Short Recommendations - Uncle Hugo's

Cussler, C/Scott, J The Race $27.95 (Isaac Bell #4: 1910: Josephine Frost is hoping to win $50,000 by being the
first aviator to fly across America in less than fifty days. Her sponsor hires Bell to protect her
from her murderous husband Harry, who has gangland connections all across the country.)
David, Saul Zulu Hart $10.95 (George Hart #1: Learning he is part Zulu, the bastard son of a British
general, Hart struggles to come to terms with his identity, heading to South Africa for a fresh
start. Once there, he decides to rejoin the British Army, but when Britain heads for war with the
Zulus, he must make a choice, and fight for his life.)
Davis, Krista The Diva Haunts the House $7.99 (Domestic Diva #5: PBO; Sophie arrives at a Halloween
party, only to discover one of the guests dead and a pale, fanged partygoer fleeing the scene.
Could the killer be a real vampire?)
De Feo, Ronald Calling Mr. King $14.95 (Long considered cool, distant, and absolutely reliable, an Americanborn
hit man grows increasingly distracted by an unexpected passion for architecture and art.
He comes to realize this is unwise for a man in his business when he is sent on the most
difficult job of his career.)
Diaz, L/Hirschfeld, N Dancing with the Devil: Confession of an Undercover Agent $7.99 (Nonfiction; his journey
from his violent Brooklyn upbringing and early forays into crime to becoming one of the DEA's
bravest undercover agents.)
Doyle, Arthur Conan The Complete Brigadier Gerard $13.95 (Collection; the humorous, swashbuckling, saberrattling
adventures of Gerard, a young French cavalry officer during the Napoleonic wars.)
Draper, Sharon M. Shadows of Caesar's Creek $4.99 (Clubhouse Mysteries #3: Reissue; Kids; Ziggy and
friends are excited about their camping trip. Their camp counselor tells them stories about her
Shawnee ancestors. When the kids decide to test their courage like the Shawnee youth did,
they end up lost, and strange things start to happen.)
Ellroy, James The Hilliker Curse: My Pursuit of Women $14.95 (Nonfiction; a raw, explicit memoir.)
Flynn, Vince American Assassin $9.99 (Mitch Rapp Prequel #1: After being recruited out of college, Mitch
Rapp undergoes grueling CIA training, and is sent to Istanbul to assassinate the arms dealer
who sold the explosives on Pan Am flight 103.)
Follett, Ken Fall of Giants $25.00 (Century #1: Five interrelated families - American, German, Russian,
English, and Welsh - move through the world-shaking events of World War I, the Russian
Revolution, and the struggle for women's suffrage.)
Frey, Stephen Heaven's Fury $7.99 (As a snowstorm approaches a Wisconsin town, the sheriff struggles to
cope with the arrival of a group of criminals, the disappearance of a resident, rumors of cult
activity, and the murder of a former lover.)
Garretson, Dee Wildfire Run $6.99 (Kids; After an earthquake near Camp David, the president's son Luke
must outwit the technology meant to protect him in order to save his friends and Secret Service
agents from a wildfire that threatens to engulf them all.)
Gore, Steven Act of Deceit $9.99 (Harlan Donnally #1: Mount Shasta is far from the San Francisco
sidewalk on which ex-detective Harlan Donnally's life nearly ended - but all too close to a
decades-old secret that will force him into another crossfire.)
Grabenstein, Chris The Black Heart Crypt $16.99 (Haunted #4: Kids; Zack must once again do battle with
malevolent spirits. And with his usual pluck, and the assistance of three dotty aunts, he must
save his town from a 200-year-old threat. )
Grant, Barry Sherlock Holmes and the Shakespeare Letter $15.95 (Holmes & Wilson #2: Having
emerged from a Swiss glacier and solved his first case in more than 90 years, Holmes, along
with his roommate James Wilson, sleuths through modern London in search of a stolen letter
purportedly written by Shakespeare, and uncovers an international plot to arm terrorists.)
Guilfoile, Kevin The Thousand $15.00 (When her father is murdered while working on an ending for Mozart's
unfinished Requiem, a young woman searches for his killer, and ends up in the crossfire of a
centuries-old clandestine war involving a cult descended from the disciples of Pythagoras.)
Hannah, Sophie The Cradle in the Grave $15.00 (A TV documentary about crib-death mothers wrongly
accused of murder has lead to three women being freed, while the doctor who testified against
them is under investigation. Then one of the mothers is found dead. In her pocket is a card with
16 numbers on it - exactly like the card the TV producer has just received anonymously in the
mail.)
Harris, Charlaine The Sookie Stackhouse Companion $30.00 (Southern Vampire: Tour Bon Temps,
Louisiana, prowl around the werewolf and werepanther communities, visit Tara's dress shop,
and belly up to the bar at Merlotte's in this guide to Sookie's family, friends, enemies, lovers,
and adventures. Includes an original Sookie novella, recipes, and more.)
Hunt, Amber All-American Murder $7.99 (PBO; Nonfiction; a University of Virginia lacrosse champion kills
his ex-girlfriend.)
Hunter, Seth The Price of Glory $24.95 (Nathan Peake #3: At the helm of the Unicorn, Peake joins
Captain Horatio Nelson in a bid to wreck Bonaparte's plans for the invasion of Italy.)
Izner, Claude The Montmartre Investigation $14.99 (Victor Legris #3: 1891: A series of murders lead
Parisian bookseller Victor Legris and his assistant Jojo into the alleyways and cafes of the hills
of Montmartre, on a trail that seems to point to a case that shocked the population of Lyons
years ago.)