••• HARDCOVER •••
Our hardcover list has bestselling authors, a couple of debut novelists and some names we think should look familiar.
THE BEACH HOUSE
James Patterson
Little Brown & Company
ISBN: 0316969680
June 2002
James Patterson returns with a taut thriller. Jack Mullen is in a law school in New York City when the shocking news comes that his brother Peter has drowned in the ocean off East Hampton. Jack knows his brother and knows this couldn't be an accident. Someone must have wanted his brother dead. But the powers that be say otherwise. Readers will see the Hamptons in a whole new light!
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FLESH TONES
M.J. Rose
Ballantine
ISBN: 034545104X
June 2002
Genny Haviland, daughter of a wealthy, prominent New York art dealer, is accused of drugging and strangling famous artist Slade Gabriel, one of her father's clients. Testimony at the trial reveals a complex web of relationships. Readers who enjoy erotic psychological thrillers in the Ruth Rendell vein will find Rose's tale absorbing, especially the multitextured account of Genny's complex relationships with men and the glimpse of cutthroat dealings among gallery owners.
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HARD EIGHT
Janet Evanovich
St. Martin's Press
ISBN: 0312265859
June 2002
Everyone's favorite bounty hunter it back in the eighth Stephanie Plum novel. The stakes get higher, the crimes get nastier, the chases get faster --- and the men get hotter. Stephanie is hired to find a missing child. But things aren't always as they seem and Stephanie must determine if she's working for the right side of the law.
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HER
Laura Zigman
Knopf
ISBN: 037541388X
May 2002
Elise meets Donald. They are both unattached. They exchange stories. They fall in love. One year later they're headed for an April wedding. Storybook finish? Not quite. Donald has some serious baggage: an ex-fiancée. And she's not just any ex: she is "the mother of all exes." Yale educated, French extraction, ravishing, and she's just shown up in D.C. Adrienne is Elise's worst nightmare incarnate --- and before too long her all-consuming obsession.
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IF LOOKS COULD KILL
Kate White
Warner Books
ISBN: 0446530239
April 2002
Kate White --- who in her "day job" is editor-in-chief at Cosmopolitan --- captures all the hype and cattiness of the magazine world and offers an intriguing mystery as well. Bailey Weggins, a writer for a leading women's magazine, Gloss, is dragged into a murder investigation by her editor-in-chief and boss from hell, Cat Jones. Cat is a woman who gets what she wants from her employees, so when she discovers that her nanny has been murdered she insists Bailey find the killer before the police do.
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THE LOBSTER CHRONICLES
Linda Greenlaw
Hyperion
ISBN: 0786866772
July 2002
The New York Times best-selling author of THE HUNGRY OCEAN returns to her roots in this delightful and moving story of her adventures as a lobsterman. Greenlaw returns to Isle au Haut - a tiny Maine island with a population of 70 year-round residents, 30 of who are Greenlaw's relatives. Greenlaw offers her take on everything from rediscovering home, love, and family to island characters --- and the best way to cook and serve a lobster.
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MORTAL ALLIES
Brian Haig
Warner Books
ISBN: 0446530263
May 2002
Brilliant, brash, and politically incorrect, Major Sean Drummond is the right man for the job. The venue is faraway South Korea. The crime is shocking by any standards, East or West. Three American soldiers - one an officer - were seen entering a Seoul apartment party with a young Korean male. The officer - now Drummond's client - is charged with strangling the Korean, and with crimes even more heinous. Ominously, the victim happens to be the son of a venerated war hero currently serving as South Korea's defense minister.
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MY LEGENDARY GIRLFRIEND
Mike Gayle
Broadway Books
ISBN: 0767909739
June 2002
It's been three years since Will Kelly's heartthrob, Agnes, wrecked his life with a chat that started, "It's like that song. 'If you love somebody, set him free.'" But no matter how much time goes by, Will doesn't feel very free. He still makes lists of each birthday present Aggi ever gave him, has gymnastic fantasies about a perfect reunion night with her, dwells on the first words she uttered to him.
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THE NANNY DIARIES
Emma McLaughlin and Nicola Kraus
St. Martin's Press
ISBN: 0312278586
March 2002
Based on real-life experiences, the inside story on the real lives of the rich and privileged from the women who know all the secrets --- the nannies. The Nanny Diaries deftly skewers the manner in which America's over-privileged raises les petites --- as if grooming them for a Best of Show competition. A poignant satire, it punctures the glamour of Manhattan's upper class to tackle head-on the truer state of backstairs Park Avenue.
