Best Bets for Fall Reading: Page-Turning Novels

Looking for something to read?  Take a look at these page turning novels that can be checked-out at the Algonquin Area Public Library.  

Beach House/ By Jane Green

Known in Nantucket as the crazy woman who lives in the rambling house atop the bluff, Nan doesn’t care what people think.  At sixty-five years old, her husband died twenty years ago, her beauty has faded, and her family has flown.  When she discovers the money she thought would last forever is dwindling and she could lose her beloved house, Nan knows she has to make drastic changes.

The Broker/ By John Grisham

After being abruptly pardoned by a lame duck president, a notorious former Washington powerbroker is released from prison and smuggled out of the country, given a new identity, and hidden in a small town in Italy.  Old enemies from the past are out to destroy him and his new life.

The Choice/ By Nicolas Sparks

Travis Parker has everything a man could want: a good job, loyal friends, even a waterfront home in small-town North Carolina.  In full pursuit of the good life—boating, swimming, and regular barbecues with his good-natured buddies—he holds the vague conviction that a serious relationship with a woman would only cramp his style.  That is, until Gabby Holland moves in next door.

Confessions of a Shopaholic/ By Sophie Kinsella

Becky Bloomwood has a fabulous flat in London’s trendiest neighborhood, a troupe of glamorous socialite friends, and a closet brimming with the season’s must-haves.  The only trouble is that she can’t actually afford it—not any of it.

Echo Park/ By Michael Connelly

Eleven years after his investigation into the 1995 disappearance of Marie Gesto goes cold, Harry Bosch finally get a chance to put the case to rest when a man accused of two brutal killings agrees to come clean about several others, including that of Marie Gesto.  Harry discovers that he and his partner had missed a clue in 1995 that could have found the killer and stopped nine other killings. 

First to Die/ By James Patterson

Four women—four friends—share a determination to stop a killer who has been stalking newlyweds in San Francisco.  Each one holds a piece of the puzzle: Lindsay Boxer is a homicide inspector in the San Francisco Police Department, Claire Washburn is a medical examiner, Jill Bernhardt is an assistant D.A., and Cindy Thomas just started working the crime desk on the San Francisco Chronicle.

Hit Man/ By Lawrence Block

A killer named Keller reacts to a mid-career crisis by becoming involved in the lives of his intended targets, in a series of murderous adventures that are both funny and surreal.

Killer Weekend/ By Ridley Pearson

Eight years after saving the life of a U.S. attorney general from an assassination attempt, county sheriff Walt Fleming finds himself once again protecting the high-profile politician, now a presidential hopeful, during a billionaire’s communications conference.

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