Strange Gods

Strange Gods

Annamaria Alfieri

Annamaria Alfieri

In early 20th century British East Africa, there are rules for the British and different ones for the Africans. Vera McIntosh, the daughter of Scottish missionaries, doesn't feel she belongs to either group; having grown up in Africa, she is not interested in being the well-bred Scottish woman her mother would like her to be. More than anything she dreams of seeing again the handsome police officer she's danced with. But more grisly circumstances bring Justin Tolliver to her family's home.The body of Vera's uncle, Dr. Josiah Pennyman, is found with a tribesman's spear in his back. Tolliver, an idealistic Assistant District Superintendent of Police, is assigned to the case. He first focuses on Gichinga Mbura, a Kikuyu medicine man who has been known to hatefully condemn Pennyman because Pennyman's cures are increasingly preferred over his. But the spear belonged to the Maasai tribe, not Kikuyu, and it's doubtful Mbura would have used it to kill his enemy. Tolliver's...
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First In His Class

First In His Class

David Maraniss

David Maraniss

Who exactly is Bill Clinton, and why was he, of all the brilliant and ambitious men in his generation, the first in his class to reach the White House? Drawing on hundreds of letters, documents, and interviews, David Maraniss explores the evolution of the personality of our forty-second president from his youth in Arkansas to his 1991 announcement that he would run for the nation's highest office. In this richly textured and balanced biography, Maraniss reveals a complex man full of great flaws and great talents. First in His Class is the definitive book on Bill Clinton.
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Wolfe Wanting

Wolfe Wanting

Joan Hohl

Romance / Harlequin / Harlequin Desire

THE THIRD BIG BAD WOLFE BROTHERMegan Delaney thought she'd sleep easier with Sgt. Royce Wolfe right in the next room, all six feet five inches of him sprawled on her sofa. But after what she'd been through, a good night's sleep would be a long time in coming....At first, Royce was just doing his job -- checking up on Megan, making sure she was safe. And now, he deserved a punch in the stomach for what he was thinking about the woman. He wanted her, wanted her bad. But a big BAD Wolfe was the last thing Megan needed....
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Grim

Grim

Jessica Sorensen

Young Adult / Fantasy / Contemporary

My name is Remi and up until about a year ago, I was your typical, popular high school student. But that changed the day I died and came back to life.Yeah, you heard me right. I'm currently undead.Honestly, I'm not really sure what I am. All I know is I have super strength, am crazy fast, and am basically immortal.There is one tiny downfall. I crave souls. Luckily, I have a sliver of my soul left and feel a small bit of guilt over the idea of eating a good soul.Fortunately, my town is well stocked with bad guys, and I spend my nights tracking them down and feeding off them. But during the day, I'm Remi, the high school extraordinaire. Well, extraordinaire might be a stretch.But anyway, I had a pretty good system going until the day I crossed paths with a group of people that have powers like me. They're not the friendliest group and are threatening to take away my food source. Not to mention, Revenna and Thorn, the school outcasts, may have...
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