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THE PUZZLE BARK TREE
Stephanie Gertler
E P Dutton
ISBN: 052594639X
May 2002
An emotionally rich story of what it means to survive and thrive against all odds. Grace Hammond Barnett grew up in the emotionally desolate company of her mother and father. Now a mother herself, Grace feels trapped in a sterile marriage to a prominent surgeon and haunted by recurrent dreams of drowning. Her only anchor is her cherished daughter, Kate. In the aftermath of her parents' sudden double suicides ---- a tragedy that leaves her and her sister reeling --- Grace is bequeathed a house she never knew existed.
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SAVANNAH BLUES
Mary Kay Andrews
HarperCollins
ISBN: 006019958X
February 2002
For fans of Susan Isaacs and Jennifer Crusie comes a witty, wisecracking tale of divorce, revenge, and great antiques, set in sultry Savannah. Landing a catch like Talmadge Evans III got Eloise "Weezie" Foley a jewel of a town house in Savannah's historic district. Divorcing Tal got her exiled into the backyard carriage house, where she has launched a spite fest against Tal's new fiancée.
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STEP-BALL-CHANGE
Jeanne Ray
Crown
ISBN: 0609610031
May 2002
With a ringing phone, this charming and amusing new novel gets off to a rollicking start that never lets up. On the other end of the phone is Caroline's daughter sobbing at the improbably good news that the richest, most eligible boy in Raleigh, North Carolina, has asked her to marry him. While Caroline and Tom are trying to digest this, the other phone rings; it is Caroline's sister, hysterical over her husband's decision to leave her for a woman two years younger than her daughter.
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••• PAPERBACK •••
A paperback book is the perfect beach or poolside companion. Lightweight, durable and inexpensive, it doesn't matter if the kids splash you while testing out their newest dive. We've got a couple of award winners, a couple of nail-biter mysteries and some books that will just make you laugh.
BEL CANTO
Ann Patchett
HarperCollins
ISBN: 0060934417
April 2002
Somewhere in South America, at the home of the country's vice president, a lavish birthday party is being held in honor of a powerful Japanese businessman. It is a perfect evening --- until a band of gun-wielding terrorists breaks in through the air-conditioning vents and takes the entire party hostage. But what begins as a panicked, life-threatening scenario slowly evolves into something quite different, as terrorists and hostages forge unexpected bonds and people from different countries and continents become compatriots. For more on Ann Patchett, go to AnnPatchett.com
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THE DAY I TURNED UNCOOL
Dan Zevin
Villard Books
ISBN: 0812967224
June 2002
Sooner or later, each of us must face the day we develop a disturbing new interest in lawn care; the day we order sauvignon blanc instead of Rolling Rock; the day we refuse to see any concert where we cannot sit down. Sooner or later, each of us must face the day we turn uncool. Zevin, who "was never exactly Fonz-like to begin with," is having a hilariously hard time moving from his twenties to his thirties, and he confesses everything in these comic not-coming-of-age tales.
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THE GOOD GERMAN
Joseph Kanon
Picador USA
ISBN: 0312421265
June 2002
With World War II finally coming to an ending, Jake Geismar, former Berlin correspondent for CBS, has wangled one of the coveted press slots for the Potsdam Conference. His assignment: a series of articles on the Allied occupation. His personal agenda: to find Lena, the German mistress he left behind at the outbreak of the war. When he stumbles onto a murder --- an American soldier has washed up on a lakeshore on the conference grounds --- he thinks he has found the key that will unlock his Berlin story. What Jake finds instead is a larger story of corruption and intrigue reaching deep into the heart of the occupation.
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GOOD IN BED
Jennifer Weiner
Washington Square Press
ISBN: 0743418174
April 2002
For twenty-eight years, things have been tripping along nicely for Cannie Shapiro. Sure, her mother has come charging out of the closet, and her father has long since dropped out of her world. But she loves her friends, her rat terrier and her job as pop culture reporter for "The Philadelphia Examiner." She's even made a tenuous peace with her plus-size body. But the day she opens up a national women's magazine and sees the words "Loving a Larger Woman" above her ex-boyfriend's byline, Cannie is plunged into misery... and the most amazing year of her life.
