1 | Title: The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest Author: Stieg Larsson Summary: The third volume of a trilogy about a Swedish hacker and a journalist. | 2 | Title: The Postcard Killers Author: James Patterson Summary: An N.Y.P.D. detective joins a Swedish reporter in a search for the killer of young couples in Europe, including his daughter and her boyfriend. | ||
3 | Title: Spider Bones Author: Kathy Reichs Summary: Temperance Brennan investigates the case of a man who seems to have died twice. | 4 | Title: The Help Author: Kathryn Stockett Summary: A young white woman and two black maids in 1960s Mississippi. | ||
5 | Title: Bearers of the Black Staff Author: Terry Brooks Summary: The denizens of a valley are left vulnerable when their protective layer of magic disappears. | 6 | Title: Star Island Author: Carl Hiaasen Summary: A paparazzo attempting to kidnap a drug-addled pop star grabs her stunt double by mistake. | ||
7 | Title: Tough Customer Author: Sandra Brown Summary: A private investigator pursues a deranged killer who is stalking the daughter he never knew. | 8 | Title: The Red Queen Author: Philippa Gregory Summary: More intrigue during the War of the Roses, centered on Margaret Beaufort, the mother of Henry VII; by the author of “The Other Boleyn Girl.” | ||
9 | Title: The Cobra Author: Frederick Forsyth Summary: A former C.I.A. operative is unleashed on the cocaine industry. | 10 | Title: Three Stations Author: Martin Cruz Smith Summary: Inspector Arkady Renko faces corrupt Russian capitalists and bureaucrats. |