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General Fiction

Armstrong, Kelley. Bitten: A Novel. Not quite horror-but a compelling story about the only female werewolf.
Bacon, Charlotte. Lost Geography
Barry, Lynda. Cruddy
Berg, Elizabeth. Ordinary Life: Stories
Carrington, Tori. Sofie Metropolis. Evanovich-like Smart Funny Greek-American Woman.
Coburn, Andrew. Birthright
Davidson, Catherine Temma. The Priest Fainted
Diamant, Anita. Good Harbor
Diamant, Anita. Last Days of Dogtown
Dunn, Mark. Ella Minnow Pea
Earley, Tony. Jim the Boy
Davis, Jill A. Girls' Poker Night: A Novel of High Stakes.
Davis, Kathryn. The Walking Tour
Downing, Michael. Perfect Agreement
Ellis, Rhian. After Life
Faulk, Anne O. Holding Out: A Novel
Fforde, Jasper. The Eyre Affair.
Finnamore, Suzanne. The Zygote Chronicles.
Freed, Lynn. The Mirror
Freeman, Charlotte McGuinn. Place Last Seen
Gautreau, Norman G. Sea Room. A sublime debut for a Wakefield Author.
Gilbert, Elizabeth. Stern Men
Goodman, Carol. The Lake of Dead Languages. A suspenseful debut.
Graver, Elizabeth. The Honey Thief
Harrison, Kathryn. The Binding Chair, or, A Visit From the Foot Emancipation Society: A Novel
Klein, Joe. The Running Mate
Krist, Gary. Chaos Theory
Lawrence, Margaret. The Iceweaver: A Novel
Levine, Miriam. In Paterson. Debut from a Massachusetts poet & memorist.
Liu, Aimee. Cloud Mountain. Historical Fiction about China and California.
Louie, David Wong. The Barbarians Are Coming
Marsden, John. Tomorrow When the War Began
McKinnon, K.C. Dancing at the Harvest Moon
Minot, Eliza. The Tiny One
Ng, Mei. Eating Chinese Food Naked
Picoult, Jodi. Plain Truth: A Novel
Preston, Caroline. Lucy Crocker 2.0 @Novel
Quindlen, Anna. Blessings.
Ray, Jeanne. Julie and Romeo
Rayfiel, Thomas. Colony Girl
Redd, Louise. Hangover Soup
Reynolds, Marjorie. The Civil Wars of Jonah Moran
Sacks, Jen. Nice: A Novel
Shea, Sandra. The Realm of Secondhand Souls
Shreve, Anita. The Pilot's Wife
Smith, Zadie. White Teeth
Tarloff, Erik. Face Time: A Novel
Vidal, Gore. Kalki. Recent new edition released of this 1978 novel.
Warlick, Ashley. The Summer After June
Weld, William F. Stillwater: A Novel.
Wells, Ken. Meely LaBauve
Willis, Sarah. Some Things That Stay
Zigman, Laura. Animal Husbandry
Christmas 1997 Fiction

Fantasy

Bertin, Joanne, The Last DragonLord
Butcher, Jim. Dead Beat: A Novel of the Dresden Files. Noir-like PI set in a fantasy Chicago with magic & bullets.
Butcher, Jim. Furies of Calderon: Book One of the Codex Alera.
Carey, Jacqueline. Kushiel's Dart : A Novel of Passion, Magic, and Betrayal.
Douglass, Sara. The Wayfarer Redemption Book One.
Garcia Y Robertson, R. Knight Errant.
Goodkind, Terry. Faith of the Fallen. A Sword of Truth Series.
Hobb, Robin, Ship of Magic, The Liveship Traders, Book 1
Hobb, Robin, Mad Ship, The Liveship Traders, Book 2.
Lynn, Elizabeth A., Dragon's Winter
Odom, Mel. The Rover
Saberhagen, Fred, The Face of Apollo (Volume 1, Book of the Gods)
Shetterly, Will, Elsewhere

Horror

Barker, Clive, The Thief of Always
Goshgarian, Gary. The Stone Circle
Hamilton, Laurell K. Obsidian Butterfly: An Anita Blake, Vampire Hunter Novel

