Friday, February 29, 2008

Fiction - Mostly Chick Lit

Fiction

What I Was by Meg Rosoff. Elderly man looks back on a 50 year friendship with a guy named Finn.

Waking Brigid by Francis Clark. Savannah, Georgia escaped most of the ravages of the Civil War and lies undamaged. Irish nun Brigid works in Savannah when a prominent citizen is somehow murdered alone in his cell at the insane asylum. Brigid's ability to speak to the dead is required by the church as they fight against the demons possessing the city.

Hell's Bay by James W. Hall. Thorn bums around the Florida Keys as a fisherman. While guiding a fishing tour in the mangroves of Hell's Bay long-lost relatives track him down asking for help in the murder of their matriarch. Trouble ensues.

Song Yet Sung by James McBride. Slave revolt in 1850 Maryland.

Looking for Salvation at the Dairy Queen by Susan Gregg Gilmore. Catherine Grace left small town Ringgold, Georgia for Atlanta. Brought back by family tragedy she wonders is she might belong in Ringgold after all.

Dakota by Martha Grimes. Sequel to Biting the Moon and amnesiac Andi Oliver's travels from job to job in the West. Working on a North Dakota pig farm a stranger tracks down Andi and demands answers about her past.

Senator's Wife by Sue Miller. Bestseller about one gal and her neighbor.

Souvenirs by Therese Fowler. I don't care. You can look it up.

L.A. Outlaws by T. Jefferson Parker. This is supposed to be real good. Celebrity crook Allison ends up at the murder scene of 10 people. Deputy Charlie Hood stops a crime witness from leaving. Action ensues.

Prepared for Rage by Dana Stabenow. A vengefull Pakistani backed by terrorist looks to sabotage a NASA shuttle launch in Florida. The Coast Guard patrols off shore and the FBI works with them.

Firefly Lane by Kristin Hannah. Eight grade outcast Kate's new neighbor across the street is "coolest girl in the world" Tully. Kate and Tully become fast friends. "Spanning more than three decades and playing out across the ever changing face of the Pacific Northwest, Firefly Lane is the poignant, powerful story of two women and the friendship that becomes the mainstay of their lives."
Blech!

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