March 2024 Best Sellers
Circle of death
Patterson, James, 1947- author
2024
In the year 2088, the doomsday clock inches towards midnight. The Command, synonymously the World Destroyer, is on the loose. Not even Lamont Cranston, the Shadow's alter ego, knows who he is, but the clock is ticking as people around the world drop dead by the day, with the attack at the World's Fair the most sinister yet. It's up to The Shadow and his band of allies to stop the end of the world.
The girl from Widow Hills
Miranda, Megan, author.
2020
Everyone knows the story of the girl from Widow Hills. When Arden Maynor was six years old, she was swept away in a terrifying storm and went missing for days. Against all odds, she was found alive, clinging to a storm drain. Fame followed and so did fans, creeps and stalkers. As soon as she was old enough, Arden changed her name and left Widow Hills behind. Twenty years later, Olivia, as she is now known, is plagued by night terrors. She often finds herself out of bed in the middle of the night, sometimes streets away from her home. Then one evening she jolts awake in her yard, with the corpse of a man at her feet. The girl from Widow Hills is about to become the centre of the story, once again.
Little disasters
Vaughan, Sarah, 1972- author
2024
Jess is a stay-at-home mother-of-three with boundless reserves of patience, energy, and love. After being friends for a decade, this is how Liz sees her. But when one of the children lands in the emergency room, Liz is left questioning everything she thought she knew about her friends-- and about herself.
More than meets the eye
Johansen, Iris, author
2024
Serial killer James Michael Barrett leads a grim parade of police officers, FBI agents, and forensics into the woods of Pine Valley, forty-five miles east of San Diego. At the end of the second week of his high-profile murder trial, he has struck a plea deal with the prosecution: he'll reveal the location of his last victim's body in exchange for the D.A. taking the death penalty off the table. As Barrett points to the spot, they swing the shovels down and hear a strange metallic sound. BOOM! A terrific explosion rocks the woods, killing Barrett and most of the officers instantly. Kendra joins the crowd of law enforcement personnel at the hospital but waiting around isn't her style. She must figure out how the killer did it.
Near miss
Woods, Stuart, author.
2024
"Following a string of adventures, Stone Barrington is enjoying some downtime in New York City when a chance encounter introduces him to a charming new companion. Too bad she also comes with the baggage of a persistent ex-boyfriend intent on retribution. As Stone skillfully dodges each disturbance, it soon becomes clear that there is potentially an even more treacherous game being played behind the scenes. And when long-standing grudges resurface, Stone is brought back into the orbit of some familiar enemies. He must use all of his tricks--as well as those of a few old friends--to evade trouble before it's too late. But this time, danger just might catch him"-- Provided by publisher.
The Paris apartment : a novel
Foley, Lucy (Novelist), author
2024
"Meet the residents of number twelve, rue des Amants, a beautiful old apartment building in the City of Light . . . The socialite, the nice guy, the alcoholic, the girl on the verge, the concierge. Everyone's a neighbor. Everyone's a suspect. And everyone knows something they're not telling. See you in Paris."--Back cover.
Reckoning : an FBI thriller
Coulter, Catherine, author.
2024
"When she was twelve years old, Kirra Mandarian's parents were murdered, and she barely escaped with her life. Fourteen years later, Kirra is a commonwealth attorney back home in Porte Franklin, Virginia, and her goal is to find out who killed her parents and why. She assumes the identity of E. N. --Eliot Ness--and gathers proof to bring down the man she believes was behind her parents' deaths. She quickly learns big-time criminals are very dangerous indeed and realizes she needs Dillon Savich's help. Savich brings in Special Agent Griffin Hammersmith to work with Lieutenant Jeter Thorpe, the young detective who'd saved Kirra years before. Emma Hunt, a piano prodigy and the granddaughter of powerful crime boss Mason Lord, was only six years old when she was abducted. Then she was saved by her adoptive father, San Francisco federal judge Ramsey Hunt. Now a 12-year-old with a black belt in Tae Kwon Do, she narrowly saves herself from a would-be kidnapper at Davies Hall in San Francisco. Worried for her safety, Emma's entire family joins her for her next performance, at the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C., Sherlock and officers from METRO are assigned to protect her, but things don't turn out as planned." -- Back cover.
Righteous prey
Sandford, John, 1944 February 23- author.
2024
"'We're going to murder people who need to be murdered.' So states a press release from a mysterious group known only as The Five, shortly after a vicious predator is murdered in San Francisco. The Five is made up of vigilante killers who are very bored--and very rich. They target the worst of society and then use their unlimited resources to offset the damage done by those they've killed, donating untraceable Bitcoin to charities and victims via the dark web. The Five soon become the most popular figures in the media...though their motives may not be entirely pure. After The Five strike again in the Twin Cities, Virgil Flowers and Lucas Davenport are sent in to investigate. And they soon have their hands full--the killings are smart and carefully choreographed, and the killers are virtually untraceable. But if anyone can destroy this group, it will be the dynamic team of Davenport and Flowers."-- Back cover.
Tom Clancy Flash point
Bentley, Don, author
2024
"When a benign surveillance operation leads to a crippling attack, Jack Ryan, Jr., finds himself the de facto leader of the Campus team. If there's one thing his father taught him, it's that freedom isn't free, but nothing can prepare Jack for the price he must pay..."--Back cover.
The younger wife
Hepworth, Sally, author
2024
Stephen Aston is getting married again. The only problem is, he's still married to his first wife, even though she is in a care facility for dementia. Stephen's children, Tully and Rachel, look upon Heather as nothing but an interloper. Heather is the same age as Rachel and even younger than Tully. Tully and Rachel are determined to get to the truth about their family's secrets, the new wife closing in, and who their father really is.