Tag: crime
Help for the Haunted
https://fairfieldpubliclibrary.org/blog/2013/10/31/help-for-the-haunted/
Title: Help for the Haunted Author: John Searles Publisher: William Morrow, Sep. 2013 Summary/Review: Since I am not a fan of ghost stories, I was reluctant to read a book titled “Help for the Haunted” for worry that I would not sleep afterward, but...
Just what kind of mother are you?
https://fairfieldpubliclibrary.org/blog/2013/10/20/just-what-kind-of-mother-are-you/
Title: Just What Kind of Mother Are You? Author: By Paula Daly Publisher: Grove Press, 2013 Summary/Review: The words that no woman ever wants to hear. “Just what kind of mother are you?” Lisa Kallisto is sure people are asking that question of her....
Mistress
https://fairfieldpubliclibrary.org/blog/2013/09/29/mistress/
Title: Mistress Author: James Patterson Publisher: Little Brown, 2013 Summary/Review: I know what you’re thinking: “another book by Patterson”. It seems like he writes one a month!!! The way I look at it is he is helping out other authors who are co-writing...
Lexicon
https://fairfieldpubliclibrary.org/blog/2013/09/16/lexicon/
Title: Lexicon Author: Max Barry Publisher: Penguin Press, 2013 Summary/Review: “Sticks and Stones can break my bones but words can never hurt me” is basically a big, fat lie in the world of Max Barry’s Lexicon. If a Poet tells you to go...
Let Me Go
https://fairfieldpubliclibrary.org/blog/2013/08/24/let-me-go/
Title: Let Me Go Author: Chelsea Cain Publisher: St. Marten’s Press, 2013 Summary/Review: “Let Me Go” is the sixth book by Chelsea Cain featuring Detective Archie Sheridan, journalist Susan Ward, and Psychiatrist Gretchen Lowell. Gretchen was a consultant for the Portland police on a...
What Dies in Summer
https://fairfieldpubliclibrary.org/blog/2013/04/03/what-dies-in-summer/
Title: What Dies in Summer Author: Tom Wright Publisher: W.W. Norton & Co, 2012 Summary/Review: This is a debut novel that is packed with so much emotion and surprises you won’t be able to put it down. The story is narrated by one of...
Rage Against the Dying
https://fairfieldpubliclibrary.org/blog/2013/03/07/rage-against-the-dying/
Title: Rage Against the Dying Author:Becky Masterman Publisher: Minotaur Books, March 2013 Summary/Review: If you’re looking for a fast paced thriller that you just can’t put down, look no further. Rage against the Dying, the debut thriller by Becky Masterman, will not disappoint you. Ex-FBI...
Canada
https://fairfieldpubliclibrary.org/blog/2013/01/31/canada/
Title: Canada Author: Richard Ford Publisher: Ecco , May 2012 Summary/Review: Dell (the narrator) and Berner Parsons are ordinary fifteen year old twins living a somewhat isolated life with their parents in Montana circa 1956. Their father has failed at a number of ventures...
Schroder
https://fairfieldpubliclibrary.org/blog/2012/12/08/schroder/
Title: Schroder Author: By Amity Gaige Publisher: Grand Central, 2013 Summary/Review: Erik Schroder is writing a letter to his estranged wife. It is an apology and an explanation as to why he felt compelled to kidnap their daughter. Writing from the correctional facility from...
After the Fall Before the Fall During the Fall
https://fairfieldpubliclibrary.org/blog/2012/10/25/after-the-fall-before-the-fall-during-the-fall/
Title: After the Fall, Before the Fall, During the Fall Author: Nancy Kress Publisher: Tachyon, April 2012 Summary/Review: In 2035, the Earth as we know it is no more. An alien attack by the mysterious ‘Tesslies’ has devastated the planet, transforming it into a poisoned...