The Various Reasons of Light

Literature & Fiction

Ashley, Renée

Poetry

Avocet Pr Inc

Examines the life of a racially mixed orphan who grew up in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan at the turn of the century, looking at the loss of his parents, his experiences with elderly "foster" parents, and the discovery of his birth brother

The Long Crossing

Children's Books

Powell, Neva

P.J. Grady's Maximum Insecurity, featruing PI Matty Madrid, the first nortena - native of northern New Mexico - to appear in a mystery series. Her investigations take her from trendy galleries to the barrio, from the state capitol to mountain villages, Indian Pueblos, and New Age communes. "At the Texas State Prison, you can put out a man's life for a cupcake. At the Penetentiary of New Mexico it'll cost you at least a carton of cigarettes." When an inmate dies an "accidental death," Matty uncovers multiple murders and singular corruption at the pen. The stunning conclusion is set in the eerie world of prison lockdown. Matty's goals are simple - an ice-cold Tecate and justice for all - and, as a one-time sherriff's deputy fired for insubordination, she knows how to take care of herself, her family, and her friends. Matty's family has been in northern New Mexico since 1698, and, in the owrds of the prison warden, she "didn't fall off no turnip truck."

Maximum Insecurity (Momento Mori Mystery)

Grady, P. J.

United States

Gas Detection benefits everyone's health and safety. If you need to know more-- if you are considering investing in a gas monitoring system or want to know how to make the most of the one you have, this book, written by two experts in the field, is for you. This illustrated book helps you intelligently design, specify, engineer and use a gas monitoring system. You will find: Advantages and Disadvantages of different technologies, Strengths and weaknesses of different sensors, Where sensors should be located and why, Glossary of technical terms, Questions to ask manufacturers of equipment, Answers to your questions on maintenance, and much, much more.

The Gas Monitoring Handbook

Science & Math

Anderson, Gerald L.

Hadden, David M.

Technology

Just Kidding, Cartoons For Grownups From The Playpen Of Catherine Doty is a humorous look at childhood through the eyes of a gifted poet. Anyone who has ever been a child will find memories stirred, recognition and amusement.

Just Kidding

Comics & Graphic Novels

Doty, Catherine

Comic Strips

"Murder mysteries, clairvoyants and Southern mill towns are not subjects that immediately pique my interest. Nevertheless, authors Witlin and Sawyer have combined these disparate elements to craft a compelling tale, abetted by a fine and fiercely drawn cast of characters. Mario Castigliani, an aging European aristocrat and widower, has a genuine psychic gift that he has lovingly named la Lucia. But he has abused his power to the extent he can no longer count on it to earn his living. On a tour of ill-paying one-night stands, in the dog days of August, he is stranded in a Georgia mill town . A series of strange suicides has drawn the attention of the town's young police chief, the rawboned Beau Tyler. He asks Mario to help with the investigation. As their relationship grows, the reader wonders if the pair are really investigating a series of murders or if they are playing an obscure psychological game."

An Uncertain Currency

Mystery, Thriller & Suspense

Sawyer, Clyde Lynwood

Witlin, Frances

Mystery

The first Luanne Fogarty mystery. Luanne Fogarty, adjunct scuba diver and reluctant linguistics professor, makes her debut in Glynn Marsh Alam's first novel, DIVE DEEP and DEADLY, set in the swamps outside Tallahassee. Born in a swamp house, Luanne has returned to the dilapidated structure after her father's death. She lives on the Palmetto River, between the glass bottomed boat park of Palmetto Spring and the tiny river town of Fogarty Spring. Her nearest neighbor and friend is the octogenarian Cajun, Dorian Pasquin. Luanne's struggle to repair the house comes to a halt when sheriff's detective, Tony Amado, asks her to check out one of the deep underwater caves at Palmetto Spring where some boys have reported seeing a body. Luanne, a scuba diver who has a lifetime of familiarity with the dangerous caverns, goes down and locates the body of an elderly woman. When the regular sheriff's deputies dive the next morning to retrieve the body, it has disappeared. "From the Florida swampland, where sudden violent death is a fact of nature, comes Luanne Fogarty with a knack for survival and solving murders. Lush with the feel of the wild Florida swamp, DIVE DEEP AND DEADLY seeths with danger both above ground and in treacherous underwater caves. This book is a steamy Southern mystery filled with swamp danger and diving know-how" Elizabeth Squire author of Forget About Murder

Dive Deep and Deadly

Alam, Glynn Marsh

The Anderson Guide to Enjoying Greenwich, Connecticut is a guide to the authors' favorites...simply that. It is not a book of advertisements. It includes local hot spots, where to eat brunch, low down on the country clubs, where to play golf, the best playgrounds, yacht clubs, caterers, summer camps, restaurants, nursery schools, beaches, where to get a haircut, shopping, orchestras and theaters and much much more. No place mentioned in this Guide had any idea that they would be included. They are here only because the author's them. Although this Guide is about enjoying Greenwich, some of the selections are outside of Greenwich's town limits. These easy-to-reach places complement the in-town resources.

The Anderson Guide to Enjoying Greenwich, Ct: An Insider's Favorite Places

Anderson, Carolyn

In the seventh Luanne Fogarty North Florida mystery, our favorite adjunct diver finds herself in over her head when a tough, lonely little girl asks for help solving an old family mystery on an isolated island teeming with snakes, secrets, Spanish moss, and murder.

Moon Water Madness

When a 150-year-old statue of San Miguel (the patron saint of policemen) is stolen from a village church, the parish priest asks Santa Fe private investigator Matty Madrid for help. The santo must be returned before the traditional Good Friday pilgrimage to the Santuario at Chimayo. Father Nick also asks Matty to look into anonymous letters wealthy Dionne Delahey Quigley has received--letters revealing the glamorous Dionne's illicit love affair with Father Nick. In no time at all, the priest's in jail, charged with the murder of his lover. 
Meanwhile, the "godfather" of Colorado's Front Range is in town for an interview with a papal count. Frankie Ferra is about to receive the Vatican's coveted Golden Rose for his service to Dextera Dei, a secret organization of Catholic laymen. Dionne's grieving husband is a fellow member, and the don will stop at nothing to help a brother. So Matty has to deal with the mob boss, Dionne's family (which put the "dys" in dysfunctional), a papal count who reads Dashiell Hammett, an old boyfriend doing five-to-ten, and a killer who'll stop at nothing. 
Praise for the first Matty Madrid mystery, "Maximum Insecurity", has been pouring in: 
"As a former resident of New Mexico, I can say that this is one of the few novels in that setting that really gets it right. You can almost taste the green chile....I highly recommend this for every mystery reader (and the paperback edition from Avocet is really beautiful)."--Kate Derie, Amazon.com 
"With fast-paced and witty writing and a sprinkling of Spanglish, Grady takes the reader on an exciting jaunt through northern New Mexico and the working of the state pen until the truth tumbles out. Grady's characters have depth and, it seems to me, could live next door....A genuine New Mexican heroine."--Carolyn Appleman, Albuquerque Journal

Deadly Sin: A Matty Madrid Mystery

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