great fiction but not for everyone
Explore a curated list of great fiction books that may not suit every reader. Discover unique, thought-provoking titles that stand out in the world of literature.
Book
Persuader
by Lee Child
Jack Reacher takes an undercover assignment to investigate the disappearance of a federal agent from the home of a notorious drug dealer, but Reacher soon discovers that the dealer has ties to a man from Reacher's own past.
Book
Sunshine and Shadow
by Earlene Fowler
Benni stitches together an event from her past and a crime in the present.
Book
A Round-heeled Woman
by Jane Juska
“Round-heeled” is an old-fashioned label for a woman who is promiscuous—someone who nowadays might be called “easy.” It’s a surprising way for a cultured English teacher with a passion for the novels of Anthony Trollope to describe herself, but then that’s just the first of many surprises to be found in this poignant, funny, utterly unique memoir. Jane Juska is a smart, energetic divorcée who decided she’d been celibate too long, and placed the following personal ad in her favorite newspaper, The New York Review of Books: Before I turn 67—next March—I would like to have a lot of sex with a man I like. If you want to talk first, Trollope works for me. This closing reference was a nod to her favorite author, of course. The response was overwhelming, and Juska took a sabbatical from teaching to meet some of the men who had replied. And since her ad made it clear that she wasn’t expecting just hand-holding, her dates zipped from first base to home plate in record time. Juska is a totally engaging, perceptive writer, funny and frank about her exploits. It’s high time someone revealed the fact that older single people are as eager for sex and intimacy as their younger counterparts. Jane Juska’s brave, honest memoir will probably raise eyebrows and blood pressure, but it will undoubtedly appeal to the very large audience of grown-up readers who will be fascinated and inspired by her daring adventure.
Book
Final Justice
by W. E. B. Griffin
Matt Payne finds himself saddled with three homicide cases and then is additionally challenged with showing a movie star "the real stuff" for the making of a police movie.
Book
Q is for Quarry
by Sue Grafton
Eighteen years after the body of an unidentified young woman is discovered in a quarry off California's Highway 1, two police detectives nearing retirement enlist Kinsey Millhone's aid to help identify the long-ago murder victim.
Book
Flashback
by Nevada Barr
Anna is reading the diaries of an ancestor who lived on her current post, a group of small islands off Key West, when she is interrupted by the explosion of a boat and the discovery of various body parts.
Book
The Confessor
by Daniel Silva
A Latin-speaking thief of research sets Israeli agent Gabriel Allon on the trail of buried secrets.
Book
Le Fin
by Victoria Taylor Murray
The Lambert Series (Thief Of Hearts, Forbidden and Friendly Enemies), is centered around one earth-shattering week in the life of Nouri St. Charles Sommers, a beautiful young woman that rushed into marriage with a mysterious billionaire...a man she knew nothing about. Two short years later, Nourias fairytale marriage suddenly turns into a nightmare changing her life forever a].Falling in love a] out of love a] in love againa]a fairytale marriage turned nightmarea]implicated and then cleared in two gruesome murdersa]surviving a death threat after being forced into hiding from a stalkera]Nourias one week from hell continues. Now six weeks later, Nourias life continues to spin out of control, drawing the reader deeper and deeper into the turmoil of The Lambert Series with the final book to the series, Le Fin. Nourias billionaire husband, Ethan Sommers, has been shot and killed. Her former lover, high-powered attorney Clint Chamberlain, is feared dead after his car plummets off a bridge in Paris during a rain storm, and if those things arenat bad enough for her to deal with, Nouri suddenly discovers that the man she has finally chosen over both Clint Chamberlain and Charles Mason, homicide detective Gabe Baldwin, has returned to Boston to wed his former fiancA(c)e after an argument Nouri and Gabe had while they were still in France.
Book
The Arraignment
by Steve Martini
A New York Times BestsellerA Mystery Guild Main SelectionA Literary Guild Featured SelectionAfter a friend and fellow lawyer is killed along with his client in a hail of gunfire outside the federal courthouse in San Diego, attorney Paul Madriani takes on another client who, he suspects, is involved at the edges of the double murder. Madriani wants to know who killed his friend and why.Available in Basic 5 and 6.
Book
White Death
by Clive Cussler
A ruthless corporation is about to take control of the seas. For those who oppose them there is ... white death.
Book
Engaging the Enemy
by Nora Roberts
A will and a way: it wasn't easy living with her infuriating co-beneficiary, Michael Donohue-even to fulfill her uncles last wishes-but headstrong pandora McVie found it still harder not falling in love with her nemesis.
Book
On His Terms
by Linda Howard
Loving Evangeline - How to describe successful tycoon Robert Cannon? "Cool, ruthless and with a hint of cruelty," said his enemies. "Seductive, passionate and charming", claimed the women he dated But what would Evangeline Shaw think when she became Robert's next target - in both ways? One More Chance - A night of passion brought Dr. Luke Trahern more than a respite than professional burnout. Upon discovering that Melanie Summerville was carrying his child, he insisted on knowing her motives - but Melanie wasn't about to listen to his demands!
Book
The Perfect Neighbor
by Nora Roberts
Brooding loner Preston McQuinn's new apartment, like his life, was just the way he wanted it--dark and empty. But when sunny Cybil Campbell came barging into his well-ordered gloom, he couldn't deny a grudging fascination with his bright, bubbly neighbor. And then she tried to hire him--as her date! Preston thought he'd closed the door on love for good, so why was he suddenly longing to open up his heart to his incredibly perfect neighbor?
Book
Chambered Secrets
by Gina Dillon
Michael Scarpelli is a man who seems to have it all. A circuit court judge, he is blessed with a bright future and the love and support of his family. But when the unexpected death of his wife leaves him a widower with two young children, Michael's existence seems to be filled with despair. Fate has it that a new law student intern enters Michael's life during its bleakest moment. Twenty-six years old, Ann Grayson is a woman who epitomizes every quality Michael is seeking in a soul mate. While Ann and he seem destined for each other, Michael senses a hauntingly familiar quality about her. Neither realizes that a seemingly innocent search for Ann's birth mother will reveal devastating secrets that may threaten their newfound relationship.