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HOW TO BE GOOD
Nick Hornby
Riverhead
ISBN: 1573229326
April 2002
Katie Carr is a good person. She recycles. She's against racism. She's a good doctor, a good mom, a good wife.... well, maybe not that last one, considering she's having an affair and has just requested a divorce via cell phone. But who could blame her? For years her husband's been selfish, sarcastic, and underemployed, writing the "Angriest Man in Holloway" column for their local paper. But now David's changed. He's become a good person, too-really good. He's found a spiritual leader. He has become kind, soft-spoken, and earnest. Katie isn't sure if this is a deeply-felt conversion, a brain tumor or David's most brilliantly vicious manipulation yet.
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MR. MAYBE
Jane Green
Broadway Books
ISBN: 0767905202
June 2002
To Libby Mason, Mr. Right has always meant Mr. Rich. A twenty seven-year-old publicist, she's barely able to afford her fashionable and fabulous lifestyle and often has to foot the bill for dates with Struggling Writer Nick, a sexy but perpetually strapped-for-cash guy she's dating (no commitments - really). So when Ed, Britain's wealthiest but stodgiest bachelor, enters the picture, her idea of the fairy tale romance is turned on its head.
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MYSTIC RIVER
Dennis Lehane
HarperTorch
ISBN: 0380731851
April 2002
When they were children, Sean Devine, Jimmy Marcus, and Dave Boyle were friends. But then a strange car drove up their street. One boy got in the car, two did not, and something terrible happened --- something that ended their friendship and changed all three boys forever. Twenty-five years later, Sean is a homicide detective. Jimmy is an ex-con. And Dave is trying to hold his marriage together and keep his demons at bay --- demons that urge him to do horrific things. For more on Dennis Lehane, go to DennisLehane.com.
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RIGHT AS RAIN
George P. Pelecanos
Warner Books
ISBN: 0446610798
February 2002
A brilliant thriller set in the dark streets of Washington, D.C. Derek Strange is an ex-cop who now runs his own private detective agency. The mother of a young police officer killed by another cop hires him to clear up the lingering doubts surrounding her son's death. Although Terry Quinn has been cleared in the official investigation, his guilt torments him. After Strange interviews him, Quinn joins the investigation, even though in part he is investigating himself and whether his own prejudices led him to pull the trigger. For more on George Pelecanos, go to GeorgePelecanos.com.
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SEABISCUIT: An American Legend
Laura Hillenbrand
Ballantine
ISBN: 0449005615
March 2002
The breathtaking saga of one horse's journey to become a national luminary. Seabiscuit was an unlikely champion. He was a rough-hewn, undersized horse with a sad little tail and knees that wouldn't straighten all the way. At a gallop, he jabbed one foreleg sideways, as if he were swatting flies. For two years, he fought his trainers and floundered at the lowest level of racing, misunderstood and mishandled, before his dormant talent was discovered by three men.
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SOMEONE LIKE YOU
Cathy Kelly
Plume
ISBN: 0452283388
June 2002
Hannah, Emma, and Leonie, three women at critical turning points in their lives, meet on holiday and find themselves changing in unexpected ways. Hannah, young, beautiful and reeling from the betrayal of a lover, decides to throw herself into her career and embrace the single life. Emma, married for two years and hoping to start a family, constantly questions her ability to be a parent, while still allowing her own parents to interfere in her life. Leonie, generously proportioned and equally big-hearted, wonders if she'll ever find love with three teenage children in tow.
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SUMMERHOUSE
Jude Deveraux
Pocket Books
ISBN: 0671014196
April 2002
Three best friends, all with the same birthday, are about to turn forty. They plan to share this momentous occasion together at a summerhouse in Maine, taking stock of their lives and loves, their wishes and choices. But none of them expect the gift that awaits them at the summerhouse: the chance for each of them to turn their "what might have beens" into reality...
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VALHALLA RISING
Clive Cussler
Berkley Books
ISBN: 0425185710
July 2002
An ancient massacre unveiled. A fictional monster come to life. A stunning conflagration on the high seas. t is July 2003. In the middle of its maiden voyage, the luxury cruise ship Emerald Dolphin suddenly catches fire and sinks. What caused it? What was its connection to the revolutionary new engines powering the ship? NUMA special projects director Dirk Pitt races to rescue the passengers and investigate the disaster, but he has no idea of the bizarre events that are about to engulf him.
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