Staff Picks for October

Lelia's Staff Picks

From A Buick 8 by Stephen King

"The state police of Troop D in rural Pennsylvania have been keeping a vintage Buick Roadmaster in Shed B in the barracks ever since its driver was last seen at a gas station in 1979. But this was no ordinary disappearance. When Troopers Ennis Rafferty and Curtis Wilcox answered the call, Rafferty vanished a few hours later and Wilcox was killed in the line of duty in a gruesome car accident. Now in the fall of 2001, Wilcox's son Ned starts working around the barracks, searching for the answers to his father's death...and discovers the family secret when he looks through the window of Shed B where the caged Buick still sleeps -- inhaling a little bit of this world, exhaling some of the mysterious world from which it came."

$28.00 prior to 25% new hardcover discount

Pretend I'm Not Here by Chris Gavaler

"Spending long, languid weekends in St. Thomas would seem like a dream job for most people. For single, thirty-something Ashley Farrell, however, it comes with the humiliation of having to act as chaperone for the varlous bachelor and bachelorette winners of a popular TV dating show. But this dead-end junket shows signs of new life. Between safeguarding the morals of curvaceous Melissa and voracious Randy and avoiding the diamond-dripping wife of a reputed crime boss, Ashley is attracting the serious attention of a tall, deliciously sexy stranger she met on the airplane. Things are definitely looking up!Until she discovers a dead bodyguard on the beach...Until she finds herself surrounded by FBI agents...Until she is arrested for murder...And now there's big trouble in paradise for sure!"

$6.99

Summon the Keeper by Tanya Huff

"Being one of Earth's protectors is never easy, but when Claire the Keeper and Austin the cat find themselves in charge of the Elysian Fields Guesthouse Bed and Breakfast, all Hell breaks loose in the form of a gateway residing in the basement!"

$6.99

The Last Place by Laura Lippman

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$23.95 prior to 25% new hardcover discount

A Penny for Your Thoughts by Mindy Starns Clark

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$10.99