Title: Say Goodbye _ _ . . . . ___________________________________________________ __ Reviewer: Nancy
Author: Lisa Gardner.._ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ ______________________________________________Book Rating: 5
Reviewer Comments:A middle-of-the-night phone call is never good news, but this one is just puzzling. Although FBI Special Agent Kimberly Quincy has never heard of her, a just-arrested prostitute is claiming to be her informant and is demanding to see her to report that her friend, another prostitute working for the same pimp, is missing. When it becomes evident that not one but many women are unaccounted for, Quincy and her team find themselves pursuing a man who not only kills for pleasure, but insists that his victims select his next prey: it has to be someone they love. This is unquestionably Gardner's most gruesome, most riveting novel to date...not to be missed! One note, though: this is not for arachnophobes.

Title: Condition _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .............._ _ _ _ _ _ . _ _ ._ _....... _ ._ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Reviewer: Nancy
Author: Jennifer Haigh _ . . _ _ _ _ __ _ _ _________________________.__________________ Book Rating: 4
Reviewer Comments: Haigh's insight is at work again in this, her third novel, as she follows the McKotch family through their troubled relationship to one another. Frank and Paulette are driven apart by their daughter Gwen's diagnosis of Turner's syndrome, but the book title comes from much more than that. Years of repression and deceit have created what son Billy calls the "System..." a way of compartmentalizing people and places constructed to protect the fragile family, a condition that enables them to maintain the facade of closeness until real emotion forces each of them to face truths long buried. A wonderful read.

Title: Chasing Darkness ........._ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ . _ _ ________________Reviewer: Nancy
Author: Robert Crais _ _ _ _..... ___________________________________________________.Book Rating: 4
Reviewer Comments: Several years ago Elvis Cole cleared Lionel Byrd of murder, so when Byrd's body is found with evidence linking him to that crime and others since, Cole determines to find out if Byrd could have been guilty. His investigation leads him to a sleazy city official, a deputy police chief and a cover-up...all threatening to keep him from discovering the truth in time to prevent more deaths. Crais continues to keep us turning pages in this solid entry in the series.

Title: Cleaner ...... _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ . _ _.................... ________________Reviewer: Nancy
Author: Brett Battles _........... _ .___________________________________________________.Book Rating: 4
Reviewer Comments: In this very good debut, Battles chooses an unlikely hero: Jonathan Quinn, who makes his living cleaning up after killers have done their work. Just back from vacation, Quinn is sent to tidy up the details following a fatal fire but what he finds convinces him that this is no ordinary job, a conviction strengthened when the killers come for him. Full of spies and counterspies, this is a solid beginning to this new series.

Title: Twenty Wishes. . . . . . ..._ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ . _ _ ________________Reviewer: Carol
Author: Debbie Macomber_ _ _ _ _.________________________________________________.Book Rating: 4
Reviewer Comments: "Twenty Wishes" is the story of four friends, recently widowed, who decide to make lists of the 20 things they have always dreamed of but never done. The main character, Anne Marie, acts on one of her wishes (doing good for someone else) by volunteering at the local school as a lunch buddy for 8 yr old Ellen. The relationship becomes far more important than she ever dreamed. Finding love features importantly for all 4 women. Macomber's characters move through their relationships with unrealistic speed but "Twenty Wishes" is an easy pleasant read

Title: Garden of Water _ _ .._ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .._ _ _ _ _ _ _ . _ _ ._ _....... _ _ _ _ _ _ __ _ _ _ _ Reviewer: Carol
Author: Alan Drew _..____________________..............______________.__________________ Book Rating: 4
Reviewer Comments: "Garden of Water", a debut novel, takes place in a small town outside Istanbul. Following a devastating earthquake Sinan Basioglu, his wife, 15 year old daughter and 8 year old son, are forced to survive in an American missionary tent camp. The culture clash between Islam and Christianity, conservative traditionalism and modernity, love and honor, and age and youth creates devastating situations both sensitive and thought provoking.

Title: Sail _ ................................_ _ _ _ ____................._____________.__________________Reviewer: Carol
Author: James Patterson & Howard Roughan________________________________________ Book Rating: 4
Reviewer Comments: Widow Anne Dunne, with her 3 children, takes an elaborate sailing vacation to help bring the family back together again. Catastrophe happens on board and survival is only one of their concerns. "Sail", though not as well written as Patterson's early non-collaborative efforts, has lots of twists to keep you reading through to its conclusion.

Title: The Other _ _ _......... _ _ _ _ _ _ . _ _ _ ..................................................._____________Reviewer: Carol
Author: David Guterson ............................................._ _ ........_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Book Rating: 4
Reviewer Comments: From the author of "Snow Falling on Cedars" "The Other" is his new novel about 3 men, friends for over 35 years, whose paths lead in different directions, but who maintain their close relationship. Blue collar Neil becomes a high school teacher, husband, father. Blue-blood John William becomes a hermit in the Olympic Mountains. Ultimately "The Other" is a story of idealism, responsibility and the definition of the "good life".

Title: Never Change _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ . _ _ _ ...................................................___________.__Reviewer: Patty
Author: Elizabeth Berg _ _ .............................................._ _ ........_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ ._ Book Rating: 4
Reviewer Comments: The title of the book reminded me of one of those tag lines written in a high school yearbook. That just about covers the life of Myra Lipinski. Myra grows up to become a visiting nurse. A job she finds satisfying. One day she receives news of a new patient, Chip Reardon, with an incurable illness who has opted not to continue treatment. Myra soon learns that this new patient is someone from her high school that she’s had a crush on for years. Dealing with the illness together, Myra and Chip forge a tight bond that leads both of them into uncharted territories. It’s a sweet story which requires a box of tissues.

Title: Why We Want You to be Rich_ _ . _ _ _ .................................................._____________Reviewer: Patty
Author: Donald Trump & Robert Kiyosaki ..................._ _ ........_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Book Rating: 4
Reviewer Comments:What I liked most about this book is their no nonsense approach.  Unlike other books where the author tries to ‘sell’ their idea(s) to you, Mr. Trump and Mr. Kiyosaki just lay out the facts. They don’t use inspiration or suggest any ‘get rich’ quick schemes. They discuss the practicality of needing a Plan B to be financially secure. They cover everything from why you should invest your money to your spending habits to what kind of businesses to start. It is a wonderful book for anyone considering starting a Plan B.