Mystery & Suspense


Andreae, Christine. Smoke Eaters: A Thriller
Andrew, Miles Keaton. Final Arrangements.
Banbury, Jen. Like a Hole In the Head: A Novel.
Brogan, Jan. Final Copy. A mystery set in Boston.
Bondurant, Matt. The Third Translation. Literary thriller.
Butcher, Jim. Dead Beat: A Novel of the Dresden Files. Noir-like PI set in a fantasy Chicago with magic & bullets.
Chazin, Suzanne. The Fourth Angel: A Novel of Suspense and Flashover.
Cohen, Nancy J. Permed to Death: A Hair Raiser Mystery.
Connors, Rose. Absolute Certainty and Temporary Sanity. Legal thrillers from Cape Cod author about Chatham, MA.
Curry, John A. Two and Out.
Ellis, David. Line of Vision
Fairstein, Linda. The Bone Vault. Fifth Alexandra Cooper New York City legal thriller.
Fforde, Jasper. The Big Over Easy: Jack Spratt Investigates. Amusing & literate mystery from the author of the Thursday Next series.
Freeman, Brian. Immoral.
Gordon, Alan. Thirteenth Night.
Grippando, James. The Abduction.
Gutman, Amy. Equivocal Death
Harper, Karen. The Poysen Garden & The Tidal Poole
Harris, Charlaine. Dead Until Dark: A Southern Vampire Mystery.
Harris, Jana. The Pearl of Ruby City
Henderson, Lauren. Black Rubber Dress, A Sam Jones Novel.
James, Dean. Posted to Death:A Simon Kirby-Jones Mystery.
Katz, Jon. Death Row: A Suburban Detective Mystery.
Klempner, Joseph T. Flat Lake in Winter
Lawrence, Margaret. The Burning Bride
Lee, W.(Wendi) W. He Who Dies: An Angela Matelli Mystery
Loomis, Gregg. The Pegasus Secret. Like Da Vinci Code.
Meredith, D(oris) R. Murder In Volume. The first in a book group mystery series.
Liss, David. A Conspiracy of Paper
McGrory, Brian. The Incumbent
McKay, Gardner. Toyer: A Novel of Suspense
Minichino, Camille. The Beryllium Murder
Minichino, Camille. The Lithium Murder
Monfredo, Miriam Grace. Must the Maiden Die: A Seneca Falls Mystery.
Monfredo, Miriam Grace. Sisters of Cain: A Seneca Falls Civil War Mystery.
Monsour, Theresa. Clean Cut, A debut thriller set in the Twin Cities.
Murray, Lynne. Large Target
Nasaw, Jonathan. Girls He Adored.
O'Connell, Carol. Judas Child.
O'Connell, Carol. Killing Critics and Stone Angel.
Pyper, Andrew. Lost Girls: A Novel of Psychological Terror
Quirk, Joe. The Ultimate Rush.
Robinson, Lynda S. Drinker of Blood
Russell, Alan. Shame: A Novel
Salter, Anna. Prison Blues, as well as Shiny Water, Fault Lines, and White Lies.
Saums, Mary. Midnight Hour
Siegel, Barry. The Perfect Witness: A Novel of Legal Suspense.
Silva, Daniel. Mask of the Assassin.
Strohmeyer, Sarah. Bubbles Unbound, Bubbles in Trouble and Bubbles Ablaze.
Thomas-Graham, Pamela. Blue Blood: An Ivy League Mystery.
Thomas-Graham, Pamela. A Darker Shade of Crimson: An Ivy League Mystery.
Williamson, Penn. Mortal Sins
Christmas 1997 Mysteries

Romance

February 12, 2004/Wakefield Library Column on Romance writers.
Campbell, Terry. Mr. Wrong.
Feehan, Christine. Dark Prince.
Fforde, Jasper. The Eyre Affair.
Garcia Y Robertson, R. Knight Errant.

Science Fiction

Reviews on new Science Fiction titles coming soon!