book talk for may 28 2024

Book Talk

Book talk for May 28, 2024

Then came Violence Virgil Tibbs No. 6
by John Dudley Ball

"Virgil Tibbs, the cool, highly competent black detective of the Pasadena Police Department opens the door of his bachelor apartment to find that it has been expertly stripped to the bare walls—not a thing is left to show that he ever lived there. At headquarters he is given a cryptic note from Police Chief McGowan—he is to go to a certain address in the better section of Pasadena. When he arrives, he finds his possessions carefully installed in a fine new home. But that isn’t all: the door is opened by a very attractive young woman who informs him that she is Mrs. Virgil Tibbs and does he wish to leave a message for her absent husband. He has never seen her before in his life, and he certainly isn’t responsible for the two children who greet him as their father. Meanwhile, a brutal hold-up is followed by the execution-type hanging of one of the bandits, and it is Virgil’s case all the way. Then more violence follows and Pasadena’s ace homicide investigator is tested to the limit by a double assignment that calls for every bit of his tact, skill and discipline. If that weren’t enough, he finds himself in a growing emotional situation that is almost more than he can handle." -- Dust jacket. Some violence and some strong language.
DB115693

Second chance pass
by Robyn Carr,

After his best friend Matt died in Iraq, Paul made good on his promise to look after Matt's pregnant wife Vanni in Virgin River, California. But Paul's guilt over his long-secret love for Vanni sends him into another woman's arms. Some strong language and some explicit descriptions of sex. 2009.
DB68737

Later
by Stephen King

An NYPD detective draws Jamie, a young boy born with the unnatural ability to communicate with the dead, into the pursuit of a killer. But the cost of using this ability is higher than Jamie can imagine. Violence, strong language, and descriptions of sex. Commercial audiobook. Bestseller. 2021.
DB102648

The Innocent Will Robie No. 1
by David Baldacci

U.S. government assassin Will Robie becomes a hunted man after refusing to shoot a young mother and her toddler. Robie crosses paths with a fourteen-year-old runaway who has witnessed her parents' murder and the two join forces. Violence, strong language, and some descriptions of sex. Bestseller. 2012.
DB74709

The Dirty Secrets Club Jo Beckett No 1
by Meg Gardiner

When assistant U.S. Attorney Callie Harding drives her BMW off a San Francisco bridge, Dr. Jo Beckett is called to do a psychological autopsy. Harding's death comes within days of other high-profile possible suicides--and all of the victims belonged to the mysterious Dirty Secrets Club. Violence and strong language. 2008.
DB67279

Early dawn
by Catherine, Adeline Anderson

1890. Matthew Coulter tracks the Sebastian Gang across the West after they murder his wife. When the outlaws kidnap Eden Paxton, half sister of Ace Keegan, from Keegan's Lady (BR 16705), Matthew rescues her and falls in love. Some violence, some strong language, and some explicit descriptions of sex. 2010.
BR19860 DB70270

The road to Roswell
By Connie Willis

"When level-headed Francie arrives in Roswell, New Mexico, for her college roommate’s UFO-themed wedding—complete with a true-believer bridegroom—she can’t help but roll her eyes at all the wide-eyed talk of aliens, which obviously don’t exist. Imagine her surprise, then, when she is abducted by one. Odder still, her abductor is far from what the popular media have led her to expect, with a body like a tumbleweed and a mass of lightning-fast tentacles. Nor is Francie the only victim of the alien’s abduction spree. Before long, he has acquired a charming con man named Wade, a sweet little old lady with a casino addiction, a retiree with a huge RV and a love for old Westerns, and a UFO-chasing nutjob who is thoroughly convinced the alien intends to probe them and/or take over the planet. But the more Francie gets to know the alien, the more convinced she becomes that he’s not an invader. That he’s in trouble and she has to help him. Only she doesn’t know how—or even what the trouble is. Part alien-abduction adventure, part road trip saga, part romantic comedy, The Road to Roswell is packed full of Men in Black, Elvis impersonators, tourist traps, rattlesnakes, chemtrails, and Close Encounters of the Third, Fourth, and Fifth kind. Can Francie, stuck in a neon green bridesmaid’s dress, save the world—and still make it back for the wedding?" -- Provided by publisher. Unrated. Commercial audiobook.
DB116879