9780768428292 $16.99

Turning Personal Adversity into Restoration and Hope

"Life Between Sundays" is written as a tribute to honor Diane Greer Walker. This is the testimony of Dr. Joseph W. Walker III. It is a testament of faith which details the...]]>Tue, 1 Dec 2009 00:00:00 http://www.thefreelibrary.com/Chasing+the+Avatar.-a0214459540Chasing the Avatar

Jovan Jones

Destiny Image Publishers, Inc.

PO Box 310, Shippensburg, PA 17257-0310

9780768428247 $14.99

A Downward Spiral into Evil

Maya, brilliant, and successful in her academic pursuits became enmeshed in a search for truth and false enlightenment that led her to the brink of darkness. As a result of meeting with Cha Ma, a Hindu guru,...]]>Tue, 1 Dec 2009 00:00:00 http://www.thefreelibrary.com/Questions+Writers+Ask%3a+Wise%2c+Whimsical%2c+and+Witty+Answers+from+the...-a0214459539Questions Writers Ask: Wise, Whimsical, and Witty Answers from the Pros

Karen Speerstra

Robert D. Reed Publishers

PO Box 1992, Bandon, OR 97411

9781934759325 $16.95

Age Old Questions Writer's Ask--Fresh Contemporary Answers

Gary A. Long

Comfort Publishing, LLC

9450 Moss Plantation Avenue N.W., Concord, NC 28027

098211544X $13.99 www.comfortpublishing.com 704-782-2353

After finishing his own chores each day, ten-year-old Billy walks two miles to Eli's place, where they spend time together, talking and laughing, while Billy helps the elderly man tend to his garden, work in...]]>Tue, 1 Dec 2009 00:00:00 http://www.thefreelibrary.com/Battle+Scarred.-a0214459537Battle Scarred

Kylen Pattermann

Comfort Publishing, LLC

9450 Moss Plantation Avenue N.W., Concord, NC 28027

1935361201 $14.99 www.comfortpublishing.com 704-782-2353

Brave, skilled, but badly beaten, unconscious Dera awakens in a deep wood. Severe blows to his head and body have left him barely alive--dazed--with no memory of whom he is, where he is, or where he's...]]>Tue, 1 Dec 2009 00:00:00 http://www.thefreelibrary.com/Going+to+the+Dogs.-a0214459536Going to the Dogs

James Thomas Odom

Vantage Press

419 Park Ave. South, New York, NY 10016

9780533161539, $9.95, www.vantagepress.com

Lessons of life always seem to present themselves in the most intriguing of ways. "Going to the Dogs" tells the story of Dickie, a dog who inherits millions from an eccentric owner. But the family of the owner isn't about to leave it...]]>Tue, 1 Dec 2009 00:00:00 http://www.thefreelibrary.com/Lessons+for+the+Journey+Called+Life.-a0214459535Lessons for the Journey Called Life

Elaine A. T'souvas

Vantage Press

419 Park Ave. South, New York, NY 10016

9780533161560, $14.95, www.vantagepress.com

There are some universal truths embraced by all faiths. "Lessons for the Journey Called Life: Spiritually Inspired" are the spiritual reflections of Elaine A. T'souvas, as she offers much in the way of thought and...]]>Tue, 1 Dec 2009 00:00:00 http://www.thefreelibrary.com/The+Devil's+Playground.-a0214459534The Devil's Playground

Dutchess Taylor

Outskirts Press

10940 S Parker Road, #515, Parker, CO 80134

9781432742911, $21.95, www.outskirtspress.com

What goes on in a relationship between the imprisoned and the free? "The Devil's Playground: Redemption and Deliverance" is a memoir of Dutchess Taylor reflecting on her life with Chris, a man who has been incarcerated...]]>Tue, 1 Dec 2009 00:00:00 http://www.thefreelibrary.com/The+Awkward+Season.-a0214459533The Awkward Season

Pamela C. Hawkins

Upper Room Books

1908 Grand Avenue, Nashville, TN 37212

9780835899970, $15.00, www.upperroom.org

The time of Lent is meant to be a time of reflection. "The Awkward Season: Prayers for Lent" is a Christian's guide to lent. With spiritual advice on prayers of many sorts, relevant scripture, and more, any Christian not entirely...]]>Tue, 1 Dec 2009 00:00:00 http://www.thefreelibrary.com/Seek+His+Face.-a0214459532Seek His Face

Carla D. Chapple

Xulon

2180 West State Road 434, Suite 2140, Longwood, FL 32779

9781607919698, $11.99, www.xulon.com

The search for God should easy, but why do so many struggle? "Seek His Face: Speaking God's Joy and Peace Into Your Life" is Carla D. Chapple hoping to help Christians find God and Jesus and make them more prominent into your life....]]>