Chloe Hope and Shannon Trevor, sisters, dedicate themselves to one mission: finding the killer of their old friend, Brent Mathews. Not only has he been killed, but the priceless relic he was entrusted with has vanished. It's up to Chloe and Shannon to solve this double mystery - and not get killed along the way.

Murder at Whispering Key: A Whispering Key Mystery (Whispering Key Mysteries)

Mystery, Thriller & Suspense

Colvin, Sharon

Borkgren, Terri

Mystery

Cricket Cottage Publishing

The Old Ones are out there, waiting, and trying to get back into our dimension. All that separates us from them is a barrier known as the sieve.   Thirteen-year-old Coriander Jones, her best friend Sam and little sister Autumn are expecting another summer as usual at Camp Happy Haven, a rundown summer camp subsidized for “lower income children.” But after the bus ride to camp turns into a battle for their very lives, Coriander discovers she is part of a mysterious, centuries-old organization that defends our world against the return of the “Old Ones,” deities that pre date written or even spoken history. Angry at being forgotten and replaced over the eons, they want to breach the sieve and re-establish their control over humanity. Along with Sam and Autumn, Coriander must work with her arch nemesis, the formerly wealthy Olivia, and the mysterious teenager, Cole, to save the world from being thrown into chaos and despair.  In between discovering her own unique powers and trying to uncover Cole’s secret agenda, Coriander must also juggle endless bureaucratic paperwork, nosy counselors, homicidal maintenance men, and the first annual Camp Happy Haven Color War.  If she survives all that, maybe she’ll have time to save the world.

Coriander Jones Saves the World

Children's Books

English, Kim

Science Fiction & Fantasy

Set in the Rivergrass area near the Florida Everglades, this riveting novel holds the reader on edge from start to finish. What begins as a routine business acquisition analysis of a tropical fish hatchery turns into the discovery of an international money-laundering plot. Sole heir to Concord Industry’s fortune, Grant Abbot Lonsdale III finds himself trapped between a vicious Colombian drug cartel and the hatchery’s owners who refuse to acknowledge his findings. While he struggles to reconcile his New England mindset with a rural Southern culture, Grant is haunted by the mistake he made years before when he yielded to parental pressure and rejected Sarah Jane Jankovic, his true love from the slums of South Boston. The Rivergrass Legacy weaves an intricate tapestry of mystery and romance that challenges Grant’s aristocratic family values and changes his life and Sarah’s.

The Rivergrass Legacy

Chaplick, John

There is something odd about Mrs. Peppel, the secretive shopkeeper whom Lacey Medina has befriended. Lacey’s best friend, Regina, doesn’t understand or trust Mrs. Peppel, and worries for Lacey’s safety. Where does Mrs. Peppel go each day when she heads into the wooded countryside far from town? Townspeople wonder about Mrs. Peppel’s unusual behaviors, but only Lacey dares to find out. It is a bumpy road that leads her to the old abandoned bell tower and the astonishing events that will challenge Lacey to believe the unbelievable. Along the way, Lacey experiences much doubt and anxiety, as well as the wickedness of her school’s least favorite teacher. But the hard-earned lessons of patience and forgiveness will prove to be life-changing for all.

Mrs. Peppel's Pillows

Flynn, Mary

In an unlikely partnership, a meek, mild-mannered accountant teams up with a tough, maverick FBI agent in an effort to thwart a terrorist plot to blow up the Golden Gate Bridge. This book takes the reader through the workings of the FBI, Al Qaeda, and the notorious international street gang, Mara Salvatrucha. Behind the jihad the reader finds a secret coalition of Russia, China, North Korea, and Iran.

Bridge of the Paper Tiger

Literature & Fiction